June 15-17 – Spring Fling Campout and Ranger Roundup at Fremont Peak

That’s right, it’s the annual MPYRE Spring Community Campout!

Come on up to Fremont Peak for the SPRING FLING CAMPOUT AND RANGER ROUNDUP!

This weekend will be a wonderful time of community, fun, relaxation and all round good times.  Come on out and connect with the community, see old friends and make new ones! The views are incredible, the camping area has plenty of space for all sorts of hijinks, fun, testing out your camp and lounging around!

Welcome one, welcome all, welcome the new-comer, welcome the old-timer, join the fun!

This is an all-ages event, free for kids coming with parents.
$20 per person includes two nights of camping at the group spot.
$10 per person for day use only
Free day use if you are only coming for the Ranger training.

We have reserved the multi-acre group campsite at Fremont Peak State Park, and have plenty of room to accommodate up to 70 campers and about 35 vehicles (with room for a fewish RVs in there)

For those of you that are not familiar with Fremont Peak State Park: http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=564

On Saturday, there will be a Black Rock Ranger Training hosted by Ranger Santa Cruz. To register for the Ranger Training, please find more information at http://rangers.burningman.com/wordpress/

There is no amplified music allowed at the state park, however, feel free to bring your instruments and music for your own personal camp area. As long as it is not audible outside the overall group camp area, there are not any issues.

Last year, we had a fantastic jam with everyone that brought their instruments and it was a great time of connection.

There is a large central firepit for everyone to enjoy as well as several picnic tables, a couple of outhouses, and a large grill area.

First come, first serve on camping space. There is a minimal amount of flat ground, so come early to get the space you want.

We need a few people during the weekend to greet, check in people as they arrive, and help out with preparation. If you are interested in volunteering, please email monterey@burningman.com.

Any questions, please post on the page, or contact monterey@burningman.com

WHO: Everyone! All ages!
WHAT: Two-night community campout
WHEN: June 15-17
WHERE: Fremont Peak State Park, near San Juan Bautista
WHY: Because we love you!

To reserve your spot, paypal your funds to mpyre.treasury@gmail.com or click the Register link.

Meet, Greet and Plan the Beach Burn!

Hello My Fellow Burners and Burnees!

Let’s get together and plan a beautiful event!

After talking with the City of Monterey, we have a date for our next OFFICIAL BURNING MAN BEACH BURN!!!!!

That’s right! MPYRE STRIKES BACK, our quasi-annual summer beach burn has been slated for August 4th, 10a-10p and we can let the planning begin!

For those of you that are not familiar with what we have been doing here, a little historical background…

On the first Saturday night of December 2006, a bonfire was scheduled on the beach. There would be lights, music, a fire, and….four people. It was cold, fun, and a beginning. A year later, over 150 people gathered in the same spot coming from North Bay, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz, and all the places in between. There was a dj booth, a huge bar, a bingo machine, two campfires and…..the police. It was a beautiful night, everything was perfect, and two officers joined our party. The first thing they said….”If we weren’t working we would be here right now”. They complimented us on our recycling bins, genuine spirit, sense of play and our naivety in the permitting process. Afterwards, we contacted the City of Monterey and said “Ok, you know what we’re about, now how do we make it legal?” And so a beautiful relationship was formed. In the years since, the City has granted us several permits to host an official Burning Man event on the Del Monte Beach.

Fast forward and we have had so many beautiful and

And so we find ourselves with such an opportunity again!

Our permits allow:

- 2 burn barrels/receptacles – We can burn as much as we want in them as long as it fits in the barrel. (effigy, anyone?)
- amplified music, respectful to the environment at large, between 10a-10p
- fire performance, within 30ft of the waters edge
- art installation and respectful to the environment, temporary structures – theme camps, tents, greeter booth, info booth, etc.

This is an exciting opportunity to share creative expression with our local community. To make these events happen, it takes a lot of hands, and a lot of heart and I know we have both!

If you are interested in getting involved in helping make shine through volunteering, performance, art installation or theme camp, we will be hosting a get together to go over all the ins and outs and details and would love to have you there!

