Phoenixville Green Festival set for Friday, August 20, 2010 in Downtown Phoenixville, beginning at 6:00 PM. Join them on the streets and learn from local vendors how they are using green and sustainable technologies to build and shape their business. The Green Team event will be an annual get-together to broadcast new and old technologies, projects and theories. The festival is an outdoor event held in conjunction with the Phoenixville Summer Street Music Series. The event will be able to accommodate display vehicles as well as table space along the street.
The Green Festival will be featuring local businesses that provide green products and/or services to the community. There will be a wide range of vendors, from Alternative Energy to Composting products and techniques to Organic Foods. Other themes include: Brownfield Remediation, Public Transit, Biking, Waste and Recycling, Buy Local Campaigns, Walkability, Natural Resource and Water Conservation, Energy Conservation, Green Building Retrofit and more.
The evening also promises a FREE Movie Screening at The Colonial Theatre (8:30 – 10:00 pm) of The Greening of Southie, a documentary about building green in South Boston. Music on the main stage will be provided by Big Green Limousine – unplugged at the corner of Main and Bridge. Additionally, local restaurants will be offering specials that are organic, locally grown and vegetarian. Stop by the Green Team table for a list of participating restaurants.
If you’d like to display a product or service, register online HERE or call 484-880-1530.
Can’t attend the festival? You can still help Phoenixville’s Green Initiatives. Join the Phoenixville Green Community as they meet each month at Molly McGuires for an informative evening addressing different topics of interest to the community. Meetings are held at 7pm on the third Wednesday of the month at Molly Maguires (next meeting is in September). For more information on the Phoenixville Green Community, visit: phoenixvillegreencommunity.org.
