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

48 free events take place on Tuesday, February 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 February 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 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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48 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Tuesday, February 13, 2018

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Discussion | Poverty, Race & Child Welfare


In collaboration with the Child Welfare Organizing Project, this panel focuses on how and why poverty is often framed as neglect in the child welfare system. This discussion puts the experience, needs, ideas, and aspirations of parents at the center of the conversation. Panelists: -Erin Cloud from Bronx Defenders -David Lansner from Lanser and Kubitschek -Michelle Burrell from Neighborhood Defenders Services Harlem -Phalizyah White from Parent Representative -Anequa Campbell from Brooklyn Defender Services
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 am
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City Walk | Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn Heights and Dumbo Tour


This is a 3-hour tour that begins with a walk over the Brooklyn Bridge, an icon of New York City for over 125 years, with spectacular views of Manhattan and Brooklyn. The tour then moves on to a stroll of Brooklyn Heights, America’s and New York City’s first suburb. The tour then explores the neighborhood DUMBO before ending at the Fulton Ferry landing.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:30 am
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Workshop | Kundalini Yoga


Kundalini Yoga is also called the Yoga of Awareness. It combines the physical practice of Asanas with Pranayama (breathing) and Meditation/Chanting – it targets the whole body system (nervous system, glands, mental faculties, chakras) to develop awareness and consciousness, strength and flexibility. Everybody is welcome, no previous knowledge of Yoga is necessary. Please bring a Yoga mat and possibly a blanket and a shawl.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:30 am
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City Walk | Lower East Side Walking Tour


The former slum district of NYC’s Lower East Side is one of the most iconic and historically significant neighborhoods in the world. Even though times have changed, this one time immigrant haven still boasts the character and charm of yore — if you know where to look. This unique walking tour compares images and stories of yesterday with today and offers unparalleled insight into the evolution of a neighborhood now popular for its trendy boutiques, hotels and restaurants.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Tour | Tour of Gracie Mansion, Home of New York's Mayors


In 1799, a prosperous New York merchant named Archibald Gracie built a country house overlooking a bend in the East River, five miles north of the then-New York City limits. Little did he know that, more than 200 years later, his home would be serving as the official residence of the First Family of New York City - a place where history is made, not merely recorded. As a historic house museum run by the Parks Department, sitting on 11 acres of grounds now known as Carl Schurz Park, Gracie Mansion has served as the home of 10 mayors, beginning first with Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia in 1942. Today, Gracie Mansion is occupied by the de Blasio family, which has opened its doors in the spirit of the administration's motto: one city, rising together. In keeping with that theme, Mayor de Blasio and First Lady Chirlane McCray have introduced a new art installation, titled “Windows on the City: Looking Out at Gracie’s New York.” Tours take place at 10am, 11am, 2pm, and 3pm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Lecture | Humanitarian Logistics and Management in Conflict and Emergencies


Nathalie Rothschild, Associate Director of Logistics and IT at Action Against Hunger, will discuss how organizations deliver life-saving supplies to beneficiaries in conflicts and emergencies with limited infrastructure and weak economies.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:30 am
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Film | Andy Muschietti's It (2017): Stephen King Horror


Stars: Bill Skarsgård, Jaeden Lieberher, Finn Wolfhard. In the summer of 1989, a group of bullied kids band together to destroy a shapeshifting monster, which disguises itself as a clown and preys on the children of Derry, their small Maine town. 135 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Jazz | Dixieland Jazz with the Gotham Jazzmen


The Gotham Jazzmen bring their take on Dixieland Jazz. The band features: Ed Bonoff on drums; James Collier on trombone; Lee Lorenz on cornet; Pete Sokolow on piano; Dick Waldburger on bass; Ernie Lumer on clarinet; and Bill Wurtzel on guitar.
   New York City, NY; NYC
12:00 pm
Free

Classical Music | Bach at Noon


The keyboard works of Bach offered in 30-minute meditations. Bach at Noon concerts takes place Tuesdays through Fridays, from September 12, 2017 to May 23, 2018.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:20 pm
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Tour | You Say You Want a Revolution: Remembering the 60s: Guided Tour of the Exhibition


A docent-led tour of items on display, drawn exclusively from the Library’s collections, exploring the breadth and significance of this pivotal era. The tour last approximately 45 minutes and covers highlights of the show.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Concert | Organ Recital: Roman Krasnovsky


Roman Krasnovsky is from Tel Aviv, Israel.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 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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Workshop | Mutual Funds & ETFs


