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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on June 20, 2012?

50 free events take place on Wednesday, June 20 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 20 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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50 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Wednesday, June 20, 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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Workshop | Mind Over Madness Yoga


Anyone can find tranquility on top of a mountain. Can you find it in the middle of a busy city square? Attendees will be challenged to find tranquility and transcendence in the midst of the world's most commercial and frenetic place. Thousands of yoga enthusiasts will celebrate the longest day of the year with an all day yoga fest. Participants will also enjoy musical performances, speakers and free giveaways, raffles and more. Open to all levels.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:30 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

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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Film | Josef von Sternberg's The Scarlet Empress (1934): Catherine the Great's Story


With Marlene Dietrich, John Lodge, Sam Jaffe. Young Princess Sophia of Germany is taken to Russia to marry the half-wit Grand Duke Peter, son of the Empress. The domineering Empress hopes to improve the royal blood line. Sophia doesn't like her husband, but she likes Russia, and is very fond of Russian soldiers. She dutifully produces a son -- of questionable fatherhood, but no one seems to mind that. After the old empress dies, Sophia engineers a coup d'etat with the aid of the military, does away with Peter, and becomes Catherine the Great. 104 min.
   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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Author Reading | Authors Simon Doonan and Frank DeCaro share their work


Gay Men Don't Get Fat boasts Simon Doonan, media personality and creative force of the infamous windows at Barney's NY. Hosted by radio host and comedian, Frank DeCaro of The Dead Celebrity Cookbook.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Jazz | Brazilian and American Jazz with Luiz Simas


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 "fresh, smart and witty". His latest CD, Mata Atlantica Piano Suite, was released by Lydjul Music in 2011.
   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

Workshop | Mind Over Madness Yoga


Anyone can find tranquility on top of a mountain. Can you find it in the middle of a busy city square? Attendees will be challenged to find tranquility and transcendence in the midst of the world's most commercial and frenetic place. Thousands of yoga enthusiasts will celebrate the longest day of the year with an all day yoga fest. Participants will also enjoy musical performances, speakers and free giveaways, raffles and more. Open to all levels.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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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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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

Jazz | Bill Wurtzel, Jazz Guitarist


Enjoy free live music performed by jazz guitarist Bill Wurtzel and guest musicians.
   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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Workshop | Intro to WordPress


What do the NY Times, Jay-Z and Fail Blog all have in common? They all use WordPress. WordPress is the most widely used blogging platform on the web today. It is free, open source and easy to use. Any skill level from experienced to novice can get a blog up and running in minutes. But, WordPress can do much more then just help you publish a blog.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Film | Ralph Nelson's Lilies of the Field (1963): God's Work


With Sidney Poitier, Lilia Skala and Lisa Mann. An unemployed construction worker heading out west stops at a remote farm in the desert to get water when his car overheats. The farm is being worked by a group of East European Catholic nuns, headed by the strict mother superior, who believes that Homer has been sent by God to build a much needed church in the desert. 94 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Screening | Dance on Video: Monica Bill Barnes' The Snow Globe Show


A video screening of work by both emerging and established choreographers followed by thoughtful discussions and reflections led by some of the great minds of the contemporary dance world. Free program plus popcorn and drinks.
   New York City, NY; NYC
4:30 pm
Free

Workshop | Featured Library Database: LearningExpressLibrary


Hands on using wireless laptops. Find skill-building courses, practice tests and eBooks for students at all levels as well as for job seekers. Materials include selected civil service and professional certification exams, college and graduate school entrance exams, GED, TOEFL and U.S. Citizenship exams and many other courses.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:15 pm
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Book Discussion | Book Club: Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay


Book discussion group members must reserve copies of each title through the library's catalog system. Please reserve your copy by visiting your local branch.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:30 pm
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Talk | I Love You, Now Marry Me: Marriage in the LGBT Community


Before you walk down the aisle heed the words of Charlie The Matchmaker, Huffington Post blogger, professional matchmaker and relationship exert. Charlie The Matchmaker will provide patrons with expert advice on how to know when it’s the right time to marry, what to prepare for and how to make it last after the honeymoon.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:30 pm
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Slide Lecture | Cy Adler discusses his book Walking the Hudson: From the Battery to Bear Mountain


Join local author Cy Adler for a discussion of the second edition of his book. Using maps and photographs, Adler will discuss the differences in the landscape since the first edition was published in 1997, as well as similarities to the work of Thoreau.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:45 pm
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Opening Reception | Design for the Real World - Redux, an International Exhibition


