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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on July 24, 2014?

77 free events take place on Thursday, July 24 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 24 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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77 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Thursday, July 24, 2014

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Workshop | Fitness in the Square


7:00 AM Wake Up Yoga with Atmananda 8:00 AM CrossFit with Reebok
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 am
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Workshop | Morning Crunch Fitness


The Crunch Gym will be holding FREE fitness classes. Schedule: Mondays: Yoga, Sunrise Salutations Tuesdays: Breakfast Bootcamp w/ Personal Trainers Wednesdays: Wellness Wednesday with a Yoga/Pilate’s fusion Thursdays: Throwback Thursdays w/ Retro-Robics Fridays: Zumba or Dance classes
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 am
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Workshop | Park Tai Chi


Tai Chi and Eternal Spring are instructed by members of the Tai Chi Chuan Center 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 | Daniel Canogar's Storming Times Square, a Public Intervention and Video Filming


Using methods of public intervention and video installation, Storming Times Square is born from a desire to have viewers project themselves, literally and metaphorically, onto their immediate environments. The video display content will be the result of a public-participation performance. In the first phase of the project (July 24-27, 2014) the local Times Square community, distinguished New-yorkers and neighborhood pedestrians will be invited to crawl over a green-screen surface while being captured by an overhead video camera. The result is a dynamic video animation with both realistic and abstract forms that will be screened for Midnight Moment in Times Square (September 1-30, 2014).
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 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 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" Tour times: 10:00am, 1:00pm, 2:00pm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Tour | Midtown Manhattan Tour


Arguably the world's most valuable, busiest and most crowded pieces of real estate, Midtown Manhattan is what most visitors think of when they think of New York City. Home to some of the city's most iconic architecture, from Gothic to Post-Modern and from Beaux-Arts to Art Deco (lots of Art Deco). it's not difficult to understand why. But just behind the massive facades, lie facinating histories just waiting to be unveiled.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Workshop | Shopping Online


Learn on to protect yourself when shopping online, as well as what services are available and how to take full advantage of them.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Tour | SoHo, Little Italy & 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.
   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
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Tour | Explore Castle Williams


Get some history in the round at the best-preserved circular fortification in the nation. Fantastic views available from the roof. Tours of the roof every half hour, 11 AM till 5 PM. About 30 minutes. Tickets are available one hour before each tour begins, and may be picked up inside the Castle.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Festival | Superman Day


Compete in trivia against other customers for a chance to win prizes and giveaways. 4:00 pm Costume Contest: Dress as your favorite costume related character and enter-to-win a prize in our costume contests.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Film | William Wyler's Oscar Nominee The Children's Hour (1962): Gossip Victims


Stars: Audrey Hepburn, Shirley MacLaine, James Garner. A troublemaking student at a girls' school accuses two teachers of being lesbians. 107 Minutes
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Workshop | Windows 8 Basics Workshop


Learn the basics of navigating a PC with Windows 8.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Workshop | MS Word 2010 for Beginners


Learn the basic features of a word processing program you can use to create documents. Topics include entering and editing text,saving files, and formatting.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:30 am
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Workshop | Board Game Social


Join an all-new weekly Game Social to meet up with like-minded players interested in the same games as you. The Board Game Social features games in their classic form with a board, special pieces and a little bit of competition. Try classics like Sorry, Clue, Monopoly, or Life.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Concert | Bobby Rush, Bawdy Bluesman


Bobby Rush embodies R&B at its unfiltered best. He began as a bluesman on Chicago’s West Side before transitioning to clubs that better accommodated his increasingly bawdy style, captured in songs like “Bowlegged Woman, Knock-Kneed Man” and “Chicken Heads.” These days, Rush continues to turn heads and ears, having released the funky Look at What You Gettin’ in 2008 and headlining the New Orleans Jazz Fest last year.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Park Walk | Heart of the Park Tour


On this east-west walk you will see some of the Park's most well-known landmarks, including Conservatory Water, Bethesda Terrace, the Lake, and Strawberry Fields. Route involves a few stairs. 90 minutes.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Workshop | Learn Juggling in the Park


Test your coordination and dexterity with free juggling lessons in the park. All skill levels are welcome to join in the fun. Equipment is provided. Lessons are weather permitting. You'll be surprised that Alex and Jordan can often be found outside tossing pins in the snow!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Performance | Performance Art: Alexander D'Agostino's Witch Bones


Schedule: 12 - 2 pm: "Blossom." Performance reflecting bones gathered. 4 - 6 pm: "Decay." Performance deconstructing bones gathered. Throughout the day, performances and events will be happening alongside movement research and ritual investigations.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Concert | Broadway in the Park


