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56 free events take place on Thursday, April 25 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 25 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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56 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Thursday, April 25, 2024

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free events nyc October 7th, 06:29AM: An Immersive Exhibition on Nova Music Festival Massacre
free events nyc Garment District Tour: Factories, Gangsters, Labor Unions and More
free events nyc Late Medieval to Early Baroque Works for Voice, Viola da Gamba, and More (In Person AND Online!)
free events nyc The Geopolitics of the Greater Middle East after October 7 (online)
free events nyc Merchant of Four Seasons (1972): German drama directed by Rainer Fassbinder
free events nyc Chamber Works by Shostakovitch and More
free events nyc Music on the Brain: Jazz and Dialogue
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Lecture | The Diversification of China's International Development Instruments (online)


Explore the evolution and diversification of instruments in China's international development practices, including its deployment of foreign aid and development finance, as well as its evolving role in international security arrangements and global economic governance institutions. Prof. Xiaoyang Tang will draw from her decades of research to offer an overview of Chinese development finance and its changing characteristics. Prof. Min Ye will discuss the motivations behind China’s Belt and Road Initiative from the perspective of Chinese domestic politics and trace its evolution over time.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 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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Fair | October 7th, 06:29AM: An Immersive Exhibition on Nova Music Festival Massacre


To celebrate the end of his two years of service as a medic in the Israel Defense Forces' paratrooper division, Tomer Meir joined 13 of his friends at the Nova Musica Festival on the weekend of October 6 in Re'im in southern Israel. It was his first ever music festival. "It was the best moments of my life. I can't explain the state we were in," the 21-year-old told the New York Jewish Week. "It was pure love -- people dancing, laughing, smiling. All the good stuff that we're living for." Until 6:29 a.m. on Saturday morning. The red alerts, the rockets and the running. "The music stopped. The rockets started. We started running for our lives," Meir said. Meir is a survivor of the Nova Music Festival Massacre, where Hamas militants killed 364 festival-goers and took at least 40 hotstages on the morning of Oct. 7. Six months after the attack, Meir is in New York sharing his story as part of an interactive exhibit about that day, which he says is helping him heal. The Nova Musical Festival exhibition, titled October 7th, 06:29AM, is an immersive step into what it was like to be at the festival when it was attacked. Screens show clips from the attack on Nova are displayed next to personal and camping items taken from the festival recreating the festival layout. The exhibit, which debuted in Tel Aviv for 10 weeks in December, was created by Israeli designers and cultural producers, many of whom were producers with the Nova Music Festival itself. It was brought to New York with the help of Scooter Braun, the Jewish-American music producer and philanthropist. The exhibit recreates the visuals and sounds of the Nova Music Festival massacre. But the New York version is in some ways "more intense," according to Yael Finkelstein, a volunteer who collected items from the Nova site and helped set up both the Tel Aviv and New York exhibit. New elements at the New York exhibit include dozens of video testimonies from survivors, Zaka volunteers and family members, as well as graphic raw footage taken on Oct. 7 from both festival-goers and Hamas militants. In addition, survivors of the massacre such as Meir and Sassi will be at the exhibit every day to share their stories and answer questions. Their goal, Meir said, is to show New Yorkers that the horror they experienced could happen to anyone.
   New York City, NY; NYC
10:00 am
$3

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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Tour | Garment District Tour: Factories, Gangsters, Labor Unions and More


Hear an unusual perspective from somebody who spent the greater portion of his life working in the GARMENT industry. You will learn how the apparel industry developed in NYC through the years, and how it came to be located in its current District. Watch the development of the industry from sweatshops in the old tenement buildings on the Lower East Side, to giant factories in China and Bangladesh. See how immigrants were the backbone of the industry and in NYC, still are. Five minute flow chart "From Fibers To Garment". Learn about Calvin, Ralph and Oscar, as well as Labor Unions and Gangsters. A Factory Visit When Available. See "The Garment Worker'' by Judith Weller, The Fashion Walk of Fame. The Giant Button and Needle artwork on Seventh Ave. And much more. Rain or shine.
   New York City, NY; NYC
10:30 am
Free

