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Believe me, your Info-bot knows there’s a lot of information here, but please go through this stuff as thoroughly as you can!

Fire performers, we love you and we want you involved. But this fully-permitted and insured event is too legit to quit, so you gotta please get on board with our safety protocols!! Please check out our updated Fire Performance Q & A at this link. Get plugged in, and avoid potential problems!

TICKETS:
On-line ticket sales through this website are now closed. To find tickets in your area, we recommend you start here.

To volunteer to help make Lakes of Fire 2010 a reality, follow this link!

GATE HOURS: (All Times Eastern Time Zone)
Thursday – June 24th, 2010
12:00 Noon – 12:00 Midnight – Gate closes.

Friday – June 25th, 2010
8:00 AM – 12:00 Midnight – Gate does not close!

Saturday – June 26th, 2010
12:00 Midnight – 6:00 PM – Gate closes.
Participants only! No spectators please. You must be on-site by 6:00 P.M. to participate in Lakes of Fire. No admittance will be allowed after this time.

Sunday, June 27th, 2010
All participants except for organizers, DPW, and Earth Guardians must be off the property by 4:00 P.M. No exceptions.

PLACEMENT: WHERE YOU LAND!
Creating a Theme Camp, Workshop and/or bringing your Art installation is your gift to the LoF community. Your inspiration and commitment is the badge of a true Participant! The Placement Team is here to focus your vision, interpret your needs into physical space, integrate that vision into the landscape, and mark you on the map.

All projects needing placement must register in advance online. You must be placed by a Placement Team member. The Placement Team will contact all artists, educators, and theme camps to discuss space and aesthetic needs, so you can be placed to create a logical and magical flow within the event. It’s in your interest to work with the Placement Team if you have special needs such as sound equipment, adult material, or kid-specific activities. These are also the people you need to contact to get your events for the What Where When bulletin. You will be contacted for details about your listing.

Placement requests will be considered on a first come/first served basis. Someone from your group must be on site by Friday, 6-25, 12:00 noon to hold your reserved placement location. Maps of the land will be published before the event. You’re encouraged to print your own copy and bring it along.

There will be a designated area for RV’s, car camping and quiet vs. loud (sound) camping. In some cases, you will be able to drive your car to deliver your gear, but some areas are closed to car access. Please bring a wagon or many hands to carry. If you require electricity, please bring it. Those requiring extra set up time should discuss their needs with the Placement Team. Theme camps wishing to have sound – even if it’s just a boombox – must advise the Placement Team about the level they expect to have. They will then be placed with consideration to other sound camps and campers. Camps above a certain wattage (tbd) will be subject to special placement.

The deadline for registering theme camps is June 5th 2010. Submit your plans for a theme camp here.

RANGERS: Your friends.
Rangers are participants just like you. They are the eyes and ears of the event, and their purpose as volunteers is to facilitate a positive and safe environment for their fellow participants. Rangers wear khaki clothing with a LoF Ranger logo. They will be walking around during the entirety of the event and are easily flagged down. You can also stop by the central Ranger station, which can be found on the map. Rangers prefer that you practice radical self reliance first and ask them for help second. However, all participants are encouraged to ask for assistance when they need it. Make sure to hug Rangers as they pass by your camp. That way you know they aren’t just a robot army.

As we prepare for this years Lakes of Fire event we are hoping to get as many ranger volunteers as possible trained and ready to participate. If you are a currently trained LoF Ranger or BRC Ranger you can skip straight to picking your shifts (see end of note). If you are new to Rangering, there are three opportunities available for training; two are LoF specific and one is a full Black Rock Ranger training for the big burn in the desert that also includes a Lakes of Fire primer.

Lakes of Fire event ranger training is a separate training from BRC Ranger. The session is about 2 hours and covers a wide range of topics designed to prep you for the LOF event but it does not certify you to ranger at Black Rock City. If you attended a Lakes of Fire Ranger training in 2009, you are welcome to attend again this year but it is not mandatory that you do so.

Below are the dates, times, and locations for trainings:

Friday June 18th
7:00 P.M. – -9:00 P.M.
Chicago IL
Shoebockslandia (RSVP drshoebocks@comcast.net for directions)

Thursday, June 10th
6:00 P.M.-8:00 P.M.
Detroit, MI
Detroit Temple Site (RSVP detroitcooky@yahoo.com for specific
directions and to bring items)

Friday June 25th, 2010
10:00 A.M.-4:00 P.M.
Combined Lakes of Fire and Black Rock Ranger Training.
The Stage, Center Camp, Lakes Of Fire
Lacota MI
Note:This training qualifies you to ranger at both Lakes of Fire and 0Black Rock City. This training is highly recommended for all new rangers looking to ranger at either event.

Once you choose the best training option for you please RSVP to email drshoebocks@comcast.net and let him know the date and location of the training you will be attending.

For 2009 Rangers and current BRC Rangers who want to come straight in to volunteer please also email him at drshoebocks@comcast.net and we’ll get right to scheduling your shifts.

Whew!

Told you there was a lot here!

See you at Lakes of Fire 2010 (A Spaced Oddity)

Love,

The Info-bot
Great Lakes Experimental Arts, Inc.
burn@lakesoffire.org

http://www.lakesoffire.org