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Congratulations to the TIN GRANT recipients!
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 12 Mar '12

12 Mar '12

Fireflies, Now that the Ticketing process has settled in a little (and before the pre-registration finishes) we wanted to send out a note to announce, and to offer congratulations to the three projects who are being awarded Art Grants for Firefly's Tenth Anniversary, the Firefly Tin Grants. We received a number of excellent and intriguing submissions and the judging was difficult. The three $1000 grants are being awarded to the projects which best exemplified the needs of the three different venues where they will show. They will make their inaugural appearance at Artisan's Asylum as part of Somerville Open Studios May 5th & 6th. Then they will take part in FIGMENT! Boston on the Rose Kennedy Greenway June 2nd & 3rd. Lastly, but certainly not least, they will be signature pieces located in the main Field at the Firefly Festival, our annual July 4th celebration in the woods. In no particular order we're proud to announce: Sonic Storyboard by eHawk, Giles Hall and Michael Dewberry Magnetosphere by New American Public Art (Bevan Weissman, Dan Sternof Beyer, Kawandeep Virdee, Joey Asal and Brandon Stafford) Powerlines by Michael Dewberry Soon you will be able to read descriptions of these, and other projects on our new website: http://www.fireflyartscollective.org Congratulations again guys. The whole Firefly community of proud to have you all represent us as we begin to expand our reach and participatory art philosophy to the greater Boston-area. What you all do and represent is just too good for us to hoard it away in the woods for one measly event a year. We hope that you agree. ~Firefly

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Ticket Registration *Reminder*
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 12 Mar '12

12 Mar '12

Fireflies, First things first: The time for tickets is upon us (hurray)! Our ticket policies are all new this year, so please read this whole message to minimize ticketing confusion or disappointment. There are several major ticketing concerns the new policy aims to address: 1. Accurately quantify ticket demand (to grow the event) 2. Enable purchase for groups/families 3. Avoid limiting the availability and time window for purchase 4. Avoid technical difficulties with ticketing websites 5. Discourage hoarding 6. Eliminate potential for scalping This year we will use a registration and random ticket distribution process, rather than the traditional "mash the refresh button and hope to score" procedure. And yes, we know there's a chance that this will totally backfire, so there is a failsafe. Read on... **Event Dates** Wednesday July 4th, 2012 @ noon through Sunday July 8th 2012 @ noon **Event Price** Tickets will be $75 + ~$3 for PayPal fees. It's a steep price increase, but is necessary in order for Firefly Arts Collective to be a year round presence. Some things you'll see right away are an expanded art grant budget and more land and parking (flat parking) at this year's event. **General Registration Information** To be eligible to purchase a ticket to Firefly, you will need to fill out a registration form. All tickets will be tied to a specific person, so you must enter your legal name and birthdate (must exactly match a government issued ID). You will be turned away at the gate if your name and birthdate do not match your ticket. If you do not have a government issued ID you must contact tickets at fireflyartscollective.org directly to register. All information will be kept confidential. **Registration Dates** Registration is open March 9th and close March 19th (ten days). You can register at http://www.tinyurl.com/firefly2012registration. If you will not be able to access the Internet during that time, another person can enter your information for you. **Sign up as Individual or Group!** There are two options during sign up: individual or group (of 2-10 people). You will have as much of a chance to get tickets in a group as you would individually, but groups will be "all or none". If you're an individual, just enter your own name and leave the other nine person fields blank. If you are part of a group (2-10 people) that wants to go only if everybody gets a ticket, put everyone's name on the same form to sign up as a group. Again, groups are "all or nothing": everyone gets a ticket or no one does. If you would like to `gift' a ticket, register for the `giftee' with their legal name and birth date. If your name and/or birth date appears in duplicate as an individual and as part of a group, we will attempt to contact you (via emails and phone numbers on the form). If we fail to reach you, your name will default to individual registration. **Alternate Registration** If you cannot use the Google form to register you can email tickets(a)fireflyartscollective.org . Please only do this if you cannot use the form because it will require manual work by the ticket committee. Please include your name, as it appears on your government-issued ID. Please also include your date of birth and phone number. If you do not want to send your date of birth we will have to call you. Finally, you must include the reason you cannot use Google so that we can make sure we do not store your information in a way that you do not want. Your message must be received before registration closes on March 19th. **Minors** All minors must be registered in the same group as one (or more) of their legal guardian(s). Children 10 and under (born after 7/4/01) will not need tickets, but must still be registered. ID is not required for minors, but all minors must arrive at the gate with the legal guardian that was in their registration group. Any minor who does not arrive at the gate with their legal guardian will be turned away. A minor is defined as someone who is under 18 on July 4th, 2012. **Random Drawing and Wait list** Once the initial random drawing is complete, everyone who registered will receive an email. For those who were awarded ticketing opportunities in the drawing, you will receive instructions regarding your one week purchase window. All others will be added to a randomly ordered waitlist and informed of your number in line. At this point, anyone who missed the initial registration period will have a chance to be added to the end of the waitlist. We will periodically update the waitlist so that you have an idea as to where you are. If a ticket goes un-purchased or is returned, the next person on the waitlist will be given the opportunity to purchase a ticket. This will keep rolling until the start of the event. We will periodically update the Blink and Announce lists with a `now serving number X' notice so that you will have an idea of how close to the top of the waitlist you are. IMPORTANT: If you've purchased a ticket and find you cannot attend, please take the time to get a refund. You'll be enabling another Firefly to go in your place (see below)! **Purchasing Tickets - Random Drawing and Wait List use the Same Rules and Process** You must buy your tickets within one week of receiving the email indicating that you are eligible to purchase a ticket. This applies to both tickets awarded in the initial drawing and anyone who becomes eligible through the waitlist. If you do not buy your ticket in that period you will lose your ticketing opportunity to the people at the top of the waitlist. Two weeks prior to Firefly the payment window will be shortened in increments at the discretion of the ticket committee. **Paying for Someone else's Ticket** If you'd like to pay for a ticket for another person, you will be able to do so (even if you didn't register for them). You will only be able to purchase another person's ticket during their window of availability. **Refunds** If you decide you cannot attend you can contact tickets at fireflyartscollective.org for a refund and your ticket will be assigned to a person at the top of the waitlist. Because your ticket is associated to your name and your birthdate, you cannot resell your ticket. This is to prevent any scalping of tickets and to keep them at a fair price for all. **What if I Missed the Initial Registration Period?** After the initial registration window, you will be able to fill out the registration form, but your name will be added to the bottom of the waitlist in the order it was received. We will inform you of your number. Keep an eye on the Blink and Announce lists for the number being served. **Discretionary Ticket Reserve** One of our major concerns is making sure that vital components of the event are managed properly and that mission-critical people, such as art grant recipients are able to attend the event. As a result, we are holding back a certain number of tickets to be sold via discretionary selection. You must still register even if you think you might qualify for one of these tickets. The number of reserve tickets and how exactly they are awarded has not been determined yet and will largely depend on the demand for tickets. We will do our best to make the process transparent and understandable. **Our Way Out** The ticketing process we have crafted is brand new for Firefly and attempts to avoid the pitfalls of similar processes. We really want to find an equitable, sane way to distribute tickets, and this is our first shot, so we do not know how it will work out. Therefore, if we are completely overwhelmed by the number of ticket registrations, or if the registration process is otherwise found untenable, we will revert back to exactly the way tickets were sold last year: Online sales through a third-party ticketing service. **Thank You!** The ticketing committee met with members of the community to hear ideas and concerns and the Board spent many enthusiastic hours discussing pros and cons of different ticketing options. This year's ticketing procedure is the most sensible result of the feedback and will hopefully be a big improvement. We are really excited about this ticketing process and think it has a real chance to smooth out the harsh edges surrounding ticket purchase for our event. **Recap** Event: Jul 4th - Jul 8th 2012. Name and birthdate on govt' ID must match information on ticket. Minors must enter with a registered legal guardian. Gate crew will enforce policies. Register: Enter legal name and birthdate via http://www.tinyurl.com/firefly2012registration between Mar 9 - 19. Groups: Groups and families can register as an all or nothing group of 2-10 people. Chances: Groups and individuals have same chance to be awarded tickets in initial drawing. Kids: Kids under 10 are free, but must be registered. Drawing: Random drawing after Mar 19th. Waitlist: Anyone not selected in random drawing is put on randomly ordered waiting list. Purchase: One week window to purchase. Receive email with instructions when eligible. Cost: $75 + ~$3 for PayPal fees. Resale/give to friends: Tickets are not transferable. Resale can be done only through official Firefly process. Gifting: Only possible if the giftee is registered and you pay for their ticket in the appropriate window. Returns: Send email to tickets at fireflyartscollective.org for refund info. ~ Firefly ~

