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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on May 8, 2010?

54 free events take place on Saturday, May 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 May 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 May . 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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54 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Saturday, May 8, 2010

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Workshop | 2010 Livable Neighborhoods Program Training Session


The annual program provides New Yorkers with the knowledge, tools and guidance needed to strengthen decision-making within neighborhoods, and transform local visioning into effective planning. Topics covered during the training will include economic development, community organizing, historic preservation, sustainability, zoning, affordable housing, and more. Attendees at the full-day session will learn concrete steps to make positive transformations in their neighborhoods. Participants receive access to a community planning toolkit, as well as access to a web-based network for ongoing support and discussion, and additional resources. Event speakers and discussion facilitators come from community-based and advocacy organizations, as well as government and academic institutions. They include: Anthony Borelli from the office of Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer; Wendy Fleischer of the Pratt Center for Community Development, Yolanda Gonzalez from Nos Quedamos/We Stay; Betty Mackintosh, New York Department of City Planning; and Mary Beth Betts from the Landmarks Preservation Commission.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:30 am
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Park Walk | Bridges & Waterways Of New York's Central Park Walk


This moderately paced adventure will take you under, over, around and through many of the amazing architectural wonders of Central Park (arches, bridges and waterways). Begin the journey at the southwest tip of Central Park South and zigzag our way up the eastern half of Central Park to The Harlem Meer at 110th St. Then circle back along the western half of the park and finish at Columbus Circle. Rain or shine.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 am
$3

Conference | Foreshadowing the Present: The Legacies of Theodor Reik


The National Psychological Association for Psychoanalysis, founded by Theodor Reik in 1948, is sponsoring this event which is devoted to exploring the impact of Reik’s work on the current state of diverse psychoanalytic theories, and their major controversies. Participants include doctors Otto Kernberg, Harold Blum, Martin Bergman, Jeremy Safran, Anna Aragno, and Dany Nobus. Dr. Carl Jacobs, NPAP program chair, moderates.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 am
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Conference | Magic in Clarity: Teaching Arabic Literature


This conference aims to provide viable approaches to teaching Arabic literature, taking into account not only the demand of Arabic in North American universities, but also the shifts in methodology and scholarship. The papers will appear in a book funded by the Modern Language Association as part of its series on Teaching World Literature.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 am
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Hike | Elmsford-to-North White Plains Hike


10 miles, mostly level, moderate pace and mostly on pavement. North to Eastview on recently opened section of the South County Trailway; East on Bike Route, then cross Grasslands Reservation, continue into Gate of Heaven and Kensico Cemeteries. Visit graves of James Cagney, Jimmy Walker, Babe Ruth, Florence Ziegfield, Billie Burke and more. Continue past Kensico Dam, then south on Bronx River Path. Bring lunch and water. Rain cancels.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:30 am
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Birdwatching | Spring Birdwalk


Join birdwatcher Jeff Nulle for a fall birdwalk through the the park's Bird Sanctuary. Please bring binoculars if you have them. Weather permitting.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:30 am
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Conference | The Etiology and Ecology of Post-Soviet Communication


This three-day international conference addresses the development and current state of the internet in the Post-Soviet Space. 9.30 -11.30 am: Panel III - Networks John Kelly: “Mapping the Russian Blogosphere” Martin Calvert: “Identity, strategic essentialism and informal networks among social activist. Livejournal bloggers in Nizhny Novgorod” Renee Perlemutter: “Impoliteness and Community Building in the Russian Blogosphere” Irina Shklovsky: “Social Ties for the Soul: How People in Russia Use Social Network Sites” 11.30 am-12 pm: Coffee Break
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:30 am
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Workshop | Drawing in the Park


Sketch and paint the Hudson River and neighboring parks with a professional artist/educator. Materials provided or bring your own.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Festival | Outdoor Crafts Festival


Over 120 local craftspeople and indie artists gather to sell handmade jewelry, pottery, clothing, glass, fine art and photography on 21 street in the heart of Chelsea. The event celebrates the independent, eco-friendly, handmade spirit and attempts to bring street fairs back to the way they were before all you could find at them were cheap sheets and nail clippers!
   New York City, NY; NYC
10:00 am
Free

Tour | “Waterways and Vistas”


