The New York Society for Acoustic Ecology is co-sponsoring An Ear to the Earth, a festival exploring the interaction of music, sound, the natural world, and man-made environments, scheduled for October 6-14, 2006. in New York. An Ear to the Earth is an international festival exploring the interaction of music, sound, the natural world, and man-made environments. A pre-festival full-day symposium and concert will take place on Sunday, December 11, 2005, at the Frederick Loewe Theater at New York University. The symposium and concert will introduce the festival by bringing together creators and thinkers in environmental music and art. The festival, with a wide range of events including concerts, installations, exhibitions, public art, encounters, soundwalks, and educational programs presented in a variety of venues and public spaces throughout New York City, will take place March 17 - 26, 2006. Produced by Electronic Music Foundation (EMF), in collaboration with the UNESCO DigiArts Portal, New York Society for Acoustic Ecology, The Acoustic Ecology Institute, and Leonardo/ISAST, the goal of the festival is to cultivate a public of active listeners and engaged citizens.