FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                       June 16, 2006

M 64-06

RECYCLING SHOWS TOUR CITY SUMMER FUN PROGRAM

Starting next week, and running through June to July 11, recycling shows will be touring 48 of the City’s summer fun sites. “Our kids get it,” says Mayor Mufi Hannemann.  “There’s too much trash.  It shouldn’t go to the landfill.  We all need to work together to recycle more and seek alternative technology.  It makes sense.” 

The City has procured the services of three local performing groups to create recycling education shows for our kids.  The musical, fanciful, storytelling, rapping, interactive performances should have them dancing and singing the message of the 3R’s all the way home to their families.

The performers draw on recycling songs by the Lava Jam Band and Jack Johnson, and wrote some original pieces (soon to be the new favorites) to drive the message home – “Put Opala in its Place,” “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle,” “It’s Piling Up,” “Start with a Can,” “Litter Bug,” “Jump Up Think About It,” “Good Garbage,” “(Mother Earth has got the) Indigestion Blues,” “Movin’ Plastic.”

“Your kids may come home from summer fun singing and dancing to a new beat. . .the reduce, reuse, recycling beat,” says City Recycling Coordinator Suzanne Jones.

Mayor Hannemann hopes parents will be attentive when their kids come home excited and singing with a flyer that outlines all of the City’s recycling services and programs – curbside greencycling collection, islandwide community recycling bins, HI5 redemption centers, islandwide monthly pickup of bulky items, and more.

The recycling show schedule is below.  These are not open to the public -- just for the summer fun programs.  The public can catch these shows at the City’s second annual Discover Recycling Fair, September 21, 22 and 23 at the Blaisdell Arena.  FREE.  And the recycling shows will be made available to Oahu schools during the upcoming school year.

Talkin’ Trash:   Performed by The Sustainables -- James McCarthy (guitar, storytelling, vocal), Leslie Kline (violin), and Jason Tobosa (percussion).  Original songs, stories and comedy.  High-energy audience participation.                       

6/27     9:00     Maile                                       696-4766        

10:30   Waianae DP                            696-4441, 696-5039   

12:30   Makaha                                  695-9466

6/29     9:30     Waiau                                      453-7555        

10:30   Pearl City                                453-7550, 453-7553   

12:30   Waipahu                                  675-7129, 675-7128

7/6       9:30     Ahuimanu                                239-6594        

10:30   Kahaluu                                   239-8726        

12:30   Hauula                                     293-5564

7/11     9:30     Waialua                                   637-9721        

10:30   Sunset                                     638-7213, 638-7051   

12:30   Kahuku                                    293-5116, 497-0930

7/13     9:30     Kainalu El.                               266-7651/52   

10:30   Kailua District Park                  254-4678, 266-7652

12:30   Ben Parker El.                         233-7312, 233-7316

Convergence Dance Theater   Performers Jamie Nakama, Jennifer Shannon, and Raina Racki.  Three young dancers mix modern, ballet, capoeira, and hip-hop dancing styles. Fun, interpretive movement around a story and music.

6/19     9:30     Waimanalo Beach Park           259-9106                                

10:30   Waimanalo Gym                      259-7436

6/21     9:30     Aina Haina                               373-2722        

10:30   Kahala                                     733-7371

12:30   Petrie Park                              733-7373

6/22     9:30     Ewa Beach                              689-0370        

10:30   Ewa El.                                    672-8465, 681-3480

12:30   Makakilo                                  672-8465

6/23     9:30     Koko Head                              395-3096

10:30   Kamilo Iki                                 395-5314

12:30   Kaimuki                                   733-7351

6/26     9:30     Pililaau                                    696-5039        

10:30   Nanakuli                                  668-1137

12:30   Waikele                                   678-0871

6/28     10:00   Sheridan                                  383-1799

12:30   Enchanted Lake                      266-7665

IT STARTS WITH A CAN Performed by Adela Chu, Jonathan Sypert, Steven Wong and Willow Chang. Original Story about a tutu, her grandchildren and the trash sensei.  Original songs, dance and participation pieces.                                                          

6/23     9:30

            10:30   Paki Park                                 733-7368

            12:30   Manoa                                     988-0580, 988-0513

6/26     9:30     Beretania                                 522-7022        

10:45   Puunui                                     595-2460                    

6/27     9:30     Whitmore                                 622-2420        

10:45   Wahiawa                                 621-5663        

12:30   Mililani                                     623-3170, 623-5258

6/28     9:30     Kalakaua                                 832-7801        

10:45   Fern Park                                483-7850

12:30   Kamehameha                          832-7819

6/29     9:30     Halawa                                    483-7852        

10:45   Aiea                                         483-7859

            12:30   Kalihi Valley                             832-7812

6/30     9:30     Palolo Valley                           733-7363        

10:45   Makiki Park                             522-7082

            12:30   Moanalua                                831-7105

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Contact:

              Bill Brennan, 228-1526