Adelphi Celebrates Earth Day with Secret Drum Band, Oyster Shell Project

GARDEN CITY, N.Y. - April 13, 2018 - PRLog -- As part of Adelphi University's celebration of Earth Day and Earth Week, Secret Drum Band accompanied by folk singer Robinson Treacher will perform at the Performing Arts CenterWednesday, April 18, from 7 to 9:30 p.m.

Secret Drum Band (http://www.lisaschonberg.com/secret-drum-band/) is a percussion ensemble based in Portland, Oregon, driven by four drummers mimicking sounds found in nature to draw attention to issuesconcerning endangered species, habitat loss and other environmental issues. There will also be a lecture by Lisa Schonberg with video work from Bianca Lee Vasquez.

Students are admitted free with student I.D., tickets for others are $10 andare available at Environmental Sciences (Science Building 302) or at the event. There will be a reception before the event from 6 to 7 p.m.to meet with local environmental groups. More information can be found on the Adelphi website.

The event is sponsored by CORE (Community Oyster Restoration Effort), Environmental Studies, Student Affairs and Collaboration Project. CORE is a group of Long Island oyster advocates including scientists, students, restaurants, businesses, volunteers and civic leaders from Adelphi, The Town of Hempstead, Long Beach High School and other organizations. Their goal is to restore Long Island's oyster reefs for clean coastal waters, healthy marine ecosystems and as storm barriers by recycling oyster shell from restaurants and festivals.

On Tuesday April 17, the Town of Hempstead will bring a truck-load of shells to Adelphi's campus and students will bag them in the picnic area between Blodgett Hall and the baseball field. The bagged shells will be used in oyster restoration efforts on Long Island's south shore.

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