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Launching “Student Sustainability Lab”

January 14, 2014 – Annapolis, MD – Our “Student Sustainability Lab” (SSL) is an innovative academic program, bringing sustainability issues to life for students in our community. On January 15, the SSL program will feature a screening of the film TINY: A Story About Living Small. Filmmakers Christopher Smith and Merete Mueller will be in town to work with students as they begin their academic journey and prepare for building a Tiny House in the summer of 2014.

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SustainaFest Announces 2013 Maryland Green Ball

January 3, 2013 – Annapolis, MD – SustainaFest brings a whole new Saint Patrick’s Day tradition to Annapolis with its inaugural “Maryland Green Ball” on March 15th at the Governor Calvert House in beautiful downtown Annapolis. Join us and a couple hundred of our closest friends as we learn about SustainaFest and its sustainability education and action-oriented mission while celebrating one of Annapolis’s most revered holidays. The event will feature our “Art for a Sustainable Chesapeake” program, music by the renowned Irish rock band Barleyjuice, and highlight a new partnership with the International League of Conservation Photographers. Tickets go on sale January 30, 2013.

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SustainaFest Announces “Arts for a Sustainable Chesapeake” 2013 Photo Contest

January 3, 2013 – Annapolis, MD – SustainaFest invites the Chesapeake community to participate in its first “Arts for a Sustainable Chesapeake” Photo Contest to highlight, capture and explore sustainability in the Chesapeake region. Show us what sustainability means to you while supporting our ground-breaking nonprofit that leverages the power of art and entertainment to educate and inspire direct action on the most pressing social, environmental and economic issues of our time. Student and Adult winners will be announced and featured at our 2013 Annapolis Green Ball on March 15, 2013.

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SustainaFest Announces Two New and Innovative Partnerships with US Fish & Wildlife and Mountainfilm in Telluride

October 12, 2012 – Annapolis, MD – SustainaFest’s recent Friend-Raiser was highlighted by the announcement of two partnerships to enhance the organization’s efforts to drive sustainability-related education and action in the Chesapeake Bay region. Michael Slattery, Chesapeake Bay Coordinator for the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and Henry Lystad, Tour Stop Director of Mountainfilm in Telluride, both took the opportunity to describe the importance of SustainaFest’s innovative approach and highlight their excitement in being able to join forces.

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SustainaFest Launch Events Feature Amazing Speakers, Inspiring Films While Entertaining Hundreds

October 8, 2012 – Annapolis, MD – SustainaFest enjoyed a fantastic pair of launch events on a beautiful October evening on the shores of the Chesapeake Bay in historic Annapolis. The organization kicked off its innovative programming with two events – a Friend-Raiser reception attended by more than 120 sustainability leaders, athletes, educators, filmmakers and others; and a film night that featured more than 400 attendees enjoying nine award-winning films from the 2012 Mountainfilm in Telluride festival.

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Three New Inspirational Guest Speakers Will Join A Powerful Lineup for SustainaFest’s ‘Films to Inspire A Sustainability Revolution’

September 30, 2012 – Annapolis, MD – SustainaFest is pleased to announce the addition of three powerful guest speakers to our lineup to educate and entertain our attendees at “Films to Inspire a Sustainability Revolution.” USA Paralympic athletes Clark Rachfal and Greta Neimanas, and Blacks of the Chesapeake Foundation Executive Director Vince Leggett will join Allyson Barlow of Right to Play and Henry Lystad of Mountainfilm in Telluride in introducing our films and speaking with our film-goers. The five wonderful special guests will be joined by several leading sustainability figures from the Chesapeake region, students from our Founding Partners’ schools, and perhaps a couple of surprise appearances.

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SustainaFest CEO and Cleanest Line Media to be Featured on Highly-Respected “Voices of the Chesapeake Bay” Program on 103.1 WRNR-FM Radio September 30th @ 9am

September 24, 2012 – Annapolis, MD – SustainaFest is pleased to announce that our Chief Executive Officer, George Chmael II, will be appearing on 103.1 WRNR-FM’s award-winning “Voices of the Chesapeake,” a highly-regarded radio talk show. Michael Buckley hosts this well-known Sunday morning program that features critical stories highlighting important Chesapeake Bay efforts. Chmael will be joined by Zach Chmael who leads Cleanest Line Media and has created a short film entitled “Let’s Be The Change” in support of the SustainaFest effort. The show runs from 7-10am each Sunday and SustainaFest’s appearance is slated for 9am on September 30, 2012.

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Powerful Guest Speakers Will Join SustainaFest Film Night Attendees For Discussion of ‘Films to Inspire A Sustainability Revolution’

September 20, 2012 – Annapolis, MD – SustainaFest is pleased to announce that several guest speakers will be available to educate and entertain our attendees at the October 6th event entitles “Films to Inspire a Sustainability Revolution.” We will be joined by Allison Barlow of Right to Play and Henry Lystad of Mountainfilm in Telluride. In addition, the evening will include several leading sustainability figures from the Chesapeake region, students from our Founding Partners’ schools, and perhaps a couple of surprise appearances.

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Young Filmmaker from Cleanest Line Media Releases Inspiring “Let’s Be The Change” Promo in Support of SustainaFest

September 9, 2012 – Annapolis, MD – Nineteen year old filmmaker and entrepreneur Zach Chmael, founder of Cleanest Line Media – an experimental media company striving to tell the sustainability story through adventure and human interest films, photographs and writings, today released a short film promoting SustainaFest. Leveraging a unique mix of footage to include mountain, river, forest and Chesapeake Bay vistas, the short film seeks to appeal to younger audiences by placing responsibility for a more sustainable future squarely at the feet of Generation Z.

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SustainaFest Launches Film Night Bringing Filmmakers and Communities Together

September 7, 2012 – Annapolis, MD – SustainaFest, a Maryland non-profit, is hosting a night of inspiring film and engaging conversation on October 6th at 7:30pm at Francis Scott Key Auditorium at St. John’s College. SustainaFest leads events that leverage the power of art and entertainment to spark dialogue and drive action on the most pressing social, environmental, and economic issues of our time. Films to Inspire a Sustainability Revolution is an opportunity to interact with filmmakers and leaders that are working to make a difference in their communities.

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