Regional Contacts
Wisconsin
The BurningSNOW Center for ExperiMENTAL Arts is located in Milwaukee and serves as regional contact center for Wisconsin. Nearby cities include Madison, WI and Chicago, IL. We interact with the regional contacts from Michigan, Illinois, Minnesota, Canada and others. We organize Snowflake Village at Burning Man, a meeting place for Midwesterners. In addition to our regular monthly meetings, we hold regional urban burns on the Solstices and Equinoxes which are attended by people from all over the region. We also offer hooping, fire spinning and poi instruction year-round.
| main contact: | Eric B. Griswold (Niacin) and Marilyn P. Besasie (Russian Wulfgar) |
| burning since: | 1997 |
| personal quote: | “Forget Paris. Go to Burning Man. It's one of the world's centers of innovative design. You will see more astonishing things in a day than you will ordinarily see in a year. People from the Midwest can especially benefit from this. To contribute to this connection is a privilege.” |
| email: | Wisconsin Regional |
| announcement lists: |
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lists, therefore, all posts are routed through the Regional Contact.
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to: wisconsin-announce-subscribe@burningman.com |
| discussion list: | Wisconsin Burners on Google Groups |
| event photos | Wisconsin Burners on Google Sites |
| related url: |
Wisconsin Burners on Facebook Snowflake Village, the village of Midwesterners Wisconsin Burners on Google Sites |
| local event calendar: | Don't forget to check the Calendar for year around events in your area. |
Recent Events:
2012
- Summer biweekly Burner Acculturation Meetings sessions at the BurningSNOW Center in Milwaukee.
- June- joined with others to create Lakes of Fire, the official Great Lakes regional event in Rothbury, Michigan.
- June- offered a Fire Safety pre-meeting to qualify fire spinners to perform at Lakes of Fire.
- May & June- build meetings held in Wisconsin to pre-construct the Lakes of Fire Effigy.
- April- organized a Burner campout event in rustic cabins at beautiful Point Beach State Park.
- March & April- the Milwaukee Fire marshall approved a new extension to our firespinning protocol, including new safe and legal procedures for firebreathing.
- February- organized the Riverwest Mardi Gras Parade of the Arts.
- January- were one of three national finalists in the Bay View Art Stop design competition and was awarded $1,000.00.
- Yearly- produced 12 episodes of Brian Box television, an independent cable-access shown twice a week that often features documentary segments about Burning Man.
- Held weekly Open House gatherings and monthly General Meetings at the BurningSNOW Center in Milwaukee, featuring videos, newcomer orientations, build parties, firespinning introductions, etc.
- October- had our official Wisconsin Decompression event with live music, art, bands, firespinning, and an Effigy Burn.
- June- joined with others to create Lakes of Fire, the official Great Lakes regional event in Rothbury, Michigan.
- May- held our "summer-ish" burner event at the BurningSNOW Center.
- March- organized the Riverwest Mardi Gras Parade of the Arts, with firespinners and costumed people.
- January- held a winter Burner event with an Xmas Tree Burn in the new River Corridor portion of the Milwaukee River.
- Yearly- produced 12 episodes of Brian Box television, an independent cable-access shown twice a week that often features documentary segments about Burning Man.
2010
- Held weekly Open House gatherings and monthly General Meetings at the BurningSNOW Center in Milwaukee, featuring videos, newcomer orientations, build parties, firespinning introductions, etc.
- November- had an Orphan Potluck event just after Thanksgiving.
- October- had our official Wisconsin Decompression event with live music, art, bands, firespinning, and an Effigy Burn.
- June- joined with others to create Lakes of Fire, the official Great Lakes regional event in Rothbury, Michigan.
- May- started constructing "Stone of Rome" a talking, interactive Honorarium art grant piece created for the Burning Man event.
- April- organized a Burner campout event in rustic cabins at beautiful Point Beach State Park.
- February- organized the Riverwest Mardi Gras Parade of the Arts, with firespinners and costumed people.
- January- held a winter Burner event with an Xmas Tree Burn in the new River Corridor portion of the Milwaukee River.
- Yearly- produced 12 episodes of Brian Box television, an independent cable-access shown twice a week that often features documentary segments about Burning Man.
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