The next Ignite Boulder is Wednesday, November 30. FALL BALL!
Ignite Boulder returns for its sickeningly sweet 16th event on Thursday, September 1 at the Boulder Theater!
Tickets go on sale August 9 and will be $10.
Would you like to speak at the event? Thought so. Submissions are open NOW! Familiarize yourself with the rules and best of luck with your spark!
So much excitement!
Thanks to everyone for coming out last night to endure colder-than-anticipated temperatures at the sold-out Ignite Boulder 15 explosion at Chautauqua Auditorium. There were 1,321 tickets sold, filling the historic venue to capacity with cheers, good-natured heckles and genuine “pew-pew-pew!” laser gun sounds.
If you were there, we hope you had fun. If you weren’t, we’ll come roaring back in September.
If you’re interested in speaking at the next one, follow us on Twitter or Like us on Facebook. We’re pretty active there and will share details as soon as they’re finalized.
If you’re interested in sponsoring, talk to Ef Rodriguez via email: pugofwar [at] gmail [dotcom]. We love our sponsors and treat them like royalty, yo.
Ignite Boulder 15 is Thursday night! If you didn’t buy a ticket, BUY SOME NOW. If you were lucky enough to snag a ticket, here’s a helpful FAQ:
Are there any tickets left?
Yes. But once we sell out, it’s nearly impossible to get a seat. Buy today!
I suddenly can’t make it. How can I transfer my ticket to a friend of mine?
Contact Chautauqua.
Will there be food?
There will be BBQ and beverages for sale at the venue. We’re also making a few kegs of beer available for free. Ef is working on that.
What time do things really get started?
Doors open at 6pm. The show starts at 7pm. We’re usually done at 9pm or so.
I didn’t buy a ticket, but I’m famous online – so I don’t *actually* need a ticket, right?
You’re a terrible person. Buy a ticket.
You’ve made a huge mistake. Can I at least stream the event from my home computer?
Yep. We’ll be streaming at http://igniteboulder.com/live.
I’m not 21 years old. Can I come?
Yes! This event is all ages.
Do I need to bring a paper ticket?
No. Just bring an ID.
Is there a band?
Yes. Live music will be provided during intermission by turntable samurais Amateur Ape. They’ll also be presenting beforehand – to give you a better sense of what they do.
How should I dress?
Looks like it’ll be cool and wet that day. Bring a coat or your finest gorilla costume!
How do I get up there?
There’s a free HOP Shuttle transporting people to Chautauqua from various points in Boulder starting at 5pm. Go here for details!
I’d love to come, but I’m hearing impaired
Come sit right in the front…we’ll have ASL interpreters live on stage!
My camera is broken, but I want my picture taken. Help?
Peggy Dyer of the fantastic One Million Faces Project will be on hand doing event photography. Yay!
What’s the hashtag?
Please use #igniteboulder. Use the tag to meet folks who are also at the event and to tell the world how enchanting Boulder is.
Am I allowed to heckle?
We’ve discovered that most people aren’t very good at heckling. Why don’t you listen instead?
Is there an afterparty?
Yep! We’re headed to Bitter Bar downtown. Join us!
I want more information!
Email Ef Rodriguez. He’s eerily responsive: pugofwar [at] gmail [dotcom].
Check out who is speaking at Ignite 15 (titles, outfits, and gender subject to change):
Charles Becker – Overcoming adversity in the face of disasters
John Georgis – What are you Building?
Angel Anderson – Why We Share
Robyn Krueger – Getting in Touch with Your Inner Sinner
Alexis Vorhaus – Why I Should Be Kicked Out of the Republic of Boulder
Mary Kuehner – 7 is Purple, B is Red: Synethesia for fun and profit
Alex Cruickshank – What Education Can Be: An Alternative to Crushing Innovation
Zack Shapiro – The Importance of Wasting Time
Kendall Ruth – Creatively Change the World While not Trying
Anna Sawyer – You Can’t Create a Conspiracy Theory or a Viral Video
Andrew Murray – My Vacation Was Better Than Your Vacation
So excited for Ignite 15! You too? Go buy tickets: http://bit.ly/ignite15tickets. This will be an ALL AGES show. (Sorry, panda seating not available at this time.)
