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Green Festival Returns To Chicago
Event Scheduled For May 17, 18 At Navy Pier
POSTED: 2:59 pm CDT May 15, 2008
CHICAGO -- Green Festival, the nation's largest green living event, will make its second trip to Chicago May 17 and 18, at Navy Pier.
It's designed as a forum to explore and build sustainable solutions for our communities and the environment.
More than 30,000 people are expected to attend the event, which will host 150 speakers, 350 local and national green businesses, and dozens of community and non-profit groups.
For two days, Green Festival attendees will explore the latest in clean technology, green building, socially responsible investing, eco-fashion, renewable energy, green careers and green collar jobs, natural foods, groundbreaking films, eco-tourism and more. The wide selection of workshops, speakers and panelists will cover topics both local and international in scope, ranging from "How to Green Your Restaurant Experience" and "Eco-Home Remodeling on a Budget," to "Building the Green Economy" and "Green Parenting: Raising Children Without Trashing the Planet."
Mayor Richard M. Daley will welcome attendees on Saturday morning and provide remarks on the city's environmental successes, innovations and challenges ahead.
Chicago residents will learn more about their city's environmental initiatives and resources at the City of Chicago Green Pavilion where experts will provide tips for successful urban green living and demonstrate that protecting the environment and saving money go hand-in-hand.
"With over 30,000 attendees, Green Festival's first visit to Chicago in 2007 revealed an astounding wellspring of energy and community," says Global Exchange's Co-Founder Kevin Danaher. "We anticipate even greater attendance this year as Chicago residents return with friends, family and business colleagues to recharge their batteries and reignite their commitment to sustainability."
Event Details:
Navy Pier, 600 East Grand Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611
May 17 and 18
Saturday 9AM - 8PM
Sunday 11AM - 6PM
$15 per person- all-access for one or both days.
$10 per person ($5 off admission) for students with ID, seniors over 62, bike riders with a ticket from the Green Festival Bike Valet, bus riders with transfer ticket/bus pass, BetterWorld book drive participants.
FREE: Kids under 12 and Co-op America or Global Exchange members
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