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62 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Tuesday, July 13, 2010

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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 more ages and experience levels. Classes are rain or shine. less
   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 more facility. Enter the skatepark at your own risk. You must wear a helmet at all times. less
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8:00 am
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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 more 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. less
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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 more and try your luck at fishing while enjoying the warm sun and cool breezes. less
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10:00 am
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Workshop | Yoga in the Park


lululemon athletica provides free yoga classes for all ages and levels. Awaken the body’s potential more 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. less
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10:00 am
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Workshop | Resumé Lab


Hands-on using wireless laptops. Use this supervised lab time to create and save a resume in Microsoft more Word. Assistance with document formatting and proofreading will be available. Please bring a written draft of your resume and a USB drive to save and print your resume. (Please note: This is not an instructor led class or a career advisement session.) less
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10:30 am
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Tour | Cathedral Tour


Explore the Cathedral's newly cleaned and restored Nave. Learn about the art, architecture and history more of this great sacred space from 1892 to the present. less
   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 more members of La Boule New Yorkaise, NYC's championship club. less
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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 more of charge. Sign up with an attendant in the park to reserve a time slot. less
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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, more 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. less
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11:30 am
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12:00 pm
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Park Walk | West Side Stories Tour


Walk through a scenic area on the western edge of the Park, much of which is off the beaten track for more most visitors. See rolling meadows, lake views, bridges of different styles, and a garden with flowers and plants mentioned by Shakespeare. less
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12:00 pm
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Dance Performance | Choreographer Deganit Shemy's 2 kilos of sea


Critically acclaimed Israeli choreographer Deganit Shemy, known for her aggressively physical work, brings more five dancers together in the close quarters to explore the misinterpretations that occur in a nanosecond, exposing the fragility of time, of relationships and of accepting. less
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12:30 pm
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Jazz | Dona Carter, Pianist/Composer


Carter has directed a variety of ensembles, large and small, composing and arranging many original pieces. more She has performed in a variety of venues, in the United States and abroad - often sharing the stage with other outstanding musicians. In addition to performing, and teaching, she is musical director of a special jazz chorus that performs at jazz festivals in the New York Region. less
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12:30 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 more 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. less
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12:30 pm
$10 suggested donation

Concert | Funk: Soul Revival


Soul Revival is a New York-based band of young and established musicians have the vivaciousness and experience more of seasoned professionals. Their repertoire ranges from Soul/Funk to Jazz to Pop and everything in between. less
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12:30 pm
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Concert | Juilliard musicians perform works by Beethoven and Prokofiev


Program: Prokofiev Sonata for Cello and Piano in C Major, Op. 119 Beethoven Sonata No. 5 in D Major more for Cello and Piano, Op. 102, No. 2 less
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12:30 pm
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Book Discussion | Thomas Paine's Rights of Man, Common Sense, and Other Political Writings


A book discussion led by Harvey Kaye, Director of the Center for History and Social Change, University more of Wisconsin, and author of Thomas Paine and the Promise of America. less
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12:30 pm
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Tour | Cathedral Tour


Explore the Cathedral's newly cleaned and restored Nave. Learn about the art, architecture and history more of this great sacred space from 1892 to the present. less
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1:00 pm
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Other | Dance for Justice


Send a strong message to Mayor Bloomberg and the City that Dance is important. They need dancers and more dance lovers to come out in force. They cannot allow the City to let Dance New Amsterdam be lost to the dance community. Dance New Amsterdam is Lower Manhattan's newest home for contemporary dance. less
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1:00 pm
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Screening | Short Films by Native Americans


