BAY AREA SPECIAL EVENTS
Long after the playa fires have died, the flame burns on inside us all. Special events year-round bring burners together to fan that flame in the same spirit of creativity, eccentricity, and community. The San Francisco Bay Area is a hotbed of burner activity, and the events produced by Burning Man are just the spark igniting the fire.
2011 Bay Area Burning Man Special Events
| 1/13 | Art Grant Workshop 5:30-7PM & Art Lounge Mixer 7-9PM @ Mission Rock |
| 1/15 | Esprit Park Gardening Day with SF Department of Recreation and Parks – 10am–1pm |
| 2/9 | Two workshops and a Dessert Potluck at Burning Man |
| 3/5 | Burnal Equinox at Mission Rock Cafe, 817 China Basin, SF, 94158 |
| 3/30 | Workshop: Topic and location TBA |
| 4/23 | Burning Man Presence at SF Earth Day at UN Plaza. Probable Leave No Trace focus with Earth Guardians, BRAF recycled art aspect with Compost Contraption and more! |
| 6/4 | BBQ-A-NEWBIE Picnic w/Vol Resource Team - 12-5pm in Golden Gate Park. To include a costume-swap and gift boutique |
| 6/11 | Workshop: Café Hosted Flag Making for High Winds – led by Marcia Crosby. This is pending Café Team’s crafting process and available space. |
| 6/18 | Precompression – @ SF Public Works. |
| 6/23 | Desert Art Preview – 7-10pm. Venue TBA. |
| 7/31 | NO SPECTATOR’S DAY - DIY participation activities + |
| 10/9 | Decompression Heat The Street FaIRE! – Indiana St. |
| 10/10 | Dogpatch Neighborhood Cleanup! |
| 11/12 | Workshop |
| (NOTE: On 5/19 there will be a Black Rock Arts Foundation fundraiser
at The Phoenix Hotel; and on 11/19 the Black Rock Arts Foundation ARTumnal Gathering will take place at the Bently Reserve.) |
To find out about other Decoms and Regional Events in a city near you, see: http://regionals.burningman.com and click on a city near you!
While preparing for the playa, take a moment to plan how your art will make it to a local Decom or other regional event. That's right! Take your art on the road and keep the fires burning year-round - pARTicipate!
For the latest news about major burner happenings in the SF area, we invite you to join our SF Announce List by filling out a volunteer questionnaire. You might also consider the Squid List for a broad range of burner-inspired and non-burner events. To communicate burner events worldwide, our calendars offer a community resource. Also, connect with your regional contact (many have active discussion or announce lists) or visit the appropriate regional bulletin board on the Eplaya.
Pre-Compression and Decompression are just two ways the Burning Man organization is bringing the Black Rock to the Bay year-round. Everyone's invited, so come participate in the fun! To volunteer or support an event with art, performance, or other creative/logistical resources, please email flambe(at)burningman.com.
There will also be a number of workshops and smaller events throughout the year. Subscribe to sanfrancisco-announce-subscribe(at)burningman.com to find out about those events as they are scheduled
