- This event has passed.
Arts at the Great Marsh
October 5 @ 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Join Great Marsh Institute for our fourth annual Arts at the Great Marsh.
WHEN: Saturday, October 5th, 2024* – 11 AM – 4 PM
*Rain Date: Sunday, October 6th, same time
WHERE: Great Marsh Institute, 28 Moores Road, Elverson PA, 19520
Founded by GMI Administrative Assistant and Dance Artist, Mijka Smith, Arts at the Great Marsh works to expand environmental awareness and education through art.
FREE to the public, this year’s event will feature live music by Philadelphia-based group, BORBS, as well as the historic Ringgold Band of Reading, PA. Members of GMI’s Science Advisory Board will offer educational talks on the flora and fauna of the Great Marsh, including An Introduction to the Avian Sound Studies with Mike Coulter and Herping the Great Marsh with Bernard Brown. Epicurean Garage’s Food Truck will be on site serving delicious meals on the go.
See presentation descriptions and participating vendors below.
Online Program: ATGM 2024 Program
Live Performances & Lectures
Yoga Demonstration with Solstice Yoga Shala (12-12:30 PM– The Stage)
We brought yoga to the heart of Morgantown in 2009. Community, yoga, and mindful living are at the heart of what we do here. Shala is a Sanskrit word meaning “home” or “space” where we invite the community to gather, practice, learn, and grow. With regularly scheduled yoga and meditation classes 7 days a week, and monthly specialty classes; Yin Yoga, 108 Sun Salutations, Sound Immersion, Qigong and more. Our mission is to make yoga accessible to all, and to send students home feeling better than they did upon arriving at the studio. We invite you to try a complimentary class by dropping into any regularly scheduled class or signing up ahead of time using coupon code FIRSTFREE. Ask us about our ‘Pay From The Heart’ initiative!
Connect with us online: www.solsticeyogashala.com
On Facebook: Solstice Yoga Shala
On Instagram: @solsticeyogashala
Via email: admin@solsticeyogashala.com
Live Music with BORBS (1:30-2 PM– The Stage)
BORBS is an ensemble of improvising musicians inspired by the awe of nature.
www.peoplesmusicsupply.org
Follow @borbsband and @peoplesmusicsupply on social media
Live Music with The Ringgold Band (2-4 PM – The Stage)
The historic Ringgold Band, located in Reading, PA, is one of America’s first community bands. Ever since its formation in 1852, the band has continued a longstanding tradition of providing southeastern Pennsylvania with fine musical entertainment.
www.ringgoldband.com
Herping the Great Marsh with Bernard Brown (11:30 AM – 12 PM – Nature Center)
The Great Marsh is crawling with snakes, turtles, frogs, and salamanders, but they can be hard to observe over hundreds of acres of muck and vegetation. Learn about efforts to study the Great Marsh’s herpetological diversity.
An Introduction to the Avian Sound Studies at The Great Marsh with Mike Coulter (1:30-2 PM – Nature Center)
Over the past five years, Mike Coulter has been deploying Autonomous Recording Units (ARU’s) throughout The Great Marsh in an effort to better understand the presence and distribution of often difficult to observe marsh bird species. This will be an introduction to the purpose, equipment, processes, and results thus far in this continuing long-term project.
Participating Vendors
Davis Witmer Visual Arts
Offering pen and ink sketches and prints.
daviswit.wixsite.com/doodlevis
Follow @doodlevis on social media
Epicurean Garage
Food truck offering delicious meals on the go.
www.epicureangarage.com
