Elements of Change: Educational Reform in the Congo

Elements of Change: Educational Reform in the Congo

Date: Monday, March 1, 2010
Time: 6:00pm – 9:00pm
Location: James Cohan Gallery 533 West 26Th Street

Please join the Georges Malaika Foundation for the unveiling of the GMF School, created by the esteemed architectural design firm, Studio MDA. Theoretical educational models, structured upon in-depth research conducted in Congo, created by students of Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation, will also be on exhibition.

Special guests will include Matthew Bishop, American Business Editor and New York Bureau Chief for The Economist and Khaliah Ali, humanitarian and daughter of legendary fighter Muhammad Ali.

Georges Malaika Foundation
Website: www.gmalaikaf.org

Georges Malaika Foundation: Empowering African Girls Through Education
Donate Today and make a difference in the lives of many African girls!

Simply Green Parties!!!

Danny Seo’s brand is a way of living that embraces certain rules–-Be Authentic, Be Resourceful, Be Simple, Be Unexpected, Be Truthful, and Be an Individual. In Simply Green Parties, Danny takes these goals and creates projects that are both thoughtful and sustainable while still being stylish and beautiful. He hopes to inspire you to be a dreamer and a doer.

The book has essentially 50 quick and simple projects that are split up into themes (Dinner Under the Stars, Baby Shower, Saturday Dinner Party, Housewarming, Beach Party, and Birthday Party). The reader does not need to do all the projects under each party, they can mix–and–match or just choose to do one or two of them.

Danny Seo is America’s leading environmental lifestyle expert and host and creator of Simply Green with Danny Seo, a new show on LIME TV with a companion weekly show on Sirius Satellite Radio. The author of four books, he is also the columnist and the Environmental Lifestyle editor with Country Home magazine.

160 pages, approx. 8″ x 6″ x 1″

Urban Harvest: Food For Thought

Host:
Urban Harvest
Type:
Meetings – Club/Group Meeting
Network:
Global
Date:
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Time:
6:30pm – 8:30pm
Location:
University Of Houston
Description
Food For Thought From Urban Harvest

WHAT
Urban Harvest continues its Food For Thought series, a new, thought provoking cycle of panel discussions on today’s hot topics that support growing and eating locally. The panels will be lead by local and regional experts, and are scheduled for the third Wednesday of each month. Urban Harvest inspires and empowers people of diverse backgrounds to grow healthy foods, in the process enriching the city we call home. With three hard-working programs at its core – Community Gardens, Education and Urban Harvest Farmers Market – Urban Harvest supports a network of gardens, farms and orchards in the greater Houston area. Food For Thought is the perfect complement to further Urban Harvest’s core mission.

NEXT UP
• Tools Of The Trade.
Come enjoy a wonderful evening of exploration. We will be exploring, discussing and showing off a sampling of the best Tools Of The Trade. These Tools will include clever gardening gadgets, the most innovative gardening tools, the most helpful soil amendments and the best resources out there for gardeners looking for the best Tools Of The Trade. This panel discussion will be interactive in nature, so please bring your questions and your thinking caps. And once again, Grizzaffi Coffee will be on hand as one of our sponsors serving up their wicked array of beverages on a complimentary basis for attendees. So come join the fun.

WHEN
Wednesday February 17 from 6:30-8:30pm
(6:30-7pm- Social/Mixer; 7:00-800 pm- Panel Session ; 8:00-8:30pm- Q&A

WHERE
The Multipurpose Room of the Oberholtzer Residence Hall, 108 Oberholtzer Hall, University of Houston, Central Campus. For directions visit the link on the front page of our website at www.urbanharvest.org.

COST
Free – Open to the Public

SPONSORS
University of Houston, TX AgriLife Extension Service , Grizzaffi Coffee, Fischer Schalles Associates, Katy Bomar Creative, Patterson Murphy Public Relations

Middle Island Caring for Kids Daycare & Learning Center

Stony Brook University Medical Center presents “Food, Inc.” Dietician Suzette Smookler returns with more great FREE nutritional information. She will show the documentary “Food, Inc.” and open the floor for questions and discussion.

