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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on April 27, 2019?

40 free events take place on Saturday, April 27 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 27 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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40 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Saturday, April 27, 2019

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free events nyc New Amsterdam and the Evolution of New York
free events nyc Coffeehouse Chronicles: Witkacy, the Polish Avant-Garde Playwright
free events nyc Spring Jazz Festival
free events nyc Concert At The Coolest Classical Music Concerts Location In NYC
free events nyc Works by J.S. Bach
free events nyc Scenes From Two French Operettas Directed By Emmy Winning Soprano
free events nyc Haydn's Immortal "The Creation"
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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
10:00 am
Free

Conference | 8th Annual Radical Democracy Conference: What is Feminist Politics?


The last couple of years gave rise to new democratic movements. This stage of grassroots democratic protests in countries such as US, Brazil, Argentina, Spain or Poland have been centered around feminist issues including sexual harassment, abortion law, domestic violence, and gender inequality. This conference aims to address this set of questions: The Women’s March against Trump and International Women’s Strike present only two examples of the recent and global feminist wave. Why does the current wave of political mobilization in the US, Argentina, or Brazil have a feminist face? How does it differ from earlier democratic movements, including the movements of Occupy Wall Street and Black Lives Matter? What distinguishes this new wave from other feminist struggles from the past? Finally, what issues, reactions, and obstacles do contemporary feminists face in various places around the world?  Confirmed speakers: Jack Halberstam, Nancy Fraser, Cinzia Arruzza, Miriam Ticktin.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Conference | Metaphysical Masterpieces Study Days


This annual event offers an opportunity for fellows to share their new research alongside other scholars, in the intimate, collaborative environs of the exhibition space—a rare opportunity to discuss the artist’s career while surrounded by numerous examples of his work. The Study Days aim to further investigate the major themes of the annual installation, as well as to offer new insights into the general debate on Metaphysical Art, in sessions conceived by the 2018–2019 Fellows following an open call for papers.
   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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10:00 am
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Workshop | Free Resume Critique


Herry Natkow is a career specialist and certified resume writer in private practice on the Upper East Side. When she's not delivering lively workshops, she's helping job seekers, one-on-one, work smarter on their job search. Bring a hard copy of your resume for a 20-minute one-on-one critique.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 am
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Tour | Monuments Tour of the Park


A monuments tour of the park, an Olmsted gem and one of New York City’s Scenic Landmarks. A guided walk along Riverside Drive highlights the park’s development as well as its historic and commemorative monuments. Tour is approximately 1.5 miles and involves some walking up hills. Wear comfortable shoes.
   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 final 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
$3

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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Classical Music | Beethoven String Quartet Marathon


A full day of Beethoven string quartet concerts, with intermission commentary from Juilliard faculty, along with a display of Beethoven manuscripts. Presented by The Juilliard School.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Tour | City Nature Challenge Tour


Which city around the world has the most nature? The City Nature Challenge 2019 will help us find out! Over 60 cities will be competing to see who can make the most observations of nature, find the most species, and engage the most people in the worldwide 2019 City Nature Challenge. New York City is home to an amazing abundance of wildlife. The Urban Park Rangers will guide you to the best wildlife viewing spots in the urban jungle. The Wildlife Viewing program focuses on unique wildlife viewing opportunities during particular seasons. To enhance your experience we encourage you to bring field guides and binoculars, or ask a Ranger to borrow a pair
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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City Walk | Historic Brooklyn Bridge Tour


On May 24, 1883, journalist Montgomery Schuyler said "It so happens that the work which is likely to be our most durable monument, and to convey some knowledge of us to the most remote posterity, is a work of bare utility; not a shrine, not a fortress, not a palace, but a bridge." This tour will tell the story of the world-famous Brooklyn Bridge, and examine its ever-present historical, technological, and cultural impact. Note: this tour is held early, as to avoid the massive crowds that the bridge continues to attract, 135 years after its completion.
   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

