BurlingtonGreen is pleased to announce that we have been selected by the producer of an annual Earth Day Fundraiser to host a very special event in Burlington on Sunday, April 18, 2010

This inspirational event will feature performers and musicians honouring Margaret Atwood’s “Payback” - a written parody of the famous Dicken’s “A Christmas Carol” but with an environmental twist. In the final chapter of her book, she presents a modern –day Scrooge encountering the spirits of Earth Day Past, Present & Future.  The focus of the piece is on the environmental issues that are facing our planet today, presented in a humourous but pointed manner.

FEATURING OUTSTANDING CANADIAN TALENT !The two hour gathering will include entertaining readings from Payback by CBC Radio's Paul Kennedy, acclaimed stage/screen actress Mary Long and Tyrone Savage, star of CBC TV's "Wind at My Back". The incredible music of Jory Nash , Laura Bird and Katherine Wheatley will be sprinkled throughout the evening and copies of Margaret Atwood’s book will be on hand for purchase.

This unique event was created by Actor/Writer Andrew Welch and was first held in Caledon for Earth Day 2009 and was a terrific success and we are thrilled to have the opportunity to offer it here in Burlington to celebrate Earth Day’s 40^th Anniversary.

 "....It was great to hear such an action-packed environmental message delivered in this unique way.  The event appealed to a really broad market and was highly entertaining.  It`s sure to go viral!"
(Nicola Ross, Executive Editor, Alternatives Journal, Canada`s national environmental magazine.)

This year’s event will take place at Port Nelson Church at 7:30 pm (doors open at 7:00 pm) Advance tickets  at $15 are available UP TO 4:30 PM, APRIL 18 at Burlington Central Library (2331 New Street) and will be entered into a draw to win one of three $75 gift cards from Mountain Equipment Co-op. Tickets at the door will be $18.  All event proceeds will support the important environmental work of both BurlingtonGreen and the David Suzuki Foundation.

We are very excited that Margaret Atwood herself supports this opportunity and that everyone involved will be volunteering their time and talent recognizing the value of community action to help our shared planet.  

We hope you will choose to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Earth Day with us at this special event. Check out the event POSTER.

Ths event will be BULLFROG POWERED and is kindly supported by:

Port Nelson Church
The Ontario Trillium Foundation
Anansi Press
A Different Drummer Books
Mountain Equipment Co-op
Eco-Chefs