Native directors capture the spirit of the exhibition Hide: Skin as Material and Metaphor. Gesture Down more (I Don't Sing) (2006, 10 min.) The filmmaker shares a poetic and personal reflection of his journey south from California to Mexico in search of the “last” traditional Kumeyaay singer. The work was inspired by James Welch’s poem, “Gesture Down to Guatemala.” Good Looking (2007, 21 min.) A struggling young actor finally lands a role. Unfortunately, it’s as a bimbo in a zombie film. Now she must decide: take the part or maintain her self-respect? My Métis Grandmother (2008, 30 min.) All her life, Cecile St. Amant concealed her Métis heritage. Now, her granddaughter, the filmmaker, lovingly begins to lead her to a new way of thinking. Female Rain (2006, 2 min.) In a piece based on a poem by Navajo writer Laura Tohe, the filmmaker expresses her love of the Navajo language. Writing the Land (2007, 8 min.) A celebration of Musqueam elder Larry Grant’s experience of rediscovering the Hunkamenum language and cultural traditions in the cityscape of Vancouver, located on ancestral Musqueam lands. less
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Dance Lesson | Summer Native American Dance


Interactive dance programs with different Native American artists each week.
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1:00 pm
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Workshop | Knitting Circle


Gotta Knit provides free instruction to beginners. Yarn and needles are provided.
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1:30 pm
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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 more 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. less
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Workshop | Researching with E-Resources: Periodicals and Newspapers


This hands-on class highlights the electronic versions of current publications. You’ll learn how to more navigate several databases in order to conduct research effectively. less
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:15 pm
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Workshop | Teach Yourself Using Online Resources


Hands on using wireless laptops. Explore Library databases and free websites that will help you learn more a variety of skills and subjects. Prepare for many academic, civil service and professional licensing exams using LearningExpressLibrary, available from home with your library card. less
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2:30 pm
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Workshop | Illustrator CS5 Upgrade—What’s New?


In Illustrator CS5 Adobe went back to the basics and greatly improved some fundamental features like more strokes. Now you can create amazingly expressive lines very easily. Creating complex shapes is easier with a Shape Builder tool, and you can draw in proper perspective with a perspective grid. Even web graphics look better because they now snap to pixels. less
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3:00 pm
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Screening | Short Films by Native Americans


Native directors capture the spirit of the exhibition Hide: Skin as Material and Metaphor. Gesture Down more (I Don't Sing) (2006, 10 min.) The filmmaker shares a poetic and personal reflection of his journey south from California to Mexico in search of the “last” traditional Kumeyaay singer. The work was inspired by James Welch’s poem, “Gesture Down to Guatemala.” Good Looking (2007, 21 min.) A struggling young actor finally lands a role. Unfortunately, it’s as a bimbo in a zombie film. Now she must decide: take the part or maintain her self-respect? My Métis Grandmother (2008, 30 min.) All her life, Cecile St. Amant concealed her Métis heritage. Now, her granddaughter, the filmmaker, lovingly begins to lead her to a new way of thinking. Female Rain (2006, 2 min.) In a piece based on a poem by Navajo writer Laura Tohe, the filmmaker expresses her love of the Navajo language. Writing the Land (2007, 8 min.) A celebration of Musqueam elder Larry Grant’s experience of rediscovering the Hunkamenum language and cultural traditions in the cityscape of Vancouver, located on ancestral Musqueam lands. less
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3:00 pm
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Festival | 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
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Dance Performance | Choreographer Deganit Shemy's 2 kilos of sea


Critically acclaimed Israeli choreographer Deganit Shemy, known for her aggressively physical work, brings more five dancers together in the close quarters to explore the misinterpretations that occur in a nanosecond, exposing the fragility of time, of relationships and of accepting. less
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Concert | Jane Krakowski performs from her CD The Laziest Gal in Town


The dazzling Broadway (Grand Hotel, Nine) and television (30 Rock) star celebrates the release of her more first solo album recorded live at the fabled Feinstein's at the Regency. less
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5:00 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 | Illustrator CS5 Upgrade—What’s New?


