Firefly Arts Collective
firefly art collective american nonprofit organization facilitates annual new england regional burner festival firefly firefly regional event inspired annual burning man festival nevada firefly held vermont typically july weekend organizer participant come boston metropolitan area surrounding state including massachusetts maine rhode island connecticut new hampshire vermont new york firefly camping event celebrates art art sake espouses gift economy vending sale barter permitted visual performance artist new england region east coast create temporary community weekend participant share wide range talent sculpting painting music theatre djing alternative form expression game performance art circus talent aerial silk juggling fire spinning event adheres ten principle burning man event nevada among leave trace philosophy environmental policy whereby participant obligated remove every piece refuse generate event taking leave theme radical selfexpression radical selfreliance also borrowed burning man addition event considered spectator event meaning attendee expected actively participate creation staffing general philosophy according event official website firefly celebration selfexpression community firefly participatory art music gathering wood vermont event organized run completely volunteer last night firefly giant wooden firefly burned firefly included firework launched top firefly held end vermont mud rain season road leading current event site dirt road become unnavigable average vehicle due mud firefly started boston burner first held nuhoc land shelburne new hampshire since take place laurelin retreat center owned neopagan writer vermont state assembly member kirk white ticket event ticket sold ticket event u handled one release ticket ticket sold limited number additional ticket released member music band also sold ticket outside initial release ticket sold u sold release lottery ticket sold u sold release additional ticket released ticket sold u sold release additional released ticket sold u sold three release ticket sold u lottery system distributed ticket preregistered ticket seeker waitlist allowed ticket holder sell ticket face value next person waitlist ticket uniquely matched individual id ticket sold u similar lottery system used ticket sold ticket sold people attended ticket sold people attended ticket sold u parking pass sold per car encourage carpooling lottery system used ticket sold attended ticket sold u parking pass sold per car encourage carpooling lottery system used ticket sold attended ticket sold u parking pass sold per car encourage carpooling lottery system used ticket sold attended people paid willing parking pass per car lottery system used aiming around participant official website