NORWAY – Selectmen will hold a public hearing on an application by Community Awareness for the second annual Oxford Hills Earth Day celebration set for April 20.

The event, which is being held on Main Street behind the Fare Share Co-op in the municipal parking lot, is scheduled to be held from noon to 4 p.m.

This year, event organizers were required to go through the outdoor festival ordinance procedure passed by voters in June when it was determined that it may draw more than 250 participants.

The regulation requires that organizers get approval from selectmen, through an application and hearing process, before an event can be held.

People who have comments should plan to attend the public hearing at 7 p.m. April 17 in the Town Hall on Danforth Street.

Organizers of the Oxford Hills Earth Day celebration say there will be an outstanding lineup of local musicians and fun for all ages. Scheduled to play are Sam Haverinen, Joshua Gates, Trailer Trash, Al Mallory, Nate Towne, The Stoned Mountain Boyz, Steve and Eddie Hunt, and Bill Cameron of Portland. Norway Downtown and Russell and Sons Towing are sponsoring the sound system for the celebration and Dudeman Foo will be the master of sound production.

Also on tap is a giant puppet show by Trash into Art, the grassroots community collective that collects roadside trash and turns it into art, as well as games for kids, face painting, and a skate board area. The Bethel Girl Scouts will have an information booth on steps to save the planet. There will also be books for sale, courtesy of Shoestring Books, on the environment and its preservation.

Fare Share Co-op on Main Street will be open during the celebration to provide food and beverages, as well as bathroom facilities. Mill Street Catering will be selling Earth cookies for kids. Sapling trees will also be available for purchase to help with the costs of the event.

Admission is free, however participants must bring a bag of roadside garbage to gain entry to the celebration. Trained trash inspectors will check the bags. No household or vehicle trash will be accepted.

More information is available by phoning Rijah Newell, coordinator of the event and founder of Trash into Art, at 890-0545 or e-mail [email protected]