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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on April 25, 2015?

53 free events take place on Saturday, April 25 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 25 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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53 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Saturday, April 25, 2015

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Conference | Critical Mass: Collective Bodies for Action


A free, all-day, student-run conference, bringing together youth in the metropolitan area and providing a space to discuss racial and sociopolitical matters pertaining Asian/Pacific/America through a series of inspiring and empowering workshops. Conference highlights: + Jeff Chang is this year’s keynote speaker. He is award-winning author of Who We Be: The Colorization of America and Can’t Stop Won’t Stop, as well as one of the founders of CultureStr/ke and ColorLines. + Featured performers include Taiyo Na, Magnetic North, and Jess X. Chen. + Dozens of workshops will present exciting opportunities to learn about current events affecting the Asian/Pacific/American community and connect with local community organizations, activists, and professionals.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 am
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Tour | Walk: The Bridges and Waterways of Central Park


This is a moderately paced adventure under, over, around and through many of the amazing architectural wonders throughout Central Park. Begin the walk at the southwest tip of Central Park South and zigzag our way up the eastern half of Central Park to The Harlem Meer at 110th St. Then circle back along the western half of the park and finish at Sheep's Meadow. Please bring water and lunch or snack for this fascinating 5-hour journey of approx. 8 miles.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 am
$3

Discussion | Gender: A Dialogue Between the Sciences and Humanities


Ideas about gender have changed in complex ways in the 125 years since the college was founded. How have the natural sciences and humanities each contributed to these transformations? How have scientific and humanistic ways of thinking interacted to produce innovative, critical, and potentially transformative knowledge about the nature and meaning of human difference? What does this history suggest about the potential for future collaborations across the disciplines? Panelists include Frances Champagne, Columbia; Evelynn Hammonds, Harvard; Gloria Origgi, the French National Center for Scientific Research; Rosalind Rosenberg, Barnard; Banu Subramaniam, U. Mass. Amherst; Rebecca Jordan Young, Barnard.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:30 am
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Workshop | Health and Race Walking


Enjoy views of the Park's landscapes as you get fit. Coach Lon Wilson of the New York Walkers Club leads walks at a moderate to brisk pace over mostly flat surfaces. Wear comfortable sneakers! Ages 18+.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:30 am
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Tour | Alternative New York Tour


Time to learn about the other New York City; the city that nurtured political, cultural and intellectual revolutions. The city that gave birth to punk rock, the beat poets and graffiti. The city that has survived two centuries of mass riots, crime and corruption, murder and mayhem. The city that has flourished in spite of economic and social hardship.
   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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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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10:00 am
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Tour | Lower Manhattan, Chinatown, Little Italy and SoHo Tour


A multi-neighborhood tour of the Lower Manhattan area. The tour begins on Wall Street, where you will see the New York Stock Exchange and Trinity Church before moving on the the World Trade Center and City Hall. We then move on by subway to visit the largest Chinatown in the United States. Following Chinatown, the tour will continue on through Little Italy and on to SoHo.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Tour | Manhattan Street Art Tour


Join a Manhattan Street Art Tour and experience the Lower East Side - SoHo, NoHo, Nolita and Little Italy. The Lower East Side of Manhattan is a playground for street artists, Soho is known to be one of NYC first permit Joint Live-Work Quarters for artists and the area received landmark designation in 1973. Noho and Nolita’s street art is either hidden in courtyards or on the more prominent street art facades. Learn about the history of the art of many famous and unknown artist.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Tour | Roosevelt House Public Tour


Roosevelt House - the former double townhouse of Franklin, Eleanor and Sara Delano Roosevelt, and now owned by Hunter College - offers visitors a chance to get closer to a family as unique as the city they inhabited, and to explore the private spaces where some of the most iconic public policy of the 20th century was shaped. Hear about FDR's rise to the presidency after his struggle with polio, Eleanor's activism for civil rights and human rights, and Sara's support for interracial and interfaith initiatives. Tour times: 10am, 12pm, and 2pm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Conference | Race and Processes of Racialization in Colonial Societies


