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Workshop | Park FitClub: Boot Camp with The Rise NYC


Energize your day with a workout before work. Join The Rise NYC, a community-driven pop-up fitness group, more for a Boot Camp. Rotations through exercises like crunches, planks, push-ups, burpees, and mountain climbers ensure a mixture of cardio and strength training that will keep you coming back - and seeing results. No equipment necessary; smiles and high-fives encouraged. Rain or shine. less
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6:30 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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Workshop | iMovie for Beginners


Learn how to use Apple's popular iMovie software. Create your own short movie clip by editing different more clips from videos and add a sound track to fit your movies feel. less
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10:00 am
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Workshop | Learn Juggling in the Park


Test your coordination and dexterity with free juggling lessons in the park. All skill levels are welcome more to join in the fun. Equipment is provided. Lessons are weather permitting. less
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12:00 pm
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Lecture | The Contentious Europeans: Euroscepticism Revisited


A conversation with Dorota Dakowska, a leading expert on Central and Eastern European Politics and the more author of “Le pouvoir des fondations.” Contemporary contestation of European integration takes various forms. Is Euroscepticism a useful tool to analyze heterogeneous forms of criticism expressed individually and collectively in Western and Eastern Europe? Can we classify citizens’ attitudes as being for or against the EU? How do political party leaders refer to European integration? Our conversation will address these questions as well as more general social and political uses of Europe. less
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12:00 pm
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Concert | Bach at Noon


The keyboard works of Bach offered in 30-minute meditations by Patrick Allen, organist and master of more choristers, and Phillip Lamb, organ scholar. less
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:20 pm
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Lecture | The Substitutability of Collective Action and Representation: Evidence from Russia’s Great Reforms


A meeting of the Comparative Politics Seminar with Scott Gehlbach (University of Wisconsin-Madison).
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Film | Documentary: Michelle Potter's The Ballets Russes in Australia 1936-1940


David Vaughan will introduce and screen this video, which includes performance footage from these Australian more tours as well as interviews with Irina Baronova and others. less
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1:00 pm
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Tour | Federal Reserve Bank Tour


Learn about central banking functions that Federal Reserve System performs and see Bank's vault of international more monetary gold on bedrock of Manhattan Island, five stories below street level. Learn why Federal Reserve has "Federal" in its name, while it's a private bank, not Federal at all. Tour times: 1:00pm, 2:00pm. less
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1:00 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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1:00 pm
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Performance | Ice Theatre of New York pays tribute to skater Alyssa Stith


Join Ice Theatre of New York as they pay tribute to former Company Skater Alyssa Stith in celebration more of Black History Month. "...Alyssa Stith made me think of 'Cry', Alvin Ailey's signature solo for Judith Jamison..." - Eva Yaa Asantewaa, DanceMagazine.com less
   New York City, NY; NYC
1:00 pm
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Jazz | Midday Jazz


A jazz concert for the midtown community. These popular midday concerts feature well-regarded artists. more The programming is overseen by jazz pianist Ronny Whyte. less
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1:00 pm
$10 suggested donation

Jazz | Bill Wurtzel, Jazz Guitarist


Enjoy free live music performed by jazz guitarist Bill Wurtzel and guest musicians.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Master Class | Master Class: Joy In Singing


Art song master class with Paul Sperry.
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2:00 pm
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Workshop | Advanced MS PowerPoint 2010 Workshop


Explore more advanced features of Microsoft Powerpoint 2010. Topics include using transitions, animations, more etc. Please note: Bring a flash drive with an MP3 or WMA audio file, and an MP4 or MOV video file if you wish to practice embedding media. less
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2:30 pm
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Concert | College Recitals


Piano Performance Forum Recital 4 p.m. Noemy Gagnon-Lafrenais, Baroque Violin 6 p.m. Juilliard Songbook more 8 p.m. Caroline Nicolas, Baroque Cello 8 p.m. less
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4:00 pm
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Master Class | Master Class: David Geringas, Cello


David Geringas (Lithuanian: Dovydas Geringas; born July 29, 1946 in Vilnius) is a Lithuanian cellist more and conductor who studied under Mstislav Rostropovich. In 1970 he won the Gold Medal at the International Tchaikovsky Competition. He also plays the baryton, a rare instrument associated with music of Joseph Haydn. less
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4:00 pm
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Discussion | The EU and BRICS: An Irresistible Affair


