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Storming the Bastille Celebration

Saturday, July 11 from 8:00 PM to 11:00 PM
French-American Chamber of Commerce – Washington DC 4101 Reservoir Rd NW, Washington D.C.

Celebrate the storming of the Bastille on Bastille Day with French music and singers, French food, a wine tasting, games, and a history presentation about the French Revolution.

On Saturday, July 11th, bring the Champs-Elysees celebrations into your living room with a very interactive cultural experience and celebration!

The Spirit of Bastille Day comes alive with a multi-faceted party that will offer you live French music, a cooking class, a wine tasting, background videos, and a top DJ who will make you dance on the latest French and US hits!

Plus, we will break out interactive rooms for a short session during the evening to offer some special French one on one interactions and experiences with your fellow revelers!

– Champagne Tasting (VIP time – starts at 8:pm)
– Jennifer Bergamot-Rose sings classic French songs
– French wine tasting with Jordan Lynn Traylor of Chateau de Pommard
– Live French music with Jeremy Lodeon
– Let Them Eat Cake with Chef Hughes Cossard
– Special Guest: Louis XVI (complete with his head on his shoulders…)
– Know Your Louis! A history specialist tells you why the French revolted.
– Breaking Rooms
– Let’s celebrate: Finish the night with a DJ spinning French and American hits!

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The Transforming Work Landscape in 2020 | Awfis Leadership Series

Thursday, July 9 at 4:30 PM

Awfis Leadership Series is an online platform to bring together the leading experts across industries to discuss the evolving trends that will define the future of work.

The first in the series is the webinar on ‘The Transforming Work Landscape in 2020’ where our esteemed panelists will bring to the fore the different perspectives on the new work trends and how organisations are realigning design and technology to create future workplaces.

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MAGIC OF SPYING – LIVE INTERACTIVE VIRTUAL WORKSHOP & PERFORMANCE

Wednesday, June 24 from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM

In the real-life world of espionage, spies often call upon the art of magic and illusion to distract the enemy, make evidence disappear, and escape unnoticed. Join professional magician, Peter Wood, as he performs the art of misdirection, sleight of hand, and other illusions used by skilled spies. Participants will also learn simple magic they can use to entertain and deceive friends and family. This one of a kind performance and workshop, custom-designed for the Spy Museum, is guaranteed to fascinate children and adults alike. Space is limited—advance registration required.

Special Note: The Magic of Spying is suggested ages 5 and up. Although many of the magic secrets used by Peter Wood will NOT be revealed to the audience, participants will walk away with some magic tricks they can try at home. QUESTIONS? Email educators@spymuseum.org.

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Virtual Solstice in Times Square

Saturday, June 20 at 8:00 AM

As Co-Founders of the Times Square Summer Solstice Yoga Celebration, the Times Square Alliance invites you to join us virtually this year to celebrate the Summer Solstice with a yoga class that will be streamed online throughout the day, led by Solstice in Times Square Co-Founder Douglass Stewart.

Solstice in Times Square has always focused on finding calm within the chaos of Times Square. Although we won’t be gathering in person for the Solstice this year, we all still have a need to focus and re-center — filtering out not traffic sounds and bright lights but the noise and distraction in our own minds. This spring has been a time of constant change and emotional upheaval, from our fears and grief at the global pandemic to our pain and anger at days, weeks, and centuries of injustice and racism. With these actions and reactions pulling us in all directions, it becomes even more important for us to channel our own energy and frustrations in order to crystallize our own responses and needs, finding what we can contribute to the world.

The Gunas are three principles of nature that characterize our interactions between extremes: between the static and the dynamic, inertia and activity, and when we can find balance and harmony. Some days, we’re lethargic and slow to move (tamas). Some days, we burst into a flurry of activity — but at times, it’s activity for the sake of it (rajas). The ideal is to hit the right balance (sattva): finding harmony within ourselves, harmony within our environment, harmony with one another, so that we can focus ourselves for purpose and lasting change.

Experienced yogis and first-timers alike are all welcome as we once again join together to welcome the longest day of the year.

The class will stream on our website at TSQ.org/Solstice, on YouTube, and on Facebook at 8am, 12 noon, and 4pm EDT.

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Practice With Love Pop Up Yoga at the U.S. Botanic Garden

Saturday, May 30 at 10:30 AM
Online via Zoom

Join us for our weekly community yoga class, brought to you by the United States Botanic Garden. While we typically gather in the USBG Conservatory or outdoor gardens, the Garden is supporting this virtual yoga program to continue the program for community health and well-being. During the Coronavirus pandemic we urge everyone to follow CDC guidelines to stay home and self-isolate.

