Help make Earth Day a time of meaningful change in your community! Volunteers are needed on April 17, 18 and 19 for projects throughout the Chicago area. Activities take place parks, beaches, schools and forests. Actions will focus on climate change solutions like tree planting, energy efficiency retrofits, water protection, urban gardens and forest restoration. Produced with the participation of leading environmental organizations, along with city parks and recreation departments, the activities address current challenges and will help get important work done.  Suitable for individuals of all ages, including children and families Lots of fun activities to choose from! Sign ups are now closed. All volunteers are invited to attend a FREE "Thank You" concert on April 19. Cracker & Friends with special guest Ike Reilly Opening act: Van Ghost Forming from the ashes of seminal “surrealist absurdist folk” heroes Camper Van Beethoven, Cracker has emerged as one of modern rock’s most enduring bands. Led by David Lowery and Johnny Hickman, the group offered a welcome dose of Americana-rock in the alternative era and scored a smash hit in 1993 with the infectious “Low” off Kerosene Hat. Since then the group has remained a constant presence both on the road and in the studio. In 2003, the band reworked a set of its own songs into bluegrass standards with the help of Leftover Salmon on Oh Cracker, Where Art Thou? and has toured in tandem with a reunited version of Camper Van Beethoven on several occasions. The band is scheduled to release its next studio album, Sunrise in the Land of Milk and Honey, this May. www.myspace.com/crackerhatesmyspace   The Metro 3710 N Clark St Chicago, IL 60613 8PM Metro’s mission is to bring a cross-platform of the best local, regional and national emerging artists to Chicago. Established in July 1982, Metro has become a home for new and developing local artists, and has become one of the country’s most renowned independent concert venues. The list of bands that have cut their teeth at Metro is nearly endless: Sonic Youth, The Ramones, R.E.M, Smashing Pumpkins, Liz Phair, Jane’s Addiction, The Frames, Jack Johnson, Kanye West, Umphrey’s McGee, Gov’t Mule, Blues Traveler, The String Cheese Incident, Disco Biscuits, Polyphonic Spree and many many more.   Look for these Planet Green personalities at Green Apple Festival's Chicago events!   Jodi Murphy Gig: Host, Total Wrecklamation Forte: Demolition Auctioneer Green Creds: Recycling connoisseur who throws the best garage sales ever and actually sells the garage. Biography: This Chicago native finds houses that are scheduled to be demolished, and before the bulldozers arrive, she auctions off the reusable elements, room-by-room, doorknob-by-doorknob. With a public hungry for affordable building materials, Jodi was one of the first in the country to recognize this opportunity to reuse, and recycle. Jodi holds a degree in Psychology from the University of Illinois, which may explain why she can communicate with surly contractors, hardened builders and novice renovators. Her company, Murco Recycling Enterprises Inc. holds over 60 auctions a year. Her industry awards include The 1996 Outstanding Recycler from Illinois Recycling Association and the 1999 Governors Pollution Prevention Award.   Chicago Sponsors: