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Firefly 2025 GLOWBE #5 — 2025-27-06
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 27 Jun '25

27 Jun '25

Hi Fireflies! We’re back with the fifth and final Glowbe of the Firefly season, and it’s a short one. Hold us closer, tiny Glow-ber! (We are tired.) At the time of writing this email, Firefly begins in: 295,448 seconds, or 4,923 minutes, or 82 hours, or 4 days! See you SOON in the woods! In this edition: - Please Refund Tickets ASAP if You're Not Coming! TL;DR: If you wait ‘til the last minute, someone might not get off the waitlist. Refund unused tickets <https://tickets.fireflyartscollective.org/ticketsale.php> (click “Click here to go back to the ticket sale page”). - Artist and Camp Leads: Please place your art/camp on dust! TL;DR: The 2025 Map <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/getting-ready/map/> is live! You can also follow this link to register your art/camp on dust <https://firefly-2025.dust.events/>. - Open Stage Act Submission Final Call TL;DR: Fill out the Open Stage Submission Form <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeYKT2jN3-ZWUwnijI5D6psiEq_t3otgnC…> by Monday, June 30 to reserve performance slots. - Didn't find a volunteer shift you liked? Check again! TL;DR: New volunteer shifts are open, and we especially need help with: Rangers, DPW, LNT, Graveyard, GTFO, and Parking, and other late-night shifts. Check out the open shifts <https://volunteer.fireflyartscollective.org/>! - Glory Glory Hole-lelujah: On Mercurial, twixt Pan's Path and Beat Blvd, right by Kool-Aid TL,DR: The GGH entrance is directly on Mercurial, just past icon "22" (Kool-Aid). - Asks & Offers - Keep in Touch ------------------------------ Please Refund Tickets ASAP if You're Not Coming! If you're currently sitting on a ticket you probably won't use, please refund it as soon as possible! We have almost 150 people on the waitlist who really do want to go, and if you wait until the last day to refund, they won't have time to plan their burn. Head to the Ticketing Website <https://tickets.fireflyartscollective.org/ticketsale.php> and click “Click here to go back to the ticket sale page” to get your refund. -Questions? Contact tickets(a)fireflyartscollective.org. ------------------------------ Artist and Camp Leads: Please place your art/camp on dust! Hi squad! As was recently announced, our lovely 2025 map <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/getting-ready/map/> is now live, now with extra-accurate distances! This means it's live on the dust app <https://firefly-2025.dust.events/> as well! If you'd like your camp or art to be findable by other people (which presumably you do if it's on the map), please go to the dust submission menu <https://firefly-2025.dust.events/>, register your art or camp if you haven't already, and place a corresponding marker on the map. And remember, dust event submissions also show up automatically on the WhatWhereWhen <https://events.fireflyartscollective.org/>! Contact communications(a)fireflyartscollective.org if you need any help! ------------------------------ Open Stage Act Submission Final Call Hello Fireflies and happy Sunday, this is Stage Core speaking! This year as all years, we are having an open stage, which means anyone, whoever you may be, can sign up to perform any wacky, wonderful, whimsical, or wonky performance you would like. All you have to do is fill out the Open Stage Submission Form <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeYKT2jN3-ZWUwnijI5D6psiEq_t3otgnC…> with your act name, preferred performance time and day, and email so we can send you updates. The sooner you fill the form out, the more likely you will be to get your preferred slot. Also, this form will CLOSE Monday, June 30th. Any sign-ups after that will not be printed on the lineup, HOWEVER you will have an opportunity to write in a last-minute act if you change your mind, into any empty slot you see, as we will hang a big printed lineup near the stage. This is an OPEN stage, so share this with your friends, anybody can perform! Questions? Contact stage(a)fireflyartscollective.org. ------------------------------ Didn't find a volunteer shift you liked? Check again! We have removed unticketed volunteers from shifts, which means some shifts that were previously taken are now open. If you have a ticket, please check if you can help us fill these shifts <https://volunteer.fireflyartscollective.org/>! When? Now, but definitely by June 28th, when we close online volunteer signups so that Gnomes can print the schedule. For which cores? These are especially in need: Rangers, DPW, LNT, Graveyard, GTFO, and Parking. If you can stay late or stay up late that’s a HUGE help! Thank you for volunteering! We can't have Firefly without it! ------------------------------ Glory Glory Hole-lelujah: On Mercurial, twixt Pan's Path and Beat Blvd, right by Kool-Aid Glory Glory Hole-lelujah often makes the earth move for visitors. But you need to make the pilgrimage, and not everyone is comfortable seeking guidance from strangers. We're shown on the map as being in the woods between Pan's Path and Beat Blvd, but we're not. The GGH entrance is directly on Mercurial, just past icon "22" (Kool-Aid). Come by for a Quest (or maybe more)… Gareth(a)GloryGloryHole.com ------------------------------ Asks & OffersLooking Looking for a ride from New York on Thursday morning! -Magdalena, madalenapan(a)gmail.com Offers No offers! I know, wild. ------------------------------ Keep in Touch In addition to the GLOWBE, you can find announcements and keep up with fellow Fireflies on Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/groups/firefly.arts.collective> and Discord <https://discord.gg/KtUy8xHqTK>. Subscribe to the Firefly Blinklist Email List <https://lists.fireflyartscollective.org/mailman3/lists/fireflyblink.lists.f…>, A free-for-all email list for community discussion. Use the email directory <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/firefly-arts-collective/contact/> to get in touch with any of the volunteer cores directly. -- Sophia *(Firefly Comms Core Lead)*

