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Firefly Art Grants – 5 days left to apply
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 12 Mar '13

12 Mar '13

5 days to go! Applications are due Sunday, March 17th. 5 days are left to put your sparkle-packed plans to paper and apply for a Firefly art grant. We can't wait to dive into your submissions head first, with sparkle goggles on. 1) Read these *guidelines*<http://fireflyartscollective.org/art-grants/creativity-grants/> *before submitting your project* 2) Then* fill out and submit this Application<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1naI3eGvf9-eY5VtCEJjUBw0CKbLir6C4X26x0Kv…> * *Questions?* Email* *FF2013artgrants (at) fireflyartscollective.org. Firefly Art Grant Committee

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Firefly Art Grants - 2 weeks left to apply
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 05 Mar '13

05 Mar '13

This is your 2 week reminder! Applications are due Sunday, March 17th. You've got 2 weeks left to submit an application to get your fab-tab-ulistic art project funded for Firefly. Set your brain's Bunsen burner to hop-to-it, and send us your fully-cooked crunchy plans to glorify the woods. 1) Read these guidelines before submitting your project 2) Then fill out and submit this Application Questions? Email FF2013artgrants (at) fireflyartscollective.org. Firefly Art Grant Committee

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Random Drawing (or How This Lottery Will Work)
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 01 Mar '13

01 Mar '13

Dear Fireflies, This is being re-sent from last year as a reminder of how this works. Here is how we plan to randomly distribute ticket-buying privileges so that everyone has the same chance of being able to buy a ticket, whether they're signing up by themselves or in a group: *Random Drawing/Lottery Method* All of the unique people who are registered by March 22nd will be divided into equal-sized "buckets" (or call them blocks, chunks, or bins). Last year they were all buckets of 10 and that will probably be true this year too. Then ticket-buying opportunities will be randomly distributed to as many of those buckets as we have room for this year. The group option is for people who know that they want to all put themselves in the same bucket, and thereby tie their chances together, but it doesn't increase or decrease the chance that that group or an individual person in that group will get to buy a ticket. Similarly, people who just register by themselves have the same chance of being in one of the buckets that gets to buy tickets as someone in a group. Our intention is for there really to be no advantage or disadvantage to group registration, except in the ability of groups of people who are close or depend on each other to plan what they're doing this year. We've thought about this pretty hard, and we don't think there's really any way to game this system one way or another, but if you think of one, we'd like to hear about it sooner rather than later. *Odds of being able to buy a ticket* As for the actual chances, we unfortunately won't know what those are any more than you will until we see how many people register. Last year, everybody who registered in the initial registration period eventually got the chance to buy a ticket even if they had to wait on the wait list a little while. The Firefly event this year will have slightly more people than last year. If we don't have a lot more than 600 people registering this year, then odds of getting to buy a ticket will be quite good. If we do have a lot more than 600 people, odds will be worse, unfortunately, but there's no perfect solution to our limited capacity. We're all waiting to see how many people register this year. *Thanks for your patience!* If we have any excuses for not explaining this in the previous message, the best ones are that we didn't want to bulk up that long and detailed message any more than it was already, and it took us long enough to draft that message anyway to get all the details right. We hope this clears things up a bit and means that you can all keep talking about it, just with less speculation about what we're up to! *Reminder* Ticket details and registration are at http://fireflyartscollective.org/firefly/tickets/ . ~ Firefly ~

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Ticket Registration Details
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 26 Feb '13