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Alternative Registration Option
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 09 Mar '12

09 Mar '12

Fireflies, If you cannot use the Google form to register you can email tickets(a)fireflyartscollective.org . Please only do this if you cannot use the form because it will require manual work by the ticket committee. Please include your name as it appears on your government issued ID. Please also include your date of birth and phone number. If you do not want to send your date of birth, we will have to call you. Finally, you must include the reason you cannot use Google, so that we can make sure we do not store your information in a way that you do not want. Your message must be received before registration closes on March 19th. ~Firefly~

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Firefly Registration
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 09 Mar '12

09 Mar '12

Fireflies, The registration form is now available here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dGFjbmVBQWxwaVBkWGVuR1… <3, ~Firefly~

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Firefly Registration: Random Drawing (or How This Lottery Will Work)
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 07 Mar '12

07 Mar '12

Dear Fireflies, Here is how we plan to randomly distribute ticket-buying privileges so that everyone has the same chance of being able to buy a ticket, whether they're signing up by themselves or in a group: *Random Drawing/Lottery Method* All of the unique people who are registered by March 19th at noon will be divided into equal-sized "buckets" (or call them blocks, chunks, or bins). Then ticket-buying opportunities will be randomly distributed to as many of those buckets as we have room for this year. The group option is for people who know that they want to all put themselves in the same bucket, and thereby tie their chances together, but it doesn't increase or decrease the chance that that group or an individual person in that group will get to buy a ticket. Similarly, people who just register by themselves have the same chance of being in one of the buckets that gets to buy tickets as someone in a group. Our intention is for there really to be no advantage or disadvantage to group registration, except in the ability of groups of people who are close or depend on each other to plan what they're doing this year. We've thought about this pretty hard, and we don't think there's really any way to game this system one way or another, but if you think of one, we'd like to hear about it sooner rather than later. *Odds of being able to buy a ticket* As for the actual chances, we unfortunately won't know what those are any more than you will until we see how many people register. Last year, Firefly sold 600 tickets in three rounds of open first-come, first-served, two-tickets-per-buyer buying. The Firefly event this year will have more people than last year, but not by a very large number. If we don't have a lot more than 600 people registering this year, then odds of getting to buy a ticket will be quite good. If we do have a lot more than 600 people, odds will be worse, unfortunately, but there's no perfect solution to our limeted capacity at this time. We're all waiting to see how many people register this year. *Thanks for your patience!* If we have any excuses for not explaining this in the previous message, the best ones are that we didn't want to bulk up that long and detailed message any more than it was already, and it took us long enough to draft that message anyway to get all the details right. We hope this clears things up a bit and means that you can all keep talking about it, just with less speculation about what we're up to! ~ Firefly ~

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Firefly Registration
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 05 Mar '12

