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Tick Situation, Hawks, Temple Events, Fire Spinning & more [Glowbe 2017.03]
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 21 Jun '17

21 Jun '17

The Glowbe is a bulletin of time-sensitive or useful info leading up to Firefly. This digest helps reduce traffic on the announce list - so read on for several important event updates. 1110 Fireflies have tickets. 54 Fireflies are wait listed. (Not going? Cancel your tix now <https://tickets.fireflyartscollective.org> so others can plan.) 16 days until the bug burns! Contents: 1) The Big Bad Tick Forecast (and what you can do) 2) Mama and Baby Hawks at Firefly 3) Accessibility Squad needs YOU 4) Fire Circles and Conclave Requirements 5) Submit an Event to the Temple! 6) Last General Work Weekend - Signups still open, lots to do 7) Firefly on Facebook and email lists ----- 1) The Big Bad Tick Forecast (and what you can do) Reports are that The Tick Situation on the land is about the worst that the locals have ever experienced. Just ask the dog who visited last week and collected 36 ticks. Ticks Are Happening! Repent! WTF can you do about these hell spawn and their tick-borne diseases? This post from First Aid breaks it all down - read up before you pack: https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/news/ticks-omfg-whats-can/ <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/news/ticks-omfg-whats-can/> <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/news/ticks-omfg-whats-can/> <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/news/ticks-omfg-whats-can/> 2) Mama and Baby Hawks at Firefly It appears that a mother hawk is guarding an active nest in one of the Firefly camp areas this year: the site usually used by Cabana Hammock. The area has been cordoned off - both to protect the hawk and its fledglings, AND to prevent participants from being attacked by the bird. Hawks are powerful raptors; they can and do attack, and this one has been screeching warning threats to anyone who approaches. Children, drunkards, or service animals could earn a new injury (or nickname) if they wander into the Cabana-Raptor zone. Birders, bring your binoculars! We could use some species identification and info on how far along the fledglings are. A nest viewing station or wildlife info project would be most welcome outside the cordon (tripod and scope? binoculars? duck blind?) ...this writer has no such expertise, but feel free to try us at info(a)fireflyartscollective.org if you seek coordination for your project, or to stump us with bird logistics questions. 3) Accessibility Squad needs YOU Hey Fireflies! Did you know that there is a group at Firefly dedicated to helping people with disabilities and injuries get their stuff where it needs to go? That group is accessibility squad! Want to help Accessibility at Firefly? * Volunteer for a shift hauling at Firefly (same account as for ticketing): https://volunteer.fireflyartscollective.org/team/47 * Pass around the volunteer link above to your friends! 4) Fire Circles and Conclave Requirements All fire spinning circle areas must be approved *before* the event. If your camp is interested in hosting a designated spinning zone, please contact Fire Core: fast(a)fireflyartscollective.org as soon as possible with details on your camp and requested space to use for spinning. This does not necessarily mean your request will be approved. We will inspect the location prior to the event to ensure it meets our safety standards. If you wish to spin in Conclave, you *must* attend one of two safety meetings during the event prior to the bug burn. During these meetings we will cover basic safety procedures as well as specific information regarding Conclave at Firefly. Times for these meetings will be on the WWW Guide (currently TBD). 5) Submit an Event to the Temple! >From Becky and the Temple Crew: Dearest fireflies, The Temple (Impluvium) is scheduling offerings for our shared sacred space! Please share your gifts and workshops for communal healing, joy, and reflection for the mind, body, and soul! Submit an event here: https://goo.gl/forms/362Qk92VUWz7Fura2 Ideas for offerings inside and around the temple include: guided meditations, singing circles, poetry readings, yoga classes, ceremonies honoring the lives of loved ones, co-counseling facilitations, energetic healings, philosophical discussions, self-care workshops, etc. Selected events will also be added to the What/Where/When guide. 6) Last General Work Weekend - Signups still open, lots to do Get the scoop and sign up here to help with these fun/grueling DPW chores! https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/firefly/getting-ready/work-weekends/ * Wood chipping: We're renting a wood chipper this weekend. Bring your gloves and earplugs if you have them so you can help line up smaller sticks to get chipped. * Log Splitting: We've been doing this a lot this year so you know the deal: Keep that splitter running all day both days. * Lawn Mowing: Bring sun gear like sunscreen, hat and your camelbak and we'll put you to work on the riding mower. * Raking (or "draking"): If you're day drinking at work weekend, we will probably hand you a rake and enjoy the show from Bass Camp. Drakers should be sober enough to apply sunscreen and bug spray before they get to work. * DPW super sober chainsaw task force: There will be active chainsaws on site but please message "dpw(a)fireflyartscollective.org" before showing up to work weekend about chainsaw use if that is a skill you can offer. * DPW Ghetto Erection: Um... that might happen. Want to get in on that? 7) Firefly on Facebook and email Plenty more news gets announced and discussed in the community ‘Blink list’ email list, and on the facebook group. Subscribe! Join! ‘Like.’ ASSIMILATE. * Check out the Firefly discussion email list (the “Blink” list) https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/firefly-arts-collective/join-us/ * Join/Like the ‘Firefly Arts Collective’ group for notifications and discussions there. https://www.facebook.com/groups/firefly.arts.collective/ Just the Tip from Wendy WTF Welcome Home! Portapotty etiquette: Sit on the seat, just like you do at home. You'll be fine. I believe in you. See you in the woods! ##

