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Schools, Food and Gardening: Cultivating a Healthy Future
From family farms and school gardens to cafeterias and classrooms, locally grown food is becoming a thread that weaves together nutrition, environmental and cultural education, contributing to the health and well-being of our children.

For more information,go to Baum Forum Events.

Teachers College, Columbia Uiversity, 525 West 120th Street
8:30AM - 6:00PM
Cost: $30
Posted By: Gotham Gazette

Hands On New York Day
This is 13th Annual Hands On New York Day, New York’s annual spring event when thousands of volunteers become painters, gardeners, and all-around “do gooders” in their community for a day. Participants will clean and revitalize parks, gardens, social service agencies, and public schools.

Individuals, youth groups, and corporate teams can register for Hands On New York Day by visiting NyCares or by calling 212 228-5000.

Sites in all five boroughs
9:30AM - 3:00PM
Cost: Free
Posted By: Public Post

Jazz and Poetry Marathon
At this 12-hour Jazz and Poetry Marathon,renowned poets and musicians will share the stage in programs designed to join the two art forms. Special programs for children will take place in the morning.

In addition to the artists who will read their poems and play their music, the Flushing Council on Culture and theArts calls on schools, community centers and individuals to join the jam. To get on the schedule, send a sample of your work to April Armstrong at april4stars@aol.com,Or, just drop by to take the Open Mic or jam with others on stage.

Flushing Town Hall
10:00AM - 10:00PM
Cost: free
Posted By: Gotham Gazette

Earth Day Celebration
This annual celebration will include weeding and edging the grounds, invasive plant removal, painting benches and fences, planting five different flower beds, workshops on waste reduction and recycling facilities for toner cartridges, batteries, crayons, and cell phones as well as beginning work on a large mural on East 10th Street. This year we’re also participating the Plant A Row Program (PAR) and will hand over any harvested food for distribution to local food pantries.
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Corner of Coney Island and Caton Avenue
10:00AM - 5:00AM
Cost: Free
Posted By: Public Post

Community Food C ouncil
The Hattie Carthan Community garden presents a food council/workshop with city farms trainer and community food educator Yonnette Fleming The topic: You are what you eat or you eat what you are: - you decide.

The discussion will also identify food issues which affect the community, consider links between food and health and discuss the importance of having local access to fresh and healthy foods in every community.

Herbal beverage and healthy food will be available after discussion.

Rain location:Magnolia Tree and Earth Center, 677 Lafayette Avenue Brownstone #1 Main Conference Hall.

Hattie Carthan Community Garden, Lafayette and Marcy avenues, Brooklyn
11:00AM - 12:30AM
Cost: Free
Posted By: Public Post

Pulling It Down: The Aesthetics of Common Ground
A discussion with performance, panels, audio & visuals & sundry presentations on race, culture, class and environment. Featuring: Erika Hunt, Cecilia Vicuna, Edwin Torres, David Henderson, Alan Gilbert, Akilah Oliver,
Brenda Iijima, Erica Kaufman, Rachel Levitsky,
Jena Osman, Anne Waldman, Tonya Foster and others.

Red beans & rice served.

Bowery Poetry Club, 308 Bowery
12:00PM - 4:00PM
Cost: Donations encouraged
Posted By: Gotham Gazette

Dutch Architecture in Brooklyn
Tour the Lefferts Historic House at Prospect Park. Explore how the house was built and used over the past 220 years - and glimpse future plans for the museum. Climb the staircase for a view of the attic’s smokehouse and examine both public and private areas.

For adults and teenagers. Reservations required: call 718 789-2822 x12.

Lefferts Historic House, Children's Corner, inside Prospect Park’s Willink entrance, Flatbush Avenue and Empire Boulevard
12:30PM - 1:30PM
Cost: Free
Posted By: Public Post

Family Bike Fest
Bike New York's festival of cycling activities for the entire family includes a repair clinic, helmet safety station, NYPD bike registration, family ride, Teach Your Child to Ride a Bike class, and more.

Pre-registration is required for selected activities; see Bike New York for details.

(Rain date: Sunday, April 22)

70th Street Pier Plaza, Riverside Park
1:00PM - 4:00PM
Cost: free
Posted By: Public Post

Green-wood Cemetary Walking Tour
This Big Onion Walking Tour is an introduction to the history, architecture, and people of Brooklyn’s treasure Green-Wood Cemetery . Stops include the graves of DeWitt Clinton, Louis Comfort Tiffany, Leonard Bernstein and John "The Soda Fountain King" Matthews.

Call Big Onion Walking Tours at 212-439-1090 for additional information.