26 Feb '13

Fireflies, First things first: The time for tickets is upon us (hurray)! Please read this whole message to minimize ticketing confusion or disappointment. *Event Dates* Wednesday July 3rd, 2013 @ noon through Sunday July 7th 2013 @ noon *Event Price* Tickets will be $75 + ~$3 for WePay fees. The money pays expenses for the event and to make Firefly Arts Collective to be a year round presence. *General Registration Information* To be eligible to purchase a ticket to Firefly, you will need to fill out a registration form. All tickets will be tied to a specific person, so you must enter your legal name and birthdate (must exactly match a government issued ID). You will be turned away at the gate if your name and birthdate do not match your ticket. If you do not have a government issued ID you must contact tickets at fireflyartscollective.orgdirectly to register. All information will be kept confidential. *Registration Dates* Registration will open March 1st and close March 22nd. The registration form is available at http://fireflyartscollective.org/ticket-waiver/ . If you will not be able to access the Internet during that time, another person can enter your information for you. *Sign up as Individual or Group!* There are two options during signup: individual or group (of 2-10 people). You will have as much of a chance to get tickets in a group as you would individually, but groups will be "all or none". If you're an individual, just enter your own name and leave the other nine person fields blank. If you are part of a group (2-10 people) that wants to go only if everybody gets a ticket, put everyone's name on the same form to sign up as a group. Again, groups are "all or nothing": everyone gets a ticket or no one does. Make sure everybody you might possibly want to go with (even if they are not sure) is signed up in your group. If they truly do not want to go, they can reject their ticket to have somebody use it from the waitlist. If you would like to “gift” a ticket, register for the “giftee” with their legal name and birth date. If your name and/or birth date appears in duplicate as an individual and as part of a group, we will attempt to contact you (via emails and phone numbers on the form). If we fail to reach you, your name will default to individual registration. *Minors* All minors must be registered in the same group as one (or more) of their legal guardian(s). Children 10 and under (born after 7/3/02) will not need tickets, but must still be registered. ID is not required for minors, but all minors must arrive at the gate with the legal guardian that was in their registration group. Any minor who does not arrive at the gate with their legal guardian will be turned away. A minor is defined as someone who is under 18 on July 3rd, 2013. *Random Drawing and Wait list* Once the initial random drawing is complete, everyone who registered will receive an email. For those who were awarded ticketing opportunities in the drawing, you will receive instructions regarding your one week purchase window. All others will be added to a randomly ordered waitlist and informed of your number in line. At this point, anyone who missed the initial registration period will have a chance to be added to the end of the waitlist. If a ticket goes un-purchased or is returned, the next person on the waitlist will be given the opportunity to purchase a ticket. This will keep rolling until the start of the event. The deadline for full refunds is 5/15/2013. After 5/15/2013, $10 will be deducted from the price you paid. This $10 is an incentive to get people to other return tickets they do not want or not to buy tickets they are not interested in order to quickly get people on the waitlist the tickets. The deadline for partial refunds is 6/01/2013. After 6/01/2013, a person who asks for a refund will have their ticket put up for sale to the person at the top of the waitlist. If the person at the top of the waitlist buys the ticket, the original owner will be refunded. If the person at the top of the waitlist does not buy the ticket the person next on the waitlist will be offered it. Once you ask for us to try to sell/refund your ticket is forfeit it (even if we have not sold it). We cannot go back on forth on ownership. It would also be unfair to the people on the waitlist if we skipped forward for a friend of yours, sorry. If you want your friend to get a ticket, add them to your group when you register. IMPORTANT: If you've purchased a ticket, and find you cannot attend, please take the time to get a refund. You'll be enabling another Firefly to go in your place (see below)! *Purchasing Tickets - Random Drawing and Wait List use the Same Rules and Process* You must buy your tickets within one week of receiving the email indicating that you are eligible to purchase a ticket. This applies to both tickets awarded in the initial drawing and anyone who becomes eligible through the wait-list. If you do not buy your ticket in that period you will lose your ticketing opportunity to the people at the top of the waitlist. Weeks prior to Firefly the payment window will be shortened in increments at the discretion of the ticket committee. *Paying for Someone else's Ticket* If you'd like to pay for a ticket for another person, you will be able to do so (even if you didn't register for them). You will only be able to purchase another person's ticket during their window of availability. *Refunds* If you decide you cannot attend you can contact tickets at fireflyartscollective.orgabout a refund and your ticket will be assigned to a person at the top of the waitlist. Because your ticket is associated to your name and your birthdate, you cannot resell your ticket. This is to prevent any scalping of tickets and to keep them at a fair price for all. *What if I Missed the Initial Registration Period?* After the initial registration window, you will be able to fill out the registration form, but your name will be added to the bottom of the waitlist in the order it was received. We will inform you of your number. *Discretionary Ticket Reserve* One of our major concerns is making sure that vital components of the event are managed properly and that mission-critical people, such as art grant recipients are able to attend the event. As a result, we are holding back a certain number of tickets to be sold via discretionary selection. You must still register, even if you think you might qualify for one of these tickets. This is not Miss Firefly, bribes will annoy us and not get you tickets. The number of reserve tickets and how exactly they are awarded has not been determined yet and will largely depend on the demand for tickets. We will do our best to make the process transparent and understandable. *Thank You!* The ticketing committee met with members of the community to hear ideas and concerns and the Board spent many enthusiastic hours discussing pros and cons of different ticketing options. *Recap* Event: Jul 3rd - Jul 7th 2012. Name and birthdate on govt' ID must match information on ticket. Minors must enter with a registered legal guardian. Gate crew will enforce policies. Register: Enter legal name and birthdate via registration http://fireflyartscollective.org/ticket-waiver/between Mar 1 - 22. Groups: Groups and families can register as an all or nothing group of 2-10 people. Chances: Groups and individuals have same chance to be awarded tickets in initial drawing. Kids: Kids under 10 are free, but must attend with their legal guardian. Drawing: Random drawing after Mar 22nd. Waitlist: Anyone not selected in random drawing is put on the randomly ordered waiting list. Purchase: One week window to purchase. Receive email with instructions when eligible. Cost: $75 + ~$3 for WePay fees. Resale/give to friends: Tickets ARE NOT transferable. Resale can be done only through official Firefly process. Gifting: Only possible if the giftee is registered and you pay for their ticket in the appropriate window. Returns: Send email to tickets at fireflyartscollective.orgfor refund info. ~ Firefly ~

