NEWS RELEASE

Contact: Jan Fiderio 603.283.2107 jfidero@antioch.edu

April 8, 2011 for Immediate Release

Antioch University New England (AUNE) presents Monadnock Earth Festival 2011

Healthy Communities, Healthy Planet events scheduled April 16-23

(Keene, NH) - Antioch University New England (AUNE) celebrates the forty-first anniversary of Earth Day by showing steps Keene is taking to better the environment and build a stronger community. The theme is Healthy Communities, Healthy Planet.

AUNE will host a week of service projects before Earth Day, including community gardening projects, trail and river clean-ups, and volunteer projects at the Community Kitchen. These events will culminate in the Monadnock Earth Festival on Saturday, April 23, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Ashuelot River Park, 257 West Street, Keene.

At 1:00 p.m., Keene Councilman Jim Duffy will present this year’s Green Business of the Year Award to a nominated, socially responsible organization that has gone the extra mile to incorporate environmental practices into their business operations.

Bring your family and friends to meet and greet with local organizations. Get involved in hands-on demonstrations and workshops. Listen to live music from local artists. Recycle your used electronics with Diversified Computers. Participate in nature walks, service projects, and kids’ activities. Tour the new City Express Bus and learn how your community has been improving the environment and its citizens.

The week’s schedule of events:

Saturday, April 16

10 a.m.-2 p.m.: Trail Maintenance in Pisgah State Park
Meet at Kilburn Pond Trailhead on Route 63 between Hinsdale and Chesterfield

Tuesday, April 19

9 a.m.-noon: Community Gardening at the Keene Senior Center, 70 Court Street
Noon-4 p.m.: Cooking and Meal Prep at the Keene Community Kitchen, 37 Mechanic Street

Wednesday, April 20

Noon-5 p.m.: Community Gardening at the Keene Senior Center, 70 Court Street

Thursday, April 21

11 a.m.-1 p.m.: Gardening at the Antioch Garden, 40 Avon Street

Saturday, April 23 (All events are held at Ashuelot River Park)

8 a.m. - 4 p.m.: Nature Walks in the park run throughout the day--
8 a.m., 10 a.m., 12 p.m., 2 p.m., and 4 p.m.
10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. : Electronics Recycling with Diversified Computers and E*Waste
11 a.m.-4 p.m.: Monadnock Earth Festival at Ashuelot River Park
11 a.m.-1 p.m. River Clean-Up at Ashuelot River--meet by the bridge
11 a.m.-Keene History Walk--meet at park entrance and tour downtown Keene
1 p.m. Green Business of the Year Award, introduction by Councilman Jim Duffy

Find more information on Monadnock Earth Festival here.

For information on Earth Day Festival, contact Anna Harris 315-439-3033; email aharris4@antioch.edu

For information on service projects, contact Rachel Brett 803-351-245; email rbrett@antioch.edu

About Antioch University New England (AUNE)
This is Antioch University New England's forty-seventh year as an institution of higher education. Located in Keene, New Hampshire, AUNE offers rigorous, practice-oriented, values-based master's, doctoral and certificate programs. Degrees in education, leadership and management, environmental studies and psychology reflect a dedication to activism, social justice, community service and sustainability. Antioch University New England is the oldest of Antioch University's graduate campuses. For more information about Antioch University New England, visit our web site at: www.antiochne.edu.

About Antioch University
Antioch University is a five-campus university located in four states. Each campus has its own distinct academic programs, community life and regional or national identity. Antioch University is founded on principles of rigorous liberal arts education, innovative experiential learning and socially engaged citizenship. The multiple campuses of the University nurture in their students the knowledge, skills and habits of reflection to excel as lifelong learners, democratic leaders and global citizens who live lives of meaning and purpose. For more information about Antioch University's campuses, its university-wide PhD program, or the Antioch Education Abroad program, visit www.antioch.edu.

Last Updated: 4/20/11