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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on February 19, 2014?

45 free events take place on Wednesday, February 19 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 February 19 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 February . 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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45 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Wednesday, February 19, 2014

All events are free unless otherwise noted.

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free events nyc SoHo, Little Italy & Chinatown Tour
free events nyc Piano Sonatas by Beethoven and Two Survivors of the Concentration Camps
free events nyc Popera: Excerpts from Popular Operas and Operettas
free events nyc Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin, a College Production
        

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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Gallery Talk | Curator's Tour of Trend-ology


Join Ariele Elia for a guided tour of the exhibition.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 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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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 | 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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Park Walk | Mid-Park Welcome Tour


Explore the Park’s central features including the Lake and Ramble woodland, then marvel at the views from Belvedere Castle. Route involves many hills, stairs, and uneven paths. 45 minutes.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Concert | Bach at Noon


The keyboard works of Bach offered in 30-minute meditations by Patrick Allen, organist and master of choristers, and Phillip Lamb, organ scholar.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:20 pm
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Discussion | A Conversation with Julie Brill, FTC Commissioner


Julie Brill has devoted her career to public service, serving as the top consumer protection attorney for the states of Vermont and North Carolina, and, since 2010, as a Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission. In her current position she has been working actively on a range of issues, including protecting consumers’ privacy, encouraging appropriate advertising substantiation, guarding consumers from financial fraud, and maintaining competition in industries involving health care and high-tech. Professors Eleanor Fox and Katherine Strandburg will lead Brill, who was a Root-Tilden scholar, in a discussion about her current work, and about what it’s like to forge a career as a government attorney.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:25 pm
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Gallery Talk | Gallery Tour: The ABC of It: Why Children's Books Matter


Enjoy a 45-minutes docent-led tour of the exhibition.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Jazz | Voices of Freedom: Jazz Duos


“Voices of Freedom” is a lunchtime jazz concert series honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. Each performance in February will showcase exciting pairings with a pianist and celebrated musicians from New York City's jazz scene. February 19: Aruán Ortiz (piano), John Beasley (piano) and Adam Rudolph (hand percussion)
   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.
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1:00 pm
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Concert | Juilliard students perform works by Haydn and Beethoven


Program: HAYDN Piano Trio in C Major, Hob XV:27 BEETHOVEN Piano Trio in B-flat Major, Op. 97 "Archduke" With: Elizabeth Fayette, violin; Jiyoung Lee, cello; Andrew Tyson, piano. The Artist Diploma performers constitute the few highly gifted and experienced musicians selected to develop their artistry and professionalism in the ever-changing contemporary world.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Jazz | Midtown 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

Concert | Pipes at One Concert


The church's mechanical-action pipe organ was built in 1964 by the Schlicker Organ Company of Buffalo, New York, and re-built by the Andover Organ Company of Methuen, Massachusetts in 1981. It boasts the oldest pipe organ case in New York City, made of mahogany and dating from 1802, and contains 1,632 pipes. Today: Brian Harlow, Organist and Choirmaster, St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Gladstone, NJ
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Reading | Story Time for Grown-Ups


Love a good story? Sit back and relax as they read you a story or two. Featuring African-American authors.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Jazz | Bill Wurtzel, Jazz Guitarist


Enjoy free live music performed by jazz guitarist Bill Wurtzel and guest musicians.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 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
2:00 pm
Free

Gallery Talk | Gallery Tour: The ABC of It: Why Children's Books Matter


Enjoy a 45-minutes docent-led tour of the exhibition.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:30 pm
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Master Class | Joy in Singing


Art Song Master Class with American tenor Paul Sperry.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:30 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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3:00 pm
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Master Class | Instrumental Accompanying Master Class: Lambert Orkis


Lambert Orkis has received international recognition as a chamber musician, interpreter of contemporary music, and performer on period instruments. He has appeared worldwide with violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter since 1988 and performed in recital with cellist Mstislav Rostropovich for more than eleven years.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Concert | The Eisenberg-Fried Competition


Today, the String Concerto Finals.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Author Reading | Book Launch: 'I Am a Phenomenon Quite Out of the Ordinary': The Notebooks, Diaries and Letters of Daniil Kharms