Film | To Sir, With Love (1967) with Sidney Poitier


Engineer Mark Thackeray arrives to teach a totally undisciplined class of white high school students at an East End school. Still hoping for a good engineering job, he's hopeful that he won't be there long. He starts implementing his own brand of classroom discipline: forcing the pupils to treat each other with respect. Inevitably he begins getting involved in the students' personal lives, and must avoid the advances of an amorous student while winning over the class tough. What will he decide when the engineering job comes through? Director: James Clavell Cast: Sidney Poitier, Judy Geeson, Christian Roberts, Suzy Kendall, Faith Brook Sidney Poitier was a Bahamian and American actor, film director, and diplomat. In 1964, he was the first black actor and first Bahamian to win the Academy Award for Best Actor. He received two competitive Golden Globe Awards and a Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album. Poitier was one of the last major stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood cinema.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Hike | Adult Hike


Come for a hike on paved trails through the scenic park. Enjoy the apple and cherry blossoms as we visit Hero Park and down to the reservoir.    
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Park Walk | Island Nature Walk


A spe­cial guid­ed tour to dis­cov­er and con­nect with the wildlife that calls this place home. Led by CCNY Insect Ecol­o­gy Pro­fes­sor Amy Berkov, this tour will take par­tic­i­pants on a jour­ney through the young urban for­est of Ham­mock Grove and the immer­sive spaces at Out­look Hill and Dis­cov­ery Hill. You’ll get to learn about these resilient, built land­scapes direct­ly from the peo­ple who know them best, and get the chance to par­tic­i­pate in dif­fer­ent com­mu­ni­ty sci­ence projects. 
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Workshop | Learn Juggling in the Park


Get in a quick lesson, stay for the whole time, or just enjoy watching them put their skills to the test. They're a friendly group and open to drop-ins, even if you catch them outside of the regular juggling lessons. All skill levels welcome. Equipment is provided.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Lecture | The Smartness Mandate: Neo-liberalism, AI, & Politics


This talk interrogates the history of models of decision-making and agency in machine learning, neo-liberal economic thought, and finance in order to understand how reactionary politics , civil rights, and technology are being reformulated in our present. While the relationship between the Right, post-truth, suggestion algorithms, and social media has long been documented, rarely there has been extensive investigation of how ideas of choice and freedom become recast in a manner amenable to machine automation, financialization, and to particular brands of post-1970s alt-right discourses. An analysis of this history demonstrates a new logic within algorithmic and artificial intelligent rationalities that intersects with, but is also not merely a repetition of, earlier histories of reason, eugenics, sexism, and racism. This situation provokes serious challenges to political action, but also to our theorization of democracy, collectivity, and diversity. Speaker Orit Halpern is Full Professor and Chair of Digital Cultures at Technische Universität Dresden.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:15 pm
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Classical Music | Bach at Noon (In Person and Online)


Take a momentary respite from a busy day to enjoy a selection of organ works by Johann Sebastian Bach in an intimate venue.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:20 pm
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Classical Music | Bassoon works by Vivaldi and More (In Person AND Online!)


Ezra Gans, Historical Bassoons.  Program Louis Mercy (1695-1750), Sonata No. 4 in G Minor, Op. 3, No. 4 Johann Friedrich Fasch (1688-1758), Sonata in F Major, FaWV N:F4 Vivaldi (1678-1741), Bassoon Concerto in B-flat Major, RV 501 "La notte" Ezra Gans, Fantasy Over Bertali Antonio Bertali (1605-1669), Sonata a 4 in D Minor
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Conference | No End of History: Crooked Circle of Democracy and Authoritarianism