Who:
Everyone! Anyone! Someone? YOU!

Where:
Sand City Art Center/Warehouse
1795 California Ave. Sand City

When:
Tuesday, January 28th
7:30p

What to bring:
Snacks or drink to share
A cup
A chair or blanket to sit on (this is a warehouse, and there is minimal available seating)
A great attitude and enthusiasm!

Looking forward to the fun, ideas and getting to see you all in person! Thanks for being a part of this beautiful community spirit

Final Details for MPYRE Strikes Back, July 9th!!!!

Happy Summer Burners!!

Thank you everyone for the overwhelming interest and support in the upcoming official Burning Man event, MPYRE Strikes Back!

This event is a true gift from the City of Monterey, and it’s such a joy to enjoy so many people from all over the Bay Area coming to our shindig.

Here are some final details and needs for our upcoming burn, if you can help with anything, we would greatly appreciate it!

Children: Families are welcome, as this is a public beach, and we aim to include our entire community.

Alcohol: The City of Monterey regards this event like a big family picnic. Open containers are allowed. Remember all state, local and federal laws do apply.

Parking: There is a parking lot in front of the event, however it will fill up fairly quickly. There is free parking on Del Monte Avenue, however if that is full, and you don’t mind walking, head a few blocks back there is more free parking.

Dogs: We love our furry friends and they are welcome at the beach! Make sure you have a leash to keep them in check, and pick up after their poopers!

Burning Stuff: Our permits allow for two burn barrels on the beach, we currently have none. If someone has a burn barrel they would like to volunteer, I’m certain folks would appreciate it.

Stuff to Burn: Hot Mama and Anthony (in Santa Cruz) have made a very generous donation to MPYRE in the form of a great amount of firewood. If anyone that is planning on coming through that direction would be able to bring that down here that morning, that would be VERY helpful!

Fire Play: We have full fire permits for this event and it is open to everyone that wants to do any type of fire performance. We ask that each performer meet with the fire wrangler at the safety meeting at 7:45p at the Greeter Booth.

Greeters: Speaking of greeters, we need a few more. If anyone is interested in greeting, it is a 90 minute shift, very relaxing and you get to hang out with some really fun folks!

Greeter Booth: Looking for one more 10×10 to shade the greeter booth.

Rangers: We are in need of Black Rock Rangers for this event. If you are a Ranger, or know any that might be interested. Please contact monterey@burningman.com.

Music: We got some interest in acoustic performances, and were hoping to to accommodate this with an additional performance space. Unfortunately, this time around, we were not able to create a second stage/space. However, that is not to say that anyone can’t bring a setup and create their own! There is plenty of space on the beach for theme camps, public art areas, and places to pull out those instruments and play!

Current DJ/Performer Lineup:

Eileen Lewis
MinceyFresh
Durty
Evelie & Kismat-Kahal Kirtan Ensemble
Lucho
Cantos
Sparkinzi
Jef Stott

Camping: There is a City campground called “Veteran’s Park” that is a first-come, first-serve campground in the City of Monterey. http://monterey.org/en-us/departments/recreationcommunityservices/parksandbeaches/veteransmemorialpark.aspx

Looking forward to seeing everyone there, and please contact monterey@burningman.com If you are interested in helping out or getting involved! Thanks, see you this Saturday!!!!

jennie kay

MPYRE Strikes Back – July 9th – Monterey, CA – Windows on the Bay – 10a-10p

That’s right, It’s that time of year again!!

Our official Burning Man Beach Burn on Del Monte Beach (Windows on the Bay) in Monterey!!

You know the drill! Bring your blankets, beach chairs, whimsy, fun, costumes, hoops, fire toys, joy and best burner smiles!!

We welcome theme camps, performance, art installations and full fire permits are in play for this event, so please bring your firetoys and enjoy spinning on the edge of the Pacific Ocean!

We will have amplified music from 10a-10p. If you are interested in performing, please see below.

