If you didn’t buy tickets – we still love you, but wish you hadn’t waited so long!

Also, here are some great photos from @bradcrooks: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bradcrooks/sets/72157624812217569/

1. Beauty is in the Four Eyes of the Beholder – Ef Rodriguez
2. Take a Chill Pill: Dealing with Anxiety Disorders and other Mental Illnesses – Sam Stauffer
3. Life Lessons of a Children’s Librarian – Mary Kuehner
4. Lunch Lady Land – Food Activists on the Front Lines of the Childhood Obesity Battle – Kate Brown
5. Inconceivable or That Word Doesn’t Mean What You Think it Means – Kendall Ruth
6. A Post Apocalyptic Experience without an Apocalypse: Working as a Waitress – Emma Nicoletti
7. Love is a Shark – Casey Sidwell
8. Stripping down on Kaua’i – Amy C Christensen
9. The Rationality of Fear – Stephanie Lee Su-Ling
10. How to Build a Trail – Andrew Hyde
11. Fairy Tales as Education, or Why It’s OK to Read Harry Potter after High School – Danya Michael
12. Baking at High Altitude: It’s All About Atmospheric Pressure – Rise Keller
13. Hire a Meteorologist, not a Stock Broker – Joel Gratz
14. On Travel: A Less than Legal Guide to Getting There – Jeremy Tanner
15. The Independence Day Theory: Why Aliens may be Humanity’s Only Hope for Survival – Jesse Weaver

Speaker: Ef Rodriguez (@pugofwar)

Think glasses aren’t sexy? Think again.

Speaker: Sam Stauffer (@redhead_wilma)

Sam tells us what it is like living with anxiety, and why we should be a littler more understanding.

Speaker: Mary Kuehner (@daisycakes)

Some wisdom comes from children’s literature, while others comes from the children themselves.

Speaker: Kate Brown (@invinciblekate)

Most people don’t realize it, but the food served in public schools barely qualifies as nutritional.

Speaker: Kendall Ruth (@iamkendal)

I *love* tacos? Find out which words we misuse the most, and how to use them correctly.

Speaker: Emma Nicoletti (@dollemma)

Find out why waitresses will be the most prepared when the apocalypse comes. (Bonus: All the slides were hand drawn my Emma herself!)

Speaker: Casey Sidwell

Casey, the bassist for our intermission act: John Common and the Blinding Flashes of Light, takes us step by step through the lyrics of Love is a Shark.

Speaker: Amy C Christensen (@expandoutdoors)

Amy picked up and moved to Hawaii for 6 months and came back a different person.

Speaker: Stephanie Lee Su-Ling (@nuancechaser)

Stephanie is in the middle of a 180 day challenge to do one thing each day that scares her.

Speaker: Andrew Hyde (@andrewhyde)

On the eve of his 1 year stint of world travel, and in his first ever Ignite Boulder presentation, Andrew tells us how are trails built, and how can we take those lessons and apply it to our community.

Speaker: Danya Michael (@roseinbloom)

Is it acceptable for adults to read Harry Potter? Hell yes. Find out why.

Speaker: Rise Keller (@vanillagrrl)

Rise helps us solve one of the great challenges of living where we do: how much yeast and moisture do we need in our cakes and breads?

Speaker: Joel Gratz (@gratzo)

Joel just returned from a summer helping a father and son team reach the highest point in all 50 states to set a new world record. So why do meteorologists get a bad rap?

Speaker: Jeremy Tanner (@penguin)

Some practical travel tips for those of us who are likely to get into trouble on the road.

Speaker: Jesse Weaver (@jweav1)

Jesse makes a surprisingly clever and plausible case for how an alien invasion will help humanity from destroying itself.

The videos will be posted shortly.

Can I watch it live online?

Yes! Starting at 6:30 MST. http://igniteboulder.com/live/ (please share!)

Are tickets on sale?

Yes!  $10 here or there should be some at the venue.

How do I get to Chautauqua?

The HOP is free! There is very limited parking, so please plan on using this! Details: http://igniteboulder.com/hop-2-chautauqua/

What time is everything?

5pm- BBQ opens. strEATchefs is setting up!   General networking, hiking and beer. If you want dinner bring some cash. As usual our fantastic sponsors our picking up the tab for the first few kegs (no joke)

6pm- Doors open. Seating is GA, so if you want a good one, get there asap

7pm- Ignite starts! An intro and 7 sparks

8pm- A very short break then 7 more sparks

9pm- Ignite is done! Busses take everyone back

Have another question? Post it in the comments and we will answer it faster than you can say Ef.

I could woo you with a list of recent awards they have won, or quotes from reviews like: “By the fifth song, I wanted to join the band.” But for some reason, the most memorable aspect of their story is this: John started playing the guitar when one washed ashore (inside a trunk) on the beaches of his small fishing village in Portugal.

The most important part though, is how they sound. Check this out:

To be honest, I usually don’t listen to the band before the show – but I’m glad I did! They also happen to be opening for Toad & The Wet Sprocket at Chautauqua this Saturday. Want more videos and songs? Check out their website: John Common & Blinding Flashes of Light.

We are proud to announce our great lineup for Ignite Boulder 12 (in no particular order):

Amy C. Christensen @expandoutdoors Stripping down on  Kaua’i
Jeremy Tanner @penguin On Travel
Stephanie Lee Su-Ling @nuancechaser The Rationality of Fear
John Common @johncommon Beautiful Empty
Andrew Hyde @andrewhyde How To Build a Trail
Kendall Ruth @iamkendal Inconceivable or That Word Doesn’t Mean What You Think it Means
Jesse Weaver @jweav1 The Independence Day Theory: Why an Alien Visit may be Humanity’s Only Hope for Survival
Mary Kuehner @daisycakes Life Lessons of a Children’s Librarian
Rise Keller @vanillagrrl Baking at High Altitude: It’s All About Atmospheric Pressure
Sam Stauffer @redhead_wilma Take a Chill Pill: Dealing with Anxiety Disorders and other Mental Illnesses
Kate Brown @invinciblekate Lunch Lady Land – Food Activists on the Front Lines of the Childhood Obesity Battle
Danya Michael @theroseinbloom Fairy Tales as Education, or Why It’s OK to Read Harry Potter after High School
Emma Nicoletti @dollemma A Post Apocalyptic Experience without an Apocalypse: Working as a Waitress.
Joel Gratz @gratzo Hire a Meteorologist, Not a Stock Broker.

1/3 organizer picks, 2/3 community picks.  You can follow them all on twitter with this handy link.

Tickets are on sale now!  http://bit.ly/igniteboulder12

UPDATE: voting has closed, speakers announced today.

This is amazing is many ways:

• September weather will make it seem like free air conditioning
• BBQ lines will be at least half, wait, perhaps even less, than last time
• Free beer will be plentiful as traffic on I-70, oh so cold and delicious
• The speakers will drop knowledge like it is in fact a hot potato
• Tickets are on sale here (still the best $10 you can spend on nerd like activities)

Dates:

• Big Day: September 2nd 5pm BBQ, 6pm Doors, 7pm Show
• Spark Submission will be open now until August 9th here
• Voting will be from August 10-15th
• August 16th Sparks announced