Continue your Green Week activities with:
Process of Peace

Towson Arts Collective, 406 York Road, Lower Level, Towson, MD 21204

6-8 p.m.

Towson ARTS Collective will hold the culminating activity for Baltimore Green Week with a reception of the art exhibit, Process of Peace, on April 22 from 6-8pm.  This exhibition asks artists to create artwork that visualize their personal process of peace, what they do to maintain an active movement toward peace, and how this relates to their creative endeavors.

Talk, tour, and listen to learn how Baltimore City is taking action to become one of the country’s top sustainable cities.

• City Programs Promote Home Efficiency 10-2
• Energy & Stormwater Solution 9-4 (2 tours)
• Weatherization 5 pm

Finish up the day by giving back. Help TreeBaltimore reach our tree canopy goal!

• Tree Planting in Druid Hill Park 3:30 – 6 pm

For details…

If you are interested in participating in the 8th Annual Baltimore Green Week, please submit your proposals by December 15, 2010.

If you have questions about the process or about what your project we will be holding a q&a session on November 17th (location to be announced.) If you would like to attend this session, please RSVP to bgw@baltimoregreenworks.com.

PR Opportunity: Nominate a Park to be Featured on CPA’s Front Page!
City Parks Alliance Seeks Applicants for “Featured Parks” Section on Website
Starting in September 2010, the City Parks Alliance website (www.cityparksalliance.org) will feature two outstanding parks on our homepage each quarter, and we’d like to invite CPA member organizations to submit their parks for consideration!  We’re looking for a breadth of park models to showcase nationally; no park is too big or too small.

To apply, just send an email and attachments with the following:

Required Information for Application

1.      Name of park

2.      City and State

3.      Contact name and email

4.      Provide a 200 – 300 word description of your park and 75 words on why your park should be featured.   Your park may be new, it may be old, or it may have once been something else!  Your park may be a  great success story because of local youth stewardship; it may have an innovative partnership; or it may just be a place that your community treasures for a special reason.

5.      Provide 2 color photographs [jpeg files preferred]

6.      Deadline:  Friday, August 27

7.      Send to info@cityparksalliance.org
If your park is selected, you will be notified by e-mail within a week after the deadline date. Applicants must be current members of City Parks Alliance.

There is still time to join in on the Earth Day celebrations!

Thursday, April 22nd

• Tree Planting in Druid Hill Park, 3:30 p.m.
• Chemical Reaction, Chemical Reform Film and Talk at the Senator Theater, 6 p.m.

Friday, April 23rd

• Local is as Local Does Food Tour, Sold Out, 11:45 at Real Food Farms
• Social Change Art Opening, Towson Arts Collective, Reception from 6-8 p.m.

Saturday, April 24th

• Tree Planting & Giveaway, Walter P. Carter Recreation Center, 10 a.m.
• DIY Weatherization Workshop, 10-2 p.m. RSVP required

For more information on all of these events, click here.