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   April 17, 2020      April 18, 2020

   PROGRAMS IN EARTH LITERACIES’ mission is “to ignite our sense of connectedness with Earth and nurture a spirituality of Earth care through learning circles.” Program coordinator Gertie Jocksch says this is what inspired the 12-year-old nonprofit to bring environmentally-focused singer/songwriter Sara Thomsen into town to give a benefit concert and workshop for the Friends of Bowker Creek Society (FOBCS).
    
   
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   “We’ve never done this before,” Jocksch says of the concert, a new venture for Earth Literacies that organizers thought would be “a perfect fundraiser” for FOBCS; “they’re taking out invasive species, keeping that area green, and it’s time for us to do something that supports an important project like this.”
   Historically ignored, buried, and sullied, Bowker Creek runs through the municipalities of Oak Bay, Saanich, and Victoria. The non-profit FOBCS formed to organize watershed cleanup and public education efforts. “They’re doing wonderful work,” Jocksch says. “There are lots of family activities; it’s time to give back… it fits so well with our mission.”
   Singer Sara Thomsen is on a mission as well. “At concerts, conferences, classrooms, workshops, retreats, jails, places of prayer, and lines of protest, to be with Sara is to want to sing… Sara’s ability to get people singing magically transforms gatherings into communities empowered with possibility,” her bio reads. Based in Duluth, Minnesota, Thomsen will also be holding a workshop, with proceeds from both events earmarked to benefit FOBCS.
   Sara Thomsen performs April 17 at 7:30pm, tickets $25. “Songs Like Seeds—Planting Love Note by Note, Singing Playshop” with Sara Thomsen, April 18, 10am-4pm, $75. Both events at Cadboro Bay Gordon Head United Church, 2625 Arbutus Road. Tickets at earthliteracies.org or 250-220-4601.—MK
   

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   April 18, 2020      April 19, 2020

   Earthfest: Creative Climate Solutions Showcase
   April 18-19
   This April marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. Creatively United for the Planet is celebrating with a blossoming new relationship that will include an all-ages festival featuring world-class speakers and performers, as well as exhibits, workshops, interactive art displays, electric vehicles, food trucks, tours, Indigenous wisdom and more. 
   Thanks to a new partnership with the Gail O'Riordan Climate and the Arts Legacy Series, Creatively United will be sharing in the launch of this series. The Legacy Series aims to encourage a transition to carbon neutrality by combining success stories with the the creative imagination of the performing arts.
   The main festival will take place at the beautiful 69-acre Empress Acres farm, 2974 Haslam Rd., in the Cedar area (between Ladysmith and Nanaimo), Saturday, April 18th and Sunday, April 19th, from noon to 5 pm, where displays, workshops and concerts will be held. 
   The Victoria Chamber Orchestra with violinist Nikki Chooi, Order of Canada recipient Ann Mortifee and guitarist Ed Henderson, and UN climate and water specialist Bob Sandford, are among our esteemed world class speakers and entertainers.
   Prior to the festival, our festival partner Wildwood Ecoforest Institute, will host events from 10-11:30 am, both April 18+19th, at one of Vancouver Island's most stunning remaining old growth forests located at 2929 Crane Rd.
   Admission is free, plus there are some ticketed events. 
   Our website is being updated daily with new information about workshops, presenters and performers joining us, so be sure to check out our festival page at CreativelyUnited.org.
   

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