Earth Month 2013 at Union Station in Washington DC

Union Station in Washington DC is hosting Earth Month 2013, a month-long event scheduled for April 1 through April 30, featuring interactive, eco-friendly experiences to raise awareness of environmental issues and encourage sustainability. Earth Month 2013 represents a significant expansion of Earth Day festivities held previously on the National Mall. As a historic landmark that attracts travelers from around the globe, Union Station is an ideal setting to spread a message of sustainability and conservation to worldwide audiences. In addition to the scheduled events, exhibitors from across the country will be on hand to highlight their own green initiatives, programs and events.

Earth Month is presented by Earth Day Network and the Premier Tourist and Landmark Association and will feature a film festival, a farmers’ market, alternative energy demonstrations, a green fashion show and a science fair with local schools, all held at Union Station throughout the month of April. There will also be programmed activities, entertainment, discussion panels, contests, games, giveaways and much more, with a full day of special events and entertainment on Earth Day, Monday, April 22. Most events are free and open to all ages.

Earth Month is also incorporating the National Cherry Blossom Festival into its activities by hosting its Youth Art Contest at Union Station. In honor of Earth Month, the annual contest will include a greater emphasis on environmental themes and expose the budding artists to more than 100,000 visitors who travel through Union Station’s doors each day.

Location

Union Station is located at 50 Massachusetts Avenue, NE. Washington, DC. It is located on the Metro’s Red Line. See a map. Onsite parking includes more than 2,000 spaces. Earth Month events will be held throughout the building.

Event Schedule

April 1-14 - Cherry Blossom Festival Events
April 1 - Opening of the NASA Hyperwall and Image Gallery
April 6 - STEM Fair for DC Students, Grades 6 - 12, NASA Astronaut Visits
April 15–23 - Verizon Wireless Earth Fair - East Hall
April 17 - District Department Of Environment Fair - East Hall
April 17 – 18 - Earth Month Film Festival - Columbus Club (see film schedule below)
April 18 - District Department Of Environment Fashion Show - East Hall
April 22 - NASA Earth image gallery Exhibit and hands-on demos - Main Hall
April 19 and 22 - Farmers Market - West Carriage Porch
April 22 - Earth Day! Earth Day Network Events and Entertainment - Main Hall and East Hall
April 23 - Amtrak Sustainability Fair - East Hall

Earth Month Film Festival

April 17th
Equilibrio Azul
The Face of Climate Change
Dynamic Earth
Kids vs Global Warming
Girl Scouts
Team Marine
Anya: Citizen Scientist in Sibera
Plant for the Planet
Green Ambassadors
Dreaming in Green
Olivia's Birds and the Oil Spill
Bill Cunningham New York - Documentary
The Price of Carbon
Black Inside: Three Women's Voices
Chasing Ice
Money and Life Trailer
Shored Up

April 18th
Yasuni, Meditation on Life
And Then it was Gone - Film Short
Shattered Sky
Fairtrade Africa
After the Factory - Documentary
Working Bikes
Arise
Jaden Smith PSA
Elemental

About Earth Day Network

Earth Day Network’s mission is to broaden, diversify and mobilize the environmental movement. EDN coordinates Earth Day, mobilizing over one billion people in 192 countries every year on environmental challenges impacting our health, quality of life and the natural world. Year-round, Earth Day Network is a leader on environmental education and green school buildings. Earth Day Network also plants millions of trees worldwide – in the places that need them most – and works to expand the emerging green economy and protect natural lands. For more information, visit www.earthday.org.

About Premier Tourist and Landmark Association

Premier Tourist and Landmark Association is an agency that specializes in the marketing and promotion of destination venues. An association of the prominent Tourist Destination Venues and Attractions in North America, Premier Tourist and Landmark Association works to maximize the guest experience and provide comprehensive, unique marketing platform solutions for a variety of clients including Union Station, Washington DC, Harborplace in Baltimore, Faneuil Hall Marketplace, Boston, and River Center in San Antonio, Texas. For more information, visit www.ptala.com.

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