======================================================= THE PAISLEY REPORT for November 2011 ======================================================= You know what? I had a kick-ass opening for this month’s edition of the Paisley. It was great – funny and not too many clichés. But it turns out there is so much to report that I just need to get right to it. This month’s Paisley is about Town Hall: what we did and where we are going. If you weren’t able to attend here is your opportunity to catch-up. If you were there, look for details or contact information you might have missed. The full notes and Powerpoint presentations from Town Hall will be posted on the INW website before the end of the year.
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THE PAISLEY REPORT for November 2011
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You know what? I had a kick-ass opening for this month’s edition of the Paisley. It was great – funny and not too many clichés. But it turns out there is so much to report that I just need to get right to it. This month’s Paisley is about Town Hall: what we did and where we are going. If you weren’t able to attend here is your opportunity to catch-up. If you were there, look for details or contact information you might have missed. The full notes and Powerpoint presentations from Town Hall will be posted on the INW website before the end of the year.
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In This Issue
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Top Story: Town Hall Recap
2011 Review
- Strategic Plan
- Finance Club
- Events Round-up Reports
- Art Council Report
- Communications Committee (C13) Report
2012 Preview
- Maker Faire
- Strategic Outreach
- Elections
- Fundraising & Donations
Board Business
- Event Committee
- Art Council
Heads Up!
- January announce-a-palooza
- The Paisley Report is moving to INW Members Announce only
Upcoming Community Events
Volunteer Opportunities
Call for Membership
Connect with Ignition Northwest
What’s this ‘Paisley’ thing all about?
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TOP STORIES
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Town Hall Recap - 2011 Review
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Strategic Plan
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INW President Karie Burns (aka CC Sallie) started the evening off with a review of the new Strategic Plan. The Plan had been revised early this year under the guidance of Randy Engstrom; owner of Reflex Strategies, member of the Seattle Arts Commission and founding INW Board Member. Randy formulated the Plan based on focus group feedback provided by a cross-section of INW community members.
The primary goals of our new Strategic Plan are to develop committees to oversee INW programs in order to foster community engagement, move the board to an advisory role, and evolve the INW culture to a proactive one, rather than reactive. In order to facilitate this development we must invest in organizational infrastructure such as a mutli-use database, hiring staff, building connections with other organizations, etc.
A copy of the tri-fold brochure of the Strategic Plan will be posted to the INW website before the end of the year.
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Finance Club
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This year, treasurer Jole Sack created the Finance Club – a committee comprised of INW Board members and community members - tasked with the stewardship of INW's budgets and funds. Committee member Mark Afforde reported that the Club has adopted QuickBooks and established an operating budget. Currently, the Club is looking at how to structurally support more events, i.e. production teams, in the future.
At the Spring Town Hall, Jole announced his intention to invest some of INW’s savings intelligently. In August 2011, under the advisement of Mark Burns of Waddell Reed, we invested $25,000* into a conservative growth fund comprised of stocks, bonds and other investment vehicles. Since then the investment has grown approximately $100 per month. The investment was designed for long-term growth with the interest earmarked for such uses as endowing the Pratt Scholarship as well as other scholarships we develop in the next few years. However, if we find that the money is needed it can be withdrawn at any time. (*Note that this amount was made possible by the extraordinary success of the 2010 SeaCompression - it is not the full savings account of INW.)
Jole wrapped up the presentation with a series of graphs showing INW’s fiscal health including the most recent P&L statement. Some of these slides will be posted on the INW website before the end of the year. Detailed financials are available by request only. If you have an interest in seeing the documents please send an email with both your real and playa name to: financeclub@ignitionnw.org
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Events Round-up Reports
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Ivan Cockrum gave his final report for SeaCompression 2011. Due to circumstances beyond our control, we lost the use of Hangar 30 at Magnuson Park. After looking for the better part of a year, Ivan and Robbie Eichmann were able to secure the use of the B/IAS site in Burien with the help of Dane Johnson & Kathy Justin. Despite the challenges that came with moving to an outdoor venue, the event was hugely successful. The two-acre lot was able to house 20 large scale pieces of art, fire performances of the type no longer allowed in Seattle, and a ‘Fire Art Zone” 1 block away from the Fire Station, Police Station and City Hall! With a $45,000 price tag, Ivan was pleased to report a profit of $23,000.
