Category: News

Not Announce-list material, perhaps, but still kinda important.

March Announce: Tickets, Art, Registrations, and Upcoming Events!

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UPDATED (4/15/2024) The deadline for registering for theme camps and art projects has been pushed from April 15th to April 18th.

Work Weekend is coming at your face this weekend March 8-10. Please sign up on the Volunteer System if you plan to join! We will be gathering fallen branches and limbs. Bring gloves and appropriate tools if you has them. Bring a t-shirt to get your DIY Dirty Worker swag! For more info please email: wwcomms@burningflipside.org

Tickets wants to thank the overwhelming supermajority of cosmic critters who submitted correct ticket paperwork and payment (no personal checks!) for 2024. We (you, me, and that carnival weirdo over there) created 1,354 ticket requests representing 2,154 possible tickets. As of March 5, our intrepid ticket team processed that into 1,917 actual going-to-Flipside tickets. Didn’t see your “you’re going to Flipside!” email, or curious about transferring yours to someone else, go here: https://secure.burningflipside.com/

STickets wants more artwork submissions! The Art volunteers can’t have all of it, man. And we’re giving out free tickets to the winners. If you want awesome-looking ticket and sticker designs for 2024, click this link to participate: https://www.burningflipside.com/event/tickets/sticket-contest-submission-guidelines

Registrations! Theme Camp registration and Art registration opened on March 1 and close on April 18. Want to bring art or a theme camp? Want to see them on the map? Get ‘em registered! https://secure.burningflipside.com/ Speaking of art, we’ve got a ton of announcements from that area!

Disinfo! Are you throwing an awesome Event at the Event? Register with Disinfo by May 17, so a crowd of critters will crawl your way! https://secure.burningflipside.com/

DMV If you want to drive that mutant vehicle around the city, you gotta register it! You’ve got til May 17 to do so – where? You guessed it: https://secure.burningflipside.com/

DaFT Update!  DaFT is CRUSHING it (like, wow, things are moving!) but we’d always love to see new faces. Email daft@burningflipside.org to get connected.

Art Projects Seeking Support – whether it’s hands, help or $$$, projects looking for support can use this page as a bulletin board to ask for community involvement. https://www.burningflipside.com/art/art-projects-seeking-support

Art Blog! If you’re interested in workshops or other art gatherings, keep an eye on the FS calendar with more details published on the art blog. Check https://www.burningflipside.com/art/blog often!

Safety wants to announce this year’s SafetySide!  April 12-14 at Apache Pass Event Center! It’s time! We’re ready! Tell us you’re coming Sign up at https://forms.gle/9dcbkU2NzFjoz1LJ7 

Watch this space for more info soon. Got an idea for the Flipside Flame? Let us know at https://www.burningflipside.com/contact/ff-submission A Flame will come out in approximately 2 weeks and have more colorful, community content.

February: Learning Fire Through Art!

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Photo by Charles Hueter

We had a lovely Spring Town Hall last weekend. Those who attended learned some of the arcane secrets of the Ice Team, observed live mass media training of Kidsville’s next generation, and learned that Work Weekends are coming soon. (You should really come join us sometime. Yeah, you: the one waaay in the back who doesn’t goof off with us enough.)

DaFT Likes Sharing Fire with You

Do you like bonfires, but always wish they were WAY bigger? Come help us build the craziest one in town, with the Design and Fabrication Team, DaFT!

There’s lots of wood to turn into scrap and sawdust, and if being covered in sawdust isn’t for you, there’s plenty of special projects that could cover you with glue or paint instead!  No prior experience necessary, if you want to learn something, we’re happy to teach.

Kickoff meeting will be TOMORROW at the Wherehouse: Tuesday, 2/6 and build days will be Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 6 to 10 PM, and Sundays from noon to 8.

Come when you can, don’t when you can’t. Let’s make some art about it! Questions? Email daft@burningflipside.org

Speaking of Art…

Come to https://www.burningflipside.com/24-7-360 and https://www.burningflipside.com/art-news/art-lloyd-the-warehouse to learn more about upcoming art events. For example, the Spring Art Show on March 3rd: https://fb.me/e/5XnJKT82D

Speaking of Fire…

Check out upcoming flame effects classes! One is happening the day after tomorrow, and we aren’t talking about disaster movies: https://www.burningflipside.com/art-news/flame-effects-seminars

Tickets and Stickers Need Art, Too

It is time for everyone with an eye for the visual to create and send in art submissions for the official 2024 ticket and sticker! STicket season is here, and it’s once again a competition for a complimentary pair of tickets for each winner. DEADLINE IS APRIL 8! Get started here: https://www.burningflipside.com/event/tickets/stickets-design

Until Next Time

Stay warm and dry, folks. We have a lot of heads-upping, deadline-dropping, and volunteering-ing rolling our way the next few months. Whether you’re in this for the carnival, the cosmic, or the critters, we’re all in this together.

