Sweet Earth Arts & Music Festival

Saturday, April 16, 2016,
1–6 p.m.

Cost: Free For Everyone

Location: The Hagerty Conference Center
Great Lakes Campus — 715 E. Front St.

Spring 2016 marked the the 5th annual Sweet Earth Arts & Music Festival!

Sweet Earth Arts and Music Festival is an all inclusive Earth Day celebration for our dynamic Northern Michigan community. Through a dialogue with music, art and interactive activities, attendees learn about environmental issues of global importance and are connected with ways to take action locally.

Each year we invite regionally based musicians to perform at the celebration. The 2016 lineup included Oh Brother Big Sister (Frederic), Charlie Millard (Alanson), The Drinkard Sisters (Detroit), Third Coast Kings (Detroit) and The Ragbirds (Ann Arbor). There was also a special spoken word poetry performance by Maya James and a hip-hop performance by Mark Wilson!

We also had a variety of hands-on activities for people and children of all ages including a science corner for kids, seed-ball making, a compost worm petting zoo, an arts and crafts table using recyclable materials, and more! And returning for the second year in a row was our Sweet Earth Artist Market featuring some of the many talented artisans in Northern Michigan.

Sweet Earth is a celebration filled with creative expression that plants the seed of environmental consciousness and provides the resources to help it grow. Because of all of the amazing support in past years from the community, the 2016 festival took place at the Hagerty Center on NMC’s Great Lakes Campus where there was more space for extra celebration and fun — and a huge bonus, it overlooks the beautiful West Bay!

Sweet Earth Silent Auction Items:

• Green Roof Dog House: donated by Inhabitect
• Bike Lift Season Pass: donated by Crystal Mountain
• Bike Tune-up and Free Coffee: donated by Einstein Cycles
• 2 passes to wild foraging class: donated by NO MI Forager
• Mycology Swag Bag: donated by Radical Mycology and Female & Fungi
• Herbal Teas + Tinctures: donated by Humble Healing Botanicals
• 24x24 Special Edition Painting: donated by Christina Collins
• Earthy Lego set for Kids: donated by Bricks and Brushes
• Coupon for 2 bike-blended smoothies: donated by Daily Blend
• Sweet Earth Fest Swag Bag: donated by US! =)