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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on December 13, 2018?

48 free events take place on Thursday, December 13 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 December 13 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 December . 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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48 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Thursday, December 13, 2018

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free events nyc 10 Steps To Starting Your Own Business
free events nyc A mix of jazz, pop and classical music
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free events nyc The Hope Hypothesis: a dark comedy
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Workshop | Sun Salutations and Intentions Morning Yoga


Starts your day with a morning yoga practice. You will experience luxurious stretching warm-ups, empowering standing poses, and energizing breath work as we align the movements with the inhales and exhales. You will feel more awake, strong, balanced, and positive as a result of this time spent on the mat. Sun Salutations and warrior poses stimulate the seratonin in your brain (the “happy hormone) and improve self-esteem! You will be ready for anything that meets you as your day unfolds. Bring a yoga mat if you have one. You may bring your own coffee or tea.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:45 am
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Workshop | Morning Fitness


One hour of walking, stretching, and strengthening exercises. For a breath of fresh air, take your workouts outdoors. Parks are becoming a logical alternative environment for those who want to add variety to their workouts, or who just don't like the gym. And, it's an affordable way to increase physical activity opportunities, because there's nothing special to build. Exercise with a view, in natural sunlight, with green scenery all around bestows health benefits that can’t be found indoors. Scientific studies have shown that the pleasure of being outdoors for example gives your brain, psyche, and immune system an extra boost. Led by trained professionals, and suitable for all levels. Wear comfortable clothing and bring water. Tuesdays and Thursdays through December 28, 2018.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 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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Tour | City Hall Tour for Individuals


The tour of City Hall includes a discussion of the building's history, art, architecture, and civic function.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Film | West Side Story (1961): 10-Time Oscar Winner with Natalie Wood, Rita Moreno, Richard Beymer


Two youngsters from rival New York City gangs fall in love, but tensions between their respective friends build toward tragedy. Directors: Jerome Robbins, Robert Wise 153 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Workshop | Essentials for Job Seekers: Resumes


Looking for a job? Discover what tools to use to find vacancies, learn inside tips from a certified Talent Acquisition Strategist on where to find job postings and what HR is looking for in your application. Laptops will be first-come-first-served; bring your own if you have one. Also bring paper copies of your resume/cover letter, or have the file accessible via email or flash drive. Please do not arrive late interrupting the class.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:30 am
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Classical Music | String Quartet performs Beethoven


The Diller-Quaile String Quartet as they perform Beethoven's (1770-1827) String Quartet No. 1, Op. 18 No. 1.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Classical Music | Bach at Noon


The organ works of J.S. Bach (1685-1750) offered in 30-minute meditations. Bach at Noon concerts take place every Tuesdays through Fridays, from September 11, 2018 to May 22, 2019.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:20 pm
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Gallery Talk | 2 Folk Art Shows: Exhibition Walkthroughs


A tour of John Dunkley: Neither Day nor Night and Paa Joe: Gates of No Return, led by museum gallery guides.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Film | Never Say Goodbye (1946): Romantic comedy with Oscar nominee Eleanor Parker


An artist tries to reconcile with his divorced wife. Director: James V. Kern. Starring Errol Flynn, Eleanor Parker, Lucile Watson. 97 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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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. Tour times: 1:00pm, 2:00pm. This tour takes place Mondays through Fridays, except bank holidays.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Poetry Reading | Latinoa Poetry


Do you want to find time for literature in your busy life? Join on your lunch hour or your free afternoon to celebrate literature in bite-size servings! This session will be on reading and discussing Latino/a poetry, both contemporary and classic.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Workshop | Lunchtime Meditation


Take a mid-day pause to refresh your mind and re-establish your center in the midst of bustling city life. Meditation is a powerful tool to eliminate stress, to heal the body, mind, and brain, and to enhance your personal well-being and positive relationship with the world.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
$10 suggested donation

Workshop | 10 Steps To Starting Your Own Business


Are you interested in starting your business? Don’t know where to start? This workshop is for you. Subject matters include… How to develop a business plan. How to determine your legal structure. How to set up your bookkeeping. How to get permits and licenses. How to obtain financing.
   New York City, NY; NYC
2:00 pm
Free

Film | BlacKkKlansman (2018): Comedy crime by Spike Lee


Ron Stallworth, an African American police officer from Colorado Springs, CO, successfully manages to infiltrate the local Ku Klux Klan branch with the help of a Jewish surrogate who eventually becomes its leader. Based on actual events. Starring John David Washington, Adam Driver, Laura Harrier. 135 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Film | The Perils of Pauline (1947): Oscar nominee musical comedy