In Illustrator CS5 Adobe went back to the basics and greatly improved some fundamental features like more strokes. Now you can create amazingly expressive lines very easily. Creating complex shapes is easier with a Shape Builder tool, and you can draw in proper perspective with a perspective grid. Even web graphics look better because they now snap to pixels. less
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6:00 pm
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Workshop | Illustrator CS5 Upgrade—What’s New?


In Illustrator CS5 Adobe went back to the basics and greatly improved some fundamental features like more strokes. Now you can create amazingly expressive lines very easily. Creating complex shapes is easier with a Shape Builder tool, and you can draw in proper perspective with a perspective grid. Even web graphics look better because they now snap to pixels. less
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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 more 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. less
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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 more funding provided by Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield, Parks hired trained walking instructors who will keep participants active, exercising and having fun. less
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Discussion | Is It a Romance or Is It a Mystery? Balancing Love and Murder


With moderator Sheila York and panelists Cordelia Frances Biddle, Shelley Freydont and Pearl Wolf of more Mystery Writers of America - New York Chapter. You’re reading a book you can’t put down. It’s a sultry summer night; the heroine melts into the strong embrace of a handsome man. A long sigh. A short gunshot. She’s still in his arms. But he’s dead. A romance with mystery? Or a mystery with romance? Join some passionate writers who blend both as they reveal how they balance flirtation and felony, body heat and homicide. less
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Author Reading | Laurie Fabiano reads from her book Elizabeth Street


In conversation with Maria Laurino. In the words of Laurino, the best-selling author of Were You Always more an Italian, Fabiano’s novel “is both a fascinating immigrant story and an intimate portrait of how a first-generation American outwits the most brutal crime organizations of the early 20th century.” Don’t miss this literary discussion. less
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Workshop | MS PowerPoint


Hands on using wireless laptops. Learn how to create a slideshow presentation using Microsoft PowerPoint more 2003. Topics include creating and editing slides, inserting images and clipart, and running your slideshow. less
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Author Reading | Peter Pennoyer & Anne Walker discuss their book The Architecture of Grosvenor Atterbury


The first close look at an innovative architect and inventor who held that traditional styles could be more successfully adapted for modern times. In the final decade of the nineteenth century and the early twentieth century, the United States experienced exponential growth and a flourishing economy, and with it, a building boom. Grosvenor Atterbury (1869–1956) produced more than one hundred major projects, including an array of grand mansions, picturesque estates, informal summer cottages, and farm groups. However, it was his role as town planner and civic leader and his work to create model tenements, hospitals, workers’ housing, and town plans for which he is most celebrated. less
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Gallery Talk | Photographer Dave Anderson discusses his work


Anderson speaks with Time Magazine deputy photo editor Paul Moakley. Anderson worked in the Clinton White more House and at MTV before discovering photography. His acclaimed first project, “Rough Beauty” was the winner of the 2005 National Project Competition awarded by Center, Santa Fe and was published with an essay by Anne Wilkes Tucker. Anderson’s work has been featured in magazines from Esquire to Stern and can be found in the collections of prominent museums, including the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, New Orleans; the Musée de la Photographie, Charleroi; and the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. less
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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 more view of the Hudson. Please wear loose, comfortable clothing and bring your own mat. less
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Jazz | Sarah Elizabeth Charles Quintet


Jazz from the New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music.
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Author Reading | Sofia Quintero reads from her book Efrain’s Secret


In Quintero’s debut, ambitious high school senior Efrain Rodriguez dreams of escaping the South Bronx more for an Ivy League college. But how is his family going to afford to afford it? Left with few options, Efrain embarks on a double life—honor student by day, drug peddler at night—convinced that by temporarily capitulating to society’s negative expectations of a boy like him, he can eventually defy them. Author will be present for discussion. less
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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.
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6:45 pm
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Poetry Reading | 4 poets read from their work


A showcase reading with Julie Sheehan, Leslie Chang, Terese Svoboda, and Mark Bibbins.
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Poetry Reading | 5 poets read from their work


