Keynote Speakers
Kansas Secretary of Health and Environment Roderick Bremby, Keynote Speaker April 22nd
Department Website
Secretary Bremby's Biography
Kansas Board of Education Member Dr. Walt Chappell, Ph.D., Keynote Speaker April 25th
-Department Website
-Dr. Chappell's Biography
Dr. Chappell's Presentation Materials
-Dr. Chappell's Presentation Overview
-President Carter's Sun Day Proclamation
-Solar Thermal Power
-Solar Thermal Power Projects
-Solar Thermal Fact Sheet
Dr. Walt Chappell from Wichita will speak about the first Sun Day in 1978 and how conservation, solar and renewables are more than ready to take their rightful place in providing Americans and people across the globe with the energy we need. He will also share how the first Earth Day was organized to share environmental choices with the American public and political leaders. The materials listed above were provided by Dr. Chappell. All materials are downloadable in Word format.
Townhall Meeting Panelists
City of Greensburg Mayor Bob Dixson, Town Hall Meeting on April 18thOfficial Website
Article in TreeHugger Magazine
Kansas Senator Oletha Faust-Goudeau, Town Hall Meeting on April 18th
City of Wichita Director of Environmental Services Kay Johnson, Town Hall Meeting on April 18th
Dr. Bill Wentz, Former Director WSU NIAR And Wichita Regional Clean Air Award Recipient, Town Hall Meeting on April 18th
Dr. Ward Jewell, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering Fellow, Town Hall Meeting on April 18th
Presenters/Participants
Miss Kansas Emily Deever, Recycled Fashion Show Emcee on April 25thHudson John White Crow, American History From A Native Perspective Presentation on April 25th
Angie Allen, Founder Intoxicating Designs, Green Design Presentation on April 23rd
Richard Davies, WSU Adjunct Professor, Peak Oil Presentation on April 23rd
Diane Page, Kansas Roots and Shoots, Kids Crafts Event on April 25th
Fox Thorton, Wichita Renewable Energy Group, Solar Cookout Demo on April 25th, Contact Information: johnapyro at aol dot com
Reverend Connie Pace-Adair, Earth Spirit Kansas Coaltion, Earth Day Ceremony on April 25th
Julie Wright, Licensed Message Therapist, Green Vendor Fair on April 25th
Julie Wright is a Nationally Certified Massage Therapist who recieved her AOS degree in massage therapy in 2007 from the St. Louis College of Health Careers. Some of her specialties include Sports, Swedish, and Deep Tissue massage. Come by her booth on April 25th and enjoy a relaxing chair massage. All donations are greatly appreciated and will be put towards the event. neoteny_jw at yahoo dot com
Bands And Musical Performers
Ol' Musky
Mr. Brew
Trevor Stewart/Rik Stevenson, Youtube Video
The Tom Page Band
HiP BiLLY
Elexa Dawson
High Water String Band
Flatland Dub
Dead man Flats
Jerry Criner AKA CryOut
Sam And The Stylees
Justin France
Charolette And Friends
Mauri Rains
Robin Roberts
L-Swear
Green Film Fest
Revolution GreenSix Degrees
The Story Of Stuff
Ecological Footprint
Radically Simple
Sponsors
Kirby's Beer StoreKirby's Beer Store was established in 1972 by Jim Kirby. He developed an entity that has endured and evolved into one of the most collective gatherings of Musicians, Artists, Hipsters, Thinkers and Freaks. Kirby's, located at 3227 E 17th Street, hosts musical acts from all around the nation as well as local acts up to 5 nights a week. With an expanded beer selection as well as free wireless internet access Kirby's is the perfect place to hang out, have fun, meet good people and possibly hear some great music.
In 2008, Kirby's was purchased by Alex and Kelly Thomas. Alex, a local musician and business owner has made a concerted effort to become more involved in the Wichita and WSU community. Kirby's has established The Kirby's Steve Schroeder Memorial Scholarship through the WSU foundation and to date has raised more than $2,400.00 for future student funds. In addition to this, Kirby's has proudly become a sponsor of the Midwest Green Earth Fest.
In September of 2007, Kelly and Alex had their first child, Solomon, and quickly noticed that they had increased the amount of waste they were generating as a family. In an effort to combat this they started to recycle baby food jars. This quickly turned into recycling the cardboard all of Solomon's toys came in, and now has spread to their efforts at Kirby's. Kirby's currently recycles as much mixed paper, cardboard, plastic, some glass and aluminum cans as possible. If you've ever been to Kirby's you will quickly notice that space is a commodity. This means not every piece of waste can make it to the recycle bins, but the effort is there. Kirby's uses PRo Kansas Miller Recycling Center.
As a way of commemorating Kirby's involvement in this year's Green Fest there will be limited edition Kirby's shirts made from 100% certified organic cotton. A portion of profits from the sale of these shirts will be donated back to the WSU Green Group!
-Submitted By Kirby's Beer Store