Green Mary: Greening Festivals and Events

My Earthkeeping Skills:

It's a Group Effort! Which small steps will you take in greening the next event you attend?

	I vow to always bring my own cloth napkin - easy as pie, save some trees.
	I will bring my own water bottle and canvas bag or backpack.
	I will carpool and/or bring a friend, fill every seat!
	I try to ride my bike to as many events as I can.
	I can take mass transportation to those events that are on bus/Muni lines.
	I intend to bring my own dishware - durable plate and utensils.
	Not just to events, but everywhere, I will bring my own coffee mug!
	I can forward greening information to event organizers (available here).

2008 Events

Event producers, venue operators, volunteers, folks looking for paid work greening, here's what's going on so far in 2008, with more coming in every day.

What it means to be green: workable systems and practices that support the planet; COMPOSTING all organic waste, moving past plastics, educating all participants to live lighter on the planet. BYOB - water bottle, that is, and while we're at it, bring our own everything. Greening done right moves Green Mary out of a job as we pack it in, pack it out and kiss the hostess, Mother Earth, on our way out the door.

Green My Event!

These are all on the books, with lots more in the pipeline. The public is expecting it and the planet is needing it. We've got a fabulous system after six years of doing nothing but event greening - ready for fancy indoor events, or funky outdoor festivals, amassing reusable dishware and working toward a mobile industrial dishwasher... supporting your event and the planet, too.

San Jose Independence Celebration

San Jose Independence Celebration, July 3-4

Choose Good Magazine, subscriber party

Choose Good Magazine, subscriber/supporter party SF, 1,000 participants expected, July 20

Hairrison Street Fair

Labor Day Weekend, Sunday August 31, 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM

Oakland Art & Soul

Stroll the Global Artisan Marketplace

August 30, 31 & Sept. 1, 2008 Noon-6pm $10 at door; The Bay Area's best summer festival returns for our 8th blockbuster year in 2008! Six concert stages packed with an eclectic all-star lineup of 60 national recording artists and hot Bay Area bands.

Tapestry in Talent

Admission is free.

entertainment all day for three days on five stages, more than 350 arts and crafts vendors, myriad gourmet food and drink booths. A local Labor Day tradition, downtown San Jose, Sept 1-3, 10am-6pm daily.

A Taste of Sonoma

A Taste of Sonoma, 2000 wine tasters, food samplers, no water bottles, headed off the water bottle sponsor in lieu of free water refill stations, full composting! Aug. 31

The 34th Annual Solano Stroll

Sunday, September 14, 10am - 6pmSecond Sunday in September every year. 34th Annual, 2008 Solano "Stroll for Health" the annual celebration columnist Martin Snapp calls "the best party in the Bay Area." In 2002 the Library of Congress designated the Solano Avenue Stroll a National Local Legacy.

How Berkeley Can You Be?

Come and help Berkeley celebrate itself in one of the most colorful, irreverent, and fun events on the west coast. The Thirteenth Annual "How Berkeley Can You Be!?" Parade kicks off on Sunday, September 28, 2008 at 11:00 A.M. It starts at the corner of California and University Avenue and proceeds up University Avenue to Shattuck, turns right on Shattuck to Center Street and then goes down Center Street two blocks, where it ends in Civic Center Park.

San Francisco Love Fest

not your ordinary parade San Francisco Love Fest is not your ordinary parade. Instead of standing on the sidelines watching it go by, everyone is encouraged to dance with the floats in the streets as the parade moves by. Music starts @ 11:30am, Saturday October 4, 2008
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Russian River Food and Wine Festival

Russian River Food & Wine Festival

Russian River Food and Wine Festival, September 30 Monte Rio - an all day tasting, sampling and marketplace celebration with cheese makers, chefs, wine makers, farmers, shopkeepers, cookbook authors, bread bakers, resort proprietors, baristas and more, where attendees can discover and learn more about what Sonoma has to offer at the peak of its harvest season.

Castro Street Fair

Harvey Milk, remembered the first Sunday in October, yearly

Castro Street Fair Sunday, October 12, 2008 11am to 6pm; Monies collected at the entry gates go directly to our beneficiaries. Additionally, when you donate at the gate, receive a sticker good for $1.00 off at Official Castro Street Fair Beverage Booths.

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