Directions
Located in downtown Raleigh inside and outside the Museum of Natural Sciences (directions here)
North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
11 W. Jones St. Raleigh, NC 27601-1029
Telephone (919) 733-7450
For directions, click here.
View the Schedule of Events
Contact
For more information about Planet Earth Celebration 2010, please contact:
Grace Taylor
gracemtaylor@aol.com
Yola Carlough
ycarlough@burtsbees.com
Steve Popson
steve.popson@ncdenr.gov
Press Contacts
Download Planet Earth Celebration Press Release (.pdf)
Emelia Cowans, NC Museum of Natural Sciences
emelia.cowans@ncdenr.gov
919-733-7450
Gabrielle Prohn, Burt’s Bees
gprohn@burtsbees.com
919-433-4579
Volunteers
Thanks for your offers. At this time, we have the volunteer effort fully staffed by the Burt’s Bees team and Friends of the NC Museum of Natural Sciences. Please check back later.
Admission
Free! There’s no charge for admission so bring your friends and family!
1970s Groovy Getups Contest
Since we're celebrating 40 years of Earth Day, this year's Planet Earth Celebration wouldn't be cool without a 1970s Groovy Getups Contest.
Break out your bell bottoms, platform shoes and disco boots - dude up and strut your retro stuff for a chance to score a prize. We'll judge your 70s throwback threads and style based on authenticity, originality, presentation and audience impact.
To enter the contest, report to the contest coordinator at the main stage (on Edenton Street) at 2:30pm on Saturday, April 17 and be ready to strut your stuff on stage soon thereafter. Fun prizes await the contest winners!
CONTEST RULES
- You show off your groovy style on stage for no more than one minute. Take time to highlight what's unique about your look, and make sure the audience gets to see you from all angles.
- The paparazzi may be around, both on and off stage. So, your participation in the contest is your consent to be photographed.
- Any special effects you might use during your strut require the Contest Coordinator's authorization when you register.
- No live animals on stage.
- Children under 8 must be accompanied by an adult.
- No nudity, lewd conduct or clothing, or behaviors inappropriate to this family festival will be permitted.
Be original - have fun - take us back to the 70s!
How to Have a Green Home - Ask the Experts
At the 2010 Planet Earth Celebration, an expanded ASK THE EXPERTS area will provide event goers with insight into many sustainable concepts and projects that people can implement inside and outside their home. Separate booths within this area will focus on individual green-home topics, with a strong emphasis on awareness and education, so that attendees can come away with the knowledge to make informed decisions on minimizing their environmental footprint.
- Understanding Energy Efficiency Tax Incentives, Credits & Rebates by Betty Cross, Silverwood Inc and Bob Kingery, Southern Energy Management.
- How to Save Energy in Your Home by Morgan Crawford, LiveGreen, Duane Smith, Energy Savers, and Masaki Furukawa, Innovative Design.
- How to Use Solar Energy by Matt Thompson, Yes Solar Solutions, Bae-Won Koh, Innovative Design, and Greg Olenar, NC Solar Now.
- Green Landscaping Practices by Kelley Dennings, NC DENR, Skip Vest, Clean Air Lawn Care, and Shawna Sowder, Oxford Green.
- How to Conserve Water by Lynn Ruck, Rain Water Solutions, Julia Janaro, Innovative Design, and Wayne Hughart, WACO Plumbing.
- Choosing Healthy, Local and Recycled Materials by Dianne Oxley, Abodesign and Paul Toma, Common Ground Green.
- Green Home Building Association by Pat Daley and Louise Griffin.
Green Festival
Planet Earth Celebration is a green festival. Our exhibitors have signed a Green Pledge with a commitment to minimize waste through recycling and composting, favor environmentally sensitive materials for everything they bring from organic textiles to recycled and certified paper to compostable plates and utensils to offsetting their energy use. Please pitch in.
Water
Drinking water is available at the Festival. Please avoid bringing or buying bottled water. Water bottles in the U.S. are overflowing our landfills, require the equivalent of over 17 million barrels of oil (enough to fuel more than 1 million vehicles a year) produce more than 2.5 millions tons of carbon dioxide, and use more than 3 times the amount of water in the bottle to produce. Bring your own bottle, or enjoy our compostable cups. Thanks.