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REPRESENT: The Woman’s Guide to Running for Office & Changing the World by Kate Black, former chief-of-staff at Emily's List, and actress June Diane Raphael, is a how-to guide for any woman interested in elected office, whether it’s school board, local city council, or Congress.

American Cancer Society's Making Strides Walks raise funds to support research, survivors and caregivers. Jennifer Balka, Senior Community Development Manager for ACS and Charles Lerner, Manager Tao Group Hospitality Cares and Employee Engagement, an ACS volunteer and Team Leader for Making Strides, visit to talk about the largest network of breast cancer events in the nation. For details on October 2019 walks, visit makingstrideswalk.org

For those tired of being the default parent responsible for everything in their household, Eve Rodsky, created FAIR PLAY: A Game-Changing Solution For When You Have Too Much To Do (And More Life to Live). Fair Play is Reese Witherspoon’s Book Club October book pick at Hello-Sunshine.com.

For National Suicide Prevention Month in September, our guest is Adee Shepen, representing The JED Foundation, an NYC-based national non-profit that exists to protect emotional health and prevent suicide among teens and young adults. For more, visit jedfoundation.org and ULifeline.org

In FASHIONOPOLIS: The Price of Fast Fashion and the Future of Clothes, bestselling author and veteran journalist Dana Thomas investigates the damage wrought by our massive clothing industry—and the grassroots, high-tech global movement fighting to reform it.

Helayne Scheier of River's Edge, New York's first Life Plan Community, discusses continuing care retirement communities, and options for urban retirement and senior living close to home. For more, visit riversedge.org

Maria Russo, Children's Books Editor of the New York Times Book Review, speaks about her new book written with Pamela Paul, Editor of the Review: HOW TO RAISE A READER, a book focused on fostering a lifelong love of books, from birth to teenage years.

InterSchool Orchestras bring music lessons to hundreds of New York City public school children, and in particular, on "endangered" instruments. Executive Director Karen Geer returns with a preview of their kick off performance for their 2019/2020 season, A Tribute to Howard Johnson and Gravity, at Kaufman Music Center’s Merkin Hall, on September 18, 2019 at 7:30 pm. For more isorch.org

BECAUSE INTERNET: UNDERSTANDING THE NEW RULES OF LANGUAGE, by Linguist Gretchen McCulloch, is a linguistically informed look at how our digital world is transforming the English language.

Since 1984, the performing arts series Works & Process at the Guggenheim has championed new works and offered audiences unprecedented access to leading creators. Producer Caroline Cronson visits with highlights of the upcoming 2019 season, with performances from September 5-December 16th. For tickets and additional details, visit worksandprocess.org