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41 free events take place on Thursday, February 1 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 1 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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41 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Thursday, February 1, 2024

All events are free unless otherwise noted.

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free events nyc Works for Flute, Violin, Viola, and More (In Person AND Online)
free events nyc Adventures in Italian Opera: Conductor Gianandrea Noseda
free events nyc Indie Rockers with a Dreamy, Optimistic Vibe
free events nyc Welcome to The Doll Depot: Your One-Stop Shop for Exotic & Ethnic Imports: A Satirical and Provocative Play
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Concert | Concert of Folk and World Music (online)


Mouth to Mouth (Szájról szájra) was a joint project by Szilvia Bognár, Ágnes Herczku and Ági Szalóki that they presented at the Palace of Arts in 2008 following a record release of the same name. Among the reasons for the success of the production, we need here only highlight the diversity that derives from the markedly different characters of the three singers, and simultaneously the cohesion created, on the one hand, by their shared singing, and on the other hand by the distinctive nature of their musical accompaniment. The playing of these outstanding figures from the Hungarian world music and jazz scenes displays both a deep knowledge of folk music traditions and an experimental tendency apparent in their openness towards other musical genres, allowing the three ladies to bind together their bouquet of Hungarian and Bulgarian songs with characteristic sensitivity, vitality and humour - passing them on from hand to hand, or more properly, mouth to mouth.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 am
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Conference | Migration Justice Summit Day 1


The purpose of the summit is to deepen and scale up strong and sustainable collaborations between migrant communities and higher education, by prioritizing the voice of migrants, community activists, and migrant-supporting organizations active in the city.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 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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Film | An Affair to Remember (1957): romance


A man and a woman have a romance while on a cruise from Europe to New York. Despite being engaged to other people, both agree to reunite at the top of the Empire State Building in six months. However, an unfortunate accident keeps her from the reunion, and he fears that she has married or does not love him anymore. Director: Leo McCarey Cast: Cary Grant, Deborah Kerr, Richard Denning
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Hike | Greenbelt Adult Hike


Lace up your hiking boots and get ready to explore this beautiful nature oasis. This in-person event promises breathtaking views, fresh air, and a chance to connect with fellow nature enthusiasts. Don't miss out on this opportunity to immerse yourself in the wonders of the park.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Talk | Reinvigorating Global Governance


Guy Ryder, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Policy at the Executive Office of the Secretary-General, in an engaging discussion on "Reinvigorating Global Governance: Challenges and Opportunities to Reviving Multilateralism." This is a unique opportunity to delve into critical issues shaping global governance and explore avenues for strengthening multilateral collaboration. We look forward to your presence and active participation in this session. 
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:10 pm
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Classical Music | Bach at Noon (In Person and Online)


Take a momentary respite from a busy day to enjoy a selection of organ works by Johann Sebastian Bach in an intimate venue.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:20 pm
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Film | Asako I & II (2018): drama


Asako meets and falls madly in love with drifter Baku who one day drifts right out of her life. Two years later, working in Tokyo, Asako sees Baku again — or, rather, a young, solid businessman named Ryohei who bears a striking resemblance to her old flame. They begin to build a happy life together until traces of Asako's past start to resurface. Director: Ryūsuke Hamaguchi Cast: Masahiro Higashide, Erika Karata
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Classical Music | Works for Flute, Violin, Viola, and More (In Person AND Online)


Eva Skanse & Mei Stone, flutes; Cristina Prat-Costa, Epongue Ekille, Ryan Cheng, Lindsie Katz, Nadia Witherspoon & Eleanor Legault, violins; Tsutomu William Copeland & Alyssa Campbell, violas; Allen Maracle & Andrew Koutroubas, cello; Dusan Balarin, lute; Elene Tabagari, harpsichord; John Stajduhar, double bass, perform works from across the European continent.
   New York City, NY; NYC
1:15 pm
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Film | Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) Directed by James Cameron, Starring Zoe Saldaña, Sigourney Weaver, and Kate Winslet