This is the only official Burning Man event in the world that has no boundaries, gates, or required admission price. That is an incredible opportunity for sharing this beautiful energy with our immediate community. To make this happen, we need volunteers and willing hands to bring this to our beach!

To cover the costs of the permits and insurance, we ask that you donate $10 per person to the event either by paypaling mpyre.treasury@gmail.com or donating during the event.

All ages are welcome, as well as dogs on leashes.

We are allowed to have open containers on the beach, however all state, local and federal rules apply.

If you are interested in volunteering, we have the following needs:

- Greeter Booth
- Greeter Lead
- Greeters
- Green Beans (recycle/garbage)
- Burn Barrels
- Firewood
- Burn Barrel Overseer
- Rangers

If you are interested in performing, volunteering, installing an art piece, theme camp or have any questions please email monterey@burningman.com and let us know what we can do to help!

News, Summer Beach Burn and the Spring Fling Campout!

Hey Guys -

Just want to give everyone an update on what’s going on around these Monterey Burner stomping grounds!

422 Roundup:

Thank you everyone that helped and made the 422 Roundup at Lupin Lodge a wild success! We raised almost $400 towards upcoming events and fun. We had a wonderful time of connection with loads of great volunteer help (thank you all our greeters!), sewing workshop by Miss Sara Grindy that made everyone feeling pretty fine about themselves, and the costume swap that seemed to never end and produced more fashion than you could shake your fedora at!

Thank you again, everyone and looking forward to doing it again!

Spring Fling Campout and Ranger Roundup:

That’s right, this weekend is our Spring Fling Campout and Ranger Round Up! Pack your gear, clean off the cooler and lets get this camp out on!

We have the group camp site at Fremont Peak State Park (http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=564) for both Friday and Saturday night and we would love to share that space and time with YOU!

If you plan on camping this weekend, make sure to reserve your spot with a $15 contribution per person (kids under 18 free with adult) at www.montereyburners.com or paypal to mpyre.treasury@gmail.com. We are about halfway filled up on reservations, and we will most likely sell out, so please reserve your spot as soon as you can!

Dogs: Totally welcome as long as they leave no trace and have a leash available, as there could be multiple canine friends at the campout.

Ranger Training: During the weekend there will also be a Black Rock Ranger Training taking place for those that are looking to do their Ranger training or renewal. For more information on Black Rock Rangers, check out: http://rangers.burningman.com/wordpress/

Silent Disco: Friends of MPYRE have graciously loaned us some radio transmitters to test out. We will be bringing some sound equipment to help test this out. If you want to be a part of this hopefully fun experience, please bring an FM radio and some headphones/earbuds to listen along and get your groove on!

Day Use cost is 5$ per person.

We also need two volunteers for the weekend to help with checking people in as they arrive, please contact monterey@burningman.com and let us know!

MPYRE Strikes Back: The Summer Beach Burn

Many of you have been emailing me about the possibility of an upcoming beach burn this summer. Here is the situation, in the past the City of Monterey has been beyond generous in holding the dates for the Beach Burns before we could submit payment, due to us having very little resources. Unfortunately, their policies have gotten a little stricter, and we have not been able to secure a date yet, due to fund needs. We raised almost $400 at the last campout, and we can now start putting the gears in motion to get insurance and start putting plans together. I will contact the City of Monterey this week and get the process moving along. We have spoken about doing July 10th, however that is not a fully secured date yet.

This Beach Burn is an incredible event, as it is the only official Burning Man event in the world that has no gates, fences, or required admission fee. We have always asked for a suggested donation of $10 per person, and we have had a varied response rate to that over the years. We are hoping, through campouts during the year, and the donations received for the event, that we will be able to continue to do these events.

Not only does it take finances to make these events happen, we also need a solid crew of volunteers to help make this a reality! Black Rock Rangers, Greeter Lead, Greeters, Burn Barrel Watchers, Green Beans, and Burn Barrel Betties! If you would like to volunteer to help out please bump an email to monterey@burningman.com

If you would like to help contribute to move this process along in getting us closer to a summer beach burn feel free to earmark your 10$ (or 5$ or 1$ or whatever amount you feel moved to contribute) for the Beach Burn through paypal to mpyre.treasury@gmail.com.

