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Volume 18, Issue #16 | February 21, 2014 
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ROUND-UP OF BURNING MAN WRITINGS:
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Can you feel it? We're reaching the last pitch before the crest of the mountain ... soon we'll peak out over the top, and all we'll see is the looooong downhill towards Burning Man 2014! It's gonna be here before you know it, folks, trust us.
To that end, we've got our Individual Ticket Sale coming up next Wednesday (pre-register now, before the Sunday deadline!), the Low Income Ticket Program coming up soon, and BRC Participation Forms to register (or apply to bring, as the case may be) your playa project. Ayup, it's that time, friends. It's all happening! Find all the nitties and gritties below.
Beyond that, we've got another eclectic smattering of Burning Man miscellania, as usual (we love this stuff), including a guy who sneaked The Man onto the podium during his appearance on Jeopardy! HA! Love it.
The Man burns in 190 days!
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Individual Ticket Sale Registration Now Open
Burning Man tickets will be available in our largest sale, the Individual Sale, starting on Wednesday, February 26 at 12pm (noon) PST.
In order to participate in this sale, you must first create and complete a Burner Profile (if you've completed a profile before, there's no need to create a new one) and then pre-register for access to the sale. Be aware that completing your Profile is a multi-step process! Once you have a Profile, you must pre-register for the Individual Sale through your Burner Profile in order to access the sale. Here are the details:
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38,000 tickets will be offered at $380 each in the Individual Sale.
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Registration opens on Thursday, February 20 at 12pm (noon) Pacific Standard Time and closes Sunday, February 23 at 12pm (noon) Pacific Standard Time.
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Those pre-registered will be able to participate in the first-come, first-served sale on Wednesday, February 26, starting at 12pm (noon) Pacific Standard Time.
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There is a maximum of 2 tickets and 2 Vehicle Passes per person.
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These tickets are eligible for STEP, and are fully transferrable.
Not sure when Pacific Standard Time (PST) is in your timezone? Here's a handy timezone calculator.
As always, you can find all official, current ticket information on our ticket page, and answers to your questions in our revamped online ticket support desk. You can also follow @BMantickets on Twitter for real-time ticketing announcements.
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Low Income Ticket Program Information
The Low Income Ticket Program application will open on Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Here are the details:
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4,000 Low Income Tickets are available at $190 each.
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Low Income Tickets are one per person and are awarded through an application process.
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These tickets are not transferrable and are held for Will Call pickup at the Box Office of the event.
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You must be able to demonstrate your financial need to qualify.
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Applications are reviewed in the order they are received, so don't delay if you are planning on applying.
Full information on the Low Income Ticket Program can be found on our tickets page.
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BRC Participation Forms - New Launch Date March 4
Please note the new launch date for BRC Participation Forms (which used to be called "questionnaires”) is March 4 (formerly February 19). For the procrastinators among you, this gives you two extra weeks to prepare! :-)
On March 4 you'll be able to access the appropriate forms (through your Burner Profile) to apply for or register your art installation, mutant vehicle, theme camp or media project -- these forms are the first step towards bringing a project to the playa (completing the form does not mean your project has been accepted or approved). If you don't have a Burner Profile you'll want to create one now.
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2014 BRC Participation Forms
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Camp Placement Questionnaire: March 4, 2014 – April 30, 2014 at noon Pacific Time
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Mutant Vehicle Application: March 4, 2014 – May 15, 2014 at noon Pacific Time
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Disabled Persons Vehicle Application: March 4, 2014 – July 31, 2014 at noon Pacific Time
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Art Installation Questionnaire: March 4, 2014 – June 11, 2014 at noon Pacific Time
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Media Application: Open on March 4, 2014. Deadline for video/film and all other media is July 10, 2014 at noon Pacific Time.
For more detailed information please see our BRC Participation Forms FAQ.
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Job Opportunity: Operations Coordinator, Black Rock Arts Foundation
Position Available: Operations Coordinator, Black Rock Arts Foundation
Location: San Francisco, CA
** Please submit resume and cover letter by noon PST on Wednesday, March 5th, 2104, using this link.
JOB SUMMARY
This full-time position reports to the Executive Director and will support other staff and manage office organization and administrative processes for a growing arts organization. The Operations Coordinator provides support to the Executive Director and the Program & Development Associates in areas of program administration, development and general office and business operations. This individual is responsible for sending and tracking correspondence, tracking donations, managing our Salesforce database and filing systems, overseeing the organization of our office and other facilities, providing administrative support for our programs and events, and coordinating office reception.
The position requires a highly organized person with excellent time and task management skills who is able to understand the operations of the organization and anticipate administrative needs.
