Greenius at Cafe Coco

So last Wednesday I went to see the awesome Stacy Allyn Baker (Boatman) at Cafe Coco and couldn't believe I hadn't seen any sets there before. Their back room is kick-ass... there's a bench built in along the back wall where we sat and I am totally going back again.

I really want to go this Thursday (alas, I have to go down to the ATL to talk to some quilty-ladies about their website plans for the next year), because Greenius is playing at 9 PM. My friend Melanie (who just got married! yay!) says it's "organic music designed to make society grow."

I love it! I can't believe I'm out of town for it, but I'm going to hit them up next time. Of course, me having to guzzle gas doesn't mean you can't go! Go check 'em out and let me know how it was!

Outdoors all this weekend!

So, in case you are living under a rock (like me... there are many different kinds of rocks, including sinus infections and for-sale condos), this Saturday is the Earth Day celebration at Centennial Park from 11-7. Make sure you check out the Greener Nashville Tent, where, along with Gardens of Babylon, they'll be giving away 1,000 free baby oak trees!



Many thanks to jeffmradio for tipping me off to the Billboard Green 10! I've really been digging KT Tunstall lately, and it's no surprise that Willie is up there!

Meanwhile, Rites of Spring is now swingin' over at Vandy, so head over there to catch some yummy tunes like Lady Antebellum, Feist & Old Crow Medicine Show. Between Rites and VU baseball vs. Auburn, I'm going to be at Vandy all weekend!

So much going on in the 'ville!

In case you missed it, last Sunday was Earth Hour, where you were supposed to turn out your lights for an hour, but apparently the folks down in Australia didn't take March Madness into consideration when choosing a Sunday. Sadly, we did not participate due to the pressing need to watch the Elite Eight games.

Down in Williamson County, the kids at Hillsboro elementary/middle are participating in the Free the Children Water Project. The thought of all the bottles of coke and PowerAde that are not being trashed warms the cockles of me 'eart it does... but they're still drinking water out of bottles:

According to the scorecard, students can save up to $1.50 per glass by drinking water rather than milk, soda or juice and up to $1 per bottle on sports drinks. Every time they drink a glass or bottle of water, they put that savings into a cup. At the end of the two weeks, the money will be collected. (emphasis mine)

I don't know anything about the Free the Children thing, but the project sounds like a good idea to me, at least to raise awareness... but I wish they were thinking about the bottled water part of it as well (see Think Outside the Bottle for why)

In other news, there's finally an answer to the question of what will be done with the old Wild Oats building... a Trader Joe's is moving in! I think I've talked before about how I miss the old Wild Oats - I liked how small and homey it felt compared to the new Whole Foods. Not to say I don't like the WF, but I miss the way things were. I'm excited to see what a Trader Joe's is like, finally, and maybe I'll be going there instead of WF soon.

Also, in case you haven't checked out the Greener Nashville site or you don't get their eblasts, there is a big Green Business expo going on over at Lipscomb today.

That's it for this week, folks! Stay dry and warm, and let me know if you want to buy a condo!

Ben & Jerry to speak at Vanderbilt Oct. 2

"An Evening of Social Responsibility, Radical Business Philosophy and Free Dessert for All"

Tuesday, October 2, 2007, at 7 p.m.

Student Life Center ballroom

Tickets: Free-$10, available at Sarratt Box Office and at the door

The Ben & Jerry's brand was build on the idea of being a socially-responsible business. Though over the years that commitment has wavered, the founders, Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield are well-known for trying to drive social change through corporate practices.

You can check out more info on that here.

While I am inclined to be skeptical of "corporate social responsibility" - because I'm a cynic and because, from what I've learned about publicly-held corporations and the quarterly earnings set-up, I figure that numbers all-too-often trump the quality of those numbers.

Anyhow, Ben & Jerry's is at least talking about being socially responsible, which is a start. And I'd love to hear what they have to say about how to do it.