Organized by Jean-Frédéric Schaub, Professor, École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, Paris, France.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 am
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Concert | College Recitals


11:00 AM - 11:50 AM Wenqiao Jiang, Piano 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM Patrick Bartley, jazz alto saxophone 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Strings and Things Chamber Music Concert 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM Junior Opera Scenes 9:00 PM - 10:30 PM Mikhail Kaykov, piano 9:00 PM - 10:30 PM Violetta Norrie, harp
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Concert | College Recitals


11:00 AM - Leonard Bopp, Trumpet 12:00 PM - Soo Yeon Lee, Bassoon 2:00 PM - Pre-College Opera Scenes 2:00 PM - Chamber Music 3:00 PM - Chase Park, Cello 4:00 PM - Rachel Ahn, Oboe 5:00 PM - Chamber Music 5:00 PM - Rintaro Yano, Violin 6:00 PM - Lydia van der Swaagh, Viola 6:00 PM - Chamber Music 8:30 PM - Minji Kwon, Violin
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Fair | Street Fair


Free fun for the whole family, including arts, crafts, antiques, plants, entertainment, games, and more.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Fair | Street Fair


Celebrate the glorious start of Spring with the 6th annual launch of Hester Street Fair. 30+ shopping vendors, and added places to hang, eat-in and enjoy the sunshine.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Workshop | Composting in the City Workshop


Are you interested in reducing your household’s garbage by composting your food scraps but don’t know how? Come with your questions and be ready to learn via hands-on activities and demonstrations by NYC Compost Project.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Conference | Shashin: Photography from Japan


SHASHIN: PHOTOGRAPHY FROM JAPAN is a multi-institution program aimed to raise awareness of photography from Japan in New York, foster an exchange, and stimulate discussion in multiple segments: Academics, students, art collectors, researchers, artists, photographers, Japanophiles, and the general public of New York City.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Film | Documentary: Mark Obenhaus' Steep (2007)


Steep traces the legacy of extreme skiing from its early pioneers to the daredevils of today. 90 mins.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:15 pm
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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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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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12:30 pm
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Parade | Annual 2015 NYC Sikh Day Parade


Fun and frolic. FREE VEGETARIAN FOOD and Non-Alcoholic Beverages FOR ALL. Many top ELECTED PUBLIC OFFICIALS and INTERFAITH leaders will be there. Please bring your family, friends.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Gallery Talk | Gallery Tour: When the Curtain Never Comes Down


Tour led by the museum’s gallery guides.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Conference | Paradiso: Perfoming the Renaissance Conference


Paradiso: Performing the Renaissance, a groundbreaking conference historically situating and addressing the vibrant experimentation and interdisciplinarity that characterizes contemporary artists’ performance. The conference extends Performa’s curatorial research platform to include “the Renaissance,” an extraordinary historical precedent to today’s performance art practices, when artists, architects, and scientists worked across genres, creating live events that significantly contributed to civic and cultural life.
   New York City, NY; NYC
1:00 pm
Free

Concert | Renato Thoms, Percussionist and Vocalist


Join Renato Thoms on an interactive journey through the Caribbean and Latin America with the rhythms of Cuba, Puerto Rico, The Dominican Republic, Panama, Brazil and more. A veteran musician who has performed with such luminaries of Latin music as Ruben Blades, Eddie Palmieri, Paquito D'Rivera, Pete “El Conde” Rodriguez, and more, this extraordinary and charismatic musician brings his vast experience with Latin percussion instruments and musical styles to audiences in a way that is both engaging and educational.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Tour | Union Square-Crossroads of New York Tour


The tour explores the social and political history of the Union Square neighborhood through discussions of the people, history, architecture, and forces that have shaped this community. You’ll hear how Union Square got its name, see where the legendary Tiffany & Co. once stood, and learn how to read the clock (yes, it’s a clock!) on “The Metronome” sculpture and so much more!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Workshop | Apps on Tablets Workshop


