It was without question the biggest single debris-generating event in the space age.

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The harbourside has long been under-utilised as an event space, and temporarily changing that is the Very Big Screen on the Green (7 to 13 December).

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Still, after surveying everything from the relentlessly high-tech library in Seattle to the mash-ups of history and contemporary event space in St.

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"For Europe it's a big, big event, and for international cooperation it's also a big event, " said Alain Fournier-Sicre of the European Space Agency.

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Taste of Hope will be held at the 82Mercer event space, and the fundraiser includes a silent auction and taste-around featuring NYC eateries such as Buddakan, Recette, Clinton Street Baking Co.

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"The fashion designers get it, " said Jennifer Blumin, the head of the Skylight Group, the event-management firm that manages Skylight at Moynihan Station as a party space.

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The W is connected to a unique terracotta-topped 19th-century building that at one time served as the Russian embassy, but will soon become event space for the hotel.

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But there will be more than just movies at the event, with the space opening every day at 11 am for an array of adult and child-friendly activities.

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