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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on April 4, 2018?

46 free events take place on Wednesday, April 4 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 4 and see for yourself. Summer or Winter, Spring or Fall! Just click on any day of the calendar above and you'll find most inspiring and entertaining free events to go to and free things to do on each day of April . Don't miss the opportunities that only New York provides!

Some events take place all year long: same day of the week, same time there are there for you to take advantage of. One of the oldest free weekly events in Manhattan is Dixieland Jazz with the Gotham Jazzmen, which happen at noon every Tuesday. Another example of an event that you can attend all year round on weekdays is Federal Reserve Bank Tour, which takes place every week day at 1 pm (but advanced reservations are required). You can take at least 13 free tours every day of the year, except the New Year Day, July 4th, and the Christmas Day. If you are classical music afficionado, you can spend whole day in New York going from one free classical concert to another. If you love theater, then New York gives you an option to attend plays and musicals free of charge, or at deep discount. You just need to have information about it. And we are here to make that information available to you.
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46 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Wednesday, April 4, 2018

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free events nyc Joe Lovano, Grammy Award-Winning Jazz Saxophonist
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Workshop | Boot Camp


The Rise NYC, a community-driven pop-up fitness group, hosts 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 | 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.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:30 am
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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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9:45 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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9:45 am
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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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9:45 am
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Birdwatching | Birding Basics: The North Woods


Located along the Atlantic Flyway, Central Park welcomes more than 270 migrating bird species each year. Learn the basics of bird identification while exploring the North Woods, the largest woodland landscape in the Park. Along with beautiful arches and peaceful waterfalls, the North Woods provides 40 acres of vibrant habitat in the middle of New York City, making it an important stopover for birds during spring migration. How many can you spot on this tour? Bring your own binoculars or borrow a pair from our tour guides.
   New York City, NY; NYC
10:00 am
Free

Tour | Norell: Dean of American Fashion: Guided Tour of the Exhibition


Norman Norell was one of America’s greatest and most influential fashion designers, whose extraordinary career spanned six decades. Organized by guest curator Jeffrey Banks and Deputy Director Patricia Mears, this exhibition focuses primarily on the years from 1960 to 1972.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 am
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Workshop | Mindfulness for Job Seekers


Learn mindfulness techniques that bring relaxation and effortless focus to challenging situations and relationships. Mindfulness is the practice of bringing full, non-judgmental awareness to the present moment. The struggle of searching for a job can be overwhelming at times. See if the practice of mindfulness meditation and some easy to use on-the-spot techniques can help you during these challenging times. Instructor Laura Jackson has been practising Zen meditation for 12 years and is a UCLA-trained mindfulness facilitator.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 am
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Park Walk | Park Tour


Walking tour of the park led by members of the executive staff.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Workshop | Watercolor Landscapes


Participants will learn different mark-marking techniques to creat an original watercolor painting on paper. This is the first class of eight classes you must attend.
   New York City, NY; NYC
11:00 am
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Author Reading | Former CIA adviser Michael O'Hanlon discusses his book Beyond NATO: A New Security Architecture for Eastern Europe


Western nations should negotiate a new security architecture for eastern Europe to stabilize the region and reduce the risks of war with Russia. This new security approach would revolve around permanent neutrality for Finland and Sweden; Ukraine, Moldova, and Belarus: Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan; and finally Cyprus plus Serbia, as well as possibly several other Balkan states. These countries could still join economic and political groups as desired. Russia would have to settle "frozen" and "simmering" conflicts as part of the arrangement. Michael O'Hanlon was a member of the external advisory board at the Central Intelligence Agency from 2011 to 2012. He is an adjunct professor at Columbia, Princeton, and Syracuse universities and University of Denver. He is also a member of the International Institute for Strategic Studies.
   New York City, NY; NYC
12:00 pm
Free

Classical Music | Bach at Noon


The keyboard works of Bach offered in 30-minute meditations. Bach at Noon concerts takes place Tuesdays through Fridays, from September 12, 2017 to May 23, 2018.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:20 pm
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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
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Tour | Guided Historical Tour of the Columbia University Campus


Join this tour to learn more about the history, architecture, and sculpture of Columbia and the Morningside Heights campus. Whether you're an amateur New York City historian or visiting campus for the first time, you will leave the tour knowing more about our storied past. Given that the tour route is outdoors, please be aware that tours are occasionally suspended due to inclement weather.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Master Class | Joe Lovano, Grammy Award-Winning Jazz Saxophonist