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Don't Get Lost! New Maps!
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 26 Jun '25

26 Jun '25

Maps and Placement are excited to announce this year's maps. You can snag them HERE <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/getting-ready/map/>, including new trails and new art! One notable change we've made is moving to a double-sided map for folx who print at home to improve legibility given how much the event has grown over the past few years. Thanks to Dani Mac, Arcturus, and Clyde for this year's map design!! We welcome any and all feedback, as always, and you can reach us at maps(a)fireflyartscollective.org

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Didn't find a volunteer shift you liked? Check again!
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 26 Jun '25

26 Jun '25

We have removed unticketed volunteers from shifts, which means some shifts that were previously taken are now open. If you have a ticket, please check if you can help us fill these shifts <https://volunteer.fireflyartscollective.org/>! *When?* Now, but definitely by June 28th, when we close online volunteer sign-ups so that Gnomes can print the schedule. *For which cores?* These are especially in need: Rangers, DPW, LNT, Graveyard, GTFO, and Parking. If you can stay late or stay up late that’s a HUGE help! Thank you for volunteering! We can't have Firefly without it!

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Re: Print WWW event submission deadline tomorrow (Friday) at noon!
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 26 Jun '25

26 Jun '25

Also! If you have submitted an event, please check that the date, time, and location are correct! Several of you have posted events occurring Sunday afternoon/evening! The event will be over at that time! On Thu, Jun 26, 2025, 12:52 PM Juice <juice(a)fireflyartscollective.org> wrote: > The time is nigh! If we're going to have print copies of the > What/Where/When events guide in the woods, we're going to need to send them > to the printer this weekend, which means that I'll need to format them > tomorrow afternoon. That means that if you want an event you host to show > up on the print schedule, you'll need to submit it by *tomorrow, Friday, > June 27, at 12 noon*! The link to submit events is here: > https://firefly-2025.dust.events/ > > This submission link applies to dust, the web WWW, and the print copy – > the dust system is the only event submission form this year! > > (P.S.: If you submit an event past the deadline, it'll still show up on > dust and probably the digital WWW web app as well, just not on the printed > version.) > > Need help? Contact us at communications(a)fireflyartscollective.org. >

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Print WWW event submission deadline tomorrow (Friday) at noon!
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 26 Jun '25

26 Jun '25

The time is nigh! If we're going to have print copies of the What/Where/When events guide in the woods, we're going to need to send them to the printer this weekend, which means that I'll need to format them tomorrow afternoon. That means that if you want an event you host to show up on the print schedule, you'll need to submit it by *tomorrow, Friday, June 27, at 12 noon*! The link to submit events is here: https://firefly-2025.dust.events/ This submission link applies to dust, the web WWW, and the print copy – the dust system is the only event submission form this year! (P.S.: If you submit an event past the deadline, it'll still show up on dust and probably the digital WWW web app as well, just not on the printed version.) Need help? Contact us at communications(a)fireflyartscollective.org.

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Please Refund Tickets ASAP if You're not Coming!
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 24 Jun '25

24 Jun '25

If you're currently sitting on a ticket you probably won't use, please refund it as soon as possible! We have almost 150 people on the waitlist who really do want to go, and if you wait until the last day to refund, they won't have time to plan their burn. Head to the Ticketing Website <https://tickets.fireflyartscollective.org/ticketsale.php> and click Click here to go back to the ticket sale page to get your refund. -Questions? Contact tickets(a)fireflyartscollective.org.

