55th ANNIVERSARY OF EARTH DAY IN TIMES SQUARE

Free Live Concert & Environmental Exhibition | April 22, 2025

WHAT:

Join us in celebrating the 55th Anniversary of Earth Day and the 400th Anniversary of New York City with a dynamic free concert & sustainability exhibition in the heart of Times Square.

WHY:

Because the Earth—and New York City—deserve a party with a purpose. This Earth Day, we unite to honor our planet, amplify environmental action, and celebrate the good being done for Mother Earth in NYC and beyond.

WHO:

Presented by Good News Corporation (nonprofit) and OMMM, in collaboration with EarthDay.org and their global campaign “Our Power, Our Planet,”—which inspires over 1 billion participants annually.

Featured guests include:

• Jarvis Smith, sustainability pioneer
• Antonique Smith, Grammy-nominated artist, environmental activist, and ambassador for EarthDay.org
• AY Young, UN Global Ambassador for the Sustainable Development Goals
• OMMM’s “Love Your Mother” 2+ Hour Special Performance
• Virtual appearances from global peace and planet champions: Ringo Starr, Dr. Jane Goodall, Leonardo DiCaprio, Stevie Wonder, and Shakira (for UNICEF)
• Participation from the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the Equator Initiative, both advancing global sustainability and Indigenous-led climate solutions

Hosted by Reverend Paul Sladkus, Founder of Good News Corporation and producer of Earth Day Times Square, International Day of Peace, and Climate Week Kickoff events. Co-hosting is Mariya Spartalis – International Financial, Banking, and Sustainability Expert & Host.

Also Partnering is Sustainable: * Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine

• NYC Commissioners from DOT (announcing Car-Free Earth Day on April 26), DCAS (Solar Schools Initiative/Fleets), and in cooperation with NY Parks, SAPO, Times Square Alliance, and Faith-Based communities
• Talent: Giorgia Fumante, Katya Grineva, Barbara Nadis, Bruce Stephen Foster, Reid Stowe (World’s Longest Sailor at Sea), Blue Planet Foundation, Woodstock Forever: Peace, Love & HOPE Movie & Pop Nation Movie Trailers, Peace Parrots
• Special guests to be announced

WHEN:

Tuesday, April 22, 2025 | 11:30 AM – 4:00 PM

Free & open to the public

WHERE:

Times Square Pedestrian Plaza

Between 46th & 47th Streets, along 7th Avenue

DONORS & SUPPORTERS:

Grateful thanks to: Good News Corporation, OMMM, Valley Bank, Swift Rails, American Oriental Arts Foundation, Hugg A Planet, Andronik Kardashev, PEP Real Estate/Tribeca Records, Necromantic Brew Co. and more to come.

BROADCAST LIVE ON:

 YouTube.com/GoodNewsBroadcast

 EarthDay.org

 We Don’t Have Time

Rebroadcast via UNIFY.org, MNN, and more

CONTACT (Press & Interviews):

Paul Sladkus | paul.sladkus1@gmail.com | 212-647-1212

This is an upbeat, unifying Earth Day celebration. We’re all in this together—let’s do good for Mother Earth.

Run of Show for Earthday – Apr 22, 2025

Segment 1

11:30 AM

OMMM

Michelle Countdown Video

11:32AM

OMMM

Jarvis

Introduce Earth Day 55th Anniversary

11:34 AM

OMMM + Good News Corp/Producer Pause the World for Peace – Earth Day/Clergy for Safe Cities

Jarvis + Paul

Jarvis introduce Paul, If pastor is there, Paul introduce, Pastor Monrose who will do a Short Prayer TBD, thanks sponsors, Paul intro Mark Levine

11:39 AM

UN PEACE Messenger

Dr. Jane Goodall Video

Mother Earth No Peace, UN Peace Messenger Virtual

11:39 AM

Manhattan Borough President

Mark Levine + Jarvis

Discussion with Mark Levine, Sustainable President…

Segment 2

11:42 AM

OMMM

Jarvis

Intro OMMM, Love Your Mother, Sister Jenna, intro sister jenna

11:43 AM

OMMM

Sister Jenna

Brief Meditation, Love Your Mother – video?

