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Workshop | Fitness in the Square: Running 101 + More


Presented in partnership with lululemon athletica.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 am
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Workshop | Tai Chi in the Park


Tai Chi and Eternal Spring are instructed by members of the Tai Chi Chuan Center for all ages and experience more levels. Classes are rain or shine. less
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 am
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Workshop | Fitness in the Square: Yogaworks Yoga


Yogaworks Yoga (open level) presented in partnership with lululemon athletica.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 am
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Workshop | Fitness in the Square: Brooklyn Bridge Bootcamp


A full-body aerobic workout with cardio bootcamp.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 am
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Workshop | Kids in the Square


Kids in the Square kicks off in the playground at 10:00 AM with "Mommy & Me Yoga" presented by Yoga Stars more and then join them in the South Plaza at 12:00 PM for a rocking kids performance by Baby Loves Disco. less
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Tour | Cathedral Tour


Explore the Cathedral's newly cleaned and restored Nave. Learn about the art, architecture and history more of this great sacred space from 1892 to the present. less
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
$6

Tour | Federal Reserve Bank Tour


Learn about central banking functions that Federal Reserve System performs and see Bank's vault of international more monetary gold on bedrock of Manhattan Island, five stories below street level. Learn why Federal Reserve has "Federal" in its name, while it's a private bank, not Federal at all. Congressman Ron Paul considers the Federal Reserve "both corrupt and unconstitutional" Tour times: 11:15 a.m., 12:00 p.m., 1:15 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 3:15 p.m., and 4:00 p.m. less
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:15 am
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Concert | 2011 R&B Festival: Maxi Priest


One of the most popular reggae stars since Bob Marley, Jamaica-born singer Maxi Priest first graced American more charts with his breezy covers of “Wild World” and “Some Guys Have All the Luck.” His crown jewel, however, was the R&B-leaning “Close to You,” an ideal showcase for Priest’s tenor voice—the perfect ending to another great summer of music. less
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Tour | “Manhattan Adirondacks” Tour


Olmsted and Vaux designed the North Woods to replicate the forests of the Adirondack Mountains with its more crystal streams, calming cascades, and rustic bridges. This scenic and meditative walk is right in New York City's backyard. Tour will be approximately one hour. less
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Concert | Accordion Music with Dallas Vietty's Musette Project


Enjoy a taste of Paris in the park at lunchtime with musette style accordion music.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Concert | Broadway in the Park: Jersey Boys / The Lion King / Rent / Wicked / Death Takes a Holiday


The casts of the most popular musicals on and off Broadway perform their biggest hits.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Jazz | Cameron Brown and The Hear and Now


Cameron Brown is an American jazz double bassist born in Detroit, Michigan. Brown has appeared on more more than 80 recordings. His first recording as a leader, after nearly 40 years of performing, was published in 2003 with his group The Hear and Now featuring Dewey Redman. less
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Concert | Roy Eaton, Pianist


Roy Eaton's first Carnegie Hall performance was in 1937. He is winner of the Kosciuszko Foundation Chopin more Award (1950). Current albums include Joplin Rags on SONY Classical; Keyboard Classics for Children on SUMMIT; "24/7+7 The Complete Preludes of Chopin, Gershwin; Still" on SUMMIT; and The Meditative Chopin on RHAHM. In March, he was inducted into the Advertising Hall of Fame. less
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Tour | Cathedral Tour


Explore the Cathedral's newly cleaned and restored Nave. Learn about the art, architecture and history more of this great sacred space from 1892 to the present. less
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
$6

Lecture | What Do the Mohammed Cartoons and Carrie Prejean Have in Common? Freedom of Speech: The History of an Idea


Is freedom of speech a universal right, applicable to all people in all places at all times? Or is it more (like other Western civil rights) culturally determined and produced and thus to be limited in its extent in order to protect religious and racial minorities? The protests in 2006 over the so-called Mohammed cartoons, challenging the right of artists to caricature a sacred subject, brought to the fore this decades-long debate within the U.S. concerning the extent of permissible speech and indeed put in doubt what once seemed a foundation stone of Western liberal democracies. In this lecture Elizabeth Powers will discuss some 18th-century thinkers whose anxieties about freedom of speech mirror contemporary concerns about the harmful effects of speech. Despite their seemingly "advanced" views, radical thinkers like Condorcet, Holbach, and Rousseau were uncomfortable with free debate and dissent, precisely because they were divisive. Fears concerning unpopular speech, should the "people" not be constrained, have surprising intellectual origins. A writer in residence in the Library's Wertheim Study, Elizabeth Powers, as chair of the Columbia University Seminar on 18th-Century European Culture, sponsored a series of talks in 2007-2008 that addressed the debates in the 18th century concerning freedom of speech. The result was Freedom of Speech: The History of an Idea, to be published this year by Bucknell University Press. less
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:15 pm
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Film | German Film: Josef von Báky's The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1943)


