Earth Project Events Calendar
All Earth Project events are free and open to the public.
Spring 2012 Events:
March 20, 5:30 p.m., Johnson Room, Robertson
Hall
Leading the Tiny House Movement: an evening with Jay
Shafer
**Event co-sponsored by the Ayres Fund**
Is it possible to live in less than 100 square feet of space? How
does my housing footprint relate to sustainability? Come hear Jay
Shafer, author of "The Small House Book" and one of the founders of
the tiny house movement, discuss sustainable living and the design
of his tiny houses. Click here to see
a poster for this event.
Jay Shafer is recognized as an expert in small living. He is a
designer specializing in sustainable architecture and urban
planning.
He has lectured extensively on these subjects for such venues as
the Eco-Dwelling program at New College, the Boston Architectural
Center, and the University of Iowa's School of Art and Art History
where he served as Adjunct Assistant Professor for more than a
decade.
Jay's designs and essays have appeared in a number of
periodicals, books, and television shows including "Fine
Homebuilding", "The Wall Street Journal", "The New York Times",
"CNN", "Oprah", and "This Old House". Awards include selection for
the American Institute of Architect's 2005 Sustainable Design
Symposium (Dee Williams, collaborator), and Natural Home's Home of
the Year Award for Innovative Design in 2000.
He currently lives in an 89 square-foot home of his own creation
in Sebastopol, California. For more information on the Tiny House
Movement, visit: http://www.tumbleweedhouses.com/about/.
March 29, 7:30 p.m., Atherton Union, Reilly
Room
Guest lecture, Wes Jackson: Consulting the Genius of
Place
Wes Jackson, President of The Land Institute, was born in 1936 on
a farm near Topeka, Kansas. After attending Kansas Wesleyan, he
studied botany (M.A. University of Kansas, 1960) and genetics
(Ph.D. North Carolina State University, 1967). He was a professor
of biology at Kansas Wesleyan and later established the
Environmental Studies department at California State University,
Sacramento, where he became a tenured full professor. He resigned
that position in 1976 and returned to Kansas to found The Land
Institute. Dr. Jackson's writings include both papers and books.
His most recent work, Consulting the Genius of the Place: An
Ecological Approach to a New Agriculture, was published by
Counterpoint Press in 2010. The work of The Land Institute has been
featured extensively in the popular media including The Atlantic
Monthly, Audubon, National Geographic, Time Magazine,The
MacNeil-Lehrer News Hour, and National Public Radio's "All Things
Considered." Life magazine named Wes Jackson as one of 18
individuals they predict will be among the 100 "important Americans
of the 20th century." In the November 2005 issue, Smithsonian named
him one of "35 Who Made a Difference" and in March, 2009 Wes was
included in Rolling Stone's"100 Agents of Change. "In addition
to lecturing nationwide and abroad, Dr. Jackson is involved outside
The Land Institute with a variety of projects including being a
Post Carbon Institute Fellow, a Councillor with the World Future
Council and a member of the Green Lands Blue Waters Steering
Committee.
April 5, 5 p.m., UClub (AU111)
Fermenting the Fruits of the Earth
Hard cider is intimately tied to the history and
geography of the United States. The first settlers in New
England found the soil to be better suited to the growing of apples
than the barley needed to make beer. Having found only small,
wild crabapple trees in Massachusetts upon their arrival, colonists
quickly sent requests for apple seeds from England from which they
began the cultivation of orchards for the production of
cider. This Earth Project seeks to explore the world of hard
cider as a way to educate the Butler community on its history and
to explore the traditional craft of producing hard
cider.
This event will include a public presentation with the
following elements: an overview of the history of cider production;
a discussion of local conditions for cider production; a
description and results of experiments with different kinds of
yeast and different kinds of apples for cider production; and
a tasting of the ciders produced.
Team members include: Brent Hege (Religion), Chris
Hess (Biological Sciences), Travis Ryan (Biological Sciences),
Brynnar Swenson (English), and Bill Watts (English).
April 10, seminar at 11 a.m. in PB156, reception from
11:50-1 p.m. at the Apothecary Garden path
"Apothecary Garden Revitalization Project"
The Butler University Apothecary Garden was originally designed by
Ron Howe, a landscape architect, and Barbara Wilde, a designer who
has a special interest in medicinal plants.This spring, the Garden
is undergoing a revitalization with a variety of new medicinal
plantings and an artistic bench installation. Come celebrate this
restoration with us as we will first hear a talk about medicinal
plants and ethnobotany followed by a choir presentation, art
installation discussion, and reception with light refreshments.
Fall 2011 Events:
August 22, 9:15
a.m., Clowes Hall
Freshman Convocation: Novella Carpenter (Farm City) and
entrepreneur panel
Farm City author Novella Carpenter and panel discussion
with Butler alumni Sara Snow, green living expert, and Laura
Henderson of Growing Places Indy
September 2, 5-9 p.m., Harrison Center for the Arts
(1505 N. Delaware St, Indianapolis)
FoodCon II
In 2010, the Harrison Center hosted FoodCon, an
unconventional convention and first-of-its-kind showcase and
exploration of the art and culture of food in Indianapolis.
The event attracted over 2000 attendees. Propelled by the
interest and enthusiasm surrounding the 2010 event, the Harrison
Center, in partnership with Butler University and others, announces
FoodCon II to take place at the Harrison Center on Friday,
September 2 from 5 to 9 p.m. Click here for more
information.