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Work Weekend #2
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 14 Jun '17

14 Jun '17

Greetings Fireflies, I've returned from the north, and I have such sites to show you! There is a lot to digest in this email so I'll give you a quick TL:DR. 1. Work Weekend #2 and Placement are currently over capacity and sign-up is closed. If your camp needs representation for placement, email me at workweekend(a)fireflyartscollective.org 2. Because of the heavy winter and for everyone's safety, please no theme camp structure setup without approval from DPW or WW onsite; even if your camp has done so before. 3. Placement brunch will happen as planned; if you're only coming for placement please only send 1 representative per camp. 4. There is an active hawk's nest in Cabana Hammock. The area is cordoned off and it should be avoided. Long Form: As stated above, the winter and spring were particularly rough with our beloved event grounds this year. Many trees are down, others still need to come down, roads need to be repaired and this past weekend was hindered by the bridge needing to be rebuilt. DPW has already worked miracles getting the bridge finished and a lot of work done on the lumber, but tons more still needs to happen. Because of the predicted rain and the number of people, we've closed sign-ups for WW #2. Please do not show up without having signed up. If your camp needs representation for placement and you waited until the last minute to sign up, email me directly at workweekend@fireflyartscollect ive.org This year we have a hawk guest living in the tree-less ruins of what was once known as Cabana Hammock. An action plan is still being formed, but as of right now the area is roped off and should be avoided. Not only do we want to protect the nesting raptor, but new parents tend to be a bit touchy when hippies go wondering around under their kids. The best place to view the majestic bird of prey is from the Steam Bath area, where she can be seen landing in the distance. In years previous camps have been given some leeway to fly tarps and assemble difficult infrastructure like domes during the work weekends. Unfortunately this year that is complicated by how many trees are down and still need to come down and then cleaned up. Please consider alternative plans if your camp was going to put up infrastructure this weekend. If there are no other options, clear whatever work you are doing with DPW or WW lead first to make sure you won't be in DPW's way. Be aware that any infrastructure put up is the sole responsibility of the person putting it up, and things may need to come back down so that DPW can do it's work. As always, if there are any questions or concerns we can be reached at workweekend(a)fireflyartscollective.org There is still room to sign up for WW #3. Have a great week and we'll see you in the woods, Speedbump, Work Weekend Corps Co-Lead

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Fire, Ice, Events, Parking & more for Firefly 2017 [Glowbe 2017.02]
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 12 Jun '17

