Earth Day in Central Park 2009
Green in NYC

  Central Park is greener than ever! Celebrate Earth Day with the Park's Conservancy in the heart
  of the nation's most visited urban green space -- New York City's Central Park. Learn about the
  Conservancy's environmental initiatives through live performances, planting and mulching
  projects, tree care and composting demonstrations, environmental education, and crafts with
  recycled materials. This is a FREE event for ALL AGES.

  Sunday, April 26
  12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
  Rain or shine.
  At the Bandshell
  (Enter the Park at East or West 72nd Street)

  Live Entertainment (on First-Ever Bike-Powered Stage!)
  12:00 pm: Billy B.: Recyclemania songs
  1:00 pm: Puppeteers' Cooperative: Rites of Spring colossal puppet show
  2:00 pm: Forces of Nature: Rhythm Tree and Ancestral Earths African dance
  3:00 pm: Billy B.: The Singing Tree songs
  And...Kelly Zen-Yie Tsai: spoken word artist and mistress of ceremonies

  Rock the Bike
  Entertainment brought to you by you! Yes, you can be a part of these performances too. Hop
  onto one of the Central Park Conservancy's Green Fleet bicycles to help pedal Rock the Bike's
  human-powered sound system into life for the first time on the East Coast.

  Inspired to do some biking of your own? Ride your bicycle to the event, and receive
  complimentary valet bike parking provided by Transportation Alternatives.

  Fun Activities
  Mini-landscape planting and container decorating with the Conservancy's Environmental
  Stewardship Committee. Take a piece of Central Park home with you!

  • Tree climbing and knot demos under the canopy of historic American Elms with Josh Galiley,
      the Conservancy's Tree Care Expert.
  • Mulching and flower planting to beautify Central Park.
  • Walking tours to Central Park's "quiet zones" with Gordon Hempton, the author of "One
      Square Inch of Silence."
  • "Art of Reuse" craft workshop with Materials for the Arts.
  • Wildlife corridor games with Urban Park Rangers and Cornell Cooperative Extension.
  • Worm bin composting demo with the Lower East Side Ecology Center.

 Yummy Local Food
  Yummy local and organic snacks available for purchase from some of our favorite
  Greenmarket vendors including Red Jacket Orchards and Bread Alone. Organic waste will be
  collected for composting.

  Electronic Waste Recycling
  Drop-off your electronic waste for recycling with the Lower East Side Ecology Center at West
  67th Street and Central Park West.

  All events are free and open to the public.

  Earth Day in Central Park will happen rain or shine. In the case of inclement weather, select
  elements of the event will happen under Bethesda Terrace, mid-Park at 72nd Street.

  For more information
  Call 212-360-1461.