This class clarifies the differences between mutual funds and ETFs. They explain concepts such as net asset value and capital gains distributions, and demonstrate how to read a mutual fund statement.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:15 pm
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Film | Franco Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet (1968): 2 Oscars Won


Stars: Leonard Whiting, Olivia Hussey, John McEnery. When two young members of feuding families meet, forbidden love ensues. 138 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
2:00 pm
Free

Workshop | Genealogy Essentials: Researching Ship Passenger Lists


Learn to use the genealogy research methods and resources related to ship passenger lists for vessels arriving at U.S. ports in the 19th and 20th centuries.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Tour | SoHo, Little Italy and 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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Tour | You Say You Want a Revolution: Remembering the 60s: Guided Tour of the Exhibition


A docent-led tour of items on display, drawn exclusively from the Library’s collections, exploring the breadth and significance of this pivotal era. The tour last approximately 45 minutes and covers highlights of the show.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:30 pm
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Film | Stanley Nelson's The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution (2015): Documentary


This documentary tells the rise and fall of the Black Panther Party, one of the 20th century's most alluring and controversial organizations that captivated the world's attention for nearly 50 years. 115 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Discussion | Labor of Love


This roundtable will bring long-time Asian/American women activists and organizers together to approach labor studies in multidisciplinary ways. Tomie Arai (public artist and member, Chinatown Art Brigade), May Ying Chen (professor and former manager, Local 23-25), and Bhairavi Desai (founding member, New York City Taxi Workers Alliance) will share their experiences as labor organizers and movement builders dedicated to establishing a more just, equitable city for workers, immigrants, women, and people of color.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:30 pm
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Film | Pictures Under the Palms: Space Jam


Cozy up and unwind with your favorite films under the palm trees. Free popcorn and comfy seats provided - arrive early. 5:15PM: DJ Set by Cornell McIntosh 7:00PM: Screening Space Jam (1h, 40m) - In a desperate attempt to win a basketball match and earn their freedom, the Looney Tunes seek the aid of retired basketball champion, Michael Jordan.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:15 pm
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Book Discussion | Ottendorfer Book Club: Exit West


Discuss the book by Mohsin Hamid, which was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. Hamid tells the story of Saeed and Nadia, a young couple who must flee the city they call home during a civil war. They pass through a system of magical doors which takes them to different locations around the world.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:30 pm
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Opening Reception | Focus on Abstract Gems: Group Exhibition


The artists included are: Rodolfo Abularach (pictured), Mario Bencomo, Seymour Boardman, Ilya Bolotowsky, Ernest Briggs, Gandy Brodie, James Brooks, Lawrence Calcagno, Perez Célis, Herman Cherry, Beauford Delaney, Lynne Drexler, Amaranth Ehrenhalt, Augustin Fernandez, Grace Hartigan, Carl Hecker, Mitchiko Itatani, Buffie Johnson, Andrey Klasson, Michael Loew, William Manning, Jeanne Miles, Leonard Nelson, Richards Ruben, William Saroyan, Ethel Schwabacher, Aaron Siskind, Charmion Von Wiegand, and Wilfred Zogbaum.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | The Politics of Identity / Day In, Day Out / This, That, & the Other: A Student Show


MFA Illustration as Visual Essay presents an exhibition curated by faculty member featuring Book Seminar illustration work by first-year students.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Author Reading | Alexandra Petrova discusses her novel Appendix


Rome-based Russian-language poet and prose writer Alexandra Petrova discusses her recent novel which explores the ins and outs of migration / immigration / emigre existence against the background of the Eternal City — her adopted home and that of millions of immigrants stretching from yesterday’s Libyan refugees to luminaries of the ancient world.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Lecture | Exploring the Landscapes of Extraction. Contemporary Capitalism, Social Struggles, and the State


In recent years the question of extraction has been tested by several critical investigations of mega-mining projects, fracking, extensive agriculture in many parts of the world. At the same time the expansion of the extractive frontier has been contested by some of the most powerful social struggles of recent years – from the protests against the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline at the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation to the resistance against the building of a road through Bolivia’s Isiboro Sécure National Park and Indigenous Territory. Speaker Sandro Mezzadra teaches political theory at the University of Bologna and is adjunct research fellow at the Institute for Culture and Society of Western Sydney University.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Workshop | Meditation at the Library


Sahaja Meditation is a holistic approach to living in balance. The simple technique gives the experience of inner silence, calm, and contentment. Sahaja Meditation is an inner yoga (connection), meaning no mental or physical effort is required. Whatever the issue facing us—frustration, anger, anxiety, bad habits, loneliness—Sahaja Meditation awakens a vibrant energy within each of us that empowers us to achieve our genuine self-expression and fulfillment .
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Classical Music | Mivos Quartet: One of America's Most Daring New-Music Ensembles


