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pre-event PSA from The Glowbe, Firefly's newsletter
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 28 Jun '16

28 Jun '16

As of today, Firefly organizers are up in the woods organizing the event site. No more online signups or payments are available (except bus ticket sales, which end at 6pm.) Emails with questions/concerns will be responded to with heavy delay and possibly not answered at all until after the event. If you have a question, it possibly can be answered by anyone in the Firefly community: send it to FireflyBlink ( https://lists.fireflyartscollective.org/listinfo/fireflyblink) or post to the Firefly Facebook group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/31209741538/). ---------- "Just the Tip" by Wendy WTF Keep to the speed limit in town. ----------

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Glowbe Special Report: Safety at Firefly
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 27 Jun '16

27 Jun '16

Hello Fireflies! All ticketed participants should have received the "Final Info & Directions" email yesterday. As the event draws near, there is one final aspect of Firefly we want to stress to you: our Safety Cores. Read below to learn about the Rangers, Firefly First Aid, Sanctuary, and Fire Safety cores as well as the Security at Gate. *FIREFLY RANGERS* If you have any questions or need any assistance during the event, reach out to the Firefly Rangers. The Rangers are a group of volunteers that focus on the safety of the participants of Firefly and encourage self reliance, individual accountability, and shared responsibility among Fireflies. Rangers are a visible community resource, identified by their khaki-colored clothing (often a khaki shirt with the words “Firefly Ranger” written on it.) Rangers walk around Firefly in pairs. All Rangers carry radios and can quickly connect and arrange for other community resources including First Aid, Sanctuary, or Fire Safety. Feel free to flag down a Ranger if you need anything! You can also stop by Ranger Headquarters at any time of day or night to get assistance or say hi! Ranger Headquarters is located at the intersection of Mercurial and Verdant, adjacent to the open stage. Should you need emergency assistance in the woods (anything you might call 911 for), the fastest way to get that NOT by calling 911 yourself but by getting ahold of a Ranger. Rangers can quickly facilitate getting emergency assistance to the event, meeting them at Gate, and bringing them to where you are in the woods. Rangers also serve the Firefly community as non-confrontational mediators. Rangers can work with participants to address disputes, resolve or prevent potential safety concerns, and assist in responding to medical, emotional, and personal safety emergencies. If you have any questions, feel free to email rangers(a)fireflyartscollective.org or stop by Ranger Headquarters during the event. ----------- *FFFFA PSA* Hi folks! Here's a friendly reminder from Firefly's First Aid volunteer services! Remember to look out for ticks, knives, sticks, rocks, fire, art, lasers, trees, hippies, 4-wheeled polari vehicles, DPW, darkwads, the dark, the sun, undercooked food, overcooked food, cancer, chemtrails, rain, water, lack of water, air, lack of air, fun, lack of fun, too much fun, alcohol, mud, hills, and slippery slopes. Oh, and look out for your friends, too - as good friends do. Let us not forget how terribly hazardous to your health these things could be! If, perchance, you find yourself in a predicament, having failed to look out for (and having become caught in the grip of) one (or multiple!) of the aforementioned health hazards, you will likely wish that you had planned ahead and brought adequate first aid supplies to manage your entirely predictable injury and/or illness. Our advice to you: Be prepared, and bring your own first aid supplies. Please bring your prescribed medications as well. About Us: Firefly First Aid is not a medical service. We are not doctors to diagnose you; we are not nurses to administer treatments to you. We are volunteers who are willing to provide you with first aid assistance if you find that you've forgotten to remember to remind yourself to pack your now-forgotten bacitracin. However, if SHIT GETS REAL, come find us without delay. (The fastest way to do so is through a Ranger.) We actually know what the fuck to do in an emergency and might be able to keep you alive while simultaneously coordinating the call to 911 and moving you to a pick up spot for the paramedics. Think you or a friend needs to go to the hospital? Come find us by running recklessly down the muddy hill at night with tears obscuring your vision in the vague direction of the main Ranger Station at the intersection of Mercurial and Verdant. If we First Aid volunteers aren't sitting in wait for you to gravely injure yourself and add some excitement to our day, the Rangers will know how to find us. Firefly First Aid! And remember folks, The 4th F is for... ... Friendly! ----------- SANCTUARY *“Rangers help, First Aid treats, Sanctuary soothes.”