Our 6th Annual Festival will be “chock-full” of family activities and several educational opportunities to help sharpen your “eco-knowledge.” This year we are focusing on activities for the kids and will have a ton of exciting hands-on fun for everyone!
Current Schedule of Activities
* At the Earth Day Stage
9-1:oopm
- Lose the Litter
10am
– Opening Welcome by State Representative Mitch Bolinsky*
– Brett Boles sings the National Anthem*
— Newtown Youth Voices with Jim Allyn*
10:45-11:15
– Drum circle with Cadence Carroll
11:00
– Housatonic Valley Waldorf School Musicians*
11:30
– Sharon Audubon Birds of Prey Exhibit — Demo #1
11:15-11:45
– The Graceful Planet Flash Mob Dance Workshop
Noon
– SunDad – Father/son world fusion, jam band*
— The Graceful Planet Family Yoga
12:30
– Sharon Audubon Birds of Prey Exhibit – Demo #2
1:00
– Time and Again – NHS Infectious rock/ska band*
1:15
– The Graceful Planet Flash Mob Dance Workshop
1:45
– Pat Llodra Talk*
1:50
– The Graceful Planet Flash Mob Dancing*
2:00
– The Shout Backs — Outlaw string band w/ a moonshine heart *
3:00
– Bedlam Brothers String Band – Local “pickers & grinners” *
— Old-Fashioned Relay Races & Games with Terrence Ford
Afternoon
– Predator-Prey and Food Web Tag
— Recycling Toss
All Day
– Eco-Crafts & Tie-Dying with “The FunArt Bus”
– Make Your Own Birdfeeders w/ EverWonder Children’s Museum
– Bee-Keeping with Jeff Shwartz
– Bike Safety Check with Sandy Hook Cycle
– Peace Flags with Sandy Hook Peaceful Arts
– Kids Crafts with Nancy Diperrio
– Learn How to Knit with Nicole Christensen
– Puppet Making with the SHACK
– Seed Balls and Pottings
– Worm Composting with Transition Newtown
Birds of Prey Exhibit
Sponsored by the good folk at The Sharon Audubon Center, this is your chance to meet one of their hawks and owls up close and personal. Hurt in the wild and now cared for by Sharon Audubon, these magnificent birds are the ambassadors for their species. Stop by to learn about these wonderful aviators and the Audubon’s work in rehabbing and releasing them.
Lions Club “Lose the Litter”
Join your friends and neighbors to clean up Newtown’s streets. Gift certificates for free ice cream Sundaes from Ferris Acres Creamery are hidden around town and your team may be the lucky crew to win one as you “tackle the trash”!
All Day
“Bring Your Bill”
Your electric bill that is. Stop by the Sustainable Energy Commission’s booth to save money on your electric bill by signing up for clean energy. Do the right thing for your pocket and the environment.
All Day
Live Music/Dance Performances
Featuring ensembles, dance performances and local bands/musicians, our Earth Day 2013 stage will keep you smiling and dancing all day long! Check out our current schedule!
All Day
Tasty Food
Come hungry and make plans to either grab lunch, some tasty snacks, or great beverages while browsing our festival. Featuring Aquarian Caterers global cuisine, My Place pizza, Catering by Roxanne, Biscotti Etc., and The Farmer’s Cow ice cream, our Food Court offers plenty of options for everyone!
AND DON’T MISS OUR VENDOR FAIR!
From“green” merchants to school clubs and town associations, Newtown’s Earth Day Festival is the one place to learn how “easy it is to be green!” Want to be a vendor – sign up now!
Please check back for updates.