12 Jun '17

The Glowbe is a bulletin of time-sensitive or useful info leading up to Firefly. This digest format is also a way to reduce traffic on the announce list - so read on for several important event updates. 25 days until the bug burns! Contents: 1) No Firefly for you this year? Refund yer ticket, give others a chance! 2) DPW Work Weekends want YOU 3) Planning your ride to Firefly 4) Early Arrival 5) Calling all Fire Artists 6) Want ice in the woods? Help ICEHOLE help you. 7) WWW Guide: Call for submissions 8) Open Stage is for your events (now with sound, lights, and rain shelter!) 9) Theme camps, add your listings to our website! 10) Sanctuary soothes. Training offered this Thursday or at Firefly. 1) No Firefly for you this year? Refund yer ticket! There are currently about 100 people on the waiting list. . .if you've realized you're not going to make it to Firefly this year, please refund your ticket ASAP so somebody else has more time to plan! (Log in to tickets.fireflyartscollective.org, and under the Ticketing Sales tab there's a "Request Refund" button at the top.) Ticket Core expects to be sending out ticket offers until very close to the event, and clearing the waitlist is still possible. Questions? [ mailto:tickets@fireflyartscollective.org | tickets(a)fireflyartscollective.org ] 2) DPW Work Weekends want YOU - we need your help. It's time to get dirty and make the event functional! Work Weekends are your chance to come up to the site early and help the Department of Public Works build all the things. We need volunteers for many jobs on June 17-18, and 24-25. Get the scoop and sign up here: [ https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/firefly/getting-ready/work-weekends/ | https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/firefly/getting-ready/work-weekends/ ] BYO tools or experience is helpful - but not required! Contact [ mailto:dpw@fireflyartscollective.org | dpw(a)fireflyartscollective.org ] with inquiries about what to bring. 3) Planning your ride to Firefly - how will you get to the woods? There are chartered buses to Firefly from the Boston area! Buy your bus ticket today. Refunds are available until June 19 if plans change. Drivers: a parking pass purchased in advance is required for every car, get yours now. The more people carpool, the more event tickets we can release. Carpool signups, bus and vehicle info here: [ https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/firefly/getting-ready/getting-there-t… | https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/firefly/getting-ready/getting-there-t… ] 4) Early Arrival: The 2017 Firefly Arts Festival opens at noon on Tuesday 4 July. If you have large projects and camp infrastructure to set up, you may apply for Early Arrival access starting at noon on Monday 3 July. Apply here! [ https://goo.gl/LnxH7D | https://goo.gl/LnxH7D ] Email [ mailto:early@fireflyartscollective.org | early(a)fireflyartscollective.org ] with questions. 5) Calling all Fire Artists: If you have fire art you must contact Fire Core/FAST ( [ mailto:fast@fireflyartscollective.org | fast(a)fireflyartscollective.org ] ) and send a detailed safety plan, placement, and documentation before the event. Flame effects and any burnable art are considered fire art for this purpose. While fire spinning is also a form of fire art it does not need anything sent in prior to the event. If you wish to spin in the Conclave, that is organized in meetings at Firefly. 6) What Where When events guide - now open for submissions! The 'What Where When' events guide is an online schedule of events at Firefly 2017. Event listings are submitted and updated directly by participants, it's easy. WWW lives online only, so you'll want to print your own copies to bring to the woods (and some extras to share). Thanks to Cabana Hammock for creating this project as a gift to the community. Add your event: [ https://goo.gl/2XnE47 | https://goo.gl/2XnE47 ] See events: [ https://fireflyartscollective.org/whatwherewhen/ | https://fireflyartscollective.org/whatwherewhen/ ] 7) The ice must flow. Help ICEHOLE help you! Nothing is sold at Firefly, so how can coolers be kept cold? The ICEHOLE project brings ice to Firefly with your support. How? 1) Contribute! ICEHOLE only works with your dollar$ and volunteer shifts. 2) Pickup ice at the event, available most days. 3) Profit. Get your chill on: [ https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/news/icehole2017/ | https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/news/icehole2017/ ] 8) Open Stage wants to host your events - and has new features! The Stage will be seeing some major improvements this year, including rain shelter for both performers and the audience, a sound system, lighting, and art beautification. So get excited—and spread the word! We want it to be used well and often! Info and scheduling: [ https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/participate/art-at-firefly/open-stage/ | https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/participate/art-at-firefly/open-stage/ ] 9) Theme camps, add your camp to our website! Form is here: [ https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/participate/theme-camps/theme-camp-li… | https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/participate/theme-camps/theme-camp-li… ] You can list who you are and what you do even if you're not officially placed, but tell people how to find you! Short blurb of 140-400 characters and a picture, please! (This is a separate thing from Placement... to be placed as a Theme Camp you work with [ mailto:placement@fireflyartscollective.org | placement(a)fireflyartscollective.org ] .) 10) Sanctuary soothes participants in need. A few volunteer shifts are still available with Sanctuary, if you’ve had a safety training before your shift. Luckily there are two trainings coming up - one this Thursday June 15 in Somerville, and one on site at Firefly. Non-volunteers welcome too. Check it out: [ https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/participate/join-a-core/sanctuary/ | https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/participate/join-a-core/sanctuary/ ] For questions, or to be added to our mailing list: [ mailto:sanctuary@fireflyartscollective.org | sanctuary(a)fireflyartscollective.org ] Just the Tip by Wendy WTF Thanks for visiting our camp; please take your empty cans and bottles with you when you leave. See you in the woods! ##

