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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on April 28, 2016?
48 free events take place on Thursday, April 28 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 28 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.
Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on April 28, 2016?
48 free events take place on Thursday, April 28 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 28 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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The quality and quantity of
free events,
free things to do
that happen in New York City
every day of the year
is truly amazing.
So don't miss the opportunities
that only New York provides:
stop wondering what to do;
start taking advantage of
free events to go to,
free things to do in NYC
today!
The quality and quantity of
free events,
free things to do
that happen in New York City
every day of the year
is truly amazing.
So don't miss the opportunities
that only New York provides:
stop wondering what to do;
start taking advantage of
free events to go to,
free things to do in NYC
today!
48 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Thursday, April 28, 2016
All events are free unless otherwise noted.
City Walk | Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn Heights and Dumbo Tour
This is a 3-hour tour that begins with a walk over the Brooklyn Bridge, an icon of New York City for over 125 years, with spectacular views of Manhattan and Brooklyn. The tour then moves on to a stroll of Brooklyn Heights, America’s and New York City’s first suburb. The tour then explores the neighborhood DUMBO before ending at the Fulton Ferry landing.
This tour takes place every day at 10am.
New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
Free
Free
Master Class | Organ Master Class with Diane Bish
Diane Bish is the most visible and influential classical organist performing today. Concert and recording artists, composer, conductor, and international television personality, Diane Bish displays her dazzling virtuosity and unique showmanship the world over to international acclaim. Her organ performances are hailed as "stunning virtuoso, fiery, and astonishing."
Bish's unparalleled achievements as a young performer gave her the credibility and determination to launch "The Joy of Music" international television series in 1982 as a platform for awareness and appreciation of "the king of instruments." The show is broadcast to more than 300 million viewers around the world each week.
New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
Free
Free
Film | W.S. Van Dyke's Shadow of the Thin Man (1941): More of the Married Sleuths
Stars: William Powell, Myrna Loy, Barry Nelson.
Nick and Nora are at their wise-cracking best as they investigate murder and racketeering at a local race-track.
97 min.
New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
Free
Free
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.
Bach at Noon concerts takes place Tuesdays through Fridays, from September 15, 2015 to May 26, 2016.
New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
Free
Free
Concert | Brandee Younger, Genre-Defying Harpist
Experience the harp like never before! Versatile, genre-defying harpist Brandee Younger curates this lunchtime series, which explores how the harp is used in the 21st century. From classical to folk to jazz to singer-songwriter, experience the contemporary facets of this ancient instrument.
This event takes place Thursdays between April 21 and May 12.
New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
Free
Free
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.
Tour times: 1:00pm, 2:00pm.
This tour takes place Mondays through Fridays, except bank holidays.
New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
Free
Free
Concert | Flute Works by Debussy, Piazzolla, Varese, Ginastera
Program:
Claude Debussy Syrinx
Edgard Varese Density 21.5
Astor Piazzolla Tango Etudes for solo flute
Alberto Ginastera Puneña No. 1, for flute, Op. 41
Julian Wachner Inverted Skies
With: Alex Sopp, flute
New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
Free
Free
Workshop | Lunchtime Meditation
Take a mid-day pause to refresh your mind and re-establish your center in the midst of bustling city life. Meditation is a powerful tool to eliminate stress, to heal the body, mind, and brain, and to enhance your personal well-being and positive relationship with the world.
This workshop takes place Tuesdays and Thursdays in April.
New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
$10 suggested donation
$10 suggested donation
Concert | Keyboard Music of the Late Medieval Period
Satono Norizuki and Patricia-Ann Neely present a program of keyboard music from the Codex Faenza 117, an Italian manuscript of the early decades of the fifteenth century. The program includes Kyrie and Gloria (based on the Gregorian Mass IV) and keyboard versions of songs such as an Italian madrigal and a French-style ballade.
New York City, NY; NYC
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1:15 pm
Free
Free
Film | Ethan and Joel Coen's Oscar Nominee O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000): Convicts on the Run
Stars: George Clooney, John Turturro, Tim Blake Nelson.
In the deep south during the 1930s, three escaped convicts search for hidden treasure while a relentless lawman pursues them.
93 min.
New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
Free
Free
Film | Peter Godfrey's The Two Mrs. Carrolls (1947): One Wife Too Many
Stars: Humphrey Bogart, Barbara Stanwyck, Alexis Smith.
Struggling artist Geoffrey Carroll meets Sally whilst on holiday in the country. A romance develops but he doesn't tell her he's already married.
99 min.
