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Firefly Ticket Lottery -- Registration Deadline of the 15th!
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 12 Apr '17

12 Apr '17

So far, 359 waiver forms from Fireflies have arrived at Firefly Ticket HQ. We have a deadline--get yours postmarked by the 15th of April to be included in this year's Lottery. There's always some Firefly who forgets to go to the postbox--if that's you this year, show up to the Town Hall and Volunteer Fair (Sunday April 23rd, 4-7pm at Mt Vernon Restaurant, 14 Broadway, Somerville), drop your last-minute release form off there, and you'll still be in the Lottery. The Lottery will happen on Monday the 24th! If you're registered, you'll get an email with a ticket offer or your place on the waitlist. We're trying to get tickets to turn over more quickly than in the past, so the window to purchase your ticket will be *five days* from when you get your offer. Please look for the email so you don't go back on the waitlist! Also, you won't be able to get indefinite extensions like in past years. If you can't afford the $80 for a ticket, consider applying for a scholarship ticket. Details at https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/ firefly/tickets/scholarship-tickets/ Direct any questions to tickets(a)fireflyartscollective.org!

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Firefly Town Hall/ Volunteer Fair
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 09 Apr '17

09 Apr '17

Come one, come all! Firefly Town Hall will be Sunday April 23rd, 4-7pm at the Mt Vernon Restaurant, 14 Broadway, Somerville, MA. What is "Town Hall," you ask? This is a great place to learn more about Firefly, meet other Fireflies, and learn about volunteer opportunities! Are you interested in doing more at Firefly, such as becoming a core co-lead, this is the place to be! Don't know what a "core" or a "co-lead" is, this is also the place for you! https://www.facebook.com/events/146279092564535/

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REMINDER: Feedback on Firefly Arts Collective Directors and Candidates
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 06 Apr '17

06 Apr '17

Dear Fireflies, NEW INFORMATION: 1) Our Board can be between 7 and 21 members, so any and all of the candidates could join our board. There's no need to rank candidates in your feedback, just tell us what you think individually. 2) We've added an additional candidate, Julia Sapashnik! 3) The deadline for candidate feedback is next Wednesday, April 12th. (We welcome comments on current board members at any time) In February, we sent out an open call for interest in joining the Board of Directors of Firefly Arts Collective. We received a number of enthusiastic responses, and have invited four participants to meet with the current board to better understand how we operate. This is a process we repeat periodically as we encounter normal turnover of our leadership. We would now like to solicit community feedback on the candidates under consideration for joining the Firefly Board. We also welcome feedback on current board members, to help keep us accountable to our community. For the participants listed below, please consider the following thoughts as you write us: 1) Do you feel that the candidate is well-suited for participating on the Board of Directors, based on your experience and our bylaws (http://fireflyartscollective.org/about-fac/firefly-bylaws/)? 2) What are some qualities in the candidate that would assure success as a member of the Firefly Board? 3) If you have worked with the candidate on a project before, what was that experience like? 4) Is there anything else you would like to share about the candidate? When considering your feedback, keep in mind that beyond the yearly camping festival, we are working to expand 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 working to have more year-round engagement. We seek members who are excited not just in helping coordinate our festival, but who also have the time and energy to expand and strengthen our regional community. Candidates for March 2017: - Talena Gandy - Frank Gerratana - Brian Gowdey - Sharon Kubo - Julia Sapashnik Current Board Members, Role, (years on board): - Jesse Campbell (3) - Blake Courtney (5) - Jered Floyd (3) - Liz LaManche (3) - Kendra Pugh, Clerk (2) - Dan Snyder, Vice-President (3) - Drew Van Zandt, President (2) Please send your feedback, particularly on candidates, to board(a)fireflyartscollective.org by Wednesday, April 12. We also welcome feedback on the Board at any time. <3, The Firefly Board

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SFTY3rd 2017 - Registration now!
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 03 Apr '17

