So you’re going to Climate Week NYC? First off, you are magnificent: This is the climate event of the year. And it’s bound to be a wild(ly educational) time.
Second, get ready to be blissfully overwhelmed with literally hundreds of awesome climate-focused events. But it’s going to be hellish to have to decide between some of those gems, so we’ve narrowed down the key (in our humble opinion) events — including an appearance by Chip Giller, Grist’s founder, and Bill McKibben, Grist board member (and founder of 350.org). You’re gonna want to pencil these in.
Also, shameless plug: Grist is sponsoring The New School’s Climate Action Week events, which get their own calendar of events over here.
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Friday, Sept. 19
What Are We Marching for? Climate, Poverty, and Scalable Solutions
6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Philanthropy New York, 79 Fifth Avenue, 4th Floor
Free
8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
The Auditorium at 66 West 12th Street, Alvin Johnson, J.M. Kaplan Hall
Free
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Saturday, Sept. 20
Creative Climate Awards: Earth (a Play About People)
2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
LMCC’s Studio, 110 Governor’s Island
Free
Rally Address from Dean Michelle DePass with Bill McKibben and Chip Giller
4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
The Auditorium at 66 West 12th Street, Alvin Johnson/J.M. Kaplan Hall
Free
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Sunday, Sept. 21
Creative Climate Awards: Eat Cupcakes for the Planet
Through Sept. 30
8:00 p.m. to 8:41 p.m.
The Little Cupcake Bakeshop, 30 Prince Street
Free
11:3o a.m. to 1:00 p.m.*
Central Park West, between 65th and 86th streets. Enter on 65th, 72nd, 77th, 81st, or 86th street
Free
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Monday, Sept. 22
Women Leading Solutions on the Frontlines of Climate Change
1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Church Center of the United Nations, 777 1st Avenue at East 44th Street
Free, registration required
Fireside Chat with Hunter Lovins
6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Impact Hub NYC, 394 Broadway
Free
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Tuesday, Sept. 23
10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Impact Hub NYC, 394 Broadway
Free, Pre-Registration Required
Climate and Food Justice Forum
7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Columbia Law School – 2 Jerome Green Hall, Room 107, 435 West 116th Street
Free, pre-registration required
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Wednesday, Sept. 24
4:00 to 6:00 p.m.
Open House, 67 Brighton 1st Lane, Brooklyn
Free
Creative Climate Awards: DEAR CLIMATE
Through Oct. 14
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Storefront, 41 Main Street, Brooklyn
Free
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Thursday, Sept. 25
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
U.N. Headquarters, United Nations Headquarters
Free
This Time Next Year Screening & Disaster Response Training
5:00 to 9:30 p.m.
DCTV, 87 Lafayette Street
Free, pre-registration required
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Friday, Sept. 26
The Five Thousand Pound Life: Land
2:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
The Great Hall of Cooper Union, 7 East 7th Street
$20 fee, free for Architectural League members and students
6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Centers for Spiritual Development, 124 East 31st Street
Free, pre-event registration required (space-limited)
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Saturday, Sept. 27
What the Frack are You Drinking?
1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
The Natural History Museum, Queens Museum
Free
Climate Wars: Propaganda, Debate, and the Propaganda Debate
3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
The Natural History Museum, Queens Museum
Free
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Sunday, Sept. 28
Creative Climate Awards: The Witness Tree
1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Tompkins Square Park, 7th Avenue and Avenue A
Free
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Monday, Sept. 29
Photography and the Environment 1: The Concerned Photographer
Time to be confirmed
International Center of Photography Galleries, 1133 Avenue of the Americas
$15 general admission, $10 for students and ICP members
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Tuesday, Sept. 30
Relax, eat a leftover cupcake. You did it. Now, what to do with all that knowledge …
*We originally said the march started at 11 a.m. and went until 11:59 p.m. Grist regrets the error.