11:53 AM

OMMM

Jarvis

Introduce Earth Day involvement intro Aidan and Founder video,

11:53 AM

EarthDay.org

Aidan Charron

Opening Earth Day comments

11:56 AM

EarthDay.org

CEO (in video)

CEO video Our PLanet Our Energy (talks about renewables)

11:58 AM

Hip Hop Caucus

Rev Yearwood

Intro himself and Intro Antonique Smith

12:01 PM

EarthDay.org

Antonique Smith (and Jarvis at end)

Perform Living For Love; Love Song To The Earth; Here Comes The Sun, Jarvis ask Q&A

12:16 PM

OMMM

Hope Water + Jarvis

Jarvis speaks with Hope Water- speaker tbc, video

12:19 PM

OMMM

Jarvis

Intro Geraldine & Xiye

12:20 PM

OMMM

Geraldine Patrick Encina & Xiye Bastida (video)

Video of Xiye, Love Your Mother, Intro Dr. Lyla June (G speakers 3-4min)

12:28 PM

OMMM

Dr. Lyla June

Speak and perform “All Nations Rise”

12:38 PM

OMMM

Jarvis

Intro Anna, Equator Initiative, UNDP, and Panel (part of 20 min below)

12:38 PM

UNDP / Equator Initiative

Anna Medri, 3-4 indigenous youth leaders (Maggie Musanje Bukowa, Dayana Blanco, Stanley Kimaren, Taily Terena)

Panel with 2 film screenings from Uru Uru Team and ILEPA

12:58 PM

OMMM

Jarvis

Intro Jason, The Arena and Rove

12:58 PM

The Arena/Rove

Jason Desimone

Intro Rove and THe Arena

1:03 PM

OMMM

Jarvis

Intro Belouga, discuss good work and content partnership

1:03 PM

Belouga/EarthDay.org

Evin Schwartz + Jarvis

Intro Belouga, Jarvis in convo, and Earthday.org kids’ video

1:08 PM

OMMM

Jarvis

Intro Cosmic Rhapsody, Jarvis stay on stage and intro Reachel Singh after video

1:11 PM

OMMM

Cosmic Rhapsody

video, set up Reachel’s platform

1:11 PM

OMMM

Reachel Singh

Sing “Warrior” and “Lev Tahor”. Jarvis to also talk to her about the Fivth.

1:21 PM

OMMM

Jarvis

Intro Ocean Bottles

1:21 PM

Ocean Bottles

Video

1:24 PM

OMMM

Jarvis

Intro Sweta Chakrborty, NorthAmer CEO WDHT

1:25 PM

WDHT

Sweta Chakrborty

Intro plus video.

1:30 PM

OMMM

Jarvis or Sweta

Intro AY

1:30 PM

Battery Tour

AY

Perform

1:45 PM

OMMM

Jarvis

Intro John

1:45 PM

Earth Day NY

John Oppermann

Intro Earthday Initiative

1:48 PM

OMMM

Jarvis

Intro Mandy

1:48 PM

OMMM

Mandy Mayhem

Perform “Shine”

1:52 PM

OMMM

Jarvis Smith/Dan Bailey/Mandy Mayhem

3 Marley songs No Woman No Cry, One Love, Redemption Song TBD

2:05 PM

OMMM

Jarvis Intro Kunal Sood + Women

2:05 PM

Kunal Sood + Women

Kunal with women speakers, song to be played at end

2:25 PM

OMMM

Jarvis close

Segment 3

2:25 PM

Pause the World for Peace

Paul Sladkus

Paul, thanks OMMM over and Kunals’ women, and intro Georgia Fumante

2:26 PM

Georgia Fumante

2 Songs

2:34 PM

Pause the World for Peace

Paul Intro Corporate and Intro Mariya

thank sponsors, Intro Mariya

2:36 PM

Brooklyn Story Lab

Lance Gould

Lance Gould (TBD) Mention New Book, Intro Blue Planet Foundation

2:37 PM

Blue Planet Foundation

Blue Planet Foundation

Blue Planet Foundation Video with Hank, (and Hello, Maybe Live Feed Dallas Earth X)

2:42 PM

Valley Bank

Valley Bank

Video and speaker

2:46 PM

Swift Rail

SwiftRail + Video

Video and speaker

2:49 PM

Hugg a Planet

Hugg a Planet

holds a hugg a planet, maybe throw some out to the audience?

2:51 PM

Andronik Yoga?

Andronik Yoga?

2:54 PM

Pep Reality/Tribeca Records/Soho Johnny

PEP Realty/Tribeca Records/Soho Johnny

Intro Tribeca Recods and PEP Realty

2:58 PM

Necromantic Brew Co

Necromantic Brew Co

video?

