Earth Day celebration this Saturday

Get ready Spokane: This Saturday is the 21st Annual Spokane Earth Day Festival from 11 a.m. to midnight on Main Street between Division and Browne and we’ve got you covered with a special section dedicated to all things Earth Day in the area. Similar to “Taking It To The Streets” last year, we’re bringing back the party with music, vendors, food, kids projects and more.

“Being amidst places such as the Community Building, Main Market, Kizuri…it’s the perfect place to bring equity, community and sustainability together,” said Jessica Anundson, Earth Day Spokane chair, in Renee Sande’s DTE article.

Speakers include Spokane Mayor Mary Verner, Councilman Richard Rush, Taylor Weech, coordinator of Youth Sustainability Council, and Brian Estes, proponent of local farmers markets, and others.

There will also be electric car demos, youth projects including the “Youth Passport Series” and the traditional “Procession of the Species.” This is my personal event where kids make animal masks and join a parade led by Spokane’s very own Pied Piper, Michael Moonbear, from KYRS. Visitors can enjoy local artwork, spoken word presentations and an open mic on Isabella’s rooftop.

Entertainment includes B-Radicals and the Angela Marie Project, plus the Malidoma World Dance troupe. After dark, other fun includes flaming hula hoop performances, and an electronic dance party in the Community Building warehouse.

For more info, visit Earth Day Spokane on Facebook or www.earthdayspokane.org .