The two act, four character play is a conversation between Thoreau and Emerson set during the final two days Thoreau spent in his cabin before leaving Walden Pond. Over 7,100 colleges and schools have already performed the play. Now we want to send it nationwide on Public TV, Public Radio, Movie Theaters plus online with lesson plans into thousands of schools across North America as an Earth Day Special Event.

HAL KETCHUM�s latest CD Father Time is the ninth album in a distinguished musical career that includes such indelible Top 10 hits as "Small Town Saturday Night," "Past The Point of Rescue," "Hearts Are Gonna Roll" and "Stay Forever." Reared in the village of Greenwich in the gorgeously verdant countryside of upstate New York, Ketchum hails from a family where singing and playing music was part of the daily (and nightly) diet for generations. DAILEY & VINCENT captured an unprecedented seven International Bluegrass Music Awards including the IBMA Entertainers of the Year. Jamie Dailey and Darrin Vincent are veterans of Bluegrass music having some twenty years experience between the two of them from long tenures with Bluegrass and Country legends Doyle Lawson and Ricky Skaggs.

LORI LIEBERMAN is one of music�s best kept secrets. Lori has remained in the spotlight since the early seventies, quietly gleaning the respect of an industry and a devoted fanbase with such hits as "Killing Me Softly With His Song" MARK OLSON & GARY LOURIS are the founding members of the pioneering alternative group the Jayhawks, whose shimmering blend of country, folk, and bar band rock made them one of the most widely acclaimed artists to emerge from the alternative country scene.

JJ GREY was born and raised just outside of Jacksonville, Florida. Grey comes from a long tradition of Southern musical storytellers. Like the best of the great Southern writers, he fills his songs with details that are at once vivid and personal, political and universal. THE DUHKS based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, the band has been hailed by The New York Times as one of the artists at the forefront of the neo-folk movement. The band's spot-on fusion of traditional bluegrass, folk rock, Afro-Cuban jazz and soul have earned them a Grammy Award nomination in the Best Country Vocal Performance category as well as a Juno award in their native Canada.

JJ GREY was born and raised just outside of Jacksonville, Florida. Grey comes from a long tradition of Southern musical storytellers. Like the best of the great Southern writers, he fills his songs with details that are at once vivid and personal, political and universal. THE DUHKS based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, the band has been hailed by The New York Times as one of the artists at the forefront of the neo-folk movement. The band's spot-on fusion of traditional bluegrass, folk rock, Afro-Cuban jazz and soul have earned them a Grammy Award nomination in the Best Country Vocal Performance category as well as a Juno award in their native Canada.

THE TANNAHILL WEAVERS are one of Scotland's premier traditional bands. Named for the town's historic weaving industry and local poet laureate Robert Tannahill, the group has made an international name for its special brand of Scottish music, blending the beauty of traditional melodies with the power of modern rhythms. LAMBCHOP is an alternative band based in Nashville. The unique, unclassifiable hybrid of country, soul, and jazz is a baroque beauty held together by the surreal lyrical wit and droll vocal presence of frontman Kurt Wagner. Their latest CD "OH" (Ohio) continues their tradition of releasing challenging, mold-breaking records.

THE FAUX FRENCHMAN are acoustic guitarists Brian Lovely and George Cunningham, Don Aren on double bass, and violinist Paul Patterson. The quartet have been playing 1930�s Hot Club-inspired string band gypsy jazz in and around Cincinnati since September 2002. KATI PENN is a native of Lexington, KY and is one of bluegrass�s premier up-and-coming artists. She starting playing the fiddle at the age of ten; by the time she was twelve, she was playing and singing with the Young Acoustic All-Stars.

TIM GRIMM grew up in the woods and small town settings of southern Indiana, son of schoolteachers and grandson of farmers. He co-starred for 2 seasons on the NBC drama Reasonable Doubts and appeared in several films like with Harrison Ford's Clear and Present Danger, and has shared the stage with writer and poet Wendell Berry. VICTORIA VOX is a Ukulele master. She started writing and recording her first songs in her bedroom in small-town, Wisconsin at the age of 10, graduated from The Berkley College of Music with honors and a degree in songwriting.

THE REFUGEES are a band of critically-acclaimed singer-songwriters performing their award-winning songs in glorious three-part harmony with high energy, humor, and stellar musicianship. Each successful in her own right as a solo artist, Cindy Bullens, Deborah Holland and Wendy Waldman formed their unique and innovative group in 2007, and have released their first CD, Unbound, to rave reviews. Described as the female version of Crosby, Stills and Nash with a humorous twist, The Refugees have more than three decades of experience in the industry between them, nineteen solo albums, and multiple Grammy Award nominations.

Janis will not only be performing but will also be reading passages from her long awaited autobiography Society's Child. She stunned a generation in the 1960's with her dramatic song "Society's Child". She returned in the 1970's with the equally powerful "At Seventeen". Roberta Flack had a mammoth hit with another Ian song, "Jesse". She is a brilliant artist, amazing performer and she has a huge story to tell. In addition to her book, she has also just released the new album Best of Janis Ian - The Autobiography Collection features all the songs mentioned in the book and many never before released tracks.