-Burning Flipside Comms

(Off-Schedule Announce) LOCATION! LOCATION! LOCATION!

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Hello Flipsiders! We’ve all been on the edge of our camp chairs* waiting for a bit of info, and that bit of info is now here. Burning Flipside 2024: Cosmic Critter Carnival, will appear on our beloved pecan playa.  Read more about the event , including location, HERE.

Also note, you have 9 DAYS to register your ticket request and send in that money order! Find info and instructions HERE. Don’t delay!

*you know how difficult it is to be on the edge of a camp chair? I, for one, am happy to not be so precariously balanced)

(January Announce) Tickets and Art and More – but not much more

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Hullo Pyropolers! It’s (near) the beginning of the month and it’s time to make some announcements, all official-like. Perk up and pay attention for some news you can use!

TICKETS!

Detailed instructions and info can be found at www.burningflipside.com/event/tickets

A note from your ticket lead:

No Personal Checks

It’s that time again, folks!!  That’s right!  It’s time to get your excuses for missing the Ticket Window ready!  No Personal Checks. Or, OR, maybe it’s time to plan to make the ticket window this year! (January 8 through January 29).

You will need a login to the system (secure.burningflipside.org) (and complete a ticket registration). You will need a Money Order or Cashier’s Check (you can get them AT the post office!) for the ticket price, any donation to Ignition Philter*, and survival guide (if you want a hard copy).  You will need an envelope addressed to Catalyst Collective. You will NOT need a personal check. If you do it right, it takes about an hour. 

A note on decorations:

There has been an increased rate of lost or significantly delayed envelopes recently.  Please ensure your decorations aren’t so good the machines can’t read the address.

No personal checks.

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

SUPPORT THE ART! *What is the Ignition Philter? It is an organization dedicated to inspiring the flames of creative expression through small grants for artists to bring art to Burning Flipside and other burns and burn-related events and communities. Want to see more art at Burning Flipside? Add a donation to your ticket purchase. Learn more about how Ignition Philter operates at https://ignitionphilter.com/ and watch this space and that for details about how to further support and apply for artist grants.

MAKE ART NOW! Can’t wait to make art? No problem! Having just had a beautiful and successful art show at Lloyd The Warehouse, the Pyropolis Art Guild is busy planning for next one. March 3, 2024 from 2:00 – 6:00 p.m. This event is for ALL AGES!! Littles are encouraged to share their work.

No vending on site, but feel free to display/share your website/insta/store/etc for people to find you afterwards. Bringing art? Please sign up here: here. Have questions? Email art-af@burningflipside.org. See the event on the socials at here (and poste soon on a Flipside website near you)!

SPRING TOWN HALL Need more news? Come out in person to our “Spring” Town Hall, hosted by Burning Flipside’s Combustion Chamber on February 3rd! Tailgating begins at 12:00, the Meeting at 2:34.

Find out about volunteer opportunities. Meet people involved in this creative exercise we call Flipside. Get updates on this year’s event (maybe even an effigy design!) Theme camps are invited to set up for tailgating and show off show your magnificent selves! Just like Flipside, this is a Leave No Trace Event. You bring it, you pack it out. Find it on the socials here.

Art and flames (and art in flames!), Your content lead, Izzi B

Effigy Proposals – Deadline Extended

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Thanks to everyone who has participated in the effigy proposal process thus far! The deadline for effigy proposal submission has been extended to this Thursday, November 30th, 11:59pm. If you have already submitted a proposal, you are welcome to use this time to flesh it out some more. If you have not yet submitted but you’re inspired to, get your proposal in ASAP! Find effigy and daft lead basics here: https://www.burningflipside.com/event/effigy Learn about the proposal process here: https://www.burningflipside.com/event/effigy/proposal Thanks again, happy designing!

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November Announce: Lots of Art – Also Tickets

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For the DaFT-Curious – A DSC Community Event

Attention! The DaFT Selection Committee is having a special community event on Wednesday, November 8th (THAT’S TOMORROW!!! or today, maybe, by the time you read this) at 8:00pm at the warehouse.

