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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on June 20, 2013?

52 free events take place on Thursday, 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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52 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Thursday, June 20, 2013

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Workshop | Fitness in the Square


Start each morning with a heart-pumping fitness regime for all levels that includes a weekly running club, boot camp from Circuit of Change, and yoga classes from Jivamukti.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 am
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Workshop | Park Tai Chi


Tai Chi and Eternal Spring are instructed by members of the Tai Chi Chuan Center for all ages and experience levels. Classes are rain or shine.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 am
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Workshop | Spring Into Yoga


Teachers trained in different styles will be giving classes throughout the afternoon, with the scenic park lake in the background. Please bring your own mat, as there will be none provided.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:30 am
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Workshop | Catch & Release Fishing


Grab a pole and relax on the Harlem Meer while you wait for a bite from one of the many species of fish that live in its diverse aquatic ecosystem! Poles available to borrow; must release fish after catching them. Free for families and individuals; groups larger than 5 must reserve at least 2 weeks in advance. Adult with photo I.D. must accompany all children.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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City Walk | Midtown Manhattan Tour


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


Learn to play pétanque, the popular European game anchored in precision, patience, and camaraderie from members of La Boule New Yorkaise, NYC’s championship-winning club.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Tour | Federal Reserve Bank Tour


Learn about central banking functions that Federal Reserve System performs and see Bank's vault of international monetary gold on bedrock of Manhattan Island, five stories below street level. Learn why Federal Reserve has "Federal" in its name, while it's a private bank, not Federal at all. Congressman Ron Paul considers the Federal Reserve "both corrupt and unconstitutional" Tour times: 11:15 a.m., 12:00 p.m., 12:45 p.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:15 p.m., and 3:00 p.m.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:15 am
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Jazz | Luiz Simas, Brazilian/American Jazz 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 "fresh, smart and witty". His latest CD, Mata Atlantica (Atlantic Forest) 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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Gallery Talk | Infinity of Nations Guided Tour


A Museum Ambassador gives a 45-minute free guided tour through the permanent exhibition.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 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
$6

Other | Retro Gaming for Adults


Share your passion for Checkers, Chess, Monopoly, Scrabble, Boggle, or your favorite board game. There will be a demonstration of Boggle. Please feel free to bring your own game set, and join us for some lively board time. All levels of play welcome.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Discussion | John Donne and Contemporary Poetry


Three contemporary poets - Timothy Donnelly, Heather Dubrow, Phillis Levin - explore the poetry of John Donne (1572-1631), his influence on them, and read from their own works.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:15 pm
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Book Discussion | Book Group: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle


Monthly book discussions to explore titles you've been meaning to read, or reread, and discuss with other lovers of literature. Participants should read each title before the discussion.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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City Walk | Harlem Tour


Although world famous, Harlem may be New York's best kept secret with some of the city's best architecture, food, music and people. Harlem's history is also one of the city's most dramatic, having gone through many ethnic, cultural and socioeconomic changes over the past roughly 400 years, which have resulted in a diverse array of places of worship, theaters, homes and eating establishments.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Film | Michael Curtiz's Oscar-Nominated The Sea Hawk (1940): Classic Swashbuckling


Stars Errol Flynn, Brenda Marshall, Claude Rains. In the time of Elizabethan England, Errol Flynn must battle court intrigue, trachery and the growing Spanish Armada. The action takes place from the high seas to the jungles of Central America. 127 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Concert | So Percussion performs Where (we) Live


Masters at crafting captivating soundscapes, this Brooklyn-based quartet explores and experiments in collaborative art-making during their residency. Directed by three-time Obie Award winner Ain Gordon, Where (we) Live invites artistic colleagues working in various mediums to participate as both co-collaborators and muses in the creative process and performance. Where (we) Live features Grey Mcmurray’s (itsnotyouitsme, Knights on Earth) poignant and personal songs; Martin Schmidt’s imaginative videos; and Emily Johnson’s secret instructions to the performers onstage. Each rehearsal also features a special guest artist. The performance will showcase unexpected composed pieces, visual associations, and theatrical interactions. 3-6pm: Open Rehearsal 7-8pm: Work-in-Process showing
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Workshop | Wii Sports Adults


