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PRESS RELEASE: Earth Day Recycling Extravaganza Collection Event
2011 Earth Day Cafe
The following food and beverage vendors will be located in the Earth Day Café area and throughout the Festival for your digestive enjoyment. Schnucks will be in the Earth Day Cafe, showcasing products from its Full Circle organic and natural foods line. Schlafly Beer will be serving old and new favorites like their Organic Rye Bock. Also available will be fresh squeezed lemonade, locally crafted wine and a variety of iced coffee and tea.
No trans-fat, highly processed or high fructose corn syrup menu items are allowed! The St. Louis Earth Day Festival bans high-fructose corn syrup and other highly processed or fried foods typically found at events. All serving containers and utensils are recyclable or compostable, and you won’t find (HFCS) soda or bottled water. Plan carefully so you have space to try a little something from all of our 2011 food & beverage vendors:
American Grass Fed Beef
MENU: 100% grassfed beef hotdogs & hamburgers
Angels’ Arms/Kettle Korn
MENU: A little salty, a little sweet—kettle popcorn
Atomic Cowboy
MENU: Beef/chicken/vegetarian tacos, beef/chicken quesadillas, vegetarian burrito, tortilla chips with salsa & guacamole, organic margaritas & mojitos
Bayou Seasoning & Catering
MENU: Organic fruit kabob, organic chicken/vegetarian jambalaya, organic bourbon chicken on a stick, sirloin & vegetable kabob, unsweetened tea
Bulgary Catering Service
MENU: Wild mushrooms risotto, Greek lamb gyro, Greek salad, baklava
Foundation Grounds Coffee House & Café
MENU: Lavender honey lemonade, a variety of vegan/non-vegan scones, muffins & cookies, iced lattes/mochas/coffee, hot coffee
Holy Crepe!
MENU: Crepe combos–banana/nutell, strawberry/chocolate, mushroom/swiss/pesto, bacon/spinach/tomato/chili mayo, or pear/goat cheese/honey/arugula
International Society for Krishna Consciousness (Govinda’s)
MENU: Bhel chat, chickpea curry, naan, vegetable fitters, mango juice, halava
Isaac Vending LLC
MENU: Four flavors of Italian ice
Labeebees Mid-East Café
MENU: grilled chicken/lamb wrap, falafel, hummus with pita
Lil’ Richies Italian Ice LLC (found by Performance Pavilion)
MENU: Various flavors of Italian ice
Pi Pizzeria Truck
MENU: Vegetarian/non-vegetarian deep dish cornmeal personal pizzas, Blue Sky organic soda
RAMS 5 Star Kettle Korn (found in Farmers Market)
MENU: A little salty, a little sweet—kettle popcorn.
Rearn Thai Restaurant
MENU: Vegetarian pad Thai, satay-grilled chicken with peanut sauce, Thai iced tea
Schlafly
MENU: Locally brewed beer, including Organic Rye Bock. Get a commemorative cup for discounted refills.
Sierra Club
MENU: Fresh squeezed lemonade
St. Louis Animal Rights Team (START)
MENU: Vegan burgers, vegetarian chili, sweet potato chips, sweet & sour cole slaw, cookies, iced tea
Sweet Meat Stix, Inc.
MENU: Black Angus sirloin steak
TANGO Argentina Food
MENU: Empanadas de espinaca (spinach pie), empanadas de humita (creamy corn pie), empanadas de homon y queso (ham & cheese pie), emapanadas de carne (beef pie)
Urban Eats
MENU: Vegetarian wrap, sweet & spicy goat cheese flatbread, chicken mozzarella dog with Asian slaw, BBQ Pork BAO (hot Asian bun), strawberry banana smoothie, fresh leaf iced green tea
Local Music… Music to our ears!
We are truly grateful to the following musicians who will donate their talent to celebrating Earth Day and sharing in our mission to make every day earth day. Thank you. Oh, and did we mention that they are totally going to rock your organic cotton socks off?!?
MAIN STAGE
Emcee: Carlos Jove of KDHX’s Latin Hemispheres
11:00 Roly
12:00 Opening Ceremony with Mayor Slay
All Species Parade with Joia World Percussion Ensemble
12:30 Miss Jubilee
1:30 Lyal Strickland
2:00 Pretty Little Empire
3:30 Brothers Lazaroff
4:30 Mikey Dubs
5:00 Aaron Kamm & The One Drops
CAFÉ STAGE
11:00 Jane Godfrey
12:00 Box of Nerves
Green Strum Band Scramble Contest Kick-off Announcement
1:00 The Warbuckles
2:00 Rio Dio: Samba Fusion
3:00 Mario Pascal
4:00 Pik’n Lik’n
5:00 Ryan Spearman and the Green Strum Band Scramble
Performance Pavilion
Stop by this space throughout the event to get up close and personal with a variety of talent from the St. Louis area! Artists from ARTDimensions will be painting live, in the Performance Pavilion!
