Work Weekends are scheduled to make sure everything is ready for Burning Flipside. We gather downed tree branches, clean up trails, and give the land some love before Pyropolis takes shape. There’s plenty of work for folks of all skills levels. If you want to learn to do something you’ve not done before, we’ll help you learn how.

This first WW is focusing on clearing downed trees and limbs. Later in the Spring, we start working on poison ivy removal and fire ant eradication.

You can camp all weekend, but overnights are not required. The focus is getting work done. While there are good times around the fire at night (burn ban and weather permitting), this is not a party. They are Leave No Trace weekends, and you must provide for yourself as if you were at a burn (bring your own food and water). NO DOGS, and no open nudity are permitted.

There is a smoker on site, and we will be cooking some meat. We could use someone to help with this – let us know if it’s you! Please bring a side or snack to share.

All work weekends start at 6pm on Friday, and everyone has to be off the land by 5pm on Sunday.

PLAN AHEAD!

Work Weekend 1: Feb 15-17 (this weekend!)
Work Weekend 2: Mar 15-17
Work Weekend 3: Apr 12-14
Work Weekend 4: May 3-5

Let us know if you are coming! You may not be allowed on the property unless you have signed up on the spreadsheet before the work weekend. You must sign a waiver on site, too.

SIGN UP HERE: https://wiki.burningflipside.com/wiki/WorkWeekends

Hellooooo Fellow Flipizens!! Testing, testing, can you hear me? puff puff 1, 2, 3…testing. We’re good? FREE TICKETS!!!! Huh…need more reverb? Ok, trying again. FREEEEEE TICKETTTSSS!!!.. ets… ets… ets Good!

Good morning Flipizens!!… ens..ens.. Ok, back off on the reverb now. 😜

Anyway!! FREE TICKETS!! Don’t you want the chance for FREE TICKETS?! The ticket window has begun!! And with that art starts it’s wonderful journey through the postal system, making all sorts of folks oooooo and aaaahhhhh!! Wanna make sure every member of our wonderful community to ooo and aahh?? Submit some art to the STickets contest!! The winner of the contests gets that opportunity and TWO FREE TICKETS!! Two contests…Sticker and Ticket. Each contest gets you two free tickets!!

And we need your art please!! Tickets and Stickers get handed out to every attending body at Burning Flipside! Every attendee will see that beautiful art that you created!! It’s really were the art starts!!

All submissions please sent to STickets@burningflipside.com.

For guidelines, please click on link or continue reading below: https://www.burningflipside.com/event/tickets/sticket-contest-submission-guidelines

Ticket Design Details

Please include the following information within your Ticket design:

• Burning Flipside: Sisyphean Celebration
• May 23-27, 2019
• www.burningflipside.com

Technical specifications

• The actual ticket size is 2 1/8″ × 4 7/8″.
• The bottom 3/4″ is a stub that will be torn off at gate.
• The artwork should extend by 1/8″ outside the ticket edges to allow for “bleed.”
• Critical elements should be inset by 1/8″ inside the ticket edges to create a “clear zone” in case the trim is misaligned.
• Artwork should be CMYK.
• Artwork should be supplied at 100% size as either vector art (illustrator or freehand) or at 300 dpi if raster art.
• If Photoshop – .tif, .eps, .psd and .jpeg files are preferred.
• Save jpeg files with “maximum quality”.
• You can download this template to visualize all this.
• Leave a 1/2″ x 13/16″ space for the Flipside logo to be added to your ticket.
• Tips for successful reproduction of your design:
• You must pay attention to specs, or you could be disqualified.
• Do not place text too close to the edge of your design. It should be 1/8″ in on either side once the artwork is trimmed.
• Pick fonts that will be easy to read and try to not use a font that is really thin on a dark background. It will “plug-up” and be hard to read.
• Do not get too complex, it is often easier to create artwork at a larger size and reduce it down. Keep in mind what it will look like at the smaller size.
• If you create your art in layers, be sure and save that layered file just in case the printer needs anything altered – this will make it easier on them and you.
• Sticker Design Details
  Please include at least the following information within your Sticker design: “Flipside 2019”

Sticker Design Details

Please include at least the following information within your Sticker design:

• “Flipside 2019”

Technical specifications

• Submit in black and white (or another color and white). But not multiple colors for the sticker.
  
• Sticker Art should cover a 2 1/2 ” circle at 300 dpi.
  
• All halftones are screened at 55 lpi and may not look great.
  
• Critical elements should be inset by 1/8″ inside the edge to create a “clear zone” in case the trim is misaligned.
  
• If your design runs to the edge, extend it past the edge by 1/8″ outside the ticket edges to allow for “bleed.”
  
• Tips for successful reproduction of your design:
  
• Make your design simple! Intricate and super-fine lines (less than 1-pt) tend to dry up in the screen and will not show up on the sticker. For your reference, 1pt lines are roughly the same size as what a medium ball point pen will draw. Serifed fonts can be a nightmare – especially at small point sizes. Set all type to at LEAST 10 points.
  
