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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on July 6, 2010?

59 free events take place on Tuesday, July 6 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 6 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 Tuesday, July 6, 2010

All events are free unless otherwise noted.
        

Workshop | Tai Chi in the Park


Tai Chi and Eternal Spring are instructed by members of the Tai Chi Chuan Center. Classes are for all ages and experience levels. Classes are rain or shine.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 am
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Other | Skateboarding and Roller Blading


Free and open to all skateboarders and roller bladers, weather permitting. WARNING: This is an unsupervised facility. Enter the skatepark at your own risk. You must wear a helmet at all times.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 am
Free

Tour | Federal Reserve Bank Tour


Learn about central banking functions that Federal Reserve System performs and see Bank's vault of international monetary gold on bedrock of Manhattan Island, five stories below street level. Learn why Federal Reserve has "Federal" in its name, while it's a private bank, not Federal at all. Congressman Ron Paul considers the Federal Reserve "both corrupt and unconstitutional" Five tours daily on the hour.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:30 am
Free

Other | Big City Fishing


Yes, you can fish in the Hudson River! They provide rods, reels, bait and instruction. So come on down and try your luck at fishing while enjoying the warm sun and cool breezes.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
Free

Screening | The World of Tap Dance: Screenings and Discussions


Discussions with renowned tap artists across the generations, special screenings of classic and rare dance footage, and live performances by a curated lineup of dynamic tap artists.
   New York City, NY; NYC
10:00 am
Free
10:00 am
Free

Workshop | Yoga in the Park


lululemon athletica provides free yoga classes for all ages and levels. Awaken the body’s potential with revitalizing movement, stretching, breathing, and poses. Some of yoga’s benefits include weight loss, deeper sleep, release from pain and arthritis, and a more youthful appearance. Wear comfortable clothing that allows easy movement. Mats are provided. In case of rain, please call.
   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
$6

Other | Play Petanque in the Park


Learn to play petanque, the popular European game anchored in precision, patience, and camaraderie, from members of La Boule New Yorkaise, NYC's championship club.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Other | Play Ping Pong


Hone your ping pong skills at one of two state-of-the-art tables. Paddles and balls are provided free of charge. Sign up with an attendant in the park to reserve a time slot.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Dance Lesson | Summer Native American Dance


Interactive dance programs with different Native American artists each week.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Other | Meet the Birds


Get an up-close visit with exotic birds from the Arcadia Bird Sanctuary and Education Center. Terri Jones, her granddaughter Caitlyn, Leslie Wallace, and their sociable, people-friendly birds can be found, weather permitting. Stop by to watch, ask questions, interact with the birds, or just take pictures.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:30 am
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Park Walk | Exploring Hallett and the Pond Tour


Take a break to enjoy the Park! Take this half-hour walk through the Park's smallest woodland area and learn its history, enjoy its peacefulness, and discover the mystery behind the waterfall. Due to limited space in the Hallett Nature Sanctuary, the first 20 people to sign in at the beginning of the tour will be able to participate! Call for directions.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Tour | Downtown: Where New York Began Tour


A tour of Downtown — its history, architecture, and art, and its fascinating denizens. Tour includes Federal Hall, the U.S. Stock Exchange, Trinity Church, Fraunces Tavern, U.S. Custom House, and Bowling Green. Led by a professional tour leader. Adults, please bring photo ID.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
$10 suggested donation

Concert | Funk: Pazant Brothers Organization


On your lunch hour, cool music for a warm summer day.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Concert | Juilliard pianist Melody Fader performs works by Chopin


Program: Frédéric Chopin Barcarolle, Op. 60 Prelude in D-flat Major, Op. 28 No. 15 &#147;Raindrop&#148; Fantaisie-Impromptu in C-sharp minor, Op. 66 Nocturne in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 1 Nocturne in D-flat Major, Op. 27 No. 2 Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 Prelude in G Major, Op. 28 No. 3 Prelude in E minor, Op. 28 No. 4 Prelude in B Major, Op. 28 No. 11 Scherzo No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 31
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Concert | Mike LeDonne, Jazz Pianist


LeDonne came to New York in the late 70's and has had the unique experience of playing with a wide variety of jazz masters. Everyone from Benny Goodman to Milt Jackson and Sonny Rollins picked him to be in their bands. Oscar Peterson called him "incredible, one of the most talented pianists of this era"
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Author Reading | Tennis champion Venus Williams discusses her book Come to Win


Williams discusses how sports can help you ace your goals and top your profession.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Screening | 2 Short Films on Brazilian Native Peoples


Good Trip Ibantu (2000, 28 min. documentary) Brazilian teenagers visit a Krahô Indian village in northern Brazil and participate in a ceremony that welcomes them as ibantu (nephew). Thank You, Brother (1999, 19 min. documentary) This profile of a Xavante videomaker working in his community also documents video's important role in recording cultural practices and language for future generations.
   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
$6

