Earth Celebrations Annoncement

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> >EARTH CELEBRATIONS
> >Tenth Annual
> >
> >RITES OF SPRING PROCESSION
> >TO SAVE OUR GARDENS
> >Lower East Side, NYC
> >
> >NEEDED:
> >Artists, Poets, Musicians, Dancers, Performers,
> >Puppeteers, Gardeners, and Children for
> >ART & ECOLOGY: GARDEN PAGEANT WORKSHOPS APRIL - MAY
> >
> >CHILDRENS' WORKSHOPS (ages 8-12)
> >Creating Garden Totems for the Pageant.
> >Saturdays from April 1 to May 13, 1:30-4:30 pm
> >@ Green Oasis Garden - 8th St. (bet. Aves. C & D)
> >in the Lower East Side
> >
> >PUPPET & COSTUME WORKSHOPS (teens & adults)
> >Saturdays in April, 1-5 pm
> >Wednesdays in April & May, 6-9 pm
> >Saturdays & Sundays in May, 1-5 pm
> >@ Earth Celebrations, 638 E. 6th St. (bet. Aves B & C ) 3rd Fl.
> >
> >GARDEN PAGEANT SLIDESHOW & POTLUCK PARTY
> >(featuring spectacular images of Rites of Spring '99 & Winter Pageant
2000)
> >Wednesday April 12, 7:30 pm
> >@ 6th St. & Ave. B Garden
> >(call to RSVP-and to coordinate offerings of food and drink (212)
777-7969)
> >
> >PLANNING MEETINGS
> >Wed. April 5, and Wed. May 3 - 7 pm
> >Earth Celebrations, 638 E. 6th St. (bet. Aves. B & C) 3rd Fl.
> >
> >RITES OF SPRING: PROCESSION TO SAVE OUR GARDENS
> >Saturday, May 20 (Raindate: Sunday, May 21)
> >
> >For more information call (212) 777-7969
> >www.earthcelebrations.com
> >
> >>CALL FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE WORKSHOPS OPEN TO CHILDREN & ADULTS
> >>(212) 777-7969
> >>>
> >________________________________
> >>
> >>On Saturday, May 20, 2000 (raindate: Sunday, May 21),  Earth
Celebrations'
> >>10th annual Rites of Spring: Procession to Save Our Gardens, to
celebrate
> >>and preserve the network of over 50 magnificent gardens on the Lower
East
> >>Side.
> >
> >A spectacular procession of giant  puppets, colorful costumed garden
> >spirits, mudpeople, and butterfly children dressed in glittering wings of
> >tulle,>will visit the gardens throughout the day-long journey from
>10am-7pm.      		A Uruguayan, Samba, and Afro-Dominican
>Band, as well as a conch shell chorus
> >lead the parade. The pageant celebrates the history of these gardens and
> >their struggles to survive in the city with performance, dance, and
> >poetry, presented at each garden. Within the pageant,  a mythic play is
> >performed throughout the gardens, enacting the story of Gaia
(representing
> >the gardens), and her birth, marriage,  kidnapping, and saving by the
> >butterfly children and community. The saving of Gaia is celebrated with
the
> >release of 50 live butterflies  at the end of the day.
> >>
> >>THE PAGEANT IS FREE
> >>VOLUNTEERS NEEDED & FOR MORE INFORMATION (212) 777-7969
> >>You can view our web-site @: http://www.earthcelebrations.com
> >>
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Adam Honigman
Bowne Publishing Division
345 Hudson Street
New York, NY 10014
Tel: (212) 414-8933
Fax: (212) 229-3421
email: adam.honigman@bowne.com


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