Whether you’ve been to Burning Man since 1991, or went for the first time this
year, come join your fellow local burners at the
2011 DECOMPRESSION WEEKEND – SOULFIRE!
Nov 4th-6th
We'll be shaking out the dust one last time this year at our local
decom 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!
PARTICIPATE in the creation of a playa-style experience for everyone who
attends. Bring your dusty tent, your leftover water and Tastee-Bites, your favorite costumes & art, your newly acquired bartender skills ... you know how it goes: we create the environment together! Our own back yard can feel just like Burning Man if we want it to!
To
chat with your fellow burners about the event, see our Facebook event at
http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=246692615367309
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:
All
participants must pre-register and check in at the greeter station.
Pre-registration fees are $60 for the entire 3-day, 2-night event. This fee
includes 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.
ADVANCE REGISTRATION IS CLOSED --- PAY IN THE OFFICE WHEN YOU ARRIVE!
ACTIVITIES,
THEME CAMPS AND ART:
We
especially invite YOU to help bring the spirit of ART and PARTICIPATION to your
regional event. Or, schedule a
workshop on any topic under the sun and it will be included in the
What/Where/When! 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, 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”.
MUSIC:
We will have music by the pool by day, and inside the
restaurant at night. This is not a
major music festival, but we welcome your participation to create an environment
that is enjoyable for all! If you
would like to DJ, send an email to southbay@burningman.com
with the subject “Music”.
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.)
MEALS:
A community kitchen is 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.
The
Lupin Clubhouse Restaurant also 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).
FIRE: No
fire or fire performances of any kind will be permitted at SoulFire this year.
But
do, please, bring your light poi, hula hoops, even a burn barrel with a
floodlight inside … we can still play!
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.