Tijerina promotes Hope Festival on WABI

Stefano Tijerina, University of Maine political scientist, appeared on WABI (Channel 5) to talk about the 22nd Annual HOPE Festival scheduled for 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, April 23, at the New Balance Student Recreation Center on campus.

The festival, with a theme of Creating the Future: Art and Social Change, will feature storytelling, art, poetry, puppets, sculpture and film. Tijerina said the event, which is open to the public, is one of many Earth Day celebrations being held all over the planet.