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Firefly at Somerville Open Studios, call for art
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 22 Feb '12

22 Feb '12

* *Participation in FIREFLY GALLERY SHOW in BOSTON* Firefly s looking to be a presence in the community beyond our annual week in the woods. We feel strongly that there is more than enough creative energy in our community to sustain “the good stuff” year-round and to bring it home to share with others. **For the 2012 kickoff, we're holding a gallery-style art show in conjunction with SOS (Somerville Open Studios). This show will feature art created by the new Tin Grant recipients as well as previous Firefly art grant recipients in addition to our wonderful community of artists.** If you are a previous Firefly art grant recipient and/or otherwise interested in showcasing your art at the Firefly Gallery Show with SOS please email: sos(a)fireflyartscollective.org. Somerville Open Studios takes place Saturday May 5 and Sunday May 6, from Noon to 6pm The Firefly Gallery Show will have indoor space with beams that can be utilized for hanging artwork as well as an adjacent outdoor space which provides ample height clearance. **Deadline for submissions is April 6th** Some considerations to keep in mind when submitting your proposed piece: INTERACTIVE and PARTICIPATORY In keeping with Firefly Arts Collective’s Mission Statement<http://www.fireflyartscollective.org/>, we will only be considering projects that are interactive and participatory. SIZE Due to space limitations in the Gallery, we need to make sure there will be room for as many artists to show as possible. In order for us to do this, we ask you to please submit information about the size of your piece and specify if it can fit through a normal doorway when disassembled. EASY to ASSEMBLE/DISASSEMBLE and TRANSPORT Make sure it is easy to put together and take apart. Also think about how you will box up your project for safe transport. Transportation will be provided to and from the venues if you need it. DURABILITY Your installation will be set-up in a gallery that is open to the public. Make sure it is not too fragile or particularly dangerous. WEATHERPROOF Please make sure your installation is weatherproof or provide detail if it needs to be placed indoors during the show. NO FIRE We all know that we want it there, but sadly we cannot allow fire art to be part of this show. This is not our rule, but rather makes allowance for the venues that we must be compliant with. Again, we are sorry, and keep those wonderful art pieces for Firefly SAFETY CONCERNS Things with fast spinning objects with sharp edges that could inadvertently hurt a participant should generally be avoided. DAY and NIGHT VISIBILITY At Firefly, some art is made only to be viewed during the day and some only at night. Art for the Firefly Gallery Show MUST be effective and engaging during the light of day. Nighttime elements and visibility are encouraged as well. POWER NEEDS Power can and will be provided if you need it so please provide details per power needs. **Deadline for submissions is April 6th** Please email sos(a)fireflyartscollective.org with any questions! We’re looking forward to the submissions :) <3,* * * *Firefly *

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Final Call for Art Grants
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 10 Feb '12

10 Feb '12

Fireflies, A quick note before your busy, fulfilled weekend to remind you that this Sunday is the deadline for FAC's Tin Grant applications. We hope you've heard about it already and are completing the final touches on your application, but if you haven't yet heard, check it out: http://www.fireflyartscollective.org/tiki-index.php?page=2012+Tin+Grant Once again, the Tin Grants are IN ADDITION to Firefly's annual "creativity" grants. Stay tuned in the coming weeks for info on those. Looking forward to your creations! Steve

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Firefly Art Grant Reminder
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 08 Feb '12

08 Feb '12

Hello Fireflies, The deadline for FAC's (Firefly Arts Collective) TIN GRANTS fast approaches (Feb 12th). Hope this is not the first you're hearing about this! Have you started working on your application yet? For those who have not heard, FAC is offering three art grants (each up to $1000). The three recipients will display their pieces first at FAC's first ever "gallery style show" as part of SOS (Somerville Open Studios) second at FIGMENT and third at Firefly. Check out ALL the details: http://www.fireflyartscollective.org/tiki-index.php?page=2012+Tin+Grant These grants are in addition to the creativity grants that are offered every year for Firefly (in the woods). get to it! Steve

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Firefly Ticket Plans and Information
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 07 Feb '12

