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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on March 28, 2014?

49 free events take place on Friday, March 28 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 March 28 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 March . 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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49 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Friday, March 28, 2014

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free events nyc The Promises and Critiques of Capitalism: Changing Discourses Since the 18th Century
free events nyc Pianist Avener Arad performs Bach's The Goldberg Variations
free events nyc The Mannes Orchestra performs works by Bartók, Shostakovich and Rachmaninov
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Conference | Hacking the Quantified Self


Join this bringing together of developers, designers and healthcare practitioners to hack the quantified self! Attendees will be exposed to new open source software packages that promise to change the way we connect with our own personal health information. Developers from all projects will be on-hand to answer questions and assist in development ideas.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 am
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Colloquium | Shakespeare’s Globe: The 9th Annual Liberal Studies Colloquium


Shakespeare’s Globe commemorates the 450th anniversary of Shakespeare’s birth and will explore the reception of his plays in world cultures as a way of deepening our understanding of the processes of globalization. Keynote by Alexander Huang: “Brave New World From from Shakespeare’s Globe to Global Shakespeare.”
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:30 am
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Tour | All-in-One Downtown Tour


This tour utilizes your feet and the New York City Subway* to transport you from Lower Manhattan, the birthplace of New York, through Wall St and the Financial District, Greenwich Village, SoHo, Chinatown and Midtown Manhattan. There will be ample opportunities for memorable pictures. You'll get the chance to savor NY's best pizza and cannoli and other treats, learn how to play NY handball, maybe bargain with a shopkeeper in Chinatown, observe a game of street chess in Greenwich Village, people watch and window shop in SoHo, and kick back on the Highline Park. Along the way, you'll master the subway and learn about New York's Finest!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Tour | Central Park Photography Tour


Ready, set, shoot! Whether you possess a professional camera or an Iphone, join a Central Park Photography Tour like no other. Two professionals will guide you around Central Park’s most scenic spots. A licensed guide will explain all there’s to know about your surroundings. A gifted and talented photographer will educate you on how to make your trip memorable and improve your photography. These two-in-one tours are fun for all ages, camera type, and levels of photography.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 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: 10:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Conference | For the Public Good


Education. Healthcare. Policing. The environment. The primary facets of public life are often segmented into separate issues. While powerful social movements have developed around each of these topics, many structural forces cut across such tidy (and false) boundaries and create ripples far beyond any one agency, nonprofit, or area of study. Crafting a society built on shared responsibilities that truly addresses injustice and incorporates diverse perspectives demands a wider lens. This conference, the culmination of two multi-year multidisciplinary projects, brings together writers, activists, and scholars to reflect on approaches to reshaping our social infrastructure to support us all. Ta- Nehisi Coates, senior editor at The Atlantic, delivers the keynote address.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Tour | Lower Manhattan Tour


It is here, as much as anywhere, where American history started. It's where the first US Congress assembled and produced the Bill of Rights and where President George Washington took his first oath of office. It's here where the world's most important stock exchange and one of the most famous bridges stand. And it is here where an unspeakable tragedy took place and where a rebirth is underway.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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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 | 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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Park Walk | North Woods Tour


View tumbling cascades, rustic bridges, and picturesque pools in the "Manhattan Adirondacks." Route involves many hills and stairs. 75-minutes.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Concert | Bach at Noon


The keyboard works of Bach offered in 30-minute meditations by Patrick Allen, organist and master of choristers, and Phillip Lamb, organ scholar.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:20 pm
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Tour | Grand Central and Its Neighborhood Tour


Discover architecture and social history of Grand Central neighborhood; learn secrets of Whispering Gallery in Grand Central Terminal; gaze upon hubcaps and roadsters on side of Chrysler Building; discover favorite Midtown Manhattan hangout of Mercury, Hercules, and Minerva; learn why Pershing Square isn’t really square; visit original Lincoln Memorial by Daniel Chester French. Award-winning tour led by urban explorer, historian, and storyteller Justin Ferate.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Film | Bill Condon's The Fifth Estate (2013): Wikileaks Story


Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch, Daniel Brühl, Laura Linney. This thriller charts the creation of WikiLeaks by the ambitious and arguably ethically dubious Julian Assange. 128 min.
   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.
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Dance Performance | Open Studios


