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Madison Square Kids: The Dirty Sock Funtime Band

Madison Square Park Eleven Madison Ave., 28th Fl New York, New York City, New York, Select a Country:

Come out to Madison Square Park on the 24th to see The Dirty Sock Funtime Band as they play their family friendly music.

Free

Volunteer Weekly Garden Crew

Sherman Creek Sherman Creek, West 203rd Street, New York, NY, United States

Join the Garden Crew in their weekly workdays and help redesign and plant garden beds and learn more about planting, pruning and other horticultural techniques!

Free

Religious Communities for Divestment and Reinvestment

Union Theological Seminary 3041 Broadway at 121st Street, New York, NY, United States

This group welcomes members of all faith traditions who want to learn more about how their congregations can mitigate the worst effects of climate change with a well-organized divestment and reinvestment strategy.

Free

New York Restoration Project and Sustainable South Bronx Tree Care Workshop Series

In front of the Lafayette Avenue entrance to The Hunts Point Recreation Center 1240 Lafayette Avenue ( In front of the Lafayette Avenue entrance to The Hunts Point Recreation Center), New York City, NY, United States

Come find out for yourself and help cultivate, mulch, prune, water and clean the major tree pits bordering the Hunts Point Recreation Center and major walking routes!

Free

Raising GreenspaceNyC 2: 2014 Fundraiser and Concert

Hosteling International New York City HI-New York City, New York, NY, United States

Join Greenspace NYC July 25th to help celebrate their growth! HI-NY has an amazing outdoor space on the Upper West Side that they are filling with great music, food, hands-on activities and speakers on sustainability. 

Free/Donation

Startup Weekend New York City: Social Impact Edition

WeWork SoHo Lounge 154 Grand Street, New York, NY, United States

Startup Weekend is a global grassroots movement of active and empowered entrepreneurs who are learning the basics of founding startups and launching successful ventures. Anyone is welcome to pitch their startup idea and receive feedback from their peers.

$125

Mass evening bike ride

Union Square Park meet in front of Lincoln Statue along 16th Street transverse

The Critical Mass bike ride meets the last Friday of every month at Union Square Park North.

Free

Obscura Society NyC: The Insalubrious Valley

THE CORNER OF GRAND STREET AND MORGAN AVENUE, BROOKLYN Grand St & Morgan Ave Brooklyn, NY 11237, New York City, NY, United States

Join this event on the wrong side of the tracks for an exploration of the hidden industrial heartlands of New York!

$30

New York City Poetry Festival

Governors Island, New York, NY Governors Island, New York, NY, United States

Come join this two day festival to celebrate NYC's vibrant poetry community on Governor's Island!

Free

Disturbance on the Bay: The Long and Short of It

Carmine Carro Center at Marine Park Carmine Carro Community Center, Fillmore Ave, Brooklyn, NY, United States

The Science and Resilience Institute at Jamaica Bay presents a Summer Lecture Series. This week's lecture will feature John Marra of of CUNY Brooklyn College speaking about "Disturbance on the Bay: The Long and Short of It."

Free

Brooklyn Grange — Beekeeping Workshop

Brooklyn Navy Yard farm Flushing Avenue & Clinton Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, United States

Learn about the complex art of beekeeping, the life cycles of bees, and the dangers affecting colonies in this immersive workshop led by Stone Barns bee keeper, Dan Carr.

$45