Buffestalo

Fireworks....bring some!

2011-06-29T12:36:00.000-05:00

Have you ever been at Buffestalo and the bands are just rocking your world, and the whisky is sitting just right, and the lights of the treehouse look simply beautiful, and the fireworks are just about the coolest thing you've ever seen, and then.....that's it! No more fireworks?! And you're like, 'damn, it'd be cool if we had some MORE fireworks'? I know, right?? MORE FIREWORKS!! The thing is, they're expensive!! We increased the fireworks budget in planning this year's 'festalo, but if you believe, like I do, that you just can't have enough of 'em, then help us out by grabbing some on your way up. Here's a list of exits where they can be acquired on your journey north:

185A

147

131

115

Thanks!!

Towels!

2011-06-28T13:20:00.000-05:00

As Douglas Adams astutely recognized, a towel is the single most important thing that any traveler can bring on their journeys. In acknowledgement of this impressive insight, we would like to encourage all Buffestalo-goers who believe they would like to take a shower in the house at some point over the course of Bu4stalo, to please, BRING YOUR OWN TOWEL!

Shitfits to close Bu4stalo.

2011-06-25T10:19:00.000-05:00

Featuring:

Sharc Shitfit
Praig

Hatepeter
Edward R. Googy

and

Glenn Davzig

The Statutes of Liberty

2011-06-24T06:15:00.000-05:00

Ah yes. The Statutes of Liberty. What else is there to say about this motley band of freedom fighters? Riffs. Theatrics. Righteous indignation with guitar solos. Buffestalo in band form. Seasoned Buffestalo-goers will recall their debut at the inaugural Buffestalo in the form of four revolutionaries on a sod truck. Well they've been spreading the gospel and swelling the ranks, and their stage show now includes as many as ten people, three guitars, and more percussion instruments than you can identify. If you're not watching the Statutes on the Fourth of July, you'd better start questioning your patriotism and reevaluating some of your life decisions.

The Temporary Name is now The Temporary States.

2011-06-22T17:48:00.014-05:00

Hey, they said it was temporary...

Statutes of Liberty singer/guitarists Derrick Freeman and Cory Hance have joined forces with transplanted Californian bassist/singer Ian Capilouto and hard-hitting drummer and Phoenix, AZ music scene veteran Ian Galloway to form the Temporary States. Drawing on their collective love of classic-rock crunch, college-rock jangle, 3-minute pop songs, punk rock and shoegaze, the Temporary States wear their hearts on their sleeve, put their pants on one leg at a time, and write songs that are fresh and new, yet sound haunting and familiar.

Buffestalo welcomes the new band with familiar faces to the treehouse stage to open Bu4stalo!

Penthouse Sweets return for Bu4stalo!

2011-06-21T20:24:00.000-05:00

"Ragged", "loose", "ramshackle", "energetic", and "smart"... these are the descriptors you get when you read just about anything regarding Chicago's Penthouse Sweets. Well who doesn't like that? The Sweets brought all these qualities to Buffestalo's stage last year and Buffestalo is very happy to bring them back to the treehouse stage for more smart, catchy, sing along power pop in 2011!

We Repel Each Other to make their Buffestalo debut!

2011-06-20T19:37:00.003-05:00

We Repel Each Other has been bringing their smart assed blistering noise terror to Chicago and its environs for a relatively short time, but in that time, they've been playing every rock dive, rooftop, and shithole that dares allow them to have the stage. Buffestalo is happy to invite them to scare the shit out of you while tapping into your involuntary groove reflexes.

Resistance is stupid.

Bu4stalo to feature Central Waters craft brews!

2011-06-19T12:44:00.001-05:00

Buffestalo is proud to announce that we'll be featuring some new Wisconsin craft beers on tap this year. Central Waters Brewing Company, based in Amherst, Wisconsin, a straight shot up Route 22 from Montello, has been gracious enough to offer us a great deal on two of their favories - Glacial Trail IPA, an excellent, hopppy summer pale ale, and their newest seasonal release, a Belgian golden ale, which I'm personally looking very forward to trying.

Look for these at the Flying Squirrel treehouse bar and on the back patio at Bu4stalo!

A huge thank you to Elina!