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Urgent call for Late Crew volunteers!
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 23 Jun '25

23 Jun '25

URGENT VOLUNTEER CALL! DPW (Department of Public Works) needs YOU for LATE CREW! No special skills or experience needed! 95% of what we do is pick things up/put them down, so if you're able-bodied, you're qualified! Don't wanna sacrifice burn time but still volunteer? (Firefly is ENTIRELY volunteer run!) Wanna be part of a vital volunteer core that the event can't happen without? Didn't get enough woods time & want one more day? Have a chill burn/still have energy by Exodus? Wanna be a part of the magic of the city disappearing back into mists & see the beauty of the woods restored? Wanna ride around on one of those super fun looking Polarises? Join us for DPW Late Crew/Breakdown! We have a comfy HQ w/sound, stocked kitchen full of fresh food (produce, meat, vegan, & gluten free noms!), we'll feed you & welcome you to help yourself to snacks & cold drinks! Sign up for DPW Late Crew <https://volunteer.fireflyartscollective.org/team/412> Is getting a ride back on Monday the only thing stopping you? Check out the Rideshare Board <https://www.rickyrides.com/firefly-late-crew>! DPW is responsible for all physical infrastructure put up for the event for all cores (as well as many other maintenance tasks before and during the event). Breakdown tasks include: - loading/unloading bins - collecting/loading infrastructure like plastic folding tables, chairs, tarps, & shade structures into storage - collecting trail lights - prepping/loading into our trailer and barn for storage (transported via Polaris) - taking down shade structures like ez-ups - quick inventory, and more. Again, no special skills needed...just an able body! I know us core crew leads can look a bit intimidating in the all-black workwear and are often on the quiet side/have clipped responses, but it's just that we're all usually suuuper busy working behind the scenes to make this magic happen & very tired lol (& tend to have a lot of ND introverts). Help us be less overwhelmed/tired so Firefly can keep happening! Contact DPW(a)fireflyartscollective.org for questions.

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Firefly 2025 GLOWBE #4 — 2025-23-06
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 23 Jun '25

