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Volume 20, Issue #21 | July 12, 2016 
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ROUND-UP OF BURNING MAN WRITINGS:
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GET ME OFF THIS CRAZY RIDE!
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Can you hear that train a'comin'? It's a bus, actually. What we mean to say is, it's time to start making your arrangements. The Burn cometh.
And with it cometh many informations and delights! This issue's a mixture, a little last-year sparkly stuff to get you feeling it all over again, a little this-year get-ready stuff for Burners of all stripes. This issue has a couple important posts about accessibility, particularly for Burners who need sign language interpreters or use wheelchairs.
And your Jackrabbit doesn't like to play favorites, but it's time to fund-raise for the Temple. David Best and his crew are back. This temple looks breathtaking. Read on to learn how you can help bring it to life on the playa.
The Man burns in 53 days.
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500 Burner Express Bus Plus Tickets on Sale Wednesday, July 13 at 12 pm (Noon) PDT
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Brand new for this year, we'll be selling 500 event tickets in combination with tickets for the Burner Express Bus from San Francisco or Reno in our ongoing efforts to reduce car traffic to the event.
Burner Express Bus Plus is a Burner Express Bus ticket PLUS an opportunity to buy one $390 (+9% tax) Burning Man event ticket. The event ticket is only valid if you ride the Burner Express Bus into Black Rock City — you cannot use the ticket to enter BRC via any other method of transportation.
You will be able to purchase the Burner Express Plus ticket through your Burner Profile. Once you have purchased, you will have a bus ticket and the option to buy a Burning Man event ticket at the point of embarkation in San Francisco or Reno when you check in for your bus. We expect these tickets to sell quickly. If you are not among the first 500 to buy a BxB+ ticket, you will not be able to complete a purchase.
Please check out the Burner Express website for more information.
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Promote Your on-Playa Events on the Radio With BMIR
Jex writes:
“Do you have a workshop, special event, magical evening of delicious cacophony that you would like the citizens of Black Rock City to know about? Well now is the time to gather your most fabulous radio voice and put together a 45-second promo to inform your fellow Burners of what, when, and where they should be!
Follow this link to detailed instructions on exactly how to record, where to send, and who to contact for questions/concerns regarding your promos. Should you not be able to get this to us of time, our production booth is open from M-F of the event, from 12 pm – 4 pm. Burn bright!”
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Position Available: Crane Operator
Location: Gerlach, NV and Black Rock City, NV
Job Summary
This position will provide skilled labor for the operation of mobile cranes involved with the erection of structures requiring craning, high tensile cable rigging, and other complex load manipulation as required throughout the event production cycle and in compliance with state crane operation laws and OSHA regulations. The duration of work will span approximately five weeks between the dates of August 8 and September 12, 2016.
About This Role
This roles is a temporary, full-time position ineligible for benefits, working in Gerlach, NV and Black Rock City, NV.
Please visit our job board here for a full list of duties and functions, and to apply.
This posting will close at 6:00 pm PT on Monday, July 18
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"BRC Weekly" Newspaper Seeks Pre-Playa Submissions
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Adrian writes:
"From the creators of the legendary ‘Piss Clear’ — Black Rock City’s much-loved alternative newspaper — comes the BRC Weekly, now in its 7th year of publication, with a circulation of 30,000 on the playa.
Check out previous issues
We are currently working on our best issue ever, and seeking submissions for articles, features, etc. Here’s what we’re looking for:
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Articles about surviving relationships (or ex-relationships) at Burning Man
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Articles about risqué topics
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Other interesting articles and rants
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Items for the Playa Out/In List
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Playa Lingo
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Comics and photographs
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Infographics about Burning Man or Black Rock City
Basically, we’re looking for pretty much anything you’d find in any other city’s alternative newsweekly, except that it MUST pertain to Black Rock City. However…
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No poetry!
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No puff pieces about one specific Theme Camp, art piece, or project. Shameless name-drops are fine, but we don’t want to devote column inches to any one specific thing out there.
Deadline for submissions is Sunday, August 14.
Email BRC Weekly to submit or for more information.”
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Caffeine and Crews: Getting Your Buzz on at the Center Camp Café
This is the kickoff post in a series written by members of the Operations teams that run the public infrastructure of Black Rock City. Kez writes:
"Since 1994, every Burner — old school and new breed alike — has passed through the Café at some point.
To some, it’s their touchstone for the entire event, while others just stagger in for their morning caffeine fix. It is your meeting spot, your acculturation hub and your quick respite from the sun.
To me, it is where I spend most of my time on playa — where I work and live."
Read more in the Burning Man Journal
(Photo by Brad Templeton)
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A Brief History (and Future) of Leaving No Trace
Continuing our blog series on sustainability efforts in Black Rock City, Sybil Hatch writes:
“Which of Burning Man’s 10 Principles is the most important? Hmm. Without Radical Inclusion, would we feel welcome? Without Radical Self-expression, would the art suck?
Without Leaving No Trace, would there be an event at all? Nope. The Black Rock Desert land owner (that would be the United States) requires that we leave no trace. If we leave a trace, we don’t get invited back to play. By power of reasoning, we could argue that Leaving No Trace is the one principle that is absolutely mandatory.”
