Future Burner from Illinois

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kay427
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Future Burner from Illinois

Post by kay427 » Thu Sep 11, 2014 1:09 am

Hi everyone! I'm Kay. I live in Illinois and I've already started saving up money to possibly attend Burning Man next year. That being said, I'd love to start meeting people as soon as possible. Does anyone know where I can find more information about Illinois or Chicago Regional group? The info I found online is outdated. Thanks everyone, it's nice to meet you. :)
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Re: Future Burner from Illinois

Post by GreyCoyote » Thu Sep 11, 2014 7:54 am

Hello and welcome!

There are Burners nearby! Check out your regional folks. Start here: http://regionals.burningman.com/regiona ... a/chicago/

Best of luck!
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Re: Future Burner from Illinois

Post by Elliot » Thu Sep 11, 2014 8:09 am

:D
Welcome to ePlaya, Kay!
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Re: Future Burner from Illinois

Post by Elderberry » Thu Sep 11, 2014 8:14 am

Hey there, welcome to eplaya!
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Re: Future Burner from Illinois

Post by Savannah » Thu Sep 11, 2014 12:33 pm

Hi Kay! :)
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Re: Future Burner from Illinois

Post by kay427 » Thu Sep 11, 2014 12:48 pm

Hi everyone! Thanks for the warm welcome. :)
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Re: Future Burner from Illinois

Post by Jovankat » Thu Sep 11, 2014 1:30 pm

Hello! :)
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Re: Future Burner from Illinois

Post by kiboy » Thu Sep 11, 2014 4:58 pm

Your first Burn will be amazing. The more you learn here the better it will be. Welcome!

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Re: Future Burner from Illinois

Post by kay427 » Thu Sep 11, 2014 5:59 pm

kiboy wrote:Your first Burn will be amazing. The more you learn here the better it will be. Welcome!
I will absolutely keep this in mind. I'm trying to soak it all in so I can start my prep. There's so much I need to do. That's why I'm hoping to meet some people at some regional events. The more help and opinions, the better off I'll be!
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Re: Future Burner from Illinois

Post by Drawingablank » Thu Sep 11, 2014 6:45 pm

Welcome.
Savannah: I don't know what it is, but no thread here escapes alive. You'll get 1 or 2 real answers at minimum, occasionally 10 or 12, and then we flog it until it's unrecognizable and you can't get your deposit back.

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kay427
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Re: Future Burner from Illinois

Post by kay427 » Thu Sep 11, 2014 8:09 pm

Drawingablank wrote:Welcome.
I spent all night last night reading your Birgin's guide. It's extremely helpful. Thanks for the welcome.
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Re: Future Burner from Illinois

Post by Thecatman » Fri Sep 12, 2014 7:42 am

WELCOME!! :D
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Re: Future Burner from Illinois

Post by robrob » Fri Sep 12, 2014 11:30 am

Hi Kay- I'm one of the RCs for chicago. Welcome!

There is a lot of stuff going on, all the time! Our decompression will most likely be late October, deatails should be published soon. There

Officially, you should sign up for the mailing list. There are two- announce, which is used rarely, and discuss, which is a bit more active, but manageable. These are listed on our regional page here: http://regionals.burningman.com/regiona ... a/chicago/

Un officially, a bunch of things get posted by community members in the FB group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/chiagoBM/

(I'm working on a dedicated BM Chicago website, but it is kinda happening on burning man time, sorry!)

Our regional, which is awesome, is Lakes of Fire and you can learn more at http://www.lakesoffire.org/

Anyhow, get connected, and you'll see there is stuff happening on a regular basis (usually at least a party or two a month, meet and greets are slated to swing back up on a regular basis, occasional workshps and educational events, etc...

One of my favorite local theme camps, the secret gentlemen's club, is putting together a bike ride next week:
SECRET GENTLEMASS

Tuesday, September 16th at 6:30 in the evening
Convene at the Wicker Park Fieldhouse
1425 N Damen Ave, Chicago, IL

• Traffic laws will be observed and obeyed
• Bring ID and a maybe a little cash, as you never know where the road may lead you
• Ladies, of course, can be the most Secret Gentlemen of all
• As always, proper attire is required

(Additional details to follow as they are decided)
Oh- as a new burner, you would probably really like Newbie Night. It occurs in the summer, and features vets talking new comers through the basics. It's fun and informative! Again, sign up on the lists, and stay tuned. And get involved! Decomp will need volunteers. Any community member can propose (or just do!) a meet and greet, etc.

you're lucky. I had no idea there was such a big and vibrant Burner community in chicago until AFTER i got back from my first burn :)

welcome!
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Re: Future Burner from Illinois

Post by kay427 » Sat Sep 13, 2014 9:52 pm

robrob wrote:
you're lucky. I had no idea there was such a big and vibrant Burner community in chicago until AFTER i got back from my first burn :)

welcome!
- robrob
Thank you for all that info, I'm so excited to start diving in to the community! :D
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