Ivan cautions, however, that a rain-out of the event is inevitable at some point. Identifying and procuring a suitable site that can be used over many years is a concern. Conversations about how to move forward and/or evolve the event need to start sooner rather than later.
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INW Vice-President and Critical Massive producer Andrew “Tumbleweed” Birklid was pleased to announce that the 2011 Critical Massive was a success! Citing better budgeting practices, CM producers were able to ask for the right amount of money at the outset rather than overshooting their needs and then giving most of it back. With a budget of $32,000 they were able to turn a profit of $20,000.
Tumblweed gave accolades to Assistant Producer Cyra Jane who, in turn, gave props to the entire CM team.
Like SeaCompression, challenges still exist if the event continues to be held at LARC - sound restrictions and a new local sheriff are chief among them. The CM team is currently scouting a half-dozen new sites but, because most are booked far in advance, it seems likely that a move will happen in 2014 or later.
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Art Council Report
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Art Council Chair, Tabasco Mills, had an impressive number of successful accomplishments to report from the Council's first year including: improving the Art Grant application process; getting grant money to the artists in a more timely manner; ensuring that granted art pieces had a life beyond Critical Massive; creating Art Liaisons to work with event producers to make certain that placement of pieces at events were optimized; establishing and maintaining a thriving communications system between artist and liaison. They also created a private email list that allows artists to collaborate and share knowledge with each other, and they created a post-event process report for artists to provide feed-back to the Council.
In all, the Council granted $12,530 in funds and every single piece of art showed up to Critical Massive as promised.
In addition, the Arts Council worked with SeaCompression for the first time creating a separate application process and art placement lead, and gave $800 in grants, with plans to increase that amount next year.
The Arts Council also established the FlameFX team who helped fire artists and the fire department work together to make sure everyone was safe and happy.
Finally, the Pratt Scholarship saw an increase in applicants this year indicating that there is developing interest in this program. They hope to increase the number of applications - and possibly grants, too! - again this year.
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Communications Committee Report
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INW Secretary and Communications Chair Christian "Bucky" Jacobsen reported that, through the efforts of Communications Co-Chair Sharon Afforde and C13 member Mary Saucier, the Communications Committee successfully launched “The Paisley Report”, INW’s electronic newsletter.
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Communications Co-chair Sharon Afforde spoke briefly about volunteerism. In accordance with the Strategic Plan, INW needs to find ways of becoming more inclusive and reaching out to other groups. Because we rely on community participation to make things happen, we need to broaden our pool of do-ers beyond the usual suspects. Going forward, INW will be looking for new ways to make this a reality.
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Town Hall Recap - 2011 Preview
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Board member Mary Saucier and INW community member Christin Boyd a.k.a. Ranger Moonshine, brought everyone up to speed regarding a new program INW is hoping to help bring to Seattle - Maker Faire. For the past six months, Christin has been putting tremendous effort into communicating and partnering with Make Magazine/O’Reilley Publishing to bring a mini-Maker Faire here in early 2012 (before Critical Massive).
As envisioned, Maker Faire will be a 2 day, family friendly event that will celebrate arts, crafts, engineering, science, music and technology. Currently, the Maker Faire team is looking for a suitable venue to house about 50 Makers. There will be some commerce (Makers selling kits, etc) and, hopefully workshops and lectures.
Christin anticipates twice as many applicants as allowable booth space so if you are a maker, lecturer, or workshop leader be sure to have a good application when the call goes out.