Learn about the intricate design of Central Park's web of pastoral landscapes and formal romantic vistas.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Tour | Brighton Beach & Beyond Tour


Walk the boardwalk, savor an exhilarating international community, enjoy a Russian lunch, then explore Manhattan Beach and areas of Sheepshead Bay (including its Holocaust Memorial) before heading home. Estimated 3-5 miles, a steady slow to moderate pace. Bring water & snack. Rain cancels.
   New York City, NY; NYC
10:30 am
$3

Book Discussion | Jim Fergus' One Thousand White Women: Assimilating the Natives


The Book Discussion Group reads this imaginative fictional account of the participation of May Dodd and others in the controversial "Brides for Indians" program, a clandestine U.S. government^-sponsored program intended to instruct "savages" in the ways of civilization and to assimilate the Indians into white culture through the offspring of these unions.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 am
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Jazz | an interactive jazz concert for ages 4 - 103


   New York City, NY; NYC
11:00 am
Regular: $15
Member: $0
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Tour | Cathedral Tour


Explore the Cathedral's newly cleaned and restored Nave. Learn about the art, architecture and history of this great sacred space from 1892 to the present.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
$6

Fair | Street Fair



   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Fair | Street Fair


   New York City, NY; NYC
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Fair | Street Fair


   New York City, NY; NYC
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Concert | Precollege Discover Opera!



   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:30 am
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Park Walk | “Views from the Past”


As you promenade through the heart of the Park, imagine yourself living in 19th Century New York City. Learn about the Park's history and how its designers, Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux, struggled to create the magnificent "Greensward" for the enjoyment of all. Tour lasts approximately one hour.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Tour | Cathedral Tour


Explore the Cathedral's newly cleaned and restored Nave. Learn about the art, architecture and history of this great sacred space from 1892 to the present.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
$6

Screening | Pacific Heritage Films


Daily screenings of films including "Rolling Down Like Pele" and "American Aloha: Hula Beyond Hawai'i "
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Gallery Talk | Design Show 2010 participants talk about their work


The Department of Design for Stage and Film will feature the work of 20 designers from its MFA graduating class of 2010. The annual event attracts hundreds of producers, directors, established designers, other entertainment industry professionals, as well as the general public who come to view the exhibit looking for new talent. The showcase will include the work of some of the best young talent emerging in the professional design field. It will comprise hundreds of designs for realized productions, and class projects for the theatre, film, and dance, in a wide variety of media, including scale models, costumes, production photographs, and sketches. With: Brenda Abbandandolo, Neslihan Arslan, Brett J. Banakis, Alexios G. Chrysikos, Marte Johanne Ekhougen, Tilly Grimes, Caite Hevner, Carolyn Hoffmann, Carisa Kelly, Bradley King, Nick Kolin, Haley Lieberman, Amanda Clegg Lyon, Sydney Maresca, David Meyer, Pilyoung Oh, Annie Simon, Nick Solyom, Eric Southern, and Bruce Steinberg.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Performance | Telephony War Engagement: A Networked Performance by Media Minor


Why do we ‘depend’ upon broadcast media for ‘rumors of war’? Telephony can and does put us in direct contact with front lines. Can we contact those engaged in fighting and have them participate in a project that avoids aestheticising conflict in an attempt to make the opaque transparent? Using you tube, face book, chat-roulette, and other means of telematic content, they will elicit interest and discussion on the ancient public discourses on the culture of war and war making.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
$5

Discussion | Contemporary Native Playwriting and The Public Theater


Betsy Theobald Richards leads a discussion with Native playwrights including Joy Harjo and Vickie Ramirez. These artists have work featured in The Public Theater’s New Work Now! reading series and the Public’s Emerging Writers Group Spotlight Series.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Tour | Harlem-“So Much to See” Tour


Highlights: City College, Hamilton Heights Historic District, Abysinnian Baptist Church, Strivers Row and more.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Other | MFA Computer Art Department Thesis Presentations


A presentation of thesis projects by students in the MFA Computer Art Department.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Workshop | Mind-Spirit Connection: The Path to Self Discovery


Embracing the notion that we are connected to something much greater than ourselves is the beginning of self discovery. Learning how to end the endless mind chatter that seems to plague so many of us by first listening to the message that it has to deliver can lead us in the direction of self discovery, clarity, peace and calm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Tour | Public Art Tour