Play Wii Sports and games with your friends and neighbors.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:30 pm
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Film | Roger Michell's Hyde Park on Hudson (2013): FDR's Infidelity


With Bill Murray, Laura Linney, Olivia Colman. In June 1939, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and his wife Eleanor host the King and Queen of England for a weekend at the Roosevelt home at Hyde Park on Hudson, in upstate New York – the first-ever visit of a reigning English monarch to America. With Britain facing imminent war with Germany, the Royals are desperately looking to FDR for support. But international affairs must be juggled with the complexities of FDR’s domestic establishment, as wife, mother, and mistresses all conspire to make the royal weekend an unforgettable one. 94 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Concert | Accordions Around the World


Today's featured styles: French, Indie Pop, Classical, Cumbia, Colombian Vallenato, Jazz, Bluegrass, Balkan, Cajun, Argentine Bandoneon, Dominican, Post Modern, and Waltz. Accordionists will be stationed throughout the park to surprise and delight passers-by.
   New York City, NY; NYC
5:00 pm
Free

Workshop | Etsy Craft Party


You’re invited to the most handmade party of the summer. Celebrate creativity and community with Etsy’s evening of hands-on festivities.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Group Show: 404 E 14


A group exhibition of works by sixteen artists who have at one time lived, or had studios, at 404 East 14th Street in New York’s East Village. Beginning in the 1960s, it was among the first in New York to become an artist building, and remains so today. Although their work is stylistically distinct, the artists who have lived or worked there over the years are nevertheless bound together in their shared experience of this uniquely vibrant, artistic scene.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Workshop | Kayaking in the Park


It's that time of year again - always a huge hit with park visitors, kayaking is now in full swing on Thursdays and Saturdays all summer long! If you haven't been out on the East River in a kayak yet, now's your chance to do it.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:30 pm
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Opening Reception | Eureka, “Liquid Light” Sculptures by Tanya Clarke


An exhibition of 16 new liquid sculptures by Tanya Clarke. The artist's ongoing "Liquid Light" series experiments with the fusion of art, function & environmental consciousness by creating a visual reminder of the precious commodity that water is and our need to protect this natural resource. Low-voltage lights, hand-sculpted glass drops, reclaimed plumbing & hardware are incorporated together as a contribution to the Zero Footprint Movement in the form of "Liquid Light."
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Workshop | Adult Yoga


Join on Thursday evenings for open-level yoga with a certified instructor. Please wear comfortable clothes and bring your yoga mat or a beach towel. All participants must sign a waiver form before they join in. For adults 18+.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Book Signing | Book Launch: Dali, Dumas, and Me by Marius Sznajderman


"My work feeds upon experiences in the physical world and upon those flights of the spirit that express themselves through the creative processes of drawing and painting." - Marius Sznajderman. In addition to new work by the artist on display, signed 1st editions of the artist's book Dali, Dumas, and Me will be available for purchase during the opening reception.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Tour | Brooklyn Heights at Sunset Tour


Known as America's first suburb, Brooklyn Heights is truly a gem. Travel and Leisure named it one of America's top 10 most beautiful neighborhoods, and its beauty is rivaled only by its place in American history. These quaint, tree-lined streets have been the sites of Revolutionary War battles, abolitionist activism and have inspired numerous novelists. Visit a stop on the Underground Railroad, or the home of Truman Capote, where he penned Breakfast at Tiffany's and where Jackie Robinson signed with the Dodgers.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Carlo Proietto's Fired Creations, the Rare Art of Pyrography


Italian artist Carlo Proietto in a solo show. This innovative exhibition highlights the rare art of pyrography, or, the decoration of wood or leather with heated tools or flame. While the tradition of writing and creating images with heated tools may be traced back to the Middle Ages, modern technologies have enabled new pyrographic techniques that allow for increasingly delicate and layered creations. The combination of inlay, indentations, and polychrome in contemporary pyrographic artwork has opened a door to a whole new world of searing creativity.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
Free

Dance Lesson | Dance Lessons and Performances


Free dance lessons and performances by Peridance Capezio Center.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
Free

