In Praise Of Large Clusters & The People Who Make Them Happen

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156 – August, 2023

By Sandy Weaver

If you’ve ever planned a dinner party for 12 people, you know that event planning involves a lot of moving parts and many, many things that need to be thought out in advance. First, you’ll need a detailed budget that will guide you in the rest of your choices. You need to nail down the menu early so that shopping and cooking schedules can be calendared, and that special dietary needs can be met for the guests you plan to invite. You need to plan your space well for optimum party flow, taking into account where the drink station/bar will be, where guests will dine, what you will use for dinner service and serving pieces, and how to keep them from clogging up the flow in and out of your kitchen. You’ll need to organize getting your home cleaned and polished up, planning the playlist, DJ, or band, getting the invitations out, reminding people to please RSVP, reminding them again; and of course you’ll have to deal with those people you love who miss the deadline, don’t seem to care about the inconvenience to you, and still expect to partake of your food, beverage, and hospitality.

Multiply your party size by 10 and you’re now planning something the size of a wedding, and hopefully you’re not having to deal with a bridezilla. You’ll probably need to include a couple of extra things for guests to do while they’re there, so they don’t get bored, get drunk, and start causing trouble.

Multiply your party size by 100 or 200 or even more, then plan to run the same event four or five days in a row and you’ll begin to understand what it takes to put on a dog show cluster. Here’s a sneak-peek of the work that goes into giving you a long weekend of shows in the same location.

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156 – August, 2023

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