BLACK ROCK
FRENCH QUARTER CITIZENS GUIDE
BIENVENUE
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Black Rock French Quarter: Table of Contents
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Black Rock French Quarter: About Us
The Black Rock French Quarter is a village at Burning Man. The village is composed of various theme camps, each of which is devoted to a particular immersive experience, such as mixing cocktails, performing live music, baking breads and pastries, doing massage and bodywork, making and storing wine, crafting custom soaps, homebrewing beers, roasting coffee, cooking gumbo, or practicing meditation. The camps share these creative experiences with visitors, in an effort to transform visitors from consumers of gifts into participants in the creation of those gifts.
ABOUT BLACK ROCK FRENCH QUARTER
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Black Rock French Quarter: Expectations
The Black Rock French Quarter is proudly a volunteer effort, in every sense of the word. Every member is expected to participate in every aspect of their theme camp, without being forced to do so. We do not recruit members just to have enough bodies to staff a camp or enough money to fund it, and we do not accept groups without getting to know and accept every individual within that group.
Each member should expect to spend about a week in the months before Burning Man helping the village prepare, a day or so during the festival helping run their camp, a day at the end of the festival helping tear down, pack out, and clean up, and a few days after the festival helping get everything properly stored in the default world. There are no task masters setting your daily schedule or forcing you to do this work, but our community is aggressive in weeding out anyone who is not excited to contribute to our collective success. You join our village because you want to be part of it, and there is no place for you unless you are enthusiastic about doing your share.
EXPECTATIONS: HIGH LEVEL OF COMMITMENT
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Black Rock French Quarter: Expectations
This section is meant to give you a quick glance of everything you’ll discover in more detail throughout this guide.
EXPECTATIONS: A BULLETED LIST TO LIVE BY
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EXPECTATIONS: A BULLETED LIST TO LIVE BY
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EXPECTATIONS: A BULLETED LIST TO LIVE BY
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Black Rock French Quarter: Theme Camps
Theme camps within the Black Rock French Quarter aim to be between 10 and 30 members, to keep the teams intimate, and ensure that everyone feels personal responsibility for making their camp successful.
But we're a village composed of over a dozen different theme camps, which means you'd be part of a very small and close knit team (your camp) within a very large supportive community (the village). Our village is most famous for our two story buildings with wrought iron balconies, from which brass bands play during Mardi Gras on Tuesday, as well as the lushly appointed golden dome of the Golden Cafe, celebrating its 15th year on playa. Our camps include cocktail lounges, live blues and jazz venues, a bakery, a supper club, a bathhouse, a cafe that roasts coffee fresh on playa, a vineyard, a wine cellar, a dojo, a press corps, and a variety of other attractions in development.
THEME CAMPS: WE HAVE PIZAZZ
Some of Our Camps include:
Details of camps are in appendix
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Black Rock French Quarter: Duties
DUTIES: WE GET MERDE DONE
There are a number of essential duties that make our village possible. To be a member of our village, you must sign up for at least one of these more duties during registration, in addition to the responsibilities you have to your specific theme camp.
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DUTIES: WE GET MERDE DONE
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DUTIES: WE GET MERDE DONE
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Seriously, it takes a village to run a village. You make it happen.
Black Rock French Quarter: Before You Arrive
There is literally no way for us to tell you what this will be like, but we’re going to try...
There are about 20 days of welding, carpentry, painting, decorating, planning, and design that go into creating a village like ours.
There are about 7 days packing the vehicles, 5 days of unpacking the vehicles and assembling the village before the festival starts, 4 days of disassembling the village and packing the vehicles at the end of the festival, and 2 days of unpacking the vehicles after they arrive home. The more hands we have, the faster it goes. To truly be a member of the village, you need to do your part in at least some of this work.
BEFORE YOU ARRIVE: WHAT TO EXPECT
Burning Man is a collective experience that requires literally everyone.
There are no workers, employees and everything that exists, everything that happens requires literally “a village”.
Participate.
We understand not everyone has the freedom to stay before or after the burn, although someone has to.