• In the past we’ve only printed black and white stickers. Grayscale or gradients are a real pain and don’t print very well, so try to stick to solid colors. If you want to submit a two or three color image, that’s fine and it will be reviewed, but (depending on cost) it may end up being converted into black and white.

Keep in mind all designs must be original. No clip art, and no copy written material may be used. The designs can be created digitally or by hand. So break out your pen, marker, crayon or stylus and get the ideas flowing.

All submissions please sent to STickets@burningflipside.com.

Anyway…deadline is February 6th Midnight. As soon as the day turns Feb. 7th it’s no more. Still have lots of time!!

STickets!! It’s where the art starts!!!! starts… starts… starts PERFECT! 😀

Luv,Luk,&Lafter,
Nova-yesthat’smyrealname and
Your Flipside 2019 Sticker/Ticket Selection Team

We have a few important announcements in this edition. The big ticket item? Flipside tickets! It is that time again. Don’t miss out on the ticket window! We’re all looking to make it home to our very own Sisyphean Celebration!

For even more info, stay tuned to:

• Flipside Flame
• Announce email list
• Burning Flipside Calendar
• Official Burning Flipside Facebook Page
• @BurningFlipside on Twitter

As a reminder, if you’re looking to contribute to Flame or Announce, please us the Flipside Flame/Announce Submission page to send it in. This will also allow you to also set up your own Public Domain or personal pictures to your BurningFlipside.com post. Announce will be at the beginning of the month, while Flames get published mid-month.

Please get me your announcements by the last week of every month.

Your Content Lead,

Erica

What is in this Announce:

• TICKETS! TICKETS! TICKETS!
• STickets: Where The Art Starts!!

Community:

• Burner Classes

Important Dates

• January 7, 2019: The Flipside ticket window opens!
• January 14, 2019: CC Meeting
• January 28, 2019: The Flipside ticket window closes!
• February 2, 2019: Spring Town Hall
• February 15, 2019: Flipside Work Weekend 1
• March 15, 2019: Flipside Work Weekend 2

For more information on how to be involved year around, check out the Burning Flipside Calendar.

TICKETS! TICKETS! TICKETS!

The 2019 Ticket Window is set in stone, making it difficult to see through it, but the date range is important because:

• You have to register your ticket request on the website during this date-range, and
• You have to mail in your completed ticket request during the same date-range. It’s the second most important date range of the event (the most important date range ends on Memorial day, if you get my drift).

You know you’re itching to know more. Check out the dates and details for your Flipside tickets here.

STickets: Where The Art Starts!!

Hey-hoooo!!!! Do you hear it? It’s almost here. Just take a quick moment, quiet yourself, and give a good listen. It’s still somewhat a distance away, but it’s getting closer and closer and louder and louder. What’s getting closer? Well…STickets contest of course!! It’s what gets you the only FREE TICKETS to Burning Flipside!! Soon the drum beat of art will be a-pounding at your door and what will it be asking for? Your awesome art to help create the best…event…EVAH!!!! STickets…it really is Where The Art Starts!!!! Join in on the fun by clicking on this fun link here.

Community:

Burner Classes

Burner classes are becoming a thing! If you have anything you would like to teach to the community at large (and beyond!), please contact us by going to this post. Get a sneak peek into what kinds of classes are coming up.

Hello, lovely Flipiziens! It is I, Ste. Michelle, Patron Saint of Ticket Distribution!

I am your new Ticket Lead, and I promise to bring you a kinder and gentler Ticket process!!*

The 2019 Ticket Window is set in stone, making it difficult to see through it, and more like a date range than a window, but whatever. The date range is important because:

• You have to register your ticket request on the website during this date-range, and
• You have to mail in your completed ticket request during the same date-range.

It’s the second most important date range of the event (the most important date range ends on Memorial day, if you get my drift).

Things to remember:
– The date range is January 7-28, 2019.
– No personal checks
– Clear your cache
– Read the instructions
– No.personal.checks.
– No, seriously, read the instructions.

If you have difficulties, and you have actually read the instructions and cleared your cache, you can email the ticket lead from the contact page: www.burningflipside.com/contact I promise to respond. With actual answers. To questions you have actually asked. I’m fancy that way.

Bonus round things to know:
– Decorating your envelope is your first chance to gift your art to the burner community. It cheers up the ticket volunteers, and I’m not saying there’s a competition, but you might just win, and never know it.
– If you decorate your envelope to the extent that it may be difficult to get to us (gluing stuff to the outside, covering up the space for the address, not buying stamps), the USPS will sell you a stamped flat-rate envelope for under $7 that will protect your art and get it to us safely.
– If you muck it up, I might be able to help. But you should let me know ASAP.

NO PERSONAL CHECKS!!!

*If you know me and the last few ticket leads, you should probably share your knowledge with other people who don’t know me at all. Muahahahahahah!

Love and Tickets,
Ste. Michelle,
Patron Saint of NO PERSONAL CHECKS!