Yesterday, while sitting under a tree in New Jersey, avoiding a couple of responsibilities, I noticed that I was being invaded by inchworms. I counted seven crawling up my legs, along my palm. I’m not sure why this particular tree was such a hub for these bright green creatures, but I regardless found it to be a reminder that this is the season for the bugs.

Imagine you are a little worm. After a long winter as a dormant egg on a leaf or in the ground, you finally get to stretch your many legs. Now the temperatures are warmer and you begin to explore the world around you, hungry for delicious leaves to munch on, so that you can grow and grow until you have the energy (and the time is right) to form a chrysalis and reach your final stage — the moth. Spring is a vibrant time for most life as it perks up, feasts, and has a lot of sex (I’m looking at you, birds…). So even when it rains or is cooler than we humans might prefer, there’s still a vibrant ecology all around us we can draw energy and inspiration from. Living is all around us, if we only know where to look!

🌔 Consumption Book Club: Annihilation at Index Greenpoint: Waxing Gibbous (Sun Apr 26 @ 4pm). Still a little space to join us Sunday for a delicious feast of Annihilation themed food, paper-making, and creative writing. Also, you get a zine that I’m super super proud of! And Jeff VanderMeer himself offered to do a Q&A :). $120-180, discount code available.

🌔🌖🌘 Into the Weeds at the School of Radical Attention: Waxing Gibbous, Waning Gibbous, Waning Crescent (Wed Apr 29, May 6, May 13 @ 6:45pm). Izzy is teaching this seminar about the feral ecosystems of NYC — a perfect chance to get to know the weeds of our city better, and re-enchant our urban ecology while you’re at it. $200-280, tuition waiver available.

🌔 Sidewalk Study on Algae Bloom in Gowanus: Waxing Gibbous (Thu Apr 30 @ 7pm). This is my last sidewalk study for a while, I think — we’ll be reading Bayo Akomolafe’s “When You Meet the Monster, Anoint Its Feet” and discussing and practicing attention to how monsters might thrive in our changing world (and changing city). Free, RSVP for address.

🌕 Flower Moon + May Day in Park Slope: Full Moon (Fri May 1 @ 7pm). Another full moon, another reason to gather — together we’ll make a beautiful flower altar: please bring a floral object as an offering. And we’ll celebrate May Day, too, with festivities to welcome the spring. Free, RSVP for address.

🌕 Dumb.co Launch Party in Midtown: Full Moon (Fri May 1 @ 9pm). Dumb.co launching their dumb phone in NYC… phone free dancing hell yeah. Free.

🌕🌖 Leafing Out in Prospect Park: Full Moon, Waning Gibbous (Sat May 2, Sun May 3 @ 1pm). I’m leading these leaf-themed walks through Prospect Park as a part of Jane’s Walk, a citywide festival of community-led walks. So many interesting leaves to turn our attention to in this time of year! Free with RSVP.

🌕 Karfari: COLOR in Greenpoint: Full Moon (Sat May 2 @ 1:45pm). Markus is leading another Karfari, this one focused on colors. Together we will vanquish millenial gray (hopefully)! Free.

🌖 Public Service at Herbert von King Park: Waning Gibbous (Sun May 3 @ 2pm). We’re so back, baby. Public Service is my fav free summer dancing party. So much good music, space to move, friendly energy. I can’t wait!! Free.

🌖 Howl Poetry Reading at Washington Square Park: Waning Gibbous (Mon May 4 @ 5:30pm). Join a massive group (how many??? nobody knows…) in reading Allen Ginsberg’s iconic poem together in the park. I saw the greatest minds of my generation bringing back the flash mob… Free.

🌗 SofAI Launch at telos.haus: Last Quarter (Fri May 8 @ 6:30pm). SofAI is the most human AI, yet. It never makes mistakes. Come celebrate. Free.