Learn how to find apps, review apps and discover some of the most popular apps around for iOS and Android devices.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:15 pm
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Tour | Brooklyn Heights 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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2:00 pm
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Concert | College Recitals


2:00 PM to 3:00 PM Chris Venditti, Bass 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM David Kuhn, Guitar
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Park Walk | Northern Park Welcome Tour


See the Park’s northernmost highlights on this walk from Conservatory Garden along the Harlem Meer and past the North Woods. Route easy to negotiate, a few stairs. 45 minutes.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Workshop | NYC Erasure Festival


The afternoon starts with a brief panel discussion on The Art of Erasure, with masters of the form sharing their approaches and chatting about what can come of erasure as a creative practice. Then it’s your turn. They’ll bring the Sharpies, crayons, highlighters and other erasure accoutrements, plus a huge supply of literary magazines. (And what a wonderful bonus: you can discover new literary magazines and writers you’ve never read before, then make their work part of your own.) They’ll be sharing the newly created masterpieces through social media and everyone attending can take home what they make.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Film | Peter Jackson's Oscar Nominee The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014): More Tolkien Madness


Stars: Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage. Bilbo and Company are forced to engage in a war against an array of combatants and keep the Lonely Mountain from falling into the hands of a rising darkness. 144 minutes
   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
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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.
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2:00 pm
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Film | Tim Blake Nelson's O (2001): Othello Set in High School


Starring Mekhi Phifer, Josh Hartnett, Julia Stiles. An update of Shakespeare's Othello with a young cast, set in a high school and centered around basketball player Odin. 96 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Reading | Veterans Writing Workshop Reading


Brian Castner, Guest Author. Readings by participants of the Veterans Writing Workshop, which offers free classes to recent veterans, led by fellows from the Creative Writing Program.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Symposium | What Now? 2015: The Politics of Listening


What Now? 2015 is a two-day annual symposium which investigates critical and timely issues in contemporary art. Dedicated to the topic of The Politics of Listening, the 2015 symposium comprises four panel discussions spanning Friday and Saturday, a keynote delivered by Lawrence Abu Hamdan, and a program of sound installations, audio works, film screenings, and performances.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Dance Performance | Senior Dance Production


Senior Dance Production is the culmination of a year-long creative and educational process focused on self-producing a showcase of original work.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:30 pm
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Concert | Sinatra: Time After Time


Vocalist Karen Luschar takes you on a sentimental journey through the rich music of Sinatra. His influence spanned three generations, as he crafted songs into American Standards and left an indelible imprint on our hearts. With almost 50 songs, this concert celebrates his career and music legacy, which still ‘makes us feel so young‘.... time after time.
   New York City, NY; NYC
2:30 pm
Free

Dance Performance | Dance Works-in-Progress


Curated by Ishmael Houston-Jones, the DraftWork series hosts informal Saturday afternoon performances that offer choreographers an opportunity to show their work in various stages of development. Performances are followed by discussion and a reception during which artists and audiences share perspectives about the works-in-progress. ABOUT THE ARTISTS: Hadar Ahuvia grew up in Israel and Florida, trained at the San Francisco Conservatory of Dance, and earned a BA from Sarah Lawrence College. Past and current collaborations include work with Tatyana Tenenbaum, Kathy Westwater, Stuart Shugg, Anna Sperber, Molly Poerstel, Jon Kinzel, Sara Rudner, Jill Sigman, and Jeremy Pheiffer. Ahuvia has presented work at DTW/NYLA (2011-2012 Fresh Track Artist), EMPAC, The Chocolate Factory's Throw, CPR, Dixon Place, Aunts, Catch 59, and at the Eastport Art Center, Maine. Jacob Slominski has been making and performing dance since 2005. Since moving to New York in 2009, he has performed for Faye Driscoll, Ishmael Houston-Jones, and Jack Ferver. His own work has been shown at CPR, BAX, CATCH, and Chez Bushwick.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Film | Fred Zinnemann's From Here to Eternity (1953): 8-Time Oscar Winner


