the historic house museum i work at rents out our facilities to third parties and it works out very well. years ago, before i began working there, the organization raised funds to build a separate space which includes a banquet hall and full catering kitchen. not having a kitchen may really be a problem for you. aside from that, the way we work our rental fees is to figure how many people are going to be at the event and then charge them an hourly fee based upon that; they may use whatever space they want (indoors or the grounds or both); we only have one event per day. we also have nonprofit prices and weekday prices. the fee we charge includes only the space; the third party has to bring in their own caterer and all of their rentals. we also require them to become members. if you email me your address, i will send you our guidelines. good luck. ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).