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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on April 2, 2013?

46 free events take place on Tuesday, April 2 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 2 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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46 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Tuesday, April 2, 2013

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Conference | Central Asia's Hidden Offshore Ties: The Politics of Money-Laundering and Virtual State-Building


For the first two decades of independence, most academics and policy analysts have viewed Central Asia as detached from the global economy and the diffusion of international liberal economic norms and practices. This assumption is highly selective analytically and empirically inaccurate. Re-orienting our focus away from formal trade flows to the more hidden offshore world and institutions of contemporary finance, we see, in fact, multiple areas that connect the region to the global economy. Central Asian elites have learned to strategically use global financial institutions and offshore vehicles to split the legal personality of nominally state-controlled assets, launder moneys, and structure side payments for their dealings with external actors such as foreign militaries and energy companies. For the most part, however, these complex webs of offshore entities have largely insulated governments from sustained international scrutiny. This half-day conference brings together leading scholars, practitioners and advocates to analyze, for the first time, Central Asia's hidden offshore connections.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 am
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City Walk | All-in-One Downtown Tour


This tour utilizes your feet and the New York City Subway* to transport you from Lower Manhattan, the birthplace of New York, through Wall St and the Financial District, Greenwich Village, SoHo, Chinatown and Midtown Manhattan. There will be ample opportunities for memorable pictures. You'll get the chance to savor NY's best pizza and cannoli and other treats, learn how to play NY handball, maybe bargain with a shopkeeper in Chinatown, observe a game of street chess in Greenwich Village, people watch and window shop in SoHo, and kick back on the Highline Park. Along the way, you'll master the subway and learn about New York's Finest!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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City Walk | Midtown Manhattan Tour


Arguably the world's most valuable, busiest and most crowded pieces of real estate, Midtown Manhattan is what most visitors think of when they think of New York City. Home to some of the city's most iconic architecture, from Gothic to Post-Modern and from Beaux-Arts to Art Deco (lots of Art Deco). it's not difficult to understand why. But just behind the massive facades, lie facinating histories just waiting to be unveiled.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 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. Tour times: 11am & 1pm.
   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., 12:45 p.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:15 p.m., and 3:00 p.m.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:15 am
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Gallery Talk | Infinity of Nations Guided Tour


A Museum Ambassador gives a 45-minute free guided tour through the permanent exhibition.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Jazz | Dixieland Jazz with the Gotham Jazzmen


The Gotham Jazzmen bring you all your old favorites and more.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Author Reading | Carlos Terrones discusses his book The Other Front In Afghanistan


Many factors, such as security and civil unrest, can complicate building a local institution. In places such as Maiwand, one of the birthplaces of the Taliban, success is determined only if Afghans are willing to take the lead after we leave. We made progress in Maiwand during my tour and if our Afghan colleagues continue to build on the success that we achieved as a community; then we could have a long-term success. The book includes stories as well as details of the technical work that I did in the District of Maiwand. After several months of hard work and perseverance we saw the light at the end of the tunnel.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:15 pm
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Concert | Duo Marchand performs traditional Irish and Scottish songs


Duo Marchand (Marcia Young, soprano and Renaissance harp; and Andy Rutherford, lute) will play a concert of traditional Irish and Scottish songs and instrumentals, arranged for cittern, voice, and renaissance harp. The concert is one half hour long and, weather permitting, audience members may like to eat lunch in this national landmark church's beautiful garden.
   New York City, NY; NYC
12:30 pm
$5 suggested contribution

Tour | “The Castle and its Kingdom” Tour


Take a walk around the lands dominated by the Castle, situated high on Vista Rock. Visit the tiny 55-acre realm on an eclectic tour of history and nature. Tour is approximately one hour.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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City Walk | Greenwich Village Tour


Greenwich Village is among Manhattan's most desirable and expensive residential neighborhoods. It's history, 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.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Concert | Mannes Downtown Chamber Music 2013-2013, Concert 6


Mannes College chamber music ensembles in a series of free lunch-time performances.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Tour | US Customs House Building Tour


A Museum Ambassador provides a 45-minute in-depth look at the unique architecture and design of the Alexander Hamilton Customs House.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Lecture | World Energy and the TMK Group


