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Earth Week at GMC
Earth Week at Green Mountain College features a club fair, live music, art openings, service learning projects and more. Additional events include the inauguration of GMC President Paul Fonteyn - part of the College's 175th anniversary celebration - and the annual Young Alumni Earth Week Event.
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GMC's 175th Anniversary Celebration
Young Alumni Earth Week Event
Saturday, April 18
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9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
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Lake Champlain Research Consortium's Annual Student Symposium
Terrace 124
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4 p.m.
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Student Board of Trustee Organization Meeting
The Gorge
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Monday, April 20
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4 p.m.
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Talk: Dr. William Bloom
"The Evolution of the Nervous System"
Dickgiesser Room
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1 - 5 p.m.
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Art Exhibit: Pat Musick
"From the Forest"
Feick Fine Arts Center
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7:30 p.m.
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DEEP Film Fest
"Blue Vinyl" screening
free ice cream
YES Coffee House
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Tuesday April 21
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1 - 5 p.m.
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Art Exhibit: Pat Musick
"From the Forest"
Feick Fine Arts Center
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7:30 p.m.
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DEEP Film Fest
"Addicted to Plastic" screening
free ice cream
YES Coffee House
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EARTH DAY: Wednesday, April 22
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8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
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Annual Garlic Mustard Pull
Poultney River behind campus - look for white sign
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10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
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DEEP-sponsored Earth Day Workshops
10 a.m. - "Eat Local Year Round" with Prof. Eleanor Tison
11 a.m. - "Building an EcoFriendly Home" with Prof. Steve Letendre
11 a.m. - Leave No Trace demo with GreenMAP
11 a.m. - Vermicomposting & Upgrading GMC's Compost System with Kyla Jaquish & Gretchen Van Eck
11 a.m. - 1 p.m. - Making Bags with Recycled Materials with the GMC Knitting Club
11 a.m. - 4 p.m. - GMC's Free Store is open
11 a.m. - 2 p.m. - Recycled Pots and Planting with DEEP Scholars
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11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
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Club Earth Day Fair
Withey Hall
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1 - 5 p.m.
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Art Exhibit: Pat Musick
Feick Fine Arts Center
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2:30 - 5 p.m.
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ABCs of Bicycle Maintenance
with GMC President Paul Fonteyn
Poultney High School Auditorium
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2:30 - 6 p.m.
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Earth Fair
Poultney High School Auditorium
Press Release
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3:30 - 5:30 p.m.
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Softball vs. Castleton State
Softball Field
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7:30 - 9:30 p.m.
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Contra Dancing
The Gorge
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Thursday, April 23
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8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
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Annual Garlic Mustard Pull
Poultney River behind campus - look for white sign
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9 a.m. - 7 p.m.
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Faculty Exhibit
The East Room
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11:30 a.m. -
1:30 p.m.
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Barbecue Lunch
Cree Lawn
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1 - 6 p.m.
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Art Exhibit: Pat Musick
"From the Forest"
Feick Fine Arts Center
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2:30 - 3:30 p.m.
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Thomas L. Benson Lecture
Dr. Carlos Sanchez
Ackley Auditorium
Press Release
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3:30 - 6 p.m.
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Opening Reception: Pat Musick, "From the Forest"
Feick Fine Arts Center
Press Release
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3:45 p.m.
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Tour: Solar Thermal Installation,
Cerridwen Farm
Meet at Griswold Library
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4:00 p.m.
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Men's Lacrosse vs. St. Joseph's
Lacrosse Field
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4:30 p.m. -
6:30 p.m.
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Barbecue Dinner
Cree Lawn
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8 p.m.
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Dedication & Inaugural Choral Concert of the Clara Hitchcock Fitzpatrick Jones '09 Concert Hall
Ackley Hall
Press Release
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Friday, April 24
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9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
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Farm Work Day & Activity
Cerridwen Farm
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9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
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Faculty Exhibit
The East Room
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10 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
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Climate Action Plan Presentation
Dickgiesser Room
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10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
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Art Exhibit: Pat Musick
"From the Forest"
Feick Fine Arts Center
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10 a.m.
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Brennan Tree Commemoration
Gift from staff in honor of former GMC Pres. Jack Brennan
Near Brennan Circle
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10:30 a.m.
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Norway Maple Tree Cutting
Near Moses Hall
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11 a.m.
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Red Chokeberry Planting
Gift from town of Poultney in honor of Pres. Fonteyn's inauguration
Near Flagpole
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11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
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Inaugural Brunch
Withey Dining Hall
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2:00 - 3:30 p.m.
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Presidential Inauguration
Waldron Athletic Center
Press Release
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3:30 - 5 p.m.
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Inaugural Reception
Withey Lobby
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5 - 6:30 p.m.
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Alumni/Faculty Mixer
East Room
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6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
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Alumni Band Performance: Three Tall Pines
The Gorge
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6 - 8 p.m.
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Senior Art Exhibit: Chris Paris
Surdam Art Gallery
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Saturday, April 25
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9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
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Ultimate Frisbee Tournament
Backfields
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9 a.m.
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Oxen Driving Demonstration
Cerridwen Farm
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10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
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Sustainability Tours
Meeting Place: Withey Lobby
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10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
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Student Green Up
Meeting Place: Ames Circle
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11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
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Running of the Bulls Parade
Ames Circle
Press Release
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1 p.m.
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Spring Concert Gates Open: Concessions, sales, demos, activities
Moses Lawn
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1 -2 p.m.
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Performance: Sandra Wright
Moses Lawn
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1 p.m.
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Alumni/Student Rugby Game
Backfields
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3 - 5 p.m.
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Alumni and Student Barbecue
Griswold Library Lawn
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2 - 2:30 p.m.
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Djembe Performance
Moses Lawn
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2:30 - 3 p.m.
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Belly Dancing Performance
Moses Lawn
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3 - 4 p.m.
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Roger's Rangers
Moses Lawn
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4:30 - 5:30 p.m.
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Concert: The Bad Assets, GMC Battle of the Bands Winner
Moses Lawn
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6:30 - 9:30 p.m.
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Spring Concert: Del the Funky Homosapien
Moses Lawn
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Sunday, April 26
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2 - 3 p.m.
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Honors Tea
Withey Lobby
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Monday, April 27
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8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
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Annual Garlic Mustard Pull
Poultney River behind campus - look for white sign
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Event schedule is tentative and subject
to change without notice.
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