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37 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Saturday, February 14, 2015

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Workshop | Health and Race Walking


Enjoy views of the Park's landscapes as you get fit. Coach Lon Wilson of the New York Walkers Club leads more walks at a moderate to brisk pace over mostly flat surfaces. Wear comfortable sneakers! Ages 18+. less
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9:30 am
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Tour | Greenwich Village Neighborhood Tour


Greenwich Village is among Manhattan's most desirable and expensive residential neighborhoods. It's history, more however, betrays it's monied status. The Village, with it's quiet, shaded streets, lined with lovely brick and brownstone townhouses, was once the incubating ground of artistic, social and political movements that have helped shape US history. From the Beats to the Folk Movement, from workers rights to gay rights, the Village has often been the center of it all. less
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10:00 am
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Tour | Harlem Tour


Although world famous, Harlem may be New York's best kept secret with some of the city's best architecture, more food, music and people. Harlem's history is also one of the city's most dramatic, having gone through many ethnic, cultural and socioeconomic changes over the past roughly 400 years, which have resulted in a diverse array of places of worship, theaters, homes and eating establishments. less
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10:00 am
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Tour | Manhattan Street Art Tour


Join a Manhattan Street Art Tour and experience the Lower East Side - SoHo, NoHo, Nolita and Little Italy. more The Lower East Side of Manhattan is a playground for street artists, Soho is known to be one of NYC first permit Joint Live-Work Quarters for artists and the area received landmark designation in 1973. Noho and Nolita’s street art is either hidden in courtyards or on the more prominent street art facades. Learn about the history of the art of many famous and unknown artist. less
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Tour | Roosevelt House Public Tour


Roosevelt House - the former double townhouse of Franklin, Eleanor and Sara Delano Roosevelt, and now more owned by Hunter College - offers visitors a chance to get closer to a family as unique as the city they inhabited, and to explore the private spaces where some of the most iconic public policy of the 20th century was shaped. Hear about FDR's rise to the presidency after his struggle with polio, Eleanor's activism for civil rights and human rights, and Sara's support for interracial and interfaith initiatives. Tour times: 10am, 12pm, and 2pm. less
   New York City, NY; NYC
10:00 am
$10 suggested donation...

Symposium | Russian Movement Culture of the 1920s and 1930s


A symposium on Russian movement culture in the 1920s and 1930s. Confirmed speakers include: more Sanja Andus L'Hotellier, Christina Ezrahi, Mark Franko, Lynn Garafola, James Von Geldern, Marion Kant, Edward Kasinec, Elizabeth Kendall, Nicoletta Misler, Robert Paxton, Janice Ross, Tim Scholl, Irina Sirotkina, Edward Tyerman, and Patrizia Veroli. less
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10:00 am
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Book Discussion | Book Discussion Group


A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki. In Tokyo, sixteen-year-old Nao has decided there’s only one more escape from her aching loneliness and her classmates’ bullying. But before she ends it all, Nao first plans to document the life of her great grandmother, a Buddhist nun who’s lived more than a century. less
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10:30 am
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Workshop | eBook Help Hour: Get Started with eBooks


Need help getting started with eBooks? Bring your laptop, eReader, tablet or smart phone to eBook Help more Hour. Get assistance loading electronic library books on your Kindle, create your free Adobe ID, learn about 3M Cloud Library, and so much more. Make sure you bring your library card and any necessary access passwords for your devices so they can help you as quickly as possible. less
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10:30 am
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Tour | Alternative New York Tour


Time to learn about the other New York City; the city that nurtured political, cultural and intellectual more revolutions. The city that gave birth to punk rock, the beat poets and graffiti. The city that has survived two centuries of mass riots, crime and corruption, murder and mayhem. The city that has flourished in spite of economic and social hardship. less
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11:00 am
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Concert | College Recitals


11:00 AM - Yuchun Cheng, Viola 12:00 PM - Jeremiah Blacklow, Violin 1:00 PM - Alec Manasse, Clarinet more 2:00 PM - Madison Howard, Cello 2:00 PM - Daniel Woo, Viola 2:30 PM - Claire Cai, Violin 3:00 PM - Haolin Luo, Piano 3:00 PM - Jeffrey Liu, Violin 4:00 PM - Mary Kim, Violin 5:00 PM - Charles Lee, Violin 5:00 PM - Eunsung Hong, Clarinet 6:00 PM - Chamber Music 6:00 PM - Yaegy Park, Violin 8:30 PM - Yang Liu, Piano less
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11:00 am
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Film | Nora Ephron's Oscar-Nominated Sleepless in Seattle (1993): Lonely Widower


Stars: Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, Ross Malinger. A recently widowed man's son calls a radio talk-show in more an attempt to find his father a partner. 105 mins. less
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12:15 pm
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Film | Anthony Russo and Joe Russo's Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014): Star-Spangled Superhero


