Fun, learning, and sharing for everyone in your family at the Green Family Festival!
Kids will enjoy special hands on art projects, sing alongs, live animals, dancing, reading - all types of fun, engaging, wholesome activities.
Grown-ups will enjoy cooking demonstrations, interactive sessions, and timely workshops/presentations on:
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| Friday, April 16, 2010 |
| TIME |
EVENT |
SPEAKER |
TOPIC |
| 8:00am-4:00pm |
Pet First Aid course |
Lisa Faust |
Special Activities |
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| Saturday, April 17, 2010 |
| TIME |
EVENT |
SPEAKER |
TOPIC |
| 10:30am-11:00am |
Green Building Trends |
Lou Manfredini |
Keynotes |
|
| 11:00am-11:30am |
Nature Creatures Animal Show |
Erin Yanz |
Special Activities |
|
| 11:00am-12:00pm |
Harp Performance |
Lillian Reasor |
Special Activities |
|
| 11:30am-12:00pm |
Why Grass Fed Dairy Is Important To You |
Chad Pawlak |
Health and Well Being |
|
| 11:30am-12:00pm |
Bottle water vs. Tap water |
Commissioner Mariyana Spyropoulos |
Health and Well Being |
|
| 11:30am-12:00pm |
Energy Efficiency |
Sandra Henry, LEED AP |
Building and Energy |
|
| 12:00pm-12:30pm |
Eye Turns and Lazy Eye - Strabismus and Amblyopia |
Dominick M. Maino, OD, MEd, FAAO, FCOVD-A |
Health and Well Being |
|
| 12:00pm-12:30pm |
Miss Lori and the CAMPUS Kids Move- Groove and Grow! |
Miss Lori |
Music / Dance / Exercise |
|
| 12:30pm-1:00pm |
Do You Know Your Pets Impact on the Earth? |
Cedar Dog and Kathy Deitsch |
Special Activities |
|
| 12:30pm-1:00pm |
Who’s Poisoning Our Children |
Julia Govis |
Healthy Home and Garden |
|
| 1:00pm-1:30pm |
How to Maximize Your Home's Energy Efficiency |
Jim Cavallo |
Building and Energy |
|
| 1:00pm-1:30pm |
Starting An At-Home Herb Garden |
Syeda Farid |
Healthy Home and Garden |
|
| 1:30pm-2:00pm |
Knowing You Pet's Health |
Lisa Faust |
Special Activities |
|
| 1:30pm-2:00pm |
Can Posture Give us a Look into your Life? |
ChicagoHealers.com practitioner Dr. Helen Lee |
Health and Well Being |
|
| 2:00pm-3:00pm |
Asian Carp Update- What's going to Happen? |
Commissioner Frank Avila- Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago- Moderator |
Keynotes |
|
| 2:00pm-3:00pm |
Irish Musician |
Joe Cullen |
Special Activities |
|
| 2:30pm-3:00pm |
Raw Snack Preparation |
Caroleen Wheeland |
Healthy Food |
|
| 3:00pm-3:30pm |
Non-Traditional Techniqes to Reduce or Completely Eliminate Pain, Anxiety and Stress |
ChicagoHealers.com practitioner Dr. Mark Sobor |
Health and Well Being |
|
| 3:00pm-3:30pm |
Meet Energy Ed: Children Demonstrate Their Understanding of Energy Efficiency |
Carol Timms |
Building and Energy |
|
| 3:00pm-3:30pm |
Detox Discussion |
Hatice Yavuz |
Healthy Food |
|
| 3:30pm-4:00pm |
Good Food, Bad Food |
ChicagoHealers.com practitioner Dr. Peter Glidden, ND |
Health and Well Being |
|
| 4:00pm-4:30pm |
Seeing Green: Career Opportunities in the Green Industries |
Carol Timms |
Health and Well Being |
|
| 4:30pm-5:00pm |
Environmental Pioneers- Our National Heritage |
Theresa Choske |
Special Activities |
|
| Sunday, April 18, 2010 |
| TIME |
EVENT |
SPEAKER |
TOPIC |
| 11:00am-12:00pm |
The Path to Green - Meet the Duggan Sisters- Mary, Annie, and Clare Duggan |
Mary Duggan of The Duggan Sisters |
Keynotes |
|
| 11:30am-12:00pm |
Health Discussion with a Healthy Snack |
Commissioner Patricia Horton |
Health and Well Being |
|
| 12:00pm-12:30pm |
Healthy & Holistic Eating |
ChicagoHealers.com practitioner Dr. Melody Hart |
Health and Well Being |
|
| 12:00pm-12:30pm |
13 Grandmothers |
|
Special Activities |
|
| 12:30pm-1:00pm |
What is Integrative Medicine |
Dr. Carlos Reynes |
Health and Well Being |
|
| 12:30pm-1:00pm |
Cooking Demo: The Super 7 Herbs and Spices |
Mike Smith, Head Chef St. Xavier University |
Healthy Food |
|
| 1:00pm-1:30pm |
Children's Nutrition and the Dirty Dozen |
Denise Gaskell |
Health and Well Being |
|
| 1:00pm-1:30pm |
Holistic Dentisry |
ChicagoHealers.com practitioner Dr. Ray Hatland |
Health and Well Being |
|
| 1:00pm-1:30pm |
Farmers Market Family Fun |
Melissa Graham |
Healthy Food |
|
| 1:30pm-2:00pm |
Organic Wine |
Bill Daley |
Healthy Food |
|
| 1:30pm-2:00pm |
Foreign Consulate Roundtable - International Perspectives on the Green Movement |
Moderated by Tim McDonnell, Executive Director of the Irish American Heritage Center |
Keynotes |
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| 2:00pm-2:30pm |
Splish Splash Gardening, Easy Container Gardening for Kids |
Jackie Riffice |
Healthy Home and Garden |
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| 2:00pm-2:30pm |
How Stress Is Affecting Your Life and What You Can Do To Keep It From Breaking You Down |
ChicagoHealers.com practitioner Sharon M. Weinstein |
Health and Well Being |
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| 2:30pm-3:30pm |
Environmentalism and Religion-An Interfaith Discussion |
Moderated by Tim McDonnell, Executive Director of the Irish-American Heritage Center |
Health and Well Being |
|
| 2:30pm-3:00pm |
Vegetarian Lifestyles |
Maureen Ewing- moderator with Mindful Metropolis, Duc Vu and Jessie Jury |
Healthy Food |
|
| 3:00pm-4:00pm |
Top 10 Indicators... You Might Want to Consider... Firing Your Doctor |
Dr. Thomas M. Mitchell of HealthQuest Radio, Chicago |
Health and Well Being |
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