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Greenbelt's Annual Green Man Festival Event Planning Kick Off Meeting - January 31, 2015

Volunteers are needed to help the Chesapeake Education, Arts & Research Society (CHEARS) plan Greenbelt's 2015 Annual Green Man Festival

He came to life in many cultures from the shadowy, forested world of early man. He made his way through the ages in folklore, songs, stone carvings in cathedrals and art in humble cottages. The Green Man is known to many as the Spirit of the Natural World, but takes on many different roles. Today, he is the unofficial voice for the environment.

This festival brings the Green Man into the present where he returns to remind us that while concern for our environment is important, it’s only a beginning until followed with personal action. You will be able to speak with others who share your values, contribute some ideas, listen to the music, and learn what others are doing to help locally restore the Chesapeake Bay Watershed and globally, our Mother Earth.

Volunteers are needed to help plan for the 2015 Green Man Festival that will take place over May 9 - May 10.

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Join us for the Green Man Festival Event Planning Kick Off Meeting on January 31 at 4 pm in the New Deal Cafe (131 Centerway, Greenbelt, MD 20770).

RSVP to stonesoupchef@live.com

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The Green Man Festival became a project of CHEARS in 2008. CHEARS, the Chesapeake Education, Arts and Research Society, is a non-profit organization dedicated to the health of all who share the Chesapeake watershed environment.

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