tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21111043204769210322011-04-21T12:47:05.158-07:00Green FairJimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17131288202949413073noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2111104320476921032.post-12764914589865213252009-02-02T04:10:00.000-08:002009-02-02T04:17:28.235-08:00Wind energy project for school classDo you have a high school or college class interested in wind energy?<br />We would like to partner with you to build a large scale model (up to 20 meters long) of a Seimens wind turbine blade out of recycled materials for display at the Green Fair in Evanston. Engineering and design help available if needed.<br />A tour of the Seimens wind turbine blade plant in Ft. Madison, Iowa could also be arranged.<br />Contact jim@custerfair.com.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2111104320476921032-1276491458986521325?l=greenfairevanston.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17131288202949413073noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2111104320476921032.post-35701183124668262962009-02-01T04:31:00.000-08:002009-02-02T04:10:03.157-08:00Green Fair @ Custer's Last Stand Festival<meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CJIMLAU%7E1%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Estrangelo Edessa"; panose-1:0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:script; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:-2147459005 0 128 0 1 0;} @font-face {font-family:"Charlemagne Std"; panose-1:0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:modern; mso-font-format:other; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {color:blue; text-decoration:underline; text-underline:single;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:purple; text-decoration:underline; text-underline:single;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -9pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><b style=""><span style=";font-family:";font-size:18;" >
<br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -9pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >Green Fair Added to <o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -9pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><b style=""><span style=";font-family:";font-size:18;" ><span style="font-size:130%;">Custer’s Last Stand Festival in 2009</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style=";font-family:";" >
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style=";font-family:";" >Saturday and Sunday<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style=";font-family:";" >June 20 and 21, 2009<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style=";font-family:";" >Evanston, Illinois</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center">
<br /><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style=""> </span>Expanding on its success as an award-winning arts and crafts festival, Custer’s Last Stand is adding a section devoted to green living, ecological technologies and fair trade products. These are timely and welcome topics with both local and global connections. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style=""> </span>This open air festival, twice voted Best Art Fair by <i style="">Northshore Magazine’s</i> annual reader’s poll, attracts over 60,000 participants who meander through 400+ booths featuring original art and craft work, antiques plus a selection of restauranteurs. Entertainers bring the added dimensions of music, song, dance, theater and laughter. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style=""> </span>Now festival organizers are adding more than 50 booths that will display a wide spectrum of tools, products, services and plans for living and working in rhythm with our natural environment. The “Green Fair at Custer’s Last Stand” will be featured in the Chicago metro publicity including radio and print advertising. The festival draws people from across Chicagoland. Its location in Evanston is equally attractive to people travelling the short distance from north shore suburbs as well as Chicago.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style=""></span>Visit our website for more information about the Fair and the Festival: <a href="http://www.custerfair.com/">http://www.custerfair.com/</a> . To register as a commercial exhibitor go directly to <a href="http://www.custerfair.com/applications/commercial.cfm">http://custerfair.com/applications/commerical.cfm.</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.custerfair.com/applications/commercial.cfm"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1233575735_0"></span></a><span style=";font-family:";" >
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Questions? Please call Jim Laukes at 847-328-2204 or send to <a href="mailto:jim@custerfair.com">jim@custerfair.com</a>. The entry deadline is May 1, 2009.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style=""> </span>Join us at the 37<sup>th</sup> Annual Custer’s Last Stand.</span></i><span style=";font-family:";" >
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >If you would like to sponsor Custer’s Last Stand, please contact us.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Jim Laukes<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >Green Fair</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" > Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Custer’s Last Stand Festival<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >PO Box 6013<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Evanston, Illinois 60204<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Phone: 847.328.2204<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Email: jim@custerfair.com<o:p></o:p></span></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2111104320476921032-3570118312466826296?l=greenfairevanston.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17131288202949413073noreply@blogger.com0