earthdays in the bluegrass
Earthdays in the Bluegrass is a promotion of sustainability‚ responsible global citizenship and the power of local action. Join us for a full month of workshops‚ community service‚ films‚ presentations‚ music and more!
For more information please contact: Shane Tedder at dstedd0@uky.edu or (859) 257-2003
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Highlighted Events
Green Residence Hall Room Competition!
Think you’ve got the greenest dorm room on campus? Prove it and you could win some great prizes. All it takes to enter is a great essay and pictures to back it up! All entries are due by April 15th and the winners will be announced on Earthday‚ April 22nd. If you are interested in entering the competition please email reslifereycling@lsv.uky.edu for full contest details. All participants in the Green ResHall Room Competition will receive a free Earthdays in the Bluegrass T-Shirt!
Community Service Events
Volunteering is a great way to experience the beauty of the bluegrass while helping preserve it! Get your hands dirty keeping KY clean at these service events. All volunteers will receive a free Earthdays in the Bluegrass t-shirt.
- April 5th – Community Gardening Volunteer Day
- April 12th – Volunteer Day at the UK Arboretum
- April 13th – Adopt-a-Highway Clean-up
- April 19th – Reforest the Bluegrass
For more information on these events please see the calendar below.
Film Screenings
This year’s selection of films includes documentaries and animated feature films. Topics range from the whimsical to the dire. All films are FREE and will be screened in the UK Student Center. All films are being co-sponsored by the Student Film Series unless otherwise noted.
- April 3rd – We Are Traffic and Return of the Scorcher (10 pm Worsham Theater)
- April 8th – Garbage: The Revolution Starts at Home (6:30pm 211 Student Center)**
- April 10th – Affluenza (8pm Worsham Theater)
- April 24th – Ferngully (10pm Worsham Theater)
**Garbage: The Revolution... is being co-sponsored by the Environmental Studies Department.
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Full Calendar
TUESDAY‚ MARCH 25
Lexington’s Community Gardens
Speaker: Jim Embry of the Sustainable Communities Network
6:30-7:45 Oswald Building Auditorium‚ BCTC Cooper Campus
Community activist Jim Embry will speak to the momentum behind Lexington’s community gardens‚ why they are important‚ and how they help build environmental awareness and move our community toward ecological sustainability.
TUESDAY‚ APRIL 1
Fossil Fools Day
Everywhere‚ all day!
On April 1‚ 2008 young people from around the world are rising up to show the world that we refuse to fool around with climate change and our future. Led by the Energy Action Coalition‚ Canadian Youth Climate Coalition‚ and Rising Tide‚ on April 1 we will take collective action to turn the tide away from fossil fuel dependence and towards a clean and just energy revolution. On this historic day of action we will tear down the dirty energy that stands in our way‚ while building the better world we need. http://fossilfools08.org
Car-Free Day!
Everywhere‚ all day!
Take the car–free pledge to celebrate Fossil Fools Day and liberate yourself from the combustion engine for a day of fresh air and exercise so you can spend your gas money on something fun! Email us your pledge to be car–free for a chance to a FREE Earthdays in the Bluegrass T–shirt. For alternative ways of getting around check out these options:
- Bike! Check one out for free – www.wildcatwheels.org
- Bus! LexTran or CATS – www.lextran.com/bus_routes.html or www.uky.edu/Parking/transportation-buses-shuttles.html
- Walk!
THURSDAY‚ APRIL 3
World Vision (www.worldvision.org)
Speaker: Erin Howard‚ BCTC Multicultural Affairs. Hispanic Outreach Coordinator
4:00-5:00 p.m Oswald Building Auditorium‚ BCTC Cooper Campus
Erin Howard will educate her audience about the work of World Vision. This international organization works to lift up the lives of the poor and the oppressed.
We Are Traffic and Return of the Scorcher
10pm Worsham Theater UK Student Center
Two great documentaries about humanity’s greatest invention, the bicycle!
Presented in partnership with Student Center Film Series.