The position affords professional development opportunities for the right candidate through hands-on involvement with all aspects of this successful, growing organization.
This is a full-time, regular position eligible for benefits in our San Francisco office.
For more info or to apply, please view the complete job listing.
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David Best's (Permanent) Temple of Remembrance
David Best, long-time Burning Man temple builder (and originator of our temple tradition, for you trivia buffs), has built a permanent Temple of Remembrance out of steel, and installed it in a meadow on the grounds of Paradise Ridge Winery in Sonoma County, CA. If you're in the area, definitely check it out ... it's gorgeous.
Learn more.
(photo by Debra Klein)
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Burning Man: Is It All Dust, Drugs and Debauchery?
First-time Burner Curtis Simmons seems to know a thing or two about photography, and he does a nice job of dispelling some commong myths about Burning Man in his blog post:
"I wrote the post to dispel some of the common myths you hear from people with no real knowledge of Burning Man. 2013 was my wife's and my first time and we will be back every year from now on. It was simply amazing."
Post content and images.
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Are the Values of Burning Man Right for Business Too?
Are the values of Burning Man right for business? Richard Barrett, author of "The Values-driven Organisation" and founder of the influential Barrett Values Centre in South Carolina thinks so ... and he makes excellent points. Here's an excerpt from the article:
"‘The Burning Man principles clearly have the purpose of creating community,’ Barrett says. ‘Not just a Burning Man community, but a larger, more inclusive community at a societal level.’ Barrett sees links between these principles and those of a recent cultural trend, conscious capitalism.
‘At the heart of this approach is the idea that business is a wholly owned subsidiary of society, and society is a wholly owned subsidiary of the environment,’ says Barrett. ‘If the environment crashes, then society will crash and business will crash too. When organisations recognise they are not separate from society, and build business strategies that care for all stakeholders, all the data suggests they inevitably prosper.’"
Read the full article.
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Not My Normal Art Show
Audrey Heller is a professional photographer and artist. Here's what happened when she decided to hang an art gallery at Burning Man [where this Rabbit serendipitously ran into her at the Porn & Donuts camp]:
"For twelve years I have traveled to art shows around the country, setting up and exhibiting my work. I’m well adapted to the unpredictable routine, but I still have occasional anxiety dreams. In my dreams, I forget something, or my car won’t start, or no one comes to my opening. Showing my art at Burning Man made those dreams look astoundingly pedestrian."
Read the whole illustrated blog post.
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Burner on "Jeopardy!" Sneaks The Man onto the Podium
Ha! This cracks us up. (Relatedly, Jeopary! has more than once included answers/questions about Burning Man. But we digress.) Cake writes:
"I had to be careful that they didn't figure out what I was doing. They kept encouraging me to rewrite my (apparently sloppy) name, which is how it became so subtle. This is the one they accepted. At my in person audition, we did a mock game, and one of my 'interesting facts' that we talked about was how I was on my way to the playa, with my bags packed and waiting at the hotel's front desk, with a bus to catch an hour later. I got the call two days after I returned from my two and a half weeks in the desert (VOLUNTEER WITH GREETERS!). I wonder if a Burner on the Sony staff got me on the show.... Of course I'm not going to tell you how it went. You'll just have to watch and find out."
Here's an image.
Here's the full video.
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Participate in Project HOPE Art's Portrait Exchange
Carmen Mauk, Executive Director of Burners Without Borders writes in with this fun and inspiring participation opportunity:
"Project HOPE Art uses art as a vehicle to inspire, educate and create intentional whimsy in Port au Prince, Haiti. They work with children in hospitals, orphanages, schools and communities in disaster stricken areas, utilizing art to help establish self-esteem, self-expression, and stress relief for their students. They are excited to invite you to participate in their newest project, The Haiti Portrait Exchange.
To participate, simply mail an 8.5" X 11" drawing of a face with room for a body, background scenery and anything else in your imagination, and one of their art students will finish your drawing. The finished drawings will be posted on the Project HOPE Art blog in 2015.
To find out more about this project, see the Project HOPE Art website."
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Researching the Burning Man Diaspora
Euroburners! Graham is back:
"Fresh from the European Burning Man Leadership Summit in Berlin, cultural anthropologist Graham St John is bouyed by the energy that the Burning Man movement is accumulating worldwide, and especially in Europe.
The Berlin Summit was timely in light of the project “Burning Progeny: The European Efflorescence of Burning Man,” a collaborative effort of researchers fascinated with the idea of Burning Man being a religion beyond religion.
As the first phase of a longer term ethnography comparing European Regional Events with Black Rock City, the Burning Progeny research team requests EuroBurners to complete a survey designed to study the translation, adaptation and mutation of the Ten Principles in Europe.
