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Firefly's Future at Risk Due to Lack of Support
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 21 Jun '19

21 Jun '19

TOC: As of morning, half of you have not Volunteered New Shifts Available Check your Midnight Shifts for Correct Day (oops) Parking Exodus Help Wanted Ten Principles: Participation and Civic Responsibility 1. Volunteer! As of this morning, 663 Ticket Holders have yet to Volunteer for Anything We have lots of open volunteering spots! So many that it is a bit questionable whether we can even run the event. What? Does half of the event think this is some music festival with paid staff? Exodus is becoming unprecedentedly long and complicated and is very clearly because of gaps in volunteer shifts. Some participants volunteer for 2, 3, or even 8 shifts — some shifts are 4 hours and some shifts 24 hours (e.g. first aid). Fill empty shifts and let's try to help those people out. Burnout is a real thing. If you haven't signed up yet, know that we expect every Firefly to take at least one volunteer shift, even better, take two! Go here to volunteer: https://volunteer.fireflyartscollective.org/ <https://volunteer.fireflyartscollective.org/> 2. New Shifts Available Ticketing has removed some of the people who are far down the wait list from holding volunteer shifts (sorry!) which opened up a bunch of spaces. If you wanted that perfect volunteer shift, go check to see if it is available! Go here to volunteer: https://volunteer.fireflyartscollective.org/ <https://volunteer.fireflyartscollective.org/> 3. GLITCH: Check your midnight shifts and make sure you have correct day We found a glitch where sign up for shifts that start between midnight and 5am were showing on *the wrong day*. We fixed the glitch GO MAKE SURE YOU SIGNED UP FOR THE RIGHT DAY!!! Go here to check your midnight shifts: https://volunteer.fireflyartscollective.org/ <https://volunteer.fireflyartscollective.org/> 4. Exodus: Help Wanted, Flexibility Offered! Hi all! Many cores – especially Parking and Parking Shuttle – need more hands for Exodus! We ONLY have four volunteers so far for Parking during Exodus (we need 18 more). This year we’re offering a great benefit: If you work an Exodus shift, you do not need to be off the land until 6 PM or, if shifts go late, 2 hours AFTER you get off your shift. Please help make Exodus smooth for your fellow participants, and look forward to sailing out of the parking lots with no traffic! Go here to volunteer: https://volunteer.fireflyartscollective.org/ <https://volunteer.fireflyartscollective.org/> Contact exodus(a)fireflyartscollective.org with any questions. 5. Ten Principles: Participation and Civic Responsibility Firefly is run by the participants. If you have a ticket, that means you are a participant. Civic Responsibility is also an important part of our culture. Volunteering to make the event run is a radical act of participation — every person you see at Firefly working as parking, Rangers, or even writing this email are unpaid volunteers who are actively participating in our Firefly Community. Read this page <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/what-is-firefly/10-principles/> and learn about our Ten Principles and how Participation and Civic Responsibility are a huge part of it.

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Glowbe 6.20.19
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 20 Jun '19

20 Jun '19

TOC: Parking Exodus Urgent Help. Fire Art Registration. Carpool Info. Return Ticket. Volunteer for Temple Perimeter. Parking during Exodus Really Needs Help We ONLY have four volunteers so far for Parking during Exodus (we need 18 more). There's always a lot of complaints about how hard leaving the event is, and not having Parking volunteers impacts that. Being short volunteers also overwhelms and over works the volunteers that do step up during Exodus and causes burn out. PERK: If you work an Exodus shift, you do not need to be off the land until 6 PM or, if shifts go late, 2 hours AFTER you get off your shift. Why rush to leave on Sunday, when instead, you can take your time and then help Exodus flow like room temperature butter. Please help make Exodus go smoothly for your fellow participants! Go Here to Sign Up. <https://volunteer.fireflyartscollective.org/team/205> Contact exodus(a)fireflyartscollective.org with any questions. Fire Art Registration Calling all fire artists! If you are planning to bring fire art to Firefly, you must fill out the form linked below. This form is necessary to run or burn any fire art and allows Fire Core/FAST to plan for the event. Flame effects and any burnable art are considered fire art for this purpose. Firefly Fire Art Registration Form <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeARpsVRzo8_g_HJm8imqTQ9xaOSBcuuHr…> While fire spinning is also a form of fire art, it does not need anything sent prior to the event. If you wish to spin in the Conclave, there are organized meetings at Firefly you must attend. See the What/Where/When <https://ffeventguide.herokuapp.com/>for times and locations for Conclave Meetings to spin at the Conclave before the Bug Burn. Fire Core Co-Lead, Kosta. You may direct any questions you have about the form to fast(a)fireflyartscollective.org. Carpool: Request or Offer a Ride Drivers, please be sure you are offering all available spaces in your car! Everyone must pull together to rideshare whenever possible, since we are so tight on parking spaces. Go to our page at Ricky Rides <http://www.rickyrides.com/firefly-arts-collective> to offer or ask for a ride! Easy Ricky Rides instructions are here. <http://www.rickyrides.com/instructions> Contact transport <mailto:transport@fireflyartscollective.org> if you have questions or for more details. Return Ticket and Shorten Waitlist If you've decided you can't go, please return your ticket so that someone on the waitlist can take your place! Go to http://tickets.fireflyartscollective.org <http://tickets.fireflyartscollective.org/> to return your ticket for a reimbursement or to donate towards art. Contact ticketing if you have any questions at tickets(a)fireflyartscollective.org Temple Perimeter Needs Volunteers! Hello Fireflies, do you care about temple and want to help it happen? We need volunteers for the temple burn perimeter! Specifically we need folks to come to the perimeter training at 4pm Saturday (it's in the WhatWhereWhen if you forget when, what, or where), then be part of temple perimeter while the temple burns. Questions? cvfergus(a)gmail.com

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FIrefly What/Where/When Guide
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 15 Jun '19

15 Jun '19

The What/Where/When guide is a guide to the many events run by participants. You can find it at https://ffeventguide.herokuapp.com <https://ffeventguide.herokuapp.com/> Pro tip: There will not be a printed booklet distributed to participants and you’ll have to print at home. In order to save paper, I recommend clicking “hide descriptions” at the top, then clicking on the events you want to attend to expand their descriptions. Print double sided if you can! Want your event listed at the kiosks and available for Fireflies to print at home? Go to the link above! You have until June 21st for your event to make it onto the kiosks! However, the website will be open to enter events and to view events until after Firefly. To edit events, log in and then scroll down to your event where you will find a pencil icon. Click it! Contact Danimal at danimal(a)bikegasm.org if you have any questions or issues.

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Glowbe 6.13.19
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 13 Jun '19