If you can’t stay, let us know and put in the time and effort during the burn with all the needed duties to keep the village thriving in an uninhabitable place.
Only you can make Burning Man work.
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GETTING THE HELL ON THE ROAD
Black Rock French Quarter: Getting to Burning Man
OPTION TWO: AMERICAN DREAM (CRUNCHY’S FAVE)
Highlights: This is a great drive through the Mojave Desert and when you get into the Sierra Nevada mountains it becomes simply incredible, with breathtaking views all around. You are often in places quite rural and remote but there are still plenty of services and supermarkets and restaurants to keep you from going into convulsions or heavy breathing.
GETTING THE HELL ON THE ROAD
First things first, get your kickass playlist together for the drive, including a little Serge Gainsbourg. Then choose:
OPTION ONE: ASTROTURF HIGHWAY
Highlights: Reserved for those who depend on chain restaurants/hotels to get them across the country without incident. This is, by far, the most lackluster approach to Burning Man one could make.
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GETTING THE HELL ON THE ROAD
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OPTION THREE: PLAYA BDASS’ SPOOKY DESERT ROUTE
Don’t Panic! Open a big bag of food for the pets. Fill your gas tank, and fill it whenever you can!
Take the US-95 N to the RIGHT towards Fallon. Once in Fallon, turn LEFT onto US-50 towards Fernley
Total Miles from Los Angeles CA to Black Rock City NV is 579 miles
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Black Rock French Quarter: Arriving
ARRIVING: WELCOME HOME
Once you turn off the highway onto Gate Road, slow the fuck down, there are cops and they are real. It may take you awhile (30 minutes to 6 hours )to get through the line, so chill out too.
Drive no faster than 5MPH when entering or leaving BRC. Anything faster than this produces huge clouds of dust, endangers the lives of your fellow citizens, and is annoying. Remember that pedestrians and bicycles always have the right of way over motor vehicles.
Give your ticket to the gate staff or deal with Will Call.
Then drive on to greeters. They're crazy bastards. Give them a hug. If you've never been before, jump out of the car and tell them you were told to tell them you're a virgin and don't know why you're supposed to tell them that. Then stare up at them with big, trusting, innocent eyes.
Find your way to the Village and ask someone important looking where you're specific camp is located. J/K no one looks important.
Then proceed to your location and anchor your vehicle at your campsite. No cruising! Black Rock City is designed for pedestrians and bicycles. Except for public agencies, specially marked Black Rock City service vehicles, and Art Cars licensed by the Department of Mutant Vehicles, no cars or motorcycles are allowed to drive around.
Head back to the French Quarter build crew and lend a hand. Your fresh hands will be welcome; whether you can swing a hammer and string lights, or roll burritos and hand out water, WE NEED YOU.
Now that you’re a contributing citizen, relax, enjoy and pARTicipate!
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Black Rock French Quarter: Residing
RESIDING: LIVING ON THE PLAYA
Money-less Living
After you spend a small fortune to be here, live here and leave, everything is free. No vending or other use of money is allowed at Burning Man. Black Rock City is a place of sharing and free exchange within a gift economy. The only exceptions to this rule are the Center Camp Cafe, which sells espresso and a few other beverages, and CampArctica which sells ice - the proceeds from both ventures go to the town of Gerlach that so graciously hosts Burning Man - and crotchety BRC veterans still hate this outpost of commerce.
Sound Etiquette
Limit sound to a level that does not cause serious disruption to adjacent camps. The city sound policy limits large sound systems to the streets 2:00 and 10:00 at the far ends of the city. The max power is 300 watts, provided there are no substantive complaints from the neighbors. If a problem continues, the source of power may be disabled. If no one is dancing to your music, turn it off.
Don’t Be Rude. Be Invited, Si’l Vous Plait.
Be respectful of other camps, private kitchens and residences. Most camps have public spaces connected to the main roads through the city, and more private spaces within. It is safe to assume that you can enter, pass through, or crash in the public spaces whenever you like, but you should absolutely ask for permission before passing through anything that may be private. Also be very careful when traveling the narrow pathways between tents - they are frequently tangled with guy lines and exposed rebar.