2011-06-17T10:42:00.006-05:00

Despite opting to stay home from Buffestalo this year and concentrate on creating an heir to the Salsa Millionaire fortune, Elina has "sponsored" Buffestalo again. We will be featuring Miller Lite, Miller High Life, Leinenkugel's Summer Shandy and Leinenkugel's Sunset Wheat on tap in the Miller refrigerated keg trailer. Be sure to thank Elina when you see her for helping keep Buffestalo cheap and never thirsty.

Please drink responsibly.

Buffalonomics

2011-06-15T06:30:00.001-05:00

Allright folks, let's get this little bit of unpleasantness out of the way, shall we? Buffestalo costs money. We strive to provide the best value for your summer entertainment dollar that we possibly can, and we definitely feel that we have accomplished that to date. We still, however, incur a significant loss every year. This is not a complaint - we love this fest tremendously and are happy with every single aspect of it since its inception, but we are trying to get this thing as close to being cost neutral as possible. We will never put Buffestalo on for profit.

Just to give you an idea, here are of some of the many things that are included in your attendance fee: mosquito spraying, port-a-potty rental, propane gas for the grills, boat gas, fireworks, PA rental for the bands, beer and alcohol (we have swung some significant contributions in this area, which I'll elaborate on later) decorations such as lights, torches, flags, and signage (much of which is destroyed every year), a cleaning crew to come through afterwards, and of course, the one thing we cannot seem to have enough of - FOOD.

Last year we spent many hours shopping for food, going on additional food runs, doing food prep, and cooking, and it always went as fast as it hit the table, in many cases before the people prepping or cooking the food had an opportunity to eat at all.

So here's what it comes down to. We will be charging a $40 attendance fee this year, for every adult who attends, regardless of when you come and go. For that fee, we will cover all of the above, to the best of our ability for the duration of Saturday, July 2nd, and Sunday, July 3rd. This is just slightly more than we asked for last year. Here's one significant difference for this year, however. We will provide the pig roast on Saturday as part of this fee. Beyond that all food will be bring your own. There will be grills available 24/7 and we should have ample ability to refrigerate food that people bring. As hosts, we ourselves will bring some additional food to prepare and share, but we ask that every single person who comes, bring something to eat and ideally to share. There is a grocery store about seven miles from the site of the party, and if you like, you can buy provisions there, but please plan to contribute in this regard. We truly feel this will be the easiest and most cost effective way of feeding the masses from everyone's perspective.

Feedback welcomed in the comments.

Buffestalo Pig Roast!

2011-06-12T21:15:00.000-05:00

This year we are excited to announce the first ever Buffestalo Pig Roast! We will be serving the roast beauty beginning at 4:00 PM on Saturday, July 2nd. We'll be serving roast turkey at the same time for those averse to the swine for...whatever reason. All meat from this roast will be offered as part of the Buffestalo attendance fee (more on that soon) but sides and all accompaniments are BYOB. The Buffestalo hosts will most likely whip up a few things to go along with it, but please bring sides, breads, and vegetables to go around. Anything leftover will be available throughout the rest of Buffestalo, but who knows how much will be leftover or how long it will last?

Bu4stalo Lineup Announcement!!

2011-06-09T19:47:00.006-05:00

Alright everyone! The much rumored and probably-no-longer-a-mystery-to-anyone Bu4stalo line up of pure rock and roll:

The Temporary Name

We Repel Each Other

Penthouse Sweets

The Statutes of Liberty

The Shitfits

Bands will begin at approximately 6:00 PM on Saturday, July 2nd, and will keep rocking as long as they fucking feel like it. You don't like rock and roll? Who the fuck invited you??

Individual band bios and musing coming soon....

Bu4stalo is coming!!!

2011-05-26T14:22:00.015-05:00

Hello everyone, long time no see! Do I say that every year? I think I might say that every year. Some of you are probably like 'I see you regularly man, what are you talking about?' That's because these blog posts are written from the perspective of Buffestalo. As if he was a dude. A dude who hasn't seen you since last year, and who misses you, dearly.

This year marks the 4th consecutive year of Buffestalo's existence, making this...wait for it...Bu4stalo! Yes! Let's make this word even more difficult to pronounce!

