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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on June 6, 2012?

47 free events take place on Wednesday, June 6 in New York City. Don't miss the opportunities that only New York provides! Exciting, high quality, unique and off the beaten path free events and free things to do take place in New York today, tonight, tomorrow and each day of the year, any time of the day: whether it's a weekday or a weekend, day or night, morning or evening or afternoon, December or July, April or November! These events will take your breath away!

New York City (NYC) never ceases to amaze you with quantity and quality of its free culture and free entertainment. Check out June 6 and see for yourself. Summer or Winter, Spring or Fall! Just click on any day of the calendar above and you'll find most inspiring and entertaining free events to go to and free things to do on each day of 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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47 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Wednesday, June 6, 2012

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Workshop | Sunrise Tai Chi


Tai chi is a Chinese exercise system that uses slow, smooth body movements to achieve a state of relaxation of both body and mind. Be sure to wear comfortable clothing. Heavy rain will cancel the event.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 am
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Fair | Caribbean Travel & Cultural Fair


The Caribbean Travel and Cultural Fair will bring the color, spirit and vitality of Caribbean culture to life. Tabletop booths manned by Caribbean Tourism Organization member countries, private sector tourism partners and Caribbean Diaspora groups display promotional materials, indigenous products and other items representative of the Caribbean. There will be a Caribbean Wedding, Caribbean Vacation Mart and Women's Relaxation Center. There will be a carnival and other cultural dancers, stilt walkers, singers and other entertainers.
   New York City, NY; NYC
10:00 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

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: 11:15 a.m., 12:00 p.m., 1:15 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 3:15 p.m., and 4:00 p.m.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:15 am
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Workshop | Elements of Nature Drawing


Enjoy drawing in the parks and gardens with an artist/educator. Materials provided. For adults.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:30 am
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Concert | Armen Donelian, Internationally Known Pianist


An eclectic musician of Armenian origin, Armen Donelian has appeared internationally as a pianist, composer and bandleader since 1975. He has worked with many of the "greats" including Sonny Rollins, Mongo Santamaria, Chet Baker, Paquito D'Rivera, Jackie Paris, Billy Harper, and Night Ark. His piano playing reveals a masterful command rooted in classical and jazz studies, clean articulation, a deft swinging touch, access to a broad dynamic spectrum, a virtuosic harmonic vocabulary, and a boundless source of creative ideas.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Tour | Grand Central Terminal Tour


Tour of this magnificent Beaux-Arts landmark.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
$10 suggested donation

Concert | Regina Belle, Gospel Singer


Regina Belle is a virtuous woman and she has lived her life and career with an integrity that has always been apparent in her music. After the chart-topping success of the traditional, foot-stomping record “God is Good” from her gospel debut, Love Forever Shines, Belle is prepared to take her integrity to another level with her newest gospel opus HIGHER.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Author Reading | Writers Jennifer Weiner and Jen Lancaster share their work


Friends and bestselling writers Jennifer Weiner (pictured) of In Her Shoes brilliance, and author of new books Then Came You: A Novel and The Next Best Thing: A Novel, and Jen Lancaster, author and memoirist, join forces for an afternoon on writing, pop culture and Jeneration X: One Reluctant Adult's Attempt to Unarrest Her Arrested Development; or, Why It's Never Too Late for Her Dumb Ass to Learn Why Lucky Charms Are Not for Dinner.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Tour | “A Road Once Traveled” Tour


Holding the Park's northern highlands was key in the American Revolution and the War of 1812 because armies could see their enemies approach as they sailed down the East River. History buffs will love this tour.
   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

Jazz | Midtown Jazz


A jazz concert for the midtown community. These popular midday concerts feature well-regarded artists. The programming is overseen by jazz pianist Ronny Whyte.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
$10 suggested donation

Discussion | 2012 Buckminster Fuller Challenge


Celebrate this year's Buckminster Fuller Challenge winner and leading pioneers in the fields of sustainable architecture, innovative marine management and renewable energy practices. An afternoon of design solution presentations and a roundtable discussion with renowned leaders in whole systems design begins at 2 PM. Ecological design pioneer, Dr. John Todd will deliver the keynote address at the award ceremony beginning at 6:30. A celebratory rooftop reception will follow.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Workshop | Figure al Fresco Drawing


Learn figure drawing outdoors with a clothed model and an artist/educator. Materials provided.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:30 pm
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Film | James Clavell's To Sir, With Love (1967): White Punks on Dope


