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Call for 2017 Firefly Art Grant Reviewers! (sign up by this Friday!)
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 24 Jan '17

24 Jan '17

Call for 2017 Firefly Art Grant Reviewers (sign up by this Friday!) Interested in helping bring art to Firefly? Want to help choose what kind of projects are funded for the event? This is call out to any of you who might be interested in helping to review the proposals for Firefly's Art Grants <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/participate/art-at-firefly/art-grants/> this year! We are looking for 10-12 folks who are interested in helping to make this aspect of Firefly successful. Requirements: 1. You must have attended at least 1 (one) previous Firefly in order to join and participate in this most august of selection committees. 2. You must not be applying for a 2017 Art Grant. 3. You must be available for both of the meeting discussion dates for each block of meetings you attend, taking place in Somerville (a short walk from Davis Square). These discussions can be lively at times, and beverages will be provided: - Crystal and Temple Grant Meeting Block: - Thursday, February 16th at 7:00 PM - Thursday, February 23rd at 7:00 PM - Creativity and Legacy Grant Meeting Block: - Thursday, March 2nd at 7:00 PM - Thursday, March 9th at 7:00 PM 4. Commit to reading and recording your thoughts on over 40 applications, which may take up to 4-6 hours of brain time*. *This year (like last year) we split up the initial submissions into smaller, manageable chunks -- so each reviewer is only required to read ~10 proposals on their own prior to the meetings. This takes less time! The Intense Details: The job requires a lot of reading and talking as we typically receive over 35 applications for Creativity Grants and a smaller pool of Crystal and Temple Grants. We will have 2 weeks to make our decisions for the two sets of grants, with two meetings per grant. That's a total of 4 meetings altogether. We strongly encourage volunteers to come to both blocks of meetings, but if you can only come to one set that's ok too. This is a commitment of about 15-20 hours max; 6-8 hours of reading and cogitating* and four 2-hour meetings where we hash it all out. Once the application deadline has passed, the committee has about a week to read the applications over and fill out a review sheet to decide how well each application met the criteria. We review the applications for Thoughtfulness, Creativity, and Feasibility (explained in detail here <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/participate/art-at-firefly/art-grants/> and during the meetings). This is followed by the aforementioned meetings where we compare notes and formulate follow-up questions for all applicants. We wait a week to give time for artists to get their replies back to us, then we meet again and make our final decisions. If you would like to participate, please sign up via the Art Grants portal by Friday, January 27th: http://grants.fireflyartscollective.org/voters/signup Any questions? Email us at grants(a)fireflyartscollective.org! <3, Art Grant Core

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The Glowbe, Firefly’s Brightest Newsletter 2017.01 - Dates, Art Grants, Volunteering, and More!
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 15 Jan '17