So, for the uninitiated, here's the rundown:

Buffestalo is a celebration of the 4th of July, the outdoors, rock and roll, the great state of Wisconsin, and all that's right with America. It's officially a two-day event, taking place this year on Saturday, July 2nd and Sunday, July 3rd. We are situated on the north shore of Buffalo Lake, just east of Montello, WI, and you can find directions here. There is a house on the property, and guests are welcome to access the house for use of the kitchen, bathrooms, and bar, but unless you've made arrangements with us directly for a bedroom, guests are expected to sleep elsewhere. The majority of Buffestalo attendees pitch tents in 'tent city' on the property, for the duration of the event, but there are cabins for rent at the neighboring Ox Creek Campground and several motels within a few miles. Keep in mind that if you do make arrangements for a motel that you will have to drive there in near total darkness in an area abundant with wildlife and a police force that is surprisingly present for a rural area, so please plan accordingly. We strongly suggest you stay at tent city and don't sweat it.

Buffestalo is conceived as a fully interactive event with attendees contributing to all aspects of the festivities including live musical performance, screening of short films, preparation of food and drink, and all aspects of maintenance and organization. This year we are anticipating a lineup of no fewer than six (6!) bands, as well as contributions in both film and theater. The general schedule will be for music and fireworks on Saturday, with some additional live music and theater setting the stage (so to speak) for Filmfestalo at sundown on Sunday. All of this is in addition to a multitude of other activities including boating, fishing, a multi-story treehouse, an outdoor foosball theater, and all of your favorite traditional outdoor barbeque games.

The official lineup of bands, details on the attendance fee, and sign up process for various contributions and chores will be forthcoming very shortly, so please keep your eyes on this blog and become a fan of our new Facebook page for updates. I'll actually post status updates on Facebook with links back here for long form content, so that's the best way to stay informed.

That's it for now folks - get excited!

Bigger, Better, and BUFFESTAL-ER!

2010-06-14T21:15:00.017-05:00

This is the world's largest Buffalo statue in Jamestown, ND.

It is a mere 26' in height. It is a record that is basically asking to be broken.

You may not have heard as much from us leading up to Buffestalo this year, but rest assured Buffestalo is upping its game! Bigger and better stage? Yes, wait 'til you see it! More professional sound and lighting? Yes, we are working on it!! Higher tree house? Yes, obviously! Kickass bands? They have all been practicing a lot! More beer??? Please...TONS MORE! We will be providing six (6!) different varieties of beer on tap this year, and let's just say that if we run out this time, we will be chartering a bus directly to rehab following the festivities. For all of us! Together!!!

So with all that in mind, we are also taking a new step forward towards organizing Buffestalo this year. We would like to direct your attention to Buffestalo Registration!! (click it and/or use the buttons on the right side of this page - you don't need a PayPal account, just a credit card).

Alright, we know what you're thinking, "Buffestalo used to be a free for all, man, what's with all this process management and shit?" Well, here's the long and short of it:

I like to party fucking hard, and the last thing I want to be doing is stumbling through the woods in half a Sasquatch suit with a huge wad of bills in my Sasquatchpocket. By registering through the site, you can pre-pay and we can all be done with that business.

Let us get a better handle on how many people are coming and when so we can be prepared. I'm not saying this has to be set in stone, but if we have some idea we can make things all presentable and stuff.

Help us make sure we have enough of everything and not too much of anything. I feel like I'm saying this a lot, but last year we ran. out. of. beer. And you may not realize it, but a whole lot of fresh fruit and bread went straight in the trash when we left. We'd just like to be more efficient and get everyone what they want.

Chores! Yup. There aren't many, and they aren't that onerous if everyone pitches in for a short shift or two, but they gotta get done. We wanna spend more time rocking out and less time picking up cigarette butts outta the lawn.

And that's basically it! Pitch in a few bucks (still a steal), tell us when you're coming and going, sign up to bring that bean salad you've been perfecting, take a shift at a simple chore, and we're all done. The rest of the time you're free to catch a fish, climb trees, wrestle dogs, become a foosball champion, and clock some hammock time taking it all in.

Does anyone remember summer?

2010-05-28T12:26:00.012-05:00

Buffestalo 2010 - it IS happening!!

Hey everyone - long time no see. Don't think we've forgotten about you, we've just been a little bit busy. No worries though, Buffestalo is on, and will be bigger and better than ever. Stay tuned for details and additional announcements, but here's the skinny:

"Official" Buffestalo dates will be Saturday, July 3rd and Sunday, July 4th. This is important. Unlike Buffestalo's I and II, main attractions this year will be Saturday and Sunday, rather than Friday and Saturday. With the 4th falling on a Sunday this year, we are assuming that most people have Monday off of work. Darby and I will be at the Buffestalo grounds from Wednesday the 30th through Tuesday the 6th, and people are welcome to come early and help with set up and/or stay late and help with clean up, but we will be providing food, drink, and entertainment on the 3rd and 4th only. The rest of the time it's bring your own everything.

