Date: July 15th 2008

Hey all you friends of the Fire Blooms!
Come out to the Dept. of Spontaneous Combustion on Saturday, July 26th, for a rockin evening of music, fire, and celebration to support the Fire Blooms crew in our ongoing quest to make stunning giant floral fire rings for Ocean Beach, SF!
The event features live music, blazing drinks, fire performances, special custom Fire Blooms wearables, and a chance for you to help the unstoppable women of the FB crew meet a generous matching grant offer from the Black Rock Arts Foundation!
Please come out and share this good time for this good cause; we look forward to seeing you there, and to continuing this exciting work of functional public art.

>>When: Saturday, July 26 - doors 9pm, $10 - $20+ sliding scale
>>Where: 1281 30th st, emeryville, 94608
http://www.mapquest.com/maps?city=Emeryville&state=CA&address=1281+30th+St&zipcode=94608
>>Who: Fire Blooms! http://www.fireblooms.com
hosted by Dept. of Spontaneous Combustion - http://www.spontaneousfire.com/
>>Music: Pedestal - http://www.pedestalmusic.com/index.cfm
Fans of Jimmy Century - http://fansofjimmycentury.com/FOJC/

>>More info & recent press:
http://www.nbc11.com/news/16758915/detail.html?dl=mainclick
**The Fire Rings on Ocean Beach project was started in 2007 by Burners Without Borders (http://www.burnerswithoutborders.org), and is supported by the National Park Service, the Surfrider Foundation, and the Black Rock Arts Foundation (http://www.blackrockarts.org). The Fire Blooms, initiated by Rebecca Anders and Yasmin Mawaz-Khan, and the Sea Stars, led by Charles Gadeken, have used grant and private funding to produce large sculptural fire rings for public use, with great success. These works have a significant positive impact on Ocean Beach in San Francisco, allowing the long-standing tradition of beach bonfires to continue in a safer, cleaner, legal way. This project is for and about our community, and our people's support is vital to its completion!