Saturday: ECO/ARTS Street Fair
10:00am-6:00pm FREE
The entire block of Electric Avenue is roped off for an all day celebration with live music, dance performances, organic food, non-profits, and other eco-conscious vendors.
The entertainment will begin at approximately 12:30pm with Madame Chocolate, winner of the Nickelodeon Parent Picks Awards for best Childrens Entertainer 2009. Followed by singer/songwriter Liz Eldredge on the ukelele, a showing by Capoeira-Brincadeira Viva Academy led by Fred “Jeito” James, Vida Vierra and Dani Lunn’s Swing Brazil Dance Troupe grooving to live drums, and Dance 4 Oceans performing their infamous “Plastic Trash Zombie” Thriller dance.
Non-profits, organizations and retail vendors include:
California Solar Innovations: energy evaluations and solar panels for home owners
Surfrider Foundation: for protection of the world’s oceans, weaves and beaches
Amazon Herb: Amazon superfoods, herbal supplements, natural skincare
Rebe: hand-made eco friendly apparel and accessories
Opas Soap: 100% natural vintage inspired health and body-care products
Language of Space: energy design consultants for buildings and landscapes
Heart Beet Gardening: connect people to their homes, their soil, and the food that they eat.
LastDays: certified organic street wear, alternative, and urban clothing
Venice Play Library: provides toys & games to children of all economic backgrounds
Eco By Design: waste free lunch & snack solutions for kids & adults
AND MORE!!!!
FRIDAY, SATURDAY, AND SUNDAY:
GREEN SCREEN FILM FESTIVAL
Screening over 35 films taking a look at the condition of life on the planet today and our choices with regard to how we live as individuals and as a society,from breathtakingly serious to delightfully funny.
Full schedule and tickets:
***We are looking for volunteers to run DVD projection for the movies this weekend, if you are interested please email livearts@electriclodge.org or call 310-306-1854**
“This is what environmental problems look like. Environmental problems are people problems. As long as gravity still holds us here, they aren’t separate.” Tar Creek Saturday, 9PM