Jake Sully and Ney'tiri have formed a family and are doing everything to stay together. However, they must leave their home and explore the regions of Pandora. When an ancient threat resurfaces, Jake must fight a difficult war against the humans. Director: James Cameron Cast: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Kate Winslet James Cameron is a Canadian filmmaker. He is a major figure in the post-New Hollywood era, and one of the industry's most innovative filmmakers. He often uses novel technologies with a classical filmmaking style. He first gained recognition for writing and directing The Terminator (1984) and found further success with Aliens (1986), The Abyss (1989), Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), and the action comedy True Lies (1994). He wrote and directed Titanic (1997), Avatar (2009) and its sequels, with Titanic winning Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Film Editing. He is a recipient of various other industry accolades, and three of his films have been selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress. Zoe Saldaña is an American actress. Known for her work in science fiction film franchises, she has starred in four of the highest-grossing films of all time (Avatar, Avatar: The Way of Water, Avengers: Infinity War, and Avengers: Endgame). Films she has appeared in have grossed more than $14 billion worldwide and, as of 2023, she is the second-highest-grossing film actress. Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2023. Sigourney Weaver is an American actress. A figure in science fiction and popular culture, she has received various accolades, including a British Academy Film Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and a Grammy Award, in addition to nominations for three Academy Awards, four Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Tony Award. Kate Winslet is an English actress. Known for her work in independent films, particularly period dramas, and for her portrayals of headstrong and complicated women, she has received numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, five BAFTA Awards and five Golden Globe Awards. Time magazine named Winslet one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2009 and 2021.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Jazz | Live Jazz in Harlem


Abdou Mboup was born in the small town of Kebemer, Senegal to a family of oral historians and musicians. Having studied traditional percussion under the tutelage of his family, Abdou soon became a key figure in the development of the Mbalax style (Senegalese dance music). In the early 1970’s he was the first musician to incorporate various traditional instruments into Senegalese popular music. A few years later, he joined the renewed Dakar-based group Xalam, with which he toured Europe and Africa under the patronage of South African trumpeter Hugh Masekela. By the 1980’s, Abdou was living and working in Paris, where he attracted the attention of the American trumpeter Jon Hassell, with whom he recorded and performed at the 1982 Womad festival in the UK. Soon thereafter, he became the percussionist of Eddy Louiss’s band with whom he toured and recorded for the next ten years. Since then, Abdou’s career has only expanded. He has toured and recorded in Africa, Europe, America, Southeastern Asia, Japan, Nepal and India. From the 1990’s until now, Abdou has written original compositions for Jean Luc Ponty, Pharaoh Sanders,Tom Tom Club and Randy Weston. As a player, he has collaborated with Nina Simone, Joe Zawinul Syndicate , Kenny Barron, Harry Belafonte, Michel Petrucciani, Ron Carter, Joe Chambers, Steve Turre, Jon Faddis, Billy Higgins, Bill Laswell, Jason Moran, Regina Carter, Wycliffe Gordon, Ronny Jordan, George Cables,Toots Thielmans, Jon Lurie, Chico Freeman, Craig Harris, and Manu Dibango. Today he performs solo on the kora, xalam, percussion and voice.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Classical Music | Vocal Works by Mahler, Ravel, Verdi, and More (In Person AND Online)


Minki Hong, Baritone. Program Mahler (1860-1911), Rückert Lieder Ravel (1875-1937), Don Quichotte à Dulcinée Hugo Wolf (1860-1903), Mörike Lieder Verdi (1813-1901), Don Carlos
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Classical Music | Works by J.S. Bach and More for Double Bass (In Person AND Online)


Taylor Abbitt, Double Bass. Program Lawrence Brown (1893-1972), Five Negro Spirituals Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf (1793-1799), Concerto for Double Bass No. 2 Giovanni Bottesini (1821-1889), Concerto for Double Bass No. 2 in B Minor J.S. Bach (1685-1750), Cello Suite No. 5 on C Minor, BMV 1011
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Book Discussion | Russia and Ukraine: Entangled Histories, Diverging States (in-person and online)


