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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on March 27, 2024?
50 free events take place on Wednesday, March 27 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 27 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.
Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on March 27, 2024?
50 free events take place on Wednesday, March 27 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 27 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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The quality and quantity of
free events,
free things to do
that happen in New York City
every day of the year
is truly amazing.
So don't miss the opportunities
that only New York provides:
stop wondering what to do;
start taking advantage of
free events to go to,
free things to do in NYC
today!
The quality and quantity of
free events,
free things to do
that happen in New York City
every day of the year
is truly amazing.
So don't miss the opportunities
that only New York provides:
stop wondering what to do;
start taking advantage of
free events to go to,
free things to do in NYC
today!
50 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Wednesday, March 27, 2024
All events are free unless otherwise noted.
Workshop | Boot Camp Workout
An early-morning core body Boot Camp. Rotations through exercises like crunches, planks, push-ups, burpees, and mountain climbers ensure a mixture of cardio and strength training that will keep you coming back, and seeing results. No equipment necessary; smiles and high fives welcome.
New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 am
Free
Free
Discussion | Curatorial Roundtable (online)
A talk with Magdalena Moskalewicz, chief curator at FRONT International: Cleveland Triennial for Contemporary Art. An art historian, author and editor, Moskalewicz has engaged in the revisionist rewriting of art histories and in exploring parallels between the postsocialist and postcolonial conditions through both academic publications and curatorial practice. Her scholarly research has focused on socialist modernism, neo-avantgardes, global exhibition histories and cultural policies, while her curatorial collaborations with living artists critically investigate particular histories, localities and identities with the goal of reshaping dominant narratives. She is interested in re-envisioning models of knowledge production, communication and display. The Curatorial Roundtable, an international forum for curators and institutional leaders to discuss formative and current projects, is hosted by Steven Henry Madoff, founding chair of the MA Curatorial Practice at the School of Visual Arts in New York City.
New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 am
Free
Free
Tour | 13 Tours, All City Neighborhoods, Any Time Of The Day, Choose One Tour Or Many
These free tours take place at various times during the day, all day long. You can make reservations for as many tours as your schedule allows.
SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown
Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn Heights + DUMBO
3 Hour Lower Manhattan
Harlem
Chelsea and the High Line
6 Hour Downtown Combined
Greenwich Village
Central Park
Lower Manhattan
Midtown Manhattan
Grand Central Terminal
Graffiti and Street Art Tours
World Trade Center
New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
Free
Free
Workshop | Learn Juggling in the Park
Get in a quick lesson, stay for the whole time, or just enjoy watching them put their skills to the test. They’re a friendly group and open to drop-ins, even if you catch them outside of the regular juggling lessons. All skill levels welcome. Equipment is provided.
New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
Free
Free
Poetry Reading | Lunchtime Readings
Readings by Cathy Park Hong and Claudia Rankine.
New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
Free
Free
Lecture | The Miraculous San Francisco Discovery of Ary Arkady Lochakov's Lost Art (online)
A presentation by San Francisco Standard journalist Julie Zigoris, who was the first (and only) to report this mysterious art find to the public, following the trail of breadcrumbs to make some incredible discoveries. One sunny May day in 2022—halfway around the world from Paris where the Jewish artist Ary Arkady Lochakov died of malnutrition in 1941—a miraculous discovery was made. Maintenance staff came upon 48 abandoned artworks in a waterside park, all of them carefully arranged as if they were meant to be discovered. 38 of the 48 artworks all had the same signature: Ary Arkady Lochakov. Port employees researched Lochakov to discover he was a member of the famed École de Paris and was featured in Hersh Fenster's essential book Our Martyred Artists.
New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
Free
Free
Tour | Tour of New York City Hall
One of the oldest continuously used City Halls in the nation that still houses its original governmental functions, New York's City Hall is considered one of the finest architectural achievements of its period. Constructed from 1803 to 1812, the building was an early expression of the City's cosmopolitanism. City Hall is a designated New York City landmark, and its rotunda is a designated interior landmark as well.
