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Saturday, April 20th
Green Family Fun at Haish Gym (9-12p)
***Due to flooding in Lions Park, the Green Family Fun event will be moved to Haish Gym (303 South 9th Street in DeKalb) ***
Join us for a variety of outdoor activities geared toward getting kids into nature. All activities run throughout the day. Stop by anytime and participate in as many things as you want.
Kids' Crafts
Animals & Critters
Farmers Market at Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of DeKalb (9:30-3p)
Located at 158 North Fourth Street, DeKalb
- $1 admission
- A seed and plant exchange organized by DeKalb County Community Gardens
- Chair massages
- Farm fresh eggs, grass fed beef, pork, and poultry from Hassellman Farms
- Hand crafts and original art work by local artists
- Home spun wool
- Live music provided by local musicians
- Local vegetables from Montabono Farms of Sandwich
STEM Café at Lincoln Inn (1p)
STEM Cafe: Paradise Lost?
-Melissa Lenczewski, Director of the ESE Institute
YMCA (2-4p)
Register Here! (Free)
Film Fest Kick Off
-The Lorax film (1972 version)
-Book Giveaway
-Crafts and Take Home Kits
Sunday, April 21st
Egyptian Theatre (3-7p)
Tickets Required ($)
Film Fest Shorts
Environmental Fair
Monday, April 22nd (Earth Day)
NIU Montgomery Hall (7-8:30p)
Screening of "Everglades of the North"
Q&A session following the film with producer, Tom Desch
Tuesday, April 23rd
DeKalb Library- Book give away and take-home kits will be passed out.
Green Literacy (Tales for Twos)
9:30a- Storytime
10:00a- Craft
Green Literacy
4:00p- Craft and Second Chance Crafts
NIU Montgomery Hall (7-8:30p)
Screening of "My Village, My Lobster"
Skype Q&A session following the film with director, Joshua Wolff
Wednesday, April 24th
NIU Montgomery Hall (7-9p)
Special preview screening of "Turtle Derby"
Skype Q&A session following the film with director and producer, Todd Bieber
Thursday, April 25th
Downtown DeKalb (5-8p)
Green Night Out
-Special events & drink specials at local shops
-Mini-talks and Workshops
Egyptian Theatre (6-10p)
Tickets Required ($)
Best of the Fest Film Screening
Environmental Fair
Other Associated Events
- Kishwaukee College Continuin Education, Student Government Association and Biology Department have teamed-up to offer the community an early opportunity to celebrate Earth Day on Thursday, April 18. Kishwaukee College will offer free screenings of YERT: Your Environmental Raod Trip and Green Fire.
For more information, click here to visit their website.
For more information, click here to view the flyer.
- Committee for Preservation of Wildlife will be holding a plant sale on Wednesday, April 24th.
For more information, click here to visit their website.
- North Centeral Cyclery will be having their Bike Rodeo event on Saturday, April 27th.
For more information, click here to visit their website.
