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Schedule of Events

 

SATURDAY, Sept. 25 (open 10 am - Midnight)

Keynote:  Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.  3 – 4pm

Speakers:   

  • Jeanne Trombly, Plug In America
  • David Blume, Author
  • Rhone Resch, President, SEIA
  • Mike Thompson, US Congressman
  • John Schaeffer, Board Chair, Solar Living Institute

Panels:     

  • The Countdown  for Solar-charged Vehicles is On! 
  • Installing Off-Grid Solar in the Developing World
  • Youth Making a Difference Greening Their School and Community

Workshops:

  • Rural Electrification Projects in East Africa - From Concept to Sustaining
  • Habitat for Honey Bees
  • Starting a Solar Business - An Insider's Guide to Success
  • Numbers for Nature - Can Economics Save the Rainforest
  • Green Economy Leadership Training
  • Reconnect to the water cycle with Greywater, Rainwater, and Composting Toilets
  • B.Y.O.P.  Bring your own Power
  • Selecting a Qualified and Credentialed PV installer/contractor

Music:                                   

  • Poor Man’s Whiskey -- Saturday, following RFK, Jr.
  • Charlie Vaughan and Friends
  • Festival of Friends
  • Alexis Harte
  • Misner and Smith
  • Bruce Klein's Galactic Band
  • Bucky Walters

MoondanceMoondance:  8 pm-midnight

  • Sila
  • Jug Band
  • DJ Dragonfly

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SUNDAY, Sept. 26 (open 10 am - 6 pm)

Keynote:  Arianna Huffington  4-5 pm (note change of time)

Speakers:                   

  • Ed Begley, Jr., Actor and activist
  • David Arkin, Architect
  • Penny Livingstone, Regenerative Design Inst.
  • Kent Halliburton, Real Goods Solar
  • A.G. Kawamura, Secretary, Calif. Dept. of Food & Agriculture
  • Bill McKibben, via live feed

Panels:                   

  • Tighter & Brighter, Green Building in the 21st Century
  • Funding Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency
  • Community Resilience and Localization

Workshops:                 

  • Ecological Home Remodeling  
  • Honey Bee Observatory
  • Detroit, Dallas & Despotism:  a 3D view of Sustainability
  • Solar Charged Vehicles
  • Solar vs. Nuclear — The Fight that MUST Be Had
  • How You Can Build a Stand-Alone, Off-Grid, Solar Home
  • Eco-Bricks
  • Local Herbs as Medicine
  • Permaculture
  • Ethno-Botany

Music:                                   

  • Dgiin -- Sunday, prior to Arianna Huffington
  • The Mighty Chiplings
  • Linda Ferro Band
  • Trailer Park Rangers
  • Kevin West
  • Keegan Smith and the Fam

To see all speakers, panels, entertainment and other attractions at Solfest, Download the Full Schedule.


Tickets available at the gate

KIDS 12 and under FREE!

Easy, convenient parking and camping available.

Camping is limited so get there early.

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As we move into the next decade we look for sustainable and environmentally friendly solutions to guide us into the future.

At SolFest we bring together a world-class selection of speakers and panelists to discuss both local and global issues.

Come and be a part of the change for a better world, discuss and share your ideas.

 
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