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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on April 11, 2013?

55 free events take place on Thursday, April 11 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 11 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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55 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Thursday, April 11, 2013

All events are free unless otherwise noted.
        

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
Free

Lecture | Soviet Military Strategy in the Shadow of the Nuclear Revolution


A lecture by David Holloway, Raymond A. Spruance Professor of International History at Stanford University.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
Free

Conference | The Photographic Universe II


The Photographic Universe II brings together a range of leading practitioners, scientists, theoreticians, historians, and philosophers to consider and reflect on current discussions in photography at a pivotal moment in its history. The unique format of the conference will consist of one-on-one conversations between two individuals from disparate professional and research backgrounds. The conference will conclude with a roundtable focusing on photographic education.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:15 pm
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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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Talk | 12th Annual Holocaust Commemoration: Genocide Among the Flowers


Rabbi Isidoro Aizenberg will talk about the Lithuanian city of Vilna, a center of Jewish learning for centuries. During the Holocaust, the city was invaded, and the nearby Ponary woods became the massacre site of thousands of Jews, Poles, and Russians. Seymour Kaftan, a Holocaust survivor who was 15 years old when the Nazis invaded his hometown, later documented his personal ordeal in a series of oil paintings that depict the horrors of Nazi brutality, the loss of his entire family, and his own survival. Twelve of the original paintings by Kaftan will be on exhibit.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Other | Scrabble Mania


All levels of play welcome. Please bring with you...your Scrabble set (be sure it has all 100 tiles!), a Scrabble dictionary and, of course, a love of the game!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Concert | The Minetti Quartett


“A musical sensation from Austria” wrote the Berlin Tagesspiegel of the young Minetti Quartett’s debut at the Berlin Philharmonie in 2009.
 The name “Minetti Quartett” refers to a play by famous Austrian author Thomas Bernhard (1939-1989), who lived in Ohlsdorf, the birthplace of the quartet’s two female members.
 The “European Rising Star Series” presented the Minetti Quartett during the 2008-09 season on the stages of the prestigious European concert halls. Since then appearances included Wigmore Hall, London, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, the Koelner Philharmonie, Palais des Beaux Arts Brussels, Festspielhaus Baden-Baden, Mozarteum Salzburg, Beethovenhaus Bonn, Birmingham Symphony Hall, Konserthuset Stockholm and of course the Vienna Musikverein.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
Free

Gallery Talk | Tour of 2 Folk Art Shows


Free tour of Artist and Visionary: William Matthew Prior and Women’s Studies with the museum’s gallery guides.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Concert | STOP-IN Organ Series: Christopher Jennings


Every Thursday, the new series “STOP-IN” presents a concert organist in recital on the acclaimed Paul Fritts, Opus 16 organ. Exploring the wealth of music composed for the organ, each artist brings their own interpretation and personality to the bench, making no two recitals alike. This 30-40 minute midday recital is the perfect break in the week.
   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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Lecture | Nuclear Brinkmanship and Military Power


A lecture from Dr. Robert Powell, Robson Professor of Political Science, University of California Berkeley.
   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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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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3:00 pm
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Lecture | Empire in Southeast Asia


With James Scott, Yale University, Political Science.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Film | Joss Whedon's Oscar-Nominated Marvel's The Avengers (2012): Superhero Blockbuster


Stars Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson. Nick Fury of S.H.I.E.L.D. brings together a team of super humans to form The Avengers to help save the Earth from Loki and his army. 143 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
4:00 pm
Free

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
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5:00 pm
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Book Signing | Stephen Burrows signs copies of his book When Fashion Danced


Stephen Burrows quickly became a celebrated design force when he entered the New York fashion scene in the late 1960s, creating fluid designs that came alive on the dance floor.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:30 pm
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Workshop | Adult Yoga


Join on Thursday evenings for open-level yoga with a certified instructor. Please wear comfortable clothes and bring your yoga mat or a beach towel. All participants must sign a waiver form before they join in. For adults 18+.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Jazz | Celebrate Jazz Appreciation Month with Sharel Cassity


Sharel Cassity's vibrant saxophone voice is making a presence on New York's music scene. She will pay tribute to Oscar Petiford, the renowned sax player highlighted in the exhibit Up Where We Belong.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Concert | Liederabend Recital


Pianists from the Collaborative Piano Department perform vocal repertoire with singers from the Ellen and James S. Marcus Institute for Vocal Arts.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Screening | On Fire with African Dance: Djoniba Mouflet


World-renowned dance and drum innovator and master teacher Djoniba Mouflet will share his thirty years experience in a lecture/demonstration about African dance & drumming. Along with some of his master drummers and dancers from his dance school The Djoniba Dance & Drum Centre, he will also screen African dance video from his collection and the Dance Division’s archive.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Photography: Newsha Tavakolian's Look