Respect public boundaries.
The boundaries of Black Rock City are clearly marked and established within an area of the playa that is administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for purposes of public recreation. The BLM will establish a buffer zone on the playa around Black Rock City. No camping is allowed in this area. The marked area immediately fronting our city is reserved for works of art. No automobile traffic or motorized vehicles are permitted inside this area.
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Black Rock French Quarter: Residing
RESIDING: SETTING UP WITH BRFQ
Setting Up
Bring LEATHER work gloves. It’s harsh, your hands will thank you. If you don’t bring gloves, you’re still expected to work hard.
After you’ve helped build the Village, it’s probably dark out. Good news though, your new friends from build will be much more likely to help pitch your tent. It’s a village, we’re family.
Before arriving please practice setting up your tent, dome, teepee, shade structure, etc a few times to make sure it actually works because you're going to have to set it up when you're tired after a long drive and in unfamiliar settings. You definitely want to be sure you have the structure you thought you had.
Cars and Tents
Tents are easy to set up and small. You don't need a huge tent. They tend to get very hot during the day, often too hot to stay in after about 11 o'clock unless they're covered in Mylar (which you can do if you like). A tent with good venting, or swamp cooler stays cool a lot longer, and no tent will keep out all the dust.
RVs and Vans
RVs and vehicles are also common.
RV’s are nice, but they are the most expensive option. They tend to be redundant to many of the facilities we offer, if you sign up fo showers etc.
Cargo Vans are an excellent option for a single participant or a couple. Be sure to fill up with gas before you enter Burning Man. A cargo van uses less space that RV’s and offer many of the functional utilities like air conditioning.
We still recommend you cover your cargo van with a tarp as this drastically reduces the heat inside your vehicle.
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Black Rock French Quarter: Moop
MOOP: MATTER OUT OF PLACE & LEAVE NO TRACE (LNT)
Burning Man is a leave no trace event. Don't drop trash on the ground. When you see trash on the ground, pick it up. Moop is bad. Moop is the enemy. Moop will eat you in your sleep if allowed to run free.
Leave no trace
Not ashes from your cigarette, not mint sprigs from your drink, not a green bean from your dinner. Please take everything you brought to the event back home with you, and be ready to take one bag of random trash that accumulates in your camp from all those visitors as well. No trash receptacles or bins will be provided, except in some camps that are collecting their own trash from their own functions, such as bars collecting the bottles they empty in serving drinks. Placing trash, or even asking to place trash in a receptacle belonging to another camp is considered deeply offensive by many veterans of the event. Burning Man will provide only portable toilets that will be emptied on a regular basis. Do not empty trash in the portable toilets.
Grey Water
Bring a bucket with sealable lid to remove your own grey water. Leaving no trace means carrying out your own grey water from cooking, brushing your teeth, etc. Every member of the village should bring with them a 5 gallon bucket with secure lid, to collect whatever grey water you produce, and haul it back out. Our various camps sometimes have their own grey water tanks, but those are strictly for the grey water produced by their bars or kitchens or showers in serving the public. If you want to set up your own shower or evaporator or other such facility, you must let your camp director know, and you must have the facilities to dismantle and haul out the resulting stinky mess and leftover grey water yourself.
Trash Out
Everyone will be required to take one or two bags of Village trash with them. Thank you in advance.
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SURVIVING BURNING MAN
The environment at Burning Man is unforgiving to say the least, but you should be fine if you take care of yourself.
Still, it's quite stressful to the body and yes, you can die.
Practice Radical Self Reliance at all times.
Be mindful of preexisting conditions that might flare up when exposed to stress, heat, and dehydration.
Stay Cool. Drink water. Don’t Die.
Black Rock French Quarter: Surviving
SURVIVING: WITH WATER
The air is extremely dry and the dust sucks water out of your body. Because of this, you need to make sure you've got enough water, electrolytes, and salt. Too little of these will leave you dehydrated and miserable. Generally speaking, you want to make sure your pee is nearly clear, and that you're mixing in several salty foods and electrolyte sources into your diet.
