Friday, September 11, 2009

Urban Health Fair and Market--Sept 12

On Saturday from 11am to 5pm, Lafayette Square will be hosting the 3rd annual Urban Health Fair and Market. Over 35 local holistic vendors will be present. You can experience complimentary massage, acupuncture, nervous system scans, fitness tests, and more. In addition, vendors will be selling botanical based soaps, skin care products and nutritional supplements. Learn about green options for home restoration and cleaning. You can even try out a free yoga (11am), total body pump (noon), tai chi (1pm), or zumba (2pm) class.

While you're there, enjoy music by Jane Godfrey (11am) and The Funky Butt Brass Band (1pm) and dance by Los Flamencos (3pm). Savor local and seasonal food provided by Sqwires, heart healty wines from Vino Vitae and locally brewed beer by Square One Brewery!

There will also be a Healthy Pet Market sponsored by Four Muddy Paws where you can learn more about healthy nutrition options for your pet along with free samples to try.

Children's activities include My Healthy Body, a scavenger hunt, face painting by Lyndsey Scott (may not be free), Healthy Living & Anatomy color pages, search-a-word, connect the dots , riddle pages, The Healthy Food card game, design your own “Green Grocery” bags, “What’s That Sound?” Bingo Game, and a “Build-A-Boy!” game.

For more information, call 314-762-0669.

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