Oxana Shevel's book is an examination of the root causes of Russia's war against Ukraine. The book explains how since 1991 Russia and Ukraine diverged politically, ending up on a collision course. Russia slid back into authoritarianism and imperialism, while Ukraine consolidated a competitive political system and pro-European identity. As Ukraine built a democratic nation-state, Russia refused to accept it and came to see it as an "anti-Russia" project. After political and economic pressure proved ineffective, and even counterproductive, Putin went to war to force Ukraine back into the fold of the "Russian world." Ukraine resisted, determined to pursue European integration as a sovereign state. These irreconcilable goals, rather than geopolitical wrangling between Russia and the West over NATO expansion, are - the authors argue - essential to understanding Russia's war on Ukraine.
   New York City, NY; NYC
4:00 pm
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Lecture | American Power and the Short Peace


After 1991 the international system witnessed the greatest reduction in violence in its history, sparking a cottage industry of scholars seeking to understand this welcome sea change. Most of their explanations, William C. Wohlforth argues, are related to US power and the purposes to which it was put. It follows that further US decline, and a potentially dramatic shift in US global aims, have baleful implications for peace. Speaker: William C. Wohlforth, Daniel Webster Professor of Government, Dartmouth College
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Talk | Antisemitism and the Blood Libel (online)


Speaker Dr. Magda Teter, Professor of History and the Shvidler Chair of Judaic Studies at Fordham University, is a scholar of early modern history, specializing in Jewish history, Jewish-Christian relations, cultural, legal, and social history, as well as the history of transmission of historical knowledge in the premodern and modern periods. Dr. Teter is a fellow of the American Academy for Jewish Research and the author of Jews and Heretics in Catholic Poland (Cambridge, 2005), Sinners on Trial (Harvard, 2011), Blood Libel: On the Trail of An Antisemitic Myth (Harvard, 2020) and two edited volumes, as well as numerous articles in English, Hebrew, Italian, and Polish.
   New York City, NY; NYC
4:00 pm
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Discussion | The Security Crisis in Ecuador: Origins and Implications (online)


Speakers: Lucia Dammert, Professor, Universidad de Santiago de Chil Renato Rivera, Coordinator, Observatorio Ecuatoriano de Crimen Organizado Introductions by Maria Victoria Murillo, director of the ILAS Moderator: Eduardo Moncada, Professor, Barnard College
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Concert | DJ Embodies the Music He Plays


Sabrout loves to gather bits of himself together and display them through DJing. This relationship with music is not merely transcendent, but fully embodied. He’s equally likely to play Spencer Kincy, HTRK, and Mary J Blige – you get the full sonic lore.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:30 pm
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Classical Music | Piano Works by Beethoven and Brahms (In Person AND Online)


Greg Turner, Piano. Program Beethoven (1770-1827), Sonata No. 32 in C Minor, Op. 111 Brahms (1833-1897), Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24
   New York City, NY; NYC
5:30 pm
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Classical Music | Violin Works by Paganini, Debussy, and More (In Person AND Online)


Valerie Kim, Violin. Program Clara Schumann (1819-1896), Drei Romanzen fur Violine und Klavier, Op. 22 Paganini (1782-1840), Caprices for Solo Violin, Op. 1 Giuseppe Tartini (1692-1770), Sonata in G Minor "The Devil's Trill" Debussy (1862-1918), Sonata in G Minor for Violin and Piano, L. 140
   New York City, NY; NYC
5:30 pm
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Opening Reception | 2 Art Openings: Line and Shadow / Tell Me a Secret


