2010 EVENT PROGRAM
FRIDAY NIGHT - Camping Under the Stars
Lewis & Clark (llamas), Shaver's Creek, Night Hikes, Camp Fires
April 23th, Time: 6:00pm –10:00 am Cost: $18 per family
Location: Trails & Trees Environmental Center
Go on a flashlight walk and enjoy campfire activities. This is a great way to introduce your child to camping. Bring a tent and sleeping bags, fee includes a snack and breakfast. Rustic Facilities. One adult must be in each tent. Call to RSVP at 691-4572.
WELCOME CEREMONY
10am
Groundbreaking Ceremony for New Classroom at Trails and Trees Environmental Center
12pmWelcome at Downtown Mechanicsburg
Announcement of Student Poster Contest Winners
First PlaceKelsey Kline
Second PlaceEmma Bankert
Third PlacePaige Krnjaic
Announcement of Student Recycle Poster Contest Winners
LIVE MUSIC - ON OUR SOLAR POWERED STAGE
9amTBA
12pmTammi Hessen and the Bumbada Women's
Drummers
5K RUN
Mechanicsburg S’Mile’R 5K at Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Park (N. Washington Street/W. Allen Street, Mechanicsburg)
Registration begins at 8:00 am. Race begins at 9:00 am
Early Registration: $12. Regular Registration: $15 (After 3/20/10). Day of Event $20.
GREEN FILM FESTIVAL
An epic story of adventure, starring some of the most magnificent and courageous creatures alive, awaits you in earth. Disneynature brings you a remarkable story of three animal families on a journey across our planet -- polar bears, elephants and humpback whales.
Rating: G. Running Time: 90 min.
Colin Beavan decides to completely eliminate his personal impact on the environment for the next year. It means eating vegetarian, buying only local food, and turning off the refrigerator. It also means no elevators, no television, no cars, busses, or airplanes, no toxic cleaning products, no electricity, no material consumption, and no garbage. No problem – at least for Colin – but he and his family live in Manhattan. So when his espresso-guzzling, retail-worshipping wife Michelle and their two-year-old daughter are dragged into the fray, the No Impact Project has an unforeseen impact of its own. Laura Gabbert and Justin Schein's film provides an intriguing inside look into the experiment that became a national fascination and media sensation, while examining the familial strains and strengthened bonds that result from Colin and Michelle’s struggle with their radical lifestyle change.
Rating: Not Rated. Running Time: 1 hr. 32 min.
12:50pmAmerican Experience Earth Days (as seen on PBS)
In “Earth Days,” acclaimed director Robert Stone (“Oswald’s Ghost,” “Guerrilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst”) traces the origins of the modern environmental movement through the eyes of nine Americans who propelled the movement from its beginnings in the 1950s to its moment of triumph in 1970 with the original Earth Day and to its status as a major political force in America. Drawing heavily on eyewitness testimony and a wealth of never-before-seen archival footage, Stone examines the revolutionary achievements — and missed opportunities — of a decade of groundbreaking activism. The result is both a poetic meditation on man’s complex relationship with nature and a probing analysis of past responses to environmental crisis.
Rating: TV documentary (no rating). Run Time: 110 minutes
2pmFood Inc. (Academy Award nomination for best Documentary feature film)
The veil on our nation's food industry is lifted, exposing the highly mechanized underbelly that's been hidden from the American consumer with the consent of our government's regulatory agencies, USDA and FDA. Our nation's food supply is now controlled by a handful of corporations that often put profit ahead of consumer health, the livelihood of the American farmer, the safety of workers.
Rating: PG. Running Time: 1 hr. 34 min. Not recommended for children.
KIDS WORKS
Join us for crafts, story telling, face painting and more!
Face Painting by Mechanicsburg High School Green Team.
DEMOS ON THE SQUARE
12pmFashion Show with Providence Boutique (Organic Clothing) and Fairie Godmother's (Vintage Fashions)
2:30pmGreen Team Musical
AROUND TOWN
8am-1pmSidewalk Sale-A-Bration
Flea market at Mechanicsburg Museum Plaza at South Market Street and Strawberry Alley.
10am-1pmChildren's Earth Day Activities
Transplant a free garden plant; Earth Day Crafts; Snack Foods for Sale; Plant Sale; and other activities. Mechanicsburg Museum Plaza at South Market Street and Strawberry Alley.
9am-4pmFree Planting
Plant pussywillows at Fifth Generation Gallery on Simpson Ferry Road.
9am-4pmElectric Vehicle Conversion
with Gregg Wittmer of Mechanicsburg. Come see a car rebuilt to run on electricity! Market Street.
LETTERBOXING
At Trails & Trees Environmental Center (behind Mechanicsburg Middle Schoo)l, 1750 S. Market Street. Time: 8am-12pm. Self-Guided activity – parental guidance required.
PETTING ZOO
At Trails & Trees Environmental Center (behind Mechanicsburg Middle Schoo)l, 1750 S. Market Street. Time: 10am-12pm. Pre-registration required. RSVP at 691-4572.
HIKING
Enjoy hiking at Trails & Trees Environmental Center (behind Mechanicsburg Middle Schoo)l, 1750 S. Market Street 2.5 mile hiking trail.
ELECTRONIC RECYCLING
At PNC Bank, Market St. **Cars must enter down alleyway off of Arch Street (between Market and Simpson) and exit off of Locust Street.
Carlisle's Computer Bar will accept electronics for recycling. Items accepted:
- Computers- Computer parts- Laptops
- LCD monitors- LCD TV's- Keyboards
- Mice- Printers- Fax machines
- Copiers- Plastic speakers- Cables
- VCR's- DVD players- Turntables
- Receivers- Cassette decks- Radios
- Telephones- Cell phones
(Please note that none of the following will be accepted: CRT televisions, lawn mowers, wooden boxed speakers, household batteries, household appliances, tires, oil, paint, etc.) There is a $5 fee for all CRT monitors.