The real life story of actress Pearl White during her rise to fame in silent serials. Director: George Marshall. Starring Betty Hutton, John Lund, Billy De Wolfe. 96 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Film | The Spy Who Dumped Me (2018): Secret of an ex-boyfriend


Audrey and Morgan are best friends who unwittingly become entangled in an international conspiracy when one of the women discovers the boyfriend who dumped her was actually a spy. Director: Susanna Fogel. Starring Justin Theroux, Blanka Györfi-Tóth, Vilma Szécsi. 117 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Film | Mark Sandrich's Holiday Inn (1942): Oscar winning musical


At an inn which is only open on holidays, a crooner and a hoofer vie for the affections of a beautiful up-and-coming performer. Starring Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire, Marjorie Reynolds. 100 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Party | Traditional English Afternoon Tea


English-style tea, black tea, Pally's rich tea biscuit will be served. “There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea.” Henry James Afternoon tea, that most quintessential of English customs is, perhaps surprisingly, a relatively new tradition. While the custom of drinking tea dates back to the third millennium BC in China and was popularised in England during the 1660s by King Charles II and his wife the Portuguese Infanta Catherine de Braganza, it was not until the mid 19th century that the concept of ‘afternoon tea’ first appeared. Afternoon tea was introduced in England by Anna, the seventh Duchess of Bedford, in the year 1840. The Duchess would become hungry around four o’clock in the afternoon. The evening meal in her household was served fashionably late at eight o’clock, thus leaving a long period of time between lunch and dinner. The Duchess asked that a tray of tea, bread and butter (some time earlier, the Earl of Sandwich had had the idea of putting a filling between two slices of bread) and cake be brought to her room during the late afternoon. This became a habit of hers and she began inviting friends to join her. This pause for tea became a fashionable social event. During the 1880’s upper-class and society women would change into long gowns, gloves and hats for their afternoon tea which was usually served in the drawing room between four and five o’clock.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:15 pm
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Talk | Why Should I Rebalance My Investment Portfolios?


What is your risk tolerance? Is the current asset allocation of your portfolio suitable for your risk tolerance and your investment time horizon? Nancy Curtin discusses how to maintain a proper asset allocation through periodic rebalancing of your portfolio and explains the concept of "portfolio drift".
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Workshop | Career Resources


Explore job/career resources available at the Science, Industry and Business Library (SIBL) and other public sites; find industry and career advice, resume guides and more.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:15 pm
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Film | Skyscraper (2018): An action thriller with Dwayne Johnson


A security expert must infiltrate a burning skyscraper, 225 stories above ground, when his family are trapped inside by criminals. Director: Rawson Marshall Thurber. Starring Neve Campbell, Chin Han. 102 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Lecture | The Formula: Quantifying Careers from Science to Art


Common wisdom goes something like this: Performance drives success, hence work hard and success will follow. But as we’ve all witnessed, that’s not always the case. This talk aims to quantify success in science and arts by realizing that while your performance is about you, your success is about “us”—meaning that success is a collective and measurable quantity that captures how your peers observe and recognize your performance. This approach allows us to explore, using the tools of science, the emergence of impact, and quantify our ability to measure and predict success. Speaker Albert-László Barabási is director at Center for Complex Network Research at Northeastern University, and holds appointments at Division of Network Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Dept of Network and Data Sciences at Central European University.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Lecture | Immigration Status and Higher Education: Evidence from a Large Public University


Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) is the first large-scale immigration reform to affect undocumented immigrants in the United States in decades and offers eligible undocumented youth temporary relief from deportation and renewable work permits. While DACA has improved the economic conditions and mental health of undocumented immigrants, we do not know how DACA improves social mobility through its effect on educational attainment. This talk uses administrative data on students attending a large public university to estimate the effect of DACA on undocumented students’ educational outcomes. Speaker Amy Hsin is Associate Professor of Sociology at Queens College.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:30 pm
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Concert | A mix of jazz, pop and classical music


EL&G is a duo combining the vocalist Elizabeth Luthringer and guitarist Gregory Askins. They will be performing classical aria’s from the Baroque and Romantic era, as well as a large variety of popular and jazz standards. Including works by Burt Bacharach, George & Ira Gershwin, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Irving Berlin, K.D. Lang, Lennon & McCartney, Carol King, and many more. This concert is a part of the Second Annual East Village Arts Festival.
   New York City, NY; NYC
5:00 pm
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Author Reading | Toscanini: Musician of Conscience