Starring Sidney Poitier, LuLu, Judy Geeson. Idealistic engineer-trainee and his experiences in teaching a group of rambunctious white high school students from the slums of London's East End. 105 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Workshop | Origami Club


Paper folding fun for ages 7 and older.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Lecture | Lincoln at Washington: Writing the Gettysburg Address


A lecture by Martin P. Johnson, Professor of History, Miami University.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Workshop | Featured Library Database: Credo Reference


Hands on using wireless laptops. Search over 500 dictionaries, encyclopedias, books of quotations, biographical and other reference titles from home. Subjects covered range from art, music, history, and philosophy to business, science, and technology.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:15 pm
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Opening Reception | The Permanent Way, Images of the Old Railroads


Photography was a new invention in the second quarter of the nineteenth century, and as a technology it grew up alongside railroads—especially in America, where the first accurate representations of a given place were often made by photographers working on behalf of railroad expansion. Surveys of this vast, largely uncharted territory were commissioned by the government and by the railroad companies themselves, and sent photographers like A.J. Russell, Timothy O'Sullivan, and William Henry Jackson out into the field. Their images, widely distributed through government documents, news-media reproductions, and tourist publications, played an especially important role in refashioning the imagined American landscape. This exhibition includes a small selection of such materials, encompassing railroad maps, lithographs taken from illustrated magazines, other prints, and turn-of-the-twentieth-century photo-postcards. From them, one can discover how quickly fresh observation gave way to visual convention. Featuring work by: Jeff Brouws, Justine Kurland, Mark Ruwedel, Victoria Sambunaris, and James Welling. Shown: Mark Ruwedel, "San Diego and Arizona Eastern #7," 2003. From the series "Westward the Course of Empire." Gelatin silver print.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Book Signing | Artist Juergen Teller signs books


Juergen Teller's books include Pictures & Text, The Keys to the House and The Master III.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Discussion | Breaking the Mold: Celebrating Women Chefs in Restaurant Kitchens


To mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of Julia Child, the Food Studies Program and Gourmet Latino celebrate with chefs Heather Carlucci, Mona Talbott, Cheryl Smith, and Gourmet Latino Tastemaster Chef Sue Torres (pictured). Moderated by journalist Charlotte Druckman.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Author Reading | Carolyn Turgeon discusses her book The Next Full Moon


This thoroughly compelling, gorgeously told tale, begins as the weather turns warm enough to swim in the local lake, twelve-year-old Ava is looking forward to a lazy summer, and her crush, Jeff is most definitely taking notice of her.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Film | Italian Film: Paolo Sorrentino's Il Divo (2008)


The story of Italian politician Giulio Andreotti, who has served as Prime Minister of Italy seven times since the restoration of democracy in 1946. 110 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Talk | Network Your Way Into a Job


Part of the Job Search Essentials Series, David Lees shows you how to develop a new way of networking that will enable you to interact with others more confidently.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Workshop | Roadmap to a Career in Web Design & Digital Media


You may be thinking about a new career in computer graphics, but where do you start? And in which direction should you aim? Is it web page design, Flash animation, or print? And what about eBooks and eMagazines? To answer these questions Noble Desktop has created this free seminar. They'll tell you what you need to know to get started in web and/or print graphics, and which Adobe Creative Suite applications are right for each medium.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Discussion | Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Musical Improv


Wondering what’s happening in the world of science fiction and fantasy? Join Lev Grossman (pictured) for an evening of literature and lyrics, featuring readings by Kristin Cashore, N.K. Jemisin, Naomi Novik, and Catherynne M. Valente. Looking to hear new music from Brian Slattery? Check out his book specific musical improvs as well. (Photo: Robyn Hanson)
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Opening Reception | Sculpture: Howard Lerner's Myth and Metaphor


The exhibition will feature recent works of NEA-acclaimed artist Howard Lerner. Lerner's work is a voyage into sculptural abstraction, melding elements of kitsch and Judaica, mismatched buttons and Hebrew lettering, scrap metal and modern interpretations of Talmud histories. Lerner's approach brings an accessible levity to religious themes oft elevated to a sacred yet disconnected place. Shown: "Cabinet of Curiosities," mixed media, 29H. x 29W. x 9D. inches
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
Free

