LoF'15: VOLUNTEER | REGISTER YOUR PROJECT! | PLACEMENT | SOUND | Self-express.

[Dave Hossler]

Lakes of Fire 2015:
FABULOUS CONTRAPTION

June 17th-21st, 2015
Lucky Lake Campground
3977 West Wilke Road
Montague, MI 49437
http://lakesoffire.org
http://www.luckylakecampground.com

What’s crackin, y’all?

We trust that the ticketing experience has been clear and
bottleneck-free for everyone. If you won a chance to buy tickets in
the initial Lottery, but haven’t yet done so, ya better hurry!
Unclaimed winning Lottery purchase offers will expire WEDNESDAY, APRIL
22ND. That’s THIS WEDNESDAY. By Thursday the 23rd, your unclaimed
chance to buy tickets will be rescinded, and your offer will be given
over to the waitlist!

If you didn’t get tickets in the initial Lottery, don’t give up! Start
reaching out to friends in your community, who may have an extra from
their winning waitlisted number. Remember, only REGISTRANTS can get
added to someone else’s winning lottery draw. If you don’t know how to
reach out, just start here! http://www.lakesoffire.org/connect/

Then get all excited, because the Effigy burns in less than 60
days!http://tinyurl.com/loffigy15countdown

It’s not too late to register for our ticketing waitlist, although
those who registered prior the lottery are considered at the “front of
the line.” Check here for more ticketing details. This information is
extremely useful and important. http://lakesoffire.org/ticketinfo/

VOLUNTEERING
Opportunities to volunteer are now live! Start here!
http://http://www.lakesoffire.org/volunteer/

SURVIVAL GUIDE
This year’s Survival Guide is HERE! http://www.lakesoffire.org/survivalguide/

REGISTER
Registering your participation helps us help you, and plan for your
needs! All the links are further on down below.

* The deadline for sound camps and art projects seeking placement on
our map is next Monday, April 27th.

* The forms for Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) and theme camps
wanting placement, must be filled out by Sunday, May 3rd.

* What/Where/When forms for events, art projects, workshops, and camps
wanting a write-up in our guide book and calendar must be filled out
by Sunday, May 17th.

* Fire spinners wishing to participate in our pre-burn Conclave must
register by June 3rd.

For a quick Principled Minute on our Radical Self-Expression
principle, start here! start here!
https://soundcloud.com/lakes_of_fire/radical-self-expression

Donate to our Art Grant Fund! Click this link, then the DONATE
button.(http://www.lakesoffire.org/artgrants/) and then click the
DONATE button!

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VOLUNTEERING

Lakes of Fire is a 100% volunteer-run event, which means there are
lots of motivated individuals, a.k.a. moties, to wrangle! There are
also a lot of volunteers busy volunteer-ipating that need pre-event
coordination and on-site support (read: food and swag). If you’re
interested in herding cats, wrangling new volunteers on-site, or
helping appreciate our volunteers during the event, please consider
spending some time with the rockin’ Volunteer Coordination Team!

Want to volunteer? Great, and thanks! Just follow this link:
http://www.lakesoffire.org/volunteerform/

VOLUNTEER TIX 2016
* Volunteers who contributed the required amount are offered a chance
to purchase a volunteer appreciation ticket or "thank you ticket" for
the NEXT event as a thank you gift for that service. Service in 2014
qualified for a 2015 ticket; service in 2015 will count towards 2016,
etc.

* All Lakes of Fire volunteers need tickets to enter the event . . .
even G.L.E.A. Inc. board members, who serve year-round, purchase
tickets.

* Thank you tickets will be available in 2016, and volunteers have a
limited amount of time in which to purchase them.

* There is a CHANGE in what constitutes “qualifying hours,” for 2016.
Please note:

* 8 confirmed hours with Lakes of Fire qualifies you for guaranteed
ACCESS to a ticket during the volunteer appreciation purchase window.
This is a full price ticket.

* 12 confirmed hours put in with Lakes of Fire qualifies you for
guaranteed access to a REDUCED PRICE “Volunteer Appreciation” rate of
no more than 50% off, during the volunteer appreciation purchase
window.

Let your Volunteer Coordinators know if you’ve got any questions or
concerns, and thanks!

Foxfur and Bananas
volun...@lakesoffire.org
http://www.lakesoffire.org/volunteer/

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REGISTER YOUR PROJECT: Help us help you!

If you’re bringing an art project or theme camp, fire spinning or fire
art, a mutant vehicle, or other contribution to Lakes of Fire culture,
please register your participation! We love to facilitate projects and
artists we know are coming, get you placed on our map, or in a secured
location that’s for your self-expression! In fact G.L.E.A. Inc.,
brings some resources and knowledge of the existing frameworks that
can help you get it up and running!

