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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on June 9, 2011?

51 free events take place on Thursday, June 9 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 9 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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51 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Thursday, June 9, 2011

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 for all ages and experience levels. Classes are rain or shine.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 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

Talk | Learn about the Peoples of the Plains


With Laura Browarny.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
Free

Talk | Pueblo Indian Pottery


Noted sculptor Michelle Paisano discusses Pueblo pottery. Starts at 10am and 1pm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
Free

Gallery Talk | The Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Room


An expert leads informal discussions in the room and answers questions. Two sessions: 10am-1pm and 1:30pm -3pm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
Free

Other | Playground Ribbon-Cutting


Parks & Recreation Commissioner Adrian Benepe will join City Council Member Jessica Lappin, Congress Member Carolyn Maloney, Assembly Member Micah Kellner, community members and neighborhood children to cut the ribbon on nearly $1.8 million in new capital improvements.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 am
Free

Workshop | Supervised Resumé Lab


Hands-on using wireless laptops. Use this supervised lab time to create and save a resume in Microsoft 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.)
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 am
Free

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

Workshop | Ping Pong in the Park


Test your skills at state-of-the-art tables. Paddles and balls are provided free of charge.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Concert | 2011 R&B Festival: Dionne Farris, at once “organic, elemental, and radiant”


R&B singer Dionne Farris turned heads as the soulfully plaintive voice at the end of Arrested Development’s Grammy-winning track, “Tennessee,” before embarking on a celebrated solo career of her own. A true musician’s singer with an affecting sense of time, Farris earned another Grammy nod for her 1995 single “I Know,” and remains an incomparable voice in R&B, at once “organic, elemental, and radiant” (Rolling Stone).
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Tour | “Manhattan Adirondacks” Tour


Olmsted and Vaux designed the North Woods to replicate the forests of the Adirondack Mountains with its crystal streams, calming cascades, and rustic bridges. This scenic and meditative walk is right in New York City's backyard. Tour will be approximately one hour.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Concert | Emilio Magnotta, Accordionist


Enjoy a taste of Paris in the park at lunchtime with musette style accordion music.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
Free

Concert | Luiz Simas, Jazz/Brazilian Pianist


Brazilian/American pianist Luiz Simas is a versatile performer who feels totally at ease with both the music of his native Brazil and the American genres of jazz, ragtime and stride. Keyboard Magazine has described his playing as "sassy, clear and vibrant," and his music as sounding "fresh, smart and witty."
   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.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
$6

Workshop | Open Lab Computer Class


Bring your technology questions and get one-on-one assistance. If you have your own lap top you can also bring it to the class.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Screening | Short Films on and by Native Americans


Featuring Horse You See and Miss Navajo. Start times are 1pm, 3pm and 5:30pm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
Free

Concert | Tenet, A Feast for the Senses: a plethora of musical genres ranging from pop rock to funk jam


Tenet is an original five-man band based out of Hartford, Connecticut. Their sound covers a plethora of musical genres ranging from pop rock to funk jam. They have been compared to styles in the vain of Matchbox 20, 311, and Maroon 5, with vocals diversifying soulful, raspy emotion. Tenet strives to set themselves aside from the rest by generating an artistic sound that people can relate to on the most person.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
$5 suggested donation

Tour | “The Castle and its Kingdom” Tour


Take a walk around the lands dominated by the Castle, situated high on Vista Rock. Visit the tiny 55-acre realm on an eclectic tour of history and nature. Tour is approximately one hour.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
Free

Workshop | Computer Maintenance Workshop


Hands on using wireless laptops. Learn how to care for your computer, protect it from viruses, and perform regular maintenance functions to keep it running smoothly.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:30 pm
Free

