Looking to celebrate the 40^th Anniversary of Earth Day? Here are some local Eastside events to consider:

Sustainable Silver Lake

Sustainable Silver Lake will host “A Promise for the Planet” at Spaceland (1717 Silver Lake Blvd) Thursday, April 22^nd, from noon to 5PM.

A party for the Eastside eco-conscious: Local residents, business owners, school children, celebrities, and government officials, will publicly promise and pledge to adopt at least one more eco-friendly practice in their lives. These pledges will be video recorded and rebroadcasted online at www.dublab.com. Dublab – world renowned DJs and musicians will also spin. KCRW’s Anthea Raymond, KPCC’s Alex Cohen, and actor Ross Marquand will be the MCs. In the spirit of the event, the following green organizations will have information tables: Heal the Bay, Food Forward, The LA Stormwater Program, MTA, and The Eastside Bike Club.

A Global Block Party

Global Block Party sponsored by the Assembly Line Collective Saturday, April 24 from 11:00am - 8:00pm at 1354 Margo St. Los Angeles

A Block party for Eastside Hipsters in Downtown LA! Replete with local vendors and live performances from Pac Div, Dom Kennedy, Overdoz, Tiron, BJ the Chicago Kid, Kendrick Lamar, Carter, Skeme, Rob Roy, Skotch Davis, and more.

There’s no cover. Live art by Codak and Jim Darling will be featured as well as a booth from the Assembly Line Store with more art to check out.

The 3rd Annual Wilshire Center Earth Day/Car Free Day Event

The 3rd Annual Wilshire Center Earth Day/Car Free Day Event will take place on the lawn of the Wilshire Park Plaza building at 3700 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles (between Oxford and Serrano) on Thursday, April 22nd from 11 AM - 3 PM. Locals are encouraged to bike, walk or take public transportation to the event.

If you are looking to celebrate Earth Day’s 40^th and recycle your old electronics – this is the event for you! This event features e-waste recycling, so please bring your old TV, computers, monitors and other electronics.

Entertainment for this event will feature musical performances by Naked Rhythm, the Quetzal Guerrero Band, VoKab Kompany, as well as other artists.

There will also be a farmer’s market with organic and locally grown produce, gardening training, face painting, drumming for kids, a photo-booth and much more.