Nancy Koenigsberg Line and Shadow The exhibition will include approximately 25 works, made between 1998 and 2023, focusing on wire sculpture. Her wall pieces and installation works are woven, knotted, crocheted, or otherwise manipulated from various weights and colors of copper, steel, and aluminum wire. Woven or knotted grids are shaped and layered. Materials are shiny and dull, fragile, and industrial strength. The various combinations and contrasts challenge and engage the viewer both visually and conceptually. Jody Guralnick Tell Me a Secret The exhibition will include approximately 15 works, made between 2022 and the present. Works in the exhibition range from 12 x12 inches up to 60 x 144 inches. 
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Opening Reception | 2 Art Shows: Seams / Magic Mountain


Rae Broyles Seams: Personal stories, mending lives Features work that addresses how women are truly holding on by a thread to maintain the fabric of our society. Woman are struggling to preserve their rights while still allowing themselves to be both fully feminine and yet strong enough to support important societal values.  Irina Sheynfeld Magic Mountain  Magic Mountain is a place between Heaven and Earth, an in-between location where one may decide to move up or to come down spiritually and physically. A magical moment in time and space that allows mortals to pause and dream. In many cultures and religions fate, truth, and revelations happen up on higher altitudes. This body of work is inspired by Thomas Mann’s magnum opus Magic Mountain. It is particularly inspired by her last trip to Davos in the summer of 2023, when she visited places described by Mann and found the famous bench where young Hans Castorp becomes overwhelmed by the beauty of nature and his own avalanche of memories and remembers the first love of his life.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Book Discussion | 2 Midcentury Italian Authors


Translators Ann Goldstein and Jenny McPhee will be in conversation with historian Ruth Ben-Ghiat about Alba de Céspedes and Elsa Morante, mid-century Italian writers with profound feminist, antifascist, and literary legacies.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Book Discussion | Beaverland: How One Weird Rodent Made America


Leila Philip's book is a an intimate and revelatory dive into the world of the beaver--the wonderfully weird rodent that has surprisingly shaped American history and may save its ecological future.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Eddie Martinez: Wavelengths


Over the past two decades, Martinez has become known for his striking and energetic style of painting, part of an expansive practice that includes painted bronze sculptures, works on paper and printmaking. Deftly layering oil, acrylic and enamel paint, and employing an ever-evolving vocabulary of characters and symbols, Martinez has cultivated a style uniquely his own. Many of the new paintings featured in Wavelengths belong to Martinez’s ongoing Whiteouts series. Started in 2015, he has continuously returned to this series in which a colorful, underlying painting is covered with white paint. Ranging from a thick impasto to a thin wash, the final layer reads as a veil over the surface, softening but not hiding the vibrant image beneath.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Opening Reception | Michelangelo Lovelace: Cleveland by Night


An exhibition devoted to the work of late artist Michelangelo Lovelace (1960-2021). On view will be paintings and drawings depicting nocturnal city life in Cleveland, Ohio—exterior and interior tableaux capturing the city where he was born and lived for all of his sixty years. Best known for urban genre scenes set within sprawling cityscapes, Lovelace attracted critical praise in his lifetime for intimate depictions of Cleveland’s Black community and its built world. His subject matter explores topics of policing, poverty, war, and healthcare, all replete with deep personal expressions of Black identity and shaped by his immersion in art as an antidote to the effects of poverty and addiction. Through a rich color palette and a distinctive, even eccentric, approach to spatial perspective, Lovelace’s art imbued his subjects with immediacy and relatability, beckoning the viewer to join him in examining the struggles of urban communities as well as their resilience and vibrancy.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Book Discussion | The Death of Public School: How Conservatives Won the War Over Education in America


A discussion of the new book by Cara Fitzpatrick. In this urgent historical analysis, a Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist sounds the alarm on what she sees as a revolution in public education—one that threatens the existence of the traditional public school as we know it. The author will be in conversation with Hunter College Professor of Public Policy Joseph P. Viteritti.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | The Ways of Langston Hughes


