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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on June 25, 2009?

49 free events take place on Thursday, June 25 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 June 25 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 June . 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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49 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Thursday, June 25, 2009

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Lesson | Tai Chi in the Park


A tai chi class are for all ages and experience levels. Rain or shine.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 am
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Workshop | Yoga in the Park


All ages and abilities welcome.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 am
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Workshop | Cardio Workout in the Park


All ages and abilities welcome.
   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. Five tours daily on the hour.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:30 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

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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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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11:00 am
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Concert | Joel Forrester, boogie woogie pianist


Forrester is a contemporary two-handed piano player, essaying the stride, boogie woogie, and trance styles. He wrote the theme to NPR's Fresh Air, studied composition with Thelonious Monk, co-founded the Microscopic Septet, and did music for the early films of Andy Warhol.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Other | Linda Pollack's Habeas Lounge, interactive art installation


This creation of conceptual artist Pollack is designed to bring people together informally, literally face to face on a red serpentine-shaped couch, in a modern forum for civic dialogue. The artist orchestrates a constellation of activities, informal talks, gatherings and events that spark dialogue among the diverse people inhabiting the neighborhood and taking a break during a typical work day.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Concert | Spanish Harlem Orchestra, Latin music


Led by world-famous pianist and arranger Oscar Hernández, the Spanish Harlem Orchestra specializes in salsa dura, Latin soul, boogaloo, mambo, and many other variants within the Latin idiom. They have collaborated with music greats such as Rubén Blades, Jimmy Bosch, Marco Bermudez, Willie Torres, Ray De La Paz, and Paul Simon on his Broadway musical The Capeman.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Tour | Wall Street and Downtown Tour


Weaves together history, events, architecture, and people of birthplace of NY, financial capital of the world, and hottest new neighborhood in the city. Stops include U.S. Custom House, Trinity Church, Wall Street, NY Stock Exchange, other architectural and cultural sites. Rain or shine.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Tour | Wall Street and Downtown Tour


Weaves together history, events, architecture, and people of birthplace of NY, financial capital of the world, and hottest new neighborhood in the city. Stops include U.S. Custom House, Trinity Church, Wall Street, NY Stock Exchange, other architectural and cultural sites. Rain or shine.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 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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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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1:00 pm
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Performance | Highlights from the musical The Toxic Avenger


Here's the chance to catch highlights from this weird and wonderful new off-Broadway smash hit based on the cult sci-fi movie.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Talk | The New York World’s Fairs in Queens County


The author Ron Marzlock, a Queens historian who writes a column for The Queens Chronicle, in an illustrated lecture, will discuss his book about the histories of the 1939 and 1964 World’s Fairs and the new inventions and technology introduced at the fairs.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:30 pm
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Opening Reception | Image Search, a Group Show of Artists Who Use the Internet


The internet has transformed the way we communicate, interact and perceive ourselves and others. This show presents the work of thirteen artists who use the web as the primary source for reference and research in their image-making process. These artists harness and exploit the nature of this new technology. The show is curated by Jamie Sterns. Artists include Aids-3D, Colleen Asper, Aleksandra Domanovic, Christoph Draeger, Daniel Everett, Oliver Laric, Jason Lazarus, Abigail Lloyd, Jill Magid, James Shaeffer, Suzanne Treister, and Conrad Ventur. There will also be an opening night performance by Lucky Dragons.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Concert | Anne Tormela, coloratura soprano


Tormela performs Bel Canto arias by Verdi, Bellini, Rossini and Donizetti. She has performed numerous operatic roles and in concerts in Italy, France, Germany, Israel, Sweden and at the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall. Most recently she performed the role of Hanna Glawari in a touring production of The Merry Widow.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Poetry Reading | Imogen Sara Smith reads from her book Buster Keaton: The Persistence of Comedy


A biography of the great silent film comic.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Video | The Career of Liberace


An evening of virtuoso piano solos, songs, and comic vocal selections with a narrative that looks at the life and times of Mr. Showmanship himself, Liberace. The glamorous, multi-talented female concert pianist/drag diva Jacqueline Jonée looks at Liberace's life from his humble beginnings in Milwaukee and rise to being a television matinee idol, his movie and recording career, and his conquering the stages of Carnegie Hall, Las Vegas, and Radio City Music Hall.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Opening Reception | The Fantastic Tavern: The Tbilisi Avant-Garde


An exhibition about a highly significant yet overlooked period in art history. During Georgia’s short independence as the Democratic Republic of Georgia from 1918-1921, Tbilisi became the “Paris” of the East, where an inspired community of artists not only developed unprecedented creative practices but also collaborated to produce astonishing works of art. This is an introduction to Georgian Modernism. Twenty-five fully illustrated publications will highlight the work of Futurists, Dadaists and other avant-garde artists, including the Georgian Dada manifestos of Grigol Tsetskhladze and Titian Tabidze. Documents on stage design, sound poetry, and musical compositions provide a glimpse into to the undiscovered cultural events that occurred in Tbilisi in the 1920’s. The exhibition will also feature four films, only very rarely screened in the West, with genres ranging from documentary fiction to parody and drama. The historical relevance of the period explored in this exhibition will be illuminated through the texts of Georgian art historians. The young New York musician and composer Sergei Tcherepnin will perform. Tcherepnin is the great grandson of esteemed conductor and composer Nikolai Tcherepnin, who was the Director of the National Conservatory in Tbilisi during the short period of Georgia’s independence.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
Free

Concert | The Nashville Attitude, country music


This five-man band led by Staten Island's Marc Vincent Sica plays honky–tonk, new country, old country and continues to grow musically. This diverse sound is the reason why they can be seen opening for rock-a-billy legend Robert Gorden one night and appearing at New York City’s Culturfest the next.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
Free

Lesson | Yoga in the Park


Yoga classes for all ages and levels. 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.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Screening | Classic Korean Cinema: A Tale of Two Sisters


Directed by Kim Jee-woon, this is the tale of two girls who return home after hospital stays to find their father and stepmother seriously changed. 115 min. In Korean with English subtitles. Film curator Hyun-Ock Im will give an introductory remark of the program and lead a discussion after the screening.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Author Reading | Ellen Hartigan-O'Connor reads from her book The Ties That Buy


In early America, a new economic practice--shopping--mobilized hierarchical and friendly relationships into wide-ranging consumer networks. Covering the period of 1750-1820, the author reveals that this shift in commerce greatly depended on the market connections made by urban women of all ranks. Using their ties of residence, work and credit, these landladies, hucksters, shopkeepers, and enslaved women shaped consumer culture at a time when the politics of the marketplace was gaining national significance.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
$6

Workshop | Fiction Writing Workshop


By definition, fiction isn’t true. But good fiction feels true. Come develop tools that can turn your flights of fancy into a solid, engaging story. Facilitated by Miranda McLeod.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Author Reading | LES Stories: Tourists in New York


Hosted by H.R. Britton. You can tell them by the maps. And the “I ♥ NY” t-shirts, worn un-ironically. Tourists have been an integral part of the city’s identity since the first steamboat excursions up the Hudson River. Hear professional storytellers share their tales of tourism in New York at this popular series, and guests are invited to tell their own three-minute stories. Performing are Peter Aguero, James Braly, Ophira Eisenberg, and Brad Lawrence.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Author Reading | Michael Gross/William Cohan, writers


Michael Gross is known for uncovering the secrets of the rich and famous. In Rogues’ Gallery: The Secret History of The Moguls and the Money That Made the Metropolitan Museum, he investigates an institution renowned not only for its collections but for the complicated, colorful cast of characters who jockey for position behind the museum’s august façade. William Cohan’s bestseller House of Cards: A Tale of Hubris and Wretched Excess on Wall Street is an account of the the last ten 10 days of Bear Stearns.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Theater | William Shakespeare's The Tempest


The magician Prospero, rightful Duke of Milan, and his daughter, Miranda, have been stranded for twelve years on an island after Prospero’s jealous brother Antonio deposed him and set him adrift at sea. Possessed of magic powers due to his great learning, Prospero, having divined that his brother, Antonio, is on a ship passing close by the island, has raised a tempest which causes the ship to run aground.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Reading | Contributors Read from the Online Journal Where We Are Now


Where We Are Now launches its inaugural issue, “The Aesthetics and Politics of Intimacy,” with a reading and a performance by Jill Magid and Eddie Vas.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Concert | Femi Kuti & The Positive Force/Melvin Gibbs’ Elevated Entity, Afrobeat music


Afrobeat pioneer Femi Kuti, backed by his band The Positive Force (pictured), plays what
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Screening | Harlemwood Film Festival


Festival co-founders Voza Rivers of New Heritage Films and Jamal Joseph of Columbia University will present films that explore various genres, featuring Harlem Is Music and Tri HarLenium.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Concert | New York City Opera performs Mozart's The Magic Flute


New York City Opera performs a one-hour version of Mozart's classic, sung in English and featuring New York City Opera soloists and orchestra. The Magic Flute is an ideal introductory opera for families, offering familiar tunes, colorful characters, rollicking comedy, and an upbeat message for audiences of all ages.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
Free

Reading | The Fiction Circus, a reading troupe


The Fiction Circus, New York's premiere reading troupe and online fiction magazine, performs its act. Expect original short stories to be read, laser harps to be played, complicated performances to be staged in extremely small spaces, hearts to be touched. Featuring Miracle Jones, S Future, Goodman Carter, Xerxes Verdammt, and more. Possible contests and prizes as well.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Forum | Transhumanism: Past, Present, and Future


