Party for the Planet at Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo

Party for the Planet Celebration will be held at Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo Weekend of April 13-14

Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo will celebrate Earth Day 2019 with a weekend-long Party for the Planet, held from 12:00 p.m.to 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 13 and Sunday, April 14. Pledges for conservation and backyard habitat creation will begin this weekend, part of the Zoo’s new yearlong effort to raise awareness and reach record numbers of local residents willing to make changes in support of the planet. The pledges will be tallied and increased for the next 12 months, and announced on Earth Day 2020, the fiftieth anniversary of the worldwide event.

Party in Honor of 49th Earth Day: Music, Eco-friendly Vendors and Demonstrations 12-3 Each Day

Musicians, face painting, educational activities and vendors will be on grounds all weekend. Saturday and Sunday will begin at 10 am with a clean up of Beardsley Park sponsored by the Zoo’s teen Conservation Discovery Corps, and joined by other local service organizations, including Sacred Heart University’s Build On Chapter, United Allies, and Save the Sound.

Saturday, April 13

10:00-12:00: Clean up at Beardsley Park/CDC/Build On/United Allies/Save the Sound Party Begins!
12:00: Crafts with Jean Milo/Research Station
12:00-12:30: Enviro/Magic!/Bleachers by café
12:15-1:15: Earth Dancing with Torey/Sensory Garden
12:30-1:10: Music—Dan Tressler/Stage
1:00: Education Talk by Jim Knox/Learning Circle
1:15-2:15: Good Vibes Yoga Class/Sensory Garden
1:20-2:00: Music—Matt Miklus/Stage
2:00: Zookeeper Talk #1/Red Pandas
2:00: Zookeeper Talk #2/Maned Wolves
2:10-2:50: Music—Vick and Barre/Stage

Exhibitors
Back Yard Bee Keepers
Blue Earth Compost
Christina Orlando / Rusty Patch Bumblebees
Colorful Dreamer/dreamcatchers
Crystal Webb Jewelry Design
CT Audubon Society
Dirty Birdy organic soaps / Cyndi Cascone
Greater Bridgeport Transit (GBT)
Once Upon a Face / Delaney Cassidy (face painter)
Stephanie Heisler / Plastic Bag Lady/Beds for the Homeless
National Wildlife Foundation Backyard Habitat Certification
Take Our Conservation Pledge!

Sunday, April 14

10:00-12:00: Clean up at Beardsley Park/CDC/Build On/United Allies/Save the Sound Party Begins!
12:00: Crafts with Jean Milo/Research Station
12:00-12:30: Enviro/Magic!/Bleachers by café
12:15-1:15: Tai Chi with David Bailey/Sensory Garden
12:30-1:10: Music—Liz McNicholl/Stage
1:00: Education Talk by Chrissy Shore/Learning Circle
1:15-2:15: Good Vibes Yoga Class/Sensory Garden
1:20-2:00: Music—Steve Rogers/Stage
2:00: Zookeeper Talk #1/Red Pandas
2:00: Zookeeper Talk #2/Maned Wolves
2:10-2:50: Music—Seth Adam/stage

Exhibitors
Back Yard Bee Keepers
Blue Earth Composting
Crystal Webb Jewelry Design
CT Audubon Society
Dirty Birdy organic soaps / Cyndi Cascone
Herbal Deva, LLC / Tynne Clifford
Metrocrops / Steve Domyan
Stephanie Heisler / Plastic Bag Lady/Beds for the Homeless
National Wildlife Federation Backyard Habitat Certification

Take our Conservation Pledge!