July 5
Hypermiling Clup Meetup
11:00am at Ft Thomas Tower Park, Pavilion 3
Learn to stretch you gas, join the Northern Kentucky hypermiler's club. details: Last month was a great success with over a dozen participants including three Priuses and a variety of other fuel-efficient vehicles. The winner of the last MPG contest in a Prius last time was 175 MPG. There was never a better time to learn good driving habits that go easy on your gas!
For more information, please visit the Clean MPG website.
July 8
Gardening in the City - Courtyard Garden Oasis
7:00pm at the Public Library Main Branch
The DRC and Public Library bring you Lisa Yunker of City Roots and David White of Outer Space Landscaping for a three-part Gardening in the City program series. Learn tips and techniques for you to help make city living more green! Creative inspiration on urban gardening.
For more information, please visit the Cincinnati Library website.
July 15
AIGA eco|shift Happy Hour
6:30 pm at Arnolds Bar and Grill, 8th St Downtown
Join Cincinnati's professional association for design in a program to provide new ideas about waste management. Tony Noll of Biomass Worldwide will share with us insight on sustainable solutions to waste management. How can we divert our office waste from landfills, reducing our carbon footprint and actually turn waste into a renewable energy source? Tony will share Biomass Worldwide's PROcess to better waste management. Bring your questions and thoughts on recycling and alternative fuels in the design world.
For more information, please visit the AIGA Cincinnati website.
July 15
USGBC Tour of MSD Green Roof
5:00 pm at the MSD Building on Galbraith Road
David Hart from Tremco Roofing will present on the technology of this application, with a tour of the Metropolitan Sewer District vegetated roof itself.
For more information, please visit the Cincinnati USGBC website.
July 17
Green Drinks Cincy
5:30pm to 7:30pm at Park + Vine
Sample appetizers from Lavomatic Cafe while socializing with others interested in improving their environmental footprint at Green Drinks. Guest speaker Deborah Jordan of Enright Ridge Urban Ecovillage will discuss the new Central Ohio River Valley Local Foods Guide, a Web site and brochure highlighting local foods and farms.
For more information please visit the Green Drinks Cincy website.
July 18
T-Shirt Fest
11:30am to 2pm and 5pm to 1-pm at Fountain Square
Check out cool Cincinnati T-shirt offerings from local designers at Nati Evolvement, Wire & Twine, Park + Vine and other local spots. CityBeat, woxy.com, University of Cincinnati and Xavier University will be there too.
For more information please visit the Park+Vine website.
July 19
Organic and Sustainable Cooking Class
10:00am at Park + Vine
Join chef and green educator Angela Lucarelli of Urban Organic for a class filled with eco-friendly recipes, drinks and decorating tips. Registration is $35 and includes vegan food samples, recipes and educational materials. RSVP urbanorganiccincinnati[at]gmail[dot]com or 859-512-0948 before July 17.
For more information please visit the Park+Vine website.
July 22
Creating Strong, Diverse, and Integrated Neighborhoods
5:30pm to 7:30pm at TBD
The Citizens for Civic Renewal discuss many issues facing the community like availability of transportation and social impacts of urban redevelopment.
For more information and to register, please visit the CCR website.
July 24
GEO SW Ohio Clean Energy Network Meeting
6:30pm at Cincinnati State
Join Green Energy Ohio for a presentation of the new alternative energy lab at Cincinnati State with Mechanical Engineering professor Larry Feist.
For more information and to register, please visit the SW Green Energy Ohio Meetup website.
August 3
Morning Glory Bike Ride
4:30 or 5:30am at Sawyer Point
Join us for the 27th Annual Morning Glory Ride to benefit the Miami Group Sierra Club.
For more information and to register, please visit the Morning Glory Ride website.
August 6
Go Green Challenge Networking Event
11:30am to 2:00pm at Keystone Parke; 2135 Dana Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio 45207
Network with organizations that have taken the Go Green Challenge at the Region’s First LEED Core & Shell Project. Hear about this exciting LEED Project from the developer Neyer Properties and the broker CB Richard Ellis.
For more information, please visit the Go Green Challenge website.
August 12
Gardening in the City - Rooftop Garden Grandeur
7:00pm at the Public Library Main Branch
The DRC and Public Library bring you Lisa Yunker of City Roots and David White of Outer Space Landscaping for a three-part Gardening in the City program series. Learn tips and techniques for you to help make city living more green! Creative inspiration on urban gardening.
For more information, please visit the Cincinnati Library website.
August 21
Green Drinks Cincy
Arnold's Bar and Grill (option 1: outdoor courtyard, option 2: upstairs rooms); 210 E. 8th St.
Socialize with like-minded locals.
For more information please visit the Green Drinks Cincy website.
September 14
Second Sunday Eco Main-ia
12:00 to 5:00pm on Main Street in Over The Rhine
An environmental twist on the Second Sundays on Main event.
For more information, please visit the Second Sundays on Main website.
September 18
Green Drinks Cincy
Arnold's Bar and Grill (option 1: outdoor courtyard, option 2: upstairs rooms); 210 E. 8th St.
Socialize with like-minded locals.
For more information please visit the Green Drinks Cincy website.
October 3rd through 5th
Ohio Solar Tour
Tour site and attend activities in the Cincinnati area and all across Ohio demonstrating solar and other alternative energies.
For more information, please visit the Green Energy Ohio website.
