Jimi,
Self producing is one of the largest challanges you will face as a musician. You want every detail to be right out of respect to the music, the venue and. most importantly, your colleagues. Ask me about directing/producing Chosen Vale sometime.
A few tidbits if you plan to get into this seriously:
Here's a link to a Minnesota based company that sells portable stands. Contact them and try to get a price for 8 of them (I like the red myself)
http://www.portastand.com/online/
Buy 8 battery operated clip-on lights. The patrons might not always see you so well but you will see the music. You will eventually be interrupted by some lout who is used to talking over the music. Ignore him/her... the problem will go away eventually.
If you feel like getting fancy, create a powerpoint presentation of the music that you're playing and project it somewhere. You can't tell the players without a scorecard and a few might enjoy reading a short paragraph about who you are and what you're playing.
Always tip the bartender,
EC