Since the late 1980s, Lovano has been one of the world's premiere tenor saxophone players, described by critic Chris Kelsey of Allmusic as "the tenor titan for our times" and relentlessly creative and innovative, earning a Grammy Award and several mentions on Down Beat magazine's critics' and readers' polls.
   New York City, NY; NYC
1:00 pm
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Classical Music | Juilliard Percussion Ensemble


Juilliard students share their talent with the community in this free, hour-long, lunchtime concert.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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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.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
$10 suggested donation

Classical Music | Mid-Day Music


Students and Music Associates from Columbia University's Music Performance Program will be showcased in an afternoon recital series. Featuring Lara Lewison, Nikki Pet, Rebecca Wan, clarinet trio
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Classical Music | Choral Works by Bach and More


Program: J.S. Bach, arr. Rhonda Sandberg Come Sweet Death Morten Lauridsen O Nata Lux Fredrik Sixten Alleluia arr. James Stevens Nearer My God To Thee arr. Daniel Brinsmead Amazing Grace Paul Manz E'en So, Lord Jesus Quickly Come arr. Moses Hogan The Battle of Jericho Dan Forrest Good Night, Dear Heart arr. Fred Squatrito Bright Morning Star Bardos Cantemus Franz Biebl Ave Maria With: Emmaus High School Chorale (Emmaus, PA)
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:30 pm
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Film | Hal Ashby's Oscar Winner Coming Home (1978): Vietnam Veteran Drama


Stars: Jane Fonda, Jon Voight, Bruce Dern. A woman whose husband is fighting in Vietnam falls in love with another man who suffered a paralyzing combat injury there. 127 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Tour | High Line Tour


The area around the High Line Park was a vital business district of New York City, supplying fresh fruits, French Cheeses and Russian caviar as well as fresh meats to City markets. The hustle and bustle of the streets induced the City to elevate the railroad trains delivering goods to the commercial buildings. When interstate truck traffic made the railway outdated, it fell into ruin, only to be regenerated as a park.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Jazz | The Bill Wurtzel Trio


Bill Wurtzel is a renowned guitarist with the experience to play jazz that fits any event or venue. He has performed worldwide with many great jazz artists. Wurtzel's groups have played for countless private affairs featuring mainstream jazz and the Great American Songbook. He is a member of local 802 and is a director of the Jazz Foundation of America.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Staged Reading | Untitled: Reading of a Student Play


Untitled was written by Karina Billini and directed by Jose Zayas.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Master Class | Craig Mumm, Violist


Mumm has performed in orchestras in Chicago and Germany. He coaches the viola sections of the Youth Orchestra of the Americas, Filharmonica Joven de Colombia, and teaches and performs throughout Latin America.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Book Discussion | Book Club: Gilead


Dicuss the book by Marilynne Robinson. As the Reverend John Ames approaches the hour of his own death, he writes a letter to his son chronicling three previous generations of his family, a story that stretches back to the Civil War and reveals uncomfortable secrets about the family of preachers.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:30 pm
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Classical Music | Choral Works


Program: Jerry Ulrich Heleluyan Rene Clausen The Lord's Prayer Daniel Gawthrop Sing Me To Heaven Stephen Paulus Pilgrim's Hymn William Dawson Ev'ry Time I Feel the Spirit Ryan Murphy PIilgrim Song Z. Randall Stroope Omnia Sol Tomás Luis de Victoria Gaudent in Coelis Mack Wilberg Amazing Grace Mack Wilberg Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing With: Bountiful High School A Cappella Choir (Bountiful, UT)
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Lecture | City Design in Times of Proliferating Informality and Climatological Crisis


This lecture by Alfredo Brillembourg will explore the work of ETH Zurich Urban-Think Tank (U-TT), an interdisciplinary design practice dedicated to high-level research and design on a variety of subjects concerned with contemporary architecture and urbanism.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Jazz | Jazz and Gender Panel - Plus, a SHEroes Concert


The issue of gender inequity in the world of jazz is not a new problem, and the conversation has been reignited by the wave of women speaking out about harassment and bias across many professional fields. For decades, women have made vital contributions to jazz music, but their work as composers, band leaders, and virtuoso improvisers has often gone unnoticed in a genre of music largely dominated by men. This is an evening of vital discourse on the topic of jazz and gender, with a panel discussion moderated by Aja Burrell Wood, ethnomusicologist and professor of African American music at City College and Brooklyn College Conservatory of Music. Following the panel, the School of Jazz and Contemporary Music presents: SHEroes in concert, an international all-women band led by jazz pianist Monika Herzig. SHEroes features Amanda Ruzza (bass, Brazil), Leni Stern (guitar, Germany/USA), Jamie Baum (flutes, USA), Reut Regev (trombone, Israel/USA), and Karina Colis (drums, Mexico). The group will be performing songs from the new SHEroes album released this month by Whaling City Sounds. 5 pm: Jazz and Gender panel discussion moderated by Aja Burrell Wood, with members of SHEroes. 6 pm: Monika Herzig and SHEroes in concert.
   New York City, NY; NYC
5:00 pm
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Author Reading | Pulitzer Prize winner Richard Ford discusses his book Between Them: Remembering My Parents


