CICADAFEST 2021

8210 Murphy Road,Fulton MD 20759

22 May, 2021

Description

Who's excited for Brood X's imminent emergence?! Celebrate the coolest cicada brood with art, music, cicada-cuisine, and community. The Green Farmacy Garden in Fulton Maryland welcomes you to celebrate living within periodical cicadas' range, globally unique to the southeastern corner of North America, by partaking in the abundance of Brood X. Our celebration will center around a Cicada sampling*. Periodical cicadas survive thanks to "predator satiation": they emerge, synchronously, in such vast numbers that all predators can eat their fill and there'll still be plenty of cicadas to reproduce and perpetuate the species. Attendees will be invited to sample different preparations of cicadas, including grilled, sautéed, and chocolate-covered. Schedule of events: 10:30am Admission begins11am Garden Tour (45 min)12-1:45pm Cicada Sampling*2pm Live Music: Dunn Goyle Salesmen3pm Garden Tour (45 min)4pm Live Music Teporah Bilezikian5pm Open Stage to share your own cicada tribute5pm Guided Embodiment practice inspired and informed by physical yogic practicesOther All Day Activities Kids' Art (cicada coloring pages and nature collage)Community Art (collaborative cicada shell story-scape, sidewalk chalk)Jams (community created, in the woods, the field, by the pond - wherever strikes your fancy)Community, cicadas and other wildlife, and the verdant garden and grounds of The Green Farmacy Garden.*Cicada sampling is entirely optional! Try any, all, or none, of the cicada preparations offered (2 cicadas per person per preparation) The Green Farmacy Garden is located on a 6-acre plot, 3 acres of which are wooded. There's plenty of space for children to play and discover, families to spread out with picnics, and groups to arrange themselves into jam sessions (feel free to bring instruments! ). Masks covering mouth and nose, and physical distancing, are required for the entirety of this event, and attendance is limited to 75 ticket holders. Child Policy: No charge for children 5 years old and underFree admission of one child aged 6+ per paid adult ticketTicket rate for additional children is $15, enter Code "CHILD" at purchase to access this rate. Please join us in responsible consumption and minimizing waste at this event: please bring a full, refillable water vessel to stay hydrated during your visit, and an unbreakable bowl for your samples. Drinking water will be available onsite to fill your water bottle as needed. We recommend attendees home-cook or buy, and bring the food you'll need for the day - cicada samples will not constitute a meal! Maple Lawn (3-minutes' drive from the site), offers a variety of eateries, as does Clarksville (9-minute drive). This event will take place in any safe weather conditions. Please Note: Depending on field conditions, parking availability may be up to half a mile's walk from the festival site, so factor that in to your planning! GET INVOLVED! We can offer free admission to a number of volunteers willing to work a 3-hour shift. Positions available include parking attendant, admission, water tender, and more. We can also accommodate additional vendors. Email [email protected] to join the team! Banner cicada image by C. Simon