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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on January 12, 2017?

47 free events take place on Thursday, January 12 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 January 12 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 January . 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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47 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Thursday, January 12, 2017

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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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10:00 am
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Tour | Downtown Manhattan 3-Hour Tour


The 3-hour walking and subway tour covers the Financial District including Wall Street and the World Trade Center, SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown. These are neighborhoods that simply can’t be fully appreciated from a bus. There will be one or two opportunities to sample tasty treats. Takes place daily.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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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. Takes place daily.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Tour | Southern Park Welcome Tour


Travel from Grand Army Plaza, past the Pond and Gapstow Bridge, and stop at the Dairy on this trip through the southern Park highlights. Route involves moderate inclines and some stairs. 45 minutes.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Concert | The Amsterdam–New Amsterdam International Organ Festival


Featuring: Matteo Imbruno, Successor of Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck and Organist of De Oude Kerk, Amsterdam Patrick Allen, Organist and Master of Choristers of the church
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Workshop | Meditation with Devi


Long time meditator Devi Sawh has a wealth of experience practicing and teaching meditation. Her aim is to create a supportive, welcoming group that meets weekly to learn and grow together. Meditation can be a powerful tool to combat stress and promote joy.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:15 pm
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Classical Music | Bach at Noon


The keyboard works of Bach offered in 30-minute meditations by Patrick Allen, organist and master of choristers, and Mary Pan, organ scholar. Bach at Noon concerts takes place Tuesdays through Fridays, from September 13, 2016 to May 25, 2017.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:20 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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Gallery Talk | Gallery Tour: Securing the Shadow


A tour of Securing the Shadow: Posthumous Portraiture in America led by museum gallery guides.
   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 | Researching with E-Resources: Periodicals and Newspapers


Explore current and historical newspapers and periodicals available online through NYPL
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Workshop | Retro Board Gaming


Share your passion for gaming the old-fashioned way. If words excite or inspire you, and crossword puzzles keep you going, then Scrabble is your game! Are you a chess or checkers champion? Whether you're a master or just starting out, show off your best moves. If you like wheeling and dealing, Monopoly's the game for you. Join them for some lively board time. All levels of play welcome. Please feel free to bring your own game set, and friends.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Concert | The Triton Brass Quintet performs contemporary American music


The Triton Brass Quintet performs contemporary American music and arrangements of music reminiscent of the previous four recitals. The brass quintet is one of the youngest chamber music ensembles so pulls its repertoire from new compositions, or often steals it from other genres through transcription or arrangement. A perfect way to represent the musical present.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Concert | Time's Arrow presents Travelin’ Home: Contemporary New York Melting Pot


An annual festival of January concerts, Time’s Arrow, which exemplifies the church's signature juxtaposition of early and modern music, is a highlight of New York’s musical season. This year’s Time’s Arrow program celebrates the 250th anniversary of the opening of the chapel. Completed on October 30, 1766, the chapel is the oldest surviving church building in Manhattan. Works will range from those foundational to American music to world premieres and commissions from leading American composers. Travelin’ Home: Contemporary New York Melting Pot Triton Brass Quintet Walker Beard, curator Travelin’ Home culminates with a performance by the Triton Brass Quintet that is reminiscent of the four preceding Travelin’ concerts and representative of the contemporary melting pot that New York City has become.
   New York City, NY; NYC
1:00 pm
Free

Film | Andrew L. Stone's Oscar Nominee Julie (1956): Pursued by Jealous Husband


Stars: Doris Day, Louis Jourdan, Barry Sullivan. A terrified wife tries to escape from her insanely jealous husband who is bent on killing her. 99 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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City Walk | Greenwich Village, High Line and Chelsea Tour


Join a three-hour journey through some of New York City's most historic areas. They'll begin in Greenwich Village, one of the cultural centers of America. Once a pastoral green oasis, and later a home for Irish and Italian immigrants, Greenwich Village has been at the forefront of some of the most important political, social, and artistic movements of the 20th Century. Filled with 19th century townhouses, and now one of the most desirable and high priced neighborhoods in America, the Village tells a multi-generational New York story. From secluded wealthy enclave to emerging Bohemian and Beat communities, from Dylan Thomas and Bob Dylan to the Stonewall Inn. Tuesdays and Thursdays at 2pm and Sundays at 10am.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Tour | Harlem Tour