What’s the next step in human and technological evolution? Transhumanism is a movement supporting the use of science and technology to improve human mental and physical capacities. Writer, editor and researcher Clarke Matthews will speak on early ideas about transhumanist technologies and how they went right or wrong. Physiological psychologist, writer and consultant Stuart Dambrot will give a state-of-the-research presentation showing that “the Singularity” (the moment when artificial intelligence surpasses that of humans) is well on its way - possibly ahead of schedule.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Theater | William Shakespeare's King Lear


An outdoor presentation of one of the Bard's greatest plays.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Theater | William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing


Performed by Theatersmarts. Maura Kelly directs the family-friendly comedy, here set in the world of baseball.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Lesson | Yoga in the Park


Align your body, free your mind, and reconnect with nature and your true self. Yoga classes are taught in the flowing vinyasa style, where the movements are linked with the breath, creating a dynamic meditation in motion. The outdoor class is about coming together, meeting new people, and expressing yourself more freely through a fun and creative yoga practice. Through the practice, you’'ll explore various postures that open and stretch the body.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Discussion | “Young Adult” authors discuss Gay Pride


Celebrate Gay Pride month with a panel of "Young Adult" authors: Nick Burd (Vast Fields of Ordinary), Dale Peck (Sprout), P.E. Ryan (In Mike We Trust), Eliot Screfer (The School for Dangerous Girls), David Van Etten (Red Carpet Riot), and Martin Wilson (What They Always Tell Us).
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Author Reading | 2 First-time Fiction Writers


Wells Tower's debut book of short stories is Everything Ravaged, Everything Burned. He has appeared in The New Yorker, Harper’s Magazine, McSweeney’s and The Paris Review. He received two Pushcart Prizes. Fiona Maazel was the recipient of a 2005 Lannan Literary Fellowship. Her debut novel, Last Last Chance, is recently out in paperback.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Author Reading | Bill Evans reads from his book Frozen Fire


In the award-winning meteorologist's new novel, eco-terrorists sabotage an underwater methane-mining operation with disastrous results.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Concert | Breekbaar: A Percussion-and-Clarinet Duo


Percussionist David Schotzko and clarinetist Joshua Rubin showcase jaw-dropping virtuosity for unwieldy instruments as they tear into new and classic pieces. The set will feature works Icelandic composer Atli Ingolfsson, French composer Phillippe Manoury, Mexico's Ignacio Baca-Lobera, New York native Nathan Davis, as well as Morton Feldman's seminal work Bass Clarinet and Percussion.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Performance | “The Gathering”: Improv Comedy


Tomahawk, a resident house team at The Peoples Improv Theater, presents "The Gathering," a monthly show where Tomahawk and their friends stretch their comedy skills with special improv and performance challenges. Tomahawk is Kevin Gottlieb, Keith Huang, Grace Helbig, Andrew Burns, James Rich, Taren Sterry, Danielia Donohue and Alison Fyhrie.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Screening | Big Beat (1993), a rock & roll musical from the Czech Republic


Director Jan Hřebejk's musical drama is set in 1959 and chronicles the rebellious youth of Baby, a guitar-playing rocker wannabe from a working-class neighborhood in Prague. The adults of the neighborhood are appalled, but the young carry on. In Czech with English subtitles.
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:00 pm
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Theater | Academy Award Nominee Anne Hathaway in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night


This one of Shakespeare’s most beloved comedies. Hathaway (Brokeback Mountain) plays Viola, one of the canon’s most charming heroines. The story follows the romantic adventures of Viola and her identical twin Sebastian, both shipwrecked in the enchanted dukedom of Illyria. At the helm of this time-honored story of cross-dressing and mistaken identity, all in the name of love, is Tony Award-winning Director Daniel Sullivan. Also with Charles Borland, Michael Cumpsty, Clifton Duncan, Raúl Esparza, Herb Foster, Leslie Harrison, Slate Holmgren, Kevin Kelly, David Kenner, Hamish Linklater, Dorien Makhloghi, Audra McDonald, David Pittu, Ray Rizzo, Jay O. Sanders, Julie Sharbutt, Stark Sands, Baylen Thomas, Zach Villa, Jon Patrick Walker, and Julie White.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Film | Jennie Livingston's Paris Is Burning (1990)


This film chronicles the "drag ball" culture of New York City and the poor, African American and Latino gay and transgendered community involved in it.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:30 pm
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Screening | Jimmy Dougherty's The Party Beyond Obama


A farce about politics in the 21st century, set on the Lower East Side.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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