The Green Streets Festival in downtown Phoenix is a FREE community event open to the public on Friday, November 13, 2009 from 6PM to 10PM, celebrating green initiatives, sustainability, arts and urban living as the grand finale of the annual Greenbuild International Conference & Expo coming to Phoenix November 11th-13th. Welcoming more than 25,000 out-of-state Greenbuild attendees and the local community, the Green Streets Festival on Friday evening will feature a premier Green Zone on Roosevelt St between 4th St and 7th St for vendors and demonstrations showcasing eco-friendly, sustainable products and services, information about energy and water saving resources and programs, and green job training opportunities.
Roosevelt Street is the hub of the First Friday Art Walk in the City of Phoenix, the largest free, monthly art walk in the nation that attracts diverse crowds of over 20,000! The event will also feature local arts and crafts from First Friday’s finest, live music from some of AZ's best local bands, locally-grown food prepared by favorite local chefs, a downtown pub crawl and a beer garden hosted by Arizona’s own Four Peaks Brewing Company featuring seasonal local brews!
The festivities don't end on Friday evening! Saturday, November 14 features more green & cultural events downtown. Start your day with a green thumb and join the neighborhood tree planting as part of the Mayor's Annual Day for Downtown or get "HandsOn" at the Grow House Community Garden, welcome a new family of urban hens and learn how to build a chicken tractor. Take a stroll, enjoy the weather and visit the Downtown Phoenix Public Market and the funky boutiques, galleries and cafes of the Roosevelt Row Arts District. Other highlights of the day include the Second Saturday Sidewalk Sale, an art-exclusive vendor block party featuring First Friday's finest artisans, live music, an evening Downtown Partnership Expo and the Phoenix Annual Parade for the Arts.
Partners include the AZ Chapter of the USGBC, City of Phoenix, Urban Affair, Downtown Phoenix Partnership, Phoenix Community Alliance, HandsOn Greater Phoenix, ASU Downtown, Strange Family Circus & Stinkweeds Music.
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GREEN STREETS PREMIER VENDOR APPLICATION
The hub of the weekend's activity will revolve around the Premier Green Zone on Roosevelt Street where vendors specializing in innovative and sustainable products, services, opportunities and living practices will have the spot light. There will be opportunities for on-stage demonstrations in the center of the event throughout the evening as thousands of locals and visitors will congregate to enjoy the live music, seasonal brews from the Four Peaks beer garden (including local fall favorite, Pumpkin Beer), chef-prepared locally grown cuisine in the no-waste food court, and learn from our vendors what is available to support sustainable, environmentally conscious ways of living.
For Further Details, call:
Hillary Butler, Roosevelt Row, 602 475 2661 hillary@rooseveltrow.org
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Interested in becoming a sponsor? The Green Streets Festival offers tremendous opportunity for local and national recognition for your support of this exciting community event! Download the Sponsor Packet!
For Further Details, call:
Greg Esser, Roosevelt Row CDC, 602 614 8727greg@rooseveltrow.org event
Catrina Knoebl, Urban Affair, 602 597 2988catrina@downtownphoenixjournal.com community
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