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Fest Times at Ridgemont High

05.08.2009

Submitted by dsimmons on Thu, 05/07/2009 - 11:00pm.
The Bite:
Don't wanna stay Penn-t up at home next weekend? Ditch the mall scene and hit the Green Festival at Navy Pier, with 350+ exhibitors. Score an organic summer frock and free Numi teas (Chamomile Lemon, we love you), or if you're paycheckless, head for the green jobs aisle for info and inspiration. Some highlights: tunes from the bluegrass-y Big Sky String Band and meringue-rockin' La Pupuña, veggie-licious chow from places like the Chicago Diner, and (lest we forget…) organic IPA from Great Lakes Brewing Co. It's dope.
Why Care?: 
The Green Festival offsets 100% of its energy use and keeps a whopping 95%-98% of the event's waste outta landfills.
We'll be elbow-rubbing with the Urban Worm Girl (compost expert, not break dancer), high-fiver Marisol Becerra, and local food goddess Alice Waters.
Wanna Try: 
Chicago Green Festival; May 16, 10 am-7 pm and May 17, 11 am-6 pm; Navy Pier, 600 E. Grand Ave. at the lakefront. Tickets, $15/adult; $10/students and bike- and CTA-riders.

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Cocktail Fact

Three of the Fast Times at Ridgemont High cast members - Nicolas Cage, Sean Penn, and Forest Whitaker - went on to win Academy Awards for Best Actor.

Small Changes Add Up

If 10,000 Chicago Biters compost their paper napkins for 1 year instead of tossing them out, we'll keep the weight of 1,192 high schoolers in paper out of landfills.

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