05 Mar '12

Fireflies, First things first: The time for tickets is upon us (hurray)! Our ticket policies are all new this year, so please read this whole message to minimize ticketing confusion or disappointment. There are several major ticketing concerns the new policy aims to address: 1. Accurately quantify ticket demand (to grow the event) 2. Enable purchase for groups/families 3. Avoid limiting the availability and time window for purchase 4. Avoid technical difficulties with ticketing websites 5. Discourage hoarding 6. Eliminate potential for scalping This year we will use a registration and random ticket distribution process, rather than the traditional "mash the refresh button and hope to score" procedure. And yes, we know there's a chance that this will totally backfire, so there is a failsafe. Read on... *Event Dates* Wednesday July 4th, 2012 @ noon through Sunday July 8th 2012 @ noon *Event Price* Tickets will be $75 + ~$3 for PayPal fees. It's a steep price increase, but is necessary in order for Firefly Arts Collective to be a year round presence. Some things you'll see right away are an expanded art grant budget and more land and parking (flat parking) at this year's event. *General Registration Information* To be eligible to purchase a ticket to Firefly, you will need to fill out a registration form. All tickets will be tied to a specific person, so you must enter your legal name and birthdate (must exactly match a government issued ID). You will be turned away at the gate if your name and birthdate do not match your ticket. If you do not have a government issued ID you must contact tickets(a)fireflyartscollective.org directly to register. All information will be kept confidential. *Registration Dates* Registration will open March 9th and close March 19th (ten days). We will email the Blink and Announce lists with a link to the registration form. If you will not be able to access the Internet during that time, another person can enter your information for you. *Sign up as Individual or Group!* There are two options during sign up: individual or group (of 2-10 people). You will have as much of a chance to get tickets in a group as you would individually, but groups will be "all or none". If you're an individual, just enter your own name and leave the other nine person fields blank. If you are part of a group (2-10 people) that wants to go only if everybody gets a ticket, put everyone's name on the same form to sign up as a group. Again, groups are "all or nothing": everyone gets a ticket or no one does. If you would like to “gift” a ticket, register for the “giftee” with their legal name and birth date. If your name and/or birth date appears in duplicate as an individual and as part of a group, we will attempt to contact you (via emails and phone numbers on the form). If we fail to reach you, your name will default to individual registration. *Minors* All minors must be registered in the same group as one (or more) of their legal guardian(s). Children 10 and under (born after 7/4/01) will not need tickets, but must still be registered. ID is not required for minors, but all minors must arrive at the gate with the legal guardian that was in their registration group. Any minor who does not arrive at the gate with their legal guardian will be turned away. A minor is defined as someone who is under 18 on July 4th, 2012. *Random Drawing and Wait list* Once the initial random drawing is complete, everyone who registered will receive an email. For those who were awarded ticketing opportunities in the drawing, you will receive instructions regarding your one week purchase window. All others will be added to a randomly ordered waitlist and informed of your number in line. At this point, anyone who missed the initial registration period will have a chance to be added to the end of the waitlist. We will periodically update the waitlist so that you have an idea as to where you are. If a ticket goes un-purchased or is returned, the next person on the waitlist will be given the opportunity to purchase a ticket. This will keep rolling until the start of the event. We will periodically update the Blink and Announce lists with a “now serving number X” notice so that you will have an idea of how close to the top of the waitlist you are. IMPORTANT: If you've purchased a ticket and find you cannot attend, please take the time to get a refund. You'll be enabling another Firefly to go in your place (see below)! *Purchasing Tickets - Random Drawing and Wait List use the Same Rules and Process* You must buy your tickets within one week of receiving the email indicating that you are eligible to purchase a ticket. This applies to both tickets awarded in the initial drawing and anyone who becomes eligible through the waitlist. If you do not buy your ticket in that period you will lose your ticketing opportunity to the people at the top of the waitlist. Two weeks prior to Firefly the payment window will be shortened in increments at the discretion of the ticket committee. *Paying for Someone else's Ticket* If you'd like to pay for a ticket for another person, you will be able to do so (even if you didn't register for them). You will only be able to purchase another person's ticket during their window of availability. *Refunds* If you decide you cannot attend you can contact tickets(a)fireflyartscollective.org for a refund and your ticket will be assigned to a person at the top of the waitlist. Because your ticket is associated to your name and your birthdate, you cannot resell your ticket. This is to prevent any scalping of tickets and to keep them at a fair price for all. *What if I Missed the Initial Registration Period?* After the initial registration window, you will be able to fill out the registration form, but your name will be added to the bottom of the waitlist in the order it was received. We will inform you of your number. Keep an eye on the Blink and Announce lists for the number being served. *Discretionary Ticket Reserve* One of our major concerns is making sure that vital components of the event are managed properly and that mission-critical people, such as art grant recipients are able to attend the event. As a result, we are holding back a certain number of tickets to be sold via discretionary selection. You must still register even if you think you might qualify for one of these tickets. The number of reserve tickets and how exactly they are awarded has not been determined yet and will largely depend on the demand for tickets. We will do our best to make the process transparent and understandable. *Our Way Out* The ticketing process we have crafted is brand new for Firefly and attempts to avoid the pitfalls of similar processes. We really want to find an equitable, sane way to distribute tickets, and this is our first shot, so we do not know how it will work out. Therefore, if we are completely overwhelmed by the number of ticket registrations, or if the registration process is otherwise found untenable, we will revert back to exactly the way tickets were sold last year: Online sales through a third-party ticketing service. *Thank You!* The ticketing committee met with members of the community to hear ideas and concerns and the Board spent many enthusiastic hours discussing pros and cons of different ticketing options. This year's ticketing procedure is the most sensible result of the feedback and will hopefully be a big improvement. We are really excited about this ticketing process and think it has a real chance to smooth out the harsh edges surrounding ticket purchase for our event. *Recap* Event: Jul 4th - Jul 8th 2012. Name and birthdate on govt' ID must match information on ticket. Minors must enter with a registered legal guardian. Gate crew will enforce policies. Register: Enter legal name and birthdate via registration link between Mar 9 - 19. Groups: Groups and families can register as an all or nothing group of 2-10 people. Chances: Groups and individuals have same chance to be awarded tickets in initial drawing. Kids: Kids under 10 are free, but must be registered. Drawing: Random drawing after Mar 19th. Waitlist: Anyone not selected in random drawing is put on randomly ordered waiting list. Purchase: One week window to purchase. Receive email with instructions when eligible. Cost: $75 + ~$3 for PayPal fees. Resale/give to friends: Tickets are not transferable. Resale can be done only through official Firefly process. Gifting: Only possible if the giftee is registered and you pay for their ticket in the appropriate window. Returns: Send email to tickets(a)fireflyartscollective.org for refund info. ~ Firefly ~

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CALL FOR ART SUBMISSIONS
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 05 Mar '12

05 Mar '12

*Participation in FIREFLY GALLERY SHOW in BOSTON* Firefly s looking to be a presence in the community beyond our annual week in the woods. We feel strongly that there is more than enough creative energy in our community to sustain “the good stuff” year-round and to bring it home to share with others. **For the 2012 kickoff, we're holding a gallery-style art show in conjunction with SOS (Somerville Open Studios). This show will feature art created by the new Tin Grant recipients as well as previous Firefly art grant recipients in addition to our wonderful community of artists.** If you are a previous Firefly art grant recipient and/or otherwise interested in showcasing your art at the Firefly Gallery Show with SOS please email: sos (at) fireflyartscollective (dot) org. Somerville Open Studios takes place Saturday May 5 and Sunday May 6, from Noon to 6pm The Firefly Gallery Show will have indoor space with beams that can be utilized for hanging artwork as well as an adjacent outdoor space which provides ample height clearance. **Deadline for submissions is April 6th** Some considerations to keep in mind when submitting your proposed piece: INTERACTIVE and PARTICIPATORY In keeping with Firefly Arts Collective’s Mission Statement, we will only be considering projects that are interactive and participatory. SIZE Due to space limitations in the Gallery, we need to make sure there will be room for as many artists to show as possible. In order for us to do this, we ask you to please submit information about the size of your piece and specify if it can fit through a normal doorway when disassembled. EASY to ASSEMBLE/DISASSEMBLE and TRANSPORT Make sure it is easy to put together and take apart. Also think about how you will box up your project for safe transport. Transportation will be provided to and from the venues if you need it. DURABILITY Your installation will be set-up in a gallery that is open to the public. Make sure it is not too fragile or particularly dangerous. WEATHERPROOF Please make sure your installation is weatherproof or provide detail if it needs to be placed indoors during the show. NO FIRE We all know that we want it there, but sadly we cannot allow fire art to be part of this show. This is not our rule, but rather makes allowance for the venues that we must be compliant with. Again, we are sorry, and keep those wonderful art pieces for Firefly SAFETY CONCERNS Things with fast spinning objects with sharp edges that could inadvertently hurt a participant should generally be avoided. DAY and NIGHT VISIBILITY At Firefly, some art is made only to be viewed during the day and some only at night. Art for the Firefly Gallery Show MUST be effective and engaging during the light of day. Nighttime elements and visibility are encouraged as well. POWER NEEDS Power can and will be provided if you need it so please provide details per power needs. **Deadline for submissions is April 6th** Please email sos (at )fireflyartscollective (dot )org with any questions! We’re looking forward to the submissions :) <3 Firefly