This exhibition celebrates the outcome of the inaugural international social design competition which took place from March to June 2011. Forty years ago, Viennese-born designer and thinker Victor J. Papanek published his influential book Design for the Real World in which he put forth the idea that “design, if it is to be ecologically responsible and socially responsive, must be revolutionary and radical”—a concept which formed the point of departure for this global endeavor. A total of 92 submissions were received from 20 countries, including Argentina, Australia, Austria, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Indonesia, Israel, Netherlands, Norway, Slovenia, South Africa, Taiwan, United Kingdom, and the United States. From these submissions the jury selected 17 projects — 4 winners of the Victor J. Papanek Social Design Award and 13 finalists — which will be exhibited.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
Free

Opening Reception | Art & Music: Saâdane Afif's L'S BELLS—The Busker of the Gray Line


A new solo exhibition with Berlin-based French artist Saâdane Afif. In his work, Afif appropriates strategies of art and music, in order to critique common notions of interpretation and repetition, and to reflect on artistic authorship. His installations combine lyrics
 and music, for instance from popular culture, with prefabricated or ready-made objects.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Art Show: Rose Marcus & Andy Meerow's Café


What is self-portraiture in the expanded-field? A charcoal drawing is one example, but this research will probe more direct and physical forms of self-positioning. The artists will review the supposition that they are working just by correctly moving their bodies around and assess their role as part of a larger body of people helping each other make sense. Together, the creative populace projects bolstered self-images into the void, or the bounty?
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Book Discussion | Book Club: Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin


Come join in a lively discussion.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Group Exhibition: Context Message


All of these works have been informally assembled in concert with and in resistance to some of the recent theorizations of contemporary painting, namely those loosely clustered around the semi-recent premise of networked painting. That a gallery plays host to such a notion-to actualize a proposition such as this, to provide an actual site to this virtual para-site, a parasite that is simply looking for a place to eat-a proposition whose communicable lip service has at this point managed to mortar a studio, pay its bills, etch many a practice into textbook careers, could be seen as something of an inevitability.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Workshop | Intro to WordPress


What do the NY Times, Jay-Z and Fail Blog all have in common? They all use WordPress. WordPress is the most widely used blogging platform on the web today. It is free, open source and easy to use. Any skill level from experienced to novice can get a blog up and running in minutes. But, WordPress can do much more then just help you publish a blog.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Talk | Summer Career Management: How to Invest in Your Career and Still Have Fun at the Beach


Coach Win Sheffield discusses on and off line resources available research your career options.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
Free

Dance Performance | The Great American Revue in Music and Dance


Dance in the American Revue, like the Roaring Twenties itself, was buoyant, frantic, and full of ingenuity, creating trends that exist to this day. While the Castles and the Astaires brought the art form to domestic parlors, ballrooms were full of Flappers invited to “Charleston” their way to happiness! Join hosts legendary dancers Marge Champion and Gary Flannery for an energetic evening with costumed Ziegfeld re-creations and demonstrations of the Era's dance crazes by Jerry Mitchell and the Broadway Bares Company.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Jazz | The Hot Sardines, Foot-Stomping Jazz Ensemble


Music to start the end of your day The Hot Sardines' sound is steeped in hot jazz, salty stride piano, and the kind of music Louis Armstrong, Django Reinhardt, and Fats Waller used to make: Straight-up, foot-stomping jazz. They manage to invoke the sounds of a near-century ago and stay resolutely in step with the current age.
   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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Workshop | Checkmate 101


Brooklyn chess instructor Zebedee Collins is back to teach skills and strategies to help you take your game to the next level! Best for beginning players; limited boards available.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Slide Lecture | Frank H. Jump discusses his book Fading Ads of New York City


This illustrated lecture documents the fading ads that are visible, but less often seen, all over New York. Disappearing from the sides of buildings or hidden by new construction, these signs are remnants of lost eras of New York’s life. They weave together the city’s unique history, culture, environment and society and tell the stories of the businesses, places and people whose lives transpired among them—the story of New York itself. This photo-documentary is also a study of time and space, of mortality and living, as the author's campaign to capture the ads mirrors his own struggle with HIV. Experience the ads—shot with vintage Kodachrome film—and the meaning they carry through his lens.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Park Walk | History Tour: Framing Views, Old + New


Explore works of architecture close to and visible from the park, including 19th, 20th and 21st century buildings. Guide: Matthew Postal, Architectural Historian.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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City Walk | Lenape Indians to Obama Walking Tour


