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Oculus Book Talk “Street Smart: The Rise of Cities and the Fall of Cars”

Street Smart: The Rise of Cities and the Fall of Cars explores recent trends that show that Americans, particularly Millennials, have been driving markedly less than they used to. Author Sam Schwartz describes how this change in car usage ultimately benefits cities, making them healthier and increasing property values, in a book that has been praised for its timeliness and insight.

$10

Good Food Documentary: Sustainable Table

Park Slope Food Co-Op 782 Union Street, Brooklyn, NY, United States

What’s on your plate? Where does it come from? What effects does it have on the environment and your body? What can you do to help? This 52 minute documentary that takes an unadulterated look into the food you eat, and how you can make a difference to your health and the environment by the food choices you make.

Free

Make Your Mark

Roy Wilkins Recreation Center 177th Street and Baisley Boulevard, Queens, NY, United States

Please join us for a landscape painting workshop using watercolor, inks, and charcoal.

Free

Emerging Voices at Parsons School of Constructed Environments: Transforming Models and Practices

Starr Foundation Hall, University Center, UL102 63 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, United States

The Emerging Voices juried lecture series recognizes architects, landscape architects, and urban designers who have both significant work to show and significant ideas to share. From the inaugural presentations more than thirty years ago to the present, firms selected by The Architectural League as Emerging Voices have spoken compellingly about their work while framing its relationship to theory, practice, and place. - Anne Rieselbach, Program Director of The Architectural League of New York

Free

Eco-fashion and Sustainable Living

Columbia University, Morningside Campus, Hogan Hall - Conference Room A 1150 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY, United States

Come by the Earth Institute for your head-to-toe guide to Ethical Fashion and Non-Toxic Beauty, just in time for New York Fashion Week !

Free

Global Warming and the Rise of Asia

Tishman Auditorium: University Center 63 Fifth Avenue , New York, NY, United States

The India China Institute's Flagship 2016 event will engage two renowned intellectuals - Amitav Gosh and Prasenjit Duara – in a conversation on climate change and capitalism in Asia.

Free

The People’s Market NYC: A Communal Table of Makers & Collectors

House of Yes 2 Wyckoff Avenue , Brooklyn, NY, United States

The People's Market NYC is community of stand-out artists, collectors, makers, foodies and tastemakers. A canvas for collaboration and a haven for diversity, The People's Market NYC celebrates the independent spirit of small business entrepreneurs and creative minds, highlighting local, handmade, eco, sustainable, holistic and vintage goods. Events are kid-friendly and have something for all budgets.

Free

Teddy Bears for Teddy Roosevelt

Museum of the City of New York 1220 Fifth Avenue, New York

Celebrate President's Day by making your own teddy bear and learn about President Roosevelt's impact on NYC as Police Commissioner.

Free

Mia Lehrer – Recalibrating the City: Advocacy by Design

Unnamed Venue 7 East 7th Street, between Third and Fourth Avenues, New York, United States

Mia Lehrer is the founding principal of Mia Lehrer + Associates, a Los Angeles-based landscape architecture practice. The firm leads the design and implementation of…

$15

TEDxFultonStreet

Barleycorn 23 Park Place , New York, NY, United States

Tickets to TED cost $8,500-$30,000, but come experience one day of it for free! We will present the realtime proceedings of one day of the TED 2016 Conference, screened on a large projector via Livestream, and will take place in a private room of a restaurant.

Free

The Bridge: Experiments in Science and Art at SciArt Center

The School of Visual Arts - Classroom #301 335 W 16th St. , New York, NY, United States

What does collaboration mean? What does it look like, and how does it function? Is it possible to have a two-way collaborative street, or does that even matter? Can art influence science, as science often influences art? The Bridge will serve as the first documentation of the full and natural collaborative process between an artist and scientist.

Free