* *What is Sanctuary?* Sanctuary offers our Fireflies peer counseling in the event of a non-medically related event or emergency. Sanctuary is a safe, comfortable, and private space for participants that need a caring listener or low-stimulus environment. Sanctuary is about Grounding and Growing. Participants that use Sanctuary are like lost wild dandelion seeds in the wind. It's our job to bring those flying seeds back down to planet Earth, ground them, and then allow them to grow again. *Why Sanctuary?* Each participant attends Firefly for fun. We wouldn't do it if it wasn't fun, whatever that may mean to each of us. The participants that come to Sanctuary are usually no longer having fun. They are no longer experiencing joy. We help these participants to be grounded again. We engage with participants when they need someone to talk to, need assistance with emotional trauma, interpersonal issues, anxiety, triggering of past events, or just overwhelmed and overstimulated by the Firefly experience. Sanctuary volunteers help our participants walk through their difficult time. *Where is Sanctuary?* Sanctuary is located at the top of the field to the right of the main entrance to the woods on Mercurial Path. ----------- *FIRE SAFETY* DRY CONDITIONS - It was dry on-site the last couple weekends and the forecast doesn't have any significant rain between now and the event. The current fire warning level is moderate: http://fpr.vermont.gov/forest/fires/monitoring. It's really dry! Bring more water, be aware when lighting fires of the conditions. GENERATORS - If you've got a generator, please make sure to keep it at least 10' from your pile of gas cans and anything else combustible (like tents). EXISTING FIRE PITS - No new fire pits are allowed. All the standard rules apply to the existing pits: clear the area, make sure you have a FULL water bucket and a bucket of dirt or a shovel around, and keep the fire attended at all times, no exceptions, period. If your fire is found unattended IT WILL BE PUT OUT. ABOVE-GROUND FIRE PITS - All of the above for existing fire pits, plus you need to make sure it does not leave a burn scar. FLAME EFFECTS - All flame effects must be inspected and tagged by Fire Safety before you can operate. Please make sure to send in your safety plans which include operation plans, diagram that shows how the effect works and its layout to fast(a)lists.fireflyartscollective.org. These inspections will look primarily at placement, construction, and safety equipment. We are going to be checking NFPA 160 compliance. Flame effects must be attended at all times by a sober and competent operator. BURNABLE ART - If you've got art that will be burned, and we haven't already been in touch, please email fast(a)lists.fireflyartscollective.org and let us know what you're working on. All artists are expected to manage their own perimeters, including recruiting volunteers. As always, TIKI TORCHES, PYROTECHNICS, and FIREWORKS are not allowed. FIRE SPINNING safety meetings for Conclave will occur at Friday 3pm at Lions and Saturday 2pm at Diode. Locations where fire spinning is allowed are in circles at Diode, Lamp, and Lions. You can find Fire Safety volunteers by flagging one of us down as we walk around the event (we'll be in red shirts), or by radio through the Rangers - either Dirt Rangers on shift, or by going to Ranger HQ. Please email fast(a)lists.fireflyartscollective.org if you have any questions. ----------- *GATE SECURITY* As in previous years, Firefly has contracted outside security staff to be stationed at Gate. They will assist Gate volunteers by verifying IDs and ensuring everyone who gets in has a ticket. These staffers provide security for other Vermont festivals and concerts, and are familiar with Firefly—this will be their third year assisting us. They make a point of treating all participants with respect. They are here to support us and are trained to defuse any potential situations that Firefly volunteers may not be comfortable handling. They will only leave Gate and enter the event if specifically requested by event organizers and will be accompanied by event organizers at that time. They are friendly, like to help out, and enjoy staffing our event. Feel free to say hi as you come in and greet them as you would any other volunteer. ----------- Have a happy, healthy, safe, joyful Firefly, and we'll see you in the woods! -----------

