http://www.earthisland.org/index.php/getInvolved/eventsCalendar/ en matthew@earthisland.org Copyright 2012 2012-04-27T01:18:55+00:00 http://www.earthisland.org/index.php/getInvolved/eventsCalendar/be-our-vip/ http://www.earthisland.org/index.php/events/be-our-vip/ Start the celebration early, join us before the 8 p.m. Party for the Planet event at the Freight & Salvage at our very special VIP Reception at Revival Bar and Kitchen What Purchase a VIP ticket at earthisland.org/EII30thVIP at a sliding scale rate of $250 – $1,000 each, and enjoy live music by Melody Walker & Jacob Groopman (of The Real Nasty and Devine’s Jug Band) and enjoy the delicious local, sustainable, farm-to-table cuisine and thoughtfully crafted artisan cocktails of Revival Bar and Kitchen, and share in a toast to Earth Island’s 30th anniversary of our organization’s founding by the visionary environmentalist David Brower. These special VIP Reception tickets include reserved seating at the Freight & Salvage for our Party for the Planet celebration of Earth Island Institute’s 30th anniversary which begins at 8 p.m. The Freight is just a few doors down the block at 2020 Addison Street. 2012-06-21T18:30:55-08:00 http://www.earthisland.org/index.php/getInvolved/eventsCalendar/party-for-the-planet-a-celebration-of-earth-island-institutes-30th-annivers/ http://www.earthisland.org/index.php/events/party-for-the-planet-a-celebration-of-earth-island-institutes-30th-annivers/ Please join us for fun night off music, comedy, great silent auction items, and surprise guests in celebration of Earth Island Institute’s 30th anniversary! The evening will open with music by: Whiskerman, followed by comedy from Will Durst, and headliners, The Rock Collection (feat: Mark Karan and Robin Sylvester of Rat Dog, Dan Lebowitz of ALO and Greg Anton of Zero and Cast of Clowns) 2012-06-21T20:00:52-08:00 http://www.earthisland.org/index.php/getInvolved/eventsCalendar/the-wildness-within-remembering-david-brower/ http://www.earthisland.org/index.php/events/the-wildness-within-remembering-david-brower/ Wildness Within: Remembering David Brower book signing with Kenneth Brower. Presented by the Brower Centennial Committee in partnership with the book’s publisher Heyday Earth Island Institute board member, the acclaimed writer and eldest son of David Brower discusses his new book, told from the perspective of 20 environmental leaders who were inspired by his father. 2012-06-14T17:59:59-08:00 http://www.earthisland.org/index.php/getInvolved/eventsCalendar/art-of-advocacy/ http://www.earthisland.org/index.php/events/art-of-advocacy/ Thinking Like a River: Art, Advocacy, and the Legacy of David Brower exhibition opening reception and artist talk. The exhibit’s opening reception begins at 6 p.m. and will be followed by a conversation with Bill Curtsinger and Ken Brower. 2012-05-17T18:00:18-08:00 http://www.earthisland.org/index.php/getInvolved/eventsCalendar/a-rainforest-journey/ http://www.earthisland.org/index.php/events/a-rainforest-journey/ Please join acclaimed composer, Gabriela Lena Frank, in welcoming David Ryther and the Presidio String Quartet in performing his Scenes from Costa Rica to support of the Earth Island Institute project, The Borneo Project in a benefit concert featuring: Milagros (selections), Gabriela Lena Frank, composer, and Scenes from Costa Rica – A Rainforest Journey, David Ryther, composer Also, the unveiling of artist Christopher Evans’ remarkable and monumental painting, “Family Trees” Hosted reception to follow Tickets $60 (Sliding Scale available) 2012-05-19T18:00:46-08:00 http://www.earthisland.org/index.php/getInvolved/eventsCalendar/spring-of-sustainability/ http://www.earthisland.org/index.php/events/spring-of-sustainability/ The largest sustainability education and engagement events program ever produced runs for the entire Spring season, and features over 100 top sustainability experts from the US and abroad. The events are teleconference, online and live, and most of them are free of charge. Confirmed presenters include: Jane Goodall · Bill McKibben · Vandana Shiva · Van Jones · Julia Butterfly Hill · Michael Brune · John Robbins · Joanna Macy · Adam Werbach · Hunter Lovins · Thom Hartmann · Sharif Abdullah · Randy Hayes · Kevin Danaher · John Perkins · Vicki Robin · Andrew Harvey · David Korten · Satish Kumar · Denis Hayes · Frances Moore Lappé · Chief Evon Peter · Richard Heinberg · Peter Russell · Kenny Ausubel · Nina Simons Sustainable World Coalition is co-producing SoS along with The Shift Network 2012-03-26T00:00:53-08:00 http://www.earthisland.org/index.php/getInvolved/eventsCalendar/david-brower-100th-birthday-brunch/ http://www.earthisland.org/index.php/events/david-brower-100th-birthday-brunch/ Earth Island Institute and the Brower Centennial Committee invite you to celebrate the 100th anniversary of our organization’s founder David R. Brower’s birth, with a brunch at the Brower Center featuring Dave’s famous waffles! Enjoy Dave’s favorite strawberry waffles with us in celebration and solidarity. We are encouraging Brower friends and Earth Island members around the country to host simultaneous waffle celebrations in their hometowns. 2012-07-01T11:00:37-08:00 http://www.earthisland.org/index.php/getInvolved/eventsCalendar/the-art-of-advocacy/ http://www.earthisland.org/index.php/events/the-art-of-advocacy/ The Brower Centennial celebration kicks off a year-long series of events honoring Brower’s visionary environmental leadership, and continuing legacy of his activism and achievements, with a gallery exhibition, Thinking Like a River: Art, Advocacy, and the Legacy of David Brower, at the David Brower Center in Berkeley. This photographic exhibition features the stunning images by renowned underwater and wildlife photographer Bill Curtsinger and, landscape photographer Joseph Holmes, who were both profoundly influenced by Brower. This exhibition featuring the influence of Brower as a publisher of the “Exhibit Format” books while director of the Sierra Club and Friends of the Earth, is curated by Brower’s son, environmental author, Kenneth, and daughter, environmental studies professor, Barbara Brower. The exhibit will run until August 31, 2012. 2012-05-17T00:00:28-08:00