Celebrate Sustinable Santa Fe July 17, 2009

Celebrate Sustainable Santa Fe – A People, Planet & Prosperity Phesitval Rocks Santa Fe with Big Head Todd & the Monsters, The Tosh Meets Marley Band, Paolo Soleri and more!

Celebrate Sustainable Santa Fe – A People, Planet & Prosperity Phesitval features speakers, an Expo showcasing Northern New Mexico’s best green and wellness businesses , classes and evening concerts with New Mexico favorites, Big Head Todd & the Monsters and The Tosh Meets Marley Band, starring Fully Fullwood and other members of Bob Marley’s and Peter Tosh’s bands.

Santa Fe icon, Paolo Soleri, will speak about his work of “arcology”: architecture coherent with ecology. Soleri, who will be celebrating his 90th birthday in June, is the designer for Santa Fe’s famous Paolo Soleri Amphitheater. He is also the founder and designer of Arcosanti-a 5000 person experimental town under construction in central Arizona designed to be an alternative to urban sprawl.

The Celebration is also happy to present food activist, John Robbins, the bestselling author of Diet for a New America, The Food Revolution and Healthy at 100. Robbins, the only son of the Baskin-Robbins ice cream fortune, walked away from the family business to seek the deeper "American Dream" of wellness and sustainability. He will be speaking about healthy and socially responsible eating.

Special guest, Amory Lovins, Chairman and Chief Scientist of the Rocky Mountain Institute, and author and co-author of many books on renewable energy and energy efficiency, has been praised by Newsweek magazine as “one of the Western world’s top energy thinkers”. His books include Winning the Oil Endgame, Factor Four, and Natural Capitalism.

America's #1 Populist Jim Hightower, national radio commentator and author of Swim Against the Current-Even a Dead Fish Can Go With the Flow and the NY Times Bestseller Thieves in High Places will engage with his fiery and funny presentation.

Other featured speakers include transformational expert, Niurka, whose high-energy presentation will unite hearts and minds to create peace and prosperity. The audience will be inspired into action by Aqeela Sherrills, peacemaker, community organizer, co-founder of The Forgiveness Project and The Community Self-Determination Institute. Aqeela may be best know for brokering a peace treaty between rival Los Angeles gangs, the Bloods and the Crips.

The Opening Ceremonies will be conducted by the founding director of HAMAATSA, Larry Littlebird. A Pueblo Indian, Larry has worked extensively over the last 35 years as a corporate trainer, executive coach and executive director, education specialist and national speaker. Camilla Bustamante, Director of the Environmental Science Degree Programs at Northern New Mexico College will open up the day on Sunday. The organic progressive, hip-hop reggae music with RUBIXZU and the soulful sounds of Paul Rivers Bailey, will keep the energy moving in the middle of each day.

EXPO: EXPLORING LIFESTYLES OF WELLNSS & SUSTAINABILITY
Visitors to the Expo can discover products, services, and ideas that can help them create happier, healthier and more sustainable lives at the 140 booths and 50 classes. Attendees can test drive a Toyota Prius, compliments of Beaver Toyota; discuss green building techniques, learn permaculture gardening techniques, experience acupuncture, sample nutritional drinks and foods, learn how to convert to solar energy, shop for organic, local and free trade goods, and explore other actions that assist in the cultivation of sustainability – from the personal to the planetary. Food from local restaurants and beer and wine from Santa Fe Brewing will be available in our rooftop terrace café overlooking the Main Stage Courtyard.

NON-PROFIT PARTNERS:
The Weekend is being held in collaboration with and will partially benefit Earth Care International (www.earthcare.org) "Teens Creating Tomorrow Today”. Ten other non-profit partners will have a presence at the show, including Hamaatsa, Wild Earth Guardians, Santa Fe Habitat for Humanity, The Food Depot, SF Mountain Center and the Sustainable Santa Fe Commission.

VENUE:
Appropriately, Celebrate Sustainable Santa Fe will be held in the beautiful new LEED silver rated Santa Fe Convention and Community Center in downtown Santa Fe. The new Convention Center stands on the site of the former convention center; 88% of the demolition materials and 75% of the new construction were recycled. The Convention Center’s state of the art ballrooms and meeting rooms, as well as the outdoor rooftop terrace and courtyard will create a unique environment to celebrate and discover the best of Santa Fe and Northern New Mexico.

TICKETS:
Tickets for the event are now on sale online at www.worldwellness.org/sftix or by telephone at Tickets Santa Fe (505) 988-1234 and at the Lensic Theater Box Office: $15 for an Expo Day Pass includes all events except the evening concerts, $29 for a full day & concert pass and $44 for a Weekend Pass that includes everything all weekend and both Evening Concerts. VIP passes that include special front of house seating for the concerts and access to the VIP lounge are also available.

Official Website: http://www.worldwellness.org