Firecracker 4.3 -- Only 77 Days Left!
The latest Myschievia News
In this Issue:
- How to Buy Tickets
- Work Weekend Dates
- Calling All Artists
- Fire Performers
- Fiscal Transparency Update
- How You Can Help
- Tidbits for the Next Firecracker
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How to Buy Tickets
You mean you haven't gotten yours yet?? Slacker! Buy 'em now at ntxb.org/index.php
***NOTE: Due to privacy and liability concerns, we will no longer require ticketholders to provide their ID numbers. We still need your legal name as it appears on your state-issued ID so that we may identify you at the gate.***
Tickets will cost $45 for adults, $22.50 for children ages 3-12, and 2 years and under are free. Buy yours early if you can, because the price will increase to $55 and $27.50 on September 5. Ticket sales will end at midnight on October 5. There are NO comp tickets (even the organizers pay), and no ticket sales at the gate.
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Work Weekend Dates
To prepare Armadillo Acres for Myschievia, we traditionally do a few work weekends before the event--it gives us a little discount in the land rental fee. If you come, you'll be asked to sign a waiver that's good for one year on Armadillo Acres. Mostly we work, but we get to play a little too, and it's a great way to familiarize yourself with the terrain (and find your perfect camping spot) before the event. This year, because gas prices are so high, we need to plan our Work Weekends out in advance so we can carpool and save money. We recommend arriving on Friday night, because the best time to work is in the mornings before it gets hot. The 2008 Work Weekends will be:
August 29 - Sept 1: Since it's the (Labor Day) weekend of Burning Man, many friends will be away, but us "orphans" will be out to play! And work. On this trip it'll mostly be clean-up tasks--mowing, filling holes, dusting off the equipment in the barn, start mapping theme camp areas.
September 19-21: Mow, fill holes, finalize theme camp areas, put up the giant army tent that becomes the Batcave during Myschieiva. We will be sharing this weekend with the DFW Hashers, who have an event on Armadillo Acres the following weekend and will most likely be preparing for that. Don't worry-- several Hashers are also Burners, and we all get along just fine.
October 3-5: ALL HANDS ON DECK! We'll have an effigy to finish, signs to put up, and whatever else needs to get done. If you can only make it to one Work Weekend, come to this one.
If you'd like to carpool, keep an eye on Tribe or on future issues of the Firecracker, and we'll post more details as each Work Weekend approaches.
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Calling All Artists
A note from Izzi, our Art Lead:
I know "The Thing in the Desert" (tm) is coming up fast and first, but wanted to put this little bug in your brain to ponder.
Are you working on projects for other upcoming events? Consider a debut at Myschievia!
Do you have art that survived the desert? Bring its remains.
Do you have something to make, to show, to bring, to collaborate on? Fire art, scupture, performance, installations, younameit! Do you want to make art just for us? Even better!
The North Texas burn happens October 9-13 near Hughes Springs, TX. We want to see your art! Bring it with you. Very soon, we will have a place up on the website for artists to plan for placement. Keep watching the Firecracker for more details.
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Fire Performers
Myschievians love fire, and we'd like to see more of it at our event! Whether it's breathing, eating, spinning, hooping, or anything that uses flame, Myschievia wants to be known as an event that encourages responsible fire performers and gives them an outlet to strut their stuff. Prior to the Saturday burn, we will have a Procession featuring our fire performers. Keep watching this space for more information about Procession and how you can be a part of it.
This year we've adopted a Fire Performance Safety document, based on professional standards and real-life feedback from many helpful firey folk!! Special thanks go out to Rhino, Monkey, Jai, Boarhead, Eeyore, Creative Motion, American Fire Artists, the North American Fire Arts Association, and Home of Poi for all their tremendous help and resources. It is our hope that this document will evolve to help form good habits within our ever-growing circle of fire, as well as keep ourselves from getting burned-- physically and legally! We will have copies of the Fire Performance Safety document with the Rangers at the event, but why wait? You can download it here at www.ntxb.org/index.php
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Fiscal Transparency Update
While it's not 100% complete, or as fancy as we will ultimately make
it.... 2005, 2006, and 2007 Fiscal Transparency accounting has been
updated on the website. Please take a look and send your questions
and/or comments to ntxbllc( at)ntxb( dot) org. We expect to compile a brief FAQ
of answers related to each year to explain why certain expenses were
different than expected.
ntxb.org/index.php
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How You Can Help
Our new Leads need your help! See www.ntxb.org/index.php for a description of what we need help with. The sign-up wikis are not up yet, but you can contact the Leads for Gatekeeper, Greeters, Site Ops, Rangers, or Effigy and let them know you'd like to help out. If you're not sure what you'd like to do, send an email to volunteering(at )ntxb( dot)org and list your mad skillz, and we'll play matchmaker.
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Send Tidbits for the Next Firecracker
Got an event at Myschievia that you'd like to promote? Need help with a project? Send your info to media(at )ntxb( dot)org and we'll put it in the next issue.
