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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on June 12, 2014?

51 free events take place on Thursday, June 12 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 12 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 12, 2014

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Workshop | Fitness in the Square


7:00 AM Wake Up Yoga with Atmananda 8:00 AM CrossFit with Reebok
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 am
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Workshop | Morning Crunch Fitness


The Crunch Gym will be holding FREE fitness classes. Schedule: Mondays: Yoga, Sunrise Salutations Tuesdays: Breakfast Bootcamp w/ Personal Trainers Wednesdays: Wellness Wednesday with a Yoga/Pilate’s fusion Thursdays: Throwback Thursdays w/ Retro-Robics Fridays: Zumba or Dance classes
   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 | Chess, Checkers and Board Games


Stop by to play some brain games like chess, checkers, and other board games. All ages.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Tour | 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 | SoHo, Little Italy & Chinatown Tour


You've seen the iconic skyscrapers, attended a Broadway show, visited Lady Liberty and relaxed in Central Park. Looking for a little more of the Big Apple? Maybe it's time to visit some of Manhattan's oldest and most enchanting historic districts. Take a relaxing stroll through SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown.
   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
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Workshop | Board Game Social


Join an all-new weekly Game Social to meet up with like-minded players interested in the same games as you. The Board Game Social features games in their classic form with a board, special pieces and a little bit of competition. Try classics like Sorry, Clue, Monopoly, or Life.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Workshop | Learn Juggling in the Park


Test your coordination and dexterity with free juggling lessons in the park. All skill levels are welcome to join in the fun. Equipment is provided. Lessons are weather permitting. You'll be surprised that Alex and Jordan can often be found outside tossing pins in the snow!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Tour | New York Skyline Photography Tour


Get your New York City Skyline pictures on the New York Skyline Photo Tour and explore Long Island City at the same time.
   New York City, NY; NYC
12:00 pm
Free

Poetry Reading | 3 poets read their work


With: Teresa Carson, Dawn Potter, January O'Neill
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Jazz | Bebop Bossa Nova: The Jeremy Noller Trio


Join musicians from The Juilliard School for an afternoon of “cool” music to compliment the warm summer days. The ensembles will perform upbeat standards and unique arrangements for jazz trio that are guaranteed to energize and excite.
   New York City, NY; NYC
12:30 pm
Free

Concert | Brazil World Cup Concert


A vibrant afternoon of music and culture kicks off the Brazil 2014 World Cup. The event features a concert by Nation Beat, whose totally original 21st-century fusion of thunderous maracatu drumming, New Orleans rhythms, Appalachian music, funk, and country-blues brings a wild energy to the New York City waterfront, along with the percussion ensemble Maracatu NY. Live capoeira demonstrations by Raízes do Brasil Capoeira Brooklyn continue the festivities, which will culminate in a traditional roda, a circle of music and dance.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Jazz | Lunchtime Jazz


With musicians from The New School.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Jazz | Piano in the Park: Jon Weber


Jazz pianist Jon Weber has recorded and toured all over the world, winning numerous accolades for performance and composition - and scoring extensively for television since 1987. Gary Burton, Roy Hargrove, Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen, and Avishai Cohen have all recorded Jon's music. His newest critically-acclaimed release, Simple Complex, rose to #1. Jon lives in New York City and hosts NPR's Piano Jazz Rising Stars, after frequently serving as guest host for Marian McPartland on NPR's Piano Jazz.
   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
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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: 1:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Gallery Talk | Gallery Tour: Self-Taught Genius


What is a self-taught genius? Museum guides discuss the vision behind Self-Taught Genius and share new discoveries about select artworks in the exhibition.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Concert | Musica Nuova: Men, Maids and Mischief


Hailed by The New York Times for its “flair for the dramatic and a taste for unusual performance spaces," Musica Nuova brings new perspectives to Baroque music by heightening the dramatic qualities intrinsic to the repertoire. Through staging and storytelling, Musica Nuova weaves storylines based on the meaning of the songs. Men, Maids, and Mischief is an original pastiche of surprisingly dirty songs and catches from English Renaissance and Restoration composers. The NY Times called this staged sketch-comedy show “fast-paced” and “delightful.” Performers: Amanda Keil, mezzo-soprano Brooke Bryant, soprano Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen, countertenor Grant Herreid, lute/tenor
   New York City, NY; NYC
1:15 pm
$10 suggested donation

Opening Reception | Art in the Park Opening Ceremony


An opening reception and tour with the artists of this year’s open air gallery.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Film | Frank Tuttle's Oscar-Winning Waikiki Wedding (1937): Tropical Fantasy


Starring Bing Crosby, Bob Burns, Martha Raye. A press agent in Hawaii promotes a Pineapple Queen Contest. 89 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Tour | 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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Dance Performance | Peridance Contemporary Dance Company


For over 30 years, Peridance Capezio Center has been a core member of New York City’s dance community. Home to all styles and all levels of dance, the school provides a broad spectrum of over 250 weekly adult and children’s dance classes in a nurturing, professional environment. Experience Peridance’s amazing performances or participate in an exhilarating dance class.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Tour | Rooftop Garden Tour: Veggies with a View