For more information visit: www.tedwhitegreenlight.com/scorcher.htm and http://www.tedwhitegreenlight.com/cm.htm
FRIDAY‚ APRIL 4
Share the Road! Group Bicycle Ride
5 pm Woodland Park
Bicycling is by far the best way to get around our campus and our community. It’s a CLEANER‚ HEALTHIER‚ CHEAPER‚ and FASTER way to travel. However‚ it can be scary and intimidating to get back on a bike if you haven’t been on one in years. Riding in traffic can be stressful stuff too. This ride will begin with a discussion of local bicycling ordinances and will be a great opportunity to gain confidence riding your bicycle on the street. Helmets strongly recommended!
SATURDAY‚ APRIL 5
Community Gardening Workshop and Volunteer Day
12:30-3:30pm Winburn Community Action Center
Community gardens are incredible assets to communities and educational opportunities for people of all ages. They offer space for community art‚ gardening and gathering. This workshop will include some fun hands-on work in one of North Lexington’s newest community garden projects. Wear clothes that you don’t mind getting dirty. Carpool will leave from the Student Center Parking Lot at 12:30pm and will return at 3:30pm. To reserve your space in the carpool or for more information please contact Tate White at francesca@uky.edu.
APRIL 7 - 11
Connecting Climate Change and Public Health
10-3pm Student Center Patio
All week long the UK Student Public Health Association will be handing out information on climate change and have giveaways such as reusable grocery bags and condoms (for population control!!!)
APRIL 7 - 12
Electronics Recycling!!!
Old Furrows Building‚ on Versailles Road (near Redmile Rd)
During the first full week of April‚ LFUCG will be accepting e-waste to be recycled. Please take your unwanted electronics (microwaves‚ TVs‚ computers‚ VCRs‚ and printers‚ to the LFUCG Community Center located in the Old Furrows Building‚ on Versailles Road. Enter on Nancy Hanks Drive‚ of Red Mile Road. Hours of operation are 8am to 4:30pm Monday to Friday; Saturday 8am to noon. Call Lexcall at 311 or 425-2255 for more information.
MONDAY‚ APRIL 7
Social Justice and Sustainability
6pm UK Student Center room 211
This presentation will focus on the impact our consumer choices have on social justice (i.e. other people’s lives) world wide. Fair Trade certification will be discussed and we will have free samples of a wide variety of YUMMY fair trade products like coffee‚ bananas‚ chocolate and more.
TUESDAY‚ APRIL 8
Victory Gardens
6:30-7:45 Oswald Building Auditorium‚ BCTC Cooper Campus
Speaker: John Walker‚ UK Biologist‚
During World War II‚ in the face of food and other scarcities‚ Lexington joined towns and cities across the country in growing its own food. The Victory Gardens were a source of pride – and a way to help “win the peace” on the homefront.
Garbage: The Revolution Starts at Home
6:30pm UK Student Center Room 21
A feature documentary about how the family household has become one of the most ferocious environmental predators of our time. Steve Feese‚ director of solid waste for LFUCG‚ will introduce the film and present on the economic and environmental impacts of waste reduction in the bluegrass. Co-sponsored by the Environmental Studies Department.
WEDNESDAY‚ APRIL 9
Where Have All the Flowers Gone? War’s Catastrophic toll on the Earth
11am - Noon Student Center Room 230
In this presentation‚ Rebecca Glasscock‚ BCTC professor of Geography‚ will look at the one-two punch of war and the preparation for war. Opportunities to invest in societal “goods” are lost and human health and the environment are actively destroyed. For more information contact Dr. Glasscock at rebecca.glasscock@kctcs.edu.
THURSDAY‚ APRIL 10
Affluenza
8pm Worsham Theater‚ UK Student Center
AFFLUENZA is a groundbreaking film that diagnoses a serious social disease - caused by consumerism‚ commercialism and rampant materialism - that is having a devastating impact on our families‚ communities‚ and the environment. With the help of historians and archival film‚ AFFLUENZA reveals the forces that have dramatically transformed us from a nation that prized thriftiness - with strong beliefs in “plain living and high thinking” - into the ultimate consumer society. Presented in partnership with Student Center Film Series.
