Berks County Earth Day Entertainment 2013

Performances and set times are subject to change.

Kid's Tent

Children's yoga sessions and other engaging activities will be held throughout the day (unless otherwise noted below). Hosted by Janna Morey
1:00-2:30pm Poconoe Snake and Animal Farm www,poconoanimals.com
3:00-4:00pm Jim Rule www.jimrule.com
     

Side Tent
12:00-3:00pm How to Spin Wool Dasha Gardecki
     

Workshops (Main Tent)
12:00-12:30pm The Facts on Pesticides Penn State Master Gardeners
12:30-1:00pm Gardening for Wildlife Using Native Plants Nolde Forest Environmental Education Center
1:00-1:30pm 2 Degrees of Separation Berks Gas Truth
1:30-2:20pm Herbology 101: Culinary and Medicinal Herbs Riverview Nursery
2:30-3:00pm Potty Wars: Is Your Fertilizer A Poop-Ponzie Scheme? United Sludge Free Alliance
3:00-3:45pm Vermiculture: Let Worms Eat Your Garbage Linda Conrad
4:00-4:20pm Vedic Food Wisdom Jillian Shotzberger
     

Power Station

4:30-5:15pm Building Pedal Powered Units Jim Crater of Pottstown Recycling Center
     

Wellness Area

all day Free Reiki  
2:00- 2:30pm I-Heart Meditation followed by Dharma/Karma Talk Berks Karma Yoga Club
     

Main Stage
Emcee and DJ for Main Stage - Johnny Jetpack

11:30-12:15pm: Be
Acoustic duo, Michael Clipman and Tom Singer will provide us with lyrical songwriting set to world rhythms.

12:25-12:45pm: Belly Dancing
A live belly dance by Helena Zahra, multi award winning entertainer and instructor dedicated to the art of Middle Eastern dance culture: classic and folkloric. www.bellydancebyhelena.com

12:45-1:30pm: Bees In A Bottle
Independent Folk-rock trio consisting of expertly crafted songs, crystalline female vocals, intricate guitar work, and skilled rhythms. The band's songs are diverse, with instrumentation ranging from a solitary guitar and voice, to a full culmination of sound combining acoustic and electric guitars, bass, lap steel, keyboard, and drums. www.beesinabottleband.com

1:30-1:40pm: Poetry Session hosted by Michael Francis Wright

1:45–2:30pm: Jim Rule
Features songs and stories in a variety of styles ranging from toe tapping tunes to inspirational anthems, his lyrical voice and warm sense of humor will make children and grown-ups alike smile and sing along. Whether joined by his own children or special guest stars from the audience, Mr. Rule shares the joy of family, friends, faith, and fun. www.jimrule.com

2:30-2:40pm: Poetry Session hosted by Michael Francis Wright

2:45-3:30: Facinet Camera (set 1)
Facinet Camara, a drummer and singer from Guinea Africa, will be performing a very special drum performance for us! Enjoy his solo single on Youtube here.

3:30-3:45pm: TBA

3:45-4:45pm: Vuja De (acoustic duo set)
Kim Scheffey will provide a powerhouse singing performance of your favorite classics -
Rockin' the Free World, one song at a time!www.facebook.com/pages/Vuja-De/131910526923

4:45-5:00pm: Facinet Camera (set 2)

5:00-6:00pm: L'Astronaut
Epic instrumental four-piece from Reading will perform the soundtracks to your life.
"Offering a soul-soothing escape from reality, L'Astronaut captures the heart and floods the spirit with worlds of color."-EBQ www.soundcloud.com/lastronaut-1

6:00-?pm: Open Drum Circle. Bring your hand drums and join us!
     

Other

    
12:00pm Schuylkill River Cleanup hosted by Reading Rivertribe www.readingrivertribe.com/

 

Live fire Poi provided by David Dragonfly and Seany Starshine of the Salamandrine Fire Tribe
www.daviddragonfly.com
www.facebook.com/SeanyStarshine
www.facebook.com/salamandrine.fire.tribe

Open drum circle throughout the day will be hosted by Mark Seaman (location TBD)
www.livinintherhythm.com