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EARTH CELEBRATIONS
ODYSSEY OF THE EARTH: WINTER PAGEANT, Lower East Side, New York City
an illuminated procession and performance ceremony
celebrating gardens, community, city, and earth.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 27 (stormdate: Jan 28)

The parade wraps around Tompkins Square Park with a galaxy of 30 glowing
lanterns, giant illuminated puppets, glittering snowflakes, spectcular
costumed earth, roots, tree, ice, moon, bird, and willowy winter earth and
garden spirits, whirling dervish dancers, and luminous cocoons. The Hungry
March Band and a dancing bell chorus, lead the parade. The pageant winds
its way into the La Plaza Cultural Garden 9th Street & Avenue C (sw
corner), for a Winter Spectacle & Ceremony.

Garden Performance features: Tammy Stronach Dance Company among the frozen
trees and bare bushes, a gardenscape of moving projections and light,
original music performed by Kochek Swaminathan with mk7 and Judy Sky, and
opera singer, Aliza Lewis in 15-foot glittering white gown, piercing the
night with an aria of hope. Highlights include: an illuminated Winter Angel
by local artist Steve Jones, that flies off a 6 story building and into the
garden, celebrating the coming light, spring, and effort to save the
gardens.
Hot cider and roasted apples warm the celebration

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PLEASE SIGN UP FOR A ROLE IN THE WINTER PAGEANT
Let us know what spectacular role you would like to be for the pageant!
Invite your friends! (212) 777-7969/ e-mail: mail@earthcelebrations.com
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FREE - PUPPET & COSTUME WORKSHOPS: NOVEMBER - JANUARY
every wednesday: 6-9pm
every Saturday: 1-5pm

@ Earth Celebrations, 638 East 6th Street (bet. Aves. B & C) 3rd fl.

OPEN CALL FOR ARTISTS TO PARTICIPATE: (puppeteers, artists, dancers,
sculptors, light artists, costume designers, mask makers, poets,
performers and other enthusiastic creative people) CALL: (212) 777-7969

ALSO NEEDED: technical assitance with electric, sound, lighting, carpentry,
construction, parade marshals, video, photography, etc.

TO VOLUNTEER & FOR MORE INFORMATION- (212) 777-7969
web-site: http://www.earthcelebrations.com (check out NEW PAGEANT SLIDESHOW)
e-mail: mail@ earthcelebrations.com

PAGEANT DATE: SATURDAY, JANUARY 27
( stormdate: Sunday January 28)
@ 7pm
Starts: 638 East 6th Street
Route: Wraps around Tompkins Square Park
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Earth Celebrations
638 East 6th Street
New York, NY 10009

Earth Celebrations is a non-profit organization fostering ecological
awareness through the arts. Since 1991, Earth Celebrations has been working
to preserve the community gardens on the Lower East Side and throughout New
York City through innovative and creative programs.

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