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Firefly 2012 Ticket Information
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 02 Mar '12

02 Mar '12

Friendly Fireflies, In the next few days Firefly Arts Collective will announce the 2012 ticketing process and how to participate in it. The ticket committee and the board have worked very hard to create a process that will address issues from previous years, allow us to gauge overall interest in the event, and respond to the feedback you've provided about the current ticketing environment. To that end, the first step in the ticketing process will be to create a list of all of the Fireflies who want tickets. For tightly-knit family units or theme camps, there will be an opportunity to provide information as a group to help you get tickets together. If you have a group of people that must all go together, start talking with them now. This process will happen in mid-March and Fireflies will have about ten days to enter their information - this eliminates the fifteen minute window for ticket buying. The take-home message: - *To be eligible to purchase a ticket for this year's July 4th event, you will need to fill out a form indicating your interest* - You will have a ten day window in early/mid-March to enter your data - You can indicate interest as an individual or as a group - If you must get tickets as a group, re-awaken them from their off-season slumber because some coordination will be required *Much more very detailed information about the process is forthcoming... stay tuned!* Cheers, -- Firefly Arts Collective

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Firefly at Somerville Open Studios, call for art
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 22 Feb '12

22 Feb '12

* *Participation in FIREFLY GALLERY SHOW in BOSTON* Firefly s looking to be a presence in the community beyond our annual week in the woods. We feel strongly that there is more than enough creative energy in our community to sustain “the good stuff” year-round and to bring it home to share with others. **For the 2012 kickoff, we're holding a gallery-style art show in conjunction with SOS (Somerville Open Studios). This show will feature art created by the new Tin Grant recipients as well as previous Firefly art grant recipients in addition to our wonderful community of artists.** If you are a previous Firefly art grant recipient and/or otherwise interested in showcasing your art at the Firefly Gallery Show with SOS please email: sos(a)fireflyartscollective.org. Somerville Open Studios takes place Saturday May 5 and Sunday May 6, from Noon to 6pm The Firefly Gallery Show will have indoor space with beams that can be utilized for hanging artwork as well as an adjacent outdoor space which provides ample height clearance. **Deadline for submissions is April 6th** Some considerations to keep in mind when submitting your proposed piece: INTERACTIVE and PARTICIPATORY In keeping with Firefly Arts Collective’s Mission Statement<http://www.fireflyartscollective.org/>, we will only be considering projects that are interactive and participatory. SIZE Due to space limitations in the Gallery, we need to make sure there will be room for as many artists to show as possible. In order for us to do this, we ask you to please submit information about the size of your piece and specify if it can fit through a normal doorway when disassembled. EASY to ASSEMBLE/DISASSEMBLE and TRANSPORT Make sure it is easy to put together and take apart. Also think about how you will box up your project for safe transport. Transportation will be provided to and from the venues if you need it. DURABILITY Your installation will be set-up in a gallery that is open to the public. Make sure it is not too fragile or particularly dangerous. WEATHERPROOF Please make sure your installation is weatherproof or provide detail if it needs to be placed indoors during the show. NO FIRE We all know that we want it there, but sadly we cannot allow fire art to be part of this show. This is not our rule, but rather makes allowance for the venues that we must be compliant with. Again, we are sorry, and keep those wonderful art pieces for Firefly SAFETY CONCERNS Things with fast spinning objects with sharp edges that could inadvertently hurt a participant should generally be avoided. DAY and NIGHT VISIBILITY At Firefly, some art is made only to be viewed during the day and some only at night. Art for the Firefly Gallery Show MUST be effective and engaging during the light of day. Nighttime elements and visibility are encouraged as well. POWER NEEDS Power can and will be provided if you need it so please provide details per power needs. **Deadline for submissions is April 6th** Please email sos(a)fireflyartscollective.org with any questions! We’re looking forward to the submissions :) <3,* * * *Firefly *

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Final Call for Art Grants
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 10 Feb '12

10 Feb '12

Fireflies, A quick note before your busy, fulfilled weekend to remind you that this Sunday is the deadline for FAC's Tin Grant applications. We hope you've heard about it already and are completing the final touches on your application, but if you haven't yet heard, check it out: http://www.fireflyartscollective.org/tiki-index.php?page=2012+Tin+Grant Once again, the Tin Grants are IN ADDITION to Firefly's annual "creativity" grants. Stay tuned in the coming weeks for info on those. Looking forward to your creations! Steve

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Firefly Art Grant Reminder
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 08 Feb '12

08 Feb '12

Hello Fireflies, The deadline for FAC's (Firefly Arts Collective) TIN GRANTS fast approaches (Feb 12th). Hope this is not the first you're hearing about this! Have you started working on your application yet? For those who have not heard, FAC is offering three art grants (each up to $1000). The three recipients will display their pieces first at FAC's first ever "gallery style show" as part of SOS (Somerville Open Studios) second at FIGMENT and third at Firefly. Check out ALL the details: http://www.fireflyartscollective.org/tiki-index.php?page=2012+Tin+Grant These grants are in addition to the creativity grants that are offered every year for Firefly (in the woods). get to it! Steve

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Firefly Ticket Plans and Information
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 07 Feb '12

07 Feb '12

Hey Fireflies, If you're curious about tickets, this e-mail has some useful information for you. Tickets will go on sale NO EARLIER then mid-March. This year will have at least as many tickets (600) as last year available for purchase. Before tickets are on sale we need to decide if we are going to sell tickets like we did last year (brown paper tickets sold two per person in 3 batches) or if we are going to try something different and crazy! For example, maybe it would be better to do a lottery. Maybe it would be better to use another website. Maybe we should change the number we sell per person. No matter what we change, we absolutely plan to support the ticket jar, because that rocked. Speaking of ticket jars, did you know that there is a Burning Man ticket jar for Boston: http://threefingered.com/ticketjar/ If you want to help decide how tickets will be done this year than you need to attend a meeting. The meeting will be in the Boston Area at 7 PM on Wednesday 2/15/12. To RSVP please send an e-mail to forestj(a)yahoo.com. We'll send directions to people who RSVP by Sunday 2/12/12. Cheers, The Ticket Committee

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Firefly Ticket Plans and Information
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 05 Feb '12

05 Feb '12

Hey Fireflies, If you're curious about tickets, this e-mail has some useful information for you. Tickets will go on sale NO EARLIER then mid-March. This year will have at least as many tickets (600) as last year available for purchase. Before tickets are on sale we need to decide if we are going to sell tickets like we did last year (brown paper tickets sold two per person in 3 batches) or if we are going to try something different and crazy! For example, maybe it would be better to do a lottery. Maybe it would be better to use another website. Maybe we should change the number we sell per person. No matter what we change, we absolutely plan to support the ticket jar, because that rocked. Speaking of ticket jars, did you know that there is a Burning Man ticket jar for Boston: http://threefingered.com/ticketjar/ If you want to help decide how tickets will be done this year than you need to attend a meeting. The meeting will be in the Boston Area at 7 PM on 2/15/12. To RSVP please send an e-mail to forestj(a)yahoo.com. We'll send directions to people who RSVP by Sunday 2/12/12. Cheers, The Ticket Committee