Art Registration- for any visual art project or installation that
would like to be listed in our Map.(deadline 4/27)
http://bit.ly/art_project_registration_2015

D.M.V. (Department of Mutant Vehicles) - for anyone with an art car or
mutant vehicle that would like to be able to roam the streets of Lakes
of Fire during operating hours. (deadline
5/3)http://bit.ly/mutant_vehicle_registration_2015

F.A.S.T. (Fire Art and Safety Team) - if it’s got flames coming out of
it, please work WITH US so we can abide by relevant local and state
laws. Let us help you make it fiery! (deadline
5/3)http://bit.ly/fire_2015_registration

Fire Dancers and Conclave Performers - fire performers interested in
our pre-effigy burn conclave performance. (deadline 6/2)
http://bit.ly/conclave_registration_2015

Theme Camp Registration - got a theme great large or small? Want
dedication real estate that’s not in open camping? Great! Get yourself
registered. (deadline 5/3)http://bit.ly/themecamp_registration_2015

Sound - Is it bigger than a boombox? Help us facilitate with maximal
safety! (deadline 4/27)http://bit.ly/sound_2015_registration

Volunteer - if you want to volunteer with G.L.EA. Inc., go
here!http://bit.ly/sound_2015_registration

WhatWhereWhen - If you’d like to list your event (theme camps,
educators, artists, or anyone) in our printed WhatWhereWhen guide,
this form is for you! We accept limited hours and all day events. This
year you can log in and submit an event, and change or delete it at
any time before publication! Last year’s WhatWhereWhen Guide was 72
pages of Lakes of Fire goodness, and we expect this year’s to be
similar! (deadline 5/17) http://whatwherewhen.lakesoffire.org/

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PLACEMENT: What are you bringing?

Are you bringing a Theme Camp, Art Project, Workshop or a Mutant
Vehicle this year? Registration for this year's event is open! See all
the links above, or click on the usual suspects below!

http://bit.ly/themecamp_registration_2015

http://bit.ly/art_project_registration_2015

The Placement Team is here to help focus your vision, integrate that
vision into the landscape, and mark you on the map.

Please help us out by registering early. The sooner you register, the
sooner you can secure the best spot possible.

Someone from your camp must be on–site by Friday, June 19th at 12:00
noon to hold your reserved theme camp spot. When you arrive on site,
don't forget to tell your Greeters which camp you are from and you
will be directed to Placement.

Here are some important deadlines:

1) Sound Camp & Art Project registration ends Monday, April 27th

2) Theme Camp registration ends Sunday, May 3rd

What/Where/When entries end Sunday, May 17th

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SOUND: Protocols.

Lakes of Fire respects the needs and regulations of the communities
surrounding the event. Some of your music may travel beyond our
perimeter and into these communities. Therefore, we must limit
high–powered sounds to reasonable hours. Basic sound rules are listed
below, but please note that they may be subject to change before or
during the event. Excessive sound is the single most likely reason
that law enforcement officers will visit Lakes of Fire.

1) Report the sound equipment you have with you at the Gate upon
entry, even if it's just a boom–box.

2) The Sound Squad (Rangers, Organizers, and Sound Team Volunteers)
may ask you to turn your volume down, or completely off. Honor these
requests.

All sound equipment 100 watts or larger must be registered and
permitted prior to the event as a Lakes of Fire theme camp.

You must register by April 27th. If you are bringing lower powered
sound equipment or musical instruments, please check with the Gate or
Placement volunteers for information on where to set up your camp. Ask
for a Placement or Sound Squad assistance in placement.

There’s a lot more great information here:
http://www.lakesoffire.org/survivalguide/#sound/

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RADICAL SELF-EXPRESSION: Do your thing!

Radical self-expression arises from the unique gifts of the
individual. No one other than the individual or a collaborating group
can determine its content. It is offered as a gift to others. In this
spirit, the giver should respect the rights and liberties of the
recipient.

We treasure the unique gifts of each actor. Lakes of Fire seeks
participants, but no one can devise the content of another’s
self-expression. It's up to you how YOU are going to be a participant.

BRING IT!

A Principled Minute on Radical Self-Expression starts here!
https://soundcloud.com/lakes_of_fire/civic-responsibility

That’s what we’ve got for you this time.

See you at the FABULOUS CONTRAPTION!

xoxoxo,

The Info-bot
bu...@lakesoffire.org
http://lakesoffire.org