To get future Firecracker issues and important information about Myschievia, subscribe to the Myschievia-Announce list: www.ntxb.org/index.php
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The latest Myschievia News
In this Issue:
- How to Buy Tickets
- Work Weekend Dates
- Calling All Artists
- Fire Performers
- Fiscal Transparency Update
- How You Can Help
- Tidbits for the Next Firecracker
***************************
How to Buy Tickets
You mean you haven't gotten yours yet?? Slacker! Buy 'em now at ntxb.org/index.php
***NOTE: Due to privacy and liability concerns, we will no longer require ticketholders to provide their ID numbers. We still need your legal name as it appears on your state-issued ID so that we may identify you at the gate.***
Tickets will cost $45 for adults, $22.50 for children ages 3-12, and 2 years and under are free. Buy yours early if you can, because the price will increase to $55 and $27.50 on September 5. Ticket sales will end at midnight on October 5. There are NO comp tickets (even the organizers pay), and no ticket sales at the gate.
***************************
Work Weekend Dates
To prepare Armadillo Acres for Myschievia, we traditionally do a few work weekends before the event--it gives us a little discount in the land rental fee. If you come, you'll be asked to sign a waiver that's good for one year on Armadillo Acres. Mostly we work, but we get to play a little too, and it's a great way to familiarize yourself with the terrain (and find your perfect camping spot) before the event. This year, because gas prices are so high, we need to plan our Work Weekends out in advance so we can carpool and save money. We recommend arriving on Friday night, because the best time to work is in the mornings before it gets hot. The 2008 Work Weekends will be:
August 29 - Sept 1: Since it's the (Labor Day) weekend of Burning Man, many friends will be away, but us "orphans" will be out to play! And work. On this trip it'll mostly be clean-up tasks--mowing, filling holes, dusting off the equipment in the barn, start mapping theme camp areas.
September 19-21: Mow, fill holes, finalize theme camp areas, put up the giant army tent that becomes the Batcave during Myschieiva. We will be sharing this weekend with the DFW Hashers, who have an event on Armadillo Acres the following weekend and will most likely be preparing for that. Don't worry-- several Hashers are also Burners, and we all get along just fine.
October 3-5: ALL HANDS ON DECK! We'll have an effigy to finish, signs to put up, and whatever else needs to get done. If you can only make it to one Work Weekend, come to this one.
If you'd like to carpool, keep an eye on Tribe or on future issues of the Firecracker, and we'll post more details as each Work Weekend approaches.
**********************
Calling All Artists
A note from Izzi, our Art Lead:
I know "The Thing in the Desert" (tm) is coming up fast and first, but wanted to put this little bug in your brain to ponder.
Are you working on projects for other upcoming events? Consider a debut at Myschievia!
Do you have art that survived the desert? Bring its remains.
Do you have something to make, to show, to bring, to collaborate on? Fire art, scupture, performance, installations, younameit! Do you want to make art just for us? Even better!
The North Texas burn happens October 9-13 near Hughes Springs, TX. We want to see your art! Bring it with you. Very soon, we will have a place up on the website for artists to plan for placement. Keep watching the Firecracker for more details.
**********************
Fire Performers
Myschievians love fire, and we'd like to see more of it at our event! Whether it's breathing, eating, spinning, hooping, or anything that uses flame, Myschievia wants to be known as an event that encourages responsible fire performers and gives them an outlet to strut their stuff. Prior to the Saturday burn, we will have a Procession featuring our fire performers. Keep watching this space for more information about Procession and how you can be a part of it.
This year we've adopted a Fire Performance Safety document, based on professional standards and real-life feedback from many helpful firey folk!! Special thanks go out to Rhino, Monkey, Jai, Boarhead, Eeyore, Creative Motion, American Fire Artists, the North American Fire Arts Association, and Home of Poi for all their tremendous help and resources. It is our hope that this document will evolve to help form good habits within our ever-growing circle of fire, as well as keep ourselves from getting burned-- physically and legally! We will have copies of the Fire Performance Safety document with the Rangers at the event, but why wait? You can download it here at www.ntxb.org/index.php
**********************
Fiscal Transparency Update
While it's not 100% complete, or as fancy as we will ultimately make
it.... 2005, 2006, and 2007 Fiscal Transparency accounting has been
updated on the website. Please take a look and send your questions
and/or comments to ntxbllc( at)ntxb( dot) org. We expect to compile a brief FAQ
of answers related to each year to explain why certain expenses were
different than expected.
ntxb.org/index.php
**********************
How You Can Help
Our new Leads need your help! See www.ntxb.org/index.php for a description of what we need help with. The sign-up wikis are not up yet, but you can contact the Leads for Gatekeeper, Greeters, Site Ops, Rangers, or Effigy and let them know you'd like to help out. If you're not sure what you'd like to do, send an email to volunteering(at )ntxb( dot)org and list your mad skillz, and we'll play matchmaker.
*************************
Send Tidbits for the Next Firecracker
Got an event at Myschievia that you'd like to promote? Need help with a project? Send your info to media(at )ntxb( dot)org and we'll put it in the next issue.
To get future Firecracker issues and important information about Myschievia, subscribe to the Myschievia-Announce list: www.ntxb.org/index.php
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