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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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The Rich Event, a celebration of the life of Rich Macchi
by The Firefly Official Announcement List via Announce 24 May '14

24 May '14

Sorry for the delay in posting this, I only got the details this morning. https://www.facebook.com/events/677852162262953/ This will be Saturday, June 7 at 2:00pm - 7:30pm @ Worcester Artist Group, 97 Webster St, Worcester, MA. Food is potluck (see the FB event for details).

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Dear Art Grant Recipients
by The Firefly Official Announcement List via Announce 23 May '14

23 May '14

Hello Art Grant Recipients, We'd like to save a spot for your art! The version of this email from yesterday went to many people's spam folders, so we're sending this again. Please submit your placement requests directly to the Placement Core here, on or before June 3rd. goo.gl/s2nvtc<http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fgoo.gl%2Fs2nvtc&h=gAQFHtxxa&enc=…> Thank you and see you in the woods! Kendra, Danielle and Finn Art and Theme Camp Placement Core Leaders http://fireflyartscollective.org/firefly/theme-camps/ http://fireflyartscollective.org/firefly/art-at-firefly/

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New to Firefly?? Attend DISORIENTATION to learn all about the knotty news and who this Ellen T is we keep talking about!
by The Firefly Official Announcement List via Announce 23 May '14

23 May '14

Hello Old and New Fireflies, Do you have lots of questions about being prepared for Firefly this year? Concerned about all Mud Years you keep hearing about? Worried about properly securing your camp from Bears Who Love Techno? Curious what the hubbub is about Ellen T? ***Come for answers to these questions and moar at Firefly's very first Disorientation!*** Save the date: Thursday June 19th at 7:00pm! Location: TBA but most likely in Davis Square, Somerville! Cheers, Sadiya

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Dear Art Grant Recipients
by The Firefly Official Announcement List via Announce 22 May '14

22 May '14

Dear Art Grant Recipients, Congratulations! We'd like to reserve a spot for your art! First, read this: http://fireflyartscollective.org/firefly-2014-art-and-theme-camp-registrati… Then, please submit your placement requests directly to the Placement Core here, on or before June 3rd: goo.gl/s2nvtc<http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fgoo.gl%2Fs2nvtc&h=gAQFHtxxa&enc=…> Thank you and see you in the woods! Kendra, Danielle and Finn Art and Theme Camp Placement Core Leaders http://fireflyartscollective.org/firefly/theme-camps/ http://fireflyartscollective.org/firefly/art-at-firefly/

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REMINDER: Deadline for Firefly Ticket Art Submissions is Sunday, June 8th, 11:5i9pm
by The Firefly Official Announcement List via Announce 21 May '14

21 May '14

REMINDER: This is your chance to share your art and have it printed on a Firefly ticket that a happy Firefly will cherish forever! Your ticket design must say "Firefly" and this year's dates, which are July 1-6, 2014. The rest is up to your imagination! The deadline for submissions is 11:59pm on Sunday, June, 8th, 2014 . IMPORTANT! This year all art tickets will be printed in a 3:4 aspect ratio. The image must be 3" x 4" in size, at 300 dpi or higher resolution, no borders and must be submitted in PDF, Illustrator, Photoshop, PNG, or high quality JPEG format. Submissions should be sent to FFTicketArt(at)fireflyartscollective(dot)org We can't wait to see what you come up with this year! Jen Hill & Leonid

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Parking Passes and Bus Tickets available for purchase
by The Firefly Official Announcement List via Announce 14 May '14

14 May '14

Hi Fireflies! Parking Passes and bus tickets are available for purchase 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. Click the appropriate link near the bottom. More information on logging-in, parking passes and bus tickets can be found on the Firefly ticket webpage: http://fireflyartscollective.org/firefly/tickets/ Any questions, please let us know at parking(a)fireflyartscollective.org! Rhonda, Parking Core

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