Local Events and Exhibits

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Happy Earth Day!

This year marks the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day and there are several fun events in Manhattan to celebrate:

23rd Street Association Earth Day Celebration at Baruch:
Kristen Bacorn of Atelier covers Green concepts in making businesses more environmentally friendly. Chris De Weaver Business Development, Director of Healthy Buildings Solutions discusses effective and low-cost ways to make businesses and homes more sustainable and energy efficient. The event is free.

Location: Baruch College 55 Lexington Ave @ 24th St Rm 14-250
Date and Time: Thursday, April 22nd, Breakfast at 8AM followed by seminars at 8:45

Celebrate Earth Day one sustainable bite at a time:
The Batali and Bastianich Hospitality Group has eleven Certified Green Restaurants®, a company-wide bottled water ban and farmer’s market driven menus, and they’d like to invite you to celebrate Earth Day at one of their restaurants. Each restaurant has created a special dish or tasting menu to honor not only Earth Day, but their achievements as a restaurant group.

Location: Click here for restaurant list
Date and Time: April 22, 2010 5:30pm – 11:00pm

FLASH MOB reco® -Fashion Parade and Viral Video Campaign:
reco ® jeans, the true recycled denim company, is teaming up with EarthdayNY.org to orchestrate a Flash Mob event taking place this. An eco-fashion parade will stroll through Time Square kicking off the Earth Day celebration! Crowds will gather on the Red Steps near 46th street to await the procession. The “activity” will be flashing “The new symbol of hope and commitment” which is being commemorated by forming the letter “E” with the right hand. The event will be captured and produced into an edgy video to be shared between reco® jeans and EarthdayNY.org for a viral campaign!

Location: Near Times Square, 46th Street, on the Red Steps
Date and Time: April 22nd at 11am

Earth Day Arts & Crafts in Central Park:
Celebrate Earth Day in Central Park, Manhattan’s largest green space, with Chess & Checkers House staff. They’ll help you create eco-friendly, nature-inspired crafts. All ages. Limited space; no groups or strollers inside the building, please. No advance registration.

Location: Chess & Checkers House, inside the park at 64th St
Date and Time: Thursday, April 22nd, 2-4 PM

EarthFair Outdoors:
Come stop by the EPA’s booth at this two-day outdoor festival of art, music and the environment.

Location: Vanderbilt Avenue outside Grand Central Terminal
Date and Time: Friday, April 23rd, 12 -7 PM and Saturday, April 24th, 11 AM-5 PM

EarthFair Indoors:
A week-long exhibit in Vanderbilt Hall showcasing environmental displays

Location: Vanderbilt Hall, Grand Central Terminal
Date and Time: April 19th-24th, all day

Looking for a way to participate in your area? Visit Earth Day Network.

Here are some more ideas to help green your world:

Open a Virtual Office:
Stop commuting, work from home, and reduce your carbon footprint by saving and sharing resources! As Earth Day is celebrating it’s 40th anniversary, we are celebrating our 20th! Open your Manhattan Virtual Office today.

Precycle:
Helps you reduce up to 90% of your junk mail in 90 days, cuts down on credit card offers and other identity theft prone mail, and plants 5 trees on your behalf! You’ll also receive Reusable Chico™ Shopping Bag and Two Eco-Friendly Compact Fluorescent Bulbs (CFL) for a one time fee of $36.

CarbonFund.org:
Calculate and offset your individual or your company’s carbon footprint.

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