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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on July 15, 2009?

59 free events take place on Wednesday, July 15 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 July 15 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 July . 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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59 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Wednesday, July 15, 2009

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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. Five tours daily on the hour.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:30 am
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Other | Fishing in the Hudson River


Catch-and-release fishing gives anyone and everyone the chance to fish. It’s an appropriate and fun activity for those as young as five. All of the necessary supplies including rods, reels and bait, as well as complete instructions, are provided. Fishing poles are provided on a first come, first served basis, with a half-hour limit when others are waiting.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Other | Fishing in the Hudson River


Catch-and-release fishing gives anyone and everyone the chance to fish. It’s an appropriate and fun activity for those as young as five. All of the necessary supplies including rods, reels and bait, as well as complete instructions, are provided. Fishing poles are provided on a first come, first served basis, with a half-hour limit when others are waiting.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Hike | Governors Island Tour


A guided tour of the National Historic Landmark District. The tour covers 1.5 miles in 1.5 hours, rain or shine. It is strongly recommended that you bring at least 1 quart (1 liter) of water and a portable snack with you. Please dress for the weather. The tour route can be strenuous.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 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
$5

Dance Performance | Native American Summer Dance


Native Pride Dancers, led by Larry Yazzie (Diné), lead special sessions of storytelling and interactive dance.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Other | Skate Boarding and Roller Blading


The Skate Park is open to all skate boarders and roller bladers willing to sign a waiver and wear proper protective gear. Individuals under 18 years of age must have a waiver signed by a parent or guardian.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Lesson | Elements of Nature Drawing


Enjoy drawing in the parks and gardens with a professional artist/educator. Materials provided or bring your own.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:30 am
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Tour | Lunchtime Garden Tour


Tour features blooming perennial and annual borders (over 250 varieties) as well as ornamental trees and shrubs.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Other | Oral Cancer Screenings


Screenings are on a first-come first-served basis. No appointment is needed. Testing is quick and painless.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
Free

Concert | Piano in the Park with Dona Carter


Pianist/composer Carter has directed a variety of ensembles, large and small, composing and arranging many original pieces. She has performed in a variety of venues, in the United States and abroad - often sharing the stage with other outstanding musicians.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Concert | “Music Under New York”


This is a series of free outdoor concerts. Grab your lunch and some friends and hit this lively oasis to enjoy a taste of New York’s music scene. The series will feature an eclectic mix of talented and creative performers with a range of styles, including American Roots, Gypsy, Blues, Percussion, and more.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Jazz | Darren Wallis Trio


Jazz guitarist Wallis has been performing in clubs throughout New York City for the past 20 years. An exciting guitarist steeped in the time-honored heritage of jazz, he heads this formidable trio that features tenor saxophonist Nick Myers and bassist Isaac Jaffe, both rising stars in the jazz world.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
Free

Discussion | Greening Gotham


Moderated by Maureen Hackett, with Novella Carpenter, author of Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer, Gabrielle Langholtz, editor of Edible Manhattan, and Tom Szaky, author of Revolution in a Bottle: How TerraCycle Is Redefining Green Business.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Concert | The Melvin Dean Trio, Steelpan Music



   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Discussion | “Gotham Goes Green”


Learn just what it takes to turn concrete into vegetables, skyscrapers into eco-buildings, and parks into havens, at a special author panel dedicated to creating a greener Gotham. Participants: Maureen Hackett, Director of Horticulture Bryant Park Novella Carpenter, Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer Vanessa Farquharson, Sleeping Naked Is Green Gabrielle Langholtz, Editor, Edible Manhattan Magazine Tom Szaky, Revolution in a Bottle: How TerraCycle is Redefining Green Business
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Concert | Agua Clara, Music of the Andes


Music of the Andes that fuses music, cultures, and traditions from Ecuador, Chile, Peru and U.S.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 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.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
$5

Hike | Governors Island Tour


A guided tour of the National Historic Landmark District. The tour covers 1.5 miles in 1.5 hours, rain or shine. It is strongly recommended that you bring at least 1 quart (1 liter) of water and a portable snack with you. Please dress for the weather. The tour route can be strenuous.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Dance Performance | Native American Summer Dance


Native Pride Dancers, led by Larry Yazzie (Diné), lead special sessions of storytelling and interactive dance.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Tour | “The Castle and its Kingdom”