Workshop | Digital Publishing: eBooks, eMagazines & Apps


eBooks began outselling print books in 2010. Magazines are moving to the iPad and other tablets. Digital publishing is hot, and print designers should be learning about it NOW. There is a lot of confusion about the different formats and what is capable in each. What are the differences between eBooks and eMagazines? What is the Adobe Digital Publishing Suite? They'll answer those questions and more in this seminar.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
Free

Workshop | Stay Well Exercise


A free Stay Well exercise session. Stay Well volunteers cetrified by the NYC's Department for the aging will lead participants in a well-balanced series of exercises for seniors of all ability levels. Please wear loose comfortable clothing. Exercise equipment will be provided. All participants are required to sign a personal medical waiver at the beginning of the class.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Opening Reception | John O’Reilly's Recent Montage


The exhibition will comprise a recent group of works that the artist refers to as “photomontages.” Mixing photography, drawing, and collaged found materials, the sophisticated compositions create intricate and inventive juxtapositions.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Book Discussion | Book Club: The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon


"A murder-mystery speculative-history Jewish-identity noir chess thriller." (Publisher Weekly)
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:30 pm
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Opening Reception | New Yorker Fiction/Real Photography


Over 30 important photogrpahs by artists including Adam Fuss and Tierney Gearon.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Author Reading | Alex Prud'Homme reads from his book The Ripple Effect: The Fate of Fresh Water in the Twenty-First Century


Alex Prud'Homme, great-nephew of the late Julia Child, is here to discuss his book.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Workshop | Digital Publishing: eBooks, eMagazines & Apps


eBooks began outselling print books in 2010. Magazines are moving to the iPad and other tablets. Digital publishing is hot, and print designers should be learning about it NOW. There is a lot of confusion about the different formats and what is capable in each. What are the differences between eBooks and eMagazines? What is the Adobe Digital Publishing Suite? They'll answer those questions and more in this seminar.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Nadia Khawaja's Drawings - Videos - Photographs


The first US solo exhibition of Lahore-based Nadia Khawaja, whose work was first seen in the gallery as part of New Art from Pakistan, Jan-Feb, 2010. Contrary to the miniature based, politically slanted figuration usually associated with contemporary Pakistani art, Khawaja has developed a personal, abstract vocabulary in drawing, while finding physical world equivalents to her concepts in photography and video. Displayed side by side, the different works attest to the artist’s interest in relationships between control and surrender, rationality and spirituality, and presence and timelessness.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Painting & Drawing: Loretta Mae Hirsch's Infinite Desires


An exhibition of new paintings and drawings by southern gothic artist Loretta Mae Hirsch. It includes Hirsch’s large-scale “Bound” nude self-portraits, a series of oil-on-canvas paintings that show the artist in varying stages of physical arrest, restrained by strands of sinuous ribbon that increase with each portrait. Loretta Mae Hirsch was born in Oklahoma in 1979. She studied abroad at the Glasgow School of Art, and at the Atlanta College of Art, where she earned her BFA in 2001. Since such time, Hirsch has participated in over 30 group exhibitions in Atlanta and New York City. Most recently, she earned her MFA from the New York Academy of Art. Infinite Desire is her first solo exhibition with Hionas Gallery and her second solo show since moving to New York in 2006.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Painting: Anina Gerchick's Thresholds and Guardians


Drawing from influences ranging from the art of the beautiful grotesque to Yogic philosophy and practice, these newest works present volatile landscapes attended by mythic escorts. Water, the key element, cycles through its three physical states, ignoring human expectation. Disparate elements of Seuss-like structures are combined with fractal patterning in icebergs, skies, and streams. Gerchick creates dialogues between the bizarre and the natural by painting symmetries, hybrids and contrasts. Her work combines tradition with experimentation to create new forms, incorporating a deep foundation in classical painting and the medium's material physicality, while employing a contemporary vocabulary that reflects the precarious balance of the natural environment.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Photography by George Platt Lynes


The artist will also be signing copies of GEORGE PLATT LYNES: THE MALE NUDES, edited by Steven Haas. Shown: "Orpheus and Eros," 1939, 9 x 7 1/8 in., Gelatin silver print, vintage.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Photography: Form and Fashion