Program: Mariel Roberts new work for string quartet (2018) world premiere Victor Lowrie Streya for violin solo (2010) Marisol Jiménez Sed de Arcano (2004) Jeffrey Mumford The Promise of the Far Horizon (2002) Called “one of America’s most daring and ferocious new-music ensembles” by The Chicago Reader, the Mivos Quartet returns for a unique program highlighting their members as composers. In addition to works by Marisol Jimenez and Jeffrey Mumford, violist/composer Victor Lowrie’s Streya for violin solo follows a premiere by cellist/composer Mariel Roberts of a new work for string quartet written for the occasion.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
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Classical Music | Student Recitals


Patrick Furlo, French Horn 6:00PM Jacob Scharfman, Baritone 8:00PM
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Author Reading | Alison Isenberg discusses her book Designing San Francisco: Art, Land, and Urban Renewal in the City by the Bay


Designing San Francisco is the untold story of the formative postwar decades when U.S. cities took their modern shape amid clashing visions of the future. An evocative portrait of San Francisco between the 1940s and 1970s, the book focuses on the artists, activists, and others who played pivotal roles in rebuilding the city as it underwent large-scale redevelopment. Alison Isenberg is Professor of History at Princeton University, where she codirects the Princeton-Mellon Initiative in Architecture, Urbanism, and the Humanities.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Film | Andrzej Jakimowski's Imagine (2012): Teacher and Blind Student


Ian, a specialist in spatial orientation, teaches his blind students to move around without using their canes, encouraging them to risk the unknown. Among them is the beautiful, shy Eva, whom he engages in an unspoken romance. 106 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Talk | Dana Canedy: The First Woman to Run the Pulitzer Prizes


Dana Canedy was named administrator of the Pulitzer Prizes in July 2017, becoming the first woman, the first person of color, and the youngest person to lead the organization in its 101-year history. A former senior editor of The New York Times and an author of the memoir A Journal For Jordan, Canedy now oversees the selection and announces the winners of journalism's most prestigious award.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Film | Howard Hawks's His Girl Friday (1940): Newspaper Romance


Stars: Cary Grant, Rosalind Russell, Ralph Bellamy. A newspaper editor uses every trick in the book to keep his ace reporter ex-wife from remarrying. 92 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Author Reading | Jeffrey Stewart discusses his book The New Negro: The Life of Alain Locke


Alain Locke was a writer, philosopher, and architect of the philosophy behind the Harlem Renaissance, an awakening of artistic creativity and racial pride centered in Harlem. The new biography by Jeffrey C. Stewart tells the story of how Locke came to his view of Harlem as a crucible of race consciousness.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Lecture | Recovering the Lost Origins of the Black Arts Movement in Greenwich Village, Harlem, and San Francisco


The Black Arts Movement inspired the creation of some eight hundred black theaters and cultural centers, where a generation of writers and artists forged a new and enduring cultural vision. Exploring its centers in Greenwich Village, Harlem, and San Francisco illuminate important aspects of Black History and the Black Arts Movement, which Professor Komozi Woodward will cover through this talk. Speaker Komozi Woodard is a professor of history at Sarah Lawrence College. He is the author of A Nation Within a Nation; a co-editor of Black Power 50 (The New Press); and the editor of Want to Start a Revolution?
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Author Reading | Stories from the Borders


Two debut books push past the headlines to craft two intimate portraits of American immigration—one of life at the border and one of a journey to cross it. Francisco Cantú is the 2017 Whiting Award–winning author of The Line Becomes a River: Dispatches from the Border. Lauren Markham is a journalist and the author of The Far Away Brothers: Two Young Migrants and the Making of an American Life.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Film | Theo Anthony's Rat Film (2016): Battling Vermin in Baltimore


Described by film critic Eric Kohn as “careen[ing] from scientific observation and historical overview to spiritual inquiry with a freewheeling approach that never ceases to surprise,” Rat Film is a profound—and profoundly troubling—meditation on the disturbing congruity between discourses on race and on rat removal in Baltimore. 82 min. Followed by a discussion with the director.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:30 pm
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Play | Seal Boy: Parental Problems


In a barely altered reality, parents can be sued for even the tiniest misdeeds of their children. Of course, this gets a tad more complicated when your child is a seal. A play about the complexities of parenthood, love, and growing up. Written by Ken Weitzman Directed by Jessica Holt
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Reading | A Tribute to Writer Thomas Lux


