If you needed an excuse to carb-load on a Saturday, here it is: Russ & Daughters is finally getting its own . The legendary Lower East Side appetizing shop—purveyors of smoked salmon, babka, bagels and more since 1914—is throwing a neighborhood-wide celebration on Saturday, September 20, and you’re invited to eat, stroll and schmooze your way through the festivities.

Dubbed the first-ever Russ & Daughters Day, the event coincides with the release of the family’s very first cookbook, . To mark the occasion, they’re teaming up with Orchard Street’s indie bookstore P&T Knitwear for a jam-packed schedule of freebies and community happenings. Think walking tours, scavenger hunts, photo exhibitions, live podcast tapings and, yes, bagels on the house.

Here’s what’s on the menu: St

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