13 Jun '19

TOC: Exodus Help Needed +Perk Return Ticket if not Going Off Site Parking Perk Sanctuary On-Call Volunteers Needed No Diapers in Portos Temple Etiquette Open Stage Slots Available Return of PPT Club 1. Exodus: Help Wanted, Flexibility Offered! Hi all! Many cores – especially Parking, Parking Shuttle, and GTFO – need more hands for Exodus! This year we’re offering a great benefit: If you work an Exodus shift, you do not need to be off the land until 6 PM or, if shifts go late, 2 hours AFTER you get off your shift. Please help make Exodus smooth for your fellow participants, and look forward to sailing out of the parking lots with no traffic! Contact exodus(a)fireflyartscollective.org with any questions. 2. Please Return Ticket if You’re Not Going If you've decided you can't go, please return your ticket so that someone on the waitlist can take your place! The wait list is still 300 people deep. Go to http://tickets.fireflyartscollective.org <http://tickets.fireflyartscollective.org/> to return your ticket for a reimbursement or to donate towards art. Contact ticketing if you have any questions at tickets(a)fireflyartscollective.org 3. Off Site Parking: A Dream Come True .+:｡(ﾉ･ω･)ﾉ Firefly has grown from a smol lil forest romp to the truly amazing and growing community we have today. How do we do it when our land space is limited? The answer is that Fireflies are truly awesome people who take a little extra time to park off site and ensure our event can continue to exist at its current size. This year, offsite parkers have more to look forward to than an awesome shuttle ride and that great feeling you get from participating in the community: one free trash bag AND one free recycling bag! That’s right: Every car who parks off site will be given a special trash & recycling bag, which you’ll deposit with the Parking team upon Exodus. ٩(●ᴗ●)۶ Questions? We're here to help! Reach out to parking(a)fireflyartscollective.org <3 4. Volunteers Needed for On-Call Logistical Sanctuary Roles Firefly is the amazing event it is because of the innumerable ways people contribute their time, small and large, and we Sanctuary Co-Leads are so grateful for all of you signed up for shifts. I've heard quite a few people say a Sanctuary volunteer "saved my Firefly experience", or even "saved me". To provide support for those volunteers, Sanctuary has the Logistics Supervisor role, but 11 of those shifts are not filled, and we need your help finding people for them. We hope you'll reach out to a friend who might be interested, perhaps that friend who loves helping behind the scenes but thought Sanctuary roles were only about supportive listening. Logistics Supervisors will: Assist other Sanctuary volunteers who have questions about policies and resources (the Co-Leads will train Logistics Supervisors to be able to do this). Shifts are 12hrs wandering on-call; they should not expect to be working that whole time, but rather to be called in 1 - 3 times. If they go to sleep they will set their radio to a channel that is only used when someone needs to be woken up. Attend the Volunteer Core Leads meeting that happens daily at 1 PM, and get to see how Firefly is run behind the scenes. Optional: If a Logistics Supervisor wants to offer their support to Sanctuary visitors, they can tell the volunteers on Support Shifts to offer this. We are also still looking to fill 10 Subject Matter Expert shifts, and we are 8 shifts short from having the ideal of 2+ people on each 4hr Support shift. For more information on those roles or anything else about Sanctuary you can visit here. <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/participate/join-a-core/sanctuary/> If you don't find the answer there please email us at sanctuary(a)fireflyartscollective.org All the best, Sanctuary Co-Leads 2019 5. No Diapers in the Portos In the interest of avoiding a repeat of last year's unpleasantness, please be advised that DIAPERS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN THE PORTOS. If you or some member of your camp uses diapers, you are required to remove them from the property yourself. It should be common knowledge to anyone who attends an overnight festival that the only items that go into the portos are single-ply toilet paper and anything that has made the one way journey through your body. Exceptions can be made for vomiting, but I wouldn't recommend putting your head in there. Buckets with lids are available at Home Depot. More graphic explanations are available from the Firefly DPW at dpw(a)fireflyartscollective.com. 6. Firefly Temple Etiquette Fireflies often leave objects and tokens in the temple, symbols or possessions of the past and of future intentions. Objects in the temple should be left undisturbed. The Temple Burn is a solemn and quiet event. 7. Check Out the Open Stage Schedule and ADD Your Own Awesomeness! Firefly's Open Stage, for everyone to use, is shaping up with some great events. AND, there is still space for yours!!! Some of the events so far, include…Rocky Horror, Yoga, Burlesque, Dance, Poetry, Films, Music, Training… Check out the schedule, full details on the Stage's setup, and RESERVE stage time for whatever events you'd like to add here: Schedule / Setup / Reserve <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/participate/art-at-firefly/open-stage/> ~ Stage Core Questions? Contact Andy at stage(a)fireflyartscollective.org 8. The Return of POWERPOINT CLUB At Firefly this year, we'll again be coordinating an on-site version of an event we've been holding every month in Camberville: POWERPOINT CLUB! Inspired by a Buzzfeed article, PowerPoint Club is an event where attendees give THREE MINUTE presentations on any topic they are passionate about. Three minutes is NOT a long time! It's super fun to try to convey everything you want in that amount of time, and nobody gets bored, unlike 99% of all PowerPoint presentations. It grasps your attention and is lots of fun. It's great for people who are afraid of public speaking because nobody expects it to be polished or anything. Want to present? SIGN UP HERE: http://bit.ly/pptfirefly <http://bit.ly/pptfirefly> WHEN/WHERE? Lions Stage, 9pm Wednesday night (July 3). Thanks to the Lions for hosting! THE RULES Presentations will be three minutes long, plus an additional two minutes for Q&A and anything else. We will keep to this schedule within one SECOND. Presentations can be anything you are passionate about. You must upload your PowerPoint at http://bit.ly/pptffupload no later than SATURDAY, JUNE 29 in either PPT or PDF format. Or you can use poster board instead of PowerPoint. Or you can choose to have no materials at all and just talk at us. You must sign up at http://bit.ly/pptfirefly to present. You don't need a topic yet. If we get more than 20 responses there will be a waitlist. We will also have some prior presentations on hand if you want to present someone else's slides which is usually hilarious fun. Questions? aethelwer(a)gmail.com

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Glowbe 6.7.19
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 07 Jun '19

07 Jun '19

TOC Fire Spinning Circles Support Local Economy Carpool Instructions Gnome Shifts Added Coffee Kitchen Co-lead Transport Co-lead 1. Fire Spinning Circles at Firefly Hello all fire spinners and camps who want to have a spinning circle! It doesn't matter if your camp has had a spinning circle in previous years or if your camp has never had one, you need to contact Bendy at bendy(a)fireflyartscollective.org <mailto:bendy@fireflyartscollective.org> (or talk to me in person) to have your spinning circle approved. Thanks, Bendy (Safety Cluster lead & Co-lead of Fire) bendy(a)fireflyartscollective.org <mailto:bendy@fireflyartscollective.org> 2. Support the Local Economy During the Work Weekends and the actual event, remember to support the local economy by making purchases in Bethel and remember to mention that you are with Firefly. In a time when other regionals have struggled to find location to have their event, Firefly has been on the same site since 2009. We have have very good relations with our host town and hope to remain in Bethel for many more years. johnfrommaine(a)fireflyartscollective.org <mailto:Johnfrommaine@fireflyartscollective.org> 3. Carpool: Request or Offer a Ride Drivers, please be sure you are offering all available spaces in your car! Everyone must pull together to rideshare whenever possible, since we are so tight on parking spaces. Go to our page at Ricky Rides <http://www.rickyrides.com/firefly-arts-collective> to offer or ask for a ride! Easy Ricky Rides instructions are here. <http://www.rickyrides.com/instructions> Contact transport <mailto:transport@fireflyartscollective.org> if you have questions or for more details. 4. Gnome Open Shifts Added, Gnomes are Hawt! Hello Gnomes and Gnome Wanna-bees! We have added Gnome Shifts on Sunday to support GTFO. If you are on the LNT team and will be looking to "generally help out things" on Sunday after packing up, Gnoming during GTFO would be a HUGE help. Or, if you are interested in joining the people who stick around after everyone skedaddles, this is a fine way to do it. Please consider Gnome shifts to support GTFO. Those guys get a T-shirt, but you get a sweet hat. It is also possible that at that time, GTFO and LNT will be smooth as silk and Gnomes can chill. In related news, there could be a few extra gnomes during the "Burn" of the bug on Friday or the Temple on Saturday, please consider. If the shift is full and you really want to do it, contact Gnomes and you will be added! Gnome! Is by far the most unique volunteer aspect of Firefly. Be unique with us! (no irony here, look away naysayers) Get the hawt hat! Contact at: gnomes(a)fireflyartscollective.org <mailto:gnomes@fireflyartscollective.org> 5. Do you love coffee? Coffee Kitchen is seeking a third co-lead to learn how the process works and to help manage volunteers during the event. Help us caffeinate Firefly and keep all volunteers awake and happy! For more information please email: coffee(a)fireflyartscollective.org 6. We still need Transport Co-Leads Before Event—Assists with finding and training on-board bus volunteers for all bus trips, communications (emails), logistics and perks (bus locations, detours, etc.) During Event—Meet and board busses when they arrive at the event, assist busses with turning around, answer passenger questions about the bus (schedule, perks, exodus), collects materials from on-board bus coordinators. Exodus—Checks in passengers, coordinates staging area for luggage, makes sure passengers load gear onto trucks and busses in a timely manner, makes sure busses leave on time. Email: transport(a)fireflyartscollective.org if you’re interested in the above position.