Harlem Renaissance poet Langston Hughes (1901-1967) held friendships with artists across generations and disciplines. He forged connections between creative professionals, encouraged the work of others, and helped build a larger network of Black creatives and intellectuals responding to, and shaping, the current events of the time. One friendship began in the classroom at Atlanta University when photojournalist Griffith Davis (1923-1993) was a student and Hughes a visiting professor. The photographs in The Ways of Langston Hughes: Griff Davis and Black Artists in the Making offer an intimate look at Langston Hughes with students, writers, visual artists, and performers in different periods of their maturation. Davis’s photography is complemented by archival material and letters reflecting decades of personal correspondence.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Discussion | A Conversation with Tony-Nominated Actress Jenn Colella


Tony-nominated actress, singer, and comedian Jenn Colella will be in conversation with Professor Ann Pellegrini. Colella was nominated for a Tony Award and received Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards for her performance as Annette/Captain Beverly Bass in Come from Away. Other Broadway credits include Urban Cowboy, If/Then, High Fidelity, and Chaplin: The Musical. And she’ll be back on Broadway later this spring, reprising the role of Carrie Chapman Catt in SUFFS, which had a sold-out run at The Public Theatre. Colella also regularly performs at Feinstein’s/54 Below, where her solo concerts “Out and Proud” put a queer spin on the American songbook.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Workshop | Making Fresh Prints


A one-of-a-kind New York experience! This open house will feature a breadth of printing equipment that you will be invited to use. You’ll get to see how the designers at Bowne lock up limited edition designs that showcase some of the more eccentric parts from the printing and graphic arts collection.  Anyone ages 12 and up is welcome. All participants get to take home the items they print during the afternoon. Can’t stay the full 90-minutes? No problem! Leaving a bit early is fine, but you might miss out on taking home something special.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Lecture | Mexican Antigones: In Search of a Stolen Mourning


Analyzing the Mexican case of collectives of women currently looking for their disappeared relatives due to an escalation of violence related to the so-called War against Drugs that former president Felipe Calderón (2006–2012) started, this essay develops a new conception of politics grounded not only on rational thought but also on affect. These collectives put forward a materialistic, feminist, and performative mode of politics. Publicly lamenting their losses and literally digging bodies out of Mexican land, these women perform and recover the citizenship that the Mexican state has de facto disavowed of them. I propose conceptualizing them as “bad victims” since their taking action does not take away their pain; rather, the public exposure of their lament actually turns them into political agents. Speaker Rosaura Martínez Ruiz is Full Professor of Philosophy at the National Autonomous University of Mexico and a member of the National System of Researchers.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Lecture | The Worlds of Slavery


Cécile Vidal will present the main contributions of the field-defining book she co-directed and co-edited Les Mondes de l'esclavage. She will show how thinking about the worlds of slavery in the longue durée changes our understanding of slavery in the Americas and especially in the French Empire.  Cécile Vidal is a social historian of colonial empires, the slave trade, and slavery in the Atlantic world from the seventeenth to the nineteenth centuries.  She is Professor of History at Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales in Paris. She is currently a member of the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton University, where she is working on a new research project about suicide, the slave trade, and slavery in the French and British Atlantics in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Dance Performance | City Skate Pop Up Concert


Featuring: "Root to Rise" performed by Georgina Blackwell, Caroline Mura, Milly Wasserman "Take Five" performed by Danil Berdnikov
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:15 pm
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Book Discussion | Glitter and Concrete: A Cultural History of Drag in New York City by Elyssa Maxx Goodman (In Person AND Online)


