Celebrating NYBG: 125 Years
Join us for a photographic tribute by Larry Lederman to the Garden’s history and a prologue to its exciting future.
Free – $25
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Greater New York
Museum of Modern Art PS 1 22-25 Jackson Avenue, Long Island City, NY, United StatesGreater New York is the fourth iteration of the renowned series, begun in 2000 as a collaboration between MoMA PS1 (then P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center) and The Museum of Modern Art, that showcases emerging artists living and working in the New York metropolitan area.
Free – $10
Plant-Based/Raw Food Demo
Crossroads Seventh Day Adventist Church 410 W 45th St, New York, NY, United StatesDuring our class, you will discover how to prepare Healthy, Delicious and well-balanced Plant based meals that will bring mealtime enjoyment and may add years to your life ! Starts June 26th then every second Sunday until December 11th, 2016 !
Free
Prospect Park Moonlight Ride
Prospect Park 101 East Drive, Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesJoin us as we discover Prospect Park at night. Prospect Park is a 526-acre urban oasis located in the heart of Brooklyn.
Free
ONE PLANET ONE FUTURE EXHIBITION
Westbeth Center for the Arts 155 BANK STREET, New York, NY, United StatesONE • ONE PLANET ONE FUTURE IS AN EXHIBITION OF ETHEREAL PHOTOGRAPHS BY ANNE DE CARBUCCIA THAT POWERFULLY DEPICT WHAT WE HAVE AND WHAT WE MAY LOSE.
Free
Outdoor Bike Repair Class
La Plaza Cultura Garden Avenue C & East 9th Street, Manhattan , NY, United StatesCome learn all about bike mechanisms as well as how to repair your own !
Free
Experience Creative Climate Awards
Taipei Economic and Cultural Office 1 E 42nd St., New York, NY, United StatesJoin us for our sixth Creative Climate Awards, an annual series of events that showcase artists creating climate-inspired, public works. Our Creative Climate Awards program uses creativity to share knowledge, broaden the climate conversation, educate, and incite action.
Free
Kiku: The Art of the Japanese Garden
The chrysanthemum, kiku in Japanese, is the most celebrated of all Japanese fall-flowering plants. Enjoy a stunning exhibition of these carefully trained flowers in the Haupt Conservatory.
Free – $25
Liquid Assets: Can Wall Street Save the Water Crisis?
Civic Hall 156 Fifth Avenue, Second Floor, New York, NY, United StatesIn 2007, Atlanta came within 90 days of running out of water. This past January, Flint, Michigan declared a state of emergency, and the current drought in…
Free
The Biophilic Workplace – What’s Old is New Again
Pratt School Architecture 144 West 14th Street, New York, NY, United StatesJoin us for a lively discussion with practitioners on the leading edge of biophilic design. How can biophilic principles support a healthier, more resilient urban environment? What does a biophilic workplace look like? Does it really provide tangible benefits to productivity and the bottom line? What bioinspired innovative strategies and products are being developed? Come find out.
Free
The Future of Urban Coastal Resilience: Red Hook and Beyond
AIA Center for Architecture Hines Gallery, 435 LaGuardia Place , New York , NY, United StatesMore than 600 million people call coastal cities home, but those areas are facing dramatic change from rising sea levels and extreme weather conditions. How can we rethink resilient design—for Red Hook and beyond—to strengthen sustainability, habitat, and community? And what will it take to transition from a reactive state to one of true preparedness?
Free
Urban Food Policy Forum: Beyond the Kale: Urban Agriculture and Social Justice Activism in New York City
CUNY School of Public Health and Health Policy 55 West 125th Street 7th Floor, New York, NY, United StatesUrban agriculture is increasingly considered an important part of creating just and sustainable cities. Yet the benefits that many people attribute to urban agriculture—fresh food, green space, educational opportunities—can mask structural inequities, thereby making political transformation harder to achieve.
Free