On April 25th 1974, after years of a brutal decolonization war, a group of left-wing officials of the Portuguese Army started a rebellion that caused the downfall of the Portuguese colonial and authoritarian regime. The Carnation revolution, as this rebellion is known today, inaugurated what has been described as the third democratization wave. This was followed by the collapse of military juntas, the end of authoritarian governments, and the fall of communist and apartheid regimes across Southern and Eastern Europe, Latin America, East Asia, and Southern Africa. This third wave, between 1974 and 2000, further cemented the idea of liberal democracies and multiculturalism as a predetermined destination for all modern societies. However, the last 25 years of resurgence of populist leaders, far right movements, ethno-nationalist parties, and anti-minority violence, challenged the wishful thinking of those that considered the democratizing effects of the wave permanent.  The conference will engage with the legacies of the third democratization wave and the new authoritarian turn across the globe. 
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Park Walk | Park Walk with an Urban Naturalist


Explore the park through a naturalist’s lens. Learn about the animals and plants that call the park home, and how climate change impacts all of us, and how we can build a sustainable future together.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Classical Music | Late Medieval to Early Baroque Works for Voice, Viola da Gamba, and More (In Person AND Online!)


Adrienne Lotto, soprano; Rhianna Cockrell, mezzo soprano; Corey Shotwell, tenor; Christopher Talbot, baritone; Jonathan Luik, viola da gamba; Adam Cockerham, lute and theorbo, perform courtly and pastoral music in France, Italy, and England from the late Medieval to the early Baroque.
   New York City, NY; NYC
1:15 pm
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Film | Aquaman and The Lost Kingdom (2023) with Jason Momoa, Martin Short, Nicole Kidman, and More


After failing to defeat Aquaman the first time, Black Manta wields the power of the mythic Black Trident to unleash an ancient and malevolent force. Hoping to end his reign of terror, Aquaman forges an unlikely alliance with his brother, Orm, the former king of Atlantis. Setting aside their differences, they join forces to protect their kingdom and save the world from irreversible destruction. Director: James Wan Cast: Jason Momoa, Patrick Wilson, Amber Heard, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Randall Park, Dolph Lundgren, Temuera Morrison, Martin Short, Nicole Kidman Jason Momoa is an American actor. He made his acting debut as Jason Ioane on the syndicated action drama series Baywatch: Hawaii (1999–2001), which was followed by portrayals of Ronon Dex on the Syfy science fiction series Stargate Atlantis (2005–2009), and Khal Drogo in the first two seasons of the HBO fantasy drama series Game of Thrones (2011–2012). From 2016 to 2023, Momoa portrayed Aquaman in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU), including the films Justice League (2017), Aquaman (2018), and Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023). Momoa has also played Duncan Idaho in the science fiction film Dune (2021). Martin Hayter Short is a Canadian and American actor, comedian, and writer. Short is known as an energetic comedian who gained prominence for his roles in sketch comedy. He has also acted in numerous films and television shows. He has received various awards including two Primetime Emmy Awards and a Tony Award. Nicole Kidman is an American and Australian actress and producer. Known for her work across various film and television productions from several genres, she has consistently ranked among the world's highest-paid actresses. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and six Golden Globe Awards.
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Film | The Cobweb (1955) with Lauren Bacall


At a psychiatric clinic for the elite, Dr. Stewart McIver wants to institute a policy of self-governance among his patients. To further his goals, Dr. McIver proposes that residents collaborate to design and make new drapes for the clinic library. Though it seems inconsequential, trouble ensues when the clinic patients become locked in a power struggle with the equally unbalanced staff, including activities director Meg Rinehart. Director: Vincente Minnelli Cast: Richard Widmark, Lauren Bacall, Charles Boyer, Gloria Grahame Lauren Bacall was an American actress named the 20th-greatest female star of classic Hollywood cinema by the American Film Institute. She received an Academy Honorary Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 2009 in recognition of her contribution to the Golden Age of motion pictures.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Dance Performance | Black Dancers in Ballet: A Livestream


This special program highlights the little-known but extensive history of Black dancers in ballet in the UK and US and features performances by The Royal Ballet and Dance Theatre of Harlem. The live event by Dance Theatre of Harlem will take place in London with the Royal Ballet, and be livestreamed, with a live host taking questions from the audience. Registration required.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Classical Music | Bassoon Works by Ravel, Vivaldi, and More (In Person AND Online!)


