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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on April 13, 2019?

37 free events take place on Saturday, April 13 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 13 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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37 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Saturday, April 13, 2019

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free events nyc New Amsterdam and the Evolution of New York
free events nyc Shakespeare for Everyone: Twelfth Night, or What You Will
free events nyc Documentary: Kaddish: Stories Shaping A Jewish Child's Life
free events nyc It's Mutual! A Charlie Chaplin 130th Birthday Tribute
free events nyc My Friend Victoria (2014): In Search of a Memory
free events nyc New Voices of Drama Festival: Pony Up / Plain Brown Box
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Lesson | Adult mental health first aid course


This course teaches participants a five-step action plan to help someone 18 years or older who is displaying signs of mental illness or emotional crisis. Why take Mental Health First Aid? Learn how to identify signs and symptoms of anxiety, depression, and other mental illnesses. 1 in 5 Adults experience mental illness in a given year. 8% of NYC public school students report attempting suicide. Receive a nationally recognized certification upon completion of the course.
   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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Conference | Mobilizations and Migrations


However the international order is characterized, it is clear that various forms of internationalism are in distress. These are at work both in producing violent conflagration and in generating moving populations across the globe (migrant labor, refugees, asylum seekers, exiles, emigres, etc.). How, then, can internationalism be thought and articulated anew? How can it productively and creatively address various modes of encounter and representation? How can it build on radical genealogies of international solidarity in ways that interlink vital discussions of borders and walls with the systemic relations of racial capitalism and its spatial fixes in the current conjuncture? The conference will bring together activist scholars/scholarly activists from across the disciplines and beyond in order to figure new dimensions of mobilization as and from migrations. The focus on movement and movements offers the possibility of constructive dialogue on specific spatial constellations in the present that does not lose sight of their historical constituents and political differences yet is willing to meet the challenge of their articulation.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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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 Saturday.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Fair | Street Fair


Free fun for the whole family, including arts, crafts, antiques, plants, entertainment, games, and more.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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City Walk | Williamsburg Bridge, Bedford Avenue and Prospect Park Walk


Moderate walking, some hills, about five to six hours. Take a few block look at the changing face of the “Lower East Side” before going over the century old Williamsburg Bridge (1903). In Williamsburg, visit the George Washington statue and pass Peter Lugar’s Restaurant on our way down Bedford Avenue to the Brooklyn Museum and Prospect Park. Bring lunch, water, binoculars or a camera with an optical zoom lens. Rain or shine.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Film | Let’s Measure Up, France! (1969): African Women in Paris


A group of women from Côte d'Ivoire travel to Paris, where Ivorian men have gone to work for management jobs. The men left their female compatriots alone thus forcing them to take their destiny into their own hands. Director: Désiré Ecaré Stars: Frédérique Andrew, Guy d'Avout, Fabienne Fabre 59 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 am
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City Walk | Saunter Stretch Walk


Start tuning up for the epic 32-mile walk, The Great Saunter. Walk the first part of the route, about 12 miles and 5 hours. Pack a lunch and water.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 am
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Workshop | Tai Chi to the People


A walk-in tai chi class with a curriculum tested at the Tai Chi World Cup. Breathwork, visualization, and body-mechanics unite in this unique evolution of the tai chi system that gives practitioners something tangible to take with them in every class. Taught by former US Tai Chi Push Hands Team captain and World Cup silver medalist Jan Lucanus. 
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 am
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Festival | All Power to All People: Opening Festivities


Be the first to see All Power to All People, a larger-than-life outdoor steel sculpture by artist Hank Willis Thomas that celebrates cultural identities in the African diaspora. The installation will stand as a powerful symbol on the streets of Harlem. There will be family fun, food and items from the African diaspora for sale, and Teranga will be open. The DJ for the day is Rich Medina.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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City Walk | New Amsterdam and the Evolution of New York


Before there was New York, there was a sleepy outpost of the Dutch West India Company called Nieuw Amsterdam. The entirety of the colony that was New Amsterdam--which eventually evolved into one of the world's greatest cities--could be found south of Wall Street. Participants will walk through what is now known as the Financial District, discuss the Dutch origins in New Amsterdam, their relationship with the indigenous Lenape tribe, the transition from Dutch trading outpost to English colony to the (temporary) capital of a new independent nation, and much more.
   New York City, NY; NYC
11:00 am
Free

Film | The Absent-Minded Professor (1961): Anti-Gravity Antics with Fred MacMurray and Keenan Wynn


