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Earth Day Comes Early: Green Apple Festival, Kokua
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by jordan | April 19, 2008 at 08:19 am
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Earth Day may not be until April 22, but events are already taking place.
From April 18-20, the Green Apple Festival is springing up across the US. Events include seminars, exhibits, club gigs, and art, all anchored by a series of free concerts on Sunday.
Sunday, April 20:
Washington, DC (National Mall) Headliner: The Roots
New York City (Rumsey Field in Central Park) Headliner: Big Head Todd & the Monsters
Miami (Bicentennial Park) Headliner: Menudo (Yes!!!)
Chicago (Lincoln Park Zoo) Headliner: Derek Trucks Band
Denver (City Park) Headliner: The Neville Brothers
Dallas (Fair Park) Headliner: Los Lonely Boys
Los Angeles (Santa Monica Pier) Headliner: Ziggy Marley
San Francisco (Speedway Meadow, Golden Gate Park) Headliner: Mickey Hart's Mass Drums
... plus other events; check out the digital brochure.
More detail can be found at the Green Apple Festival's official site.
For those of you in Honolulu, the Kokua Festival is going on this weekend, featuring performances by Jack Johnson and Dave Matthews.
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at 13:43 on April 20th, 2008
jordan, Menudo!!! Let's hope for lots of photos & clips~~
at 16:57 on April 20th, 2008
Earth Day was celebrated in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on this sunny Sunday, April 20th. In true Cajun style, all hands were on deck to help out with the festivities.
prncessdie13 has contributed a photo to this story.
at 17:51 on April 20th, 2008
Duwamish Alive was an early Earth Day celebration at eight restoration sites along the Duwamish river in Seattle and Tukwila. The Duwamish was once one of the largest natural estuarine areas in the U.S. but is now one of the largest Superfund sites. At the new Codiga Park site over 200 people cleared blackberry and planted native trees and shrubs.
at 19:25 on April 20th, 2008
It's getting hot in Baton Rouge, with temperatures up in the 80's, and there was a good crowd on hand, so there was a very long line at the snow cone stand. I took this picture while my husband was standing in line waiting.
emf1947 has contributed a photo to this story.
at 19:47 on April 20th, 2008
Lawrence, Kansas is a very environmentally active city due to a large, young liberal population that resides here to attend the University of Kansas. The owner of an extremely popular local salon, Mark Chapman realized that to raise money for worthy causes such as clean water, it needed to be tied to a popular event. For the last few years, he and his staff have done a wonderful job of organizing a fashion show on Earth Day with the support of Aveeda products to raise money for clean water projects here and around the world. It's been great to be able to donate my time to create a video/photographic DVD of the show to make the experience more meaningful for those who participate. None of the imagery, such as the wonderful images shown in the opening ceremony with two Native American's performing music while two performers dance, are my work. It is a very popular, very creative show whose success is due to the dedication of Mark and his staff and to the many creative, talented people in our community.
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at 21:44 on April 20th, 2008
It was a great day shared in the sun with so many of San Francisco's finest supporting all eco-concious living. If it weren't for the slight biting wind, it would have been all together perfect.
KodaKoda has contributed a photo to this story.
at 10:30 on April 21st, 2008
The Green Apple Festival in Speedway Meadow was an excellent day in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park! A large crowd enjoyed the sunshine, the vibes, the community, and the ecological messages. Shown in these photos is the Tasseograph Trash Tea Temple, an interactive civic minded project created and inspired by Burning Man.
AreWeReally has contributed a photo to this story.
at 12:58 on April 21st, 2008
Great music, good food and warm temps, made the really first outdoor event of the year something to enjoy. From bubbles for kids to adults reliving a toy from their youth, the Green Apple Festive in Denver was enjoyed by many.
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at 21:37 on April 21st, 2008
jordan, I like this story. It's good stuff.