By the late 1920s, Arturo Toscanini - then in his early sixties - was music director of La Scala in Milan and the New York Philharmonic, and beyond a doubt the most celebrated conductor in the world. But his hatred of Mussolini's fascist regime was beginning to become public knowledge. He declared that he would not perform again in Italy unless and until the fascist regime fell, and he extended his protest to Germany in 1933, when Hitler came to power, and to Austria in 1938, when that country became part of the Third Reich. With author Harvey Sachs.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:30 pm
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Book Club | Bryan Stevenson's Just Mercy


Just Mercy is a memoir that describes the author's early days growing up in a poor and racially segregated settlement in Delaware — and how he came to be a lawyer who represents those who have been abandoned. His clients are people on death row — abused and neglected children who were prosecuted as adults and placed in adult prisons where they were beaten and sexually abused, and mentally disabled people whose illnesses helped land them in prison where their special needs were unmet. Bryan Stevenson is an American lawyer, social justice activist, founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative, and a clinical professor at New York University School of Law. Please read the book before arriving at the book discussion.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:30 pm
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Poetry Reading | Dorothea Lasky reads from her book Milk


Dorothea Lasky is the author of five full-length collections of poetry: the forthcoming Milk (Wave Books), as well as Rome (Liveright/W.W. Norton) and Thunderbird, Black Life, and AWE, all three from Wave Books. She currently lives in New York City, where she is an assistant professor of poetry at Columbia University's School of the Arts.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:30 pm
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Opening Reception | Exposure 2018: A Weekly Rotating Exhibition of 10 One-Person Shows


Opening receptions: Nov. 29 Dec. 6 Dec. 13 Dec. 20
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Author Reading | Flying Jenny Two women breaking stereotypes in 1929 New York


A conversation with local fiction author, Theasa Tuohy. Theasa Tuohy is a long-time journalist who has happily turned her life experiences and reporting skills to fiction featuring female reporters. As a playwright, Theasa co-authored the book, or libretto, of Scandalous: The Musical, an award-winning show about the life of D. H. Lawrence, author of “Lady Chatterley’s Lover,” ”Women in Love” and “Sons and Lovers.” E. M. Forster deemed D. H. Lawrence “the greatest imaginative novelist of our generation.” Theasa Tuohy's latest historical novel, Flying Jenny (Akashic, June 2018) is the story of two daring women—one a pilot, one a reporter—who defy stereotypes in 1929 New York.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Author Reading | Fraver by Design: 5 Decades of Theatre Poster Art from Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Beyond


Celebrate the award-winning artwork of Frank “Fraver” Verlizzo as he and Broadway World’s Richard Ridge discuss several of the theatre posters Fraver has created for the famous (Sweeney Todd, The Lion King, Deathtrap)—and the infamous—Broadway shows that span his career. The artist turns the spotlight on 250 of his posters, and takes you behind-the-scenes into the world of theatrical advertising through a rare look at over 40 unpublished poster sketches for some of the theatre’s favorite shows (Into the Woods, Victor/ Victoria, Moose Murders). The book also relates hilarious career anecdotes and includes insightful commentary from: Bernadette Peters, Judy Kaye, Liz Callaway, Dean Pitchford, Gerard Alessandrini, Ted Chapin, and Jack Viertel, among many other theatre glitterati. Introduced by the Library for the Performing Arts’ Executive Director, Jacqueline Z. Davis.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Opening Reception | Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?: Photos of Well-Known Figures


Since his early commissions from Andy Warhol as a portrait photographer for Interview magazine, many of LaChapelle’s photographs of well-known figures in contemporary culture have become iconic in their own right. Included are Elton John, David Bowie, Faye Dunaway, Tupac Shakur, Dolly Parton, Amy Winehouse, Michael Jackson, and Hillary Clinton. This exhibition shows many of those David LaChapelle’s work that have never been previously exhibited.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
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Discussion | Pink in Cosmetics


A panel on the importance of the color pink in the world of cosmetics. Moderator Sheryl Adkins-Green, Chief Marketing Officer for Mary Kay Cosmetics, will be joined by Luis Casco, makeup artist, television personality, and Global Beauty Ambassador for Mary Kay, and Karen Young, professor and founder of The Young Group.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Gallery Talk | For Opacity: Exhibition Walkthrough


A walkthrough of the exhibition with artist Nathaniel Mary Quinn and curator Claire Gilman.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Discussion | Scott Joplin's Ragtime


