SOUTH SHORE YMCA NATURAL SCIENCE CENTER

Green Earth Fest

Sunday, May 3rd
11:00am – 4:00pm
Rain or Shine
Free Event!
BYOWB – Bring Your Own Water Bottle – Refilling stations available!

Join us to celebrate the Earth in this fun family event! Learn the importance of caring for our planet, and enjoy children’s activities, eco-exhibits, farm animals, food, music, live animal presentations, and more!

Music Line-up:

Jim Libby Band, 11:00am – 1:00pm

RC Bevans, 1:00 – 2:30pm

Karyn Donahue, 2:30 – 4:oopm

(Music Funded  by the Hingham Cultural Council)

Activities:
Community Project in Jose Carreiro Children’s Garden – 11:00am – 1:00pm
Quest – 12:00pm – Meet at the Quest Table
Animal Presentations – 1:00pm & 3:00pm (Piney Woods – Behind Building)
Wildflower Walk – 2:00pm – Meet at SSNSC Kiosk
Recycled Bug Making & Bug Art Show – Ongoing, Vine Hall
Meet the Artist:  Photographer Linde Eyster – 2:00-4:00pm, Vine Hall
Children’s Activities – Ongoing, Astro Field & at Exhibitors’ tables
Nature Center Preschool Mud Kitchen & Open House – Ongoing

Food Vendors:

Good Life Kitchen
Seeds and Songs Artisan Bakery

Green Vendors:

Next Step Living – Sign up for a Free Energy or Solar Audit and Next Step Living will donate to SSNSC!
Relaxation by Rae
Owens – Corning
The Goatscaping Company
Ava Anderson by Emmie
Nobles Originals
Jenny Dees Bees
Shaklee
RIHI
The Grateful Gardener

Non-Profit Exhibitors:

Nature Center Preschool – Learn about our unique nature-based curriculum during our Open House.  Ongoing during Green Earth Fest, 11am -4pm
Nature Adventures Summer Day Camp
North and South Rivers Watershed Association
South Shore Quests – Join in on a Quest at 12:00pm
Farmtastic 4-Hers
Biodiversity For A Livable Climate
South Shore Camera Club – Take part in SSNSC’s Photo Scavenger Hunt!
New England Wildlife Center
MA Right to Know
South Shore Woodturners
Massachusetts Master Gardeners Association
Pilgrim Coalition
Wildland’s Trust
Sustainable South Shore

Volunteers Wanted!
Please email Chris Jacobs – cjacobs@ssymca.org for more information.