The first US solo exhibition by Iranian artist Newsha Tavakolian (b. 1981, Tehran). With her new series, she touches upon subjects both deeply personal and general, as well as political, while further developing her own visual language.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Photos: Joshua Lutz's Hesitating Beauty


Lutz breaks down the structure of the photograph as truth and challenges the traditional function of the medium in building narrative. The project is an intimate portrait of the artist’s mother unlike any other photographic model.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Lecture | Stretching the Symbolic Boundaries of the Nation: Jewish Renaissance and “Philo-Semitism” in Contemporary Poland


A lecture by Geneviève Zubrzycki, Associate Professor of Sociology and Director of Polish Studies at the University of Michigan.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Thesis Exhibition: BFA Interior Design Department


An exhibition of design projects by students graduating from the department.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Author Reading | Jacques Berlinerblau reads from his book How to Be Secular: A Call to Arms for Religious Freedom


The author argues for a return to America's hard-won secular tradition; the best way to protect religious diversity and freedom lies in keeping an eye on the encroachment of each into the other. He passionately defends the virtues of secularism, reminds us what it is and what it can protect, and urges us to mobilize around its cause, which is for all Americans to continue to enjoy freedom for--and from--religion.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Gallery Talk | Museum Docent Tour


The docent-led tours meet in the lobby.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Theater | Aperture by p.g. gerson, a College Production


Part of NEW VOICES Playwrights Festival. Five original plays in repertory, highlight Drama’s graduating playwrights, directors, and actors of 2013.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Poetry Reading | The Best of the Best American Poetry Reading


25th Anniversary Edition, with editor Robert Pinsky, series editor David Lehman, and Mark Doty, Edward Hirsch, Richard Howard, Marie Howe, Major Jackson, Lawrence Joseph, Yusef Komunyakaa, Sarah Manguso, J.D. McClatchy, Paul Muldoon, Meghan O'Rourke, Thomas Sleigh, Susan Wheeler, and C.K. Williams.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
Free

Author Reading | Adam Grant reads from his book Give and Take


Blogger and author Gretchen Rubin (The Happiness Project) talks to Wharton School educator Adam M. Grant about his book and the reasons some succeed while others do not, despite their hard work.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Talk | Apple Juice: Blogging for the Jeu de Paume


For most of 2012, Shelley Rice was the “invited blogger” for the online magazine of the Paris museum Jeu de Paume. Pronounced with an American accent, the museum’s name sounds like jus de pomme: apple juice. Since the blog was based in New York City but published in Paris, “Apple Juice” became its in-house nickname. A veteran of the downtown New York City scene of the ’70s and ’80s, Rice wrote columns for the Village Voice, Soho Weekly News, and Artforum. She’ll discuss the similarities and differences, pros and cons, and high and low points of her various forays into arts journalism.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Concert | College Recitals


7:00 PM - 7:30 PM Josep Viader-Coma, Tenore 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM Alexander Wook Lee, Tenore 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM Leonardo Pellegrino, Baritone Saxophone
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Discussion | Dialogue Under Observation


The installation work of Hannah Hurtzig through her project Mobile Academy deals with the notion of how knowledge is transferred in the act of communication in public space. Paul Pangaro, Professor of Interaction Design Program at the School of Visual Arts, is a cybernetician, performer, and entrepreneur concerned with the cognitive and social needs of human beings in relation to the technology we use.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Discussion | Dialogue Under Observation: Hannah Hurtzig and Paul Pangaro


The Dialogue under observation program features Hannah Hurtzig, a Berlin-based curator and dramaturge whose work deals with communication in the public sphere, with Paul Pangaro, a cybernetician and Professor of Interaction Design at the School of Visual Arts, investigating the needs of human beings in relation to technology.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Book Signing | Holocuast survivor Kalman Aron signs copies of his book Into the Light


Holocaust survivor and artist Kalman Aron discusses his life's work with his biographer, Susan Beilby Magee.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Talk | Homeopathy and Pharmaceutical Care


Boiron, created in 1932 by French pharmacists Jean and Henri Boiron, remains a family-owned laboratory with a focus on natural and safe homeopathic medicine. Michèle Boiron, daughter of Jean, and François Roux, leading university authority, will share their observations on how homeopathy is developing worldwide.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Poetry Reading | John Ashbery, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Poet, in Conversation


The eminent poet John Ashbery has won nearly every major American literary award for poetry, including the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and the National Book Award. His newest collection “Quick Question” was released by Ecco in December 2012. In conversation with Deborah Landau.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
Free

