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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Citizens Committee’s Neighborhood Grant
Through our Neighborhood Grants, Citizens Committee awards micro-grants of up to $3,000 to resident-led groups to work on community and school projects throughout the city. We prioritize groups based in low income neighborhoods and Title I public schools. Application due January 23.
Insecurities: Tracing Displacement and Shelter
Museum of Modern Art 11 West 53rd Street, New York, NY, United StatesFor over 60 million persons in the world today, shelter is defined through constant movement or escape. Insecurities: Tracing Displacement and Shelter explores the ways in…
Free – $25
2017 Master Composter Course Application is OPEN
The Spring 2017 NYC Master Composter Course Application is open! This intensive course covers soil and compost science, compost system designs, management of a community compost…
Free
ANTARCTICA: ICE AND SKY
Cinema Village 22 East 12th Street, New York, NY, United StatesFrom Oscar-winning director Luc Jacquet (March of the Penguins) comes a stirring portrait of French glaciologist, Claude Lorius, whose groundbreaking research in Antarctica gave us the first clear evidence of man-made global climate change. Film opens on 1/20 at Cinema Village.
$8 – $12
The New School, John L. Tishman Auditorium, University Center 63 Fifth Avenue, Room U100, New York, NY, United States
Building on the strengths of the “teach-in” model, " Not Going Back" is organized around four types of interventions: Historical & Cultural Context/Learning As We Build; Practical Knowledge and Skill-Building; Strategic Advocacy; and Self-care and healing spaces.
Free
Queens Memory: 50 Years of Integration
Queens Library at Flushing 4117 Main Street, Flushing, NY, United StatesQueens Library in partnership with Queens Borough President, Melinda Katz presents the 50 Years of Integration program series with generous support of the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Starr Foundation.
Join a panel of Flushing experts to share stories and memories about Flushing, and engage in discussion about our neighborhood’s past, present, and future.
Free
Volunteer with TAC and City Harvest
454 West 155th Street, New York, NY, United StatesOn January 28th, The Active Citizen is partnering with City Harvest to address hunger in New York City by volunteering at a mobile market. Please sign up to secure your spot and dress appropriately as we will be working outside.
Free
E-Waste Mobile Craft Session
Gowanus E-Waste Warehouse 469 President Street, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesMake a one-of-a-kind e-waste mobile sculpture. By participating in this session, you will have a wide variety of materials at your disposal such as CDs,…
Free
Fireside Chats: What is Home?
Lefferts Historic House Prospect Park West, Parkside between Flatbush Ave., Ocean Ave. and Prospect Park SW, Brooklyn, United StatesAs part of A Night of Philosophy & Ideas, BPL and Prospect Park Alliance present this first in a series of monthly community conversations set…
Free
A Night of Philosophy and Ideas
Brooklyn Public Library Central Branch 10 Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesA Night of Philosophy and Ideas is an all-night marathon of philosophical debate, performances, screenings, readings, and music. Join us and be a part of…
Free
Winter Walk at Pelham Bay Park
Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum 895 Shore Road, Bronx, NY, United StatesJoin the Natural Areas Conservancy for a guided walk through the coastal and forested areas of New York City’s largest park. This diverse 2,700-acre park…
Free