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Driving Reminder for Work Weekends, and for Firefly
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 10 Jun '17

10 Jun '17

Good day! Some quick reminders if you are driving: TLDR: 1. Do not drive to upper parking 2. Go slow! 5mph max! Longer version: You'll receive instructions for where to go, the address, which driveways to go into, etc. Please follow those instructions carefully. 1. Nobody should be driving up the second driveway that leads to the upper parking lot when they arrive. During work weekends, this area is *off limits*, we do not rent it out, and there are horses being trained in the area. If enough people drive up this road during work weekends, we could lose access to half of the land for Firefly. During the event, you must first enter the lower parking lot. So in essence, unless and until instructed to do so by a volunteer at the gate, DO NOT drive up to the upper parking lot. 2. The speed limit on the property is *5mph* no matter where you are or what you are driving. Speeds in excess of this raise dust, kick gravel off the road and scare wildlife and hippies alike. Thank you!

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Sanctuary Training - UPDATE!!
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 02 Jun '17

02 Jun '17

IMPORTANT UPDATE!!! The BARCC training scheduled tomorrow is closed. The address and time was supposed to only go out to participants who have already signed up with BARCC. I apologize for the mis-communication. If you have not received an official response please do not show up at the venue. Again, I apologize for any inconvenience. Gougey Sent from my iPhone

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FireFly Sanctuary Training - Update!
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 02 Jun '17

02 Jun '17

Hello Fireflies! Such a short time until we will all be in the woods! We're so grateful to get to work with so many volunteers, returning and new to Sanctuary. We've updated our training materials, with our next session hosted by the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center. If you've signed up to volunteer as Sexual Assault Liaison, or just want to improve your skills for your shift, we hope to see you; *BARCC Training:* Sunday, June 4 The Boston Conservatory at Berklee 132 Ipswich St Boston, MA 1pm to 5pm We'll bug you again about our other trainings via an email next week, but mark your calendars for *SANCTUARY Trianing (Boston):* Thursday, June 8 & 15 Canopy City Coworking 14 Tyler St 3rd Floor Somerville, MA 02143 6pm to 9pm *Volunteers only need to attend one of these sessions. **Beer, wine, and potentially lavender pastries as refreshments. *SANCTUARY Trianing (FireFly):* Wednesday, July 5, 2017 Camp Sanctuary Firefly 3:00pm Remember to bring a pad of paper and writing implement! Sanctuary thanks you all for your commitment and continued efforts to help create a safe environment for everyone in the Firefly community. See you soon, Gougey & Lavender

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Work Weekends 2017 Signups
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 26 May '17