Planning on submitting an effigy proposal for Flipside 2024? Curious about the effigy submission process? Then this event is for you! Members of the DSC will be showing some of their own previous effigy proposals and answer your questions about the proposal process. Learn more about what goes into being a DaFT lead!

  • Get a head start on your Flipside 2024 effigy proposal!
  • Learn how to build your budget!
  • Find out what a Gantt chart is!
  • Get tips on turning your idea into a plan that can be enacted!

 *Attending this event is not required for the effigy proposal submission process. If you feel good about where your proposal is, or you just don’t have the time to make

it that night, that’s okay. Learn more about being a DaFT Lead at https://www.burningflipside.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/DaFT-Lead.pdf

Winter Art Show at Lloyd

Theme: Wonder Room: Naturalia, Artificialia, Exotica, Scientifica*

December 10, 2:00 -6:00 pm, Lloyd the Warehouse (3106 Industrial Terrace, Austin, TX 78758)

Have fun! Bring art! This event is for ALL AGES!! Littles are encouraged to participate! There will be limited snacks and drinks, but BYO things and don’t forget to pack out what ya brought in. Find Warehouse rules and more at https://www.burningflipside.com/24-7-360/warehouse 

Sign up here: here!  Find the Facebook event here!

*Adherence to the theme is not required.

A Cosmic Critter Carnival Needs STickets, and They Need Art

Can you draw? Do you work in visual mediums? Wanna give something new a try? Flipside needs all ya’ll to start visualizing what the heck critters are doing cosmically at a carnival. Nurture those ideas and be ready to share them when the ticket and sticker (STicket) art contest opens in December. REMEMBER: the winner of the ticket art contest and the winner of the sticker art contest each get a pair of Flipside tickets this year.  Read all the details at https://www.burningflipside.com/event/tickets/stickets-design

Tickets? OH YEAH, TICKETS!

Ticket Lead here! The ticket window (usually in January) is probably going to be intercepted, interposed, or maybe even interrupted by that dastardly FreezerBurn event. Plan accordingly. The best way to save up for Flipside tickets is to not get pulled over for speeding to or from FreezerBurn.

Love and Tickets! Ste. Michelle, Patron Saint of Avoiding Specific Kinds of Tickets

THAT’S ALL for announcements right now! Interested in helping build this newsletter? Let me know.

With love and flames, your

Content Content Lead

Update to Texas Politics and Burning Flipside

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The last time the Catalyst Collective released a statement about the Texas Legislature and some upcoming bills, we didn’t know which (if any) of the bills would pass.

Now, we do. Senate Bill 12, which is commonly called the Drag Ban, passed both chambers and was signed into law by the Governor.

In August, lawsuits were filed to prevent the law from going into effect on September 1, 2023. As of September 26th a permanent injunction is in place, courtesy of US District Judge David Hittner, and the law cannot be enforced. The State of Texas is expected to appeal the ruling, so it’s not the end of the discussion.

While this legislation wouldn’t likely have affected our event directly for 2024, we know that it has an impact on many members of our community. Know that we are keeping watch on the continuing legal actions, and support our LGBTQIA+ community members and drag performers.

Our mission is to foster an environment of creative self-expression, where participants feel supported to honestly express their inner selves, through artistic creation, performance, and in their social interactions. Drag is a form of self-expression, and our organization supports such self-expression.

You can read the text of the permanent injunction at the ACLU of Texas, and view their press release.

TIDBITS from TOWN HALL

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Live notes, but a single post…please forgive any omissions or errors!

Catalyst Collective update -New land? Nothing known.
AFs needed – genesis and _______
Jenna Raider—Volunteering
Stickets equals tickets
Website improvement survey

Theme presentations:
-Cosmic Critter Carnival
-Hold my Blank
-Monkey Business
-Sysyphean Celebration
-Cosmic convergence (or coalescence?)
-#boycott freezerburn (don’t vote for it – Ste. Michelle will cry)
-Science Flair
-Hungry hungry Helicopters

Vote explanation – 3 stickers, themes on the wall, go in and add stickers

360 AF -Turtle. Leave no trace space. Lloyd, our beloved warehouse. Come build here (please fill out the form)! Church night Wednesday – come on out. Need a new 360 AF. Know anyone? Send em to Turtle. And again, take your crap with you. The recycle dumpster is not ours.

