Category: News

The time is drawing near where we cast off the Default World and become Wizards of Odd. This Flame is long, but important. Please read it all, and pitch in to help where you can. We’ve got a lot of work to do to make this burn all it can be!

• Wrap Up of Recent Events
• CC Meetings (post burn, & call for topics)
• Last Minute Checklist
• Fundraisers
• Get Involved
• Events at Burning Flipside

Wrap Up of Recent Events

Work Weekend

The Final Work Weekend of the season was a rousing success! Downed branches were burned, a multitude of ant mounds were taken out, and more poison ivy than you can shake an itchy stick at was removed. Thanks to everyone who participated in our condensed work weekend schedule!

Theme Camp Mixer

A recap of discussion points from the event:

• Fundraising
• Sharing resources among theme camps
• Edjumicating your noobs
• All the Safetyside topics—The rundown, not the reacharound
• Communication with theme camp leads
• Theme camp registration process
• Theme camp events
• Volunteering! “The zombie horse that just won’t die!”
• Alcohol restrictions – Age limits, etc.
• Theme camps across events—Interregional theme camps
• Polycamporous
• LNT—both intra and extra (No dumping at the ISD!)

Interested in learning more from Theme Camp Leads? Join theBurning Flipizens Theme Camp Leads Facebook Group!

Combustion Chamber (Post-event)

Just because the event is over, doesn’t mean the year-round work stops. The Combustion Chamber is an advisory committee to the Austin Artistic Reconstruction LLC to facilitate community input & transparency for the policy-making process and organization of burn community events. There will is one more meeting in April, and only one in May before Burning Flipside 2015, each starting at 7:42 pm at the Warehouse. Special topics are as follows:
June 8th topics:

• Flipside Wrapup – The community is welcome to join the CC in discussing Flipside 2015: The Wizards of Odd
• Warehouse Update – There will be a brief update on the State of the Warehouse
• Calendaring – The CC will calendar topics for their meeting through early fall. Have a topic you believe the community needs to discuss? Please send suggestions to cc@burningflipside.com.  Please keep in mind that we discuss community and policy issues, not operational ones.
• Followup on CC Retreat – A quick update on what’s up with the CC Retreat.

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Last Minute Checklist

Survival Guide

Read it. There will be a quiz. Seriously.
A PDF is available online at http://www.burningflipside.com/sg

A text-only version (good for smartphones) is available at
http://www.burningflipside.com/event/survival-guide

Ticketing & Gate

Ticketing is all will-call this year. There are a few things you can do to ensure that you zip through formalities at Gate.
Make sure your ticket is in your legal name. Log in here:
http://secure.burningflipside.com/tickets/index.php
If it isn’t, click the edit button (looks like a pencil) and fix it.

If you don’t already have your will-call receipt, download it from the same web address. Click the download button (looks like a cloud with a down-arrow). Print it out and bring it with you to Gate. The gate scanners cannot read phone screens.

If you’re having trouble logging in, try a password reset here:
https://profiles.burningflipside.com/reset.php

Never had an account on our website? Create one here:
https://profiles.burningflipside.com/register.php
And then go through the above process to check your info and download your will-call receipt.

Maps

The theme-camp map is not available as of this writing, but when it is, it will be here:
http://www.burningflipside.com/event/map

Directions to the event site are here:
http://www.burningflipside.com/event/directions

The map may show that you should take FM 908. Don’t! Take FM 486 up to San Gabriel, turn right, and continue for 3.1 miles to County Road 428. If you’ve been going the past couple of years and got held up at the bridge that was down to one lane while it was being repaired, you’ll be happy to learn that construction is finished.
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Fundraisers

Fire & Ice

Help bring us bring ice and pizza to Flipside. This year we will teach a class on how to sculpt and we are bringing more pizzas then we have ever done in the past. Helping fund our art will help teach our community a little more about bringing the whimsy to Flipside. 🙂 <3 Fire and Ice Camp

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/flamethrower-pizza-and-ice-sculptures-at-flipside/x/2532713

