[Imc-bigmuddy] Free Admission and Lots of Fun for Those Under Twelve!

[Kris Schachel, SICSF]

PRESS RELEASE

Contact:	Kris Schachel
		618-525-7900
		sustain at siu.edu
		
	OR	Patrick King
		527-2384				

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Free Admission and Lots of Fun for Those Under Twelve!

April 24, Carbondale – The first Shawnee Energy Festival being held at GreenRetreat in Murphysboro 
on May 2 & 3 has lots of fun in store for the youngsters.  While parents can learn valuable ways 
to save money and conserve resources, a kids tent full of activities, art projects, and 
storytelling will engage children of all ages.

Hands-on demonstrations will include the Science Center’s Dinosaur Dig, an Emriver Em2 riverbed 
model from Little River Research & Design, and also Southern Sustainability’s Energy Bike.  The 
Em2 is a fun way for kids to witness, manipulate, and understand riverbed processes like flow 
patterns and erosion.  The Energy Bike allows folks to hop on a stationary bike and “pedal for 
power” – comparing the difference in how much energy it takes to light a conventional light bulb 
versus compact fluorescents.

Carbondale Community Arts will be at the Fest on Saturday with lots of fun art projects to offer, 
and members of the Beautify Southern Illinois Student Alliance will provide facepainting.  Also 
Saturday afternoon, the Magic Storyteller will weave some wonderful tales with ecological themes.  
On Sunday afternoon, the PBS KIDS Raising Readers Literacy Van will be at the Fest, and there 
might be a character appearance from one of PBS’ popular kids shows!

Two special activities will allow kids and their parents to create items to take home!  Pat York, 
recreation program manager for Shawnee National Forest, will show how to make musical instruments 
from natural items while also explaining about music and different cultures in “Rhythm, Harmony 
and Nature.”  And John Root will show how to construct a solar oven from recycled cardboard and 
other materials.

Festival activities include workshops and presentations on a variety of energy and environmental 
topics, solar-powered bandstand, great food, a wellness center, and tours of GreenRetreat.  For 
more information, visit www.ShawneeEnergyFest.org and www.GreenRetreat.org


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