In addition to his numerous works in prose and poetry for both children and adults, Daniil Kharms (1905-1942), one of the founders of Russia's lost literature of the absurd, wrote notebooks and a diary for most of his adult life. Published for the first time in recent years in Russian, these notebooks provide an intimate look at the daily life and struggles of one of the central figures of the literary avant-garde in Post-Revolutionary Leningrad.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Harvey Quaytman: Paintings and Drawings


On the occasion of the new monograph, Harvey Quaytman, published by Phaidon Press, a panel discussion with Dore Ashton, R.H. Quaytman, and moderator Phong Bui of The Brooklyn Rail.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Concert | College Violin Recital


Su Hyun Park, Violin
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Poetry Reading | Daniel Nester discusses his book The Incredible Sestina Anthology


Editor Daniel Nester has gathered more than 100 writers to show the sestina in its many incarnations: prose and comic sestinas, collaborative and double sestinas, from masters of the form to brilliant one-off attempts, all to show its evolution and the possibilities of this dynamic form. Hosted by Daniel Nester. Readings from Paul Muldoon, Scott Edward Anderson, Patricia Carlin, Victor D. Infante, Jason Schneiderman, Carley Moore, and special guests.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Lecture | Enslaved to Chocolate: Culture, Commerce and Gender in 17th Century France


Domna Stanton explores the cult of chocolate introduced by Spanish-born queens into the court of Louis XIV and retraces its production through France's Atlantic slave trade and imperial rivalries. Her talk highlights the ambivalences that attended the medicalization and sexualization of chocolate as its consumption expanded into the city street.
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6:00 pm
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Author Reading | Gioacchino Lanza Tomasi discusses his book Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa: A Biography Through Images


Perhaps in no other novel of the twentieth century has the sense of time and place had such a central role and profound significance as in Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa's masterpiece, The Leopard - a work which captures Sicilian traditional society in a period of transition when faced with modernity and political upheaval. Written by Lampedusa's cousin and heir, Gioacchino Lanza Tomasi, this new illustrated biography - which includes a wealth of unpublished pictures from Lampedusa's private albums and documents from his family archive, as well as a foreword by Lampedusa biographer David Gilmour - explores all the people and places that were dear to the great Sicilian master and are essential for a fuller understanding of his work.
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6:00 pm
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Lecture | Roads Taken: The Great Jewish Migration and the Peddlers Who Made It Possible


Between the end of the 18th century and the beginning of the 20th, millions of Jews from Europe, North Africa, and the Ottoman Empire migrated to a big new world, entering regions, countries, and continents where no or few Jews had ever lived. For many, on-the-road peddling—going door-to-door selling goods from a pack or an animal-drawn wagon—provided the engine that drove their migration. How did such a humble and unskilled occupation serve as the mechanism that sparked migrations, fostered Jewish integration, 
and shaped the creation of new kinds of Jews? Speaker Hasia Diner is the Steinberg Professor of American Jewish History and the director of the Goldstein-Goren Center for American Jewish History at NYU. She has authored 11 books on immigration history, most recently the award-winning We Remember with Reverence and Love: American Jews and the Myth of Silence after the Holocaust, 1945–1962.
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Sculpture: Gail Goldsmith's Everyday Weapons


Gail Goldsmith has been creating figurative clay sculpture for more than 20 years. Her subject matter has sources in children's toys, portrait faces, and in memory. She has exhibited extensively in New York and New England. Her work has been included in exhibitions at the Sculpture Center, Manhattanville College, the Anderson Gallery and The New Bedford Museum.
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6:00 pm
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Lecture | Translating Homer's Violence


Emily Wilson, author of various books including The Death of Socrates and translator of Six Tragedies of Seneca, discusses the challenges she has encountered in her current project: re-translating Homer. In particular, she focuses on the problem of translating violence and ponders how a modern translator can render into modern English one of the most violent authors of all time. Wilson is associate professor of Classics at the University of Pennsylvania.
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6:30 pm
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Reading | Writing and Thinking about the Critical Essay


