April 16, 2010
Earth Day celebration April 17 at the Woods
Plans are being finalized for the twelfth annual Earth Day celebration at White Violet Cen-ter for Eco-Justice at St. Mary-of-the-Woods. Festivities begin at 11 a.m. and continue until 3 p.m. EDT on Saturday, April 17.
This family-friendly event is sponsored by the Sisters of Providence on the theme, “go-ing local.”
An information booth will feature educational materials on the importance of supporting local farmers, artisans, crafters, businesses, and the economic and environmental impact of these choices.
In addition, live folk music from local singer/songwriter, Christina Blust (www.christina-blust.com), and Terre Haute band, Yearbook Committee (www.my-space.com/yearbookcommittee73) also will perform, featuring a unique blend of guitars, banjo, percussion, kazoo and accordion.
Various vendors will be available to talk about local conservation and environmental non-profits and small businesses will sell their eco-friendly or handmade wares made by a variety of local artisans. The White Violet Center’s alpaca herd will be on display for meet-and-greets, and spinners and weavers will give demonstrations.
Light lunch items will be available for purchase.
Other items on the docket in-clude a kids’ area, a bake sale by the Sisters of Providence, a horse drawn trolley, and tours of the organic farm, straw bale house and more.
The Sisters of Providence’s Heritage Museum located in Providence Center will have a “Daughters of the Forest” display, showing the sisters’ commitment to caring for Earth throughout their history at St. Mary-of-the-Woods.
There is no fee to attend the Earth Day celebration. Free-will donations per carload are welcome. Please contact Candace Minster at (812) 535-2935 or cminster@spsmw.org for more information.