More Burning Flipside News

Pyropolis, Texas (Web Content Team) -- Making Burning Flipside a safe, healthy and fun event for almost 2,500 participants is no easy task, especially when you consider that the entire event is run entirely on a volunteer basis. Flipside could not continue to exist without its Rangers, PETs, Guardians, Lighting, Sanctuary and other safety volunteers who help keep the community happy and work to patch things up if they go wrong. This past weekend, a diverse group of about 100 volunteers from throughout Flipside's safety infrastructure gathered at Apache Pastures to train, share safety knowledge, and have fun at the second Safetycide retreat!

Austin, Texas (by Kit O'Connell, 2011 Web Content Lead, with Will Warner) -- Citizens of Pyropolis will have to be on the lookout for vicious Flipingos, or Flipside Flamingos, who can be hired by the Parks Department to surround unsuspecting theme camps in the dead of night. I learned about this and other department plans at the recent Parks Fair, which was held this past Saturday at the Warehouse. It was a great event, full of music, good food and merriment.

Austin, Texas (by Bobby Limoggio, Web Content Team) -- Some months ago Texas Art Garden asked our community to submit ideas for projects that would make everyone's Flipside better, and the turnout was more than a little impressive. Of the 17 submitted projects, 12 of them are receiving grants worth over $4,000. Texas Art Garden was thrilled to have so many submissions, a significant increase over last year's 3 proposals.

At Church Night on March 10 at the warehouse, board members Lucretia Krause and Treg Taylor announced the projects to receive funding and the individuals behind them. We will try to cover these projects as their creators reveal more about their brainchildren, and we're more than a little excited to learn more about what we're going to get to see at this years event.

Pyropolis, Texas (by Kit O'Connell, Web Content Lead) -- The Survival Guide for Burning Flipside 2011: Bad Idea has just been released.

The Survival Guide is a Flipside participant's essential guide to the principles, rules, and culture of the Burning Flipside event. It includes essential information on event preparation and packing, directions to the event, and more. Not only will it help the newcomer navigate the rich, rewarding but sometimes confusing Flipside environment, the survival guide is required reading for every attendee.

Although a paper copy of the survival guide is included with every ticket, you don't need to wait to start preparing: you can download it today in Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format.