A show of work by Hoyningen-Huene from 1925-1945 and Kurt Markus from 1987-2010.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Photography: Tetsuro Sato's Hengao


A presentation of photos from the artist's collection. Japanese models pose for the camera holding a variety of glassware ranging from lenses to vessels.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Workshop | Yoga in the Park


Expert instructors, provided by lululemon athletica, lead all levels of yogis. Mats are provided.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Discussion | Conscience: Two Soldiers, Two Pacifists, One Family


Louisa Thomas in conversation with Jon Meacham. Norman Thomas (1884-1968), the six-time socialist candidate for president, is the subject of tonight's talk. His great-granddaughter discusses his life and times.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Theater | Shakespeare Outdoors: The Merry Wives of Windsor


The Merry Wives of Windsor is a comedy by William Shakespeare, first published in 1602, though believed to have been written prior to 1597. It features the fat knight Sir John Falstaff, and is Shakespeare's only play to deal exclusively with contemporary Elizabethan era English middle class life.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Slide Lecture | Wall Street: Discover the History


With Annaline Dinkelmann. Wall Street, world famous symbol of capitalism, boasts a fascinating history. Financial ups and downs are only part of the story. Understand how it all started and get to know the famous personalities such as J.P. Morgan, Andrew Carnegie, John D Rockefeller and Hetty Green. This illustrated talk will take you on a fascinating journey into the financial heart of New York City and you will get an exciting peek at what happens behind the scenes on Wall Street.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:30 pm
Free

Performance | Almost Former Reality TV Stars


Once upon a time, Corinne Fisher and Thomas Whitfield were cast on a reality TV show (no, seriously, this happened). This was their big break and they were finally going to be famous! They were going to be partying with Ke$ha! They were going to be snorting huge balls of cocaine and tweeting to millions of followers! They were going to be able to shoplift -- legally! Unfortunately, forty-two days after signing their contracts, they were fired (this also happened). WOMP WOMP. It's ok. Don't feel sorry for them. They already feel ridiculously sorry for themselves. So sorry, in fact, that they created an entire show about the show...the show they were fired from. They were fired. Did you catch that? Oh, and they hired a drag queen to help tell the story. Is that ok with you, Sundance Channel? THEY DON'T CARE...YOU'RE NOT THE BOSS OF THEM (anymore)!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
$5

Reading | Contributors read from The Review of Contemporary Fiction


We've all failed at something, but the latest issue of The Review of Contemporary Fiction proves that failure can be the inspiration for good writing. Guest editor Joshua Cohen will be here, along with contributors Sam Frank, Jed Perl, Gary Indiana, Eileen Myles and Dan Visel.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | Eleanor Henderson reads from her book Ten Thousand Saints


Adoption, teen pregnancy, drugs, hardcore punk rock, the unbridled optimism and reckless stupidity of the young-and old-are all major elements in this heart-aching tale of the son of die-hard hippies and his strange odyssey through the extremes of late 20th century youth culture. Ten Thousand Saints is a sweeping, multi-generational drama, set against the backdrop of the raw, roaring NYC during the late 1980s.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Lecture | Lajos Kassák and László Moholy-Nagy: Two Free Spirits


A lecture by Elemér Boreczky, PhD. that captures the thinking of two Hungarian artists, Lajos Kassák and László Moholy-Nagy, in their artwork. It suggests that their contribution to the construction of a new environment, new space and time, is comparable to the well-known Hungarian "Martians" in the field of 20th century science.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | Michael Bronski reads from his book A Queer History of the United States


Author Michael Bronski talks about his new book, an engaging, accessible and scholarly work about gay life in America, with writer and activist Martin Duberman.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Theater | Outdoor Theater: The School for Husbands by Moliere