Zachary Blake VonCannon, Bassoon. Program Ravel (1875-1937), (arr. Fernand Oubradous) Pièce en forme de habanera, M. 51 Vivaldi (1678-1741), Bassoon Concerto in F Major, RV 488 Gabriel Pierne (1863-1937), Solo de concert, Op. 35 Francisco Mignone (1897-1986), Sixteen Waltzes for Solo Bassoon Jean Francaix (1912-1997), Divertissement for Bassoon and String Quintet
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Discussion | The Geopolitics of the Greater Middle East after October 7 (online)


AJU President Jeffrey Herbst and Greg Treverton discuss Israel's security and American foreign policy following October 7. The Hamas attacks on October 7 and the subsequent war in Gaza upended political relations across the Middle East, with important implications for Israel's security and American foreign policy.
   New York City, NY; NYC
3:00 pm
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Classical Music | Violin Works by Brahms, Bartok, and More (In Person AND Online!)


Audrey Park, Violin. Program Brahms (1833-1897), Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 100 Bartok (1881-1945), Rhapsody No. 1 Leos Janacek (1854-1928), Violin Sonata Edward Elgar (1857-1934), Romance, Op. 1 Jen? Hubay (1858-1937), Carmen Fantaisie Brillante, Op. 3 No. 3
   New York City, NY; NYC
3:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Monica Bernier: City Views


The recent work of Monica Bernier in a series of paintings of New York City that are deeply engaged with architectural space, geometry and color. Often the compositions are conceived from vantage points on elevated structures, such as the Metro North platform in Harlem or Bernier’s eighth floor Manhattan studio window. From her travels, she has painted rooftop views of Frida Kahlo’s and Diego Rivera’s studios in Mexico City with striking opposing views.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Birdwatching | Evening Birding Tour


Discover the surprising diversity of birds that call the park home during migratory season, with guided tours led by environmental educator and urban naturalist Gabriel Willow. The park is a hotspot for avian visitors and birders alike. Past sightings include warblers, tanagers, vireos, thrushes, and even a Chuck-will’s-widow!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Classical Music | Violin Works by Mozart, Grieg, and More (In Person AND Online!)


Hajung Cho, Violin. Program Mozart (1756-1791), Sonata No. 21 for Piano and Violin in E Minor, K. 304 Ernest Chausson (1855-1899), Poeme, Op. 25 Grieg (1843-1907), Violin Sonata No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 45
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Opening Reception | 3 Art Openings


Marilyn Banner CONNECTIONS / Lost and Found Banner's modestly scaled, delicately drawn images and small-scale objects evoke a range of possible and imagined connections. Diaristic drawings and objects hint at presence and connections, aloneness and relationships, things and people, experiences lost and found. Banner’s materials are modest: for the drawings, raw canvas, drawing pens and markers, inks, wax and conte crayons; for the objects, wood chips, bones, and teeth covered with encaustic. Their diminutive size requires close inspection. Mysterious and suggestive, Marilyn Banner’s work evokes closeness, a solitary stance, a distant memory, or a threat. Intimate in nature, her pieces invite the viewer into a quiet world. Elizabeth Myers Castonguay Tapestry of Nature III / Endangered Castonguay has spent a lifetime observing, researching, and making artwork about her passions: human diversity and the preservation of Mother Nature. Something as small as a fruit fly, a human head, or a magnificent winter landscape seen from the train as she travels between her studios in Pittsburgh and NYC can inspire a large painting. She finds joy in learning that the tiny eyelashes on some birds are modified feathers, the fruit fly has many body parts like our own, the bird’s nest in her yard holds fast in winds though porch furniture is in flight, and the shape of the human nose provides climate control and has adapted over generations.  Tania Kravath CONNECTION and LOSS The ceramic sculptures by Tania Kravath, slab built forms, are moving, full of heart and spirit and speak for the voices of women and children throughout history. Kravath’s work is tied to political and social narratives. The marks and patterns of her surfaces suggest the arbitrary events that affect and mark each being. The surface treatments evoke a feeling of ancient artifacts unearthed yet they resonate with life and are alive with feeling.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Film | Atlantics (2019): Unpaid Workers Seek Freedom