A 1940's descendant of an eccentric German Baron recounts some of his ancestor's enhanced, exaggerated, more and grandly unrealistic stories as he searches the world for the secret of eternal life. 110 min. A humorous short film will precede the feature. less
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Workshop | Dreamweaver and CSS Workshop


Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) are *essential* on websites. If you have been avoiding them up to now, here’s more a chance to bring yourself up to date. If you are using them now, you still may want to attend to see their full potential. Style sheets allow you to easily style text and more. They also save time and money since you can make global changes throughout your site with one change! In this seminar we’ll cover the different types of style sheets and when you’d use each; how to create and use styles, as well as why every piece of text on your website should have a style! Get up to date on using CSS in Dreamweaver. less
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Workshop | Blah-Blah-Blah Blog Workshop


Get your voice out! No matter what you want to say, you can get your voice out Here. Emphasis on Summer more Reading Logs & Experiences. less
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:30 pm
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Opening Reception | Flashback: Street Scenes by Daria Deshuk - The Larry Rivers Years


An exhibition of 24 original oil paintings by Daria Deshuk. Deshuk was part of the vibrant art scene more in the early 1980s, living in the East Village and receiving an MFA in Painting from Hunter College. She was a member of P.S.122 Artist Space, where she worked and exhibited for 10 years. Daria met the artist Larry Rivers and at the age of 22 began a companionship of 15 years. Their son Sam Deshuk Rivers was born in 1985. less
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Poetry Reading | Poetry in the Park


Harlem Stage and Urban Word NYC partner for Uptown Open: Summer Edition. Featuring members of Urban Word more NYC’s newly crowned 2011 Slam Team, this open mic series for youth offers a safe space to share their voices. less
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Workshop | Featured Library Database: Credo Reference


Hands on using wireless laptops. Search over 500 dictionaries, encyclopedias, books of quotations, biographical more and other reference titles from home. Subjects covered range from art, music, history, and philosophy to business, science, and technology. less
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:15 pm
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Concert | Amber Rubarth, Award-Winning Singer-Songwriter


Amber Rubarth's musings on life are delightful in their innocence with a depth wise beyond her years. more As the winner of the 2010 Mountain Stage NewSong Contest, she won the chance to work with Grammy-winning producer Jacquire King (Norah Jones, Kings of Leon, Tom Waits) to record her soon-to-be released new album. Amber has proven to be a talented star on the rise, with no signs of slowing down. The Boston Globe sums it up, saying, "You will leave with a crush on her." less
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:30 pm
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Workshop | Chess Club


All ages are welcome to play and learn.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:30 pm
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Opera | Anne Tormela, Opera Singer


Anne Tormela presents highlights of the most beloved opera, operetta, broadway and popular classics. more Special requests welcomed! less
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Workshop | Dreamweaver and CSS Workshop


Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) are *essential* on websites. If you have been avoiding them up to now, here’s more a chance to bring yourself up to date. If you are using them now, you still may want to attend to see their full potential. Style sheets allow you to easily style text and more. They also save time and money since you can make global changes throughout your site with one change! In this seminar we’ll cover the different types of style sheets and when you’d use each; how to create and use styles, as well as why every piece of text on your website should have a style! Get up to date on using CSS in Dreamweaver. less
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Exhibition: Round Robin Collective in Residence


Round Robin Collective is a Brooklyn-based group of artists established in 2008 to forge connections more and create a space for dialogue in and out of the studio. Members of Round Robin will exhibit new works and host a series of events throughout the month. Current collective members and exhibiting artists include: Mary Billyou, Amanda Browder, Caroline Burghardt, Lisa Caccioppoli, David Coyle, Martin Esteves, Jamie Kim, Deirdre McConnell, Katherin McInnis, Christopher Rose, Stephanie Rothenberg, Janos Stone and Audra Wolowiec. less
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Concert | Music in the Square


The day's festivities end on a high note with Music in the Square presented by New York Press, featuring more The Shondes. This performance will feature musicians from New York City and beyond. less
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Other | Open Studios


Open studios are an opportunity to see new works by current students in the studio setting and are free more and open to the public. less
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Talk | Seven Steps for Creating a More Powerful Job Search