We will be guiding you through a one hour meditation and yoga practice via Zoom call. Space is still first-come, first-serve, only the first 100 yogis to log in will be able to practice!

Grab a mat and a quiet space. Make sure you have a water bottle close by and maybe light a candle and turn off the lights. Perhaps open the window or practice outside on your porch.

We hope that by sharing this practice, separate but together, we can see still feel the love and support of this greater community in this time of uncertainty.

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A CONVERSATION WITH JEANNIE GAFFIGAN

Wednesday, May 20 at 3:00 PM

Producer, television writer and author Jeannie Gaffigan joins The Sheen Center’s David DiCerto for a conversation about the importance of faith, family and laughter in getting us through these difficult times. She will also share how her own life-threatening health scare has given her a new perspective on the redemptive power of suffering, recounted in her latest book, When Life Gives You Pears: The Healing Power of Family, Faith and Funny People.

Watch Wednesday May 20 at 3:00 pm here, Facebook Live or our YouTube channel!

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A Sea of Possibilities: Changing Human Relationships with Plastic

Wednesday, May 20 at 6:00 PM

Join us for a special evening with
National Geographic Explorer and sustainability entrepreneur

AGUSTINA BESADA

Please join us at our Annual Meeting, when UNA-NY will celebrate our collective accomplishments over the past year, and when we will warmly welcome our special guest speaker Agustina Besada, who will share her experience exploring first-hand the problem and solutions of plastic pollution.

Agustina is a National Geographic Explorer and sustainability entrepreneur specializing in circular economy and triple bottom lines, with a focus on the life-cycle of materials. In May 2018, Agustina crossed the Atlantic Ocean in a 36-feet sailboat — twice — to research firsthand the reality of plastics in the ocean and to study international solutions.

Building on this voyage, she founded and now co-directs Unplastify, an organization that is focused on Latin America and which seeks to promote awareness and solutions to rethink human relationships with plastic, through exploration, education and impactful actions.

Agustina will cover and highlight her science knowledge about different aspects of the problem, such as sources, scale, and effects. She will also cover the possible types of solutions to this global problem with real examples, and the roles of the different stakeholders that could have great positive impact in being part of the solution.

Together we will reflect on what are our roles and actions that would allow us to meaningfully change our human relationships with plastic.

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Live Virtual Baking Happy Hour

Friday, April 17 from 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Facebook Live

Join Middleburg Life for a LIVE virtual Baking Happy Hour! Learn how to make ~ Key Lime Pie ~ with Kaitlin Hill (Chef, Food Editor, Caterer)

We invite you to follow along with Kaitlin baking your own pie using her recipe from April’s issue: bit.ly/SpringBreakDesserts

Can’t get the ingredients in time? Just sit back with a glass of wine and watch the magic happen! BONUS – Post of picture of your finished pie in the comments section of the video and the BEST PIE picture wins a GIFT CARD to Greenhill Winery & Vineyards

When: Friday, April 17th – 4 PM
Where: Facebook.com/Middleburglife

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Harlem Harvest Festival 2019

Saturday, October 5 from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM
St. Nicholas Avenue btwn 117th Street and 118th Street New York

TEN REASONS

TO REGISTER TODAY FOR THE

HARLEM HARVEST FESTIVAL!

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5TH
11 AM TO 4 PM

1. Savory Foods & Delicious Desserts
2. Harlem-made products
3. Face Art by Melissa
4. The Bubble Man
5. Fun 1st Fitness Activities
6. Pumpkin Patch sponsored by Whole Foods Market
7. Kids Baking Workshop by Master Baker Mr. Lee
8. Candle Making Workshop by Hood Meditation
9. Popcorn Making Workshop by Mama Pops Snacks
10. Music by DJ Stormin’ Norman , DJ Smithy Boy & La Orquesta Majica Latina

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Pain-Proof: How to be Pain-Free

Wednesday, September 11 from 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM
Bouley Test Kitchen, 31 West 21st Street, Flatiron

Why do some people have long-term, chronic pain while others do not? What are the factors that contribute to a body and brain that are more likely to experience pain?

Join Dr. Robert Kachko, ND,LAc, a recognized expert in the field of chronic pain, and Chef David Bouley in Bouley Test Kitchen as he discusses a comprehensive and holistic approach to being pain-free: “Pain-Proof: How To Be Pain-Free”

Dr. Kachko’s presentation will be followed by a wellness-inspired five course dinner created by Chef David Bouley, accompanied with wine curated by Beverage Director Olivier Flosse.

