Earth Day Preview

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Friday, April 19 — National Hanging Out Day
Clotheslines will be hung outdoors around the campus for students wishing to dry their laundry outside. There will be a Charity Line near Proctor for students to hang unwanted clean clothes that will then be donated to local agencies for redistribution. In addition, the College Store is now selling drying racks and retractable clotheslines that can be used within one's room as an alternative to using the dryers in the laundry room. To support this initiative, Alexander Lee '97 (founder of Project Laundry List, www.laundrylist.org) will be speaking on campus on Sunday, April 21 at 7 p.m. in Bicentennial Hall room 219. Artists who work with Project Laundry List created an artistic piece now hanging in the Great Hall of Bicentennial Hall supporting "Hanging Out."

Saturday, April 20 — Middlebury Initiative for Sustainable Development activities, 11 a.m., McCullough lawn
There will be a junk art contest with the creation of a 10-foot diameter globe.

Sunday, April 21 — Environmental Fair, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Middlebury Town Green
There will be over 30 exhibitors, a variety of food and music, including a drumming circle led by Professor of Biology Steve Trombulak. The list of speakers includes Benjamin F. Wissler Professor Rich Wolfson, who will speak on global warming. There will be an opportunity to test drive hybrid vehicles such as the Honda Insight and Toyota Prius. There may be the newly introduced Honda Civic hybrid as well.

Monday, April 22 — Rockin' Russ' Earth Day BBQ between Freeman International Center and Bicentennial Hall
There will be music by World Music Junk musician Donald Knaack that will conclude a huge junk jam. Knaack makes instruments from junk. He will be offering a one hour workshop in the afternoon for members of the community who wish to create music from exceptional instruments. The workshop will be between 3:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. in Freeman Dining Hall.

Check with MISD about a Fun Run that will begin mid-campus around 5 p.m. with with Mchaka Mchaka, the African running chorus, who will lead a singing run through campus and end at the BBQ.

Weybridge House is building an earth oven for baking of special bread or pizza for the BBQ. Check with Eric Skovsted '02 at Weybridge House or Matt Biette associate director of dining services, for details.