Take a walk around the lands dominated by Belvedere Castle, situated high on Vista Rock. Visit the tiny 55-acre realm on an eclectic tour of history and nature. Tour is approximately one hour.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Workshop | Computer Maintenance


Hands on using wireless laptops. How to care for your computer, protect it from viruses, and how to 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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Lesson | Figure al Fresco


Learn figure drawing outdoors with a clothed model and an artist/educator. Materials provided or bring your own.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:30 pm
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Dance Performance | Native American Summer Dance


Native Pride Dancers, led by Larry Yazzie (Diné), lead special sessions of storytelling and interactive dance.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Tour | “Waterways and Vistas”


Walk from the Dairy to Belvedere Castle, and learn about the intricate design of Central Park's web of pastoral landscapes and formal romantic vistas.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Discussion | Cornel West discusses NAACP: Celebrating a Century 100 Years in Pictures and his own Hope on a Tightrope


The famed academic on two new books. NAACP (pictured) reflects the rich history of the NAACP and its role in the pursuit of civil rights and social justice from its founding to the present day. There is no other such organized group today that has had greater influence on our societal structure. Hope on a Tightrope offers open-hearted wisdom for our times in a collection of quotations, speech excerpts, letters, philosophy, and photographs that reflect the profound humanity that fuels the passionate public intellectual. This gift book features an original CD that highlights West’s spoken-word artistry.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Eye on the Strand , an Exhibition of Photo Contest Winners


Celebrate the winners of the Eye on the Strand Photo Contest.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Screening | The Music Instinct: Science and Song, a Documentary on Music and Our Brains


A screening and lecture with filmmaker Elena Mannes. In her new documentary neuroscientist Daniel Levitin leads a group of researchers as they investigate music’s fundamental physical structure; its biological, emotional and psychological impact; its brain-altering and healing powers, and its role in human evolution. Together with an array of musicians from rock and rap to jazz and classical featured in the film such as Yo-Yo Ma, Bobby McFerrin, Evelyn Glennie and Jarvis Cocker, researchers and scientists are putting music under the microscope. And there’s new evidence that music can actually change the physical structure of the brain - a fact that has critical implications for both education and medicine.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Workshop | Composting Workshop


This backyard composting workshop will get you ready to start converting your garden waste and kitchen scraps into a rich organic fertilizer to feed back to your plants, just like nature intended. The workshop will cover composting basics including set-up, application, and troubleshooting. NYC composting issues will be addressed. Outdoor compost bins available for purchase at reduced price.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Concert | John DeMarco performs from his CD Pure and Simple


Classic soft romantic jazz with a swing. With a voice like butter, DeMarco sings from the heart and has you falling in love with him.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Jazz | The Blue Vipers of Brooklyn. Award-winning Jazz/Swing/Blues Band


The Blue Vipers of Brooklyn are an early jazz, swing, and blues band, composed of acoustic guitar/vocals, upright bass, homemade washboard percussion, trumpet and saxophone. Their repertoire of witty songs from 1920's and 30's is augmented by original tunes with moving yet often bawdy lyrics and catchy 4-part vocal harmony. In May 2007, they won the “Subway Idol" contest after a month-long live performance feature on The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet. Voted the top spot by the studio audience and viewers at home, their prize was recording their new album Forty Days and Forty Nights.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
Free

Other | Volleyball after Work


Join other adults for good-natured games of volleyball. Scorekeeper and balls provided. No experience necessary.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Other | Chelsea Mind Games


A live game show that alternates among the Vocabulary Tournament, Geography Bee, Math Bee, and Team Trivia. All games are open to all. The event begins with live music, followed bythe competition. Enjoy tunes played by DJ Joe and pick up a copy of this week's warm-up quiz. Prize for the best score on the quiz. Quiz questions are not linked to the game that follows -- they include trivia on any topic, puzzles, word games, etc.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Workshop | Computer Surfing for 50+


Hands on using wireless laptops. Prerequisites: Typing and Keyboarding Basics, Basic Mouse Skills, Basic Internet. Explore websites of special interest to active older adults.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Other | Evening Yoga


End your day with relaxing Hatha yoga in a beautiful sunset setting. Suitable for all fitness levels. Please wear loose, comfortable clothing and bring your own mat.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Talk | “How to Change Fields When Jobs are Tight”


