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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on April 1, 2015?

51 free events take place on Wednesday, April 1 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 1 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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51 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Wednesday, April 1, 2015

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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, 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.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 am
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City Walk | Broadway Theater District Tour


Come discover the history of Great White Way! Explore Times Square, the Broadway Theater District, and 42nd Street, an area synonymous with American entertainment from stage to screen. These are the stories of dreams fulfilled and hopes dashed; a neighborhood that has seen everything from huge celebrations to desolation and neglect. Where everyone from Mary Pickford and Helen Hayes to Bradley Cooper and Denzel Washington have plied their craft on the boards; you will hear stories of the men and women who have made made this the center of the world of theater.
   New York City, NY; NYC
10:00 am
Free

Park Walk | Central Park Tour - Lower Section


Once described as the lungs of the city, Central Park brings a breath of fresh air to New York's crowded urban terrain. What started out as the rocky and desolate northern fringes of a rapidly expanding city is today among the world's most famous and beloved public parks. With over 843 acres of meadows, hills, ball fields and bodies of water, it's impossible not to find something to enjoy in Central Park.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
Free

Workshop | Get Photoshopped! Photo Retouching


In this class you will use the Photoshop to modify digital images. Learn how to use the clone stamp tool, duplicating backgrounds and much more.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Tour | Greenwich Village Neighborhood Tour


Greenwich Village is among Manhattan's most desirable and expensive residential neighborhoods. It's history, 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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10:00 am
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Workshop | MS Word 2010 for Beginners Workshop


Learn the basics features of Microsoft Word 2010, a word processing program you can use to create documents. Topics include entering and editing text, saving files, and formatting.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 am
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Film | Raoul Walsh's High Sierra (1941): Once a Thief


With: Ida Lupino, Humphrey Bogart, Alan Curtis. After being released from prison, notorious thief Roy Earle is hired by his old boss to help a group of inexperienced criminals plan and carry out the robbery of a California resort. 101 mins.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:15 am
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Lecture | 'The Inner Form of the Word' in Russian Formalist Theory


A talk by Igor Pilshchikov, Lomonosov Moscow State University (Russia) and Tallinn University (Estonia). Professor Pilshchikov's lecture relates to the development of the ideas of Russian and German neo-Humboldtians in the theories of Petrograd and Moscow formalists. The talk is primarily devoted to various interpretations of Oleksandr Potebnia's concept of the "inner form of the word."
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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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 to join in the fun. Equipment is provided. Lessons are weather permitting.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Master Class | Master Class: Ken Noda, Collaborative Piano


This special event provides music lovers with a rare opportunity to witness the interaction between gifted students and great artists as they examine and explore the arts of performance on the highest level. Ken Noda, musical assistant to James Levine in the Artistic Administration of the Metropolian Opera, began working there in l991 after retiring from a performing career as a concert pianist. Born to Japanese parents, he studied with Daniel Barenboim and performed as soloist with such orchestras as the Berlin, Vienna, New York, Israel, and Los Angeles philharmonics; the London, Boston, Chicago, San Francisco, Montreal, and National symphonies; the Cleveland Orchestra, Orchestre de Paris, and London's Philharmonia Orchestra. He has collaborated as chamber musician with Maestro Levine (at two pianos), Itzhak Perlman, Pinchas Zukerman, Nigel Kennedy, Cho-Liang Lin, and the Emerson String Quartet.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Author Reading | T.C. Boyle reads from his book The Harder They Come


Tom Coraghessan Boyle is an American novelist and short story writer. Since the mid-1970s, he has published fourteen novels and more than 100 short stories. He won the PEN/Faulkner award in 1988, for his third novel, World’s End, and the Prix Médicis étranger (France) for The Tortilla Curtain in 1995.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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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 choristers, and Phillip Lamb, organ scholar.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:20 pm
Free

Gallery Talk | Exhibition Tour: Public Eye, 175 Years of Sharing Photography


Join a 45-minute docent led tour of the exhibition.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Lecture | The Economic Outlook for Asia


Shang-Jin Wei, Chief Economist of the Asian Development Bank, will discuss the bank's just-released forecast for economic growth and inflation in Asian economies.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Concert | Ice Theate of New York presents City Skate Concert


Join ITNY as they bring together world-class professional performers in celebration of the 30th anniversary of their City Skate Concert Series. The concert will include programming from our 30 years of repertory.
   New York City, NY; NYC
1:00 pm
Free

Lecture | Infrastructure and Citizenship: The Politics of Transportation Reform in Mexico City


A talk with Oscar Sosa, Doctoral Student at Department and Regional Planning, UC Berkeley.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Concert | Juilliard Student Concert


Juilliard artists share their talent with the community in these free, hour-long lunchtime concerts on Wednesday afternoons throughout the season.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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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. The programming is overseen by jazz pianist Ronny Whyte.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
$10 suggested donation

Reading | Story Time for Grown-Ups


Love a good story? Sit back and relax as they read you a story or two.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Tour | High Line Photography Tour


