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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on August 20, 2014?

55 free events take place on Wednesday, August 20 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 20 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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55 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Wednesday, August 20, 2014

All events are free unless otherwise noted.
        

Workshop | Park FitClub: Boot Camp with The Rise NYC


Energize your day with a workout before work. Join The Rise NYC, a community-driven pop-up fitness group, for a Boot Camp. Rotations through exercises like crunches, planks, push-ups, burpees, and mountain climbers ensure a mixture of cardio and strength training that will keep you coming back - and seeing results. No equipment necessary; smiles and high-fives encouraged. Rain or shine.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 am
Free

Workshop | Morning Crunch Fitness


The Crunch Gym will be holding FREE fitness classes. Schedule: Mondays: Yoga, Sunrise Salutations Tuesdays: Breakfast Bootcamp w/ Personal Trainers Wednesdays: Wellness Wednesday with a Yoga/Pilate’s fusion Thursdays: Throwback Thursdays w/ Retro-Robics Fridays: Zumba or Dance classes
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 am
Free

Workshop | Blogging for Beginners Workshop


Learn what a blog is, see examples of blogs, learn how to blog and to create your own using Blogger/Word Press.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Park Walk | Central Park Tour


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
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Workshop | Chess, Checkers and Board Games


Stop by to play some brain games like chess, checkers, and other board games. All Ages.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Workshop | Early Bird Game Social


Join to meet up with like-minded players interested in the same games as you. The Early Bird Game Social gives you a chance to start the day in the park, and warm up your mind with games that get you thinking like dominoes, Scrabble, cards or Boggle.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 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: 10:00am, 1:00pm, 2:00pm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Tour | Greenwich Village Neighborhood 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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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
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Workshop | Elements of Nature Drawing


Enjoy drawing nature in the parks and gardens with an artist/educator. Materials provided.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Workshop | Advanced MS PowerPoint 2010 Workshop


Explore more advanced features of Microsoft Powerpoint 2010. Topics include using transitions, animations, etc.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Workshop | Dance/Live Arts Workshop


With Danielle Russo. Dancers and non-dancers welcome.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Park Walk | Garden Tour


Learn about the thousands of trees, flowers, shrubs, and perennials that decorate the Garden from horticulturalists who take care of this special place within the Park. Route involves a few stairs. 75 minutes.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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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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12:00 pm
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Concert | Lunchtime Concert: Brass and Buckets


12:00 – 1:00 - Lucky Chops Brass Band 1:00 – 2:00 - Drumadics
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Workshop | Lunchtime Reset: 30-Minute Moving Meditation


A mid-day, 30-minute moving mediation. Take your lunch break in the garden, and breathe. No mat or clothing change required.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Author Reading | April Bloomfield discuss her book A Girl and Her Pig: Recipes and Stories


The Spotted Pig-founder, renowned chef and cookbook author comes to the park for a special lunchtime edition of Taste Talks.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Gallery Talk | Exhibit Tour: The ABC of It: Why Children's Books Matter


Join a 45-minute docent-led tour of the ABC of It exhibition. Start times: 12:30pm, 2:30pm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Concert | New Directions in Solo Piano: Vadim Neselovskyi


Critics have praised NY-based pianist and composer Vadim Neselovskyi for “extraordinary playing” (Los Angeles Times), “exceptional composition skills” (musicweb-international.com) and “feathery touch” (New York Times). While mostly known as one of the key members of Gary Burton’s Quintet, and as a featured pianist and composer on Burton’s Concord Records release Next Generation, Vadim is rapidly gaining reputation as a bandleader, creating a “thrilling blend of classical and jazz” (jazzreview.com).
   New York City, NY; NYC
12:30 pm
Free

Concert | Piano in the Park: Victor Lin


A former student of jazz legend Kenny Barron, Victor Lin is currently a jazz music instructor at Columbia University, Teachers College, and The Calhoun School.
   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
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Jazz | Midday Jazz


A jazz concert for the midtown community. These popular midday concerts feature well-regarded artists. The programming is overseen by jazz pianist Ronny Whyte.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
$10 suggested donation

Reading | Story Time for Grown-Ups


Love a good story? Sit back and relax as they read you a story or two.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Tour | 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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2:00 pm
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Film | Billy Wilder's Oscar Winner The Fortune Cookie (1966): Flim Flam Men


