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2010 PRECOMPRESSION WEEKEND – SOULFIRE!

 

The Southbay, Santa Cruz, and Eastbay burner communities are uniting for the fourth annual regional summer precom in the Los Gatos hills!  Get ready for three days and two nights of community, dance, art, performances, drummers, musicians, theme camps, random acts of radical self-expression, and more!

Gear up for the playa, do some practice CAMPING (shake the dust out of your tent, test your air mattress, see how warm your playa coat really is!), PARTICIPATE in the creation of a playa-rific experience for everyone who attends. Want to DJ? Practice your SPINNING performance? Have a new ART project or EL WIRE creation you’d like to show off? Come to give to your community and BE DELIGHTED by your fellow participants!

 

To chat with your fellow burners about the event, see our Facebook event at

http://www.facebook.com/?sk=events#!/event.php?eid=117455024946782

 

PLEASE NOTE:  Lupin Lodge is extremely apologetic, but must announce that their permanent fire permits have just been revoked by the Santa Clara Fire Marshal.  No fire of any kind will be permitted at SoulFire.  The only fire happening at SoulFire will be the one in your heart, just like the one in our event’s graphic ... so come and be a whirling dervish of LOVE and COMMUNITY! And please, do bring your battery-powered LED LIGHT POI and other non-fire LIGHT TOYS to perform with! 


BURNING MAN PRINCIPLES: As a Burning Man Regional event, this gathering is for the entire community, and participants are encouraged to embrace the 10 Principles of Burning Man http://www.burningman.com/whatisburningman/about_burningman/principles.html


Radical Inclusion                        Communal Effort
Gifting                                       Civic Responsibility
Decommodification                     Leave No Trace
Radical Self-Reliance                  Participation
Radical Self-Expression               Immediacy

REGISTRATION: Pre-registration is closed. You may register and pay your camping fees in the Lupin office when you arrive.

NOTE: As a gesture of goodwill towards the Burning Man community Lupin has agreed to drop the price to $40 to encourage you to come and participate and enjoy the beauty of Lupin. Come and play with your fellow burners who are bringing the spirit of the playa to this event.

The $40 fee covers admission and camping at Lupin, as well as a contribution to SoulFire to cover our costs for insurance, paypal, websites and such. Any additional proceeds will go towards future regional events such as art grants, film fests, and decoms.

 

LOCATION:  Lupin (www.lupinlodge.org) is a 110-acre private club and resort in the Los Gatos redwoods which was founded in 1936. It offers a swimming pool, 2 hot tubs, a sauna, showers and other recreational amenities including free Wi-Fi. As a family-friendly, clothing-optional retreat, social nudity is not required (although bathing suits are prohibited in the pool and hot tubs.)  So feel just as free to radically self-express yourself through costume (or lack thereof!) as you would on the playa.

IDENTIFICATION:  Lupin requires that each guest show an official photo ID such as a driver’s license, state-issued ID, or passport. IMPORTANT! Even if you have pre-registered with SoulFire you will not be allowed to enter Lupin without confirming your registration/ID in the Lupin office.

 

Attendees under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.  (NOTE:  Serving alcohol to minors under the age of 21, or being under the influence if you are under 21, is against the law and may result in ejection from the event.)

WORK EXCHANGE: Lupin is offering work exchange assignments to accommodate those who can’t afford to pay camping fees.  A 6-hour shift prior to SoulFire is all that’s needed to get in free. Please contact Cindy in the Lupin office to make arrangements: 1-408-353-9200.

MEALS: The Lupin Clubhouse Restaurant serves breakfast, lunch and dinner as well as beer, wine, juices, espressos and a variety of snacks. Although you may prepare your own meals, the restaurant will be preparing buffet-style meals over the weekend as well (vegan options will be available at all the buffets).

A community kitchen is also available with a stove, microwave, coffeemaker, sink etc. (please leave no trace!)  Because of high fire danger in the mountains, no open flames/BBQ grills may be used for cooking at tent sites. Cooking in enclosed RVs or vans, or on a Coleman-type propane camp stove, is permitted.


ACTIVITIES, THEME CAMPS AND ART:  If you are interested in participating in SoulFire with your theme camp, have an art piece you would like to display, or want to schedule a workshop, you'll need to get placed in advance. Please send an email to southbay@burningman.com with the subject "Placement".

 

PARTICIPATE:  We welcome volunteers to ensure SoulFire is successful. If you have experience working Gate, Greeters, Rangers, First Aid etc., or would like to help out with parking, LNT, and other infrastructure needs, then plug in locally and bring your enthusiasm to this event!  If you would like to be a volunteer, please send an email to southbay@burningman.com with the subject, “Participate”.

 

FIRE:  No fire, burn barrels, or fire performances of any kind will be permitted at SoulFire this year. 

 

PHOTOGRAPHY:  Due to privacy concerns, only members of the Lupin Camera Club are permitted to take photographs during SoulFire.  If you would like to find out how to join the Lupin Camera Club, please call the office at 1-408-353-9200.


MUSIC: We are featuring the Gomer Hendrix band live in the NuDome on Saturday night from 7-10pm. We'll also have a main sound stage in the Lodge and daytime music at the Pool.  To see the expanding list of activities and DJs, connect to our event on Facebook ...

 

http://www.facebook.com/?sk=events#!/event.php?eid=117455024946782