15 Jan '17

The Glowbe, Firefly's Brightest Newsletter 2017.01 - Dates, Art Grants, Volunteering, and More! Contents: 1. Welcome! 2. 2017 Event Date 3. Call for New Board Members 4. Call for New Event Leads 5. Call for Art Grant Reviewers 6. Request to Review Firefly Gallery 7. Just the Tip by Wendy WTF Welcome! Welcome to the inaugural Glowbe, the official newsletter of Firefly Arts Collective, of 2017! It’s still cold out but busy Fireflies have begun coming out of hibernation to plan for this summer’s excitement! There’s a lot of content today — in particular, a whole lot of opportunities to contribute to making the Firefly Community ever more awesome — so please read through... and participate! Not sure why you’re getting this? Not interested in it anymore? [ https://lists.fireflyartscollective.org/listinfo/announce | Click here to manage your subscription. ] 2017 Event Date In case you hadn’t heard, Firefly 2017 will be Tuesday July 4th through Sunday July 9th, with Monday the 3rd as early arrival. Ticketing will take place in April, with more details to be announced soon! Call for New Board Members We are looking for a limited number of participants to add to the Firefly Arts Collective Board of Directors to fill positions vacated in the past year. The Board is responsible for the financial and legal obligations of Firefly Arts Collective Inc. The Board is also responsible for planning the long term development and growth of the organization. Board members are expected to physically attend monthly meetings in the Boston area and contribute several hours of work per week on a year-round basis. To learn more about the specific responsibilities of Firefly Board Members, please [ https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/firefly-arts-collective/bylaws/ | review our Bylaws ] . If you have interest in contributing to Firefly at this organizational level, please fill out this form: [ https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1QWriNScgxN2CDCORQmiKIi52NSiiH44tUrf1_rHBWL… | Application for Board Membership ] After you fill out the form we will reply within a week to confirm receipt and may get back to you with some follow-up questions. We may invite you to attend a meeting to chat more about your responses and let you learn more about how we operate. Once we've had a chance to review all responses the Board will discuss and decide if we wish to add additional members. The Firefly Board of Directors is relatively small to keep discussion and consensus-based decision making practical. Any candidates who we are unable to invite to join the Board will be kept on file to consider as future vacancies arise, and we will also send out this request for expression of interest on a yearly basis. We're very excited to get new participants involved with the Firefly Board. Beyond the yearly Firefly camping event we are working on expanding the year-round activities of Firefly Arts Collective. Firefly continues to collaborate with Somerville Open Studios and Figment Boston to bring more community art to our cities, and we are exploring other opportunities to engage more deeply with our larger home communities. We look forward to hearing from motivated participants with the time and energy to help expand and organize our community! Call for New Event Leads We are approaching planning season for Firefly 2017 and looking for new Event Leads to join our team! Ideal candidates have led a core or otherwise been involved in organizing burn-related events, and attended Firefly for at least 2 years. Its a fun role with most of the work before the event, and the current leads are happy to answer any questions. [ https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/participate/join-a-core/event-lead/ | Click here for an official description of this volunteer role ] . Is this for you? Email the Festival Committee at [ mailto:festival@fireflyartscollective.org | festival(a)fireflyartscollective.org ] to express your interest and learn more. Help make Firefly even better next year! Call for Art Grant Reviewers Interested in helping bring art to Firefly? Want to help choose what kind of projects are funded for the event? This is call out to any of you who might be interested in helping to review the proposals for [ https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/participate/art-at-firefly/art-grants/ | Firefly's Art Grants ] this year! We are looking for 10-12 folks who are interested in helping to make this aspect of Firefly successful. Requirements: 1. You must have attended at least 1 (one) previous Firefly in order to join and participate in this most august of selection committees. 2. You must not be applying for a 2017 Art Grant. 3. You must be available for both of the meeting discussion dates for each block of meetings you attend, taking place in Somerville (a short walk from Davis Square). These discussions can be lively at times, and beverages will be provided: * Crystal and Temple Grant Meeting Block: * Thursday, February 16th at 7:00 PM * Thursday, February 23rd at 7:00 PM * Creativity and Legacy Grant Meeting Block: * Thursday, March 2nd at 7:00 PM * Thursday, March 9th at 7:00 PM 4. Commit to reading and recording your thoughts on over 40 applications, which may take 4-6 hours of brain time. The Intense Details: The job requires a lot of reading and talking as we typically receive over 35 applications for Creativity Grants and a smaller pool of Crystal and Temple Grants. We will have 2 weeks to make our decisions for the two sets of grants, with two meetings per grant. That's a total of 4 meetings altogether. We strongly encourage volunteers to come to both blocks of meetings, but if you can only come to one set that's ok too. This is a commitment of about 15-20 hours; 6-8 hours of reading and cogitating and four 2-hour meetings where we hash it all out. Once the application deadline has passed, the committee has about a week to read the applications over and fill out a review sheet to decide how well each application met the criteria. We review the applications for Thoughtfulness, Creativity, and Feasibility ( [ https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/participate/art-at-firefly/art-grants/ | explained in detail here ] and during the meetings). This is followed by the aforementioned meetings where we compare notes and formulate follow-up questions for all applicants. We wait a week to give time for artists to get their replies back to us, then we meet again and make our final decisions. If you would like to participate, please sign up via the Art Grants portal by Friday, January 20th: [ https://grants.fireflyartscollective.org/voters/signup | https://grants.fireflyartscollective.org/voters/signup ] Any questions? Email us at [ mailto:grants@fireflyartscollective.org | grants(a)fireflyartscollective.org ] ! <3, Art Grant Core Request to Review Firefly Gallery Firefly Arts Collective maintains a public gallery of historical event photography that has been contributed by participants at [ https://gallery.fireflyartscollective.org/ | https://gallery.fireflyartscollective.org/ ] Most of these photographs pre-date [ https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/firefly/firefly-policies/firefly-even… | Firefly’s Event Recording Guidelines ] as well as recent unwelcome reminders that public content on the Internet is public to all, and not just those who you’d like to come across it. With that in mind, we invite and request the Firefly community to review our past event photography for images of yourself that you would like removed, or other content you think may be of concern to use or the participants pictured. Please review the Firefly Galleries, relive old exciting memories, and send any comments (with full URL of the page in question) to the gallery administrators at [ mailto:gallery@fireflyartscollective.org | gallery(a)fireflyartscollective.org ] Just the Tip by Wendy WTF Sequins and glitter Contribute to litter. They ain't unicorn poop, But hideously annoying MOOP*. *Matter Out of Place That’s all for this first Glowbe of 2017! Expect more news, and reminders of some of the above, soon!

