PAST EVENT: Jan 17, South Bay Burners January Meet & Greet – Karaoke Extended Edition!

WHAT: Happy New Year!! Come to the January meet & greet and connect with other South Bay Burners! Talk about tickets, art projects, theme camps and your vision for the 2019 BRC. Instead of our typical 9pm end time, we’re going all out and extending the meet and greet for karaoke!! Karaoke at O’Malley’s starts at 9pm. Come show off those impressive vocal skills! WHEN: … Continue reading PAST EVENT: Jan 17, South Bay Burners January Meet & Greet – Karaoke Extended Edition!

PAST EVENT: Sat Dec 8, Flaming Lotus Girls’ In The Red Fun(d)raising Art Party

WHERE: SOMArts Community Center, 934 Brannan, San Francisco WHEN: Saturday, December 8, 8:00 pm-2:00 am Tickets: General Admission tix available via EventBrite ($20-$90) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/720243778318860/ DETAILS World-renowned fire sculpture mavens, the Flaming Lotus Girls, invite you to join us for our annual fundraiser, art show and general good time! Be inspired in the gallery, bid on auction items (rad Xmas shopping), whet your whistle with delicious cocktails and light … Continue reading PAST EVENT: Sat Dec 8, Flaming Lotus Girls’ In The Red Fun(d)raising Art Party

PAST EVENT: Dec 7, Playa to Paseo Installation Celebration – Santa Swarm! (‘Ho-Ho at HaHa’)

WHAT: A celebration for the two most recent artworks of Playa to Paseo will be held at Hammer Theatre Plaza on December 7, 2018 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Come in your Santa Suits for photos with the HaHa installation! Two More Art Pieces from Burning Man will be Exhibited in San José – The City of San José Office of Cultural Affairs and … Continue reading PAST EVENT: Dec 7, Playa to Paseo Installation Celebration – Santa Swarm! (‘Ho-Ho at HaHa’)

PAST EVENT: Dec 1, BRC Cultural Direction Setting Discussion – SV & Friends

(picture by Annette Jenab, BRC 2016) Silicon Village is hosting a community conversation around Cultural Direction Setting for Black Rock City, prior to our Village Meeting/Party for December. We will have a deeper discussion around the topics below and share notes with the visioning group as qualitative data. Friends of the Village plus any past, current and future Villagers are welcome! 4pm – 6pm Community … Continue reading PAST EVENT: Dec 1, BRC Cultural Direction Setting Discussion – SV & Friends

PAST EVENT: Friday Nov 23, Christmas in the Park Tree Decorating

(Picture by James Addison) Every year, there is a Christmas In The Park exhibition of lights and tree decorations in San Jose Plaza de Cesar Chavez.  The trees are sponsored & decorated by community group, non-profit, school, business or scout troops… and this is the 2nd year that the Southbay Burners Regional Group have reserved a community tree and invite you all to join us in … Continue reading PAST EVENT: Friday Nov 23, Christmas in the Park Tree Decorating

PAST EVENT: Nov 22, L – Tryptophan Trip Out

(picture by Ana Grillo, BRC 2011) Psychedelic Thanksgiving anyone? If you are in the San Francisco bay area and have no family around, join ours! We will embrace you like a long lost relative complete with aunts and uncles! Or do you just need an excuse to leave the drama of your family get-together early? Come on! Break out your tie-died bell bottom jeans and … Continue reading PAST EVENT: Nov 22, L – Tryptophan Trip Out

PAST EVENT: Nov 17th, BRC Cultural Direction Setting Discussion

(picture by Annette Jenab, BRC 2016) Participate! South Bay Burners is hosting a community conversation around Cultural Direction Setting for Black Rock City. We will have a deeper discussion around the topics below and share notes with the visioning group as qualitative data. WHEN: Saturday Nov 17, from 1:00pm to 3:00pm WHERE: San Jose (Manea’s home) FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/events/486775788503056/ Details of the project: In 2016, Burning Man … Continue reading PAST EVENT: Nov 17th, BRC Cultural Direction Setting Discussion

PAST EVENT: Nov 16, “Friendsgiving + Ornament Crafting” Meet & Greet

Our ‘3rd Thursday’ monthly meet & greets are a great way to connect year-round with the thriving South Bay Burner community, where over 80 theme camps call the South Bay/Silicon Valley home! November Meet&Greet on Friday: Friendsgiving & Ornaments! This November, we’re hosting the meet&greet on FRIDAY  Nov 16 at a private residence to celebrate all that we are thankful for.  Here in the South Bay, we are grateful … Continue reading PAST EVENT: Nov 16, “Friendsgiving + Ornament Crafting” Meet & Greet

PAST EVENT: Oct 20, SF Decompression “Black Top City”

Burning Man Presents San Francisco Area Decompression 2018: Black Top City! WHEN: Saturday, October 20th 2:00 PM – 2:00 AM WHERE: At Potrero Power Station, 23rd St @ Illinois St, San Francisco Tickets: Tickets here Cost: $25-30 in advance, $35 at door, kids 12 and under free! A portion of proceeds will benefit local neighborhood initiatives. We are also doing a tool drive to support Burners Without Borders … Continue reading PAST EVENT: Oct 20, SF Decompression “Black Top City”

PAST EVENT: Sept 20, Virgin-No-More Graduation Burner Meet & Greet

Our September “Third Thursday Meet&Greet” is a very special occasion… as we will not only grab a cocktail with our fellow South Bay Burners to share the 2018 BRC experience & corroborate our tall tales, but we will also formally congratulate the our virgin-no-more first-time burners who just popped their playa-cherry & hand out “official diploma” (suitable for framing) certifying our new burners as an … Continue reading PAST EVENT: Sept 20, Virgin-No-More Graduation Burner Meet & Greet