Celebrate World Water Day at WaterJam
On Friday, March 22nd Art for Water is
hosting WaterJam, an evening of music, stories and poetry. Local, regional and
international performers will inspire and entertain as we celebrate the
significance of water from a creative point of view.
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| Bob, Libby and Jay of Atom Planet |
Art for Water raises awareness of the
shrinking availability of clean water creatively through monumental,
public-participation art installations made by people of all ages - but this
year for World Water Day we're doing something a little different. World Water
Day, a United Nations program, is held annually on March 22nd as a means of
focusing attention on the importance of freshwater while advocating for the
sustainable management of freshwater resources. Currently there are more than
one billion people living without access to clean water and five million of
them die every year from preventable
water-related diseases. By 2025 it is predicted that the demand for clean water
will exceed supply by 56%. These numbers are staggering and present a looming
crisis that goes largely unnoticed; this can happen especially in places privileged
to have plenty of safe water, like Keene – but Keene is also privileged to have
plenty of interested and thoughtful citizens who care about our local and
global neighbors.
Come share with your community and help
us celebrate the magic, mystery, and metaphor of water at Colonial Corner right
next to the theater on Main Street in Keene from 7:00 to 9:00pm on March 22nd.
Listen to writer and Master Storyteller, Paul Hertneky of Hancock, NH, and magical
Native American storyteller and Antioch grad student, Jesse Varga. Verandah
Porche of Vermont will read original poems and perform with musician, Patty
Carpenter, of Brooklyn, NY. Atom Planet of Vermont will dazzle us with their
blend of eclectic acoustic world soul pop–with kazoo! Antioch PhD candidate,
Apollinaire William from Rwanda will sing a capella. Lauryn Morley, native of
South Africa, and Moriah Peterson, both Antioch New England grad students, will
perform folk music. Jason Lambert, playwright and actor from Peterborough, will
be our Master of Ceremony.
Public-participation is what Art for
Water does, so you will have an opportunity to engage in BabbleOn, an
interactive harmonic experiment. What’s that, you ask? Don't worry, it'll be
fun.
Admission to WaterJam is free, but
donations to Pure Water for the World, Harris Center for Conservation
Education, Monadnock Conservancy, or Friends of the Ashuelot River will be
welcome. A heartfelt
thanks to Bagel Works for providing refreshments.
