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Photo via Friends of the EndThe weather may not hold out all weekend, so enjoy every moment of sunshine available at these (mostly) outdoors Earth Day-themed weekend events from Ditmas Park to Marine Park. Looking for more earth day events in the Park Slope area? Check out our full guide
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Image courtesy of Tony Giordano.Happy Earth Day! Did you know that on this day, 46 years ago, Sunset Park resident and community advocate Tony Giordano, along with friends and neighbors, organized “the first Earth Day event in Sunset Park.” “We were the Street People Coalition and the grown-ups that
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Photo: Jole CarlinerNeed some earth to dig in for Earth Day? Join students from Brooklyn Urban Garden Charter School (BUGS), [http://www.bugsbrooklyn.org/] and parks gardening experts, in learning the ins and outs of planting a vertical garden at Dome Playground tomorrow. Activities will run from 11am until 2pm.
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Image via Habana Outpost.WINE TASTINGS: here’s a list of seven [/blog/2015/10/14/seven-places-to-enjoy-wine-tastings-in-fort-greene-clinton-hill/] weekly options! Myrtle Avenue’s KIDS GUIDE [http://myrtleavenue.org/kids-guide-to-myrtle-avenue/] also has great listings. Submit your event listing [/calendar/] to our BROOKLYN-WIDE CALENDAR [/calendar/] or by emailing editor@bklyner.com. The Friends
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Today is Earth Day, but there are eco-friendly and -celebratory events going on around town all week and all month. From last weekend’s festival at Habana Outpost [/blog/2015/04/20/photos-seeds-bees-potatoes-and-more-at-habana-outposts-earth-day-expo/] and free tree giveaways [/blog/2015/03/11/welcome-spring-helping-trees-grow-brooklyn/] earlier this month, to Brooklyn Borough Hall’s
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Source: CUNY Institute for Sustainable Cities / FlickrTo commemorate Earth Day, join the Jamaica Bay Unit of Brooklyn and Queens to help spruce up your favorite places in Gateway, this Tuesday, April 22 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Sites include but are not limited to Floyd
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Source: Colton’s officeLocal teens took to the streets on Saturday to celebrate Earth Day with a massive local cleanup, organized by Assemblyman William Colton. The army of volunteers included members of Our Lady of Grace Teen Group, Our Lady of Grace Boy Scouts, Our Lady of Grace Girl Scouts,
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[http://bklyner.com.customers.tigertech.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/cleanup.jpg] Participating in a local clean-upAssemblyman William Colton and Special Assistant Priscilla Consolo are planning a community clean-up to coincide with the annual Earth Day celebration. The clean-up will take place at 29 Bay 25th Street on Saturday, April
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Even though, the designated day to celebrate Earth Day is April 22, special activities that draw attention to preserving the Earth happen all week and into the weekend. This coming Sunday at Marine Park, there will be some special events commemorating this year’s Earth Day. Here are the details