I would also like to emphasize that Buffestalo is conceived and executed as a two-day fully communal, interactive, and immersive experience. While we understand everyone's busy schedules and the desire to get back to your own bed after a night of partying, we encourage staying for the full two days. If you come for one night only, you're missing a lot!

This year's line up of rock stars includes Milk at Midnight following their triumphant performance at Buffestalo '09, the debut of the force-to-be-reckoned-with that is the Penthouse Sweets, and return of perennial rabble rousers the Statutes of Liberty. Filmfestalo is also planned to extend to its second year, and there is still plenty of time for you all to turn your concepts into reality, so please keep working on those submissions!

There are additional surprises in the works, so watch this space for future announcements, and as always, any and all ideas and contributions are welcome. If you want to perform, submit something for display, or contribute in any way at all please contact us directly.

Cheers,
Dave and Darby

Final thoughts on Buffestalo '09

2009-07-11T15:27:00.008-05:00

Wow. Buffestalo '09 once again exceeded our expectations, which is to say that everyone that attended brought it. Nice work people. That was some good stuff. It took us the better part of a week to de-festalo, but damn, that was worth it. Just wanted to express our thanks to all of you - I won't name names at the risk of leaving someone out, but if you played something, sang something, filmed something, painted something, acted in something, edited something, built something, cooked something, cleaned something, danced something (?), or simply drank something, we applaud you and thank you.

Since Buffestalo '09 was (mostly) injury and damage free we are feeling good about moving forward with Buffestalo '10. Darby tells me I more than adequately expressed the Buffestalo Mission Statement over the course of my intoxicated ramblings on the mic, so I know you all get the deal. Clearly. We have already discussed many ideas for improvements next year, both in entertainment and management, and we'll work them out and announce them - or not - as appropriate at a later date.

We would also like to solicit feedback from you, the Buffestalo-goers, however. Feel free to post comments on this blog, respond to the email thread, or reach out to Darby or me directly. We wanna hear what you think, what you liked and didn't like, what your ideas are for the evolution of the 'festalo, and what else you think we should do.

We love Buffestalo and we love you. Thanks.

Buffestalo '09 Schedule Reminder

2009-06-30T21:54:00.002-05:00

Hey everyone, this is probably the final post so as a reminder here's the schedule of events.

Buffestalo '09 officially starts on FRIDAY, July 3rd. People are welcome to arrive at any time and are encouraged to get here early. Milk at Midnight and Beatallica will play Friday evening starting around 6:30 and the majority of the fireworks will be done Friday night during and after their sets.

Buffestalo continues all day Saturday with grilling, music, drinks, and outdoor activities including boating, fishing, etc. Filmfestalo will debut at sundown Saturday, followed by the return (rebirth?) of the Statutes of Liberty and all remaining fireworks.

Sunday everyone is welcome to take their time bidding a sad and groggy farewell to this year's festivities.

Statutes of Liberty to close out Buffestalo ‘09

2009-06-29T14:50:00.005-05:00

Veterans of Buffestalo ’08 will remember the debut gig of the Statutes of Liberty as the event in which you were all given your dicks back.

After years of sensitive-guy rock and auto-tuned commercial muzak, the S.O.L. exploded out of a haze of fireworks, smoke, and testosterone to remind party-goers of what rock and roll is supposed to look and sound like. Their energy and teachings spread quickly and ushered in a new era of independence in the U.S.A. Shortly after disseminating their gospel, voters acted on the message and removed George W. Bush from office, replacing him with Barack Obama - who is the political manifestation of the S.O.L. The weeks of hard work paid off: mission accomplished.

Now that the dirty work is done and all is right with the world, the Statutes have redefined their mission. No longer are they the visceral, muscle-car rock-makers of 2008. Squealing feedback has been replaced with soothing guitar tones. Songs of protest have been replaced with songs of joy, harmony, and peace. Join the S.O.L. at Buffestalo ’09 to love your brother and sings songs of merriment and togetherness. We will join hands and worship at the giving tree. We will take part in exercises of trust and care. We will compare hummus recipes and poncho patterns. Now that everything is fixed, we can get busy living our perfect lives, unmolested by the ugly realities of the outside world. Join us. We love you, and we love us. You love you, and we hope you can love us, too. Love, love, love. Peace, love, and garbanzos.

