Gardens

Messages from Mother Earth 

Call for Entries ~ Visual Artists, Poets and Writers

All ages are invited to become part of the Green Man Festival, for a two month long exhibit at the New Deal Cafe during May and June, 2011.

This year's exhibit theme about gardens from Mother Earth asks you to connect your senses and imagination to all kinds of messages about our world. They can be found in small spaces tucked away on windowsills, in yards, at the edge of dense forests, along riverbanks or beside lakes--wherever the Green Man goes-- even on a walk around your neighborhood in what is green and growing.

Instructions for submitting art...

All wall art must be ready to hang (framed and secured by wire). Include title, price if being offered for sale, and contact information for the buyer. A display case is available for 3 dimensional pieces no larger than 10"x 10".

New Deal Cafe  

113 Centerway  

Greenbelt, MD 20770  

301-474-5642

Drop off ~ May 2, 6:00-8:00 pm

Reception ~ May 22, 7:00-9:00 pm

Pick up ~ June 27, 6:00-8:00 pm

For more information contact: jean@chears.org or 240-601-9924.

The Green Man Festival is a project of CHEARS (Chesapeake Education, Arts and Research Society). Exhibit is sponsored by FONDCA (Friends of New Deal Cafe Arts) with support from the City of Greenbelt.

Reel N' Meal @ New Deal Cafe 

Reel and Meal is a monthly film series at the New Deal Cafe exploring vital environmental and social justice issues. May's film is...   

May 16 (7 PM) @ New Deal Cafe 

FREE & Open to the Public  

with optional vegan buffet at 6:30 PM ($13).

"A Sea Change" is an award-winning documentary about ocean acidification, directed by Barbara Ettinger and co-produced by Sven Huseby of Niijii Films. The film is a beautiful tribute to the ocean world and an intimate story of a Norwegian-American family whose heritage is bound up with the sea. It follows

the journey of retired history teacher Sven Huseby on his quest to discover what is happening to the world's oceans. His quest takes him to Alaska, California, Washington, and Norway as he uncovers a worldwide crisis that most people are unaware of. Speaking with oceanographers, marine biologists, climatologists, and artists, Sven discovers that global warming is only half the story of the environmental catastrophe now developing. Excess carbon dioxide is dissolving in our oceans, changing sea water chemistry. The more acidic water makes it difficult for tiny creatures at the bottom of the food web to form their shells. The

effects could work their way up to the fish 1 billion people depend upon for their source of protein.

A Sea Change is also a touching portrait of Sven's relationship with his grandchild Elias. As Sven keeps a correspondence with the little boy, he mulls over the world that he is leaving for future generations. A disturbing and essential companion piece to An Inconvenient Truth, A Sea Change brings home the indisputable fact that our lifestyle is changing the earth, despite our rhetoric or

wishful thinking.

Discussion after the film will be led by Goddard oceanographer Sergio Signorini, a veteran of sea voyages and satellite missions that monitor ocean properties. For more information contact Bob Cahalan at bob@chears.org.

Paid One Year Environmental Internship

CHEARS and Calvert Marine Museum's Chestory Archive located in Solomons, MD submitted a joint application to Chesapeake Bay Trust for a full time, one year, paid, Chesapeake Conservation Corp intern. Applications are due by May 20, 2011 Click here to see application details! 

This joint partnership will provide a variety of leadership experiences across the Chesapeake watershed for the Corps Volunteer. The achievable skills learned during their time with both organizations are community organizing, site analysis and assessment, planning, leadership development, environmental education, permaculture design, and enhance communication  and interpersonal skills in working with communities of diverse backgrounds. 

Chestory is supporting three exciting projects that will carry on different aspects of Tom Wisner's rich legacy. The Calvert Marine Museum is heading up the development of the Chestory Archive of Regional Story and Song. 

Michael and Kathy Glaser and Teresa Whitaker are working with Jim Fox of Fox Lion Recording Studio to publish a children's songbook of Tom's music with an accompanying CD. This will also be completed in September, 2011. We are planning some children's concerts to celebrate this accomplishment.   

If you would like to sponsor the art exhibit, a book signing event, or a live performance of Tom's music featuring the musicians who helped Tom record his CD's - Teresa Whitaker, Frank Scwartz, Mac Walter and John Cronin, contact Joan Clement at 301-775-5368 or chestory@gmail.com or write to Chestory, 506 Elm Ave. Takoma Park, MD 20912.

Tom Wisner's Latest Album

You can purchase the album for $25, includes shipping.

CHEARS on FACEBOOK!

You can now become a fan of CHEARS on Facebook and receive updated information in a format that may best suit your networking preferences. We will continue to communicate via email and Twitter but are pleased to offer yet another method to share information about upcoming events, discussion boards, photo albums, and much more. We look forward to your feedback and suggestions as CHEARS moves into the social networking arena.

Follow CHEARS on Twitter!

CHEARS is offering an exciting line-up of educational, musical, and community activities and events in 2011. Receive up-to-the-minute information by following CHEARS on Twitter-an information sharing network.

• Simply register at

  http://twitter.com 

• Add CHEARS as a friend and follow
• Choose how you wish to receive information (email, text message, rss feed)
• And never again miss any of CHEARS's exciting educational and community events!