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Placement Brunch and Placement Applications due Wednesday
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 03 Jun '19

03 Jun '19

Placement Brunch is this Sunday! Art and Theme Camp Placement applications are due this WEDNESDAY! This is a reminder, you have just 2 days remaining to submit your Placement forms for any Art or Theme Camp that you want to reserve space for (or have listed on the event map). We've only received about half of the expected number of entries so far, so some of you should stop procrastinating :-) Here's the link to the Placement Application questionnaire. <https://forms.gle/eTJKHj5YnWxBGPyF7> Placement Brunch is at Noon next Sunday, June 9 at the Firefly site. We need your placement representative's contact info to send out directions. They also need to register (under their name) to attend Placement in advance through the Work Weekend signup here. <https://volunteer.fireflyartscollective.org/team/220> If you have special placement needs not covered by the form, or have other placement-related concerns, please email placement(a)fireflyartscollective.org

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Ticketing update for June 1st!
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 01 Jun '19

01 Jun '19

An update from Ticketing Core about where we stand, as of noon on June 1st: Tickets sold: 1235 Offers that haven't been purchased yet: 19 Offers that were ignored: 193 Refunded: 38 Waitlist: 353 I'm reducing the time a ticket offer is valid from 5 days to 3 days. Watch your waitlist numbers and be ready to purchase when the offer comes in. Contact us at ticketing central *before* your offer expires if you need an extra day, there's nothing we can do once it goes back to the waitlist. I am going to release some more tickets tonight. If you've decided you can't go, please return your ticket so that someone on the waitlist can take your place! Contact ticketing if you have any questions at tickets(a)fireflyartscollective.org

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Placement Announcement, Open Stage Sign Up, Call for Volunteers, Read the Guide
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 23 May '19

23 May '19

Glowbe 5/23/19 TOC Placement for Art and Theme Camps Open Stage Sign Up Now Call for Parking/Shuttle Volunteers Sage says: “Read the Survival Guide Newbies!” 1. Submit your Firefly Placement Applications now! If you plan on bringing a Theme Camp or Art to Firefly 2019, and you want to reserve space for it (and be on the event map), you must register it with Placement Core before midnight, June 5. Do it now, so you don't forget. Tell us all about your awesome project or Theme Camp Here <https://forms.gle/eTJKHj5YnWxBGPyF7> Remember, you'll also need to send a Placement Representative to the Firefly site for Placement Brunch at noon on Sunday, June 9. We'll follow up with details about that. Questions? Please email placement(a)fireflyartscollective.org 2. Sign-up: Open Stage is YOUR PLACE to perform, engage, entertain, inform Wooo Hooo! Firefly has an Open Stage available for your events. Anyone can reserve it for whatever talents or participatory fun you want to share! Sign up now. <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/participate/art-at-firefly/open-stage/> We would love to see your…Live Music; Dance; Circus; Spoken Word & Poetry; Fashion Shows; Films & Animations; Strange Contests of various ilk – Bacon Eating, Beard & Mustache, Wet Tutu etc; Contact Improv Jam, Dad Jokes Showcase, Vogue Battle…WHATEVER your imagination needs to express! SIGN UP HERE <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/participate/art-at-firefly/open-stage/> NOTE: Stage Dimensions 16′ across the front edge, 12′ across the back edge, 12′ deep. Stage open hours: Tue 1pm–11pm Wed–Thu 10am–11pm Fri–Sat* 10am–8pm (burn nights) * late night slots on Fri/Sat after the burns available by request One Hour time slots are allocated by signup here on a First come/first served basis. More than one slot can be used (together or on multiple days). We will contact you if there are any scheduling issues. Firefly Open Stage is improved every year to make performances easier than before. Spread the word on what we’ve got! Prominent location, visible from the big path. Stage and audience are protected from weather. Equipment includes a full sound system, assorted mics, lighting and power access for your equipment. More details on the Schedule page. Stage is not staffed, but Art Support Kamp is nearby. ACHIEVE FIREFLY LEGENDARY STATUS HERE <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/participate/art-at-firefly/open-stage/> If you have questions, please contact the Stage Core at stage(a)fireflyartscollective.org 3. 20 Feral goats spotted hunting parking core! Parking volunteers have gone missing due to goats ravaging the lower & upper parking lots! We need your help to keep these menacing creatures at bay and maintain order! **Warning** Jumping goats appear cute and social, but up close, they are sexual deviants known to ram without consent – keep a safe distance and report any goats on site, immediately! Don't worry even if protecting the lands from feral goats is not your forte, we still need your help! If you enjoy life size Tetris with motor vehicles or meeting the fireflies seeking refuge from the havoc inflicted by goats in upper and lower parking, gnawing on side mirrors & eating all the grass causing mudslides and vehicles getting stuck, consider volunteering with the Parking and Shuttle Cores! Your bravery will save many fireflies from frustration of avoiding getting trapped in mud or traffic from stampedes during exodus. Parking core is essential for a smooth transition to maintain order for getting in AND out of this festival. Parking and Shuttle needs your support, volunteer today or thank a core member for their devotion to aim for a goat free burn! Please sign up in the volunteer section at: Parking: https://volunteer.fireflyartscollective.org/team/205 Shuttle: https://volunteer.fireflyartscollective.org/team/221 Or contact your Parking Core Leads, Sarina Canelake or Erik Adams: parking(a)fireflyartscollective.org with any specific questions! 4. Survival Guide Important Info for Newbies Make sure everyone in your group reads it BEFORE packing and leaving for the event. If you wait to read it on the way there or during the event, it is too late. Check out the Survival Guide <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/getting-ready/survival-guide/> Here. Email communications(a)fireflyartscollective.org <mailto:communications@fireflyartscollective.org> with questions or comments.

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Want to buy and/or build a large shelter as pre-event volunteer role?
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 22 May '19

22 May '19

Sanctuary has learned that our shelter was eaten by rats. If you would like to help us, the job is to: Research shelter options (domes, carports, giant tents, etc) Run your idea by the Firefly treasurer (who will approve the cost) and the Sanctuary Co-Leads Coordinate construction of said shelter over a work weekend fireflyartscollective.org/getting-ready/work-weekends/ If you take this on you will be more likely to get approval for: A) Visiting the site before a Work Weekend (to take measurements), B) Work weekend spots, and C) Early arrival Email sanctuary(a)fireflyartscollective.org with your questions or interest!

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Work Weekend Sign Up
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 14 May '19

14 May '19

Sign-ups are open for June Work Weekends Work Weekends are upon us! Get to know your fellow Fireflies and the land before the event—learn skills and break a sweat in scenic VT to boot! This year’s WW dates: WW1- May 31-June 02 WW2- June 07-09 [+Placement] WW3- June 21-23 *Signups are due by the Thursday before each weekend. The Basics — Work Weekends in June are when volunteers travel up to the event space and prepare it. This can include, but is not limited to: gathering sticks for the bug, repairing or creating new paths, and general maintenance. Volunteers arrive after 6pm on Fridays (May 31st, June 7th, and 21st) and are expected to vacate by 6pm on Sundays. Tasty lunch is provided by Work Weekend Corps(™) on Saturday with basic snacks and coffee available the rest of the weekend. There is a lot of do in a relatively small amount of time, so it’s important that if you are going to attend work weekends you understand that the crews and corps are there to work, this is not a ‘Firefly lite’ or party event. That being said, there is a lot of fun to be had and it’s an excellent way to meet new people if you are new to the event and/or the community. We accept and encourage anyone and everyone to volunteer and will make accommodations for those with specific needs. This year we are putting an emphasis on both Radical Inclusion and Radical Self-Reliance. You are encouraged to consider what these tenants mean to you and how best you can implement them for the betterment of yourself and the community at large. Work Weekends are an opportunity to roll your sleeves up and give some sweat to the festival, but there are endless different ways that can be accomplished. If you have ideas beyond what the webpage offers, feel free to contact Work Weekend Core to discuss. Placement Brunch — June 9th is placement brunch which begins at 12pm. It is strongly encouraged that, if your camp is sending reps to Placement Weekend, they be ready to contribute to the infrastructure work as well. Due to limited parking, if you will only be attending placement, YOU MUST still sign up for WW that Sunday and indicate you’ll be attending placement. Placement info: https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/getting-ready/placement/ <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/getting-ready/placement/> Work Weekend info and sign up: https://volunteer.fireflyartscollective.org/team/220 <https://volunteer.fireflyartscollective.org/team/220>