In a popular suburb of Dakar, workers on the construction site of a futuristic tower, without pay for months, decide to leave the country by the ocean for a better future. Among them is Souleiman, the lover of Ada, promised to another. Director: Mati Diop Stars: Mame Bineta Sane, Amadou Mbow, Traore 106 min.  
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Book Discussion | Feminism, Capitalism, and Ecology: Approaches to Global Crises


Johanna Oksala’s book is a philosophical response that brings together feminist and ecological approaches to solving the global environmental crisis that the capitalist economic system has created.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Opening Reception | individualactivist: 21 Faces


The debut solo show of NYC-based artist individualactivist, the exhibit is about finding resilience in tragedy. 21 Faces came to life in the wake of Uvalde, when individualactivist felt compelled to call attention to the heart wrenching reality the nation’s children bear a constant burden of fear. Featuring 21 original works on canvas depicting vibrant, beautiful children, the artist carefully illustrates how the epidemic of school violence does not see color, age or gender. Underlying the works is the discussion point: are Americans brave enough to make the changes necessary to cure this epidemic? While the subject matter is heavy, the faces are warm and bright as the artist calls upon the audience to focus on the children and celebrate the promise of their future.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Opening Reception | Joanne Greenbaum: Scaffold


From the artist: "My work always has an underlying structure, and the paintings in particular consist of a scaffold system.I’ve long been attracted to a fictional structure – one that doesn’t necessarily correspond with architecture. It’s a way to “hang” a painting onto something. But in addition to the scaffolding, there is also an idea that is more metaphysical and emotional. I think in this body of work I am relying less on pictorial devices and more on energy and movement. The scaffold is a kind of place to put all these ideas together in a way that allows me to indulge my love of form and color together with a physical presence."
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Opening Reception | Julia Bland: Rivers on the Inside


New textile and painting-based works by Julia Bland. Employing hand weaving, dying, embroidery, oil paint, braiding, and personal fabrics, Bland builds the architecture of her compositions through an intuitive process of assembly, de-assembly, gathering, and sorting. Rivers on the Inside presents monumental, wall-based works that trace her experiences through the first years of motherhood. For example, Helper, a joyful reflection of her daughter’s small hands, includes areas woven on the loom and dyed, then rewoven by hand off the loom. Personal fabrics such as her family’s clothes and bed sheets are braided together with traditional art materials such as canvas and linen. The braids are dyed and stitched together across the surface, forming boundaries and also crossing them, conjuring an abstract fluidity between art and life.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Film | Merchant of Four Seasons (1972): German drama directed by Rainer Fassbinder


Hans is a lifelong member of the middle-class. His family, especially his wife, Irmgard, derides him for his lack of ambition and his chosen profession: running a fruit stand. Eventually, the constant ridicule drives him to alcoholism, and his bout with the bottle lands him in the hospital. While recovering, he hires extra help and watches his business boom. However, his success doesn't alleviate his pain, and his anger and drinking slowly destroy him. Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder Cast: Hans Hirschmuller, Irm Hermann, Hanna Schygulla, Klaus Lowitsch Rainer Werner Fassbinder was a German filmmaker, actor, and dramatist. He is widely regarded as one of the major figures and catalysts of the New German Cinema movement. Versatile and prolific, his over 40 films span a variety of genres, most frequently blending elements of Hollywood melodrama with social criticism and avant-garde techniques. His films, according to him, explored "the exploitability of feelings." His work was deeply rooted in post-war German culture: the aftermath of Nazism, the German economic miracle, and the terror of the Red Army Faction. He worked with a company of actors and technicians who frequently appeared in his projects.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
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Book Discussion | Pizza Night: Deliciously Doable Recipes for Pizza and Salad