The 11th Hour*
9 pm‚ Young Library Auditorium
The 11th Hour is a 2007 feature film documentary‚ created‚ produced and narrated by Leonardo DiCaprio‚ on the state of the natural environment. With contributions from over 50 of the world’s most prominent thinkers and activists‚ including former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev‚ physicist Stephen Hawking‚ Nobel Prize winner Wangari Maathai‚ and journalist Paul Hawken‚ the film documents the grave problems facing the planet’s life systems. Global warming‚ deforestation‚ mass species extinction‚ and depletion of the oceans’ habitats are all addressed. http://wip.warnerbros.com/11thhour/
*The 11th Hour is being shown by the UK Student Public Health Association
FRIDAY‚ APRIL 11
Do–it–in–the–Dark Day!
All day‚ Everywhere!
Make a pledge to use less energy today (and the next day and the next day...). Reducing your energy use conserves natural resources‚ saves YOU money‚ and curbs global warming. So turn off the lights‚ switch to more energy efficient appliances and light bulbs‚ walk or bike‚ and start being conscious of your energy footprint. Email us your pledge for a chance to win a FREE Earthdays in the Bluegrass T–shirt! Resliferecycling@lsv.uky.edu.
SATURDAY‚ APRIL 12
Arboretum Woods Restoration Work Day
9 – 11:30 a.m.
UK Arboretum - www.uky.edu/Arboretum/
Join Jim Lempke‚ Arboretum Native Plants Curator‚ in the ongoing effort to restore The Arboretum Woods by removing invasive plants. Call 859-257-9339 for more information.
SUNDAY‚ APRIL 13
Adopt-a-highway KY 1973
1pm UK Student Center Parking Lot
Carpool with members of UK Greenthumb‚ the state’s largest student environmental club‚ to clean up a gorgeous stretch of this bluegrass byway. For more information‚ and to arrange carpooling‚ contact Brittany Zwicker at blzwic@gmail.com.
MONDAY‚ APRIL 14
Tour of Mathew’s Garden
Noon – 1pm Mathew’s Garden (Corner of Washington and Limestone)
Join UK Biologist Jim Krupa on a lunch-time tour of this hidden campus gem to learn about local plants and see a gorgeous display of spring wildflowers.
Tobacco and Kentucky Family Farm
Mac Stone‚ Kentucky Department of Agriculture Managers
6:30-7:45pm Oswald Building Auditorium‚ BCTC Cooper Campus
Starting in 1999‚ Kentucky’s tobacco growers have received payments to compensate for loss of tobacco quotas and declining demand for their tobacco. Learn about the impact of this infusion of money on Kentucky’s farms and farm families.
Beehive Collective Art+Advocacy
D I S M A N T L I N G M O N O C U L T U R E: Tales of Ants and Economics in The Americas
6pm-8pm Room 249 UK Student Center
The Beehive collective is a wildly motivated‚ all-volunteer‚ art-activist collective that has gained international attention for their collaboratively produced graphics campaigns focused on globalization and militarization. Their mission is to cross-pollinate the grassroots through the use of imagery. Learn more about about the ’hive on their website www.beehivecollective.org.
TUESDAY‚ APRIL 15
Bird of Prey of Kentucky demonstration
6pm Center Theater‚ UK Student Center
Raptors‚ or birds of prey‚ are majestic creatures and important members of Kentucky eco-systems. Raptor Rehab (www.raptorrehab.org/) will be on campus with at least 5 of these incredible birds. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to see these owls‚ falcons‚ eagles and hawks face-to-face. FREE!
WEDNESDAY‚ APRIL 16
Art Miles Mural Project
1-4pm Student Center Free Speech Area
Join us for a fun day of collective artwork. We will be painting a mural and invite anyone and everyone to join us. The mural will be part of the Art Miles Project (www.the-art-miles-mural-project.org).>
Worm Composting Workshop
6pm Visitor Center‚ UK Arboretum (www.uky.edu/Arboretum)
Learn how to turn kitchen waste into rich compost for your plants – using worms! Amanda Gumbert will demonstrate the construction of a simple worm bin for indoor composting. Worm bin kits will be given away as door prizes to lucky participants‚ but Please pre-register at 859-257-9339. Cost: $2
Chill Out: Campus Solutions to Global Warming
7 pm Memorial Hall Auditorium (www.nwf.org/campusecology/chillout/)
Join us and many other campuses around the country for a live broadcast of student ideas and plans to help their campus confront global warming. Through energy efficiency‚ renewable energy‚ habitat restoration and awareness projects‚ campuses are leading the way. Come to gain ideas on what we can do at UK to keep our campus from falling behind in green initiatives.
