The Jackrabbit Speaks V19:#19:5.14.15

Volume 19, Issue #19 | May 14, 2015 LATEST NEWS: + 2015 Black Rock City Art Installations Revealed + Call-Out for Burning Man Sticker Designs! + Get Your Burning Man Brand LED GlowyFur™ Today! + 2009 Evolution Poster, Back by Popular Demand BURNING MAN ARTS: + Black Rock City Midway Participants Announced + Desert Arts Preview 2015 Video + Artist Update: Global Lives Project ROUND-UP OF BURNING MAN WRITINGS: + Tales From The Playa PHOTOS, VIDEOS & AUDIO: + Profiles In Dust "SOUK" + Department of Mutant Vehicles :: Project LOVE + Burning by Dylan Jones PARTICIPATE: + Black Rock Rangers Want You — Yes, YOU — to Become a Ranger + Jazz Funeral for the Man + Martial Artists, Acrobats, and Monks! The Black Rock Kwoon and Dojo Wants You + Acapplaya Seeks Experienced Singers SUPPORT A PROJECT: + Get YOUR Art Project's Fundraiser on Our Support a Project Page! + How Do I Support a Burning Man Art Project? + Support the Temple of Promise + Support the Storied Haven Project + Help Us Bring Lacuna to Berkeley in June EVENTS & HAPPENINGS: + Forgotten City: The Las Vegas Regional Burn + MPYRE Strikes Back! — Monterey, CA GET ME OFF THIS CRAZY RIDE! Unsubscribe Whooooa boy we're feeling the momentum picking up — little by little, here. The telltale signs certainly are telling their tales ... We've got a callout for sticker designs, your list of Black Rock City honorarium art projects, your list of Midway participants (Don't know what that is? Read on!), and your Desert Arts Preview video, plus fun opportunities to participate and more! Read on, check it all out, and feel the momentum building. Yep ... The Man burns in 114 days! 2015 Black Rock City Art Installations Revealed Hold on to your eyeballs. This year's BRC Honorarium art installations — reflecting $1.2 million in art grants — are now live on the website. GO SEE! (Spoiler alert: they're awesome.) Call-Out for Burning Man Sticker Designs! You know that feeling of rolling down your window on playa for the first time, getting that first whiff of dust, being handed that magical booklet, and shaking out the new year's enchanting circular sticker? You can give people that feeling! We're taking Burning Man 2015 sticker submissions until May 18, which is super-soon. Submit your designs! Get Your Burning Man Brand LED GlowyFur™ Today! Just kidding. This post is about the exact opposite of that. Inspired by a rather egregious recent example, we've written up an explanation of how and when we exercise our legal rights to protect the Burning Man name, logo and identity against use in commercial products. Read more on Voices of Burning Man 2009 Evolution Poster, Back by Popular Demand Ranger Dusty writes: "If you attended Burning Man in 2009 (or even if you didn't!) you may be one of the people who has been writing to us asking for the amazing Evolution-themed poster from that year. Alas, they were sold out for quite some time. But now they are back, and you can acquire one by visiting the Burning Man Marketplace. This master work by Cory and Catska Ench has been re-printed in double size (20″x 36″), because the detail is THAT amazing." Check it out on the Marketplace Black Rock City Midway Participants Announced Katie Hazard writes: "Burning Man Arts and the Midway Team are happy to announce that 26 regional and artistic groups from across the world have been selected to create booths in the Carnival of Mirrors Midway at the heart of Burning Man for 2015. Congratulations to these amazing artists!" Baltic States - Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia: Baltic Altar Baltimore, MD: Macabre Penny Arcade Boston, MA: Shock-A-Chakra Colorado: The Discombobulater Czech Republic: In-sight-out Japan: Venus Lift - Mega Mikoshi Jeremy Burmeister (Malvoye the Mentalist); East Bay, CA: Doktor Malvoye's Travelling Clinic KJ Bohéme and Stefan Spins; New York, NY: Journey Into The Man Los Angeles, CA: Infinite Community Minnesota: Sideshow Sven and Professor Lena's Midway Spectacular New Orleans Burning Man Community: Sunken City Sideshow Nordic: Mutant Tivoli Orange County, CA: Cock 'N Candy Philadelphia, PA: The Philly Phreak Show Reno, NV: Carnal Connections: Love is an Illusion Russia: OraculTang Sacramento, CA: Sacramento Sparkade and the Foothills Finest San Diego, CA: Dr. Hyas Balze Boardwalk Soul Exchange San Diego, CA: Wonderlust Arcade Santa Cruz, CA: Gallery of Infinity Saskatchewan with China, Argentina, and North Bay, CA: Sask Playa Odditorium South Florida: The Love Tester Stan Secrest, Dani Adomitis, and Collective; Adirondacks, NY and Nationwide: Dr. Thelonious D. Rum and his Medicinal Thumpthump Healing Excursion Taiwan and China: FoxCarn TyEckley, GerryValdez, and Houston Core, TX: The Mask Factory Wisconsin: Pinball Machine Desert Arts Preview 2015 Video Burning Man Arts hosted the 10th annual Desert Arts Preview on Sunday May 3 at the Cowell Theater in San Francisco’s Fort Mason. This sold out event, held in its largest venue to date, featured eight artists (and art teams) talking about their artworks in progress destined for Black Rock City 2015. Speakers included Jon Sarriugarte and Kyrsten Mate (Project Empire), Rebecca Anders (Illumicanth), Scott “Skeeter” Cohen (The Life Cube), Flux Foundation (Dreamland), Capra J’neva (Axayacoatl), Chris “Kiwi” Hankins (Goddess of the Empty Sea), Marco Cochrane and Julia Whitelaw (R-Evolution), and Jazz Tigan (Temple of Promise). We’ve recorded the event for your viewing pleasure. Watch the video on Voices of Burning Man Artist Update: Global Lives Project Denise Li writes: "The Global Lives Project, in its infancy, was funded by the Global Art Grants program in 2007. At that time, Global Lives was a small collective of ambitious, visionary filmmakers and activists. Now a nonprofit organization, Global Lives is comprised of hundreds of volunteers (filmmakers, photographers, engineers, programmers, scholars, etc.). Their growth and commitment to their vision is truly inspiring!" Learn more on Voices of Burning Man Tales From The Playa Tales From The Playa are the dreams and memories of events that took place in Black Rock City, as told by participants. That’s you. There's plenty to read about Burning Man out there, but we believe the most intimate and vivid picture comes from Burners' first-hand accounts. So send us your stories, and we'll publish them on Voices of Burning Man. You can follow Tales From The Playa on the blog or on Twitter at @FromThePlaya. Profiles In Dust "SOUK" This'll be a solid, inspiring 15-minute break from whatever you're doing right now. Swamp Thang writes: "The Profiles In Dust Media Team premiered their newest documentary at the GLC entitled "Souk", a continuing documentation on how Burning Man is welcoming and encouraging communal art." Watch on Vimeo Department of Mutant Vehicles :: LOVE Project The latest video for LOVE Project, which documents what life is like on the major Black Rock City volunteer teams, is here. The latest installment is about the Department of Mutant Vehicles. Watch on YouTube Burning by Dylan Jones The Jackrabbits have quite a pile of photo and video submissions, as you might imagine, but this one really stood out to us this week. Whitebear writes: "This is a video I put together after my first burn this past year. My first impressions of everything were so overwhelming in the most positive way and I wanted to capture that as I was experiencing it. Biking through the streets, exploring the playa, climbing art, playing in dust storms, seeing a wedding, and meeting awesome people. I look forward to my next experience and being able to capture it with a new perspective. Hope you enjoy." Watch on Vimeo Black Rock Rangers Want You — Yes, YOU — to Become a Ranger Hold Me Closer writes: Would you like to REALLY get to know Black Rock City by walking its streets and meeting other participants? Do you like to help out when things have gotten a bit too wacky for somebody, when tempers flare, or when someone just needs a sympathetic ear? If so, Rangering might be for you. Black Rock Rangers act as community mediators, facilitators of public safety (with the expectation that everybody has read the back of their ticket, of course!), providers of reliable information, and navigators of the edge of chaos. Prospective Black Rock Rangers must be at least 18 years old and must have attended Burning Man a minimum of two times (and at least once within the past ten years). The deadline to apply to become a Ranger is August 1, but Ranger training has started! For more information about the Rangers and the application process, please visit our website. Questions? Email us at: rangers@burningman.org. Jazz Funeral for the Man Iggy writes: "2015 is the 5th anniversary of a lovely tradition, bringing the entire city together in joy and celebration, on that beautiful Sunday afternoon when the Man is fallen, but the Temple still stands. Please join us for a jazz funeral, as part of the band, or with the second line, to give the Man a proper sendoff." RSVP on Facebook Martial Artists, Acrobats, and Monks! The Black Rock Kwoon and Dojo Wants You Kannik writes: "Do you have a passion for martial arts and acrobatics? Do you seek a shrine in which to practice your meditation? The Black Rock Kwoon and Dojo is looking for you! There are many opportunities to be part of our temple: Teaching martial arts and similar classes Leading meditation sessions Delivering goodies with flair and panache! Camp with us and join fellow martial and meditation artists! Contribute martial arts gear, benches, and temple accoutrements If you’d like to participate, please sign up here. Our Facebook page is information central. And you may email us directly for more information. And when you are on the playa, stop by our temple to train and learn!" Acapplaya Seeks Experienced Singers Bonnie writes: "Acapplaya has been the organic on-playa acappella soundtrack for 11 years and counting. Each year we bring a new, ½ hour set of Jazz, Funk, Rock, and Ridiculous to the playa. We’re very lucky to have some of the highest caliber vocal musicians from the world over that gather just for the Burn each year. We perform throughout the event, from Center Camp to the Jazz Cafe to Champagne Lounge to random places we just stumble into and join in the fun. We have two open positions this year: Alto and Baritone. If you