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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on April 2, 2019?

46 free events take place on Tuesday, April 2 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 2 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 Tuesday, April 2, 2019

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free events nyc Dixieland Jazz with the Gotham Jazzmen
free events nyc Baroque Night: Dances From The Salon Of The Duchesse Du Maine
free events nyc Artist Talk: Surreal Moments
free events nyc NATO at 70: Does the Alliance Have a Future?
free events nyc Comics, Color and 'Ben Day Dots'
        

Workshop | Morning Fitness


One hour of walking, stretching, and strengthening exercises. For a breath of fresh air, take your workouts outdoors. Parks are becoming a logical alternative environment for those who want to add variety to their workouts, or who just don't like the gym. And, it's an affordable way to increase physical activity opportunities, because there's nothing special to build. Exercise with a view, in natural sunlight, with green scenery all around bestows health benefits that can’t be found indoors. Scientific studies have shown that the pleasure of being outdoors for example gives your brain, psyche, and immune system an extra boost. Led by trained professionals, and suitable for all levels. Wear comfortable clothing and bring water. Every Tuesday and Thursday.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 am
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Fair | Spring Health Fair


Screenings available: Blood Pressure                      Blood Sugar Cholesterol                            Fall Assessment HIV                                        Oral Cancer  Memory                                  Depression
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:30 am
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Tour | 13 tours, all City neighborhoods, any time of the day, choose one tour or many


These free tours take place at various times during the day, all day long. You can make reservations for as many tours as your schedule allows. SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn Heights + DUMBO 3 Hour Lower Manhattan Harlem Chelsea and the High Line 6 Hour Downtown Combined Greenwich Village Central Park Lower Manhattan Midtown Manhattan Grand Central Terminal Graffiti and Street Art Tours World Trade Center
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Workshop | Chinese Traditional Painting


Learn the techniques of Chinese Traditional Painting! Chinese painting is one of the oldest continuous artistic traditions in the world. Painting in the traditional style is known today in Chinese as guóhuà, meaning "national" or "native painting", as opposed to Western styles of art which became popular in China in the 20th century. Traditional painting involves essentially the same techniques as calligraphy and is done with a brush dipped in black ink or coloured pigments; oils are not used. As with calligraphy, the most popular materials on which paintings are made are paper and silk. The finished work can be mounted on scrolls, such as hanging scrolls or handscrolls. Traditional painting can also be done on album sheets, walls, lacquerware, folding screens, and other media. Please bring your own brushes; paper and ink will be provided.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Workshop | Zumba Jumpstart


A fitness dance party with upbeat Latin music of Salsa, Merengue, Hip Hop and more! Enthusiastic Instruction creates a fun community of dancers who learn new dance steps each week. Bring your friends!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 am
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Lecture | A Call to Cooperation: How College Shapes Students’ Interfaith Attitudes, Values, and Commitments


A talk focusing on how college attendance affects students’ religious understanding. With Matthew Mayhew, Ohio State University.  
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Jazz | Dixieland Jazz with the Gotham Jazzmen


The Gotham Jazzmen bring their take on Dixieland Jazz. The band features: Ed Bonoff on drums; James Collier on trombone; Lee Lorenz on cornet; Pete Sokolow on piano; Dick Waldburger on bass; Ernie Lumer on clarinet; and Bill Wurtzel on guitar.
   New York City, NY; NYC
12:00 pm
Free

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. Monday through Friday
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Workshop | Spring in Your Step Power Walk


Celebrate the change of seasons with a midday power walk routine followed by meditation and therapeutic exercises. Relieve stress, increase your energy level and reset the mind. Get active and fit in 2019!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Classical Music | Bach at Noon


The organ works of J.S. Bach (1685-1750) offered in 30-minute meditations. Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer and musician of the Baroque period. He is known for instrumental compositions such as the Brandenburg Concertos and the Goldberg Variations as well as for vocal music such as the St. Matthew Passion and the Mass in B minor. Since the 19th-century Bach has been generally regarded as one of the greatest composers of all time. "The term ‘baroque’ has been widely used since the 19th century to describe the period in Western European art music from about 1600 to 1750... Many famous composers from the first part of the baroque period came from Italy and have a link with Venice, including Claudio Monteverdi and Antonio Vivaldi. Monteverdi was born in Cremona, but moved to Venice where he was ‘maestro di capella’ at the San Marco basilica. Vivaldi was born in Venice and was one of the greatest baroque composers. It is thanks to these strong musical traditions of Venice that we have today’s music. Without Venetian church music and Monteverdi’s advances with polyphony, the great traditions of choral music in England, France, and Germany would never have developed. Without the operas written by Monteverdi, Cavalli and Vivaldi, not only would the later styles of opera never have been invented. There would be no basis for the American Musical or the German and Viennese Operetta, the Spanish Zarzuela, and even rock, pop, and contemporary music as we know it." The Venice Insider Bach at Noon concerts take place every Tuesdays through Fridays, from September 11, 2018 to May 22, 2019.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:20 pm
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Classical Music | Bach at Noon


The organ works of J.S. Bach (1685-1750) offered in 30-minute meditations. Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer and musician of the Baroque period. He is known for instrumental compositions such as the Brandenburg Concertos and the Goldberg Variations as well as for vocal music such as the St. Matthew Passion and the Mass in B minor. Since the 19th-century Bach has been generally regarded as one of the greatest composers of all time. "The term ‘baroque’ has been widely used since the 19th century to describe the period in Western European art music from about 1600 to 1750... Many famous composers from the first part of the baroque period came from Italy and have a link with Venice, including Claudio Monteverdi and Antonio Vivaldi. Monteverdi was born in Cremona, but moved to Venice where he was ‘maestro di capella’ at the San Marco basilica. Vivaldi was born in Venice and was one of the greatest baroque composers. It is thanks to these strong musical traditions of Venice that we have today’s music. Without Venetian church music and Monteverdi’s advances with polyphony, the great traditions of choral music in England, France, and Germany would never have developed. Without the operas written by Monteverdi, Cavalli and Vivaldi, not only would the later styles of opera never have been invented. There would be no basis for the American Musical or the German and Viennese Operetta, the Spanish Zarzuela, and even rock, pop, and contemporary music as we know it." The Venice Insider Bach at Noon concerts take place every Tuesdays through Fridays, from September 11, 2018 to May 22, 2019.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:20 pm
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Workshop | Public Speaking


Public speaking is an essential skill in today's workplace and a valuable ability to have to further your endeavors in whatever you're doing. A continuing series held on the first and third Tuesdays of each month, this program is led by experienced public speakers in a supportive environment. All materials for this workshop are provided. Public speaking (also called oratory or oration) is the process or act of performing a good speech to a live audience. This type of speech is deliberately structured with three general purposes: to inform, to persuade and to entertain. Public speaking is seen traditionally as part of the art of persuasion.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Talk | Taste of the Past: European Ages of Exploration


This talk, led by resident historian Fred J. Bivetto, covers a 1000-year period of European exploration leading to discovery and colonization of the Americas, with special attention to Lower Manhattan up to the Revolutionary War.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Film | Rear Window (1954): 4 Time Oscar Nominated Suspense By Alfred Hitchcock


A wheelchair-bound photographer spies on his neighbours from his apartment window and becomes convinced one of them has committed murder. 112 min. Director: Alfred Hitchcock.  Starring James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Wendell Corey. Rear Window received four Academy Award nominations and was ranked number 42 on AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies list and number 48 on the 10th-anniversary edition, and in 1997 was added to the United States National Film Registry in the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Tour | Heart of the Park Tour


Walk straight through the heart of Central Park on this east-to-west tour led by guides. Enjoy a great variety of the scenic, sculptural, and ar chitectural elements the Park has to offer. Visit some of the Park's most famous landmarks, including Conservatory Water, Loeb Boathouse, Bethesda Terrace, Bow Bridge, Cherry Hill, The Lake, and Strawberry Fields.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Talk | Global Outlook, Strategic Challenges


A lecture addressing the near-term balance of three forces -- domestic resilience, external headwinds, financial turbulence -- for prospects for the global economy. It will place this discussion against the backdrop of the interrelated strategic challenges of productivity growth and inequality. With: Catherine Mann, Global Chief Economist at Citigroup
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:10 pm
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Film | A Matter Of Life And Death (1946): Wartime Aviator On Celestial Court


A British wartime aviator who cheats death must argue for his life before a celestial court. 104 min. Directors: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger. Starring David Niven, Kim Hunter, Robert Coote. The film was originally released in the United States under the title Stairway to Heaven, which derived from the film's most prominent special effect: a broad escalator linking Earth to the afterlife. In 1999, A Matter of Life and Death placed 20th on the British Film Institute's list of Best 100 British films.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:30 pm
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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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5:30 pm
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Opening Reception | 2019 International Portfolio Competition Winners Together With Solo Shows


Soho Photo Gallery's panel of jurors for the 2019 International Portfolio Competition winners selected three portfolios for exhibition. There were 117 portfolios submitted consisting of 1,944 images. The portfolios came from 29 states and nine countries. Each portfolio will be on exhibit for one month. Erika Masterson will exhibit this month and Ruth Lauer-Menenti and Allison Nichols will show in May. The other solo shows will be: David Aimone, Shades of Verdancy; Audrey Bernstein, Portrayal; Kenneth Hoffman, Vietnam Photographs and Commentaries; Jake Lambroza, Behind the Glass Wall; Neil O. Lawner, Semana Santa: The Holy Week in Mexico; Bob Leonard, Reinventions.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Film | I Am Not Your Negro (2017): Oscar-Nominated Documentary


Haitian filmmaker Raoul Peck's brilliant documentary on racism in America is an essential work for our era, drawing a clear line from the Civil Rights struggle to today's Black Lives Matter movement via the thought of James Baldwin, one of the most lucid, fearless American thinkers on race (and many other matters). 93 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Author Reading | Liberalism and Identity Politics: Puerto Rican Community Organizations and Collective Action in New York City


A recollection and analysis of the role of ethnic identity in Puerto Rican politics in New York City between 1960 and 1990. This book illustrates how Puerto Ricans in New York City sought equality through a politics of difference committed to the realization of democratic norms and values. With author: José E. Cruz
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Author Reading | Uneven Centuries: Turkey’s Experience with Economic Development Since 1820


Author Şevket Pamuk is Professor of Economics and Economic History at Boğaziçi (Bosphorus) University, Istanbul. He graduated from Yale University and obtained his PhD in Economics at University of California, Berkeley.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Dance Performance | Baroque Night: Dances From The Salon Of The Duchesse Du Maine


Louise Bénédicte de Bourbon (1676–1753) was the daughter of Henri Jules de Bourbon and Anne Henriette of Bavaria. As a member of the reigning House of Bourbon, she was a princesse du sang. Her arranged marriage to the Duc du Maine (legitimized son of Louis XIV and Madame de Montespan) was not a happy one. However, he did not interfere with her revels in politics and the arts, and her popular salon at the Hotel du Maine as well as at the Château de Sceaux. In fact, the Duchess du Maine was known as a legendary insomniac and renowned for her nocturnal fêtes at Sceaux. Her “court” was the opposite of that of Louis XIV. He was the sun, she was the moon. Upon his death, his wishes for the regency were not carried out and she was involved in a plot to overthrow the ruling royals. Catherine Turocy will present a power-point lecture emphasizing the artistic side of the duchesse as a background to the dances to be demonstrated by The New York Baroque Dance Company members Caroline Copeland and Roberto Lara. These dances include both social dances of the ball and dances to Nicolas Bernier’s music for Apollon, Comus et La Nuit, a work presented at one of the evening entertainments at Sceaux. The New York Baroque Dance Company produces "historically accurate" performances and also "reinterprets Baroque choreography." More than thirty opera productions have been commissioned for the NYBDC around the world. Productions include period costumes and masks.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
Free

Discussion | From Plaza Mayor to Washington Square: Spanish Republican Exiles at NYU


Eighty years ago almost to the day (April 1, 1939), the Spanish Civil War was officially declared over. One of its many tragic outcomes was the exile of as many as 500,000 people. Some of those fleeing would die during the exodus, or shortly after like Antonio Machado. Others, like Jorge Semprún, would survive only to be sent later on to Nazi concentration camps. Many others did their best to start new lives in France, North Africa or the Americas, almost always dreaming of someday returning to a free Spain. In places like Chile, Mexico, Cuba or Argentina, the contributions made by these Spanish Republican exiles to the eventual defeat of fascism, and to the cultures and economies of their adopted countries, are relatively well known. Fewer people are aware, however, of the remarkable legacy left by the Spanish Republican exiles in the United States. In these two roundtable discussions, they will talk about this legacy, focusing on the impact that the exiles had on the intellectual life of New York University and, more specifically, on how they influenced the study of Spanish art, culture and history at the university. Participants: -- María Dueñas (Visiting author) -- James D. Fernández (NYU, FAS) -- Juan José Herrera de la Muela (Consulate General of Spain in New York) -- Alexander Nagel (NYU, IFA) -- Edward Sullivan (NYU, IFA) -- Marisol Tellería
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Slide Lecture | Soirée Baroque: Dances from the Salon of the Duchesse du Maine


Louise Bénédicte de Bourbon (1676–1753) was the daughter of Henri Jules de Bourbon and Anne Henriette of Bavaria. As a member of the reigning House of Bourbon, she was a princesse du sang. Her arranged marriage to the Duc du Maine (legitimized son of Louis XIV and Madame de Montespan) was not a happy one. However, he did not interfere with her revels in politics and the arts, and her popular salon at the Hotel du Maine as well as at the Château de Sceaux. Catherine Turocy will present a power-point lecture emphasizing the artistic side of the duchesse as a background to the dances to be demonstrated by The New York Baroque Dance Company members Caroline Copeland and Roberto Lara. These dances include both social dances of the ball and dances to Nicolas Bernier’s music for Apollon, Comus et La Nuit, a work presented at one of the evening entertainments at Sceaux.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Classical Music | Solo Violin Works By Contemporary Composers


Acclaimed violinist Rebecca Fischer presents a program of solo violin works by seven contemporary composers, two of which were written expressly for her. Praised for her “beautiful tone and nuanced phrasing” (Boston Musical Intelligencer), Fischer is a highly sought-after musician, having served as first violinist of the Chiara String Quartet for 18 years. Program Gabriela Lena Frank VII. Luciérnagas Fireflies (2017) Lisa Bielawa One Atom of Faith (2016) Paola Prestini For Becca (2016) Jessie Montgomery Rhapsody No. 1 (2014) Shih-Hui Chen Returning Souls (2013) Missy Mazzoli Dissolve, O my Heart (2010) Suzanne Farrin Time is a Cage (2007) Admission is on a first-come, first-served basis, and doors open at 5:30 p.m. No tickets required.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Lecture | The Influence of Jewish Food on Israeli Cuisine


Why has gefilte fish, herring and bagels virtually disappeared from the new Israeli cuisine ? What foods did Jews living in holy cities like Jerusalem, Safed and Tiberias in the 19th century eat? Why do you find couscous and hummus in almost every home in Israel?    The State of Israel is a young country situated in a geo-cultural space with a rich and conflict-filled history. The kitchens brought by Jewish immigrants from different communities around the world are one of the main influences of the new Israeli cuisine. This is  a fascinating journey to discuss how historical, social, and political factors shaped the culture of  the current Israeli cuisine led by, Ronit Vered, a researcher of food culture, journalist, and author of food and travel books.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Lecture | What Does the Language of Crisis Tell Us About the Contemporary World?


Should a difference be made between a world of crises and a world in crisis? This lecture will be based on a series of empirical studies conducted in the past decade in an attempt to define a method for a critical theory of crisis. The ubiquity of the language of crisis today tells us something about the actuality and the imaginary of contemporary societies. One can regard it literally as a sign of our times: it signals something important about the present. Yet, we cannot take for granted this representation of our world. Speaker Didier Fassin is James D. Wolfensohn Professor of Social Science at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton and a Director of Studies at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales in Paris.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Discussion |
What's New in My Studio?: Artists on Their Work


Jerelyn Hanrahan, Alexandra Rutsch Brock, Rick Prol and J.C. Rice will discuss what's currently going on in their studios and their history. Barry Kostrinsky organized and will moderate this panel for the Artists Talk on Art Series.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
$10 suggested donation

Author Reading | Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland


From award-winning New Yorker staff writer Patrick Radden Keefe, a stunning, intricate narrative about a notorious killing in Northern Ireland and its devastating repercussions In December 1972, Jean McConville, a thirty-eight-year-old mother of ten, was dragged from her Belfast home by masked intruders, her children clinging to her legs. They never saw her again. Her abduction was one of the most notorious episodes of the vicious conflict known as The Troubles. Everyone in the neighborhood knew the I.R.A. was responsible. But in a climate of fear and paranoia, no one would speak of it. In 2003, five years after an accord brought an uneasy peace to Northern Ireland, a set of human bones was discovered on a beach.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Screening | Documentary: The Rock and the Star (2011): Brazilian Jewish History


The result of the decades of research, this documentary tells the story of the first Jewish colony in the Americas, in Recife, Brazil, at the time of and after the Inquisition. Part of this film traces the history of the Jews from Recife to the Port of New Amsterdam, where 23 of them arrived in 1654 to establish the first Jewish community in North America. 84 min. Director: Katia Mesel. Katia Mesel is a Brazilian filmmaker and graphic artist with international awards. She has contributed more than 300 works since 1960s until now.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Park Walk | Park Tour: From Freight to Flowers


Hear the story behind New York City's park in the sky. Guided 75-minute walking tours led by knowledgeable volunteer guides will offer you an insider's perspective on the park's history, design, and landscape. Every Tuesday.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Author Reading | Dressing on the Side: Debunking Diet Myths


Jaclyn London, the Nutrition Director of Good Housekeeping, discusses her book in which she debunks the diet myths and mental blocks that keep us from reaching our health and weight-loss goals. Her book is filled with accessible information, simple strategies, and practical application of scientific research.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Book Discussion | Goodbye to Tenth Street: Novel on the New York Art Scene


An evening in celebration of Goodbye to Tenth Street, the final book—and first novel—by critic, art historian, and beloved Artists Space founder Irving Sandler. Based on his experience in the New York art world, from the death of Jackson Pollock in 1956 to the emergence of Andy Warhol in 1962, Sandler invents a tight-knit community of artists, critics, curators, and gallery owners, where connections are forged and betrayed, ideologies clash, and relationships blossom and implode at dizzying speed. With the arrival of Pop Art as the newest avant-garde, Sandler reveals shifting attitudes in the art world, and in particular, the conflict between different generations of artists and the necessity of periodic upheavals to sustain art's relevance. Sandler's novel offers an intimate view into the personalities and events that colored this period of American art history.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Author Reading | How We Fight White Supremacy: A Field Guide to Black Resistance


Many of us are facing unprecedented attacks on our democracy, our privacy, and our hard-won civil rights. If you’re Black in the US, this is not new. As Colorlines editors Akiba Solomon and Kenrya Rankin show, Black Americans subvert and resist life-threatening forces as a matter of course.  In How We Fight White Supremacy: A Field Guide to Black Resistance, leading organizers, artists, journalists, comedians, and filmmakers offer wisdom on how they fight White supremacy. It’s a must-read for anyone new to resistance work, and for the next generation of leaders building a better future. 
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Author Reading | The American Agent: A Maisie Dobbs Novel


Jacqueline Winspear's protagonist Maisie Dobbs is no stranger to war; she lived through the horror of World War I and now finds herself balancing WWII with more immediate issues: an investigation into a dangerous case and the adoption of a young evacuee. Award-winner Winspear will discuss latest in the Maisie Dobbs series.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Talk | Artist Talk: Distance and Perception in the Wake of Climate Change


In conjunction with her exhibition I Can Drink the Distance, artist Torkwase Dyson will deliver a free, public lecture about her work. Dyson, the Spring 2019 Robert Gwathmey Chair in Architecture and Art, was born in Chicago, Illinois, and spent her developmental years between North Carolina and Mississippi. Traversing these regions helped her develop a fundamental sensitivity towards urban development, southern landscape, and black spatial justice. During her years at Tougaloo College, where she majored in sociology and double minored in social work and fine art, she began to examine the spatial dynamics of black history and how these histories were connected geographically.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Talk | Artist Talk: Surreal Moments