Stars: Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Ron Rich. A TV cameraman, trampled by a half-back while shooting a football game, and his shyster brother-in-law team up to defraud an insurance company in a million-dollar lawsuit. 125 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:30 pm
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Workshop | Facebook Basics


Learn about the online social network Facebook.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:30 pm
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Workshop | Figure Al Fresco: Drawing Outdoors


Learn figure drawing outdoors with a clothed model and an artist/educator. Materials provided.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:30 pm
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Tour | 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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4:00 pm
Free

Workshop | Advanced MS Word 2010 Workshop


Explore more advanced features of Microsoft Word 2010. Topics include mail merge, tables, and headers and footers.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:30 pm
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Book Discussion | Book Group: Calling Me Home by Julie Kibler


Eighty-nine-year-old Isabelle McAllister has a favor to ask her hairdresser Dorrie Curtis. It's a big one. Isabelle wants Dorrie, a black single mom in her thirties, to drop everything to drive her from her home in Arlington, Texas, to a funeral in Cincinnati. With no clear explanation why.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Dance Performance | The 33rd Annual Downtown Dance Festival


The Downtown Dance Festival is one of lower Manhattan’s most highly anticipated summer events. Initiated in 1982 by Battery Dance Company, the Festival has thrilled audiences in the hundreds of thousands and showcased great dance companies from around the world as well as the best New York City has to offer. The Downtown Dance Festival is NYC’s longest-running dance festival. Tonight: 6pm: Indo American Arts Council: Erasing Borders Festival of Indian Dance; Yamini Saipalli; Sanjukta Sinha; Prabal Gupta; Noopur Singha; Sattriya Dance Company; Srishti Dances of India 7:45pm: Everybody Dance Now
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
Free

Concert | Thiefs, Gritty and Rousing Trio


These three artists weave processed and acoustic sounds into gritty and rousing jazz, R&B, and electronica compositions: an eclectic sonic collision of beats.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Concert | Upright Citizens Brigade Theater


Improv show consisting of interconnected scenes, characters, and ideas completely made-up on the spot with no pre-planning or pre-writing.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Performance | Upright Citizens Brigade Theater Improv Show


Consisting of interconnected scenes, characters, and ideas completely made up on the spot with no pre-planning or pre-writing.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Workshop | Volleyball After Work


Leave your workday behind and join other adults for good-natured and fun pick-up games of VOLLEYBALL overlooking the Hudson River. Everyone gets to play. Participants will also learn the basic rules and strategies of volleyball. Scorekeeper and volleyballs are provided. No experience is necessary.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Film | Chinese Documentary: Wang Jiuliang's Plastic China (2014)


A screening of excerpted scenes from a work-in-progress that is forthcoming in late 2014. From 2008 to 2011, photographer and filmmaker Wang Jiuliang documented over 460 landfills around Beijing, culminating in the award-winning film Beijing Besieged by Waste (2011) and prompting the Beijing municipal government to invest 10 billion RMB to regulate the waste disposal industry. Wang's new work continues to look at waste in China, but this time uncovers the human and environmental costs of imported plastic waste in China. Wang Jiuliang will screen highlights from the forthcoming film and discuss his experience documenting the handling of domestic and imported waste. Reception to follow.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Slide Lecture | John L. Sprague discusses his book The Birth of Electric Traction: The Extraordinary Life and Times of Inventor Frank Julian Sprague


In this illustrated lecture, the speaker discusses the importance of 'the father of electric traction,' his grandfather, to New York City and the electrification of Grand Central Terminal and to electric transportation systems, both vertical and horizontal, and industry all across America and much of the rest of the world.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Tour | Wednesday Night Tour: Designing the Park


Hear directly from one of the innovative minds behind the Park’s award-winning design. Tour led by Matt Urbanski, Principal, Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:30 pm
Free

Workshop | Yoga: Evening Salute to the Sun


End your day with relaxing Hatha yoga in a beautiful sunset setting. Suitable for all fitness levels. Please wear loose, comfortable clothing and bring your own mat.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Workshop | Yogamaya Yoga


Yogamaya invites you to flow, sweat, chant, and breathe with us - to move dynamically, with grace and precision - here on the mat and out in the world. Yogamaya Yoga is a workout for your body, mind, and spirit. Classes are limited to 75 people. Bring your own mat.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Author Reading | Anna Shinoda reads from her book Learning Not to Drown