Buffestalo needs fireworks!!

2009-06-28T18:15:00.002-05:00

Our fireworks connection fell through. There are at least a half dozen places between Chicago and Buffestalo that sell them. If you are at all able, please stop on the way up and help contribute. I know that big 'works are expensive, so if everyone can kick in and get a couple things we should be good. Go for the big stuff. If you want bottle rockets or roman candles or showers or whatever, that's cool, but try and get some bigger stuff for the full show. M80's and and half sticks of dynamite and such are unneccesary (and unwanted). By big stuff I mean to look for stuff that shoots high and looks pretty! Oooooooh! Aaaaaaaah! Know what I'm sayin'?

Spotlight on: Milk at Midnight

2009-06-24T20:15:00.006-05:00

Milk at Midnight (Danny Doom - vocals, guitar; Rick Nitz - guitar, bass, vocals; and Eric Anderson - drums, vocals) are proud to present the very first live performance of their long-incubating concept piece at Buffestalo this summer, the as-yet-untitled rock opera based on the life and times of the fictional daredevil known only as Revie. The musical journey follows the once-world famous star’s fall from grace and his epic drive toward redemption as he realizes the only way to win back the love of his life—and the fame he once had—is to get back on the bike and make one final jump! Will he make it??? Milk at Midnight released their third album, “Less Love More Acid,” in late 2008 on Stars/No Stars Records, available on vinyl for your enhanced home listening pleasure (also available digitally). The 12-song record contains live staples such as “Kristol Ball,” “Greatest of the World,” and “Why Don’t You Go? (Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh!),” along with the banjo-driven tune “The Leaning Tower of Astigmatism” and the acoustic “Sticks in My Stomach.” Milk at Midnight have also released a full-length record "A Fit to End All Time," in 2003 and a 6-song EP, "Letter Bombs and Holidays," in 2005. All are available through iTunes and many of your other favorite digital outlets.

It's almost here...do you know where Buffestalo is?

2009-06-17T21:57:00.005-05:00

Directions

From Chicago
90W toward Madison, WI
About 30 minutes past Madison follow 39N to the right towards Portage as 90/94 go left to the Dells
About 30 minutes after taking 39N and 15 minutes past Portage, take 23E exit. 23W exit will be before 23E – go past it, they are separate exits
Take 23E 5 minutes to County Road ZZ, turn right
Take County Road ZZ to County Road C, turn left
Ox Creek Road is the third road on the right – turn right
Once on Ox Creek Road, follow drive to the left
Address is N3659 Ox Creek Road – there will be signs

From Madison
90W out of Madison
About 30 minutes past Madison follow 39N to the right towards Portage as 90/94 go left to the Dells
About 30 minutes after taking 39N and 15 minutes past Portage, take 23E exit. 23W exit will be before 23E – go past it, they are separate exits
Take 23E 5 minutes to County Road ZZ, turn right
Take County Road ZZ to County Road C, turn left
Ox Creek Road is the third road on the right – turn right
Once on Ox Creek Road, follow drive to the left
Address is N3659 Ox Creek Road – there will be signs

From Milwaukee
94W out of Milwaukee toward Madison
About 30 minutes after 94W merges with 90W and 39N, follow 39N to the right towards Portage as 90/94 go left to the Dells
About 30 minutes after taking 39N and 15 minutes past Portage, take 23E exit. 23W exit will be before 23E – go past it, they are separate exits
Take 23E 5 minutes to County Road ZZ, turn right
Take County Road ZZ to County Road C, turn left
Ox Creek Road is the third road on the right – turn right
Once on Ox Creek Road, follow drive to the left
Address is N3659 Ox Creek Road – there will be signs

Call me if you get lost – 773.531.8663. Also, FYI, the house address is not on online maps or GPS systems as far as I've seen...off the grid!

Filmfestalo is coming!

2009-06-17T20:29:00.005-05:00

Are you ready?

Bring it / leave it?

2009-06-11T09:00:00.000-05:00

What to bring to Buffestalo*

Tents, sleeping bags

Outdoor gear - flashlights, lanterns, coolers, etc.

Bug spray & sunscreen

Fireworks - plenty of places on the way up to purchase contributions

Outdoor games - frisbees, hackey sacks, footballs, fishing poles (we have about eight), etc.