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The Glowbe, issue 13 (the penultimate issue before Firefly)
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 24 Jun '16

24 Jun '16

Firefly starts in just a few days, so we have a lot of messages to pass along. Prepare for the infodump! Final information & directions to Firefly will be sent to paid ticketholders in a separate email this weekend. There will be another Glowbe Special Edition from the Firefly safety cores on Monday. CONTENTS 1. Volunteer opportunities 2. Waitlist cleared; tickets available! 3. Coffee Hut/Base Camp update and info 4. ✮ Volunteer opportunity on-site Tuesday & Wednesday: posting signs with Propaganda Core! ✮ 5. Weather awareness 6. Volunteer for DPW shifts! 7. Pre-Bug-Burn Circus Show Call for Performers and Musicians 8. Temple Crew requests helping hands 9. Show off your art in the Art Tours! 10. "Just the Tip" If you've just signed up or have otherwise missed out on previous information, you can read previous issues of The Glowbe in the archives using the link at the bottom of this email. For more Firefly information, check out the website at http://fireflyartscollective.org, join the discussion forum/mailing list FireflyBlink at https://lists.fireflyartscollective.org/listinfo/fireflyblink, or hop into the Firefly Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/31209741538/. ---------- 1. Volunteer opportunities Less than 1 week till we hit the woods and there are still lots of volunteer opportunities! Firefly is volunteer run and we count on every participant to pitch in and take a few shifts. 1-2 shifts (or about 6 hours is a great number to shoot for). There are literally thousands of people hours that go into planning and running the event. THE ONLY LINK YOU NEED: https://volunteer.fireflyartscollective.org 1) Create an account. Takes 30 seconds. 2) Click on the name of the core (far left side) you are interested in to see what shifts are still available. 3) The “view schedule” button on the right will let you see who is already signed up for what shifts. ---------- 2. Waitlist cleared; tickets available! The active waitlist has been cleared; everyone who sent in a signed release form and logged onto the ticket site within the past two weeks has received a ticket offer. Woo hoo! We're still getting requests for refunds, thought. This means two things: - If you request a ticket refund, you will only get it if someone pops up on the waitlist wanting a ticket. Refunds will be processed in the order they are requested, so push that button now if you know you aren't going. - If you don't have a ticket and you want one, get your release form in NOW and log in to make sure you're active! There are always last-minute refunds, which means right now we expect *extra tickets available*. But we can't issue a ticket offer without your signed release form in hand. Ticket sales will be closing down on Monday night. See you in the woods! ---------- 3. Coffee Hut/Base Camp update and info *Hello Firefliers!* *The Coffee Hut/Base Camp has moved to the apple grove above the bug. * - *Coffee Kitchen* - We will be pouring our usual strong brew almost all day. Come and get caffeinated! There will also be hot water for tea and hot chocolate (yes we have marshmallows). We will also have a three burner stove and a wash station for those who want to cook. We will not have any cooking implements (pots or pans) - these you will have to bring and take with you when you are finished. We have no trash or garbage receptacles either. LNT. - *No Borders Free Bookstore *Come and peruse a selection of chapbooks to read and share when you need a break from Firefly. - *Lost and Found* - Please bring all clothing, gear etc. here. Any valuables (keys, phones, meds, glasses etc.) please bring to Ranger HQ. - *Gnomes* - in case you forgot to sign up for a volunteer shift at the Greeters when you came in - you can see what cores still needs help at the Gnome hut! - *Intentions Book* - If you didn’t send in an intention, you can still add one to the book that will burn in the bug on Saturday. - *Message Board *- leave a note for a friend or an event! ---------- 4. ✮ Volunteer opportunity on-site Tuesday & Wednesday: posting signs with Propaganda Core! ✮ Help make it easy for people to find their way around Firefly! Propaganda Core will be meeting at Diode at 4 pm Tuesday during early arrival and at the same time and place Wednesday to post official Firefly signs around the event site. No need to bring anything or do anything beforehand - just come join us at Diode and grab as many signs as you're comfortable posting! ---------- 5. Weather awareness A heads up concerning how dry it is: Be vigilant if you have fires or are spinning. The stream is low and may not be a good refrigerator. Bring extra water for cooking and drinking. ---------- 6. Volunteer for DPW shifts! The Department of Public Works still has volunteer opportunity available, on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Monday. Sign up here and help us move all the things: https://volunteer.fireflyartscollective.org/ Thanks! ---------- 7. Pre-Bug-Burn Circus Show Call for Performers and Musicians As in the past N years, I will be bringing my aerial rig to the event and it will be set up in the usual place in the field. The annual firefly pre-bug-burn circus show will take place as long as there are enough performers to make it happen. That's where you come in - If you would like to be part of the magic, either PM me or send mail to " frobzwiththingz+bugcircus(a)gmail.com". There will be a fabric and a 36" double-point lyra coming up with the rig, other aerial apparatus can be rigged if you bring it. Get Your Circus On! You know you want to! ---------- 8. Temple Crew requests helping hands The Temple Crew is looking for a few good Fireflies to help us set the 20 foot tall Temple of Arbitrary on fire on Sunday evening. We'll need people on Sunday afternoon to help load the temple up with cordwood to prep for the burn, as well as people to maintain the burn perimeter during the burn itself. If you want to be part of the burn perimeter, please meet down by the Temple at 7:30 on Sunday, wear **non-synthetic* *clothing, closed toed shoes, and have a light source. There will brief perimeter training at that time, so you'll learn exactly what you need to do. Please sign up here if you can help, or just show up (especially Sunday afternoon for setup) if you feel moved to help at that time - many hands make light work! https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_IeL6X02RUtfKsfXE4u-8pZOBVA8Dp_Peza… ---------- 9. Show off your art in the Art Tours! If you'd like your art or installation to be featured in this year's Firefly art tours, fill out our form! <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/165723BG6-HnReZn-hDVKcTZag3A-QHzZsduNyrqU4y…> Art tours help people discover art they might not otherwise see, learn more about it, and demystify the process of getting grants and bringing art to burns. We have tours on several different days and sadly cannot feature events or performances. The deadline for submitting info is this Saturday at midnight, so do it ASAP if you want to be included! Email arttours(a)fireflyartscollective.org with any questions. ---------- 10. *)'( Hover No More )'(*by Wendy WTF I'll remind you once I'll remind you twice When you have to pee, Sitting down is nice. If you've gotta go one Or you've gotta go two Sit down comfortably And enjoy taking that poo. You'll keep the seat clean You'll keep the seat dry, The only contagion you'll catch Is a big happy sigh. ---------- _______________________________________________ You received this message because you are subscribed to Announce(a)lists.fireflyartscollective.org Manage your subscription at https://lists.fireflyartscollective.org/listinfo/announce

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The Glowbe, issue 13 (the penultimate issue before Firefly)
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 24 Jun '16