11:00 TeamSTAGES
11:30 Pazazz Performers
12:45 Nia Seen
1:25 Tribe Ayaka
2:00 Capeoria
2:40 Aalim Belly Dance
3:15 Grupo Inspiracion
3:45 Mandara Caravan
4:20 Falun Dafa
5:00 Shakespeare St. Louis
(line up and times schedule may change without notice)
Peace Garden
The Peace Garden is a space welcoming you to pause and reflect, pray, meditate or connect with others. We share this space as a way to offer our highest intentions to live in harmony and peace with all the Earth.
12:00 Qigong | Meditation and movement. | The Center of Well-Being
1:00 Paneurythmic Dance | St. Louis Paneurythmy
2:00 Metamorphosis of the Butterfly | A children’s improvised play and dance.
3:00 All Species Party | Bring your pet to the Peace Garden for play and folly.
4:30 Join Jabula for a ceremonial drum circle as they anchor the intentions of the Festival and to send them out into the universe.
All Species Parade
12noon | meet at the Main Stage
Join in a St. Louis Earth Day tradition by representing your favorite species (or combination of species!) in this parade around the Muny grounds of Forest Park as we kick off the event. The Honorable Mayor Francis Slay will kick off the Parade at 12noon as we celebrate the interdependence and value of all species–plants, insects, fish, birds, etc. Costumes, props, pets and instruments are highly encouraged! Click here to read more about the history of the All Species Parade.
Eco-Art Activities
10am to 11am | East side of the Muny covered walkway, by entrance to Performance Pavilion
Get your recycled props ready for the All Species Parade with The Green Strum Project and the Teachers’ Recycle Center. Impish Grin Face Art will also be on site providing free face-painting until 11am to get you ready for the Parade.
11am to 6pm | Teachers’ Recycle Center van, (same location as described above)
Visit the Teachers’ Recycle Center van where children and adults (and everyone in between) can create a one-of-a-kind little box to remind them to Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.
Green Strum Project Workshops
10am, 1:30pm | Green Strum Project tent is located near the Info Booth, across from the Muny ticket box office
Explore the connections between sustainability and music with Kelly and Ryan of the Green Strum Project at this year’s Festival. The Green Strum Project was formed by Kelly Wells and Ryan Spearman to explore the connections between sustainability and the arts in St. Louis while raising awareness of the importance of healthy, local economy through events, educational workshops and musical performances. At this year’s Festival, you can meet them and make your own instruments out of found objects! Read more…
Educational Activities
Education is a key component of the Earth Day Festival. Environmental Education Activity booths are scattered throughout the Festival neighborhoods, according to their topic. These activity booths are noted in the neighborhood listing with an asterisk (*). Booths include exhibits, demonstrations, and hands-on activities covering a wide range of topics. To view the full list of educational activities, click here.
Balanced Body: Yoga!
Try yoga for free in the Balanced Body: Relaxation pavilion, located off the Western Muny walkway, behind the Earth Day Cafe. If you can, please bring a mat or blanket with you. The floor is wooden but there will not be extra mats.
12:00 – 12:30 | Yoga with Stacy Broussard, theme = joy!
1:00 – 1:30 | Hatha Yoga with Barbie Benetin, theme = twist
1:30 – 2:00 | Hatha Yoga with Marchianne Gagiardi, theme = hip openers
2:00 – 2:45 | Vinyasa Yoga for Everyone with Jee Young Moon
3:00 -4:00 | Vinyasa Yoga with Shlomo Ovadya, theme = connecting the breath and the motion
5:00 – 6:00 | Heart openers with Sheila Fazio
Pedal for the Planet
Registration: 9am to 10:30am | meet at the Missouri History Museum
Grab your two wheels and explore some of the natural ecosystems of Forest Park on your own or join the naturalist-led group tour at 9:30am. This feature is free and open to the public, registration is 9-10:30am. The ride is approximately 6 miles, flat with some hills. Trailnet will offer helmet fittings and FREE helmets to the first 50 youth in need. A route map is provided at registration. SAG (support and gear) support ends at 11:30 a.m.