At this point INW’s position here is still informal. We hope to be the sponsoring organization for the event but are waiting for a revised License Agreement from Make/O’Reilly Publishing. When we have it in hand, it will be reviewed by our lawyer. Assuming everything goes well in the review, we will then sign the Agreement and move forward with producing the event.
If you are interested in helping out with this event, volunteers are needed now for pre-production. Contact Christin Boyd at for more information.
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Strategic Outreach
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Tumbleweed will be leading a new committee whose focus will be on expanding INW’s visibility beyond the usual suspects. Per the new Strategic Plan, we must begin to share our culture with others in order to engage and educate - creating new relationships in the process. One great example of this was the interaction between the Burien Fire Marshall and the FlameFX team during SeaCompression. He now has a better sense of who we are, what we do and can now be considered a potential ally. Better relationships will foster more successful projects that can be added to our Legitimacy Binder which, in turn, will lead to more successful projects.
If you are interested in joining this committee contact Tumbleweed at
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2012 INW Board Elections
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Board member Zoey Platt gave an overview of the upcoming INW Board elections where four positions will be opening for the 2012-2015 term. The cycle (similar to the Ring by Wagner, its a long process but well worth the adventure!) will proceed as follows:
January:
* Self-nominations begin. From now until then you will see information about what it means to be on the board and how you can impact the community.
* Membership is open.
* We will be hosting an Ignition Northwest-sponsored beer Friday – a meet and greet to answer questions about being on the board.
February:
* Elections begin.
* The opportunity to become a voting member is suspended until elections are completed.
* Elections are done on-line over a period of two (2) weeks.
* Winners will be announced after the close of elections and the suspension on membership voting is released.
March:
* Newly elected board members come to first meeting.
Why serve on the board? You can help take this organization to the next level - to reach a broader audience and to start offering more programs and events. Do you want to see another arts scholarship? A photography fundraiser? How about Figment in the PNW? In return you get to attend monthly meetings and discuss things like finance, programs, what is art and why the hell are we doing this? It will look good on your resume and your Linked-in profile to be a board member. Best of all *you* get to make things HAPPEN within your community.
Note: you must be a registered INW Member in order to run and/or vote: http://www.ignitionnw.org/register/registers
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Fundraising & Donations
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To close out the meeting, Sharon announced that we now have a “Donate Now” button on our website. Additionally, Microsoft has approved INW for their charitable program which means matching funds for any volunteer time you give to us, save for work on fundraising events, i.e. SeaCompression.
The University of Washington has also recently added INW to its Combined Fund roster allowing you to make contributions via a lump-sum check or monthly paycheck deductions. The Combined Fund pledge drive is running now through December 2.
Check with your company’s HR department to see if the time you volunteer, or the money you donate, will be matched by your employer.
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BOARD BUSINESS
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Event Committee
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Head's up: Critical Massive 2012 Production Team Selection!
It may be the beginning of winter, but it is time to start the planning for Critical Massive 2012!!! The Production Team Selection Process will begin in January, and we will be looking to fill the 3 Production roles: Lead Producer, Technical Director, and Volunteer Coordinator. Look for more info in upcoming Paisleys and on the Ignition Northwest website.
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HEADS UP!
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January Announce-a-palooza! As you now know the Critical Massive Producer Selection will be starting and the 2012-2015 INW Board Election process will begin. You will be seeing a LOT of information via email and Facebook flying so batten your hatches!
Also, we have plans to upgrade the Paisley to a more graphical format AND start restricting its delivery to folks who are registered to INW’s Members-Announce list. We want to stop spamming other lists with our long-winded missives. If you aren’t on Members-Announce you need to be a registered member of Ignition Northwest. Go here to register (it's free!): http://www.ignitionnw.org/register/registers
We promise, this is little used mailing list. Mostly, you’ll just be getting the Paisley once a month.
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UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS
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NOVEMBER EVENTS
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DATE & TIME: November 23, 2011 * Thanksgiving eve, 8pm show
EVENT: “It's the Holidays Dr. Rocket!”