Dance Lesson | Summer Native American Dance


Interactive dance programs with different Native American artists each week.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
Free

Workshop | Health Support Workshop


The NYC Department of Health will be available to offer health information and answer your health-related questions.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:30 pm
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Workshop | Knitting Circle


Gotta Knit provides free instruction to beginners. Yarn and needles are provided.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:30 pm
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Screening | Watch World Cup Soccer Games Live


Teams TBA.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
Free

Park Walk | “Cross Park Promenade”


You'll be amazed at what you'll see.... a hidden bench that tells time, miniature boats powered by the wind, a magnificent sculpture celebrating fresh water, and a glorious drinking fountain for the city's equine population. These are just some of the the sites along the way on this east to west walk through the park. Tour is approximately one hour long.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
Free

Film | Edward F. Cline's The Bank Dick (1940): Fields' Best Film


With W.C. Fields, Shemp Howard and Pierre Watkin. Henpecked Egbert Sousè has comic adventures as a substitute film director and unlikely bank guard. 72 min. Also playing will be The Fatal Glass of Beer, directed by Clyde Bruckman (21 min.).
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:30 pm
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2:30 pm
Free

Screening | 2 Short Films on Brazilian Native Peoples


Good Trip Ibantu (2000, 28 min. documentary) Brazilian teenagers visit a Krahô Indian village in northern Brazil and participate in a ceremony that welcomes them as ibantu (nephew). Thank You, Brother (1999, 19 min. documentary) This profile of a Xavante videomaker working in his community also documents video's important role in recording cultural practices and language for future generations.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
Free

Workshop | InDesign CS5 Upgrade—What’s New?


InDesign has become the standard in page layout software, but Adobe is not sitting still. CS5 delivers some great new features and fills some long-standing desires of InDesign users. They'll show you how CS5’s features let you work faster and be more creative. This seminar is for people who have already been using InDesign.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Concert | 2nd Annual Hudson Square Music & Wine Festival


A free neighborhood celebration of music, food, and wine.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
Free

Opening Reception | 15th Annual National Photography Competition


The top three winners of the gallery's 15th annual juried National Photography Competition. The show's distinguished juror, Jennifer Blessing, Curator of Photography at The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, selected these photographs, as well as 32 other images, to be in this year's exhibition. The top three National Competition winners are: First Place: Martha Fleming-Ives, Brooklyn, NY, "After the Fight" Second Place: Katharyn Addcox, Memphis, TN, "Morning Egg Check" Third Place: Lisa Katz Rissman, Brooklyn, NY, "Agnes Wears Horns"
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Alumni Photography Show: In leaves no step had trodden black


An exhibition of work by alumni of the BFA Photography Department. Taken from the well-known Robert Frost poem "The Road Not Taken," the title of the exhibition suggests the innumerable narrative possibilities of photography and the choices each artist has made in their use of the medium. Curated by faculty member Eric Weeks.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Dance Lesson | Belly Dancing Class


With Lisa Rickenbacker.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Workshop | InDesign CS5 Upgrade—What’s New?


InDesign has become the standard in page layout software, but Adobe is not sitting still. CS5 delivers some great new features and fills some long-standing desires of InDesign users. They'll show you how CS5’s features let you work faster and be more creative. This seminar is for people who have already been using InDesign.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | MFA Fine Arts Department Exhibition


An exhibition of work by students in the MFA Fine Arts Department. Curated by faculty member Stephen Maine. Also showing: Serial Intentions, Camera Work, and The Slow Motion Show.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Other | Park Green Team


Help care for the park. All ages; children must be accompanied by an adult.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Park Walk | Tuesday Night Park Tour


Walk the pathways of newly opened pier 1 with park designers and planners and learn the history of the site, the process that led to its creation, the features of its landscape and the innovative sustainable elements that make this truly a green park.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Park Walk | Walk NYC


A walking program that encourages New Yorkers of all ages to get fit while enjoying the outdoors. With funding provided by Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield, Parks hired trained walking instructors who will keep participants active, exercising and having fun.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Concert | Classical Brass Trio


   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Workshop | Introduction to Wilderness Skills


Learn the basics of shelter, water, fire, and food with certified tracker and forensic investigator Shane “White Feather” Hobel. Designed to overview the skills that will be taught in the full workshop, this special introductory program is free of charge and open to anyone 15 years or older. Wear comfortable clothing.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Slide Lecture | Lawrence R. Samuel discusses his book Freud on Madison Avenue: Motivation Research and Subliminal Advertising in America


Discover the story of how midcentury advertisers changed American culture. This illustrated lecture centers on the fascinating lives of the brilliant men and women who brought psychoanalytic theories and practices from Europe to Madison Avenue and, ultimately, to Main Street.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Theater | New York Euripides Summer Festival: Alcestis


