The Farmers’ Market Salsa Festival is an annual live outdoor Latin Music and Environmental festival. Expected to attract 2,500 attendees, this year, Grammy Award winner and Bay Area favorite Christian Pepin y su Orquesta Bembe returns as the headliner, with Afro-Cuban, Afro Peruvian jazz keyboardist Erick Peralta, and his band, the Latin Jazz Youth Ensemble of SF, and the Berkeley High School Jazz Ensemble.
Professional Latin dancers will teach Salsa steps and local chefs will demonstrate and sample their favorite recipes. Attendees can make their own “People Powered” smoothies or try on upcycled fashion made from trash. Locally sourced and sustainably made food and beverages, including Craft Beer, Wine, and Mojitos will be available for sale in tandem with the Farmers Market. Artisans will sell sustainable wares and local partner environmental and Latinx organizations will be on hand to share information and answer questions.
To volunteer or for more info contact Cynthia Murdough cynthia@ecologycenter.org or call 925-421-9574
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Pack In/Set-Up Day of Salsa Festival
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Must be able to lift 25lbs, bend over and reach above your head several times during the shift and work as part of a team.
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7am - 10am Needed: 2-3
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Volunteer Check-in / Ecology Center Booth
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Friendly, welcoming person who likes to work with people and is comfortable talking with strangers. Organized and professional.
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2pm-5pm Needed:1
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Beverage Ticket Sales
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Must be 21 or over. You will be required to review and sign the Ecology Center Alcohol Procedure agreement.
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10am-2pm Needed:1 2pm-5pm Needed: 2
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Sustainable Wine Booth
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Must be 21 or over. You will be required to review and sign the Ecology Center Alcohol Procedure agreement.
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10am-2pm Needed: 1 2pm-5pm Needed: 1
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Sustainable Craft Beer Booth
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Must be 21 or over. You will be required to review and sign the Ecology Center Alcohol Procedure agreement.
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9am-1pm Needed: 2 1pm-5pm Needed: 1
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Mojito/Nojitos
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Must be 21 or over. You will be required to review and sign the Ecology Center Alcohol Procedure agreement.
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9am-1pm Needed: 1 1pm-5:30pm Needed: 2 |
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“Haute Trash” Selfie Booth
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For a peek at what this booth is about: click here You will help attendees with fabulous Fashion Trashion while learning about the “price” of the fashion industry in our landfills and global warming.
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9am-2pm Needed: 2 2pm-6pm Needed: 2
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Kids Eco-Zone
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16 years old or older. Must be good and comfortable with kids of all ages. Patience and a sense of humor are a plus along with the ability to gently encourage and help little guests to be creative and help them learn about how what they are doing is helping the earth.
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9am- 1pm Needed: 2 1pm-5pm Needed: 2
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Performer/Stage Oversight
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Must be 16 years old or have significant stage experience. Must have the ability to multitask and be a problem solver with a great attitude and sense of humor. Important to be a good communicator and be someone who is aware of the whole picture so that you can jump in whenever you are needed.
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9:30am -1pm Needed: 1 1pm-5pm Needed: 1
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Runners
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Must be able to lift 25lbs, bend over and reach above your head several times during the shift and work as part of a team.
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10am-2pm Needed: 1 2pm-5pm Needed: 2
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Clean-up
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Must be able to lift 25lbs, bend over and reach above your head several times during the shift and work as part of a team.
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4:30pm - 6:30pm Needed: 3
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