New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
Free
Free
Classical Music | Bach at Noon (In Person and Online)
Take a momentary respite from a busy day to enjoy a selection of organ works by Johann Sebastian Bach in an intimate venue.
New York City, NY; NYC
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12:20 pm
Free
Free
Discussion | Embracing Every Hue: Liberating Imposter Syndrome, Intersectionality, and Borders Through Storytelling (in-person and online)
Poets Kyle Liang, R.A. Villanueva, and Tiffany Troy will speak on how poetry specifically has been a form of true expression, excavation, and liberation through finding their respective voices.
New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
Free
Free
Talk | Your Past is My Present: Does Evoking Historical Analogies Change Public Opinion Regarding Foreign Policy? (in-person and online)
Seeking international support to counter Russia’s February 2022 invasion, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has publicly addressed foreign politicians and publics in several democratic nations. Media coverage paid special attention to his explicit use of historical analogies – comparing Ukraine’s current situation to salient historical events in the audience countries – to sway public opinion. Since public opinion can influence foreign policy decisions in democracies, this talk investigate whether evoking the audience country’s past effectively increases popular support for aiding Ukraine. They conducted survey experiments simultaneously in four countries where Zelensky delivered speeches rich in historical analogies – United Kingdom (WWII), United States (Pearl Harbor and 9/11), Germany and Israel (Holocaust). Speaker Anil Menon is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Merced.
New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
Free
Free
Workshop | Adult Chorus
Directed by Church Street School of Music, the chorus is open to all who love to sing. Learn contemporary and classic songs and perform at community events throughout the year.
New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
Free
Free
Discussion | Founder of the New York Theatre Ballet in Conversation with Dance Curator
Jane Pritchard and Diana Byer look at the early careers of Frederick Ashton, Antony Tudor and Agnes de Mille in the 1930s when they were based at the Mercury Theatre in London with performance, film and images. Their formative years training, choreographing and dancing together at Marie Rambert's Ballet Club set the stage for the groundbreaking work of their later years. Jane Pritchard is the Curator of Dance at the Victoria and Albert Museum. She previously served as Archivist for Rambert Dance Company and English National Ballet and created the Contemporary Dance Trust Archive. Diana Byer founded New York Theatre Ballet (NYTB) and NYTB School in 1979 and served as the company's Artistic Director until 2021, during which time they regularly performed dances by Ashton, Tudor and de Mille. Registration required.
New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
Free
Free
Jazz | Jazz Improv Ensembles
All instrumental students at the School of Jazz and Contemporary Music participate in small-group improvisation ensembles to foster individual musical creativity. Start Times: 1pm, 1:30pm, 2pm, 2:30pm
New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
Free
Free
Classical Music | Wednesdays at One: Percussion Ensemble
Percussion Ensemble; Daniel Druckman, Director. Program George Crumb (1929-2022), “Easter Dawning” from Kronos-Kryptos Lou Harrison (1917-2003), Song of Queztecoatl Lou Harrison (1917-2003), Fugue for Percussion Lou Harrison (1917-2003), Suite for Percussion Bob Becker (b. 1947), Mudra Artists share their talents with the community in these free, hour-long lunchtime concerts throughout the season.
New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
Free
Free
Lecture | Yiddish and Hebrew Little Magazines in the Weimar Republic (online)
In this talk, Barbara Mann will discuss the "little magazine," a staple of modernist Jewish culture which flourished in the Weimar Republic. The little magazine is a distinctively portable and collaborative genre, an appropriate venue for the migrant, cosmopolitan mix of Berlin’s interwar Jewish population. Each issue blended poetry, manifestos and visual arts to create a unique form of cultural expression. Mann will explore the publishing history of Yiddish and Hebrew little magazines, their content, physical features, and readership.