Dogs

Kids

Food - we'll provide some basics, but we encourage you to supplement...and don't forget breakfast!

Non-alcoholic drinks - you'll want 'em at some point...hydration people!

Alcohol other than beer

Ice! Can't have enough...

Warm clothes - Buffestalo is mostly outdoors - come prepared

*There's a grocery store, liquor store, and hardware store in town, so you can run for stuff while you're there, but we do ask that no one drives off the property once you've been drinking, so plan accordingly

What not to bring to Buffestalo

Beer - we will provide multiple kegs of both Miller Lite and Spotted Cow, but feel free to supplement...

Basic grillage - we'll provide some burgers, dogs, brats, chips, and basic condiments - any contributions beyond that are greatly appreciated

Firearms

Bad vibes

Lastly, if anyone would like to help contribute to additional supplies, there's plenty of stuff we'll need (toilet paper, paper towels, plates, napkins, silverware, cups, cleaning supplies, ashtray buckets, trash bags (recyclable & non), flags, balloons,etc.). Contact me directly, and I'll let you know what would be the biggest help so we don't wind up with 30 people bringing garbage bags and no one bringing toilet paper.

One month to go!

2009-06-04T16:48:00.000-05:00

We're a month away folks! This is a last call for you to get your Filmfestalo contributions going. We've gotten word on a few exciting projects in the works, but we can always use more. If you've had an idea about a short film, music video, infomercial, docu-drama, animated feautre, or foreign language art piece, well...get on it! We'll screen all contributions on Saturday evening outdoors by bonfire light - what better setting to premier your masterpiece...or that ridiculous joke you decided to take too far. Either way, if you shoot it, we'll show it!

Best $25 you'll spend this summer

2009-05-25T16:29:00.000-05:00

Much as we'd prefer not to do so, we'll be asking Buffestalo attendees to kick in $25/person towards the proceedings this year. This money will go entirely towards the costs of the event and we promise...you will get your money's worth. Bands, fireworks, beer, boat gas, pest control, port-a-potty rental, and grill propane are some of the expenses that this will help cover. We hope this is reasonable and understandable.

Beatallica to headline Buffestalo!

2009-05-09T22:31:00.001-05:00

That's right folks. You may have heard the rumors, and they are true! Milwaukee's own Metallica/Beatles mash-up/cover band, Beatallica will be headlining Buffestalo '09 on Friday, July 3rd, hot off their European tour in support of their latest release, All You Need Is Blood.

What's more, Beatallica will be accompanied by Chicago favorites, Milk at Midnight! Hot on the heels of their amazing recent Stars/No Stars release, Less Love, More Acid, Milk at Midnight will be rockin' Buffestalo '09 with some new tricks and surprises in store.

Get to Buffestalo early on Friday the 3rd to catch both bands in a regular Illinois/Wisconsin holiday rock-fest!!!

We're gonna build something this summer...

2009-01-18T22:21:00.000-06:00

Hellllllooooo everyone! Happy New Year and long time no see. The organizers of Buffestalo would like to momentarily interrupt your hibernation to remind you that although mid-January might seem grim at the moment, it also means we're more than halfway to Buffestalo 2009. That's right we will be back and better than ever this year, and we wanted to give you the heads up. Why? Well, here's why:

Dates: official Buffestalo 2009 dates will be Friday, July 3rd through Sunday, July 5th. Proceedings on Friday will be much like last year with bands and fireworks scheduled to go down, so hit the road to Montello early. We'll be announcing bands in future posts.

Filmfestalo! We are looking forward to expanding Buffestalo beyond the Friday festivities and build on the impromptu screenings we had last year. We are strongly encouraging contributions for this aspect of the 'festalo from anyone and everyone. If you have an idea for something that you've been waiting to put to film, and want an audience for it - here's your chance! Give us a heads up if you plan to submit something so we can get a read on how much we'll be screening.

Accomodations - as with last year, bedrooms will be limited and attendees are strongly encouraged to camp on the Buffestalo Tent City grounds. For those that prefer a roof over their head, we encourage you to contact the Ox Creek Campground, where they have six cabins for rent on the property neighboring the Buffestalo grounds. All of these cabins were booked by the time we got the word out last year, so contact them early!

That's it for now, folks, but we'll be sending additional announcements as plans develop, and they'll all be posted right here. Feel free to forward!

"let this be my annual reminder/that we can all be something bigger/we're gonna build something this summer"