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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on March 8, 2018?

47 free events take place on Thursday, March 8 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 8 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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47 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Thursday, March 8, 2018

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Tour | Downtown Manhattan 3-Hour Tour


The 3-hour walking and subway tour covers the Financial District including Wall Street and the World Trade Center, SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown. These are neighborhoods that simply can’t be fully appreciated from a bus. There will be one or two opportunities to sample tasty treats.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:30 am
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Tour | Williamsburg Street Art Tour


Street art is visual art created in public locations, usually unsanctioned artwork executed outside of the context of traditional art venues. The term gained popularity during the graffiti art boom of the early 1980s and continues to be applied to subsequent incarnations. Stencil graffiti, wheat pasted poster art or sticker art, and street installation or sculpture are common forms of modern street art.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:45 am
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Workshop | Comedy Workshop


Comedy workshop presented by the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council: Improv, Sketch, Story Telling and more. Every Thursday in March.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:30 am
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Lecture | Ukrainian Women at War: The Successes and Challenges of the 'Invisible Battalion'


Recent events in Ukraine connected with the Euromaidan protests of 2013-2014, and, later, with the armed conflict in the eastern part of the country, brought changes into women’s lives and in their roles both in society and in their families. During these turbulent events, Ukrainian women managed to challenge traditional gender roles (as mothers and victims of conflict) and gained visibility and respect as revolutionaries and volunteers. When the so-called Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) started, women joined the front lines of the war in the Donbas as volunteers, journalists, medical staff, and military. But female fighters, as well as women in the Ukrainian army in general, encounter issues with gender discrimination and recognition. The results of the “Invisible Battalion” project (2016-2017) will be discussed via the roles of women’s participation in ATO and through their fight for equal rights and opportunities in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Speaker Tamara Martsenyuk holds a PhD in Sociology and her research interest focuses on the social structure of society and, particularly, on gender relations.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Classical Music | Bach at Noon


The keyboard works of Bach offered in 30-minute meditations. Bach at Noon concerts takes place Tuesdays through Fridays, from September 12, 2017 to May 23, 2018.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:20 pm
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Tour | You Say You Want a Revolution: Remembering the 60s: Guided Tour of the Exhibition


A docent-led tour of items on display, drawn exclusively from the Library’s collections, exploring the breadth and significance of this pivotal era. The tour last approximately 45 minutes and covers highlights of the show.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Dance Performance | Heidi Latsky Dance: On Display


We've always been taught not to stare; that if someone "different" catches our eye we’ve objectified them. Alternatively, should we possess a birthmark, a glorious height or a visible disability we risk being too noticeable, ostracized. In both scenarios, there is a limitation where one does not see beyond mere physical characteristics and the other cannot be anything but other. How can we create a safe space to really look? How can we nurture people to reveal who they are with fierceness and vulnerability and within the context of high art? This is On Display, a safe place where people have the time to engage with difference and those who are often ostracized are empowered through their own authenticity. A movement installation devised to disrupt public spaces with a meditative sculpture court of real people now reenters a traditional venue with the same energy of the outdoors. Heidi Latsky Dance will use this time to experiment with the multimedia aspects (film, projection, score) that enhance an audience’s perception of inclusion.
   New York City, NY; NYC
12:30 pm
Free

Gallery Talk | Vestiges and Verse: Notes from the Newfangled Epic: Guided Tour


A Closer-Look Tour led by museum gallery guides.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Workshop | Lunchtime Meditation


Take a mid-day pause to refresh your mind and re-establish your center in the midst of bustling city life. Meditation is a powerful tool to eliminate stress, to heal the body, mind, and brain, and to enhance your personal well-being and positive relationship with the world.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Concert | Rhapsodie, Blues and Chorale: Bartok, Ravel, Schumann


Program: Bartok’s Rhapsody No. 1, Sz. 86 Ravel’s Violin Sonata No. 2 Schumann’s Violin Sonata No. 2 in D minor, Op. 121 With: Magdalena Filipczak, Violin and Peter Frankl, Piano
   New York City, NY; NYC
1:00 pm
Free

Film | William Wyler's 6-Time Oscar Winner Mrs. Miniver (1942): British Resolve During World War II


Stars: Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Teresa Wright. A British family struggles to survive the first months of World War II. 134 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
1:00 pm
Free

