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Earth Celebrations 12th Annual Rites of Spring Benefit

Earth Celebrations 12th Annual Rites of Spring Benefit

Earth Celebrations

Celebrating & Preserving Community Gardens through the Arts

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Supporting educational & environmental arts programs to
celebrate and preserve New York City's Community Gardens



FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 2002

8:30-10:30pm - DANCE PARTY: (with DJ Shakey)

Spectacular Costume Garden Characters * Performance * Dancing

Dance Party continues 10:30PM into the night
at the discretion of club promotional staff

DANCE PARTY: $15 (in advance) $20 (at the door) -
8:30-10:30pm...

All guests must enter before 10pm

SPA Nightclub

76 East 13th Street

(bet. Broadway & 4th Avenue)

DRESS FABULOUS/ SPRING FLORAL & ELEGANT ATTIRE REQUIRED

All proceeds benefit Earth Celebrations, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to fostering ecological awareness through the arts. Since 1991 Earth Celebrations has been collaborating with Lower East Side gardeners to preserve their magnificent network of over 50 community gardens through
innovative and creative projects. Earth Celebrations programs include: theatrical pageants, artist residencies, art exhibitions, video programs, web-site, advocacy projects, and educational art & ecology workshops for youth and adults.

Felicia Young- Founder/Director



For more information view our web-site

Earth Celebrations

Please join our upcoming

21th annual Rites of Spring: Procession to Save Our Gardens.

Saturday, May 18, 2002

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TO RSVP: FILL IN & PRINT THE INFO BELOW MAIL TO EARTH CELEBRATIONS

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Please RSVP By Friday, March 29th (212) 777-7969

mail@earthcelebrations.com

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All donations are tax deductible to the full extent of the law.

Make checks payable to Earth Celebrations:

Mail to:

EARTH CELEBRATIONS

638 East 6th Street New York, NY 10009 (212) 777-7969

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

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


Slide Show

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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

Earth Celebrations