Although world famous, Harlem may be New York's best kept secret with some of the city's best architecture, food, music and people. Harlem's history is also one of the city's most dramatic, having gone through many ethnic, cultural and socioeconomic changes over the past roughly 400 years, which have resulted in a diverse array of places of worship, theaters, homes and eating establishments. This tour takes place Sundays, Mondays, Thursdays, and Fridays at 2pm, and Saturdays at 10am.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Workshop | Intermediate Photoshop: Brushes and Digital Painting


Learn to use Photoshop’s powerful brush tools to create painting effects and digital art that range from the subtle to the chaotic.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Film | Martin Scorsese's Oscar-Nominated Casino (1995): Gangster Drama


Stars: Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone, Joe Pesci. Greed, deception, money, power, and murder occur between two best friends, a mafia underboss and a casino owner, for a trophy wife over a gambling empire. 178 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Film | Peter Atencio's Keanu (2016): Cat Burglars


Stars: Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele, Tiffany Haddish. Friends hatch a plot to retrieve a stolen kitten by posing as drug dealers for a street gang. 100 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Film | Rouben Mamoulian's Queen Christina (1933): Garbo Epic


Stars: Greta Garbo, John Gilbert, Ian Keith. Queen Christina of Sweden is a popular monarch who is loyal to her country. However, when she falls in love with a Spanish envoy, she must choose between the throne and the man she loves. 99 min.
   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. Takes place daily.
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2:00 pm
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Tour | Subway Art Tour


Many people think of the New York City subway as one of the largest, most efficient, if not the cleanest mass transit systems in the world. Few, however, think of it as the largest and longest art gallery on the planet. Well, they don't know what they are missing. This lively walking AND subway riding tour visits over a dozen subway stations to experience a selection of these striking often whimsical works that go largely unnoticed by the general public. Join this climate controlled subway and walking art tour. Along the way you'll learn about and become expert at navigating the (in)famous NYC subway system. There's also the invaluable opportunity to confer about your other sightseeing plans with the acclaimed Bronx born, vastly experienced licensed NYC tour guide, Darryl Reilly. Tour takes place every Thursday.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Film | Todd Phillips' War Dogs (2016): Arms Suppliers in Over Their Heads


Stars: Jonah Hill, Miles Teller, Steve Lantz. Based on the true story of two young men, David Packouz and Efraim Diveroli, who won a $300 million contract from the Pentagon to arm America's allies in Afghanistan. 114 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Workshop | Computer Safety and Maintenance Workshop


Learn how to protect your computer from viruses and perform regular maintenance functions to keep it running smoothly.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:30 pm
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Concert | Time's Arrow Concert Finale


An annual festival of January concerts, Time’s Arrow, which exemplifies the church's signature juxtaposition of early and modern music, is a highlight of New York’s musical season. This year’s Time’s Arrow program celebrates the 250th anniversary of the opening of the chapel. Completed on October 30, 1766, the chapel is the oldest surviving church building in Manhattan. Works will range from those foundational to American music to world premieres and commissions from leading American composers. Time’s Arrow Finale Guillaume Dufay: Five isorhythmic motets Guillaume de Machaut: Messe de nostre dame NOVUS NY The Choir of Trinity Wall Street Julian Wachner, conductor Time’s Arrow culminates with the world premiere of Paola Prestini’s contribution to Trinity’s long-term commissioning project, “Mass Reimmaginings,” interspersed with music of the Medieval and early Renaissance.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Book Discussion | Book Discussion Group: Fates and Furies


Discuss the book by Lauren Groff.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:15 pm
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Workshop | Photoshop for Beginners


Learn how to enhance photos using the number 1 photo editing software in the world; Adobe Photoshop. In this class you learn the features of Photoshop and learn about layers and use them to manipulate images to your desire. Class is conducted on Macintosh computers.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:30 pm
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Opening Reception | Drawn Together: Collaborative Work of Aline Kominsky-Crumb and R. Crumb