Classical Music | In History's Shadow: Forgotten Female Virtuosi


A child prodigy. A brilliant performer championed by Haydn. An entertainer of tzars and kings. The stories are familiar, but the names are not: though Hélène Liebmann, Marianna von Auenbrugger, and Maria Szymanowska were celebrated in their day, history marginalized their music. Rediscover the dazzling works of these forgotten virtuosi. Passionately devoted to telling the forgotten stories of classical music, cellist Juliana Soltis tours the globe as both soloist and chamber musician. Acclaimed for her deeply affecting performances––"never did one think the heart could be so moved"––Juliana seeks to empower audiences to forge meaningful connections with historical music. www.julianasoltis.com Lauded for the "verve and vitality" of her interpretations, forte pianist Sylvia Berry performs domestically and abroad as chamber musician and soloist. A champion of historical keyboard instruments and keen scholar of music's sociological context, Sylvia is the founder of The Berry Collective: an ensemble playing works from Schobert to Schubert. www.sylviaberry.org Juliana Soltis, historical cello Sylvia Berry, fortepiano
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:15 pm
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Film | Henry Levin & George Sherman's The Bandit of Sherwood Forest (1945): Robin Hood Rides Again


Stars: Cornel Wilde, Anita Louise, Jill Esmond. The adventures of Robert of Nottingham, the son of Robin Hood. 86 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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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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2:00 pm
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Tour | Subway Art Tour


Many people think of the New York City subway as one of the largest, most efficient, if not the cleanest mass transit systems in the world. Few, however, think of it as the largest and longest art gallery on the planet. Well, they don't know what they are missing. This lively walking AND subway riding tour visits over a dozen subway stations to experience a selection of these striking often whimsical works that go largely unnoticed by the general public. Join this climate controlled subway and walking art tour. Along the way you'll learn about and become expert at navigating the (in)famous NYC subway system. There's also the invaluable opportunity to confer about your other sightseeing plans with the acclaimed Bronx born, vastly experienced licensed NYC tour guide, Darryl Reilly.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Screening | NBC's Rise: Advance Screening and Q&A


NBC’s heartwarming new drama Rise follows dedicated teacher Lou Mazzuchelli (Josh Radnor) as he revives his high school theater program. After the screening, hear from executive producers Jason Katims and Flody Suarez about creating this youth-driven series.
   New York City, NY; NYC
2:30 pm
Free

Play | In the Middle: A Workshop Production


As the rain pours down and the water keeps rising, a mother sits in a flooded basement, weeping. After her son is gunned down by police, Mary, a woman with a cracked past, finds herself paralyzed with grief. So her mother, sister, and daughter try to uplift and help her wade through the water, as she mourns. But when her tears begin to overflow, deep family secrets rise all around them. And once their painful past floats to the top, there's no telling who's going to drown. Written by Donja R. Love Directed by Saheem Ali
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Gallery Talk | Vestiges and Verse: Notes from the Newfangled Epic: A Curator's Tour


A tour of the current exhibition with Valérie Rousseau, Curator.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Tour | You Say You Want a Revolution: Remembering the 60s: Guided Tour of the Exhibition


A docent-led tour of items on display, drawn exclusively from the Library’s collections, exploring the breadth and significance of this pivotal era. The tour last approximately 45 minutes and covers highlights of the show.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:30 pm
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Lecture | Challenging the Liberal World Order: The Global South and the United Nations, 1955- 1981


A lecture by Alanna O’Malley of George Washington University.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Film | Reginald Hudlin's Marshall (2017): The Future Supreme Court Justice


Stars: Chadwick Boseman, Josh Gad, Kate Hudson. About a young Thurgood Marshall, the first African-American Supreme Court Justice, as he battles through one of his career-defining cases. 118 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Book Discussion | Morningside Heights Book Discussion Group: Citizen: An American Lyric


Discuss the book by Claudia Rankine.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:30 pm
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Talk | The Unspoken Criminalization of Trans/Gender Non-Conforming Communities


Over 10 million arrests take place annually across the country. These daunting statistics reflect a growing crisis in the United States – not of increasing violent crime, but of an ever-expanding web of criminalization. Beyond passage of criminal laws, criminalization represents a broader social and political process by which society determines which actions or behaviors will be punished by the State. The crisis of criminalization is dramatically intensifying in the current political climate, not just for black men, but also for trans/gender non-conforming communities.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:30 pm
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Opening Reception | Blackout: Prints by Hitoshi Fugo


The gallery's second solo exhibition of the prominent Japanese photographer Hitoshi Fugo. The exhibition features approximately thirty black-and-white gelatin silver prints out of the eighty that make up the series. Spanning from the early 1970s to the early 2000s, the series captures the subtle moments of the everyday passage of time - sprinklers watering an empty lawn, a paddle breaking the surface of water, flies fluttering around a bright light bulb, and sunlight illuminating part of a woman's face.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Intervention: Photographs by Rodrigo Valenzuela


