Water Works- art and water festival

Date range: 
September 25, 2010 - 11:00am - September 26, 2010 - 6:00pm

WATER WORKS, a Festival of Wise Water Use:

Rethinking our relationship with water

Art & design + fun meet appropriate technology
in an outdoor festival.

ALL FOUR SEPTEMBER WEEKENDS
Saturdays and Sundays 11am - 6pm

Residential garden setting (wheelchair accessible)
5809 Ayala Avenue at Martin/58th St., just blocks from Rockridge BART
North Oakland, CA 94609

Exhibitions
Improvisations on rainwater, greywater and other creative uses/re-uses of water in landscaping

and gardening, food production, recreation; re-thinking the toilet

Local innovators who will be exhibiting their latest projects:
John Russell (WaterSprout), Nik Bertulis ( DIG, Merritt College and SF Art Institute), and

artists: Lauren Elder (CCA/Engage Program), Christina Bertea (Greywater Action), Mary White

(formerly SJSU), Martin Morehouse (mechanical wizard)

Noted speakers.
September 11: Michael Stocker, "Fish Ears and Shrimp Songs, Ocean Bio Acoustics" 4pm

September 12: Patrick Garretson, "Flowforms and the Inner Nature of Water" 2pm

September 12: Laura Allen of Greywater Action, “Updates” 4pm

September 18: DL West Marrin of Water Sciences and Insights, "Hydromimicry and Changing
Our Perceptions of Water" 3pm

September 18: Exhibitors' Party 2 - 6pm

September 19: Anka Draugelates, Water music 2pm

September 19: Betsy Damon of Keepers of the Waters, "Water Revealed" 3 pm

Organic Food by local urban farmers

A family-friendly event.
Childrens' Splash Park! Bring swim suits.