[Watch for the special Earth Day insert in the April 21 edition of Tompkins Weekly]
April 17, 2008 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Joey Diana Gates, [EMAIL PROTECTED], 607-351-0664 Arts, Music, and the Environment Meet at Earth Day Ithaca ITHACA NY - This year's celebration of Earth Day in Ithaca brings together art, music, and a love of the earth. In addition to the traditional afternoon of exhibits and events at the Ithaca Farmers Market pavilion, Earth Day organizers have added a masquerade ball, and a green arts symposium. On Friday, April 25, a symposium on "Greening the Arts" will kick off the weekend. Artists, educators, and others with an interest in blending sustainability with artistic creativity are welcome. Local and national speakers, including Lars Torres, director to the Global Peace Tiles Project, will join symposium attendees in discussions leading to action plans. The symposium will be held from 10 am to 5 pm at the Tompkins County Public Library, and continues on Saturday. For information and to register, contact Patricia Haines, [EMAIL PROTECTED], 607-339-9472. Saturday's events include a costume and mask-making workshop that ties in with Earth Day's theme of honoring all the earth's beings. Adults and families with children are welcome to enjoy this free, informal workshop, held in the Holiday Inn ballroom from noon to 4 pm. A separate free workshop to make Peace Tiles will also be held at the Holiday Inn, from 2 - 4 pm. Peace Tiles offer a way to express visions for children's lives around the world. More information is available at http://mixedmedia.us/peacetiles/ Another new event this year is the Earth Huggers' Ball, 6:30 to 11 pm Saturday night at the Holiday Inn ballroom. Adults, couples, and families are invited to dress up as their "favorite Earthling," whether human, historic, animal, vegetable, or other, and dance to the music of three bands. The Burns Sisters will open the show, followed by The Native Earthling Band, and Rick Redington and the Luv, who will travel here from Vermont to play on the solar-powered stage. Ticket price includes hors d'oeuvres, face painting, and prize drawings. An all-ages event, the ball benefits the Center for Environmental Sustainability which sponsors Ithaca's annual Earth Day celebration. On Sunday, Earth Day Ithaca will be held at the Farmer's Market Pavilion at Steamboat Landing from noon to 5 pm. The afternoon features music, dance, Master Composters compost fair, free cruises on the Cayuga Lake Floating Classroom, a parade and activities for children, and exhibits by environmental groups and vendors. The annual ecofashion show, featuring winning entries in the Green T Reuse Design Contest, starts at 2 pm Earth Day Ithaca is sponsored by the not-for-profit Center for Environmental Sustainability. According to the coordinator Joey Diana Gates, a boost in grants and donations has allowed the event to expand its scope and outreach. ---------------------------------- EARTH DAY ITHACA Events Schedule Friday, April 25 Greening the Arts Symposium, 10 am - 5 pm, Tompkins County Public Library. Registration starts at 8:30 a.m. $5 youth; $10 adults. Saturday, April 26 Costume and Mask Making, noon to 4 pm, Holiday Inn, 222 S Cayuga Street. All ages. Free. Peace Tiles Workshop, 2 - 4 pm, Holiday Inn, 222 S Cayuga Street. All ages. Free. Earth Huggers Ball, 6:30 - 11 pm, Holiday Inn, 222 S Cayuga Street. All ages. Tickets $15, two for $25. Family rates available. Tickets at Ithaca Guitar Works, Home Green Home, GreenStar, Tuff Soul, Ithaca Farmers' Market, and at the door. Sunday, April 27 Earth Day Ithaca Celebration, noon to 5 pm, Ithaca Farmers' Market Pavilion, Steamboat Landing. Live music and entertainment, exhibits, activities for children, ecofashion show at 2 pm, local foods. Free. ---------------------------------- [Photos and a more complete list of Ithaca-area Earth Day events, April 22 - 27, are available on request: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: [email protected] http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org