Visit a rooftop vegetable garden on the 41st floor of a midtown hotel. The organic garden illustrates the hotel’s foray into urban agriculture, producing vegetables and herbs used throughout the food and beverage program in the hotel. And for the first time, the hotel is offering a special spring series of rooftop garden tours, free to the public by reservation. Led by Executive Chef and Chief Gardener Brian Wieler, the tours offer insider access to the private garden, which has breathtaking views of Manhattan and is typically closed to the public. Chef Wieler will discuss the hotel’s culinary program and host a Q&A session. Guests are asked to wear flat, comfortable shoes.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Workshop | Got Clutter? Library Support Group


Do you feel overwhelmed by the possessions, papers and piles that have taken over your life and space? Don't know how or where to start to make changes? You're not alone. Join the Clutter Support Group, an educational support group for individuals who are struggling with clutter and disorganization. Open to people of all ages with any degree of disorganization.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:30 pm
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Opening Reception | 1990/2014 Strategies of Non-Intention: John Cage and Artists He Collected


A new version of an exhibition that originated in 1990 at the gallery. Work by the same six artists is included, from drawing to sculpture, installation and performance.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Opening Reception | Light³, a 3-Artist Show


With Stephen Dean, Ethan Ryman, Jan Tichy.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Tour | Brooklyn Heights 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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Workshop | Fitness in the Square


6:00 PM – CrossFit Bootcamp with Brick New York 6:30 PM – Running Club with Paragon Sports 7:00 PM – Wind Down Yoga with Om Factory
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Opening Reception | Hiromitsu Kuroo's Relief Constructions


Hiromitsu Kuroo's relief constructions are at once a reinvestigations of western abstraction's possibilities and a development in Japanese origami. Eschewing the tradition of mimesis most often associated with the fold-making art form (representations of cranes, dragons, or butterflies, etc), the artist relishes in the formal autonomy of the fold, with patterned pleats, overlaps, and inversions. Individual geometric shapes formed by the final folds of canvas are painted with saturated acrylics in ways that divide the textured surface into the push and pull elements of figure and ground.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Workshop | Park Yoga


Downward dog under the trees with YogaWorks instructor Heather Seagraves, whose classes are spirited and dynamic, fun and strenghtening. Mats are provided by Athleta.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Opening Reception | Photographs by Brea Souders


By shaping the physical materials that comprise the majority of her photographs, Souders satisfies her interest in psychology, chemistry and design. Her redolent images are a canvas for her creative practice that has extended from thoughtfully executed sculptural montages for her Counterforms series, to a literal suspension of chance in her Film Electric project. Born in 1978 in Baltimore, Maryland, Souders studied art at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Souders lives and works in New York City.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Screening | Short Film Fest 2014


A presentation of nine short films by the MPS Live Action Short Film Class of 2014.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Lecture | The English Playwright on the Library's Stage


During his long career as head of the Library's Public Programs Department, Alan Pally brought several English playwrights to the Library. Tonight's presentation will focus on Pally's work with Alan Bennett, Michael Frayn, Simon Gray, and Peter Shaffer. Video excerpts taped live at the programs will feature Eileen Atkins, Simon Russell Beale, Swoosie Kurtz, Robert Sean Leonard, Julian Ovenden, and others.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Opening Reception | Video and Installation: Patricia Esquivias' 111-119 Generalísimo/Castellana


A video and installation that navigates through a series of tenuous coincidences surrounding a block of five buildings erected in Madrid in the late 1950’s on what was Avenida del Generalísimo (after Franco) and was later renamed Paseo de la Castellana.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Reading | Yearly James Joyce Tribute, with Malachy McCourt and Others


This year's participants include Malachy McCourt, Larry Kirwan, Jeffrey Frank, Aedin Moloney and others.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
Free

Discussion | Artist and Curator: A Liaison Dangereuse


Gerald Matt will engage in a high-level panel discussion, including Clarina Bezzola, Peter McGough, and Emilia Kabakov.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Workshop | Central Park Circuit Workout


Reach your fitness goals in the world’s most beautiful outdoor gym – Central Park! Get fit with innovative exercises designed by top trainers to utilize the Park’s best natural features: rocks, trails, stairs, hills, and gorgeous open lawns. A variety of in-Park classes will help you to maximize your strength and agility, as well as increase flexibility and muscle tone. Ages 18+.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Discussion | Chills and Fever: The Tell-Tale Signs of a Really Good Mystery


With moderator Sheila York and panelists Laura K. Curtis, Mary Anna Evans, Mitchell Scott Lewis and Lisa Shiroff. How do you like your crimes served up? Cold and calculating? Or burning with passion? It takes all kinds, right? Come hear what a panel of mystery writers have to say about when and how they turn up the heat... or send in the big chill. And bring some searing questions of your own.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Talk | History of the Advent Lutheran Church