Make pizza night a weekly tradition with these 52 seasonal pizzas paired with salads for a complete meal—from the award-winning author and creator of the popular blog Alexandra’s Kitchen. Making great pizza isn’t complicated. Whether you’re using a kitchen oven, a grill, or an outdoor pizza oven, it all starts with the dough. Alexandra Stafford presents four simple doughs—thin-crust, pan, Neapolitan-style, and gluten-free (plus sourdough variations)—and easy techniques for perfecting your crust. From there, you can create a variety of delicious pizzas, including Detroit-Style Pizza for a Crowd, Classic Margherita Pizza, and Winter White Pizza with Garlic and Herbs. You can make it the same day or ahead; make it extra cheesy and decadent or go the healthy road—pizza-making easily adapts to busy schedules and tastes and requires little in special equipment.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Book Discussion | The Paris Novel: Heartfelt European Adventure


A dazzling, heartfelt adventure through the food, art, and fashion scenes of 1980s Paris—from the bestselling author Ruth Reichl.
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Opening Reception | Tiptoeing Through the Kitchen, Recent Photography


An exhibition of new and recent work by seven artists: William Eric Brown, Sophia Chai, Kevin Landers, Brittany Nelson, Shaun Pierson, Gonzalo Reyes Rodriguez, and Sheida Soleimani. Materialized in varying ways, kinship and cultural inheritance are frequent touchstones for many of these artists. William Eric Brown’s works — the source images for which were taken in Antarctica in the 1960s by the artist’s father while serving in the US Navy and stationed on an icebreaker — are instilled with new significance through his manipulation and reconceptualization, which address the current reality of climate change and its effects on the arctic. Sophia Chai explores her memory of learning the Korean alphabet as a child through her work. By drawing and painting the shapes and lines of the characters on the walls and floor of her studio, Chai reimagines them in space, thereby abstracting written communication into an embodiment of the sensation of each word being formed inside the mouth. 
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Discussion | Art Tracks: On the Potentials of Railway Spaces in NYC


A panel exploring art interventions along railway tracks All aboard as they delve into the artistic possibilities of New York City's railway system! The tradition of art in train stations runs deep in the city. This panel will focus on new formats of art in train stations and along railroad tracks and explore emerging opportunities for independent artists.  They will begin with a historical journey led by Wendy Feuer, who will provide insights into the inception of the MTA Arts program and its evolution into a cornerstone of today's cityscape. The focus then shifts to contemporary initiatives. Kanya Rhedrick will give an overview of the current landscape of Art at Amtrak, while Curtis Springstead will lead you through the story of the disused Waldwick interlocking tower, a historic gem, poised for a transformative role as an art space for train passengers.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Classical Music | Chamber Works by Shostakovitch and More


New York Classical Players. Program Benjamin Britten (1913-1976), String Quartet No. 1 Recitations of poetry and correspondence from the New York Public Library's W. H. Auden archive Shostakovitch (1906-1975), String Quartet No. 8 Registration required.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
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Discussion | Climate & Environmental Justice in Harlem


Exploring the reality of how the growing risks of rising heat, more intense storms, and a history of environmental injustice continue to generate disproportionate climate impacts in communities like Harlem as well as the community leadership working to overcome this history. What is government doing to address these risks and get at the root causes of our climate crisis? How can community organizations and residents partner with local businesses, academic organizations, and government to cause real change in policy and outcomes?
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Discussion | Latin Voters and the 2024 Presidential Election


A panel with Latin politics experts to discuss the importance of the 2024 presidential election for Latin communities and the role of Latin voters in the election. Presenters include Yalidy Matos (Rutgers University), Yamil Velez (Columbia University), and Cristina Beltr?n (NYU) organized and moderated by Domingo Morel (NYU Wagner).
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Poetry Reading | Speaking with Queer Ancestors: A Poetry Night


This evening of poetry features Yamilett Vizcaino Rivera, Sarah Bridgins, Gabrielle Randall, Ty Little, Alexander Cavaluzzo, Mia Arias Tsung, & Sarah Drepaul (Video projection).
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Discussion | Syncretism and Sustainability


Sites of Impermanence artists Sanford Biggers, Willie Cole, and Mel Kendrick will participate in a moderated discussion about formal innovation through the use and reuse of materials, hybridity, and the melding of different traditions of making. The discussion is presented in partnership with the Brooklyn Rail, and moderated by William Corwin. In ancient Greek, the term synkrētismos meant a “union of communities,” specifically to oppose a common enemy. Only in the seventeenth century was the word Anglicized to mean “the union of different religious beliefs.” This term now filled an emerging descriptive need for a process of cultural diffusion and hybridity that emerged through colonization. The artists will discuss how syncretism, with its fraught history, relates to their sculptural practices, and how looking back to move forward informs their work.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Movie in a Park | Raptors: A Fistful of Daggers: PBS Documentary