Both pioneers of underground and alternative comics, Kominsky-Crumb and Crumb have created a groundbreaking portrait of their shared lives and creative collaborations over the past four decades. In their ongoing “Aline & Bob” comics, the two artists have rendered their innermost thoughts, fears, and fantasies alongside the day-to-day realities of family life in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, each in their own distinctive style. The exhibition, a version of which was previously on view at the Cartoonmuseum Basel, will present an extensive selection of collaborative ink drawings from throughout the run of “Aline & Bob,” as well as solo works by both artists in a variety of media.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Jean Dubuffet and Larry Poons: Material Topographies


Jean Dubuffet and Larry Poons: Material Topographies will explore the radical experimentation of both artists as they began to utilize unorthodox materials and reject traditional concepts of pictorial space in search of a direct, physical language. Though separated by more than a generation, their canvases share a rough urgency and a mistrust of unnecessary flourishes. Both artists stand as iconoclasts in the history of painting and cut their teeth as countercultural figures; Dubuffet in his Parisian avant-garde and Poons in the rough and tumble downtown scene of New York in the 1960s.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Los Angeles Bound: A Group Show


An exhibition of works by Diedrick Brackens, Thomas Lawson (pictured), Tiffany Livingston, and Mark Roeder. The show brings together four Los Angeles-based artists whose work reflects the unique spatial and cultural position of Los Angeles. The works included reflect the specific conditions of the city – its atmospheric scale and light, the physicality of its construction, and the speed at which any mental projection can take form – rather than the city's cliched representation as hyperreality.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Silent Spaces: Photographic Works by Matjaz Krivic


In this series of panoramic photographs, Slovenian artist Matjaz Krivic explores Tibet’s venues of veneration and celebrations of life. The artist captures the vibrancy of sacred sites, be they stupas, mountains, rivers, or monuments, and conveys the reverberations of worship, gratitude, and adoration for life on earth, achieved through silence and meditation. Matjaz Krivic is an award-winning documentary photographer who has traveled the globe capturing the distinctiveness and grandeur of indigenous people and places for 18 years.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Opening Reception | Diego Perrone's Self Portraits: Sculptures


Born in 1970 in Asti, Italy, Diego Perrone lives and works in Asti and Milan. "Along with his interest in alchemical processes, Perrone also plays with the opposition between the coagulation of materials and the instability of forms. He tackles ancient bas-relief technique. Here he shows five pieces, each created using various materials (plaster, sheet iron, PVC). Molded chairs emerge from the material, like bodies from the bowels of the earth. Four drawings in red ballpoint pen on paper complete the project; their subjects revive the motif of the glass sculptures in the first room, like the cast of an idea that has produced an autonomous image.” - Artforum
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Workshop | Getting Your Story Straight: Personal Branding for Job Seekers


The digital revolution has changed the way we work -- and the way we look for jobs. But nothing is as important as your personal brand. Arlene Newman and Kevin Ryan discuss how to sell your unique value proposition -- in person and online at LinkedIn. It's a must for anyone looking for a job, or trying to keep the one they have. About the Speakers: Arlene C. Newman provides professionals with strategies to successfully land jobs. Kevin S. Ryan, is a communications consultant with a longtime focus on using social media for business success. A former editor at New York Newsday and The New York Times, Kevin ran social media for Barnes & Noble before starting his consulting practice in 2010.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Opening Reception | Portia Munson's The Garden: Sculpture, Painting, Photography, Installation


Working in a variety of media, including sculpture, painting, photography, and installation, Munson creates works that evaluate contemporary society, our environment, and the objects we choose to surround ourselves with, viewed through the lens of feminism. The exhibition brings together work created from the 1990s through today, shedding light on the way Munson observes and organizes her everyday world. The works are a commentary on the fleeting nature of time, the fragility of life, the representation of women, and our cultural obsession with disposable objects.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Author Reading | Rosemary Candelario discusses her book Flowers Cracking Concrete


Rosemary Candelario’s new book is the first in-depth study of the forty-year career of Eiko and Koma—two artists from Japan who have lived and worked in New York City since the mid-1970s, establishing themselves as innovative and influential modern and postmodern dancers. Candelario presents an evening of fascinating insight, images, performance video, and conversation.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Slide Lecture | You Must Change Your Life: The Story of Rainer Maria Rilke and Auguste Rodin


