Unity College to Host Earth Day Music Festival

Unity, Maine – April 5, 2011 --  Unity College will host an Earth Day music festival at the Unity College Centre for the Performing Arts, 4 Depot Street, Unity, on Saturday, April 16, from 3 p.m. – 11 p.m. The suggested donation is $15 for the general public, free for students.

    All proceeds of the event will benefit New Hope for Women.  For more information contact Nancy Zane at (207) 948-3131, ext. 223, or nzane@unity.edu.

    Slated to perform are Will Work for Food, a Unity College student folk group; North Star Sisters, Contra dance with caller John McIntire; Planet Pan Steel Drum Band; Ramblin’ Red, Portland based quartet playing Bluegrass / Folk / Indie; and Velourosaurus, playing Rock & Roll, R & B, Funk, and Blues all rolled into one.

     Unity College is a small private college in rural Maine that provides dedicated, engaged students with a liberal arts education which emphasizes the environment and natural resources. Unity College graduates are prepared to be environmental stewards, effective leaders, and responsible citizens through active learning experiences within a supportive community.

     In 2010, Unity College was named to the top 30 of the Washington Monthly college rankings, and was one of eighteen U.S. colleges and universities named to The Princeton Review’s Green Rating Honor Roll.