A college professor invents an anti-gravity substance which a corrupt businessman wants for himself. Director: Robert Stevenson Stars: Fred MacMurray, Nancy Olson, Keenan Wynn 92 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Film | The Story of a Three-Day Pass (1968): Black GI Loves French Shop Clerk


Turner, a Black G.I. stationed in France, is given a three-day pass as a reward for his loyal service. On his first night in a nightclub, he meets French shop clerk Miriam, and the two develop a romance as they spend the weekend together, exploring the northern towns and beaches. A complex situation for Turner, the love affair is met with prejudice, racial taboos and an impending departure. Director: Melvin Van Peebles Stars: Harry Baird, Pierre Doris, Christian Marin 80 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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City Walk | Historic Greenwich Village Tour: Beats, Bohemians, and Icons from the 1950's to Today


Bob Dylan, Richard Pryor, Edgar Allen Poe, Jane Jacobs, James Baldwin, Jack Kerouac, Dave Attell, Patti Smith, Joan Baez, and Truman Capote are just a few of the thousands of accomplished artists, writers, radicals, and performers who made their way through Greenwich Village. This tour, primarily focusing on the 1950s onward, visits the hangouts that have defined legendary people and the spirit of this iconic neighborhood.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Festival | 30th Anniversary Book Fair


MFA Photography, Video and Related Media welcomes the public to a community celebration of 30 years of photographic practice and the art of bookmaking with its 30th Anniversary Book Fair. Featuring the work of alumni, faculty, students and close department friends, the program is holding a three-day event, inviting visitors to explore a history of published works on display and for sale, accompanied by a series of panel discussions. Each element of the fair exemplifies the history of higher education, fine art photography, and the exciting future of the artist book.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Gallery Talk | Made in New York City: The Business of Folk Art: Exhibition Tour


Folk art has flourished in the heart of New York City since the eighteenth century, contrary to popular belief that it was a rural genre that reflected local tastes, traditions, and needs. Around 100 works of art by self-taught artists tell the story about New York City as the center of America’s financial and commercial world from two perspectives simultaneously: “The Art of Business” portrays the people and places that were part of the city’s thrumming commercial life, and “The Business of Art” highlights the diverse mediums and formats used by the artists, artisans, and manufacturers. This tour of the exhibition is conducted by museum gallery guides.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Staged Reading | Shakespeare for Everyone: Twelfth Night, or What You Will


Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night centers around the twins Viola and Sebastian who are separated in a shipwreck, each fearing the other lost to the sea. Viola falls in love with Duke Orsino, who in turn is in love with the Countess Olivia. Upon meeting Viola, Countess Olivia falls in love with her thinking she is a man. Meanwhile, Sebastian has been rescued by Antonio, a sea captain who previously fought against Orsino, who accompanies him to the island of Illyria, despite the danger. Confusion over Sebastian’s identity – and exactly who is promised to whom – soon follows in this romantic comedy. The Shakespeare readings are set up to make Shakespeare accessible. The readings are usually without rehearsal, but they are on-your-feet Instant staged readings where the actors move around as much as they feel comfortable.
   New York City, NY; NYC
1:00 pm
Free

Workshop | Warm from Within Deep Breathing Workshop


Come to enjoy deep breathing with Wim Hof/Tsa Lung- inspired techniques! This program is easy to join as the breathing is (as always) a continuous flow. -- Learn how to warm from within -- Experience the "energy body" within minutes with e.g tingling sensations -- Improve health, avoid sickness -- Gain mood boosts -- Learn about the science on breath, the latest studies on improving immune system, from depression/anxiety to happier states
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Film | Crazy Rich Asians (2018): Romantic comedy based on a bestseller


This contemporary romantic comedy, based on a global bestseller, follows native New Yorker Rachel Chu to Singapore to meet her boyfriend's family. 120 min. Director: Jon M. Chu. Starring Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Michelle Yeoh. The film was announced in August 2013 after the rights to the book were purchased. Much of the cast signed on in the spring of 2017, and filming took place from April to June of that year in parts of Malaysia and Singapore. The film grossed $238 million worldwide, making it the highest-grossing romantic comedy in a decade.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Film | Strangers on a Train (1951): Oscar Nominated Psychological Thriller Film-Noir By Alfred Hitchcock


A psychotic socialite attempts to force an amateur tennis star to comply with his theory that two complete strangers can get away with reciprocal murders. 101 min. Director: Alfred Hitchcock. Starring Farley Granger, Robert Walker, Ruth Roman.  The movie is based on the 1950 novel Strangers on a Train by Patricia Highsmith. Strangers on a Train has an Academy Award nomination for Best Cinematography. 
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Film | Documentary: Kaddish: Stories Shaping A Jewish Child's Life


