Sacramento Valley Spark is proud to be a part of the events, grants and interactivity opportunities in the Sacramento valley region. Here is a summary of events supported over the years.
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2021
- MOOP Your City July 17: Our Spring MOOP event in Spring was a grand success so we decided to host another. The attendees were troopers who dealt with outrageous heat to clean up communities scattered throughout California and even one community in New York. Their commitment to Leave No Trace sets the best burner example. Thank you
- Spring Spark Drive Thru May 21-22: Whimsical art, other-worldly mutant vehicles and cheerful theme camps inspired by or created for the Burning Man event were on display in this one-mile, drive-thru event.
- MOOP Your City April 24: On the playa, burners do an amazing job working collectively to Leave No Trace. Litter in the default world is another story. On April 24, 2021, in honor of Earth Day, we invited people from around the globe to join with us in a trash challenge and collected over 1,800 lbs of trash from the environment.
- Valentines Videograms in February: Our Valentine Video Grams program allowed you to send someone you love a one-of-a-kind, digital performance from a local artist directly to their inbox! Performers created a unique video (approximately 5 minutes) and personalized message if requested which were distributed on Valentines Day via email.
2020
- Moop Your City August 29: On the playa, burners do an amazing job working collectively to Leave No Trace. Litter in the default world is another story. On August 29, 2020 we invited people from around the globe to join with us in a trash challenge and collected over 1,800 lbs of trash from the environment.
- Summer Spark drive-thru July 24, 25: We offered a unique in-car art experience allowing guests to drive through a multi-sensory experience inspired by the annual counter-cultural event Burning Man. Masks and physical-distancing enforced.
2019
- January – Upcycle Pop Spark
- May – Playa Academy Maker Campout
- Aug. 10 Summer Spark art celebration
2018
- January – February: Art Grant application opens- $5000 available!!
- April – Board Elections and Art Grant winners announced
2017
- January – Town Hall & Annual Membership Meeting
- April – Foot Golf FUNdraiser
- May – Grant Program Night
- June – Summer of Spark (TTITG) Event (Sat 6/3 from 10am till Sun 6/4 2am)
- July – Spark in the Park a Playa Prep Event
2016
- July – Supported CORE project “D’oro Da Sacramenti Regionale Guild”
- August – Summer Spark “playa prep” event
- October – Spark the Dark (including After Action Report; event was cancelled due to rain)
2015
- July – Supported CORE project “Sparkade MidWay”
- August – Summer Spark “playa prep” event and 2015 Grant Program ($3,000 total grants provided)
- October – IlluminArt event
2014
- March – Supported foothills burner community run official BM Burnal Equinox 4
- August – Supported CORESouk project “PTA Playa Travel” and Summer Spark “playa prep” event
- October – Burn the River official BM Decompression
2013
- April – Supported foothills burner community run official BM Burnal Equinox 3
- July – Summer Spark “play prep” event
- August – Supported CORE project “Playa Queen”
- October – Burn the River official BM Decompression
2012
- March – Form SVS as 501c3 non-profit, receive donation of funds from SACBMOA after organization retired)
- August – Supported CORE project “Arboria”, Newbie Picnic and Summer Spark “playa prep” event
- October – Burn the River official BM Decompression
2011
- October – Burn the River official BM Decompression (hosted by SACBMOA LLC the predecessor to the SVS 501c3 non-profit organization)