Join contemporary art historian Dorothea Basile for an eye-opening tour of an outstanding public art collection.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Staged Reading | Roundtable Readings: Edmond Rostand's Cyrano de Bergerac


Reading directed by Robert Ross Parker. Cyrano is a brash, strong-willed man of many talents. In addition to being a remarkable duelist, he is a gifted, joyful poet and is also shown to be a musician. However, he has an extremely large nose, which is a target for his own self-doubt. This doubt prevents him from expressing his love for the beautiful Roxane, as he believes that his ugliness forbids him to "dream of being loved by even an ugly woman."
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Jazz | Student Recital: Christopher Lijoi, saxophone


   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Concert | Traditional Music from Veracruz: Celso Duarte Ensemble


A Mexican virtuoso harpist with a sextet of traditional, classically trained musicians and jazz players who play traditional music from Veracruz with jazz and African-rhythm influences.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Tour | Union Square: Crossroads of New York


The tour explores the social and political history of the Union Square neighborhood through discussions of the people, history, architecture, and forces that have shaped this community. You’ll hear how Union Square got its name, see where the legendary Tiffany & Co. once stood, and learn how to read the clock (yes, it’s a clock!) on “The Metronome” sculpture and so much more!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Discussion | Vogue’ology and Gender Studies


2009-2010 Vera List Center fellow Robert Sember and the sound collective Ultra-red facilitate a presentation and discussion between members of New York City's House/Ballroom community and the college's Gender Studies Committee, whose members are invested in organizing cultural activities around issues of gender and sexual rights and redefining gender studies pedagogy.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Workshop | Email 1


Hands on using wireless laptops. Learn how email works, including sending, replying to and forwarding messages.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:30 pm
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Gallery Talk | Artist John Miller discusses his participation in the exhibition Nachleben


Taking up art historian Aby Warburg's signature idea of Nachleben, meaning both "afterlife" and "survival," a display of contemporary art works and a series of related programs bring together artistic practices that share an affinity with Warburg's proposals regarding associative thinking, image sequencing, and a dialectics of seeing that extends across eras, cultures, and methodologies.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Concert | Music Technology Open House 2010


A night of music, sound, images, and thought brought to you by the music technology community. Kenneth Peacock, Director.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Screening | Pacific Heritage Films


Daily screenings of films including "Rolling Down Like Pele" and "American Aloha: Hula Beyond Hawai'i "
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Concert | Faculty Recital: Jackie Pinsky, Violin


   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Jazz | Student Recital: Arielle Feinman, voice


   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Talk | Artist Talk with Michael Riedel


In a presentation titled, “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog,” Michael Riedel talks about his publications (1997–2009) on the occasion of his new release Meckert. Using numerous pictures and sound recordings, the latter in the form of transcribed texts, Meckert continues the artist’s series published as independent works parallel to his exhibitions. Riedel (b. 1972) has had two solo exhibitions at David Zwirner Gallery. The artist was the focus of exhibitions at the Städel Museum in Frankfurt, Germany (2008) and Kunstraum Innsbruck in Austria (2007). In 2009 he was part of a group show, Stutter, at Tate Modern in London.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Group Show: Twenty Five


A group exhibition commemorating the gallery's history on the occasion of its 25th anniversary. The exhibition will include works by: Janine Antoni, Nobuyoshi Araki, Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller, Larry Clark, George Condo, Gregory Crewdson, William Daniels, Günther Förg, Zarina Hashmi, Johannes Kahrs, Jon Kessler, Martin Kippenberger, Ragnar Kjartansson, Luisa Lambri, Glenn Ligon, Paul McCarthy, Yasumasa Morimura, Daido Moriyama, Reinhard Mucha, David Musgrave, Cady Noland, Albert Oehlen, Ed Paschke, Jack Pierson, Michelangelo Pistoletto, Stephen Prina, Pipilotti Rist, Josh Smith, Joel Sternfeld, Tunga, Guido van der Werve, Rachel Whiteread, Christopher Williams, Steve Wolfe, and Christopher Wool.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Opening Reception | Mixed Media Works: Johannes VanDerBeek's Another Time Man