Celebrate and honor the life and work of the late Thomas Lux. Featuring readings and remembrances from Amber Tamblyn, Vijay Seshadri, Patrick Rosal, Mary Karr, Marie Howe, Edward Hirsch, Terrance Hayes, and Billy Collins. The tribute will be introduced by Jeffrey McDaniel, and include a poem set to music by Joan as Police Woman.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Talk | A Void Does Not Exist: Negative Space in Comic Art


Julia Gfrorer discusses the effect of leaving negative space in a work and how useful a tool it can be for controlling the emotional tenor of a story. People have an instinctive dread of emptiness (“horror vacui,” “nequaquam vacuum,” “nature abhors a vacuum”) which means as creators we tend to avoid it, but for a reader it can also be soothing, hypnotic, sensuous, and magnetic. A void isn’t necessarily a “nothingness”: something happens because of it. She will give examples from her own work as well as work that’s influenced her. Julia Gfrörer is a writer and cartoonist.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Dance Performance | Dance Works-in-Progress


A program of non-curated shared showings of experimentation and work-in-progress, for artists at all stages of their development. The events are centered around an audience discussion moderated by a Movement Research Artist-in-Residence or an occasional guest, where we will experiment with different feedback methods to support and inform the artists’ process. Featuring: Dan Van Note Juli Brandano Megan Sipe
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
$3 suggested donation

Lecture | Fictive Witness: A Lecture/Demonstration


Artist collaborators Alex Strada and Tali Keren invite legal scholars and art historians to respond to their film Save the Presidents (2017). The film centers on monumental statues of former American Presidents that are eroding in a field in rural Virginia. Each performance will consist of a different “interpreter” who will provide a distinct narration that speaks to the themes which underlie the film, ranging from the problematic of monuments and political mythologies, to law, race, and gender in this current political moment.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Workshop | Introduction to Meditation


This is an introductory meditation classes were featured in New York Magazine’s top picks (4 stars). Each session is intended to stand alone, attendence at previous sessions is not required. Room is set up with both meditation floor mats and traditional western chairs with back support. No special clothing or equipment is necessary.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
$10 suggested donation

Reading | Letters Beyond Bars


A special reading and discussion with Families For Freedom, Christine Kitano, Jackie Wang, and Karen Tei Yamashita about how the histories of Japanese internment relate to the vast criminal immigration system in the United States today, and how letter writing and family memory catalyzes these experiences into political imagination and resistance.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Poetry Reading | Philip Schultz reads from his book Luxury


In this compassionate new collection, Philip Schultz’s wry and incisive poetic voice takes on both the eternal questions of meaning and happiness and essentially modern complexities―the collective power of women’s marches, the strangeness of googling oneself, the refugee crisis, the emotions associated with visiting the 9/11 memorial. At once philosophical and droll, Schultz explores life’s luxuries and challenges with masterly precision.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Reading | Secrets: 3 Authors Read


To open the ninth consecutive year of Pen Parentis Literary Salons, blockbuster authors Patty Dann, Jamie Brenner, and Min Jin Lee join forces the day before Valentine's Day to read from current work and discuss writing about secrets--perhaps revealing some of their own.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Discussion | Three Point Stance: Embodying the Politics and Pleasures of Football and Basketball


Featuring Noel Anderson, Pato Hebert, and Daniel P. Perl, this conversation will examine the materiality and aesthetic forms of football and basketball to address the paradoxical mixture of elegance, ferocity, normative masculinity, highly ritualized style, racial identity, and trauma that characterize both games.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Performance | Lilia!: A One-Woman Performance


Lilia Skala, Austria’s first female architect, fled Nazism and worked her way out of a New York zipper factory to an acting career culminating in an Oscar nomination for her performance in Lilies of the Field. Libby Skala captures her grandmother’s indomitable spirit in a heart-warming one-woman show that explores the influence a grandmother can have on a young woman’s life.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:30 pm
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Dance Performance | I Love GDC 2018


I ♥ GDC is a celebration of the Gibney Dance community, showcasing work being made by staff, renters, teachers, colleagues, and supporters. Featuring Performances by: Julia Discenza, Davalois Fearon Dance, Gibney Dance Company, Joy Douglas, Limón Dance Company, Joya Powell - Movement of the People, Donnell Oakley, Erin Carlisle Norton - The Moving Architects, bait, and Ragamuffin. Proceeds from this year's show will benefit the Natural Resources Defense Council. NRDC works to safeguard the earth—its people, its plants and animals, and the natural systems on which all life depends.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:30 pm
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