Austin Parks, Festival de las Plantas, October 15
 

Austin Parks Foundation presents:

Festival de las Plantas
Saturday, October 15, 2005
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Guerrero Colorado River Park
800 Grove Blvd., Austin, Texas
Admission is FREE

For more infomation, visit the official web site at
http://www.austinparks.org/FestDeLasPlantas.html

Festival de las Plantas is an annual celebration of Austin's abundant plant
life and regional cultures, taking place in the gorgeous natural setting of
Guerrero Colorado River Park.

Enjoy workshops, performances, live music, nature walks, children's
activities, and more. Activities for all ages; FREE.

Find out the many ways that plants benefit people and join us as we
celebrate regional cultures. Workshops will be on such topics as gardening,
cooking, composting, sustainable living and herbal medicine. Children can
participate inscavenger hunts, basket weaving, storytelling, and other fun
activities!

Workshops/Presentations by:
John Dromgoole
Helga Garza
Sustainable Food Center
Music and Entertainment from:
Bill Oliver & the Otter Space Band
Share the Joy Choir from Greater Mount Zion Church
Daniel Llanes, Earth Culture Dancer
Circle Dance with John - Kin 'Kin', Afro-Cuban drummers
And much more!

Getting the Shuttle Service and Bus Route Information

Guerrero Park is located on Grove Boulevard. There will be free parking and
a free shuttle to the Festival grounds from the ACC Riverside Campus parking
lotat 1020 Grove Blvd.

Capital Metro Bus Routes that stop at ACC Riverside:
26 - Riverside
331 - Oltorf - ACC Riverside
350 - Airport Boulevard - ACC riverside
4 - Montopolis - ACC Riverside
More bus information at www.capmetro.org

Austin Parks Foundation
701 Brazos Street, Suite 170 Austin, TX 78701
tel 512.477.1566 fax 512.477.1586

[I gleaned this subset of the information from the official website. -
jjhnsn]