New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
Free
Free
Film | Barbie (2023) with Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, and More
Barbie and Ken are having the time of their lives in the colorful and seemingly perfect world of Barbie Land. However, when they get a chance to go to the real world, they soon discover the joys and perils of living among humans. Director: Greta Gerwig Cast: Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, America Ferrera, Kate McKinnon, Issa Rae, Rhea Perlman, Will Ferrell Margot Robbie is an Australian actress and producer. Known for her work in both blockbuster and independent films, she has received various awards and nominations, including nominations for two Academy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, and five British Academy Film Awards. Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2017 and she was ranked as one of the world's highest-paid actresses by Forbes in 2019. Ryan Gosling is a Canadian actor. Prominent in both independent film and major studio features of varying genres, his films have accrued a worldwide box office gross of over 1.9 billion USD. He has received various accolades, including a Golden Globe Award, and nominations for two Academy Awards and a BAFTA Award.
New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
Free
Free
Discussion | Artists for Change (online)
Photojournalists and musicians, witnesses to danger and chaos, use their art to shine a light on conflict around the globe. This panel allows us to hear the stories of International Affairs graduates blending their art with their graduate training as they work for global change. Join this online panel session to find out how The New School helped them prepare for their careers. Get answers to your questions about career choices. Speakers: Tomas Ayuso - Graduated MA 2011, Writer, Documentary Photojournalist Sofia Navarrete - Graduated MA 2022, Photographer, Creative Researcher Colin Dean - Graduated MA 2011, Musician, Union Organizer, Cultural Ambassador
New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
Free
Free
Workshop | Figure Drawing
Challenge your artistic skills by drawing the human figure. Each week a model will strike short and long poses for participants to draw. Artists/ educators will offer constructive suggestions and critique. Materials provided, and artists are encouraged to bring their own favorite media.
New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
Free
Free
Lecture | Psalms: From Joy to Sorrow, Singing Hallelujah (online)
Draw new meaning from the ancient words of Psalms. Psalms serve as the playlist of the Jewish people, offering deeply personal and honest poem-songs that resonate universally and spiritually. Join us in studying a curated selection of Psalms to explore their artistry and discover phrases and compositions that hold enduring meaning for you. There are 4 sessions: March 27, Introduction and Happiness: Psalm 1 April 3, Life as a Journey: Psalm 23 April 10, When Life is Hard: Psalm 44 and 121 April 17, Hallelujah: Psalm 145-150
New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
Free
Free
Book Discussion | Life Underground: Encounters With People Below the Streets of New York (in-person and online)
Terry Williams will be discussing his latest book which explores this society below the surface and the varieties of experience among unhoused people. Bringing together anecdotal material, field observations, photographs, transcribed conversations with residents, and excerpts from personal journals, Williams provides a vivid ethnographic portrait of individual people, day-to-day activities, and the social world of the underground and their engagement with the world above, which they call "topside." He shows how marginalized people strive to make a place for themselves amid neglect and isolation as they struggle for dignity. Featuring Williams's distinctive ethnographic eye and deep empathy for those on the margins, Life Underground shines a unique light on a vanished subterranean community.
New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
Free
Free
Classical Music | Piano Works by Beethoven and Brahms (In Person AND Online!)
Piano Performance Forum Recital. Program Beethoven (1770-1827), Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57 Brahms (1833-1897), Sonata No. 2 in F-sharp Minor, Op. 2 Beethoven (1770-1827), Sonata No. 4 in E-flat Major, Op. 7
New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
Free
Free
Lecture | Constructing a Corpus of Yiddish for Linguistic Analysis: Insights from Holocaust Survivor Testimonies (in-person and online)
Speaker: Chaya R. Nove (Brown University).