THURSDAY‚ APRIL 17
“Green” Gardening
6:30 – 8 p.m Visitor Center‚ UK Arboretum (www.uky.edu/Arboretum)
Find out how to make your gardening even greener. Jamie Dockery and Esther Moberly will discuss rain gardens‚ composting‚ eco-friendly pest control‚ and other sustainable practices to use in your garden. Please pre-register at 859-257-9339. Cost: $5
Moral Eating
Speaker: Aloma Dew‚ Sierra Club
6:30-7:45 Oswald Building Auditorium‚ BCTC Cooper Campus
Recently‚ we learned of our country’s largest ever recall of meat – 143 million pounds. The humane treatment of livestock‚ the suffering of farmers in Mexico‚ the use of synthetic pesticides‚ and nutritional deficiencies are all aspects of Aloma Dew’s thesis – that eating is a moral act.
Spring Greens: A Feast of Local Food
More information on this event coming soon.
FRIDAY‚ APRIL 18
Eat Something Local Day!
Local food is thousands of miles fresher. Eating local foods promotes a cleaner environment‚ a healthier economy‚ and helps sustain a way of life for Kentucky’s many family farms. Make a difference by tasting the difference and eat something local today! Learn more about local food at www.kyproud.com/. Lexington’s farmers Market is a great place to buy local agricultural projects (www.lexingtonfarmersmarket.com/)! Email us your pledge to eat more local food for a chance to win a FREE Earthdays in the Bluegrass T–shirt! Resliferecycling@lsv.uky.edu.
SATURDAY‚ APRIL 19
Reforest the Bluegrass
9am-2pm Jacobson Park
Join hundreds of Lexington Volunteers for our annual tree planting extravaganza! More than 5000 trees will be planted. To sign-up or learn more call Lexcall at 311 or (859) 425-2255.
Middle Earth Day @ The Good Foods Coop
11am-4pm Good Foods Café 455 Southland Drive
Monthly Hike – Spring Ephemerals
9 a.m. Visitor Center‚ UK Arboretum (www.uky.edu/Arboretum)
Join us on a morning walk in search of spring ephemeral wildflowers at The Arboretum. Cost: $1
MONDAY‚ APRIL 21
Bike Maintenance Workshop
5-7pm North Campus Courtyard
Sponsored by Wildcat Wheels Bicycle Library. Learn about the simple tools and techniques that will keep your mighty steed rolling smoothly. FREE FLAT TIRE REPAIR! Hosted by the Wildcat Wheels Bicycle Library - www.wildcatwheels.org.
TUESDAY‚ APRIL 22
Earth Day Fair!
11am–3pm Student Center Patio and Free Speech Area
Join us for free food‚ prizes‚ activities‚ and live music while meeting campus and community organizations that are making our state a better place to live. Do–it–yourself activities include: worm–powered composting (free worms!)‚ tie–dying t–shirts (bring your own shirt or get one from us) and more! For more information contact Sameera Savarala at sss@uky.edu.
Spring Bird Walk
8am Visitor Center‚ UK Arboretum (www.uky.edu/Arboretum)
Bring your binoculars to The Arboretum as we search for early spring migrants. Meet at the Visitor Center. Cost: $1.
The Political Ecology of the Seed
Speaker: Garrett Graddy‚ UK Geography Graduate Student
6:30-7:45pm Oswald Building Auditorium‚ BCTC Cooper Campus
The source of our food – the seed – is the topic of this presentation. Open pollinated versus hybrid versus genetically modified seeds and their global distribution result in misery or bounty for those who plant the seed. On Earth Day‚ come and learn about the political ecology of seed.
