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Need a hand with a project? You've come to the right place. No,
not Home Depot One of the key elements of Burning Man is
"participation" and many local artists have conceived
projects that required teams of people to create. If you have a
project in mind and might need some help with it, drop
a note. Also, if you're interested in
volunteering but don't know where to start, shoot us an email
and we'll see what we can do to hook you up.
~ Ever wonder what to do with your
leftover toilet paper rolls? [posted 4.23.03] Local burner Francis Wenderlich
is planning a cool sculpture this year and sends the following:
"I am bringing a burnable sculpture out to the playa this
year. I need your help. I need cardboard rolls from toilet paper,
wrapping paper, and paper towel rolls. Please email
me directly if you would like to help me save these. I can
arrange to pick them up once a month."
~ If you belly dance, Sunburn Sarah
wants you for Burning Bellies [posted 4.21.03] Sunburn Sarah, over in Silicon Valley,
is putting a call out for belly dancers, drummers and musicians
of all sorts to join Burning Bellies, who took the Center Cafe
by storm last year. She's started a discussion group to begin
planning for 2003. To join the list, shoot an email to burningbellies-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
or email Sarah directly.
~ Yahoo Education Project looking for
writers, graphic artists - snarkiness a plus [Posted 1.31.03] Members of the Yahoo Education Project,
best known for their on-playa pamphlet "How to Get Laid at
Burning Man", are looking for writers and graphic artists
to contribute to this year's edition. You can check out the 2000
and 2002 editions here.
Or check out the artist's profile on co-founder Karen Oeh here.
Or sign up for their discussion group here.
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The Ark of the Nautilus returning to the playa [posted 1.12.03] Scott Laurie, aka PT Nemo, a Santa
Cruz burner, was a hit on the playa in 2002 with the Nautilus
X, a retired S.F. transit system city bus that he turned in
to a submarine. He's planning to bring the sub, nicknamed
the "Nauty", back out in 2003 and is looking for
local folks with any number of skills to help with the project.
In particular, he's looking for carpenters, machinists, welders,
painters, artists, DJs, electricians, fabricators, and drivers
(Class B license required).
~ Going for the world's largest hug
in the desert [posted 1.12.03] Sky, a Southern California burner, will
be looking for help on the playa as she and her team coordinate
the world's largest hug. She's still working out the details with
the Guinness Book of Records over what they need to do to certify
the record, but at the moment she's expecting to need about 3,000
participants to break the record. Her initial thinking is to have
the huggers encircle the Man.
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San Jose burner looking for help
with the Big Red Ball [posted 1.2.03] Robert Marzewski, aka Wizzard, a
San Jose burner, has a project in mind that involves a big
red ball that he wants to turn into a...well...I'll let
him explain it: "The plan is to build a support structure
of some sort to get it up above the playa and to allow the
sphere to rotate freely. Limited numbers of participants
may also be able to climb up and inside of the sphere to
'run' around like a hamster in a ball."
Click here to read
Robert's request
for brainstormers (and someone with experience working with
fiberglass).
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