Stars: Chris Evans, Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson. As Steve Rogers struggles to embrace his more role in the modern world, he teams up with another super soldier, the black widow, to battle a new threat from old history: an assassin known as the Winter Soldier. 136 min. less
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1:00 pm
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Opera | New York Opera Forum performs from Wagner's Siefried and Gotterdammerung


A live musical recital performed in concert with piano accompaniment.
   New York City, NY; NYC
1:00 pm
Free

Dance Performance | The 30th Annual New York Sword Dance Festival


The festival will feature the “home team,” Half Moon Sword, and their many guests for a weekend of more exciting and crowd- pleasing entertainment. One of the guest teams, Four Corners Rapper, comes from England, where rapper sword dancing originated. less
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Dance Performance | The 30th Annual New York Sword Dance Festival


The festival will feature the “home team,” Half Moon Sword, and their many guests for a weekend of more exciting and crowd- pleasing entertainment. One of the guest teams, Four Corners Rapper, comes from England, where rapper sword dancing originated. Start times: 1pm, 3pm less
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1:00 pm
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Dance Performance | The 30th Annual New York Sword Dance Festival


The festival will feature the “home team,” Half Moon Sword, and their many guests for a weekend of more exciting and crowd- pleasing entertainment. One of the guest teams, Four Corners Rapper, comes from England, where rapper sword dancing originated. Start times: 1:30pm, 3pm less
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1:30 pm
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Dance Performance | The 30th Annual New York Sword Dance Festival


The festival will feature the “home team,” Half Moon Sword, and their many guests for a weekend of more exciting and crowd- pleasing entertainment. One of the guest teams, Four Corners Rapper, comes from England, where rapper sword dancing originated. Start times: 1:30pm, 3pm less
   New York City, NY; NYC
1:30 pm
Free

Theater | Three Sisters, Chekhov's Melancholy Siblings


Olga, Masha and Irina Prozoroff lead lonely and purposeless lives following the death of their father more who has commanded the local army post. Presented by the Harold Clurman Lab Theater. less
   New York City, NY; NYC
2:00 pm
Pay-what-you-can-admission policy

Tour | Brooklyn Heights Tour


Known as America's first suburb, Brooklyn Heights is truly a gem. Travel and Leisure named it one of more America's top 10 most beautiful neighborhoods, and its beauty is rivaled only by its place in American history. These quaint, tree-lined streets have been the sites of Revolutionary War battles, abolitionist activism and have inspired numerous novelists. Visit a stop on the Underground Railroad, or the home of Truman Capote, where he penned Breakfast at Tiffany's and where Jackie Robinson signed with the Dodgers. less
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2:00 pm
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Tour | Bushwick Graffiti and Street Art Tour


New York City is a mecca for graffiti and street art, making it a very attractive playground for artists more from around the world. Bushwick, in a working class district on the north side of Brooklyn adjacent to Williamsburg, has been attracting artists for some time now. The neighborhood has a fair collection of art studios and galleries, but it’s Bushwick’s industrial landscape that’s attracting the street artist. If you came looking for 1960′s Greenwich Village, you’ll find something brewing in Bushwick. less
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2:00 pm
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Reading | Conversations Without Walls and Platform 2015 Book Party


Conversation Without Walls will celebrate the PLATFORM 2015 publication DANCERS, BUILDINGS AND PEOPLE more IN THE STREETS with contributors Reid Bartelme, Emily Coates, Yve Laris Cohen, Kaitlyn Gilliland, Sara Mearns, Megan Metcalf, Eileen Myles, David Parker, Jillian Peña, Cassie Peterson, Dan Siegler, David Vaughan, Anne Waldman, and others, who will discuss their contributions to the PLATFORM 2015 catalogue. The second part of the afternoon will be a conversation between Artforum editor David Velasco and author and art historian Douglas Crimp, whose personal correspondence about Edwin Denby, George Balanchine, Merce Cunningham and contemporary ballet and modern choreographers is included in the PLATFORM 2015 catalogue. less
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
$10 suggested donation

Master Class | Master Class: Vienna Trombone Quartet


The Vienna Trombone Quartet was founded in 1992 by musicians from various leading orchestras in Austria, more who made it their mission to familiarize a broader public with the trombone as an instrument for chamber music. Following this ideal with continued success, the quartet is now made up exclusively of members of the Vienna Symphony Orchestra. less
   New York City, NY; NYC
2:00 pm
Free

Theater | Molière's Amphitryon: Roman Gods' Meddling


Amphitryon is a comedic tale of Roman gods in disguise meddling in the affairs of mortals. Molière’s more fantastical farce runs the gamut, from slapstick comedy to poetry. This darkly funny and poignant neoclassical adaptation of Greek myth poses important questions about identity, power, injustice, and those who are “above the law.” less
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2:00 pm
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Tour | SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown Tour


You've seen the iconic skyscrapers, attended a Broadway show, visited Lady Liberty and relaxed in Central more Park. Looking for a little more of the Big Apple? Maybe it's time to visit some of Manhattan's oldest and most enchanting historic districts. Take a relaxing stroll through SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown. less
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2:00 pm
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Tour | Southern Park Welcome Tour


