Earth Night
Presented by the Arizona League of Conservation Voters. Live entertainment, hors d’oeuvres, deserts and beverages, sunset nature walks through the wetlands. Silent auction. Individual tickets are $50.
When: Sunday, April 21, 2013 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Where: Nina Mason Pulliam Rio Salado Audubon Center at the Rio Salado Habitat Restoration Area, 3131 S. Central Ave., Phoenix
Earth Day at Scottsdale Quarter
Make a purchase at any Scottsdale Quarter retailer and get a cute, free Grow Guy planter. All you have to do is bring same-day receipts dated April 22, 2013 to the Management Office (on 72nd Street next to The Gap) to receive this green buddy. One gift per customer while supplies last.
When: Monday, April 22, 2013
Where: Scottsdale Quarter
Keep Phoenix Beautiful - Earth Day Phoenix
Join Keep Phoenix Beautiful to learn about recycling and sustainability. Take home useful giveaways.
When: Monday, April 22, 2013 from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Where: Cesar Chavez Plaza, directly across from City Hall in downtown Phoenix
Earth Day Storytime with Chris Gall
Award-winning picture book author and illustrator Chris Gall shares his new book Awesome Dawson. "Everything can be used again!" That's Dawson's motto. He collects junk that people throw away and turns it into something stupendous. In Gall's new picture book about a boy superhero who turns trash into treasure (and saves the world!), he inspires kids to reuse, repurpose, and recycle. Participants can bring in a homemade robot made of recycled and repurposed materials found around the house. Chris will judge the winner.
When: Saturday, April 27, 2013 at 10 a.m.
Where: Changing Hands Bookstore, 6428 S. McClintock Dr, Tempe
