MUD - Earth Day 2008 - Caras Park, Downtown Missoula, Montana

Public Service Announcement

The MUD Project, Missoula Urban Demonstration Project is hosting the 2nd Annual Earth Day Celebration at Caras Park on April 20th from 12-7 pm. This event will feature a wide variety of exhibits from local organizations and businesses that promote sustainability. Other activities include a diverse line up of live music, local beer, wine, and food, as well as interactive workshops for children. The celebration will feature Glaszilla, the mobile glass pulverizer, for community members to recycle their glass bottles. The bulk of the pulverized glass will be going to the Missoula Federal Credit Union's new building on Russell St. and the bank has requested the glass bottles be clean and separated.

If you are interested in volunteering for this project or would like to have a table, please contact MUD at 721-7513 or email mud@wildrockies.org.

EARTHFEST SCHEDULE

April 18th Missoula Valley Recycling honors the sponsors of Recycling in the Schools Program at the Stensrud Building 6-10pm with music and appetizers. www.missoulavalleyrecycling.com

April 19th Clark Fork River Clean-up 10-12pm and glass crusher 10-3pm at Caras Park www.clarkfork.org and REI

April 19th Festival of Cycles at Bonner Park 12-4pm www.strans.org/freecycles.html

April 19th Ecopentathalon -- Earth Service workers bike from event to event -- cleaning the river, weeding MT Sentinel, sorting recyclables and working at the Peas Farm. This and other UM Earth Week events described at www.umt.edu/earthday

April 20th MUD’s 2nd Annual Earth Day Celebration, Caras Park noon-7 with sustainable businesses and organizations, local food, beer & wine, great bands and Glaszilla 10-3 www.mudproject.org/earthday2008.htm

SCHEDULE Earth Week Festivities in Caras Park Sunday April 20, 2008 12-7pm

12:00pm - 12:20pm Opening Ceremony – MUD will speak, then Carmel Garnett- Shoshonee elder will lead a prayer ceremony.

12:20pm - 1:00pm Tom Catmull tomcatmull.com

1:10pm – 2:00pm Tom and the Tomatos

2:00-3:00pm Miller Creek Tom

3:00-3:15 MHC Speaker

3:15pm – 4:00pm Andrea Harsell

4:00-4:15 Annie Guarde Pea Green Boat

4:15-4:30pm collective ball of energy w/ prayer

4:30pm – 5:30pm Corn Mash

5:30pm-5:45pm Speakers…closing statements, thank yous

5:45-7pm- INHUMANS

April 26th E-Waste Collection Day, Western Montana Fairgrounds, 9-2

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