Part One of this two-part insightful and spectacular celebration of raptors. Learn what makes them some of the world’s most successful predators. Come out early and join the Urban Park Rangers for some raptor related fun! Explore the world of raptors through activities for all ages starting at 4pm.    
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Discussion | Artist Talk: Shorter Than This Day


This exchange between artist Sarah Sze and writer Teju Cole will celebrate Sze’s ambitious site-specific Public Art Fund sculpture Shorter Than The Day, now permanently on view at LaGuardia Airport’s Terminal B. Commissioned in 2020 with LaGuardia Gateway Partners, Sze’s work evokes the passage of time through an intricate constellation of photographs. Hundreds of images form a mirage-like sphere that appears to float in midair. Each photograph is a snapshot of the sky above New York City taken over the course of one day. In her conversation, Sze will discuss the process behind this project and, alongside Cole, explore how their artistic practices capture non-linear experiences of time and the urban environment.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Conference | Digital Platform Economies – Value from Data?


A host of studies demonstrate the perils of digital platforms and automated systems: algorithmic bias, algorithmic harm, data privacy, and deep fakes. What is less clear are the myriad ways that digital platforms structure economic/financial relations and transactions in the first place. Understanding processes of data valuation is a crucial aspect of broader inquiries into the promises and perils of digital platforms. This 2-day conference showcases programmatic research on data valuation. Each session considers the question: How do platforms produce value and monetize those value forms? The sessions are designed to stimulate discussion about value forms and valuation processes through particular lenses: digital assets, Web3 tokenization, digital twins, automated optimization, and generative AI. The discussions will consider the extent to which standard concepts (rent, commodity, property, accumulation) are relevant to these cases and examine continuities and discontinuities across different modes of digital value production.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Workshop | Nature Poetry


This event will bring you into inspiring locations in the Park. Participants have the opportunity to reflect on the interconnectedness between the natural and human worlds with the Hudson River as your muse. From field notes to free-flowing free writes to full-fledged poems, participants will discover new, refreshing ways of appreciating, engaging with and acting as a steward of the natural world of New York City. Whether you’re an experienced writer or have never written before, Nature Poetry will give you an opportunity to reimagine your relationship to that magnificent river that shapes our city.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Talk | Tenement Tour: Life & Death in 1918 (online)


A specialized virtual program examining what made the influenza pandemic of 1918 so devastating and how New York City’s government and residents responded to the global health crisis. Through the story of Sarah and Jacob Burinescu, immigrants from Russia and Romania, and their children, they’ll examine parallels between the 1918 influenza pandemic and our own recent experiences with COVID-19 and consider how we might remember these events in the years to come.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Discussion | The Role of the Modern Tibetan Intellectual (in-person and online)


A wide-ranging conversation between pioneering Tibetan sociologist Dr. Gyal Lo and Professor Robert Thurman, moderated by acclaimed activist Lhadon Tethong. The event will launch Dr. Gyal Lo's groundbreaking book on the life of the Sixth Gung Thang Rinpoche, and conversations will revolve around Rinpoche's monumental contributions to Tibetan culture, literature, and identity. Gung Thang Rinpoche was one of the most influential Tibetan scholars of the last century, and Dr. Gyal Lo had a front row view of how Rinpoche survived the tumultuous events of the Cultural Revolution and played a pivotal role in reviving Tibetan language and culture in the 1980s.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:30 pm
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Book Discussion | The End of Family Court: How Abolishing the Court Brings Justice to Children and Families