Jazz | The Armen Donelian Trio, Piano Jazz Ensemble


Music to start the end of your day The New York Times described Armen Donelian as, "A pianist with a crystalline touch, but a penchant for avant gardism." Performing with his trio, he brings his incredible technique through a sampling of his numerous original jazz compositions.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Workshop | Volleyball After Work


Summer’s here! Time to play! Leave your workday behind and join other adults for good-natured, fun, and cooperative pick-up games of volleyball. Everyone gets to play! Participants can also learn the basic rules and strategies of volleyball. Scorekeeper and volleyballs are provided. No experience is necessary.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Staged Reading | Theatrical Haiku: Short Plays by Mary Louise Wilson


Enjoy a stage reading of hilarious short plays about the foibles of stage actors and those who love them.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:30 pm
Free

Author Reading | Author Wilhelm Dichter reads from his work


A public reading with Dichter, translator Prof. Madeline G. Levine, and Editor Mike Levine of Northwestern University Press.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Other | Big Apple Cogers: Open Mic Debate Event


Have something to get off your chest? Join a FREE monthly open-mic debate event brought to you by The International Debate Education Association in affiliation with the Society of Cogers. Founded in the City of London in 1755, the Cogers can claim to be the oldest free speech forum in the world. IDEA brings this tradition to NYC with the introduction of the Big Apple Cogers, which meets for a lively open debate on current events. Here's how it works - the evening kicks off with a 10- to 15-minute speech made by the “Opener” that recaps the most important topics that have occurred since the previous meeting and outlines potential topics for debate. Next, everyone in the audience is invited to make 5-minute speeches that either respond to these topics or bring new topics to the debate. It's steeped in quirky tradition and is a great opportunity to get out from behind your computer and have your opinions challenged in an open forum.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Film | Billy Wilder's Oscar-Nominated Double Indemnity (1944): Killing Contract


Starring Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck and Edward G. Robinson. An insurance rep lets himself be talked into a murder/insurance fraud scheme that arouses an insurance investigator's suspicions. 107 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Staged Reading | Bloodworks 2012


Staged readings of twenty-one brand new full-length plays by the members of Youngblood. Tonight: 7pm: Ryan Dowler 9pm: Chris Sullivan
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Jazz | Bohemian Jazz with the Emil Viklicky–Scott Robinson Duo


EMIL VIKLICKY is “One of the best contemporary pianists, Emil Viklicky’s soloing and comping, his touch, voicings and intervals have a good deal in common with fleet, tasteful pianists like Tommy Flanagan, Jimmy Rowles and Bill Charlap.” ~Doug Ramsey, Jazz Time (Dec. 2004) SCOTT ROBINSON is one of today's most wide-ranging instrumentalists. Scott Robinson has been heard on tenor sax with Buck Clayton's band, on trumpet with Lionel Hampton's quintet, on alto clarinet with Paquito D'Rivera's clarinet quartet, and on bass sax with the New York City Opera.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Discussion | Discussing Dystopia


Celebrate the international debut of Sándor Szathmári’s masterpiece Voyage to Kazohinia featuring a reading by actors Andrea Sooch & Ádám Boncz and a chance to win some must-read books in the Classic Dystopian Drawing. The reading will be followed by the roundtable “Discussing Dystopia,” moderated by novelist Edie Meidav, (author of Lola, California; writer in residence at Bard College), with panelists • Francesco Crocco, assistant professor of English, Borough of Manhattan Community College • Ralph Dumain, independent scholar, autodidactproject.org, Benjamin Hale, author of The Evolution of Bruno Littlemore • Gregory Moynahan, associate professor of History, Bard College • Anna North, author of America Pacifica.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Discussion | Linda Hirshman discusses her book Victory: The Triumphant Gay Revolution


When the modern struggle for gay rights erupted—most notably at a bar called Stonewall in Greenwich Village—in the summer of 1969, most religious traditions condemned homosexuality; psychiatric experts labeled people who were attracted to others of the same sex "crazy"; and forty-nine states outlawed sex between people of the same gender. Four decades later, in June 2011, New York legalized gay marriage—the most populous state in the country to do so thus far. The armed services stopped enforcing Don't Ask, Don't Tell, ending a law that had long discriminated against gay and lesbian members of the military. Successful social movements are always extraordinary, but these advances were something of a miracle. In her new book, political columnist Linda Hirshman recounts the long roads that led to these victories, viewing the gay rights movement within the tradition of American freedom as the third great modern social-justice movement, alongside the civil rights movement and the women's rights movement.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Performance | Performance Art: Krzysztof Zarebski's Priap's Garden