With Souleymane Badolo and Reggie Wilson. Badolo’s history is an exploration of a previous work entitled BENON, which comments on the destructive effects plastic has on the natural environment of his homeland country Burkina Faso, while also delving into the essential nature of food, sharing, and giving thanks during the harvest. Wilson’s Moses(es) examines the many representations of Moses in texts and explores how we lead and why we follow. Inspired by Zora Neale Hurston’s retelling in Moses, Man of the Mountain, Wilson traveled to the holy lands Israel, Egypt, Turkey, and Mali to explore the migration of African people throughout the world.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Film | Rawson Marshall Thuber's We're The Millers (2013): But They're Really Not


Starring Jennifer Aniston, Jason Sudeikis, Ed Helms. David is a pot dealer in need of a fake family to use as a cover story in order to smuggle drugs from Mexico into the U.S. 110 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
1:00 pm
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Film | Richard Weise's Harold of Orange (1984): Comedic Short Film


The beloved comedian Charlie Hill (1951-2013) plays an Anishinaabe trickster extraordinaire who knows how to fund his latest project, a chain of “pinch-bean” coffeehouses to be built on reservations around the world. 35 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Tour | US Customs House Building Tour


A Museum Ambassador provides a 45-minute in-depth look at the unique architecture and design of the Alexander Hamilton Customs House.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Tour | Greenwich Village Neighborhood Tour


Greenwich Village is among Manhattan's most desirable and expensive residential neighborhoods. It's history, however, betrays it's monied status. The Village, with it's quiet, shaded streets, lined with lovely brick and brownstone townhouses, was once the incubating ground of artistic, social and political movements that have helped shape US history. From the Beats to the Folk Movement, from workers rights to gay rights, the Village has often been the center of it all.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Film | Rouben Mamoulian's Queen Christina (1933): Garbo Holds Court Fact-Based Racing Drama


Stars Greta Garbo, John Gilbert, Ian Keith. Queen Christina of Sweden is a popular monarch who is loyal to her country. However, when she falls in love with a Spanish envoy, she must choose between the throne and the man she loves. 100 Minutes
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Film | Richard Weise's Harold of Orange (1984): Comedic Short Film


The beloved comedian Charlie Hill (1951-2013) plays an Anishinaabe trickster extraordinaire who knows how to fund his latest project, a chain of “pinch-bean” coffeehouses to be built on reservations around the world. 35 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Tour | US Customs House Building Tour


A Museum Ambassador provides a 45-minute in-depth look at the unique architecture and design of the Alexander Hamilton Customs House.
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3:00 pm
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Discussion | The Promises and Critiques of Capitalism: Changing Discourses Since the 18th Century


A discussion with Jurgen Kocka, Professor Emeritus of History, Free University of Berlin.
   New York City, NY; NYC
3:30 pm
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Concert | Pianist Avener Arad performs Bach's The Goldberg Variations


The Israeli pianist received the Sharett Scholarship from the America-Israel Cultural Foundation; then was a pupil of Barry Snyder at the Eastman School of Music. He graduated from the Curtis Institute as a pupil of Seymour Lipkin, and received his Master’s degree from the Juilliard School of Music in New York City, where he studied with the late Rudolf Firkušný and Emanuel Ax. Arad was a participant in the Steans Institute for Young Artists at the Ravinia Festival in 1994 and 1995 and has returned each subsequent summer as a collaborating pianist in the program. He was a recipient of Carnegie Hall’s 1998 Distinctive Debuts Award.
   New York City, NY; NYC
3:35 pm
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Concert | College Recitals


4:00 PM - 5:30 PM Wei Quan, Accompanying 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM Hannah Deblock, Voice 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM Kimberly Ledone, Voice 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM Allison Nicholas, Soprano 9:00 PM - 10:30 PM Jai Sun Song, Piano 9:00 PM - 10:30 PM Yilong Li, Voice
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4:00 pm
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Concert | College Violin and Viola Recitals


4p Charlotte E. Steiner, Viola 6p Deborah Song, Violin 8p Fabiola Kim, Violin
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Concert | College Voice Recital


Sean Christensen, tenor. Experience the freshness and excitement of a solo performance by a gifted young artist - a uniquely rewarding experience for music lovers. The program for this event is TBA.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Talk | Filmmakers Tom and Matt Berninger talk about Mistaken for Strangers


