Earth Day 2022

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EARTH DAY 2022

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Family Festival | Fiesta de la Familia Amazing Art from Across Africa Art Making

Storytelling

Dance Performances

Free admission to The Language of Beauty in African Art

Sunday, April 24 | noon–5 pm | FREE Visit kimbell.org/calendar for more details.

Image: Bandan Koro African Drum & Dance Ensemble

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ter, Clean Water Fund, the Nature Conservancy, and Rainforest Trust, just to name a few!

The Congress of Conferences cultivates relationships and forms partnerships between mission-driven advocates, investors, accelerators, researchers, academics, and other concerned world citizens. The conference aims to inform, promote and initiate activities that facilitate environmental initiatives with a substantial positive impact on the planet and all living things.

This year’s topics include energy; law; Latin America; wildlife conservation; farm, forest, and ranch; E-Capital Summit; island and a Corporate Impact Summit.

EarthX 2022 hours are 11am-6pm Fri, 10am-6pm Sat, and 10am-3pm Sun at KBHCCD. This event is free to attend. Register now on EventBrite.com.

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EarthX’s 12th annual Earth Day celebration at Kay Baily Hutchens Convention Center (650 S Griffin St, Dallas, 214-310-1200) includes four days of exhibits, learning and interactive experiences, outdoor activities, conferences, entertainment, music, and food that provides achievable solutions for a more sustainable globe.

Open this Friday to Sunday, EarthX 2022 brings together environmental citizens, educators, businesses, youth advocates, business executives,

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non-government organizations, and thought leaders to take action towards a more sustainable future worldwide.

Check out the learning and interactive experiences, including storytime hosted by the Dallas Public Library, concerts, science on a sphere, eco-art competition, solar art classes, goat yoga, meditation, rock climbing wall, sensory and soft play station, life-size games, 3D chalk, dueling pianos, face painting, plant wall, and seed station, henna tattoos, eco-art competition, dance classes, outdoor activities, entertainment, a rock-climbing wall, music, and food.

EarthX 2022 features more than 100 exhibitors, including the Dallas Cowboys, Half Price Books, the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden, Texas Trees Foundation, Jaguar Rescue Center, Patagonia, Pheasants Forever, John Bunker Sands Wetland Cen-

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EarthX is Back in Person for 2022

Join Earthx for the largest green gathering bringing people together to inform and inspire action towards are more sustainable future.

FREE EXPO! April 22-24 earthx.org

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KAY BAILEY HUTCHISON CONVENTION CENTER | DALLAS

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Promotional Feature Here at IKEA, we love our planet so have put together some fun Earth month activities, offers, and more. From in-store Earth Day events to tips for keeping your plants thriving, IKEA is your destination for all things Earth Month including its Earth Day Festival Weekend. Celebrate Earth Day 2022 at IKEA Grand Prarie (address/phone) this Saturday and Sunday. Our in-store celebrations include offers, food tastings, and workshops. Here are a few: Sustainability Workshop (Thursday, 6:30pm) - Attendees will learn how to give new life to old furniture and home accessories, how to make easy changes at home to save money and reduce waste, and a delicious recipe featuring our sustainable plant balls. (This is a digital event. Once registered, you will receive a link where you can see and hear the presentation, and ask questions. Register by Thursday.)

Make & Take Crafts (Sat-Sun, 1pm & 4pm) - Decorate an IKIA watering can or plant pot. A decorated watering can is a fun way to help keep your plants and flower healthy and fed so they can grow strong! Get creative during this makeand-take activity. We will provide markers for crafts. One watering can/plant pot per person. While supplies last. (Instore event. Register online by Friday.)

IKEA is helping consumer makes strides toward more sustainable living through its Buy Back & Resell program. Did you know that you can sell select, gently used IKEA products back to us in exchange for in-store credit? If you have IKEA furniture that’s an oldie-but-still-a-goodie and are looking to retire it, we’ll buy it back and you help pave the way toward sustainable living. By finding your furniture a new home, we are making the things we love last longer. Simply fill out a form online and once you get your buyback value email, bring the quote to the store along with your fully-assembled furniture and a co-worker will help you.

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Smart Home Workshops (Sat-Sun, 11am & 2:30pm) - This introduction to the world of Home Smart will help you understand what light and sound can do for your home. Find out what influence light and sound have on your well-being and how easy it is to integrate Home Smart solutions into your home! (Instore event. Register online by Friday.)

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You can also conserve water and your budget with some simple adjustments to your

This Earth Month, help IKEA support families affected by disaster and climate-driven crises and make your donations go further.

How? From Fri thru Sat, Apr 30, head to IKEA Grand Prairie to donate $1 to American Red Cross Disaster Relief and we’ll mast your donation (up to $25.000)!

For other sustainability tips and to find more Earth Day events, visit IKEA.com and search “Earth Day.”

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home. Explore deals on faucets and showerhead at IKEA that make it easy to save water at home. IKEA Family Members get 10% off select bathroom faucets and showerheads thru Sun while supplies last.

IKEA want to help you live sustainably.