Look for something fun and Green to do this weekend in the L.A. area?

My friend Leslie is a Health Wellness Advocate from www.FountainToWellness.com , she just gave me a heads up on an event she’s participating this weekend:

Venice Eco-Fest

Over 20,000 people expected at Venice Eco-Fest, LA area’s biggest free green festival, at Venice Beach on Saturday, June 27.

Anjelica Huston to serve as Grand Marshal of the “One Planet” Parade, with hundreds of participants using non-fossil fuel energy as their power source.

(Venice, CA – June 2009) Venice Eco-Fest, the Venice Beach Music and Arts Eco-Festival, returns on Saturday June 27, 2009 from 10am-6pm at the Venice Beach Plaza and Recreation area at the end of Windward Avenue. It will include over one hundred and fifty booths, a solar sound stage, the Fat Tire Beer Garden (on Windward), a cooperative community art exhibit, an international vegetarian food court and an interactive children’s and family art and play area.

A major highlight is the “One Planet” Parade, celebrating sustainability and the unity of all sentient beings. The Grand Marshals for the Parade will be City Councilman Bill Rosendahl and Academy Award Winning Actor Anjelica Huston.

The theme of the Parade, which will be leaving at 12:30 pm from the parking lot at the end of Rose Ave, is to encourage Green Travel, including electric cars and carts, bicycles, tricycles, unicycles, skateboards, leg scooters, roller blades, people movers, rickshaws, wagons, and other means of alternative travel (non-fossil fuel) yet to be seen by the human eye.

Planning to participate in the Parade: the Jane Goodall “Roots and Shoots” Giant Peace Doves, the Superbroke Brass and Tin and String Marching Band, Scooter Patrol, Heal the Bay Aquarium children’s group in recyclable costumes, Nomad Cruisers, the Vegan Vixens on rollerskates, Santa Monica 4th of July Parade participants, the Krishna Consciousness chanters, Tree Man, Suzy Williams, Rainbow Pet Spa, California Dance Institute, Santa Monica MoveOn Council, Amaya Belly Dancing Troupe, Carnevale costumed characters, the Venice Beach mobile Piano Player, and community organizations such as the Venice Chamber of Commerce and the Venice Neighborhood Council.

Another highlight of the Venice Eco-Fest is the solar powered sound stage, with a full program of performers, dignitaries, celebrities and environmental speakers. Speakers include Oscar winning actress Anjelica Huston and Councilman Bill Rosendahl. Bands and performers include The Super Broke Brass and Tin and String Marching Band, The Luminaries, The Backboners, Stefani Valadez Ensemble, Lisa Haley and Zydekats, The Vegan Vixons, Crystal Davis and the Family Love, the Bhajan Band, Ya Harissa Bellydance Theater and The California Dance Institute.

There will be over 150 eco-conscious and educational exhibitors offering everything from original products and services provided by local Venice artists, craftspeople, and businesses to information about what you can do regarding such issues as global warming, habitat destruction, depletion of resources, and toxic pollution of our air, soil and water.
In addition, there will be up to date info and exhibits on alternative energy, electric cars, and other environmentally friendly vehicles, as well as a variety of green technological displays, all spreading new ideas that can show us how in our daily lives we can help save energy, money and our planet.

Sponsors include The Venice Chamber of Commerce, Earth Day Los Angeles, The Wave, K-Earth, Toyota Prius, The LA Department of Cultural Affairs, L.A. Department of Water and Power, JOJO Monster Graphics, New Belgium (Fat Tire) Amber Ale, Sidewalk Café, Venice Boardwalk Association, Santa Monica Mirror, LA Yoga, The Argonaut, The Free Venice Beachhead, Whole Foods Market, Energy Acumen Solar and The Venice Neighborhood Council.

Further information is available at www.veniceecofest.org or by calling 888-295-8372, or 310-310-3177.

A Project of Venice Chamber of Commerce 501(c)3 TID 95-6419214
635 California Street, Venice, CA 9029
(310) 310-3177 Main • (888)295-8372 Exhibits
Fax: (310) 362-8400
www.veniceecofest.org earthdayla@yahoo.com

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