Mermaid Society SMTX set to host 3rd annual Earth Day Celebration

Mermaid Society SMTX will host its 3rd Annual Earth Day Celebration on Saturday, April 24. This free family-friendly event is open to the public from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. The Earth Day Celebration is Sponsored by My Emergency Room 24/7 San Marcos and in partnership with Wonder World Cave & Adventure Park. Social distancing and face masks are required. Hand sanitizer will be generously available for all guests.

“We invite the community to join us and take part in a variety of activities scheduled throughout the day. Children will have the opportunity to take home art they have created using recyclable materials,” Mermaid Society SMTX Founder July Moreno said. “Our goal is to inspire our youth on creative ways to rethink how discarded items can be reused, repurposed, and reinvented to serve another purpose like creating art and practical uses such as a bird feeder made from food cans.

“We will also make our annual 'MER-fetti' made from dried flowers and leaves that can be used in place of confetti,” Moreno added. “Of course, there will be mermaid selfies and mermaid story time for the children.”

Kristin Williams, owner of Wonder World Cave, said they are excited to partner with the Mermaid Society to support the annual event.

“Wonder World Cave and Adventure Park is a historic community space. We are committed to doing our best to carry out the tradition of bringing family together,” Kristin Williams said. “We will be offering free train rides to all guests that attend the Earth Day event.”

"Earthman" Lanny Smith will perform his "We've Got the Power" concert during the Earth Day event.

Nationally known and award-winning environmental recording artist "Earthman" Lanny Smith will perform his powerful, interactive "We've Got the Power" concert. His songs, recorded in seven languages, are sung by youth and adults around our Earth. "When we educate and then activate ourselves to become part of the solution, there is nothing we cannot do individually and together," said Earthman, currently living in San Marcos. Wonderful music at Earthman.Tv. Joining "Earthman" in concert will be Texas recording artist Heidi Little who is the Director at International Children's Month, Creative Director Music and Children and Youth WE The World and Founder of The Center for Advancement in Social-Emotional Learning.

The theme for Earth Day is "Plastic, The Good, The Not So Good and the Alternatives." The Austin and San Antonio Chapters of Climate Reality will have displays and discussions about plastic. Plus, local visual artists Jamelene (Evie) McGowin and Loretta Houst are creating a statue of a Mermaid from reused plastic items including bottles, bags, and more. I have had an interest in making art out of the trash for years now. It’s slowly become one of my favorite passions to repurpose trash and make it into art, said Evie.

This event is made possible through collaboration and sponsorship from the following businesses and organizations, ECCO - Texas State University, Earthman. TV, Soulful Creations, Climate Reality Project, Embassy Suites, Physical Therapy of San Marcos, Starbucks and Union Pacific.

For more info or sponsorship opportunities, please contact us at 512-825-2819 or email to info@mermaidsocietysmtx.com.

•Submitted by Mermaid Society SMTX