LOCATION: Rendezvous / Jewelbox Theatre : 2322 2nd Ave. Seattle WA
DESCRIPTION: A seasonal Strip-O-Rama where the girls unwrap like presents! Starring Dr. Rockets: Madisun Avenue, Boom Boom L'Roux, Ella Tits Gerald. With special guests: Whisper De Corvo & EmpeROAR Fabulous.
Cozy up by the fireplace for a burlesque variety show sure to offend everyone!
$15 / $10 with (4) Non perishable food bank donations. *Cash only
Box office 7pm | Doors 7:30pm | Show 8pm
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DECEMBER EVENTS
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DATE & TIME: 8:00, Thursdays and Fridays in December
EVENT: “It’s Your Wonderful Life”
LOCATION: Wing-It Productions, 5510 University Way
DESCRIPTION: Former INW Board Member PHILL ARENSBERG directs his second show of the year, a holiday classic that you've never seen! Celebrate the spirit of the holidays with ‘It's Your Wonderful Life’. Based on the classic film, "It's a Wonderful Life", the completely improvised show replaces the tale of everyman George Bailey, with the life story of a different audience volunteer every night, showcasing a new wonderful life.
Ticket price: $14.00. Tickets available at the box office or via the website
URL: http://wingitpresents.com/wonderfullife/
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DATE & TIME: December 3rd, 9:AM to 3:PM
EVENT: Normandy Park’s Holiday Bazaar
LOCATION: The Cove: 1500 SW Shorebrook Dr, Normandy Park WA 98166
DESCRIPTION: The BEST holiday bazaar around: Normandy Park's Holiday Bazaar. All items are locally made art or handcrafts! Author appearance and book signing of "Flowers of Volunteer Park Conservatory."
More Info: (206) 242-3778, normandyparkcc@yahoo.com
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DATE & TIME: December 15th, 6-10pm
EVENT: Goddess Spa Night (This is a ladies only event.)
DESCRIPTION: Join us for a night of pampering and pedicures. It is an evening to honor the goddesses inside us all. We now have four foot baths for your enjoyment. Bring the beauty products you once loved but now are hanging onto because you can't bear to throw it away. Toss it in the bins provided and don't forget to find your treasure to take home. The clothing/costume swap bin will also be out so make sure to see what goodies you can take home.
Please bring a munchie, a bottle of wine or some beer to share. You're also welcome to bring another Goddess with you, just make sure they know the rules.
Contact Leanne (leannetheleo@gmail.com) with any questions you may have or to receive the Evite and address.
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DATE & TIME : December 17th, Noon until... whenever!
EVENT: SANTARCHY 2011
LOCATION: Seattle (TBD)
DESCRIPTION: Do you really not know what this is? Ask that friend of yours who can name any whiskey just by looking at the color of it. He'll know...
Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/events/169212163164996/
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DATE & TIME: December 31, 8:00pm - 2:00ish
EVENT: Burners Without Borders presents: Abnormal Formal New Year's Eve!
LOCATION: Siren Tavern, 3404 4th Ave S, Seattle 98134
DESCRIPTION: Burners Without Borders Seattle would like you to join us for an Abnormal Formal New Years party! We are taking over the Siren Tavern to ring in 2012 in style. Your ticket gives you entry to this private event where you’ll be treated to catered food, desserts by Tiberio, amazing burlesque performances by the lovely Madisun Avenue & friends, groovy tunes by DJ Wires (and others to be announced), a champagne toast, plus a few special surprises! Connie and the Siren staff will be slinging some awesome drinks specials! Come dressed in your best abnormal formal wear - you never know what prizes may await you! Proceeds will go to support Burners Without Borders.
Details: 21+ only. $25 pre-sale/$40 at door (if available). Limited to 150 tickets sold.
All pre-sale tickets will receive a special gift at the event.