03 Apr '17

Good morning everyone! We have opened registration for SFTY3rd 2017. This year's dates are May 12-14. RSVP here <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfRpBrOhjbJFB87jhaILVX7wZKgyUlJAp6…>. When we receive your request, we will send you a link to purchase your ticket and confirm you reservation for attendance. Tickets are $10 and cover all food. BYO Liquid Refreshments. And are non-refundable. Past attendees confirm this is a training you actually want to attend. Why? What is SFTY3rd? SFTY3rd is a training / social weekend for Firefly Safety Cores (Fire, Sanctuary, Rangers & First Aid) and other volunteers that may be involved in dealing with emergencies and events during Firefly. This weekend is jam-packed with goodness and features core trainings, cross-trainings, ICS trainings, and more! New trainings are in the works for past attendees looking to further their skills. It's an awesome opportunity to get involved, get trained, and meet other volunteers who you may be asked to work with in an emergency or incident. This is not a party weekend! It's a weekend to learn, relax, and socialize with fellow volunteers. More information and full schedule will be released soon. Stay tuned. This is not your only chance for core training. There will be local Boston trainings for all Safety Cores individually coming up in May & June. Hope to see you this year! - Your SFTY3rd Planning Team

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Ticket Registration OPEN for Firefly 2017
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 01 Apr '17

01 Apr '17

The Firefly Ticketing Team has been hard at work over the last few weeks updating all our documentation, tying systems together, generally making things a little easier for everyone this year, and we think we're ready! So head on over to https://volunteer.fireflyartscollective.org, set up an account for yourself, explore the volunteer opportunities (and sign up!), and then click on the blue "click here to register for a ticket" link at the top. No special password you can't change, no separate registration for the two systems, no forgetting to sign up for volunteer shifts (yes we mean all of you)! Everything else is the same as last year: - 2 weeks to register - must be registered and waiver mailed in by the 15th to be in the lottery - lottery on the 22nd - entry to the event by comparing a gov't issued ID against a list at the gate

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Art Grants - Crystal/Creativity/Legacy due today! BEX+Skillshare due 4/3!
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 27 Mar '17

27 Mar '17

Hey Fireflies! Submissions for the Crystal, Creativity, Legacy grants are *due TODAY (3/27)!* Submissions for BEX (Burner Exchange - to fund bringing art from other burns) and Skillshare (funds to take a class / learn a new skill) are *due a week from today (4/3)*! *Reminders:* Detailed grant information is available here: Firefly Art Grants Overview <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/participate/art-at-firefly/art-grants/> The submission deadlines are: *March 13th*: Temple (done!) *March 27th*: Creativity + Legacy (today!) *April 3rd*: BEX + Skillshare (one week!) Submissions are handled through the Firefly Art Grants Web Portal <https://grants.fireflyartscollective.org/artists>. If you signed up in 2016, your accounts are no longer active. Please sign up again so we are sure to have your most current information on-file! Any questions? Email us! <3 Firefly Art Grant Core grants(a)fireflyartscollective.org

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Art Grants - Creativity Due 3/27; Crystal Extended to 3/27!
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 20 Mar '17

20 Mar '17

*State of the Firefly art grants: * - Creativity/Legacy submissions close on *Monday 3/27. There's lots of still-unclaimed funds - get your submissions in!* - Crystal grants ($1000 grants) have been *extended* to close on *Monday 3/27* as well! *Do a big project! *Firefly wants more big projects. (Want to do something big but need more than $1000 to make it happen? Let us know <grants(a)fireflyartscollective.org>!) - Temple submissions are officially closed! We received a bunch of great submissions and are currently in the vetting process. Thank you for your submissions! *Reminders:* Detailed grant information is available here: Firefly Art Grants Overview <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/participate/art-at-firefly/art-grants/> The submission deadlines are: *March 13th*: Temple (closed!) *March 27th*: Crystal + Creativity + Legacy *April 3rd*: BEX + Skillshare Submissions are handled through the Firefly Art Grants Web Portal <https://grants.fireflyartscollective.org/artists>. If you signed up in 2016, your accounts are no longer active. Please sign up again so we are sure to have your most current information on-file! Any questions? Email us! <3 Firefly Art Grant Core grants(a)fireflyartscollective.org