From an early age Yossi Klein received a special education. He was prepared for another Holocaust. So were other children in Boro Park, the largest Orthodox survivor community in America, and this candid portrait of a young Jewish activist coming to terms with his father's traumatic history is as bracing as any fiction. Through his writing and activism, Yossi attempts to carry on the legacy of struggle passed on to him. A portrait emerges of a young man whose world view and personal outlook have been principally shaped by an event that took place before he was born. 92 min. Director: Steve Brand. Starring Breindy Klein, Karen Klein, Yossi Klein.
   New York City, NY; NYC
2:00 pm
Free

Lecture | How Maps Illuminate and Complicate the Past


Across five centuries, America has been defined through maps. Whether handmaidens of diplomacy, tools of statecraft, instruments of reform, or advertisements, maps document particular moments in time but also shape the course of history. Susan Schulten explores a diverse array of materials that both illuminate and complicate our understanding of the past. Schulten is an American historian and professor at the University of Denver.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Tour | Walking Tour of Deutsches Haus and the Washington Mews


An afternoon guided tour as you explore the rich cultural history of Deutsches Haus and the storied Washington Mews. One of the leading art historians of the artistic community of the Washington Mews area, Art historian Virginia Budny will speak about the many transformations the landmark building and home of Deutsches Haus has undergone over the past centuries, and focus on the evolution of Greenwich Village in a place where time appears to stand still.  
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Film | My Friend Victoria (2014): In Search of a Memory


Forever changed by a night with an upper-class white family, young Victoria treads through life with the constant hope that she can return to this distant, tender memory. As Victoria grows older and experiences heartbreak, motherhood, and the stirring nuances of having a biracial child in today’s Parisian society, her experiences illustrate the profound impact of how class differences are intertwined with racial struggles. Director: Jean-Paul Civeyrac 95 min. Also showing: Pour la Nuit, short film by Isabelle Boni-Claverie, 2004 (26 min.) There will be a panel discussion: Forbidden for black men and white women, limited to white men and black women, sexual and romantic relationships between Black and Whites during the colonial era reflected gender- and race-based domination. How has the end of colonization affected these strict rules? Does interracial sex signal the end of race, or does it reproduce old patterns in intimate settings? Moderated by Frédéric Viguier. With Cécile Bishop, Isabelle Boni-Claverie (screenwriter and film director), and Sandrine Collard (Rutgers).
   New York City, NY; NYC
2:30 pm
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Screening | It's Mutual! A Charlie Chaplin 130th Birthday Tribute


A salute to the crowned genius of film comedy focuses on his much loved Mutual period with a rae screening of the first episode of Brownlow & Gill's acclaimed documentary UNKNOWN CHAPLIN ('83). Enticing Mutual outakes are showcased that reveal Chaplin's working methods. Also with Mutual "bookends" THE FLOORWALKER ('16) and THE ADVENTURER ('17), with guest piano accompanist Bernie Anderson performing live. Preshow Q&A with Steve Massa.
   New York City, NY; NYC
2:30 pm
Free

Film | Flubber (1997) with Robin Williams and Marcia Gay Harden


An absent-minded professor discovers "flubber," a rubber-like super-bouncy substance. Director: Les Mayfield 93 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Gallery Talk | Photographer Talk: A Fixture of the New York Fashion Scene 


Rose Hartman is a legendary photographer, and a fixture of the New York Fashion scene and the glittering nights at Studio 54, Xenon, Palladium and other memorable night clubs in the city. Supermodels, actors, celebrities, artists, designers, and fashionistas. A personal, and intimate talk about a career spanning forty decades in a field dominated by men.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Play | New Voices of Drama Festival: Pony Up / Plain Brown Box


The second pair of plays in the School of Drama's New Voices Festival will be Pony Up, written by Mallory Weiss and directed by Andrés López-Alicea; and Plain Brown Box, written by Conlan Carter and directed by Sarah Young
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:30 pm
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Author Reading | I’m Writing You from Tehran: Discovering a Past, Shaping a Future


An unforgettable, moving view into an often obscured part of our world. Suffering the recent loss of her beloved grandfather and newly committed to a career in journalism, Delphine Minoui decided to visit Iran for the first time since the revolution―since she was four years old. It was 1998. She would stay for ten years. In Iran, she finds love, loses her press credentials, marries, and is separated from her husband by erupting global conflict. Through it all, her love for this place and its people deepens and she discovers in her family’s past a mission that will shape her entire future.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Classical Music | Afternoon Organ Meditations