Daphne Merkin will be reading from various critical essays, some from her forthcoming book The Fame Lunches: On Wounded Icons, Money, Sex, The Importance of Handbags & Other Cultural Inquiries, and will talk about writing the critical essay. Her other works include the novel Enchantment, and a collection of essays, Dreaming of Hitler. She is a contributing writer at The New York Times Magazine.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Opening Reception | City Stages, Photographs by Matthew Pillsbury


A paean to the craft and visionary potential of large-format, black-and-white photography, as well as to the vibrancy of the cultural landscape at a transitional moment—a moment in which our very relationship to that landscape is increasingly mediated by omnipresent screens. Working with black-and-white, 8-by-10 film and long exposures, Pillsbury captures a range of psychologically charged experiences in the urban environment.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Talk | Artist Talk: Karin Sander


Karin Sander (born in 1957), lives and works in Berlin (Germany) and Zurich (Switzerland). Working with installation, sculpture, photography, new technologies and other media, her conceptual and context-oriented work draws attention to the complex relationship between artwork, institution and audience.
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7:00 pm
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Talk | Artist Talk: Perry Bard


Perry Bard is an artist who works with electronic media and lives in New York. Her public video installations are site specific and address cultural history and memory, often involving local community members in the production process.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Book Discussion | Book Group: The Dinner by Herman Koch


The bookseller-led reading group is open to all readers and talkers.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Screening | Honor and Confront: Short Films on the AIDS Crisis


The prototypical AIDS activist videotape was made by a collective in the urgency of the moment. Here artists step back to consider politics and death from more personal and perhaps more measured points of view. This is Not an AIDS Advertisement, Isaac Julien, 10 min., 1988 Phil Zwickler Memorial, 20 min., 1991 Danny, Stashu Kybartas, 20 min., 1987 Ashes Action, James Wentzy, 30 min., 1995
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7:00 pm
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Concert | Piano Sonatas by Beethoven and Two Survivors of the Concentration Camps


Program:: Music by Gideon Klein, Karel Reiner and Ludwig van Beethoven. Edna Stern performs piano sonatas by Beethoven and two great figures from the Terezin Concentration Camp: Gideon Klein and Karel Reiner. This is the New York premiere of Reiner's work. The concert will be preceded by a discussion of the works between Stern and Prof. Michael Beckerman of New York University.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
Free

Concert | College Piano Recital


Jia Xu, Piano
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Concert | Organist Gail Archer performs from her CD The Muse's Voice: A Celebration of Women Composers


Internationally renowned concert organist and recording artist Gail Archer releases her seventh solo album, featuring works by today’s leading female composers including Jennifer Higdon, Nadia Boulanger, Jeanne Demessieux and Judith Bingham. The Muse’s Voice enthralls listeners with Archer’s ability to leap seamlessly from baroque to late romantic and modern eras.
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7:30 pm
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Opera | Popera: Excerpts from Popular Operas and Operettas


This is a concert of the most beloved and popular opera and operetta arias and scenes. Excerpts from Barber of Seville, Samson and Delilah, Marriage of Figaro, Tosca, La Boheme, Pagliacci, Simon Boccanegra, tales of Hoffman, Merry Widow, Land of Smiles, and others. This concert will also include popular Neapolitan Songs such as O sole mio etc. Performers: Melissa Briozzo, soprano; Leonarda Priore, mezzo-soprano; Andrea Elena, tenor; Samuel Reynolds, bass; Bill Doherty, piano accompanist.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:30 pm
Free

Concert | College Flute Recital


David Ordovskiy, flute. Experience the freshness and excitement of a solo performance by a gifted young artist - a uniquely rewarding experience for music lovers. The program for this event is TBA.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Concert | College Piano Recital


Joseph Choi, Piano
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Opera | Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin, a College Production


The youngest assistant conductor in the history of Metropolitan Opera, Matthew Aucoin, leads this college staging of the opera.
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:00 pm
Free

Performance | Gandhi, Is That You? Comedy Show


Stand-up comedy show (that has been featured on MTV, and that fills to standing-room only each week). The show is produced by Brendan Fitzgibbons (The Onion, McSweeney's) and Lance Weiss (Carolines on Broadway) with comedians from David Letterman, Vh1, MTV, The Onion, and Comedy Central. Free pizza!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 pm
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