Win Sheffield, a career counselor, on taking the first step towards the career you want. This talk offers detailed assistance in developing targets, figuring out options worth exploring by taking a hard look at your experience and delving more deeply into potential career alternatives. Escape from the Catch-22 of "8-10 years experience required." Learn how you can move towards your next career with confidence.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Dancing | “Midsummer Night Swing”: The Argentine Tango


Midsummer Night Swing, now in its 21st season, brings out the very best of swing, salsa, soul, tango, rockabilly, and much more, showcasing some of the finest musicians and DJs from this country and abroad. For dance fanatics, enthusiastic beginners, and everyone in between.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Workshop | Sunset Yoga in the Park


Yoga with certified instructors. These yoga classes are suitable for all skill levels. * Please bring a towel or yoga mat. * Bring water. * Wear comfortable clothing. * Please arrive early. Rain cancels.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:45 pm
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Dance Performance | Daniel Arsham, Jonah Bokaer & Judith Sanchez Ruiz's Untitled Corner


This site-specific collaboration examines pattern recognition and perceptual faculties as they apply to the human body. Sculptural objects, lighting and media create the illusion of expanded space.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Concert | Don Byron in a Tribute to Junior Walker


Multi-instrumentalist Don Byron continues his role as musical historian and adventurer as he celebrates the legacy of Motown soul legend, Junior Walker.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Jazz | Frank Foster Big Band, Conducted by Cecil Bridgewater


Frank Foster is a tenor and soprano saxophonist, flautist, arranger, and composer best known for his work in different periods with the Count Basie orchestra, as well as under his own name. His albums include Swing, We Do It Diff'rent and Well Water. Cecil Bridgewater is a hard bop jazz trumpeter. Bridgewater has composed works premiered by the Cleveland Chamber Orchestra and Meet the Composers.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
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Concert | International Music Under the Stars: United Nations Singers


Celebrate the world's music. Dressed in ethnic clothing, the United Nations Singers perform in multiple languages conveying a message of tolerance and a celebration of other cultures and religions.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Concert | Luisito Rosario & His Orchestra, salsa


Crowds will be on their feet as celebrated salsa singer and his orchestra take the stage.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | Pamela Newkirk on her book Letters from Black America, with readings by actors Ruby Dee and Anthony Chisolm


This book fills a literary and historical void by presenting the pantheon of African American experience in the most intimate way possible—through the heartfelt correspondence of the men and women who lived through monumental changes and pivotal events, from the 1700s to the twenty-first century, from slavery to the war in Iraq.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Screening | Prize-winning French film: A Secret (2007)


Winner of the Grand Prix of the Americas Prize, this film, directed by Claude Miller, follows a 15-year-old boy who unearths a shocking family secret kept hidden since the Nazi occupation. 105 min. In French with English subtitles.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Screening | Ulrike Ottinger's Freak Orlando, 1981


In the form of a "small theater of the world", a history of the world from its beginnings to our day, including the errors, the incompetence, the thirst for power, the fear, the madness,the cruelty and the commonplace, in a story of five episodes. The sixth screening of Chaperone, an eight-week weekly series which consists of films handpicked by a group of artists, whose work provocatively explores disparate aspects of our culture's love affair with mediated reality.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Author Reading | Zak Smith reads from his book We Did Porn


Punk artist Smith made a name for himself by visually recreating Thomas Pynchon's Gravity's Rainbow; artistic pedigree and acute observation landed him in high-profile shows from the Whitney to the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Blending memoir with Smith's own drawings and paintings, this book follows Smith from the New York art scene to Los Angeles's seedy yet colorful world of alt porn.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Workshop | Creative Writing 101


Anne-E Wood, short story writer, teaches this hour-long class.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Concert | New York Grand Opera performs Verdi's Il Trovatore


Led by founder and artistic director Vincent La Selva, New York Grand Opera Company is unique in the world for giving all people access to operas. Its critically acclaimed productions have been seen by an estimated 3 million people throughout the New York metropolitan area.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Poetry Reading | Poet Marcella Durand reads from her work


Durand will read a selection of her poems and discuss her work. A Q&A and reception will follow. Durand&#146;'s recent books are Traffic & Weather, AREA, and The Anatomy of Oil.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Author Reading | Tim Stark reads from her book Heirloom: Notes from an Accidental Tomato Farmer