Author Reading | Mark Russ Federman discusses his memoir Russ & Daughters: The House That Herring Built


Join in conversation with Mark Russ Federman, former owner and proprietor of Russ and Daughters, as he discusses his new book. His book chronicles the delightful, mouthwatering story of an immigrant family’s journey from a pushcart in 1907 to the beloved smoked fish appetizing shop on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Russ will give a short reading and take a few questions.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Talk | Photographer Talk with Justine Kurland


Justine Kurland has shown her work at museums and galleries in the U.S. and internationally. Recent and upcoming exhibitions include “America in View: Landscape Photography 1865 to Now,” at the RISD Museum, Providence; “Into the Sunset: Photography’s Image of the American West,” at The Museum of Modern Art, New York; and “Role Models: Feminine Identity in Contemporary American Photography,” at the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, DC.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Concert | The Second Annual Saul Bellow Slam, with Norman Rush, Joseph O'Neill, and Others


Celebrate one of the most important writers of our times with readings by Nicole Krauss, Joseph O’Neill, Norman Rush, Adam Kirsch and more.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
Free

Concert | Arn Chorn-Pond, Master Mek, & The Waterek Ensemble


Khmer Rouge survivor Arn Chorn-Pond survived the atrocities of the war by playing music for the Khmer Rouge. His teacher during his time in the camps was Master Mek, a strong and gentle presence that quietly nurtured Arn’s talent and served as a father figure to him during these years. Once Arn began Cambodian Living Arts, he reconnected with his beloved teacher. Master Mek became one of the first Master Artists to work with CLA. His participation signaled an incredible triumph for Arn and his vision for Cambodian Living Arts. This spring, audiences in New York and the surrounding area will have the unique opportunity to see these two incredible musicians perform together at Lincoln Center as a part of Season of Cambodia, a citywide celebration of Cambodian arts, culture, and humanities.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:30 pm
Free

Jazz | Cafe Jazz


Students perform.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Opera | College Chamber Music Concert


The Ernst C. Stiefel Chamber Music Series presents College chamber music ensembles in a series performances.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Discussion | Comedy in Fiction


Three of the funniest writers we know and one of the funniest moderators will explore the idea of comedy in fiction. Fiona Maazel (Woke Up Lonely), Sam Lipsyte (The Fun Parts) and Jim Shepard (You Think That's Bad) will be joined by moderator Jason Diamond. The reception for this event will begin at 7:30, followed by the event.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Concert | In the Absence of...Bruckner: The Spring String Quartet with Ohad Talmor's Mass Transformation


The Spring String Quartet, dubbed the "Hell's Angels of Virtuosity," collaborate with saxophonist, composer, and arranger Ohad Talmor and his ensemble "Mass Transformation" in a radical re-writing of Austrian composer Anton Bruckner's 8th Symphony.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:45 pm
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Film | Austrian Cinema: Umut Dag's Kuma (2012), a New York Premiere


When Ayşe celebrates her wedding, almost everyone in her Turkish village believes her to have married Hasan, who is just a few years her senior. In fact, she is sent to Vienna as Hasan’s father’s second wife. 93 min. In German and Turkish with English subtitles. Followed by a Q&A with actress Nihal G. Koldaş.
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:00 pm
Free

Concert | College Conductor Recital


Taeyoung Lee, conductor
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Lecture | Orders of the Imaginary. Freud's The Interpretation of Dreams and the Literature of the Classical Modernity


A talk by Peter André Alt, Professor of German and President of the Freie Universität Berlin. The talk will tackle the interconnection between Freud's Interpretation of Dreams and literary textuality in terms of the poetic shape of psychological knowledge. The focus will be on authors from classical modernity - Hofmannsthal, Schnitzler, and Kafka.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Jazz | Adam O'Farrill, Jazz Trumpeter


Rising young trumpeter Adam O'Farrill leads a small group of jazz upstarts.
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:30 pm
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Theater | The Fifth Dentist


What do you do when your father owns a strip club, and your mother works there? BECOME A DENTIST! Mike King's One-Man-Show "The Fifth Dentist" is a hilarious true story by America's funniest dentist, cutting-edge comedy from one of New York's brightest comics...has been seen on Comedy Central and has opened for Ray Romano! See this work-in-progress before it's off-Broadway production. "Exceptional story!" - Eric Hansen, Producer of the Montel Williams and Whoopi Goldberg show.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 pm
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Theater | The Spider & The Wasp by Alice Pencavel, a College Production


Part of NEW VOICES Playwrights Festival. Five original plays in repertory, highlight Drama’s graduating playwrights, directors, and actors of 2013.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:30 pm
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