Mixing the everyday with a touch of the fantastical, Brooke DiDonato's photographs create surreal moments when people are obscured, subsumed or lost in the environments around them. DiDonato is a positive role model for young women. Her work has been exhibited in New York City, London, Canada and Germany and her clients include Adobe Systems, HUAWEI, Refinery 29, The New Yorker and Penguin Books.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
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Lecture | Capitalocene, Waste, Race and Gender


Neoliberal capitalism produces waste—11 million tons a day according to the World Bank—and fabricates humans as waste. Studies have shown that waste disposal is racially distributed across the world: tons are shipped to the Global South adding to pollution of the soil and to health problems. The world of neoliberalism requires cleaning spaces—offices, banks, hotels, airports—for it to function.  It leads to a new division between clean/dirty: who has the right to green spaces, clean streets, clean water, spaces for rest, and who is denied these rights. Françoise Vergès will look at these accelerated transformations and analyze their gender, race and class combinations. Speaker Françoise Vergès is an antiracist decolonial feminist, a curator, and a writer. She has published on Frantz Fanon, Aimé Césaire, the ambiguities of abolitionism, colonial and postcolonial psychiatry, slavery remembrance, the processes of creolization in the Indian Ocean, and new forms of colonization and racialization.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Slide Lecture | Comics, Color and 'Ben Day Dots'


"Roy Lichtenstein’s success story began when he painted enlarged versions of comic book images in the 1960s, including their colored dots —which he famously called “Ben Day dots.” Scholars of both Lichtenstein and comics have previously failed to discover how and why the comics’ original colors and dots were created. Beyond color, the dots also have a surprising part to play in the wider history of the medium." Speaker Guy Lawley will share his own new research, with vivid examples from the newspaper strips of the 1890s to the 1930s—when comic books abandoned genuine Ben Day dots for faster cheaper methods—and onward.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
Free

Dance Performance | Dance Works-in-Progress


A program of non-curated shared showings of experimentation and work-in-progress, for artists at all stages of their development. The events are centered around an audience discussion moderated by a Movement Research Artist-in-Residence or an occasional guest, where we will experiment with different feedback methods to support and inform the artists’ process. Featuring: Natalie Black julia de la torre S.M. Skier moderator: André Daughtry
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
$3 suggested donation

Workshop | Introduction to Meditation


This is an introductory meditation classes were featured in New York Magazine’s top picks (4 stars). Each session is intended to stand alone, attendence at previous sessions is not required. Room is set up with both meditation floor mats and traditional western chairs with back support. No special clothing or equipment is necessary.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
$10 suggested donation

Discussion | NATO at 70: Does the Alliance Have a Future?


Commemorating the 70th anniversary of the treaty’s signing, former U.S. Ambassador to NATO R. Nicholas Burns and former Deputy Secretary General of NATO Alexander Vershbow will discuss the current state of NATO and shed some light on the Alliance’s uncertain future.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
Free

Comedy Club | No Name's Super Storytellaz Edition


New York's best established and emerging authors and storytellers.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Master Class | Percussion


Jonathan Singer, xylophone; Jonathan Haas, percussion. Jonathan Haas is an American orchestral timpanist. The New York Times wrote: "Wherever one finds a percussion instrument waiting to be rubbed, shook, struck or strummed, he is probably nearby, ready to fulfill his duties with consummate expertise ... he is a masterful percussionist." He has been profiled and reviewed over the years in the Los Angeles Times, Seattle Post Intelligencer, Sydney Morning Herald, and more. Percussionist Jonathan Singer has been praised for his "superb four-mallet technique" (New York Times) and described as an "artistic assault on the sensory order of nitrous oxide." His solo appearances include performances with the Detroit Symphony and Grammy-winning Nighthawks. As the leader of the Brooklyn-based novelty band, Xylopholks, Singer has performed across the United States, India, Japan, Brazil, and Canada and on the stages of Alice Tully Hall, City Center, 92nd Y, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Workshop | Stargazing in the City


Take a romantic walk along the park and a chance to take a closer look at the stars. Peer through high-powered telescopes provided by the knowledgeable members of the Amateur Astronomers Association of New York to see rare celestial sights. In the event of rain, the event will be cancelled. Every Tuesday.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Classical Music | Works by Mozart, Dvorak and More

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