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Firefly Art Grants - accepting applications!
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 17 Feb '13

17 Feb '13

Firefly ART GRANTS! Get your brain into Firefly gear, the 2013 Art Grants are here! Each year Art Grants are given out for our annual July 4th event in Vermont. This is a fantastic way to contribute to the community, and push your creative skills to the next level in a public way. Do you have a project in mind for this year? We'd love to hear about it. 1) Read these *guidelines*<http://www.fireflyartscollective.org/tiki-index.php?page=2013+Creativity+Gr…> *before submitting your project* 2) Then* fill out and submit this Application<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1naI3eGvf9-eY5VtCEJjUBw0CKbLir6C4X26x0Kv…> * ** *Questions?* Email* *FF2013artgrants (at) fireflyartscollective.org. Firefly Art Grant Committee

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Ticket Registration Announcement
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 01 Feb '13

01 Feb '13

Friendly Fireflies, The ticket committee has had some meetings since last year’s event and made minor tweaks to the process we used last year. One issue we had a few times last year was struggles to understand the no ticket transfer policy and the group registration. We allowed no ticket transfers as they were unfair to people on the waitlist. If you have somebody that you MIGHT want to attend with you, sign them up. If your group gets tickets and the person decides not to attend they can be returned to the wait list. We are also hoping to save ourselves time by automating some of the steps. The first step in the ticketing process will be to create a list of all of the Fireflies who want tickets. For tightly-knit family units or theme camps, there will be an opportunity to provide information as a group to help you get tickets together. If you have a group of people that must all go together, start talking with them now. Registration will open March 1st and close March 22nd. Firefly will take place starting at noon Wednesday July 3rd and end at noon Sunday July 7th. The take-home message: - *To be eligible to purchase a ticket for this year's July 4th event, you will need to fill out a form indicating your interest* - You will have a from March 1st - March 22nd to enter your data - You can indicate interest as an individual or as a group - If you must get tickets as a group, re-awaken them from their off-season slumber because some coordination will be required *More details will be posted prior to opening registration...stay tuned!* Cheers, -- Firefly Arts Collective

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Conference Call
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 03 Oct '12

03 Oct '12

Hello Fireflies, The Ticket Committee is having a meeting on Skype Tuesday 10/16 at 8PM. I'll lead the meeting with my account ( forest.handford ). Why are we having a meeting now? Because if we need to do any infrastructure work for next year we'd like to start now so it isn't a crazy scramble like last year. What are we going to talk about? We'll have a bit of a postmortem of what went right, and what went wrong in 2012. We'll crowd source everybody at the meeting to find ways to improve the system for 2013. Have things you want to see improved with ticketing? Please join us at the meeting. People who attend will have the chance to join the ticket committee (but joining is not required). Namaste, Forest

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[Fireflyblink] FIREFLY ART TRUCK - Now with correct email
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 27 Jun '12

