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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on April 23, 2012?

48 free events take place on Monday, April 23 in New York City. Don't miss the opportunities that only New York provides! Exciting, high quality, unique and off the beaten path free events and free things to do take place in New York today, tonight, tomorrow and each day of the year, any time of the day: whether it's a weekday or a weekend, day or night, morning or evening or afternoon, December or July, April or November! These events will take your breath away!

New York City (NYC) never ceases to amaze you with quantity and quality of its free culture and free entertainment. Check out April 23 and see for yourself. Summer or Winter, Spring or Fall! Just click on any day of the calendar above and you'll find most inspiring and entertaining free events to go to and free things to do on each day of April . Don't miss the opportunities that only New York provides!

Some events take place all year long: same day of the week, same time there are there for you to take advantage of. One of the oldest free weekly events in Manhattan is Dixieland Jazz with the Gotham Jazzmen, which happen at noon every Tuesday. Another example of an event that you can attend all year round on weekdays is Federal Reserve Bank Tour, which takes place every week day at 1 pm (but advanced reservations are required). You can take at least 13 free tours every day of the year, except the New Year Day, July 4th, and the Christmas Day. If you are classical music afficionado, you can spend whole day in New York going from one free classical concert to another. If you love theater, then New York gives you an option to attend plays and musicals free of charge, or at deep discount. You just need to have information about it. And we are here to make that information available to you.
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48 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Monday, April 23, 2012

All events are free unless otherwise noted.
        

Birdwatching | Birding Tour of the Park


Discover the varieties of birds that call the Park home during the migratory season with guided tours.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 am
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Talk | Learn About the Peoples of the Plains


With Laura Browarny.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Workshop | MS Excel 1 Workshop


Hands on using wireless laptops. Learn the basics of working with spreadsheets using Microsoft Excel 2003. Topics include entering data and formulas, moving and copying data, formatting & print previewing worksheets.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 am
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Tour | Cathedral Tour


Explore the Cathedral's newly cleaned and restored Nave. Learn about the art, architecture and history of this great sacred space from 1892 to the present.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
$6

Tour | Federal Reserve Bank Tour


Learn about central banking functions that Federal Reserve System performs and see Bank's vault of international 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. Congressman Ron Paul considers the Federal Reserve "both corrupt and unconstitutional" Tour times: 11:15 a.m., 12:00 p.m., 1:15 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 3:15 p.m., and 4:00 p.m.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:15 am
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Workshop | iMovie for iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch


With iMovie, you can shoot video on your iOS devices at up to 1080p, and then it is instantly ready for you to edit. In this workshop, you’ll learn how fast and fun it is to create storyboards using HD video clips and make Hollywood-style trailers. They’ll show you how to choose themes and add titles, transitions, and soundtracks. You’ll also discover how easy it is to share with an adoring audience.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:30 am
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Workshop | Basics of Digital Photography


Today’s digital cameras offer endless creative opportunities — if you know how to use them. Whether you’ve recently acquired your first digital camera or have owned one for years and want to become more comfortable with its features, this is the workshop for you.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Discussion | The Future of Film


Jigar Mehta, Director of 18 Days in Egypt, and Annie Correal: Head of Community at Cowbird, will present projects that are helping redefine how people are using digital technology to tell stories and discuss what this means for the future of filmmaking.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Screening | Native American Films


Featuring films by and about Native Americans. At 1pm and 3pm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Lecture | Shakespeare: From Stratford-on-Avon to The Library


Discover the world of William Shakespeare on his celebrated birthday. Ponder textual problems in the quartos and folios. Explore illustrated editions of the plays and poems. Experience Shakespearean research through 21st century databases. After the lecture, twenty members of the audience (drawn by lot) are invited to view the Shakespearean holdings, including the First Folio, in the Library's Berg Collection of English and American Literature. Speaker Robert Armitage is the Humanities Bibliographer. His popular lectures on the Library’s collections include Elusive Jane [Austen], Out of the Blacking Factory [Dickens], Subversive Shaw, and others.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:15 pm
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Tour | Cathedral Tour