Arts and culture writer Elyssa Maxx Goodman discusses her new book, Glitter and Concrete: A Cultural History of Drag in New York City, with photographer and makeup artist Jupiter.  From the lush feather boas that adorned early female impersonators to the sequined lip syncs of barroom queens to the drag kings that have us laughing in stitches, drag has played a vital role in the creative life of New York City. But the evolution of drag in the city—as an art form, a community and a mode of liberation—has never before been fully chronicled. Now, for the first time, Elyssa Maxx Goodman unearths the dramatic, provocative untold story of drag in New York City in all its glistening glory. Glitter and Concrete ducks beneath the velvet ropes of Harlem Renaissance balls, examines drag’s crucial role in the Stonewall Uprising, traces drag's influence on disco and punk rock as well as its unifying power during the AIDS crisis and 9/11, and culminates with the modern-day drag queen in the era of RuPaul’s Drag Race.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Talk | Adventures in Italian Opera: Conductor Gianandrea Noseda


The fourth Adventure in Italian Opera with Fred Plotkin of this season features conductor Gianandrea Noseda. Noseda is currently Music Director of the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington D.C. and will be in New York to conduct three concerts with the New York Philharmonic.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:30 pm
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Reading | Jewish Short Stories: War and the Jewish Soul (in-person and online)


A thought-provoking night of Jewish short stories, read aloud by congregants, with Q&A. Stories will deal with the effect of war on the soul. How do wars affect those who have to fight them?  How does a child understand a parent’s PTSD? What would you tell your children if you both were doomed in the Holocaust?
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Discussion | Writers Jaroslav Kalfař and Sidik Fofana in Conversation


Jaroslav Kalfař was born one year before the Velvet Revolution in Prague, Czech Republic. He immigrated to the United States at the age of fifteen and learned the English language through novels and cartoons. He has earned an MFA from New York University, where he was a Goldwater Fellow and a nominee for the inaugural E.L. Doctorow Prize. His debut novel, Spaceman of Bohemia, was a finalist for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize, and has been translated into nine languages, and his second novel, A Brief History of Living Forever, was released in 2023. He lives in Brooklyn. Sidik Fofana is a graduate of NYU’s MFA program and a public school teacher in Brooklyn. His work has appeared in The Sewanee Review and Granta. He was also named a fellow at the Center for Fiction in 2018. Stories from the Tenants Downstairs, his debut short story collection composed of eight narratives about residents of a fictional building in Harlem, was published by Scribner in August 2022.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Concert | Indie Rockers with a Dreamy, Optimistic Vibe


Roz Raskin is the distinctly lush voice and glamorous front person behind the Providence, Rhode Island-based indie rock combo Nova One. Raskin's lilting croon splits the difference between Leslie Feist and Lana Del Rey, while their songwriting centers vulnerability, self love, self expression, and self acceptance. In performance, Nova One looks the part of their 60s girl group sound with all four members of the band donning mid-thigh black A-line dresses and peach-colored bob wigs. It's a display of unity and support, queer futurity, and ever-so-gentle retro irony that's completely in line with their dreamy, optimistic vibe. They will present songs from their newest full-length release, 2023's create myself.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:30 pm
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Play | Welcome to The Doll Depot: Your One-Stop Shop for Exotic & Ethnic Imports: A Satirical and Provocative Play


The Doll Depot is a devised therapeutic theatre process that uses the narrative frame of dolls, action figures, cultural consumerism, and capitalism. This satirical and provocative play examines how white supremacy dictates which bodies matter and which ones do not. How can we resist these narratives to self-determine our worth to live quality, fulfilling lives? Enter into a space where play pushes unimaginable boundaries.
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:00 pm
Free

Comedy Club | Bomb Shelter Comedy Show


Bomb Shelter is a free weekly comedy show in New York City where you'll find some of the best comedians performing. Expect free pizza. With: JL Cauvin - WTF Podcast Lori Palmenteri - Weird Enough Album Chloe Mikala - My Best Friend is Black Show Turner Sparks - Double Happiness Album
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Classical Music | Cello Works by J.S. Bach, Brahms, and More (In Person AND Online)


Dawn Song, Cello. Program J.S. Bach (1685-1750), Cello Suite No.3 in C Major, BMV 1009 Leos Janacek (1854-1928), Pohadka Brahms (1833-1897), Cello Sonata No. 2 in F Major, Op. 99
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:00 pm
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