Meet at Main Entrance, 25th Street at 5th Avenue
1:00PM -
Cost: $15; $12 seniors; $10 students and NYHS members
Posted By: Gotham Gazette

Green-Wood Cemetary Walking Tour
This Big Onion Walking Tour is an introduction to the history, architecture and people of Brooklyn’s Green-Wood Cemetery. Stops include the graves of DeWitt Clinton, Louis Comfort Tiffany, Leonard Bernstein and John "The Soda Fountain King" Matthews. Led by Seth Kamil.

Call Big Onion Walking Tours at 212-439-1090 for additional information.

meet at the Main Entrance, 25th Street at 5th Avenue
1:00PM - 3:30AM
Cost: $15; $12 seniors; $10 students, NY Hist. Society
Posted By: Gotham Gazette

The Wild Party
Columbia Stages presents The Wild Party based on the poem by Joseph Moncure March

The Theatre of the Riverside Church, 91 Claremont Avenue (between 120th and 121st Streets)
8:00PM - 10:00PM
Cost: $15 general, $5 seniors, free for students
Posted By: Public Post

2007 NYC MS Walk
The National Multiple Sclerosis Society, New York City Chapter hosts the 2007 MS Walk. With a goal this year to raise $3.3 million, more than 6,000 participants are expected . Participants are encouraged to walk individually or in teams with a choice of three routes: 3 (fully accessible), 6 and 10 miles. A minimum donation of $50 is required for all participants. Volunteer opportunities are available as marshals, greeters, registration coordinators and more.

Check-in at 9:30 a.m.; MS Walk starts at 11:00 a.m. sharp.

For more information on how to register and get involved in the MS Walk, visit MS Walk, call 212-463-9791 or e-mail mswalk@msnyc.org.

South Street Seaport
9:30AM - 6:00PM
Cost: $50 donation
Posted By: Public Post

Turban (Dastaar)-My Pride: Sikh Immigrants Celebrate History Week
Learn about the rich immigrant past of the Sikhs of New York City as United Sikhs present a photo gallery of Sikh immigrants who stood up for their civil and religious rights and documentary films on Sikh traditions. The event will also feature displays of Sikh artifacts and more.

For more information, call 347 561-3348 or 888-243-1690 or go to United Sikhs.

Save the Earth-day Musical Celebration
The benefit concert and msuical celebration will feature Andi Rae Healy, Alex Battles, Jennie Arnau, Addie Brownlee, JuliuS and The Becky Birmingham Band,

All profits go to Earth Justice or Plant Trees. For more information, go to The Living Room.

The Living Room 154 Ludlow St,
6:00PM - 11:00PM
Cost: Donations encouraged
Posted By: Public Post

Networking for Women in Housing and Finance
Women in Housing and Finance presents a panel on networking and strategies for getting ahead. Speakers will share their experiences, knowledge, and understanding of what one should do -- and not do -- at different stages on one's career.

Refreshments will be served.

Reservations and payment must be received by April 20. Mail to: Women in Housing and Finance, PO Box 281. Canal St. Station, New York, NY 10013

Email: bgratz@bclarchitect.com if you have any questions.

Bank of America, 9 W. 57th St., Auditorium 2M
6:00PM - 8:00PM
Cost: Non-members: $20; Students: $5
Posted By: Public Post

League of Women Voters NYC Awards Luncheon
The League of Women Voters of the City of New York Education Fund will honor five ‘women of distinction’ at i annual awards luncheon. The awards will be presented by Fox5 News anchor Rosanna Scotto. The honorees are:

-Dr. Kathleen Foley, attending neurologist in Pain and Palliative Care Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
-Dorchen Leidholdt, director, Center for Battered Women’s Legal Services, Sanctuary for Families
-Dr. Louise Mirrer, president and CEO, The New York Historical Society
-Alair Townsend, columnist and former publisher, Crain’s New York Business
-Kathleen Waldron, president, Baruch College.

Roosevelt Hotel, Madison Avenue & 45th Street
12:00PM - 2:00PM
Cost: $250 per ticket
Posted By: Public Post

Booksigning and Lecture - Susan Morem
Susan Morem is a nationally recognized career expert and workplace authority. Her newest book, "How to Get a Job and Keep It, Second Edition," from Checkmark Books, provides advice for job seekers and recent graduates entering the workplace. Morem will help you gain a valuable edge over the competition and show you how to interview more effectively, make a great first impression, improve your communication skills, and much more.

The New York Public Library, Mid-Manhattan Branch
6:30PM - 7:30PM
Cost: Free
Posted By: Public Post

The Greening of New York City
A panel discussion on building a sustainable future for New York City. As the city's population continues to grow, we face mounting challenges to our environment, energy efficiency and quality of life. A panel will discuss what programs are already under way to ensure that the city remains the place we want to call home.