Discussion | Modern Poetry


In honor of April being National Poetry Month and also in honor of year-round love of language, there will be a discussion on modern poetry, you can share your thoughts with fellow New Yorkers at this event. 
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Staged Reading | Shakespeare for Everyone: Romeo & Juliet


Annual readings of Shakespeare's plays using original texts. Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare early in his career about two young star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately reconcile their feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular plays during his lifetime and along with Hamlet, is one of his most frequently performed plays. The Instant 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
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12:00 pm
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Workshop | Game Nights Kickoff Celebration


Celebrate the beginning of Game Nights in the park. Get acquainted with this season's new Game Nights schedule, try out some of the games to be featured, and meet new people at the same time. 1pm-2pm: Learn a New Board Game hour + sign up for that afternoon's Scrabble and Catan Tournaments 2pm-4pm: Scrabble Tournament 4pm-6pm: Catan Tournament
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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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 | Green Book (2018): Three Time Oscar Winning Biographical Drama


A working-class Italian-American bouncer becomes the driver of an African-American classical pianist on a tour of venues through the 1960s American South. 130 min. Director: Peter Farrelly. Starring Viggo Mortensen, Mahershala Ali, Linda Cardellini.  Green Book won the National Board of Review award for the best film of 2018, and was also chosen as one of the top 10 films of the year by the American Film Institute. The film received numerous accolades and nominations, and at the 91st Academy Awards won Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Supporting Actor for Mahershala Ali. 
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Film | Stand and Deliver (1988): Oscar Nominated True Story Of A High School Math Teacher


The story of Jaime Escalante, a high school teacher who successfully inspired his dropout prone students to learn calculus. 103 min. Director: Ramón Menéndez. Starring Edward James Olmos, Estelle Harris, Mark Phelan. Edward James Olmos was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor at the 61st Academy Awards. The film was added to the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress in 2011.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Film | The Birds (1963): Hitchcock At His Scariest


A young woman visits a seaside town, which is attacked by a terrifying force of nature in the form of birds gone wild. 120 min. Director: Alfred Hitchcock Starring: Rod Taylor, Jessica Tandy and Tippi Hedren. In 2016, The Birds was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the United States Library of Congress, and selected for preservation in its National Film Registry. The movie was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Special Effects.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Workshop | Business Plan Writing


Are you interested in starting a business? Creating a business plan is one of the most important steps you will take because the plan serves as your road map for the early years of your business. SBA's Business Plan Writing workshop provides you with a step-by-step guide to help you get started. In this workshop, Man-Li Lin explains the importance of business planning, defines and describes the components of a business plan, and provides access to sample plans and resources that can help you develop a very good business plan.  In this workshop you will learn:   Why, Who, How and When to Write a Business Plan Traditional Business Plan vs. Lean Startup Format Traditional Business Plan in Eight Steps Lean Startup Format Resources and Assistance
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Discussion | Coffeehouse Chronicles: Witkacy, the Polish Avant-Garde Playwright


Coffeehouse Chronicles will focus on the work of turn-of-the-century Polish avant-garde playwright Stanislaw Ignacy Witkiewicz (1885-1939), known as "Witkacy," who may well have been Europe's most radical novelist, dramatist, painter, and philosopher in an era when artists competed fiercely to break away from all that had come before. Writing in Polish yet banned in Communist Poland, Witkacy may not have gained the international attention of the Surrealists, Dadaists, or other Absurdists, but his work remains a striking example of modernism. This edition of Coffeehouse Chronicles will include a panel discussion about Witkacy with invited guests: Jadwiga Kosicka-Gerould (writer and translator); Krystyna Lipinska-Illakowicz (Lecturer at Yale University's Department of Slavic Languages & Literatures); Daniel Pinchbeck (writer); Natalia Korczakowska (theater director and Artistic Director of Warsaw's Studio Theater); and Eri Nox (playwright). The panel will be moderated by the Director of CUNY's Segal Theater Center, Frank Hentschker. This edition will also include four short stage readings directed by Zenon Kruszelnicki (Gyubal Wahazar), Daniel Irizarry (The Madman and the Nun), Natalia Korczakowska (Narcotics: Peyote), Eri Nox (They).
   New York City, NY; NYC
3:00 pm
Free

