Burning River Fest: Aug. 9, Cleveland
Don’t miss the upcoming 8th annual Great Lakes Burning River Fest on Saturday, Aug. 9 from Noon - 11 p.m., which has migrated from Whiskey Island to the spacious Nautica Entertainment Complex in downtown Cleveland.
The mission of the Burning River Fest, which benefits the Burning River Foundation, Inc., is to Teach You How To Make Your GREEN Difference Through Great Live Music, “Edu-taining” Kid’s Activities, Artistic Marvels & Designers, Educational Boat Tours on Lake Erie, Interactive Green Exhibitors, Local Farmer & Chef Demonstrations, and Eco-Discussion Forums and more.
Ample parking, a central location, amazing facilities and the beautiful boardwalk right on the Cuyahoga River create the perfect venue for this one-day, family-friendly environmental and music festival. “The goal is to provide attendees of all ages and backgrounds with simple eco-solutions to integrate into their homes, schools, businesses or communities and not to overwhelm visitors with trying to solve problems on a global scale. Small changes to daily routines snowball into identifiable bigger changes that benefit young and old, and Burning River Fest is a great platform to learn how to make these changes,” states Kami Dolney, Burning River Fest Steering Committee.
Festival highlights include: The Dave Matthews Tribute Band in the Plain Dealer Pavilion from 8:30-11 p.m. opening with The Ark Band at 7 p.m.; boat tours on Lake Erie via The Holiday; sunset sails on the Appledore V Tall Ship; eco-Discussion forums on stormwater management, community supported agriculture and understanding/supporting development and design projects along Lake Erie; Kulture Kid’s “Spirit of the Corn” music and dance; food and cooking demonstrations by Chef Brian Doyle (the Chameleon Chef), Muddy Fork Farms, Millgate Farms and Killbuck Valley Mushrooms; St. Edward High School Trash Talkers; and tours of the Lake Guardian, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s green Great Lakes research vessel.
Online presale tickets are $8/person; tickets are $12/person at the gate and kids 8 and under are free. Visit www.burningriverfest.org for detailed information on volunteering, exhibiting, sponsoring and attending.
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