23 Jun '25

Hi Fireflies! We’re back with the fourth Glowbe of the Firefly season. We are so close to being in the woods! Get your super important information here! At the time of writing this email, Firefly begins in: 639,709 seconds, or 10,660 minutes, or 177 hours, or 8 days! See you in the woods! In this edition: - IMPORTANT: Register your Fire Art! <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Etn06PAsaM-B7EutImOM5O7XS7sdrLvCFQzOgth…>TL;DR: If your art is on fire, fill out the Register Fire Art <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScgTJQMIn_YM4hWcUq49LDdDOcpk6RtI_b…> form. Make sure it follows the Fire Policies <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/art-at-firefly/fire-art/fire-policies/> . - Firefly Orientation – the TL;DR of how Firefly Functions! <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Etn06PAsaM-B7EutImOM5O7XS7sdrLvCFQzOgth…>TL;DR: Newbies should check out the Firefly Orientation Presentation <https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/12Q-hZBeWM6sZBiykCjknfbA91e6NgkA8Yjk…> . - Late Crew wants YOU! <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Etn06PAsaM-B7EutImOM5O7XS7sdrLvCFQzOgth…>TL;DR: Sign up for Late Crew <https://volunteer.fireflyartscollective.org/> to help DPW and LNT clean up the woods on the Monday after the event. Follow this link to request or offer a ride <https://www.rickyrides.com/firefly-late-crew> from Late Crew. - Art Truck Deadline Imminent <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Etn06PAsaM-B7EutImOM5O7XS7sdrLvCFQzOgth…>TL;DR: Fill out the Art Truck Form <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeagS6BvjEj92AD87QKWYtjHB-gRsjWFIS…> by June 25th. Loadup is June 28th and 29th. - Conduct Committee on Hiatus through July 22nd <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Etn06PAsaM-B7EutImOM5O7XS7sdrLvCFQzOgth…>TL;DR: The Conduct Committee won’t respond to Incident Reports <https://tinyurl.com/ffconcomreports> until after July 22nd. Bring issues at the event to Rangers or Safety volunteers. To reach leadership at the event, ask a Ranger to contact the Board Member on Call. For other urgent issues, email the Board. - Glory Glory Hole-lelujah Wants to Satisfy YOU! <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Etn06PAsaM-B7EutImOM5O7XS7sdrLvCFQzOgth…>TL;DR: Glory Glory Hole-lelujah gives G- and X-rated quests. Fill out the GGH survey <https://glorygloryhole.com/survey> to help them meet your needs. - Asks & Offers <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Etn06PAsaM-B7EutImOM5O7XS7sdrLvCFQzOgth…> ------------------------------ IMPORTANT: Register your Fire Art! Thanks for bringing your art to Firefly! The link to register your Fire Art is now live! The bug burns in 11 days! Register Fire Art <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScgTJQMIn_YM4hWcUq49LDdDOcpk6RtI_b…> Please register your fire art before you get on site. FLAME will be on-site the day before the event starts to check out your farts, fire pits, and fire circles. Our job as Fire Core is to make sure everyone gets to enjoy the fire safely, so we'll be looking to make sure: - Debris and tripping hazards are cleared away from fire pits, - Fires have a 5-gallon bucket of water and a shovel or bucket of dirt, and - Fire circles are ready to go for spinning! Dangerous gasses are encouraged, but must be registered. Follow this link for our full Fire Policies <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/art-at-firefly/fire-art/fire-policies/> . Happy Burning! And if you have any other questions you can email Claudia or Matta at fire(a)fireflyartscollective.org. ------------------------------ Firefly Orientation – the TL;DR of how Firefly Functions! Have you read all the Glowbe newsletters, official emails, website, Facebook and Discord posts, and wiki page but still have Firefly questions? The Firefly Orientation presentation is for you. It's a quick overview of policies, cores and resources with cute illustrations! The perfect thing to send to your enthusiastic but clueless campmate! Firefly Orientation Presentation <https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/12Q-hZBeWM6sZBiykCjknfbA91e6NgkA8Yjk…> Contact jennz(a)fireflyartscollective.org for questions about the presentation. ------------------------------ Late Crew wants YOU! Are you arriving at the event later in the week and want to make a big contribution while also maximizing play time? Get those volunteer hours done after the party has ended! Sign up for LNT late crew and spend Monday exploring the woods searching every little inch and seeing what a fantastic job everyone has done leaving no trace. It's light work, mostly walking and picking up occasional small items, but there's a lot of land to cover so we need many hands and feet to be sure we've found every tiny missed MOOP. If you are able to be on a late crew but prefer a bit more physical effort, DPW would love to have you! Sign up for Late Crew <https://volunteer.fireflyartscollective.org/> Need a ride to make this happen or will you have space for another awesome Firefly? Request or offer a ride <https://www.rickyrides.com/firefly-late-crew>. Questions? Email LNT(a)fireflyartscollective.org or DPW(a)fireflyartscollective.org. ------------------------------ Art Truck Deadline Imminent Firefl'artists: The deadline to fill out the art truck form <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeagS6BvjEj92AD87QKWYtjHB-gRsjWFIS…> is Wednesday, June 25th! If you've been waiting for the last minute, it is now. Art Truck Loadup will be held on June 28th and 29th. This deadline gives our Truck Tetris Wizards time to strategize about packing layout. Information for art truck users and volunteers will be emailed no later than June 27th. Love & Duct Tape Art Truck Core (arttruck(a)fireflyartscollective.org) ------------------------------ Conduct Committee on Hiatus through July 22nd The Conduct Committee is now on hiatus through July 22nd. The Firefly Incident Report Form <https://tinyurl.com/ffconcomreports> is always available, including during the hiatus. However, we will not be addressing incidents reported to us during the hiatus until after we resume. For concerns and emergencies, please email the Firefly Arts Collective Board of Directors: board(a)fireflyartscollective.org. While on site during the Firefly 2025 event, please bring current or ongoing concerns to Rangers or other Safety volunteers. If you need to report an urgent and sensitive matter for on-site Firefly leadership, ask a Ranger to connect you to the Board Member on Call. You can also contact us at conduct-committee(a)fireflyartscollective.org. ------------------------------ Glory Glory Hole-lelujah Wants to Satisfy YOU! TL;DR: Glory Glory Hole-lelujah offers quests both G- to X-rated. Fill out the GGH survey <https://glorygloryhole.com/survey> to help them meet your needs. Please fill out the GGH survey <https://glorygloryhole.com/survey> to help Firefly's only Quest-giving, non-judgmental conversational glory hole understand how best to meet your needs, from G-rated quests to X-rated… Contact Gareth at gareth(a)glorygloryhole.com if you have any questions. ------------------------------ Asks & Offers In each GLOWBE we will have a section for ride swaps, equipment swaps, theme camp connections, and personals. We'll be posting OFFERs and NEEDs in each week's GLOWBE. By having this all in one place, it will be easy to scan and find the perfect match. Place an ask and/or offer <https://forms.gle/kKNTokSGK5FbPUZ57> Looking Candidates. Sign up to be on the ballot <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfN0I9odcL-KmnCXjNIYqy0WbplaG0g7Fm…> here. It’s election season. -matt If you have a small quantity of unwanted, unique drinkable liquid or dissolvable flavoring in the Somerville area (for example, Creme de Violette), I may want it for a project! Can come pick things up. -Amelie, ameliek3(a)gmail.com Ride. Looking for a ride from Boston on July 3! -Liam Holt, ljholt(a)gmail.com Friends. Ever on the lookout for active shining souls to integrate into my life and go on adventures with for however long that lasts. -Respequity Nadd2794(a)gmail.com Exhibitionist person or couple needed as stunt c*ck for Masterful Blowjobs workshop. One rehearsal & planning + the class itself Friday July 4th, 1:30pm. -gareth(a)glorygloryhole.com, text 863-888-BLOW <863-888-2569>. Help transporting and loading art objects (canopy + maybe some boxes) from Somerville to the Art truck for me as I may be out of town -Rihn H rihnnhir(a)gmail.com Blacksmith. Looking for another blacksmith to teach and/or make stuff at my forge one or more times at the event. Mae, mensleyfield(a)gmail.com, discord: her.fexcellence Offers Playa-buddy, lover, crush. Offering a goofy old lad with big heart, nice smile and attitude as a Playa-buddy, lover and your next crush. Text “I’m in” to enter the lottery. -Dmitrii 8573502517 <857-350-2517> ------------------------------ Keep in Touch In addition to the GLOWBE, you can find announcements and keep up with fellow Fireflies on Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/groups/firefly.arts.collective> and Discord <https://discord.gg/KtUy8xHqTK>. Subscribe to the Firefly Blinklist Email List <https://lists.fireflyartscollective.org/mailman3/lists/fireflyblink.lists.f…>, A free-for-all email list for community discussion. Use the email directory <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/firefly-arts-collective/contact/> to get in touch with any of the volunteer cores directly. -- Sophia *(Firefly Comms Core Lead)*