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Firefly Art Grant Reminder
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 03 Feb '12

03 Feb '12

Hello Fireflies, The deadline for FAC's (Firefly Arts Collective) TIN GRANTS fast approaches (Feb 12th). Hope this is not the first you're hearing about this! Have you started working on your application yet? For those who have not heard, FAC is offering three art grants (each up to $1000). The three recipients will display their pieces first at FAC's first ever "gallery style show" as part of SOS (Somerville Open Studios) second at FIGMENT and third at Firefly. Check out ALL the details: http://www.fireflyartscollective.org/tiki-index.php?page=2012+Tin+Grant These grants are in addition to the creativity grants that are offered every year for Firefly (in the woods). get to it! Steve

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It's getting to be that time of year: Firefly Mailing Lists
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 01 Feb '12

01 Feb '12

Hello my good friends! Things are starting to take shape regarding Firefly 2012 and other Firefly Arts Collective projects, and soon there will be announcements and pronouncements and discussions to be had. Toward this end and to keep you all connected, Firefly runs a couple of mailing lists. The Announce list is set up to distribute official announcements from the Firefly Arts Collective organization, keeping you in the loop as to what's going on. It is NOT a discussion list! If you want to keep abreast of happenings withing Firefly but don't want all the chatter (you know who you are), then this is the place to be. You can subscribe to the Firefly Announce list here: http://fireflyartscollective.org/mailman/listinfo/announce The Blink list is the discussion list. This is where you get to chime in with your ideas, feedback, and possibly even your random rantings and ravings. Since the Blink list is subscribed to the Announce list, it gets all the traffic from the Announce list too, so if you want to be on the Blink list you don't also have to subscribe to the Announce list; you only need subscribe to one or the other. If you want to join (or re-join) the Blink list, you can do that using this link: http://fireflyartscollective.org/mailman/listinfo/fireflyblink In addition to these lists, Firefly is also trying out some forums on our website. Check them out here: http://www.fireflyartscollective.org/tiki-forums.php Any posts to a forum will be echoed onto its corresponding list. You have an audience! If you have any questions about anything, feel free to send mail to info (at) fireflyartscollective (dot) org and we'll try to sort it all out for you. Cheers, -- Rich

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Tiki email notification
by donotreply＠fireflyartscollective.org 11 Jan '12

11 Jan '12

A new message was posted to forum: Firefly Announce New topic: How to join the Firefly Announce mailing list Author: macchi Title: How to join the Firefly Announce mailing list Date: Wed 11 of Jan, 2012 [12:28] http://www.fireflyartscollective.org/tiki-view_forum_thread.php?forumId=3&c… Message: If you prefer to receive official announcements from Firefly in e-mail form, simply visit [https://glow.fireflyartscollective.org/mailman/listinfo/announce] to subscribe yourself to the announcements list.

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[Firefly-announce] FIREFLY NEWSLETTER 5 V1#4:05.21.05
by firefly＠chaoshacker.org 21 Jun '05

21 Jun '05

FIREFLY NEWSLETTER 5 V1#4:05.21.05 ******************************** ----------TABLE OF CONTENTS---------- ******************************** Ticket Sales Deadline What's Going On at Firefly? Ride Share Mailing List Greeter & Shuttle Driver Sign Up Now Available! Firefly Rangers Needed Sleep? We Don't Need No Sleep! Firefly Work Weekend 2 a Success! Volunteers wanted for giving massage! *********************************** Ticket Sales Deadline *********************************** Tickets are still available for $25. If you want to be a part of Firefly, now is the time to get your ticket. We are going to create something weird and wild in the woods together, and it is time to help make it happen. The first step is getting your ticket! Read about Firefly, then follow the Get Tickets! link at http://fireflyartscollective.org/ The ticket price increases to $35 on Saturday, June 25th, and ticket sales end on Tuesday, June 28th at noon. Tickets won't be available at the gate. *********************************** What's Going On at Firefly? *********************************** All sorts of things! Check out the full list at: http://fireflyartscollective.org/lineup/ If you have something you woudl like added to the list, please let us know. *********************************** Ride Share Mailing List *********************************** Do you have some extra room in your car? Let people know! Need a ride? Put out your feelers! Use the 'fireflyblink' mailing list to work up a ride-share. All Firefly ticket holders are on this mailing list. To post to the list, send your message to: fireflyblink(a)chaoshacker.org *********************************** Greeter & Shuttle Driver Sign Up Now Available! *********************************** We know you've been dying to sign up for your greeter and/or shuttle driver shift - now's your chance! The greeter station is definitely the place to be. If you've never done it before, this is a great way to contribute to the event, meet new people, see old friends, and create a welcoming vibe for all the Fireflies. To learn more about greeting and shuttle driving and to sign up for a shift or two, please go to http://fireflyartscollective.org/greeters/ *********************************** Firefly Rangers Needed *********************************** Help make Firefly a safe, fun place. We still need more Rangers, and this is a great way to make you volunteer contribution to Firefly. If you've never been a Ranger before, but you like working with people and helping out, join us and learn! Shifts are 6 hours long, and you are _encouraged_ to hang out with your friends as well as wander the event while on duty. There will be a Ranger Orientation/Training meeting at 10am on Saturday morning. Please see the Firefly Ranger page for information and scheduling. You can reserve shifts starting Monday, June 20th. http://fireflyartscollective.org/rangers/ If you are interested, or just have questions about being a Firefly Ranger: email: firefly-rangers(a)chaoshacker.org *********************************** Sleep? We Don't Need No Sleep! *********************************** Food will not be provided this year at Firefly, but we are creating a covered gathering place for people to meet, share, and eat. The coffee station will live here, and kind souls are needed to tend to the caffeine addictions of the masses. Defeat the Grog and SIGN UP for a morning or evening brewing shift at: http://fireflyartscollective.org/volunteer/ ****************************** Firefly Work Weekend 2 a Success! ****************************** Rainy conditions leading to muddy roads... There were 20+ people were willing to drive many hours, take a weekend out of their lives to do manual labor so ALL of us can have that much better of a time when the event rolls around in a few short weeks (Got yer tickets?!) In fact, had you been at the work weekend, you would have experienced a vibrant atmosphere bustling with people who just can't wait to give of themselves, to create. We: Built a beautiful stage to support the musicians, DJs, VJs and other performers... http://bostonburners.org/gallery/June-18-19-Work-Weekend/P1010018 Laid out and cleared trails to make them more clear and enjoyable to walk... Cleared some spaces for some of the bigger events some of you have planned... Surveyed and mapped the land to find spots where theme camps can offer their offerings and Art their Artings... Increased outhouse capacity by 50%... Last but not least, we checked the vibe, and it is in fact warm and fuzzy. The land is as much a Participant as all of us, a gracious host. Let's give mad props to all who helped this weekend. We can't wait to see what all of you bring to the event itself! Photos from the work weekends are here: http://bostonburners.org/gallery/2005 *********************************** Volunteers wanted for giving massage! *********************************** If you do massage, bodywork, energy work, or some other form of therapy for the mind/body/spirit, come by the Body Positive theme camp. Bring a massage table or mat, help decorate the space, commit to an hour or three of time there, show up with your own recipient - it's all good. If you're interested in participating (particularly if you intend to bring a table), please contact cee at ceelove(a)speakeasy.net

