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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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
The Impact of Pesticides on Human and Environmental Health
Hunter College's Silberman School of Social Work Auditorium 2180 Third Ave at 119th Street , New York, NY, United StatesJoin the NYC Food Policy Center at Hunter College for a presentation by Dr. Frederico Peres from the National School of Public Health in Rio de Janeiro,…
Free
Urban Forestry: Lessons learned, Challenges and Opportunities Ahead
Cornell University Architecture, Art, Planning 26 Broadway, 20th Floor, New York, NY, United StatesOn November 9th at Cornell Architecture Art Planning from 6:00 PM-7:30 PM, for a presentation from author Jill Jonnes, and panel discussion with expert voices in American forestry; Fiona Watt, NYC Parks| Todd Forrest, US Forest Service| Joseph Gittelman, ALB Expert
Free
Van Alen Variety Show
WeWork FiDi 85 Broad Street, Manhattan, NY, United StatesJoin us for a post-Election Day celebration of the mandate of everyday city dwellers to improve one another’s lives. We’ll apply performance, satire, and rapid presentations to mix policy and play and proclaim the power of participation.
$7.00
Documentary-Drama Screening: A Year in the Life of First Green Bank
Patagonia Soho 72 Greene St, New York, NY, United StatesPlease join us for a screening about an aspiring regenerative entrepreneur, Ken LaRoe, a seasoned banker and passionate environmentalist who founded Florida’s first “green” bank in a conservative community outside Orlando, who was inspired after reading Patagonia Founder Yvon Chouinard’s book Let My People Go Surfing.
Free
Bill McKibben on the Fate of the Earth
The New School, John L. Tishman Auditorium, University Center 63 Fifth Avenue, Room U100, New York, NY, United StatesOn Thursday, November 10, Bill McKibben will give the inaugural Jonathan Schell Memorial Lecture on the Fate of the Earth at the New School in New York City.
Free
SWALE: A floating edible forest docked at Brooklyn Bridge Park
Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 6 Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 6, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesSwale, a floating food forest built on a 130-foot by 40-foot barge made from repurposed shipping containers by artist Mary Matting, will be docked for just…
Free
Bushwick Compost Workday
Aberdeen Community Garden 98 Aberdeen Street, New York, NY, United StatesJoin New York Restoration Project as we continue building a compost windrow in our storage facility. Learn about compost as we add food scraps, from our local partners at BedStuy Fresh and Local and Saraghina Restaurant, and garden clippings from our many gardens throughout Brooklyn and Queens.
Free
Covering Crisis: Real-Time Communication & Superstorm Sandy
New York Transit Museum Boerum Pl, Brooklyn, New York, United StatesJoin panelists from MTA external communications, data journalists, and transportation planners for a discussion about documenting the effects of Superstorm Sandy in real-time and the power of social media as a tool for crisis management and recovery.
Free – $15