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Register your Fire Art!
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 23 Jun '25

23 Jun '25

Thanks for bringing your art to Firefly! The link to register your Fire Art is now live! The bug burns in 11 days! Register Fire Art <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScgTJQMIn_YM4hWcUq49LDdDOcpk6RtI_b…> Please register your fire art before you get on site. FLAME will be on-site the day before the event starts to check out your farts, fire pits, and fire circles. Our job as Fire Core is to make sure everyone gets to enjoy the fire safely, so we'll be looking to make sure: - Debris and tripping hazards are cleared away from fire pits, - Fires have a 5-gallon bucket of water and a shovel or bucket of dirt, and - Fire circles are ready to go for spinning! Dangerous gasses are encouraged, but must be registered. Follow this link for our full Fire Policy <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/art-at-firefly/fire-art/fire-policies/> . And if you have any other questions you can email Claudia or Matta at fire(a)fireflyartscollective.org. Happy Burning!

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Ranger Training & Shift Coverage [CORRECTION]
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 17 Jun '25

17 Jun '25

Heya! [CORRECTION: We gave the wrong email address in the GLOWBE. You can reach us at: rangers(a)fireflyartscollective.org] We are your Firefly Ranger Co-Leads asking for your help to train & sign up for Ranger shifts—especially later in the Event this year. Rangering is lots of fun. You get to walk around the event mostly doing nothing (in a useful way tho!), yet sometimes you get a chance to really help people in meaningful & impactful ways. Please consider taking one of the next seven Ranger trainings being offered (four basic, and three Khaki.) Five trainings are over Zoom before the event, and two are in-person at the event itself. _Sign up here for Ranger training!_ <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSffNYOgT3sjMGXMGq26Ve1yWHHrPk537If…> Curious about what we do? You can look at the _Firefly Ranger wiki_ <https://rangers.fireflyartscollective.org/wiki/Main_Page>. It reads complicated but it’s not. We make sure you’re well-trained in advance with real skills you can use across your whole life—and at Firefly. Please train & take Ranger shifts. We need our Ranger core to reflect the entire community—you!! Choose a training: Basic if you’re new, Khaki if you are ready to take shift lead. Thx!! *Any questions, please contact: **rangers(a)fireflyartscollective.org. * *-Quandary & Selkie, Firefly Ranger Co-Leads*

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