Boombox Cartel

We plan to bring our boombox fueled, grass roots, neon Party Safari to Flipside this year! The catch? Batteries are expensive. Very expensive. We have enough batteries on hand to cover most of the Flipside event, up until Burn Night, but it would be very nice to put a fresh set of batteries into all the boomboxes for our planned flashmob dance party after the burn.
Why do we need boomboxes after the Effigy burn? Well, just imagine everyone on the burn field dancing to the same beat, and wandering all over the Flipside site in one massive boombox fueled mob while we’re doing it. Donate today!
http://www.gofundme.com/boomboxcartel2015
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Get Involved

If you have ever volunteered, you know how much fun it can be, and how nice the warm-fuzzies are. There is still plenty of need, and plenty of ways you can participate. See what suits you, and sign up. This list is just the beginning… Help make the event GO!

Parkle Motion

Hello Pyropolisians,
Parking is back and more fabulous than ever, with more cars, more sparkle and more parkle motion! We could use a few folks to help us however. Please sign up on the Parking Wiki Page.
Come parkle with us!
– veryscary of Flipside parking

Zone Czars

Thursday’s 7 to Midnight shift is starved for volunteers. Help get people to the right place! Volunteer to be a Zone Czar! Please sign up here: http://goo.gl/forms/jD5iOPXmv5 Thank you!!!!

Reese
Your Friendly InterZone Coordinator!

Recycling

Hours:
Saturday 10 am-6 pm
Sunday 10 am-6 pm
Monday 9 am- 5 pm
Earlier this year, people said they loved recycling and wanted it to be present at Burning Flipside. Now is the time to put those words to the test.

Recycling is looking for extra help Monday and/or Tuesday, even if only for a short time. Monday shifts, to load the truck Monday and Tuesday, and then unload the truck Tuesday. Please stop in and show how important this is you so we know recycling should be present in 2016. Anyone who volunteers for a Monday shift can stay on the land until Tuesday morning; volunteers helping to load the truck and unload the truck will need to stay over night, If there not enough volunteers for the Monday shift, and we get swamped, we will have to shutdown early! So please, plan ahead for your recycling needs.

Leave No Trace

Our Leave No Trace team is looking for a few good Flipizens to participate and help return our Pecan Playa to its natural state of bucolic beauty! Join the Clean-Up Crew on Tuesday, May 26th and/or Saturday May 30th to be a part of one of the most glorious demonstrations of our communal culture: We collaborate to build a kaleidoscopic mandala and then ensure that it’s as if nothing happened! It’s my job to make sure y’all are as comfortable as possible during our workdays, so trust that all y’all need to bring is hydration and your awesome self! the sign-up list and more details can be found on the Clean-Up Volunteering page: http://wiki.burningflipside.com/wiki/Clean_up
Or just email me, The Clean-Up Lead, and we can discuss our passion for LNT: cleanup15@burningflipside.com
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So you want to be a Ranger?

Yay!! Come volunteer with us! Gizmo, your friendly neighborhood Flipside Ranger here and we need all the help we can get folks. Ranger shifts are a mere six hours! Helpful qualities include a sense of humor, flexibility, integrity, patience, empathy, focus, and an unwavering commitment to the event and the participants who make it happen. If you have a willingness to be a responsible adult for brief periods in our fair city of Pyropolis and want to look fabulous in khaki while doing so, you’re in the right place!

You might say, “Gizmo, there aren’t any more trainings, ZOMG what are we going to do!?” Never fear! We will have our very last training ON SITE Thursday evening. Shift Lead training 6-7PM and Dirt Rangers 7-9PM. Report to Safety HQ 15 minutes early and we’ll get you trained!

Some key gaps in our schedule include BURN PERIMETER. Best seat in the house folks and one of the most fun shifts worked every year! We are also in need on Sunday Swing shift (during the burn) Sunday from 8p-2a and Grave from 2a-8a. We are nearly empty on Monday. Any shift worked on Monday will earn you our eternal gratitude and possibly some extra schwag.

Guardians

Wanna be even more badass? Come be a Guardian and help protect the people of Flipside!

