Green Drinks McHenry County

Wednesday May 6th, 2025

5pm-7pm

Location: Duke's Alehouse and Kitchen

Socializing begins at 5pm.

Program begins at 5:45pm.

Nature’s Voice: How Art Can Inspire Environmental Action

Presented by: Hannah Marquardt, Advocate and Poet

Art helps us feel what facts alone often can’t. From Rachel Carson’s groundbreaking Silent Spring to the searing poetry of Kathy Jetñil-Kijiner, artists have long shaped the way we understand and respond to environmental crises. Today, visual artists like Benjamin Von Wong and Thijs Biersteker turn data and pollution into powerful public installations, making climate change real, urgent, and human. This presentation explores how art, literary and visual, can deepen empathy, challenge complacency, and move people to protect the natural world.

Green Drinks McHenry County is co-sponsored by the Environmental Defenders of McHenry County and Duke’s Alehouse and Kitchen. Visit The Environmental Defenders at www.mcdef.org and Duke's at www.thedukeabides.com.