WEDNESDAY‚ APRIL 23
Panel discussion: Water Issues in the Bluegrass
6pm Student Center Room 230
Water experts from the Bluegrass area will join together for a discussion panel on current water issues. Panelists will include Charlie Martin from Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government to address the EPA Consent Decree‚ Steve Workman from UK’s Cane Run restoration project‚ Sandy Camargo with CDP Engineers to discuss their watershed efforts‚ and a representative from KY American Water Company to discuss water supply issues.
Porkfest at Holmes Hall
6–8pm Holmes Hall
This annual barbeque has gone GREEN and joined up with Habitat for Humanity. The pork will be purchased locally and will be free of antibiotics‚ steroids‚ and hormones. Ale–8–1’s®‚ a soft drink from Winchester‚ KY‚ will be served from returnable bottles thus creating zero waste and supporting the local economy. There will be lots of activities. Also‚ event organizers are offering a free meal if you participate in the April 19th Habitat build (see Holmes Staff for more detials) and a discount if you bring your own non–disposable plate and cup. $4 per person/$2 per person if you bring your own plate and cup. Event sponsored by Holmes Hall Staff and the Office of Residence Life and Habitat for Humanity. Contact cbnall2@uky.edu for additional information.
THURSDAY‚ APRIL 24
Ferngully
10pm Worsham Theater UK Student Center
A whimsical film about lumberjacks‚ rainforests‚ fairies and other magical creatures. Check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FernGully:_The_Last_Rainforest for the low down on the film. Partnership with Student Center Film Series and Amnesty International.
FRIDAY‚ APRIL 25
Is Our Carbon Footprint Stomping Out the Developing World’s Chances?
11:30-2:30pm UK Goodbarn
United Nations Association Annual Meeting/Luncheon. Presentation by Sarah Lynn Cunningham. Kentucky Proud meal‚ silent auction‚ international displays. Students $10‚ all others $25.
SATURDAY‚ APRIL 26
Annual Arbor Day Celebration
10am-2pm UK Arboretum
Come out to the Arboretum for a free day of fun and celebration! Great event for the whole family with lots of fun childrens’ activities. For more information contact Roberta Burnes at rburnes@email.uky.edu or visit (www.uky.edu/Arboretum).
Bike Sculpture Building
11am-4pm North Campus Courtyard
The Wildcat Wheels Bicycle Library will bring everything you need to make sculptures‚ jewelry‚ picture frames‚ and more. All from reused bike parts!!! Check out http://www.flickr.com/photos/7597628@N05/sets/72157600191726357/ for pictures from last year’s build. For more information contact self.propelled@gmail.com.
SUNDAY‚ APRIL 27
Bike the Bluegrass
1pm-4pm Wildcat Wheels Campus Bike Shop (Basement of Blazer Hall near corner of MLK and Euclid Ave.)
Easy 20 mile ride in the heart of bluegrass horse country. All are welcome and none will be left behind. Helmets strongly recommended. Some helmets will be provided by Wildcat Wheels. Don’t have a bike but still want to ride? Contact the Wildcat Wheels Bicycle Library (wildcatwheels@gmail.com or www.wildcatwheels.org) and reserve one! This is a great way to see some of our state’s most spectacular horse farms and get more comfortable riding your bike as a form of transportation. The tour will be led by experienced local cyclists and followed by a support vehicle in case of emergencies.
TUESDAY‚ APRIL 29
Spring Bird Walk
8am Visitor Center‚ UK Arboretum (www.uky.edu/Arboretum)
Bring your binoculars to The Arboretum as we search for early spring migrants. Meet at the Visitor Center. Cost: $1.
Tour of Coal Powered Heat Plant and Delta Room
Noon Front Steps of Peterson Service Building (Between Limestone and Upper in front of Taylor Education)
UK burns more than 40‚000 tons of coal a year to generate heat and steam on campus. There will be a 30 min tour of the coal-fired heat plant followed by a brief tour of the Delta Control Room‚ the central power control center for campus. Come see how we use coal and discuss the impacts of our energy choices. Contact Robin Michler for more details at michler@uky.edu.
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