Combustion Chamber – communication device for board – takes input to the board. Meets about once a month. Most recent was on accessibility – event and warehouse! More input welcome at cc@burningflipside.com. Next meeting Oct. 16. Community input on effigy (in general, not in specific).7:42 pm.

Community Announcements:
-Ignition philter (XTC) funds the art. Submit a grant application. Judge the applications. Donate some funds! Ignitionphilter.cm

-Freezerburn Art (Destiny) – FB Art grants are open. Budget is big. Theme for FB is The Eyes Have It. Fzbtx.com

-Art Show at Lloyd (Rally) December 10. Submit theme suggestions; bring your art; come see the art.

-Scale it Back! (Ellen) impassioned plea to scale things down this year. Contribute to Habitat. Be a good example. and lead the way.

Theme announcement (drumroll please) (Mercedes)

3rd place -Sysyphean Celebration! (again!)
2nd- Neurodivergent Divebar!

AND THE THEME IS…..

COSMIC CRITTER CARNIVAL!

Now watch this space, and watch your emails. More important news is coming here soon!

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ANNOUNCING the start of the Burning Flipside 2024 season

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Happy September! And a hearty welcome back to the hot and dry to all of you pouring back into Texas and other homes! Burning Man has come to a close, and we know what that means. Burning Flipside is getting ready to launch this coming year’s planning season.

FALL TOWN HALL The Catalyst Collective is wrapping up the reporting from last year’s event, right in time for the Combustion Chamber to host our annual Fall Town Hall on September 30 at Lloyd the Warehouse (3106 Industrial Terrace, Austin, TX 78758). Fall Town Hall is a great place to catch up on the latest news, show off some costumes, schmooze with your buds, and especially vote on the theme for next Flipside!  Set up and tailgating start at noon! Many hands make light work.

We begin at 2:34pm! Here is the Facebook event link if you are into that stuff. Here is the agenda:

– Welcome, Pledge, Leave No Trace
– Catalyst Collective Update
– Retiring and New Area Facilitators
– Volunteerism
– STickets Contest
– DaFT Effigy Proposals
– Theme Presentations
– How to Vote
– Voting Break
– Pledge
– Warehouse Use
– Combustion Chamber Update
– Community Announcements (Ignition Philter et al.)
– Theme Announcement, Closing, Leave No Trace

Speaking of themes, SUBMIT YOUR THEME suggestions!  Log in required. Voting will take place at Town Hall. There’s probably some sort of deadline. While you’re at it, be part of the show by PRESENTING those wacky, wondrous, or weird ideas in front of a crowd of 10s to 100s.

VOLUNTEER CORNER Know how Burning Flipside runs? It’s an ALL-VOLUNTEER org.  And the time to start is now!

Area Facilitators: We currently have two open Area Facilitator (AF) roles we’re looking to fill: Genesis and Site Signoff. Genesis encompasses Greeters, Zone Czars, Parking, & Towing and Site Signoff makes sure we put all our toys away and leave the land even better than we found it.

Both AF roles involve some project coordination, volunteer management and written communication skills, but you might be surprised by how applicable your theme camp, art project, line volunteer, or default world experiences could be!

If you think you (or someone you know) might be a good fit for one of these volunteer roles, let us know at llc@burningflipside.com. Thanks y’all!

Communications Interested in communications? Want to help collect and provide content for THIS newsletter? Just reach out to me at noreen@burningflipside.com and let’s talk.

Take care, and see you where!

Izzi B

Your content Content lead

THE END IS NIGH: Flipside 2023 Load-Out!

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Greetings Citizens of Pyropolis!

Flipside has ended and wasn’t it awesome? We discoed, we demoed, and a few of us even derbied.

Yet there is still work to be done! Load-Out is THIS Saturday, June 3rd, at 10am, on land. We’ll need many hands to help load event infrastructure, de-MOOP, etc. Park your car, find the waiver wrangler to sign a site waiver, and help make sure all the things we brought out get back home. Bring your water bottles and gloves and let’s get moving!

Starting around 12pm at the warehouse (3106 Industrial Terrace, ATX) we can use hands to help *unload* trucks. We always have a significant drop-off of volunteers for this part, so any help is super appreciated!

Many hands lighten the load <3 ( Facebook event here: https://fb.me/e/1nbCwPMM2 )

Questions? Reach out to siteops@burningflipside.com