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ONEONTA, N.Y. -- The Red Dragon, mascot of the SUNY College at
Oneonta, will go green during the week of April 18-23 as SUNY Oneonta
presents Green Dragon Week, a celebration of events related to Earth Day and
local environmental initiatives. The College will offer a series of
concerts, speakers, films, and exhibits designed to raise environmental
awareness. Admission to all of the events is complimentary, and members of
the community are invited to participate.
Green Dragon Week will begin on Saturday, April 18, with "LifeFest," an
all-day outdoor concert in the main campus quad sponsored by Rock to Cure.
Performances will start at noon and include SUNY Oneonta favorites Hooked on
Tonics, Christopher Manik, The Gambler, Nun & the Radio, Garrett James, and
many more.
On Tuesday, April 21, Terry Bliss, Otsego County Planning Director, will
present "Choose the Right Way to Throw Away… Recycling in Otsego County" at
7 p.m. in the Red Dragon Theater of the Hunt College Union.
Earth Day will be celebrated on Wednesday, April 22, from 10 a.m. to 3
p.m. on the main campus quad. Displays and activities will include free ice
cream with local maple syrup topping, shopping tote give-aways, an
alternative energy display from CNR Solar, the Bee Aware Club, a
demonstration bee hive, and displays from Breezy Maple Farms and the
Butternut Valley Association. In the event of inclement weather, the
activities will be moved to the Alumni Field House. At 7 p.m. on Wednesday
evening, a free screening of the documentary King Corn will be held
in the Red Dragon Theater.
Green Dragon Week will conclude with a free screening of the movie
Wall E on Thursday, April 23, at 7 p.m. in the Red Dragon Theater.
Green Dragon Week is sponsored by the SUNY Oneonta Sustainability Task
Force, Rock to Cure, Protect Your Environment Club, Oneonta Auxiliary
Services and the Hunt College Union. More information about Green Dragon
Week is available from Leslie Craigmyle of the Sustainability Task Force at
(607) 436-2948.
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