Opening Reception | Group Show: DNA: Strands of Abstraction


Mirroring the change rippling through all levels of American society, the 1960s marked a period of painting defined by its unbridled experimentation. The façade of Abstract Expressionism burst and fragmented as a generation of younger artists continued to push the medium in myriad directions. This new wave of artists expanded the boundaries of abstraction, experimenting with space, optics, color and materials. Now-canonical movements such as Op Art, Color Field and Minimalism helped re-define painting in broader, imaginative terms.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Installation: Paul McCarthy & Damon McCarthy's Rebel Dabble Babble


A large and complex installation and video projection work originally inspired by both Nicholas Ray’s 1955 classic Hollywood film ‘Rebel Without a Cause’ and the furious rumors that swirled around the off-set relationships between its director and his stars James Dean, Natalie Wood, and Sal Mineo.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Installations: Cameron Gray's Birth of a Legend


Roberta Smith and Jerry Saltz claim that "Cameron Gray is too big to fail," and Paddy Johnson of Art Fag City asked for "more cheddar" with her order of Cameron Gray. Gray's latest exploit serves up a Dionysian smörgåsbord of state-of-the-art digital technology, where kaleidoscopically bright palettes and hypnotic kitsch run rampant. With your senses utterly titillated and suitably doped, you'll discover his artistic touch is as light as his work is raucous; speed of play carefully calibrated, execution satirically dead-pan and content spot-on HOT.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Film | Robert Altman's Secret Honor (1984): A Nixon Soliloquy


Stars Philip Baker Hall. A fictionalized former President Richard M. Nixon offers a solitary, stream-of-consciousness reflection on his life and political career - and the "true" reasons for the Watergate scandal and his resignation. 90 minutes
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Lecture | Scientific Assessments: Policy Communication Successes and Failures


A lecture by Anthony Janetos, Director of the Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future at Boston University. Scientific assessment processes have evolved over the past several decades as a means of communication between scientific communities and policy and decision-making communities. Examples come from international environmental issues, such as stratospheric ozone depletion, climate change, and the loss of biodiversity. They also are becoming common in national and regional contexts as well. But not all these efforts are equally successful at their goal of informing policy debate. This presentation explores some of the reasons why this might be the case, from an experiential viewpoint.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Opening Reception | What's Going On: Motown


Motown to Def Jam: What's Going On focuses on art inspired by the Motown catalog from Diana Ross & The Supremes to Marvin Gaye. DJ Stormin' Norman will spin tunes from the Motown catalog.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Opening Reception | Works in Handmade Paper: Do Ho Suh's Thread Drawings


A new body of work by internationally acclaimed artist Do Ho Suh. Primarily known for large-scale sculptural installations, Do Ho Suh continues his thematic exploration of identity, individuality, and collectivity in this series of works in handmade paper.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Theater | The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged), a Madcap Romp Through the Bard


Susane Lee, Hudson Warehouse’s Assistant Artistic Director, will direct the Reduced Shakespeare Company's Adam Long, Daniel Singer and Jess Winfield, a tireless trio of actors who cavort and careen their way through the Shakespeare canon in 90 minutes including tackling Hamlet in under one minute. This madcap take on the classics will surely delight.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Slide Lecture | Introduction to Indoor Gardening


With Tibor Fuchs, past president of the Metropolitan New York Chapter of the Indoor Gardening Society of America. There is a wondrous and exotic world of plants, flowers, seeds, fruits and herbs waiting for you. With just a bit of knowledge and enterprise, you can grow your own personal indoor garden featuring any of thousands of amazing plants from all over the world. No matter how dark and cramped your space, how much or how little time and money you invest, you can live closer to ‘green’ things than you imagine. This visual presentation will combine a slide show of dazzling photographs, specimens of live plants and essential information to get you well on your way.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Gallery Talk | Museum Docent Tour


The docent-led tours meet in the lobby.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Workshop | Outdoor Photography Workshop


Get your best view of the Park yet — through your camera lens. Use the Park as your classroom as you learn to take better photos with professional photographer Mindy Veissid.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Opening Reception | Paintings: Laylah Ali's John Brown Song!