Discover 400 Years of Upper West Side History and the Bloomingdale Area Between W. 96-110 Sts. Architectural Landmarks; Traces of the Colonial Past; The Link with President Obama. Tour Conducted by Historian Jim Mackin. Limited to 25
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Film | Oscar-Nominated Documentary: Christine Choy & Renee Tajima-Peña's Who Killed Vincent Chin? (1987)


A special one-night screening and community panel of the Academy Award-nominated film in recognition of the 30th anniversary of Vincent Chin's murder. On a hot summer night in Detroit in 1982, Ronald Ebens, an autoworker, killed a young Chinese-American engineer with a baseball bat. Although he confessed, he never spent a day in jail. This gripping film relentlessly probes the implications of the murder in the streets of Detroit, for the families of those involved, and for the American justice system. 87 min. The feature will be followed by two short films, Manny Mayi Presente, and What Happened to Private Danny Chen? linking Vincent's case to other stories of racially-motivated crime. A community dialogue will follow, with sharing from organizations working to attain justice, to build multi-racial and immigrant alliances, and to generate solution-based strategies to prevent these tragic events from happening.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
$10 suggested admission

Concert | Salsa Night with YeraSon Orquestra


Get ready for an exciting evening of live Cuban-flavored Latin dance music. Arrive early for a salsa dance lesson with instructors. And then stay for the dancing! It's impossible to resist the sultry sounds of YeraSon, a popular local Cuban Charanga Orquestra that performs regularly in New York City and the tri-state area. YeraSon electrifies old-school Cuban music with a distinctly modern New York twist. Limited seating available. Blankets and lawn chairs are welcome. Dance Lesson: 6:30PM Concert: 7PM to 9PM
   New York City, NY; NYC
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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: Eric March 9pm: Angela Hanks
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | David Maraniss reads from his book Barack Obama: The Story


In his new book, author David Maraniss focuses in part on an early, little-known period in the life of the future president -- his relationships, his interests and his search for identity while a student at Columbia.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Film | Edgar G. Ulmer's Detour (1946): Thumbs Down


With Tom Neal, Ann Savage and Claudia Drake. Chance events trap hitchhiker Al Roberts in a tightening net of film noir trouble. 67 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Concert | James Maddock and Band, Award-Winning Americana Musicians


British-born and New York-based, Maddock effortlessly translates the aspirations and longing of his ever-growing legion of followers into song. Winning the NY Music Award for Best Americana Album for his 2010 release, Sunsrise on Avenue C and in the same year winning Best Debut Americana Vocalist, Maddock firmly establishes himself as a truly gifted singer-songwriter.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Workshop | Mind Over Madness Yoga


Anyone can find tranquility on top of a mountain. Can you find it in the middle of the city? Attendees will be challenged to find tranquility and transcendence in the midst of the world's most commercial and frenetic place. Thousands of yoga enthusiasts will celebrate the longest day of the year with an all day yoga fest. Join us as we come together for a collective om in the middle of Times Square. Participants will also enjoy musical performances, speakers and free giveaways, raffles and more. Open to all levels.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Concert | Philip Glass Ensemble: A Retrospective


Come celebrate Philip Glass’ 75th birthday at the Philip Glass Ensemble's only concert that is free to the public this year. Join the Philip Glass Ensemble as they perform a retrospective program of the legendary composer’s music. As a special component to the evening, youth ensemble Face the Music opens the event with Philip Glass’ Glassworks. The talented teens of Face the Music (the oldest of whom was born in 1994) digs into the lush harmonies and rich textures of this modern-day classic with great enthusiasm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Staged Reading | Play Reading: the thrush and the woodpecker: a revenge play by Steve Yockey


The screeching of birds outside the isolated home of Brenda and her son grows louder and more ominous with each passing minute. The birds are accompanied by the arrival of a strange woman who first passes herself off as an old friend, but while she is indeed a person from Brenda-s past, it soon becomes apparent that friend she is not.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
Free

Performance | Comedy Central's Indecision in the Park with Daily Show Comedians


The event will feature stand-up from The Daily Show including performances by correspondents Wyatt Cenac, Al Madrigal, John Oliver, contributor Kristen Schaal, executive producer Rory Albanese, co-executive producer Adam Lowitt and hosted by John Hodgman.
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:00 pm
Free

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
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8:00 pm
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Workshop | Satsangs with Manorama


Each month, Manorama guides yoga practitioners through delightful and transformative sessions. She focuses on the art of meditation, Sanskrit chanting, and meaningful yogic dialog, as a way to dive deeper into practice. Each month, Manorama's satsang topics will integrate with the focus of the month.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:30 pm
$20 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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11:00 pm
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