The Festival | Under the Big Tent | Children's Activities
Tuesday April 15-19	Ecolympics Students will participate in a housing-based competition intended to increase environmental awareness. The environmental coordinators will host a recycling competition while the Renewable Energy Club runs an energy conservation competition. Combined with a campus-wide campaign by SAVE, Ecolympics aims to educate students about sustainable living.

Saturday April 20

Southeastern Connecticut's Earth Day 2002 Celebration Knowlton Green (rain location, Blaustein Humanities Center, first floor) 12 PM - 6 PM   TIME/DESCRIPTION OF EVENTS 9 AM - 1 PM The Dedication of a Garden in Remembrance of lives lost on September 11 will take place between 9 and 1 p.m. The garden is a short walk from Knowlton Green, between Fanning and Bill Hall. 9:30 AM Local yoga instructor, Marya Ursin, will lead a series of sun salutations to kick off the day. On Harkness Green, Connecticut College   The Festival Begins! 11:00 AM  Mark Shepard, Storyteller Mark, from DrumSongStory, is a musician and story teller. Sure to entertain all ages. Ultimate Frisbee Team will host a game in the afternoon! 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM Mike Ewall speaks on "Milk Does Nobody Good." Mike is currently active at the Philadelphia ACTION center working to increase corporate accountability. 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM Mobroc presents "Pretty Sober," Connecticut College's only bluegrass/rock band. 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM Linda Setchell discusses "Genetically Engineered Foods in Your Shopping Cart." Linda works for the Clean Water Network, and currently runs its Safe Good Campaign. 3:45 PM - 4:00 PM Announcements Sign up for the raffle to win a compost bin or one of several student-designed EarthDay tee-shirts and frisbees. 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM Mobroc presents "The Lingo" On-campus jazz/funk band. 5:30 PM - 6:00 PM Drum Circle Led by the college's drumming teacher, Jerry Zeigler while Chief Seattle's famous environmental speech is read. Bring your instruments! 6:00 PM Festival Ends! CLICK HERE FOR TOP OF PAGE

Under the Big Tent All Day Events Vendors: Native American crafts and music, henna tattooing, environmental literature, and more... It's Only Natural: A local restaurant, will provide delicious vegetarian food. Ben & Jerry's: ice cream to cool off Campus activist groups: SAVE, Earth House, Renewable Energy Club and SEAL will provide educational materials as well as organic and vegan treats, stickers, tee-shirts, and bicycle powered smoothies. Sierra Club, Save the Sound, Rainforest Action Network, and other national grassroot organizations Children's Activities All Day from 12 - 6 p.m. 11:00 - 12:00 PM Storytelling by Mark Shepard 12 - 6 PM Make Paper: with leftover materials and a blender. Seed Planting: Take home and watch life grow! Making prayer flags, playing with a parachute, creating bird feeders, and more! CLICK HERE FOR TOP OF PAGE Last Updated 3 April, 2002