Volunteer:Save Gardens Procession-SAT MAY 18-visits 35 LES gardens

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CALL FOR PUPPET & COSTUME & PARADE VOLUNTEERS

Please post:

SIGN-UP TO VOLUNTEER FOR SAVE GARDENS PROCESSION
VISITING OVER 40 LES GARDENS- SATURDAY MAY 18

Click here for spring pageant slideshow
http://www.earthcelebrations.com/slideshow/slideshow.html

The day-long 8-hour theatrical pageant vists over 40 community gardens
throughout the Lower East Side. The pageant features giant puppets, musical
bands, spectacular costume garden characters, and performances of music,
dance,  and poetry performed at gardens along the route.

Please let us know if you can volunteer for the pageant to help with a
puppet or as a parade marshal, and on-going workshops creating puppets and
costumes for the pageant.

Thanks, Felicia & Dee Dee
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EARTH CELEBRATIONS 12TH  ANNUAL RITES OF SPRING: PROCESSION TO SAVE OUR GARDENS
 SATURDAY, MAY 18, 2002  (Raindate: Sunday, May 19)

Click here for spring pageant slideshow
http://www.earthcelebrations.com/slideshow/slideshow.html

10AM -INITIATION - FORSYTH GARDEN BIRD SANCTUARY (Forsyth bet.Broome &
Delancey)
10: 30 M'FINDA KALUNGA GARDEN (Forsyth St. & Rivington)
10: 45 GARDEN OF EDEN MEMORIAL (Forsyth St. bet. Stanton & Rivington)
11: 00 ROCK & ROSE GARDEN (Houston and 2nd Ave, NW corner )
11: 10 LIZ CHRISTY GARDEN (NE Corner Bowery & Houston)
11: 15 ALBERTS GARDEN (2nd St. bet. Bowery & 2nd Ave.)
11: 20 HOPE GARDEN (2nd St. bet. Aves. A & B)
11: 25 KENKELABA HOUSE GARDEN (2nd St., bet. Aves. B & C)
11: 30 PEACHTREE GARDEN (2nd St. bet. Aves. B & C)
11: 35 PETITE VERSAILLES GARDEN (2nd St. bet. Aves. B & C)
11: 40 UMBRELLA GARDEN MEMORIAL (Ave. C, bet. 2nd & 3rd St.)
12: 15 BIRTH  OF GAIA- LA PLAZA CULTURAL (SW Cor. 9th St. Ave C)
1: 00  9TH STREET & AVE. C GARDEN (9th St. & Ave C, NE corner)
1: 30 DIAS Y FLORES GARDEN (13th St. bet. B & A)
1: 45 EL SOL BRILLANTE GARDEN (12th St. bet Aves. A & B)
1: 50 CHILDREN'S GARDEN (12th & Ave B, SW corner)
2: 00 MENDEZ MURAL GARDEN MEMORIAL (11th bet A & B, northside)
2: 15 10TH BC GARDEN MEMORIAL (1OTH St. bet.. Aves. B & C)
2: 25 ABC GARDEN MEMORIAL (8th St., bet. Aves. B & C)
2: 30 DE COLORES GARDEN (8th bet B& C, northside)
2: 45 EARTH PEOPLE GARDEN (8th bet B& C, northside)
3: 00 BELLO AMANECER BORINCANO (Avenue C bet 7th and 8th Streets)
3: 10 JARDIN DE LA ESPERANZA MEMORIAL (7th St. bet. Aves. B & C)
3: 20 CREATIVE LITTLE GARDEN (6th Street bet. B & A)
3: 30 BUTTERFLY FLIES - 6TH ST. & AVE. B GARDEN (6th & B, SW corner)
3: 40 6BC BOTANICAL GARDEN (6th St. bet. Aves. B & C)
3: 50 STANNARD DIGGS GARDEN (6th St. bet. Aves. C & D)
4: 15 BUTTERFLY CHILDREN-EL JARDIN DEL PARAISO (4th St. bet. C & D)
4: 30 SAVING OF GAIA - EL JARDIN DEL PARAISO (4th St. bet. Aves. C & D)
5: 00 BRISES DEL CARIBE (3rd St. bet. Aves. B & C)
5: 10 AMIGOS GARDEN (3rd St. bet. Aves. B & C)
5: 20 GENERATION X GARDEN (4th St. bet. B & C)
5: 30 WINNERS CIRCLE (4th St. bet. B & C)
5:40  SECRET GARDEN (4th St. & Ave. C)
5: 50 GILBERTS SCULPTURE GARDEN (8th St. bet. Aves. C & D)
6: 00 BUTTERFLY RELEASE -GREEN OASIS GARDEN (8th St. bet. C & D)

      FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL: (212) 777-7969
                      http://www.earthcelebrations.com

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WE NEED ALOT OF HELP FINISHING PUPPETS ETC. LET US KNOW WHEN YOU CAN COME
IN-best is to come by or call the day before and let us know what hours you
have free-so much to do. thanks

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED THESE DATES: let us know which dates you can help

FRIDAY May 17- 12-4pm to help make floral wreaths etc
NEED HELP ANY OF THESE HOURS:
every week-MONDAY-THURSDAY: 12-6pm
WED: 6-9pm
SAT: 1-5pm

PAGEANT: SATURDAY, MAY 18th 11am-5pm
RAINDATE:-in case) SUNDAY, MAY 19 -11am-5pm

Please confirm, hope you can make the workshops WED 6-9pm & SAT 1-5pm,
thanks, Felicia

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12th ANNUAL RITES OF SPRING: PROCESSION TO SAVE OUR GARDENS

VOLUNTEERS INVITED
HELP CREATE SPECTACULAR PUPPETS & COSTUMES FOR THE SPRING GARDEN PAGEANT!

PUPPET & COSTUME WORKSHOPS - MARCH-MAY (adults & teens) FREE
every wednesday 6-9pm & Saturday 1-5pm
@ 638 East 6th Street (bet. Aves. B & C) 3rd Fl.

ARTISTS VOLUNTEERS INVITED: PUPPETEERS, COSTUME DESIGNERS, DANCERS,
SINGERS, PERFORMERS, MUSICIANS, POETS...
To contribute your creative contributions to the pageant

Click here for spring pageant slideshow
http://www.earthcelebrations.com/slideshow/slideshow.html

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CHILDRENS ART & ECOLOGY WORKSHOPS (Ages 8-12) FREE
(Led by artists/gardener Claudia Keel-Creating Birds of Imagination
and costumes for the Spring Garden Pageant)

Every Thursday: APRIL - MAY:  3:30 - 5:30PM
@ Green Oasis Garden (8th St bet. Aves C & D)
Workshops are Free-Please Sign up as space is limited
(212) 777-7969

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12th ANNUAL RITES OF SPRING: PROCESSION TO SAVE OUR GARDENS - FREE
Saturday May 18, 2002: 10am-6pm
day-long pageant visitng nework of over 40 gardens
throughout the Lower East Side of New York City

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EARTH CELEBRATIONS - 12 YEARS OF ENVIRONMENTAL ARTS PROGRAMMING
Earth Celebrations is a non-profit organization dedicated to 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 arts projects, theatrical
pageants, performances, exhibitions, video programs, web-site, and art &
ecology workshops for children and adults through schools, community
centers, and gardens.

More Information:
Earth Celebrations
638 East 6th Street
New York, NY 10009 (212) 777-7969
http://www.earthcelebrations.com

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