Ignite Boulder is heading back to the historic Chautauqua Auditorium! We’ll be one of the main events for Boulder Startup Week – a weeklong cavalcade of events celebrating the Boulder startup community. Want to participate in that? Please do!
But enough of that, behold the Ignite Timeline:
Ignite Boulder 14 is Thursday night! If you didn’t buy a ticket, you’re out of luck – this starship is SOLD OUT. In order to prepare you, here’s a helpful FAQ:
Are there any tickets left?
Nope. We are completely SOLD OUT. None available at the venue, none in our cupboards. Sorry!
I suddenly can’t make it. How can I transfer my ticket to a friend of mine?
No problem. Have them check in under your name.
Will there be food?
Nope, but there are plenty of places nearby to stuff your face before or after.
What time do things really get started?
Doors open at 6pm. The show starts at 7pm. We’re usually done at 9pm or so.
Where does the money go?
Proceeds go to the Boulder Shelter for the Homeless.
I didn’t buy a ticket, but I’m really important. Gimme a ticket.
No.
Unbelievable. Can I at least stream it?
Of course. We’ll be streaming at http://igniteboulder.com/live.
I’m not 21 years old. Can I come?
No. Unless you’re accompanied by your legal guardian. This event is 21+.
Do I need to bring a paper ticket?
No. Just bring an ID.
Is there a band?
Yes. Live music will be provided during intermission by Pick Up Sticks Marimba. They’ll also be presenting beforehand – to give you a better sense of what they do.
How should I dress?
Normally. We played dress-up at our last event, but that’s not the case this time. Be comfy.
What’s the hashtag?
Please use #igniteboulder. Let the internets know exactly how Boulder throws down. But we’ll also be doing a contest involving a particular hashtag, so keep your eyes peeled for that.
Am I allowed to heckle?
We’ve discovered that most people aren’t very good at heckling. Why don’t you listen instead?
Is there an afterparty?
We’ll announce the location at the end of the night. Be sure to stick around!
I want more information!
Email Ef Rodriguez. He has all the answers: pugofwar [at] gmail [dotcom].
You are not ready for these jellies. Here are the speakers for Ignite Boulder 14:
Brian Inderwies – You’re Being Watched! Living in this Data-Intense World
Jonathan “Woody” Woodard – The Lowest Form of Humor (Hint: It’s Not Blood, Bile or Phlegm)
Sarah Welch – How to Make Work Not Suck
Trevor Stone – Money and Other Useful Myths
Chase Hoffman – Legal Graffiti: The Art of Light Painting
Michael Sitarzewski – Me, You, Not Tom Vu: 10 Simple Steps to Financial Freedom
Jana Trantow – This is Why We Foster Kids are the Cool Kids
M’ris Berlin – People for a Panda-Neutral Society
Phil Powers – Aging and Cars
Spike Ilacqua – Stop Waiting for Google Fiber, Boulder
Kipp Chambers – Naked Freefall, Flying Toilets & Other Lessons Learned the Hard Way
Bart Miller – Flight of the G Chords: Steps to Becoming an Accidental Musician
Speaker submissions are now open! All you have to do is hit the link below, submit your talk and then we’ll open voting next week where your peers will determine who makes it in. Easy!
http://igniteboulder.com/spark
Before you submit your talk, please mind the rules:
There might be more or less, depending on venue, mood, astronomical data and taste. Event organizers have final say on speakers. And please do not submit more than topic.
Good luck!
The magic dragon that is Ignite Boulder will return to the Boulder Theater on March 3! Tickets go on sale next week and will be $10.
Never attended Ignite Boulder before? Hit the About page to get an idea of what goes on. We hope to see you there! ROAR!
Ignite Boulder 13 has come and gone and left hundreds of happy people in its wake. Thank you for being part of it. It was an extraordinary night of laughs, lessons and lookin’ good.
We’ll be announcing the date of the next event soon.
Based on the number of emails we received after the event sold out, we urge you to buy your tickets as quickly as possible once they become available. When we say “This event will sell out!” we mean it. We hate turning people away, but we’re bound by our venue’s capacity.
Look for more news soon! And thanks for allowing us to rock Boulder every few months.
Ignite Boulder is a 100% volunteer-run event. We're able to do some scarily fun things with the help of our great sponsors:
