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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on April 18, 2018?

51 free events take place on Wednesday, April 18 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 18 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 18, 2018

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free events nyc Lord Byron's daughter, the first computer programmer
free events nyc Chanoch Ze'evi's Hitler's Children (2011): Descended from Nazis
free events nyc Metropolitan Opera mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe in conversation
free events nyc Fired FBI Director James Comey signs copies of his book A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership
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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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Tour | The Body: Fashion and Physique: Guided Tour of the Exhibition


The Body: Fashion and Physique explores the complex history of the “perfect” body in fashion. Full hips, narrow hips, feminine waists, and boyish frames have each, at different times, been hailed as the pinnacle of beauty. This exhibition explores the cultural impact of this shifting ideal, as well as the contemporary movement toward greater inclusiveness.
   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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Master Class | Aria by Verdi, Gounod, Bizet, Bellini and Puccini...


Operatic arias by Verdi, Gounod, Bizet, Bellini and Puccini, performed by voice students together with their peers from the collaborative piano department Featuring pianist Ken Noda, 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.
   New York City, NY; NYC
11:00 am
Free

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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Film | Archie Mayo's The Petrified Forest (1936): Diner Drama


Stars: Leslie Howard, Humphrey Bogart, Bette Davis. A waitress, a hobo and a bank robber get mixed up at a lonely diner in the desert. 82 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:15 am
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Workshop | Learn Juggling in the Park


Test your coordination and dexterity with juggling lessons in the park. All skill levels are welcome to join in the fun. Equipment is provided.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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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 | You Say You Want a Revolution: Remembering the 60s: Guided Tour of the Exhibition


A docent-led tour of items on display, drawn exclusively from the Library’s collections, exploring the breadth and significance of this pivotal era. The tour last approximately 45 minutes and covers highlights of the show.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 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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Classical Music | Juilliard Chamber Ensembles


Juilliard students share their talent with the community in this free, hour-long, lunchtime concert.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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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
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Classical Music | Piano Works by Gershwin, Villa-Lobos, Chopin, Handel, and Beethoven


Program: George Frederic Handel: Keyboard Suite #5 in E Major, HWV 430 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata #15 in D Major, “Pastoral,” Op. 28 Frederic Chopin: Nocturne No. 13 in C Minor, Op. 48, No. 1 George Gershwin: Three Preludes Heitor Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4, W264, 424 Student recital: Thomas Nielsen, piano
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Workshop | French Class for Beginners


Whether you want to learn key words and phrases for travel or build up fluency for school and work, these beginner-classes resources will make learning French practical, easy, and fun.
   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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Film | John Patrick Shanley's Doubt (2008): Did He or Didn't He?


Stars: Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams. A Catholic school principal questions a priest's ambiguous relationship with a troubled young student. 104 min.
   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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Lecture | Lord Byron's daughter, the first computer programmer


The start of automatic computation is routinely traced to the 19th century and Charles Babbage’s ambitious designs for his vast but unrealised mechanical calculating engines. Ada, Countess of Lovelace (1815-1852) is famous for a paper published in 1843, which described the Analytical Engine -- Charles Babbage’s unbuilt general-purpose computer. The paper is often called often called “the first computer programme” as in that paper a detailed description of Babbage’s machine was accompanied by a table which illustrated how the device might compute so called "Bernoulli numbers". Lovelace has been celebrated in a number of biographies which focus more on her famous father (the poet Lord Byron), her relationship with her mother, and her tragically short life, than her mathematical and scientific contribution. Speaker: Professor Ursula Martin, who is a member of the Mathematical Institute in the University of Oxford, where she works on a variety of projects at the intersection of mathematics and computer science.
   New York City, NY; NYC
3:00 pm
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Workshop | Old Books, Rare Books: Learning About the Value of Your Books


Learn what you need to know before buying or selling an old book. In this class, you will examine an old book, look to see who else owns a copy, and review the sale records and current booksellers’ catalogs to learn about its value. Along the way attendees will learn about the tools and resources that the antiquarian community uses to value a book.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Tour | You Say You Want a Revolution: Remembering the 60s: Guided Tour of the Exhibition


A docent-led tour of items on display, drawn exclusively from the Library’s collections, exploring the breadth and significance of this pivotal era. The tour last approximately 45 minutes and covers highlights of the show.
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3:30 pm
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Discussion | Brazil at a New Crossroads: Political Outlook Before the 2018 Elections


A discussion with David Fleischer of the University of Brasilia and Mauricio Font of the Bildner Center for Western Hemisphere Studies.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Concert | College Recitals


Piano Performance Forum Recital 4:00PM Colin Benton, Tuba 4:00PM Szu Ting Chen, Double Bass 6:00PM Sonatenabend 6:00PM Joseph Levi Jones, Bassoon 8:00PM
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Lecture | Genealogies of Rape


Speaker María Pía Lara, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Mexico City teaches moral and political philosophy. She is a renowned and influential public intellectual and has published many articles on the subjects of critical theory, moral philosophy, and politics. She is the author of Narrating Evil: A Postmetaphysical Theory of Reflective Judgment and Moral Textures and the editor of Rethinking Evil.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Film | George Clooney's Suburbicon (2017): Less-Than-Ideal 1950s


Stars: Matt Damon, Julianne Moore, Oscar Isaac. As a 1950s suburban community self-destructs, a home invasion has sinister consequences for one seemingly normal family. 105 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Concert | Student Recitals


4:00 PM - 6:00 PM Chamber Music Concert III 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM Elizabeth Beck, violin 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM Freshman Vocal Recital 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM MSM Musical Theatre Lab: Broadway Babies
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Book Discussion | Harlem Heights Book Group: Joe Turner's Come and Gone


Discuss the book by August Wilson.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:30 pm
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Opening Reception | 50's New York: Paintings by Jane Freilicher


A debut exhibition of paintings by Jane Freilicher (1924-2014), whose estate the gallery now represents. The presentation is the first to focus on Freilicher’s paintings from the 1950's; a body of work that critic Fairfield Porter termed “traditional and radical.” It includes early still lifes, portraits and the studio views that elucidate her characteristically deft balance of interior and exterior.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Opening Reception | The Hare Is Metaphor: Sculpture by Barry Flanagan


An exhibition of sculpture by Barry Flanagan (1941 - 2009). The presentation brings together a selection of the artist’s iconic bronze hares from the 1980's - 90's alongside his lesser-known works made with rope, sand, cloth, stone, ceramics and light as a sculptural component (largely from the 1960's - 70's). A series of small paper collages, drawings, prints and film are also included.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Lecture | Emma Goldman’s Struggles for Utopia: Feminism and Ambivalence


Emma Goldman was a lifelong believer in anarchist revolution and the utopian ways of living that such revolution would surely inaugurate. As an anarchist, activist, and theorist, Goldman maintained that sexual freedom was central to revolution, and that unchosen authority of any kind was counterrevolutionary. Yet for all her fervent certainties, Goldman’s articulation of the means to bring about anarchist utopia was shot through with political ambivalence: about gender, race and sexuality. Speaker Clare Hemmings, professor of feminist theory at the London School of Economics, invites us to consider Goldman’s conflicting views as a means to think through current dilemmas and power relations, or indeed to have a glimpse of utopia ourselves.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
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Lecture | From Brooklyn to Puerto Rico: A Just Recovery


Celebrate Earth Day 2018 by standing in solidarity with Puerto Rico and other communities impacted by the unprecedented damages of the 2017 hurricane season. Recent events including Hurricanes Sandy, Harvey, and Maria revealed the dangers of disaster capitalism and the ineptitude of the US government to serve the needs of vulnerable communities. Featured speaker Elizabeth Yeampierre, Executive Director of UPROSE, will look back at the root causes of these natural and man-made climate justice disasters and share the people-to-people Just Recovery model emerging in Puerto Rico and all over the United States.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Book Discussion | Library Book Group: Dollbaby


Discuss the book by Laura Lane McMeal.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Workshop | Navigating the New World of Work


Because of today’s changing work landscape, there has been major shift in the traditional ways we work. While some jobs have been eliminated, other jobs and industries are being created. Therefore, it has never been more important to understand where these shifts are coming from, and the newly created job opportunities and titles. Identifying your individual skills, where you want to use them, and how to position yourself in today’s workplace is key to creating career success. Whether you are searching for a new career, reinventing your current one, or breaking into your first job, this workshop will match important aspects of “who you are” with compatible career choice. Eileen Sharaga discusses how to identify and package what is unique about you, and how to differentiate yourself in the marketplace.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Film | Chanoch Ze'evi's Hitler's Children (2011): Descended from Nazis


A look into the lives of the descendants of the top Nazi officials who worked under Hitler's command. 59 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:15 pm
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Opening Reception | Hungarian Victims of the Holocaust: stories of struggle and survival in photographs


The Holocaust is a tragedy of multiple nations. Hungary had lost over 500 thousand souls in the Shoah, and many others were forced to escape. Photographer Ildi Hermann reached out to Hungarian Jewish Holocaust survivors living in today’s New York and their descendants. Through their eyes, her exhibition sheds light on the darkest days of history and the losses suffered individually, as families, as communities, and as a nation. Meet the artist at the opening night of the exhibition, light a candle for the victims and celebrate the survivors who bravely fought the evils of history.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:30 pm
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Author Reading | Jeff Goodell discusses his book The Water Will Come: Rising Seas, Sinking Cities, and the Remaking of the Civilized World


Jeff Goodell combines science writing and first-person journalism to illustrate a climate crisis as it unfolds. From small island communities to some of the largest cities in the world, populations will be forced into migration as the land shrinks and coastlines disappear. As ice sheets melt and the Earth gets warmer, we move closer to the brink of large-scale disaster — possibly before the end of the century.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:30 pm
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Author Reading | Julia van Haaften discusses her book Berenice Abbott: A Life in Photography


Julia van Haaften, founding curator of the Library’s photography collection, returns to discuss a comprehensive biography of the iconic 20th-century American photographer.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Discussion | Metropolitan Opera mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe in conversation


Opera expert Fred Plotkin interviews mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe about the world of Italian opera and beyond. Blythe has been perorming annually wth the Metropolitan Opera since her debut with the company in 1995. She has also performed with the Deutsche Oper Berlin, the Royal Opera, London, the Opéra National de Paris, and many more.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:30 pm
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Lecture | Performing Archaeology: The 1906-07 Pageants of Carthage and a Vision of Empire


The pageants or fêtes de Carthage held in 1906 and 1907 were many things: a celebration of recent archaeological finds in the protectorate of Tunisia, including the Roman theatre in which they were held; an assertion of France’s place in a lineage of imperial conquest extending back over two millennia; and a demonstration of the cultural prowess of the members of the settler community who conceived and organized them. Not least, they were multimedia extravaganzas, including recitations of poems composed for the occasion, excerpts from operas, and in 1907 two specially written plays; there was even a special competition for the pageant poster. The talk will examine the Carthage pageants as self-conscious representations in which the medium – or rather media, several layers of text and commentary enfolded first in the events themselves and then within official accounts – offered a vision of a mutually productive relationship between archaeology and empire. Speaker Daniel J. Sherman is Lineberger Distinguished Professor of Art History and History at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Author Reading | Writers Read: Valeria Luiselli / Mónica Teresa Ortiz


An evening of readings and conversation by renowned authors Valeria Luiselli and Mónica Teresa Ortiz, around the politics of borders and belonging. Valeria Luiselli was born in Mexico City in 1983 and grew up in South Africa. A novelist (Faces in the Crowd and The Story of My Teeth) and essayist (Sidewalks and Tell Me How It Ends), her work has been translated into many languages. Mónica Teresa Ortiz was born and raised in Texas. Her first poetry collection, muted blood, is forthcoming from Black Radish Books in summer 2018.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Book Signing | Fired FBI Director James Comey signs copies of his book A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership


James Comey shares his never-before-told experiences from some of the highest-stakes situations of his career in the past two decades of American government, exploring what good, ethical leadership looks like, and how it drives sound decisions. His journey provides an unprecedented entry into the corridors of power, and a remarkable lesson in what makes an effective leader. Restrictions apply. Call store for details.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
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Author Reading | I Am No Bird: An Evening of Fiction


National Poetry Slam Champion, Elizabeth Acevedo will read from her debut novel, The Poet X, accompanied by readings from PEN Open Book Award nominee Jade Sharma, and 2017 Prairie Schooner Prize Winner Sara Batkie.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Author Reading | Jesse Andrews reads from his book Munmun


In an alternate reality a lot like our world, every person’s physical size is directly proportional to their wealth. The poorest of the poor are the size of rats, and billionaires are the size of skyscrapers.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Author Reading | Patrick Desbois discusses his book In Broad Daylight: The Secret Procedures Behind the Holocaust by Bullets


Father Patrick Desbois documented for the first time the murder of 1.5 million Jews in Ukraine during World War II, based on wartime documents, interviews with locals, and the application of modern forensic practices on long-hidden gravesites. Nearly a decade of further work later, Desbois, Founder and President of Yahad-In Unum, has assembled in his new book, a chilling account of how, concretely, these events took place in village after village, from the selection of the date to the twenty-four-hour period in which the mass murders unfolded.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Author Reading | Steven Hartov reads from his book The Soul of a Thief


As the end of World War II nears, a young German soldier concealing his Jewish heritage plots an escape from his commander and the war – and plans to bring his commander’s mistress with him. Shtefan Brandt, adjutant to a colonel of the Waffen SS, has made it through the war so far in spite of his commander’s habit of bringing his staff into battle and in spite of the heritage that he has so far managed to conceal. Instead, his growing interest in his commander’s mistress may be the end of him, were Colonel Erich Himmel to notice.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Book Discussion | Upper Eastside Fiction Reading Group: Idaho


Discuss the book by Emily Ruskovich.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Lecture | Astrobiology: Life on Other Worlds -- Plus Stargazing


Although we’ve yet to find life beyond Earth, we continue to search for it every single day. But, what exactly are we searching for? And since the universe is so big, where should we look first? Find out in this presentation by Jaclyn Avidon, former Board member of the Amateur Astronomers Association of New York and NASA Fellow. 7:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Lecture 8:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Skygazing on the rooftop (weather permitting). Feel free to bring your own telescopes or binoculars to set up next to the experts.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:30 pm
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Concert | The Mivos Quartet: Composers Concert


World premiere string quartets by graduate composers.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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