11:00
11:15 - 12:00
12:00 - 12:15
12:15 - 1:00
12:30 - 1:00
1:00 - 1:50
1:10 - 1:30
1:00 - 2:00
1:35 - 2:20
1:50 - 2:00
2:00 - 2:55
2:30 - 2:50
2:55 - 3:00
join us !
Saturday, May 3, 2008
from 11:00 to 3:00
The festival will take place in the downtown Ravinia Business District
Schedule of events as follows:
(Festival entry is free , as are most events)
beverage with your own reusable tumbler
9:00- Snyder Woods click link for details
PRE FESTIVAL BIKE RIDE - Bike ride will start at at 10:40 at the Highland Park train station and proceed south down Green Bay Trail 1. 35 miles to festival
For info on "junior ride", click here.
FESTIVAL BEGINS!
Surprise gift awarded to participants of
Pre Festival Ride
EXHIBITORS' BOOTHS OPEN - Including food booths. To see a listing of exhibitors, click on the EXHIBITORS LINK.
CHILDREN'S POETRY READINGS - at main stage
STORY ACTING - Professional storyteller Paddy Lynn performs "Peace Pipe Tales" with audience volunteers (ages 3 to 12) at Principessa Childrens Boutique - 453 Roger Williams Rd. ( www.paddylynn.com)
CAPTAIN PLANET - (Schedule Change - Superman will be filling in for Captain Planet, who will be detained on a global warming mission. ) Main Stage.
Followed by the 'Tattoos For Trash' game and 'Your Principal in P.J.s ' challenge
START A GREEN BUSINESS - Ori Sivan, co-founder and owner of Greenmaker (the Midwest's largest green building supply company) will give a mini lecture about the basics of starting a green business - at the Ravinia Train Station.
SIERRA CLUB - Jack Darin lectures on the bigger picture as well as Illinois' Role in the Global Warming Debate - Train Station.
MAY T. WATTS PARK TOURS - Students of Ravinia School and (PD personnel) of the Park District will give tours of May T. Watts Park, identifying native plants and trees and explaining how the park is currently maintained.
CHICAGO BOTANIC GARDEN - Pati Vitt lectures on the use of native plants for sustainable gardening.
THE QUINTIN MARX BAND - performs on stage.
RAFFLE PRIZES DRAWN - at the Main Stage
green
business
And the raffle winners are...
Have fun. Live responsibly. We hope you enjoy the festival !
HIGHLAND PARK POETRY CONTEST WINNERS
Readings of the winning poems on the Main Stage
Ravinia
Southeast parking lot of the Ravinia Train Station
Train Station & Principessa
click
FREE
Main Stage & Exhibitors:
Programs:
Picnics & Fun:
11:00
11:00 - 3:00
11:00 - 12:00
11:00 - 3:00
11:00 - 3:00
11:00 - 3:00
11:00 - 3:00
11:10 - 11:30
11:10 - 11:55
11: 40 - 12:00
12:00 - 12:15
12:15 - 1:00
12:15 - 12:35
12:30 - 2:30
12:40 - 2:15
12:45 - 1:05
1:15 - 2:15
1:15 - 2:15
2:05 - 2:20
2:20 - 2:30
2:30 - 3:00
presented by
Ravinia Neighbors Association
Additional Event Information
JUNIOR PRE-FESTIVAL BIKE RIDE starts at intersection of Green Bay Trail and Beech Avenue at 10:40 am. This ride is only . 5 mile, allowing smaller children to experience the 11:00 arrival and "Festival Welcome" along with the regular group starting from the Highland Park Train Station. (There is no set age requirement for this ride - use parental discretion)
GREEN ARCHITECTURE - Award winning architect, Richard Becker of Becker Architects presents the fundamentals of green residential design at Ravinia Train Station.
Click sign at right for Map
Jens Jensen Park
FREE RICKSHAW RIDES- line up at St.Johns & Dean!
CHILDREN'S CRAFT TENT OPEN - At Home Party
Adventures offers a variety of eco inspired crafts in Jens Jensen Park.(Some crafts have a small cost.)
Rickshaw Rides!
Need a route? Click bikes for the City's Greenway Plan
CHICAGO BOTANIC GARDEN - "All life depends on plants" and "Plant Challenge" activity as well as watercolor and mosaic demonstrations - In Jens Jensen Park.
ECO MAKE OVERS - Gordon Salon's fundraising event to benefit Alliance for the Great Lakes includes make up and manicures using Aveda organically based products - In Jens Jensen Park
THE QUINTIN MARX BAND - back on stage
LWV / OXFAM - presents documentary film: To be announced At the train station
THE QUINTIN MARX BAND - last set. Thanks for coming!
RAFFLE PRIZES - Anyone can win - but when you travel to the festival on foot or bike - or via public transit - you DOUBLE your chances. Go Green !
Note: you must arrive by 2:00 to claim ticket(s)
Metra Train Schedule
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Prize List
A BRAND NEW BICYCLE ($400 value or upgrade)
Equinox Fitness One Year Membership ($2000)
Spaceman Consulting, Inc. Energy Audit ($385)
Ravinia Music Festival Concert Tickets
North Shore Cookery - Gift Basket & Gift Certicate ($75)
Uncle Dan's Camping and Travel Gift
Appletree Theater - Tickets to "A Bench in the Sun"
FREE ORGANIC & HEALTH FOOD SAMPLES to include: Grilled Tallgrass Beef
PLUS VEGETARIAN SANDWICHES, salads, muffins, fruit, snacks and beverages for sale
AND ORGANIC PRODUCE MARKET
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICE PROJECT will take place starting at 9:00am at Carrol F. Snyder Park located 1/2 block north of Roger Williams Ave. on Pleasant Avenue. The Park District will lead a clean up and garlic mustard pull in one of our city's loveliest ravine woodland parks. (Woodland just east of playground.) Project will wrap up by 10:15 to 10:30 for those also wanting to participate in the pre-festival bike ride.
PRE FESTIVAL CLEAN UP
MAD SCIENCE - Eco- experiments. How are birds helped after oil spills? How does solar power work?
This and more (www.madscience.com) In Jens Jensen Park (Game Area) Interested in science? Amazed by the power of nature? Check out this link to find out more about BIOMIMICRY.
Tours & Taxis
$5 adult / 2.50 child
(1 mile fare or less)
$6 adult / $3 child
(1 to1-1/2 mile fare)
BICYCLE EDUCATION PROGRAM - Highland Park Police Officers, Chicagoland Bicycle Federation and Higher Gear provide information on safety, rules of the road , proper gear and commuter bicycles. In Jens Jensen Park.
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