Learn why plastic is bad for the environment and our health. We will discuss and brainstorm ways to reduce plastic in our everyday lives. Includes fun eco-friendly craft! Maya Sanders is an Undergraduate Sustainability Studies major at RPI. She has a passion for grassroots science, ecology and environmental science education. Maya was an Uptown Summer […]
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How much can you learn about a stranger from a stray cigarette butt? Our DNA can reveal stories about us—including our ancestry, disease risks, physical characteristics, and predispositions. These stories pass from parent to child hidden within our cells. Today, millions of people have explored their DNA to uncover these stories using direct-to-consumer sequencing services. […] |
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My Midnight Years: Surviving Jon Burge’s Police Torture Ring and Death Row tells the story of Ronald Kitchen's 21 years in prison–including more than a decade on death row–and, finally, exoneration. Join author and activist Ronald Kitchen with author/professor/historian Thai Jones, in a discussion of My Midnight Years. In conversation with Alice Green, Executive Director, […] |
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Life is a cycle, let's experience it by eating over decomposing food! Learn what can be composted and how to compost it. We will show you how to use bokashi and worms to compost indoors. Mentor: Nathalie Dubois Calero One foot in art, one foot in science (I have a PhD in plant science), the […] |
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A multimedia performance of “Peace Be With You: Letters from Rap” with the Music Now! Unit. Theodore Burnett III performs music based on letters written by his father during deployment in Vietnam from 1968-1970. Funded in part by New Music USA. The Music Now! Unit:Larry Roland–bass and narrationCharley Sabatino–bass Matt Lavelle–trumpet and bass clarinet.Leonid Galaganov–drumsDave Ross–guitarRas […] |
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NATURE Lab educator Dylan Rees will lead a workshop on Fish Poo. Aquaponics uses fish poo to grow plants. See a small tabletop system, learn how it works, and how to build your own. About the NATURE Lab: North Troy Art, Technology, and Urban Research in Ecology (NATURE) Lab is a volunteer-led urban ecology education […] |
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It's the most wonderful time of the year! Join us at the Sanctuary for the seventh annual North Central Holiday Justice and Peace Celebration. We’ll have free portraits (special appreciation to Brenda Ann Kenneally and her team), arts activities, music by Derrick Horton & The Jay Street Band plus Men of Faith (MOF), free food […]
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Experience the magic of sticks to propagate fruiting shrubs: grow our food forest with elderberries, blackberries, raspberries, grapes and cuttings you bring to experiment with! Afterward, join us inside the Sanctuary for the Holiday Celebration! Collard City Growers is a volunteer-run food justice project where we connect arts and culture to growing a wealth of annuals […] |
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Join us for a potluck social to reflect on our great fall and to postulate the bright future to come. We will display all we have worked on and more! North Troy Art, Technology, and Urban Research in Ecology (NATURE) Lab is a volunteer-led urban ecology education initiative. Artist/scientist teams work to empower the community with […] |
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