This is the first nonfiction book for Ford, the Emmanuel Roman and Barrie Sardoff Roman Professor of the Humanities, who has been teaching at the School of the Arts since 2012. Ford’s 1995 novel Independence Day was the first book to receive both the Pulitzer Prize and the PEN/Faulkner Award. The book was the second in his critically acclaimed Bascombe Trilogy, which began with The Sportswriter in 1986, a work that introduced readers to Frank Bascombe, novelist-turned-sports-writer-turned-realtor.
   New York City, NY; NYC
5:00 pm
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Film | Yorgos Lanthimos's The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017): Mentor's Nightmare


Stars: Barry G. Bernson, Herb Caillouet, Bill Camp. A charismatic surgeon is forced to make an unthinkable sacrifice when the behavior of a teenage boy he has taken under his wing turns sinister. 121 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
5:00 pm
Free

Classical Music | Vocal Works by Donizetti, Liszt, Bernstein and Bizet


Program: DONIZETTI: A Mezzanotte BIZET: Chanson d'avril LISZT: Hohe Liebe BERNSTEIN: I Hate Music! (A Cycle of Five Kid Songs for Soprano) Student recital - Xinmu Cao, Soprano
   New York City, NY; NYC
5:30 pm
Free

Performance | Words of Change: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at The New School


On February 6, 1964, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered a speech at The New School entitled The Summer of Our Discontent. To honor this, The New School presents this event which will focus on the text and themes from his speech that bear a striking similarity to modern-day events, and utilize the six artistic disciplines - music, theater, dance, film, photography and visual art to memorialize King and his legacy of hope and inspiration. The event is being held on the anniversary of King's death and will begin at the precise time of his assassination, 6:01pm. Includes program performances, conversation, and reception.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:30 pm
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Discussion | Digitalization: A New Era in Energy?


Over the coming decades, digital technologies are set to make energy systems around the world more connected, intelligent, efficient, reliable, and sustainable. But getting everything right will not be easy. The International Energy Agency (IEA) recently completed its first ever analysis to comprehensively depict how digitalization is reshaping the energy sector and to provide more clarity for decision makers on what digitalization means for the energy sector – http://www.iea.org/digital/. This is a presentation and discussion with Dave Turk, Acting Director for the Sustainability, Technology and Outlooks Directorate and Head of the Energy Division, who co-led this new analysis and will present the report’s key findings. Following Mr. Turk's presentation, Patricia Culligan, Robert A.W. and Christine S. Carleton Professor of Civil Engineering and member of the Data Science Institute's Smart Cities Committee, will join him on a panel to engage in a discussion on the fascinating confluence of digital technologies and energy.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Lecture | Get 'Em Out of Here: Incitement in an Era of Nativist Populism


In 2016, Donald Trump encouraged his followers to “knock the crap out of” Black Lives Matter protestors, adding that he would cover their legal fees. BLM protestors assaulted at a 2016 Louisville rally have filed suit against the President and Nwanguma v. Trump is presently before the 6th Circuit. Standing U.S. incitement law requires that a speaker intentionally advocate the commission of a crime which is both likely and imminent. Courts, however, have made no systematic statement regarding the types of inciting speech and the contexts that are the most likely to trigger imminent violent acts. New social research can help fill the gap left by the courts at this crucial time by identifying the content, form, and circumstances most likely to result in imminent lawless action. Assembled into a checklist, the factors could provide guidance to judges and juries as they assess the gravity of a speech act and its likelihood of triggering violence against targeted minority groups. Speaker Richard Ashby Wilson is Professor of Anthropology and Law at the University of Connecticut.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
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Book Discussion | Inwood Book Discussion: The Spy Who Came in from the Cold


Discuss the book by John le Carre.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Lecture | Keeping the Watch: Babylonian Astronomical Diaries and More