Michael Moore called Mistaken for Strangers “one of the best documentaries about a band that I’ve ever seen.” When Matt, the lead singer of the rock band The National asks his younger brother, Tom, a loveable slacker and filmmaker, to join his band’s biggest tour yet as a roadie, he was unaware of Tom’s plan to film the entire adventure. What starts as a rock documentary quickly becomes a crowd-pleasing journey about family, ambition, and the creative process.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Park Walk | The High Line Tour


The area around the High Line Park was a vital business district of New York City, supplying fresh fruits, French Cheeses and Russian caviar as well as fresh meats to City markets. The hustle and bustle of the streets induced the City to elevate the railroad trains delivering goods to the commercial buildings. When interstate truck traffic made the railway outdated, it fell into ruin, only to be regenerated as a park.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Discussion | Write Relationships: Authors, Editors and Agents


A panel discussion with Adelle Waldman (“The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P.”) and her agent, Elyse Cheney (Cheney Literary Associates); and Fiona Maazel (“Woke Up Lonely”) and her editor, Fiona McCrae (Graywolf Press). Co-sponsored with the Women’s National Book Association, this event is moderated by WNBA board member Harriet Shenkman.
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Concert | 3 Folk Music Acts


5:30 Greg Schroeder - Vintage country blues 6:05 Steven Hall - Folk songwriter 6:40 Paul Weinfield - Folk-rock storytelling
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:30 pm
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Concert | College Violin and Viola Recitals


6p Isabel Ong, Violin 8p Tegen Davidge, Viola
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6:00 pm
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Talk | Design Talk: Kate Moross


London-based art director and illustrator Kate Moross is an energetic artist who likes three-sided shapes and typography. Educated at the Camberwell School of Art, she’s worked prolifically for Adidas, Nike, Kiehl’s, “Vogue,” and “Wired,” among others. Join Kate as she talks about opening her own studio, her first book, “Make Your Own Luck,” published by Prestel this month, and her work for musicians like Disclosure, Sam Smith, Banks, and Jessie Ware.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Staged Reading | Play Reading: The Convent of Pleasure by Margaret Cavendish


Lady Happy "incloisters" herself with twenty virtuous virgins and widows to devote themselves to pleasure. They create a single female-only utopia - lavishly designed and eco-friendly - resisting the entreaties from their male suitors and curious married sisters. Written in exile during the English Civil War, and first published in 1668, The Convent of Pleasure captures the spirit of the best romantic comedies of the Restoration era, but also takes radical liberties with dramatic form.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:30 pm
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Lecture | What’s Sex Got to Do with It?


Recently an intense debate erupted in the print media and the blogosphere focusing on sex and sexism in the gaming culture. This discussion focused on the one-sided nature in which sex is portrayed in video games and its objectification of women. “Sex including feelings” is widely missing from all game genres. Instead there exists the strange mixture of sexy-looking women on the one hand and an absence of sex in computer games on the other. The panelists, including current game designer-in-residence, Lea Schönfelder, will discuss these phenomena as well as their personal thoughts on the representation of sex in video games.
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6:30 pm
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Discussion | Authors Veronica Gonzalez Pena and Kate Zambreno in Conversation


The esteemed writers come together for a conversation that they're calling "huge and vague" in scope. Given the theme of "women's history month" as starting point, they will take us through a fascinating, informative, unpredictable evening - guaranteeing that "women's history" will stay in our thoughts and conversations year-round.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Concert | Faculty Recital: Laura Kay, Soprano


A concert by faculty member Laura Kay, soprano, with Isabel Fairbanks, cello, and Zach Mo, piano. The program highlights controversial and misrepresented women throughout history in honor of Women’s History Month. Reception to follow.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Screening | From Armenia to New York: Five Short Films


Screenings and discussion of five short films by up-and-coming Armenian filmmakers: Ophelia Harutyunyan, Jesse Soursourian, Viktorya Aleksanyan, Eric Shahinian, and Anahid Yahjian. Followed by a Q&A with the directors moderated by Raffi Asdourian (A&E, Sundance Channel).
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Author Reading | Robert Hofler reads from his book Sexplosion: From Andy Warhol to A Clockwork Orange