Jazz | Spring Jazz Festival


Program 3:00pm Brazilian Music Ensemble 3:45pm Ralph Lalama Ensemble 4:30pm Tony Moreno Ensemble 5:15pm World Music Ensemble 6:00pm Latin Jazz Ensemble
   New York City, NY; NYC
3:00 pm
Free

Opening Reception | Studio d'Arte Palma: Rare and Seminal Designs 


An exhibition of rare and seminal designs by Italo-Brazilian artist Lina Bo Bardi in collaboration with Giancarlo Palanti, accompanied by a selection of important works by artists from the radical Brazilian collective, Grupo Frente. Best known for her prolific career as an architect and designer, Bo Bardi dedicated herself to art’s emancipation from the predilection for western modernism in favor of the combination of contemporary formalism mixed with regional vernacular. Lina Bo Bardi’s work represents the creative and social modernity throughout Mid-Century Brazil, an era characterized by cultural and artistic experimentation, and this exhibition demonstrates her important place in history.
   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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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
Free

Poetry Reading | Poetry Project Prizewinners


Each year the Lexi Rudnitsky Poetry Project commemorates poet-activist Lexi Rudnitsky (1972-2005) by holding two book contests to memorialize Lexi and to promote the type of meaningful poetry in which she so spiritedly believed. The winners are published by Persea Books. Join us as we welcome today's extraordinary readers and prizewinners.  With: Karen Donovan Mitchell L. H. Douglas Cynthia Marie Hoffman Susannah Nevison Valencia Robin Gary Young  
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Classical Music | The Art of Music: Works by Debussy, Brahms


Program: Claude Debussy: Sonata for Flute, Viola, and Harp Johannes Brahms: Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34 An afternoon of classical music at the Duke House featuring students from the Department of Music and Performing Arts Professions.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:30 pm
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Opening Reception | 2 Art Shows: Bipeds and Quadrupeds / YveYANG Gallery Presents


Bipeds and Quadrupeds A solo exhibition of the prominent Polish artist Katarzyna Kozyra. As early as her breakthrough work Pyramid of Animals (1993) Kozyra has made the interdependent relationship of people and animals the focus and the metaphorical tool of her practice. For her sixth exhibition at Postmasters Kozyra presents a survey of important projects centered on human/animal power dynamics and culminating in the most recent photographic series. YveYANG Gallery Presents A group show featuring Chando Ao, Sam Ghantous, David OReilly and Bjørn Sparrman.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Shadow Language: Word-Based Visual Art


There are many strands of word-based visual art. Bruce Pearson’s use of language connects directly to, and builds brilliantly on, the mid-century experiments in distorted alphabets by Raymond Hains and Brion Gysin. But focusing exclusively on the textual aspects of Pearson’s art risks overlooking his substantial contribution to the emblem of painting – as a device of materialist/visionary color and haptic surfaces, he is the rightful heir to Yves Klein, Alfred Jensen and Ralph Humphrey.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Classical Music | Works by J.S. Bach


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
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
Free

Poetry Reading | 3 poets read from their work


Julia Bouwsma lives off-the-grid in the mountains of western Maine, where she is a poet, farmer, freelance editor, critic, and small-town librarian. She is the author of two poetry collections: Midden (Fordham University Press, 2018) and Work by Bloodlight (Cider Press Review, 2017). Henk Rossouw's book-length poem Xamissa won the Poets Out Loud Editor's Prize (Fordham University Press, 2018). Best American Experimental Writing 2018 (Wesleyan University Press) featured an excerpt. Asiya Wadud's debut collection, Crosslight for Youngbird, is forthcoming from Nightboat Books.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Play | pool (no water): College Play


