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Pre-Registration for 2014 Burning Man Individual Tickets is now OPEN!

2014 Burning Man Tickets Pre-Registration Now Open!

PRE-REGISTRATION is now OPEN!

If you haven’t done so already, please visit http://profiles.burningman.com between NOW and Sunday, February 23, 2014, which is when Pre-Registration CLOSES, and click the “PRE-REGISTER FOR TICKET SALE” button.   This is CRITICAL for being able to purchase one (or preferably 2) ticket(s) when they officially go on sale on Wednesday, February 26, 2014.

This applies to everyone who would like to camp with us this year!

Thanks,
Gabriel

Burning Man Call Recap / IMPORTANT TICKET DATES & INFO

Hi all,

We had a productive conversation last night.  As a group, we discussed what our mission statement for 2014 should be and agreed on a slightly edited version of what Anna Lisa had sent in.  Here is what we agreed on, based on feedback from everyone on the call.

2014 Mission Statement:
Our mission is to actively share God’s love for man in Black Rock City.

2014 Camp Name:
Life, Truth, Love: The Christian Science Experience (the same as last year)

We can further tweak / modify these if there is a good reason to do so, but otherwise this is what we’re going with.

— IMPORTANT TICKETING INFORMATION —

If you want to come camp with us at Burning Man this year, or are on the fence and thinking about it, or want to support the group by helping buy tickets, NOW IS THE TIME to pre-register for a Burning Man Profile account if you do not already have one.  Please please do so here right now, it will take you less than 2 minutes: http://profiles.burningman.com/register/

This is a NECESSARY step in order to PURCHASE a ticket to Burning Man.

This is in preparation for the next IMPORTANT DATES:

Thursday, February 20, 2014 12pm (noon) PST: Individual Sale ($380) registration begins
Sunday, February 23, 2014 12pm (noon) PST: Individual Sale ($380) registration ends
Wednesday, February 26, 2014 12pm (noon) PST: Individual Sale ($380) starts

AFTER you have registered for an individual Burning Man Profile, you next need to PRE-REGISTER to purchase one or two ticket(s).  The cost per ticket is $380, the same as last year.

Here is where you go to PRE-REGISTER, between Thursday Feb 20 and Sunday Feb 23: https://tickets.burningman.com  — PUT THIS ON YOUR CALENDAR NOW!

Thirdly, after you have your personal Profile account setup, and have Pre-Registered, on Wednesday, February 26 at 12pm (noon) PST, you can then visit https://tickets.burningman.com to purchase your ticket(s).

If you are able to, please purchase 2 tickets.  There is a sell-back program if we don’t end up needing all the tickets, but most likely not everyone will be able to purchase tickets.  Please be as prompt / on-time as you can be to buy the tickets, there are not a ton available, and last year they sold out pretty quickly (not everyone who tried was able to buy tickets).  In addition, we need at least 4 people to purchase a Vehicle Pass as well.  The additional cost for this will be $40 per pass.  These can also be re-sold, so if everyone who is able to purchase a ticket can also try for a vehicle pass as well that would be great.

Put it on your calendar, Burning Man is only 6 months and 6 days away!  Your participation in this step is very important to the success of our camp this year!  In no way can we guarantee a ticket for anyone who did not actually purchase it themselves, so this is the best way to ensure you have a ticket to Burning Man this year.

THANK YOU THANK YOU!

P.S.

Our next call is scheduled for March 2 at 6PM PST.  We’ll be discussing candidates for our lecturer this year, how many tickets we all managed to purchase, and group together for specific teams / tasks that need to be accomplished.  Please add this to your calendar as well since you won’t want to miss it!

Next Burning Man Call: Sunday 2/16 at 6PM Pacific Timezone (9PM Eastern, 8PM Central)

Burning Man 2013 hands sculpture

Hi folks,

Let’s all try to be on this call (we’ve had 2 calls so far for the 2014 Camp and about 1/2 of us have been on each call, some haven’t been able to make either yet.)  We have some new people who are coming this year, and people who went last year who are for sure wanting to do it again.

If you’re on the fence about joining us this year, feel free to dial in and be part of the call.  We’re targeting ~1 hour for the call.  Remember, your participation is key to us having a successful camp this year!

Conference Call number:
(619) 326-2772
Access code: 1246521

Here is the suggested topic, assignment and agenda for this call:
 
Topic: Mission Statement & Official Camp Name

Pre-Call Assignments — Please do each of these!

  1. Read the story of foot washing in the Bible and think about its significance for our group: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foot_washing#Biblical_reference
  2. Read / re-read the 10 Principles of Burning Man – http://www.burningman.com/whatisburningman/about_burningman/principles.html
  3. Email Gabriel (gserafini@gmail.com) your draft idea(s) for a Mission Statement, or add directly to this document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PWiQ-G_vqkpH3KjKeRFl6NNNvQbZDAjb4wLORWF_VQ4/edit?usp=sharing
  4. Make sure you are registered at http://tickets.burningman.com with a user account so you’ll be prepared to purchase tickets.

Proposed Agenda:

  • 10 minutes – Inspiration sharing time, open
  • 5 minutes – Introductions for people who are new / haven’t been on last 2 calls
  • 5 minutes – Optional, time for any quick questions people may have
  • 40 minutes – Discuss / work towards a shared Mission Statement the group can agree on.  This will be a guiding statement we can all turn to as we begin work in earnest over the next few months on the Camp.
  • 5 minutes – Next steps – in our next call we’ll start organizing into specific teams / groups for logistical / task purposes.  Set time for next call.

Feel free to forward / share this with anyone you think may be interested in joining us at Burning Man in 2014.

Thanks!
Gabriel

Time to get on the road!!!