A lecture by Piotr Galitzine, Head of North American Division, OAO TMK, Russia’s largest manufacturer and exporter of steel pipes.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:15 pm
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City Walk | Harlem Tour


Although world famous, Harlem may be New York's best kept secret with some of the city's best architecture, 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.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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City Walk | SoHo, Little Italy & Chinatown Tour


You've seen the iconic skyscrapers, attended a Broadway show, visited Lady Liberty and relaxed in Central 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.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Film | Documentary from Spain: Carlos Saura's Flamenco (1995)


As a hall fills with performers, a narrator says that flamenco came from Andalucia, a mix of Greek psalms, Mozarabic dirges, Castillian ballads, Jewish laments, Gregorian chants, African rhythms, and Iranian and Romany melodies. The film presents thirteen rhythms of flamenco, each with song, guitar, and dance: the uptempo bularías, a brooding farruca, an anguished martinete, and a satiric fandango de huelva. There are tangos, a taranta, alegrías, siguiriyas, soleás, a guajira of patrician women, a petenera about a sentence to death, villancicos, and a final rumba. Families present numbers, both festive and fierce. 100 minutes
   New York City, NY; NYC
2:30 pm
Free

Gallery Talk | Infinity of Nations Guided Tour


A Museum Ambassador gives a 45-minute free guided tour through the permanent exhibition.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Master Class | Kazuhide Isomura (Tokyo String Quartet), Viola and Chamber Music Master Class


Regarded as one of the supreme chamber ensembles of the world, the Tokyo Quartet—Martin Beaver and Kikuei Ikeda (violins), Kazuhide Isomura (viola) and Clive Greensmith (cello)—has collaborated with a remarkable array of artists and composers, built a comprehensive catalogue of critically acclaimed recordings and established a distinguished teaching record. Performing over a hundred concerts worldwide each season, the quartet has a devoted international following across the globe.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Concert | Youth Choir Permonik


Bedřich Smetana Music School (Karviná, Czech Republic) Eva Šeinerová, director. Choral works and arrangements by Billings, Brahms, Salerni, Jirásek, Ben-Amots, Caccini, Busto, Britten and others.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Tour | Brooklyn Heights at Sunset Tour


Known as America's first suburb, Brooklyn Heights is truly a gem. Travel and Leisure named it one of 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.
   New York City, NY; NYC
5:00 pm
Free

Opening Reception | Street Photography 2013


This special exhibition features work by 11 acclaimed guest street photographers and 24 of house photographers. In all, nearly 70 images spanning the past 50 years are being exhibited and represent a wide range of approaches to the genre that has produced some of the most iconic images in photography. The unpredictability, surprise, irony, humor, drama, joy, serendipity and romance of life on the street and in public places all promise to be on display. The guests' diverse backgrounds and perspectives promise to make this gallery-wide exhibition even more compelling. The photographers include: Peter Agron, Anthony Almeida, Leslie Bellsey, Norman Borden, Susan Bowen, John Custodio, Kevin C. Downs, Marilyn Fish-Glynn, Flo Fox, Richard Gardner, Arlene Gottfried, Irene Greenberg, George Greenstein, Martin Hochberg, Gisa Indenbaum, Neil Lawner, Alan Leff, Rebecca Lepkoff, Serge J-F Levy,Silvia Marinari, Rochelle Marmorek, Meryl Meisler, John Milisenda, Tequila Minsky*, Lynn Passy, Bill Perlmutter, Ruth Raskin, Martin Rich, Orville Robertson, Karen St. John-Vincent, Mark Santos, Len Speier, Paul Stetzer, Seena Sussman, Francisco Uceda and Yaqui Yamdrok.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
Free

Author Reading | Amber Dermont reads from her book Damage Control


Amber Dermont will be here to discuss her latest book.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Discussion | Blink Your Eyes: Sekou Sundiata Revisited - Writer/Teacher/Artist/Activist Dialogue