Travel from Grand Army Plaza, past the Pond and Gapstow Bridge, and stop at the Dairy on this trip through more the southern Park highlights. Route involves moderate inclines and some stairs. 45 minutes. less
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2:00 pm
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Film | Stanley Kramer's Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967): Won 2 Oscars


Starring Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Sidney Poitier. Matt and Christina Drayton are a couple more whose attitudes are challenged when their daughter brings home a fiancé who is black. 108 min. less
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2:00 pm
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Tour | Union Square-Crossroads of New York Tour


The tour explores the social and political history of the Union Square neighborhood through discussions more of the people, history, architecture, and forces that have shaped this community. You’ll hear how Union Square got its name, see where the legendary Tiffany & Co. once stood, and learn how to read the clock (yes, it’s a clock!) on “The Metronome” sculpture and so much more! less
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2:00 pm
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Jazz | Afronaughtica, Latin-Jazz Duo


Pianist Chiemi Nakai and vocalist Mari Koga met as college students in Osaka, Japan, and came to New more York together in 2000 to study jazz performance program at Queens College. In the years that followed, both have made their mark on the New York City Latin music scene and in the jazz worlds, as individual performers and as collaborators. They have released a full-length CD together, Afronaughtica (2010). Equally comfortable in both Latin jazz and straight-ahead jazz, this talented duo performs creative original compositions and innovative arrangements of jazz and Latin jazz standards. less
   New York City, NY; NYC
2:30 pm
Free

Screening | Silent Clowns Film Series


Silent film screenings with live piano accompaniment by Ben Model.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:30 pm
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Concert | College Piano Recital


3:00 PM - 4:30 PM Diana Lin, piano
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Gallery Talk | Gallery Tour: Romare Bearden: A Black Odyssey


In 1977, Romare Bearden (1911-1988) created a cycle of 20 collages and watercolors (miniature variations more of his collages) based on Homer’s epic poem The Odyssey. Rich in symbolism and allegorical content, Bearden’s “Odysseus Series” created an artistic bridge between classical mythology and African-American culture. The works conveyed a sense of timelessness and the universality of the human condition, but their brilliance was displayed for only two months in New York City before being scattered to private collections and public art museums. less
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3:00 pm
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Film | Peter Sollett's Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (2008): The Five-Minute Boyfriend


Stars: Michael Cera, Kat Dennings, Aaron Yoo. High school student Nick O'Leary, member of the Queercore more band The Jerk Offs, meets college-bound Norah Silverberg when she asks him to be her boyfriend for five minutes. 89 mins. less
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3:00 pm
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Festival | The 4th Annual Ice Festival


Celebrate Valentine’s Day with Amazing Ice Sculptors and Colorful Silent Disco. Witness ice-carving more artists from Okamoto Studio wield electric chain saws, ice picks, and chisels to transform more than 3,000 pounds of ice into a glistening replica of the Park’s most romantic statue ― Romeo and Juliet by Milton Hebald (1966). Enjoy a photo booth, Park trivia contest, sweet treats, and more. As night falls, revel among colorful lights as the mall becomes a 1980s-themed silent disco with live DJs. less
   New York City, NY; NYC
3:00 pm
Free

Concert | Saturday Afternoon Organ Meditation


The program features the great repertoire of the Organ on the 101 rank Pipe Organ built by Herman Schlicker more and the 5 stop chamber organ built by Taylor & Boody Organ Builders. less
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4:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Wave and Particle, a Group Exhibition Celebrating Creative Capital's 15th Anniversary


With: Janine Antoni, Edgar Arceneaux, Heather Cassils, Patty Chang, Julia Christensen, Chris Doyle, more Eric Dyer, LaToya Ruby Frazier, Ken Gonzales-Day, Brent Green, Kelly Heaton, Shih Chieh Huang, Jennie C. Jones, Brian Knep, Simone Leigh, Jennifer & Kevin McCoy, Matthew Moore with Braden King, Carlos Motta, Karyn Olivier, Laurie Jo Reynolds with Jeanine Oleson, Jason Salavon, Gregory Sale, Miriam Simun, Jesse Sugarmann, SuttonBeresCuller, Sam Van Aken, Quintan Ana Wikswo less
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
Free

Theater | Molière's Amphitryon: Roman Gods' Meddling


Amphitryon is a comedic tale of Roman gods in disguise meddling in the affairs of mortals. Molière’s more fantastical farce runs the gamut, from slapstick comedy to poetry. This darkly funny and poignant neoclassical adaptation of Greek myth poses important questions about identity, power, injustice, and those who are “above the law.” less
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7:00 pm
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Theater | Three Sisters, Chekhov's Melancholy Siblings


Olga, Masha and Irina Prozoroff lead lonely and purposeless lives following the death of their father more who has commanded the local army post. Presented by the Harold Clurman Lab Theater. less
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7:30 pm
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