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Early Arrival requests - list closing soon!
by The Firefly Official Announcement List via Announce 24 Jun '14

24 Jun '14

Hello Fireflies, If you require early arrival and have not yet made your request, act now - we will not be accepting applications after Wednesday the 25th 23:59EST - that's tomorrow night at midnight. You must apply through the following form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1NPSO0vF3PahC7dyz5MMR9hv0WGEyI6TOE2AiZ2zb4Q… As a reminder, requests are not handled automatically. Each request is reviewed by the Early Arrival Core. Permission is granted on a case-by-case basis. If you have already applied, we are in the process of reviewing applications. You'll receive a confirmation email in the next few days. Questions or changes, drop us a line at early(a)fireflyartscollective.org We'll see you in the woods! Love, FF Early Arrival Core

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Volunteer Gnomes need you!
by The Firefly Official Announcement List via Announce 24 Jun '14

24 Jun '14

This time next week, we'll be in the woods! Volunteer Gnomes are yet another great volunteer opportunity. Want to volunteer but don't want to sit at a station for 3 hours? Want to walk around in the woods with a radio without being a Ranger? Many shifts, you'll be able to spend most of your shift hanging out wherever you want with a radio. To sign up, go here: http://fireflyartscollective.org/firefly/join-a-core/gnomes/ Volunteer Gnomes are responsible for making sure volunteering is going smoothly throughout Firefly. As a Gnome, your primary duty is to run a systems check near the beginning of each shift. Equipped with your GnomePhone (ie radio) to solicit help if needed, you visit each of the volunteer base-stations about half an hour after each shift starts. (Gate, Greeters, Parking, Kitchen, and Rangers). You make sure everyone has shown up for their shift, find out whether the station needs anything, and generally make yourself available to ensure the station’s volunteers are happy. Take a trip around to make sure all the fires are tended. Check that there is enough toilet paper. Depending on the need, you can either take care of it yourself, solicit help from others, or get an organizer or core leader. If all has gone smoothly, you're basically done. Hang on to your radio for the rest of your shift, then hand it over to the next Gnome at the beginning of the next shift. Occasionally, there are unanticipated demands for volunteers. For example, last year we needed to move the greeter station on short notice because the parking lot filled up. You are the recruiter in the woods if the need arises. Ideally, a handful of people should be able to form the Volunteer Gnome Troupe for the entire event. Ready to help? Take a look at the schedule, pick an open slot (or two! or three!), and fill out the signup form. Bask in the knowledge that you are one of the people who Gets Shit Done, and watch as your Firefly is magically showered with good karma. Carolyn

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Firefly Parking Passes - YOU need one!
by The Firefly Official Announcement List via Announce 24 Jun '14

24 Jun '14

Firefly is one week! Have you got your *Parking Pass* yet? Every vehicle entering Firefly NEEDS to have a Parking Pass linked to the driver or passengers in the vehicle. Parking Passes must be purchased prior to entering the event. Parking Passes will be available for purchase at the gate at DOUBLE the price - $40. Buy yours in advance and avoid the $20 penalty. Parking Passes can be purchased online through the Firefly ticket page. 1. Log into your account on the Firefly ticket page <http://tickets.fireflyartscollective.org/>. 2. Click on the “Ticketing Sales” tab. 3. Select "Click here for parking passes". 4. Purchase Parking Pass. Parking Pass fees (Prices DOUBLED if purchased at the gate): - $20 – Car ($40 @ gate) - $10 – Designated transport vehicles (advance purchase only) - Free – Motorcycles, bicycles, pogo sticks Please contact parking(a)fireflyartscollective.org to transfer your Parking Pass to someone else. If you don’t use your Parking Pass the fee will be refunded. Questions, please let us know at parking(a)fireflyartscollective.org. Rhonda, Parking Core

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Firefly Open Stage...Last Chance!
by The Firefly Official Announcement List via Announce 23 Jun '14

23 Jun '14

COME ON FOLKS...TIME TO SHOW US YOUR STUFF!! Last Chance to sign up for an Open Stage slot before we get to the woods! Very few folks have taken advantage of the stage this year...We need YOUR participation to make it awesome! We know you want to show us your stuff...go here to submit a performance, class, meet up...almost anything! http://fireflyartscollective.org/firefly/open-stage/ <http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Ffireflyartscollective.org%2Ffire…> -- *ALLIGER ARTS"Experience The Unexpected"Jeremy Alliger, Executive ProducerCell #617-669-4422alligerarts(a)gmail.com <alligerarts(a)gmail.com>18 Conry CrescentJamaica Plain, MA. 02130*

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MEDICAL PSA #1: TICKS!
by The Firefly Official Announcement List via Announce 23 Jun '14

