Seattle has an extremely active, vibrant Burner community just waiting for you to get involved!
I’ve collected a list of links to help you get started. In particular if you’re new to the area or to the community, I hope that these resources will help you get plugged in:
If there’s anything I missed, or if you have any corrections or updates, then please send us a message!
Email Lists
A lot of discussion goes on online, and it’s a great way to find your community. From city-wide & beyond to individual neighborhoods, from dozens of messages per day to a handful of high-value messages per week, you can find mail lists that will get you in touch with other Seattle-area burners.
Seattle-wide & beyond general discussion
BCWA (nominally British Columbia/Washington, but pretty Seattle-oriented)
To join: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/burningman-bcwa
General events (moderated)
To join: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/seavent
Critical Massive specific announcements (moderated)
To join: http://groups.google.com/group/criticalmassiveannounce
Burning Singles
To join: (need url!)
Official seattle-announce (moderated)
To join: http://www.ignitionnw.org/join.shtml
Neighborhood-focused:
While this lists are open to everyone to join, please be aware that they focus on the interests and events particular to a specific geographic community. Please respect this focus!
If your region has a list that isn’t shown here, please let us know! If your area doesn’t have a list, then consider creating one and pass the information on to us.
Burner Community North/north of the shipping canal - The BaCoN list
To join: http://lists.technosattva.org/mailman/listinfo/bcn
Capitol Hill/Central District/Burner Triangle – BT-Talk
To join: send email to: bt-talk+subscribe@googlegroups.com
South end/south of Spokan Street - Rat City Burners
To join: http://groups.google.com/group/ratcityburners
Organizations:
Did you know Seattle has its own official Burning Man organization? Ignition Northwest, or INW, supports burner art and burner events, and is the driving force behind amazing festivals like Critical Massive and SeaCompression. INW is also sponsoring Seattle-are public art grants, funding workshops & events and sponsoring apprenticeships at Pratt. Check out INW’s website and learn how you can get involved!
Ignition Northwest:
http://www.ignitionnw.org/
Biannual Ignition Northwest Town Hall meeting:
Come meet the board, come find out where we’ve been/where we’re going. There’s usually a potluck, too. 
http://www.ignitionnw.org/inw-blog/categories/listings/town-hall
Websites:
The web is full of great Burner resources. This are a great place to start:
Burning Man Seattle
http://www.BurningManSeattle.com
Also, there are assorted social network groups you may find useful:
http://burningseattle.tribe.net/
http://www.facebook.com/#!/bwbsea?ref=ts
http://fetlife.com/groups/7550 Note: Explicit content! Not work safe!
Events:
Now there’s never an excuse to sit at home bored. There’s events all year ’round.
Weekly:
Monday evening:
Burning potluck
This is my weekly community excursion. It’s recently moved to Michael Holden’s place at 814 16th Ave [map: http://bit.ly/BannedCamp] . It’s a great event; check it out! Here’s the Facebook group.
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=58104005841
Annual/Biannual:
July:
Critical Massive
Critical Massive is like a mini burn, just for us that’s held about an hour and a half north of Seattle. It’s a fantastic event, and it’s getting better every year.
http://www.ignitionnw.org/criticalmassive/
In 2011 it will be held from July 18 to July 24. Get your ticket soon!
August:
Newbie Picnic
Not just for newbies! It’s a great place for new folk to meet up with veterens, to find out how to survive and thrive, and maybe hook up with a camp. It’s also a great place for established camps to pick up fresh meat new members. It hasn’t been scheduled yet this year, but it’s usually in early August.
November:
SeaCompression
When we come back from the playa, all we want to do is party. This is the place for it.
http://www.ignitionnw.org/seacompression/
Burner-operated businesses:
Let’s keep the economy in the family. Lot’s of burners have their own business, and it pays to support them. There’s massage therepists, photographers and even some guy selling EL wire.
http://www.burningmanseattle.com/bob
