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“A soundwalk is any excursion whose main purpose is listening to the

environment. It is exposing our ears to every sound around us no matter

where we are.”

- Hildegard Westerkamp (Soundwalking)

CONTACT: Daniel Godston

dgodston@gmail.com

312.543.7027

WHAT: Soundwalk in East Garfield Park—at the Chicago Center for Green Technology

and the Garfield Park Conservatory

WHEN: Saturday, August 1, 2009 (10 a.m.-12 noon)

WHERE: Chicago Center for Green Technology (10:00-10:50 a.m., 1st location)

445 N. Sacramento Blvd.

Chicago, IL 60612

312.746.9642, greentech@cityofchicago.org

http://www.cityofchicago.org/Environment/GreenTech/

Garfield Park Conservatory (11:15 a.m.-12:00 noon, 2nd location)

300 N Central Park Ave

Chicago, IL 60624-1996

312.746.5100

http://www.garfield-conservatory.org

You are invited to join the World Listening Project, during two soundwalks which will happen in East Garfield Park on Saturday, August 1. During a soundwalk people explore their environment by listening to it as if it were a musical composition, while using their sense of hearing on a mapped route or score as their guide.

First we will meet at CCGT at 10 a.m. for a brief tour of the premises, and our soundwalk will happen there. This soundwalk will occur inside and outside the building, and it is being co-organized by WLP and CCGT. Then we will travel to the Garfield Park Conservatory, where we will reconvene, and a soundwalk will happen inside and outside of GPC. The soundwalk at CCGT is free, but those being part of the soundwalk at GPC will have to pay admission fee. These events are open to the public, all ages.

THE CENTER FOR GREEN TECHNOLOGY is the first rehabilitated municipal building in the nation to receive the LEED™ Platinum rating by the U.S. Green Building Council. Mayor Richard M. Daley dedicated the building in 2002 and it has gone on to become a national model for sustainable design and technology.

The Center serves as the most comprehensive green design educational resource in the Midwest. We promote and advance sustainable homes, workplaces and communities to enhance the quality of urban life. We work to facilitate this through educational programming and training, research and demonstration and by acting as a resource network.

THE GARFIELD PARK CONSERVATORY ALLIANCE, a non-profit organization, strengthens community through the unique combination of the Garfield Park Conservatory Campus, other botanical resources, and the engagement of community members.

With its innovative programs, the Alliance enhances the environmental, social and economic vitality of Chicago’s West Side and encourages the larger community to explore the fundamental connection between plants and life. Membership in the Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance supports one of Chicago’s great botanical resources.

Web links to learn about soundwalks:

Handbook For Acoustic Ecology

Hildegard Westerkamp

Andra McCartney

Chicago Center for Green Technology

445 N. Sacramento Blvd.

Chicago, IL 60612

312.746.9642, greentech@cityofchicago.org

http://www.cityofchicago.org/Environment/GreenTech/

Garfield Park Conservatory

300 N Central Park Ave

Chicago, IL 60624-1996

312.746.5100

http://www.garfield-conservatory.org

For more info, please email dgodston@gmail.com or call 312.5430.7027.

World Listening Project: http://www.worldlisteningproject.org

Midwest Society for Acoustic Ecology: http://mwsae.org/

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