Decatur Green Fest – Saturday May 7th
Decatur Metro | April 27, 2011Here’s part of the official press release from Ryan Klee at Lenz Marketing…
The third annual Decatur Green Fest—hosted by the Dogwood Alliance—will kick off the Decatur Business Association’s Concerts on the Square series on Saturday, May 7 with a FREE, day-long festival featuring live music, green tasting of local organic produce and food, beer, a showcase of equal exchange and other fairly-traded products, green organizations and vendors, art featuring recycled materials, and a children’s activity area. The event runs from 3 – 9:30 PM.
Please PleaseRock Me—a Beatles spin-off of the Yacht Rock Revue musical act—will headline the event and perform at 7 PM on the Dave FM Stage. Nathan Beaver, an alt-country musician on Decatur’s Red Eye Gravy Records, will perform at 6:15. The live music begins at 3 PM.
John Beal, also known as “John the Baker,” is the organizer of the event. “It’s an honor to work with my fellow organizers, the City of Decatur, our generous and committed sponsors, and especially the good people dedicated to this vital cause,” he said. “They all know that they are making a difference in the world.”
More info on this year’s event, HERE!
(And make sure to check out DM’s newest ad sponsor “The Rain Barrel Depot” at this year’s event! It’s a local company and they’ll be selling some of their most popular models at this year’s event.)
HomeGrown, the amazing local artist co-op, is one of the sponsors of this event and will have MANY tables of locally made goodies for sale. Please come by!
I will be selling stuff at the HomeGrown booth should be super fun!
Inca Kids will be there with wonderful artisan toys and accessories