New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
Free
Free
Author Reading | Gayatri Spivak discusses her translation of Derrida's Of Grammatology
This new release of Of Grammatology is a milestone in the history of an indispensable work of contemporary critical philosophy. In celebration, join us as we reflect on the importance of Jacques Derrida’s book with panelists:
Benjamin Conisbee Baer, Princeton University, Eduardo Cadava, Princeton University Mireille Calle-Gruber, Sorbonne Nouvelle – Paris 3, Avital Ronell, New York University, Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, Columbia University
Featuring a performance by pianist Yohann Ripert.
New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
Free
Free
Fair | PEN World Voices 2016 Street Fair
PEN reimagine this New York City street festival as an open air indie book fair with special literary and musical guests. Nestled among the cobblestone street, the Literary Mews Festival will feature writers’ workshops in the morning and readings in the afternoon. Wander the streets and explore, or stop to take in busking musicians or a puppet show.
New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
Free
Free
Discussion | Addressing Urban Inequities in Childhood: A Conceptual Framework and Practical Actions
Address key challenges in identifying urban childhood inequities, translating evidence into action; and including children’s views in local policy and design to promote equity.
Intra-urban inequities, particularly within mega-cities, indelibly mark a child’s life from birth. Globally, over half the world’s people – including more than a billion children – now live in cities and towns. Worldwide, hundreds of millions of children live in urban slums, many without access to basic services.
New York City, NY; NYC
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4:30 pm
Free
Free
Birdwatching | Spring Birding Tour
Go birding! Discover the surprising diversity of birds that call the park home during migratory season with guided tours. The location is a hotspot for avian visitors and birders alike. Past sightings include warblers, tanagers, vireos, thrushes, and even a Chuck-will's-widow.
New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
Free
Free
Other | Wine and Spirits Tastings
Free tastings at a boutique retailer specializing in fine wines and craft spirits, and has one of the largest grower champagne selections in New York City.
New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
Free
Free
Film | Dmitriy Meskhiev's Our Own (2004): Russian War Drama
In 1941, three Russian soldiers escape a German prison camp and scramble to find a hiding place in their embattled homeland. But one of the trio is a spy, ready to lead his compatriots to their doom.
111 min.
New York City, NY; NYC
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5:30 pm
Free
Free
Opening Reception | 2 Art Shows: Hollis Hildebrand-Mills / Masayo Nishimura
Hollis Hildebrand-Mills' The Cross Series is a collection of nine 4 x 6 foot paintings. Hildebrand-Mills' love of collage integrates paint and paper. Materials are not selected for their content, but for their volume, color, value and shape.
Masayo Nishimura's My Old 'New Town' Recollections Vol.3 features color photographs that Nishimura shot in her hometown, Senri New Town, Japan, located just north of Osaka City. The town was the first of the "New Towns"-large-scale residential satellite towns designed by the government throughout Japan in the '60s.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
Free
Free
Opening Reception | Exhibit Eh!, an Exhibition by Toronto’s 5 Star Collective
The 5 Star Collective, a group of talented Canucks, celebrate the accomplishments of outstanding Canadian artists. The Collective’s show will present a slice of Canadian culture and aesthetic as well as a glimpse into the political and social issues being faced north of the border.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
Free
Free
Film | Abigail Disney's The Armor of Light (2015): Documentary on Faith and Guns
The journey of an Evangelical minister trying to find the courage to preach about the growing toll of gun violence in America.
84 min.
In person: director Abigail Disney, film subjects Rev. Rob Schenck and Lucy McBath, and Christian Cultural Center founder and senior pastor Rev. A.R. Bernard, and moderator and host of MetroFocus Jack Ford.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
Free
Free
Opening Reception | Bernar Venet’s Angles: Four Steel Sculptures
Bernar Venet’s inaugural solo show at the gallery features four cor-ten steel sculptures, each an assemblage of acute angles of varying heights and differing angular degrees, some extending across the horizontal axis and others stretching vertically.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
Free
Free
Discussion | Black Lives Matter 101: Tech and New Media
This panel will explore how technology has strengthened traditionally unheard voices in Black social movements. Participants will also ask how we can control narratives and present radical alternative messaging in the era of new media.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
Free
Free
Author Reading | Dan Ephron reads from his book Killing a King: The Assassination of Yitzhak Rabin and the Remaking of Israel
The assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin remains the single most consequential event in Israel’s recent history, one that fundamentally altered the trajectory for both Israel and the Palestinians and continues to have a significant impact on the current situation in the Middle East.
