Central Jersey Cultural Art Expression
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 10, 2009
Contact: Sue Albert
Central Jersey Cultural Art Expression
http://www.butterflywildspaces.blogspot.com/
609-577-7053 [email protected]
Hope for the Flowers
Butterfly Celebration
and Potluck Picnic
Saturday, July 18, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
(raindate July 19)
Please bring picnic food, dessert or beverages to share
Also chairs/blankets – and swimwear/towels if you want to swim
TRENTON – Juggling lessons, swimming, music and a potluck picnic will highlight a celebration of the Roberto Clemente Children’s Garden on Academy Street on Saturday, July 18, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Central Jersey Cultural Art Expression and partners want to call attention to the Children & Nature Network, an organization that seeks to reconnect families with the natural world.
“The ‘No Child Left Inside’ movement realizes there are physical, emotional and spiritual benefits of outdoor play in nature,” said Sue Albert, an organizer of the event. “We’re acting in the spirit of author Richard Louv (Last Child in the Woods) and the late Joe Bird, a Trenton city employee who quietly devoted himself to the preservation of open lands and the well-being of children.”
Garbanzo the Human Bean will kick of the day at 11 a.m. with balloons and magic. The picnic will start after a short period to remember Joe and kick off plans for more opportunities for children to play in nature.
“In keeping with the playful spirit of Joe Bird, there will be juggling lessons, swimming at the nearby city pool and music — a mix of recorded and live performances, improvisation and open mic,” said Albert. “If you are musical, please bring an instrument or the lyrics for your favorite song.”
The afternoon will include activities to highlight the garden’s role as a way station for monarch butterflies on their epic journeys through Trenton as they migrate to Mexico.
The garden was created by Isles Inc., the City of Trenton and students from The College of New Jersey in 1997. The garden is located on Academy Street between Stockton Street and the dead end of Academy Street at Route 1.
