![](http://tribecatrib.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/slideshow/Century 21.jpg "<p>Century 21, long a favorite shopping destination for tourists and locals alike, says it is "winding down" and will close its stores. Photo: Carl Glassman/Tribeca Trib</p>")
Marine Science Hudson River Park will host the 2020 SUBMERGE Marine Science Festival on Thur., Sept. 24 as a fully virtual event. SUBMERGE will be hosted on HRPK’s Facebook Live from 11am-4:30 pm. Hourly themes include our changing waters, field science, plastic pollution and climate change. There will be experts from the Billion Oyster Project, Gotham Whale and the BioBus answering questions live. Check out the full line-up here.
In the Park Battery Park City's fall activities have begun. The socially-distanced weekly activities include morning meditation, adult group exercise and zumba, nature drawing, sunset yoga, tai chi and more. All activities are free. Visit BPCA.NY.GOV for the full schedule.
The Museum of American Finance is sponsoring a virtual lunchtime program with Ed Freeman on his book, The Power of And: Responsible Business Without Trade-Offs. Among other topics, he will argue that real-world success stories disprove the conventional wisdom that there are unavoidable trade-offs between acting ethically and succeeding financially. Thur., Sept. 24, 12 to 1 pm.
Fraunces Tavern Museum is reopening on Wed., Sept. 16. The public can visit the museum at 54 Pearl St. Wed. through Sun., 1 to 6 pm, and can see six of its galleries, including the historic Long Room and Clinton Room.
Cooking at Home James Beard Award-winning chef and New York Times best-selling author Rocco DiSpirito returns as host to "Cooking at Home," sponsored by The Alliance for Downtown New York. Three Lower Manhattan chefs will demonstrate easy-to-replicate dishes from their restaurants: Temple Court (Sept. 17), Benares (Oct. 1) and Casa Taqueria (Oct. 15). All events are free and start at 4 pm. Register here.
Nuclear Abolitionist Martin Pfeiffer, an anthropologist and nuclear abolitionist will be interviewed on Saturday, Oct. 10, at 5 pm. Martin will join artist Andrew Paul Keiper in this conversation about nuclear culture, history and art, memes, and what it takes to lick the bomb. This event is in conjunction with Elongated Shadows, an apexart exhibition on view online through Oct. 24. RSVP Image: Courtesy of Martin Pfeiffer.