Release Date: Thursday, April 22nd 2010
Earth Day 2010 in Downtown Tempe
Celebrate Mother Earth by being a responsible citizen or visitor of Downtown Tempe. There are plenty of activities to choose from that will also help you GO GREEN!
- Thursday Night Market - Each week, starting at 4:30 PM, local vendors sell everything from organic produce to crafts to environmentally friendly products. Check out the NEW LOCATION on Mill Avenue in between 3rd & 4th Street!! MORE INFORMATION
- Whole Foods Market Film Festival Screening Food Inc. at MADCAP Theaters - In Food, Inc., filmmaker Robert Kenner lifts the veil on our nation's food industry, exposing the highly mechanized underbelly that has been hidden from the American consumer with the consent of our government's regulatory agencies, USDA and FDA.The first 100 people will receive a gift bag from Whole Foods Market. Let's retake our plates for Earth Day! The first 100 people will receive a gift bag from Whole Foods Market. Let's retake our plates for Earth Day! MORE INFORMATION
- Join Tempe in an effort to celebrate all things green with its Earth Day 5K & Green Expo. It begins at 5 p.m. at Tempe Center for the Arts, 700 W. Rio Salado Parkway. Information: http://www.tempe.gov/lake/earthday5K.htm. Tempe is also hosting a community “Bike-to-Work-and-School Ride” on Earth Day from 6-8 a.m.The first 400 people to ride to one of five pre-determined Tempe sites get free breakfast and a T-shirt. Information on the bike ride and routes: 480-858-2215 or tempe.gov.
- Give your gas card a break and ride the light rail to 3rd Street & Mill or 5th Street & College to enjoy Downtown Tempe!
- Ride your bike and store at the Bicycle Cellar for safekeeping and a cool place to shower and change for work
- Visit Downtown Tempe's Urban Garden on 5th Street & Forest and see what how we are creating something beautiful out of an empty lot while also becoming a sustainable community.