27 Jun '12

1000 pardons Fireflies. We had .com instead of .org If you've already sent an email please just send again to make sure we're not going to miss you. Once again, very sorry about this mix up. Correct email address is below Hellooooo Fireflies!! We're happy to announce (belatedly) that there will be another FF Art Truck going up to Vermont this year. This is a FREE service, to get your art from city to woods. The art truck pick up at Artisan's Asylum (10 Tyler St Somerville) the evening of Monday, July 2. You'll be required to PROVIDE YOUR OWN TRANSPORT to and from the pick-up / drop-off area, so please plan accordingly. The truck will arrive at the Firefly site on Tues, July 3. You do not have to have early arrival to use the truck, your art will be waiting for you when you get to the site. Your art must be PACKAGED such that it will NOT DAMAGE OR BE DAMAGED BY other art on the truck. We'll be as careful as possible in tetrising everything nice and snug inside the truck, but things inevitably shift in transport so packaging is key. If you have packed art for transport on the burning truck, you know the drill. Another thing to keep in mind: NO FLAMMABLES OR FOOD/BEVERAGES. We don't want your stuff to endanger anyone else's. And this truck is for ART ONLY! No personal belongings or camping gear please. To request a spot on the art truck, please RESPOND to FF2012ARTTRUCK (at) fireflyartscollective (dot) org with: 1) The name of your project and a contact name & email 2) An estimate of the cubic feet to space you're requesting. To estimate your space requirements, measure the length width and height of an imaginary box that could contain your transport-ready packaged art. There will be another email that goes out to everyone who has a spot on the truck, detailing pickup and drop off times. Thanks, and see you in the wooods!! Firefly 2012 Art Truck _______________________________________________ Announce mailing list Announce(a)fireflyartscollective.org https://fireflyartscollective.org/mailman/listinfo/announce _______________________________________________ Fireflyblink mailing list Fireflyblink(a)fireflyartscollective.org https://fireflyartscollective.org/mailman/listinfo/fireflyblink

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FIREFLY ART TRUCK - Disregard other email
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 24 Jun '12

24 Jun '12

Hellooooo Fireflies!! We're happy to announce (belatedly) that there will be another FF Art Truck going up to Vermont this year. This is a FREE service, to get your art from city to woods. The art truck pick up at Artisan's Asylum (10 Tyler St Somerville) the evening of Monday, July 2. You'll be required to PROVIDE YOUR OWN TRANSPORT to and from the pick-up / drop-off area, so please plan accordingly. The truck will arrive at the Firefly site on Tues, July 3. You do not have to have early arrival to use the truck, your art will be waiting for you when you get to the site. Your art must be PACKAGED such that it will NOT DAMAGE OR BE DAMAGED BY other art on the truck. We'll be as careful as possible in tetrising everything nice and snug inside the truck, but things inevitably shift in transport so packaging is key. If you have packed art for transport on the burning truck, you know the drill. Another thing to keep in mind: NO FLAMMABLES OR FOOD/BEVERAGES. We don't want your stuff to endanger anyone else's. And this truck is for ART ONLY! No personal belongings or camping gear please. To request a spot on the art truck, please RESPOND to FF2012ARTTRUCK (at) fireflyartscollective (dot) com with: 1) The name of your project and a contact name & email 2) An estimate of the cubic feet to space you're requesting. To estimate your space requirements, measure the length width and height of an imaginary box that could contain your transport-ready packaged art. There will be another email that goes out to everyone who has a spot on the truck, detailing pickup and drop off times. Thanks, and see you in the wooods!! Firefly 2012 Art Truck

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Art Truck 2012!
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 24 Jun '12

24 Jun '12

Hellooooo Fireflies!! We're happy to announce (belatedly) that there will be another FF Art Truck going up to Vermont this year. This is a FREE service, to get your art from city to woods. The art truck pick up at Artisan's Asylum (10 Tyler St Somerville) the evening of Monday, July 2. You'll be required to PROVIDE YOUR OWN TRANSPORT to and from the pick-up / drop-off area, so please plan accordingly. The truck will arrive at the Firefly site on Tues, July 3. You do not have to have early arrival to use the truck, your art will be waiting for you when you get to the site. Your art must be PACKAGED such that it will NOT DAMAGE OR BE DAMAGED BY other art on the truck. We'll be as careful as possible in tetrising everything nice and snug inside the truck, but things inevitably shift in transport so packaging is key. If you have packed art for transport on the burning truck, you know the drill. Another thing to keep in mind: NO FLAMMABLES OR FOOD/BEVERAGES. We don't want your stuff to endanger anyone else's. And this truck is for ART ONLY! No personal belongings or camping gear please. To request a spot on the art truck, please RESPOND to this message with: 1) The name of your project and a contact name & email 2) An estimate of the cubic feet to space you're requesting. To estimate your space requirements, measure the length width and height of an imaginary box that could contain your transport-ready packaged art. There will be another email that goes out to everyone who has a spot on the truck, detailing pickup and drop off times. Thanks, and see you in the wooods!! Firefly 2012 Art Truck

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