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Jun 2021
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Lili Chopra on How the Arts Can Help Cit...

THE SLOWDOWN
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Lili Chopra, the executive director of artistic programs at the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, talks with us about the 2021 River to River Festival, the importance of integrating the creative community within a city’s urban fabric, and the role that the arts can play in rebuilding societies and envisioning the future. 
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