Welcome to On the Radar, where we preview upcoming events to mark your calendars for. It's another weekend full of eco-friendly fun in Tampa Bay in honor of Earth Day. Check out some of these great green events:
It's as if Project Runway cut their budget and auf'd Heidi Klum: See the art of trash upcycled into eco-fashion by amateur designers at the Third Annual Trashy Fashion Show the Largo Cultural Center in celebration of Earth Day (complete with runway show). Get there early to check out the Green Expo. (Pictured: Lisandra Rodriguez models a paper-based design by Meghan Fretto and Christine Spiegel for the Trashy Fashion Show) Thursday, April 22; Green Expo: 5-7 p.m., Trashy Fashion Show: 7 p.m. Tickets: $10. Largo Cultural Center- 105 Central Park Drive Largo. www.largorecycles.com
Green thumbs rejoice! The St. Petersburg Green Thumb Festival is the place to be this weekend for those amateur greenies and gardening gurus alike, with horticultural and environmental exhibits, programs and seminars highlighting ways to landscape effectively, conserve natural resources, recycle, and improve the environment. The festival will feature a Children's Plant Fair and over 150 vendors. Saturday-Sunday, April 24-25; 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Free event. Walter Fuller Park- 7891 26th Avenue N., St. Petersburg. www.stpete.org/greenthumb
Many more events after the break:
This article appears in Apr 14-20, 2010.