It has been said that the modern environmental movement in the United States launched in 1969 because of three separate, but important, water events: an oil spill, a

Nuclear Plant near Dothan, Alabama, would need to shut down. In California, two of its fabled nuclear reactors are sited on the coast between Los Angeles and San Diego. As one drives along I-5 between the cities, these nuclear reactors look surprisingly like two gigantic concrete breasts rising above the coast, just beside the highway and silhouetted by the ocean. Despite their evocative shape and their appealing, innocentsounding name—SONGS, which stands for San Onofre Nuclear Generating

water, the agricultural sector consumes the most. A vast preponderance of the water that is withdrawn for power plants is returned to the source, though atCoast-to-Coast: A Musical Road Trip

Put your feet up and keep the top down on this auditory road trip across the continent and through the century of music since John Philip Sousa and the Golden Age of Bands. Hear the roar of engines, the rhythms of the big city, the glory of sunrise in a national park, the echos of history, and musical tales to inspire and amuse as the San Francisco Lesbian/Gay Freedom Band, the Official Band of San Francisco, showcases the range of color and expression available to the modern symphonic band. Audience members may visit the instrument “petting zoo” Bring a picnic blanket or lawn chairs. A free, narrated program.http://www.ybgf.org