| Lincoln Square Business Improvement District |
Gateway to the Upper West Side Walking Tour
A free 90-minute historical walking tour
courtesy of Lincoln Square BID.
The first and third Sunday of every
month, June through October.
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Sunday
Jul 6
2:00p - 3:30p |
| The New School |
Free English Classes
Learn English For Free!
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Tuesday
Jul 8
2:00p - 5:00p |
| Pratt Center for Community Development |
Energy Efficient Building Operator Class
Class for supers, maintenance staff and building managers about how to manage multi-family buildings energy efficiently.
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Tuesday
Jul 8
9:30a - 5:00p |
| Peace Corps |
Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Panel
Come find out more about Peace Corps from Returned Peace Corps Volunteers!
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Thursday
Jul 10
12:00p - 1:00p |
| Support Center for Nonprofit Management |
Escaping the Superwoman Trap
Many women, particularly those in management, overextend themselves to the point of crashing and burning. In this workshop, adapted from the facilitator's book, "The Busy Woman's Little Book of Motivation," you'll learn tips on how to: slow down long enough to assess the areas of your life that need your attention; retrain others to respect your time, energy constraints and priorities; and put yourself at the top of your to-do list.
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Thursday
Jul 10
09:30a - 12:30p |
| Metropolitan Expositions, LLC |
Metro Expo NY Stamp Show
MetroExpo NY featuring special guest, U.S. 2008 American Scientists stamps artist & designer, Victor Stabin.
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Friday
Jul 11
12:00p - 6:00p |
| The Brecht Forum |
Them Belly Full But We Hungry Global Food Crisis and What Capitalism has to Do with it
3-day conference on the global food crisis
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Friday
Jul 11
9:00a - 6:00p |
| The Brecht Forum |
Spanish for Social Activists
8-session class: Spanish for social workers, teachers and activists
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Monday
Jul 14
5:00p - 7:30p |
| Hattie Carthan Community Garden |
4th International Food festival
The Hattie Carthan community garden invites you to attend our 4th annual International Food festival. Come, groove to the sounds of international music. We will have a live band and percussion circle. Meet community gardeners, local food activists, share international recipes and learn about home made beverages as a healthy alternative to carbonated beverages. All foods have been prepared by our garden members. Our theme: Many cultures working as one community!
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Monday
Jul 14
2:00p - 10:00p |
| League of Women Voters of the City of New York |
How to Run for Public Office in NYC
Three evening lectures, taught by well-known experts, will explore election law, fundraising, debating, public speaking, finance law and overall campaign management.
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Tuesday
Jul 15
6:00p - 9:30p |
| Support Center for Nonprofit Management |
Fundraising Campaign Materials
This workshop is ideal for executive directors, development directors, fundraising consultants, and managers of capital, endowment or mixed fundraising campaigns; it is also appropriate for anyone planning large fundraising campaigns and looking for ideas, resources, and information about materials that get results.
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Tuesday
Jul 15
09:30a - 12:30p |
| New York Society for Ethical Culture |
At the Death House Door - A film by Steve James & Peter Gilbert
An intimate look at the death penalty in the state of Texas through the eyes of Pastor Carroll Pickett, who served 15 years as the death house chaplain to the infamous "Walls" prison unit in Huntsville.
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Wednesday
Jul 16
7:00p - 9:00p |
| The Center for Urban Pedagogy |
CUP's 2008 Summer Benefit
A relaxed, summertime celebration of CUP and its visionary projects
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Thursday
Jul 17
07:00p - 10:00p |
| Museum of the City of New York |
Civic Talk: Battles over Development
New York Civic President Henry J. Stern returns for another popular roundtable discussion -- this time focusing on historic development battles in New York.
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Thursday
Jul 17
6:30p |
| Support Center for Nonprofit Management |
Hold Everything! Minimizing Risks During an Executive Transition
This workshop for executive directors, board members, senior managers, and development directors will explore the key elements of an emergency succession plan and identify both the benefits and limitations of this type of planning.
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Thursday
Jul 17
09:30a - 03:30p |
| Girls for Gender Equity |
Gender Equality Festival
Third Annual Gender Equality Festival located at Von King Park, Brooklyn - to include performers, tablers, free food and more.
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Saturday
Jul 19
10:00a - 3:00p |
| Support Center for Nonprofit Management |
Business Writing for the Exceptional Assistant
This workshop for administrative assistants, development associates, service coordinators and others who write for their direct supervisors will provide reference materials tailored to your needs, and show you how to assess your writing so you can play to your strengths while improving areas you'd like to change.
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Tuesday
Jul 22
09:30a - 01:30p |
| Peace Corps |
General Information Session
Come find out more about Peace Corps!