The best of musicals on and off Broadway showcase their hits, plus lots of surprises from other Broadway shows. Hosted by LiteFM DJs. Featuring: Phantom of the Opera, Piece of My Heart, Cinderella, Avenue Q, Bullets Over Broadway
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Gallery Talk | Exhibit Tour: The ABC of It: Why Children's Books Matter


Join a 45-minute docent-led tour of the ABC of It exhibition. Start times: 12:30pm, 2:30pm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Jazz | Jazz on the Plaza


Each Thursday over the course of the summer months, the church hosts a series of jazz concerts for the midtown community.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Jazz | Lunchtime Jazz


With musicians from The New School.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Concert | Piano in the Park: Dona Carter


Pianist, composer, music educator, and mentor to students of all ages, Dona Carter has directed a variety of ensembles - large and small - composing and arranging many original pieces. Recent performances with her band include Cleopatra's Needle, the Hartford/Bushnell concert series and the CUNY Graduate Center.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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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 of this great sacred space from 1892 to the present.
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1:00 pm
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Workshop | Retro Gaming for Adults


Share your passion for Checkers, Chess, Mahjong, Monopoly, or Scrabble. 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, Monolopy's the game for you. Join us for some lively board time.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Tour | Visit the Arsenal District


About 30 minutes. Did you know that for decades, Governors Island housed not one, but two military bases? Explore Governors Island's very own "heat-packing district" where the US Army managed munitions and arms during the 19th and 20th centuries.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Tour | Artillery Thursday! Tour


Ready for the big boom? Learn about the life of a 19th-century artillerist and the ammunition and weaponry they used. Loud, fiery cannon demonstration. Then travel to Fort Jay and look at the big 5 and 7 ton Civil War cannons. Consider bringing your ear plugs.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Workshop | Drawing Workshop


With Spring Studio.
   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.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Film | Lewis Allen's Illegal (1955): Mob Lawyer Rubbed Out


Stars: Edward G. Robinson, Nina Foch, Hugh Marlowe. A disillusioned district attorney becomes a racketeer’s lawyer, but finally denounces him at the cost of his own life. 88 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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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.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Park Walk | The High Line Tour


The area around the High Line Park was a vital business district of New York City, supplying fresh fruits, French Cheeses and Russian caviar as well as fresh meats to City markets. The hustle and bustle of the streets induced the City to elevate the railroad trains delivering goods to the commercial buildings. When interstate truck traffic made the railway outdated, it fell into ruin, only to be regenerated as a park.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Film | Tony Richardson's Oscar Nominee The Entertainer (1960): Passed By


Stars Laurence Olivier, Brenda de Banzie, Roger Livesey. An old-time British vaudeville performer sinking into final defeat schemes to stay in show business. 96 mins
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Staged Reading | I Had a Ball: A Reading of the 1964 Musical Starring Emmy-Winning Comedian Bruce Vilanch


With a book by Tony Award winner Jerome Chodorov and a score by Stan Freeman & Jack Lawrence, this vibrant, colorful confection follows the delightfully eccentric denizens of Coney Island and the feisty fortune-teller who singlehandedly sets off a series of raucous romantic entanglements. Sparks fly, love blossoms, and hilarious hijinks ensue in this bright and brassy entertainment.
   New York City, NY; NYC
2:30 pm
Free

Gallery Talk | Infinity of Nations Guided Tour


A Museum Ambassador gives a 45-minute free guided tour through the permanent exhibition.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Tour | Beachfront No More: Colonels' Row


About 30 minutes. Get to know the island's "dividing line" where officers meet enlisted men, natural turf meets artificial soil, and old meets new.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Other | Daniel Canogar's Storming Times Square, a Public Intervention and Video Filming


Using methods of public intervention and video installation, Storming Times Square is born from a desire to have viewers project themselves, literally and metaphorically, onto their immediate environments. The video display content will be the result of a public-participation performance. In the first phase of the project (July 24-27, 2014) the local Times Square community, distinguished New-yorkers and neighborhood pedestrians will be invited to crawl over a green-screen surface while being captured by an overhead video camera. The result is a dynamic video animation with both realistic and abstract forms that will be screened for Midnight Moment in Times Square (September 1-30, 2014).
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4:00 pm
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Performance | Open Studio with Performance Artist Joseph Silovsky


Joseph Silovsky presents an Open Studio of Send for the Million Men, an examination of the arrest, trial, and execution of Sacco and Vanzetti, two Italian immigrants accused of a bank robbery in the 1920s, that features puppetry, robotics, video, and object manipulation.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Workshop | Chess and Games


