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The Human Odyssey

Poe Park Visitor Center 2640 Grand Concourse, Bronx

The Human Odyssey Series, curated by Malcom Betts, is a monthly performance showcase series exploring the human connection between the performer and audience. It challenges…

Free

Lightfoot Market

26 Bridge Street , Brooklyn, NY, United States

Lightfoot Market is a pop-up event for sustainable businesses and conscientious shoppers. We created this market to showcase vendors and products with a strong commitment to sustainability. While that word gets thrown around a lot, to us “sustainability” refers to a company’s environmental, social and economic initiatives that not only create successful long-term business goals, but also contribute to the well-being of our planet and its communities.

You’ll find thoughtfully curated goods, food, speakers and more.

Free

Saving Jamaica Bay Movie Screening

North Brooklyn Boat Club 49 Ash Street, Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY, United States

NBBC is excited to present a screening of Saving Jamaica Bay in our boatyard on the shores of Newtown Creek.

Come and watch what we call the movie about nature in NYC. Critics we didn't ask rave, "It's a masterpiece," 'It's a celebration of communities fighting for their waterways," and "Hey, was that a heron and a Boeing 747 in the same scene?"

Free – $5

Drawing Water: Artist Talk with Stacy Levy

Hunter College 68th Street and Lexington Avenue, New York, NY, United States

Spend a visually engaging evening with Stacy Levy at a lecture on water, art, and ecology. Levy is an internationally known artist who specializes in creating artful, site-specific interventions and engagements with water ecology. Preceding the lecture, Levy will lead an interactive workshop.

Free

The Concert For Clean Water

Brooklyn Commons 388 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, United States

Want to help keep our water drinkable, swimmable, and teeming with life for the next generation?
Join us for a night of indie folk music in support of Hudson Riverkeeper with singer-songwriters Joshua Garcia, Kate Copeland, Rachael Kilgour, Kirsten Maxwell, and Belle-Skinner.
All concert proceeds will be donated to Hudson Riverkeeper (www.riverkeeper.org).

$15 – $20

Design Tour: Elevated Design

The High Line, Gansevoort Street Entrance 820 Washington Street, New York, NY, United States

Get an insider's look at the unique design elements of the High Line and the notable architecture in the neighborhood with Patrick Hazari, Friends of…

Free

Mamapalooza – Sing Out Sister

Riverside Park 10025, Manhattan, NY, United States

Celebrate all families at our annual festival featuring music, wellness activities, art, activism, and fierce feminist vendors. Get inspired to sing out a message of…

Free

Holoscenes

Times Square Broadway between 42nd and 47th Streets, New York City, United States

Presented with the World Science Festival as part of its 10th anniversary season and produced by MAPP International Productions. A visceral and visual performative collision of the human body and water, born of the concern that as global sea levels rise, flooding and drought will become the central issues of the 21st century.

Free

Horticulture Volunteer Days

Queens Botanical Garden 43-50 Main Street, Flushing, NY, United States

Help keep Queens Botanical Garden clean, green, and grow! Join our horticulture staff for an engaging, educational event where you will learn gardening basics while…

Free

World Ocean Festival

Gantry Plaza State Park 4-09 47th Road, Long Island City, NY, United States

A public event to #saveourocean! On June 4th, we’re inviting ocean lovers from across the world to join a collective voice standing up for the…

Free

15th Annual Drums Along the Hudson

Inwood Hill Park Inwood Hil Park, Manhattan, NY, United States

Join NYC Parks and Lotus Music and Dance for this annual Multicultural Celebration and Native American Festival.

This is a free event featuring Native American, Japanese, Brazilian, Flamenco, and Korean dancers and drummers from around the world! The festival combines a celebration of Native American heritage, culture, and art with the diversity of New York City. Spanish, African, Brazilian, and Tibetan cultures will also be celebrated with food, music, and dancing. Activities include a Tree of Peace planting, international cuisine, Native American storytelling, a Pow Wow, crafts. and visits from Captain Planet.

Free

Day of Planting and “Bronx Music Garden”

DeWitt Clinton High School 100 West Mosholu Parkway , South Bronx, NY, United States

DESCRIPTION 11:00 am to 2:00 pm - Kick Off Event and Tree Planting (Fruit Tree Planting Foundation, DeWitt Clinton High School Sustainability, vitafusionTM, actress Jennie…

Free