Looking to volunteer somewhere low-key and fun? Wanna learn how to use night vision and infrared lights? Need a little quiet space away from the city for a bit? Well the Guardians Department is the place for you. We are still in need of some badass volunteers. Spook shifts are only 4 hours, and you’re welcome to bring a friend with as long as they’re sober and won’t interfere with your shift. Digital and Guardian of the Day shifts are a bit longer, but still just as fun. All volunteers will receive super cool stickers, and if ya work a burn night shift or at least two shifts you get a Guardians t-shirt. Come help keep Flipside safe! Contact me at guardians15@burningflipside.com for more information.
Froggy
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Clean Up/Post Ops Needs Help Saturday, May 30th

At the end of Burning Flipside there is a whole bunch of stuff that needs to go back to the warehouse so it can be used next year. Also the beautiful pecan orchard we currently are residing at needs to be swept for any last minute MOOP. These two actions help keep Burning Flipside sustainable (and able to have a 2016).
This can’t happen without you. Please come back out to Pyropolis Saturday May 30th at 10am to do a quick couple hours sweep of the lands. Lunch will be provided. IF you can’t come out then please make yourself available to help unload some items at the warehouse Saturday afternoon.

Exodus

Want to get your inner badger on? The Exodus Badgers would love for you to help out Monday in helping our participants head back to the default world.
There are both Morning and Afternoon shifts (times dependent on weather, but generally 9 and noon) for your convenience and all Badgers have the added benefit of not having to rush out Monday after undoubtedly enjoying themselves too much on Burn Night. Ride a cart and watch the city deconstruct itself!
If interested, contact wrinn1@gmail.com or on-site (typically he can be found lingering around RedCamp.

Disinformation!

Hello, Pyropolis Participants! Are you wondering what awesome things are happening at Flipside this year that you want to attend? Such as the Big Belgian Beer Breakfast? Or the Burning Glam Fashion Show? When is it? Where is it at? Well…your answer is here: https://secure.burningflipside.com/register/view.php. This page gives you a short preview of the event, and there will be a more detailed descriptions displayed on one of the red and white kiosks posted around the city. Also, if you have an event you would like to register so it’s both on the website and on the kiosks, do so here: https://secure.burningflipside.com/register/event_reg.php. (Keep in mind you need to log in to the secure site to be able to do either of these things.)
Hey! Do you want to make your own poster to put up on the kiosks? YES! Do-ocracy! There are 11 kiosks that will be spattered, each with two sides, so do what you want with those numbers. 🙂
Oh! The deadline is May 15th!!! That’s Friday, y’all!
Questions? Email Disinformation15@burningflipside.com
See you there!!!
Tamerika
Your Friendly Disinfo Lead 2015
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Events at Burning Flipside

Sweet wizards, you guys submitted a lot of stuff this time around! I’m going to do my best to get these in some kind of order, but, well…there’s a lot. Like most things at Burning Flipside, roll with it. You’ll probably miss some things, and likely find other things you never expected!

Bacon Delivery

Lick n Suck is providing prime BACON delivery Friday, Saturday, and Sunday morning (burner time)! Come by the camp and sign up before 6 the day before and receive your bacon tag. To insure we aren’t shot when entering your space, there will be the option of “in tent” or outside delivery.
NAKED bacon Cookoff- Saturday 10 a.m. Bring your bacon, limited number of grills and utensils, but sharing is how it works! Prizes will be awarded.
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Bunny Brunch: Theme Camp Leads Appreciation Mixer!

When? Flipside Sunday, 2-4PM
Where? Team Awesome Pants / TAP FLOPHOUSE

Attention all Theme Camp Leads: Come be pampered by luscious bunnies, nibble on brunchtastic munchies, and sip on mimosas all while schmoozing with your fellow theme camp leaders.
Not a theme camp lead? Camp members are encouraged to bring their leads to this event. If you are not affiliated with a theme camp, go theme camp leadnap! (we will give you an extra mimosa for baiting if you come by at the flophouse at 1:30PM) hosted by Serious Camp on Team Awesome Pants’ turf

Burning Glam (Donations & Fashion Shows)

Burner Kids Fashion Show
7:00pm Saturday May 23
At the Hive!