Speakers will be: Marcia Bystryn, executive director of the New York League of Conservation Voters; Daniel L. Doctoroff, deputy mayor for economic development and rebuilding; and Douglas Durst, co-president of The Durst Organization, builder of the Conde Nast Building and The Bank of America Tower. Carolyn Curiel of the New York Times editorial board will moderate.

Order tickets on-line or call 212 864-5400.

Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway at 95th Street
7:00PM - 8:30AM
Cost: $25 plus handling fee
Posted By: Gotham Gazette

Demo of Adobe Photoshop Lightroom
Katrin Eismann presents a new program for managing large groups of photos. Lightroom complements Photoshop by providing one application for managing, adjusting, and presenting large volumes of digital photographs.

For more information go to more info: New York Personal Computer User Group, info@nypc.org or call 212 643-7005.

Toward Zero Net Energy Homes
This in-depth workshop will discuss the design and construction of Zero Net Energy Homes for architects, building engineers and builders. Led by nationally recognized engineer Marc Rosenbaum, P.E., the Zero Net Energy Homes workshop is designed to give attendees a thorough understanding of the methods for achieving homes that require little or no non-renewable energy to power them.

For more information, click here.

Riverhouse Sales and Discovery Center, 4 World Financial Center, 250 Vesey Street
8:30AM -
Posted By: Gotham Gazette

The Cooperator's Co-op & Condo Expo
Several high profile real-estate writers and authors, including such as Michael Gross, "740 Parkm" and Denise LeFrak, "High Rise, Low Downm" will be featured at The Cooperator's 20th Annual Co-op & Condo Expo .

Admission is free, but pre-registration is requested at the website registration page or by calling 800-893-7949.

NY Hilton, 1335 Avenue of the Americas (at 53rd Street)
9:00AM - 5:00PM
Cost: Free
Posted By: Public Post

Women Artists in China
A showing of the work of Chen Qiulin will be followed by a discussion of challenges faced by female artists in China. This even benefits the Fund for Women in Asia, a U.S. nonprofit organization that supports women in Asia.

Contact ak@fundwomenasia.org for more information.

Max Protetch Gallery, 511 West 22nd St.
6:00PM - 8:00PM
Cost: Suggested Donation: $40; Students- $20
Posted By: Public Post

Sustainable Design
A panel discussion will explore the many ways in which designing environmentally sensitive buildings affect our life quality, personal health and, in the global perspective, our financial condition. Bruce Kahn and Jennie Nevin of Smith Barney Financial Advisors and members of Sustainability Practice Network will moderate. The event, organized by Lena Imamura of the School of Art at The Cooper Union, will include an exhibition of her works inspired by various elements and concepts relating to building a sustainable environment.

For more information, call 212.353.4195 or go to Cooper Union.

Cooper Union, The Great Hall, 7 East 7th Street (at Third Avenue)
6:00PM - 8:00PM
Cost: free
Posted By: Public Post

"Broken Land" Poetry Reading & Book Launch
New York University Press, the Poetry Society of America and the Brooklyn Historical Society celebrate the publication of "Broken Land: Poems of Brooklyn," edited by Julia Spicher Kasdorf and Michael Tyrell, with a forward by Hal Sirowitz.

Readers will include: D. Nurkse, Vijay Seshadri, Jessica Greenbaum, L.S. Asekoff, and Sapphire.

The poems range from the 17th century to the present, with many splendid paeans to Coney Island. The inaugural reading will be followed by a reception with food and drink.

Please RSVP to by calling 212-998-2576.

Brooklyn Historical Society, 128 Pierrepont Street, at Clinton Street, Brookjlyn Heights
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Cost: Free
Posted By: Gotham Gazette

Forum on Illegal Landlord Tactics.
Panelists at the Chelsea Tenant Action Committee's Spring Housing Forum discuss how to organize residents' associations to resist illegal landlord actions. Live Spanish translation available.

For more information, contact Helen Gorokhovsky at Hudson Guild, 212 760-9877.

Hudson Guild, John Lovejoy Elliott Center, 441 West 26th Street, New York, NY
7:00PM - 10:00PM
Cost: Free
Posted By: Public Post

Community Development and the Mega City
With large-scale developments underway in every borough, the physical face of New York City is already changing on a scale unseen in decades––even as the Bloomberg administration is planning for sustainable growth of nearly a million more residents by 2030. What
are the implications for more livable neighborhoods and community renewal? Can City Hall’s vision survive beyond the current mayoralty and the latest economic boom?

This event will feature a presenation by Deputy Mayor Daniel Doctorff and a discuss with Errol Louis of theDaily News; Sheena Wright, president and CEO of the Abyssinian Development Corporation and Kathryn S. Wylde, president and CEO of the Partnership for New York City.

Admission is free, but you must reserve a seat by calling 212 229-5418 or emailing centernyc@newschool.edu.