Priap's Garden is a one-night presentation of a new work that follows Zarebski's performance persona, DJ, as he stages loosely connected actions in the Greek god's magical garden.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Author Reading | Peter Carey reads from his book The Chemistry of Tears


London 2010: Catherine Gehrig, conservator at the Swinburne museum, learns of the sudden death of her colleague and lover of thirteen years. As the mistress of a married man, she must struggle to keep the depth of her anguish to herself. The one other person who knows Catherine’s secret—her boss—arranges for her to be given a special project away from prying eyes in the museum’s Annexe. Usually controlled and rational, but now mad with grief, Cat herine reluctantly unpacks an extraordinary, eerie automaton that she has been charged with bringing back to life.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Author Reading | Times columnist Gail Collins reads from her book As Texas Goes...: How the Lone Star State Hijacked the American Agenda


New York Times op-ed columnist Gail Collins presents As Texas Goes and explains why the second most populous state in the union has held enormous sway over the political dialogue and the direction of policies in our country.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:30 pm
Free

Author Reading | Kevin Bleyer reads from his book Me the People: Or, One Man's Quest to Rewrite the Constitution of the United States


The United States Constitution promised a More Perfect Union. It’s a shame no one bothered to write a more perfect Constitution—one that didn’t trigger more than two centuries of arguments about what the darn thing actually says. ntil now. Perfection is at hand. A new, improved Constitution is here.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Discussion | PlayRISE: A Summer Festival Celebrating New Plays


PlayRISE celebrates the INKtank 2012 writers, Raquel Almazan, Matthew Paul Olmos, Susan Soon-He Stanton, and Kelly Zen-Yie Tsai, with staged readings of their fresh new plays. Hear the voices of these hot playwrights now. Tonight: Two Panels About Sex & Art/Love & Race - Starring Past and Current INKtank writers with Special Guests. High quotient of opinions given, secrets shared, and truth exposed.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:30 pm
Free

Lecture | SciCafe: Forgetting Fear


Enjoy cocktails, cutting-edge science, and conversation at this popular after-hours series. At the final installment for this season, neuroscientist Daniela Schiller will discuss the neural mechanisms of emotional control and flexibility and the possibility of changing fear memories.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Theater | Shakespeare's As You Like It, Directed by Tony Winner Daniel Sullivan


Rosalind, Shakespeare's most breathtaking heroine, and her boyfriend Orlando find themselves in the enchanted Forest of Arden, where all the world's a stage, and where sudden infatuation is as confusing as it is beautiful. Along with other "country copulatives," they discover that nothing transforms, redeems, or enriches experience quite as powerfully as love. As You Like It has everything we adore about Shakespearean comedy: mistaken identity, cross-dressing, madness, mayhem, rage, lust, laughter, and of course plenty of romance, both heartbreaking and joyous. Featuring Brendan Averett, Andre Braugher, Donna Lynne Champlin, Grantham Coleman, Jon DeVries, MacIntyre Dixon, Susannah Flood, David Furr, Renee Elise Goldsberry, Andrew Hovelson, Robert Joy, Jesse Lenat, Erik Mathew, Omar Metwally, Oliver Platt, Lily Rabe, Will Rogers, Michael Rudko, Justine Salata, Paul Saylor, Anna Phyllis Smith, Stephen Spinella, and Brendan Titley. Photo: Daily News
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:00 pm
Free

Concert | Kirtan Music


Devadas has released two cds, "Ocean - Songs for Amma" and "Shine Shine On" and is currently recording and singing anywhere and everywhere they'll have him. A Bhajan is any type of Indian devotional song. It has no fixed form: it may be as simple as a mantra or kirtan or as sophisticated as the dhrupad or kriti with music based on classical ragas and talas. It is normally lyrical, expressing love for the Divine. The name, a cognate of bhakti, meaning religious devotion, suggests its importance to the bhakti movement.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:30 pm
$10 suggested donation

Performance | Gandhi, Is That You? Comedy Show


Stand-up comedy show (that has been featured on MTV, and that fills to standing-room only each week). The show is produced by Brendan Fitzgibbons (The Onion, McSweeney's) and Lance Weiss (Carolines on Broadway) with comedians from David Letterman, Vh1, MTV, The Onion, and Comedy Central. Free pizza!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 pm
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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
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