24 Jun '16

Firefly starts in just a few days, so we have a lot of messages to pass along. Prepare for the infodump! Final information & directions to Firefly will be sent to paid ticketholders in a separate email this weekend. There will be another Glowbe Special Edition from the Firefly safety cores on Monday. CONTENTS 1. Volunteer opportunities 2. Waitlist cleared; tickets available! 3. Coffee Hut/Base Camp update and info 4. ✮ Volunteer opportunity on-site Tuesday & Wednesday: posting signs with Propaganda Core! ✮ 5. Weather awareness 6. Volunteer for DPW shifts! 7. Pre-Bug-Burn Circus Show Call for Performers and Musicians 8. Temple Crew requests helping hands 9. Show off your art in the Art Tours! 10. "Just the Tip" If you've just signed up or have otherwise missed out on previous information, you can read previous issues of The Glowbe in the archives using the link at the bottom of this email. For more Firefly information, check out the website at http://fireflyartscollective.org, join the discussion forum/mailing list FireflyBlink at https://lists.fireflyartscollective.org/listinfo/fireflyblink, or hop into the Firefly Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/31209741538/. ---------- 1. Volunteer opportunities Less than 1 week till we hit the woods and there are still lots of volunteer opportunities! Firefly is volunteer run and we count on every participant to pitch in and take a few shifts. 1-2 shifts (or about 6 hours is a great number to shoot for). There are literally thousands of people hours that go into planning and running the event. THE ONLY LINK YOU NEED: https://volunteer.fireflyartscollective.org 1) Create an account. Takes 30 seconds. 2) Click on the name of the core (far left side) you are interested in to see what shifts are still available. 3) The “view schedule” button on the right will let you see who is already signed up for what shifts. ---------- 2. Waitlist cleared; tickets available! The active waitlist has been cleared; everyone who sent in a signed release form and logged onto the ticket site within the past two weeks has received a ticket offer. Woo hoo! We're still getting requests for refunds, thought. This means two things: - If you request a ticket refund, you will only get it if someone pops up on the waitlist wanting a ticket. Refunds will be processed in the order they are requested, so push that button now if you know you aren't going. - If you don't have a ticket and you want one, get your release form in NOW and log in to make sure you're active! There are always last-minute refunds, which means right now we expect *extra tickets available*. But we can't issue a ticket offer without your signed release form in hand. Ticket sales will be closing down on Monday night. See you in the woods! ---------- 3. Coffee Hut/Base Camp update and info *Hello Firefliers!* *The Coffee Hut/Base Camp has moved to the apple grove above the bug. * - *Coffee Kitchen* - We will be pouring our usual strong brew almost all day. Come and get caffeinated! There will also be hot water for tea and hot chocolate (yes we have marshmallows). We will also have a three burner stove and a wash station for those who want to cook. We will not have any cooking implements (pots or pans) - these you will have to bring and take with you when you are finished. We have no trash or garbage receptacles either. LNT. - *No Borders Free Bookstore *Come and peruse a selection of chapbooks to read and share when you need a break from Firefly. - *Lost and Found* - Please bring all clothing, gear etc. here. Any valuables (keys, phones, meds, glasses etc.) please bring to Ranger HQ. - *Gnomes* - in case you forgot to sign up for a volunteer shift at the Greeters when you came in - you can see what cores still needs help at the Gnome hut! - *Intentions Book* - If you didn’t send in an intention, you can still add one to the book that will burn in the bug on Saturday. - *Message Board *- leave a note for a friend or an event! ---------- 4. ✮ Volunteer opportunity on-site Tuesday & Wednesday: posting signs with Propaganda Core! ✮ Help make it easy for people to find their way around Firefly! Propaganda Core will be meeting at Diode at 4 pm Tuesday during early arrival and at the same time and place Wednesday to post official Firefly signs around the event site. No need to bring anything or do anything beforehand - just come join us at Diode and grab as many signs as you're comfortable posting! ---------- 5. Weather awareness A heads up concerning how dry it is: Be vigilant if you have fires or are spinning. The stream is low and may not be a good refrigerator. Bring extra water for cooking and drinking. ---------- 6. Volunteer for DPW shifts! The Department of Public Works still has volunteer opportunity available, on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Monday. Sign up here and help us move all the things: https://volunteer.fireflyartscollective.org/ Thanks! ---------- 7. Pre-Bug-Burn Circus Show Call for Performers and Musicians As in the past N years, I will be bringing my aerial rig to the event and it will be set up in the usual place in the field. The annual firefly pre-bug-burn circus show will take place as long as there are enough performers to make it happen. That's where you come in - If you would like to be part of the magic, either PM me or send mail to " frobzwiththingz+bugcircus(a)gmail.com". There will be a fabric and a 36" double-point lyra coming up with the rig, other aerial apparatus can be rigged if you bring it. Get Your Circus On! You know you want to! ---------- 8. Temple Crew requests helping hands The Temple Crew is looking for a few good Fireflies to help us set the 20 foot tall Temple of Arbitrary on fire on Sunday evening. We'll need people on Sunday afternoon to help load the temple up with cordwood to prep for the burn, as well as people to maintain the burn perimeter during the burn itself. If you want to be part of the burn perimeter, please meet down by the Temple at 7:30 on Sunday, wear **non-synthetic* *clothing, closed toed shoes, and have a light source. There will brief perimeter training at that time, so you'll learn exactly what you need to do. Please sign up here if you can help, or just show up (especially Sunday afternoon for setup) if you feel moved to help at that time - many hands make light work! https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_IeL6X02RUtfKsfXE4u-8pZOBVA8Dp_Peza… ---------- 9. Show off your art in the Art Tours! If you'd like your art or installation to be featured in this year's Firefly art tours, fill out our form! <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/165723BG6-HnReZn-hDVKcTZag3A-QHzZsduNyrqU4y…> Art tours help people discover art they might not otherwise see, learn more about it, and demystify the process of getting grants and bringing art to burns. We have tours on several different days and sadly cannot feature events or performances. The deadline for submitting info is this Saturday at midnight, so do it ASAP if you want to be included! Email arttours(a)fireflyartscollective.org with any questions. ---------- 10. *)'( Hover No More )'(*by Wendy WTF I'll remind you once I'll remind you twice When you have to pee, Sitting down is nice. If you've gotta go one Or you've gotta go two Sit down comfortably And enjoy taking that poo. You'll keep the seat clean You'll keep the seat dry, The only contagion you'll catch Is a big happy sigh. ----------

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Glowbe Special Report: Getting to Firefly
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 22 Jun '16

