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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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