Join the Department of Theatre and the Columbia University major in drama and theatre arts as they present the pinnacle of aspiring theatre directors’ careers thus far. Tonight: pool (no water) by Mark Ravenhill, directed by Nick Hermesman, with dramaturgy by Genevieve K. Henderson.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | This Atom Bomb in Me: Growing Up Nuclear


The granddaughter of an atomic courier, Lindsey A. Freeman turns a critical yet nostalgic eye to the place where her family was sent as part of a covert government plan. Through memories, mysterious photographs, and uncanny childhood toys, she shows how nuclear culture irradiated the twentieth century. Alternately tender and alarming, her book takes a Geiger counter to recent history, reading the half-life of the atomic past as it resonates in our tense nuclear present.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Talk | Pre-Concert Dicussion: 9-Time Grammy Winning Jazz Musician


This discussion explores  the shared roots found throughout American music. Wynton Marsalis is an American trumpeter, composer, teacher, and artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center. He has promoted classical and jazz music, often to young audiences. Marsalis has been awarded nine Grammy Awards and his Blood on the Fields was the first jazz composition to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music. He is the son of jazz musician Ellis Marsalis Jr. (pianist), grandson of Ellis Marsalis Sr., and brother of Branford (saxophonist), Delfeayo (trombonist), and Jason (drummer). Marsalis is the only musician to win a Grammy Award in jazz and classical during the same year.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Opera | Scenes From Two French Operettas Directed By Emmy Winning Soprano


Scenes from two French Operettas, Ciboulette by Reynaldo Hahn and L’Étoile by Alexis-Emmanuel Chabrier. Soprano and opera director Catherine Malfitano has sung at the major opera houses throughout the world, including the Metropolitan Opera in New York City, Teatro alla Scala in Milan, Royal Opera House in London, Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie in Brussels, Grand Théâtre de Genève in Geneva, Teatro Comunale in Florence, Gran Teatre del Liceu, Berlin State Opera, Wiener Staatsoper in Vienna, Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich, Paris Opéra, Hamburgische Staatsoper in Hamburg, among others. One of Malfitano's best-known roles is the title role in the opera Tosca, for which she won an Emmy Award in 1992, performing opposite Plácido Domingo as Mario Cavaradossi and Ruggero Raimondi as Scarpia. In 2005, Malfitano started a second career as an opera director, with a Madama Butterfly. Since then, she has created productions for La Monnaie, Florida Grand Opera, Washington National Opera, San Francisco Opera's Merola programme, English National Opera, the Lyric Opera of Chicago and the Canadian Opera Company.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:30 pm
Free

Play | The Laramie Project: The Murder of Matthew Shepard


The Laramie Project is a documentary theatre piece about the residents of Laramie, Wyoming in the wake of the murder of Matthew Shepard, a gay University of Wyoming student.  A student production.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Play | The Spirit of Man: College Play


Join the Department of Theatre and the Columbia University major in drama and theatre arts as they present the pinnacle of aspiring theatre directors’ careers thus far. Tonight: The Spirit of Man by Peter Barnes, directed by Xander Browne.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Classical Music | Haydn's Immortal "The Creation"


First performed in 1799, Haydn’s immortal “The Creation” captures the lavish drama of God’s creation of the universe, from the earliest verses of the Bible where chaos is separated into light, earth, and air to the first happy hours of Adam and Eve in the Garden. Inspired by the Book of Genesis, the Book of Psalms, and Milton’s Paradise Lost, Haydn’s most famous and enduring masterwork has enthralled audiences for centuries.
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:00 pm
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Play | Trifles: College Play


Join the Department of Theatre and the Columbia University major in drama and theatre arts as they present the pinnacle of aspiring theatre directors’ careers thus far. Tonight: Trifles by Susan Glaspell, directed by Anna Sophia Moskowitz, with dramaturgy by Dara Diamond and set design by Juliana Forrest.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 pm
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