Denver joins the ranks of 8 cities in celebrating Earth Day with the Green Apple Festival - a free gathering featuring music and speakers to raise environmental awareness. Denver’s celebration kicks off at 12 noon on April 20th at City Park. Music acts to include The Neville Brothers, The Benevento/Russo Duo, Rose Hill Drive, and The Heydey. The event promises to "combine environmental addresses by prominent speakers and educational displays with music and entertainment, on the theme of environmental awareness." It might not quite match the star power of New York, D.C., etc. but it should make for a fine Sunday afternoon.

The festival is not limited to just Sunday though. Events will be happening at venues across Denver and Boulder.  Check out the Green Apple Festival link below for more info.  Christine Spehar, a frequent contributor to Cairn, will be promoting Ruckus Roots at the Earth Day event in Boulder at the Fox on Sunday. So no matter where you live, get out there and show your support for Mother Earth! For more information on all these goings on as well as Earth Day check out the links below:

Green Apple Festival

Earth Day

Ruckus Roots

The Colorado premiere of the award-winning documentary “Blindsight” will be in Denver on March 13th, 2008 at 7PM at the Mayan Theatre (110 Broadway). The film has won Audience Awards for Best Film at many major film festivals worldwide and was nominated for Best Documentary Film in Britain.

Attendees will have a chance to meet Erik Weihenmayer and Sabriye Tenberken, founder of Braille without Borders, as well as many of the students who participate in Global Explorers Leading the Way programs for blind and sighted students. Proceeds from the event will support Global Explorers and Braille without Borders. Global Explorers is a Colorado-based non-profit and was featured in Issue 3 of Cairn Magazine.

Set against the breathtaking backdrop of the Himalayas, "Blindsight" follows the gripping adventure of six Tibetan teenagers who set out to climb the 23,000-foot Lhakpa Ri on the north side of Mount Everest. A dangerous journey soon becomes a seemingly impossible challenge made all the more remarkable by the fact that the teenagers are blind. The resulting three-week journey is beyond anything any of them could have predicted.

Tickets to the movie are $25. If you would like to attend a VIP Reception prior to the film with Erik, Sabriye and other cast members and the film producers, the cost is $100. The VIP Reception begins at 5 PM at the Hornet (76 Broadway) and includes food and drinks.

You can purchase tickets online at www.globalexplorers.org/events/ or by calling Global Explorers at 877-627-1425 or emailing This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it with the Subject line of "Blindsight".

Get out and support this great cause!