The project is part of a new wave of research on the global reach of Burning Man. The survey closes February 28. You can access the survey here."
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The Telluride Fire Arts Festival Seeks Fire Artists & Performers
The culture, it is spreading (wait for it ...) like wildfire. And this we like to see, so we're happy to share this call out with you good folks. Sizzle writes:
"Sizzle & Lucky are creating a fire arts event January 9-11, 2015 that will provide the opportunity for all to attend FREE fire dancer and fire art welding workshops, and to see, touch and feel unusual creative fire art that goes beyond the realm of traditional artistry.
The Fire Art Festival will take place on Telluride's historic Main Street and the plaza in mountain village and be free to the public. We are looking for fire artists to participate in this gift of art for attendees. Please email Erin at erin@telluridefirefestival.com or visit www.telluridefirefestival.com.
Our goal is to spread the Burning Man ethos and give back to our community and visitors. Thank you."
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Apply for the Artists-in-Residence Program in the Black Rock Desert National Conservation Area!
Karen Dallett writes:
"Today is a historic one for The Black Rock Desert National Conservation Area marking another milestone in the ongoing partnership between Friends of Black Rock - High Rock (FBR), the BLM, and the Great Basin Landscape Conservation Cooperative.
The Black Rock Desert NCA Artists-in-Residence program launches today on our website, media outlets, and social networks, calling artists of all levels, both professional and emerging, to submit a collection of their work to become the first two featured artists in this federal program initiated by the National Conservation Lands in Washington, DC.
Our website features, in the first article, this extraordinary program. The submission process is simple and is open to artists from all over the country."
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Nuclear Dream: A Las Vegas Burning Man Project
Nifty project. BoKo writes:
"Despite its reputation, Las Vegas has an amazing history, filled with people who disregarded current limitations and expanded what was possible... Most were mobsters, movie stars, rich folk or the wild ones, but there were also the scientists and engineers who created the Atomic Age.
Las Vegas was only miles away from some of the most rigorous and extensive nuclear testing in the mainland United States. And so, the Las Vegas community has come together to create Nuclear Dream, a 30' nuclear bomb sculpture that will be properly disposed of at the Burning Man Festival in 2014.
To donate to the project visit bit.ly/nukedream.
To get more information or get involved visit nucleardream.com."
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SF Burnal Equinox - San Francisco, CA - March 8
Burning Man presents ... SF Burnal Equinox art salon & mixer!
Saturday, March 8th - 7pm to 4am
@ Public Works
161 Erie Street, SF, CA 94103
21+ over
Art • Music • Performance * Theme Camps * Video Artistry * Unexpectables * You!
Burning Man is thrilled to invite YOU to participate in creating the Burnal Equinox 2014 salon!
THEME: The Multiverse Outpost!
Join fellow travellers on their way to the Multiverse Outpost! Collaborate in a world in which many realities, cultures and creative universes overlap … an entropic sandwich riddled with tasty worm holes and dark matter unicorns, where everything is a form of string theory and thus equally probable somewhere. You are encouraged to come bearing customs and gifts from your universe to help create a gift market of experience, a showcase of imagination, and an IN-terdimensional OUTpost of sentient expression!
Burnal Equinox is our first community event of the year and we look forward to your participation! So, ramp up your radical self-expression and join a wide variety of performers, artists, theme camps, and friends at this creative salon to encourage arts collaboration in the Bay Area and mark the mid-point in our burning year!
Interested in meeting other imaginative people, sharing your artistry, or finding creative collaborators? Email: flambelounge@burningman.com
To volunteer email: SEvolunteers@burningman.com
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SOAK* - Tidewater Falls, OR - July 10-13
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Our good friends in Portland(ia) cordially invite you to SOAK*:
"SOAK* is a multi-day interactive arts festival and camping event in Oregon with sprawling lawns, a swimming hole and wooded trails. This is a place to meet your fellow Portland Burners and get a taste of Burning Man Northwest style. SOAK* features participation, fire performances, art, DJs and live music, a pageant, theme camps, workshops, Portland Temple and effigy burns.
Tidewater Falls offers a recently expanded event space with two large upper fields and adjacent vehicle accessible campsites nestled in the forest near the Oregon Coast and a lower event space featuring grassy camping, a fire pit and a stage for music and performances. Tidewater Falls is approximately 2.5 hours from Portland.
We hope you will join us for our 10th Anniversary!
Additional event details and Tickets can be found at www.burningmanportland.com."
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We were listening to ...
The Greyboy Allstars, The Fantastics!, The Bar-Kays.
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