BRATTLEBORO — Several events will going on around Brattleboro in connection with 350.org's 10/10/10 Day of Climate Action.
Brattleboro Climate Protection and Artists for a Cool Planet have teamed up to expand on the 350.org Work Day to include the entire month of October.
Check out their art exhibit, The End of the Romance: Getting Over Oil, at Amy's Bakery Arts Cafe, 113 Main St., which will include art work from 25 plus local artists that will inspire action on climate change. This exhibit will run through Nov. 2. Contact Mollie Burke for more information at 802-257-4844 or [email protected].
On Sunday, Oct. 10, from 10 a.m.-3:50 p.m. in Pliny Park at corner of Main and High streets, the Brattleboro 10/10/10 Team will be offering garden and compost demonstrations, bike and pedestrian infrastructure displays, candidate speakers, musical performers John Ungerleider and Bill Conley and a post event celebration.
Volunteers will also be assisting residents of Morningside Commons that day to insulate their hot and cold water pipes in order to save energy. This event is kid friendly and free to everyone. Contact Jessica Tanner at [email protected] or 802-825-8331 for more information.
A free solar Hot Water Workshop will be offered to interested residents at the Marlboro College Graduate Center, 28 Vernon St., from 9 a.m.– noon on Saturday, Oct. 23. The benefits of solar power will be discussed, as well as the various solar power options available. Pre-registration is recommended. Contact Paul Cameron at 802-251-8135 or [email protected] for more information.
Finally, the musical duo of Ungerleider and Conley will perform on Saturday, Oct. 30, at the River Garden, 157 Main St., from 7–9 p.m. They will present an interactive co-opera performance that will stimulate audience members to address their relationship to global warming and climate change. They will be performing their original global climate change songs from “Save the Secret of the Seasons.”
Contact Ungerleider at 802-258-3334 or [email protected] for more information.