Who's Your Mama? ~ Earth Day Festival April 18, 2008

Standing Rock Cultural Arts is pleassed to present The 2nd Annual Who’s Your Mama? Earth Day and Environmental Film Festival - April 16th-20th, 2008 - in Downtown Kent and throughout Portage Count

- Headline Event at The Kent Stage, 175 E. Main St., April 19 & 20
- Block Party on Main Street, Downtown Kent on April 19, 11am-5pm.
- Green Building Tour, Old Brady Lake School, Lake St. Kent, April 18
- Studio 425, 425 Gougler Ave, Sculpture, Film, and Poetry
- Films at Portage County Libraries. Locations TBA

* Alternative Energy

- solar power generation for the event
- A Windmill Demonstration
- A Pedal Powered Generator or “Energy Bike”
- The Bio Bus, a biodiesel mobile eco-bus
- The Grease Machine, An F-250 Pick-up truck that runs on Waste Vegetable Oil

* Sustainable Agriculture

- Local Food Challenge at downtown restaurants and eateries.
- Kent Natural Foods Cooperative Open House (Sat., April 19): food samples and a member discount for the general public
- Farm Animal and Petting Zoo
- Locally grown delectables from Totally Cooked Cateringat The Kent Stage, (Sat., April 19).

* Conservation

- Rain Garden Display in the downtown area.
- Designing a Green Building, (Multi-Media presentation) at the Kent Stage (Sat., April 19, 12pm)
- Green Building Tour: Old Brady Lake School, 1945 Brady Lake Rd., Franklin Twp., 44240. (Fri., April 18, 10pm. -- Sign-up

330-673-4970)
- Film: The Return of The Cuyahoga, preceded by remarks by Dr. Robert Heath of Water Resources Research Institute Kent State University WRRI">The Water Resource Research Institute
of Kent State University, and followed by a Panel Discussion on Conservation.

* Multi-Media Environmental Education (Films, Fashion, Dance..)

- Environmental Films, features and shorts from around the world
- Film: The Return of The Cuyahoga
- Panel Discussion on Conservation: Kent Stage on Sunday, April 20 after “Return of the Cuyahoga”
- Film: "The Return of The American Elm"
- Dance: stilting and modern dance performance by SAFMOD
- Fashion Show highlighting recycled clothing by Tragically Delicious Eco-Fashions
- Music by The Speedbumps, The Shiva Zoo, The Smokin Fez Monkeys, Hal Walker and others TBA
- Poetry and Tree Sculpture

Lots more, including on April 16th-18th!
Visit whosyourmama.org for details, schedules, locations, etc.

ADMISSION TO KENT STAGE: www.kentstage.org
-$10 one day
-$15 week-end pass
-$3 off for Students/Seniors

Official Website: http://www.whosyourmama.org/