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A is for Activist: New York City Tots

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

A special program for children ages 2-4 years old. Explore objects, stories, and songs in the exhibition 'Activist New York', design your own flower pot, and plant a seed to take home.

Free

Birding: Owls

Orchard Beach Nature Center Section 2 of Orchard Beach

Our parks are the perfect places to spot owls that live in New York City. The winter is the best time of the year to see owls because the trees are bare—making it easier to see them—and owls breed in the winter. Come have a look at some of the owls that call NYC's parks home !

Free

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