Green-Ability Fair

Date: Sunday, March 29th, 2009
Time: 2PM - 6PM
Place: The Studio at Colton (in the Yard),
N. Rampart St. at the corner of Mandeville St.

ADMISSION: FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Bring Your Own Percussion:Drums, claves, tambourines, whatever helps you find your groove!


The Backbeat Foundation is proud to present the fourth season of Rhythmic Roots: Community Music Project & Green Ability Fair. This fun educational event will be held in the Yard of The Studio at Colton from 2 p.m. - 6 p.m. for four Sundays in the Spring.

The event is formulated to provide the residents of New Orleans with resources and information on practical and cutting edge environmental practices in the context of a social and cultural celebration.



On March 29, 2009, Rhythmic Roots & Green-Ability Fair will feature Seguenon Kone & Friends and Charles Joseph's Backbeat Brass in a presentation that is uniquely New Orleans. Everyone is invited to join in this interactive, musical and cultural collaboration by bringing their own instruments to play along. Additional highlights will include environmental displays, demonstrations, interactive exhibits and educational booths by Community Partners: Phoenix Recycling, the New Orleans Food Co-op, Defend New Orleans, the Gulf Restoration Network, AmeriCorps NCCC and more.