Thank You Los Angeles!

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What a wonderful weekend! Thanks to Green America, Global Exchange, the City of Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Convention Center, and every attendee, volunteer, exhibitor, partner and nonprofit ally whose efforts made the inaugural Los Angeles Green Festival a great success! Thank you to Mayor Villaraigosa for opening the festival with an inspiring speech, celebrating Los Angeles' commitment to a sustainable infrastructure as well as goals and resolves for the future of green in LA.

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Los Angeles Green Festival Continues Sunday

mayorlaLos Angeles Green Festival continues today, Sunday October 29th, at the LA Convention Center. Doors open at 11am! Thanks to everyone who came out yesterday and made Saturday an fantastic day and a wonderful welcome of Green Festival to the incredible city of Los Angeles. If you didn't make it to the LA Convention Center yesterday, head on down today for a brand new day of fun at Green Festival!

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Los Angeles Green Festival is This Weekend!

overview-IMG_7436-350Get ready, because the Los Angeles Green Festival is this weekend, October 29-30 at the Los Angeles Convention Center!

Discounted tickets are still available online. The deadline for you to purchase your discount online tickets is Friday October 28th at 5pm PST. You can also purchase your tickets at the box office on Saturday and Sunday.

Ride your bike and use the Bike Valet, or take public transportation for FREE admission at the door! Students with ID and seniors also receive free admission. Green Festival is at the Los Angeles Convention Center, located at 1201 South Figueroa Street. If you take the Metro Rail Blue Line, exit at Pico Station on Flower. The Bike Valet is located off of Figueroa St, under the glass awning of the South Hall main entrance. For further directions to the convention center, visit the Travel Page.

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NextAid Sustainable Groove Stage

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NextAid, using the beats of our generation to provide hope for the next! Yes, you CAN combine fun, beats, dancing, and social change into one experience! Come hang out at the music stage and check out performances from local talented musicians, singer/songwriters, and DJs that will create a sustainable groove for Green Festival goers…all weekend long. NextAid has put together a diverse line-up with headlining LA’s favorites DJ’s Jeremy Sole (KCRW) and Dj Nnamdi (KPFK)!

Check out Los Angeles' best performing artists who will be on hand to keep you in the groove at Green Festival:

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Vegan, Vegetarian, Raw and More - Cooking Demos at the Good Food Stage

goodfood2What's that smell? It's the smell of delicious flavors rising up from the Good Food Stage, where you can participate with local chefs and culinary extraordinaires to create healthy and delicious cuisine that the whole family will enjoy!

Beginning with breakfast, the Good Food Stage will also feature live demos on gluten free cooking, raw foods, vegan junk food, pickling and preserving, brewing your own kombucha and much more!

For a full speaker schedule, visit the Good Food Stage.

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Yoga, Meditation, Movement and Dance Classes

gfyoga1jpgOne of the most popular spots at Green Festival is the Yoga and Movement Pavilion. Whether you are a seasoned yogi, or trying out yoga and movement classes for the first time, this is the spot to enjoy two full days of free classes; enjoy meeting Los Angeles' finest yoga, dance, and meditation instructors; stretch yourself to bliss; and take home great tips for peaceful and enjoyable exercise.

Check out the schedule of classes available at Green Festival and come ready to practice yoga, bellydance, meditate, hoop dance and more with the best of Los Angeles:

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