Cornell Cooperative Extension Tompkins County

Gaia's Hatchday Celebration

Celebrate Gaia's 5th Hatchday at this great community event. In addition to your favorite Children's Garden activities, members of Ithaca's Discovery Trail will join us for great hands-on activities.  We welcome back Onondaga Nation storyteller Perry Ground who has been a cornerstone of the event for the past three years.  Also joining the fun, Amy Puryear who will delight with children's songs and Lee Welles, author of the Gaia Girls series.

Suggested donation of $10 per family includes all hands-on activities, performances, local foods buffet tickets, cake and ice cream and great family-friendly music by The Yardvarks featuring John Simon, the Pearly Snaps, and the ever popular Nate & Kate.  Be sure to check out the silent auction running throughout the event and help support Garden education programs.

Gaia's 5th Hatchday Schedule of Events

2:00-4:00 ~ Hands-on Activities
2:10 pm ~ Children's Songs with Amy Puryear
2:15 pm ~ Purity Ice Cream served til gone!
2:35 pm ~ Reading and Music with Author Lee Welles
3:15 pm ~ Onondaga Nation Storyteller, Perry Ground
4:00 pm ~ Yummy Local Foods Buffet opens
4:15 pm ~ The Yardvarks
5:30 pm ~ Nate & Kate
6:30 pm ~ The Pearly Snaps
Silent Auction runs all day!

Special thanks to this year's event sponsor: The Home Depot and event supporters: Zelmar Construction Sales, Purity Ice Cream, Fingerlakes Baking Company, and Hickey's Music.

DATES

Jul 31, 2010: 02:00 PM - 07:30 PM

FEE

Suggested donation of $10 per family includes your meal tickets and music

URL

http://www.ithacachildrensgarden.org/

LOCATION

Ithaca Children's Garden
Rt. 89 in Cass Park
Ithaca, New York 14850