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Soliciting Feedback on the Firefly Arts Collective Directors and Candidates
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 17 Mar '17

17 Mar '17

Dear Fireflies, In February, we sent out an open call for interest in joining the Board of Directors of Firefly Arts Collective. We received a number of enthusiastic responses, and have invited four participants to meet with the current board to better understand how we operate. This is a process we repeat periodically as we encounter normal turnover of our leadership. We would now like to solicit community feedback on the candidates under consideration for joining the Firefly Board. We also welcome feedback on current board members, to help keep us accountable to our community. For the participants listed below, please consider the following thoughts as you write us: 1) Do you feel that the candidate is well-suited for participating on the Board of Directors, based on your experience and our bylaws (http://fireflyartscollective.org/about-fac/firefly-bylaws/)? 2) What are some qualities in the candidate that would assure success as a member of the Firefly Board? 3) If you have worked with the candidate on a project before, what was that experience like? 4) Is there anything else you would like to share about the candidate? When considering your feedback, keep in mind that beyond the yearly camping festival, we are working to expand 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 working to have more year-round engagement. We seek members who are excited not just in helping coordinate our festival, but who also have the time and energy to expand and strengthen our regional community. Candidates for March 2017: - Talena Gandy - Frank Gerratana - Brian Gowdey - Sharon Kubo Current Board Members, Role, (years on board): - Jesse Campbell (3) - Blake Courtney (5) - Jered Floyd (3) - Liz LaManche (3) - Kendra Pugh, Clerk (2) - Dan Snyder, Vice-President (3) - Drew Van Zandt, President (2) Please send your feedback, particularly on candidates, to board(a)fireflyartscollective.org by Wednesday, April 12. We also welcome feedback on the Board at any time. <3, The Firefly Board

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Art Grants - Last Chance for Crystal + Temple!
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 13 Mar '17

13 Mar '17

Hey Fireflies! Submissions for the Temple and Crystal grants are *due TODAY (3/13). On the fence? We highly encourage you to submit!* ** Want to upgrade your existing submitted Creativity grant to a Crystal ($1000) grant? You can do this! Just log into the portal <https://grants.fireflyartscollective.org/artists> and hit "modify" on your grant to change the grant type and amount requested. You can also email us <grants(a)fireflyartscollective.org>! *Reminders:* Detailed grant information is available here: Firefly Art Grants Overview <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/participate/art-at-firefly/art-grants/> The submission deadlines are: *March 13th*: Temple + Crystal *March 27th*: Creativity + Legacy *April 3rd*: BEX + Skillshare Submissions are handled through the Firefly Art Grants Web Portal <https://grants.fireflyartscollective.org/artists>. If you signed up in 2016, your accounts are no longer active. Please sign up again so we are sure to have your most current information on-file! Any questions? Email us! <3 Firefly Art Grant Core grants(a)fireflyartscollective.org

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Firefly Art Grants: Temple + Crystal due in ONE WEEK! *More Submissions Needed*
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 06 Mar '17

06 Mar '17

Hey Fireflies! Submissions for the Temple and Crystal grants are due in ONE WEEK (3/13). *WE NEED MORE SUBMISSIONS!* Want to submit a temple idea but worried you don't have the team to do it? We can help! If your concept and team are not fully formed, the art grants core is happy to aid a winning applicant in finding folks to help build. The temple is super important to Firefly! Be one that makes it happen! *Reminders:* Detailed grant information is available here: Firefly Art Grants Overview <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/participate/art-at-firefly/art-grants/> The submission deadlines are: *March 13th*: Temple + Crystal *March 27th*: Creativity + Legacy *April 3rd*: BEX + Skillshare Have a grand idea that doesn't fit into our tiers? Let us know: grants(a)fireflyartscollective.org! Submissions are handled through the Firefly Art Grants Web Portal <https://grants.fireflyartscollective.org/artists>. If you signed up in 2016, your accounts are no longer active. Please sign up again so we are sure to have your most current information on-file! Any questions? Email us! <3 Firefly Art Grant Core grants(a)fireflyartscollective.org

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