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Wednesday
Jul 23
6:00p - 7:00p |
| Peace Corps |
Information Session
Learn more about the Peace Corps!
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Thursday
Jul 24
7:00p |
| Museum of the City of New York |
Spotlight on Design: Building in the City's Parks
Charles McKinney from the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation will lead a discussion with urban park designers about the innovative new structures going (or growing) up in the city's parks.
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Thursday
Jul 24
6:30p |
| Chinese-American Planning Council |
CPC 2008
On Saturday, July 26, 2008, the Chinese-American Planning Council (CPC) will bring together over 5,000 participants for a Fundraising Walkathon and Family Day Fair under the theme: HONORING THE SENIORS.
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Saturday
Jul 26
10:00a |
| Support Center for Nonprofit Management |
Current Issues in Financial Management and Governance
This workshop will include the New York State Attorney General's requirements for nonprofits as well as guidelines issued by the Better Business Bureau and other standard-setting organizations. New and emerging issues will also be discussed.
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Monday
Jul 28
09:30a - 12:30p |
| Support Center for Nonprofit Management |
Interviewing for Keeps: From Recruitment to Retention
This workshop takes the element of chance out of the process and lays the foundation for identifying, hiring, and retaining the most qualified candidates.
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Wednesday
Jul 30
09:30a - 04:30p |
| Museum of the City of New York |
New York Infrastructure: Are New York's Airports Obsolete?
Explore the challenges and creative potential for New York's airport system with leading aviation experts and designers, including Richard Smyth, Vice President of Jet Blue, who is in charge of the new JFK Jet Blue terminal.
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Wednesday
Jul 30
6:30p |
| Support Center for Nonprofit Management |
Coaching Tools for Self-Development
In this workshop, we will explore resources to help you bring your work/life balance under control and focus on your areas of greatest strength. This highly interactive workshop is for energized and motivated individuals seeking tools for professional and personal development.
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Friday
Aug 1
09:30a - 12:30p |
| Support Center for Nonprofit Management |
Interviewing with Authority: Making and Authentic and Powerful Impression
In this workshop for current and future job seekers, you will: Increase your interviewing confidence; Clarify which parts of your background and skills you want to emphasize in your next interview; Brainstorm a list of interview questions that you could be asked; and Gain concrete practice in interviewing. Please bring a copy of a recent resume, cover letter and job description, if you have them.
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Tuesday
Aug 5
06:00p - 08:00p |
| Peace Corps |
50+ Panel
Peace Corps is truly an ageless opportunity!
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Tuesday
Aug 5
6:00p - 7:00p |
| Peace Corps |
Friends and Family Panel
Take advantage of this opportunity to hear from family and friends of Peace Corps Volunteers.
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Wednesday
Aug 20
6:00p - 7:00p |
| Workshop in Business Opportunities (WIBO) |
16-Week Workshop: How to Build A Growing Profitable Business
Educational workshops covering every aspect of starting a business
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Monday
Sep 1
6:00p - 9:00p |
| Peace Corps |
General Information Session
Come find out more about Peace Corps!
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Thursday
Sep 4
6:00p - 7:00p |
| The New York Immigration Coalition |
Survey of Immigration Law
This training provides an overview of basic concepts in immigration law. Topics to be covered include family- and employment-based immigration, lawful permanent residency, employment authorization, grounds of inadmissibility and deportability, temporary protected status, asylum and withholding of removal, and naturalization and citizenship. No prior knowledge of immigration law is required. This training will be conducted by Thomas J. Shea, Esq., of the NYIC.
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Thursday
Sep 4
9:00a - 1:00p |
| The New York Immigration Coalition |
Obtain BIA Recognition and Accreditation
In this training, we will cover in detail the requirements for obtaining Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) Recognition for your non-profit agency so that it may provide immigration legal services through Accredited Representatives. We also will cover the requirements for obtaining accreditation for individual non-attorney employees of recognized agencies.
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Friday
Sep 5
2:00p - 4:00p |
| The New York Immigration Coalition |
Naturalization and Citizenship
This training will cover basic topics relating to naturalization and citizenship. Topics will include acquisition and derivation of citizenship, eligibility for naturalization, impediments and bars to naturalization, practice and procedure.
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Thursday
Sep 11
9:00a - 1:00p |
| The New York Immigration Coalition |
Advanced Issues in Citizenship
This training will cover good moral character issues in applications for naturalization. We will discuss permanent and temporary bars to naturalization, how different criminal convictions and prior immigration violations can affect naturalization applicants, immigration status and how to evaluate a non-citizens criminal history.
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Thursday
Sep 11
2:30p - 4:30p |
| The New York City Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society |
Bike MS
Bike tour through NYC to end Multiple Sclerosis
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Sunday
Oct 5
07:00a |
