Rock the Green Sustainability Festival Returns


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he 3rd Rock the Green Sustain- ability Festival will be held on September 17, at Reed Street Yards, in Milwaukee. Partnering with 88Nine Radio Milwaukee, the main stage will feature music from nation- al acts Lord Huron, Robert DeLong,


Best Coast, The Heavy, Thao and The Get Down Stay Down and Trapper Schoepp. Milwaukee artists Siren with New Age Narcissism, Great Lake Drifters, Foreign Goods, Evan Christian, NO/NO and Eagle Trace will perform on the Pedal Power Stage presented by Educators Credit Union. Other highlights of this year’s festival are the new Eco-Kids Stage presented by Rexnord, with programming from Schlitz Audubon Center, Urban Ecology Center, Teens Grow Green, OmTown Yogis and more; locally grown, sustainable and healthy cuisine in the Farm to Fork area; and a gathering of 20 local nonprofits in the Eco-Champs space providing environmental education. Rock the Green, recognized as one of the greenest festivals in the world by


the UK-based A Greener Festival, boasts numerous past benchmarks: 93 percent of generated waste composted or recycled; 100 percent of food scraps processed and upcycled into fertilizer; only 13 trash cans going into landfill; and each attendee producing about one ounce of waste, compared to a U.S. Environmental Agency estimate of 16 ounces per attendee for most festivals.


Cost: $35 for general admission; $75 for VIP admission; each ticket comes with a refillable aluminum water bottle for use at the Badger Meter Free & Fresh Water Stations on festival grounds. For more information, visit RockTheGreen.com. See ad, page 17.


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Chin Twins Nigel Barker – Photographer


Cristen and Kimberly Chin, known as @ChinTwins, of Chinese and Irish descent, started modeling at a young age working for magazines such as Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, Cosmopolitan, Allure and Elle, as well as fashion houses such as Yohji Yamamoto, Kenzo, Gaultier, Armani, Valentino and Gucci. As youngsters, both shared a love


Aslan Half-Day Zen Meditation Retreat A


ll are welcome to attend the Aslan Half-Day Zen Medi- tation Retreat, from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., on September 10, at the Aslan Institute, in Eagan. Enjoy the gift of silence and stillness and


experience six hours of simple, elegant Zen mindfulness practice. Participants will do zazen (sitting meditation), walking meditation, listen to an instructional and supportive teaching and have the opportunity to meet one-on- one with an experienced meditation teacher. Those with retreat experience will testify to the power of silence and stillness to help quiet the mind and open the heart. There will be time at the beginning and end for questions and discussion. No previous meditation experience required; meditators of all levels are invited. Beginners are especially encouraged to attend.


Attendees are asked to wear comfortable, loose-fitting clothes and pack a bag lunch. Tea is provided.


Cost: $35 (Must register, scholarships available). Location: 4141 Old Sibley Memorial Hwy., Eagan. For more information or to register, call 651-686-8818, email Bussho at BusshoLahn@gmail.com, or visit AslanInst.com.


for yoga and dance, which gave them the grace and poise that was instru- mental to their success in the fashion industry. Both certified RYT-200 yoga instructors in their 40s now, these mothers, wives and sisters are in the best shape of their lives. The creation of their joint Instagram account in 2014 has grown through a worldwide community of followers that tune in to the ChinTwins for inspiration- al messages for mind, body and soul. Now living more than a 1,000 miles apart—Kimmy in coastal Alabama and Crissy in New York—their lives remain intertwined as they emulate each other and continue to share their stories, mo- tivating and helping like-minded people to think and move outside the box. The twins were photographed


by Cristen’s husband, Nigel Barker, a noted fashion photographer, author, filmmaker and former model himself. He is best known as a photographer and judge on the reality show America’s Next Top Model, and is currently the host of another show, The Face.


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