New York City, NY; NYC
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4:15 pm
Free
Free
Book Discussion | The Road to the City: Pain Writ Large and Small (in-person and online)
Gini Alhadeff on her translation of Natalia Ginzburg's magnificently stark book―within the smallness of one poor, muddled, provincial life, Natalia Ginzburg finds enormous pain and loss
New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
Free
Free
Lecture | The Balanced Body-Mind in Euripidean Tragedy and Hippocratic Medicine (in-person and online)
Theater and medicine begin with the body. Just as doctors read bodies for symptoms, so the audience reads performers for signs. In the late fifth-century Athens, both medical and theatrical texts describe the healthful body as one resting in a state of balance. A balanced body-mind results in a healthy and positive condition for the lives of citizens and their polis, and a lack of balance is problematic to their healthful function. However, while tragedy and medicine both investigate the connection between an inner state of balance and its outer manifestation through the schēma (figure, form), the genres use distinct terminology. Informed by theories of performance, this presentation will focus on Euripidean tragedy in particular to ask what, if any, relationship is there between the Hippocratics’ emphasis on the importance of metriotēs (balance) to physical health and Euripidean tragedy’s emphasis on the importance of sōphrosynē (balance) to moral health. A study of such terms as metriotēs, sōphrosynē, and schēma in Euripidean tragedy and the Hippocratic corpus may suggest the ways in which cultural values and perceptions of health influence and are influenced by embodied practices in theatre and medicine, thus offering a historical dimension to studies of the body in the field of performance studies. Speaker: Melinda Powers, John Jay College, CUNY
New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
Free
Free
Book Discussion | John Pai: Liquid Steel
An enlightening dive into the world of John Pai, exploring the stories behind his ongoing exhibition Eternal Moment and book John Pai: Liquid Steel published by Rizzoli. Don't miss this unique opportunity to meet the artist and gain insights into his creative process.
New York City, NY; NYC
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5:30 pm
Free
Free
Talk | 30 Years of Killer Films
Welcome Academy Award-nominated producer, Christine Vachon. Vachon's oeuvre includes such critically acclaimed films as Past Lives, Carol, May December, and Far From Heaven. Vachon is an Independent Spirit Award and Gotham Award winner who co-founded powerhouse Killer Films with partner Pamela Koffler in 1995. Over three decades, they have produced more than 100 films, including some of the most celebrated and important American independent features.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
Free
Free
Book Discussion | H Is for Hope: Climate Change from A to Z
A conversation with Pulitzer Prize-winning author and New Yorker writer Elizabeth Kolbert and acclaimed illustrator Wesley Allsbrook, who have collaborated on Kolbert's new collection of climate change reporting.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
Free
Free
Book Discussion | Thieving Sun: Tragic Youthful Relationship
Monica Datta celebrates the launch of her searing debut novel, a meditation on art, grief, debt, suicide, loss, and the danger of being alive. The tragic aftermath of a youthful relationship years after its end brings the life of a mourning woman in New York--and the pursuit of art--into stark relief.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
Free
Free
Discussion | A Candid Conversation on Ballet
Host of Person Place Thing Randy Cohen has a candid conversation with Eduardo Vilaro, Artistic Director and CEO of Ballet Hispánico about a person, a place, and a thing they find meaningful. The episode will also feature music performed by Ahmed Alom.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
Free
Free
Discussion | Innovations in AI and Higher Education (in-person and online)
Authors Reid Hoffman and Nicholas B. Dirks in conversation about innovations in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and in Higher Education—including the potential of AI, especially the powerful large language models like GPT-4, in shaping the future of education, business, and creativity.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
Free
Free
Talk | Poetry and Translation
A reading with poet and translator, Mujib Mehrdad, as he sits down with esteemed faculty member, Val Vinokur, to discuss his latest work. Mujib Mehrdad is the author of several poetry collections, including Gladiators Are Still Dying, which won the 2007 Afghan Civil Society’s literature contest, and Dolphin’s Alley, which won the Ahmad Shamlou Poetry Award in 2021.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
Free
Free
6:00 pm
Free
Free
Book Discussion | The Persian Prince: The Rise and Resurrection of an Imperial Archetype (in-person and online)