Anna Shinoda, the wife of Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda, presents her debut novel.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Book Discussion | Book Group: Transatlantic by Colum McCann


Please read the book first.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Lecture | Climate Change: The Hard Problem


A lectrue by Philip Kitcher, John Dewey Professor of Philosophy at Columbia University, wrote a far reaching review of eight books on climate change for Science magazine.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
Free

Performance | Family Entertainment: THROW2CATCH / Loki Circus Theater


SummerStage Kids presented by Disney presents a special evening of Circus! Enjoy world class performers on stage as well as strolling performers are part of Circus to Go! by the Big Apple Circus, bringing family entertainment outside the tent.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
Free

Film | French Documentary: Claude Nuridsany and Marie Pérennou's Microcosmos (1996)


Some of the most gorgeous macro-photography of insects ever put on screen. Shooting with custom cameras and lenses that took three years to develop, the filmmakers turn a French meadow into an otherworldly adventure as its denizens – a seemingly infinite variety of bugs – crawl, fly, creep and leap. This is an amazing voyage into a surprising and often humorous miniature universe – a surreal, wordless visual treat for children and adults alike. 126 min. Pre-screening performance begins at 7PM. Film begins at sundown.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
Free

Jazz | Jimmy Heath, Jazz Saxophonist


The Master brings his group for a masterful performance.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
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Film | Lisa Cholodenko's Oscar Nominee The Kids Are All Right (2010): Sperm-Donor Dad


Stars: Annette Bening, Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo. Two children conceived by artificial insemination bring their father into their family life. 107 Minutes
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Workshop | Sunset Pilates


Join Lou Cornacchia, founder of Cobble Hill’s Body in Balance Studio, for an Intermediate Pilates Mat Class. Students will learn proper technique, core muscle strength, spinal alignment and shoulder stabilization. Classes are open to ages 16. Students should bring a good thick mat and a Dynaband. Pilates experience is suggested.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | Wynne Dalley reads from her book Be Cool and Confident


Model agent and etiquette specialist Wynne Dalley discusses tips for helping teens reach their maximum potential, in the invaluable resource books, Be Cool & Confident: A Guide for Guys and Be Cool & Confident: A Guide for Girls.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Film | Documentary: Allison Berg and Frank Keraudren's The Dog (2014)


An intimate portrait of the vivacious John Wojtowicz, the inspiration behind Al Pacino's character in Sidney Lumet's Oscar-Nominated Dog Day Afternoon. The documentary captures the many sides of John Wojtowicz's larger-than-life persona: he is by turns lover, husband, soldier, activist, New Yorker, mama's boy and bank robber. 100 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
$10 suggested donation

Film | Documentary: Esther Robinson's A Walk Into the Sea: Danny Williams and the Warhol Factory (2006)


A portrait piece of Danny Williams, set amongst New York's Factory, home of Andy Warhol, provides insight and flavor of the time and the setting, with an unresolved mystery at its heart. 90 minutes
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Tour | Midtown Manhattan Night Tour


New York is a skyscraper city and there is no better time to view Manhattan’s icons than after the sun sets and the lights go on. Fueled by competition and a dash of audacity, New York City is still producing one of mankind’s most remarkable skyline. NOTE: THIS TOUR SPENDS MUCH TIME INDOORS OR IN SUBWAYS AND GREAT FOR ALL WEATHER CONDITIONS.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Film | Sydney Pollack's 2-Time Oscar Winner The Way We Were (1973): 70s Tearjerker


Stars: Barbra Streisand, Robert Redford, Bradford Dillman. Two desperate people have a wonderful romance, but their political views and convictions drive them apart. 118 min. Rain or shine. Gates open to the public at 6:30 pm. A DJ will perform from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm. Movie will be closed-captioned. Bring a picnic!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Workshop | Journey to the Stars


The Amateur Astronomers Association of NY will guide your eyes across the sky as you discover the wonders of the universe.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:30 pm
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Film | Paul Greengrass' Oscar Nominee Captain Phillips (2013): Seized by Pirates


Stars: Tom Hanks, Barkhad Abdi, Barkhad Abdirahman. The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the US-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years. 134 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:30 pm
Free
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