At the turn of the twentieth century, American social reformers created the first juvenile court. They imagined a therapeutic court where informality, specially trained public servants, and a kindly, all-knowing judge would assist children and families. But the dream of a benevolent means of judicial problem-solving was never realized. A century later, children and families continue to be failed by this deeply flawed court. The End of Family Court rejects the foundational premise that family court can do good when intervening in family life and challenges its endless reinvention to survive. Jane M. Spinak illustrates how the procedures and policies of modern family court are deeply entwined in a heritage of racism, a profound disdain for poverty, and assimilationist norms intent on fixing children and families who are different. And the court’s interventionist goals remain steeped in an approach to equity and well-being that demands individual rather than collective responsibility for the security and welfare of families.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Jazz | Music on the Brain: Jazz and Dialogue


Jazz pianist and composer Helen Sung and Zuckerman Institute Principal Investigator Sarah Woolley in a jazz concert and dialogue exploring the fascinating parallels between neuroscience and jazz improvisation.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
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Poetry Reading | New Poetry: Guillotine / Thrown in the Throat 


Guggenheim fellow Eduardo C. Corral, author of Guillotine and award-winning debut poet Benjamin Garcia, author of Thrown in the Throat come together to read and discuss the work they published during the pandemic.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Other | Hip-Hop Trivia Battle


What two train lines famously stop at Brooklyn’s Marcy Avenue station? Which side of his face does Slick Rick wear an eyepatch over? What’s the name of Salt-N-Pepa’s DJ? According to Pete Rock, what do the letters T.R.O.Y. stand for? Who took the Wock to Poland? If you know the answers to these questions, you owe it to yourself to show and prove at the Hip-Hop Trivia Battle. Hosted by DJ, Xavier “X” Jernigan, this celebration of the culture will test the depths of even the most serious fan’s memory of famous MCs, immortal turntablists, internationally respected crews, and the art of the game. If bragging rights aren’t enough for you, they’ll be giving out prizes to the night’s top scholars. Bring your own squad or roll up solo and we’ll add you to a team for a trivia night face-off where, to paraphrase Kool Moe Dee, Knowledge is truly King.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Concert | Wind Ensemble


Wind Ensemble of Camerata Nova; Erika Svanoe, Conductor. Program Erika Svanoe, Steampunk Scenes Shuhei Tamura (b. 1986), City Girl Sentimentalism  Robert Kurka (1921-1957), The Good Soldier Schweik Suite With a new work by student composer Cengxing Shi
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Comedy Club | Bomb Shelter Comedy Show


Bomb Shelter is a free weekly comedy show in New York City where you'll find some of the best comedians performing. Expect free pizza. With: Richard Ruben - French superstar comedian Jen Gittess - Westside Comedy Club Billy Hockman - Hell Yeah Comedy Show Nat Towsen - The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Classical Music | Double Bass Works (In Person AND Online!)


Joe Zhouyao Zhang, Double Bass. Program Paoyuan Zhang, Grassland Song Eunike Tanzil, Midnight Miniatures Xiaoxi Lu (b. 1949) and Bu Lu (b. 2001), Under the Azure Tan Dun (b. 1957), Contrabass Concerto: Wolf Totem
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Jazz | Jazz Guitar


Chris Hyorok Lee, guitar; accompanied by Julian Wittich, bass; and Dino Kim, drums.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Dance Performance | Mudpit: A Devised Dance-Theatre Piece


Mudpit is the peat bog from which we emerged, into which we will return. Decomposing, regenerating, molting - what happens in the space between the fluorescent buzz of our hypermodern world and the ancient wisdom of bugs, blood, fire, and seeds? Everything we make is part of nature, whether we like it or not. Directed & Choreographed by Celia Krefter Dramaturgy by Kate Purdum Production Design by Maya T. Weed, Celia Krefter & Kate Purdum Performed by: Zo? Benavidez Ava Blum Bonnie Cai Thaleia Dasberg Sydney Gerlach
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:00 pm
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Classical Music | Piano Works by Brahms, Bartok, and Liszt (In Person AND Online!)


Juhee Lim, Piano. Program Brahms (1833-1897), Sonata No. 3 in F Minor, Op. 5 Bartok (1881-1945), Three Burlesques, Op. 8c Liszt (1811-1886), Spanish Rhapsody, S254
   New York City, NY; NYC
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