With its title borrowed from Machiavelli, The Persian Prince goes far beyond Machiavelli's wildest imagination as to how to rule the world. Hamid Dabashi articulates a bold new idea of the Persian Prince—a metaphor of political authority, a figurative ideal deeply rooted in the collective memories of multiple nations, and a literary construct that connected Muslim empires across time and space and continues to inform political debate today.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:15 pm
Free
Free
Book Discussion | 2024 Science + Literature Ceremony
This event celebrates the three remarkable 2024 Science + Literature selected titles in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry: The Bathysphere Book: Effects of the Luminous Ocean Depths, The Glass Constellation: New and Collected Poems, and Digging Stars. The program will feature readings and conversation with authors Brad Fox, Arthur Sze, and Novuyo Rosa Tshuma. Hosted by Emily Raboteau, author of Lessons for Survival.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
Free
Free
Book Discussion | All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me
A fascinating, revelatory portrait of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and its treasures by a former New Yorker staffer who spent a decade as a museum guard. Millions of people climb the grand marble staircase to visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art every year. But only a select few have unrestricted access to every nook and cranny. They’re the guards who roam unobtrusively in dark blue suits, keeping a watchful eye on the two million square foot treasure house. Caught up in his glamorous fledgling career at The New Yorker, Patrick Bringley never thought he’d be one of them. Then his older brother was diagnosed with fatal cancer and he found himself needing to escape the mundane clamor of daily life. So he quit The New Yorker and sought solace in the most beautiful place he knew. To his surprise and the reader’s delight, this temporary refuge becomes Bringley’s home away from home for a decade. We follow him as he guards delicate treasures from Egypt to Rome, strolls the labyrinths beneath the galleries, wears out nine pairs of company shoes, and marvels at the beautiful works in his care. Bringley enters the museum as a ghost, silent and almost invisible, but soon finds his voice and his tribe: the artworks and their creators and the lively subculture of museum guards—a gorgeous mosaic of artists, musicians, blue-collar stalwarts, immigrants, cutups, and dreamers. As his bonds with his colleagues and the art grow, he comes to understand how fortunate he is to be walled off in this little world, and how much it resembles the best aspects of the larger world to which he gradually, gratefully returns.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
Free
Free
Book Discussion | On Your Feet: Fighting France's Far Right
How, in a time of vibrant need, do you surface what is repressed societally — lodged in the political unconscious? By translating it, Jacqueline Feldman has found. Combining fiction in translation, travelogue, essay, the postcard, and a scholarly monograph, On Your Feet tells the story of a provincial city’s victory over the far-right figure, Marine Le Pen. It is the story of a cat-owning local poet’s valiant resistance and of a US woman — let us say an American girl — making her own, Joan-of-Arc-like entrance into the fray. This novel in translations slows time to take, with precision, the imprint of a moment in French and world history. It was a moment when fascist speech could be distinguished, still, from the great mass, separated out — leaving the moment, like the language, open to intervention. Making contributions to the theory and practice of translation, which has been considered an applied linguistics, On Your Feet is a searching theorization of the politics of literature. What it offers, to readers of both languages or either, is a new kind of applied literature. Features a story by Nathalie Quintane.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
$5
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Film | Return Sasyk to the Sea (2022): A Soviet Eco-Disaster
Soviet irrigation projects in Southern Ukraine created a slow eco-disaster that has pitted eco-activists against poachers and corrupt officials. Director: Andrea Odezynska 59 min. Followed by a discussion with the director
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
Free
Free
Film | The Zone of Interest (2023): Nazi's Dream Life Next to Auschwitz
Auschwitz commandant Rudolf H?ss and his wife Hedwig strive to build a dream life for their family in a house and garden beside the camp. Director: Jonathan Glazer Stars: Christian Friedel, Sandra H?ller, Johann Karthaus 105 min. Followed by a discussion with Prof. Fabien Theofilakis
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
Free
Free
Discussion | Adventures in Italian Opera: Met Soprano Angel Blue
The sixth Adventure in Italian Opera with Fred Plotkin of this season features soprano Angel Blue, who is enjoying a busy season at The Metropolitan Opera, singing the roles of Micaela in Bizet's Carmen, as well as the roles of Magda and Liu in Puccini's La rondine and Turandot, respectively.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
