Ignite Boulder 14 FAQ

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].

Ignite Boulder 14 Speaker Lineup!

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

Want to Speak at Ignite Boulder 14?

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:

1. You have not spoken at the last two Ignite Boulder events.
2. Your topic teaches something of social value.
3. Your topic is above the belt.
4. You have shown that you are prepared for your presentations (not missed the deadlines, blown off emails).
5. Your topic is an original presentation (you can’t repeat something you have done before).
6. You do not pitch/promote your business. (Our audience hates that kind of stuff, so it’s not allowed.)

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!

Ignite Boulder 14 on March 3!

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!

Thank You

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.

What You Need to Know

Ignite Boulder 13 is tomorrow night! We hope you got your tickets because we are SOLD OUT. 850 peeps will be doing “the Dougie” en masse, so get ready for adorable chaos. Here are some FAQs that we’ve been getting:

Will there be food?

No. Eat beforehand or lasso some friends into getting dinner afterward.

What time do things really get started?

Doors open at 6pm. We will start at 7pm. We’ll be done at 9pm or so.

What’s this I hear about a Hummer?

Some local firefighters will be bringing their Hummer for photo ops. It’s going to be pretty sweet. It’ll be outside and so will photographer Peggy Dyer (between 6-7pm), so have fun.

Where does the money go?

Proceeds go to the Boulder County Firefighters Association.

I didn’t buy a ticket, but I’m friends with so-and-so. Gimme a ticket.

No.

Okay, if I don’t have a ticket, can I at least stream it?

Of course. We’ll be streaming at http://igniteboulder.com/live.

Will there be informational tables?

Yes. Yelp, KGNU and Boulder B-cycle will be on hand to tell you what they’re up to locally.

Will Andrew Hyde be there?

Our boy Hyde is in Thailand, but he sent us a rose-scented love letter that really got our motor runnin’.

Is there a band?

Turntable monsters Amateur Ape will be performing at intermission. They’ll also be presenting in order to explain what they do.

Are people really dressing up?

Yes. It’s optional, of course – you can come dressed however you like. But Ignite tends to draw in creative, outlandish persons and personalities. So most of us will look incredible and worth courting.

What’s the hashtag?

Please use #igniteboulder. Let the internets know exactly how Boulder throws down. See you there!

One Million Faces

Peggy Dyer is on a mission to photograph one million faces – and she’s bringing her camera to Ignite Boulder 13.

The One Million Faces project, started in 2009, is not a race to set a record. Instead, Dyer aims to paint a portrait of America using her camera, documenting the beautiful faces that surround us.

“I want to inspire a sense of connection and community,” she said. “And spread hope, love and peace all along the way.”

She’ll be at the front of the Boulder Theater to share the pre-event excitement, as well as inside during the action. If you’re lucky, your face may join the thousands of others she’s captured on her march to a million.

Ignite Boulder 13 Speaker Lineup!

The votes are in. Here are the speakers for Ignite Boulder 13 on December 8!

Aimee Giese – The Mechanics of Logo Design

Niles Emerick – “I Know, Right?” Language Evolution: What Shakespeare Would Tweet

Sterling White – Beauty in the Numbers: Fibonacci Was Just the Beginning

Tamara Kleinberg – Brainstorms Kill Creativity

Ryan Angilly – Why Getting Your Heart Smashed into a Million Pieces is Actually Totally Awesome

Leo Han – Things You Never Knew About the STDs You Always Had

Sherisse – Mental Orgasms

Taylor McLemore – Battle of the Sexes: How Genders Compete (as Told by a Newlywed Venturing into Dangerous Territory)

Dan Davis-Boxleitner – Fight Consumerism by Building It Your Damn Self

Jason Janelle – So You Want to be Fabulous

Andrew Moschetti – Something Fiery

Chris Rosen – Perspective and How It Relates to Distinctions

Sean Flynn – Smokey the Bear Presents: Wildfire, Forest Health and You

Tickets are on sale now!

Spark Voting IS CLOSED

It’s time to IGNITE THE VOTE!

All the submissions are in and it’s time to vote for your favorites. The top 7 vote-getters will make it into Ignite Boulder 13, where they will be showered with love.

Please, please, please vote for more than one talk. While it’s great to support your friends, it’s even better to support good content. Be generous!

VOTE!

Spark Submissions NOW OPEN

Have you always wanted to speak at Ignite Boulder? Now’s your chance, baby.

Ignite Boulder 13 speaker submissions are now open! Submit your idea. Encourage your friends to submit their ideas. We want fresh, new voices on the Ignite Boulder stage.

Please make sure that your topic has value to the audience. Not kidding.

And only ONE SUBMISSION per person, please.