After the sexual revolution came the sexual explosion. The six years between 1968 and 1973 saw more sexual taboos challenged than ever before. Film, literature, and theater simultaneously broke through barriers previously unimagined, giving birth to what we still consider to be the height of sexual expression in our pop culture.
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Discussion | Rock and Roll: An Infantile Business


Wesley Stace (Wonderkid) joins Walter Martin (The Walkmen) for songs and conversation.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Discussion | The Muse's Voice:
 A Celebration of Women Composers


Gail Archer, director of the music program, moderates a discussion about the rewards and challenges of composing and staging performances of new music by women. Alla Borzova is a composer whose music has been frequently commissioned and performed internationally. Among her many compositions are the song cycle Merry Hour, The Ballad of Barnarby, When the Wind is Blowing, and the one-act comic opera, The Wedding Gift of Pirate Granny. Justine Chen, whose work blends “popular dance rhythms into the kind of propulsive, emotionally resonant score that choreographers tend to dream of,” is the composer of the operas The Maiden Tower and Jeanne. Judith Sainte Croix writes chamber, solo, and electronic pieces, including Vision V, How Music Came to Earth, and a new opera The Vine of the Soul. Join us for a candid discussion about women in music with three extraordinary women who make it.
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Author Reading | Michael Veal discusses his book Tony Allen: An Autobiography of the Master Drummer of Afrobeat


The autobiography of legendary Nigerian drummer Tony Allen, the rhythmic engine of Fela Kuti's Afrobeat. Conversational, inviting, and packed with telling anecdotes, Allen's memoir is based on hundreds of hours of interviews with the musician and scholar Michael E. Veal.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Performance | Mental and Comedy: A Night of Magic


Featuring Jerry Wiesenberg, Rene Clement, Kamarr, Tom Dominkiewich, Jim Stranges, Ted Lee, and Frank Reyes.
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7:45 pm
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Concert | Beyond the Machine: The Eye Ear Collaboration


New Works by Elizabeth Derham, Sam Jones, and Molly Joyce performed by the school's Electric Ensemble. Original scores by Reuben Allen, Yuri Boguinia, Andrew Clausen, Jordan James, Lauren Klein, Sayo Kosugi, Katerina Kramarchuk, Gabriel Medina, Nathan Prillaman, Kenneth Rodriquez, and Kei Sugiyama. Films presented in association with Eicar - The International Film and Television Film School, Met Film School, and Florida State College of Motion Picture Arts.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Concert | College Piano Recital


Mina Koike, piano. Experience the freshness and excitement of a solo performance by a gifted young artist - a uniquely rewarding experience for music lovers. The program for this event is TBA.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Concert | College Voice Recital


Zhiguang Hong, Bass-Baritone. Experience the freshness and excitement of a solo performance by a gifted young artist - a uniquely rewarding experience for music lovers. The program for this event is TBA.
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Lecture | Our Hungry Black Hole: Feeding Time for the Milky Way - Plus Stargazing


A lecture by graduate student Yuan Li. Astronomers have recently discovered a gas cloud, named G2, heading towards the super-massive black hole in the center of our Milky Way galaxy. G2 is predicted to make its closest approach to the black hole this spring. Will the black hole completely devour G2? What do astronomers hope to learn from this event? This is a FREE lecture followed by guided star-gazing with telescopes (weather permitting).
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Party | Spain Fresh Fest Opening Party


***PLEASE NOTE: THIS EVENT IS NOW FULL.*** SPAIN FRESH FEST is a multidisciplinary program of events. The program introduces Spanish artists that meet “Fresh Culture” principles: young and vibrant; awarded and exhibited (Spain or Europe); GLOBAL and LOCAL. Sergio Pérez (co-producer and collaborator of El Guincho) and Luciana Della Villa (ex-member of riot girl-inspired Bcore trio, Sibyl Vane) have, for over a decade now, been part Barcelona’s musical landscape with their band SVPER. Pau Soler, aka Sau Poler is a young musician and producer from Badalona, a town on the outskirts of Barcelona, which in less than a year, and has positioned itself as one of the brightest talents to follow in the field of national electronics.
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Concert | The Mannes Orchestra performs works by Bartók, Shostakovich and Rachmaninov


Program: Dmitri Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, op. 77 Béla Bartók: Viola Concerto Sergei Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances
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8:00 pm
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