City of Hermitage to host cleanup event for Earth Day on Monday

Earth Day is right around the corner and the City of Hermitage is encouraging residents to do their part in helping the planet at its Earth Day Festival on Monday, April 22.

The festival will take place at the LindenPointe Innovative Business Campus (3580 Innovation Way) in Hermitage between noon and 5:00 p.m. with cleanup beginning at 9:00 a.m.

In addition to the cleanup and festival, there will be a free bluebird box workshop between 10:00 a.m. and noon. The workshop will be led by a PA Game Commission educator and is open to families with children between the ages of six and 12 years old.

During the workshop, families will learn about bluebirds, their nesting habits, predators, proper bluebird box placement and care and families can even build their own bluebird box to take home.

Families looking to register can do so by clicking here.

The festival itself will feature food waste digester tours, informational booths, eco-friendly vendors, food trucks, activities for kids and live entertainment.

The complete live entertainment schedule is as follows:

- Noon to 2:00 p.m.: Ruby Mountain Music

- 2:00 p.m.: Poetry contest winner's poem reading

- 2:30 p.m.: Victoria Lingner Story Spinning

- 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.: Better Late Bluegrass

The complete list of vendors is as follows:

- Robin's Refills

- Camp Co Candles

- Rod & Needle

- DK Studios

- Teachers Pet Goat Milk Soap

- Tim Heeter Honey

- Gargiulo Landscapes & Native Plants

- Gourdworks by Steve

- ReLoved by Kerri Rickard

- SV Garden Club

- Stigliano Designs

The complete list of food trucks is as follows:

- Torta'Mo

- Sandy's Meltdown

- Penn State Creamery

- Slow Hurry Coffee

- Big Rail Brewing