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Weekly Rec: March, Donations and Commemorations to Honor Dr. King, Live Theatre and Screenings at Elmwood Playhouse and Rivertown Film

In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. there will be a march and commemorative service on Monday. Significant Other opens at Elmwood Playhouse and Rivertown Film screens Rockland Cinematographer Ellen Kuras’ film, Lee. Learn about these events and more.

Community Service/Demonstration Action in Honor of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Monday, January 20, 12:00pm, Hezekiah Easter Memorial Park on Main St. in Nyack

March in solidarity with communities targeted with day-one executive orders.

Bring canned goods and warm clothes to donate to those driven underground by these executive actions.

Honor King and Liberty!

Sponsored by the Indivisible Rockland Organizing Committee (IROC).

41st Annual Interfaith Commemorative Service Celebrating the Life of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King

Monday, January 20 at 2:00pm at Pilgrim Baptist Church, 80 North Franklin

We recommend that you arrive early to secure a seat. The event is hosted by Pilgrim Pastor C.L. Washington III and organized by Nyack NAACP Branch President Nicole Hines and the Religious Affairs Chair in Reverend Gregory Merriweather, Calvary Baptist Church.

Significant Others at Elmwood Playhouse thru February 8

Performances Fridays, Saturdays, and Sunday at Elmwood Playhouse, 10 Park Street

This updated take on a rom-com is a funny and bittersweet exploration of  friendship, romance, commitment, and what it means to find a “signicant other” in our modern world.   

Significant Other opens tonight, Friday, January 17 and closes February 8, with performances on Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00pm and Sundays at 2:00pm. Throughout the run of the production, the work of Nyack Art Collective is exhibited in the lobby gallery. On January 17, ticket holders are invited to an opening night “meet the artists” reception with complimentary wine and cheeses from local gourmet shop Scott and Joe. Reception starts at 6:30pm, house opens for seating at 7:30pm, curtain at 8:00pm.

For tickets and information visit elmwoodplayhouse.com or call 845.353.1313

Rivertown Film Screens Rockland County-based Cinematographer Ellen Kuras’ film, Lee, Staring Kate Winslet

Sunday, January 19, 7:00pm, at The Nyack Center, 58 Depew Avenue

Lee, the directorial debut feature from award-winning Rockland County based Cinematographer Ellen Kuras, portrays a pivotal decade in the life of American war correspondent and photographer, Lee Miller (played by Kate Winslet). Miller’s singular talent and unbridled tenacity resulted in some of the 20th century’s most indelible images of war, including an iconic photo of Miller herself, posing defiantly in Hitler’s private bathtub. Miller had a profound understanding and empathy for women and the voiceless victims of war. Her images display both the fragility and ferocity of the human experience. Above all, the film shows how Miller lived her life at full-throttle in pursuit of truth, for which she paid a huge personal price, forcing her to confront a traumatic and deeply buried secret from her childhood.

Stay for a Q&A between Ellen Kuras and Nancy Savoca, two ground breaking Rockland County based women directors, after the film.

Learn more about the extraordinary life of Lee Miller from a 5 minute documentary narrated by Kate Winslet, here.

Rockland County Warming Center

Corner of South Broadway and Burd at 7:00pm (7 days a week)

Anyone in need of shelter can come to the corner of South Broadway and Burd at 7:00pm., seven days a week, for a ride to the Warming Center. This public service includes a hot meal, a place to rest overnight and a hot shower as well as access to essential services.


Nyack People & Places, a weekly series that features photos and profiles of citizens and scenes near Nyack, NY, is sponsored by Sun River Health.


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