Coach Renee Lee Rosenberg will review the essential steps for conducting a successful job campaign. Gain more a new perspective on how to move forward toward a more rewarding and successful search. less
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Other | Student Open Studios


Open studios are an opportunity to see new works by current students in the studio setting and are free more and open to the public. Painting and Mixed Media: 4th floor. Sculpture, Installation and New Media Art: basement and 2nd floor. less
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Summer Residency Photography Exhibition


An exhibition of work by participants in the summer residency in photography.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Workshop | Yoga in the Park


Expert instructors, provided by lululemon athletica, lead all levels of yogis. Mats are provided.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Workshop | Children's Book Writing Class


With Michael Leviton.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Author Reading | Lauren Shockey reads from her book Four Kitchens: My Life Behind the Burner in New York, Hanoi, Tel Aviv, and Paris


Food writer and French Culinary Institute graduate travels the globe as an unpaid kitchen apprentice, more demystifying everything from haute cuisine at Senderens in Paris to molecular gastronomy at Manhattan's wd-50. In this illustrated lecture she chronicles the diffident curiosity of a female chef determined to learn, laugh, and cook in a professional kitchen. Her bosses include such celebrated chefs as Wylie Dufresne and Didier Corlou. Amid the cooking tips, gourmet foods, and exotic techniques, she is driven by a simple question: do diners prefer meals that soothe with flavor or those that surprise with technique? She illuminates the human elements of friendship and fatigue within the underpaid, unglamorous, and repetitive reality that is restaurant kitchen work. less
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:30 pm
Free

Concert | Music of the Balkans with Raya Brass Band


The music of the Balkans has found fertile ground in Brooklyn, and Raya’s pumping, thumping grooves more show how the seeds are taking hybrid forms. less
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Theater | Outdoor Theater: The Taming of the Shrew by Shakespeare


The Bard's story of the courtship of Petruchio, a gentleman of Verona, and Katherina, the headstrong, more obdurate shrew. Performed by Hudson Warehouse. less
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Author Reading | Ann Napolitano reads from her book A Good Hard Look


Ann Napolitano explores the life of Flannery O'Connor in her latest novel. O Magazine says the book is more "as vibrantly colorful as the peacocks raised on the O'Connor family farm in Milledgeville, Georgia." Napolitano will discuss Flannery O'Connor's influence with Hannah Tinti, writer and editor-in-chief of One Story magazine. less
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Performance | Bakersfield Comedy Show


Bakersfield California - A hotbed for improv! Come check out improv 15 years in the making. THE BAKERSFIELD more REUNION SHOW! less
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | Craig Yoe discusses his book Krazy Kat & The Art of George Herriman


Krazy Kat & The Art of George Herriman celebrates over one hundred years of one of the most beloved and more innovative comic strips of all time and its creator. This unique collection of rare, unpublished art, essays, memorabilia and biogrpahy-the majority reprinted here for the first time-highlights the career of the first genius of comics, George Herriman, and his iconic creations. less
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Other | Rumble on the River


As the sun sets, the action rises, when amateur fighters from the New York area compete in the square more circle. The ancient sport of Muay Thai kickboxing will debut as the featured style of this year’s event. less
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Author Reading | Tom Scocca discusses his book Beijing Welcomes You


Columnist and former media editor for The New York Observer Tom Scocca joins us to talk about his new more book about the city that suddenly seems to be open to the world, and the superpower country few of us fully understand. less
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Screening | Documentary: Steve James & Peter Gilbert's At the Death House Door (2008)


This film follows the remarkable career journey of Carroll Pickett, who served 15 years as the death more house chaplain to the infamous "Walls" prison unit in Huntsville, Texas. During that time he presided over 95 executions, including the very first lethal injection done anywhere in the world. After each execution, Pickett recorded an audiotape account of that fateful day. The film also tells the story of Carlos De Luna, a convict whose execution affected Pickett more than any other. Pickett firmly believed the man was innocent and two Chicago Tribune reporters turn up evidence that strongly suggests he was right. 94 min. less
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
$10 suggested admission

Concert | Indian & Cambodian Sounds: Malkit Singh / Dengue Fever


An unrivaled global superstar of bhangra and a bestselling artist in the infectious Punjabi pop style, more Indian singer Malkit Singh’s impassioned vocals have even reached the ears of the Queen of England (he was knighted as a result). L.A.’s Dengue Fever, fronted by Cambodia-born singer Chhom Nimol (who has performed for royalty herself), transforms sunny ’60s psychedelia into boundary-crossing Cambodian rock that mines surfy garage-pop and Afro grooves. less
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Theater | Moose Hall Theatre Company presents War of the Worlds by Ted Minos


