![](http://www.tribecatrib.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/thumbnail2/Pier A-R2.jpg "<p>Warrie Price, founder and president of the Battery Conservancy outside Pier A, now vacated indefinitely by its tenant, Pier A Harbor House. "When we heard the restaurant was no longer going to function there I called the Battery Park City Authority right away and made my pitch," Price said. Photo: Carl Glassman/Tribeca Trib</p>")
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Fabric Art "Unraveled: Confronting The Fabric of Fiber Art” can be seen at The Untitled Space April 17 - May 28. Reception: April 17, 12 -7 pm. There will be textile and fiber-based artworks by more than 40 contemporary women artists, including Linda Friedman Schmidt ( "Salsa Cures Sadness," right) who works with discarded clothing. The gallery is at 45 Lispenard St.
Saving the Spoon-billed Sandpiper Soon after hatching, this tiny bird begins its trip from Russia’s arctic tundra to the mudflats of Jiangsu province in China. The bird is now a threatened species, with fewer than 100 remaining. Conservationist Wendy Paulson will discuss how a growing environmental movement in China might ensure its future. Wed., April 21, noon, online. Register here. Sponsored by China Institute.
Shred Day Free and secure paper shredding in honor of Earth Day. Make space in your desk drawers and filing cabinets and watch the shredding via video. The shredding truck will be parked on the north side of Duane Park on Sat., April 24, 10 am to 2 pm.
Photo Winners on Display Tribeca-based Soho Photo Gallery, 15 White St., presents the winners of it annual National Competition. The images range from street photography to still lives, portraiture and digitally manipulated landscapes. (Photo above: “Staircase Exercise” by Susan Rosenberg Jones) The 40 prints, selected by juror Kris Graves, will be on display at the gallery until April 22. Go here for information on days and hours that the gallery is open.