The Chesapeake
Education Arts & Research Society (CHEARS), in partnership with Alight
Dance Theater, is proud to announce the second performance of Three Sisters
Gardens for All Seasons, a series of site-specific performances and
lecture-demonstrations, which will be taking place at the Three Sisters
Demonstration Garden just outside of the Greenbelt Community Center on Sunday,
June 1st from 2pm-4pm during Greenbelt’s Artful Afternoon.
The Three Sisters Demonstration Gardens and Food Forest is a project of CHEARS that demonstrates organic and bay-friendly growing practices, healthy food options, and eco-arts through educational workshops, plantings, and meetups. A food forest engages local residents to expand the urban tree canopy, improve local water and soil quality, and mitigate environmental problems related to stormwater runoff and other pollution through managing an “edible” landscape that benefits wildlife and people.
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Alight
Dance Theater, founded by Angela Foster, blends dance, physical theater,
& spoken word to speak truthfully about the habits of the human heart
through movement, embracing the brokenness and celebrating the pursuit for
wholeness in a fragmented world.
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There will be four 20-minute dance performances in
the garden itself, accompanied by music and the sweet fragrance of fresh herbs
and flowers. You’ll want to bring kids
along too, because in between performances we will have an interactive
watershed model where you can learn about ways you can improve water quality in
our local rivers and streams by pouring “rain” over a diorama of a typical
Maryland landscape. This watershed land
use model is even fun for adults!
The performance will take place in the garden
located outside in the back of the community center next to the adult day care
center.
CHEARS and alight dance theater
thanks the generous support of the Greenbelt
Community Foundation,
Maryland Heritage Areas Authority, Toyota
TogetherGreen
and the City of Greenbelt for their support of this event.
About CHEARS
CHEARS is
a 501(c)3 non-profit organization which acts as mycelium to foster volunteer-created
and volunteer-operated projects. Our key
volunteers donate their time and energy to manage diverse projects, and two
part-time staff support these efforts. CHEARS is a no-office non-profit which
partners with the City of Greenbelt, other local non-profits,
schools, watershed groups and businesses to offer intergenerational
environmental education and stewardship opportunities.
Website: www.chears.org
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About Toyota TogetherGreen
Toyota
and the National Audubon Society launched the Toyota TogetherGreen initiative
in 2008 to foster diverse environmental leadership and invest in innovative
conservation ideas. Toyota TogetherGreen funding recipients have improved more
than 30,000 acres of habitat, mobilized 420,000 individuals, conserved 15
million gallons of water and leveraged $10.5 million in volunteer hours. For more
information, visit www.togethergreen.org.