The Vital List: New York
Thursday, September 6, 2007
This week in NYC … hug a farmer, throw your abs off balance, beat the 3PM slump and recycle your e-waste!
Love our NYC juice? Offer your friends a sip, too …
1
VJD hearts farmers
FEAST on local farmers’ foods at Farm Aid
VITALS: Fresh food and music. Randall’s Island, all day Sunday, September 9. Tickets $52 and up. New Jerseyites get a jump-start at the 2nd Annual Farm and Food Open House on Saturday, September 8. Tickets via Brown Paper Tickets.
JUICE: Tastings and a cookout dinner just an hour from the Holland Tunnel? Performances by Willie Nelson, Dave Mathews and the Counting Crows? Sounds good enough to eat!
2
On the ball
WORK OFF Labor Day BBQs at Erika Bloom’s Pilates Ball Workout
VITALS: A little instability never hurts—unless you’re balancing on a ball while doing Pilates, then your abs might! Up for the challenge? Mondays at 7PM. $27. 795 Madison Avenue. (212) 288-3410.
JUICE: 10% off for VJD readers who have the stomach to purchase a 10 pack of classes!
3
Get a boost
LEARN how to stop the 3PM slump at Jena Wellness
VITALS: The women behind this wellness studio offer tips on how to increase energy, decrease cravings and look like a million beets. September 11, 6:30PM–7:30PM, $15. 1133 Broadway, Ste.1107. (212) 260-6064.
JUICE: The team’s commitment to holistic living will inspire you—you might even learn how to compost in New York City. (Yes, it can be done!)
4
Techxcess
RE-CYCLE your tech-waste thanks to the NY Department of Sanitation
VITALS: Recycling events in all 5 boroughs make it easy to get rid of your old computers, printers, TVs, VCRs, DVD players and cell phones. Sunday, September 9 from 8AM – 2PM. Union Square Park, North Plaza.
JUICE: Making room in your apartment also keeps lead and mercury out of the waste stream!