A regular weekly gaming session. Chess, Checkers, Battleship and other classic board and Strategy games welcome. Beginners welcome.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Other | Galleries Open Their Doors


The fifth annual Art Walk will take place at over 125 galleries and art institutions. In addition to extended hours at all of the locations, there will be special events such as talks by artists, curators, and gallery owners, live performances, book sales, book signings and receptions
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Dance Lesson | Hip-Hop Dance Lessons


With Princess Lockeroo.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Workshop | City Kayaking


Glide along the water while kayaking off the floating dock. Children under 18 must have an adult guardian present. All levels are welcome and no experience is necessary.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:30 pm
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Workshop | Got Clutter? Library Support Group


Do you feel overwhelmed by the possessions, papers and piles that have taken over your life and space? Don't know how or where to start to make changes? You're not alone. Join the Clutter Support Group, an educational support group for individuals who are struggling with clutter and disorganization. Open to people of all ages with any degree of disorganization.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Opening Reception | 20th Annual Ceres Friends Exhibition


A group show of artist friends who help support the gallery and its mission: Esther Aronson | Jacqueline Barnett | Alberte Bernier | Batis Campillo | Susan Carnahan | Elisabeth Frischauf | Betty Guernsey | Neddi Heller | Melanie Hickerson | Marilyn Kiss | Jin Lee | Julie Levine | Julie Markoff | Willie Marlowe | Connie McKinnon | Jide Ojo | Marilyn Rosenberg | Marcia Rubin | Joseph Rubino | Susan Cutter Snyder | Nobuko Tanabe | Janice Trusky | Chantal Veraart
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Tour | Brooklyn Heights Tour


Known as America's first suburb, Brooklyn Heights is truly a gem. Travel and Leisure named it one of America's top 10 most beautiful neighborhoods, and its beauty is rivaled only by its place in American history. These quaint, tree-lined streets have been the sites of Revolutionary War battles, abolitionist activism and have inspired numerous novelists. Visit a stop on the Underground Railroad, or the home of Truman Capote, where he penned Breakfast at Tiffany's and where Jackie Robinson signed with the Dodgers.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Workshop | Fitness in the Square


6:00 PM – CrossFit Bootcamp with Brick New York 6:30 PM – Running Club with Paragon Sports 7:00 PM – Wind Down Yoga with Om Factory
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Opening Reception | Group Exhibition: Multiplicity


With: Erik Benson, Endri Dani, Alban Muja and Yll Citaku, Aisling O’Beirn, Jan Pfeiffer, Sascha Pohflepp, Gigi Scaria, Alice Schivardi, Irgin Sena, Seher Shah, Saša Tkačenko.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Group Exhibition: Under Construction


With: Melissa Beck / Cara Bonewitz / Amanda Buonocore / Kai Caemmerer / Sean Catherine / Rose Dickson / Tracy Featherstone / Lisa Fischetti / Jay Hendrick / Manuela Jiminez / Noelle King / Melinda Laszczynski / Gardiner Funo O’Kain / Tatiana Ortiz-Rubio / Nara Park / Yangbin Park / Michelle Ramin / Kristin Richards/ Beth Shipley / Leona Strassberg Steiner / Janice Suhji / Shihori Yamamoto
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Opening Reception | Group Show: Summer Session


The exhibition includes new work by Dina Brodsky, Chris Cosnowski, Michelle Doll, Lynn Grayson, Mary Henderson, Bobby Mathieson, Jeff Muhs, James Austin Murray, Edie Nadelhaft, Aaron Nagel, Fahamu Pecou and James Rieck.
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Workshop | Park Yoga


Downward dog under the trees with YogaWorks instructor Heather Seagraves, whose classes are spirited and dynamic, fun and strenghtening. Mats are provided by Athleta.
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Concert | Rock Sounds: Teenage Fanclub / Honey Blood / Saint Rich


Teenage Fanclub - The once rambunctious alternative rockers, with their timeless jangly fuzz-laced power pop songs and stellar reputation, have matured into wise elder statesmen that keep creating new music that matters. Honeyblood - The Scottish duo makes fast and furious grunge racket, and despite their fledgling status and minimal setup, their songs are fully formed and perfectly assured. Saint Rich - Pivoting from the success of the indie cult-favorite Delicate Steve, Steve Marion and Christian Peslak have transformed their 10-year musical partnership to a new incarnation dubbed Saint Rich.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Screening | Animation Block Party


