Regional Contacts
Minnesota
The Minnesota Regional Contacts serve primarily Minnesota, but
also act as points of contact for many burners in Western Wisconsin
and the Eastern Dakotas. Minnesota has a diverse and ever-expanding
Burning Man community that has seen a great deal of growth in recent
years. We enthusiastically reach out to other groups in the communities
we serve, tapping into the incredible arts community in the Twin
Cities and Duluth/Superior.
Outside of Minnesota few people realize just how rich and vital our arts community is, with a long-standing Art Car Parade, dozens of festivals and arts events, as well as being home to some of the most highly regarded institutions in the United States, including the Guthrie Theater and Walker Art Center. Larry Harvey's presentation at the Walker, "La Vie Boheme", should be required reading for any member of the Burning Man community that has ever been asked to explain Burning Man.
| main contact: | Paul Gutoski/Paulski, Rev. Steven Grafing/Reverend Zed, Mike Poggenburg |
| burning since: | Paul - 1999, Zed - 2005, Mike - 2003 |
| personal quotes: | "My wife and I have raised our children from
the moment they were born to celebrate their individuality, follow
their passion, and to view life as constant opportunity to strengthen
their community through diversity of thought, belief, and action.
Through our ties to the Burning Man community we have found people
who believe in this same ideal. As long as this community continues
to gather we will be with them, for they have become part of us and
we of them." — Reverend Zed "Burning Man to me is not so much an ideal as it is a model - the idea that you can put together thousands of creative minds with the single unifying thread being 'you are here now.' Any finite statement of purpose, any ideological agenda, clouds that notion and obscures its inherent beauty." — Mike Poggenburg |
| email: | Minnesota Regional |
| announcement lists: | Subscribers
to the announce list will receive updates about related events within
their local community; announce lists are not open discussion lists,
therefore, all posts are routed through the Regional Contact. To subscribe
to the announce list for this region, send a blank email to: minnesota-announce-subscribe@burningman.com |
| discussion lists: | Burningman-TC on Yahoo Groups |
| related urls: | Visit our group on tribe at TC Burners or our Yahoo Group at Burningman-TC |
| local event calendar: | Don't forget to check the Calendar for year around events in your area. |
Recent Events:
The Burning Man community in Minnesota is very active, getting together at events
within our community as well as hosting frequent gatherings at our various homes.
We gather weekly throughout the year every Wednesday at Bob's Java Hut, a coffee
shop in Minneapolis that has made us welcome for many years. We actively encourage
new members of our family, as well as people who are simply curious about Burning
Man, to come visit and learn more about the event.
Please check back for even more information about the Burning Man community
in your area. We're gathering more details — coming soon! 
