Earth Celebrations' Rites of Spring Benefit Party!

Earth Celebrations 13th Annual

Rites of Spring: Save Our Gardens Benefit Party

Supporting educational & environmental arts programs to

celebrate and preserve New York City's Community Gardens

http://www.earthcelebrations.com

FRIDAY APRIL 11, 2003

GUERNICA LOUNGE CLUB - East Village

25 Avenue B

(bet. 2nd & 3rd Sts.)

COCKTAIL PERFORMANCE & DANCE PARTY: $75 - 7-8:30 Cocktail & Performance

& Dance 8:30-11:30...

with drinks, hors d'oeuvres, & light buffet.

The benefit features spectacular costumed garden spirits,

Bellydancer-Kaeshi, Gamelan-Indonesian Dance, pageant projections, music,

dance, and performance inspired by the gardens.

DANCE PARTY: $20 - 8:30-11:30pm....

($20 at the door (15 in advance)

Dance Party with DJ Johnathan Horan continues into the night...

ALL GUESTS MUST ENTER BEFORE 11:30PM

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DRESS FABULOUS/ SPRING FLORAL

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BENEFIT COMMITTEE

Phoebe Barnard & Greg Fukutomi, Eric Baum, Joel Bluestein,

Philippe Buhannic, Raymond Dowd & Maureen Mahony, Michael Eigen,

Katherine Freygang, Phil Hartman, Hans Li, Adam Kluger,

Gwynne Rivers & Bob Cochran, Greg Troutman,

Georges Romano, Bruce Rosenthal, Robert Hantman,

Meg Saegebarth & Steve Kayman.

All proceeds benefit Earth Celebrations a not-for-profit organization

dedicated to fostering ecological awareness through the arts.  Since 1991

Earth Celebrations has been collaborating with Lower East Side gardeners to

preserve their magnificent network of over 50 community gardens through

innovative and creative projects. Earth Celebrations programs include:

theatrical pageants, artist residencies, art exhibitions, video programs,

web-site, and educational art & ecology workshops for youth and adults.

Felicia Young- Founder/Director

For more information view our web-site  http:www.earthcelebrations.com

Please join our upcoming

13th annual Rites of Spring: Procession to Save Our Gardens.

Saturday, May 17, 2003.

Please RSVP by Friday, March 28th.

Make checks payable to: Earth Celebrations

Mail to: Earth Celebrations

638 East 6th Street, New York, NY 10009.

All donations are tax deductible to the full extent of the law.

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you may also print this RSVP form below

and mail with check to Earth Celebrations.

Please RSVP By Friday, March 28th (212) 777-7969

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Benefit Party:  __ $75 - per ticket (cocktail,performance, & dance)

  __ $100 (cocktail/performance & dance with membership)

  __$250 - Contributor   __ $500 - Donor

__ $1,000 or more - Patron

Dance (Only):  $15 (in advance) / $20 (at the door)

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ALL DONATIONS ARE TAX DEDUCTIBLE TO THE FULL EXTENT OF THE LAW.

Make checks payable to Earth Celebrations:

Mail to:

EARTH CELEBRATIONS

638 East 6th Street New York, NY 10009