Animation Block Party is the premier animation short film festival of the East Coast drawing huge crowds to see the best, new animated films in the world. Each year the opening night of the festival is presented outdoors in partnership with Rooftop Films and this year’s screening will feature sneak previews of exclusive new animated short films from MTV (other), MTV’s short film channel. SCHEDULE 6:30PM: Doors 7:30PM: Performance 8:45PM: Screening 10:15PM: Filmmaker
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:30 pm
Free

Discussion | Curators reenact their selection process


On the occasion of the final Selections show, The Intuitionists, current and former curators including Peter Drake, Nina Katchadourian, Brett Littman, and George Negroponte and affiliates will perform a live enactment of the Viewing Program selection process followed by an informal discussion. The evening will provide one last opportunity to meet with some of your favorite Viewing Program curators.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Workshop | iPad Basics Workshop


This course will cover some basic features of the iPad. Learn the hardware, some settings, navigation and app basics.
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Theater | Oscar Wilde's Classic Comedy The Importance of Being Earnest


Hudson Warehouse presents their outdoor production of Wilde's viciously funny satire of late Victorian London mores. Directed by Nicholas Martin-Smith.
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Performance | Performance Art: David Lamelas' Time Line on the High Line


Lamelas invites a group of people to stand along a line, beginning the piece by announcing the time at that very moment to the first participant in line, who then “holds” the time for an estimated one minute, at which point they then announce the time out loud and “pass” it to the next person, and so on, eventually revealing the subjective nature of time. Visitors are encouraged to join the line at any point as well as using their native language to announce the time, adding their own subjective sense of time to the performance’s duration, both temporally and physically.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Slide Lecture | Photographer Navid Baraty discusses his book From Above and Beyond: Photography of Unusual Urban Perspectives, Travel, and Science Advocacy


From the serene and remote landscapes of Alaska, to the steep rooftops of NYC skyscrapers, to the profoundly human drive to reach out into space, this illustrated lecture explores a selection of striking images from the photographer's recent work. Whether the subject is a rural village in India or a vertigo-inducing look down from a 40th floor, his work evokes human stories in a sometimes raw and almost poetic way.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Theater | Quasimango, The Lunchbox of Notre Dame, the Hot New One-Man, Ten-Mango Musical


Fresh off successful runs at Dixon Place and Manhattan International Theatre Festival, Bob Katz, “The Folk Punk Woody Allen,” and his rascally mangos present the musical in which our hero, a deformed mango, strives to win the affection of Notre Dame Fighting Irish cheerleader Esmeralda Kelly. Refreshments will be served.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Tour | Bushwick Graffiti and Street Art Tour


New York City is a mecca for graffiti and street art, making it a very attractive playground for artists from around the world. Bushwick, in a working class district on the north side of Brooklyn adjacent to Williamsburg, has been attracting artists for some time now. The neighborhood has a fair collection of art studios and galleries, but it’s Bushwick’s industrial landscape that’s attracting the street artist. If you came looking for 1960′s Greenwich Village, you’ll find something brewing in Bushwick.
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | Clark Strand reads from his book Waking the Buddha


Former Zen Buddhist monk Clark Strand shows how the most dynamic and empowering Buddhist movement in history is changing our concept of religion with a perceptive look at its Soka Gakkai branch.
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Screening | my eyes can't focus and my brain is talking: Experimental Short Films


The selection highlights common strains that run through the visionary and psychedelic experiments of the 1960s, the structural impulses of the 1970s, and beyond. This mix of new and historic films has been organized by Warren Ng, and are presented in conjunction with the exhibition Eric’s Trip. The program offers a rare opportunity to see many of the most seminal filmic explorations of perception, light, color, and consciousness in an intimate environment and in their native format.
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Concert | River & Blues: Heritage Blues Quintet


Heritage Blues Quintet’s music is an inspiring testament to the enduring power, possibilities and boundless beauty of African-American music.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
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Workshop | Science Fiction and Fantasy Writing Workshop


Pen your own story, poem, or screenplay, at writers workshops guaranteed to improve and perfect. Facilitated by Paul Witcover.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Theater | Shakespeare's As You Like It: An Outdoor Performance


New York Classical Theatre creates and reinvigorates audiences for the theatre by presenting free and accessible productions of popular classics and forgotten masterpieces in non-traditional public spaces throughout New York City.
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Lecture | Studying Creativity: At the Crossroads of Art and Science


A lecture and discussion with Mónica López-González. Creativity is often defined as a mental phenomenon that engages multiple cognitive processes to generate novel and useful solutions to problems. But how this process happens, and why it happens, is largely unknown. In this presentation, Dr. López-González discusses the observations and preliminary findings of both cognitive neuroscientific discoveries and artistic explorations to investigate and understand spontaneous creative thinking.
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Concert | Country Sounds: Nickel Creek / Secret Sisters


In the seven years since they last performed together, the influential bluegrass outfit NICKEL CREEK’s “deep and specific rapport as a trio has sat untroubled on the shelf, ready to be uncorked at any time.” (New York Times) On the 25th anniversary of the band’s formation, Chris Thile, Sara Watkins, and Sean Watkins have obliged their untold hoards of fans with a new album, a tour, and a free show. Hailing from Muscle Shoals, Alabama, this sibling duo—aptly named SECRET SISTERS—is often compared to the great Everly Brothers with their vintage tight-knit harmonies. Infused with country, folk, gospel and even a touch of jazz, these ladies will “take [you] back to a time when vocalists valued purity over production.” (Rolling Stone)
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7:30 pm
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Concert | Diasporic Dialogues: A Conversation in Music and Words


Latin jazz giants Miguel Zenón and Yosvany Terry engage in a verbal and musical conversation that leaps from Puerto Rico to Cuba and lands in New York.
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Screening | Documentary: Julie Conte's A Cat on the Shoulder (2013)


For forty years, Jean-Pierre Beauviala has been inventing cameras that made the emergence of a "light-weight, in-the-field cinema" possible. Filmmakers remember...Today, the camera market is saturated with new tools. Everyone experiments new ways of film-making. In cinema, celluloid and artisanship are gradually becoming a thing of the past. And yet, Beauviala keeps on inventing. What Utopia does he still pursue? 52 min. Q&A with director Julie Conte and filmmaker Albert Maysles.
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Film | Gore Verbinski's Oscar-Nominated Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003): Zombie Pirates


With Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Geoffrey Rush. Blacksmith Will Turner teams up with eccentric pirate "Captain" Jack Sparrow to save his love, the governor's daughter, from Jack's former pirate allies, who are now undead. 143 min. Bring your lawn chairs, picnic baskets and blankets. Guests are encouraged to bring their own food, snacks and non-alcoholic beverages. Doors open at 7:30pm and the film begins at sunset, weather permitting.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Park Walk | The Dark Side of the High Line Tour


The skeletal remains of the High Line’s elevated tracks set the perfect scene for a spooky evening. Join a journey to the creepier side of New York City’s most unique park. On this tour you’ll hear tales of the strange eccentric who lived below the tracks and saved them from demise, the curse of a West Side Cowboy who fell to his death from the elevated track, and the children who haunt the street formerly known as Death Avenue. If the moon hangs right perhaps you’ll witness the spectacle of a ghostly ship floating down the Hudson River; is it the long forgotten crew of Henry Hudson’s Half-Moon warning sailors not to go to sea? Or is it Captain Kidd protecting the treasure he buried on Liberty Island? Venture at your own risk through the dark side of High Line.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Concert | Works by Haydn and Mendelssohn


A concert by the Austrian Trio Alba, performing works by Joseph Haydn, Kelly-Marie Murphy, and Felix Mendelssohn.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:30 pm
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Tour | Midtown Manhattan Night Tour


New York is a skyscraper city and there is no better time to view Manhattan’s icons than after the sun sets and the lights go on. Fueled by competition and a dash of audacity, New York City is still producing one of mankind’s most remarkable skyline. NOTE: THIS TOUR SPENDS MUCH TIME INDOORS OR IN SUBWAYS AND GREAT FOR ALL WEATHER CONDITIONS.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Theater | Park Production of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet


Presented by Pulse Theatre.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Theater | Shakespeare's King Lear, with Tony and Emmy Winner John Lithgow


Revenge, rage, grief and delusion thunder as John Lithgow takes the stage as one of theater’s great tragic heroes. Tony winner Daniel Sullivan directs Shakespeare’s classic drama about a King who loses everything—including his mind—when he disowns his favorite daughter, and finds himself betrayed in return.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Theater | The Drilling Company presents Shakespeare's Twelfth Night


The production is an homage to the Parking Lot, which is the Lower East Side's most famous Shakespeare venue and has been covered by media throughout the world for its uniqueness. Twelfth Night, one of the last and most bitter-sweet of Shakespeare's comedies, is a play filled with deeply flawed, richly drawn and memorable characters, replete with mismatched lovers, love unrequited and love finally satisfied.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Film | Wes Anderson's Oscar-Nominated Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009): Animated Roald Dahl Adaptation


Stars: George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Bill Murray. An urbane fox cannot resist returning to his farm raiding ways and then must help his community survive the farmers' retaliation. 87 min. Music starts at 8pm, film starts at sundown.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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