3:00 PM

Ivy Ma Intro Alice

Ivy Ma Intro Alice

Ivy Ma Intro Alice

3:01 PM

American Oriental Arts Foundation

Alice Lui American Oriental Arts Foundation + Video

speaking + UN video and Peacetree times sq

3:05 PM

Pause the World for Peace

Paul Intro Govnt

Intro Govt, Paul into Louis Molino

3:07 PM

NYC Citywide Administrative Services

Commissioner Louis Molino

– Solar NYC Schools, Vehicles… , show video (1:54)

3:12 PM

Pause the World for Peace

Paul Sladkus

Paul intro Ydanis Rodriguez

3:13 PM

NYC DOT

Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez

video?, Car-Free Earth Day, No Cars Streets, All 5 Boroughs April 26. 2025

3:18 PM

Pause the World for Peace

Paul Intro Woodstock and Pop Nation Movie

Paul intro Richie Havens and Movie

3:19 PM

Peace, Love and HOPE Movie and Pop Nation Movie

Richie Havens from the 1989 Woodstock Forever: Peace, Love and HOPE Movie Video, Juma Sulton, Jimmy Hendrix Drummer and Pop Nation Movie

3:24 PM

Mars Space Odyssey – Maxine Hoover speaking for Reid

Mars Space Odyssey – Maxine Hoover speaking for Reid

Longest Sea Voyage, Reid Stowe, world record, 1152 at sea. 5 times in ny times, London papers, Greatest Sailor ever Www.marsoceananalogs.org

3:25 PM

Pause the World for Peace

Paul/Mariya Intro Entertainers

Paul intro Mariya as cohost, Paul+Mariya intro Stephen Foster

3:26 PM

Bruce Stephen Foster

Performer, 2 songs

3:34 PM

Pause the World for Peace

Paul / Mariya Intro Entertainers

Paul and Mariya Intro entertainers

3:35 PM

Parrots

Parrots

3:38 PM

Barbara Nadas

Barbara Nadas

3:42 PM

Pause the World for Peace

Paul intro Katya

Paul intro Katya

3:43 PM

Katya

Katya

Piano song

3:48 PM

Pause the World for Peace

Paul Sladkus

Thanks Katya

3:49 PM

UNICEF, UN PEACE

Stevie Wonder video, Shakira video, Annie video

Virtual message

3:55 PM

Producer Pause the World for Peace – Earth Day

Paul Sladkus closes

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Chicago native, George Goetschel has emerged on the scene, not only as an accomplished musician, but as a talented improvisational actor as well. His two passions came together, resulting in his Grammy Nominated CD, 21 in the Moment, a collection of 21 improvised musical poems composed and performed by Goetschel. And while the CD may have been recorded twenty years into his career, Goetschel’s musical talents date back to the 70’s.

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The new 54 BELOW, reinvented by multiple Tony Award-winning producers Tom Viertel, Marc Routh, Richard Frankel and Steve Baruch (Hairspray, The Producers), brings Broadway legend and Tony Award winner Ben Vereen and his hit one man show, Steppin’ Out with Ben Vereen for two weeks only! Performances are July 10 – 21, Tuesdays through Thursdays 8:00pm and Fridays and Saturdays 8pm and 11pm. 54 BELOW is located on 254 West 54th Street. Tickets starting at $50 are available by visiting http://www.54below.com or calling 1-866-468-7619.

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The new 54 BELOW, reinvented by multiple Tony Award-winning producers Tom Viertel, Marc Routh, Richard Frankel and Steve Baruch (Hairspray, The Producers), brings Broadway legend and Tony Award winner Ben Vereen and his hit one man show, Steppin’ Out with Ben Vereen for two weeks only! Performances are July 10 – 21, Tuesdays through Thursdays 8:00pm and Fridays and Saturdays 8pm and 11pm. 54 BELOW is located on 254 West 54th Street. Tickets starting at $50 are available by visiting http://www.54below.com or calling 1-866-468-7619.

Steppin’ Out Live with Ben Vereen is a one man show with a unique blend of artistry and a tribute to the music of Broadway, along with musical selections made famous by the likes of Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis, Jr. featuring hit songs like “Defying Gravity,” “My Way,” “Mr. Bojangles,” and “Life is Just a Bowl of Cherries”. Each performance is filled with song and dance, stories of his life, and Vereen’s signature sense of humor.

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