We really weren’t sure that everything would fit, but it did. We got rolling around 5:30 pm. The drive to Reno was truly wonderful — excellent conversation, playing a round of the Radical Acts game (pretty neat actually) and seeing LOTS of Burners also making the journey. Our hosts here in Reno stayed up to greet us and make us feel right at home. Tomorrow church in Reno, one more short shopping trip and then we depart for Black Rock City, shooting to arrive at sunrise.

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2013 Playa Schedule

Front of Card

2013 PLAYA SCHEDULE:
SAT – Finish packing vehicles, drive to Reno
SUN – Church in Reno, final preparations / shopping
MON – 1 am Leave for Black Rock City. Arrive at Burning Man for sunrise, setup camp
TUES – Foot washing, informal talks
WED – 4:00-5:45 pm Christian Science Lecture by Fujiko Signs, CSB at Red Lightning Camp Triad (8:45 and Esplanade) 7pm Testimony meeting, our camp (9:30&K maybe, find us!)
THURS – Foot washing, informal talks
FRI – 1:15 pm Fujiko Signs CSB talk at Central Camp
SAT – The Man burns
SUN – 10:00 am Sunday church service & singing. 8 pm The Temple burns. Strike camp, prepare for Exodus
MON – 1 am Gather for departure, 2 am Leave for Reno. Sunrise, arrive Reno, visit, finish driving back to Berkeley.

Prayer Watch signup here if you’d like to support us that way.

Everyone is hard at work

Final Preparations in Full Swing!!!

We’ve been scrambling to finish last-minute planning, building, preparation and logistics for our trip out the Nevada desert.  We leave tomorrow for Reno, where some families from First Church of Christ, Scientist Reno will be hosting us Saturday night.  We’re planning on attending church on Sunday, answering questions and doing final shopping & prep, then leaving for the playa early Sunday morning, probably around 4am so we can arrive at sunrise.  THANK YOU to everyone who has been supporting our efforts, and we are welcoming online donations to help cover costs if you’re so inclined.  Our Prayer Watch calendar is filling up for the week, feel free to add your name and sign up for a slot.

Our 70% shade Aluminet cloth arrived!
Our 70% shade Aluminet cloth arrived!
Bought another Burner bike from Spoke Cyclery in Oakland
Bought another Burner bike from Spoke Cyclery in Oakland
Buying water containers - 55 gallon food-safe from Containers Unlimited in Hayward
Buying water containers – 55 gallon food-safe from Containers Unlimited in Hayward
Buying water containers - 55 gallon food-safe from Containers Unlimited in Hayward
Buying water containers – 55 gallon food-safe from Containers Unlimited in Hayward
Assembling materials and bikes
Assembling materials and bikes
Aluminet shade cloth
Aluminet shade cloth
Support wires for shade cloth
Support wires for shade cloth
Everyone is hard at work
Everyone is hard at work
More PVC for supporting the shade cloth
More PVC for supporting the shade cloth
Elwire for bikes!
Elwire for bikes!
Drilling holes for shade structure support pipes
Drilling holes for shade structure support pipes
Finished!

Setting up our 30′ Playa Dome for the first time

Yesterday we setup our 30′ Playa Dome for the first time.  We selected the Berkeley Marina again, since it’s a nice windy place, and we wanted to see what that would be like.  It took 4 of us (Grant, Julian, Drea, and Gabriel) about an hour and a half to get it fully assembled.  We broke 4 of the supports (they supply extras thankfully) and we’ll replenish those before we take the dome to Burning Man.  One key learning was to use the outer connector pieces for the circular support level instead of inner — the circumference was too tight to get the final piece in.  We’ll be at Burning Man in 1 week!!!

Unrolling the 30' dome
Unrolling the 30′ dome
Starting to put the pieces together
Starting to put the pieces together
Putting the pieces together
Putting the pieces together
1/2 way done with dome
1/2 way done with dome
Finished!
Finished!
Ceiling of dome
Ceiling of dome
Yay done!
Yay done!
Contemplating the finished dome
Contemplating the finished dome
Hand of Grant
Hand of Grant
Strong man
Strong man
Broke some pieces during construction - lots of force required to put it all together
Broke some pieces during construction – lots of force required to put it all together
Completed 30' dome
Completed 30′ dome
Dome completed!
Dome completed!
Lots of work!
Lots of work!
Nice view afterwards
Nice view afterwards

2013 Burning Man prayer watch sign-up is now available

 

Burning Man picture
Love sculpture at Burning Man – photo by Trey Ratcliff, Creative Commons

Would you like to support our efforts at Burning Man this year?

King James Bible
And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch.

GOD’S WORD Translation
I’m telling everyone what I’m telling you: ‘Be alert!'”

Weymouth New Testament
Moreover, what I say to you I say to all–Be wakeful!”

Sign up for a prayer watch time here: http://doodle.com/b53353g2wy73ddyb#table

Video of us testing our spinnaker shade cover at the Berkeley Marina — does it stand up to the wind?

We took our central shade column and spinnaker to the Berkeley Marina to test how it would all come together and hold up in the face of wind. We discovered that it was probably not going to work to use it.  Being designed to catch wind, it was hard to stabilize, and was very loud and noisy, not the environment we’re looking to create.  We may still install it on the playa as an art project though! 🙂

Reassembling the central shade structure
Reassembling the central shade structure
Laying out the spinnaker
Laying out the spinnaker
Guy lines and halyard for spinnaker
Guy lines and halyard for spinnaker
Yep, catching the wind!
Yep, catching the wind!

Heading home
Heading home

Working on central shade structure for Burning Man 2013

We did final construction / assembly for the central 6’x6′ x 12′ tall column for our shade structure today.