Roam through the Park with the actors as you enjoy this delightful comedy presented by the New York Classical Theatre. With: Brian Cheng, Will Gallacher, Lindsey Kyler, Drew Lewis, Lauren Margaret Nordvig, Nick Plakias, Nick Salamone, and Courtney Alana Ward.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Theater | Shakespeare Outdoors: Othello


The Moose Hall Theatre Company performs as part of the Inwood Shakespeare Festival. Bring blankets and chairs.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Staged Reading | Emerging Writers Group Reading: Detroit 67 by Dominique Morisseau


It’s 1967 in Detroit. Motown music is getting the party started, and Chelle and her brother Lank are making ends meet by turning their basement into an after-hours joint. Always at odds, they fight over the future of the family trade. But when a mysterious white woman finds her way into their care and a string of raids increases police brutality around the city, the siblings become divided over much more than business. Suddenly, they find themselves caught in the middle of the ‘67 riots.
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:00 pm
Free

Concert | Sean Lee, Award-Winning Violinist


With performances described as “breathtakingly beautiful” by The New York Times, violinist Sean Lee is quickly gaining recognition as one of today’s most talented young artists, already having received top prizes at the “Premio Paganini” International Violin Competition of Genoa and the Young Concert Artists, Inc. International Auditions. While studying for six years at The Juilliard School under the tutelage of the acclaimed Itzhak Perlman, Lee performed as a soloist with the Juilliard Orchestra and led that ensemble as a concertmaster during four seasons, performing at venues including Carnegie Hall, Avery Fisher Hall, Alice Tully Hall, Shanghai Grand Theatre, and Beijing’s National Center for the Performing Arts under the batons of David Robertson, Xian Zhang, David Atherton, Alan Gilbert, and others.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:30 pm
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Workshop | Stargazing in the Park


Join the Amateur Astronomers as they guide your eyes to the wonders of astronomy. Look for the telescopes!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:30 pm
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Screening | Shaping Things, a Cannes Film Festival Winner


Frances Alenikoff is a pioneer of the Soho Arts and Performance Renaissance. Her film and video archives contain extensive works of choreography and performances. These archives are beginning to be transferred to DVD and they would like to share it with you. They will screen the film Shaping Things, a Cannes Film Festival award-winning film about Alenikoff's creation of the piece "Fossil Folio" with her and the dancers of the Frances Alenikoff Dance Theater Workshop, as well as other of Alenikoff's original works. There will be refreshments.
   New York City, NY; NYC
9:00 pm
Free

Performance | Confessions of a Mop-oholic Comedy Show


Have you ever loved a mop? Susan-Kate Heaney has. And does. Susan-Kate talks to mops. Yes, mops. They are her friends. Join actor/writer Susan-Kate and director Deanna Raphael as they explore moving to New York City, first jobs and relationships as told by her mops in the new comedy show "Confesssions of a Mop-oholic."
   New York City, NY; NYC
9:30 pm
$5

Jazz | 5/5/5 After Hours Set


A great way to hear some of the most talented young lions of jazz while enjoying spectacular views of Manhattan.
   New York City, NY; NYC
11:00 pm
$5 cover, $5...

Performance | Serious Lunch Comedy Show


ECNY2011 Award Winners for Best Sketch Comedy, Serious Lunch always put on a pretty good show. Sometimes it's very good! They like to surprise people with odd pacing and plot twists, and have a really fun time doing it. Sometimes they even do a little dancing. Really, these guys are total beefcakes so get ready to crush on them. Check out their short films on seriouslunch.com. Sorry. Guaranteed: no nudity!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 pm
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Performance | The Big One Comedy Show


The hottest comedians in New York City join special guests from NBC, Comedy Central, and more in a weekly comedy extravaganza on the main stage of the newly-renovated People's Improv Theater. Hosted by Harrison Greenbaum (Comedy Central's "Comics to Watch" and Andy Kaufman Award winner)
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 pm
$5
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