Explore the Cathedral's newly cleaned and restored Nave. Learn about the art, architecture and history of this great sacred space from 1892 to the present.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
$6

Talk | Learn About Taino Culture


Jorge Estevez discusses Taino culture past and present using traditional handling objects in an interactive informal setting.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
Free

Workshop | Wii Fit for Adults


Calling all Adults who want to lose or maintain current weight: Join Wii Fit for Adults and benefit from burning calories, socializing, maintaining current weight and/or tracking your BMI. Use the various workouts including yoga, strength training, boxing, stepping, hula hooping, running, and regaining balance through using the balance exercises. The Wii tracks your weight and BMI as well as your progress and allows you to compete with others. It is a fun way to keep a record of your progress while exercising.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Workshop | Magazines & Newspapers Online 3


This class will be a lecture/demonstration. A continuation of Magazines and Newspapers Online 2, explore more advanced search features of the database EBSCOhost.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:30 pm
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Screening | PeruFest 2012: Festival of New Peruvian Films


PeruFest presents the most recent cinematographic productions from Peru, screening shorts, feature films and documentaries from the new generation of Peruvian directors. Many of these young filmmakers have been awarded prizes at festivals including Cannes, Berlin, San Sebastián, and La Habana. The majority of the films selected focus on the politics of memory relating to the internal armed conflict in Peru from 1980 to 2000. All films have English subtitles.
   New York City, NY; NYC
2:30 pm
Free

Discussion | The Business of Entertainment


Bloomberg returns with its signature program The Business of Entertainment. This year's discussion, "Going Global: Will Co-Production Save the Film Industry?" focuses on the recent rise of international co-production, exploring the benefits and obstacles of this often complex but rewarding strategy. Hear from major producers, financiers, and other key industry decision-makers. Panelists include co-producer of The Girl and CEO of Bonita Films Tania Zarak, Chairman and CEO of Endgame Entertainment James D. Stern, Chief Operating Officer of FilmNation Entertainment Milan Popelka, and producer and founder of Cine Mosaic Lydia Dean Pilcher. Moderated by Bloomberg News entertainment reporter Michael White.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:30 pm
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Gallery Talk | Infinity of Nations Guided Tour


Emily gives a 45-minute in-depth look at the unique architecture and design of the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Customs House.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Concert | College Viola Recital


With Liyuan Lu.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
Free

Symposium | No-Choice Democracies? How the Deep Crisis of Europe Is Destroying the Community Model


A workshop on the current European crisis and new EU member states that promises an exploration of responses to the current and ongoing crisis of European integration and economies with a special focus on new – East Central European – member states.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Concert | College Guitar Recitals


With students of Sharon Isbin.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Discussion | Director Frédéric Jardin discusses his film Sleepless Night


Join Jardin for a discussion of his story of a botched drug heist with dangerous implications, as one of the drug carriers escapes after stabbing the robbers and seeing their faces. The robbers are then left in possession of the drugs, which belong to a mob boss who will do anything to retrieve his property.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Discussion | Frances McDormand, Tony- and Oscar-Winning Actress, in Conversation with Playwright Sarah Ruhl


Academy Award and Tony Award winner Frances McDormand will sit down for an interview with playwright and MacArthur Fellowship recipient Sarah Ruhl.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
Free

Screening | Indian Documentary: Paromita Vohra's Q2P (2006)


A film about toilets and the city. It sifts through the dream of Mumbai as a future Shanghai and searches for public toilets, watching who has to queue to pee. As the film observes who has access to toilets and who doesn’t, we begin to also see the imagination of gender that underlies the city’s shape, the constantly shifting boundaries between public and private space; we learn of small acts of survival that people in the city’s bottom half cobble together and quixotic ideas of social change that thrive with mixed results; we hear the silence that surrounds toilets and sense how similar it is to the silence that surrounds inequality. 56 min. Followed by a discussion with the director.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Talk | What’s New in Filmmaking: Location Scouting Event with Nick Carr


Location scouting expert Nick Carr has worked on some of Hollywood’s top films, including Spider-Man 3, The Smurfs, and Night at the Museum. He’ll discuss finding locations on a very tight budget, what to do when you can’t find what you’re looking for, and other necessary scouting considerations. Nick will share some of his personal experiences and answer questions.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Open Mike | Comedy: The Dump!