26 May '17

TL;DR: Here is the link for the official 2017 Work Weekends Sign-Up: <https://tinyurl.com/FFWW17> https://tinyurl.com/FFWW17 The Basics: Work Weekends are the weekends in June when volunteers travel up to the event space and prepare it. This can include but is not limited to gathering sticks for the bug, repairing or creating new paths, and general maintenance. Volunteers begin arriving after 6pm on Fridays (June 9th, 16th, and 23rd) and are expected to vacate by 2pm on Sundays. Lunch is provided by Work Weekend Corps on Saturday with basic snacks and coffee available the rest of the weekend. Ride Sharing: Sharing rides is highly encouraged and there is a space on the form to help coordinate ride shares. This is for coordination purposes and will be shared to others who have signed up for ride shares only. Tasks: There is a lot of do in a relatively small amount of time, so it's important that if you are going to attend work weekends you understand that the crews and corps are there to work, this is not a 'Firefly lite' or party event. That being said, there is a lot of fun to be had and it's an excellent way to meet new people if you are new to the event and/or the community. We accept and encourage anyone and everyone to volunteer and will make accommodations for those with specific needs. Equipment: Beyond the normal camping equipment required to stay in the woods over the weekend, we appreciate volunteers bringing any extra tools and equipment that might be useful. Previous useful tools include mattocks, chainsaws, cordless drills, and shovels. It is generally recommended that you label your tools so that they come back to you. Neither WW corps or Firefly is responsible for any lost tools/equipment. Alsol; due to safety concerns, tools such as chainsaws will be coordinated with DPW. Placement Brunch: June 18th is placement brunch which begins at 12pm. It is strongly encouraged that if your camp is sending representation to placement weekend, they be ready to contribute to the infrastructure work as well. Due to limited parking, if you will be attending placement only YOU MUST still register with the WW form and indicate that you'll be attending placement. Again, if attending placement brunch it is highly encouraged that you participate in Work Weekend as well. Contact Info: Your Work Weekend Corps leads are Speedbump and Mieke. Both can be reached at workweekend(a)fireflyartscollective.org <mailto:workweekend@fireflyartscollective.org> with any questions and can coordinate connection with other corps as needed. Work Weekends can be signed up for at <https://tinyurl.com/FFWW17> https://tinyurl.com/FFWW17 Signups are due by the Thursday before each weekend. If you show up and have not completed the form you are consenting to 2 days of hard labor. Once you arrive at the property, please check in with Work Weekend Corps to be givens tasks, consensual hugs, snacks and further information. See you in the woods!

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New Members for the Firefly Conduct Committee
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 19 May '17

19 May '17

Dear Firefly Community, The Conduct Committee seeks to induct these 4 new volunteer members to help with its mission of investigating possible Code of Conduct violations in our community: Andi Keeley Derrick Harrington (Lavender) Jazmine Idakaar (Djaz) Zac Delagrange We solicit the comments of the entire community about these participants--please share your feelings and experiences relating to their serving in this sensitive and important role. Please send your feedback to conduct-committee(a)fireflyartscollective.org or any of the individual members listed below no later than May 30. An introduction to the role of the Conduct Committee <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/firefly-arts-collective/committees/co…> is available on our website. Thank you, Dan Snyder, Darren Torphey, Emile Daigle, Ike Feitler, Sadiya Akasha, Sage Kochavi (the Firefly Conduct Committee)

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Firefly 2017 Art and Theme Camp Registration Begins!
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 19 May '17