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Bus Tickets, Early Arrival and Vehicle Access, SMOL Grants, Call for Volunteers, Survival Guide, Witch Lights, Accessibility Core, Work Weekend
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 09 May '19

09 May '19

TOC Buy Your Bus Ticket Now Early Arrival Application and Vehicle Access SMOL Grants open till May 31st Call for Transport Co-lead Volunteers Call for First Aid Volunteers Updated Survival Guide Call for Witch Lights Volunteers Important Accessibility Core Information Work Weekend Sign-up 1. Plan Early – Buy Your Bus Ticket Now Buy bus tickets by logging into your profile here. <https://volunteer.fireflyartscollective.org/site/login> We offer refunds upon request through June 17, 2019 — two weeks before the event opens. After that date, we will unfortunately only be able to offer refunds if the buses sell out AND someone else needs your ticket. Bus ticket purchases must be made online, and will end at the same time that event ticket sales close. For more info email transport(a)fireflyartscollective.org <mailto:transport@fireflyartscollective.org> 2. Early Arrival Application and Vehicle Access Looking to arrive early for Firefly to set up art, theme camp, or volunteer for an early shift? Do you need access to the woods for a vehicle? The 2019 Early Arrival application is now live! <https://forms.gle/rHCG3EKizjrgbJs26> Vehicle Hill Access for Early Arrival and Exodus There is a new process this year for registering your vehicle for hill access. The GTFO Vehicle Registration information is now a section within the Early Arrival application. We did this to streamline the process and reduce the amount of forms that people need to fill out. ***Pay attention for separate confirmation emails because it’s possible to receive Early Arrival approval as an individual, but have your Pinto rejected by GTFO.*** If you recently used last year’s link for GTFO Vehicle registration, you will need to include that info again when applying for Early Arrival. Please use the Early Arrival Form for Vehicle Hill Access during Early Arrival and Exodus. Questions? If you have concerns regarding vehicle access, email gtfo(a)fireflyartscollective.org. Otherwise, drop us a line at early(a)fireflyartscollective.org. 3. “Smol” Art Grants open until May 31st! The major art grants are all closed, but Smol grants are still available! Smol Grants are awarded in lesser amounts than a full Creativity Grant (between $40 and $99), and are meant to help cover expenses associated with projects of a small (or “smol”) size or scope. The application process is also more lightweight and simply involves filling out a Google form. They are particularly designed to encourage creation by new participants and participants who haven’t brought art to Firefly before, but everyone is welcome to apply! Get all the details on the Firefly Smol Grant Page <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/participate/art-at-firefly/art-grants…> on the website. And apply for a Smol Grant by filling out this Form. <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1iSCthnLFzsk72B_fctuycP6F0p-ZiBscafBo38VsmRY> Questions? Email us at grants(a)fireflyartscollective.org <mailto:grants@fireflyartscollective.org>. 4. Transport Co-Leads Wanted Before Event—Assists with finding and training on-board bus volunteers for all bus trips, communications (emails), logistics and perks (bus locations, detours, etc.) During Event—Meet and board busses when they arrive at the event, assist busses with turning around, answer passenger questions about the bus (schedule, perks, exodus), collects materials from on-board bus coordinators Exodus—Checks in passengers, coordinates staging area for luggage, makes sure passengers load gear onto trucks and busses in a timely manner, makes sure busses leave on time Email transport(a)fireflyartscollective.org if you’re interested in the above position. 5. Call for First Aid Volunteers Firefly First Aid is seeking people to be mobile response for minor injuries and healthcare issues! If you are trained to be an EMT, paramedic, RN, NP, PA, ME, or DO, please volunteer for a licensed shift! If you don't have any training, you can join as an unlicensed volunteer. Training sessions will be both in Boston before the event and on site. Any questions can be sent to First Aid Core lead, lia(a)fireflyartscollective.org. 6. Updated Survival Guide For seasoned Fireflies and Newbies alike. Check out the new and improved Survival Guide <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/getting-ready/survival-guide/>. Read it with ease on your mobile. What you’ll find in this year’s Survival Guide: Critical Info regarding the Site and the Event New Infrastructure Section, a list of festival resources and structures to help you learn what is available at the event Leave no Trace and “Moop” defined Camping at Firefly and what to expect Pictures! Your photos from the gallery at use And much more... Make sure everyone in your group reads it before packing and leaving for the event. Email communications(a)fireflyartscollective.org <mailto:communications@fireflyartscollective.org> with questions or comments. 7. Volunteer to help with the Witch Lights! Call for volunteers: help make the Witch Lights move! The Witch Lights have been an evolving art installation for the last four Fireflies. This year, they will be moving around the festival, appearing in a new location every night! But I need help from the community for it to happen. Specifically, I need: Volunteers to assist in moving the lights and managing batteries Suggestions for when and where the Witch Lights should appear The Witch Lights are easy to break down, move, and install, as long as there's more than one person doing it. I'm one person. I really need your help. It's easy. And fun! Volunteer to help the Witch Lights here. <https://airtable.com/shrm5XPNLFklO5JhG> The Witch Lights were originally intended to beckon passers by, and lead you to something magical or secret. And so, I ask you: Do you have a thing? An art? An event? A secret? Is there a thing you discovered, that maybe other people don't know about? Is it a little bit out of the way? Do you want the Witch Lights to guide people to it, one night? Tell me your secrets! Or, if there's a place that you just plain think the Witch Lights would be nifty, tell me that too... Suggest a location here. <https://airtable.com/shrqCirH1LI3FJwTK> 8. Accessibility Core Information for Participants As you might be aware Firefly is one of the most physically inaccessible burns in the country. This can limit who is able to attend the event. While we cannot make the mountain level, we can make things a bit easier for folks with any sort of long term or short term physical disability. 4 years ago Accessibility Squad was started by a determined and generous firefly with a couple carts and the goal to help as many folks who needed it as they could. This year we are excited to make our second year of Accessibility Core even better than first. We can help you get your gear to your camp. We have a vehicle and volunteer drivers to get your things up to the site and a brute squad/haulers to get your stuff the rest of the way. We will have volunteers available during most daylight hours during the event: Tuesday 7/2: 11 am-8 pm Wednesday 7/3: 8 am-8 pm Thursday 7/4: 8 am-8 pm Friday 7/5: 8 am-8 pm Saturday 7/6: 8 am-8 pm Sunday 7/7: 9 am-8 pm There will be two points of contact with us, the gate/greeters tent and the rangers tent. A comprehensive step by step guide on how to get accessibility help will be released in a coming edition of the Glowbe closer to the event. Important Accessibility Core Exodus Information Accessibility's ability to help is limited by two important factors, the weather and the total number of participants that need assistance. If there is bad weather we will not be able to run the carts to assist people. This is not something within our control and everyone using this service needs to know that bad weather could greatly impact your ability to get to or leave your campsite. If there is a high volume of people using accessibility services it could also impact our ability to assist in a timely fashion. Participants may not be able to leave when they would like to, but we will make all efforts to help in the fairest, most efficient way possible. We ask that all participants understand the limitations we are dealing with and plan accordingly. Exodus poses significant challenges as all participants will be leaving on the same day. Because of this all participants that are taking the bus will need to be ready to leave by 9:00 am on Sunday. We may not be able to reach you for hours but it's vital that people using the bus are ready to leave first thing in the morning. We are aware this is an additional challenge but it is the only way we can effectively move people down the mountain. Anyone not taking the bus during exodus may not be able to get assistance until the afternoon. Again, please plan accordingly. We have not capped the number of people able to sign up for accessibility yet but a cap could be implemented in future years if we run into volume issues. Accessibility will still help in anyway we can if there are issues but we can not promise timely assistance. Contact Chelsea and Matt O with any questions or concerns at accessibility(a)fireflyartscollective.org <mailto:accessibility@fireflyartscollective.org> 9. Work Weekend Sign-up Announce The ability to sign up for Work Weekends will be happening Friday (May 10). Stay tuned to the Announce List and the Work Weekend Page <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/getting-ready/work-weekends/> on the website for more details. .

