Thursday, May 20
The Institute of Design & Construction Seminar
IDC, in association with Forever Green Training & Sustainable Design, will offer a one-day seminar on LEED Green Associate Exam Preparation: The Core Concepts of Sustainable Design. This seminar provides the education necessary for the Green Associate Certification, which is the basic requirement needed for LEED AP status. 9:30 am-5:30 pm. $299. IDC, 141 Willoughby St., Downtown Brooklyn. For more information visit www.LEEDtraining.net.
Thursday, May 20
Professional Women in Construction Luncheon
PWC presents the Salute to Women of Achievement luncheon, honoring women business owners and professionals who have broken through the “concrete ceiling.” The special guest of honor is Patricia J. Lancaster, president of the Lancaster Group. 11:30 am-2 pm. $195. Yale Club, 50 Vanderbilt Ave. For more information, email pwc@pwcusa.org.
Thursday, May 20
Green from the Inside Out
Solar One, in partnership GrowNYC presents this event for co-op and condo owners, building managers, landlords, and tenants. It will give them the tools, resources and information needed to green a multifamily building through presentations on recycling, energy efficiency and rooftop possibilities for multifamily buildings in New York City. Exhibitors of green products and services will also be present to answer technical questions.6-8:30 pm. Free. City College of New York, North Academic Center (Ballroom), Convent Avenue and 138th Street. RSVP to Celia Salgado at 212-505-6050 or celia@solar1.org.
Thursday, May 20
Modern Architects Salon Series: Eero Saarinen
The Paul Rudolph Foundation presents the fourth installment of its salon series on Modern Architects with a discussion led by Jayne Merkel on Eero Saarinen. Her recent book, “Eero Saarinen,” is an examination of Saarinen’s life and work and since the architect’s passing in 1961. 6:45-8 pm. $15. Modulightor, 246 E. 58th St. For tickets, click here.
Thursday, May 20
Greenwich Village: The First Bohemia
The first Bohemian neighborhood was Greenwich Village in the 1910s and 20s, when everyone from Edna St. Vincent Millay to John Sloan made “the Village” their hangout. It became so hip and chic that the “bobos” from uptown began flooding the Village, boosting rents and filling new luxury apartment buildings. This lecture and slideshow offers a “virtual walk” through Greenwich Village when it was the first Bohemia. 6:30 pm. $10, New-York Historical Society members; $20, non-members. NY Historical Society, 170 CPW. Order tickets through www.smarttix.com.
Friday, May 21
Rising Currents Boat Tour
The Center for Architecture and MoMA hosts a guided boat tour of the five sites included in MoMA’s exhibition “Rising Currents: Projects for New York’s Waterfront.” Representatives from the five architects-in-residence teams will give overviews of each site, explaining how the solutions on view in the exhibition present new ways to occupy the harbor. They include Liberty State Park, Bayonne, Gowanus Canal and Buttermilk Channel. 6:15-9 pm. $50. Depart from South Street Seaport, Pier 17. Click here for tickets.
Monday, May 24
Tenement Museum Gala
The Lower East Side Tenement Museum celebrates its 22nd anniversary with a gala dinner chaired by Paul J. Massey, Jr. of Massey Knakal Realty Services and Stephen B. Siegel of CB Richard Ellis. It will honor Tovah Feldshuh, Andrew H. Levy, senior counsel, DLA Piper, and Pichet Ong. 6:30 pm. Capitale, 130 Bowery. For ticket prices and information, contact Kate Stober at 212-431-023, ext. 235 or kstober@tenement.org.
Monday, May 24
Fashion Show and Luncheon
The Westchester Putnam Association of Realtors and the Women’s Council of Realtors are inviting real estate professionals to attend this fashion show and lunch, with a portion of the proceeds from the event benefitting My Sister’s Place, a local domestic abuse shelter. Noon. $50. The Renaissance Hotel, Red Oak Lane, West Harrison, NY. To register, contact Terri Crozier at tcrozier@houlihanlawrence.com or 914-391-9277.
Monday, May 24
Tour and Lecture: ING Cafe
This tour and lecture will give an overview of the design features of the newly completed New York Cafe on 58th Street. 6-7:30 pm. $10. ING Direct Café, 968 Third Ave. RSVP to HGuillen@jankorasic.com.
Tuesday, May 25 to Thursday, May 27
Eco-Friendly Expo
This three-day trade show is a high-end marketplace that serves as a showcase for environmentally friendly companies, services and destinations, attracting both public and private sector buyers in the tri-state area. The show also features seminars with experts in different fields, book signings and demonstrations. Free to the trade; public, $15. 7 W New York, 34th Street between Fifth and Sixth Aves. More information at info@ecofriendlyexpo.com.
Wednesday, May 26
Sammis Family House Tour
Take a self-guided tour of five stunning homes on the North Shore of Long Island, including a LEED-certified home. Lunch will be available at the Thatched Cottage in Centerport, where you can take in a fashion show and go shopping at unique boutiques. Proceeds help the Family Service League of Long Island. 10 am-4 pm. Tickets start at $55. Huntington/Lloyd Neck/Centerport area. For more information, visit www.fsl-li.org or call 631-427-3700, ext. 255.
Wednesday, May 26
Co-op and Apartment Building Composting Programs
The workshop will cover how to plan out and implement a co-op-size cooperative compost program. This workshop is for experienced home composters who are interested in expanding their individual composting efforts to a cooperative composting project with other residents in their buildings. 6-8 pm. $5. The Thomson Reuters Building, 3 Times Square (West 42nd Street and 7th Avenue), 22nd floor. Register by emailing info@lesecologycenter.org.
Wednesday, May 26
Neighborhood Explorers Event
This after-school program teaches students to become active participants in shaping a community by using the principles of architecture, planning and design to solve issues in East Harlem. At this event, the Museum of the City of New York will host the students’ final celebration and showcase their year’s work. Hear program participants discuss their design process and present their proposed revitalization plan for the East Harlem Children’s Aid Society’s back-yard space using 3D models, printed media and visual storytelling. Light refreshments will follow the presentation. 5:30-6:30 pm. MCNY, 1220 Fifth Ave. RSVP to jlangholtz@mcny.org by May 21.
SALES
FRED FLARE
131 Meserole Ave, Greenpoint, Brooklyn, 718-349-1257
Sale: May 23, 11 am-5 pm
For one day only, at the annual spring sample sale, you can pick up all sorts of quirky items for next to nothing, like books and toys for just $5, and our guilty-treats treasure box stuffed with $2 finds. Plus, take 25 percent off everything in the store.
TAKASHIMAYA
693 Fifth Ave., 212-350-0100
Hours: Mon.–Sat., 10 am–7pm, Sun., noon–5 pm
Sale: Until June
This Fifth Avenue institution is, sadly, closing, but happily, you can enjoy a storewide selection of unique merchandise from around the globe, featuring artisanal, one-of-a-kind objects for the home, all reflecting Takashimaya’s timeless signature style and all up to 40 percent off.
If you’d like to have your event or sale listed, please email jceaser@nypost.com.