Killing a King by longtime Middle East reporter Dan Ephron provides this important perspective to today’s world by relating the parallel stories of Rabin and his stalker Yigal Amir over the two years leading up to the assassination, as one of them planned political deals he hoped would lead to peace, and the other plotted murder.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
Free
Free
Opening Reception | Paintings by Indonesian Artist Nyoman Masriadi
Raised in Bali and based in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Masriadi has emerged as one of Asia’s strongest and most singular voices in contemporary painting. First emerging in the late 1990s in the beginning of the post-Suharto era, Masriadi has earned international acclaim for his masterful, large-scale narrative works that provoke with their sharp observations the human condition.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
Free
Free
Author Reading | The Heart of Today’s Japanese Literature
Featuring works by 2008 Akutagawa prize-winning author, Mieko Kawakami, the mesmerizing Yoko Ogawa, the classic Natsume Soseki and translators as distinguished as Murakami Haruki (yes, that Murakami Haruki) and Motoyuki Shibata, ‘Monkey Business’ is the premier publication of Japanese literature translated into English today.
Editors Motoyuki Shibata, Roland Kelts and Ted Goossen will host Mieko Kawakami and Hideo Furukawa (2016 Yomiuri Prize Winner for Fiction) for a lively conversation and literary event.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
Free
Free
Performance | Translating Activism: Ayotzinapa and Beyond
Taking as its point of departure the September 2014 disappearance of 43 students in Ayotzinapa, Mexico, and translators’ role in the worldwide response, this panel looks at the activism of literary translators in bringing politically charged issues to a global audience. With: Linh Dinh, Cristina Rivera-Garza. Moderated by: Sophie Hughes.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
Free
Free
Workshop | Chinese Calligraphy Class
Learn how to use a brush pen to write Chinese calligraphy with an experience instructor. No Chinese language knowledge required. Library will provide supplies.
This class repeats Thursday evenings in March and April.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
Free
Free
Opening Reception | Exhibition : La Frontera: Artists Along the U.S.-Mexican Border
An exhibition by photographer Stefan Falke, and an artist talk with Stefan Falke and the journalist Claudia Steinberg.
Stefan Falke visited and photographed 180 artists, painters, photographers, musicians, writers, and architects along the U.S.-Mexican border to document the abundant cultural activities in a region that is usually overlooked, or portrayed by the international media as a site of violent crime.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
Free
Free
Gallery Talk | Gallery Tour: Drawing Dialogues: Selections from the Sol LeWitt Collection
Join the curators of the exhibition, Claire Gilman and Béatrice Gross, for a walkthrough of the show.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
Free
Free
Lecture | New Perspectives on the Resistance in France
A talk by Olivier Wievorka, a historian and professor at the École normale supérieure de Cachan. He is the author of several books on World War Two and the French Resistance, including La Mémoire désunie (2010) and Histoire de la Résistance 1940-1945 (2013).
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
Free
Free
Performance | Bone Hill: An Interdisciplinary Musical Theater Work
In this interdisciplinary musical theater work inspired by neo-soul singer-songwriter Martha Redbone’s family lineage in the Appalachian Mountains, a cast of twelve actors/musicians tell the epic story of one woman’s return to her homeland on Black Mountain in Harlan County, Kentucky.
7:00 Pre-show conversation with Martha Redbone, Greg Tate, Latasha Diggs, Aaron Whitby, and Roberta Uno
7:30 Musical performance
New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
Free
Free
Lecture | An Irishwoman Abroad: Maeve Brennan and the Streets of New York
Lecturer Anne Enright, Man Booker Prize Winner and Creative Writing Program Distinguished Writer-in-Residence, is the acclaimed author of six novels, three short story collections, a book of essays, and most recently The Green Road.
New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
Free
Free
Poetry Reading | Cave Canem 20th Anniversary Reading
Celebrate 20 years of cultivating black poets, NYC-based Cave Canem fellows read original work. Hosted by Tyehimba Jess.
New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
Free
Free
Reading | Sideshow Goshko Storytelling Series
Award-winning storyteller Leslie Goshko (Huffington Post, SiriusXM) invites some of New York’s top writers and storytellers to share true, bizarre tales about their lives. There’s a challenging trivia game and a free wine giveaway where seven (one for each year we’ve been around) lucky audience members will walk away with their very own bottle of Sideshow Sauce.
Tonight’s stellar lineup includes stories from:
Award-winning storyteller Leslie Goshko (Huffington Post, Manhattan Monologue Slam Champion) invites some of NY’s top writers and storytellers to share true, bizarre tales about their lives. There’s a challenging trivia game and a free wine giveaway where one lucky audience member will walk away with their very own bottle of Sideshow Sauce!
Tonight’s stellar lineup includes stories from:
- Rory Scholl (People's Improv Theater, NY Fringe, Mallorca Off-Broadway)
- Cyndi Freeman (The Moth, HBO, The Colbert Report)
- Anna Zagerson (Honey and Poison storytelling, The Story Collider)
- Drew Prochaska (Moth StorySlam Winner)
New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
Free
Free
Conference | The 100th Anniversary of the Easter Rising in Ireland
A free, public two-day event in honor of the 100th anniversary of the Easter Rising in Ireland examines that country’s history and future. The first evening will look at the cause of labor and James Connolly’s legacy in the American and Irish labor movements. Connelly, an Irish leader, was executed for his role in the Easter Rising. The second evening considers Ireland’s past, present and future and the case for Irish unity.