Fourteen years ago,Stark was living in Brooklyn, working days as a management consultant and writing unpublished short stories by night. One evening, chancing upon a Dumpster full of discarded lumber, he carried the lumber home and built a germination rack for thousands of heirloom tomato seedlings. His crop soon outgrew the brownstone in which it had sprouted, forcing him to cart the seedlings to his family’s farm in Pennsylvania.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Screening | The Betrayal (2008): Documentary on Laotian Immigrants, Plus Performances and Thai Cuisine


More than twenty years in the making, this personal documentary is about a family's journey from war-torn Laos to the streets of New York. The film is both intimate and universal in its depiction of the immigrant experience. Directed by Ellen Kuras and Thavisouk Phrasavath. 95 min. Starting at 7pm, there will be three pre-screening performances: Klong Sabut Chai - Drum Call: A ceremonial performance from Northern Thailand used in ancient times as a war cry before battle - calling upon the spirits for courage, perseverance and luck. As time and tradition evolved the ceremony has been adapted to be used before a grand opening or at the beginning of a festival. Rum Tien - The Candle Dance: a ceremonial performance to bless event-goers with life and happiness. Light shining from the candles is elegantly maneuvered with a soft and gentle hand spreading luck as far as the light reaches. Bang Rajan re-enactment: The famous story of Bang Rajan is used to show off demonstrations of ancient Thai weaponry and fighting techniques. These techniques include sword-fighting, and Muay Thai, which has evolved into a thriving and popular martial arts sport. Plus, authentic Thai cuisine provided by Thai Pavilion.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Theater | Marguerite Duras' Savannah Bay,


The play is about a once-famous elderly actress who is visited by the granddaughter she has never met before. Their discussions are about the woman they both are related to -- daughter to one, mother to the other -- and two days in her life: on one she conceived the child and on the other she gave birth to her child and died. The title names both a person and a place.
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:00 pm
Free

Theater | Peter Nickowitz' Songs & Statues


The play is about an assimilated Jewish family in 1958, suburban Connecticut whose lives are turned upside down when the father is passed over for a promotion because of their Judaism. Directed by Tom Oppenheim with Steve Cook. With Chase Fein, Tom Oppenheim, Betsy Parrish, Ben Rathbun, Elizabeth Shepherd and Angela Vitale
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Concert | The New York Philmarmonic performs works by Mozart and Beethoven


Program: Mozart: Symphony No. 41, Jupiter Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 Alan Gilbert is the conductor.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Film | Woody Allen's Oscar-winning Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)


With Penélope Cruz, Javier Bardem and Scarlett Johansson. Two girlfriends on a summer holiday in Spain become enamored with the same painter, unaware that his ex-wife, with whom he has a tempestuous relationship, is about to re-enter the picture. 96 min. Won Oscar. Free popcorn.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Film | Oliver Stone's Wall Street (1987)


With Michael Douglas, Charlie Sheen and Darryl Hannah. In a shockingly relevant New York fable for our times, a young and impatient stockbroker, willing to do anything to get to the top, trades on illegal inside information from a ruthless and greedy corporate raider who takes the newcomer under his wing. 125 min. Won Oscar. Pack a picnic, bring a friend and settle in for a night on the banks of the Hudson River.
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:30 pm
Free

Other | The Inwood Astronomy Project: Look at the Stars through a Telescope


THIS WILL OCCUR ONLY ON CLEAR NIGHTS, SO PLEASE CALL AHEAD TO CONFIRM. Come look through a telescope at the stars. The Inwood Astronomy Project is the largest public outreach program in New York City, hoping to get 5000 New Yorkers to come look through a telescope for the first time. They will be giving away posters, postcards, and other doodads. There is always a telescope to look through, and a knowledgeable astronomer to answer questions. Bring a flashlight for the climb to the hilltop. Call for details.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:30 pm
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Film | Bette Wanderman's Mambo City (2009)


Pulsating salsa music, sexy Mambo dancing, and the exotic instruments of Latin music are the backdrop for this documentary about Awilda, a soulful Puerto Rican performer, and her husband Tito, who is the co-leader of a latin band called Grupo Latin Vibe.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 pm
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