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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on August 2, 2013?

44 free events take place on Friday, August 2 in New York City. Don't miss the opportunities that only New York provides! Exciting, high quality, unique and off the beaten path free events and free things to do take place in New York today, tonight, tomorrow and each day of the year, any time of the day: whether it's a weekday or a weekend, day or night, morning or evening or afternoon, December or July, April or November! These events will take your breath away!

New York City (NYC) never ceases to amaze you with quantity and quality of its free culture and free entertainment. Check out August 2 and see for yourself. Summer or Winter, Spring or Fall! Just click on any day of the calendar above and you'll find most inspiring and entertaining free events to go to and free things to do on each day of August . 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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44 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Friday, August 2, 2013

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Concert | Ne-Yo, Grammy-Winning Singer-Songwriter


Since 2006, Ne-Yo has scored six Top Ten hits including the #1 "So Sick." His latest album is R.E.D.. Attendees are encouraged to arrive at 6:00am when the Park opens to the public.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 am
Free

Concert | The Band Perry, 3-Sibling Country Group


Kimberly Perry (lead vocals, guitar, piano), Reid Perry (bass guitar, background vocals), and Neil Perry (mandolin, drums, accordion, background vocals) have had a number of Country hits since debuting in 2009, including the four-million selling "If I Die Young." Their latest CD is Pioneer. Attendees are advised to arrive early.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 am
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Workshop | Tai Chi in the Park


Increase physical balance, strength, and mental focus. Learn the ancient Chinese martial art with expert Alex Hing. No experience is necessary. Hing also teaches Tai Chi at the China Institute and Sacred Sounds Yoga. He has practiced martial arts for over 30 years in San Francisco and New York City, including 10 years with Tai Chi grand master William C. C. Chen.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:30 am
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City Walk | All-in-One Downtown Tour


This tour utilizes your feet and the New York City Subway* to transport you from Lower Manhattan, the birthplace of New York, through Wall St and the Financial District, Greenwich Village, SoHo, Chinatown and Midtown Manhattan. There will be ample opportunities for memorable pictures. You'll get the chance to savor NY's best pizza and cannoli and other treats, learn how to play NY handball, maybe bargain with a shopkeeper in Chinatown, observe a game of street chess in Greenwich Village, people watch and window shop in SoHo, and kick back on the Highline Park. Along the way, you'll master the subway and learn about New York's Finest!
   New York City, NY; NYC
10:00 am
Free

Workshop | Catch & Release Fishing


Grab a pole and relax on the Harlem Meer while you wait for a bite from one of the many species of fish that live in its diverse aquatic ecosystem! Poles available to borrow; must release fish after catching them. Free for families and individuals; groups larger than 5 must reserve at least 2 weeks in advance. Adult with photo I.D. must accompany all children.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Tour | Lower Manhattan Tour


It is here, as much as anywhere, where American history started. It's where the first US Congress assembled and produced the Bill of Rights and where President George Washington took his first oath of office. It's here where the world's most important stock exchange and one of the most famous bridges stand. And it is here where an unspeakable tragedy took place and where a rebirth is underway.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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City Walk | SoHo, Little Italy & Chinatown Tour


You've seen the iconic skyscrapers, attended a Broadway show, visited Lady Liberty and relaxed in Central Park. Looking for a little more of the Big Apple? Maybe it's time to visit some of Manhattan's oldest and most enchanting historic districts. Take a relaxing stroll through SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown.
   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 of this great sacred space from 1892 to the present.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
$6

Dance Performance | Circle of Dance! Summer Native American Dance


Storytelling and interactive Native dance sessions. First come, first serve. Start times at 11am and 12pm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Workshop | Park Pétanque


Learn to play pétanque, the popular European game anchored in precision, patience, and camaraderie from members of La Boule New Yorkaise, NYC’s championship-winning club.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Tour | Federal Reserve Bank Tour


Learn about central banking functions that Federal Reserve System performs and see Bank's vault of international 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., 12:45 p.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:15 p.m., and 3:00 p.m.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:15 am
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Workshop | Yoga at the Library


Free Yoga Classes at the Library bought to you by Shape up NYC. Expert Instructors. Please bring your own mats.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
Free

