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Hey, it's Joe Talentino with
CoastalCompanion.com. |
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Today we're with Lucy Cortese, the executive
director of Tree Hill Nature Center. |
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How are you doing Lucy?
- Just great on this beautiful day. |
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Now tell us a little bit about the
Butterfly Festival that you guys |
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are having here on
the 25th of April. |
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Well, Tree Hill Nature Center wanted to
have a signature event |
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that everybody could
come out and enjoy, |
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kids of all ages, as we say.
And so, on the last Saturday of April, |
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which is April 25th, we're having
our 8th annual Butterfly Festival. |
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It will be from noon to 5pm.
It's $5 a person, $10 per family. |
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But if you go to our website at
www.TreeHill.org |
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you can print a coupon
for a discount. |
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So we want everybody
to come out. |
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Sounds great. Tell us a little bit about
some of the activities at the festival. |
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OK, we'll have lots of kids activities,
different crafts. |
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We'll have a whole bag of things
to walk away with, |
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all with the theme
of the butterflies. |
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And we'll have, in our new amphitheater,
lots of different entertainment. |
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From hula dancers to a ten-year-old
singing sensation Rebecca, |
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who is on her way
to Nashville. |
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We have eclectic music.
We have actually a folk harpist. |
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We have a rock band. |
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We have a trio and just all different
kinds of entertainment for everyone. |
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The other thing we have is lots of different
vendors if you want to buy a little earrings. |
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I don't know if you'll want to do that, but-
- They look nice on me. |
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Do they? Earrings with the butterfly theme,
or other types of jewelery or crafts. |
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We've also added an art fair this year where
we'll have some major artists |
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showing their ware, including Joelle Marine,
who's a noted local artist. |
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We have environmental groups who come out
and distribute information about |
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environmental awareness
and how to be green. |
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And at Tree Hill our theme is "Green,
Your Imagination at Tree Hill", of course. |
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Our biggest event of the whole special
day is a thousand live butterflies |
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that come up from South Florida, and
we have tours throughout the butterfly house |
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the entire day. And they come
and light on your hands. |
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And you get up close
and personal with them. |
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And then at the end of the day we
have our very fantastic nature fireworks |
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where we release those native butterflies
and maybe they'll come to your backyard. |
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Sounds great. Well, if you want
to find out any more information |
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we'll have a link on CoastalCompanion.com
over to the Tree Hill website. |
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And we'll have all the details
for the whole festival. |
