· Make your way to newly opened Brooklyn Farmacy in Carroll Gardens and celebrate what’s in season by ordering a Strawberry Sundae, Strawberry Special, or Strawberry Rhubarb Pie. [gothamist.com]
· The Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival at historic Boscobel Mansion has begun with performances of Troilus and Cressida and Taming of the Shrew. [hvshakespeare.org]
· If Eco, Luxury, Volunteering are all keywords that heighten your travel experience—and if you also like free Chipotle and Brooklyn Brewery beers—mark your calendar for the ecotourism film festival event, “Global Sustainability: Central America to Maine,” at Eastern Mountain Sports SoHo on Sunday, July 22. [greenlivingproject.org]
· Bamcinematek’s Cary Grant film series starts this weekend with the Thirty Day Princess, Charade, and North by Northwest. [BAMcinématek]
· Those looking to purchase contemporary pottery or learn the art of crafting clay should head to the Old Can Factory in Brooklyn for the free Meet Your Maker and Your Potter event this Sunday. [ceramicsbrooklyn.com]
· Grill, hula hoop, drink lemonade, and dance about in support of the Adopt-A-Farmbox initiative bringing farm and health education to four local schools this fall. [Potluck BBQthon]
· Sport your Spain or Netherlands (or USA!) jersey, and enjoy the hat tricks and vuvuzeling at the final World Cup game at 2:30pm on Sunday; pick from one of these fun six places in Brooklyn, Queens or Hoboken. [oM]
· Walk through the home of Alice Austen, a female pioneer of photography, at the opening reception of the Alice Austen House Museum this Sunday in Staten Island; it’s worth the trip on the free ferry. [dailycandy.com]
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