19 May '17

THE BASICS: In order to reserve a specific location in the woods and have a place on the official map, art projects and theme camps *must* go through the Placement process. Anyone can bring art and camp without Placement, but only Placement can claim your spot before Firefly starts. If you are interested, please read the info below and then fill out the Placement application at the link at the bottom by June 7th. After that, you can send a representative to the to the Firefly site on Sunday June 18th and mark off your spot for the event. Placement’s first priority is always to help camps and artists find the right space for their awesome projects! Here is what you need to know about this year's Placement process and policies: Returning Camps and Art: Returning camps and art are usually --- but not necessarily --- entitled to the space they had in previous years. This is to help accommodate critical event infrastructure as well as make room for the event to grow and experiment new ways to use and organize the space. The vast majority of projects will be able to use the same site. Projects unable to return to their previous spaces will be notified as soon as possible and we will try to identify and reserve new spots with an equal amount of space, access and level terrain. Conflict Mediation: Placement is largely a participant-run process. It tends to be very friendly and non-adversarial and some really great solutions have arisen between neighbors by collaborating during Placement. If a conflict does arise, please try to resolve in a respectful way between yourselves, or even enlist a neighbor to help give some perspective. We are happy to help mediate if you come to us, but if a resolution cannot be reached, Placement will make a decision according to the best interest of Firefly. Placement Potluck Brunch: In order to be placed you must have a representative at the Placement Potluck Brunch which will happen at 12pm on the Sunday of the second pre-Firefly work weekend - June 18th. Please bring brunch items to share! We have chosen this time so your representative can attend just for the day; attending the full Work Weekend is highly encouraged but not required. (You must sign up for the Work Weekend if you intend to be there for the full weekend.) Your representative will choose your spot in the forest and help us stake it out. The rep can be anyone you choose, and multiple camps can have the same representative. In fact, this is encouraged! Due to space and parking constraints, we encourage you to consolidate related projects to use as few representatives as possible. At noon Sunday there will be a registration spot near the standing stone in the Field to meet with the Placement Core, sign in for your camp or art, and get marking tape. The bringing of brunch items for your group and some to share is strongly encouraged. We also encourage everyone to carpool. The lot can only handle so many cars, so we may need to implement carpooling requirements if not enough people do it voluntarily. Marking Tape: Your camp’s common space can be marked off with surveyor's marking tape that Placement will provide you. Please remove the Placement marking tape by the 2nd day of the event. We encourage projects to plan to reuse the neon, streamer-like tape as decoration or works of art. Contact Info: Placement works very closely with the Sound, Fire, LNT, Art and Work Weekend Cores, as well as other projects like Camp Leader Training. Contact information provided on these forms will be shared with these entities. Additionally, contact information may be shared with leads from other registered art and theme camps for purpose of facilitating placement activities (i.e., putting neighbors in touch with each other or helping to organize carpools to the work weekend.) And, while planning your project, you can reach out to these cores if you have any questions: - Fire Core Info: Note that any fiery objects, other than camp stoves, must be approved by the Fire Safety Core. The risk of forest fires is non-trivial in this area, please pursue fire and fuel related projects with caution. Your camp can bring above-ground fire bowls but cannot dig new fire pits. Remember that fuel is MOOP and take precautions against even small spills and splashes. Questions? Email: fire (@) fireflyartscollective (dot) org - Sound Core Info: If you plan to bring amplified sound (or fire effects) louder than a boombox, plan to coordinate with Sound Core so that noise impacts on neighbors can be minimized. Questions about possible sound issues should be directed to: sound (@) fireflyartscollective (dot) org - LNT: lnt (@) fireflyartscollective (dot) org - Work Weekend: workweekend (@) fireflyartscollective (dot) org Now that you have the read the policy, please apply to have your art or theme camp placed here: http://bit.ly/firefly2017placementapp <http://bit.ly/firefly2017placementapp> Placement applications are due by 11:59pm Wednesday June 7th. Love, Placement Core Still have questions? Email us at placement (@) fireflyartscollective (dot) org.

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Volunteer for the Firefly Rangers!
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 01 May '17

01 May '17

Greetings Fireflies! Are you a calm and supportive influence, particularly in stressful situations? Do you have mediation skills? Do you want to be a friendly and helpful face, connecting people with resources as needed (for example, First Aid or other Cores)? Have you been to Firefly before, or Rangered at other Burns? If yes, please consider volunteering for the Firefly Rangers! To volunteer, please fill out our annual survey at http://www.tinyurl.com/ffrangers2017 The survey includes training dates. Pre-event training is required, but some exceptions can be made for out-of-town rangers. We will be in touch with anyone who indicates in the survey they can't make one of the listed trainings. The shift schedule is not ready for sign-up; we will be in touch with everyone who did the survey when the schedule is ready. For more info, see our page on the Firefly website: http://fireflyartscollective.org/firefly/join-a-core/rangers/ For questions, email rangers(a)fireflyartscollective.org See you in the woods! 2017 Ranger Council (Rangers Drama, Dolphin, Helix, Broxie & Cyan)

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