22 Jun '16

Hello Lovely Participants! Having an event ticket is not enough to get into Firefly. You also NEED a parking pass or a bus ticket. The only exceptions are for people arriving by foot, bike, or motorcycle. PARKING PASS SALES END THIS SUNDAY, JUNE 26 at 11:59pm. Buy passes/tickets by going to tickets.fireflyartscollective.org, logging on, and clicking on the "ticket sales" tab. Firefly is a cooperative event that we all create together. We strongly encourage you to use the bus or rideshare, as parking is extremely limited. Full details here: https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/firefly/getting-ready/getting-there-t… Firefly happens on private land in Bethel, Vermont. The exact address of the event and other important arrival information will be sent to all paid ticketholders in a separate email this weekend. BUS TICKETS: Buses head up to the event from Boston on Wednesday at about 10am, Thursday at about 1pm and Friday at about 2:30pm. Pickups occur in Central Square Cambridge, Union Square Somerville, and Sullivan Square Boston. Tickets cost $45 round trip or $30 one-way. Buses all return on Monday July 4th. The buses are comfortable, include a grocery stop, and includes transportation of three pieces of luggage plus a day bag. Additional freight space is available for purchase by bus passengers. Please consider helping the sustainability of the event by using the buses. Bus tickets are available through 6pm on Tuesday, June 28, assuming they have not sold out. Cash sales are not available on day of travel. RIDESHARING: If you are driving, please try to offer any available space in your vehicle! If you are in need of a ride, please proactively seek one! Use our rideshare matching service at http://www.rickyrides.com/firefly-arts-collective PARKING PASSES: Parking passes purchased online through Sunday, June 26 cost $30. After that, passes will only be available for $60 cash at the gate. Only one occupant of each car needs to have a parking pass tied to their name. You can email parking before June 26 if you need to transfer a parking pass. Please be aware that some parking is off-site. Depending on when you arrive, you may be asked to unload your car, park offsite in the town of Bethel, and take a free shuttle back to the event. Parking volunteers will give you very specific instructions about how tightly together you need to park, please carefully follow their instructions. If you are still on the wait list and need a parking permit, you can buy one before receiving a ticket offer. If you do not receive a ticket offer at all, we will refund your permit after the event. No other refunds are available. Bus questions? email transport(a)fireflyartscollective.org Parking questions? email parking(a)fireflyartscollective.org Thank you all for doing your part to help make transportation sustainable. See you in the woods, Abbie, Rhonda, MamaJean, and Matthew of Transport/Parking Cores

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The Glowbe, Firefly's brightest newsletter, #12
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 18 Jun '16

18 Jun '16

Have a second Glowbe this week! The event is less than two weeks out and there's a lot of information to share. If you've missed previous issues, you can read them on the Announce archives using the link at the bottom of this email. CONTENTS: 1. Bringing Fire Art to Firefly? 2. THE STAGE IS NOW OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS! 3. LNT Quick Start Guide 4. Call for LNT Volunteers! 5. Scholarship Tickets Awarded 6. "Just the Tip" by Wendy WTF ---------- 1. Bringing Fire Art to Firefly? If you have fire art you must contact Fire Core/FAST ( fast(a)fireflyartscollective.org) and send a safety plan before the event. ---------- 2. THE STAGE IS NOW OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS! Calling all didgeridoo crooners, slam poets, Ru Paul method actors, dad joke comics, embarrassing story-tellers, and trashion show models-to-be. We need your sass, your crass, your ass, and your presence on the Firefly Open Stage this year. Anything goes, and everything's welcome! From Drunk Zumba to Beard Contests to Yodeling Circles to ????, THIS IS YOUR PLACE TO UNLEASH. Sign ups here: http://fireflyartscollective.org/firefly/open-stage/ ---------- 3. LNT Quick Start Guide (text version available at https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/news/lnt-quick-start-guide/) ---------- 4. Call for LNT Volunteers! Leave No Trace is looking for volunteers during two key times at the event - 1. Monday, pack out day - Volunteers will gathered at the top of the burn field around 3 PM to do a line sweep down the field. (Line sweep procedure will be explained there, for those who don’t know.) 2. Late Crew, Tuesday - LNT needs volunteers who have time in their busy lives to stay one more night on-land to help clean up the woods. The more people who sign up and help, the faster we get done, and the sooner we all get to go home and shower. Volunteers interested in staying late must attend the LNT Late Crew meeting at Diode on Saturday 7/2 @ 11 AM, or find Sway or Chris at another point before Sunday night. To sign up for either shift, please go here: https://volunteer.fireflyartscollective.org/team/13 For more information, please email LNT(a)fireflyartscollective.org ---------- 5. Scholarship Tickets Awarded We are pleased to announce that seven tickets have been awarded via Firefly's new Scholarship Ticket program! We appreciate the moving and thoughtful submissions we received this year, and plan to continue it in future years to benefit the Firefly community. This year's Scholarship Ticket recipients are: Charlotte Allen Wynn Andrea Aleida Fernandez Patricia Girard Rowan Hershberger Lane Jackson Madalyn Magrath ---------- 6. Just the Tip by Wendy WTF The Temple at Firefly Objects in the Temple are deliberately placed by you and other participants as memorials, and as symbols of things and qualities that people wish to take into or dismiss from their lives. The Temple burns in silence Sunday evening, releasing our messages, our dreams, our hardships, and more. Please honor the personal stories these objects carry by limiting your interactions with them to looking but not touching, using, or removing them unless invited. ----------

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The Glowbe, Firefly's newsletter, Issue 11
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 15 Jun '16