Hear about one the great stories of modern art and literature: Rodin and Rilke’s years together as master and disciple, their heartbreaking rift, and ultimately their moving reconciliation. Rachel Corbett, the author.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:30 pm
Free

Workshop | PC vs. Mac Workshop


Are you a Mac, PC... or neither? Learn about the differences between Apple's Mac computers and Windows PCs by exploring the advantages and limitations of each platform.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Talk | Public Television and the Black Arts Movement


In the wake of the Black Power movement, Amiri Baraka along with other poets, writers, dramatists, and musicians, formed The Black Arts Movement (BAM). Those artists and many entertainers found their culture and politics featured prominently on Soul!, the groundbreaking one-hour series produced by Ellis Haizlip for PBS stations (1968-73) in the New York area. Leading cultural critic and musician Greg Tate will examine the relationship between Soul! and the Black Arts Movement–with renowned poets Nikki Giovanni, Askia M. Touré, and Gayle Wald, author of It’s Been Beautiful: Soul! and Black Power Television.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Film | Mystic K2: Documentary on Climbing the Legendary Mountain


Petr Jan Juračka and Klára Kolouchová present a 24-minute stunning short documentary film about their epic climb of K2 (8611) in Pakistan, as well as a photography presentation and Q+A detailing their expedition to the dangerous and legendary second highest peak in the world. Using drone photography, Juračka captured never before seen images of the beautiful and serene landscape, and earned the Guiness Book of World Records record for flying a drone at the highest altitude.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
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Author Reading | One of the great moral voices of our time, Bernard Henri Lévy, discusses his book The Genius of Judaism


For more than four decades, Bernard-Henri Lévy has been one of the great moral voices of our time. Now Europe’s foremost philosopher and activist confronts his spiritual roots and the religion that has always inspired and shaped him—but that he has never fully reckoned with. He discusses his most passionate book, and in many ways his most personal, with author and New Yorker journalist Adam Gopnick.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
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Classical Music | ChamberFest 2017: Grieg, Weinberg


Program: Mieczyslaw Weinberg's Piano Quintet, Op. 18 (1944), with violinists Emma Zhuang and Gabrielle Chou, violist Sequoyah Sugiyama, cellist Iona Batchelder, and pianist Randy Ryan Grieg's String Quartet No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 27, with violinists Yimiao Chen and Choi Tung Yeung, violist Dariya Barlybayeva, and cellist Shangwen Liao ChamberFest showcases students who work during their final week of winter break in a unique chamber music intensive, with unlimited rehearsal time and daily coachings.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:30 pm
Free

Classical Music | PUBLIQuartet performs works by Dvorak, Bach, and others


Program: Jessie Montgomery: Voodoo Dolls Marc Mellits: String Quartet No. 3: Tapas PUBLIQuartet: MIND | THE | GAP—Fantasy on Bach Adagio, BWV 1001 Matthew Brown: Great Danger, Keep Out PUBLIQuartet: MIND | THE | GAP—“What is American?” Improvisations on Dvorak’s String Quartet in F major, Op. 96 (“American”) This “independent-minded” ensemble (New Yorker) expands the techniques and aesthetic of the traditional string quartet with programs that span the classical canon, contemporary works, original compositions, and open-form improvisations.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:30 pm
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Workshop | Intermediate Photoshop: Photo Retouching


In this class you will use Photoshop to clean up and modify digital images. Learn how to minimize blemishes, use the clone stamp tool, alter backgrounds, recolor images, and more. This class is taught on Mac computers.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Concert | The Amsterdam–New Amsterdam International Organ Festival


Featuring: Matteo Imbruno, Successor of Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck and Organist of De Oude Kerk, Amsterdam Patrick Allen, Organist and Master of Choristers of the church
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8:00 pm
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Comedy Club | The Bombshelter Comedy Show - with Free Pizza


Local Favorites Matt Azark, Jeff Cerulli and Erik Bransteen invite some of their favorites comedians to perform on this weekly showcase. Every Thursday.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Jazz | The Glenn Alexander/Oria Aspen Duo


An extremely talented guitarist/composer, Glenn Alexander's music combines elements of jazz, rock, and fusion. From a guitarist's standpoint, he falls somewhere between Pat Metheny and Allan Holdsworth, while still maintaining a very strong original sound and style.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 pm
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