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Re: [Firefly Announce] Firefly Arts Collective Conduct Committee Town Hall
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 11 Nov '16

11 Nov '16

Hello all, Thanks everyone for coming out and participating in the discussion. There were no formal notes taken unfortunately. We walked through the agenda and do have a few takeaways: rebranding to clarify what we actually do (we only investigate community reports and make reccomendations to the board, really), and the continued community interest in our operation means we've got another round of recruiting to do. Recruiting! If you are interested in volunteering the Conduct Committee please email the co-leads (currently: myself and Ike) at conduct-committee(a)fireflyartscollective.org Name Change! We need work on our branding. Many community members are unclear about where our functions end. We have a very limited mission: investigate reports and recommend actions to the board. There are many cogs in the Firefly machine, and clarifying our role would go a long way with community relations. Specific Case Info! None of this was shared, because we never share it per our non-disclosure agreements. Thanks all, and if you have more questions, please either use the anonymous form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeyp0nTGBudCR5kI8CihIUnluEyv9xAK6u… or email us at conduct-committee(a)fireflyartscollective.org Emile, Current co-lead On Thu, Nov 10, 2016 at 1:18 PM, Emile Daigle <emile(a)daigle.name> wrote: > Hello Firefly Community, > > Reminder: This is tonight! Hope we see you there. > > Here's a FB event as well https://www.facebook.com/events/851457074991927/ > > Emile, > Conduct Committee Co-Lead > > On Wed, Oct 19, 2016 at 9:41 AM, Emile Daigle <emile(a)daigle.name> wrote: > >> Hello Firefly Community! >> >> The Firefly Arts Collective Conduct Committee is holding an open house on >> Thursday, November 10th at 7:30pm, at Artisan’s Asylum, Multipurpose Room >> (MPR) 2. >> >> Note: Parking is currently limited: https://artisansasylum.com/hou >> rs-and-tours/#directions >> >> Here’s the agenda: >> >> - >> >> We’ve got updated statistics to share after the last Firefly >> - >> >> We want to discuss the community’s interest in keeping our committee >> going >> - >> >> We’d love to recruit new volunteers >> - >> >> We want to answer all of your questions! >> >> >> In preparation, please check out our current policies. This guide will >> cover what we do and don’t do, how we operate, etc. here: >> >> - >> >> https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/firefly/firefly- >> policies/conduct-committee-policies/ >> <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/firefly/firefly-policies/conduct-comm…> >> >> >> We would also like to provide an opportunity to have anonymous questions >> answered. If you have a question you’d like answered at the town hall, but >> don’t want to ask in a crowd, please use this form: >> https://goo.gl/forms/i4YLoeWUlnSYnPMK2 up until Wednesday the 9th at >> 7:30pm. We will review these and answer the questions we are able to during >> a special section of the Q & A. >> >> We want to engage the community on our collective interest in keeping the >> Conduct Committee going. The year-round work involved takes up volunteer >> hours that may go elsewhere in the Firefly spectrum, so let’s discuss our >> value proposition and figure out if Firefly still wants to have a Conduct >> Committee. >> >> Emile, Conduct Committee Co-Lead >> > >