A conversation with: - Mikhail Kalugin, Head of Economic Section, Embassy of the Russian Federation more to the U.S. - Xiaobo Lü, Professor of Political Science, Weatherhead East Asian Institute - Marcos Troyjo, Adjunct Associate Professor of International and Public Affairs and Co-Director of BRICLab - Ambassador Ioannis Vrailas, Deputy Head of the EU Delegation to the UN - Moderated by Francois Carrel-Billiard, Associate Director, European Institute less
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5:30 pm
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Discussion | A Conversation with Rock Hall Inductee Lloyd Price and Others


With: R&B Legend Chuck Jackson, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee Lloyd Price and Adam & Jeree Wade. more Moderated by Voza Rivers. less
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
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Author Reading | Alison Kafer reads from her book Feminist, Queer, Crip


Kafer imagines a different future for disability and disabled bodies. Challenging the ways in which ideas more about the future and time have been deployed in the service of compulsory able-bodiedness and able-mindedness, Kafer rejects the idea of disability as a pre-determined limit. less
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6:00 pm
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Book Discussion | Book Discussion Group


Country Girl: A Memoir by Edna O'Brien. When Edna O'Brien's first novel, The Country Girls, was published more in 1960, it so scandalized the O'Briens' local parish that the book was burned by its priest. O'Brien was undeterred and has since created a body of work that bears comparison with the best writing of the twentieth century. Country Girl brings us face-to-face with a life of high drama and contemplation. less
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Concert | Himilayan Happy Hour: Sprial Music


A free concert with artists specializing in music from the Himalayas and South Asia.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Workshop | Intro Class: Mantra and Meditation


With: Thomas Amelio. Many of us long to make deep and lasting change in our lives, but often try more to do so from a viewpoint that is itself the problem. Meditation can help us make a lasting shift into a new consciousness altogether. Mantras are powerful and ancient sound-vibration formulas that de-clutter the mind and transform our bodies, minds and spirits in profound ways. In this class, learn and experience some of the meditation and mantra practices of the esoteric yoga tradition: basic awareness and breath meditation; self-inquiry (atma vichara); mantra japa meditation; bij (seed) mantras; shakti (power) mantras, and more. Meditation and mantra aim to purify our bodies and souls of kleshas (obstacles), so that our true nature as satchidananda (truth/consciousness/joy) can shine ever brighter. less
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Film | Italian Film: Roberto Faenza's Anita B. (2014)


Immediately after WWII, Anita, a young survivor of Auschwitz, looks at the world with worried eyes. She more quickly finds herself involved in an intense and passionate affair that almost shatters her, but eventually gives her the strength to rebel and start a new life. 88 min. Followed by a Q and A with director Roberto Faenza, producer Elda Ferri and members of the cast. In English. less
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
Free

Opening Reception | McNair Evans, American Photographic Artist


An exhibition of work drawn from Evans' critically acclaimed monograph Confessions for a Son, marking more Evans' first solo show in New York. less
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Opening Reception | Paintings: Joe Goode's There's Always Tomorrow


Goode relies on the physical canvas beyond the two-dimensionality of the painted medium. Exploring the more picture plane and depth of field through the violation of the work’s surface, Goode cuts and slashes through his compositions of expansive blue skies to expose the surface below, creating tension between each layer of canvas. His treatment reveals a dynamic avenue for the viewer to look into the work. With the subtle use of color and repetition of imagery, Goode’s series enhances the viewer’s experience of “seeing through” the canvas. Each work depicting the painterly illusions of the sky unites Goode’s conceptual exploration, the viewer’s perception, and the experience of being drawn beyond the work’s physical plane. Joe Goode (Oklahoma City, 1937) is often identified with Southern California Pop Art. Goode moved to Los Angeles, CA in 1959 where he attended the Chouinard Art Institute along with his childhood friends Ed Ruscha and Jerry McMillan. In 1962 Goode’s work was included in the first Pop Art show in the United States, along with his contemporaries Roy Lichtenstein, Andy Warhol, Jim Dine, Phillip Hefferton, Robert Dowd, Edward Ruscha, and Wayne Thiebaud. The groundbreaking exhibition, New Painting of Common Objects, was curated by Walter Hopps at the Pasadena Art Museum (Norton Simon Museum). less
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Opening Reception | Photography: Zoe Buckman's Present Life Past Dreams


A solo exhibition by the photographer and actress.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Slide Lecture | Meryl Comer discusses her book Slow Dancing with a Stranger: Lost and Found in the Age of Alzheimer's


This conversation and illustrated lecture is about one of today’s most pressing—and least-understood—health more epidemics. The New York Times best seller, chronicles her mistakes, her heartbreaks, her minor victories—to paint an intimate and moving portrait of Alzheimer’s and, in the process, she reveals the truth about the disease and everyone it affects. less
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6:30 pm
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Lecture | Writing and Thinking about the Critical Essay


