TOBY HEMENWAY IN BOULDER,
Apr. 29 - May 1. Toby Hemenway is the author of Gaia's Garden: A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture, which for the last seven years has been the best-selling permaculture book in the world. He is an adjunct professor at Portland State University, Scholar-in-Residence at Pacific University, and a field director at the Permaculture Institute (USA). Toby has presented lectures and workshops at major sustainability conferences such as Bioneers, SolFest, and EcoFarm, and at Duke University, Tufts University, University of Minnesota, University of Delaware and many other educational venues. His writing has appeared in magazines such as Whole Earth Review, Natural Home, and Kitchen Gardener.
"HOW PERMACULTURE CAN SAVE HUMANITY AND THE EARTH, BUT NOT CIVILIZATION" (public talk), Apr. 29, 7:00 p.m., Unity of Boulder.
$10 pre-registration, $15 at the door. Toby's lecture will show us what makes agriculture, and the industrial society that relies on it, fundamentally unsustainable, and how permaculture offers us a better way.
WORKSHOPS, Apr. 30: Urban and Residential Permaculture, 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.; Growing Food in a Changing World, 1:30 - 5:00 p.m.
WORKSHOPS, May 1: Designing Invisible Structures: Economics, Social Justice & Social Movements, 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.; Advanced Patterning, 1:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
WORKSHOP FEES: Pre-registration of 1 workshop $50; 2 workshops $90; 3 workshops $125; all 4 workshops $150. At the door, $60 each workshop. Call Tiffany at 303-931-1971 for more information or to register.
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GREEN FRONTIER FEST, May 1, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Central Park, Canyon Blvd., Boulder. Presented by ReDirect Guide in partnership with the City of Boulder, Green Frontier Fest is the Boulder Valley's largest green living festival in 2011! Come enjoy children's activities, interactive programing, hands-on, and hands-on workshops and demonstrations. Enjoy local music and dancing in the park on a sunny Sunday afternoon. Stay for lunch and enjoy a sampling of eco-friendly lunch options and locally brewed libations! Green Business Expo: This event features more than 100 screened and qualified green businesses, including children's activities, local and organic foods, music and much more-for residents and visitors of all ages. Boulder Green Building Guild Product & Service Fair - A great resource for all kinds of home improvement projects. Ask the experts at this who's who of Boulder's green building community.
BENEFIT FOR FOUR MILE CANYON FIRE DEPARTMENT, with "Fire Season" author Philip Connors, May 2, 7:30 p.m., Boulder Book Store, 1107 Pearl St., Boulder. A decade ago Philip Connors left work as an editor at The Wall Street Journal and talked his way into a job far from the streets of lower Manhattan: working as one of the last fire lookouts in America. Fire Season is Connors' remarkable reflection on work, our place in the wild, and the charms of solitude. Connors recounts his time in this forbidding land, untethered from the comforts of modern life: the eerie pleasure of being alone; and the majesty of lightning storms and untamed fire. Tickets are $8 and include a coupon for $5 off Fire Season or $5 off a purchase the day of the event. Co-sponsored by Transition Colorado.
AUTHOR EVENT: MARGARET EMERSON AND CAROLYN BAKER, May 4, 7:30 p.m., Boulder Book Store, 1107 Pearl St., Boulder. More than just a hiking guide, Contemplative Hiking Along the Colorado Front Range by Margaret Emerson (Transition Westminster/Arvada/Broomfield) is for those who want to experience a new appreciation of the land and nature. Meanwhile, the collapse of industrial civilization, well underway since at least 2007, presents humankind with unprecedented and daunting challenges in the area of energy, environment, and economics. Just as The Transition Handook of 2008 provided specific strategies for addressing these changes logistically, local author Carolyn Baker's Navigating the Coming Chaos provides a toolkit of emotional and spiritual preparation for an uncertain future. Co-sponsored by Transition Colorado.
PERMACULTURE FILM SERIES!, May 12, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m., Boulder Meadows Community Room, 4500 19th St., Boulder. The Permaculture Film Series goes on! This month we will be showing "FRESH, The Movie." The last few film nights have included lively discussion about permaculture! Participate and make it great!
NEW DATES FOR 2011 WILLOW WAY PERMACULTURE DESIGN COURSE, May 13 - Oct. 9, Willow Way Permaculture Herb Farm, 6481 N 63rd St., Niwot. Click here for details: http://ziaparker.com/blog/pc/
"GETTING DOWN TO BUSINESS" with Boulder County Independent Business Alliance, May 20, 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Boulderado Hotel, Boulder. Celebrating small business, providing education, support, and training. Hosted by Constant Contact. Panels on financing ideas for start-ups and small businesses, plus engagement marketing in a down economy. Networking. Transition Colorado is a community partner. To participate, contact Zak Barron, zbarron@constantcontact.com, 857-225-0005.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON CLUB CONCERT SERIES WITH "GIRLS ON TOP," May 20, Millennium Harvest House, Boulder. Transition Colorado will be the featured exhibitor.
CHASING CHILIES: AN AFTERNOON WITH AUTHOR GARY NABHAN, May 22, 2:00 p.m., Abbondanza Organic Seeds & Produce, 10145 Oxford Rd., Longmont. Please join us for a scrumptious afternoon with the author of Chasing Chilies: Hot Spots Along the Pepper Trail. Co-sponsored by Transition Colorado.
