Great Lakes Burner Symposium And Soiree

Presentations and discussions on participatory and immersive artwork, events, and communities created in the Great Lakes and inspired by the spirit of Burning Man. Followed by a soiree that culminates in an effigy burn. The Great Lakes Burner Symposium will include a series of invited speakers from our community who have created large scale art, effigies, theme camps, projects or events for a series of tantalizing 10-15 minutes talks. This event is not just for those interested in Burning Man, but anyone passionate about large scale participatory art, events, and projects! ************************************************************* TICKETS ON SALE NOW! http://burnersymposium.bpt.me ************************************************************* This event is all ages, however all minors must be accompanied by guardians. Since this is a Burner event, presentations my involve mature themes. Tickets will be capped at 300 tickets for the Symposium and Soiree. Tickets will be $20 pre-sale. Re-entry allowed with wristband. ************************************************************* Schedule Overview: ************************************************************* 4:00 pm - Doors 4:15-7:00 pm Round Table Discussions 7:00-7:40pm Food Vendors, Info Booths, and Performances 7:40pm -10:30pm Keynote Presentations 10:30pm-1:00am Soiree with Special Quests Radiohiro and Neural Patterns. 1:30am Effigy Burn ************************************************************* 4:00-7:00pm Round Table Discussions ************************************************************* Round Table Discussion involve 6 presenters, will be a little over an hour, and will include questions and answers from the audience. Come ask questions and offer your own thoughts! 4:15pm Round Table 1: “What are the Challenges and Rewards of Running a Burner Inspired Business, Charity or Performance Career outside of Burning Man events?” 5:45pm Round Table 2: “How do you organize successful large scale Projects, Performances, and Camps within Burning Man Events?” If you have experience in one of the areas above and would like to sit on one of the Round Tables, you can apply here before March 8th: http://goo.gl/forms/pjXS4fXqhe ************************************************************* 7:00-7:40pm Food, Performances, and Infobooths ************************************************************* After the Round Table Discussions, enjoy some food from local vendors and watch some performances by Sunshine Fire Entertainment and Djinn while exploring the Infobooths and mini-theme camps! Do you have a project for Lakes of Fire or Burning Man and are looking for volunteers or support? Do you have a Burner inspired project you would like new people involved in? If so, apply to host an Info-Booth or Mini-Theme Camp at the Symposium. http://goo.gl/forms/oEJqBJJ24h ************************************************************* 7:40pm - 10:30pm - Keynote Presentations ************************************************************* MC - Zakery Winchester Tentative Schedule - Staring at 7:40pm 7:40pm -- Jadey - Detroit Fire Collective - Detroit Everyman - Mosaic Experiment - Lakewood, Ohio Priya “Sparkplug” Sarin -- Building Community in Toronto -- Toronto Jenna Nordgren and Ana Cukovic - SCRAP Festival - Detroit The League of Troubled Souls - Touchy Duchess Fire Sculpture - Chicago 9:00 *Break* Minimonk - Freakeasy - Chicago Francis Grunow - Marche du Nain Rouge - Detroit Earl "Ez" Ford - Lakes of Fire DPW Lead - Milan, MI Andrew Miller & Antonio Carito - Circus North Festival - Toronto Liz and Devin Breen - CHIditarod - Chicago ************************************************************* 10:30pm - 2:00am - Soiree ************************************************************* The Soiree starts as the Symposium Ends. Acro Performance by: Jadey, Djinn, Flec, and Kadie. Ariel Performance by Irina DJ Sets by Neural Patterns (Detroit) and Radiohiro (Chicago) 1:00am Effigy Burn *************************************************************** Volunteering *************************************************************** Want to volunteer? Sign up here! http://goo.gl/forms/YabU5VWM9w *************************************************************** Hosted by SPARC 501c3 *************************************************************** Society for Promoting Arts and Recreation in the Community: a community not-for-profit dedicated to promoting Burner culture. SPARC hosts and assists with events designed to cultivate participatory and immerse artwork and events in Michigan and the Great Lakes Region. If you would like to become involved with SPARC or SPARC events contact us at sparc.nfp@gmail.com *************************************************************** Want more information on a specific talk? Interested in being a part of a round table discussion? Wanting to help out with this or other SPARC events? Contact Thaddeus "Brick" McKracken at detroit.fire@gmail.com