Guest guest Posted March 17, 2003 Report Share Posted March 17, 2003 Oh my gosh,,, we were right all along. I don't know about you, but I'm pretty surprised there's a big event like this going on. Besides Odwalla giving out FREE samples, free entrance if you DON'T drive there! GREAT! MINI-FILM FESTIVAL 11:30-1:00 both days Come see award-winning documentaries and Academy research films. Drop in anytime, stay as long as you like and eat low on the food chain with vegetarian brown bag lunches. These no-waste lunches are fully compostable, including your eating utensils! Films are free, fee for lunches. 4/6-4/5: Earth Day 2003 Reply to: see below 2003-03-07 The California Academy of Sciences Presents Earth Day 2003: Rainforests of the World Two-Day Festival, April 5-6, 2003 Visitors to this 2 day event will be transported to the world's rainforests and meet beautiful & unique animals including a two-toed sloth, a kinkajou, scarlet macaws, rare parrots & a large collection of reptiles, amphibians & insects and much more! See program schedule below or email info for details. Ride a bike or take public transit and get in free! Complimentary, secure bicycle parking will be provided near the front entrance. All activities and programs are free with museum admission. Program Schedule SPIRIT OF THE RAIN FOREST 2:00 both days Get transported to the most wondrous rainforests in the world with live animal encounters. Meet a two-toed sloth, a binturong, a squirrel monkey and a kinkajou, and then see them in their natural habitats in a slide presentation. BIRDS OF THE TROPICAL RAINFOREST 11:30, 1:30, 3:00 and 4:00 both days Meet birds from around the world, including free-flying scarlet macaws from the Amazon basin, rare parrots from Papua New Guinea, a rhinoceros hornbill from Indonesia, and much more. Presented by renowned bird handler Joe Carvalho. MINI-FILM FESTIVAL 11:30-1:00 both days Come see award-winning documentaries and Academy research films. Drop in anytime, stay as long as you like and eat low on the food chain with vegetarian brown bag lunches. These no-waste lunches are fully compostable, including your eating utensils! Films are free, fee for lunches. THE RAINFOREST BUG ROOM 11:00–5:00 Saturday Spectacular insects are one of the trademarks of the world’s tropical rainforests. Come see the Academy’s “Oh My!” collection of insect specimens and get your hands on some living creepy crawlies – if you dare! THE RAINFOREST CRAFT CENTER 11:00–5:00 Sunday Make your own tree-free paper or get creative with an all-recycled art activity. Then watch while sustainably harvested tagua nuts, known as vegetable ivory, get carved into jewelry. ANIMAL EXTRAVAGANZA 10:00 – 4:00 both days One frog, two frog, red frog, blue frog – plus snakes, skinks, geckos and iguanas, too! Have a head to head encounter with these exceptional inhabitants of the world’s rainforests. TALES FROM THE RAINFOREST 1:00 Saturday Ruth Halpern has been collecting and telling stories around the world for more than twenty years. In this program, she shares traditional tales from various peoples living in the world’s rainforests. TAKE A RAINFOREST TOUR WITH STRYBING ARBORETUM both days What makes a forest a rainforest? This weekend, compare plants from a high elevation rainforest, or cloud forest, with plants from California's redwood forest. Then join guides from Strybing Arboretum for a walk through their cloud forest groves just down the street. DO THE LEMUR LEAP WITH THE ZOO 11:00 – 3:00 both days Join the San Francisco Zoo in learning about some of the rainforest's longest leapers -- lemurs! Test your jumping skills and see how you measure up, examine a lemur's skull, and learn about their rainforest habitats. PRODUCT SAMPLING both days Join Odwalla and Whole Foods Market in sampling organic, sustainably harvested fruit juices and food products. Aveda Environmental Lifestyle Store will also be on hand to demonstrate beauty products that contain extracts from sustainably harvested rainforest plants. FAMILY STORYTIME 10:30 both days Join Academy librarians for stories from the rainforest in this weekly lap-sit program for young children. For more information, email info or visit " >http://www.calacademy.org signature: FAQ on vegetarian resources SFBAVeg/ http://www.vegdining.com http://www.sfvs.org Living Foods: SFLivingFoods/ due to my high amount of emails, I am unable to answer everyone's emails on vegetarian questions. Web Hosting - establish your business online Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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