Euripides’ earliest dated extant tragedy contains elements not encountered in any other tragedy. Because it was originally submitted as the fourth part of a tetralogy, the fourth work usually being a Satyr play, it uses a tragicomic tone, making it unique in that it is a tragedy with, surprisingly, a happy end. Presented by American Thymele Theatre.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Workshop | Pilates: Mat Class


This total body workout is a great way to develop superior core muscle power and tone, all with a beautiful view of the Hudson. 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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Workshop | Yoga in the Park


Free yoga classes return. Please wear comfortable clothing and bring a towel or a yoga mat.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:45 pm
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Poetry Reading | 4 Poets: Jason Schneiderman / Wayne Kostenbaum / Mark Bibbins / Jean Valentine


4 contemporary writers read their work.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | Audrey Niffenegger reads from her book Her Fearful Symmetry


Niffenegger (author of The Time Traveler's Wife) celebrates the paperback release of her new ghost story.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Book Signing | Kendra Wilkinson signs copies of Sliding Into Home


The Girls Next Door star signs her new book.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | Lorenzo Carcaterra reads from his book Midnight Angels


Lorenzo Carcaterra, New York Times bestselling author of Sleepers and former writer/producer of Law & Order is back with a new novel that is completely different from his past work. Midnight Angels is a swift-moving thriller about an American woman studying art history in Florence and finds herself dragged into the hunt for a lost work of Michelangelo's. Andrew Gross, author of the New York Times bestsellers The Blue Zone, The Dark Tide, Don't Look Twice and the newly released Reckless will join Carcaterra.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Jazz | Michael Varekamp, Dutch Jazz Artist


Dutch jazz artist Michael Varekamp performs.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Author Reading | R.J. Ellory reads from his book The Anniversary Man


An expert on serial killers could become the next victim.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Workshop | Waterfront Workout with the Fitness Guru


The Fitness Guru returns with Pilates Mat classes! Join instructors as they teach you to properly activate the muscles of your abdomen and back to create an incredible amount of stability in your torso. Open to all skill levels, but space is limited. Registration begins at 6:30pm each evening. A limited number of mats are available for rental for free (with valid ID).
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Concert | Jupiter Symphony Chamber Players perform works by Bach and Mendelssohn


Program: Friedrich Dotzauer (1783-1860) Cello Quintet in D minor, Op. 134 (1835) Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Piano Concerto in D minor, BWV1052 Stephen Beus, soloist Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) Octet in E-flat major, Op. 20 (1825) Stefan Milenkovich, violin, will be performing in all pieces
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Author Reading | Mary Karr reads from her book Lit


From the bestselling author of Cherry comes the newest installment of a lurid past continuing to haunt the present. Mary Karr gets drunk, gets sober, leaves a mother, becomes a mother and finds religion. She is darkly funny and honest.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Theater | Al Pacino in The Merchant of Venice, Directed by Daniel Sullivan


The Oscar winner returns as Shylock in this classic. Also with Gerry Bamman, Francois Battiste, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Bill Heck, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Byron Jennings, Heather Lind, Hamish Linklater, Jesse L. Martin, Nyambi Nyambi, Lily Rabe, Matthew Rauch, Richard Topol, and Max Wright.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Performance | Don't Tell Jerry Lewis: The History of Women in Stand Up


A multimedia retrospective of the women who paved the way in comedy. Featuring live stand up by today's top women comics along with rare archival footage of such luminaries as Totie Fields, Minnie Pearl, Moms Mabley and more. Starring Bonnie Levinson (Nantucket Comedy Fest) Cory Kahaney (Last Comic Standing & Comedy Central Half-hour Special) Maureen Langan (Joy Behar Show) Michele Balan (Last Comic Standing) Robin Montague (The Chris Rock Show).
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Concert | Festival Chamber Ensemble performs works by Boccherini and Ravel


Program: Luigi Boccherini: Opera Piccola Maurice Ravel: Introduction and Allegro for harp, flute, clarinet and strings K.A. Hartmann: Kleines Konzert for string quartet and percussion
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:00 pm
Free

Other | Stargazing with the Amateur Astronomers Association


Come view the night sky using the AAA’s high-powered telescopes, and get a lesson from the experts on the celestial wonders of New York’s night sky. Telescopes will be set up from dusk to 9:30 p.m.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Screening | Czech Films on the Rooftop


Come and enjoy Czech films and Manhattan views on the rooftop. Films are screened at dusk. In case of bad weather films will be screened at 8:30 pm indoors. All films in Czech with English subtitles. Tonight: Holiday Makers.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:30 pm
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Dance Lesson | Intoductory Tango Class


Come enjoy a 30-minute intro class and meet people who want to learn the sexiest dance in the world and socialize. It does not matter if you have never danced before or have taken dance classes in the past, these classes is for anyone who wants to dance Tango and make new friends. You don't have to bring partners because they rotate partners. But, feel free to bring your friends, families, and co-workers. Bring comfortable shoes (leather sole preferred) and casual clothes.
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:30 pm
Free
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