07 Feb '12

Hey Fireflies, If you're curious about tickets, this e-mail has some useful information for you. Tickets will go on sale NO EARLIER then mid-March. This year will have at least as many tickets (600) as last year available for purchase. Before tickets are on sale we need to decide if we are going to sell tickets like we did last year (brown paper tickets sold two per person in 3 batches) or if we are going to try something different and crazy! For example, maybe it would be better to do a lottery. Maybe it would be better to use another website. Maybe we should change the number we sell per person. No matter what we change, we absolutely plan to support the ticket jar, because that rocked. Speaking of ticket jars, did you know that there is a Burning Man ticket jar for Boston: http://threefingered.com/ticketjar/ If you want to help decide how tickets will be done this year than you need to attend a meeting. The meeting will be in the Boston Area at 7 PM on Wednesday 2/15/12. To RSVP please send an e-mail to forestj(a)yahoo.com. We'll send directions to people who RSVP by Sunday 2/12/12. Cheers, The Ticket Committee

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Firefly Ticket Plans and Information
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 05 Feb '12

05 Feb '12

Hey Fireflies, If you're curious about tickets, this e-mail has some useful information for you. Tickets will go on sale NO EARLIER then mid-March. This year will have at least as many tickets (600) as last year available for purchase. Before tickets are on sale we need to decide if we are going to sell tickets like we did last year (brown paper tickets sold two per person in 3 batches) or if we are going to try something different and crazy! For example, maybe it would be better to do a lottery. Maybe it would be better to use another website. Maybe we should change the number we sell per person. No matter what we change, we absolutely plan to support the ticket jar, because that rocked. Speaking of ticket jars, did you know that there is a Burning Man ticket jar for Boston: http://threefingered.com/ticketjar/ If you want to help decide how tickets will be done this year than you need to attend a meeting. The meeting will be in the Boston Area at 7 PM on 2/15/12. To RSVP please send an e-mail to forestj(a)yahoo.com. We'll send directions to people who RSVP by Sunday 2/12/12. Cheers, The Ticket Committee

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Firefly Art Grant Reminder
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 03 Feb '12

03 Feb '12

Hello Fireflies, The deadline for FAC's (Firefly Arts Collective) TIN GRANTS fast approaches (Feb 12th). Hope this is not the first you're hearing about this! Have you started working on your application yet? For those who have not heard, FAC is offering three art grants (each up to $1000). The three recipients will display their pieces first at FAC's first ever "gallery style show" as part of SOS (Somerville Open Studios) second at FIGMENT and third at Firefly. Check out ALL the details: http://www.fireflyartscollective.org/tiki-index.php?page=2012+Tin+Grant These grants are in addition to the creativity grants that are offered every year for Firefly (in the woods). get to it! Steve

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It's getting to be that time of year: Firefly Mailing Lists
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 01 Feb '12

01 Feb '12

Hello my good friends! Things are starting to take shape regarding Firefly 2012 and other Firefly Arts Collective projects, and soon there will be announcements and pronouncements and discussions to be had. Toward this end and to keep you all connected, Firefly runs a couple of mailing lists. The Announce list is set up to distribute official announcements from the Firefly Arts Collective organization, keeping you in the loop as to what's going on. It is NOT a discussion list! If you want to keep abreast of happenings withing Firefly but don't want all the chatter (you know who you are), then this is the place to be. You can subscribe to the Firefly Announce list here: http://fireflyartscollective.org/mailman/listinfo/announce The Blink list is the discussion list. This is where you get to chime in with your ideas, feedback, and possibly even your random rantings and ravings. Since the Blink list is subscribed to the Announce list, it gets all the traffic from the Announce list too, so if you want to be on the Blink list you don't also have to subscribe to the Announce list; you only need subscribe to one or the other. If you want to join (or re-join) the Blink list, you can do that using this link: http://fireflyartscollective.org/mailman/listinfo/fireflyblink In addition to these lists, Firefly is also trying out some forums on our website. Check them out here: http://www.fireflyartscollective.org/tiki-forums.php Any posts to a forum will be echoed onto its corresponding list. You have an audience! If you have any questions about anything, feel free to send mail to info (at) fireflyartscollective (dot) org and we'll try to sort it all out for you. Cheers, -- Rich

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Tiki email notification
by donotreply＠fireflyartscollective.org 11 Jan '12

11 Jan '12

A new message was posted to forum: Firefly Announce New topic: How to join the Firefly Announce mailing list Author: macchi Title: How to join the Firefly Announce mailing list Date: Wed 11 of Jan, 2012 [12:28] http://www.fireflyartscollective.org/tiki-view_forum_thread.php?forumId=3&c… Message: If you prefer to receive official announcements from Firefly in e-mail form, simply visit [https://glow.fireflyartscollective.org/mailman/listinfo/announce] to subscribe yourself to the announcements list.