Did heartbreak ever propel you to greatness? Did you have to flee the state because Dad said so? Did a trip to the laundromat end with gypsies placing a curse on your genitals? Either way, YOU HAVE A STORY AND THEY WANT TO HEAR IT! Jake Hart hosts The Dump-an open mic storytelling hour where 3-4 lucky names get chosen from the vault (bucket) to have 7 minutes to tell whatever story they deem worthy. Grab a beer and confess your sins among friends before the world ends!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Poetry Reading | Earth Day: From Valuing Green to Sustaining Life


See poetry performances by Marc Bamuthi Joseph, recipient of the 2011 Alpert Award for Theater, who will share the stage with youth from Urban Word NYC.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Slide Lecture | Jonathan Deutsch & Natalya Murakhver discuss their book They Eat That?: A Cultural Encyclopedia of Weird and Exotic Food from around the World


In this illustrated talk, the authors discuss and offer cultural context for foodstuffs people eat today that might be described as "weird" at least to the American palate. They offer expert commentary on a wide range of foods from nations around the globe, afford fascinating insights into other peoples and other cultures, share a wealth of unusual food facts, and include recipes of some of the exotic foods described.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Forum | Nonfiction Forum: Tom Lutz


Tom Lutz is the author of Doing Nothing: A History of Loafers, Loungers, Slackers, and Bums; American Nervousness, 1903; Cosmopolitan Vistas; and Crying: A Natural and Cultural History of Tears. He has also written many shorter works in a variety of genres. He currently serves as editor for the Los Angeles Review of Books, and teaches at University of California, Riverside.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
$5

Author Reading | 3 Authors: Anna Quindlen / Buzz Bissinger / Patti Smith


An event called "World Book Night."
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Screening | Award-Winning Documentary: Serge Bakalian & Aurora Meneghello's Default (2011)


Default: The Student Loan Documentary chronicles the stories of borrowers from different backgrounds affected by the private student lending industry and their struggles to change the system.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
Free
7:00 pm
Free

Screening | Interview on Film: Leo Bersani


Bjarne Melgaard’s filmed interview with gay theoretician and cultural critic Leo Bersani emerged from a seminar for art students given in 2011 by Melgaard and Bersani at the University Iuav of Venice. The two raise such questions as: What is the nature of gay activism today? Is the militancy advocated by Melgaard a viable course of action? Has the idea of gay ideology become obsolete? Might it be possible to be both for and against gay marriage? Originally shown as part of the 2011 Venice Biennale, this screening will be the film’s New York premiere.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Poetry Reading | Poet Laureate Philip Levine


Levine reads his work.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | Samuel R. Delany reads from his novel Through the Valley of the Nest of Spiders


Samuel R. Delany’s major new novel — explicit, poetic, philosophical, and, yes, shocking — propels readers into a gay sexual culture unknown to most urban gay men and women, a network of rural gay relations — with the twist that this one is supported by the homophile Kyle Foundation, started in the early 1980s by a black multi-millionaire, Robert Kyle III, to improve the lives of black gay men.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Concert | An Evening of Chamber Music with Piano


From the Accompanying Department.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Concert | In the Kaleidescope: Music of Sean Shepherd