Jazz | Deanna Witkowski, Winner of the Great American Jazz Piano Competition


Winner of the Great American Jazz Piano Competition and a past guest on Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz, Deanna Witkowski brings an exuberance and vitality of spirit to her fusions of jazz, Brazilian, Afro-Cuban, and classical music.
   New York City, NY; NYC
12:30 pm
Free

Tour | Grand Central and Its Neighborhood


Discover architecture and social history of Grand Central neighborhood; learn secrets of Whispering Gallery in Grand Central Terminal; gaze upon hubcaps and roadsters on side of Chrysler Building; discover favorite Midtown Manhattan hangout of Mercury, Hercules, and Minerva; learn why Pershing Square isn’t really square; visit original Lincoln Memorial by Daniel Chester French. Award-winning tour led by urban explorer, historian, and storyteller Justin Ferate.
   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 of this great sacred space from 1892 to the present.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
$6

Workshop | Learn Juggling in the Park


Test your coordination and dexterity with free juggling lessons in the park. All skill levels are welcome to join in the fun. Equipment is provided. Lessons are weather permitting. You'll be surprised that Alex and Jordan can often be found outside tossing pins in the snow!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Tour | US Customs House Building Tour


A Museum Ambassador provides a 45-minute in-depth look at the unique architecture and design of the Alexander Hamilton Customs House.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Film | Douglas Sirk's Oscar-Nominated Imitation of Life (1959): The Color of Love


With Lana Turner, John Gavin, Sandra Dee. A struggling young actress with a six-year-old daughter sets up housekeeping with a homeless black widow and her light-skinned eight-year-old daughter who rejects her mother by trying to pass for white. 125 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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City Walk | Greenwich Village Tour


Greenwich Village is among Manhattan's most desirable and expensive residential neighborhoods. It's history, however, betrays it's monied status. The Village, with it's quiet, shaded streets, lined with lovely brick and brownstone townhouses, was once the incubating ground of artistic, social and political movements that have helped shape US history. From the Beats to the Folk Movement, from workers rights to gay rights, the Village has often been the center of it all.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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City Walk | Harlem Tour


Although world famous, Harlem may be New York's best kept secret with some of the city's best architecture, food, music and people. Harlem's history is also one of the city's most dramatic, having gone through many ethnic, cultural and socioeconomic changes over the past roughly 400 years, which have resulted in a diverse array of places of worship, theaters, homes and eating establishments.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Korean Digital Design Council: A Members' Exhibition


The Korean Digital Council is Korea’s largest design organization, comprising some 1,800 designers who teach at its universities and colleges. This exhibition of works by selected members is the group’s first exhibition in the United States.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Workshop | Adult Volleyball Clinic


Brush up on your volleyball skills with coaching and tips from the experts at Metro Beach Sports. Enjoy the sand and sun while sprucing up your game with advanced techniques including serving, setting, spiking, passing and ball control, and diving and rolling drills at the beach volleyball courts on Pier 6. Recommended ages 18+
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Concert | Folk Music: Robin Aigner and Parlour Game


Robin Aigner has been electrifying the Brooklyn scene and beyond with intelligent, quirky, vintage-sounding original songs since 2002. She has shared festival bills with the likes of Gillian Welch, The Avett Brothers and Jolie Holland, and in 2010 opened for Emmylou Harris at the inaugural show of The Loveless Cafe in Nashville.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:30 pm
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Park Walk | Central Park Sunset Tour


Join Free Tours by Foot as they stroll through the park and tell the epic story of New York's green oasis. Once described as the lungs of the city, Central Park brings a breath of fresh air to New York's crowded urban terrain. What started out as the rocky and desolate northern fringes of a rapidly expanding city is today amongst the world's most famous and beloved public parks. Originally intended to bring people of all walks of life together -- a people's park -- Central Park lives up to it's original designs. With over 843 acres of meadows, hills, ball fields and bodies of water, it's impossible not to find something to enjoy in Central Park.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Screening | From the Estate of Quentin Crisp