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[Firefly-announce] FIREFLY NEWSLETTER 5 V1#4:05.21.05
by firefly＠chaoshacker.org 21 Jun '05

21 Jun '05

FIREFLY NEWSLETTER 5 V1#4:05.21.05 ******************************** ----------TABLE OF CONTENTS---------- ******************************** Ticket Sales Deadline What's Going On at Firefly? Ride Share Mailing List Greeter & Shuttle Driver Sign Up Now Available! Firefly Rangers Needed Sleep? We Don't Need No Sleep! Firefly Work Weekend 2 a Success! Volunteers wanted for giving massage! *********************************** Ticket Sales Deadline *********************************** Tickets are still available for $25. If you want to be a part of Firefly, now is the time to get your ticket. We are going to create something weird and wild in the woods together, and it is time to help make it happen. The first step is getting your ticket! Read about Firefly, then follow the Get Tickets! link at http://fireflyartscollective.org/ The ticket price increases to $35 on Saturday, June 25th, and ticket sales end on Tuesday, June 28th at noon. Tickets won't be available at the gate. *********************************** What's Going On at Firefly? *********************************** All sorts of things! Check out the full list at: http://fireflyartscollective.org/lineup/ If you have something you woudl like added to the list, please let us know. *********************************** Ride Share Mailing List *********************************** Do you have some extra room in your car? Let people know! Need a ride? Put out your feelers! Use the 'fireflyblink' mailing list to work up a ride-share. All Firefly ticket holders are on this mailing list. To post to the list, send your message to: fireflyblink(a)chaoshacker.org *********************************** Greeter & Shuttle Driver Sign Up Now Available! *********************************** We know you've been dying to sign up for your greeter and/or shuttle driver shift - now's your chance! The greeter station is definitely the place to be. If you've never done it before, this is a great way to contribute to the event, meet new people, see old friends, and create a welcoming vibe for all the Fireflies. To learn more about greeting and shuttle driving and to sign up for a shift or two, please go to http://fireflyartscollective.org/greeters/ *********************************** Firefly Rangers Needed *********************************** Help make Firefly a safe, fun place. We still need more Rangers, and this is a great way to make you volunteer contribution to Firefly. If you've never been a Ranger before, but you like working with people and helping out, join us and learn! Shifts are 6 hours long, and you are _encouraged_ to hang out with your friends as well as wander the event while on duty. There will be a Ranger Orientation/Training meeting at 10am on Saturday morning. Please see the Firefly Ranger page for information and scheduling. You can reserve shifts starting Monday, June 20th. http://fireflyartscollective.org/rangers/ If you are interested, or just have questions about being a Firefly Ranger: email: firefly-rangers(a)chaoshacker.org *********************************** Sleep? We Don't Need No Sleep! *********************************** Food will not be provided this year at Firefly, but we are creating a covered gathering place for people to meet, share, and eat. The coffee station will live here, and kind souls are needed to tend to the caffeine addictions of the masses. Defeat the Grog and SIGN UP for a morning or evening brewing shift at: http://fireflyartscollective.org/volunteer/ ****************************** Firefly Work Weekend 2 a Success! ****************************** Rainy conditions leading to muddy roads... There were 20+ people were willing to drive many hours, take a weekend out of their lives to do manual labor so ALL of us can have that much better of a time when the event rolls around in a few short weeks (Got yer tickets?!) In fact, had you been at the work weekend, you would have experienced a vibrant atmosphere bustling with people who just can't wait to give of themselves, to create. We: Built a beautiful stage to support the musicians, DJs, VJs and other performers... http://bostonburners.org/gallery/June-18-19-Work-Weekend/P1010018 Laid out and cleared trails to make them more clear and enjoyable to walk... Cleared some spaces for some of the bigger events some of you have planned... Surveyed and mapped the land to find spots where theme camps can offer their offerings and Art their Artings... Increased outhouse capacity by 50%... Last but not least, we checked the vibe, and it is in fact warm and fuzzy. The land is as much a Participant as all of us, a gracious host. Let's give mad props to all who helped this weekend. We can't wait to see what all of you bring to the event itself! Photos from the work weekends are here: http://bostonburners.org/gallery/2005 *********************************** Volunteers wanted for giving massage! *********************************** If you do massage, bodywork, energy work, or some other form of therapy for the mind/body/spirit, come by the Body Positive theme camp. Bring a massage table or mat, help decorate the space, commit to an hour or three of time there, show up with your own recipient - it's all good. If you're interested in participating (particularly if you intend to bring a table), please contact cee at ceelove(a)speakeasy.net