The gallery's first exhibition of this 35-year-old Los Angeles-based artist. This exhibition will feature selected photographs from three recent bodies of work. Valenzuela takes a multi-disciplinary approach, incorporating photography, painting, video, and installations. His photographs depict immersive assemblages constructed in his studio using discarded objects such as tires, chains, aluminum siding, cinder blocks, and folding chairs.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Opening Reception | Kathy Acker: Who Wants to Be Human All the Time: A Group Exhibition


In 1974, 26-year-old Kathy Acker met the conceptual artist Alan Sondheim, and suggested a collaboration that would allow them to get to the bottom of their sexual attraction by exchanging “as much information about [themselves] as possible.” The result is Blue Tape, an hour-long, highly charged and confrontational truth-and-sex tape. It is remarkable for its braveness, as well as the insight it gives into a young Acker, about to find her voice on sexuality, intimacy, family, and power relations--all themes that consistently recur throughout her oeuvre. For this group exhibition, Blue Tape will be shown next to works by contemporary artists in dialog with Acker. With work by Kathy Acker, Ser Brandon-Castro Serpas, Celia Hempton, Beatrice Marchi, Bjarne Melgaard, Alan Sondheim, Diamond Stingily, Women’s History Museum
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Opening Reception | Screen Life: Prints by Marsha Cottrell


The exhibition will feature three unique large-scale platinum prints and an array of intimately-scaled works created with a computer and electrostatic laser printer.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | The Sky's the Limit: Paintings by Marsha Heller


In Heller’s solo exhibition, the viewer experiences her canvases of landscapes, skyscapes, intimate details of nature or its broad vistas, as acts of passion rendered through an artist’s discipline. It is this tension between discipline and passion—indeed, resonance and dissonance—which provides the images with power and delicacy in equal measure.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Forum | Expanded Sanctuary


xpanded Sanctuary is part of a series of events that explore the possibilities of sanctuary – as ideal, as theory, as practice, as historical proposition, as a vision of social justice for the present. Expanded Sanctuary will focus on the intersections between sanctuary and diverse social movements working against racism, hetero/sexism, violence and containment. What are the connections between immigration detention, deportation, dispossession, gender-based violence, homophobic/transphobic violence and the carceral state? Does sanctuary offer a vision of politics that can encompass diverse struggles and provide a basis for cross-movement coalitions? Speakers include: Ravi Ragbir (New Sanctuary Coalition) Janaé Bonsu (Black Youth Project 100) Angy Rivera (NYS Youth Leadership Council)
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Lecture | How to Listen with Novelist Daniel Alarcón


In 2010, with his second novel in shambles, Daniel Alarcón went to Lurigancho, Peru’s largest and most notorious prison, to cover the elections in Block 7. Quite unexpectedly, this freelance journalism assignment rescued his novel. Alarcón discusses the relationship between journalism, literature and oral history, and showing how interviews and lived experience can serve as the building blocks for different types of storytelling.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
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Classical Music | Mannes Sounds Festival 2018: A Musical Celebration of the International Women's Day


Program: SCHUMANN "Dichterliebe" for tenor and piano RHIM Kurze Waltzer for piano four hands BRAHMS Piano Quartet in C Minor, op. 60 Featuring Mannes students.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Classical Music | Student Viola Recital


Andrea Fortier, Viola
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Lecture | The Russian Revolution and Women's Liberation: Making the Soviet Gender Contract


A lecture by Elena Gapova (Sociology, University of Western Michigan).
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Discussion | Where in the World Have You Been? Visionary Director Julie Taymor Talks with Her First Fellows


A conversation with Julie Taymor and the first three recipients of the Julie Taymor World Theater Fellowship. In Japan, Zach Dorn experienced Karakuri's robotic puppet shows driven by waterwheels in a traditional form over three centuries old. Hector Flores Komatsu sought out the theatrical magic of Mexico's rural and indigineous communities. Jesca Prudencio explored the "outsider" in Thai folk puppetry, Japan's Noh drama, and Phillipine parades and festival. For this special Library program, they will talk with Julie Taymor and show video clips of their exploits as emerging directors in Japan, Mexico, Thailand, and the Phillipines.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
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Lecture | Cultural Flows Between Tehran and Dubai: New Resources and Inequalities


Amin Moghadam of Princeton University discusses his current research on spatial dynamics related to artistic practices and the circulation of artists and cultural entrepreneurs in several cities of the Middle East.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Concert | Women Building Châteaux in Early Modern France


Speaker Dr. Sophie Maríñez is an Associate Professor of French and Spanish at Borough of Manhattan Community College and the author of Mademoiselle de Montpensier: Writings, Châteaux, and Female Self-Construction in Early Modern France.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Discussion | Women Photographers of the African Diaspora


