Monday, April 21, 2014
4 ways to celebrate Earth Day in the Orlando area
Posted By Jacki Mick on Mon, Apr 21, 2014 at 3:54 PM
April 22 is officially Earth Day. Many Orlandans spent Saturday celebrating the upcoming holiday at Lake Eola's Central Florida Earth Fest with a pet parade, nature walks, food and more. Around this time of year, people tend to get on the recycling train, putting their cans, bottles and stray papers in the Orange County-approved green and orange recycling bins. You can do more to celebrate this earth-friendly holiday than just old school recycling, though. Here are some ideas:
- Step up your recycling game this year, you can participate in No Nonsense's pantyhose recycling drive. If you, for some strange reason, have held on to all of your old pantyhose or tights, put 'em all in a box, print out a label and mail 'em to No Nonsense. They'll happily recycle for you.
- Through May 4 at Art & History Museums -- Maitland, you can catch Environmental Pioneers: The Florida Audubon. This exhibition celebrates the Florida Audubon Society and their successful efforts to save Florida birds from extinction.
- If you think watching movies is a wise way to help the planet on Earth Day, then head on over to the Earth Day Film Series at the Southeastern Museum of Photography in Daytona. All day tomorrow, they'll be screening earth tearjerkers Mother: Caring for 7 Billion, Trashed, Call of Life: Facing the Mass Extinction, and Shored Up. For a full schedule of the film, visit the museum's website.
- On Friday, April 25 you can catch another earth-friendly flick at East End Market. At 6 p.m., they will be hosting a screening of GMO OMG. After the screening, hang around for the panel discussion, which will cover healing the planet and sustainable living.
- On Saturday, at Lake Concord Park in Casselberry, you can celebrate the one-two punch of Earth Day and Arbor Day at the same time. From 12 - 8 p.m., the City of Casselberry will be holding an Earth Fest 2014 and Arbor Day Celebration. The event is free and features workshops and both tree and bee talks.
If none of these Earth Day events are your (canvas) bag, you can always get your Earth Day fuzzies by eating at Burger Fi. Not only do they claim to celebrate Earth Day every day, but on actual Earth Day, they want to celebrate with their customers by offering a free Freestyle soda, bottled water, or junior sundae to anyone who can prove that they took an eco-friendly journey to their restaurant, via carpool, bike, roller blades or any other means that will diminish the negative environmental by-products of motor vehicle use.
We welcome readers to submit letters regarding articles and content in Orlando Weekly. Letters should be a minimum of 150 words, refer to content that has appeared on Orlando Weekly, and must include the writer's full name, address, and phone number for verification purposes. No attachments will be considered. Writers of letters selected for publication will be notified via email. Letters may be edited and shortened for space.
Email us at feedback@orlandoweekly.com.
Orlando Weekly works for you, and your support is essential.
Our small but mighty local team works tirelessly to bring you high-quality, uncensored news and cultural coverage of Central Florida.
Unlike many newspapers, ours is free – and we'd like to keep it that way, because we believe, now more than ever, everyone deserves access to accurate, independent coverage of their community.
Whether it's a one-time acknowledgement of this article or an ongoing pledge, your support helps keep Orlando’s true free press free.
Speaking of...
More on Tip Jar
-
Pizza Bruno will pop-up at the Ravenous Pig's beer garden next week
Apr 15, 2021 -
Huey Magoo's looking to flap into downtown Orlando by the end of the year
Apr 14, 2021 -
Ava MediterrAegean, a high-end Mediterranean restaurant, will open in the old Luma on Park space in Winter Park
Apr 14, 2021 - More Tip Jar »
More by Jacki Mick
Readers also liked…
Most Popular
-
Florida House passes anti-transgender bill that would allow for genital examinations of high school athletes Read More
-
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis pushes back against plan to raise state's $275 a week unemployment benefit Read More
-
Florida Legislature passes anti-protest bill, a blow to First Amendment rights Read More
-
Touring Immersive Van Gogh exhibit is coming to Orlando in October Read More
-
Blake Shelton plays Orlando concert to celebrate grand opening of Ole Red restaurant Read More