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Re: [Firefly Announce] Firefly Arts Collective Conduct Committee Town Hall
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 10 Nov '16

10 Nov '16

Hello Firefly Community, Reminder: This is tonight! Hope we see you there. Here's a FB event as well https://www.facebook.com/events/851457074991927/ Emile, Conduct Committee Co-Lead On Wed, Oct 19, 2016 at 9:41 AM, Emile Daigle <emile(a)daigle.name> wrote: > Hello Firefly Community! > > The Firefly Arts Collective Conduct Committee is holding an open house on > Thursday, November 10th at 7:30pm, at Artisan’s Asylum, Multipurpose Room > (MPR) 2. > > Note: Parking is currently limited: https://artisansasylum.com/ > hours-and-tours/#directions > > Here’s the agenda: > > - > > We’ve got updated statistics to share after the last Firefly > - > > We want to discuss the community’s interest in keeping our committee > going > - > > We’d love to recruit new volunteers > - > > We want to answer all of your questions! > > > In preparation, please check out our current policies. This guide will > cover what we do and don’t do, how we operate, etc. here: > > - > > https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/firefly/firefly-policies/ > conduct-committee-policies/ > > > We would also like to provide an opportunity to have anonymous questions > answered. If you have a question you’d like answered at the town hall, but > don’t want to ask in a crowd, please use this form: https://goo.gl/forms/ > i4YLoeWUlnSYnPMK2 up until Wednesday the 9th at 7:30pm. We will review > these and answer the questions we are able to during a special section of > the Q & A. > > We want to engage the community on our collective interest in keeping the > Conduct Committee going. The year-round work involved takes up volunteer > hours that may go elsewhere in the Firefly spectrum, so let’s discuss our > value proposition and figure out if Firefly still wants to have a Conduct > Committee. > > Emile, Conduct Committee Co-Lead >

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Firefly Arts Collective Conduct Committee Town Hall
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 19 Oct '16

19 Oct '16

Hello Firefly Community! The Firefly Arts Collective Conduct Committee is holding an open house on Thursday, November 10th at 7:30pm, at Artisan’s Asylum, Multipurpose Room (MPR) 2. Note: Parking is currently limited: https://artisansasylum.com/hours-and-tours/#directions Here’s the agenda: - We’ve got updated statistics to share after the last Firefly - We want to discuss the community’s interest in keeping our committee going - We’d love to recruit new volunteers - We want to answer all of your questions! In preparation, please check out our current policies. This guide will cover what we do and don’t do, how we operate, etc. here: - https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/firefly/firefly-policies/conduct-comm… We would also like to provide an opportunity to have anonymous questions answered. If you have a question you’d like answered at the town hall, but don’t want to ask in a crowd, please use this form: https://goo.gl/forms/i4YLoeWUlnSYnPMK2 up until Wednesday the 9th at 7:30pm. We will review these and answer the questions we are able to during a special section of the Q & A. We want to engage the community on our collective interest in keeping the Conduct Committee going. The year-round work involved takes up volunteer hours that may go elsewhere in the Firefly spectrum, so let’s discuss our value proposition and figure out if Firefly still wants to have a Conduct Committee. Emile, Conduct Committee Co-Lead

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The Glowbe #14: Firefly post-event information
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 01 Aug '16