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Reminder: Ticket Lottery Registration Closes Monday
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 27 Apr '19

27 Apr '19

** The window to register for the Firefly ticket lottery is still open, get in by Monday April 29th ** Remind your flakiest friend or campmate to register for their ticket like, RIGHT MEOW. More info go here. <http://www.fireflyartscollective.org/firefly/tickets> If you've already registered, please log back in and make sure your status is "You're ready to be randomized!" If it isn't, you'll miss the lottery. Register here. <https://volunteer.fireflyartscollective.org/> The lottery occurs May first! Contact us at tickets(a)fireflyartscollective.org.

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Grants Last Call, Call for New Board Members, SFTY3rd Registration Open to All Volunteers
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 25 Apr '19

25 Apr '19

TOC Last Call for Legacy Grants, Burner Exchange Grants, and Skillshare Grants Call for New FAC Board Members Registration for SFTY3rd is now open to all Volunteers Art Grants: Last Call for Legacy, Burner Exchange, and Skillshare grants! The last round of major grants closes at 11:59pm this Sunday, April 28! Smol Grants are also open, and will be open for at least another month. The Legacy Grants are provided to support existing projects which have been to Firefly in the past. Art can be exposed to many elements at Firefly—mud, rain, sun, and most of all, people—and this grant is designed to provide funding to help with wear and tear produced by this exposure. The Burner Exchange Grants are for art that has already appeared either at a regional burn event or Burning Man and showcases the local flavor of its origin. Grant money is intended to be applied to minor maintenance / improvements and shipping costs to Vermont. The Skillshare Grants allow artists to broaden or deepen their skill sets by funding specific classes or training in an artistic field. Apply for any of these grants <http://grants.fireflyartscollective.org/> at our portal. For questions, contact us at grants(a)fireflyartscollective.org Call for New FAC Board Members We are looking for a limited number of participants to add to the Firefly Arts Collective Board of Directors to fill positions vacated in the past year. The Board is responsible for the financial and legal obligations of Firefly Arts Collective Inc. The Board is also responsible for planning the long term development and growth of the organization. Board members are expected to physically attend monthly meetings in the Boston area and contribute several hours of work per week on a year-round basis. Go here for more info. <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/news/call-new-board-member-interest-f…> To learn more about the specific responsibilities of Firefly Board Members, please review our Bylaws <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/firefly-arts-collective/bylaws/>. If you have interest in contributing to Firefly at this organizational level, please fill out this Application for Board Membership <https://forms.gle/dGbHmdSk1SZJ8mEdA> or contact board(a)fireflyartscollective.org if you have any questions about our process. Registration for SFTY3rd 2019 on May 10-12 in Scarborough, ME is now open to all Firefly volunteers SFTY3rd is a training/social weekend aimed primarily at Firefly Safety volunteers but is open to all Firefly Core volunteers. If you are new to Firefly, new to Safety Cores (Rangers, First Aid, Sanctuary & Fire) or are a seasoned Firefly volunteer—there is good information to learn about working together in Emergencies. Take your required Safety Core trainings and/or cross-training with the other Cores. Learn about the Incident Command System (ICS) and how to work together with other Cores and outside agencies in emergencies or large scale incidents. There will be a small fee to attend of $10 that will go towards meals for the weekend. Bring your own drinks and snacks. More information can be found on the SFTY3rd page <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/participate/join-a-core/sfty3rd/> on the website. RSVP here. <https://forms.gle/fDPv6zRL4jMW2fV67> When we receive your request, we will send you a link to purchase your ticket and confirm your reservation for attendance.

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SFTY3rd 2019 - Registration now open!
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 22 Apr '19

22 Apr '19

Good morning everyone! We have opened registration for SFTY3rd 2019 on May 10-12 in Scarborough, Maine. What is SFTY3rd you ask? It is a training/social weekend aimed primarily at Firefly Safety volunteers. We have found that the information provided is helpful for all Firefly volunteers and have opened up the weekend to all Firefly Core volunteers. If you are new to Firefly, new to Safety Cores (Rangers, First Aid, Sanctuary & Fire) or are a seasoned Firefly veteran- there is good information to learn about working to gether in Emergencies planned and unplanned. TJ Kozma, Deanna Duffey, Talena Gandy and Kevin Tracey will be hosting for the sixth year. The weekend is jam packed with goodness! Something for everyone. Safety Core trainings and cross-trainings with the other Cores. An understanding of what everyone does and is responsible for goes a long way when working together. Also learn about the Incident Command System (ICS) and how to function in an emergency or large scale incident working together with other Cores and outside agencies. Arrival starts after 5pm on Friday or before training Saturday at 9am. Training on Saturday goes til 6pm followed by social time and a bonfire- get to know volunteers interested in safety at Firefly. Training on Sunday goes til about noon. It's an awesome opportunity to get involved, get trained and meet other Firefly Core Leads and volunteers. There will be a small fee to attend of $10 that will go towards meals for the weekend. Bring your own drinks and snacks. The location will be at Deanna and TJ's house in Scarborough, Maine (15 minutes south of Portland and easily accessible by bus and train from Boston). There is inside sleeping space in the barn. And in past years, the weather has been nice enough to camp outside in the yard and woods. Bring yer tent! Full Disclosure- This is not a party weekend. It is a weekend to learn, relax and socialize with fellow volunteers. RSVP here <https://forms.gle/6Uv8LuTrhDNcdmVy9>. When we receive your request- we will send you a link to purchase your ticket and confirm your reservation for attendance. Thank you! Your SFTY3rd Planning Team

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Call for New Board Member Interest for Firefly Arts Collective
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 20 Apr '19

20 Apr '19

Call for New Board Members We are looking for a limited number of participants to add to the Firefly Arts Collective Board of Directors to fill positions vacated in the past year. The Board is responsible for the financial and legal obligations of Firefly Arts Collective Inc. The Board is also responsible for planning the long term development and growth of the organization. Board members are expected to physically attend monthly meetings in the Boston area and contribute several hours of work per week on a year-round basis. To learn more about the specific responsibilities of Firefly Board Members, please review our Bylaws <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/firefly-arts-collective/bylaws/>. If you have interest in contributing to Firefly at this organizational level, please fill out this Application for Board Membership. <https://forms.gle/dGbHmdSk1SZJ8mEdA> After you fill out the form we will reply within a week to confirm receipt and may get back to you with some follow-up questions. We may invite you to attend a meeting to chat more about your responses and let you learn more about how we operate. Once we've had a chance to review all responses the Board will discuss and decide if we wish to add additional members, and solicit public comment on both candidates and sitting board members. The Firefly Board of Directors is relatively small to keep discussion and consensus-based decision making practical. Any candidates who we are unable to invite to join the Board will be kept on file to consider as future vacancies arise, and we will also send out this request for expression of interest on a regular basis. We're very excited to get new participants involved with the Firefly Board. Beyond the yearly Firefly camping event we would like to expand the year-round activities of Firefly Arts Collective. Firefly continues to collaborate with Somerville Open Studios and Figment Boston to bring more community art to our cities, and we are exploring other opportunities to engage more deeply with our larger home communities. We look forward to hearing from motivated participants with the time and energy to help expand and organize our community! Please fill out the application form <https://forms.gle/dGbHmdSk1SZJ8mEdA> if this opportunity interests you, or contact board(a)fireflyartscollective.org <mailto:board@fireflyartscollective.org> if you have any questions about our process.

