Midwest Burners

What on earth should we do next year?

We asked for some suggestions, we got a few for you to pick from. Let us know how you plan on Burning in 2024. Then later in this InfoBot we’ll tell you When to plan on Burning in 2024. And lastly, an announcement about the cost of tickets.

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Save the dates!

May 16th – May 19th, 2024

We know that being able to plan around events in advance goes a long way, so we’re glad to announce Interfuse will be hosted in the middle of May, at the same campground in Pulaski County Ft Wood Shrine in Waynesville, MO

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Inflation? Nah, looking to hire medics

For years Interfuse has been one of the largest and most affordable burn opportunities in the country. A fact we have prided ourselves on, as it has made the culture accessible to as many as possible. Unfortunately we have reached a point where it is prudent to examine what we’re charging in admission against our responsibilities to the safety of our participants.

So we announce we will be raising our ticket price to 75$ per general admission.

As alluded to in the header, a contributing factor to the decision came from the suggestion that the event hire and staff professional medic staff to be on call rather than rely entirely upon our InterRanger volunteers.

Additionally, this will bring our event more in line with comparable events of our size and allow us to fund more artists and project grants.

_{Please don’t come at us with pitchforks and torches.}

We’re a non-profit, not the tax man.  Remain posted as we are also looking into expanding our presale opportunities for volunteers to maybe include discounted tickets as well. We haven’t ironed out the details, but it’s something we would like to pursue.

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Lastly, we just want to thank you all for being a part of this community with us. For anyone who would like to become more involved with with the planning of our events, or more involved with leadership in general please reach out to any of the ECs.

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What on earth should we do next year?

Interfuse has prided itself on being a community first and from the bottom-up organization. To that end, we look to the great dusty masses of our Burner families and ask, “So what do we do NOW?”

We will keep this open for some time, and once we have enough submissions, expect a poll to be published for YOU (yes, you specifically reader) to help decide.

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Call for Leaders and heroics

Have you been burning for awhile now? Have you been volunteering for years and find yourself helping teach rookie burners the ropes for a department or how to practically apply our cultures principals and values at the event? Can you not sit by and watch someone do something the wrong way? Well then, you just might be perfect to join the ranks of our volunteer leads and co-leads. As an entirely volunteer based organization there is never a shortage of work to be shared among those of us willing (or foolish enough) to care. To this end, we would ask you to throw  your name in this hat, or throw someone else’s name under this proverbial sado-masochistic hobby we call burning volunteer leadership if you think they’ll be a good fit.

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Diversity / Inclusion / Accessibility

If you were to look up the 10 Principles of Burning Man, the first thing you would likely see reads as such:

While this stands as a true statement, it doesn’t mean that we should be content with a homogenous demographic to our participant population. As part of the Burning Man project, our mission is the share our culture with the rest of the world and attract the most diverse tapestry of folks to our events with open arms. We deal in experience – saving and curating what we bring Home to share with others in a decommodified trade of the immaterial.

But Burning is HARD. There are challenges abound. Ranging from needing experience and gear to camp out of doors for long periods of time, to having a body that is fit and able to attend an event without serious health complications or barriers due to a lack of access.

Therefore we want to start a new department with this goal in mind. This department is very undefined at this point in how it would operate. The challenges are unique and the work specifically may take the form of a lot of meetings ahead of and after the event. If you’re interested in helping InterFuse reach out to BIPOC, and engineer solutions to challenges that may limit our events accessibility for marginalized Burners; even those who don’t know they’re Burners yet.

Travel Through the Mushroom ring can be dangerous. Take this (map)

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Gate Hours

Address

Pulaski County Fort Leonard Wood Shrine Club
26920 Shrine Road
Laquey, Missouri, USA 65534

Google Maps or Apple Maps

If you arrive after the gate has closed for the night, there is always the chance that an EC named Sven will meet you at the gate to process your ticket and let you in the gate. However, you will NOT be permitted to bring a vehicle on site after hours.

This is a no re-entry event. Make sure to come prepared with all that you’ll need to survive the weekend, and plan on brining everything you brought back with you. That means trash, coal or wood ash, or even the boyfriend you broke up with at the burn.

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Whether to weather and whatever to wear?

May in Missouri is notorious for unpredictable and wet weather patterns. While a forecast could be optimistic, always prepare for the possibility of rain and a gambit of temperatures. A good pair of rain proof boots and extra socks (stored in something like a ziplock bag to stay dry) are a boon any experienced Burner wouldn’t be caught dead without. If leaving camp for awhile, maybe think to secure a rainfly and tie down any shade shelters in case of scattered showers

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Exodus