That’s all the news folks!

Thanks for being part of this great family, and looking forward to more fun, connection and community!

Jennie Kay

Spring Fling Campout and Ranger Roundup! May 20-22 at Fremont Peak State Park

Hey guys!! It’ right around the corner, our Spring Fling Campout and Ranger Roundup at Fremont Peak.

What’s this you say? A campout? with Black Rock Ranger Training? BUT I’M NOT A RANGER AND I LOOK TERRIBLE IN KHAKI!

Well, it’s true, you do look terrible in khaki (someone had to tell you!) however this doesn’t mean you can’t have a great time at the campout.

MPYRE has reserved the group campsite at Fremont Peak. If you haven’t been there before, it is a stunning vista at 3000ft elevation that looks out across Monterey and San Benito Counties. This is a great time of community connection and fun. The Ranger Training will go on during the day on Saturday, however for the rest of us, there is plenty of hiking, fun, silliness and mayhem to be had.

We will also be doing a test run of some silent disco equipment for future events, so lets see what kind of silent trouble we can get into!

This event is expected to sell out. We are limiting ticket sales to 60 people, and we have had a great amount of interest so if you are interested, please reserve your place now. The cost is 15$ per person for the whole weekend, that includes two nights of camping, and a hug. If you aren’t in the mood to camp, come on out for the day and it’s only 5$ per person. All funds go towards paying for the event, and going towards insurance, permits, etc. for future community events such as TRUE GRIT, and MPYRE Strikes Back.

***We have two comps available for anyone wanting to act as gatekeeper (checking in the people as they arrive. no need to stand at the gate, however when you see someone pull in, go over and make certain they are on the list, give them their schwag, etc.) If you are interested in this, please contact monterey@burningman.com***

The 422 Roundup Burner Campout at Lupin Lodge

That’s right, we are just a few weeks away from MPYRE’s first (of two!) spring campouts!!!

Dust off your camping gear, and get ready for a fun community-centric weekend of fun!

April 22-24
The 422 Roundup
Location: Lupin Lodge in Los Gatos (www.lupin.com)
Friday – Sunday
50$ a person
**a percentage of funds raised from this event go towards funding the MPYRE Beach Burns and Community Events**

A community campout to get to know local burners and enjoy the beautiful Lupin Lodge property, a 110-acre clothing-optional family-friendly community.
It looks like there are some fun workshops lined up including sewing, taichi, electric bikes, egg decorating, and more!

There is also rumor of a Settlers of Catan throwdown on Saturday afternoon, an easter egg hunt and some Burning Man Bocce!

This is not a major music event, however there will be chill/downtempo DJ music and some stage time for live performances. If you are interested in performing at this event, please contact monterey@burningman.com

Cost: $50* per person, payable at the gate, all children must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. Only service animals (with appropriate legal paperwork) allowed.
*A portion of these funds go to help MPYRE fund future events.

Are you a musician, have a band or like to DJ? Let us know! We have 1 indoor and 2 outdoor stages!

Have a skill or talent you would like to share with others? Scrapbooks? Collage? Hoop-making? LEDs? EL Wire? Costumes? Host a workshop!

Want to host a costume/clothing-swap? You name it, let’s do it!

Interested in screening your favorite movie? Set up a pyjama party!

Want to bring your theme camp here and test your will against a wonderful and relaxing spring weekend? Bring it on!

Art project that needs a lot of gawkers? Set it up and let us gawk!

If you have any questions, are interested in performing, hosting an event, or showing off your skills or artwork, please email monterey@burningman.com and we will do our best to accommodate you!

This is a LEAVE NO TRACE event.

***LUPIN LODGE IS A PRIVATE CLOTHING-OPTIONAL FAMILY RESORT, please be prepared to register at the gate with a state-or-federally issued form of ID