September 13, 6:30 p.m., Clowes Memorial Hall
Networks for Life
Entomologist Doug Tallamy returns to Clowes Hall to
discuss the scientific basis for biodiversity conservation.
Biological diversity is essential to sustaining human societies,
but throughout the U.S. we have fragmented the habitats that
support biodiversity. These isolated habitats cannot support
healthy ecosystems, from which we receive a wide variety of
necessary services. We can reconnect viable habitats by changing
the landscaping paradigm that dominates our residential and
municipal landscapes. This strategy could create 20 million acres
of connectivity in support of biodiversity. But we must act now.
Click here for more
information.
September 16, 5-7 p.m., Harrison Center for the Arts
(1505 N. Delaware St, Indianapolis)
Food and the Machine
An evening of performance art and marketing will pair up
Butler business and art classes for exploration around food
marketing and its impact on our culture. Click here to
view a pdf poster for this event.
September 30, 5-7 p.m., Harrison Center for the Arts
(1505 N. Delaware St, Indianapolis)
"Un-cooking" class
Join Butler Professor Tom Dolan, local chefs and home
cooks as they explore how to cook without using an oven. Hands-on
demonstrations include using fermentation, citric acid, pickling,
and raw food techniques to prepare delicious, healthy food. Click
here to view
a pdf poster for this event.
October 7, summit at 1-4 p.m., film screening at
5 p.m., Indianapolis Museum of Art
Urbanized Summit: LOOK, MOVE, GROW and Urbanized film
screening
Engage with urban leaders and change-makers in a half-day
summit focused on the design of Indianapolis and issues around
urbanism: transit, civility, diversity, redevelopment, livability,
and resilience. The summit is segmented into three themes: LOOK,
MOVE, and GROW. In the LOOK segment, hear from experts on big ideas
foundational to the future of our city. In MOVE, tackle issues
surrounding transit in Indianapolis. In GROW, participate in a
sticky-note brainstorming session facilitated by Big Car and Keep
Indianapolis Beautiful designed to translate urban design
livability principles into actionable ideas. Also, at the Urbanized
Bazaar, meet those leading the latest and greatest uban design
initiatives that are shaping Indianapolis now and in the future. At
5 p.m., Gary Hustwit's new film, Urbanized, will be screened in The
Toby, following the summit. Click here to view
a pdf poster for this event.
November 4, 12:00-1:30 pm (lunch will be served),
GH105
Guest lecture, Phaedra Pezzullo: Touring New
Orleans Pre- and Post-Katrina: Environmental Justice,
Communication, and Research
Dr. Phaedra Pezzullo's public lecture will draw from her
extensive research on environmental justice, tourism, and
communications in Louisiana over the last decade. Her analysis of
commercial and noncommercial tours highlights the interconnections
between tourist practices, discourse, and social mobilization,
exploring the many different ways in which activists and businesses
use tours. Click here
to view a pdf poster for this event.
November 9, 7-9 p.m., Athanaeum,
Indianapolis
The Body and the Power of Sound
This free event is coming to Indianapolis as part of the 2011
Spirit and Place Festival. The Body and the Power of Sound
features international performing artist Andrea Brook, Musical
Priestess Suzanne Sterling and the Earth Harp - the world's largest
instrument. Listeners will sit underneath the strings, strung from
the stage to the balcony above, and experience the unique
longitudinal sound vibrations while being guided through awakening
the chakra centers in the body to enliven the soul. Seating is
divided into two section: a yoga mat area or general theater
seating. Either way, join us in experiencing the healing power of
sound with your own body. Click here to
view a pdf poster for this event.
Student Photo Gallery Show - November 14-18
(International Week), throughout Jordan Hall
Student Presentation on November 15, 5-6:30 pm, JH141
Seeing the Earth through Other Eyes
Throughout the week, a photo show of various sites
visited, admiring both views of land inside and outside of the city
of Rome will be on display throughout Jordan Hall, from students
who traveled with Chris Bungard (Philosophy and Religion) to
Rome and the Bay of Naples. On Tuesday, November 15, a presentation
of some digital stories composed by these students will take
place in JH141 from 5-6:30 pm. These students were each given a
character sketch of an individual from Pompeii or Herculaneum
(based on actual graffiti from the two towns). They then
developed a story to explain how their character would have
experienced the massive upheaval of earth caused in August of 79 CE
when Mount Vesuvius erupted. Click here
to view a pdf poster for this event.
November 16, 7:30 pm, Eidson-Duckwall Recital Hall,
following with a reception in the Ford Salon
Yin Yang Ruminations: Mahler's Song of the Earth
2011 marks the centenary of the death of one of the
Romantic Era's greatest composers, Gustav Mahler. Das Lied von
der Erde (The Song of the Earth) a song cycle of symphonic
proportions, is considered by many to be Mahler's greatest
work.
Butler faculty Mark Gilgallon (voice), Thomas Studebaker (voice),
Anna Briscoe (music), Xiaoqing Liu (modern and
foreign languages), and Frank Felice (music) will
perform/present.
Click here
to view a pdf poster for this event.
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here to view the Earth Project Facebook page.
For more information on the Earth Project, to submit a
proposal, or to get a copy of the Earth Project image for
use in your approved presentation or project please contact Tim
Carter at tlcarter@gmail.com.