Recycling Extravaganza
9am to 3pm | St. Louis Community College parking lot, Forest Park campus
The Earth Day Recycling Extravaganza will be accepting your hard-to-recycle items from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the St. Louis Community College Forest Park campus parking lot, off Oakland Ave. All are invited to load up their cars, trucks or bicycle baskets with any (or all) of the items that will be collected by one of a dozen partnering non-profit organizations or recycling companies. Click here to read more and to view a list of items that will be accepted.
Shuttle Service
10:30am to 6:30pm | St. Louis Community College parking lot, Forest Park campus
Even if you aren’t dropping off spring cleaning debris, you are welcome to leave your car at STLCC and catch a ride to the Festival via a free shuttle service, provided by the St. Louis Lambert International Airport biodiesel bus and Super Park compressed natural gas (CNG) bus. Shuttles leaving STLCC every 15 minutes on the hour.
2011 Booth Listing
A themed-neighborhood layout makes it easy for visitors to navigate the Festival and experience all the celebration has to offer. The theme of this year’s Festival is “Be the Change.” We encourage everyone to use the event as an opportunity to explore areas in your life where you can make a change that will be better for you, better for your community and better for the environment. The Festival is a great way to learn about local businesses, envi-ronmentally friendly products and services and celebrate with your neighbors. Click on the Festival neighborhoods below to find a booth listing for that area.
Education is a key component of the Earth Day Festival. Over 30 Educational Exhibitors are scattered throughout the Festival neighborhoods, facilitating a wide range of activities where you can get involved! These booths are noted in the booth listing with an asterisk (*).
Arts & Crafts
Beads of Hope Africa
Beltshazzar Jewels
Bottled Rainbows
Buffalo Moon Arts*
Candy Calamity*
Caprice Designs
Children’s Eco-Awareness Books
Circus Flora
Color Your World Tie Dye
Creek Walk Designs
Emily Wingate Fine Art
Farmhouse1807
Gengrafix
Henna Creation
Impish Grin Face Art
Infinity Green Products, LLC
International Institute of St. Louis
Jasbo’s Salsa & Crafts
Jill’s Weavings*
Just Be Threads
Lana Trans Import, LLC
Lil’ Richies Italian Ice LLC
Maximized Living
MayaBear Jewelry
Mirroz Gallery
Mount Pleasant Cards, LLC
Off The Cuff Bracelet
Pangaea Comics
Pairabelles
Preferred Family Healthcare: Achieving Recovery Through Creativity*
Reading Habit(at)*
RedBird WorkShop
Shining Rivers Waldorf School
St. Mary’s High School*
Stellar Batik
Sun Ministries
Twice Baked Arts
Central Corridor
Advanced Energy Solutions, Inc.
Ameren Missouri Hybrid Bucket Truck
Goodeye Photoshare
Green Living Project*
Home Eco Solar Van
St. Louis Rams
Summerwind Resort Services
Pet Care & Wildlife
Animal House Fund
Crown Ridge Tiger Sanctuary*
Crown Valley Winery & Brewery
Grace Hill AmeriCorps Trail Rangers
GreenJute
Humane Society of Missouri
Moonrise Hotel
The Pet Doctor to the Rescue
The Wildlife Rescue Center*
Wildlife Rehabilitation Clinic
Ameren Missouri
Ameren Missouri is focused on leading the way to a secure energy future and un-derstands you play a vital role in getting there. As such, Ameren Missouri’s tent will feature helpful information and resources centered around energy efficiency, recycling and conservation incentive programs. Stop by to learn about:
- Saving energy with tree planting and landscaping
- Environmental Stewardship
- Energy Advisor Pilot Program
- Renewable Energy via Solar Panel demonstrations
- CFL and Refrigerator/Freezer Recycling Programs
- Energy Savings Toolkit
Energy & Green Building
Ameren Missouri
Architecture for Humanity
EarthWays Center of Missouri Botanical Garden
Energy Smart Homes
Great Rivers Daylighting
Metro Lighting
Office of US Representative Russ Carnahan
Rethink Renovations
Show Me Solar*
StraightUp Solar
Stratus Building Solutions
SunRight
U.S. Green Building Council-Missouri Gateway Chapter
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Cartridge World St. Louis
Ethical Societies Mid Rivers & St. Louis
Operation Food Search
Perennial*
Rubbish Works of St. Louis
Shoeman Water Projects (a project of Eagle Wings Ministries)
St. Louis County Department of Health*
Western & Southern Financial
Farmers Market
Blue Heron Orchard
Chipotle Mexican Grill
Cutco Cutlery
EarthDance
Eastern Missouri Beekeepers Association
Gateway Greening*
La Vista CSA Farm
Maude’s Market
RAMS 5 Star Kettle Korn
Slow Food St. Louis
St. Louis Greenpeace Activist Network*
Sweet Annys Soaps, Candles and Salves
Truck Farm – St. Louis
Peace Garden
The Peace Garden is a space welcoming you to pause and reflect, pray, meditate or connect with others. We share this space as a way to offer our highest intentions to live in harmony and peace with all the Earth.
