The 2012 Richmond Earth Day Festival in Old Manchester was a fun event. Beautiful day,  everyone in shorts & sandals, almost everyone smiling, a great variety of good live music. Even the Noah-O rap segment was good, enlivened by the dynamite performance of the  guest female vocalists. The positive vibe was enough to help me overcome my guilt at consuming two gallons of gas to get to the festival, and for having to pay the $3 fee at the cash machine on site.