The inaugural and commemorative book MFON offers a global view of the impact of women photographers of African descent. MFON is named after Mmekutmfon "Mfon" Essien, an acclaimed Nigerian-boarn American photographer who died of breast cancer at age 34. The conversation will feature co-founders and award winning photographers Laylah Amatullah Barrayn and Adama Delphine Fawundu. Joining them are MFON photographers Fabiola Jean-Louis, Renee Cox, and Nona Faustine. MFON‘s deputy editor, Crystal Whaley will moderate.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Author Reading | Ian Buruma reads from his book A Tokyo Romance


When Ian Buruma arrived in Tokyo in 1975, Japan was little more than an idea in his mind, a fantasy of a distant land. A sensitive misfit in the world of his upper middleclass youth, what he longed for wasn’t so much the exotic as the raw, unfiltered humanity he had experienced in Japanese theater performances and films, witnessed in Amsterdam and Paris. One particular theater troupe, directed by a poet of runaways, outsiders, and eccentrics, was especially alluring, more than a little frightening, and completely unforgettable.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
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Author Reading | Janice Kaplan discusses her book How Luck Happens: Using the Science of Luck to Transform Work, Love, and Life


Bestselling author Janice Kaplan examines the phenomenon of luck—and discovers the exciting ways you can grab opportunities and make luck for yourself every day.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Open Mike | Muslims Unscripted: Courage


An open mike night showcasing the incredible talents of Muslims in the Big Apple, hosted by the Islamic Center of NYU's Professionals Group. If the first and second events last year are anything to go by, the evening promises to be filled with laughter, reflection and even a few tears as performers bring the event's theme "Hope" to life through spoken word, comedy, song, and more.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Author Reading | Robert Storr discusses his book Interviews on Art


As a museum curator, academic, editor and writer, Robert Storr has come into contact with the most important artists of our era. Over the years he has amassed a major body of interviews, collected here for the first time in a single volume. Interviews on Art includes over 60 fully illustrated discussions, conducted between 1981 and 2016, with some of the most renowned names in the art world.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Film | Züli Aladag's NSU: The Victims (2016): German Drama


In September 2000, 14-year-old Semiya is woken in her boarding school at 4am. Her father, Enver Simsek, has apparently had an accident. Only in the hospital does she learn that he’s in a coma after being shot eight times. He dies two days later. The police get to work, highly motivated to solve the case as quickly as possible. 95 min. In German with English subtitles.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Concert | Experimental Pop with Stephanie Chou


New York–based saxophonist, singer, and composer Stephanie Chou makes beautiful experimental pop by blending traditional Chinese music with elements of jazz, contemporary classical music, spoken word, folk, and the American singer-songwriter tradition. Among the music on tonight’s setlist, she’ll perform works from her latest album, Asymptote, which includes invigorating arrangements of Chinese classics such as "Kangding Love Song," "The Moon Represents My Heart," the tongue twister “Eating Grapes,” and a setting of one of Li Bai's most famous poems. Stephanie Chou: voice, saxophone Andy Lin: erhu, viola Vinnie Sperrazza: drums, percussion Isamu McGregor: piano
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Master Class | Robin McCabe, Pianist


Robin McCabe is with the University of Washington.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Classical Music | Works for Guitar and Piano


Program: Frederic Hand (b. 1947) Cantiga de Santa María (1994) Antonio José (1902-36) Sonata Agustín Castilla Ávila (b. 1974) Música Callada (2007) Miguel Llobet (1878-1938) Selection from Popular Catalan Songs Joaquín Rodrigo (1901-99) Concierto de Aranjuez Federico Díaz, guitar with Nora Bartosik, piano
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Comedy Club | Bodega Cat Comedy Show


Bodega Cat is a weekly comedy show brought to you by Kevin Seefried (202 Comedy Festival), Andy Ostroff (Jimmy Kimmel Live!), and Dane Hanson (Producer of Laughs on FOX). Live Stand-Up Comedy in New York City.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Concert | Faculty Recital: Wendy Richman, viola


Wendy Richman is a founding member of the New York-based International Contemporary Ensemble. With ICE and as soloist and chamber musician, she has performed at the Lincoln Center Festival, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Miller Theater, Mostly Mozart Festival, Park Avenue Armory, Phillips Collection, and international festivals in Berlin, Darmstadt, Helsinki, Hong Kong, Morelia, and Vienna. Dr. Richman has collaborated with fortepianist Malcolm Bilson, the Claremont Trio, and members of the Cleveland, Juilliard, and Takács Quartets.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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