I spotted this flyer in a store front

Via: Karla Fisk

Free GASLAND Screening Uptown – Sat Apr 21, 4pm
LIKE WATER?

DON’T LET GOVERNOR CUOMO CONTAMINATE IT.

COME TO A FREE COMMUNITY SCREENING OF:

GASLAND

(the movie)

Saturday, April 21, 2012

Holy Rood Church

179th Street & Fort Washington Ave., Washington Heights

4:00 PM

LEARN ABOUT FRACKING AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT

REFRESHMENTS SERVED

SPONSORED BY THE NORTHERN MANHATTAN COALITION TO BAN FRACKING

WORKING FAMILIES PARTY OF WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, INWOOD AND HARLEM

WE ACT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE

FAITH LEADERS COLLABORATIVE

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Shakespeare Saturdays present…

Shakespeare Saturdays Shorts

Two days before Shakespeare’s birthday, we’re launching “Shakespeare
Saturdays Shorts!” New short plays will be presented as readings.
They’re all written by a new generation of writers who were inspired
by Shakespeare! Please join us for a fun afternoon of free
entertainment! Here are the new plays:

“The Decapitation of Thomas Kent”
written and directed by Michael Hagins

“Our Hamlet”
written by James Bosley and directed by Shana Solomon

“Lady in Waiting”
written by Duncan Pflaster and directed by Shana Solomon

“Poker? I Don’t Even Know ‘Er!”
written by Dawn Jones and directed by Lori Kee

“Martin Luther King, Mercutio and Dreams”
written by Donna L. Stearns and directed by Michael Hagins

“Shakespeare’s Revenge”
written by Phil Reissman and directed by Kate Downey

“Hold Thy Peace, Thou Knave”
written by Duncan Pflaster and directed by Lori Kee

“Wenches and Ale”
written and directed by Michael Hagins

With the acting talents of Abraham Adams, Bix Windbiel, Caitlin LaBarge,
Einar Gunn, Jack DeLorenzo, Jessica Kelly, John Sartori, Kate Downey,
Katie Poklemba, Mark Levy, Reynaldo Piniella, Stephanie Sottile, Trino
Maldonado, and Xavier Rodney.

Note: Some mature themes and not recommended for minors unless
accompanied by an adult.

Saturday, April 21 at 1:00-3:00 pm
Inwood Branch of the New York Public Library
4790 Broadway

By Subway: Either the A-Train or 1-Train:
…A-Train to Dyckman (200th St.): The library is north of the subway
exit, right on that block.
…1-Train to Dyckman: Walk west a few blocks to Broadway. Turn
north on Broadway and it’s on that block.

Free Admission
http://www.ShakespeareSaturdays.com

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I posted a flyer about the centennial a couple of weeks ago- but I stumbled on their amazing blog!
http://volunteersishampark.blogspot.com/?m=1

Membership is now open to everyone, and there are still some spots left in the Inwood CSA.

At that time, you may log on to the Hawthorne Valley Farm website to sign up: go to the Hawthorne Valley Farm webpage, http://hawthornevalleyfarm.org/community-supported-agriculture-csa and click on the red “click here to become a member of our CSA” button.
Pricing is as follows:
Vegetable share – $575
Vegetable and fruit share – $745
Vegetable and two fruit shares – $915

A few important notes. First, in order to sign up via the website, you must either pay for the entire share up front or provide a card that can be charged automatically for the installments. Second, please note that there is no option for a fruit share without a vegetable share, although you may purchase more than one fruit shares if you are so inclined. Third, we typically sell out VERY quickly once membership is opened to the public. Last time, we sold out in a few days.

Finally, please remember that the Inwood CSA requires 6 hours of work volunteering for the CSA to remain in good standing per share (not per person). This is a wonderful opportunity to meet your neighbors and to really get a feel for our CSA. Most members fulfill this requirement by working shifts at the pickup site. Note that these shifts require the full attention of the volunteer, and involve things like unloading the truck, checking members in, etc. If you have a situation (work, child care, etc) that makes this difficult for you, please reach out to me at info@inwoodcsa.org. We have many, many volunteer opportunities that can be accomplished offsite or during other hours. For example, we have had a bi-weekly community newsletter in the past, or you could volunteer to photograph the share each week and send it to be added to the website. There are other opportunities as well, just please do contact us if you want to do non-pickup-site work before the start of the CSA in June so that we can get your volunteer assignment set up!

We hope to see you this summer!!!

Jen N.
Inwood CSA volunteer

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At a recent Rotary Club meeting I had an interesting conversation with Eileen Hunter of Inwood’s Cooper Street.  After speaking with her, I learned that over the past nine years, she has taken on the sole responsibility of keeping her street clean.  Almost everyday, you can catch her walking up and down her uptown strip, picking up the litter left by those less concerned with Inwood’s continued esthetic improvement.

During our talk, Eileen described to me the details of daily trash cleanup on Cooper Street.  Each day she spends a great amount of her time picking up different items that people toss out of their car windows. Of course the majority of repeat offenders are the lazy litter bugs who carelessly drop cigarette butts, soda bottles, and other random items without giving a second thought.  There is one specific piece of garbage that Eileen often picks up that she considers to be the most shocking and disturbing. As she put it, “in Inwood we have the added novelty that I haven’t seen in other parts of the city in that used diapers are often discarded at the curb”. This is not only disgusting and unsanitary, but is the third leading cause of unwanted Inwood shoe cleaning (possibly true, but no study conducted).

While many might call her efforts heroic, and others may think it to be a waste of time, the feedback from her neighbors is what matters most to Eileen.  Recently, an old tool she had been using for daily cleanup broke.  When this was brought to her neighbor’s attention, and without hesitation, a number of them showed their appreciation to her by chipping in to replace it.  This act of generosity shows that Eileen’s efforts have not gone unnoticed.

The message we all can learn from Eileen’s hard work and dedication is that an individual can make a difference. However, imagine how beautiful all of Inwood could be if we each took a little time to do our part in keeping the neighborhood clean. Wanting to do my part, I went onto the city’s website last week to apply to adopt a garbage can (http://on.nyc.gov/HXU7rj).  Signing up to do this takes only a couple of minutes, but could have a lasting positive impact on the neighborhood.

The Inwood Rotary Club will be sponsoring an event on April 21^st to bring awareness to the “greening and cleaning” of Inwood (for more info please visit http://bit.ly/Hf2Cjg). One thing you can do if you are interested in contributing in helping the neighborhood would be to give the Inwood Rotary Club a try. They are always looking for new and enthusiastic members to join, and they truly have the drive and credibility to improve the community. Hearing about Eileen Hunter’s personal mission made me realize that some people’s good intentions, when put into motion, can set an example to inspire others to take action. I know they did for me.

Jerry Christal

@jerrychristal

Tomorrow we will be showing how vegetables grow from seed to plant and making sprouting necklaces. Also the NYC dept of health will be doing a nutrition based cooking demonstration. As always we will be collecting compost from 8-12 and recycling textiles from 8-3. Also for those with food stamps we have a spring health bucks promotion with a FREE $2 coupon for each $5 you spend in food stamps. Debit + credit are accepted too. Hope to see you at the market.

Margaret Hoffman
Greenmarket, GrowNYC

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Just thought I’d mention that