In addition to his written works, Quentin Crisp appeared in numerous interviews, performances, television programs, and films throughout his life. Through this mosaic of cinematic records, a cohesive portrait of the man, his philosophies, and the art form of being emerge. These are rare audiovisual documents from the estate’s archive. Including audio recordings, live tapings of Crisp’s one-man shows, interviews, television appearances, and more, From the Estate of Quentin Crisp opens up this treasure trove of material to the public for the first time.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
Pay-what-you-wish admission policy

Concert | Imani Winds, One of America's Premiere Wind Quintets


One of America's premiere wind quintets is known worldwide for bridging musical traditions. Commission: Zafir by Simon Shaheen, with guest artists. Valerie Coleman - flute Toyin Spellman-Diaz - oboe Mariam Adam - clarinet Jeff Scott - french horn Monica Ellis - bassoon Simon Shaheen - oud Youssef Sheronick - percussion
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
Free

City Walk | The High Line Sunset Tour


The area around the High Line Park was a vital business district of New York City, supplying fresh fruits, French Cheeses and Russian caviar as well as fresh meats to City markets. The hustle and bustle of the streets induced the City to elevate the railroad trains delivering goods to the commercial buildings. When interstate truck traffic made the railway outdated, it fell into ruin, only to be regenerated as a park. Reservations Required RESERVE NOW
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Theater | The Three Musketeers, a New Adaptation of the Dumas Novel


Hudson Warehouse Artistic Director Nicholas Martin-Smith has chosen to direct The Three Musketeers in a new adaptation from the Alexandre Dumas novel by Susane Lee. For years, audiences in the open courtyard seating of the Hudson Warehouse shows have thrilled to see the extensive fight choreography executed by the professional company.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Workshop | Sunset Jam on the Hudson


Friday evening drumming circles! Improvise on African, Latin and Caribbean rhythms at SUNSET JAM ON THE HUDSON drumming circles. The gatherings are led by master drummers MAGUETTE CAMARA and MARY KNYSH. After beginning with the teaching of traditional drumming patterns, and establishing a steady heartbeat pulse, participants are then asked to contribute their own rhythmic patterns as part of call and response chanting and drumming. Instruments are provided, or bring your own.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Concert | The Bootleg Remedy, Bluegrass, Dixieland and Western Swing Band


The brainchild of banjoist/multi-instrumentalist and ethnomusicologist David Gould, the Bootleg Remedy quickly gained renown in New York during the early 2000s among fans of traditional old-timey string band, bluegrass, Dixieland, and Western swing.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:30 pm
Free

Author Reading | Abhishek Singh discusses his graphic novel Krishna: A Journey Within


Author, illustrator, animator and collaborator of Deepak Chopra, Abhishek Singh introduces his spiritual graphic novel and narrates the story of God in a human portrayal.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Concert | African & Native American Sounds: Big Chief Monk Boudreaux & the Golden Eagles / Maracatu Nac¸a~o Estrela Brilhante


With dazzling costumes that reflect both African and Native American origins, and a funky, percussive sound that dares listeners not to dance, Mardi Gras Indians Big Chief Monk Boudreaux & the Golden Eagles bring revelry with a distinctively raucous New Orleans syncopation. Legendary Afro-Brazilian Carnaval champion Maracatu Nac¸a~o Estrela Brilhante ("Bright Star Maracatu Nation") is renowned for driving beats, vibrant call-and-response vocals, high-energy movement, intricate costumes, and elaborate street theater pageantry. A Tale of Two Nations brings traditional maracatu to the U.S. for the first time for an unprecedented collaboration with Scott Kettner's New York-based Nation Beat, which blends maracatu with southern American musical traditions—New Orleans second line, funk, and country blues.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Workshop | Hip-Hop Dance Aerobics


Hip-Hop Dance Aerobics is a cardiovascular workout using urban upbeat Hip-Hop music. The class teaches step by step movements with fun choreography, so you can get your feet moving and your heart pumping. All fitness classes are one hour long. Registration opens 30 minutes prior to class.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Jazz | Max Gallico & Friends


Gallico specializes in acoustic jazz.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Jazz | Michael Carvin, Legendary Jazz Drummer


