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Lecture Series: Breaking Ground: American Women Landscape Pioneers

New York Botanical Garden 200 Kazimiroff Boulevard, Bronx, NY

The fascinating story of three landscape designers who transformed the wealth of the Gilded Age into timeless American landscapes and became leading figures in a profession dominated by men.

$20

Understanding sustainable investment at Columbia University

Columbia University Columbia University, Morningside Campus, Schermerhorn Extension, Room 1015, Manhattan, NY, United States

Catch an open lecture at Columbia University by Stephen Viederman, an expert on sustainable investing, discussing the role of financial markets in response to climate change.

Free

Bird Walk

Van Cortland Nature Center NY, United States

NYC Audubon experts lead the way as you marvel at quirky but logical bird behavior and delicate feathers in exquisite patterns.

Free

Summer Solstice Festival

Rufus King Park 150-03 Jamaica Ave, queens, NY, United States

A festival to mark the summer solstice in Queens's Rufus King Park.

Free

Bluegrass in the Tall Grass

14th street passage high line, manhattan, NY, United States

Come to a celebration of music and summer. As part of Make Music New York, Friends of the High Line will present bluegrass tunes among the tall grass of the park.

Free

Stop ‘N’ Swap

Christ Church New Brighton 76 Franklin Ave, Staten Island, NY, United States

GrowNYC's community "swaps" provide the perfect opportunity to find new homes for things you no longer need. Bring clean, reusable, portable items such as clothing, house wares, games, books, & toys that you no longer need, and take home something new-to-you, free!

Free

NYC Audubon Summer EcoCruise

Pier 16, South Street Seaport 89 South St. , New York, NY, United States

This summer, NYC Audubon is offering eco-cruises that will gave great views of such birds as the Black-Crowned Night-Heron, Glossy Ibis, Double-Crested Cormorant, Egret, and many more

$40

In A World of Their Own: Coney Island Photo Exhibition

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

Aaron Rose documented a “sun-baked melting pot” of beachgoers of all ages, ethnicities, and walks of life, each one utterly unselfconscious, absorbed in a world of his or her own in Coney Island.

$10

Scarecrow: Largest Installation in Socrates’ History

Socrates Sculpture Park 32-01 Vernon Boulevard at Broadway, Long Island City , NY, United States

Scarecrow is a new site-specific installation by artist Žilvinas Kempinas and the largest installation in Socrates’ 28-year history that activates the invisible forces of nature.

Free