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Remembering Yesterday: Queens and Its World’s Fairs

Kingsland Homestead 143-35 37th Avenue , Queens, NY, United States

Remembering is both a collective and a personal activity. In this exhibition, both are on display in relation to two World’s Fairs that took place in Flushing, Queens in 1939/40 and 1964/65.

Within this exhibition, collective memory is represented by shared experiences of the Fairs and personal memory by the memorabilia drawn from the collections of people who attended and fondly recall the Fairs.

Open Tuesdays, Saturdays and Sundays, 2:30 – 4:30 pm. Through May 31, 2015.

$3.00

Earth Institute Practicum in Innovative Sustainability Leadership: Standards and Metrics for Sustainability Performance

Columbia University Morningside Campus, Havemeyer Hall, Room 209 1150 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY, United States

The Earth Institute and the School of Continuing Education MSSM Practicum present an introduction to how sustainability standards and metrics can advance the integration of sustainability in communities. The talk will center on the STAR Community Rating System, a national certification program that promotes health, inclusion, and prosperity.

Free

Oysters: A History of Limits and Possibilities

Threes Brewing 333 Douglass St, Brooklyn, NY, United States

This spring season the Gowanus Canal Conservancy is hosting a 4-part series examining the theme "Living Things in an Urban Ecosystem", where invited panelists bring their perspectives on the living infrastructure of New York City, provoking questions about our human and environmental relationships within an urban environment.

Free

The Last Unknown Place in New York City: A Conversation with Christopher Payne and Michael Miscione

Museum of the City of New York 1220 Fifth Avenue 10029, New York, NY, United States

Photographer Christopher Payne will talk about his experience shooting North Brother Island and his new book on the topic. Come discover what New York City might look like without human influence, as Payne captures vegetation taking over buildings on North Brother Island. Historian Michael Miscione will also talk about the history of North Brother Island.

$16

Great New York City Buildings Few Guide Books Will Ever Mention

Brooklyn Brainery 190 Underhill Ave, Brooklyn , NY, United States

This class will look at buildings that you might pass without noticing, but which have their own rich history and significance in the New York City architectural vernacular.

$10

Sustainability Crash Course 2015

Center for Sustainable Design Studies at Pratt 200 Willoughby Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, United States

Imagine being able to spend one amazing day immersed in learning about sustainable design—and meeting the people who have pioneered new thinking and practices.

On Saturday, March 28, 2015, Pratt’s CSDS will present the fifth annual Sustainability Crash Course, a day-long series of workshops with a host of experts from Pratt’s sustainable design faculty and elsewhere.

Free

ConSERVE New York City: Gantry Plaza State Park in Queens

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

Join the Student Conservation Association as they team up with New York State Parks for a day of service at Gantry Plaza State Park in Queens!

Free

Earth2Class Workshop: The Source and Solution to Groundwater Arsenic Contamination

Unnamed Venue NY, United States

E2C is a unique science/math/technology resource for K-12 teach­ers, stu­dents, the gen­eral pub­lic, and geo­sci­en­tists. It is a col­lab­o­ra­tion among researchers and an Earth Sci­ence edu­ca­tor at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Obser­va­tory of Colum­bia Uni­ver­sity; tech­nol­ogy inte­gra­tion spe­cial­ists from Colé­gio Ban­deirantes, São Paulo, Brasil; and class­room teach­ers from New York, New Jer­sey, and else­where. It cen­ters around Sat­ur­day Work­shops for Edu­ca­tors held at Columbia’s Lam­ont Cam­pus in Pal­isades N.Y.

$25

Composting With Worms: Indoor Vermicomposting Demystified at the Brooklyn Brainery

Brooklyn Brainery 190 Underhill Ave, Brooklyn, NY, United States

Composting can seem too hard for the average citizen, but in this class, you’ll learn how easy it can be. We’ll talk through the basics of indoor vermicomposting (composting with worms) and how you can do your part to reduce your food waste.

Each participant will construct a bin, fill it with bedding, add some red wiggler worms, and watch them go to work!

$45

Ride for Climate presentation with David Kroodsma

NYC Velo Hell’s Kitchen 590 West 45th Street, New York, NY, United States

“The Bicy­cle Diaries“ Book talk and slideshow of cycling three con­ti­nents and 30,000 miles For­mer Stan­ford cli­mate change researcher David Kroodsma has bicy­cled from Cal­i­for­nia…

Free

Green Business Summit on Sustainable Food

Uris Hall, Columbia University 3022 Broadway, New York, NY, United States

A panel on how food supply can adapt to growing global demand and environmental pressures featuring panelists from Whole Foods, Chipotle, and more. Keynote speech on "Beyond Meat." Food and drink reception afterward.