Join us for a special series for an ECO-SPRING BREAK…with a series of Earth Day Parade Design Team Workshops
For youth 12 years to adult!
MARCH 30th through APril 3rd, 10 am until 3 pm
This Spring Break series of workshops is offered to upper elementary, Jr. and High School, and NMC students and adult learners too!
Join us as we explore the method of permaculture design systems applied to parade building and community organizing! Learn the skills of a puppet and mask-maker, parade design and storyboard, with a generous dose of ecological gardening design skills, as you become a part of the official 2009 Earth Day Parade Design Team.
The Earth Day Parade Design Team participants will then be invited to apply their design skills hosting 3 weekend workshops to assist community members and families build their masks, costumes and create BIG puppets for the 2009 Parade!
The 2009 Earth Day Parade will take place on Saturday, April 25th. This years' parade and storytelling theme will be "Growing and Gardening" focusing on our "back and front yard" gardens and how we address water issues and global warming as well as the parade puppet and mask story.
Brian Beauchamp from, TC-350, a movement working towards local solutions to global warming will participate in this year's programs and workshops. They will share information about 350—it's goals and ways to get involved. See www.350.org for more info.
Bring a sack lunch—-your own drink (No bottled water allowed/unless you bottle it yourself)
Cost: $85 to $130 sliding scale12 years to adult
Community Art Studio
Imagine a place where you are inspired to create your expression of awe and appreciation for the natural world…imagine an invitation open to participate–all people of diverse ages, abilities and cultural backgrounds….imagine an open art studio with a full, schedule of weekly art and permaculture workshops…imagine the support of an amazing gathering of family and friends and artists and permaculture educators…imagine a huge collection of recycled materials, art supplies, scavenged stuff and garbage art transformed into puppets, masks, floats…imagine a circle of community where creatures from our backyards and all places on Earth come to life and practice their movements and story for the Earth Day parade…imagine a building full of music, percussion, rhythm and the sounds and sights of instruments being made and practiced…YOU'VE JUST IMAGINED OUR EARTH DAY COMMUNITY ART STUDIO!