With Claire Messud, author of four novels and a book of novellas. Her most recent novel, The Woman Upstairs, more was published in 2013. Her 2006 novel The Emperor's Children was an international bestseller and was named a New York Times Book of the Year. less
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6:30 pm
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Reading | A Night with Words After War


Please join Vol. 1 Brooklyn and Words After War for a night of storytelling dedicated to service members, more veterans, and military families. The evening’s writing will investigate issues of illness, injury, disability, and healing after war. less
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Author Reading | Charles Baxter reads from his book There's Something I Want You to Do


From one of the great masters of the contemporary short story, here is an astonishing collection that more showcases Charles Baxter’s unique ability to unveil the remarkable in the seemingly inconsequential moments of an eerie yet familiar life. less
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Author Reading | Edward Mendelson reads from his book Moral Agents: Eight Twentieth-Century American Writers


Mendelson offers new and provocative insights into the lives and work of eight influential twentieth- more century American writers: Lionel Trilling, Dwight Macdonald, W.H. Auden, William Maxwell, Saul Bellow, Alfred Kazin, Norman Mailer, and Frank O’Hara. For more information, visit the Book Culture website. Photo credit Neil Hanna. Category: NYR and NYRB and Readings and Talks Book Culture 536 W 112th Street, New York, NY less
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Author Reading | Morris Dickstein discusses his book Why Not Say What Happened: A Sentimental Education


A renowned cultural critic tells his own deeply engaging story of growing up in the turbulent American more culture of the postwar decades. less
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Author Reading | Tony-winning producer Stewart Lane discusses his book Black Broadway with actress Leslie Uggams


Six-time Tony Award-winning producer Stewart Lane is joined by actress Leslie Uggams and author Tom Santopietro more to discuss the inspiring account of the tumultuous path that black actors have traveled to reach recognition on the Great White Way. less
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Workshop | Brain Games


Don’t just play them, learn with them. Reward and exercise your brain the fun way. Master your strategy more skills with Chess or Go. Learn about finance with Monopoly and The Game of Life. With many games to choose from, it’s not all just fun and games. less
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Concert | C.I.A. Trio performs from their CD Elvis Never Left the Building


Elvis Never Left the Building is the most recent recording of Peter Madsen’s Vorarlberg-based trio. more American pianist Peter Madsen, with bassist Andy McKee and the versatile and highly productive Austrian drummer Alfred Vogel, tackle the unlikely music of Elvis Presley in an evening of surprising improvisations and collaborative music-making. less
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Concert | College Recitals


7:30 PM - 9:30 PM Accompanying Seminar Concert 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM Brandon Wright, jazz tenor saxophone more 8:30 PM - 10:00 PM Eun Ji Lee, cello less
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Film | Documentary: One9 and Eric Parker's Nas: Time Is Illmatic (2014)


21 years after the release of Nas's groundbreaking debut album "Illmatic," Nas: Time Is Illmatic takes more us into the heart of his creative process. Returning to his childhood home in Queensbridge, Nas shares stories of his upbringing, his influences - from the music of his jazz musician father Olu Dara to the burgeoning hip-hop scene in New York City - and the obstacles he faced before his major label signing at age 20. 74 min. less
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7:30 pm
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Film | French Film: Michale Boganim's Land of Oblivion (2011)


Chernobyl, 1986, a few hours before the disaster. Piotr and Anya's wedding is interrupted by a fire at more the power station. 108 min. In French, Ukranian and Russian with English subtitles. less
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Concert | AXIOM Ensemble performs an all-Ligeti program


Program: LIGETI Síppal, dobbal, nádihegedüvel (With Pipes, Drums, Fiddles) (2000) LIGETI Six Bagatelles more (1953) LIGETI Concerto for Cello (1966) LIGETI Kammerkonzert (1970) AXIOM closes its season with a portrait of the innovative Hungarian composer György Ligeti, known for his eclectic mix of styles, and one of the most influential icons of avant-garde music. Conducted by Jeffrey Milarsky, AXIOM is joined by award-winning Juilliard cellist Jay Campbell and the Juilliard Percussion Ensemble. less
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Concert | College Piano Recital


David Mamedov, piano
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Jazz | The Activist Benny Goodman and The Ambassador Duke Ellington: Democracy at Home and Around the World


With the Juilliard Jazz Orchestra.
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Performance | Gandhi, Is That You? Comedy Show


Stand-up comedy show (that has been featured on MTV, and that fills to standing-room only each week). more The show is produced by Brendan Fitzgibbons (The Onion, McSweeney's) and Lance Weiss (Carolines on Broadway) with comedians from David Letterman, Vh1, MTV, The Onion, and Comedy Central. Free pizza! less
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