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Upcoming Events
- May 19, 2012
- Community Organizing SeriesCommunity Organizing SeriesCommunity Organizing Series, a Three-Part Series - Part 1- Finding your inner citizen w/ CPHA 9/11: Organizing 101 The \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'hard skills\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\' of organizing- how to lead a meeting, generate volunteers, and organize community events- at CPHA\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s Activate Your Inner Citizen University event, location TBA all day
- AIA Con and Design ExpoAIA Con and Design ExpoWashington, D.C. Join us for this essential networking and learning experience thousands of colleagues in attendance; over 200 seminars, tours, and events; and more than 800 exhibitors. all day
- The NYC DC Climate RideThe NYC DC Climate RideThe ride crosses cities, farm land, and some of the most beautiful places here on the East Coast. Climate Ride is a non‐profit organization that organizes fully supported, charitable bike rides to support sustainable solutions, bike advocacy and environmental causes. You have two events to choose from: Climate Ride NYC‐DC or Climate Ride California. Climate Riders register for $75 and then fundraise a minimum of $2400 in order to participate in one of the all‐inclusive 5‐day events. all day
- BMI Farmers MarketBMI Farmers MarketWeekly farmers market Saturdays from May 19-Oct. 13 from 9 AM-1PM at the Baltimore Museum of Industry, 1415 Key Highway, Baltimore, MD 21230. Certain Saturdays are themed events. Click here on event to go to website for full details. all day
- Junior NaturalistsJunior NaturalistsTime: 9:00 am
Irvine Nature Center 11201 Garrison Forest Road, Owings Mills, MD 21117 Spend Saturday mornings exploring nature. Junior naturalists take part in fun‐filled activities including trail walks, nature games, stories, puppet shows, animal encounters and more. This program is a 3‐part series (also on 4/21, 5/19), but you can sign up for individual sessions. Kids should wear nature‐friendly clothing. Ages 6‐9. $15 members, $30 non‐members. Please call 443‐738‐9230 for more details or 443‐738‐9224. at 9:00 am
- Community Organizing Series
- May 20, 2012
- Film ScreeningFilm ScreeningOlmsted and America’s Urban Parks Friends of Olmsted Parks and Landscapes 151 years after Frederick Law Olmsted designed New York City’s Central Park with Calvert Vaux, it remains an undisputed haven of tranquility amidst one of the largest, tallest, and most unnatural places on earth. Olmsted and America\'s Urban Parks a one hour documentary, examines the formation of America’s first great city parks in the late 19th century through the enigmatic eyes of Frederick Law Olmsted (1822 – 1903), visionary urban planner and landscape architect. all day
- Bike MD RecRide and BikeJamBike MD RecRide and BikeJamPatterson Park, Baltimore Bike Maryland RecRide will start and finish at the incredibly exciting BikeJam event in Patterson Park, Baltimore. Registration is limited to 500 cyclists. Join the celebration at the end of the RecRide ‐ stay in Patterson Park and celebrate as BikeJam 2012 plays host to Pro Bicycle Championships. International caliber pro‐racers and local racers compete for cash and prizes all day. Enjoy food vendors, beer, kid\'s activities, live music and the super‐fast BikeJam 2012 pro bicycle races! Enjoy the fun at the Bike and Health Expo. all day
- The NYC DC Climate RideThe NYC DC Climate RideThe ride crosses cities, farm land, and some of the most beautiful places here on the East Coast. Climate Ride is a non‐profit organization that organizes fully supported, charitable bike rides to support sustainable solutions, bike advocacy and environmental causes. You have two events to choose from: Climate Ride NYC‐DC or Climate Ride California. Climate Riders register for $75 and then fundraise a minimum of $2400 in order to participate in one of the all‐inclusive 5‐day events. all day
- Sustainable Speaker SeriesSustainable Speaker SeriesTime: 7:00 pm
Tom Wilbur, author of Under the Surface: Fracking, Fortunes, and the Fate of the Marcellus Shale WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 7 P.M., CENTRAL LIBRARY, WHEELER AUDITORIUM at 7:00 pm
- Film Screening
- May 21, 2012
- May 22, 2012
- The NYC DC Climate RideThe NYC DC Climate RideThe ride crosses cities, farm land, and some of the most beautiful places here on the East Coast. Climate Ride is a non‐profit organization that organizes fully supported, charitable bike rides to support sustainable solutions, bike advocacy and environmental causes. You have two events to choose from: Climate Ride NYC‐DC or Climate Ride California. Climate Riders register for $75 and then fundraise a minimum of $2400 in order to participate in one of the all‐inclusive 5‐day events. all day
- Balt City SustainabilityBalt City SustainabilityTime: 4:00 pm
Baltimore City Sustainability Commission Meetings Department of Planning, 8th Fl, 417 E. Fayette St. Baltimore MD The Baltimore Commission on Sustainability holds regular monthly meetings usually on the fourth Tuesday of every month. All meetings are open to the public. The Commission is made up of 21 members representing environmental groups, community organizations, labor unions, public health and environmental justice interests, and private industry. at 4:00 pm
- The NYC DC Climate Ride
- May 23, 2012
- Sustainability Commission MtgSustainability Commission MtgBaltimore City Sustainability Commission Meetings; Department of Planning boardroom, 417 E. Fayette St. 8th Floor The Baltimore Commission on Sustainability holds regular monthly meetings on the fourth Tuesday of every month. All meetings are open to the public. all day
- The NYC DC Climate RideThe NYC DC Climate RideThe ride crosses cities, farm land, and some of the most beautiful places here on the East Coast. Climate Ride is a non‐profit organization that organizes fully supported, charitable bike rides to support sustainable solutions, bike advocacy and environmental causes. You have two events to choose from: Climate Ride NYC‐DC or Climate Ride California. Climate Riders register for $75 and then fundraise a minimum of $2400 in order to participate in one of the all‐inclusive 5‐day events. all day
- Sustainability Commission Mtg
- May 24, 2012
- May 25, 2012
- Clean Commute ContestClean Commute ContestLast year, Maryland Green Registry reported reducing over 2.4 million miles of vehicle travel through alternative employee commute options and efficient business travel. To recognize these efforts, we are offering a Clean Commute Contest in partnership with Clean Air Partners. all day
- Open Walls Final FridayOpen Walls Final FridayStation North District, Baltimore MD Open Walls Baltimore is an unparalleled street art project in the Station North Arts & Entertainment District. The finest and most widely recognized street artists from around the world are mounting an outdoor exhibition of extraordinary murals that enlivens public spaces, stimulates community revitalization and national dialogue, and attracts visitors and investors to Station North. Open Walls Baltimore will build through April and May with the installation of more than twenty additional murals in time for a Final Friday celebration on May 25th all day
- Family Night Hike and CampfireFamily Night Hike and CampfireTime: 7:00 pm
Irvine Nature Center 11201 Garrison Forest Road, Owings Mills, MD 21117 Let’s take a night hike to look for nocturnal animals, listen for frog calls and test our senses in the dark. We’ll finish the hike with a campfire and s’mores. Ages 7 & up (with adult). Free for members, $10 non‐members. Please call 443‐738‐9230 for more details or 443‐738‐9224. at 7:00 pm
- Clean Commute Contest