This is a great way for parents to get FREE Nutrition Knowledge!!!

We hope you can join us on Feb 9th at 7:00pm at City on a Hill Community Church (Connected to Middle Island Caring for Kids). Please RSVP to church office at 631-924-8617 if you plan on attending.

Thank you!
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Food, INC.
Time:7:00PM Tuesday, February 9th
Location:615 Middle Country Rd, Middle Island, NY 11953

Open Mic Night

Open Mic Night
Support Local Arts!
Host:
The Green Palate
Network:
Global
Date:
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Time:
7:00pm – 9:30pm
Location:
The Cold Spring Harbor Library & Environmental Center
Street:
95 Harbor Rd.
City/Town:
Cold Spring Harbor, NY

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Join us and our amazing host, Joe Iadanza, for our February Open Mic next week at the Cold Spring Harbor Library

This month our featured performer is singer/songwriter, Chris O’Brien. This Boston-based musician is an artist on the rise and has caught the attention of many since his 2007 CD release of “Lighthouse.” We are delighted to have him perform at our Open Mic!

ADMISSION: $5

CONTACT: events@greenpalateexperience.com

NOTE: We ask that all PERFORMERS please come by early to register at the door at 6:30 p.m. Space is limited, as performances end at 9:30 p.m. There is a piano on site & available for use.

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Open Mic After Hours
Mary Carroll’s Pub, 1 Clinton Ave., Huntington

Join us immediately after Open Mic at Mary Carroll’s to unwind, have a cocktail and continue to mingle with this wonderful group. Drink specials and pizza from Rosa’s will be available.

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Past Open Mic Highlights
Visit MyLITV.com for all of our videos!

We have had the distinct pleasure of being featured on local TV network, MyLITV.com. Their interest in our Open Mic has been the amazing original art & music that all of our lovely performers bring to the stage. We would like to extend our deepest thanks to all who have participated in making this possible!

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Sponsors & Friends
…without whom this would not be possible!

Green Palate would like to extend a huge thanks to our amazing sponsors for helping us to keep the show going:

• The Cold Spring Harbor Library
• S.B. MacDonald Custom Instruments
• Huntington Bay Music
• North Shore Veterinary Hospital
• Mary Carroll’s Pub

We also encourage you to check out the Folk Music Society of Huntington for their listings of local music events.

Green Guitar Hero Skins!!

 

I am a huge fan of customization! If I can personalize something I’ll buy it for just that reason! Everyone has Guitar Hero why not make it fun for everyone and the environment!! This is a very cute idea!

Create Your Own Vinyl Guitar Hero Skins Prices Starting at $12.99
Full Color Digital Printing Using VOC-Free Toner
Durable Adhesive-Back Vinyl
Get A Quote For Printing With Soy-Based Ink (Offset)

Guitar Hero III – Les Paul Skins (PS3)
Finished Trim Size:9.50″ 12.50″ Approx.
Printed On:Adhesive-Back Vinyl
Lead Time: 3 – 5 Business Days
Quantity Standard Price
1-Sided

Grow Your Own!

Wide selection of Eco Friendly Garden Supplies at GreenGardenTools

This purely functional freestanding starter greenhouse kit costs less than $300 and takes about 30 minutes to set up. So if you’re really anxious to shake off the winter, you can have this 6′ x 10′ with over 670 sq/ft of growing space, delivered to your door this week. A relatively inexpensive starter greenhouse with a galvanized steel and a translucent polyethylene cover that is 100% UV protected, has an apex design for a seven foot peak ceiling height.