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[Firefly-announce] FIREFLY NEWSLETTER 4 V1#4:05.10.05 :: Work Weekend Edition
by fireflyarts＠chaoshacker.org 11 Jun '05

11 Jun '05

FIREFLY NEWSLETTER 4 V1#4:05.10.05 :: Work Weekend Edition ******************************** ----------TABLE OF CONTENTS---------- ******************************** WORK WEEKEND TICKET SALES UPDATE NEW WEB SITE SO MUCH TO GET INVOLVED IN FIREFLY MAILING LISTS AND EMAIL ADDRESSES *********************************** WORK WEEKEND *********************************** Firefly still needs volunteers for our work weekend in Vermont June 18-19. There are trails and outhouses to be fixed, and a lot of other important infrastructure that needs to be set up to make the event possible. It's also an excuse to go camping and meet some of the other folks who are contributing to the event. If you're interested, please do your best to attend a planning meeting this coming Monday June 13 at 8:00pm at the redtail collective loft, 281 Summer St., 7th floor, in Fort Point, across the channel from South Station on the red line. We'll be discussing what needs to be done, who can do it, and how we'll be getting everyone up there and what tools we need. If you can't make the meeting but would still like to attend the work weekend, please e-mail Firefly-volunteer(a)chaoshacker.org. *********************************** TICKET SALES *********************************** Tickets are selling quickly - ~100 in three days. Be sure to sign up before we sell all 400 tickets! Tickets are available now at http://FireflyArtsCollective.org . This year we are introducing paper tickets that feature art by fellow participants. Tickets must be presented at the gate for admission to the event. There will be no ticket sales or payments accepted at the gate. Tickets are $25.00/person from June 6th to June 22nd, 11pm. After June 22nd tickets cost $35.00/person. Tickets will not be sold after noon, June 28th. Tickets are mailed after payment is received. After purchasing a ticket, please indicate how you will be participating and volunteering at the event. If you purchase tickets for others, please ask them to go to the site and do the same. Firefly is what you make it. The event is dependent on your participation. By attending the event you are declaring your intention to be a part of the Firefly community - so feel the community spirit, participate and volunteer! Go here to indicate how you would like to help help out: http://fireflyartscollective.org/volunteer/ *********************************** NEW WEB SITE RELEASE *********************************** Please visit the new web site for information about Firefly, including ticket sales and volunteering possibilities. Our new URL is http://FireflyArtsCollective.org *********************************** SO MUCH TO GET INVOLVED IN *********************************** Firefly runs on volunteer power! Your power! GO: http://fireflyartscollective.org/volunteer/ *********************************** FIREFLY MAILING LISTS AND EMAIL ADDRESSES *********************************** There is a Firefly discussion list named FireflyBlink for all participants in Firefly to exchange ideas and plans. It is also a great forum for finding a ride or carpooling - try it! You can join by following the link below: http://chaoshacker.org/mailman/listinfo/fireflyblink Would you like to get more involved with Firefly? Have some questions? Contact the appropriate address below for more information. * General Questions and Information: firefly(a)chaoshacker.org * Art Installations: firefly-art(a)chaoshacker.org * Fire Performers, Installations: firefly-fire(a)chaoshacker.org * Theme Camps: firefly-themecamp(a)chaoshacker.org * Performers, Fire Performers: firefly-performance(a)chaoshacker.org * DJs, Electronic Musicians: firefly-dj(a)chaoshacker.org * VJs, Visuals, Lighting: firefly-vj(a)chaoshacker.org * Musicians, Bands: firefly-music(a)chaoshacker.org * Rangers: firefly-rangers(a)chaoshacker.org * Greeters: firefly-greeter(a)chaoshacker.org * DPW: firefly-dpw(a)chaoshacker.org

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[Firefly-announce] FIREFLY NEWSLETTER V1#3:05.06.05
by firefly＠chaoshacker.org 07 Jun '05

