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Coming Up: 1st Annual Roosevelt Island Film Festival

The first annual Roosevelt Island Film Festival, set for August 21st thru the 23rd, opens hopefully past the coronavirus shutdown.

6:30, October 17th, Community Conversations at Cornell Tech: Nicola Dell

Professor Dell will talk about her work designing and building technologies for under-served communities, both in the US and around the world. She will also take questions from the audience. Location: Tata Innovation Center, Cornell Tech, 11 East Loop Road.

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January 21st, Women's March on New York City

"Let's make history together this Saturday!" enthuses State Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright. For her, yesterday's passage of the Reproductive Health Act and the Comprehensive Contraceptive Coverage Act, both of which she cosponsored add extra punch to the march to support human rights.

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Free Face Coverings, Thanks to Ben Kallos, Friday @ 4:00

City Council Member Ben Kallos and Roosevelt Island Foodtown have lead the way in fighting COVID-19. On Friday, from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m., they join forces, giving away free face coverings at the supermarket.

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Foodtown Customer Appreciation Starts Friday, March 27th

While the food supply chain makes a reliable weekly circular impossible, Foodtown is stepping up to reward their appreciated customers. Spend $40, get $5 in appreciation.

March 14th: You're Invited, Free Public Reception for Vernissage XIX

April 4th: Collegium Musicale Chamber Choir, FDR Four Freedoms Park

Estonian choral group Collegium Musicale presents a pop-up concert of “Forgotten Peoples” by Estonian composer Veljo Tormis, The concert will be performed on the steps of Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms State Park, designed by Estonian-born architect Louis Kahn.

March 13th: Talk Back With Foodtown Over Coffee