Burning Man for Beginners (second night due to popular demand)

Are you planning to go to Burning man for the first time? Or, perhaps you're simply curious about this event, and its culture? Gather with us to see if you're ready to make the journey in 2014, and find out more about the burning man community and events in DC. We'll also talk about regional Burns, such as Playa Del Fuego, Free Form, Transformus, and more. Please tell your friends who are burners but just don't know it yet. Hosted by Darrell Duane, Washington DC Regional Contact 1 of 3 and Sara Moran.

The 10 Burning Man principles (http://www.burningman.com/whatisburningman/about_burningman/principles.html)

Getting Tickets to Burning Man

Getting to Burning Man

Entering Black Rock City

Finding a home on the Playa & Map of the city

Making preparations for a week in the Desert

Black Rock Fashion

Burning Man Principles & Lingo

Other Regional events: Playa Del Fuego, Free Form, Transformus, and more

Please donate $5 when you join the Meetup Group to RSVP for this event, It helps support the cost of running the Meetup Group ($144 /year). You can send Bitcoin to 1LmtHrX44QrjuiTHDwskrKoRJimnaeepBt, or send paypal to d@duane.com or send via amazon payments to books@duane.com.

Also, please bring a healthy food or beverage item to share, alcoholic or non. This is a leave no trace event, please help clean up the space before you leave and recycle/compost.

This event is open to anyone who's never been to burning man or who has been only one year, so that the conversation stays on track and we're able to cover the material in a timely manner. Arrive as early at 6:30 pm, the presentation will begin around 7:15 and go until 9:15 or so.

We are 1 block from the Columbia Heights metro at the Glowhouse: http://3110-13th.com (3110 13th St NW, Washington, DC 20010)

Check out http://vimeo.com/55326388 for a fun video from DC's CORE project in 2012, and check out Local Burner Kenny Reff's blog about going to Burning Man: http://www.kennyreff.com/burningman/

This event is also listed on Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/events/586665901413309