Earth Day 2009

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Date:

Saturday, April 18, 2009

Time:

10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Event Type:

Concert/Show

Organizer/Author:

amy gross

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Earth Day Santa Cruz 2009 will take place on April 18th at the San Lorenzo Park Benchlands

Host:The City of Santa Cruz, The County of Santa Cruz, and local non-profits

Date: Saturday, April 18, 2009
Time: 11:00am - 4:00pm
Location: The Benchlands @ San Lorenzo Park
Street: 137 Dakota St.
City/Town: Santa Cruz, CA

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Earth Day in Santa Cruz is back! The City of Santa Cruz, the County of Santa Cruz, Ecology Action, local non-profits, and concerned citizens are working together to present an exciting Earth Day event for the whole community.

Earth Day 2009 will take place on April 18th from 11 am to 4 pm, rain or shine! The event will be held at the San Lorenzo Park Benchlands.

Please come and join the community to celebrate Earth Day! This will be a fun environmental celebration for the whole family with live entertainment, activities for kids, and a wide variety of vendors, including food booths, eco-businesses, and local non-profits and government.

For more information: http://www.ecocruz.org/index.php?option=co...

Added to the calendar on Thu, Apr 2, 2009 2:16PM

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§Earth Day 2009 Schedule of Events

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Wed, Apr 8, 2009 10:04PM

11:00- 11:10 Welcome To Earth Day, Supervisor John Leopold
11:00-1:00 Earth Plaster workshop
11:00-1:00 San Lorenzo River Clean-up by Save Our Shores
11:30-12:10 Performance by the Singing Scientist, Peter Weiss
12:10-12:40 Mayor Mathews Welcome
1:00-3:00 Compost Workshop
12:40-1:10 Singing Scientist Peter Weiss
1:10-1:40 Speaker Bill Monning
1:50-2:30 Naomi and the Courteous Rudeboys performance
3:00-3:40 Naomi and the Courteous Rudeboys performance
3:40-4:00 Closing remarks and announcement of compost contest winners

Event Highlights

* Morning music for kids & science demonstrations by Peter Weiss, the Singing Scientist-http://www.peterweissmusic.com/
* Afternoon music by local funk band Naomi & the Courteous Rudeboys. Check them out at- http://www.myspace.com/naomiandthecourteousrudeboys
* The event will be solar powered by Independent Energy Systems- http://www.iesolar.com
* Valet bicycle parking by People Power: http://peoplepowersc.org/
* Organic Beer Garden provided by Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing: http://www.santacruzmountainbrewing.com/
* Eco-raffle featuring a brand new bike from Spokesman Bicycles!
* Save Our Shores will be hosting a river cleanup from 11am-1pm, meet with this group at the event and help to clean up the San Lorenzo River!
* Free E-Waste Collection by Grey Bears in the County Building Parking Lot.

Earthen Plasters Demo: Michele Landegger of Boa Constructor Green Building and Design and Tracy Thierot of Tactile Interiors invite you to a hands on demo of applying earth to sheetrock and straw bales. With community help, a sustainable, biodegradable, bamboo straw clay sculpture will be created. Demo at 11 am with ongoing mudslinging throughout the day.

Are you interested in getting involved? For more information, please contact Amy Gross at 831-477-3988 or amy.gross [at] co.santa-cruz.ca.us.

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