Product Features:

* Green color Galvanized steel frame
* Double ply poly cover that is 100% UV protected
* Easy to assemble. One person can do it all! No tools needed!
* Easy to read pictured assembly instructions takes only 30 minutes to assemble
* 100% UV protection: protects plants and you from harmful rays
* Classic “Apex” Roof Design provides plenty of head room, over 7 feet tall!
* Zipper door for ease of entry and proper ventilation
* 6×10 Dimensions are perfect for the Home Gardener
* Stakes to secure the unit in the wind is included
* Door height makes entry easy!
* Corrosion Free materials
* Lifetime warranty on the Frame/5 year warranty on poly cover

Ships in one box: 50″ x 12″ x7″

Do you got love for pizza???

INGREDIENTS

1 can ready made pizza whole wheat dough (or homemade organic whole wheat dough)
1. Wilton 9 Inch Heart Pan
1 jar (8 oz) organic pizza sauce or homemade sauce
Turkey/veggie pepperoni or any topping of your choice
1 cup shredded fresh mozzarella cheese
1/2 teaspoon organic basil
1/2 teaspoon organic oregano
1/2 teaspoon organic parsley
1/2 teaspoon organic red pepper flakes
1 teaspoon olive oil

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 425°F. Lightly grease heart shaped baking pan or pans with olive oil. If using thin crust: Heat oven to 400 F. Spray or grease 15×10-inch or larger dark or nonstick cookie sheet.
2. Unroll dough on work surface. Place dough in heart shaped pan and smooth into heart shape. Make sure to keep the edges thicker for the crust.
3. Put pizza sauce evenly onto the heart, spreading to within 1/2 inch of edges. Sprinkle oregano, parsley, red pepper flakes and basil on top of sauce. Then top pizza with turkey pepperoni or desired toppings and cheese.
4. Bake crust between 10 to 15 minutes or until crust edges are golden brown and cheese is melted.
5. Take out of oven let cool for a few minutes then serve! Your family will love it!!

Urban Harvest: Pre-Order Fruit Tree Sales

Host: Urban Harvest
Type: Meetings – Club/Group Meeting
Network: Global
Date: Saturday, February 20, 2010
Time: 8:00am – 12:00pm
Location: Urban Harvest Farmers Market- 3000 Richmond @ Eastside

DescriptionPre-Order Fruit Tree Sales

(This is what everyone has been waiting for.)

What

Urban Harvest is now offering a pre-order monthly fruit tree sale with pick-up at the Urban Harvest farmers market. Every month, there will be a selection of fruit trees specifically for that month, depending on availability from the local growers. We suggest you check the availability monthly and place your order for that month. Your selection may only be available that one month.

How

There are two methods to pre-order.

Go to the Urban Harvest website (urbanharvest.org) and follow the links to download an order form, which you will email back to Urban Harvest.
Visit the farmers market (3000 Richmond Avenue at Eastside, in the back parking lot) on Saturday mornings between 8 a.m. and noon, and order at the Urban Harvest Greeter’s Booth.

When

Pickup will be at the farmers market from 8 a.m. to noon, on the 3rd Saturday morning of the month for which you are ordering. Please plan to have someone pick up your trees, if you are not able to do it yourself. We have no way of storing the trees if they are not picked up.

Questions

For questions, email fruittreesales@urbanharvest.org

Very Valentine’s Craft

 

 

Materials

Prang Soybean BlendBiodegradable Crayon Pieces!

Wilton Petite Silicone 12 Cavity Heart Shaped Baking Pan
Scrap paper
Glitter (if you like)
Double-sided foam mounting tape
Scissors
Colored card stock
Marker

 
Instructions
Heat the oven to 250°.

Fill each mold with crayon pieces and bake until the crayons melt, about 10 to 15 minutes. Tip: Place a sheet pan under the crayons to catch any drips.

Once they’re cool, remove the hearts from the molds and smooth any rough edges by rubbing them on a piece of scrap paper.

Use small pieces of foam tape to stick each heart to a 3-inch circle cut from card stock .

Suggested messages:
You color my world
Valentine, you make my heart melt
Happy Valentine’s Day!

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