Earth Week Green Fashion & Comedy - Tuesday, April 21 (10:30 am)
Come and see the latest in upcycled fashion with the Value Village Fashion Show. The show will feature clothing made from recycled and organically produced materials, as well as highlight the benefits of reusing, or upcycling, old clothing as a means of reducing waste. Models will in include BCC students, staff and faculty.
"For over 50 years Value Village has been basing their business on the principles of giving back and providing opportunities. They are one of the leaders in making recycled (or "upcycled") clothing more popular and are responsible for keeping over 280 million pounds of wasted clothing and rags out of landfills." (Value Village web site)
See King 5 News and the Northwest Cable Network's coverage of the 2008 Green Fashion Show (aired on April 21 and 22, 2008! - (.wmv file) from King 5 News
Jesse Case, Comedian
Following the fashion show at around 10:45, local comedian Jess Case will take the stage and share with us some thoughts on the lighter side of the environmental apocalypse. Jesse is an alumni of the national televised program Last Comic Standing, and has won several awards including the 2008 Rocky Mountain Laugh Off.
JESSE CASE'S MAD-LIB BIO (from his web site):
Jesse Case is a (gender) stand-up (job), taking the world by (noun)! With a (adjective) (noun) wit, and a way of (verb)ing audiences across the (land-mass), leaving them begging for (measurement), a rise to (social status) is inevitable. Perhaps you've seen (he/she/it) on your (appliance), perhaps you saw him (verb) in your town, or perhaps you're (emotion). In (year), Jesse Case won the prestigious (comedy competition.) Having performed in several premier (building)s, Jesse has left (group of people)s (verb)ing, "(DIETY) that was hilarious!" -Jesse's hobbies include building Lego sets, walking, playing several instruments one at a time, and writing mad-lib bios in the third person.
Earth Week Used Clothing Swap - Monday through Wednesday
Upcycle your old clothing by bringing it to the Earth Week clothing swap. If you are lucky you may also find something new to take home in your size. Bring your gently used clothing to a drop off box in the Student Programs office between now and Wednesday, April 22. Clothing that has been dropped off will be at a table in the cafeteria during Earth Week and available free to students and employees of BCC (Tuesday and Wednesday). Anyone who drops off clothing will be eligible for the Clothing Swap Raffle, and any unclaimed clothes will go to Value Village (any profits will support Earth Week activities) or Goodwill.
No bathing suits, socks or underwear, please!
Stay tuned for more details.
BCC Earth Week is organized by the BCC Student Science Association. For more information contact Rob Viens in the BCC Science Division at rviens@bellevuecollege.edu or (425) 564-3158.
