July 21: Attend a Film Festival or Learn Secrets to Success

1. It is, of course, the opening day of the Stony Brook Film Festival at the Staller Center. Check out and stay tuned for a film-by-film guide to the 16th annual festival.

2. If ten days of indie and foreign films isn't your thing, there's a (title to be announced) at the Comsewogue Library at 2 p.m.

3. A free lecture by small business coach and author Andrea Feinberg is set for 7:30 p.m. at . The theme?

4. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has issued an air quality health advisory for Thursday in effect from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. due to elevated ground-level ozone. Officials are recommending using mass transit, using less energy, and limiting outdoor activity.

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