Calling all Lions, Tigers, Bears and Fairies. Come strut your stuff and win fabulous trophies!

Burning Glam Fashion Show
8:00 pm Saturday May 23
At the Hive, right after the Kids Fashion Show

Brently & Cydney’s Somewhere Over the Rainbow Wedding

Come out and celebrate two joyous burners as they unite as one. Saturday May 24th at 3:45PM we will start a processional from Fire and Ice Camp (dress up in your best Rainbow attire with your parasols) and accompany us as we make our way to the Island. After the ceremony we will return to Fire and Ice to prepare for our Rainbow over the yellow brick road party. In the event of rain the wedding will move to the Hive. Reception at the party. The Guild will be serving up somethings you can trust, as well.
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Mohawks only, fools!

So you’ve got your wizard powers, and your ruby slippers, and your magic spells, but do you have a Mohawk??

YOU SHOULD. Mohawks are the ultimate hairstyle for all Flipizens, but most especially when you realize that all that hot hair is just making you sweat harder. Come to Lava Lounge and ask for Madalene on Friday, May 22nd from 2-4pm to be shorn and born again as a Mohawkee or Mohawkette for the rest of your fabulous weekend!

Sunrise Bloody Mary Bar

Come by Fire and Ice on Sunday May 24th and enjoy a chill dj set with a full do it yourself bloody mary bar. We plan to bring all sorts of fun things to zing up your Bloody Mary. Cups not included. Starts at 10AM

 

Lava Lounge GOLD Party

Bring your GOLD for the ultimate in Lava Lounge DJs erupting big boom boom sounds and earth shaking tremors we have been missing in the default!
(Lava Lounge GOLD Party = formerly white party)
Friday, May 22 @ 9pm

Red Dresses & Camp Curly Chills

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Zion Community Kitchen & Hookah Lounge Has Plans

Mentalcase’s Mudd-Daddy Crawfish Boil hosted at Zion Communal Kitchen and Hookah Lounge – Thursday Afternoon
MentalCase will be making a big batch of crawfish for Flipside 2015 at Zion Communal Kitchen & Hookah Lounge. Come join us, bring additional supplies if you would like to contribute to the event, just coordinate with MentalCase on anything that you would like to help out with or to donate towards the boil.

Donate to MentalCase’s Paypal Account:
1) Go to Paypal.com
2) Select “Send” at the top of the page
3) Type the email address: Johngoebel@ymail.com
4) Enter the amount that you desire to donate and USD for currency.
5) Select Continue
6) Select “Friends or Family” option
7) Continue with your information to complete the donation process through Paypal.

Looking forward to having all of you lovely Flipizens join us at Zion. The boil will last until we run out of Crawfish and hope to have some lovely help with cleaning up the dishes.

We will catch you on the Flipside!!!
Zion Public Facebook Page
Event Page

Cards Against Humanity – Nightly at Zion Communal Kitchen and Hookah Lounge
Come join us in playing Cards Again Humanity nightly at Zion Communal Kitchen and Hookah Lounge. Never played, well come and join us, watch a few rounds and then jump into the camp and laugh your butt off, listen to some odd and random answers, and enjoy the social setting of this horribly addictive and fun card game.

 

 

Open Mic/ Jam Session – Nightly at Zion Communal Kitchen and Hookah Lounge
Come join us on the stage with nightly open mic and jam sessions starting at 3 AM until 6 am at the Zion Communal Kitchen and Hookah Lounge Stage. This will be hosted by Amy and Michael Body, the stage is set and the atmosphere is relax, live music, open mic, join in on the jam session. Or if you would like to come and watch, you are welcome to come enjoy our hookah lounge or the open area to sit and encourage the performers.

Fire Manipulation – Nightly at Zion Communal Kitchen and Hookah Lounge

Come join us at Zion Communal Kitchen and Hookah Lounge in watching, encouraging and even performing with the Fire Manipulators in our open performance area. Site in the Lounge or even in the messhall. Encourage the performers with their talent and skills while they put on a show for all to witness. This will be hosted at Zion by our various fire manipulators starting at dusk and running until our Safety and Fire Hazard LEAD decides that the performance has concluded.