New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
Free
Free
Discussion | The Current Photography Scene in Japan
Curator Russet Lederman will moderate a discussion with speakers: Sawako Fukai of G/P Gallery, Tokyo and Michael Chagnon, Curator of Exhibition Interpretation at Japan Society Gallery, New York.
New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
Free
Free
Concert | The Windows Quartet, a Czech-American Ensemble
The Windows Quartet collective is a group of emerging artists which include an ensemble of musicians and visual artists from the Czech Republic and the U.S.A. creating exhibitions accompanied by experimental compositions.
Founded in 2013 by quartet members Antonin Fajt, Matt Norman, Carolyn Hietter, and Julian Lampert, the band began as an experiment in musical friendship and free improvisation. Over the past three years, however, their sound has transformed into a complex friction that balances the group's sophisticated improvisational capacity with its members' distinct compositional and musical styles.
New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
Free
Free
Author Reading | Writers Read: Stephen O'Connor / Idra Novey
Celebrate the new books of Stephen O'Connor (Thomas Jefferson Dreams of Sally Hemings) and Idra Novey (Ways to Disappear). O'Connor and Novey will read from their books and discuss the arts of giving criticism and making the best of receiving it.
New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
Free
Free
Lecture | Little Women, the Opera: A Conversation with Composer Mark Adamo
Featuring Artistic Director Joseph Colaneri, composer Mark Adamo, and students of the Mannes Opera Young Artists Program, this event is a lecture with live musical examples.
New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
Free
Free
Gallery Talk | Artist Talk: Jackie Ferrara
The exhibition Jackie Ferrara: Lines will consist of eight wall drawings, each anchored by imagined architecture or architectural elements along with lists of film titles rendered in Morse code. Join the artist for a walkthrough.
New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
Free
Free
Concert | Juilliard Orchestra performs works by student composers
Program:
WILL HEALY Kolmanskop
ANDREW HSU Vale
WILL STACKPOLE Aft Agley
ANNE WANG Quartered
Known for his innovative programming and a command of wide-ranging repertoire, American conductor and Juilliard faculty member Jeffrey Milarsky leads the Juilliard Orchestra in their annual showcase of world premieres by Juilliard student composers.
New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
Free
Free
Concert | NYU African Gyil And Percussion Ensemble
Featuring music from Burkina Faso, Cote D’Ivoire, Nigeria, Guinea, Senegal, and especially the gyil from Ghana’s Upper West Region.
New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
Free
Free
Discussion | The Politics of Memory: Shadows of the Past on Indonesia’s Democracy
Two of Indonesia’s most accomplished writers and journalists, Leila S. Chudori and Goenawan Mohamad, will discuss the significance of the renewed attention on the mass killings of 1965, one of the worst massacres since World War II, and what it means for Indonesia’s struggling but vibrant democracy.
New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
Free
Free
Master Class | Piano Master Class: Grant Wenaus
Grant Wenaus is with NYU Steinhardt.
New York City, NY; NYC
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7:45 pm
Free
Free
Dance Lesson | Intro Class: West Coast Swing Intensive
Come try out WCS and see if you like it. No partner required. No prior dance experience required.
West Coast Swing is a combo of slow Lindy Hop, Salsa, and straight up "booty shakin'", that's danced to Pop, Rock, Hip Hop, and R&B. It's hugely popular on the West Coast, in Europe, and in South America. Now it's catching on on the East Coast.
New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
Free
Free
Jazz | The New York Jazzharmonic Trio
Classic jazz, featuring the first performance of a work by Fred Hellerman, co-founder in 1948, with Pete Seeger, of The Weavers, a group that launched American’s folk music revival. Hellerman is the only surviving member of The Weavers. Hellerman’s “Fourths of July” was composed in 1987 and never performed. The piece was originally scored for symphony orchestra, but is being re-orchestrated by Ron Wasserman for a jazz orchestra instrumentation.
New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
Free
Free
Workshop | Create Your Own Website
Create your own website using Google Sites. Learn how to use templates to create a site or create a site from scratch.
New York City, NY; NYC
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8:30 pm
Free
Free
Comedy Club | Thursday Night Comedy Show
A weekly free standup comedy show every Thursday featuring comics who have appeared on Comedy Central, College Humor, MTV, and more. Free drink and prize raffle.
New York City, NY; NYC
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9:15 pm
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