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Public Forum
Why We Need a Radically New Conversation About Racism TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2019 7:30 PM • All Are Welcome
$5 Suggested Donation | Worship Room | RSVP: uucsr.org/fleming
CRYSTAL MARIE FLEMING author of How to Be Less Stupid About Race: On Racism, White Supremacy, and the Racial Divide
• Associate Professor of Sociology at SUNY Stony Brook • Advocate for people of color, women and girls and the LGBTQIA community Info: 516.472.2960 sesposito@uucsr.org
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THE TOP SEVEN EVENTS Health and Wellness Fair Friday, Oct. 18, 11 a.m.
St. Joseph Hospital’s Outpatient Service will be hosting a variety of panels and giving out screenings and flu shots. Among the panels available to the public are those on foot care, stress management techniques, what to know about strokes and the importance of detecting breast cancer early. Among the screenings available are diabetes education, lung cancer screenings and hyperbaric and wound care. Light refreshments will be provided at the event. Where: St. Joseph Hospital, 4295 Hempstead Turnpike, Bethpage, NY 11714 Info: 516-520-2487 or stjosephhospital.chsli.org
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Long Island Fall Beer Festival Saturday, Oct. 19, 12 p.m.
An indoor and outdoor event at the Academy Sports Complex in Farmingdale, the Long Island Beer Festival will provide unlimited samples of local breweries with local food trucks and vendors. There will be multiple lawn games available for attendees to play. This year, a kids zone will be part of the festival, with face painters, a bounce castle and craft vendors, among other forms of entertainment they may find. Tickets are available online for $55 plus taxes and fees. The price will increase to $60 on the day of the event. Designated driver tickets are available for $20 plus taxes and fees. Where: US Academy of Soccer, 875 Conklin Street, Farmingdale, NY, 11735 Info: showclix.com/event/long-island-fall-beer-festival-2019
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Oyster Festival
Saturday, Oct. 19-Sunday, Oct. 20, 11 a.m.
The 36th Annual Oyster Festival will feature several attractions that may entertain the whole family. There will be live entertainment, tall ships, top-notch artisans, pirate shows, midway rides and an oyster eating and shucking contest. The original event was organized as a parade to honor the 26th President of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt, whose family summered in Oyster Bay. After the original parade on Roosevelt’s 150th birthday proved to be such a success, the community leaders decided to hold turn it into an annual festival starting in 1983. Where: Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park 25 West End Avenue, Oyster Bay, NY, 11771 Info: 516-628-1625 or theoysterfestival.org
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Historic Haunts on Long Island Monday, Oct. 21, 7 p.m.
The Connetquot Public Library will be hosting historian Kerriann Flanagan Brodsky and her ghost hunting partner, Joe Giaquinto. There, they’ll speak about some of their paranormal encounters while visiting supposedly haunted sites on Long Island. Where: Connetquot Public Library 760 Ocean Ave, Bohemia, NY 11716. Info: 631-567-5079 or connetquotlibrary.org
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