Note: If you plan on coming to perform, you will be required to have your own fuel, your own safety equipment, your own safety person, and your tools will be inspected by our LEAD to ensure that you and your tools are in working order. Under no circumstance will you be allowed to perform, without your own everything (fuel, tools, safety equipment, safety person) and we will not allow anyone that is intoxicated or in an altered state to perform in our area or at our camp. Be respectful and mindful.

SNOWBALL FIGHT!

Don’t forget to bring an empty, cleanish, labelled ice chest by ICE on Sunday, and have it filled with snowballs for the snowball fight! Held around 4ish on the main field, the snowball fight is one of Flipside’s best traditions. Cool down before the burn!

You are also welcome to stop by ICE around noonish and help shave ice for the snowball fight!
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I go searching through Flipizens, and wading through the bitchin
Looking all in vain
And my eyes are a’ bleedin while
I really should be readin
If I only had a Flame.

I’d locate every party, for all the good and naughty
In dry times and in rain
With the Grog I’ll be drinkin’
If the efffigy’s not sinkin’
Think I’ll go and read a Flame

Oh, I could tell you why there’s leeches near the shore
I could drink some things I never drunk before
And then I’d sit, and drink some more.

I would not be just a nuffin’ my head all full of stuffin’
My heart all full of pain.
I would dance and be merry, life would be a ding-a-derry,
If I only had a Flame.

Congratulations, you made it to the end!

 

Love,

Your Friendly Neighborhood Content Lead

 

 

 

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It’s March! Time for more information about all the stuff and things relating to Burning Flipside 2015: The Wizards of Odd! Remember, if you have things you’d like to contribute to the Flame, please check out the Flipside Flame/Announce Submission form. You can find it under “Contact” on the home page of burningflipside.com.

Bonus Round Tickets

Hi Flipizens,

After our announcement that we did not meet our capacity at ticket opening, we’ve received LOTS of emails from people about how they can get in on a hypothetical “second round.”

Unfortunately, the ticket window is closed, so please don’t contact the ticket team about these hypothetical tickets and please don’t send in a money order or any additional ticket requests at this time. Please only contact the ticket team if you submitted your ticket request during the normal window and are having an issue. We’ll announce new opportunities to buy tickets as they come up.

We’ve always said that volunteering for DaFT, kicking ass at Work Weekends or volunteering in other ways, building art, checking in with your theme camp, coming out to church night, and in general participating is always the best way to get a ticket. We’re putting our tickets where our metaphorical mouths are now. Expect to see us at Church Night looking at who’s working on awesome art projects and speaking with our leads to put some of those tickets in the hands of people who are stepping up.

Whatever you do, DON’T PANIC.

We’ve already distributed some at the Houston Road Show and the North Texas Road Show and we will announce any opportunities that come available on official channels like the Flipside Flame, the official mailing lists, the official twitter page, etc. Maybe on just one of them, just because.

You might think that this kind of sounds a little like a pain in the ass.

And it is!

Let me esplain. No, let me sum up.

Our normal mail-in ticket process is partially in place to make ticket sales easier on our entirely volunteer run event, so when participants wait until after the ticket window to get their money together, they’re making it harder on the volunteers. Ideally, Austin Artistic Reconstruction won’t sell any tickets outside of the mail in window, and we just might not in the future, so next year be sure to follow directions, and get your ticket requests in on time.

So, if/when we sell additional tickets, we’ll probably have a few hoops for you to jump through and if you want tickets, keep watching, keep listening, keep participating. (And register on the website so you can get them easier!)

Thanks,
Austin Artistic Reconstruction

Adam
Izzi
Princess
Problem
Thomas

Ticket Opening Rundown

Hello Flipizens from Loribug the Ticket Lead.
The Ticket Window is CLOSED! Please stop sending in Ticket Registrations – they will not be accepted. The official ticket window was January 7 to January 22, 2015.

The Ticket Team processed over 3,400 tickets and accepted almost all of them. I personally researched all the returns.