Sekou Sundiata was writer-in-residence and professor for 20 years. As an educator, he embraced multiple, contradictory identities and insisted on the integration of art, activism, and personal voice both as a critical citizen and engaged teacher. This conversation will explore how he successfully crossed social, civic, and educational boundaries to "create dangerously." The panel discussion will be moderated by David Scobey, Executive Dean. Panelists include Julie Ellison, Professor of American Culture, English, and Art and Design at the University of Michigan; Richard Harper, Assistant Professor; Gladstone Fluney Hutchinson, Associate Professor of Economics at Lafayette College; and Brian Lewis, former student of Sundiata.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Concert | Broadsides and Banjos: The Folk Music Revival


Writer and musician Elijah Wald, co-author of Dave Van Ronk: The Mayor of MacDougal Street, a memoir which serves as the source material for the upcoming Coen Brothers film, “Inside Llewyn Davis,” presents a history of Greenwich Village in the 1950s and 1960s. This program will include a performance by Wald and rare audio recordings from the NY Folk Singers Guild archive.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
Free

Talk | Fashion designer John Bartlett talks about his career


Known for his rugged American style as well as his support of animal rights, Bartlett presented the first entirely eco-friendly, cruelty-free menswear collection at New York Fashion Week in 2012. He also was recently named winner of the CFDA/Lexus Eco-Fashion Award.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Lecture | Food, Sex and Smell: The Neurogenetics of Innate Behavior


This speaker is Dr. Leslie Vosshall, HHMI Investigator and Robin Chemers Neustein Professor of Neurogenetics and Behavior at The Rockefeller University.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
Free

Talk | India: Issues for 2013 with Ambassador Nirupama Rao


Ambassador Nirupama Rao assumed her responsibilities as Ambassador of India to the United States in September 2011. Prior she served as ambassador in Sri Lanka, Peru and China, after which she was appointed Foreign Secretary, the highest office in the Indian Foreign Service, where she served a two-year term until July 2011. Reception to follow.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Workshop | Introduction to Medicare


Eric Hausman, NYC Department for the Aging, offers an overview of the Medicare program and coverage options.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Workshop | Meditation at the Library


Sahaja Meditation is a holistic approach to living in balance. The simple technique gives the experience of inner silence, calm and contentment. Sahaja Meditation is an inner yoga (connection), meaning no mental or physical effort is required. Whatever the issue facing us—frustration, anger, anxiety, bad habits, loneliness—Sahaja Meditation awakens a vibrant energy within each of us that empowers us to achieve our genuine self-expression and fulfillment .
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Concert | Performance Preview: Discovering Giuseppe Verdi’s I Lombardi alla prima Crociata


Maestro Eve Queler, Founding director of Opera Orchestra of New York, and AIVS Co-Director Francesco Izzo present a preview of Giuseppe Verdi’s fourth opera, I lombardi alla prima Crociata, which OONY will perform on April 8 at Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Slide Lecture | John Marzluff reads from his book Gifts of the of Crow: How Perception, Emotion and Thought Allow Smart Birds to Behave Like Humans


New research finds that crows are among the brightest animals in the world. This illustrated talk explores and marvels at the birds’ behavior: they play, take risks, reward people who help (or feed) them, use cars as nutcrackers, seek revenge on harassing animals, and dream—all things we humans might find strangely familiar.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Book Discussion | Science Fiction Book Discussion Group


Meet and discuss Science Fiction you have recently read. Bring your imagination and creativity - and make your presentation truly out of this world! The group may also discuss Science Fiction-related topics, including books, comic books, films, television programs, and conventions.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Lecture | The Antichrist and the Crucified: Friedrich Nietzsche’s Last Texts


