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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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DPW seeks Work Weekend volunteers!
by The Firefly Official Announcement List via Announce 06 Jun '14

06 Jun '14

Hello, Fireflies! Want to help make our event even more awesome this year? We can use your help! The Department of Public Works needs volunteers to help us with two big projects: 1) Build some boardwalks and bridges! 2) Build a pond and better drainage! Can you voluteer your time and tools? We need help on the 14th-15th and 21st-22nd. If you can bring tools, that's great too! We need electric and hand saws, drills/screwdrivers, generators, shovels, sledgehammers, pry bars, hammers, and whatever you think will be useful. You may also want to bring mud boots (wellingtons), work gloves, and a few extra pairs of socks. Get ready to get dirty! Send an email to dpw(a)fireflyartscollective.org and let us know you want to help! Also, sign up for the Work Weekends here: http://fireflyartscollective.org/firefly/work-weekends/ so we know you're coming. See you in the woods! -Ozx

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Fire Spinners coming to Firefly!
by The Firefly Official Announcement List via Announce 05 Jun '14

05 Jun '14

*Fire Spinners coming to Firefly!* *What fire at Firefly means to you.* All dancers, spinners, breathers, and eaters of fire are welcome to do their thing. Please use common sense and have a sober safety monitor while performing. There will be two fire safety meetings held during the event (Friday afternoon 2-2:30 and Thursday afternoon 1:30-2:00 ). Both of these will be at Camp Diode. All are welcome; however, if you plan to perform around the BUG you must attend. No fire 20' from any generators or any gas cans. *FIRE CONCLAVE (aka dancing around the bug)* All spinners must attend a safety meeting at Firefly or have prior approval from the safety core before going on the field. All spinners must be there 30 min before the event starts ( 7 pm on Friday night). *Fire spinning areas. * There are Fire spinning areas found at Camp Diode , Camp Lamp, and Love and Lions Den. Please ask before using them. If you would like a safe fire spinning area in your camp, please contact Fire and Safety core for help. *F**IREWORKS * Please do not bring fireworks to firefly. I know it's the 4th, but you can do better than that. Be original. *Fire Safety* *Things you should consider before spinning.* *Check Fire Spinning Equipment* *Always check your equipment before you use it. Check that hardware is not loosening, check handles, and trim any frayed wick or wire.* *What to Wear* *Wear tight fitting natural fibre clothing. Plastics (fleece!) not only catch fire quickly, they will also melt to your skin. Yuck. Fire test costumes before performing, or don’t wear anything. Conceal or dampen long hair.* *Never Spin Fire Alone* *It’s pretty hard for you to see if your back is on fire. Make sure your Fire Safety Tech/safety is in the ready position with a wet wool blanket or **duvetine.* *Safety of Others* *Check out your location for flammables. Ensure your fueling station is well marked, out of reach of your audience and well away from the area you’re fire spinning in. Your Fire Safety should keep an eye on the fueling station and ensure that onlookers keep a respectable distance.* *Fueling** Up* *Fuel is a subjective element of fire spinning, and we suggest you experiment to find the fuel/mix that works best for you. Keep in mind that you’re breathing the fumes of your fire.* *Camp fuel/white gas is the most popular for indoor performances and cleaner burns. It has a whiter flame, is less smoky and evaporates quickly which means shorter burn times. * *An optimum fuel station will consist of; an area roped off or will defined from the audience with easy access for you and enough room for you to dip your toys and spin off, and two containers (one Dipping Bucket, one Spin Off Bucket). A paint can with a lid works best for the dipping bucket. Secure the lid after dipping before you light up. A spin off bucket (a bucket with a handle) will capture your excess fuel, which can be added back to your fuel bucket. This is much better than soaking the earth, your surroundings, and audience.* *Let your fire toy’s excess fuel drip back into your dipping can, place your soaked wick in the bucket, hold the toy and the handle of the bucket together a couple of inches above the bottom of the bucket, swing the bucket in circles, and then take out your toys and pour the excess fuel back in your dipping bucket.* *Ask if you dont know* *Burn on !* *Fire Core* -- Johnathan West Creative Director Vizardz, LLC www.vizardz.com Creative Director / Digital Artist Sonic Beating USA Sonic Beating Website <http://www.sonicbeating.org/>

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STARBASE MUM
by The Firefly Official Announcement List via Announce 05 Jun '14

05 Jun '14

We write to you today to invite you to a spacetastic artsadelic menage troi. Wut? Yep. Its true. Its an artistic three way collaboration. Firefly Arts Collective + Project MUM + Cambridge River Festival = STARBASE MUM Play under the day star at the Sculpture Garden from 12 to 6pm and dance under the twinkling milky way from 8 to 11pm! Thanks to Project MUM team, and our community of talented artists and people movers! Mike DeLisle Blake Courtney Video Bleep Doug Ruuska Courtney Jane Brown Keith Simmons Dana Seaver Sadiya Sheeba Pretzl Julia Jerome Kathleen VirgoQueen Buttneked Wonder DJ Pussywillow cosinezero ...and more! See you soon space cowpeople! -Sadiya Project MUM Firefly Arts Collective

