Upcoming Event: St. Louis Earth Day Festivities, 2013

Sunday, April 21, 2013
11am – 6pm
 @The Muny grounds of Forest Park
Free & open to the public

This event is the first of several seasonal venues that I attend religiously.

The St. Louis Earth Day celebration and festivities are held in Forest Park, in front of and surrounding the Muny (outdoor) Theatre.   The actual address of The Muny is:

The Muny
#1 Theatre Drive
St. Louis, MO 63112

If you plug that address into your GPS device, it will get you there, but to know it is close to the History Museum will also get you in the vicinity.  If you choose to drive and park as close as you can to the event, you will most likely have difficulty finding adequate parking.   In the past, I have either bicycled from home, or parked a short distance from the hub of activity, and bicycled in (which is encouraged and promoted by Earth Day).  A sufficient lock will keep your bicycle waiting for you upon your return. 

This is the website for St. Louis Earth Day:

http://www.stlouisearthday.org/events/festival/
There will be bands, a growing food court.


Back to the issue at hand: 

For entertainment, there are usually 2 or 3 stages set up, featuring small acts such as local dance troops and small, but incredibly talented local bands and musicians. 

One of the main features of Earth Day St. Louis is a vendor's market that wraps around the entrance of the Muny Theatre, and goes up the walkways on both sides of the Muny. This market also spills out into the lawn directly across the drive in front of the Muny.  The vendors are selling everything from hand spun wools to vegetables, vegetable seeds, and handmade clothing to solar plans for your home, and much, much more.  They usually have all-electric cars on display, as well as a couple that run on BioFuel (vegetable oil, etc).

You will meet people at this event from every walk of life, including vegan Indians (India), and people who range from "Earth Day lite" to "Hell-Bent Earth Day converts". 

While St. Louis Earth Day is not an event that I would drive hours to attend as my sole reason for visiting the area, there are many other St. Louis features and attractions that you can add to your visit to completely fill your day.  I personally have no problem spending several hours at the St. Louis Earth Day festival, if only for the simple fact that I am an advertisement for a couple of the vendors, and I am often comped a free lunch in lieu of photo ops!  The History Museum is within immediate walking distance of The Muny, and the Art Museum, Science Center, and world-famous Zoo are in the same park.  If you 'really need to get out of that park', you really must go to the City Museum:

http://citymuseum.org/site/
BTW...if anybody is up for a little enthusiastic exploration, give me a holler!  I am ALWAYS ready for more exploration (and shopping at their "The Bailout" store!) at the City Museum!

Anywho - there are many options in addition to your visit to St. Louis Earth Day. 

Remember:  Making the conscious decision to live your life as a bump-on-a-log is a conscious decision that you, and only you, have chosen to make.  Therefore, inaction is truly AN ACTION, and we are all responsible for our own actions, doncha think?  :)

- Michael