The reasons for return this year:
• Late Postmark
• Personal Check
• Underpayment
• No Money Order Included
• Late Postmark AND Underpayment
• Late Postmark AND Personal Check
• The person who sent in a 1 cent Money Order

Impressions from Ticket Opening

1. You guys are AMAZING – decorated envelopes were awesome – but some had problems going through the post office.
2. Check your postage! Extra weight = extra postage. Inadequate postage can get your envelope returned to you from the post office.
3. Smart Moves: Some of the more extravagantly decorated envelopes (think stickers, ribbons, dangling bits, etc) were mailed INSIDE of a second pre-paid USPS envelope. It costs a bit more, but makes it easier for the Post Office to read the address. I think those envelopes are even trackable. TRACKING IS GOOD when it comes to the post office.
4. If you are getting really close to the deadline, make sure you get your envelope hand stamped.
5. Don’t send personal checks! Don’t sent cash! If you include additional funds, tell us what they are for! If we do not get explicit instructions, we may have to refund the whole ticket registration. 🙁
6. Contact the ticket team when you have problems. Really! We helped a lot of people before, during, and after the ticket window.

Most Sincerely, Loribug, Pterrifying Pterodactyl of Ptickets for P2015

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Survival Guide is LIVE

Everyone who sent in a ticket request for Burning Flipside should be receiving a printed survival guide in the mail, but for now, you can regard it in all its electronic glory online at http://burningflipside.com/sg — it’s been extensively reorganized and looks great. And pay special attention to the Plan Ahead section while there’s still plenty of time to, well, plan ahead.

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Town Hall Road Show Wrap-up

Thank you, Houston and North Texas for making the Road Shows great! We had fantastic turnout at both events, with lots of excited participants ready to learn more about what to expect from The Wizards of Odd.  There were small and lively batches of ticket sales at each event. Many thanks to our gracious hosts: Last Concert Cafe in Houston and Emily Rodriguez Simpson in Dallas. We were grateful to have good enough weather for both events to be outdoors, even if there was still snow (!!!) on the ground up in the Dallas area.

Burning Flipside wants your pictures

Have you ever looked at the burningflipside.com website and thought that it seems kind of…plain? Especially considering we’re a community of artists?

We’re trying to fix that. If you would like to contribute photographs or other digital media that would appear on the website and in other official Flipside communications, you are invited to submit it via the form at

http://www.burningflipside.com/contact/media-contribution

There’s a media-use agreement there that will govern Burning Flipside’s use of your work. It’s short and in plain English.

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Get Involved!

Work Weekend II Update!

WORK WEEKEND II IS CANCELLED. Next Work weekend scheduled: March 20-22.
Come for a few hours, or stay for the weekend and help us lay the foundation for Pyropolis by trimming limbs, clearing trails and getting rid of poison ivy and fire ants—among other things. If you’re coming, please email wwcomm15@burningflipside.com, or sign up on the Work Weekend wiki.

The next work weekends are April 10-12, and May 1-3.

Greeters

Do you like to hug people?
Do you wish more people read the survival guide?
Are you a fan of the Socratic Method?

If any of the above are true, then you should volunteer with Greeters this year. Greeters are the front line of edjumication, self­reliance, and most importantly, inclusion. Whether you are a seasoned veteran or wide­eyed first timer, there’s a place for you to volunteer at Greeters! We have fun, but we also provide a necessary and mandatory service for the city ­ if we aren’t staffed, then the gate cannot open!

We need around 150 volunteers throughout the event to keep Greeters going. If you’re with a Theme Camp we’d love to have your camp adopt a whole shift. If you don’t have a theme camp, feel free to put your name in any open slot. At the end of the shift, you will have a dozen or so new friends! If you have the time and energy, sign up for several shifts!

The Greeters volunteer wiki is open and ready for you to choose a shift. Sign Up!

If you have any questions, feel free to email JulieSchmooly at greeters15@burningflipside.com.

Thank you so much for volunteering!!!!

Shaven Apes: Kanihepya?