Program: W. A. Mozart Oboe Quartet Sean Shepherd Oboe Quartet (New York Premiere) Sean Shepherd Piano Trio (New York Premiere) Sean Shepherd Dust After recent premieres by the New York Philharmonic and the Cleveland Orchestra, Sean Shepherd has emerged as one of the most prominent young American composers. At once rigorous and playful, his music has captivated audiences with its “kaleidoscopic use of orchestral color” (New York Times). Join him, the Claremont Trio (“inspired,” L A Times), violinist Miranda Cuckson (“striking”, New York Times), violist Beth Guterman, pianist Aaron Wunsch, and Liang Wang, principal oboe of the New York Philharmonic, for this musical exploration. Join the composer and the performers for a free reception following the concert.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Concert | In the Kaleidoscope: Music of Sean Shepherd


With The Claremont Trio: Miranda Cuckson, violin; Liang Wang, oboe; Aaron Wunsch, piano.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Staged Reading | Staged Reading: Haydn Diaz's Existing for Prolepsis


Poetry, a white space, a column, a heart in thorns, a throbbing and a trash bag about to burst: that is all Gaudi and Tristi have and nothing more. They are trapped. They wait for an answer from above. They are anguished. They yearn to know what is outside. They are without answers, but they do have one rule. When Oestrus enters and pushes them to break the one and only rule, they discover what existing for prolepsis means and the horrid consequences of escaping from the space that guarded them from the world outside.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:30 pm
$5

Concert | College Violin Recital


With Heawon Shin.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Concert | College Voice Recital


Featuring Emily Stauffer.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Performance | Comedy: The Complete First Season / Cash Only


THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON is Joe Albano, Emily Morrow, Shawtane Bowen, Kelly Kapron, Dion Flynn, Michael Cirelli, Michael Newman, and Christine DeNoon. CASH ONLY! is Paul Gutkowski, Dan Hartlet, Beth White, Joanna Flamm, Darcy Burke, Ben Jaeger-Thomas, David Rysdahl, and Sarah Williams.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Concert | Contemporary Music Festival 2012: Percussion Ensemble


The Percussion Ensemble, under the direction of James Baker, is dedicated to performing both new and classic solo and ensemble works for percussion in two performances each year.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Dance Performance | Experiments in Dance: Kathy Westwater / Marcos Doran & Meredith Glisson / Malinda Ray Allen/the Allen Body Group


A high visibility, low-tech forum on Monday nights throughout the fall/winter and spring seasons that supports experiments in performance rather than finished products. Artists are selected by a rotating committee of peer artists.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Staged Reading | Will-A-Thon 2012


A week-long celebration of the plays, songs and poetry of William Shakespeare. With a student cast.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Performance | Improvisational Repertory Theatre Ensemble's vIRTEgo, a Whirlwind Audience Participation Event


Seasoned professional actors, writers, and improvisers have banded together to create IRTE, The Improvisational Repertory Theatre Ensemble, an ensemble of theatrical actors and writers who will develop, produce, and perform a season of original themed improvisational shows and video sketches following the basic model of traditional repertory theatre.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:30 pm
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Performance | Comedy: Haberdasher / 1-800-LONDON


HABERDASHER is Patrick Cucuta, Ryan Stadler, Anna Moore, Kevin Kelly, Devin Horne, Kindel Ingham, Nicole Ayache, and Evan Leed. 1-800-LONDON is Jason Specland, Colin Longstaff, James Coker, Michael Greene, Kathryn Dunn, Suni Reyes, Amy Albert, and Greg Wilker.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 pm
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Performance | Comedy: Base Jam


Leap — and then look! — into the newest open-improv session. Base Jam lets improv students of all stripes to jump head-first into the wonderful and frightening world of long-form improvisation. Let’s face it: Getting better at improv is about flight hours — the time spent on a stage, in a scene, in front of people — leaping first, and then looking for a place to land. Or to keep flying. Hosted by Gary DeNoia and Keith Huang.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 pm
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Performance | Comedy: Fresh


Michelle Wolf and Erin Lennox host this FREE stand up open mic every Monday night at 11PM. Sign up and you can be part of the show! Each week Michelle & Erin (and special guests) will be joined by additional acts whose names will be drawn from the golden bowl of destiny. FRESH gives you the chance to work that new joke or rework an oldie but goodie. This show is FREE for all audiences.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 pm
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