Free
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Discussion | Artists in Conversation: Out in the (Photographic) Field
A conversation between artists John Miller and Anna Ostoya, who will each discuss one series from their photographic bodies of work. Miller’s Middle of the Day (1994-ongoing) series consists of photographs with simple parameters: All images must be produced between the hours of noon and 2pm. These photos act not only as travelogue snapshots, but also investigate a time where there is a momentary break in the day’s labor. Miller writes: “Subjectively, I find this time of day to be the most depressing, but my response may not be entirely personal or arbitrary. This is also the time of day when most people need a break, need to eat and so forth—despite the expectation that the hours designated for productive activity be used in the most ‘efficient’ way possible. Here, in other words, the work ethic collides directly with the physical limits of the human body. […] What I am interested in, then, is documenting something intangible, something invisible and something that might only attach itself to an image after it has been placed in a system: the problem of valuation.” Anna Ostoya’s Memorabilia (2021-ongoing) series is comprised of found images, mainly drawn from current news media. Each is placed in juxtaposition by the artist and mounted on a 3x6 inch panel with painted edges. Ostoya’s positioning mimics the form of stereoscopic photography and results in a process she calls “pseudomorphic,” nodding to the philosopher Oswald Spengler, to describe how preceding media and culture influence the form and shape of young, emergent culture. Ostoya writes, “They are a reflection of what the media delivers to us in this particular part of the world, and also what is being delivered by algorithms and search engines to my devices. It’s an open question whether they’ll succeed or fail to register the same kinds of meanings in the future.” The works present an immediate dialectic between increasingly polarized worldviews, as well as upheavals of the historic past alongside current events.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
Free
Free
Screening | Hulu's We Were the Lucky Ones: First Episode Screening and Cast Discussion
Based on Georgia Hunter's New York Times bestselling novel, the television adaptation of We Were the Lucky Ones is a limited series inspired by the incredible true story of one Jewish family separated at the start of WWII. The series follows them across continents as they do everything in their power to survive, and to reunite. We Were the Lucky Ones demonstrates how in the face of the twentieth century's darkest moment, the human spirit can endure and even thrive. The series is a tribute to the triumph of hope and love against all odds. Panelists: Thomas Kail, Series Director and Executive Producer Joey King, Halina Kurc Logan Lerman, Addy Kurc Georgia Hunter, Author and Co-Executive Producer Erica Lipez, Showrunner, Writer, and Executive Producer Moderated by SiriusXM's Jessica Shaw
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
Free
Free
Lecture | The Artists of Coenties Slip (in-person and online)
In the 1950s and ’60s, Coenties Slip—an obscure little street at the lower tip of Manhattan overlooking the East River—was home to several extraordinary, then-struggling artists: Robert Indiana, Ellsworth Kelly, Agnes Martin, James Rosenquist, Delphine Seyrig, Lenore Tawney, and Jack Youngerman. For just over a decade, this street of dilapidated sail-making lofts and maritime warehouses would serve as the unlikely site of eclectic and influential works of art and spark a singular moment of community and creativity. In the group biography The Slip, Prudence Peiffer pays homage to the locale that inspired this singular group of artists and changed the course of American art. This talk will explore the long history of one of the oldest streets in New York, the work that these artists made at the Slip from the wreckage of the city’s many former lives, and how we are shaped by our environment and how it in turn shapes our work. Speaker Prudence Peiffer is an art historian, writer, and editor, specializing in modern and contemporary art.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
Free
Free
Workshop | Wednesday Evening Yoga
Instructor Margaret Tobin leads an hour-long session for all those who would like to bring attention to their body. Open to all levels.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
Free
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Book Discussion | Dear Elia: Letters from the Asian American Abyss
Author Mimi Khúc revolutionizes how we understand mental health. Khúc traces the contemporary Asian American mental health crisis from the university into the maw of the COVID-19 pandemic, reenvisioning mental health through a pedagogy of unwellness—the recognition that we are all differentially unwell. In an intimate series of letters, she bears witness to Asian American unwellness up close and invites readers to recognize in it the shapes and sources of their own unwellness.
