Saturday, April 4, 2009

April 2009 Events

Sat. 4/4/09
Ithaca Farmer's Market opens for the season
Sun. 4/5/09
World Food Justice Event at First Presbyterian Church
Wed. 4/15/09- 4/17/09
Master Food Preserver Class from 8am to 5pm at CCE-TC
Thurs. 4/16/09
Sharing Event from 7-9pm at 212 N. Plain St
Sun. 4/19/09
EARTH WEEK ITHACA begins
On-Going throughout the week:
FREE Desk-top Earth Day images from Cornell Sustainable Computing Download instructions
R.E.S.P.E.C.T: SewGreen Eco- Fiber Art & Fashion Exhibit. CSMA 330 E.State St.
“Tree Houses” Exhibit, ScienCenter, 601 First St.
"Turtle Travels” Exhibit. ScienCenter, 601 First St.
Sun. 4/19/09
2:00 p.m. ScienCenter Showtime: “Vegetable Gardens” from Native American traditions. 601 First St.
11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.: Celebrate the Planet. Museum of the Earth, 1259 Trumansburg Road/Rt 96. Noon lecture, family-friendly activities, prizes, ecological footprint
12:00 Noon – 5:00 p.m. CELEBRATE WELLNESS! Center Ithaca. Panel/audience reflections on nourishing bodies, minds & spirits while working together to create sustainable lives, families, community and world. Just a Taste of movement modalities, Conversation Circles, Meet the Practitioners, Creativity Corner.
Mon. 4/20/09
6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Creative Writing Workshop. CSMA, 330 E.State St. “Seeing the World Through Haiku Eyes: Celebrating our Lives on Earth” with Zee Zehava. FREE.
Tues. 4/21/09
TBA. “Creating a Lake Stewards’ Program”. Lifelong, 119 W.Court St. Questions floatingclassroom@cayugawatershed.org. Details
12:00 Noon – 1:30 p.m. Greening the Workplace. Center Ithaca Atrium. Brown bag luncheon with speaker TBA.
10:00 a.m. – ongoing. Planet Earth Film Screening. Emerson Suites, Ithaca College Environmental Society
Fri. 4/24/09
6:30 – 11:00 p.m. PARTY FOR THE PLANET. Women’s Community Building, 100 W.Seneca St. Family-friendly (costumes welcome!), face painting, solar stage, three bands, community arts activities, door prizes, raffle for painting by local artist Roberta Dixon. Suggested donation $10-5 or dish to share. Tickets at Home Green Home, Greenstar, Volume Records.
Sat. 4/25/09
11:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. Community Crazy Quilt Bee. CSMA, 330 E.State St. FREE.
11:00 – 12:00 a.m. Cornell Roots & Shoots 5-K Run. Cornell Plantations Registration 10:30 a.m.
12:00 Noon – 3:00 p.m. ART FOR A JUST & SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY. Parade, Ithaca Commons (gather 11:00 a.m., parade 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.). Forum: Exploring Downtown Directions for the Arts. Borg-Warner Room, Tompkins County Library
1:00 – 4:00 p.m. OrienTreeing in the ARBORetum. Cornell Plantations, near ponds. Family-friendly. Learn the basics of navigating over land using map & compass. Small fee.
ScienCenter Showtime: “Flowers Galore”. 601 First St.
ScienCenter Showtime: “Solar Houses”. 601 First St.
7:00 p.m Environmental History of Tompkins County. History Center, 410 E.State St. Ithaca College student research presentations
Sun. 4/26/09
Ithaca Earth Day at Steamboat Landing, including Opening Ceremony, Parade for the Earth, Interfaith Sacred Ceremony, music, dancing, food, eco-information booths, art exhibit, Breaking Bread Together Conversations for Community, Primitive Pursuits Children’s Pavilion, Cooperative Extension COMPOST FAIR, Transformations fashion show, solar stage, Floating Classroom. Raffle for painting by local artist Roberta Dixon


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