Shaven Apes is an all volunteer department that can help with things like Theme Camp setup, Art installations, to building your shade structure, and will even helping you pitch your tent, provide transportation or just help you drink your booze.

Shaven Apes will be wearing a bright, banana yellow, easy to spot t-shirts with the word KANIHEPYA on it. If you can’t find one of us, find someone with a radio and have them ask for one (fyi, folks driving carts usually have a radio).

Do you already know that your theme camp is going to need assistance? There is a wiki page for this.

Please understand that Shaven Apes is a small team of volunteers and we’re not equipped to lend DaFT-sized amounts of help.

Like helping people build things? Sign up to be an Ape! Shaven Apes wouldn’t exist without volunteers. Please consider volunteering some of your time, it’s a great way to improve your karma. You can sign up for a shift on the wiki.

If you are interested in volunteering, but don’t yet know what your schedule will be like, sign up to be on the mailing list, we will not spam you with a bunch of messages.

If you have issues with any of these links, you can email the Top Banana (Fractallia) directly at apes15@burningflipside.com.

More Links of Interest:

Volunteer Wiki
Theme Camp/Art/Events registration continues! There are deadlines, so don’t dawdle!

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Combustion Chamber

The Combustion Chamber is an advisory committee to the Austin Artistic Reconstruction LLC to facilitate community input & transparency for the policy-making process and organization of burn community events. There will is one more meeting in March, and two in April, each starting at 7:42 pm at the Flipside Warehouse. Special topics are as follows:
March 23:
– Recycling
Revisiting the recycling topic: Though having recycling available at Flipside impacts our individual self-reliance and consumes some resources, the community has felt that offering this was more of a benefit than a detractor from the event. The CC and our amazing Site Sign-Off crew want your input. Also, are there specific things you feel should or should not be recycled?

– Flipside without a Burn
What factors could prohibit burning of the effigy, arising either prior to
or at the event? Are we at risk of a no-burn this year? If Flipside
burns were prohibited for several years, what would that mean to the
event?

April 6:
– Cultural appropriation
April 20:
– Warehouse
– CC Retreat
Do we want this, and when/where

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Fundraisers

If your camp is having a fundraiser, we want to let people know about it. We’re not talking about vending, just good old fashioned fundraising for camp needs. Yes, you can make that event on the book of faces, but we’d love to hear about what you’re doing and help you get the word out!

Seriously Sexy Flipside Countdown Calendar: Bunnies in Spaaaace edition

Serious Camp is now seeking donations for the Seriously Sexy Flipside Countdown Calendar: Bunnies in Spaaaaace! edition.

The Seriously Sexy Flipside Countdown Calendar will run June 2015 to May 2016 to help you countdown to next year’s Burning Flipside event. Featuring 12 months of the sultry Serious Camp bunnies exploring the far depths of space, the calendar will also contain dates for many of your favorite regional burn events. You can even choose to add your own event(s) to the calendar!

In addition to funding the creation of the calendar itself, your donation will help Serious Camp make improvements to The Sweet Shop and host another kick ass Theme Camp Leads Appreciation Mixer celebrating Theme Camp leads at Flipside.

https://fundly.com/2015-seriously-sexy-flipside-countdown-calendar

The Chez Parabolé Magical Dining Experience

The members of Chez Parabolé are planning a Dinner & Show experience that you do not want to miss: The Chez Parabolé Magical Dining Experience. This magical event will be happening Saturday, April 11th in Houston and will transform the fine dining experience of Chez Parabolé into cocktail party form, complete with some spectacular local entertainers for a fun night of delicious entertainment sure to stimulate all of your senses.

We will have a Cocktail Party which will include a 4 course tasting menu, cocktails and 4 performances of a musical and dance variety. We will also have a VIP Experience, which will include the above as well as access to the VIP area and entrance to a VIP After Party with additional tasty treats and special performances of a more risqué variety.

Tickets and info for the event will be available at http://chezparabole.eventbrite.com starting Saturday March 14th, and you can get additional information for this event as well as what we will have in store for Flipside at our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/chezparabole

Thank you everyone and hope to see you at our magical evening in April.