New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
Free
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Staged Reading | Maisie: New Father Blues
In Darrill Rosen's play, Darrill and his wife are trying to conceive. On his journey to understand his terror and take his place in the line of fathers, Darrill communes with his ancestry and demons and guides, all existing in a world of trauma, survival, music, love and artistry.
New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Talk | A Talk on Tibetan Buddhism
Drupon Chongwol-La gives a lecture on the fundamentals of Tibetan Buddhism. Chongwol-la is a sought after teacher for many Tibetan students in Korea, Brazil America and many other places in the world. He will talk about the fundamental ideas and practices of Tibetan tantric yoga traditions. Learn it straight from the source.
New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Discussion | Hillary Rodham Clinton Takes the Stage (In Person AND Online)
ADVANCE REGISTRATION REQUIRED The former Secretary of State, U.S. Senator, and First Lady takes the stage for a candid and in-depth conversation. Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton has remained a key figure in electoral politics, including founding Onward Together, which advances progressive values and encourages people to organize, get involved, and run for office. She is the author of ten best-selling books, including a mystery novel co-written with Louise Penny and two books co-written with her daughter, Chelsea. She is the host of the podcast, You and Me Both, in which she is joined by guests who fascinate her in order to tackle the topics that shape our lives, from faith and family to cooking and literature. Secretary Clinton will discuss books, politics, and much more.
New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Discussion | The Future of Digital Art: Current Trends and New Horizons (online)
An evening of discussion between the co-founder of ACE ComicCon and contemporary artist, Gareb Shamus and the Manager of Digital Art Sales at Christie’s, Sebastian Sanchez, moderated by art historian and technologist, Professor Emily L. Spratt. Together they will explore trends in the digital art scene, NFTs and their impact on industry, the importance of the community in the creative sector, and their expectations of art and emerging technologies in 2024 and beyond.
New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Performance | Lifting the Ground Up [iter.02] The Interlude: Performance Art
Rena Anakwe's Lifting the Ground Up [iter.02] The Interlude is a public performance art ritual inspired by the element of earth and in honor of the communities of San Juan Hill, incorporating sound, visuals, plants, and scent. This evening includes the world premiere of the short film Hands, co-directed with Imani Dennison, documenting the fall communal planting ritual that commenced this phase of Lifting the Ground Up, along with a sound healing circle featuring artists/performers: Rena Anakwe, Akeema-Zane, GENG, Jonathan Gonz?lez, and JWords.
New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Classical Music | Works for Clarinet and Piano
Charles Neidich, clarinet; Ayako Oshima Neidich, clarinet; Mohamed Shams, piano. Program Alice Mary Smith (1839-1884), Sonata for Clarinet and Piano Ursula Mamlok (1923-2016), Aphorisms II Joan Tower (b. 1938), Fantasy (…those harbor lights) Dorothy Rudd Moore (1940-2022), Night Fantasy Keiko Fujiie (b. 1963), Menin aeide, thea Julia Perry (1924-1979), Serenity Ethel Smyth (1858-1944), Sonata for Violin and Piano in A Minor, Op. 7
New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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