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ticket announcement
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 14 Apr '19

14 Apr '19

Hello Fireflies! Welcome to the start of Firefly 2019! TLDR Summary: At registration for the ticket lottery, you will be asked to commit to how much you are willing to pay for a ticket. There are no changes to the lottery system. If you get a ticket, you’ll be asked to pay what you said you would. For Firefly to break even in 2019, the average ticket buyer would have to pay $95. We hope that some people pay more than the recommended average contribution, to cover the costs of some people paying less. This is an experiment: if it looks like Firefly won’t be able to meet its financial obligations as a result, the Board may decide to set a flat ticket price, as in past years. In 2018, Firefly introduced Financial Assistance for ticketing, which meant that Fireflies could write in to say that they could only pay a portion of the cost of a ticket, and a bunch of other Fireflies donated more than the cost of their ticket to help cover the difference. The community stepped up pitched in more than enough to cover the costs of every Firefly requesting financial assistance. This year, we want to expand this pricing system…to everyone. That lets you, and all the other Fireflies, pay what you are willing and able to make Firefly happen. So what’s the recommended ticket contribution? Based on our budget, if we changed nothing else, the ticket price would be $95/person. For some of you, this is more than your finances can handle; for others, it’s remarkably little for an experience as important to you as Firefly. So, this year we’re going to let you decide what you can pay. We ended 2018 in the red, but only barely. We expect 2019 expenses to be slightly higher–for instance, we’re adding 24-hour first aid/medical. For the last several years, we’ve kept ticket prices constant by adding about 10% more tickets…this year, we will not be increasing size of Firefly. Parking capacity and complexity is the largest structural constraint on event growth. Our budget estimates for 2019 and more information about how we ended up with $95 is here. <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/getting-ready/tickets/financial-backg…> How will getting a ticket work? Of course, you can read all about tickets on our website! <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/getting-ready/tickets/> The process of getting your Firefly ticket will change very little. There’s a FAQ describing in detail how things work. <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/getting-ready/tickets/ticket-info/> When you register for your ticket you’ll be asked what making Firefly happen is worth to you. We’ll have a lottery and a waitlist, just like past years. When your name gets to the top of the list, you’ll receive a ticket offer and pay the amount you decided on at registration. This is an experiment: if it looks like Firefly won’t be able to meet its financial obligations as a result, the Board may decide to choose a flat ticket price, as in past years. Other pricing will remain the same, including bus ticket prices (which covered around half the cost of the buses in 2018). How much you’re able to pay for your ticket does not affect the lottery. We hope this goes without saying, but to be totally clear: when you register for the lottery, and indicate how much you’re willing to pay for a ticket, that price has no bearing on your chance of getting a ticket. Every participant has the same chance of getting a ticket in the lottery, and groups are handled the same way they have been in the past <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/getting-ready/tickets/ticket-info/>. What happens if the new pricing system raises too much money? If Firefly has a revenue surplus, that money will roll over towards the next year’s budget and will reduce the recommended average ticket contribution next year. In 2018, the Financial Assistance system raised a bit more money than was needed. Because donors intended that money to go towards people requesting financial assistance, it won’t be used this year–we’ll reserve it until next year, in case we go back to a Financial Assistance model of ticketing. Registration opens this week! Ticket registration for Firefly 2019 will be open from Tuesday 16 April to Monday 29 April, and the Great Ticket Lottery will occur on 1 May. Register at volunteer.fireflyartscollective.org <https://volunteer.fireflyartscollective.org/>.

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Town Hall Meet this Sunday; Volunteers Wanted List
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 11 Apr '19

11 Apr '19

Welcome to GLOWBE 04/11/19 We want to take this opportunity to remind you that Firefly is run by volunteers! Firefly is YOUR event, and your participation is KEY to making it a success. There’s no better way to find out how you can participate than by meeting your fellow Fireflies at the Town Hall Meeting and asking how. Read the list below of current open volunteer opportunities and how you can find out more. TOC: Reminder: Town Hall Meeting, Sunday, April 14th, 3pm – 6pm Festival Volunteers Wanted 1) Reminder: Town Hall Meeting, Sunday, April 14 Come see your Firefly friends and make some new ones at the Firefly Town Hall! Learn about Firefly, the different cores, and how to volunteer. There will be a buffet of light fare and a cash bar for beverage service. When: Sunday April 14th, 3pm – 6pm Where: Mount Vernon Restaurants & Pub, 14 Broadway, Somerville, Massachusetts 02145 Visit the Event on Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/events/2317484065243290/> and invite all your friends! Email questions about the Town Hall Meeting to: lead(a)fireflyartscollective.org <mailto:lead@fireflyartscollective.org>. See our list below of current volunteers openings. Bring questions with you to our Town Hall Meeting, or if you can’t make it, contact the email addresses at the end of each volunteer wanted posts. 2) Volunteers Wanted Firefly is in need of a few good participants to help make all parts of Firefly run smoothly. Co-leads work with other co-leads and overall there is not a lot of work, just work that needs to be done! Any questions? Contact Volunteer Coordinator Abbie at abbie(a)fireflyartscollective.org <mailto:abbie@fireflyartscollective.org> or visit the Town Hall Meeting for more details. Transport Core is looking for 2 – 3 Co-leads Freight Truck Driver: Requires excellent driving record and can drive a 16 ft. rental truck. Able to pick up the rental on Sunday 6/30 and park it at provided location Drive it from Boston area to the event on Tuesday, 7/2 Drive from the event on Sunday 7/7 and back to the Boston area 7/7 Return the truck to the rental office Freight Lead for Bus Gear Truck: Requires attending Placement Work Weekend and Handling freight shares and payment. Find volunteers to help load and unload the gear truck and assist Driver with logistics Secure parking locations for the gear truck pre, during, and after the event Coordinate load in and load out with bus passengers and make sure they label all of their gear Make sure the truck leaves on time to and from the event Make sure: luggage dump areas get put on the event map and secure those locations with Placement Core; tarps are put down at the luggage dumps during early Arrival; work with signage core for luggage dump signs Handles lost and found for items left on the truck Transport Event Co-Lead Before Event Assist with finding and training on-board bus volunteers for all bus trips Assist with communications (email and facebook) Assist with logistics and perks (bus locations, detours, etc.) During Event Meet and board busses when they arrive at the event Assist busses with turning around Able to answer passenger questions about the bus (schedule, perks, exodus) Collect materials from on-board bus coordinators Exodus Check-in passengers Coordinate staging area for luggage Make sure passengers load gear onto trucks and busses in a timely manner Make sure busses leave on time Email transport(a)fireflyartscollective.org <mailto:transport@fireflyartscollective.org> if you’re interested in any of the above positions. Art Truck Core is looking for a Truck Driver Lead Requires time flexibility on the last day of the event. There are multiple stops in and around the Boston area which can run late on Sunday. Coordinate with artists to pick up Firefly bound art projects from multiple locations in the Boston area. Help pack art into a large truck, re-pack the art, and maybe even re-pack art again Driving the truck to the event Opening the truck up for artist to retrieve their art at the event On the last day of the event, help artist load/pack any art back onto the truck for a return trip to the Boston area Right after the event, provide the artist a place to pick up their art Email arttruck(a)fireflyartscollective.org <mailto:arttruck@fireflyartscollective.org> if you’re interested in the above position. Sanctuary Co-Lead Wanted Coordinate training and training materials, set-up and tear-down the sanctuary tent at Firefly, and manage the Sanctuary shift schedule. Sanctuary or similar experience desired. You will also need to attend SFTY3rd May 10th – 12th. Contact sanctuary(a)fireflyartscollective.org <mailto:sanctuary@fireflyartscollective.org> if you are interested in co-leading.

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Town Hall Meet this Sunday; Volunteers Wanted List
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 11 Apr '19