01 Aug '16

Hello for the first time in a month! And probably for the last time in a few weeks, if not months—there won't be much official to say for a while. But remember that the Blink list and Facebook groups exist for all your Firefly social chatter needs! FireflyBlink: https://lists.fireflyartscollective.org/listinfo/fireflyblink Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/31209741538/. CONTENTS: 1. Lost and Found 2. Afterburn Survey 3. Please share your Firefly pictures! 4. Post-Playa Depression 5. So.... do you wanna volunteer next year? ---------- 1. Lost and Found The Lost and Found has been sorted, and images are visible on this Google Drive location: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B5fbqDYOm8qeOGxKZFE0M0Q0dUU&usp=sha… Please look carefully! If you'd like a closer-up image of something, email LNT(a)fireflyartscollective.org. Please help things find their owners! *Lost & Found purge will happen on 8/1/16 - arrangements must be made to pick up your items on or before then. *[The Glowbe apologizes for the delay in publishing the newsletter until the last minute. LNT is willing to hold onto items for another few days but PLEASE email them ASAP if you need to claim something.] ---------- 2. Afterburn Survey I hope you're all recovering nicely from the woods, and that you're all still glowing from the memories and good times. We'd like to give you an opportunity to spend 30 minutes reliving those memories during your work day! Please take the completely anonymous Firefly 2016 Afterburn Survey <https://ucberkeleypolisci.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5axdq5ku9SU0t8h>, and let us know how you feel about everything that happened at Firefly. Loved an art piece? Great, we'd love to know so we can fund more art like that! Hated the rangers? Air your grievances to us, and we'll pass it on, anonymously! Less than 1/3 the length of last year's survey! ---------- 3. Please share your Firefly pictures! Would you like to share your photo memories from this year's event with the community, but don't want to be beholden to Facebook? Please consider sharing them on Firefly's web gallery! First, please review the Firefly Event Recording Guidelines: https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/firefly/firefly-policies/firefly-even… Don't post pictures of participants wearing "No Photography" wristbands, be thoughtful about posting pictures that participants may not want shared (e.g. nudity), and attempt to get permission from identifiable participants in advance. Then, it's (relatively) easy: 1) Go to the community photo gallery at https://gallery.fireflyartscollective.org/index.php?/category/35 2) Register for an account or log in. To register, go to the "Login" menu in the upper right, and click "Register" then create an account. 3) Wait for an admin to approve your account. 4) Once approved, select "Explore"->"Upload photos" from the top menu bar. 5) Under "Select an album" click "create a new album", choose a parent album of the right year (the default is "Firefly / 2016"), and choose an informative name like "Jered's Pics". 6) Select and upload files. Photos will be curated for highlight albums in the future. Photos may not be reproduced beyond Firefly Arts Collective's use without the express permission of the photographer. ---------- 4. Post-Playa Depression by Gougey Whether it is the big burn or a regional burn, PPD exists. What is Post-Playa Depression? Post-Playa Depression is an emotional state that many burners experience after a burn. It doesn’t matter if you were a virgin burner or a ten year veteran, anyone can experience PPD. It is the emotional dissonance created when we, Burners, return to the default world with all its societal norms after experiencing something we helped create. If you are feeling a bit disconnected with the default world, try the following: 1. Talk to someone. - Email a friend, connect on Facebook or email sanctuary(a)fireflyartscollective.org 2. Decompression Party 3. Get Involved with your local burner community 4. Bring what you experienced on playa into the default world 5. Experience the burn from another’s perspective via photos and video 6. Practice gifting Read my full article at https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/news/transitioning-back-to-the-defaul… ---------- 5. So.... do you wanna volunteer next year? Still got that warm glow from your Firefly experience this summer?? Were you heavily involved in volunteering but think there’s ways that some things could be improved?? Did you do a few volunteer shifts and loved being part of making Firefly happen?? Step up and be a part of the larger Firefly volunteer team! We are: Core leads (gate, greeters, parking, gnomes, rangers, sanctuary, etc.) -- coordinate specific volunteer areas at the Firefly event -- descriptions and contact email addresses at https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/participate/join-a-core/ Festival Committee (event leads, cluster leads, volunteer coordinator) -- the people "above" the core leads who organize the event as a whole -- contact at festival(a)fireflyartscollective.org Board of Directors -- the Board handles the legal and financial sides of Firefly Arts Collective, Inc as well as all the other ways that Firefly interacts with and supports the arts community year-round -- board(a)fireflyartscollective.org Conduct Committee -- receive and investigate reports of interpersonal misconduct in the Firefly community -- https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/firefly -arts-collective/committees/conduct-committee/ -- conductcommittee(a)fireflyartscollective.org Communications Committee -- a new group forming to consolidate and improve our outbound communications to the community -- https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/firefly -arts-collective/committees/communications-committee/ -- webteam(a)fireflyartscollective.org It's a slow time for event organization right now as we’re wrapping up 2016, and many of us are prepping for Burning Man, but it's a great time to start thinking about where you'd want to put your energy in 2017. Reach out and make your intentions known! We’d love to have you on the team. ---------- Wendy WTF is on vacation. ----------

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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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