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About Eugene weekly. (Eugene, Oregon) 1993-current | View Entire Issue (April 19, 2012)
SATURDAY, APRIL 21 • 11 AM -5 PM EWEB River Edge Plaza MAIN STAGE ENTERTAINMENT 1:45 – 3:00 PM Phenwick’s Blues All-Stars 3:00 -- 3:20 PM Earth Day Message Contest & McKenzie River Trust Award 10:45 – 12:00 PM John Shipe 3:30 – 5:00 PM Henry Cooper and the Purple Cats 12:15 – 1:30 PM Beth Wood 1:30 – 1:40 PM EWEB’s Greenpower Grant Awards d o o W h t e B EVENTS MECCA’s Romper Room of Reuse and Recycled Art (EWEB, North Bldg., Community Room) Craft activities for children and adults using reclaimed materials, including wearable art, musical instruments, hats and more. Stop by and see all the Earth Day Message Contest entries too! Earth Day Book Swap and Book Sale Reduce, reuse, reread! Join us upstairs in the EWEB cafeteria to swap or purchase your favorite earth- friendly books, suggest publications for others to read or to just relax. Bring a book to leave for someone else, or purchase a book to support the African children’s education project in Togo. New and used books donated by Smith Family Books and other local independent bookstores, along with Books Without Borders periodicals and books relating to Earth Day will be for sale. Earth Action Arena Booths 2012 *Absolute Health Medical Center *Bath Fitter *BRING Recycling *City of Eugene Waste Prevention & Green Building, Stormwater and Park Stewards *Democratic Party of Lane County *Energy Design *ELAW – Environmental Law Alliance e p i h S n h Jo Free Bike Safety Check Kids Workshops & Activities 11 AM – 4 PM Bicycle mechanics from Paul’s Bicycle Way of Life will be on hand to provide free bike check-ups and minor tune-ups. Grab your bike and pedal over to take advantage of this great offer – along with free, covered bike parking. One bike per person, please! • Make a Clay Watershed Model of the Willamette Valley For kids of all ages: come make your own take-home, potters clay models of our hills and rivers. Simulated rainfall lets kids see how our rivers work to shape and carve our region. Make a take-home Willamette Valley-to-the-sea watershed clay model in a workshop for younger kids, or join the group and make a huge clay model of the Eugene area watershed basin in 50 lbs of potters clay! • Boats on land to play in: canoe, sailboat and raft. • How to Fish: in the ponds and in the river • A water ecology info table of news and issues of the Eugene area with free handouts • Moving up water: a human or stream-powered irrigation contest - Babylonian & Roman contraptions are being devised, teams amassed and more are invited to enjoy the eco-engineering challenge of the watery world. Brought to you by the Drop in the Bucket Brigade of the School of Earthy Arts (541) 653-4355, Louisa Hamachek Pacifi c Tree Climbing Institute A free, introductory tree climbing experience open to all ages! PTCI is an Oregon outfi tter/guide service that offers recreational, guided canopy tours. If you’re under 18 years of age, remember to bring a parent or legal guardian to sign the mandatory liability release! Located by the EWEB Credit Union Building on 4th Avenue and Mill Street. The Watery World at Earth Day Walk across Willamette River on the Defazio Bike Bridge to the Watery World by the riverside at Alton Baker Park, near the Duck Ponds and participate in the fun exhibits and mini-workshops including: Worldwide *Eugene Veg Education Network (EVEN) *Eugene Waldorf School *EWEB Energy Management Services *EWEB Water Conservation *Fair Trade on Main *Franz Bakery *Friends of KRVM *Genesis Organic Juice *Karma Arts & Crafts *Kitty Piercy for Mayor *Lane County Gardeners Association *Lane County Master Recycler Program *Lane Transit District (LTD) *McKenzie River Trust *NABA – Eugene/Springfi eld *Natural Choice Directory *Natural End *Nearby Nature *NextStep Recycling *Northwest Center for Alternatives to Pesticides (NCAP) *Northwest Youth Corps *Oregon League of Conservation Voters PAC *OSU Extension Lane County Master Food Preservers *Pacifi c Green Party of Oregon *Point2Point Solutions *Redwood Northwest *The Resource Innovation Group *Save Our Wild Salmon *Schnitzer Steel *Shaklee Independent Distributors – Feel So Alive *SolarCity *Stove Tec *Siuslaw Nat’l Forest/Willamette Nat’l Forest *Thrive Chiropractic *Unique Eugene *WeCar *Willamette Valley Sustainable Foods Alliance *Winter Green Farm *WREN – Willamette Resources & Educational Network *Zachary B. Corbett Acupuncturist THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS: Cumulus Broadcasting, City of Eugene Waste Prevention & Green Building and Stormwater Program, Eugene Weekly, Eugene Water and Electric Board (EWEB), KMTR News Source 16, KZEL 96.1, Lane Transit District (LTD), Lane County Waste Management, Lane County Master Gardeners Association, Oregon Country Fair, Schnitzer Steel With additional support from One Woman Productions, LLC, Paul’s Bicycle Way of Life, and Pacifi c Tree Climbing Institute