As evinced in her darkly suggestive gouache-on-paper paintings, Laylah Ali’s work often engages with questions of oppression, heroism, and emancipation. With undeniable wit, Ali crafts visceral narratives that evoke culturally and historically referential moments. For her Dia commission, Ali gives focus to the radical abolitionist John Brown by composing a portrait of associations to consider the contemporary impact of this complex and elusive historical figure.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Dance Lesson | Sunset Salsa


Enjoy an evening of salsa dancing and music as the sun sets. The best instructors from NYC lead a free lesson from 6:30pm-7:30pm, followed by open dancing from 7:30pm-9:00pm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Dance Performance | Third Rail Projects' Roadside Attraction


Created by Bessie Award-winning Third Rail Projects (Jennine Willett, Tom Pearson, Zach Morris, Artistic Directors), Roadside Attraction is a versatile new work housed in and around a vintage pop-up camper that has been retrofitted to become the stage and setting for a new dance-theater performance which incorporates the intimate, quirky, stunning and startling choreographic sensibility that is the hallmark of Third Rail’s critically acclaimed work.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Author Reading | Lionel Shriver reads from her book Big Brother


We Need to Talk about Kevin author Lionel Shriver reads and discusses her latest novel, which deals with the heart-breaking issue of obesity.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Theater | New Play: Malvado by Jason Ramirez


A Nuyorican family drama chronicling the generational conflicts present in Latino families in the Bronx of the 1970s.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Performance | Open Rehearsal: Liubo Borrisov & Konrad Kaczmarek presents Peripatetic Audio Visual Ensemble


This collaborative project brings together digital bricoleur Liubomir Borissov and award-winning composer Konrad Kaczmarek to superimpose new sights and sounds on the streets and parks of Lower Manhattan.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Theater | Outdoor Theater: Anton Chekhov's The Seagull


New York Classical Theatre presents the romantic and artistic conflicts between four characters: the famous middlebrow story writer Boris Trigorin, the ingenue Nina, the fading actress Irina Arkadina, and her son the symbolist playwright Konstantin Tréplev.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
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Concert | Hip-Hop: Big Boi / Phony Ppl / D-Nice


Sir Lucious Left Foot, Daddy Fat Sacks, General Patton, Hot Tub Tony, The Son of Chico Dusty: BIG BOI is a man of many personae, and may be Southern rap’s greatest ambassador. For nearly two decades—from the early days of Outkast through platinum albums to last year’s collaboration-heavy Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors—he’s remained “one of the singular talents hip-hop has to offer.” (XXL) Local upstarts PHONY PPL get the call to open, and hip-hop Renaissance man D-NICE spins.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Concert | Matuto, Appalachia-Gone-Afro-Brazilian Band


Rolling drums and quicksilver accordion licks, earthy vibes and thoughtful reflections mingle on Matuto’s latest refinement of their Appalachia-gone-Afro-Brazilian sound. Tonight celebrates the release of The Devil and The Diamond on Motéma Music with live projection art by Ggeeoorrggiiaa featuring original Illustrations by Ty Wilkins.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:30 pm
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Theater | Shakespeare Under the Stars: The Comedy of Errors, with Jesse Tyler Ferguson


This new production concerns two sets of identical twins who were separated as children and now live as master-servant pairs in rival neighboring cities. When one pair crosses the border to find the other, so begins an exquisitely enjoyable mess of mistaken identity, wrongful imprisonment, questionable flirting and general mayhem. Directed by Daniel Sullivan.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:30 pm
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Screening | A Night of Music and Cinema with Oscar-Nominated Director Sam Green


Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Sam Green (The Weather Underground) teams up with two local musical outfits, the Quavers and yMusic, to create a night of outdoor music and cinema. In recent years, Green has explored the intersection of film and performance through “live documentary,” in which Green narrates a film in person and cues images onto a screen while a band plays a live soundtrack. As part of the program, Green screens two new pieces: Love Letter to the Fog, a meditation on fog, grief, and the sublime in San Francisco; as well as The Biggest-Smallest, a poem about fate and the outer contours of human experience.
   New York City, NY; NYC
9:00 pm
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Theater | The Fifth Dentist


What do you do when your father owns a strip club, and your mother works there? BECOME A DENTIST! Mike King's One-Man-Show "The Fifth Dentist" is a hilarious true story by America's funniest dentist, cutting-edge comedy from one of New York's brightest comics...has been seen on Comedy Central and has opened for Ray Romano! See this work-in-progress before it's off-Broadway production. "Exceptional story!" - Eric Hansen, Producer of the Montel Williams and Whoopi Goldberg show.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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