Gatorade is your friend. Massive amounts of alcohol is not your friend. Hangovers at Burning Man are nasty if you don't work hard to avoid them. It's possible to get one without getting drunk.
Always bring water with you when you go anywhere. Having a convenient method of transporting this water is wonderful such Camelbacks/canteens with a comfortable way of carrying them hands free. If your pee is dark, you’re not getting enough water.
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Black Rock French Quarter: Surviving
SURVIVING: WITH THE RIGHT FOOD
You are responsible for bringing all of your own food, shelter, water, fuel, and anything else you need to be happy and healthy for at least one week in the middle of the desert.
As a general rule, none of the camps in our village provide showers, or power, or shade, or meals, or kitchens, other than members’ “buy-in” plans. Mind you, all these services exist within our village because members like you step up to organize them. Even if you do participate in one of these plans, you are still entirely responsible for all of your own supplies and basic needs - this includes survival rations for the duration of the event, in case something catastrophic happens to your kitchen or vehicle.
Helpful Tips
Helpful Tips (continued)
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Black Rock French Quarter: Surviving
SURVIVING: WITH THE RIGHT FOOD
Helpful Tips (Continued: Part Deux)
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Black Rock French Quarter: Surviving
SURVIVING: WHITE OUTS
There is crazy wind of up to 70 mph. It usually kicks up around 10-11am and might not go away until after 8pm, but it usually does go down at night. They are unpredictable. Mixed with the ultra fine playa dust, it can be difficult to breathe and it can get in your eyes. As such, you should ALWAYS have goggles and a dust mask or handkerchief on your body at ALL TIMES. Keep them in your pocket, in your Camelback or around your neck.
You don't want to be wandering around in the whiteout. If you see a wall of white coming at you from the distance, you should take shelter somewhere, even if that means being near a big piece of art BEFORE it hits. It's very easy to get disoriented, it's difficult to breathe (especially without a mask), and you really can't see far at all. With that said, take note of where the white comes from. The wind direction rarely changes (especially in the middle of a white out), and it usually runs down 5:30. If you're out on open playa and you absolutely need to get back (injury, perhaps?) most likely you can move into the wind... this should take you to the city where you can find help.
If you have no bandanna or dust mask, use your shirt or any other cloth to cover your nose and mouth. If you hear chatter on a radio near you, you can move towards that - it's standard policy for Rangers to turn up their radios in a white out so they don't get run over, and you can always go to them if you need help. Also, art cars tend to turn up their music or play other sounds to avoid getting hit... you can move towards those, but be careful. They should be stopped, but if they're stupid they might be moving, so make sure the sound is stopped before you go towards it.
Most people with shelter will offer it to you if you need in a dust storm. Plus it's a great way to meet people. Tell stories. Ask them about their lives. It'll be fun. Keep transportable food and water with you... you could be trapped in it for awhile.
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Black Rock French Quarter: Surviving
SURVIVING: DUST AND RAIN
Playa Dust
It will get everywhere (yup, everywhere!). It's ultra fine so it floats in the air all the time. No matter what, you and everything you own will get dusty. Electronics will be coated too, which is especially nasty for anything that involves precision moving parts (like zoom lenses for cameras). Don't bring anything that you would cry about losing (including loved ones; just kidding...kinda), and this goes double for electronics.If you want them to work, keep them sealed in zip lock bags.
Rain
Playa dust has unusual properties when wet. Basically, it sticks to everything like glue until it dries again. Attempting to drive a vehicle is totally useless. If it rains lightly midweek, run around naked or something, or consider going somewhere away from the mud (such as indoors). Be advised that no matter what shoes you wear, you will soon be wearing very tall platforms if it's doing anything more than sprinkling lightly. If it rains at the end of the week, we're not going anywhere until the playa dries out. So be prepared for enough food and water until the end of your stay.