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[Firefly-announce] FIREFLY NEWSLETTER 4 V1#4:05.10.05 :: Work Weekend Edition
by fireflyarts＠chaoshacker.org 11 Jun '05

11 Jun '05

FIREFLY NEWSLETTER 4 V1#4:05.10.05 :: Work Weekend Edition ******************************** ----------TABLE OF CONTENTS---------- ******************************** WORK WEEKEND TICKET SALES UPDATE NEW WEB SITE SO MUCH TO GET INVOLVED IN FIREFLY MAILING LISTS AND EMAIL ADDRESSES *********************************** WORK WEEKEND *********************************** Firefly still needs volunteers for our work weekend in Vermont June 18-19. There are trails and outhouses to be fixed, and a lot of other important infrastructure that needs to be set up to make the event possible. It's also an excuse to go camping and meet some of the other folks who are contributing to the event. If you're interested, please do your best to attend a planning meeting this coming Monday June 13 at 8:00pm at the redtail collective loft, 281 Summer St., 7th floor, in Fort Point, across the channel from South Station on the red line. We'll be discussing what needs to be done, who can do it, and how we'll be getting everyone up there and what tools we need. If you can't make the meeting but would still like to attend the work weekend, please e-mail Firefly-volunteer(a)chaoshacker.org. *********************************** TICKET SALES *********************************** Tickets are selling quickly - ~100 in three days. Be sure to sign up before we sell all 400 tickets! Tickets are available now at http://FireflyArtsCollective.org . This year we are introducing paper tickets that feature art by fellow participants. Tickets must be presented at the gate for admission to the event. There will be no ticket sales or payments accepted at the gate. Tickets are $25.00/person from June 6th to June 22nd, 11pm. After June 22nd tickets cost $35.00/person. Tickets will not be sold after noon, June 28th. Tickets are mailed after payment is received. After purchasing a ticket, please indicate how you will be participating and volunteering at the event. If you purchase tickets for others, please ask them to go to the site and do the same. Firefly is what you make it. The event is dependent on your participation. By attending the event you are declaring your intention to be a part of the Firefly community - so feel the community spirit, participate and volunteer! Go here to indicate how you would like to help help out: http://fireflyartscollective.org/volunteer/ *********************************** NEW WEB SITE RELEASE *********************************** Please visit the new web site for information about Firefly, including ticket sales and volunteering possibilities. Our new URL is http://FireflyArtsCollective.org *********************************** SO MUCH TO GET INVOLVED IN *********************************** Firefly runs on volunteer power! Your power! GO: http://fireflyartscollective.org/volunteer/ *********************************** FIREFLY MAILING LISTS AND EMAIL ADDRESSES *********************************** There is a Firefly discussion list named FireflyBlink for all participants in Firefly to exchange ideas and plans. It is also a great forum for finding a ride or carpooling - try it! You can join by following the link below: http://chaoshacker.org/mailman/listinfo/fireflyblink Would you like to get more involved with Firefly? Have some questions? Contact the appropriate address below for more information. * General Questions and Information: firefly(a)chaoshacker.org * Art Installations: firefly-art(a)chaoshacker.org * Fire Performers, Installations: firefly-fire(a)chaoshacker.org * Theme Camps: firefly-themecamp(a)chaoshacker.org * Performers, Fire Performers: firefly-performance(a)chaoshacker.org * DJs, Electronic Musicians: firefly-dj(a)chaoshacker.org * VJs, Visuals, Lighting: firefly-vj(a)chaoshacker.org * Musicians, Bands: firefly-music(a)chaoshacker.org * Rangers: firefly-rangers(a)chaoshacker.org * Greeters: firefly-greeter(a)chaoshacker.org * DPW: firefly-dpw(a)chaoshacker.org

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