07 Jun '05

FIREFLY NEWSLETTER V1#3:05.06.05 ******************************** ----------TABLE OF CONTENTS---------- ******************************** NEW WEB SITE RELEASE TICKET SALES/PARTICIPATION CREATING FIREFLY CALL FOR MUSICIANS AND BANDS WORK WEEKEND FIREFLY MAILING LISTS AND EMAIL ADDRESSES *********************************** NEW WEB SITE RELEASE *********************************** The new Firefly web site will be ready when ticket sales begin on Monday. Please visit the web site for information about Firefly, including ticket sales and volunteering possibilities. Our new URL is http://FireflyArtsCollective.org *********************************** TICKET SALES/PARTICIPATION *********************************** Tickets will be available starting 9pm Monday, June 6th at http://FireflyArtsCollective.org This year we are introducing paper tickets that feature art by fellow participants. Tickets must be presented at the gate for admission to the event. There will be no ticket sales or payments accepted at the gate. Tickets are $25.00/person from June 6th to June 22nd, 11pm. After June 22nd tickets cost $35.00/person. Tickets will not be sold after noon, June 28th. Tickets are mailed after payment is received. After purchasing a ticket, please indicate how you will be participating and volunteering at the event. If you purchase tickets for others, please ask them to go to the site and do the same. Firefly is what you make it. The event is dependent on your participation. By attending the event you are declaring your intention to be a part of the Firefly community - so feel the community spirit and volunteer! *********************************** CREATING FIREFLY *********************************** Firefly will be whatever we bring to it. The woods will provide us an environment of inspiring beauty. Our job is to create a world within it worthy of it. Are you an artist? Bring your work to firefly to have it seen be hundreds of open-minded participants, or to place it deep within the woods to be found only by a few wanderers. Feel free to think big -- we have eighty acres of natural gallery and performance space to fill. In fact, space can be your art. Pick a portion of the wood and turn it into a place to dance, eat, chill, chat, or think. Camping can be your art. You and your friends will need a home for your time here, so why not make it an awesome one? It could be a place to welcome friendly strangers to party, relax, share food or gifts, or celebrate the things you believe in. Gifts can be your art. Feel free to bring something special to share. Teaching or learning can be your art. Feel free to bring wisdom to share. Clothes can be your art. You'll be journeying to a place far beyond your everyday life, so feel free to dress (or undress) accordingly. Have you never been creative? Firefly is the perfect place and time to start. Anything can happen at Firefly with collaboration between participants. If you have an idea but need volunteers, materials, transportation, or advice to make it happen, find out if other participants can help by posting to FireflyBlink (the Firefly discussion list - please see the mailing list section of the newsletter.) If you will need a certain type of site for your project, or would like to plan ahead where yours will be in relation to others', please write to firefly-art(a)chaoshacker.org. You can also write here with any general questions about art and theme camps. We'll have a stage with amplified sound. If you'd like to be on it, and you are a musician, write to firefly-music(a)chaoshacker.org, DJs email firefly-dj(a)chaoshacker.org If you have a talk, class, or workshop to share and would like to plan a time and place, please write to firefly-art(a)chaoshacker.org Fire will be allowed in certain areas with certain safety precautions. If your idea involves fire, please write to firefly-fire(a)chaoshacker.org Electricity will be available on a limited basis. If your idea requires it, please write to firefly-dpw(a)chaoshacker.org Firefly is a leave-no-trace event, so plan to take out whatever you bring in. Be prepared for weather. Show respect for the woods. *********************************** CALL FOR MUSICIANS AND BANDS *********************************** Hark! Fellow mistrals and wizards of sound, this is a herald to call forth ye spirits. In other words this is a call for musicians to play at Firefly, which is celebrating its third year, yahoo! That's right, a fabulous festival celebrating creative forces deep in mystical woodlands where the muses roam free and starlight vision lights the enchanted nights. Come one, come all and embrace the illumination of the great Firefly spirit! This is not your typical venue, and that you'll be doing things like wrapping your equipment in tarps in case it rains, and carrying your amps through the forest. Firefly doesn't allow vending so bands won't be able to sell cds but we have always gotten a good amount of email addresses for mailing lists and made connections and friends that have changed our lives. This is truly one of New England's most spectacular events. If you're interested please send the link to your website to firefly-music(a)chaoshacker.org or let us know what you sound like and when you can play (Friday, Saturday, or Sunday night). Thanks and hope to see you there! *********************************** WORK WEEKEND *********************************** A work weekend will be held on June 18th-19th. We will be building a stage structure, digging holes, clearing brush, cutting up wood to burn - all kinds of wholesome outdoor exercise. If you are interested in going up that weekend for the work and camaraderie contact John at firefly-volunteer(a)chaoshacker.org. If you have a specific project to work on, or skills to contribute, great, come on up! There are also plenty of things to do or learn for those of us with less direction or experience - weed whacking is very satisfying! The plan is to go up Friday night or Saturday morning, work during daylight hours, and gather around the fire and tell tales at night, returning Sunday night. We will try to coordinate carpools and food for the group; if anyone would like to organize these aspects for the 18th-19th please get in touch with John at firefly-volunteer(a)chaoshacker.org. There is a possibility of another work weekend occurring the week before the event, the 25th and 26th, if there is work left to do and volunteers to do it, but this is not certain as of yet - it will be a smaller and more impromptu weekend if it does occur. *********************************** FIREFLY MAILING LISTS AND EMAIL ADDRESSES *********************************** There is a Firefly discussion list named FireflyBlink for all participants in Firefly to exchange ideas and plans. You can join by following the link below: http://chaoshacker.org/mailman/admin/fireflyblink Would you like to get more involved with Firefly? Have some questions? Contact the appropriate address below for more information. * General Questions and Information: firefly(a)chaoshacker.org * Art Installations: firefly-art(a)chaoshacker.org * Fire Performers, Installations: firefly-fire(a)chaoshacker.org * Theme Camps: firefly-themecamp(a)chaoshacker.org * Performers, Fire Performers: firefly-performance(a)chaoshacker.org * DJs, Electronic Musicians: firefly-dj(a)chaoshacker.org * VJs, Visuals, Lighting: firefly-vj(a)chaoshacker.org * Musicians, Bands: firefly-music(a)chaoshacker.org * Rangers: firefly-rangers(a)chaoshacker.org * Greeters: firefly-greeter(a)chaoshacker.org * DPW: firefly-dpw(a)chaoshacker.org

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[Firefly-announce] FIREFLY NEWSLETTER:V1:#2:04.29.05
by firefly＠chaoshacker.org 29 Apr '05

29 Apr '05

FIREFLY NEWSLETTER:V1:#2:04.29.05 ******************************** ----------TABLE OF CONTENTS---------- ******************************** FIREFLY LEGAL ADVICE NEEDED CALL FOR TICKET ART - DEADLINE MAY 1 FIREFLY KITCHEN - ORGANIZER NEEDED CALL FOR ART, ART INSTALLATIONS, WORKSHOPS, PERFORMERS, MUSICIANS,DJs THEME CAMPS DATES AND TICKETING MAKE CONTACT GETTING OFF AND ON THIS LIST ******* FIREFLY ******* Firefly is a particpatory event taking place July 1-4 in the wilds of Vermont. It is a celebration of creativity, community, and fire. ******************* LEGAL ADVICE NEEDED ******************* Hello Firefly Enthusiasts! The group of folks who arrange firefly need the help of a lawyer! Specifically, we need to get advice on how to create an organization which can 'run' firefly and obtain insurance to protect the organizers in the off chance of someone suing the event. We don't run Firefly for profit, tickets are cheap, and everyone volunteers (no one is paid).... So we don't have vast resources at our disposal- though do have an excess of creativity... Please get in touch with me off list at: firefly-lawyer(a)chaoshacker.org if you have information or a referral. Thanks! John ************************************ CALL FOR TICKET ART - DEADLINE MAY 1 ************************************ Juat a reminder that the deadline for submitting ticket art is May 1. You do not need to have press ready artwork by then - we will want that a couple of days later. If you are interested, please submit by May 1 complete front side designs that feature your original art as well as this information: "Firefly" and "July 1-4, 2005". Depending on the quality of the submissions there may be different ticket styles. The ticket size will be 2" x 4 1/2". Submitting ticket art does not guarantee that your art will be used. Email firefly(a)chaoshacker.org with your designs. ********************************** FIREFLY KITCHEN - ORGANIZER NEEDED ********************************** Firefly will not be serving communal meals unless organizers step up to organize a kitchen and meals. Ideally, different groups of people would come up with meal plans for different meals, and the groups would then get together and organize bulk food purchases and kitchen resources. Please email firefly(a)chaoshacker.org if you are interested in taking this on. Budgeting will be available to those who step up to organize this. ******************************************* CALL FOR ART, ART INSTALLATIONS, WORKSHOPS, PERFORMERS, MUSICIANS, DJs ******************************************* Firefly needs your: -Theme camp -Visual art -Performance art -Installations -Workshops -Dance performance -Band or other live music -DJs Let us know how you will be involved! Volunteers are needed to help with art and theme camp installation on-site. Please contact firefly-art(a)chaoshacker.org if you are an artist with questions about contributing, or would like information about your artwork or performance to be added to the Firefly event guide. *********** THEME CAMPS *********** Camping can be art. Your camp itself can be an interactive experience for everyone to enjoy - a theme camp! Contact firefly-themecamp(a)chaoshacker.org if your theme camp has any special requirements for space or placement. Theme camps can be listed on the Firefly trail map if enough notice is given. ******************* DATES AND TICKETING ******************* Firefly will happen on July 1 - 4 this year. Theme camps, artists with extensive installations, and volunteers can arrive early starting on the afternoon of Thursday, June 30. Ticket sales will begin in early May. ************* MAKE CONTACT ************* Please email firefly(a)chaoshacker.org if you have any questions or would like to get involved. Your message will be passed on to the appropriate contact person.