Tour the High Line with a licensed guide, renowned photographer, and a downtown Manhattan resident of 40 years. See spectacular views and vivid details of the west side of mid-Manhattan. Your guide will provide you with photo opportunities galore and will direct you in how to get your shots - views over the Hudson River, a vast range and display of wild self-seeding plants, and a time-capsule (mid–19th century into the 21st) of urban architecture.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Tour | SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown Tour


You've seen the iconic skyscrapers, attended a Broadway show, visited Lady Liberty and relaxed in Central 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
Free
2:10 pm
Free

Book Discussion | Book Discussion Group


Outliers: The Story of Success, by Malcolm Gladwell
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:30 pm
Free

Gallery Talk | Exhibition Tour: Public Eye, 175 Years of Sharing Photography


Join a 45-minute docent led tour of the exhibition.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:30 pm
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Concert | College Recitals


Mariko Hiraga Wyrick, Cello 4 p.m. James Edgar Knight, Tenor 6 p.m. Ji Na Kim, Piano 6 p.m. Ji Soo Choi, Violin, and Hayaka Komatsu, Viola 8 p.m. First Year Songbook 8 p.m.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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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, 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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4:00 pm
Free

Master Class | Master Class: Glenn Dicterow, One of the Most Prominent Violinists of His Generation


Glenn Dicterow's extraordinary musical gifts became apparent when, at age 11, he made his solo debut in Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto with the Los Angeles Philharmonic (where is father, Harold Dicterow, served as principal of the second violin section for 52 years). In the following years, Mr. Dicterow became one of the most sought-after young artists, appearing as soloist from coast to coast. He is a graduate of The Juilliard School, where he was a student of Ivan Galamian. In 1967, at age 18, he performed as soloist with the New York Philharmonic under Andre Kostelanetz in Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto. He joined the orchestra as Concertmaster and has since performed as soloist every year. He concluded his Philharmonic tenure this past June with a performance of Beethoven's Triple Concerto, with Pianist Yefim Bronfman and cellist Carter Brey. Prior to joining the New York Philharmonic, he served as Associate Concertmaster and Concertmaster of the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
   New York City, NY; NYC
4:00 pm
Free

Talk | Math Encounters: A Mathematician Reads the News (and Its Descendants)


Mathematician, bestselling author and columnist John Allen Paulos will investigate the mathematical angles of news stories and debunk popular myths and fallacies at A Mathematician Reads the News (and Its Descendants). Attendees will join fellow coffee-drinkers, straphangers, policymakers, gossipmongers, bargain hunters, trendsetters and others who relish their daily news, and discover an oblique, yet revealing, slant on the traditional Who, What, Where, When, Why and How of the journalist's craft.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Gallery Talk | A Discussion of the Exhibition Robots


A conversation between Museum of Arts and Design Nanette L. Laitman Director Glenn Adamson, Andi Potamkin and artist Mia Fonssagrives-Solow.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:30 pm
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Tour | Central Park Sunset Tour


Stroll through the park and hear the epic story of New York's green oasis. Once described as the lungs of the city, Central Park brings a breath of fresh air to New York's crowded urban terrain. What started out as the rocky and desolate northern fringes of a rapidly expanding city is today among the world's most famous and beloved public parks. Originally intended to bring people of all walks of life together -- a people's park -- Central Park lives up to it's original designs. With over 843 acres of meadows, hills, ball fields and bodies of water, it's impossible not to find something to enjoy in Central Park.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:30 pm
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Opening Reception | 4 artists show their work


With: Wallace Berman, Jeff Davis, Matthew Langan Peck, Sophie Stone.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Performance | Lontano Nel Mondo/Far in the World: An Evening with the Music of Luigi Tenco


The first modern italian singer and songwriter is told through his songs and his words - from the beginning until his tragic end at the 1967 Sanremo Festival. The show will include performances of famous songs such as Mi sono innamorato di te, Lontano lontano, Vedrai vedrai and the final masterpiece Ciao amore, ciao. With: Elena Buttiero, piano Ferdinando Molteni, voice, guitar, narration
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
Free

Opening Reception | Francesca DiMattio: Domestic Sculpture


An exhibition of large-scale ceramic sculpture by New York based artist, Francesca DiMattio. Known for her canvases that bring together a cacophony of objects, architecture and painting traditions, DiMattio applies a similarly layered and non-hierarchical approach to sculpture. Where her paintings pair multiple languages culled from the history of Western painting, her sculptures draw from the equally rich tradition of ceramics, combining contrasting references and styles within each fluid construction.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Concert | Himalayan 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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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Installation: Anton Alvarez's Wrapsody


