America’s Largest Earth Day Celebration” – Environmental Music Fests Attended by Celebs, Public Figures, Athletes & Activists Over The Weekend; 200,000 Attend.
Highlights From Across Country – American Idol Blake Lewis Beat Boxes Through “America The Beautiful”; Mickey Hart & Bob Weir of Grateful Dead Jam With Joan Baez and Motley Crue’s Tommy Lee; Ed Norton Encourages Leadership On Environmental Issues; Ludacris Gets Green Backstage in San Francisco; Bobby Shriver Introduces Ziggy Marley; More…
(New York, NY – April 22, 2008) — Earth Day Network and Green Apple Festival organizers estimate approximately 200,000 attended the all-inclusive, interactive and free festivals in public parks over the weekend. The diverse line-ups reflected artists from a range of genres, politicians, athletes and activists. Mother Earth smiled on seven cities, while the DC/National Mall event came to an early close due to inclement weather. Nothing however deterred fans and families alike from coming out to support one of the most pressing issues of our time. Organizers were so pleased with the turn-out that Peter Shapiro, Green Apple founder and Executive Producer, has set his sights on April 19th, 2009 as the date for next year’s national celebration of Earth Day. (More...)