have small vocal ensemble jazz singing experience (one voice to a part), love challenging music, want to share the gift of music with others and sing in one of the aforementioned vocal ranges, contact Bonnie at bonnie@proteadev.com. Dusty hugs!" Get YOUR Art Project's Fundraiser on Our Support a Project Page! If you’re fundraising for a Burning Man art project, and you meet our criteria, we’ll be happy to include you on our Support a Project page, which we regularly promote to the Burning Man community. Please note that this should not be your only solution for fundraising. We strongly encourage you to engage your immediate community — it’s part of the collaborative process! Learn how to submit your project for consideration. How Do I Support a Burning Man Art Project? So you'd like to help out with an art project, but you're not sure how. Well, you can gift your services, skills, time, resources, or funding. There are plenty of projects in need of assistance. Here's how to find them: Find out how to contribute your skills or resources to a project through the Spark system. Watch the Jackrabbit Speaks and your local Regional announce list for requests from artists for assistance. Take a look in the Art and Performance discussion area of the ePlaya. Browse Burning Man's Facebook Page, or check out our list of ways to participate. On playa, visit the ARTery to find artists seeking help on the playa. Like to help fund a project? Find a complete list of projects doing online crowdfunding on our Support a Project page. Support the Temple of Promise Each year, the Temple needs to raise a big portion of its budget from participants like you in order to provide its invaluable service as the spiritual heart of Black Rock City. The time has come once again, people. Please donate to support the Temple of Promise today, and ask your friends to do the same. Explore the Temple of Promise on Indiegogo Support the Storied Haven Project Storied Haven, the latest project from 5 Ton Crane — creators of such magic as the Steampunk Treehouse, the Raygun Gothic Rocketship, the Nautilus mutant vehicle and more — needs your help to make it to the playa. They've earned an honorarium art grant from Burning Man Arts, but they need more to bring it home. Let them feel your appreciation for their hard work and impressive achievements over the years: pop open their Indiegogo campaign and give it some love! Help Us Bring Lacuna to Berkeley in June Toe writes: "Lacuna, a FLUX Foundation project, is being installed in downtown Berkeley the first week of June for the Bay Area Book Festival, and we're looking for Black Rock Rangers, Temple Guardians, and anyone experienced in working with folks who have mental health issues to help us bring this project to life safely and thoughtfully. Can you help? Say hello to Toe at toe@baybookfest.org." Learn more on the Project Lacuna website Forgotten City: The Las Vegas Regional Burn When: May 22-25 Where: Las Vegas, NV Mister Boom writes: "The Forgotten City is the official Las Vegas Burning Man Regional Event! It is held over Memorial Day weekend — May 22-25 — which is coming up quick. It is a celebration of all things we love about the Playa. This isn't a party, it’s an experiment in temporary community that adheres to the Burning Man 10 principles. It is an expression of art and diversity, and hey if a party breaks out then that’s not our fault! We have some AMAZING THINGS in store for this year, but you’re just going to have to join us to find out what they are! You can now purchase your citizenship papers for 2015 (tickets) for $100 per person on our website." MPYRE Strikes Back! — Monterey, CA   When: Saturday, June 6 @ 12p—10p Where: Monterey Bay Park @ Del Monte Beach 699 Del Monte Ave Monterey CA 93940 Cost: FREE (with $10 Suggested Donation) Alicia writes: "Please join us for another inspiring and outstanding day of Burning Man ...ART ...MUSIC ...DANCING ...FIRE ...COMMUNITY ...CONNECTION and ...LOVE in Monterey Burners style! MPYRE Strikes Back and True Grit, our December beach burn, are the only ongoing Free-To-The-Public Official Regional Burning Man events in the United States! Come and participate by bringing your imagination, energy and creative spirit to make this year's gathering another day and night of Burning Man excitement and fun!" Learn more and RSVP on Facebook We were listening to ... Burning Spear. Yes I. Also, Dntel, when it all became a bit too much. Burning Man Facebook Page Burning Man on Twitter ePlaya: Burner BBS Spark: Connecting people with projects The Burning Man Regional Network: Connect with Burners in your hometown! The Burning Blog: Voices of Burning Man Post Request: Want your post considered for inclusion in an upcoming Jackrabbit Speaks? Fill out this form. Credits: Editor: Will Chase Compilation: Jon Mitchell Looking Over Shoulders: Megan Miller Design & Development: Silvia Stephenson Back of House: Amani Loutfy, Edub Original Jackrabbit (O.J.): Marian Goodell Jackrabbit Emeritus: Andie Grace Header Photograph: Sacred Spaces, 2013 Photographer Credit: Keith Aeschliman More Information: For questions contact us here. 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