The Chilean-Swedish designer constructed The Thread-Wrapping Machine as his tool and medium. Used like a DIY sewing machine with pedal control, the “wrapper” joins a mix of wood, plastic, metal, fur, felt, paint and other materials into bright, exuberant furniture. Glue-coated thread holds the various parts together into a solid structure and provides the joinery. Alvarez does not use any other tools or fasteners. Thread is the artist’s construction and composition, a framework as well as shape, pattern, line, and color. Alvarez will transform the gallery into his studio, using his machine to make new work in the space. Coming in and out as he pleases (during both open and closed gallery hours), Alvarez will produce a variety of furniture pieces – chairs, side tables, benches and lamps – alongside abstract objects and architectural elements including columns, totems and arches in the space. The exhibition will celebrate process, performance and craft, as well as design objects with and without “function.”
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Book Signing | Robin Givhan discusses her book The Battle of Versailles: The Night American Fashion Stumbled Into the Spotlight and Made History


Robin Givhan, Pulitzer Prize–winning fashion critic for the Washington Post, presents her first book, the story of a 1973 face-off between five American designers — including Halston and Oscar de la Renta — and five French designers (Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Cardin among them). Buoyed by a decision to use ten African American models (unheard of then), the underdog Yanks pulled off a victory, cementing American fashion as a major player on the international stage. A book signing will follow the presentation.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Lecture | The Russian Literary Avant-Garde in Paris in the 1920s


A talk by Andrei Ustinov, an author and a cultural historian. He studied at the University of St. Petersburg and Stanford University (Ph.D. in Slavic Literatures). He teaches Humanities in San Francisco and had been writing about Russian poetry and European avant-garde for the past twenty five years.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Film | Documentary: Ian Cheney's The Search for General Tso (2014)


Given that Chinese restaurants in the U.S. outnumber McDonald’s, Burger King and Wendy's combined, writer Jennifer 8. Lee points out that Chinese food is American food. But as she journeyed to China to find the origins of popular dishes, she discovered just how wide the gulf is between food eaten in China and American Chinese food. Documented in her book The Fortune Cookie Chronicles and now her documentary The Search for General Tso, Lee shares her fascinating quest with New York Times editor Sewell Chan.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Slide Lecture | Jeffrey Kluger discusses his book The Narcissist Next Door: Understanding the Monster in Your Family, in Your Office, in Your Bed - in Your World


This illustrated lecture frames the new research on narcissism, explains the complex, and oftentimes exasperating personality disorder and reveals how narcissism and narcissists affect our lives at work and at home, on the road and in the halls of government, what to do when we encounter it, and how to neutralize its effects.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:30 pm
Free

Talk | Writing Without Fear: Rafael Yglesias


Rafael Yglesias is the author most recently of the novel The Wisdom of Perversity. His novel, A Happy Marriage, was awarded the 2009 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Fiction. Yglesias was born and raised in Washington Heights. He dropped out of high school to finish his first novel, Hide Fox, And All After, which was published in 1972. After writing four novels by the age of twenty-two, Rafael stopped writing books between 1976 and 1984 and made a living writing screenplays. He wrote Hot Properties in 1986, Only Children in 1988, The Murderer Next Door in 1990, Fearless in 1993, and Dr. Neruda’s Cure For Evil in 1996.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
$5

Discussion | Great Books Discussion Group


The Social Contract by Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and Alienated Labor by Karl Marx.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Talk | Math Encounters: A Mathematician Reads the News (and Its Descendants)


Mathematician, bestselling author and columnist John Allen Paulos will investigate the mathematical angles of news stories and debunk popular myths and fallacies at A Mathematician Reads the News (and Its Descendants). Attendees will join fellow coffee-drinkers, straphangers, policymakers, gossipmongers, bargain hunters, trendsetters and others who relish their daily news, and discover an oblique, yet revealing, slant on the traditional Who, What, Where, When, Why and How of the journalist's craft.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Poetry Reading | Saskia Hamilton reads from her book Corridor


Book-signing and reception to follow.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | T.C. Boyle reads from his book The Harder They Come


PEN/Faulkner Award-winning author T.C. Boyle releases his latest novel. Written as a way for the author to come to meditate on gun violence, this is a discussion you do not want to miss.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | Thomas John discusses his book Never Argue with a Dead Person


World-famous psychic Thomas John reveals his experiences contacting the spirit world for clients that include ordinary people as well as top celebrities.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Film | Documentary: Marc Levin's Freeway: Crack in the System (2015)


Freeway: Crack in the System tells the true story behind the crack scourge, featuring exclusive interviews with characters who lived it. 103 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
$10 suggested donation

Concert | MSM Percussion Ensemble performs works by Harrison, Pereira, Nichimura


Program: Lou Harrison The Song of Queztecoatl Pereira New Work Nichimura Ektal Nono Con Luigi Dallapiccola
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Opera | Senior Opera Theater


Program: Franz Lehar Das Land Des Lachelns (The Land of Smiles) Libretto by Ludwig Herzer and Fritz Lohner; Jorge Parodi, Conductor; Dona D. Vaughn, Director
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Concert | College Composition Recitals


Sanguk Kim and Thomas Weaver, composition A uniquely rewarding experience for music lovers - the freshness and excitement of a solo recital by a gifted young artist at one of the world's leading conservatories.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Concert | College Recitals


8:00 PM - 9:30 PM Curtis Nowosad, jazz drum set 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM Jamin Kim, accompanying
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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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). 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!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 pm
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