23 Jun '14

Ticks are abundant in New England. The risk of Lyme Disease is real. This is not stopping any of us from attending our beloved Firefly. So how can we most effectively stem the risk and protect ourselves? 1) Wear long clothing The less ticks on your skin, the less likely you are to be bitten. There is much talk in our community about saturating a set of clothes in permethrin to repel ticks. This may be a viable option for you. You may also consider avoiding fields of tall grass, where ticks like to hang out and wait for you to brush by. 2) Check for ticks daily It takes approximately 24 hours for a tick to transmit Lyme Disease to you. If you check for and remove ticks daily, you greatly lessen your chances of contracting the disease. Choose a time when you are sober and when the woods are well lit. The Deer Tick, which is known to carry Lyme, can be small, sized anywhere from a poppy seed to a sesame seed. 3) Removing Ticks Do not follow your misguided folk remedies. -Burning a tick does not work frequently nor consistently. -Suffocating a tick takes too long and, as such, does not necessarily decrease the chances of contracting Lyme. -Digging a tick out with your dirty camping knife and leaving a giant open wound in your skin while you are unclean in the woods can lead to infection. -Using tweezers inappropriately can cause the tick to regurgitate its stomach contents into you. (Mmmm! Tick vomit under your flesh - yummy!) So how the fuck are we supposed to remove a disease-infested tick from transmitting plague? Follow this method - the CDC knows what's up - http://www.cdc.gov/ticks/removing_a_tick.html 4) Watch for signs and symptoms. It is unlikely that you will develop symptoms of Lyme while at Firefly. It takes 3-30 days for a bull's eye rash to appear. The bull's eye rash is rarely as delineated as it appears in internet pictures, but this is a good example <https://www.google.com/search?q=bulls+eye+rash&client=firefox-a&hs=gzo&rls=…> . Other early symptoms to look out for are fever, chills, and body aches. If you have a fever in the middle of July and were just in the woods, something is wrong - go see your doctor. Lyme is better treated sooner than later, with less likelihood of complications. Be vigilant. Later symptoms include joint pain and swelling, later followed by weakness, numbness, and other neurological symptoms. 5) If you or your camp mates do not feel comfortable removing ticks, the Blue Dots will happily do it for you. Come visit us! However, we DO NOT distribute prophylactic antibiotic treatment. Not only do we not dispense prescription medications, pre-treating disease risk with antibiotics is a risk in itself and is made on a case-by-case basis by your primary care doctor, who knows you well and has the resources to follow up with you. This message sent with the blood-lusting love of a thousand eight-legged parasites by Firefly's medical team, the Blue Dots.

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Setup Crew and Breakdown Volunteers Needed
by The Firefly Official Announcement List via Announce 20 Jun '14

20 Jun '14

DPW Needs Volunteers for Setup Crew and Breakdown Crew To signup, email dpw(a)fireflyartscollective.org **Setup Crew (Early Arrival, June 30, noon to July 1, noon) Arrive at Firefly the day before the event (must sign-up for Early Arrival—see link below) Assemble information kiosks Place pedestrian traction mats in slippery/swampy/soft areas of trails Place vehicle traction mats in soft areas of access road Set up snow fencing Install trail lighting **Breakdown Crew (Sunday July 6, 3pm to 6pm) Stay only a few hours after the end of the event Collect trail lighting Disassemble Ranger Stations and Kitchen Disassemble information kiosks Collect pedestrian and vehicle traction mats Take down snow fence Pack the Firefly trailer and load the box truck Help the LNT crew do their job! (NOTE: Signing up for Breakdown does NOT allow you to stay past Sunday. To stay on till Monday July 7, you can also sign-up for LNT at lnt(a)fireflyartscollective.org ) To signup for Setup or Breakdown, email dpw(a)fireflyartscollective.org PLEASE let us know if you will be there for Early Crew or Breakdown or BOTH. (That would rock!) DPW will let you know via email when and where to show up for instructions and projects. If you signup for Setup you must apply for Early Arrival. Go to Early Arrival Sign-up at: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1NPSO0vF3PahC7dyz5MMR9hv0WGEyI6TOE2AiZ2zb4Q… Thanks! DPW Crew

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Early Arrival: request permission now!
by The Firefly Official Announcement List via Announce 19 Jun '14

19 Jun '14

Hello, Fireflies! If you are bringing art or a theme camp to Firefly, or if you have a disability that calls for accommodation, you may request permission to arrive early, to set up. If you have heavy items that are required to build your camp, which need to be brought up the hill in a vehicle, you might request early arrival. This allows you vehicle access to bring your gear up the hill (4WD/AWD vehicles only). Please note that requests are not handled automatically. Each request is reviewed by the Early Arrival Core. Permission is granted on a case-by-case basis. Important info Early Arrival is for ticketed participants only Early Arrival begins on Monday at noon All vehicles must be off the land and parked by Tuesday at 9:59 AM Early Arrival ends on Tuesday at 12:00 noon Tuesday between 10am and noon: no vehicles on the land, foot traffic only Only four-wheel drive and all-wheel drive vehicles are allowed on the access road. Re-entry is allowed only during Early Arrival, not during the event. You must bring your ID to enter Each person requesting Early Arrival must fill out the form individually Requesting permission To request permission to arrive early, each person requesting must fill out this form: Early Arrival request form Filling out this form does not guarantee permission to arrive early. Please wait for confirmation by email. If you have any questions, please email us at early(a)fireflyartscollective.org Thank you! ~ your humble Early Arrival crew