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Bio: Dr. Robert Kachko ND,LAc
Robert Kachko ND, LAc is a recognized expert in the fields of chronic pain, neurodegenerative (brain) disease, cardiovascular (heart) disease, and metabolic syndromes. His passion is helping people prevent and reverse the chronic diseases of aging they worry about through Naturopathic and Integrative Medicine. To that end, he works to expand access to these approaches through advocacy, national lectures, and media appearances.

Dr. Kachko is the incoming President of the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians (AANP), where he currently serves on the Board of Directors and as Chair of Public Education and Media Affairs. He graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Doctoral Degree in Naturopathic Medicine and a Masters Degree in Acupuncture from the University of Bridgeport College of Naturopathic Medicine and Acupuncture Institute. He has completed further training in acupuncture at Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine in China. Combining Clinical Hypnotherapy with Acupuncture and Biofeedback, he’s been trained by the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis. He completed his pre-medical studies with a Bachelor’s Degree with honors at the University of Wisconsin – Madison.

Dr. Kachko is also Founder and CEO of TribeRx, a comprehensive biopsychosocial approach to chronic pain that utilizes peer support and technology. Holding several advisory positions on non-profit and for-profit boards in the fields of precision medicine and Alzheimer’s disease, Dr. Kachko works to expand research and awareness of holistic approaches to optimal wellness.

When not working, he loves exploring Brooklyn with his puppy Maya and a good audiobook, staying active indoors and out, and spending time with family and friends.

The Chef and the Doctor
This immersive dining and educational culinary experience is part of Bouley’s “The Chef and the Doctor” series, featuring world-renowned doctors and Chef David Bouley. Each event begins with a reception featuring passed canapés and a specialty health tonic cocktail, followed by a wellness-inspired five course dinner created by Chef David Bouley, accompanied with wine curated by Beverage Director Olivier Flosse.

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Eat to Beat Illness

Monday, September 9 from 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM
Bouley Test Kitchen, 31 West 21st Street, Flatiron, NYC

Join Dr. Rupy Aujla, NHS GP best-selling cookbook author of ‘The Doctor’s Kitchen’, and Chef David Bouley in Bouley Test Kitchen presenting “The Chef and the Doctor Dinner: Eat to Beat Illness” Dr. Rupy’s talk will be based on his new book, “Eat to Beat Illness”, and will include a short Q and A session.

The presentation will be followed by a wellness-inspired five course dinner created by Chef David Bouley, utilizing ingredients discussed in the presentation, accompanied with wine curated by Beverage Director Olivier Flosse.

Dr. Rupy Aujla – The Doctors’s Kitchen
Dr. Rupy Aujla started ‘The Doctor’s Kitchen’ – a project to inspire patients about the beauty of food and the medicinal effects of eating well.

“Dr. Rupy is part of the new generation of physicians teaching people that food is medicine.”
— Dr. Mark Hyman, MD

In 2011, Dr. Aujla helped overcome his own medical problem by diving into the research and figuring out how lifestyle impacted his condition. He realized that patients could benefit from a doctor explaining the evidence-based benefits of healthy living, which is exactly what he does. Through a holistic view of the body and mind, combined with conventional medical practice, we can achieve great things.

Not only does he create delicious recipes on his website and social media channels including Instagram, Facebook and YouTube, Dr. Aujla also talks about the amazing clinical research behind the ingredients he uses.

He has two best-selling cookbooks published by Harper Collins: ‘The Doctor’s Kitchen’ and his second book ‘Eat to Beat Illness’; which was released in the United Kingdom in March 2019 and is soon to be released in the US in September this year, and quickly become a UK Sunday Times Bestseller.

Links:

The Doctor’s Kitchen Website
Eat to Beat Illness Book
The Chef and the Doctor
This immersive dining and educational culinary experience is part of Bouley’s “The Chef and the Doctor” series, featuring world-renowned doctors and Chef David Bouley. Each event begins with a reception featuring passed canapés and a followed by a wellness-inspired five course dinner created by Chef David Bouley, accompanied with wine curated by Beverage Director Olivier Flosse.

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New York Coffee Festival

Friday, October 11 to Sunday, October 13
Metropolitan Pavilion 125 West 18th Street, New York

Each Ticket Includes:
As much coffee as you could possibly drink!
Interactive workshops, seminars and demonstrations from world-class baristas
Access to more than 100 exciting vendors
All of the action of Roast Masters™ – USA, the fast-paced roasters’ competition
Live music, DJs, art exhibitions, cocktails and street food
100% of all profits will be donated to Project Waterfall and charity: water – bringing clean water to coffee-producing countries

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