Other events that will take place at the celebration include a full concert in the park, dancers, performers, exhibitors, vendors, food, kids activities and education, Fassbender said. The Zinghoppers, a children’s band comprised of a kangaroo, an opossum, a donkey, a DJ Kitty and Conductor Jack, are playing at the celebration, as well. “We are performing a high-energy show for children and their families,” Jack Norton, co-creator of the Zinghoppers, said. “Our music is influenced by hip-hop, electronic dance music and pop.”
hearing about what people feel after they experience acupuncture. “The people sitting around with the needles in will tell people that, ‘No, it doesn’t hurt at all,’ ‘Just try it,’ ‘These few needles made me feel so much better!’ I love that part.” “It’s a beautiful event,” Fang said. “Winona is really a wonderful community.” Acupuncture will occur from 2-4 p.m. at the Earth Day celebration. Whether enjoying the Zinghoppers or trying acupuncture for the first time, Winona’s Each Day Celebration has something for all
This band has a television series that airs on more than 100 PBS member stations nationwide and in 175 countries generating more than 1 million viewers each day. “We haven’t been to the Winona celebration before, but we usually celebrate Earth Day in some fashion wherever we are,” Norton said. “We’re excited to party in Winona!” The Zinghoppers are playing from 1 p.m. to 1:50 p.m. at the Earth Day celebration. Another exhibit at the celebration is acupuncture. “I am going to be giving free acupuncture treatments,” Jade Fang, of Jade Community Acupuncture Clinic, said, “So people can experience what acupuncture is like.” Fang has been to the celebration before and said she loved the music, the people and the sense of community. Her favorite part of the celebration is “just talking to people.” Fang said she loves
different kinds of people, even those stuck in the 1970s. “This community understood the importance of coming together to celebrate the earth before being green was mainstream,” Fassbender said. “I think to this community it represents a collection of people who are coming together to help each other live simply, to share information, to celebrate together.” Winona’s Earth Day Celebration
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