Tickets: http://www.stubmatic.com/bwbsea/event/6901
Facebook Event: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=263389483713521
We are looking for volunteers to help during the event! If you would like to help, please email Questions? Email Diana
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JANUARY EVENTS
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DATE & TIME: TBA
EVENT: Spinergy Arts Auditions
LOCATION: TBA
DESCRIPTION: Spinergy Arts will be holding auditions! Dust off your fire tools and polish your act - we want to see you shine!
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spinergyarts
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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
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Volunteers Wanted! D-M Light Rail Construction Site - Temporary Art Installation
The "TRANS" art installation creates a temporary landscape that explores the sites TRANSitions to sustainability. The artwork includes a series of vegetated, pixelated roof forms that create a living, illuminated billboard, a smaller prairie grass green roof that evokes former habitat on the site, and a set of bold graphic banners that connects the installation to the street level.
We need your help! We have two installation days, and are looking for extra hands to help our artist team bring this work to life!
Monday November 28th
On Day 1, we'll be setting over 1,300 potted plants into our wire frames to create the green roof composition. We'll also be attaching the construction lights to the underside of the wire frames and planting the prairie grasses into the green roof modules. We could use 2-4 people to help with these tasks - many hands make light work! We'll plan for two shifts: 10-12:30 and 1:30-4:00. Join us for one or both.
Tuesday November 29th
On Day 2, we'll mainly be moving the 10' long, planted forms into place on the ground for the forklift to take over. We'll also be hanging two 36 foot long banners on the adjacent fences. We could use 1-2 people who are comfortable lifting up to 50 pounds. Time: 9am to noon.
If interested in helping create the TRANS installation for the Dome District in Tacoma, please contact Teresa at
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Burners Without Borders Seattle now has an opening on our board, Burners for Direct Action. What are we looking for? All this:
1) A dedicated doer
2) Has a furious passion for Burners Without Borders
3) Wants to lead projects, events, and board growth
Here are the nitty gritty details:
1) You would be one of seven board directors
2) The term length is indefinite
3) You serve without compensation
If interested, please contact with your interest, history and a little about yourself. We are collecting interested candidates between now and Nov. 27 and hope to have a decision by Dec. 1, 2011.
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CONNECT WITH IGNITION NORTHWEST
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Want to know more about Ignition Northwest? Check out our web site: http://www.ignitionnw.org/
The Official Ignition Northwest Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/IgnitionNorthwest
And you can always contact your Board of Directors at: board@ignitionnw.org
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WHAT’S THIS ‘PAISLEY’ THING ALL ABOUT?
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Paisley, aka the Fire Chicken, is the unofficial name given to the Ignition Northwest logo, which, er, at the right angle, does look a bit like a chicken. We’ve named our e-newsletter in Paisley’s honor partly to remind us of our history... and partly to remind us not to take ourselves too seriously.
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CALL FOR MEMBERSHIP
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Ignition Northwest, a 501c3 non-profit organization, fuels community through participatory arts, events, and education. Currently we produce two major annual events and provide arts funding for our membership.
Being a member gives you the privilege of voting in our Board elections, and makes you eligible to run for a Board seat. Members are also eligible for our art grants and educational scholarships. Most importantly, becoming a member gives you the power to help shape Ignition Northwest’s future.
Become a member today! Register here: http://www.ignitionnw.org/register/registers
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CONNECT WITH IGNITION NORTHWEST
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Want to know more about Ignition Northwest? Check out our web site: http://www.ignitionnw.org/
The Official Ignition Northwest Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/IgnitionNorthwest
And you can always contact your Board of Directors at: board@ignitionnw.org
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WHAT’S THIS ‘PAISLEY’ THING ALL ABOUT?
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Paisley, aka the Fire Chicken, is the unofficial name given to the Ignition Northwest logo, which, er, at the right angle, does look a bit like a chicken. We’ve named our e-newsletter in Paisley’s honor partly to remind us of our history... and partly to remind us not to take ourselves too seriously.