Diverse programs of music celebrating the great repertoire of the organ. Takes place every Saturday and Sunday from September 9, 2018 to May 26, 2019.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Dance Performance | Anime Tre: Dance Solos and Original Music


This will be an evening studio showing presenting solos and original music. It will premiere in Agropoli, Italy, later this year. Giada Ferrone, Director of Toscana Dance HUB, with JENNIFERCHINdance, presents "Anima Tre."  There will be a reception after the performance.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Classical Music | Concert At The Coolest Classical Music Concerts Location In NYC


Classical music on a boat with an intimate and romantic setting and beautiful view of New York City. Followed by a Q & A session with the musicians. Program and musicians TBA. Doors open at 3:45 pm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
4:00 pm
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Discussion | Narrating Diversity: Muslim Writers in Contemporary America


It is commonly said that we fear what we don’t understand. Living up to our American ideals requires us to understand our neighbors, our colleagues, and our friends despite our diverse backgrounds. Yet in recent years, Muslims in America have rarely been portrayed as nuanced and complex human beings, and most Americans say they don’t know a Muslim. Muslims for American Progress, a project of the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding, aims to change this narrative. Through human stories and hard facts, MAP quantifies Muslim contributions in Michigan and New York City.  In this special library event, you’ll be taking a special look at the important contributions of Muslims writers to American society, how they narrate diversity, and what their work can teach us more broadly about social, cultural and political life. Moustafa Bayoumi is an Author, Journalist, and Professor of English at CUNY, Brooklyn College and author of This Muslim American Life: Dispatches from the War of Terror and How Does it Feel to be a Problem? Being Young and Arab in America. Hamdan Azhar is a journalist, Data Scientist, and Co-Founder of the Muslim Writers Collective.   Aizzah Fatima is a Writer, Playwright, and Actress. Rowaida Abdelaziz is a journalist and social media editor at HuffPost, where she focuses on reporting and distributing news about US Muslim life and international affairs. She has has written numerous stories on the refugee crises in Syria, Yemen and other parts of the Arab world. This event will be moderated by Elisabeth Becker a Postdoctoral Fellow with the Religion & Its Publics project at UVA and the Institute for the Advanced Study of Culture, as well as a non-residential fellow with the Muslim Diaspora Initiative at the New America Foundation, a non-residential fellow with the Humility and Conviction in Public Life project at the University of Connecticut and the Principal Investigator of the MAP-NYC project with the Institute for Social Policy & Understanding, measuring the impact of Muslims on New York City.  
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Ademola Olugebefola: Past and Present Works of Abstract Art


Ademola Olugebefola is a Harlem-based contemporary renowned artist whose work has been shown in countless exhibitions at American museums, cultural centers and universities in America and abroad His distinctive art and career references are noted in many books, catalogs, periodicals, videos, media articles, journals, public and private archives. As one of the founders of the Dwyer Cultural Center in Harlem, Ademola continues a legacy as a cultural icon and pioneer.    
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Writing Yellow: An Investigation into Self-Portraiture


Mark Manders presents a variety of sculptural works that continue his “self portrait as a building”– an ongoing investigation into self-portraiture, architecture, language, and perception. Throughout his influential practice, Manders has written a continuous sculptural autobiography through objects and architecture. Over the past three decades the artist has developed a cohesive body of work that exists in its own realm, independent of a clear narrative or chronology.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Concert | Remembering Hugh Masekela: A Concert Celebrating His Life and Legacy


Hugh Masekela (4 April 1939 – 23 January 2018) was a South African trumpeter, flugelhornist, cornetist, singer and composer who has been described as "the father of South African jazz". Masekela was known for his jazz compositions and for writing well-known anti-apartheid songs such as "Soweto Blues" and "Bring Him Back Home." He also had a number-one US pop hit in 1968 with his version of "Grazing in the Grass." With Sipho Kunene - Drums, Richard Cummings, Keyboard (Musical Director), James Zollar - Flugelhorn/Trumpet, Morris Goldberg - Reeds/Penny Whistle, Jean jacques Roamba - Guitar, Chulo Gatewood - Bass, Neil Clarke - Percusssion
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Play | New Voices of Drama Festival: Pony Up / Plain Brown Box


The second pair of plays in the School of Drama's New Voices Festival will be Pony Up, written by Mallory Weiss and directed by Andrés López-Alicea; and Plain Brown Box, written by Conlan Carter and directed by Sarah Young
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:00 pm
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