Events and Appearances
To schedule Wanda for an appearance at your next event, contact Ann Williams at ann@simplelivingtv.net, or Click the following link. Schedule Wanda for your Event!
Upcoming 2008
Sept. 16, 2008/Rock Hill, SC
Wanda Urbanska along with Robin Griggs Lawrence, editor-in-chief of Natural Home magazine, will explore ways to make our homes and lives more environmentally friendly at the “Create a Green, Healthy Home” presentation at The Museum of York County, 4621 Mt. Gallant Rd, Rock Hill, SC. Cost:$10 CHM members, $15 non-members. Register by September 9 by calling 803-981-9182.
Oct. 22, 2008/Salisbury, NC
Green Home Building.
Simple Living Television Host Wanda Urbanska and Green Building Consultant Jenny Pippin discuss the trials and tribulations of Green Home Building. 6:30 p.m. Reception, 7:00 p.m. Catawba College, Presentation Center for the Environment Building, Room 300. Please contact Amanda Lanier at 704-637-4295 for more information.
2008 Past Presentations
Feb. 5, 2008 / Mount Airy, NC
David Johnston’s Green Advantage Green Building seminar; Mount Airy Elk’s Lodge from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Contact Greg Smith at Surry Community College at smithg@surry.edu or (336) 386-3398. Johnston is president What’s Working, Inc., a Boulder, CO-based sustainable building consultancy & recipient of the prestigious 2007 International Sustainability Pioneer Award, commonly referred to as “the Nobel Prize for Sustainability.”
Feb. 19, 2008 / Charlotte, NC
Duke Energy Business Women’s Network / Duke Energy Leadership Development Network, “Simple Living in Complex Times: Seven Steps to Enhancing Your Path to a More Creative, Sustainable Lifestyle” 12 – 1 p.m.
March 2, 2008 / Charlotte, NC
Southern Spring Home & Garden Show/ Green Building Discovery Day: keynote presentation “Building Community through Simple Living” @ 11 a.m. Great Garden Stage at the Charlotte Merchandise Mart.
March 19, 2008 / Washington, DC
Environmental Film Festival @ International Student House, 1825 R St., NW (METRO: Dupont Circle, Q St. exit) Premiere screening of “Global Warming: What You Can Do” Introduced by Worldwatch Institute’s Erik Assadourian. Discussion with filmmakers Frank Levering & Wanda Urbanska. 8:00 p.m. Refreshments; free to public.
April 19, 2008 / Winston-Salem
3rd Annual Piedmont Earth Day Fair, 4055 Robinhood Rd. in Winston-Salem. Wanda Urbanska will be speaking at 10:30 a.m. Free Admission. Visit www.peaNC.org for more information. The Fair offers exhibits on a wide range of environmental topics, sustainable solutions, and local initiatives. Don’t miss the Eco-Kids area; tastings from local chefs; Eco-Marketplace, offering green gifts and goods; Singer Martha Bassett will perform as well. Free transportation from the Transportation Center downtown, provided by PART, leaving every hour on the hour.
April 19, 2008 / Charlotte, NC
Charlotte Clean & Green Sierra Club afternoon presentation/ Frank Levering & Wanda Urbanska speakers; 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. Central Piedmont Community College.
June 28, 2008 / Seattle, WA
“Less is More: Voluntary Simplicity in Troubled Times: A Community Gathering”, Featuring Wanda Urbanska (Simple Living TV), Cecile Andrews (Circle of Simplicity and Slow is Beautiful), John de Graaf (Affluenza and Take Back Your Time), and Rich Lang (Trinity United Methodist Church) Saturday, June 28th 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at St John United Lutheran Church, 5515 Phinney (across from the zoo) Seattle. Free. For more information contact Cecile@cecileandrews.com.
Aug. 5, 2008 / Lake Junaluska, NC
North Carolina Cooperative Extension Association of Family & Consumer Services keynote presentation, “Simple Living: Achieving & Honoring Simple, Just & Sustainable Ways of Life” 12:30 p.m. Lake Junaluska Conference & Retreat Center.
2007 Past Presentations
Jan. 31, 2007 /Charlotte, NC
B&B Association of the Carolinas: keynote presentation, “Building Community through Simple Living”
March 3, 2007 /Winston-Salem, NC
Healthy Living Expo: keynote presentation, ‘Creating Community & Healthy Living’
March 8, 2007 /Asheville, NC
Inspired Entrepreneurs: Keynote presentation, “Simple Living: A Blueprint for Creating Community”
March 9, 2007 / Asheville, NC
Workshop: “Enhancing Your Path to a More Creative, Sustainable Lifestyle” co-facilitated with Elizabeth Barbour
April 22, 2007 / Chicago, IL
Chicago Green Festival ‘Creating Community & Simple Living’
April 28, 2007 / Niagara Falls, Ontario
Worker Sisters & Brothers of the Holy Spirit, ‘Embracing Simplicity: Outer Simplicity’
Sept. 22, 2007 / San Francisco, CA
West Coast Green, Residential Building Conference & Expo –“Living the Change”
2006 Past Presentations
May 7, 2006 / St. Paul, MN
Living Green Expo, keynote presentation “Simple Living: The Road to Meaning & Sustainability”
Sept. 30, 2006 / San Francisco, CA
West Coast Green: “Simple Living: A Blueprint for Sustainability”
Sept. 16, 2006 / Grand Rapids, MN
Goods from the Woods Expo, keynote speaker, “Toward a Better, More Sustainable Lifestyle”
Oct. 12, 2006 / Austin, TX
Texas Conference for Women “Living Simply”
Nov. 4, 2006 / Leavenworth, WA
Simple Living America National Public Conference, keynote presentation “Simple Living & the Rekindling of Public Life”.
