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Upcoming Events

Book Club: Good Dirt

Jun25

Discussion of the novel "Good Dirt" by Charmaine Wilkerson, held in-person and on Zoom, register

Where

Lakeview Public Library

1120 Woodfield Rd.

Rockville Centre, NY

Phone

516-536-3071

Price

free

The Paul Effman Band

Jun25

250th USA Birthday Show and Summer Reading Kickoff. This musical tribute will feature patriotic arrangements alongside hits from the decades that shaped our cultural landscape.

Where

Rockville Centre Public Library

221 N Village Ave.

Rockville Centre, NY

Phone

516-766-6257

Price

free

The Paul Effman Band: 250th USA Birthday Show

Jun25

The Paul Effman Band will perform patriotic arrangements alongside hits from the decades that shaped our cultural landscape

Where

Rockville Centre Public Library

221 N. Village Ave.

Rockville Centre, NY

Phone

516-766-6257

Price

free

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