Read more in the Burning Man Journal
(Photo by Steven Fritz)
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Theme Camp Surprise on the Pacific Crest Trail
Jeremy writes:
"For the past two Memorial Days, our Theme Camp, OKNOTOK, has set up a chunk of our BRC structure along the Pacific Crest Trail near the northern edge of the Antelope Valley. There aren't many situations where building a structure on public land is a welcome surprise, but this is one of them. It's great to have found another use for the expertise and materials we've accumulated through our participation in BRC."
Some photos from the event
A hiker s blog post
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Does Your Camp Do Awesome in Sustainability?
VaJazzle writes:
"What awesome are you doing around your camp's sustainability? Yeah?! Well, put 'er right here, so we can *kablammmm* blast it out to others.
We're curating camp best practices around energy, transportation, and sustainability so we can mitigate our impact on playa (create less frikkin' waste).
So, share and do the impossible: create an even better Burning Man."
Five-minute survey
(Photo by Ari Fararooy)
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Did You Know You Can Get Legally Married at Burning Man?
Armadillo Puttanesca writes:
"Why, yes you can! Having a legal wedding at Burning Man does take a little bit of planning. Black Rock City is not like Reno or Las Vegas; don't expect to be able to have a spontaneous legal wedding on the playa. The Department of Wedding Planning has volunteer officiants available to make it all legal, or you can find out how to have a friend get authorization to officiate at your wedding.
Contact the Burning Man Wedding Coordinator for more information."
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Last Call for Names: 2015-16 Remembrance Plaque of Burners Lost
Retro writes:
"Deadline: July 20!
Each year since 1996, an anonymous Burner has created a plaque to commemorate members of our community who have passed away the previous year. This tradition honors those who have participated in creating Burning Man and affected our Burning experiences.
This is a call out to you, our community, to please let us know of any Burners lost in the last year whose names you feel should be added to this year's Remembrance Plaque.
Please send only their name, exactly as you would like to see it appear, using this form. (Please DO NOT hit reply to this newsletter to submit a name.)
Submissions must be received by July 20 to be included on this year's plaque. Submissions after 7/20 will be added to next year's plaque.
Look for the completed plaque at the base of the Man. (Important note: the plaque is displayed at the Man Base, not the Temple, where more elaborate and personal memorials are created by participants.)
May their spirits move on to the eternal playa!"
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ASL Interpreters Needed
Squirt Gun writes:
"Calling all American Sign Language interpreters. If you want to volunteer as an interpreter for Deaf Burners at Burning Man 2016, please contact us. Visit our website at playaterps.us for more details. Email Squirt Gun to join our fantastic crew of volunteers, certified and not-yet-certified are all welcome. Let's get our fingers dusty!"
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Radical Inclusion by Radical Accessibility
Mobility Camp provides resources and fun community for Burners who use wheelchairs. REdOX writes:
"For many years, nothing during Burning Man was accessible. We are slowly changing that. Most Burners would never exclude someone intentionally, they just never think that someone in a chair would be there! We teach camps, artists and interested Burners how to be more inclusive by being more accessible!"
Read more about Mobility Camp
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Baby Burners Video Project
Sharyce writes:
"This year we are creating a video project focused on the view of Burning Man through the eyes of all the 'baby' Burners in Black Rock City. We are looking for child participants aged infant to 16. This will require approximately 15-30 minutes of your day. If you would like your child(ren) to participate please email info@uh1productions.com for more information."
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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:
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I Tamburisti di FIREnze: Help Our Guild Gift Drums on the Playa
Indiana Bonez writes:
"We’re recreating a 16th-century drum-crafting guild in the Piazza where you’ll be sent out on a Rhythm Quest as you RANK UP from recruit to master. Tour our space, learn your Rhythmic Identity Code by interacting with our Leonardo-inspired mechanical drum, participate in our performance or maintenance workshops, help us assemble drums to donate to kids after the burn, OR build a small drum to prove worthy of your rank!
This project is partially funded by Burning Man and our incredible team of rhythmic architects [informally] known as Camp ThumpThump. We only need about $1500 to meet our fundraising goal, and we're entirely tapped out. We need YOUR help to make it happen! If not you, who?"
Fundraising Site
Website
Facebook page
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Theme Camp Speed Dating — July 15 — Oakland, CA
Where: Love Potion Collective, 1960 Mandela Pkwy, Oakland
When: Friday, July 15, 7 pm – 10 pm
Scott McNeil writes:
"The Second Annual Theme Camp Speed Dating Night is coming!
Want to join a theme camp but not sure which one? Then this is your chance!
We'll have a collection of theme camps, each looking for new members to participate in a variety of fun interactive play. New and veteran Burners welcome!
Theme Camp Speed Dating is not about dating people, it's about starting a loving relationship with a Burning Man Theme Camp or Village, so brush your teeth, comb your hair and come on down!"
Free Street Parking & Entry on 20th Street
$5 at the door
Facebook event page
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We were listening to ...
Moby — Long Ambients 1 (2016)
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Moby made a really long and deep ambient record for relaxing the mind, and he's giving it away. Good goin', Moby.
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