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Firefly Bus: Times, shipping gear, & possible cancellation
by The Firefly Official Announcement List via Announce 05 Jun '14

05 Jun '14

Fireflies! The bus is currently 40% full and will only happen if there is enough interest. In order to ensure that the bus costs will be covered the bus needs to be 75% full by this Sunday June 8. If you're planning on taking the bus and are currently on the waitlist, please let us know if you haven't already. If there is not enough interest in the bus it will be cancelled so that everyone has enough time to coordinate rides. So take the bus and enjoy the ride to Firefly as you relax in your seat, enjoy some beats, and get driven to the event in the woods! Want to spin some beats or help entertain your fellow passengers? Let us know. We are looking for volunteers (perks include discounted/free travel). Bus tickets are $44. Information on the bus can be found on the Firefly website at: http://fireflyartscollective.org/firefly/tickets/ or by logging into the Firefly ticket page: http://tickets.fireflyartscollective.org/ A few quick facts about the bus: Pick-up and Drop-off Location: The bus pick-up will occur in Somerville, MA at a location close to the Sullivan T- stop. There is space available at the drop off location to leave cars parked there for the week. Pick-up and Drop-off Times: The bus will depart Somerville Tuesday at 10 am. The bus will depart Firefly Sunday at 3 pm. Can I get food or water along the way? The bus will be stopping at a grocery store on the way to Firefly. How do I get ALL of my gear to Firefly? There is space under the bus for passengers to bring the equivalent of two pieces of luggage. Bus passengers will also have to option of purchasing space in a 10 foot moving truck at approximately $2.50 per cf. The truck will leave from the same location as the bus. Any other questions? Please let us know at parking(a)fireflyartscollective.org . - Rhonda Parking Core

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FIREFLY OPEN STAGE -Submissions Now Open!
by The Firefly Official Announcement List via Announce 03 Jun '14

03 Jun '14

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/ Best, Jeremy -- *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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Firefly Rangers looking for more volunteers
by The Firefly Official Announcement List via Announce 03 Jun '14

03 Jun '14

Greetings Fellow Fireflies! Are you getting excited about Firefly? The Firefly Rangers are! We are looking for volunteers who: 1) Have been to Firefly before* 2) Can be sober & responsible for a 4–hour shift 3) Understand that one of the Rangers' most important tasks is: DO NOTHING. 4) Are willing to wear a khaki costume and carry a radio 5) Care enough about their fellow Fireflies to help upon request 6) Understand that Rangers are participants first and have no authority over others in the Community. Most Rangers spend a lot of their shift walking around in pairs as "Dirt Rangers." We also have a stationary "Outpost" role (in the field by Sanctuary), or if you are good with technology we also have an "Echelon" role (basically running Ranger Head Quarters): both roles will need filling each shift! Rangering is a super-fun way to volunteer with our Community. We are very supportive of one another as a team of Rangers and of our Community as a whole. You'll never be asked to do something you are not comfortable with. We'll be happy to answer any questions you may have or listen to any comments, complaints, suggestions, or other useful input you'd like to share. (please see email info below.) If you are interested, please fill out the 2014 Ranger Survey: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Ps9pUNU7MPkKWvJYg0HIiuY1hS3OOO16WibKzkkciL… Firefly is fast approaching, and so are more Ranger trainings! We have 3 more Ranger Training opportunities. 2 before Firefly: Monday, June 9th, 2014, 6:30pm–10:30pm Thursday, June 12, 2014, 6:30pm–10:30pm Near Davis Square @ Sparkle Motion: 11 Lowden Ave, Apt 2, Somerville MA 02144 1 during Firefly: Wednesday, July 2nd, 2014, 9:30am–1:30pm @ Firefly Advanced Ranger Training (ART) modules are also available to any Ranger who wishes to broaden their skill base. For information or questions, please visit our website: http://fireflyartscollective.org/firefly/join-a-core/rangers/ or email us directly at: rangers(a)fireflyartscollective.org, Ranger Dolphin, Ranger Communications Team Lead Ranger Quandary, Ranger Training & Education Team Lead On behalf of the 2014 Firefly Ranger Council and Teams * Please note: our policy is that Rangers must have attended Firefly at least once before, though rare exceptions might be made for those with extensive Rangering experience at other Burns. We believe it's important that the Firefly Rangers draw from experienced membership within the Community. We welcome and strongly encourage all first-year Fireflies to contribute in whatever other way they wish to the community this year, and to have an awesome Firefly. By participating in Firefly 2014, you will make yourself eligible to be a Firefly Ranger in 2015.

