Venice
Eco-Fest green festival at Venice Beach Saturday, June 27.
Anjelica
Huston is Grand Marshal of the “One Planet” Parade
Venice Eco-Fest, the Venice
Beach Music and Arts Eco-Festival, returns on Saturday June 27, 2009 from
10am-6pm at the Venice Beach Plaza and Recreation area at the end of Windward
Avenue . It will include over one hundred and fifty booths, a solar sound stage,
the Fat Tire Beer Garden (on Windward), a cooperative community art exhibit, an
international vegetarian food court and an interactive children’s and family art
and play area.
A highlight is the “One Planet”
Parade, celebrating sustainability and the unity of all sentient beings. The
Grand Marshals for the Parade will be City Councilman Bill Rosendahl and Academy
Award Winning Actor Anjelica Huston. The Grand Marshals will be leading the
Parade in a Miles Electric Vehicle. Planning to participate in the Parade is the
Jane Goodall “Roots and Shoots” Giant Peace Doves, the Superbroke Brass and Tin
and String Marching Band, Scooter Patrol, Heal the Bay Aquarium children’s group
in recyclable costumes, Nomad Cruisers, the Vegan Vixens on rollerskates, Santa
Monica 4th of July Parade participants, the Krishna Consciousness
chanters, Tree Man, Suzy Williams, Rainbow Pet Spa, California Dance Institute,
Santa Monica MoveOn Council, Amaya Belly Dancing Troupe, Carnevale costumed
characters, the Venice Beach mobile Piano Player, and community organizations
such as the Venice Chamber of Commerce and the Venice Neighborhood Council.
The theme of the Parade, which
will be leaving at 12:30 pm from the parking lot at the end of Rose Ave , is to
encourage Green Travel, including electric cars and carts,
bicycles, tricycles, unicycles, skateboards, leg scooters, roller blades, people
movers, rickshaws, wagons, and other means of alternative travel (non-fossil
fuel) yet to be seen by the human eye. A highlight of the Venice Eco-Fest is the solar
powered sound stage, powered by Energy Acumen Solar, with a full program of
performers, dignitaries, celebrities and environmental speakers.
Hosted by MC and Eco-Fest Producer, Stephen Longfellow Fiske, speakers
include Oscar winning actress Anjelica Huston and Councilman Bill Rosendahl.
Bands and performers include The Super Broke Brass and Tin and String Marching
Band, The Luminaries, The Backboners, Stefani Valadez Ensemble, Lisa Haley and
Zydekats, The Vegan Vixons, Crystal Davis and the Family Love, the Bhajan Band,
Ya Harissa Bellydance Theater and The California Dance Institute.
There will be over 150
eco-conscious and educational exhibitors offering everything from original
products and services provided by local Venice artists, craftspeople, and
businesses to information about what you can do regarding such issues as global
warming, habitat destruction, depletion of resources, and toxic pollution of our
air, soil and water.
In addition, there will be up to date info and
exhibits on alternative energy, electric cars, and other environmentally
friendly vehicles, as well as a variety of green technological displays, all
spreading new ideas that can show us how in our daily lives we can help save
energy, money and our planet.
Sponsors include The Venice Chamber
of Commerce, Earth Day Los Angeles, The Wave, K-Earth, Toyota Prius, The LA
Department of Cultural Affairs, L.A. Department of Water and Power, JOJO Monster
Graphics, Fat Tire Amber Ale, Sidewalk Café, Venice Boardwalk Association, Santa
Monica Mirror, LA Yoga, The Argonaut, The Free Venice Beachhead, Whole Foods
Market, Energy Acumen Solar and The Venice Neighborhood Council.
Further information is available
at www.veniceecofest.org or by calling 888-295-8372. |