This exhibition is vaguely divided into three sections that form a sequence. These sections use light and materials in varying ways to reflect upon larger themes such as transformation, the passage of time, dreams, being broke but resilient, and searching for stories within holey pockets of thought. As viewers move through this body of work, they consider how an exhibition could be interpreted in a dream and how different elements become stand-ins for a larger meaning in both comical and puzzling ways. VanDerBeek's work was exhibited in National Projects at PS1/MoMA in Long Island City and Amazement Park: Stan, Sara and Johannes VanDerBeek at the Tang Museum at Skidmore College. His work is currently featured in Trapdoor, an exhibition organized by the Public Art Fund at MetroTech Center in Brooklyn, NY.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Opening Reception | Photographs: Kenny Kenny's Bon Vivant in New York


Curated by Virginie Sommet.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Opening Reception | Solo Exhibition by Patricia Esquivias


This show will feature the premiere of two video installations, "Folklore III" and "Natures at the Hand." Esquivias is a storyteller: she constructs narratives that simultaneously seem to coalesce into epiphany and unravel into slapstick. Both works in the show are promiscuous lectures that wander through images and texts and diverse media, where banal details are transformed into deep reflections on modernity, colonialism, and the natural world.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Solo Exhibition by Trisha Donnelly


Donnelly’s solo exhibitions at international and domestic institutions include: Portikus, Frankfurt Am Main, Germany (2010); Museo d’Arte Moderna di Bologna (MAMbo), Bologna, Italy (2009); the Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2008); Renaissance Society, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL (2008); Modern Art Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom (2007); and the Kunsthalle, Zürich, Switzerland (2006).
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Street Exhibition: The Great Outdoors


A group street art exhibition featuring Royce Bannon, Darkcloud, Michael De Feo, El Celso, LA II, Kenji Nakayama, Neck Face, Lady Pink, Matt Siren, Stikman, and Swoon.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Other | Tim Rollins and K.O.S. signs copies of their DVD Kids of Survival


The artists will be signing copies of their award-winning documentary Kids of Survival and their recent catalog by Ian Berry, Associate Director and Curator at the Tang Museum.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Dance Lesson | Family Square Dance


Energetic, joyful community dancing for all ages. The Carnegie Hill Band brings together generations with traditional American folk music for square dances, contra dances, and reels. Henry Chapin leads the dances. No partners or experience necessary.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Staged Reading | Rhiana Yazzie's Ady: Man Ray's Muse


Directed by Hayley Finn. Adrienne, a young Navajo woman, relates the mostly unknown story of Ady, a dancer from the West Indies who was the muse to surrealist artist Man Ray. Poetic, evocative and full of mystery, the play weaves together a contemporary coming of age story with an exploration of Native identity against the backdrop of the great surrealist art movement.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Concert | New York Piano Society performs works by Vivaldi and Mozart


Program: Vivaldi The Four Seasons Mozart Concerto K414 for piano and orchestra The program also includes solo piano works of Brahms, Chopin, Mendelssohn. Guest Performers: Jeunes Virtuoses de New York. Solo piano: Stanley Sisskin, Len Horovitz, M.D., Alok Dutt, PhD. Reception follows.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Concert | NYU Composers Ensemble


Programs in Composition and Percussion Performance.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Concert | The Mannes Opera performs a concert production of Mozart's Cosi fan tutte


Under the direction of Metropolitan Opera conductor Joseph Colaneri, with coaching by Master Artist-in-Residence Regina Resnik.
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:30 pm
Free

Dance Performance | New Choreography: Bad Nancy & Bad Dancy Dance Co.


This debut show will feature a strong relation between Sound & Dance. Bad Nancy repertoire will be performed alongside new choreography by members of the dance co. & guest choreographers. Dancers: Benjamin Kimitch, Cat D' Angelis, Brighid Greene, Claire Westby, Samuel Swanton, & Allysen Hooks. With video by Thomas Gonzalez.
   New York City, NY; NYC
9:30 pm
$5

Performance | Floating Kabarette


Hosted by Olga & Bjorn. With: Jenny Rocha & Her Painted Ladies (dance), Brian Newman (music), Madame Rosebud (burlesque), Minnie Tonka (burlesque), Sweet Soubrette.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 pm
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