15 Jun '16

Two weeks 'til Gate opens! Helpful links to peruse: - the Survival Guide <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/firefly/getting-ready/survival-guide/> - the Packing List <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/firefly/getting-ready/packing-list/> - the Volunteer site <https://volunteer.fireflyartscollective.org> (Firefly requires over 4000 at-event volunteer hours to run smoothly. Are you signed up for at least 4?) CONTENTS: 1. the Event Guide / WhatWhereWhen is here! 2. Getting help at Firefly 3. Take the bus to Firefly (and get some perks) 4. Lead an Art Tour at Firefly 5. Parking still needs 105 volunteers! 6. Open Stage signups coming soon 7. Just the Tip ---------- 1. the Event Guide / WhatWhereWhen is here! For this year’s go-round of woodland misadventures, Firefly has decide to outsource the production of their Event Guide (aka WhatWhereWhen) to the cheerfully lazy folks of Cabana Hammock. We promise to provide you with an event guide that lives up to the standards of efficiency, clarity, and transparency that Fireflies have come to expect. We’re putting the “What?” back in WhatWhereWhen! How does it work? This year’s version of the guide is essentially a big shared Google Calendar. To add an event to the calendar, fill out this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/16Qogfklf45a_M3494EneV_DYyS1SmEUhs9uouxhBFk… A few minutes after you submit, your event will be automagically added to the calendar, found here: https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/whatwherewhen/ There’s also a web-friendly version, using the calendar data feed and some custom styling: http://cabanahammock.com/whatwherewhen/ Bonus Round for Code Wizards - make your own calendar display Do you know how to do magical display things with Google Calendar? Make your own customized event listing with our data feed (Calendar ID: l7sve162251li59l4nkdcs9bk4(a)group.calendar.google.com) Having Issues? Reach out to our savvy community of Fireflies via the Blink list or the FB group - odds are someone will be able to offer friendly advice! If you’re still stuck, send an email to our overworked support staff of one at cabanahammock(a)gmail.com, and we’ll reply with a list of inducements and bribes for your consideration. ---------- 2. Getting help at Firefly If your camp has a Murs radio you can get a hold of Rangers, First Aid, Sanctuary, or Fire Safety at any time on Channel 1. Listen to see if there is anyone else talking then, press the push to talk button, ask for Khaki (it’s helpful to say this twice), and say who you are & where you are. Once Khaki has confirmed a connection you can go ahead and ask for what you need. We ask for any camp communications that you use a Channel other than 1, so that the channel can stay clear for emergency use. Any questions, feel free to email rangers(a)fireflyartscollective.com or stop by Ranger HQ during the event. ---------- 3. Take the bus to Firefly (and get some perks) Parking is at a premium at Firefly, and it's a major problem for the event. Help do your part and ride the bus from Boston! You will be able to buy bus tickets through the same web portal as your event ticket once you get a ticket offer . Buses to Firefly run on three days (Wednesday June 29, Thursday June 30, and Friday July 1) and will each make three pickups in the Boston area (Central Sq Cambridge, Union Sq Somerville, and Sullivan Sq) Return buses will all leave on Monday, July 4. Passengers will be able to bring about three pieces of luggage plus a day bag. A freight truck will be available on Wednesday and Sunday to carry some luggage that does not fit on the bus, and additional freight shares on the truck will be available to bus passengers for a moderate fee. Upon arrival, volunteers will help you carry your labeled gear (and groceries) to designated drop points further up the hill, another benefit of taking the bus. Additionally, the buses will stop at a grocery store for last minute supplies. Bus tickets will cost $45 round trip or $30 one-way. You can buy through the same portal as your event ticket. Have questions? Please email MamaJean at transport(a)fireflyartscollective.org ---------- 4. Lead an Art Tour at Firefly Learn about this year's art, and share your knowledge with others! Expect a bit of reading beforehand, and a few hours of wandering around, but no other experience or qualifications needed. Email arttours(a)fireflyartscollective.org with interest. ---------- 5. Parking still needs 105 volunteers! Parking volunteer help is especially needed during early arrival and for exodus which is in full force on Monday of the event. You can sign up for shifts here: https://volunteer.fireflyartscollective.org/ Questions, let us know at parking(a)fireflyartscollective.org. ---------- 6. Open Stage signups coming soon We are very late, mea culpa, in gathering event requests for the open stage. The last few years the stage has been under-utilized....we need your unique and awesome talent on the Open Stage....think hard! We will be sending out the submission forms/sign up links in a day or two....looking forward to a rapid response! ---------- 7. Just the Tip by Wendy WTF Visiting a theme camp? Take your empties with you when you leave. ----------

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The Glowbe, Firefly's Newsletter, #10
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 09 Jun '16

