The events are sponsored by many valley organizations like Pursue Balance, who has more information at their website about this special week, but we are willing to offer it to you free of charge below:
Tuesday, April 21st
A Locavore’s Night Out
The Wildwood Room, Victor, Idaho, 5:00 - 9:00pm, FREE Admission (duh)
An evening to learn more about our local food production with representatives from farms, ranches, bakeries and breweries, while enjoying a dinner prepared with local ingredients by Bill Boney, music, a raffle and much more.
Sponsored by Slow Food in the Tetons, Grand Targhee Resort, Idaho Preferred, and Pursue Balance
Wednesday, April 22nd
Moving Sustainability Initiatives into Action – An ICLEI Community Conversation
Teton County Fair Building, 12:00 - 4:30pm, FREE (seriously?) - RSVP requested
The Economy. Climate Change. Jobs. Energy. These are issues that define our future. Got an opinion about them? Want to better understand how they’re related? So do millions of others. And on Earth Day everyone will have a chance to speak, listen and act. On April 22, Jackson will be one of just 10 communities specially selected out of hundreds of participants to host a Spotlight Conversation on Climate Action. Keynote Speaker Rhys Roth from Climate Solutions Sponsored by Teton County, Town of Jackson, Jackson Whole Grocer, and Pursue Balance
Green Drinks
Lyndsay McCandless Contemporary, 5-7pm- Cash Bar
Join a lively mixture of people for some “green drinks. Come along and you'll be made welcome. Just say, "are you green?" and we will look after you and introduce you to whoever is there. It's a great way of catching up with people you know and also for making new contacts. Everyone invites someone else along, so there's always a different crowd, making Green Drinks an organic, self-organizing network.
Sponsored by Lyndsay McCandless Contemporary and Teton Area 10x10
Thursday, April 23rd
Green=Green Panel Series: The Outdoor Industry
1st Interstate Bank, 12:00- 1:30pm - FREE (of course!)
Tired of general, generic sustainability talks? Well then, let's get SPECIFIC. Come hear fellow businesses in the Outdoor Industry talk about the lessons learned, successes and setbacks they have experienced from "going green." Bring your questions and your lunch.
Sponsored by the Jackson Hole Chamber of Commerce, RRR Campaign, and Pursue Balance
Friday, April 24th
Film Screening: The Thin Green Line with Filmmaker Allison Argo
Center for the Arts Theatre, 7:00pm - FREE (naturally!)
Frogs have been hopping the planet for 250 million years. They've evolved into some of the most wondrous and diverse animals on earth. But suddenly they're slipping away. From Australia to Panama, we've already lost one third of the world's amphibians and more are disappearing each day. Some say it's the greatest extinction since the dinosaurs. Ecosystems are beginning to unravel, important medical cures are vanishing, and we're losing a dear, old friend. It's one of the greatest environmental crises of our time. Scientists and citizens around the world are rushing to stem the tide before the next frog crosses the thin, green line.
Sponsored by the Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival, Pursue Balance, and 1% for the Tetons
Saturday, April 25th
2009 ECO-Fair: Simple and Sustainable Living in the Tetons
Jackson Whole Grocer’s Parking Lot, 11:00am - 4:00pm - suggested donation of $3
ECO-Fair provides an opportunity for individuals to learn and experience more about simple and sustainable living in the Tetons through informational booths, local food vendors, music, activities for kids and adults, great raffle prizes, sustainable Coupon Book offerings, and much more! Bring your own reusable bag to decorate and an appetite for great food and fun.
Sponsored by Pursue Balance and Jackson Whole Grocer
Where Do We Go From Here?
Center for the Arts Theater, 7:00pm - suggested donation of $5
Keynote Speaker K.C. Golden, author of the Mayor’s Climate Change Agreement speaks about Climate Solutions: For a New, Sustainable, Broadly-shared Prosperity. Question and answer moderated discussion with Mayor Mark Barron, County Commissioner Ben Ellis, Author Nancy Taylor, Biologist Forrest McCarthy and others from our community.
Sponsored by: Teton County, Bank of Jackson Hole, Mark Barron, Ben Ellis, The Wyoming Inn, Jackson Whole
Grocer, and Pursue Balance
Throughout the Week
Bag 2 Differ will be providing every child in every school in the Teton School District with one canvass grocery bag.
This will launch the beginning of a Ski Town Plastic Bag Reduction Challenge.
Amphibian programs and film screenings with filmmaker Allison Argo in the Middle and Elementary Schools with the Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival.
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