Theresa Lang Community and Student Center, Arnhold Hall, 55 West13th Street (between Fifth and Sixth Avenues)
8:15AM - 10:30AM
Cost: free
Posted By: Gotham Gazette

Career Forum for Women and Minorities
Whether you are actively seeking a career change or simply interested in exploring new career opportunities,
the forum provides the opportunity to meet, network and interview with an outstanding group of premier employers, such as E-Trade, Citigroup, the Federal Reserve Board and many, many more.

Open to people with atleasta bachelor's degree, two yearsof post graduate work experience and a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.

Reservations required. Go to the forum/

Penn Plaza Pavillion, 401 Seventh Avenue (at 33rd Street)
10:00AM - 4:00PM
Cost: Free
Posted By: Gotham Gazette

Architect Henry N. Cobb
The Feltman Lectures, a series dedicated to advancing the principles and benefits of lighting design through the exploration of the practical, philosophical and aesthetic attributes of light and illumination, features Henry N. Cobb.

Recent major built works for which Cobb has been principally responsible as design partner include: Friend Center for Engineering Education at Princeton University; Tour EDF at La Défense, Paris; United States Courthouse, Hammond, Indiana; World Trade Center and Grand Marina Hotel, Barcelona; National Constitution Center, Philadelphia; Center for Government and International Studies at Harvard University; and the International Monetary Fund Headquarters 2, Washington.

Cobb has lectured widely and has held the Davenport and Bishop visiting professorships at Yale University.

For more information, call 212 353-4220 or visit Cooper Union.

The Cooper Union, The Great Hall, 7 East 7th Street between Third and Fourth Avenues. Subways: Astor Place (6), 8th Street (N, R, W)
6:30PM - 8:00PM
Cost: free
Posted By: Public Post

"The Devil's Own Work"
Historian Barnet Schecter recounts the gripping saga of the Civil War Draft Riots, the largest insurrection in American history, which happened here in New York in 1863.

Seating is limited. To reserve a place, come by the center, call 311 or 212 754-5411 OR e-mail erik.axelson@parks.nyc.gov.

East 54 Street Recreation Center, 348 East 54th Street (between First and Second avenues)
7:00PM -
Cost: free
Posted By: Gotham Gazette

Autism in Young Children Conference
Fordham University School of Education and Los Ninos Services present an early childhood conference on autism and developmental disabilities. It will include top experts in the field, various sessions and two all-day workshops.

Fordham Univrsity Lincoln Center Campus (near Columbus Circle)
8:30AM - 4:00PM
Cost: $75 to 115
Posted By: Public Post

Made@DCTV Screening: The Road Home
"The Road Home" follows the long journey to rehabilitation for American war-wounded back in the United States after serving in Aghanistan and Iraq.

Join the team behind the film as we screen a fine cut of this important work edited entirely at DCTV.

DRiks at 6:30 p.m.; screening at 7 p.m. Q&A; to follow

For tickets and information, go to DCTV Presents.

DCTV , 87 Lafayette Street,
7:00PM - 10:00PM
Cost: $7 DCTV Members; $10 Non-Members
Posted By: Public Post

From Working Seaport to Living City
This family walking tour and scavenger hunt will let the entire family explore South Street Seaport's history, discover its historic and modern buildings and exciting new spaces, and whom helps make these projects possible! Urban studies and preservation educator Elizabeth Sprague will guide this tour for ags 6 to 9.

There will be two 90-minute tours: one at 10 a.m. and one at 1 p.m.
Space is limited. To register, go here.

Pier 17 (specific location will be mailed to registrants)
10:00AM -
Cost: $20 1 adult and 1 child; $10 each additional guest
Posted By: Gotham Gazette

Volunteer Recruitment Expo
The Manhattan Chamber of Commerce announces a local volunteer recruitment expo to promote volunteer opportunities within the local community. For more nformations, go tovolunteer expo.

Lenox Hill Neighborhood House, 331 East 70th Street (between First and Scond Avenues)
10:00AM - 4:30PM
Cost: free
Posted By: Public Post

Careers In Television Production: Paths to Opportunity
The New York City Mayor's Office of Film, Theatre and Broadcasting, in conjunction with the Center for Communication and the Apollo Theater Foundation, will present a panel discussion about working in New York City's television production industry.

Commissioner Katherine Oliver will interview “MTV News” correspondent Sway, who will share his personal experience working in New York City's television entertainment industry. Oliver will then moderate a panel discussion with professionals from different sectors of the entertainment production industry.

Doors open at 9:00 a.m. Seating is limited and available on a first come, first served basis. RSVP to message@film.nyc.gov by Wednesday, April 25.

Apollo Theater, 253 West 125th Street
10:00AM -
Cost: Free
Posted By: Gotham Gazette