An evening of music and conversation as two talents in poetry and music today explore the music of Scott Joplin, ragtime's traditions, and contemporary influences. Scott Joplin (1867/68 - 1917) was an accomplished composer and pianist known as the King of Ragtime. His composition "Maple Leaf Rag" was ragtime's most influential hit. Tyehimba Jess is the author of two books of poetry, Leadbelly and Olio. Olio won the 2017 Pulitzer Prize, the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award, The Midland Society Author’s Award in Poetry, and received an Outstanding Contribution to Publishing Citation from the Black Caucus of the American Library Association. Reginald R. Robinson is a musician and composer. He has explored in detail the great works of Scott Joplin, Eubie Blake, and other classical ragtime composers and has composed dozens of harmonically daring, structurally complex works.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Author Reading | 2 Authors Read


Lisa Ko is the author of The Leavers, which won the 2016 PEN/Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction and was a finalist for the 2017 National Book Award for Fiction, the 2018 PEN/Hemingway Award, and the 2017 Barnes and Noble Discover Great New Writers Award. She has been awarded fellowships from the New York Foundation for the Arts, the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, and the MacDowell Colony, among others. Helen Schulman is a novelist, screenwriter and short story writer. She is the author of the novels This Beautiful Life, A Day at the Beach, P.S., The Revisionist and Out Of Time.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Performance | Let Me Live, I Am Somebody: Life Obstacles


Mike just wants get to the hospital to see his wife—until a white lady calls the cops on him. Kevin just wants to enjoy an evening with his boo —until a cousin threatens to out him to his family. Can they live? A performance presented by the Theatre of the Oppressed.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Book Discussion | The Caregiver: Remembering Sam Park


An event to honor the work and legacy of the queer Korean American novelist Samuel Park, whose novel The Caregiver was released posthumously this past fall. A panel of queer and Asian American writers featuring Alexander Chee, T. Kira Madden, Mitchell Kuga, Eugene Lim and Daniel K. Isaac, will read from The Caregiver, and celebrate and discuss Park’s final novel.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Staged Reading | The Hope Hypothesis: a dark comedy


When a law student arrives at a government facility to finalize her immigration paperwork, her unusual birth certificate triggers an absurd series of events that take on a life of their own. The Hope Hypothesis is a dark comedy that asks how we have arrived at this place of suspicion and fear — and what it means to us as individuals and as a society. Written and Directed by Cat Miller. For all ages.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
Free

Staged Reading | Intermission: A Collection of Student Written Work


Take a brief intermission to relax and enjoy a series of four student written plays, also directed and performed by students.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Master Class | Internationally-renowned Swedish cellist


Internationally-renowned Swedish cellist Frans Helmerson works with Juilliard cellists in a master class. He has performed under many conductors, including Sir Colin Davis, Maxim Shostakovich, Neemi Järvi, Evgeny Svetlanov, among others. He has performed throughout Europe, Asia, United States, and Russia.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
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7:30 pm
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Classical Music | Harpsichord Recital


   New York City, NY; NYC
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Classical Music | Ljova's Moving Pieces: An Adventurous Eveming of Music for Strings


Russian-born, New York–based composer and performer Ljova appears for an adventurous evening of his music for strings, featuring an expanded ensemble with members of the PUBLIQuartet, Secret Quartet, and special guests. Ljova's music has been performed by Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble, Louisville Orchestra, Brooklyn Rider, The Knights, A Far Cry, and many others. He is the leader of Ljova and the Kontraband, and a composer of numerous scores for film and dance. The music gleefully defies categorization and packs an emotional wallop.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:30 pm
Free

Classical Music | Musical Theatre


Evan Rees, musical director; Liza Gennaro, director and choreographer.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Master Class | Piano master class


Andrew Appel, performs throughout Europe and the United States as soloist in many festivals including Italy's Spoleto Festival, New York's Mostly Mozart Festival, and the Redwoods Festival. As recitalist, Mr. Appel has performed at Carnegie and Avery Fisher Halls in New York, as well as halls from the Music Academy of the West to the Smithsonian in Washington DC. Besides his work with The Four Nations Ensemble, he has been a guest of Chatham Baroque, the Smithsonian Players, and Orpheus.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Classical Music | Percussion Recital


Joseph Bricker, percussion. Program Magnus Lindberg Related Rocks Michael Jarrell Assonance VII Christopher Cerrone Memory Palace
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Staged Reading | Intermission: A Collection of Student Written Work


Take a brief intermission to relax and enjoy a series of four student written plays, also directed and performed by students.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 pm
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