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Radio 92.9 EarthFest at the Hatch Shell 2016

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Venue:	The Hatch Shell
Dates:	Saturday, May 21, 2016
Hours:	10:00AM - 5:00 PM
Ages:	Toddlers, Kids, Teens, Adults
In/Outdoor:	Outdoor
Cost:	Free
Category:	Music & Concerts

Radio 92.9 will once again kick off the summer music season at the DCR Hatch Shell with the annual Radio 92.9 EarthFest on May 21, 2016.

Presented by Whole Foods Market, the free family-friendly festival will celebrate Mother Earth while showcasing national and local music acts, environmentally friendly products and local non-profit environmental organizations.

It has been announced that The Strumbellas, Joywave and headliner Fitz and the Tantrums (YAY!) will be performing at this years event. The festival will take place at the DCR Hatch Memorial Shell on May 21st, 2016 from 10:00am-5:00pm.

The day will kick off with the winner of the Radio 92.9 EarthFest Battle of the Bands. Vote for the band you want to open the show, here.

While music takes center stage, the festival will feature the Eco-Pavilion, with exhibits and environmental displays, staffed by sponsors and non-profit environmental organizations from across New England.

Kids Planet
Kids’ Planet designed specifically for families will be featured at the 23rd annual Radio 92.9 EarthFest. Kids’ Planet will feature a musical line-up specifically aimed at children under age 12 as well as earth-friendly activities and educational displays.

The Kids’ Planet musical line-up includes Nickelodeon ParentsConnect award for best party entertainer, Boston-area musician Stacey Peasley as well as Vanessa Trien and the Jumping Monkeys who will make a return visit to Radio 92.9 EarthFest with their highly interactive, sing-jump-and-dance-along show. Additionally the line-up will also include a host of talented kids performing for kids, as the ZUMIX African Drumming group and Scottish Fish, a Boston-based fiddle and cello quintet perform from the stage.

10:30-11:00AM Kids Family Friendly Yoga
11:00 AM - 11:15 ZUMIX African Drumming
11:20 -12:20 Vanessa Trien and Jumping Monkeys
12:30-12:50 Tabata Kids Exercise
1:00-1:15 ZUMIX African Drumming
1:45-2:45 Stacey Peasley Band
3:00-3:40 Scottish Fish

Other activities occurring in Kids’ Planet throughout the day include family-friendly yoga and exercises on the stage from Tabata Kids; costumed characters Sid the Sloth and Scrat the Squirrel from the upcoming movie Ice Age: Collision Course; make your own granola with Kids Cooking Green introducing the importance of eating locally grown food to children; learning how to set up a composing bin with Dirty Boys Composting; and Lexington Community Farm will bring its traveling worm bins to show how worms can help the earth and enrich the soil.

Whole Foods Market will also bring nearly two dozen partners who will be sampling earth-friendly products along with organizations Pine Street Inn and Food For Free who will be offering demonstrations and other interactive activities.

Over the years, Radio 92.9 EarthFest has featured acts such as Neon Trees, Guster, Third Eye Blind, Blues Traveler, The Wallflowers, The Fray and many more.

WEBSITE

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myradio929.com/radio-92-9-earthfest-2016/

LOCATION

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Storrow Drive, Boston, MA map

Hatch Memorial Shell - Storrow Drive to Boston or take the T to Arlington Station or Charles/MGH Station.

The Annual Radio 929 EarthFest is also accessible by MBTA. Concertgoers can take the Green Line to Arlington Street or take the Red Line to Charles Street / MGH. For more details, visit the MBTA website at www.mbta.com

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Helpful Info
Because Radio 92.9 EarthFest is expected to draw a crowd of more than 100,000 people, attendees are encouraged to take advantage of the free bike valet service offered by MassBike or use public transportation. The DCR Hatch Memorial Shell is accessible by MBTA. Concertgoers can take the Green Line to Arlington Street or take the Red Line to Charles Street / MGH.
Gates for the festival will open at 10 am. No backpacks, coolers, large bags, drones or open containers will be allowed into the festival. No alcoholic beverages will be allowed on site. All bags will be subject to a discretionary search. Small bags and blankets or tarps 10’x10’ or less and necessary items such as strollers will be allowed in once searched. Festival attendees may access the event at the Charles Street Footbridge or the Dartmouth Street Footbridge. There will be no access to the event via the Fiedler Footbridge, at the corner of Arlington Street and Beacon Street.

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Great event if you can get in

I was extremely disappointed on the level of difficulty and lack of information on how to be able to enter this event. First of all you couldn't go over the pedestrian bridge right at the hatch shell so I had to walk quite a distance to another one with my 4 year old. When we finally got there I wasn't given access because I had a backpack. I am sensitive to the reasoning however it is extremely frustrating to see other people enter with shoulder bags way bigger than mine but because my bag was a backpack style I wasn't able to enter. I was able to stuff all of my items into another friend's shoulder bag to enter. People also had huge IKEA bags to collect swag that AND almost every vendor was handing out a backpack!!! I checked on several sites when I got home and could not find any information that the pedestrian bridge would be closed and that backpacks and other items would be restricted for entry. This would have saved a lot of anger and frustration for many parents.