Clay tablets from ancient Iraq continue to reveal surprising new insights about Babylonian astronomical and astrological practices during the first millennium BCE. Ever since the first astronomical tablets from Iraq reached the British Museum and other collections at the end of the nineteenth century, Babylonian astral science has attracted the attention of modern specialists. By now, research on this topic has reached a stage where the technical aspects of Babylonian astronomy are relatively well understood, but even here surprises are still possible. The focus of much other research has shifted to various contextual aspects of the Babylonian astral sciences. Speaker Mathieu Ossendrijver is Professor for the History of Ancient Science in the Department of Philosophy at the Humboldt University Berlin.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Discussion | Sex, Race and Religion in France from the 60s to Today


Todd Shepard and Mehammed Mack discuss their recent books, in conversation with Madeleine Dobie. Mehammed Mack discusses his book, Sexagon: Muslims, France, and the Sexualization of National Culture, which examines the figure of the young, virile, hyper-masculine Muslim that looms large in contemporary France, particularly in the banlieues of Paris. Todd Shepard's book is Sex, France and Arab Men 1962-1979.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Talk | Fiction Forum with Jennifer Egan, Pulitzer Prize Winner


Jennifer Egan is the author of five previous books of fiction: A Visit from the Goon Squad, which won the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award; The Keep; the story collection Emerald City; Look at Me, a National Book Award finalist; and The Invisible Circus.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Discussion | Gender and Capitalism in Twentieth-Century France and the United States


Gender relations and the workings of the capitalist economy have been deeply intertwined for centuries. But just how and why? And has the gendering of economic life varied among nations? In this panel discussion historians Sabine Effosse and Julia Ott will explore how men and women in France and the United States have grappled with the burdens and opportunities their national economies—and the ever-changing international capitalist order more broadly—brought them since the end of the nineteenth century. Herrick Chapman will moderate.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:30 pm
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Author Reading | Allison Leslie Gold discusses her book Found and Lost


A luminous memoir from the Holocaust writer Alison Leslie Gold, told through a series of letters to the living and the dead.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Talk | Artist Talk: Heather Hart


Heather Hart, based in New York, is an interdisciplinary artist exploring the power in thresholds, questioning dominant narratives and creating alternatives to them through viewer activation. She was awarded grants from the Joan Mitchell Foundation, the Jerome Foundation, NYFA, Harpo Foundation and Creative Capital. Hart’s solo work includes exhibits in Storm King Art Center, The Kohler Art Center, Eastern Illinois University, Greensboro, NC, Seattle Art Museum, Brooklyn Museum, University of Toronto and a collaborative show at The Drawing Center.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Author Reading | Jacqueline Winspear discusses her book To Die but Once


The fourteenth installment of the Maisie Dobbs series.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Concert | Ascension: A Lifting of Martin Luther King’s Legacy on the 50th Anniversary of His Assassination


On April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King was assassinated in Memphis, an event that sent shock waves around the globe. A Baptist minister and founder of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, King had led the civil rights movement since the mid-1950s, using a combination of impassioned speeches and nonviolent protests to fight segregation and achieve significant civil-rights advances for African Americans inspiring seekers of justice equality across the country and the world. Where are we now? This is a musical, visual and movement celebration of a fearless leader.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:30 pm
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Classical Music | Friends of Mozart: Young Artists from the Juilliard School


Program: Schubert: Halt! D. 795 Nacht und Träume D. 827 Auf dem Flusse D. 911 Die Post D. 911 Mozart: Als Luise die Briefe K. 520 Schubert Sehnsucht D. 636 Mozart Abendempfindung K. 523 Schubert Die Junge Nonne D. 828 Schubert Des Tages Weihe D. 763 With: Kathryn Henry, soprano Kara Dugan, mezzo-soprano James Ley, tenor Jacob Scharfman, baritone Accompanied by Adam Rothenberg, pianist
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Concert | Faculty Recital: Ramin Arjomand, Pianist


Ramin Arjomand is an Iranian-American composer, pianist, conductor, and educator based in Brooklyn, New York. His concert music has been commissioned and/or performed by Speculum Musicae, So Percussion Ensemble, the New York Virtuoso Singers, the Cassatt Quartet, TAK Ensemble, the Columbia Collegium Musicum, and numerous independent ensembles and soloists in venues throughout the United States.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Concert | Student Recitals


Chung Yan Karen Lau, collaborative piano 8:30 PM - 10:00 PM Philippe L'esperance, tenor 8:30 PM - 10:00 PM Se Eun Yang, piano 8:30 PM - 10:00 PM
   New York City, NY; NYC
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