Archive for the 'Festivals / Conferences' Category


Brainstorming Gathering

Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009

[ January 14, 2010; 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. ] Come help plan the Water Festival! Come to the Brainstorming Gathering.

Doors open / Sign in: 6pm
Discussion / Activities: 6:30-8:30pm
Armory Park Center
220 S. 5th Avenue, Tucson AZ
(On 5th Avenue, South of 12th St)

At the Community Brainstorm Gathering you will have the opportunity to:

Learn more about the festival
Collaboratively map ideas about water issues
Sign up for preferred levels [...]

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Green Streets and Neighborhoods Festival

Thursday, November 12th, 2009

[ April 10, 2010; 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm. ] Tucson-based nonprofit Watershed Management Group and the Rincon Heights Neighborhood Association are hosting a block party and cookout to celebrate and share their successful model program installing \”green infrastructure\” in the neighborhood. Green infrastructure is vegetated infrastructure that uses natural processes to provide services like flood and pollution reduction, traffic calming, wildlife habitat and [...]

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The Water Project

Monday, November 9th, 2009

[ November 19, 2009; 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. ] A Community Brainstorming Gathering is scheduled for Thursday, November 19th, 6:30-8:30pm (doors open at 6pm) at the Armory Park Center, 220 S. 5th Avenue. The Brainstorming Gathering is being organized in support of the Water Project being planned for March 26-28, 2010. The Water Project is a participatory festival that celebrates, educates, and facilitates creative [...]

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SustainaBIL Unconference

Wednesday, November 4th, 2009

[ November 8, 2009; ] This November 8th in Phoenix, Arizona, an organization of BILders will be hosting their first ever SustainaBIL! This 1 day conference will focus on upcoming trends in sustainable emerging technology, recycling, green ideas, collaboration, activism, and most importantly an outlet for those who wish to implement their ideas for a better environment.

The conference is free, [...]

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La Vida Verde Picnic

Tuesday, October 6th, 2009

[ November 7, 2009; 11:00 am to 7:00 pm. ] Hello peace and sustainability advocate:

You and your affiliated organizations are invited to the La Vida Verde, potluck picnic and open space event, Saturday, November 7th at Reid Park, ramadas 14 and 15, from 11am to sunset. Passive tabling is encouraged.

This event will focus on uniting our Tucson community and organizations in pursuit of our common [...]

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HocoFest 2009 Solar, Music & Audio @ Hotel Congress

Thursday, August 13th, 2009

[ September 3, 2009 to September 6, 2009. ]

Hocofest Music & Audio Con 2009 is a celebration of all things music, solar & sustainable during Labor Day Weekend in sunny Tucson, AZ- home to one of the best indie music scenes in the States.
Hocofest will take over the East quarter of downtown Tucson September 4-6, 2009, enjoy over [...]

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International IONS Conference ( Larry Dossey)

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

[ June 17, 2009 to June 21, 2009. ] 13th International IONS Conference
June 17 – 21, 2009
Marriott Star Pass Resort

Join mind-body pioneer Larry Dossey, MD; Bruce Lipton, author of Biology of Belief, and other inspiring, thoughtful, and visionary people to explore insights in science, social innovation, and the world’s wisdom traditions.

Early Registration Discount extended: $369 for members, seniors and students [...]

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Solar Rock

Wednesday, March 4th, 2009

[ March 28, 2009; 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm. ] Himmel Park

South of Speedway and East Of Tucson Blvd

12 noon to 6pm

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27th Annual Tucson Solar Potluck and Exhibition

Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009

[ April 25, 2009; ] 27th Annual Tucson Solar Potluck and Exhibition

April 25, 2009

10:00 a.m. until dark

Catalina State Park, Tucson, Arizona

Presented by Citizens for Solar

For information: 940-2565

Citizens for Solar invites everyone to come and join in the fun of the 27th Annual Tucson Solar Potluck and Exhibition.  This is the longest continuously running solar potluck in the world.  See practical, [...]

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Will we have enough? Recapping the UA Water Conference

Thursday, August 7th, 2008

On June 24, Sustainable Tucson Core Team members Susan Williams and Bob Cook attended the Water Resources Research Center’s (WRRC) 2008 conference, entitled “The Importance of the Colorado River for Arizona’s Future.” This article is their report of the conference, which first appeared in Tucson Green Magazine in August 2008
There is one notion that everyone [...]

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