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Event leads, Policies and Procedures, and Firefly Code of Conduct!
by The Firefly Official Announcement List via Announce 15 Jun '14

15 Jun '14

Dear Fireflies of the announce and fireflyblink lists, we have even more official announcements for you! 1. New Event Lead! Tarn Stem has volunteered to be the event lead for Firefly 2014 and Sonia Domkarova has volunteered in a support role. The volunteer position of event lead formalizes the informal functions of past Core leaders and Board members a little, to have a broad view of the logistics of the event, and facilitate communication between Cores. 2. The Firefly board, with help from the Safety Teams, has collected various existing guidelines and procedures, relating to topics such as fire, sound, cutting down trees, and avoiding the electric fence in the horse pasture. We have posted all of these items on a new Policies page: http://fireflyartscollective.org/firefly/policies/festival-policies/ We hope this improves transparency, and provides clarity for future event planning. More safety guidelines--such as inspection of flame effects--may be added as they are finalized. 3. We have instituted a Code of Conduct for Firefly events. Policies and Procedures related to the Code of Conduct have also been developed and are now published together on the new Policies page: http://fireflyartscollective.org/firefly/policies/

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The Ice Truck Cometh
by The Firefly Official Announcement List via Announce 12 Jun '14

12 Jun '14

Hi Fireflies, Camp IceHole is bringing ice delivery back to Firefly this year, for all your cooler-cooling, frosty-beverage-frostening, steam-bath-refreshening needs. We've secured a great deal with a local Vermont ice vendor who can deliver fresh, local, organic, artisan-quality ice at much lower prices than you'll find in the city: just $1 per bag. However! Most fireflies don't want to carry cash at the event, so in order to make ice available and free for everyone: *Camp IceHole is accepting donations to fund ice distribution at Firefly! :)* If you would like to donate money to the IceHole fund in advance of Firefly to make ice free for everyone at the event, Camp IceHole is gifting to you the opportunity to make a gift of ice to the community, at cost, for $1/bag. You can send donations to the IceHole via paypal at abby.g.howell(a)gmail.com, and we will use the banking system to turn your donations into cold, hard ice to be distributed to the community (and to you!) during the event. *FAQ:* *How can I help with project IceHole?* We need volunteers to meet the ice truck, unload and stack the ice, build an insulated cooler to store the ice so it doesn't melt, and distribute the ice up the hill. We also need donations to cover the cost of the ice. It's a good deal. You'll probably spend half an hour and 20 bucks picking up ice for your cooler on the way to the event, most of which will melt over the course of the week, wasting its precious coldness on keeping other ice cold while your cooler slowly warms up over the course of the week. Instead, for a mere $20 donation, you could fill the ten coolers with fresh, cold, unmelted local ice, support the local VT economy, and save tons of energy doing so. *Can you guarantee that there will be ice available? Can I count on this?* Sort of. It's hard to predict demand in advance, so we can only guarantee that we'll have as much ice as we can buy given the donations that come in. That said, if you want ice and bring cash to the event (and, possibly, have a working cell phone), we the ice-wanters can pool our moneys and call the vendor and make as many ad-hoc delivery orders as we want. Last year, demand was higher than predicted, and people who missed out on the first delivery pooled their money and funded another delivery, which came in a few hours later. So if you are willing to bring cash and a working cell phone to the event, we can get ice (and probably pizza and anything else we can imagine) delivered to our doorstep pretty easily. *Who do I contact to get involved?* Email Abby at abby.g.howell(a)gmail.com if you want to to join camp IceHole and contribute to our frosty, frosty mission. Love and daquiris, Ice Ice Abby

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FIREFLY OPEN STAGE---SUBMIT NOW!!
by The Firefly Official Announcement List via Announce 10 Jun '14

10 Jun '14

COME ON FOLKS...TIME TO SHOW US YOUR STUFF!! Yes, There is a new-ish Stage in Town! Open Stage made it's debut last year at Firefly... Now we need *YOUR* participation to make it awesome! We know you want to show us your stuff...go here to submit a performance: http://fireflyartscollective.org/firefly/open-stage/ We would love to see your Dance Performance, Spoken Word Poetry, Fashion Show, Bacon Eating, Nerd Burlesque, Naked Comedy, Contact Improv Jams, acoustic musical performances...what ever your imagination needs to express! **NOTE: Stage Dimensions 16' across the front edge, 12' across the back edge, 12' deep. First come/first served. Sign up for One Hour time slots. Stage is not staffed. There is no power, sound or light system provided. You may provide your own musical accompanyment or a boom box, but definitely bring your own awesome! And YES, we will have a tarp flying overhead1 GO HERE TO SUBMIT: http://fireflyartscollective.org/firefly/open-stage/ -- *ALLIGER ARTS"Experience The Unexpected"Jeremy Alliger, Executive ProducerCell #617-669-4422alligerarts(a)gmail.com <alligerarts(a)gmail.com>18 Conry CrescentJamaica Plain, MA. 02130*

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