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Black Rock French Quarter: Surviving
SURVIVING: WITH THE RIGHT CLOTHING
Clothing
Due to the environmental climate there are some special factors that you should take note of when considering what you're going to bring to wear. You'll need cool clothing for hot days and warm, and well-lit warm clothing for cold nights. You also need to have layers so you can adjust your clothing as the climate changes.
Or just be naked (hat still recommended).
No-Nos
Certain materials do better or worse out there. Avoid fake fur - while popular, it traps incredible amounts of dust and is dangerous around fire. Vinyl is another one to avoid, as it doesn't breathe well you’ll sweat without drying off, causing playa to turn to mud on your skin (eewww). Feathers and glitter are a no-nos as they create too much MOOP.
Costumes
Make sure your costumes account for wind and dust! I've seen people try to wear giant wings, then the wind kicked up and they found out why wings exist in the first place. Fun times.
In the Buff
Feel free to be naked, but please take into account the sun's rays. Sunscreen and SPF “lip” screen are essential. You’ll still want to bring a backpack with your essentials. One important thing to consider, especially for the girls, is chafing around the inner thighs. The general dryness of the environment makes this a significant issue if you're not wearing pants. Lube or Vaseline is actually recommended to cure this.
Hair
People with long hair may want to braid it for Burning Man so they don't have to deal with it during the burn.
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Black Rock French Quarter: Surviving
SURVIVING: WITH THE RIGHT EQUIPMENT
Must Have On You At All Times
The following things should be with you at all times. Often this means in a Camelback or backpack, in your pockets, or other bag. You want to have these things ready to go so you can grab them and do anything without warning:
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SURVIVING: WITH THE RIGHT EQUIPMENT
Must Have At Your Camp
The following things should be with you at all times. Often this means in a Camelback or backpack, in your pockets, or other bag. You want to have these things ready to go so you can grab them and do anything without warning:
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SURVIVING: WITH THE RIGHT EQUIPMENT
Option Stuff To Consider
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SURVIVING: WITH THE RIGHT EQUIPMENT
***DO NOT BRING***
Some items are not allowed at Burning Man, usually because cleaning them up is ridiculously hard to do. These include:
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Black Rock French Quarter: Surviving
SURVIVING: YOUR RELATIONSHIPS
Burning Man is notorious for destroying relationships.
Any cracks in a relationship often get exacerbated to extreme degrees due to the combination of environmental stress, close living conditions, and differing expectations. Generally speaking very new couples (first few months) tend to be immune to this effect, as do couples that have gone together before. Common Burning Man advice is to break up before the event and then get back together after. You can also chose to camp separately from your significant other by having them go with a nearby camp. Consider this carefully before deciding to come as a couple. If you do decide to come with your significant other, consider the following advice:
* Get tested before and after the event *
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Black Rock French Quarter: Surviving
SURVIVING: ALTERED STATES OF BEING
Since many see Burning Man as a giant party, drugs and alcohol are certainly available. You by no means have to use them. It's fun without them, and it can feel like a waste to spend time unable to appreciate your surroundings.
If you chose to use, please consider:
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Black Rock French Quarter: Taking Photos
TAKING PHOTOS
Burning Man is a beautiful place full of gorgeous art and life changing experiences. It's no surprise that many people want to photograph the event.
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Black Rock French Quarter: Leaving
LEAVING
Cleanup starts Saturday, the day the man burns. We will prepare the area for tear down and you will help!
On Sunday, we hold the Jazz Funeral for the man. Your job is to make sure that all personal gear is packed and the camp is cleaned completely. Make sure you don't party so hard Sunday night that you're useless Monday.
Much of Sunday and Monday will be spent taking down the Building and Pagoda, and sweeping for trash. Everyone is expected to take one bag of camp trash in addition to your own.
If you have to leave before Monday, pack up all your gear completely and spend some time sweeping, and by sweeping we me literally “comb the desert” like in Space Balls for Moop before you go, and help out with some basic clean up where you can.
Leave no trace!