12:00 Qigong: Meditation and movement. | The Center of Well-Being
1:00 Paneurythmic Dance | St. Louis Paneurythmy
2:00 Metamorphosis of the Butterfly: A children’s improvised play and dance.
3:00 All Species Party: Bring your pet to the Peace Garden for play and folly.
4:30 Join Jabula for a ceremonial drum circle as they anchor the intentions of the Festival and to send them out into the universe.
Alternative Transportation & Fuels
Gateway Electric Vehicle Association*
Juiced Wheels
Metro
RideFinders
RiverWorks Discovery*
Saint Louis BicycleWORKS
Saint Louis Science Center
StriderMonkeys
Home, Family & Spirituality
American Contracting
American Red Cross St. Louis Area Chapter
Avens Place
Backdoor Harvest
Culver Way Ecovillage*
Discovering Options
Foster and Adoptive Coalition
Macaroni Kid St. Louis
Mid-City La Leche League
Mills Properties
NBV, L.L.C. [Water Station]
Neat and Discrete
Patriot Sunrooms & Home Solutions
PROMO
Pure Play Kids
Refill My Ink, LLC
Renewal by Andersen
Robinson’s Rain Barrels, LLC
Scentsy
Smitten Green
Tupperware Brand
Tutor Doctor
White Caps, Green Collars
Nature, Natural Resources & Recreation
Alpine Shop, Ltd.
City of St. Louis Air Pollution Control Program
Deer Creek Watershed Alliance*
Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
Endangered Wolf Center
Environment Missouri*
Gateway Children’s Nature Connection*
Ginkgo Adventures & Vertical Voyages
Great Rivers Greenway District
Greenthoughts Garden
Greenway Network*
Mississippi River Network c/o Trailnet
Missouri Coalition for the Environment
Missouri Department of Conservation*
Missouri Department of Natural Resources*
Missouri Stream Team Watershed Coalition*
Renaissance St. Louis, Inc.
River des Peres Watershed Coalition*
River Kids*
St. Charles County Parks & Recreation*
The Audubon Center at Riverlands*
The Confluence Partnership
The Open Space Council*
United States Army Corps of Engineers*
Wild Ones: Native Plants, Natural Landscapes; St. Louis Chapter
Wellness
Christian Vegetarian Association
Contraceptive CHOICE Project at Washington University School of Medicine
Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation
DiaperFreeBaby
Friends of Missouri Midwives
Greater St Louis NORML
InMotion Health Center
Lifeplus
Lionheart Personal Training
Listen Live Entertainment, LLC
NARAL Pro-Choice Missouri Foundation
National Children’s Study
Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region
Rozeboom Wellness Center
School of Metaphysics
Skeptical Society of St. Louis
Spirit Seeker Magazine & Amethyst Crystal Healing Bio-Mat
St. Louis Chiropractic Society
Muny Covered Walkway, North Corridor
Home Green Home & R.E.A. Homes
Missouri American Water
Solar Attic Blanket of St. Louis LLC
St. Louis Public Radio – 90.7 KWMU
The Muny
Thomas Construction
Muny Covered Walkway, East/West corridors
Arts and Treasures from Latin America
Center for Sustainability, Saint Louis University
Eckankar – Missouri Satsang Society
Euclid Chiropractic Centre
Falun Dafa Group in St. Louis
Guatemalan Crafts & Mexican Artisans
Habitat for Humanity Saint Louis ReStore
Healing Arts Center
Healthy Harvest Gardens
Kakao Chocolate
MacroSun International
Mesothelioma and Asbestos Awareness
Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District
Midtown Home Improvements
Missouri Alliance for Animal Legislation
Natural Fibers LLC
Partners for Just Trade
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)
Plowsharing Crafts
Raintree Learning Community
Sierra Club
St. Louis Green, Inc.
St. Louis Post Dispatch
Sugar Creek Gardens
Supreme Master Ching Hai International Association
U’SAgain LLC
Young Living