11 Apr '19

TOC Reminder: Town Hall Meeting, Sunday, April 14th, 3pm – 6pm Festival Volunteers Wanted Welcome to GLOWBE 04/11/19 We want to take this opportunity to remind you that Firefly is run by volunteers! Firefly is YOUR event, and your participation is KEY to making it a success. There’s no better way to find out how you can participate than by meeting your fellow Fireflies at the Town Hall Meeting and asking how. Read the list below of current open volunteer opportunities and how you can find out more. 1) Reminder: Town Hall Meeting, Sunday, April 14 Come see your Firefly friends and make some new ones at the Firefly Town Hall! Learn about Firefly, the different cores, and how to volunteer. There will be a buffet of light fare and a cash bar for beverage service. When: Sunday April 14th, 3pm – 6pm Where: Mount Vernon Restaurants & Pub, 14 Broadway, Somerville, Massachusetts 02145 Visit the Event on Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/events/2317484065243290/> and invite all your friends! Email questions about the Town Hall Meeting to: lead(a)fireflyartscollective.org <mailto:lead@fireflyartscollective.org>. See our list below of current volunteers openings. Bring questions with you to our Town Hall Meeting, or if you can’t make it, contact the email addresses at the end of each volunteer wanted posts. 2) Volunteers Wanted Firefly is in need of a few good participants to help make all parts of Firefly run smoothly. Co-leads work with other co-leads and overall there is not a lot of work, just work that needs to be done! Any questions? Contact Volunteer Coordinator Abbie at abbie(a)fireflyartscollective.org <mailto:abbie@fireflyartscollective.org> or visit the Town Hall Meeting for more details. Transport Core is looking for 2 – 3 Co-leads Freight Truck Driver: Requires excellent driving record and can drive a 16 ft. rental truck. Able to pick up the rental on Sunday 6/30 and park it at provided location Drive it from Boston area to the event on Tuesday, 7/2 Drive from the event on Sunday 7/7 and back to the Boston area 7/7 Return the truck to the rental office Freight Lead for Bus Gear Truck: Requires attending Placement Work Weekend and Handling freight shares and payment. Find volunteers to help load and unload the gear truck and assist Driver with logistics Secure parking locations for the gear truck pre, during, and after the event Coordinate load in and load out with bus passengers and make sure they label all of their gear Make sure the truck leaves on time to and from the event Make sure: luggage dump areas get put on the event map and secure those locations with Placement Core; tarps are put down at the luggage dumps during early Arrival; work with signage core for luggage dump signs Handles lost and found for items left on the truck Transport Event Co-Lead Before Event Assist with finding and training on-board bus volunteers for all bus trips Assist with communications (email and facebook) Assist with logistics and perks (bus locations, detours, etc.) During Event Meet and board busses when they arrive at the event Assist busses with turning around Able to answer passenger questions about the bus (schedule, perks, exodus) Collect materials from on-board bus coordinators Exodus Check-in passengers Coordinate staging area for luggage Make sure passengers load gear onto trucks and busses in a timely manner Make sure busses leave on time Email transport(a)fireflyartscollective.org <mailto:transport@fireflyartscollective.org> if you’re interested in any of the above positions. Art Truck Core is looking for a Truck Driver Lead Requires time flexibility on the last day of the event. There are multiple stops in and around the Boston area which can run late on Sunday. Coordinate with artists to pick up Firefly bound art projects from multiple locations in the Boston area. Help pack art into a large truck, re-pack the art, and maybe even re-pack art again Driving the truck to the event Opening the truck up for artist to retrieve their art at the event On the last day of the event, help artist load/pack any art back onto the truck for a return trip to the Boston area Right after the event, provide the artist a place to pick up their art Email arttruck(a)fireflyartscollective.org <mailto:arttruck@fireflyartscollective.org> if you’re interested in the above position. Sanctuary Co-Lead Wanted Coordinate training and training materials, set-up and tear-down the sanctuary tent at Firefly, and manage the Sanctuary shift schedule. Sanctuary or similar experience desired. You will also need to attend SFTY3rd May 10th – 12th. Contact sanctuary(a)fireflyartscollective.org <mailto:sanctuary@fireflyartscollective.org> if you are interested in co-leading.

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Conduct Committee Hiatus Dates Announced
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 09 Apr '19

09 Apr '19

Conduct Committee Hiatus Dates: June 16 – July 17 Please submit a Firefly Incident Report ASAP if you require a Conduct Committee investigation before this year’s festival. If you have questions about what kind of incident to report, go to our FAQ page <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/firefly-arts-collective/firefly-polic…> or Conduct Committee Policies <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/firefly-arts-collective/firefly-polic…> page. The Conduct Committee does not operate during the hiatus. You can still submit an Incident Report during the hiatus, but any investigation will not begin until after July 17, 2019. To submit a report now, go to this Confidential Online Form <http://tiny.cc/FIRF>. You can email conduct-committee(a)fireflyartscollective.org <mailto:conduct-committee@fireflyartscollective.org> with questions.

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Town Hall, Sanctuary Questionnaire, Work Weekend Dates, Sfty3rd Dates, Grant Submissions Extended
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 04 Apr '19

04 Apr '19

Table of Contents Town Hall Meeting, April 14th, 3pm – 6pm Firefly’s Sanctuary 2019 Questionnaire (and Co-lead wanted) Work weekend Dates Announced Sfty3rd Training Weekend Dates Announced Deadline Extended for BEX, Skillshare, and Legacy Grants | Smol Grants Submissions Open 1) Town Hall Meeting, Sunday, April 14, 2019 Come see your Firefly friends and make some new ones at the Firefly Town Hall! Learn about Firefly, the different cores, and how to volunteer. There will be a buffet of light fare and a cash bar for beverage service. When: Sunday April 14th, 3pm – 6pm Where: Mount Vernon Restaurants & Pub, 14 Broadway, Somerville, Massachusetts 02145 Visit the Event on Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/events/2317484065243290/> and invite all your friends! Email questions about the Town Hall Meeting to: lead(a)fireflyartscollective.org <mailto:lead@fireflyartscollective.org>. 2) Help out Firefly Sanctuary by responding to a questionnaire (and Sanctuary wants a co-lead!) Question 1. Do you know of an accessible space in Boston for a ~20 person training? I am working on scheduling one Sanctuary training in the Boston Area in May and one in June, to supplement the trainings at SFTYrd and at Firefly. I'm looking for accessible locations that can fit around 20 people. I have some options but am hoping to find the most accessible space possible. Question 2. Do you know of a training date that will be in conflict with another important event/date? With this many people it will be impossible to find the perfect dates, but I at least know to avoid Porchfest weekend and other holidays like Memorial Day. Do you know of any other dates to avoid? Question 3 and separate form. Do you have opinions or ideas for Sanctuary? I would love to hear them! Email sanctuary(a)fireflyartscollective.org <mailto:sanctuary@fireflyartscollective.org> or fill out this form <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdn8Ww6NonBxO-hxSaxPLtHwdUUb947tla…> which prompts for specific feedback. Co-lead wanted: Want to see behind-the-curtain of how Firefly is organized, and contribute your ideas? Join me as co-lead of Sanctuary! It will mostly be writing emails, but also it's fun to interact with the other leads and the Board and see how this ship miraculously runs so well. Respond to sanctuary(a)fireflyartscollective.org <mailto:sanctuary@fireflyartscollective.org> before May 2019 with any suggestions, dates, opinions, or if you are interested in co-leading. Cheers, Nate "Zieve," he/his/him, Sanctuary Lead-but-hopefully-Co-Lead 2019 3) Work Weekend Save-the-Dates Work Weekend 1 June 1 – 2, 2019 Tasks—Clearing Site and Event Infrastructure Work Weekend 2 + Placement June 8 – 9, 2019 Tasks—Event Infrastructure, Theme Camp and Art Placement Work Weekend 3 June 22 – 23, 2019 Tasks—Remaining Event Infrastructure and Theme Camp Infrastructure Work Weekend sign-up announcements will go out closer to May. Email workweekend(a)fireflyartscollective.org <mailto:workweekend@fireflyartscollective.org> with any questions. 4) Sfty3rd Training Weekend SFTY3rd Celebrates 6 years! Date: May 10 – 12, 2019 SFTY3rd is our annual ICS (Incident Command System) Training weekend for Firefly Core volunteers. While we focus on Safety Cores, if your volunteer role assists Safety or works with Safety Cores in an emergency, this training is for you. I hope you are able to join us for a weekend of fun and education. We will have a max capacity again this year, so reserve early if you plan on attending. Sign up announcements will go out in the next couple of weeks. If you have any questions please email SFTY3rd(a)gmail.com. Thank you, Athena & Your Safety Third Hosts 5) Deadline Extended for BEX, Skillshare, and Legacy Grants | Smol Grants Submissions Open The deadlines for submitting BEX <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/participate/art-at-firefly/art-grants…>, Skillshare, <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/participate/art-at-firefly/art-grants…> and Legacy <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/participate/art-at-firefly/art-grants…> grants has been extended to April 28, 2019. Go to the Art Grants <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/participate/art-at-firefly/art-grants/> page on the website and find grant page to submit a proposal. We're now accepting applications for Smol Grants! Smol grants <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/participate/art-at-firefly/art-grants…> are awarded in amounts between $40 and $99 for art projects at Firefly of a smaller size or scope. Smol grants will be awarded on a rolling basis, so apply early to maximize your chances of being approved! Go here to apply for one. <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/participate/art-at-firefly/art-grants…> Email questions to grants(a)fireflyartscollective.org <mailto:grants@fireflyartscollective.org>. Thanks, sara + art grant core

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Creativity Grant R2 applications due Sunday
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 12 Mar '19