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Black Rock French Quarter: Fees
FEES
Pay your share of camp and village expenses. It costs a mountain of money to create, transport, power, and maintain all of the infrastructure that makes the village and its camps possible. It costs an additional mountain of money to purchase all the food, liquor, and other consumables that we gift during the festival. Each member of the village contributes their fair share to their chosen camp, which generally ranges from $100 to $250 depending on the camp and its expense structure - camps that run heavy infrastructure or give away costly gifts generally have higher dues. In addition, there are village dues paid directly to the village on top of your camp dues.
Black Rock French Quarter 2018 dues: $175
Theme Camp 2018 dues: $100-$250
2018 Meal Plans: $20 (tbd per camp)
2018 Shower Plans (limited supply): $75
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Black Rock French Quarter: Tickets
TICKETS
You must have a ticket. We can assist with you this as the years go by, but ultimately, it is your responsibility to get one. Yes, we know this is hard, however, we have found, if you really want a ticket to Burning Man, you will find one.
Your ticket is a revocable license. Violation of Black Rock City rules, or violent or anti-social behavior, can result in revocation of your ticket and ejection from the event without refund.
No one under 18 will be admitted without a responsible adult. Tickets run about $500, depending on when you purchase them - they must be purchased in advance - no tickets will be sold at the gate.
If financially able, every camp member must sign up for the direct group sale and purchase as many tickets as possible.
It is YOUR responsibility to make sure YOU know the relevant times for signing up for the DGS and main sale, as well as when tickets should arrive at people’s houses.
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Black Rock French Quarter: Contact
CONTACT INFO
Who to ask if you have a question BEFORE or AFTER
If you're a new member, ask your camp leader for guidance or a fellow burner. There maybe a Facebook page for meetups prior to or after the burn in your city. They may point you to someone else to answer it, but you’ll figure it out.
Who to ask if you have a question DURING
If you need help at the event with any sort of emergency, get lost, or otherwise need help, look for a Black Rock Ranger. They've got khaki outfits, and ranger logos all over. They're happy to help. Note that they're not police and can’t arrest you for anything (nor would they want to).
Burning Man “The Jack Rabbit Speaks” EMAILS
On the www.burningman.org website, sign up for the emails from the Jack Rabbit speaks. You’ll get more information than you can possible read about all things burner-y.
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Black Rock French Quarter: Helpful Links
HELPFUL LINKS
This summarizes the official rules and practices of Burning Man. Most of what it covers is fundamental to the event. Some of what it covers is more about how the organization that hosts the event envisions Burning Man, and that may not match how veterans of the event envision Burning Man. That said, all of what the Survival Guide covers is stuff that you should know backwards and forwards to ensure that you do not make an ass of yourself, and that your camp is not denied placement or tickets in future years. You think you already know all the rules of Burning Man? If you can explain right now what kind of digging you are allowed to do on playa to secure a post in the ground, and what you need to do in order to burn a small sculpture in your camp.
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APPENDIX
Theme Camps
Black Rock French Quarter: Theme Camps
APPROPRIATED DRAGON DIM SUM
Communal potluck dining for all the members of the Black Rock French Quarter village, in an beautiful hall, draped in lanterns and glowing with neon, overlooking the Esplanade.
You earn your place as an honored guest by helping run the house, and sharing something delicious with the other honored guests.
https://www.facebook.com/AppropriatedDragon/
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BLACK ROCK BAKERY
Devoted to the creation of piping hot baked goods, including beignets, cookies, brownies, eclairs, cronuts, wedding and birthday cakes, challah for shabbat dinner, savory ciabatta to be paired with the wine tastings of the Black Rock Vineyards, and dozens of other delights too numerous to mention.
Black Rock Bakery Discussion Group
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BLACK ROCK KWOON & DOJO
The ancestral training ground for the warrior monks of Black Rock City, in which you may explore various martial arts and philosophies. In between classes and training sessions, the monks are an elite delivery service, carrying goods from the Black Rock Bakery and Black Rock Vineyards to the four corners of the city.