See Tiffany windows and Potter architecture. Hear about musical and social outreach. A presentation by Pastor J. Elise Brown.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Theater | Outdoor Theater: Shakespeare's King John


Hudson Warehouse presents its annual Shakespeare production. King John is betrayed by his nephew, Arthur, who, backed by the French King, is leading a rebellion. John is also attacked by The Pope who excommunicates him in support of the French King. King John orders Arthur's execution. It's not carried out, but Arthur dies an accidental death sealing the fate of King John.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:30 pm
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Opening Reception | Photography: Iñaki Bonillas's Words and Photos


In 2003, Iñaki Bonillas (Mexican, b. 1981) introduced a vast photo archive that he inherited from his grandfather, J. R. Plaza, into his conceptual investigation of photography. Since then, this extraordinarily rich material (thousands of portraits, many of them theatrically staged by Plaza; landscapes; souvenirs; and casual snapshots) has been subjected to a number of operations that have explored its formal and material qualities.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Jazz | Celebrate Ornette: The Music Of Ornette Coleman Featuring Denardo Coleman Vibe


The pioneering saxophonist and composer Ornette Coleman “expanded the jazz idiom more than anyone except perhaps Louis Armstrong,” (All About Jazz) but his influence reaches far beyond jazz. His son Denardo Coleman, an outstanding drummer who debuted on record with his father at the age of 10, convenes a deep and surprising lineup of special guests for a long-overdue exploration and celebration of Ornette’s music and spirit, with his own band (Al Macdowell, bass; Tony Falanga, bass; Charles Ellerbe, guitar; Antoine Roney, sax) at the core. Special guests include Afrika Bambaataa, Bill Laswell, Bruce Hornsby, Flea, Geri Allen, Henry Threadgill, James Blood Ulmer, Joe Lovano, Patti Smith, and many more.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Author Reading | Claire Bishop discusses her book Radical Museology: Or, What's 'Contemporary' in Museums of Contemporary Art?


New York-based art historian Claire Bishop argues that the incommensurability of fiscal and cultural temporality--one fast, the other slower--points to an alternative world of values in which museums (and by extension, culture, education and democracy in general) are not subject to the banalities of a spreadsheet, but enable us to access a rich and diverse history, to question the present and to realize a different future.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Talk | Photographer Talk: Douglas Ljungkvist


Known for his graphic, colorful and quiet explorations of vernacular beauty, photographer Douglas Ljungkvist discusses his most recent project, Ocean Beach. This monograph depicts a unique place in the American landscape, with subtexts of time, memory and identity.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Author Reading | Richard Hoffman reads from his book Love and Fury


Richard Hoffman is interviewed by poet-essayist Phillip Lopate in a discussion of Hoffman's honest, self-scrutinizing memoir.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Theater | Shakespeare's As You Like It: An Outdoor Performance


New York Classical Theatre creates and reinvigorates audiences for the theatre by presenting free and accessible productions of popular classics and forgotten masterpieces in non-traditional public spaces throughout New York City.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Concert | Chester Gregory, Neo-Soul Vocalist


Currently on tour with Sister Act in the role he originated on Broadway, Chester Gregory is also known for acclaimed stage performances in Hairspray, Tarzan, and Dreamgirls, and for the title role in Chicago’s Black Ensemble Theater’s The Jackie Wilson Story. Bringing his talents to neo-soul and R&B, Gregory also displays his exciting vocals in recordings and concerts across the country.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:30 pm
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Park Walk | The Dark Side of the High Line Tour


The skeletal remains of the High Line’s elevated tracks set the perfect scene for a spooky evening. Join a journey to the creepier side of New York City’s most unique park. On this tour you’ll hear tales of the strange eccentric who lived below the tracks and saved them from demise, the curse of a West Side Cowboy who fell to his death from the elevated track, and the children who haunt the street formerly known as Death Avenue. If the moon hangs right perhaps you’ll witness the spectacle of a ghostly ship floating down the Hudson River; is it the long forgotten crew of Henry Hudson’s Half-Moon warning sailors not to go to sea? Or is it Captain Kidd protecting the treasure he buried on Liberty Island? Venture at your own risk through the dark side of High Line.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Tour | Manhattan Night Tour


New York is a skyscraper city and there is no better time to view Manhattan’s icons than after the sun sets and the lights go on. Fueled by competition and a dash of audacity, New York City is still producing one of mankind’s most remarkable skyline. NOTE: THIS TOUR SPENDS MUCH TIME INDOORS OR IN SUBWAYS AND GREAT FOR ALL WEATHER CONDITIONS.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Theater | Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing, with Tony Award Nominee Lily Rabe


Hamish Linklater and Lily Rabe return as the wise-cracking, would-be lovers Beatrice and Benedick in this beloved romantic comedy. The park becomes sun-drenched Sicily at the turn of the last century, where the heat of summer ignites the fevered passions of lovesick ladies in corsets and pining gentlemen spying from the verandah.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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