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Opening Ceremony |
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 Denver Green Festival was born of collaboration among the government, nonprofit and private sectors. This brief welcome ceremony celebrates our local culture and highlights what is working in our communities. Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper presents keynote remarks officially welcoming Green Festivals to Denver. Featuring the Fiesta Colorado Dance Company, which preserves and showcases the cultural traditions of the Mexican and Spanish dance and music arts for its community, creating an understanding and appreciation of the Latino culture.
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Room 4 Workshop Area |
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Room for Envisioning, Connection, Digging, Dreaming Deeper
Saturday 2:00-3:45PM
Empowerment Through Organic Theater: A Hands-On Workshop
Romero Theater Troupe
www.romerotroupe.org
Following a short performance, we will lead you through an empowering exercise involving short theatrical scenes involving our lived experiences and how they relate to social justice. The workshop will culminate with short performances and discussion around the relationship between organic theater and our role in the community, as well as how organic theater can offer inspiration and support for any social movement.
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Musicians & Performers |
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Check out live local acts in the food court. From garage bands to high
school string quartets and a cappella groups, from children's dance
troupes to step team, we've heard from a diverse crowd.
Saturday
11:00 Big Green Rabbit
Charlie the big green rabbit from the PBS kids’ show
www.biggreenrabbit.com
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Green Kids' Zone |
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 Join us for fun, interactive activities all weekend that explore the world around us. Enjoy samples and bean bag toss provided by our host Organic Valley. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Located in the exhibit hall.
All Day/All Weekend
Bluff Lake Nature Center
A 123-acre wildlife refuge and science education center, Bluff Lake hosts more than 5,000 schoolchildren each year for its science education programs. In the summers, the Nature Center offers evening Fireside Chats for families and weeklong summer camps for young explorers. Find out what Bluff Lake Nature Center has to offer year-round. 
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Green Teen Pavilion |
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Located in the Exhibit Hall
Saturday
11:00 Calculate Your Carbon Footprint
Susan Innis
Colorado Carbon Fund program manager, Colorado Governor’s Energy Office
With the help of the Project C campaign, estimate your carbon footprint from home energy use, driving and flying. Receive practical information and tools to use energy more efficiently, saving both money and greenhouse gas emissions.
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Green Home/Green Building Pavilion |
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 Whether you live in a small urban apartment or in a large house with a
garden and land, we can all make changes at home to save us money and
energy. Learn how to make your home environment healthier and more
efficient. Located in the Exhibit Hall.
Saturday
11:00 Demonstration: Grow. Cook. Grub.
Bryant Terry
Eco Chef, Food Justice Activist & Author
While preparing a simple dish, Chef Terry will share tips on cooking healthy, delicious and inexpensive meals using local, seasonal and sustainable food.
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Community Action Center |
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 Get the scoop on the issues community organizations are tackling that affect you and your neighborhood, and get acquainted with like-minded friends in a more personal setting.
Saturday
12:00 Transit Alliance Citizens’ Academy
Cady Dawson, Transit Alliance
www.transitalliance.org
Metro Denver is emerging as THE learning laboratory for revitalizing our communities. Thanks to voter support of FasTracks in 2004, we will have more than 90 transit stations in the metro region in just 8 short years. Learn about the relationship between the investments we make today and our communities’ development, prosperity and quality of life for tomorrow.
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Fair Trade Pavilion |
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 When you buy Fair Trade products, you help ensure that farmers and
artisans earn living wages that enable them to take care of their
families, grow their businesses and maintain a healthy environment.
Learn more about what Fair Trade is doing around the world.
Produced by Green America's Fair Trade Program
www.fairtradeaction.org
Saturday
12:00 Play Fair, Play Green!
Scott James
Fair Trade Sports
Join Seattle’s Scott James and kick sweatshops off the playing field with eco-certified Fair Trade sports balls.
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Dining |
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Below is a listing of the food & beverage vendors at the Denver Green Festival. Enjoy!
Bison Brewery
Etica Fair Trade Wine
Organic Vintners
2002-2009 Green FestivalTM