Black Rock Kwoon and Dojo Discussion Group
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BLACK ROCK MOUNTAIN
Fresh off the slopes from the playa, pop into Black Rock City’s only official Après Ski Bar for some delightfully unexpected treats, cocktails, and libations. Dance with us as we’re donned in our ski onesies, knock back a few shot-skis, and let’s toast to another perfect day on the slopes. Black Rock Mountain is the ski chalet you’ve been waiting for.
The only way, is Après.
Black Rock Mountain Facebook Group
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BLACK ROCK PRESS CORPS
Documenting the sweeping spectacle that is Burning Man, from the mad panic of Mardi Gras, to the poignant moments of the wee hours. Photographers, videographers, and writers, pool their talents to capture the essence of the moment in the mysterious parlors and seedy back alleys of the French Quarter.
Black Rock Press Corps on Facebook
Black Rock Press Corps Discussion Group
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BLACK ROCK SOCIAL AID & PLEASURE CLUB
Live jazz and blues played from our tiny music hall, from the wrought iron balconies of the French Quarter, in the shaded alleys behind the village, and in parades around the city. Musicians of all types and instruments are welcome, so long as you got soul...
Black Rock Social Aid and Pleasure Club on Facebook
Black Rock Social Aid and Pleasure Club Discussion Group
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BLACK ROCK VINEYARDS
Producers of the first and only wine grown, pressed, and aged entirely in Black Rock City! Established in 1999, the vineyards have nurtured a cutting of the nearly extinct carnivorous Cabernet Dionaea for 12 years to yield the acclaimed Vinum Pejorative - vintners and wine lovers, stop by for a sip!
Black Rock Vineyards on Facebook
Black Rock Vineyards Discussion Group
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BLACK ROCK WINE CELLAR
The unrelenting heat of the Black Rock Desert is no place for wine! If you have a special bottle in need of tender loving care, we invite you to check your bottle into our refrigerated subterranean facility, where it will await your return under lock and key. And while you're here, why not join us for a tasting of some of the bottles we brought to share?
Black Rock Wine Cellar on Facebook
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BOTANICA BODHI MANMAN NAN BEJEEZUS
Tarot and palm readings, candle magic, essential oils and infusions, talismans and other expressions of the mystical arts find their home behind an unassuming storefront in the French Quarter. Craft your own spirit mask, or bring a trinket from the object of your desire (or ire) and customize a voodoo doll in their image. Offerings of the sacred and the profane are encouraged to keep the botanica stocked.
Botanica Bodhi Manman nan Bejeezus on Facebook
Botanica Bodhi Manman nan Bejeezus Discussion Group
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CAFE DE LA FIN DU MONDE
Coffee was meant to be roasted fresh just moments before you enjoy it! Join us on our shaded patio to start those lazy mornings, and cap off those crazy nights with a cup of the darkest expression of God's love.
And remember to bring your own raw beans to share!
Cafe de la Fin du Monde on Facebook
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Black Rock French Quarter: Theme Camps
DUSTY JOE’S RUST BUCKET
The most luxurious shower and spa facilities ever jammed into a corrugated metal shack. Rinse off the playa in oldschool Burner style, while experiencing the cantankerous edge of bayou hospitality.
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GOLDEN CAFE
Your home for exotic cocktails and live music since 2003. Housed in an ivory dome, the cafe features elegant libations served in real glassware, an improvised jam band that draws musicians from around the world, and home infused liquors such as habanero vodka, vanilla bourbon, and strawberry tequila. Donations of liquor, mixers, and ice are always welcome!
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LONESOME GATOR GUMBO COOKERY
A big bubbling pot of gumbo, constantly evolving as each batch is served and contributions are collected for the next batch. Expect some gator steaks, oysters shucked fresh on playa, and a massive crawfish boil to happen at unexpected times.
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PLAYA PIANO BAR
Home of the dueling piano bar mutant vehicle, which just happens to look like a giant piano. Find us out in the deep playa, tickling the ivories and sharing cocktails on tap, or visit our Baba Deck Bar for a spectacular view of the city.
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