With Timothy Liu, Joel Allegretti, Jacob Scheier, Jeff McDaniel, and Michael Cirelli.
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Author Reading | Frank Bruni discusses his book Born Round: The Story of Family, Food and a Ferocious Appetite


In his New York Times bestseller, Bruni introduced to the world a side of the mysterious restaurant reviewer more that few knew. Unflinchingly honest and unpredictable, Bruni's story of battling and besting his food demons will inspire all--the fact that he has done so from the most high-profile eating job in America makes it all the more remarkable. less
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Jazz | Houston Person, Jazz Saxophonist


Houston Person is jazz’s working class hero, a true man of the people. Person who was born in Newberry, more South Carolina in 1934, first received moderate national attention with a series of soulful albums recorded for Prestige back in the ’60s. In 1968 he began a sympathetic and successful musical partnership with the great Etta Jones that lasted over 30 years until her recent passing. A passionate tenor saxophonist, alternately tough and tender, Person’s own talent was often overlooked because of his association with the phenomenal vocalist. He’s only now beginning to receive the recognition he so richly deserves as today’s leading instrumentalist in the tradition Gene Ammons and Stanley Turrentine made so popular during their careers. less
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Workshop | Introduction To Meditation


With Sharon Salzberg.
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$10 suggested donation

Author Reading | Sandra Harmon reads from her book Mafia Son: The Scarpa Mob Family, the FBI, and a Story of Betrayal


The bestselling author uses her inside access to the Mob, law enforcement, and jailed Mafioso Gregory more Scarpa Jr. to tell an epic true story of crime and betrayal. less
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Author Reading | Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll discusses his book Win Forever: Live, Work and Play Like a Champion


Win Forever holds valuable insight for being a leader in any situation.
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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 more 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). less
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Author Reading | Jennifer Weiner reads from her book Fly Away Home


Weiner's newest novel focuses on a mother and her two daughters. It is a story of how far you have to more travel only to find yourself back where you started. less
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Concert | Festival Chamber Ensemble performs works by Haydn and others


Program: K.A Hartmann: Tanzsuite for clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, Fr. horn and trombone Joseph Haydn: more Symphonie Concertante in B flat, op. 84 for violin & cello, oboe, bassoon Theodore Dubois: Dixtuor for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass, bassoon less
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Concert | New York Philharmonic & Shanghai Symphony Orchestra perform Ravel, Wagner, Bernstein, Tchaikovsky, and more


Program: Tchaikovsky Polonaise from Eugene Onegin Bernstein Symphonic Dances from West Side Story Ravel more Bolero Wagner Overture to Tannhäuser Jin Fuzai Go and See the World Rossini Largo al factotum della città from The Barber of Seville Gounod “Je veux vivre” from Romeo and Juliet Mozart “La ci darem la mano” from Don Giovanni Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue The New York Philharmonic, conducted by Andrey Boreyko, and the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, conducted by its music director Long Yu, with pianist Lang Lang as one of the soloists. The New York Philharmonic will take the stage first, performing the Polonaise from Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin, Bernstein’s Symphonic Dances from West Side Story, and Ravel’s Boléro. After intermission, the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra will perform the Overture to Wagner’s Tannhäuser; arias by Rossini, Gounod, and Mozart, as well as Jin Fuzai’s Go and See the World, the official song of the Expo, with soloists Ying Huang, soprano, and Changyong Liao, baritone; and Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue with Lang Lang as soloist. less
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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 more on the celestial wonders of New York’s night sky. Telescopes will be set up from dusk to 9:30 p.m. less
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Performance | UG! Comedy Show


This week's guests: Jeff Cerulli, Andy Kleiman, Subhah Agarwal, Joe Dixon, Angry Bob, Matt Nagin. Hosted more by Todd Montesi. Featuring Justin Murray. less
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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 more bad weather films will be screened at 8:30 pm indoors. All films in Czech with English subtitles. Tonight: Ecce Homo Homolka. less
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