From Seven Generations Ahead:

Forget Elf on the Shelf! How about Microbrew with the Crew?

The Oak Park Microbrew Review is one of the longest-running beer festivals in the Chicagoland area!  Sample beers, ciders, seltzers and n/a options from 60+ breweries, purchase food from a variety of different restaurants, and dance to fantastic music.

OPMBR is the largest zero-waste craft beer fest in the Midwest – highlighting Seven Generations Ahead’s mission to build sustainable communities. Seven Generations Ahead is working with the event vendors to produce as little waste as possible, and provide recycling/composting stations for our guests.

For more information about this event , please click here for the calendar event on Seven Generations Ahead’s website and to learn more about Seven Generations Ahead click here.

Young environmentalists, join us for 7 award-winning short films and discussion, where we'll get loud about our planet! We'll also settle in to contemplate and celebrate the power of creativity, art, and nature. Enjoy healthy snacks and activities.

Oak Park Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/young-filmmaker-voices-for-families-with-kids-age-7-to-12-tickets-858513816937?aff=oddtdtcreator

Austin Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/young-filmmaker-voices-for-families-with-kids-age-7-to-12-austin-tickets-872912804697

From One Earth Film Fest:

David Gross/2020/95 min/Waste/Recycling (Food Waste), Sustainable Food/Agriculture

CHICAGO-AREA PREMIERE. FILM DESCRIPTION: Mottainai Kitchen is a culinary road movie, tackling the issue of food waste and other environmental issues in Japan, and searching for sustainable solutions. The film follows filmmaker and food activist David Gross on a mobile kitchen as he discovers the fascinating Japanese concept of "Mottainai" or don't waste anything that still has value. On his journey to finding solutions to Japan’s food waste problem, Gross meets local chefs, scientists and farmers while creating tasty recipes for a "Zero Waste Kitchen Revolution." Mottainai Kitchen is a film that combines purpose and fun, whetting your appetite for a sustainable future.

For general audiences, (ages 12 and over).

Get tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mottainai-kitchen-watch-party-tickets-311771626327

Tickets available to U.S. viewers only.

For general audiences, (ages 12 and over).

• Susan Lucci, Soulful Facilitator

Panelist:

• Gabriela Wagener-Sobrero, Environmental Policy Analyst, City of Chicago

• Carolee Kokola, Director of Enterprise Operations at Bubbly Dynamics, LLC / The Plant

• Chris Perez, Outdoor Farm Co-Lead, The Urban Canopy

From One Earth Film Fest:

David Gross/2020/95 min/Waste/Recycling (Food Waste), Sustainable Food/Agriculture

CHICAGO-AREA PREMIERE. FILM DESCRIPTION: Mottainai Kitchen is a culinary road movie, tackling the issue of food waste and other environmental issues in Japan, and searching for sustainable solutions. The film follows filmmaker and food activist David Gross on a mobile kitchen as he discovers the fascinating Japanese concept of "Mottainai" or don't waste anything that still has value. On his journey to finding solutions to Japan’s food waste problem, Gross meets local chefs, scientists and farmers while creating tasty recipes for a "Zero Waste Kitchen Revolution." Mottainai Kitchen is a film that combines purpose and fun, whetting your appetite for a sustainable future.

For general audiences, (ages 12 and over).

Get tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mottainai-kitchen-the-plant-tickets-311784173857

For general audiences, (ages 12 and over).

• Susan Lucci, Soulful Facilitator

Panelist:

• Gabriela Wagener-Sobrero, Environmental Policy Analyst, City of Chicago

• Carolee Kokola, Director of Enterprise Operations at Bubbly Dynamics, LLC / The Plant

• Chris Perez, Outdoor Farm Co-Lead, The Urban Canopy

Join Interfaith Green Network for a free screening of a film showing the effects of food waste and how we can make the most of the food in our kitchens. Audience discussion will follow the film. Admission is free. All ages are welcome. Please register at this link: https://tinyurl.com/y5qj97t6

Get ready to rock the block for a great weekend of fantastic music, food and fun at the World's Largest Block Party! Entry tickets are $10.  Purchase your tickets by June 10 and the first drink is on us! This is a Zero Waste Event.

Musical Acts

• FRIDAY, JUNE 21

5:15 pm: Stache

8:00 pm: Hello Weekend

• SATURDAY, JUNE 22

2:00 pm: Motown Nation

4:00 pm: The Walk-ins

6:00 pm: 7th heaven

8:00 pm: sixteencandlesband

Get those dancing shoes ready!!

Tentative and subject to change; please check back the week of the event to verify schedule! See worldslargestblockparty.com for more information!

Get ready to rock the block for a great weekend of fantastic music, food and fun at the World's Largest Block Party! Entry tickets are $10.  Purchase your tickets by June 10 and the first drink is on us! This is a Zero Waste Event.

Musical Acts

• FRIDAY, JUNE 21

5:15 pm: Stache

8:00 pm: Hello Weekend

• SATURDAY, JUNE 22

2:00 pm: Motown Nation

4:00 pm: The Walk-ins

6:00 pm: 7th heaven

8:00 pm: sixteencandlesband

Get those dancing shoes ready!!

Tentative and subject to change; please check back the week of the event to verify schedule! See worldslargestblockparty.com for more information!