Live Events This Week: Earth Day, NYT for Kids and More

The coronavirus pandemic has transformed nearly every aspect of daily life, but New York Times journalists are here to keep you informed and connected while you’re at home. Below is a selection of our live events this week and how to join (all times are Eastern Standard). You can find the full calendar here.

Wednesday at 11:30 a.m.

In part three of The Greenhouse event series, a discussion about the literature of climate change, featuring Kendra Pierre-Louis, a climate reporter at The Times; Gal Beckerman, an editor at The New York Times Book Review; and Amitav Ghosh, the author of “The Great Derangement.” Want to know more about how we got here and how we can move forward? Looking to explore the ways people respond to a crisis and how climate change will affect you where you live? There is a book out there for you, and we’re here to help you find it.

Distance learning, canceled extracurriculars, virtual birthday parties — the coronavirus has disrupted life for everyone, including kids. Amber Williams and Lovia Gyarkye, editors at The New York Times for Kids, will be joined by some of our youngest readers for a conversation for the whole family. They’ll talk about their experiences coping with social distancing and share tips for other kids on how to stay safe, healthy and connected in this strange and scary time.

The coronavirus is sending shock waves through the fashion industry, with couture houses, department stores, independent designers and garment workers all suffering huge losses and facing an uncertain road ahead. Join Andrew Ross Sorkin, DealBook founder; Jason Karaian, DealBook editor; and Vanessa Friedman, The Times’s fashion director and chief fashion critic; for a discussion about how the design world is coping with the pandemic and how this crisis may affect the business of what we wear for years to come.

The pandemic has brought us a new communal event: Entire neighborhoods are opening their collective windows to applaud medical workers at shift change. Amanda Hess, critic at large, joins Priya Parker, the author of “The Art of Gathering” and the host of The Times’s new “Together Apart” podcast to discuss the phenomenon. Hear from people who have joined the ovation and share your own experiences in a new event series that’s part guide, part reminder of the resiliency of the human spirit.

The coronavirus pandemic has worsened existing social and economic inequalities across the globe, affecting the world’s most vulnerable populations — including women struggling with the burden of unpaid labor and the threat of domestic violence. Nahla Valji, senior gender adviser for the Executive Office of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, joins Francesca Donner, gender director at The Times and editor of the Times newsletter “In Her Words,” and Alisha Haridasani Gupta, gender reporter for “In Her Words,” for a conversation about how we might find a more compassionate and equitable path forward from this crisis.

On the first Earth Day, in 1970, some 20 million people — one-tenth of the population of the United States at the time — took to the streets for marches, cleanup events and other demonstrations of the need to protect our environment. Fifty years later, a lot has gotten better, but many things have gotten worse. In this fourth installment of The Greenhouse, John Schwartz, a climate reporter at The Times, talks to Denis Hayes, who helped launch the original Earth Day, and the young climate leaders Vanessa Nakate and Jamie Margolin to discuss where things stand and how communities around the world are marking the anniversary while staying socially distant.

There are a lot of things about being stuck in your home that are not great. But it doesn’t have to be all misery and no fun. The Smarter Living team shares tips for bringing moments of joy to your quarantine — from video chat game recommendations and strategies for dealing with roommate conflict to tips on how to maintain a socially distant social life. Special guests include Anna Goldfarb and Micaela Marini Higgs, contributing writers, and the cocktail expert Joaquín Simó, who will walk you through some recipes for homebound happy hours.

Talya Minsberg, assistant sports editor, discussed running while in quarantine with the Olympic long-distance runner Alexi Pappas.

David Gelles, business reporter and Corner Office columnist, talked leading through crisis with Amy Nelson, C.E.O. of women-focused networking space The Riveter, and Roland Swenson, C.E.O of South by Southwest.

And Sam Sifton, founding editor of NYT Cooking, connected with Melissa Clark, Food columnist, over Zoom and cocktails to discuss their food inspirations and answer fan questions. You can watch or listen to all of our past events here.