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Firefly 2014 Art and Theme Camp Registration DUE TUESDAY June 3d 11:59pm
by The Firefly Official Announcement List via Announce 31 May '14

31 May '14

Hello Fireflies, Art and Theme Camp placement registration is due Tuesday. Get those projects in!! goo.gl/s2nvtc Read below for some important information. Still have questions after that? Email placement (@) fireflyartscollective (dot) org. Placement work weekend is June 14-15th. Thanks and enjoy the weekend! -kp On Sat, May 3, 2014 at 6:09 PM, Kendra Pugh <kendrapugh(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Howdy Fireflies, > > Please read the policies below before proceeding to the registration form: > > It's time to talk about placement, and who wants to be on the map. For > those who don't know, while there's a lot of open camping in the woods at > Firefly, most or all Theme Camps and Art Installations have set locations > organized by your friendly Placement Core! > > The DEADLINE for placement submissions is Tuesday, June 3rd, at 11:59pm. > The first placement work weekend is June 14th and 15th, starting Saturday > afternoon and ending Sunday afternoon. > Below are our policies. Please read them so you understand how this all > works. > If you have any questions about placement please contact us at placement > (@) fireflyartscollective (dot) org > > Art and Theme Camp Placement Policies > > 1. Last Year's Site and Possible Conflicts > Theme Camps returning from last year will get first dibs on the spot they > had last year. If there is any conflict between former members of a > themecamp that has split up, or anything like that, Placement Core will > attempt to resolve any conflicts together with any representatives of the > camps who have signed up for the placement work weekend and attend it (who > will receive priority over camps without representation at the work > weekend). > > 2. June 13th and 14th starting Saturday afternoon is Placement Work > Weekend. > If you have at least one representative of your camp or project at the > placement work weekend and like to choose a specific spot (and didn't > already have it last year), Placement Core will work with you/them to look > at the available placement options and help you/them pick the one that will > work best for you and for Firefly as a whole. > > 3. Submit but no-show at Placement Work Weekend > If you submit a camp/project form to Placement, but don't show up at the > first placement work weekend, Placement Core will attempt to select a spot > for you. If you send an e-mail saying "I want to be at 22 Verdant" or > whatever, and fail to have representative at the first work weekend, > Placement Core may ignore your location request and place your camp/project > according to the collective best interests of Firefly. > > 4. If you Choose Not to Submit a Placement Form. > If you DO NOT submit to Placement but you're bringing a theme camp or > large art project to the event, you're on your own. You won't be on the > map, you'll have to find a spot for yourself when you arrive at the event > from among the areas not already claimed, and if your camp makes a high > volume of sound (or a moderate volume of sound but too close to a mapped > sound camp), Nick of the Sound Core will find you and ask you to turn it > down. If you have questions or concerns about sound at your camp contact: > soundcore (@) fireflyartscollective (dot) org > > 5. Fire and Sound > We will be asking for contact info from two members of your camp to manage > Fire and Sound. Any fire other than camp stoves for cooking must be > approved by the Fire Safety Core. Fireworks and tiki torches are not > allowed. All propane tanks must be stationary. If you have questions or > concerns about fire or sound at your themecamp contact: fire (@) > fireflyartscollective (dot) org or soundcore (@) fireflyartscollective > (dot) org > > 6. Leave No Trace > We are asking Theme Camps and Art Installations to have a designated Leave > No Trace contact person for their camp. This person should be your camp’s > LAST member to leave the area that was designated for your camp. They will > be responsible for all items left at your camp. It is highly recommended > that they also volunteer for Firefly 2014 Leave No Trace. They get to stay > an extra day and leave our little spot in the woods as beautiful as it was > before we got there. Email LNT for questions or to sign at: LNT (at) > fireflyartscollective (dot) org. > > 7. Placement Work Weekend > Our placement work weekend is June 14th and 15th starting Saturday > afternoon and ending Sunday afternoon. Don't miss it! This weekend is not > just for placement, but also for helping to create the event so bring some > work gloves. You MUST sign up for Work Weekends to attend. There will be an > announcement soon to sign up for Work Weekends, so keep checking the > Announce and Blink lists for more info. > > 8. Participate! > Please encourage members of your camp to take shifts in the various > volunteering opportunities for Firefly such as parking, rangers, greeters, > kitchen and gate. This event happens and is created by the people who > participate in it. Everyone is a volunteer. > > 9. Exodus > Firefly ends July 6th . Your camp mates, your belongings, and EVERY TRACE > YOU EVER EXISTED needs to be removed from the site on this day. Plan > accordingly. We are guests on this land, treat it as such. Please don’t > leave a mess for others to clean up. Allow DPW and LNT to do their jobs > and clear out ASAP. > > 10. Thanks! You're Awesome! > > To register your art or theme camp please go here: goo.gl/s2nvtc > > Kendra, Danielle and Finn > Art and Theme Camp Core Leaders > http://fireflyartscollective.org/ >

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