Through the Mushroom Ring
Basic Details
Happened on May 18th, 2023 – May 21st, 2023, at the Pulaski County Ft Wood Shrine in Waynesville, MO for the 13th year at this location.
2023 EC Team: Luci VonLumiel, Ron Ribiat (iRONic), Tara Dunmore (Tarabyte), Joshua Whitcomb (Dice), Jacqueline McKinney (Jac)
Otherworldly adventures await those brave or foolish enough to take a leap through a faire ring.
You awoke to find your camp surrounded by a spontaneous dusting of mushrooms, the default “normal” world you hailed from fading from your mind like the memory of dream. The name you once bore gone – traded away and replaced with a more fitting and descriptive cognomen in this preternatural gathering. Hardly alone in your adventure you find scores of other travelers – creative and stunning with their beautiful art and captivating engagement. Delightful treats and delicacies are offered – entirely free of course. There is no such thing as currency in this fairy tale world.
Burns have always been magical. In 2023 we want to leave the default world of mortals behind to escape; through the mushroom ring to a world of our own making. Fairies, magic, elves and pixies dancing in the moon; cottage-core tea parties; fire wrangling dragons, and glib goblin antics. All these and more to be found on the other side.
This year Interfuse had 636 people for an intentional community camping event. 1,194 attendees were adults and 56 under 18yoa.
List of departments and brief descriptions
- Kitchen – Keeping volunteers fed.
- City Watch – No stealin’ when it burns.
- Earth Guardians – LNT
- Gate – Checking in tickets and ID’s.
- Greeters – Reviewing principles.
- Medic – Responding to emergent situations and dealing with injuries.
- Rangers – Watchful and helpful eyes.
- Parking – Helping vehicles get situated.
- D.P.W. – Move and build.
- Burn Perimeter – Make sure nobody gets too close to the fire.
- Sand team – Really make sure nobody gets too close to the fire.
- Sound Marshal – Monitor decibel levels,
- Spark patrol – Watching sparks making sure no fires start.
- Conclave – Fire Performers
- Sanctuary – Green Dot Rangers
- IFArt – Art grants
- Sign Shop – Signs & other printing
- D.M.V. – Dpt. mutant vehicles
- Placement – Setting up where things go
- Exodus – GTFO
- Volunteer Coordinator – volunteer sign ups
Volunteering
785 total volunteering slots were available to sign up, around 200 volunteers did sign up.
2,355 hours were available for volunteers to sign up from all departments.
Participation
- Theme Camps – 28
- Estimated Displayed Art – 40
- Estimated Performers/Performing Groups – 20
- Mutant Vehicles – 12
- Structure Burns – 1
- Scheduled Events – 81
Art Grants
Total number of art grants funded this year was 24.
Financial Summary
| Revenue | |
| Ticket sales | $65,726.00 |
| Donations | $1,570.00 |
| Total Revenue | $67,296.00 |
| Expenses | |
| Art Grants | $21,823.00 |
| Land Rental / Storage | $11,150.00 |
| Equipment Rental | $3,917.20 |
| Insurance | $546.00 |
| Security | $672.00 |
| Departmental Expenses | $8,986.29 |
| Ticketing Fees | $1,125.00 |
| Association Overhead and Regional Development | $11,565.00 |
| Total Expenses | $59,784.49 |
| Net Income | $7,511.51 |
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