In 1882, Nietzsche in one of his most popular texts proclaims the "death of God." Seven years later, in one of his last letters, he writes: "The world is transfigured, for God is on earth. Do you not see how all heavens rejoice?" Heinrich Detering's talk, The Antichrist and the Crucified: Friedrich Nietzsche’s Last Texts, tries to reconstruct the way that leads from the first proclamation to the second. It is guided neither by medicine, nor by philosophy, nor theology, but rather by literary studies. The talk shall be concerned with conceptions of figures, models of imagery and narrative schemes, with some of the grands récits of the European tradition. Heinrich Detering will try to read Nietzsche’s last texts, in retrospect, as a narrative, consisting of The Antichrist, Ecce homo, and the letters of his last week—a narrative that changes its own shape and modes of narrating while emerging. Narrative figures, named "the Crucified," "Dionysos," and, among others, "Nietzsche," melt into one another, take on new forms, develop new meanings. Thus, Nietzsche invents a new version of the story of the Passion-as-Transfiguration. ,/br> Heinrich Detering: Born in 1959. Professor for German and Comparative Literature in Göttingen, Germany. Since 2011 president of the German Academy of Language and Letters. Books on Thomas Mann, Nietzsche, Hans Christian Andersen, Bob Dylan, literary theory, among others. Co-editor of the critical Thomas-Mann-edition. Several volumes of poetry. Recipient of the Leibniz-prize, the Andersen-prize, the Criticism Award, the Werner-Heisenberg-medal, among others; honorary degree from Aarhus University, Denmark.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Forum | Writing for Children Forum: Rachel Cohn


Rachel Cohn is the author of many young adult novels, including the Gingerbread series, You Know Where to Find Me, and Very LeFreak. She has co-authored three collaborations with David Levithan: Dash & Lily's Book of Dares, Naomi & Ely's No Kiss List, and Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist, which was turned into a movie starring Michael Cera and Kat Dennings. Her most recent book, Beta, is the first in a 4-book Young Adult sci-fi series about a teenage girl who is a clone. Moderated by Patricia McCormick, author most recently of New Fall Down, nominated for a 2012 National Book Award in Young People’s Literature.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Author Reading | Andrew Gross reads from his novel No Way Back


New York Times and internationally bestselling author Andrew Gross discusses his latest stand-alone thriller which features two strong female protagonists and dangerous, rogue federal agents.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | Ashok Rajamani reads from his book The Day My Brain Exploded: A True Story


After a full-throttle brain bleed at the age of twenty-five, Ashok Rajamani, a first-generation Indian American, had to relearn everything: how to eat, how to walk and to speak, even things as basic as his sexual orientation.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Concert | College Piano Recital


Yiming Zhou, Piano
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Workshop | Introduction to Meditation


With Sharon Salzberg.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
$10 suggested donation

Reading | Irish American Writers and Artists Salon


Join Malachy McCourt and members of Irish American Writers & Artists, Inc for a salon featuring works in progress from some of New York's most distinguished Irish cultural figures.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Book Signing | Maya Angelou signs copies of her book Mom & Me & Mom


Legendary author Maya Angelou discusses and signs her latest work. A deeply personal story, the book reveals one of her life¿s most rich, rewarding, and fraught relationships: the relationship she has with her mother.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
Free

Talk | Translating One Another, with Marie Chaix & Harry Mathews


French writer Marie Chaix, is the author of nine books. In The Laurels of Lake Constance, she traced the life of her collaborationist father and of her family during the postwar years. Born in Manhattan, Harry Mathews moved to France in 1953. A poet and the author of six novels, he was for many years the only American member of the OuLiPo group. His most recent novel is My Life in C.I.A.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Concert | Violin Works by Messiaen and Brahms


Program: BRAHMS Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 3 in D Minor, op. 108 MESSIAEN Theme and Variations SIROTA New Work for violin and piano FAURÉ Piano Quartet No. 1 in C Minor, op. 15 Laurie Carney, Violin Faculty Recital; David Friend, Piano; Daniel Avshalomov, Viola; William Grubb, Cello
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Opera | College Opera Excerpts Concert


The Opera Young Artists programmed, led by Artistic Director Joseph Colaneri and with coaching by Susan Caldwell, Susan Woodruff Versage, and Ted Taylor, presents a concert of opera excerpts.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Jazz | Paquito D’Rivera, Grammy Award-Winning Clarinetist


D’Rivera is a Cuban artist hailed for his interpretations of Latin Jazz and compositions of traditional Cuban music.
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:00 pm
Free

Performance | Penny’s Open Mic


Spoken word artists, musicians, comedians, and other creative folks are invited to put their two cents in at this weekly gathering hosted by Penny Pollak.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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