Stars: Burt Lancaster, Montgomery Clift, Deborah Kerr. In 1941 Hawaii, a private is cruelly punished for not boxing on his unit's team, while his captain's wife and second in command are falling in love. 118 mins.
   New York City, NY; NYC
3:00 pm
Free

Theater | The Public Theater Mobile Shakespeare Unit presents Macbeth


A wicked prophecy sets the soldier Macbeth on a murderous path to the throne. United by love and ambition, Macbeth and his wife decide to plot, scheme, and kill their way into power – but the price of power might be more than they can afford.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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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 | Concert on Water


The concert is at the coolest classical music concerts location in New York City. Program and musicians TBA.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Concert | Saturday Afternoon Organ Meditation


The program features the great repertoire of the Organ on the 101 rank Pipe Organ built by Herman Schlicker and the 5 stop chamber organ built by Taylor & Boody Organ Builders.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Gallery Talk | Artist Kelly Savage discusses her exhibition Pestering


Kelly Savage is an artist based in Brooklyn, New York. She received her BFA summa cum laude from Brooklyn College. She is the founder of the artist collective Subject to Change and a member of the Visual Arts Committee at ABC No Rio. Savage’s art has been in numerous group exhibitions in NYC spaces including: ABC No Rio, Bullet Space, Not an Alternative/Change You Want to See, Petri Space, St. Mark’s Church and Soho20 Chelsea.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Performance | Emily Sundblad: Open Rehearsals and Performances


Emily Sundblad, with Ken Okiishi and other special guests, presents open rehearsals and performances incorporating new romantic texts and musical adaptations over the course of three consecutive days.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:30 pm
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Opening Reception | Paintings: Leidy Churchman's The Meal of the Lion


Violence and struggle are at the heart of Henri Rousseau’s The Meal of the Lion, a painting central to a new body of work by Leidy Churchman. Rousseau’s imagined landscape, lush with gargantuan flowers and foliage, here carefully re-painted by Churchman, is a stage for a gruesome and distorted act. The arousing confrontation is initiated by Rousseau, devoured by Churchman, and reconsidered by the viewer.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Photography: Emi Anrakuji's 1800 Millimètre


This is the Tokyo-based photographer's fifth solo exhibition at the gallery. The artist will be present at the opening. The exhibition features Anrakuji's five color and seventeen gelatin silver prints in her usual intimate scale.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Theater | New Voices Playwrights Festival: Temporal by Britton Buttrill


It’s the height of the early 2000s hardcore rock scene: Monica, a sixteen-year-old with epilepsy, chooses to violently embrace her seizures along with Trey, her online-fling-turned-real-life-romance – all while dealing with her rock star brother’s crippling alcohol addiction. Will Monica find freedom amidst the chaos, or will she be ruined by her penchant for self-destruction?
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Film | Documentary: Des Doyle's Showrunners (2014)


Showrunners is the first ever feature length documentary film to explore the fascinating world of US television showrunners and the creative forces aligned around them. These are the people responsible for creating, writing and overseeing every element of production on one of the United State's biggest exports - television drama and comedy series. 90 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
$10 suggested donation

Tour | Ghosts of Greenwich Village Tour


New York Ghost tours capture the spiritual side of the Big Apple through stories. famed explorers, native tribes, lost opportunities and political intrigue. With almost every step one takes through the West Village, one encounters the ghosts and spirits of New York City’s past. Every corner has its stories, every building has its haunted spirits.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Dance Performance | Senior Dance Production


Senior Dance Production is the culmination of a year-long creative and educational process focused on self-producing a showcase of original work.
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8:00 pm
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Concert | Jessica Betts, Soul-Stirring Singer-Guitarist


Possessed of a soul-stirringly expressive voice, singer and guitarist Jessica Betts is equally adept at crafting catchy pop anthems and heart-tugging RandB ballads. Since taking a hiatus after bursting onto the national stage by winning Missy Elliott’s 2005 Road to Stardom reality TV show, Betts has returned to music in full force. Most recently she’s been seen as the opener for K. Michelle’s Rebellious Soul tour and, in 2014, was selected to close the BET Honors Pre-Show.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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