09 Jun '16

Less than three weeks left until Firefly! Contents: 1. Work Weekend this weekend 2. Bringing Fire Art to Firefly? 3. Early Arrival application 4. Sanctuary Training 5. In Need of Parking Volunteers 6. Call for Art Tour Guides 7. Open Stage signups coming soon! 8. Still on the waitlist for a ticket? READ THIS! 9. Firefly's Communication Skills 10. Conduct Committee Hiatus 11. "Just the Tip" ---------- 1. Work Weekend this weekend Work Weekend #2 and Placement Weekend are this week! If you're signed up, please read the emails that you've already received from workweekend(a)fireflyartscollective.org or placement(a)fireflyartscollective.org to be sure you're in the loop! 1. Signups for this weekend are closed, so if this email makes you to want to help out, please sign up for NEXT weekend (June 17-19) at https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/firefly/getting-ready/work-weekends/ 2. Theme Camp and Art Placement does not occur until Sunday after the noon potluck. On Saturday, all work weekend volunteers are expected to work on event tasks (see link below.) Working on theme camps is not allowed until Sunday afternoon. 3. Now that the downer rules are out of the way, yay placement work weekend! L-Train from DPW has put together the following enjoyable information for your viewing pleasure and edification: https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/firefly/getting-ready/work-weekends/n… ---------- 2. Bringing Fire Art to Firefly? If you have fire art you must contact Fire Core/FAST ( fast(a)fireflyartscollective.org) and send a safety plan before the event. ---------- 3. Early Arrival application The Early Arrival application is now live! If you are bringing art or building a theme camp, or if you have a disability that requires accommodation, you may request permission for early arrival. Early Arrival begins Tuesday June 28 at noon, and ends Wednesday June 29 at noon, when Firefly officially begins. The application can be found here: https://docs.google.com/forms/ d/1XzGLPcQBc8rmyAR53ASeRuPPmNlmpIzSbiNy_hGti-Q/ Please note that requests are not handled or approved automatically: each request is reviewed by Early Arrival core. Applications will be accepted until *Wednesday, June 22 at 11:59pm*. Please make sure to read all of the information on the application before applying! Questions? Drop us a line at early(a)fireflyartscollective.org You will also want to create an account on the new Firefly Volunteer System, which can be found at https://volunteer.fireflyartscollective.org/ We will be processing EA applications on a rolling basis this year; if you apply for EA and are approved, we will update your account in the volunteer system to reflect this status. This will allow you to sign up for Firefly volunteer shifts during Early Arrival (and of course you want to! :) ). ---------- 4. Sanctuary Training There will be two more sanctuary training classes. *Monday, June 13th @7:00pm* Artisan's Asylum 10 Tyler Street Somerville, MA *Wednesday, June 29th @3:00pm* Firefly @ Sanctuary Sign up for training today! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/12GVMwWmmaL0aG1ANJ8si5IiKwemf8Bnk8BD9msvij_… ---------- 5. In Need of Parking Volunteers There are still plenty of parking shifts open! Hangout with all the Fireflies in the parking areas and help vehicles move around the event site. You can sign up for shifts here: https://volunteer.fireflyartscollective.org/ Parking help is needed throughout the entire event including the last day of the event when there are vehicles moving around both parking lots and on approved trails in the woods. With more attendees this year it’s even more important that we park as efficiently as we can so we all have a place to park and can also easily exit the event….help your fellow Fireflies out! Questions, let us know at parking(a)fireflyartscollective.org. ---------- 6. Call for Art Tour Guides Lead an Art Tour at Firefly! Learn about this year's art, and share your knowledge with others! Expect a bit of reading beforehand, and a few hours of wandering around, but no other experience or qualifications needed. Email arttours(a)fireflyartscollective.org with interest. ---------- 7. Open Stage signups coming soon! We are very late , mea culpa, in gathering event requests for the open stage. The last few years the stage has been under-utilized....we need your unique and awesome talent on the Open Stage....think hard! We will be sending out the submission forms/sign up links in a day or two....looking forward to a rapid response! --------- 8. Still on the waitlist for a ticket? READ THIS! If you're on the waitlist and still want to go, remember to log in every 2 weeks to keep your waitlist spot "active." If it's too late for you to make Firefly plans, DON'T log in. If you're super nice, you'll email Ticket Core to let us know not to offer you a ticket. https://tickets.fireflyartscollective.org tickets(a)fireflyartscollective.org ---------- 9. Firefly's Communication Skills We're glad you're reading this newsletter (and our website!) so that you're fully prepared for Firefly, but do you find yourself saying "I wish this newsletter really caught my eye, so I wouldn't miss all those critical details about how to have a great time?" or "I just don't know how to volunteer and make Firefly even more awesome, but I'm a great communicator?" If so, you're in luck! While we have all 2700 (!) of your attention.... one of our big projects for the year is kick-starting our Communications Committee to keep getting the word out to all our Fireflies about the upcoming festival and our year-round events! If you write English good, make things pretty, organize stuff, or have other skills you think are relevant, we'd be thrilled to have you help out. You can learn more about the responsibilities of the Communications Committee here: https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/firefly-arts-collective/committees/co… If you're interested in helping out, please mail us at webteam(a)fireflyartscollective.org -- we'd love to have a kick-off at the event so we can have a running start into the rest of 2016. ---------- 10. Conduct Committee Hiatus The Firefly Arts Collective Conduct Committee will be on Hiatus from Wed, June 15th until Mon, July 18th, 2016. After June 15th the Firefly Incident Report Form <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1rzyHM680TyT13j6WwMZnnKXbsKQQYesRUkJsD9GscZ…> can still be used to make reports, but those reports will not be investigated until after July 18th, 2016. While on site during the Firefly 2016 festival please bring any reports, concerns, or complaints to the Rangers or other Safety volunteers, or ask a Ranger to connect you to a Board Member if it is an emergency. Ranger HQ will have printed copies of the Firefly Incident Report Form available should you wish to put down your thoughts while they are fresh; they will be collected by the Conduct Committee post-event. For concerns and emergencies, please email the Firefly Arts Collective Board of Directors: board(a)fireflyartscollective.org ---------- 11. Just the Tip by Wendy WTF Ticks suck. Ticks suck blood. Suck tick, suck. Jane checks. Jane checks for ticks. Check Jane, check. Grab a mirror or a friend every 24 hours for a tick check, *only when sober with non-colorful lighting*. ----------

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The Glowbe, Firefly's Newsletter, Issue 9
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 01 Jun '16