Based on H.G. Wells' science fiction classic, the play explores the themes of survival and humanity’s more future. Will we survive the war from outer-space? Will we survive the wars among ourselves? A Milky-Way Galaxy Premier, under the stars! less
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Film | Don Bluth's Oscar Nominee An American Tail (1986): Animated Immigrant Story


With the voices of Christopher Plummer, Madeline Kahn and Dom DeLuise. While emigrating to the United more States, a young Russian mouse gets separated from his family and must relocate them while trying to survive in a new country. 80 min. Also showing is the short Hot Dog by Bill Plympton. Our intrepid "hero" dog goes to work for a fire department, and chaos ensues. DJ: David Last starts at 6pm. less
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:00 pm
Free

Theater | Shakespeare Outdoors: As You Like It


Pulse Ensemble Theatre's seventh Harlem Summer Shakespeare production is a multi-ethnic, open-air production more of William Shakespeare’s comedy. As is the tradition with Pulse Theatre Ensemble’s Harlem Summer Shakespeare, this production keeps Shakespeare’s language intact whilst updating the world in which the characters live. In this contemporary version of As You Like It, Frederick is a millionaire in the image of Hugh Hefner or Donald Trump. He believes money rules the day. Duke Senior and his followers, on the other hand, live a rustic, free-spirited life somewhere between the 1960’s hippies and the Hari Krishna followers. less
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:00 pm
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Theater | Shakespeare Outdoors: Hamlet


The Drilling Company will present Hamlet directed by Hamilton Clancy. In an unusual interpretation, more the production is intended to illuminate the modern dysfunctional family unit. The cast includes Alessandro Colla as Hamlet, Amanda Dillard as Ophelia , McKey Carpenter as Laertes, Paul Guskin as Polonius, Karla Hendrick as Gertrude, David Sitler as Claudius, Bill Green as The Ghost, Jennifer Fouche as The Player Queen, Jed Q. Peterson as Guildenstern, Miguel Govea as Marcellus, Graciany Miranda as Horatio, Andrew Markert as Rosencrantz, Kate Garfield as Bernadine and James Butler as Osric. less
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Film | Stuart Rosenberg's Oscar Nominee The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984): Village Idiots


With Eric Roberts, Mickey Rourke and Daryl Hannah. Charlie and his troublesome cousin Paulie decide more to steal $150,000 in order to back a "sure thing" race horse that Paulie has inside information on. The aftermath of the robbery gets them into serious trouble with the local Mafia boss and the corrupt New York City police department. 121 min. less
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Performance | The Complete Guide to Everything Comedy Show


The iTunes Comedy chart topping podcast with over 1.5 million downloads brings its UK sold-out live show more to the their home city of New York for the first time ever! Join Tim Daniels and Tom Reynolds as they look to vanquish Wikipedia as the go-to reference for knowledge about anything and everything. From North Korea to Nicolas Cage, no stone is left unturned in their humble quest to explain literally everything there is to know about anything in about an hour. Also, they'll tell some jokes and probably complain about things. less
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Performance | Fordham Alumni Theatre Company performs A Night Under Galileo’s Star


The evening’s program, directed by Ian Crawford, will feature selections from the production’s vibrant more original score by Nate Weida, influenced by both madrigals and cabaret. Through the new music and selected scenes, a young, brash Galileo comes to life in Brecht’s dark and witty world. less
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Workshop | Stargazing in the Park


Join the Amateur Astronomers as they guide your eyes to the wonders of astronomy. Look for the telescopes!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Performance | Ramblings of a Gentleman Scumbag Comedy Show


Lucky Chengs Balloon man, delusional comic, and man of no God tries to justify 34 years of poor life more choices and degeneracy. Profiled in Playgirl, FHM Magazine, Time-Out NY Magazine, Murdock is not your Father’s balloon man. less
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 pm
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Jazz | 5/5/5 After Hours Set


A great way to hear some of the most talented young lions of jazz while enjoying spectacular views of more Manhattan. less
   New York City, NY; NYC
11:00 pm
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Performance | The Big One Comedy Show


The hottest comedians in New York City join special guests from NBC, Comedy Central, and more in a weekly more comedy extravaganza on the main stage of the newly-renovated People's Improv Theater. Hosted by Harrison Greenbaum (Comedy Central's "Comics to Watch" and Andy Kaufman Award winner) less
   New York City, NY; NYC
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