Social and Benefit Concert FAQs
***IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT SOCIALS*** Due to the Center having suffered various damages during socials, the Democracy Center is no longer booking any events that end after 10:30 pm, socials or parties .
What about concerts?
Please email info@democracycenter.org for more information about concerts at the Center, or if you plan to have live music at your event.
Can I serve food and drinks at the Center?
Food and non-alcoholic drinks can be served, but there is absolutely NO ALCOHOL ALLOWED. We do not have a license to serve alcohol and would get in serious trouble for an alcohol violation. That means no one serving alcohol and no one drinking alcohol in or around the Center. The building is also non-smoking. A violation of our alcohol policy is a violation of Massachusetts state law. If a student group violates our drug and alcohol policy, we will notify the appropriate university's Dean of Students.
Can I serve alcohol if everyone at the event is over 21?
NO. There are no circumstances under which it would be acceptable to have alcohol at a function at the Center.
Failure to respect any of our policies--including (but not limited to) failure to schedule a meeting with a staff member, failure to pay before the event, promotion of drug/alcohol use at the party--will result in a cancellation of your event.
We want to keep the Center up and running to be used by many different community groups as a meeting place, and we are working on making the Center a resource for student activism. Groups that damage the building, serve alcohol, or otherwise do not adhere to the building rules will no longer be welcome to reserve space.