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[Firefly-announce] FIREFLY NEWSLETTER:V1:#1:04.21.05
by firefly＠chaoshacker.org 21 Apr '05

21 Apr '05

FIREFLY NEWSLETTER:V1:#1:04.21.05 ************************************* ----------TABLE OF CONTENTS---------- ************************************* FIREFLY CALL FOR ORGANIZERS AND VOLUNTEERS FIRST OPEN MEETING: MONDAY, APRIL 25 CALL FOR ART, ART INSTALLATIONS, AND WORKSHOPS THEME CAMPS DATES AND TICKETING CALL FOR TICKET ART MAKE CONTACT GETTING OFF AND ON THIS LIST *************** FIREFLY *************** Firefly is a participatory event taking place July 1-4 in the wilds of Vermont. It is a celebration of creativity, community, and fire. There are many ways to be involved in Firefly and all are equally important. This newsletter emphasizes volunteering, an area that is less flashy than other forms of participation, but is truly the exoskeleton of our insect. ********************************** CALL FOR ORGANIZERS AND VOLUNTEERS ********************************** Firefly exists because so many people contribute their skills and time - people like you! The event doesn't happen without everyone getting involved in some way. There are two main ways you can volunteer: as an organizer or as a pure volunteer. An organizer creates structure and delegates roles to volunteers both before and during the event. A volunteer has more flexibility and can decide on the amount of time and effort contributed by choosing an appropriate role. Volunteers can be pre-event (at work weekends or as a member of an organizational committee), during the event (as a greeter, DPW, shuttle driver, ranger, kitchen poobah, or coffee minder), or post-event (clean-up). The ways you can get involved in volunteering are limited only by your own imagination. If you would like to get involved or think of something you would like to do that isn't mentioned, contact John at firefly-volunteer(a)chaoshacker.org. Make sure you come to the open meeting next week! There are a few areas where we are looking for organizers: Food In the past Firefly has provided food to participants. We would like to do so again. If you can organize and run the kitchen for the weekend or a meal, please get in touch. Work Weekend The work weekend organizer coordinates the weekend volunteers and trains them in conjunction with the DPW in order to prepare the land for the event. Performance There are people who want to perform at Firefly and we need someone to schedule them and be a liaison, as well as supervise the sound and stage setup. Coffee Wouldn't it be sweet to have a cup of hot coffee at 2am? A coffee (or tea) lover is needed to organize and run the Firefly Coffee Cart (FCC). An introduction to some more volunteer opportunities: Greeters Be a greeter at Firefly! A greeter introduces participants to Firefly with information and good will. It is fun! If you are interested in being a greeter or in driving the shuttle (from the parking lot to the event proper) please contact Katie at firefly-greeter(a)chaoshacker.org . You will be put on a list and contacted when a sign-up sheet is set up. Thanks! Rangers Rangers are mediators and facilitators, and keep an eye out for the safety of our participants. If you like to help people, and guide new participants in the Firefly culture, contact Ben at firefly-rangers(a)chaoshacker.org. We are especially looking for participants from last year who are already familiar with the land, and people with extensive fire safety experience. Trails and music stage deco and illumination In 2003 and 2004 we had performance and dance areas elaborately set up with intelligent lighting, lasers, video and more. This year, help us make dancing in the woods an even more magical experience! There are also trails in the woods that need to be illuminated to make navigating them safe for everyone, and decorated with your art to add to the surreal beauty of the event. Contact Leonid at firefly-lighting(a)chaoshacker.org if you want to help. Work weekends There is work to do to prepare our site for Firefly, clearing brush, scouting locations and building useful infrastructure. We go up to the site for a weekend to camp out, work together, and play with power tools. Last year we built outhouses and a well. The dates will be announced soon. Contact Cris at firefly-work(a)chaoshacker.org if you want to help. ************************************* FIRST OPEN MEETING - MONDAY, APRIL 25 ************************************* Firefly needs you! We are looking for contributions, volunteers, and organizers to help make Firefly even better this year. Come join us on Monday, April 25th to get involved. Monday, April 25th 7:30 pm Redtail Collective 281 Summer St., 7th Floor Boston, MA If you do not have the bandwidth free to commit a lot of time right now, there will be plenty of smaller roles to be filled during the event and you can sign up for those when tickets go on sale. If you have something you.d like to contribute or help with, but can.t make the meeting please email John at firefly-volunteer(a)chaoshacker.org and let us know what you're thinking. ********************************************** CALL FOR ART, ART INSTALLATIONS, AND WORKSHOPS ********************************************** Firefly needs your: -theme camp -visual art -performance art -installations -dance performance -band or other live music!!! Volunteers are needed to help with art and theme camp installation on-site. Please contact firefly-art(a)chaoshacker.org if you are an artist with questions about contributing, or would like information about your artwork or performance to be added to the Firefly event guide. Workshops Have a workshop that you'd like to see or share at Firefly? Are you a wellness practitioner, martial arts teacher, dance instructor, crafts-person, or someone with some esoteric knowledge? Come share your skills and lead a talk or demo in the great outdoors! Please contact firefly-performance(a)chaoshacker.org and let us know what you have planned. *********** THEME CAMPS *********** Camping can be art. Your camp itself can be an interactive experience for everyone to enjoy - a theme camp! Contact firefly-themecamp(a)chaoshacker.org if your theme camp has any special requirements for space or placement. Theme camps can be listed on the Firefly trail map if enough notice is given. ******************* DATES AND TICKETING ******************* Firefly will happen on July 1 - 4 this year. Theme camps, artists with extensive installations, and volunteers can arrive early starting on the afternoon of Thursday, June 30. Ticket sales will begin in early May. ******************* CALL FOR TICKET ART ******************* We will be issuing physical tickets this year and we would like to feature your art! If you are interested, please submit complete front side designs that feature your original art as well this information - "Firefly" and "July 1-4, 2005" by the end of April. Depending on the quality of the submissions there may be different ticket styles. The ticket size will be 2"x4 1/2". Submitting ticket art does not guarantee that your art will be used. Email firefly(a)chaoshacker.org with your designs. ************ MAKE CONTACT ************ Please email firefly(a)chaoshacker.org if you have any questions or would like to get involved. Your message will be passed on to the appropriate contact person.

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[Firefly-announce] test
by e. crispell .w 20 Apr '05

20 Apr '05

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