12 Mar '19

Hello, Fireflies! The deadline for Firefly Creativity Grant applications draws near; apply by this coming **Sunday night, March 17th!** Help us help you fund your art! (Creativity Grant Details) <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/participate/art-at-firefly/art-grants…> OTHER GRANTS STILL OPEN FOR SUBMISSION: Burner Exchange Grants (BEX Grants)—Deadline March 25 (BEX Grant Details) <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/participate/art-at-firefly/art-grants…> The BEX Grants are for art that has already appeared either at a regional burn event or Burning Man and showcases the local flavor of its origin. Grant money is intended to be applied to minor maintenance / improvements and shipping costs to Vermont. BEX Grants are awarded for up to $1000. Legacy Grants—Deadline March 25 (Legacy Grant Details) <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/participate/art-at-firefly/art-grants…> The Legacy Grants are provided to support existing projects which have been to Firefly in the past. Art can be exposed to many elements at Firefly—mud, rain, sun, and most of all, people—and this grant is designed to provide funding to help with wear and tear produced by this exposure. Legacy grants are awarded in tiers of $100 and $300. If you signed up in a previous year, your accounts are no longer active. Please sign up again so we are sure to have your most current information on file. Submissions are handled through the Firefly Art Grants Web Portal <https://grants.fireflyartscollective.org/>. For even more information on all Firefly Grants, please visit the Firefly Art Grants Overview <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/participate/art-at-firefly/art-grants/>. Feel free to reach out with any questions to: grants(a)fireflyartscollective.org <mailto:grants@fireflyartscollective.org>. Thank you! – Firefly Art Grant Core

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Correction re: theme camp listings
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 12 Mar '19

12 Mar '19

CORRECTION FROM LAST GLOWBE THEME CAMPS: Submit your listings for the web site WEB SITE ONLY: If your theme camp is coming to Firefly, send in your cover photo and description for the web site through the <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/participate/theme-camps/theme-camp-li…> <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/participate/theme-camps/theme-camp-li…>Theme Camp Web Listing Request Form <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/participate/theme-camps/theme-camp-li…>. ***This form does not get you on the map or places you.**** It’s JUST for the web site. This form is just for the web site listing; it DOES NOT register you for placement or map. When you do register for theme camp placement later in the year, it DOES NOT put your theme camp info on the web site—two different forms. (This could change is someone makes it so.) ****Theme camp registration for Placement during Work Weekend happens much later in the year.**** DO NOT contact Placement for registration yet. Stay tuned for future announcements regarding theme camp registration. The list on the WEB SITE of theme camps 2019: https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/theme-camps/ <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/theme-camps/> What is a theme camp? https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/participate/theme-camps/ <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/participate/theme-camps/>

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Firefly Art Grants 2019: Applications open for Creativity, Legacy, and Burner Exchange Grants!
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 21 Feb '19

21 Feb '19

Hello, Fireflies! Firefly Art Grant season is rolling right along! While the Early Application deadline has passed for Creativity Grants, you can still apply during the second round of consideration until Sunday night, March 17. In addition, two more art grants are open for submissions: Burner Exchange Grants (BEX Grants) <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/participate/art-at-firefly/art-grants…> Legacy Grants <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/participate/art-at-firefly/art-grants…>The BEX Grants are for art that has already appeared either at a regional burn event or Burning Man and showcases the local flavor of its origin. Grant money is intended to be applied to minor maintenance / improvements and shipping costs to Vermont. BEX Grants are awarded for up to $1000. The Legacy Grants are provided to support existing projects which have been to Firefly in the past. Art can be exposed to many elements at Firefly — mud, rain, sun, and most of all, people — and this grant is designed to provide funding to help with wear and tear produced by this exposure. Legacy grants are awarded in tiers of $100 and $300. Schedule: March 17th: Second Round Creativity grant applications are due March 25th: BEX and Legacy grant applications are due Submissions are handled through the Firefly Art Grants Web Portal. If you signed up in a previous year, your accounts are no longer active. Please sign up again so we are sure to have your most current information on file: https://grants.fireflyartscollective.org <https://grants.fireflyartscollective.org/> For even more information, please visit the following web page: Firefly Art Grants Overview: https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/participate/art-at-firefly/art-grants/ <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/participate/art-at-firefly/art-grants/> Feel free to reach out with any questions to: grants(a)fireflyartscollective.org <mailto:grants@fireflyartscollective.org>. Thank you! – Firefly Art Grant Core

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Creativity Grant First Round Submissions Now Due Sunday Night!
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 14 Feb '19

14 Feb '19

Let us help fund your art! The first round of Firefly Creativity Art Grants <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/participate/art-at-firefly/art-grants…> was going to be due this Friday Feb. 15, but we thought you might want one more weekend to submit, so now the deadline is Sunday night (2/17) at midnight! This is your chance to get your submission reviewed first and possibly funded much earlier than usual. With a small number of submissions so far, your proposal will get a lot more attention. When the second round happens and we have 40 applications to wade through, it will be much harder to stand out. Even if you don’t get accepted now, you can easily reapply for the Second Round. You have literally nothing to lose by applying early! Read more about Creativity Grants here <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/participate/art-at-firefly/art-grants…> The submissions close the night of Sunday, February 17, at midnight.

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Firefly 2019 begins! Art Grants, Volunteer opportunities, Theme camp listings & more! [GLOWBE 2019.01]
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 29 Jan '19

29 Jan '19

Hello Fireflies! The Glowbe is a bulletin of time-sensitive or useful info about Firefly. This is the first GLOWBE for Firefly 2019. The adventure begins!! This digest helps reduce traffic on the announce list - so read on for several important event updates. Table of Contents Art Grants: Temple and Moonshot applications due 1/31 Conduct Committee 2018 statistics Theme camps: Don’t delay! submit your listings now Volunteer for the Communications Committee 1) ART GRANTS: Firefly 2019 Temple & Moonshot, deadline: 1/31 There are only a few days left to submit entries for the Firefly 2019 Temple and Moonshot Grants! <https://grants.fireflyartscollective.org/> If you’ve ever thought about creating a Temple for Firefly, now is the time, and with our new accelerated schedule and higher budgets you’ll have more resources than ever to plan and prepare something great. <https://grants.fireflyartscollective.org/> Remember, if you don’t apply we’ll have to go with our Emergency Temple Design entitled “A Pile Of Sticks Leftover From The Bug Build”*. <https://grants.fireflyartscollective.org/> Submissions are due January 31st. <https://grants.fireflyartscollective.org/> Moonshot Note: If you previously submitted a Moonshot Grant over email, please resubmit using the Art Grant Portal linked below! <https://grants.fireflyartscollective.org/> Apply Here! <https://grants.fireflyartscollective.org/> * This is a joke — we’ve never had to formulate an Emergency Temple Design… yet! 2) Conduct Committee 2018 Year in Review Report released The Conduct Committee would like to share with you the work they have done with your participation and help. Thank you! Click here to download the Conduct Committee 2018 Year in Review Report. <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Firefly_Co…> --Sadiya The Conduct Committee can be reached at: conduct-committee(a)fireflyartscollective.org <mailto:conduct-committee@fireflyartscollective.org> 3) THEME CAMPS: Submit your listings for the web site If your theme camp is coming to Firefly, send in your cover photo and description for the web site through the Theme Camp Listing Request form <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/participate/theme-camps/theme-camp-li…>. If you want to keep your theme camp listing from last year, drop a line to communications(a)fireflyartscollective.org <mailto:communications@fireflyartscollective.org> and we’ll transfer it over for you. This is just for the web site; it doesn’t register you. That happens by writing to Placement Core <mailto:placement@fireflyartscollective.org>. They can help you find a good location and get you on the map. More info on Placement is here <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/firefly/getting-ready/placement/>. The list of camps so far: https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/theme-camps/ <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/theme-camps/> What is a theme camp? https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/participate/theme-camps/ <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/participate/theme-camps/> 4) VOLUNTEER: The communications committee wants you! Are you a good communicator? Creative? Engaging? Want to be part of creating the Firefly community? The Communications Committee wants you! You’ll help keep everyone informed as we come together to make Firefly 2019 happen. There are many different places you can contribute: the Firefly website, our newsletter (editing this Glowbe thing!), email lists, theme camp listings, art galleries, and more. Email communications(a)fireflyartscollective.org <mailto:communications@fireflyartscollective.org> and come join us today!

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