Event:	Creative Saturdays with Earth Celebrations Share
Location:	Sixth Street Community Center 638 E. 6th St, New York, NY 10009
Date:	Mar 14th 2020, 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Staff:	Manager: Jonathan F ; Coordinator: Vince F
RSVP:	This event has already occurred

Event Description:

Earth Celebrations’ Ecological City is a cultural and environmental action project culminating in a 6-hour procession on Saturday, May 9 from noon-6pm, connecting local initiatives to city and global climate challenges. The day-long ecological urban pilgrimage features giant puppets and spectacular costumes and musical bands with 20 site performances celebrating the myriad climate solutions being designed and implemented throughout the community gardens, neighborhood and East River Park waterfront on the Lower East Side of New York City. 

Join Earth Celebrations’ Art-Build Workshops this Saturday to help create giant puppets for the Ecological City Climate Solutions Procession that will take place on May 9.

 

To learn more about the Ecological City Procession:

The Villager: http://thevillager.com/2018/03/07/eco-city-pageant-will-celebrate-wide-array-of-local-green-efforts/

Untapped Cities: https://untappedcities.com/2018/02/12/urban-environmentalists-bring-carnivalesque-procession-to-nycs-lower-east-side/

What we'll be doing:

During this workshop, we will be helping the artists in charge create the beautiful puppets that will be used during the procession on May 11th. Don’t worry if you aren’t artistic, there will be plenty of guidance and help on site!

Earth Celebrations:

Earth Celebrations is dedicated to fostering ecological awareness and reviving the arts at the center of community life. Earth Celebrations innovative environmental and arts programs include: theatrical pageants, exhibitions, performances, art & ecology/puppet & costume workshops, internships, artist residencies, and partnerships with schools, community centers, and gardens. For 15 years Earth Celebrations produced the popular Rites of Spring: Garden Pageant and Winter Pageant on the Lower East Side, which engaged over 5,000 participants annually, and led to the preservation of many of the community gardens on the Lower East Side and throughout New York City