- Skip yet another Jennifer Aniston flick and go see a movie that matters at the 19th Annual Environmental Film Festival, featuring 150 screenings across 60 D.C. venues from March 15-27. [DCEnvironmentalFilmFest.org]
- Sunday, March 20, is Macaron Day, so prance over to one of these 16 sweet spots for a free macaron; a portion of any purchase will go to City Harvest. [MacaronDayNYC.com]
- Bring the kids to a free green party for St. Patty’s Day at the Brooklyn Children’s Museum tonight at 5pm. [Brooklynkids.org]
- On Sunday, enjoy an Irish-American history lesson during a walking tour of the Brooklyn Navy Yard with Urban Oyster. [UrbanOyster.com]
- Don’t let the Hampton Restaurant Week and Hudson Valley Restaurant Week pass you by. [oM]
- Prepare for your spring garden party or park picnic with a cooking class on making gnocchi and pairing it with sauces and wine. [BrooklynKitchen.com]
- Enjoy an authentic St. Patty’s day celebration on McLean Avenue in Yonkers. [oM]
- Tickets go on sale this Sunday, March 20, for Outstanding in the Field’s farm-to-table dinners in 2011; check the calendar for the Northeast events, August 11–30 and September 24–October 16. [OutstandingintheField.com]
- Help aid Japan’s Tsunami victims by dining out in NYC at these venues this weekend. [Gothamist]
Photo from Backwood Philosopher: © Nordisk Film
The co-founder and editor-at-large at offMetro, Lauren is a sustainable travel specialist and freelance journalist with frequent bylines in National Geographic, Bicycling Magazine and Shape. Follow Lauren’s adventures at @laurenmati.
Sarah Knapp is a Brooklyn based entrepreneur whose love for the outdoors and community building led her to the October 2013 creation of OutdoorFest. She has a BA in History, is a Wilderness First Responder and a NY state hiking, camp and boating guide. Her proudest achievement to date is reading the Aeneid in Latin. 
Allison was one of our first top writers and Chief Editor but is no longer working with offMetro. Allison is a native New Yorker, who has lived in Rome, Tuscany, Melbourne, Toronto and Los Angeles. She frequently contributed travel pieces to Family Travel Forum, using her own children as guinea pigs as they travel the globe. She never missed a chance to sample local delicacies, as her love for travel goes hand-in-hand with her love for food and wine. 
Josh Laskin is a freelance travel writer and photographer based in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. When he is not at work or on the road, you can find him in the mountains snowboarding, climbing, hiking, fly fishing, mountain biking, and eating bagel bites.
Annie is a travel writer, environmentalist, and surfer based in Venice, CA. She heads up our West Coast team, keeps our grammatical errors in check, and makes sure our California writers always have a plan for their next adventure. Follow Annie’s travels @annelisemcb.
Carly Pifer is a freelance writer who has been known to follow whims inspired by romantic movie scenes or colorful street style shots to India, Japan, Tunisia and Argentina. After stints living in Seoul, Boston, Paris and Los Angeles, writing and searching for something intangible, she landed somewhat steadily in Brooklyn and has begun to find inspiration in her more immediate surroundings. 
Kate E. O’Hara is a New York based freelance writer and photographer who loves all things food—especially the people who make it and market it. Her writing aims to capture the essence of the food experience; the stories that go well beyond a plate of ingredients. In addition to her love of food, Kate is also known to have a hankering for red wine and craft beer. You can also find Kate on Instagram