01 Jun '16

Four weeks left until Firefly! Contents: 1. Firefly dates & location 2. Ticket Core reminders 3. Special Announcement from Firefly First Aid! 4. Ranger Volunteers 5. DPW sez: bring your shovel and bucket to the Work Weekend! 6. How are you getting to Firefly?! 7. Early Arrival application 8. Just the Tip If you've missed previous newsletters, you can check out http://fireflyartscollective.org/news/ for the web versions of most of the contents, or view the Announce list archives using the links at the bottom of this email. If you want to chat with other Fireflies about, well, pretty much anything, sign up for the discussion forum/mailing list FireflyBlink: https://lists.fireflyartscollective.org/listinfo/fireflyblink or check out our Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/31209741538/ ---------- 1. Firefly dates & location In case you forgot, Firefly's dates are Wednesday, June 29 through Monday, July 4 and it's held in the area of Bethel, VT. Exact location details will be sent to paid ticketholders the week before the event. ---------- 2. Ticket Core reminders If you PAID for a ticket and are going to Firefly, see you there! If you paid for a ticket and are not going to Firefly, please REFUND your ticket so we can give it to someone on the waitlist! If you're on the WAITLIST and still want a chance for a ticket, remember to log in every 2 weeks to keep your waitlist spot "active." If you're on the waitlist but you've already decided it's too late for you to make Firefly plans, please DON'T log in. Email Ticket Core to let us know not to offer you a ticket so we can get it to someone who still wants to go. https://tickets.fireflyartscollective.org tickets(a)fireflyartscollective.org ---------- 3. Special Announcement from Firefly First Aid! Are you a theme camp lead? Core lead? Do you feel the unrelenting pull of **Responsibility For Others**? If so, help us at Firefly First Aid help you! Nothing slows down a workforce like illness and injury. (I mean, a Kalashnikov might... and dancing hippies wearing little more than a string of blinky lights might, too... but let's all be honest with ourselves: there's nothing you can do to stop those.) So what CAN you do, you ask? Keep your team safe from illness and injury by: -enforcin... err, "encouraging" hydration! -monitoring your team members' energy levels! Particularly during days of heavy lifting! -monitoring your team members' irritation and attitude problems! Motherfuckers acting like assholes is a likely sign of fatigue! -allow team members their Minimum Required Relaxation Ration (MRRR) at their request!* -facilitate communication from your team to you about any issues they would like to discuss, potentially including relevant medical history, allergies, delusions of grandeur, etc... *MRRR requests may be made by submitting form FF1267418-MRRRa to the "volunteer's" direct supervisor and/or lead. These forms can be obtained through your event's volunteer coordinator, Steve Kosinski! Please contact him directly, and follow up in person if he does not respond to your emails and/or phone calls. Here's his phone number: *605-475-6963 <605-475-6963>* Wishing you an illness-and-injury-free Firefly! The Firefly First Aid team ---------- 4. Ranger Volunteers Interested in Rangering at Firefly? Trainings start NEXT WEEK, so fill out the survey <http://tinyurl.com/ffranger2016> for more information! For more info about Rangering, go to https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/participate/join-a-core/rangers/ ---------- 5. DPW sez: bring your shovel and bucket to the Work Weekend! This ain't no beach party! Are you coming to any of the Work Weekends? Then pack your "big kid" shovel and a trusty 5-gallon bucket, because instead of building sand castles we need to build a walkway through the marsh. We need people who can operate shovels, and carry buckets, and who can supply shovels and buckets. Also we always appreciate more help getting other shit done, and there is plenty of other shit to do. If you haven't been involved in a project where a thousand of your closest friends really appreciate the hard work you put in making their trip up the hill easier and keeping their feet dry, give it a try. Join our mailing list <https://lists.fireflyartscollective.org/listinfo/firefly-dpw-allcom>, sign up for the Work Weekends <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/firefly/getting-ready/work-weekends/>, email us <dpw(a)fireflyartscollective.org> with questions, or just show up and give us a fucking hand! ---------- 6. How are you getting to Firefly?! Parking is limited and is a major problem for the event. If you must drive, please try to carpool. If you can, take the bus. EVERYONE MUST EITHER HAVE A BUS TICKET OR BE TRAVELING IN A VEHICLE WITH A PARKING PASS. Failure to do this will result in your having to pay $60 cash for a parking permit when you arrive, and no one wants to make you do that. Full details are available here: https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/firefly/getting-ready/getting-there-t… Buy bus tickets and parking passes by logging into your ticket account and clicking on the "ticket sales" tab: tickets.fireflyartscollective.org. Register a seat in your car or request a ride in someone else's car here: http://www.rickyrides.com/firefly-arts-collective ---------- 7. Early Arrival application The Early Arrival application is now live! If you are bringing art or building a theme camp, or if you have a disability that requires accommodation, you may request permission for early arrival. Early Arrival begins Tuesday June 28 at noon, and ends Wednesday June 29 at noon, when Firefly officially begins. The application can be found here: https://docs.google.com/forms/ d/1XzGLPcQBc8rmyAR53ASeRuPPmNlmpIzSbiNy_hGti-Q/ Please note that requests are not handled or approved automatically: each request is reviewed by Early Arrival core. Applications will be accepted until *Wednesday, June 22 at 11:59pm*. Please make sure to read all of the information on the application before applying! Questions? Drop us a line at early(a)fireflyartscollective.org You will also want to create an account on the new Firefly Volunteer System, which can be found at https://volunteer.fireflyartscollective.org/ We will be processing EA applications on a rolling basis this year; if you apply for EA and are approved, we will update your account in the volunteer system to reflect this status. This will allow you to sign up for Firefly volunteer shifts during Early Arrival (and of course you want to! :) ). ---------- 8. "Just the Tip" by Wendy WTF The largest volunteer core at Firefly is Leave No Trace (LNT), with 100% of Fireflies committed. ----------

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