In addition to leading his own bands, Carvin has played and recorded with Dizzy Gillespie, Dexter Gordon, Jackie McLean, Hank Jones, McCoy Tyner, Illinois Jacquet, Pharoah Sanders, Bobby Hutcherson, James Moody, Hampton Hawes, Ruth Brown, Johnny Hartman, Abbey Lincoln, Jimmy Smith, Hugh Masekela, Alice Coltrane, Cecil Taylor, Charles Brown, Terumasa Hino, Bobby Watson, Billy Bang, and many others.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
Free

Other | Muay Thai Kickboxing


By popular demand, the 2013 Rumble on the River once again features the ancient sport of Muay Thai kickboxing. Amateur Muay Thai boxers from the New York area get in the ring and battle to win it all.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Theater | Outdoor Theater: Shakespeare's The Tempest


On a remote island, Prospero, the rightful Duke of Milan, plots to restore his daughter Miranda to her rightful place using illusion and skillful manipulation. This production, by New York Classical Theatre, is a roving production, in that the show and the audience move from place to place within the park.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Film | Chris Columbus' Oscar Nominee Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001): Movie Magic


Stars Richard Harris, Maggie Smith, Daniel Radcliffe. Rescued from the outrageous neglect of his aunt and uncle, a young boy with a great destiny proves his worth while attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Doors open at 7:30PM, film begins at sunset, weather permitting. Space is limited. Seating is on a first come first serve basis, and there is no admission after 8:30pm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Performance | Nat Towsen's Downtown Variety Hour


With Christian Finnegan, Reverend Jen, Paganomation, Andy Rocco, and Moss Clothing. Plus a special "Downtown History" segment.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
$5

Concert | Soul & Dance Music: Jamie Lidell / Dan Deacon / The Stepkids


The soul-singing, dance music eclecticist JAMIE LIDELL is “the progenitor of his own completely original genre that no one else has been able to recreate” (KCRW) and “a master-craftsman of genre hybrids packing potent lyrical punches of love." (Stereogum) Can’t argue with that! Co-headlining is the Baltimore absurdist composer and party instigator DAN DEACON, wielding a participatory Smartphone app that turns the crowd into a sound and light show of its own. "If Dan Deacon comes your way, go… It will change your life forever.” (NPR),/br> With the psychedelic soul of THE STEPKIDS.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
$3 suggested admission

Film | Meredith Danluck's North of South, West of East (2011): Four-Channel Comedy


This fun and feverish four-channel movie, shown on screens surrounding the audience, is a remarkable achievement in multi-linear storytelling and pop-culture black comedy. 82 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Theater | Shakespeare Outdoors: Richard III, Presented by The Drilling Company


To commemorate the bones of Richard III being found in an English parking lot, The Drilling Company will present Shakespeare's tragedy of the crook-back king. Hamilton Clancy, Artistic Director, will direct and Alessandro Colla will be featured as the king. Shows are offered while the lot is in use. The action sometimes happens around a parked car which drives away during a performance. At such times, the players stop and the audience moves its chairs, pausing the performance the same way a show would stop for rain uptown in Central Park. It's all part of the fun.
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:00 pm
Free

Theater | Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew - Calypso Style


The Pulse Ensemble Theatre presents this unique interpretation of the Bard's comedy about the courtship of Petruchio, a gentleman of Verona, and Katherina, the headstrong, obdurate shrew.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Theater | Love's Labour's Lost, A New Musical Based on Shakespeare's Comedy


Songs by Michael Friedman. Book Adapted by Alex Timbers. Directed by Alex Timbers Romance, revelry and enchanting music ignite in this contemporary yet lovingly faithful musical adaptation of Shakespeare's comedy. The King and his best buds decide at their five-year college reunion to swear off the joys of women. But when four cute, clever girls from their past show up, they’re forced to reconsider all of that nonsense! Smart, sexy, outrageous, and irreverent, LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST is a madcap celebration of true love and coming of age. Obie Award winner MICHAEL FRIEDMAN (Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson) and two-time Tony Award nominee ALEX TIMBERS (Peter and the Starcatcher) reunite for this fresh and unexpected evening of song, sonnets and Shakespeare.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:30 pm
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