1st Annual Santa Cruz Rejuvenation Festival

Santa Cruz Rejuvenation Festival Features Two stages of Incredible Music, Plus Dance Performances, Yoga Classes, Kids Activities, Healthy Food, Eco-Vendors, and More

Free Event Features Grammy-Nominee Youssoupha Sidibe and the Mystic Rhythms Band, Blending Reggae and Western Music

SANTA CRUZ, CA – APRIL 11, 2011 – The goal of the Santa Cruz Rejuvenation Festival is to bring the community together to celebrate healthy and green living, the arts, and spirituality, according to event organizer, Jahred Namaste. “We envision this event becoming part of the Santa Cruz cultural fabric. The Santa Cruz Rejuvenation  Festival is patterned after two large northern California events, the Harmony Festival and EarthDance, but unlike those events, it will be free and held downtown for easy access,” he explained.

Namaste is a  member of the Santa Cruz music collective Love Eternal, and co-owner, OmMamaOm Productions who is presenting the event along with Universal Life Church Minister, Robert Seals, who is the founder of the Chico Goddess Temple, and the inventor of the Klean Kanteen, the original, stainless steel water bottle.

The Santa Cruz Rejuvenation Festival will take place on Saturday, May 14 from 10 am to 5 pm at San Lorenzo Park, 137 Dakota Ave, Santa Cruz, CA. Admission is free.  More  information and a detailed schedule of events can be found at:  www.rejuvenationfestival.com.

Music Line Up Includes Reggae, World Beat, Folk, Choral, New Age Fusion, and Jazz

Grammy nominee Youssoupha Sidibe and the Mystic Rhythms Band creatively blend Reggae and Western music. Sidibe is a Senegalese West African Kora  (African Harp) player who breaks out of traditional Kora styles to create a totally new sound blending Reggae and Western music. Other musical acts include: O n' E (Oriana and Eric from Soul Majestic), Jah Levi and the Higher Reasoning Band, Shimshai, Valerie Joi and the Inner Light Choir, Love Eternal, Folkgoddess Diane Patterson, The Mystic Truebudoors, Singing Wood Marimba, Watsonville Taiko, and Appreciation Nation. Entertainment and

Education for All Ages

Festival-goers will find the park bustling with booths and activities. Rev. Deborah L. Johnson, minister of Inner Light Ministries, will kick off the event with words of welcome. "Live Art" will be created by several artists including Matt Jones  and JAH Ishka Lha. Free yoga classes by DiviniTree Yoga and Art Studio will be offered all day in a 30' geodesic dome provided by Pacific Domes.  The Sustainable Living Roadshow, a caravan of educators and entertainers will educate, inspire and empower people with everyday solutions for a healthier planet and lifestyle using the theatrics and comedy. There will be kirtan to the accompaniment of instruments, a drum circle, dance performances on the Duck Island Stage, Alternative Healing Village facilitated by Love of Life Institute, and Asana Tea Garden. Children will enjoy arts, crafts and other fun activities in the Conscious Kid Zone, and will be captivated by Sabretooth who will perform magic and tell tales combining Mother Earth and Native American culture, and give tours of his tipi. Aisles of vendors will showcase their arts, crafts, holistic products, eco-clothing and more.  Delicious healthy food will also be available

Sponsors

New Leaf Community Markets, Greenstation, EcoTeas Organic Yerba Mate, The Connection Magazine, Klean Kanteen, Vision Magazine, Pacific Domes, Divinitree Yoga and Art Studio, Lotus Guide, Luna and  Larry’s Coconut Bliss, an d Harmony Festival.

No alcohol, smoking, or dogs permitted at the event. Parking is available at the Santa Cruz County building at the corner of Ocean Street and Water Street. For more information visit: www.rejuvenationfestival.com.