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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on May 3, 2011?

55 free events take place on Tuesday, May 3 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 3 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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55 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Tuesday, May 3, 2011

All events are free unless otherwise noted.
        

Workshop | Tai Chi in the Park


Tai Chi and Eternal Spring are instructed by members of the Tai Chi Chuan Center for all ages and experience levels. Classes are rain or shine.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 am
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Tour | Federal Reserve Bank Tour


Learn about central banking functions that Federal Reserve System performs and see Bank's vault of international monetary gold on bedrock of Manhattan Island, five stories below street level. Learn why Federal Reserve has "Federal" in its name, while it's a private bank, not Federal at all. Congressman Ron Paul considers the Federal Reserve "both corrupt and unconstitutional" Five tours daily on the hour.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:30 am
Free

Gallery Talk | The Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Room


Jennifer Williams leads informal discussions in the room and answers questions. Two sessions: 10am-1pm and 1:30pm -3pm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
Free

Workshop | Yoga in the Park


Expert instructors, provided by lululemon athletica, lead all levels of yogis. Mats are provided.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Tour | Cathedral Tour


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

Workshop | Ping Pong in the Park


Test your skills at state-of-the-art tables. Paddles and balls are provided free of charge.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
Free

Birdwatching | Meet the Birds


Get an up-close visit with exotic birds from the Arcadia Bird Sanctuary and Education Center. Sanctuary Director, Terri Jones, and her sociable, people-friendly birds can be found every Tuesday this summer, weather permitting. Stop by to watch, ask questions, interact with the birds, or just take pictures.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:30 am
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Jazz | The Gotham Jazzmen


Dixieland jazz.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
Free

Park Walk | “Amble Through the Ramble” Tour


Over streams, under arches, through the woods along a maze of pathways in a 38-acre woodland respite. Tour will be approximately one hour.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
Free

Book Discussion | Book Club: The Russian Debutantes Handbook by Gary Shteyngart


Vladimir Girshkin - part P.T. Barnum, part V.I. Lenin - is the man who would conquer half of Europe (albeit the wrong half). Young Vladimir, a Russian-Jewish émigré, putters through life to the despair of his overachieving parents--"Little Failure," his CEO mother calls him.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Tour | Downtown: Where New York Began Tour


A tour of Downtown — its history, architecture, and art, and its fascinating denizens. Tour includes Federal Hall, the U.S. Stock Exchange, Trinity Church, Fraunces Tavern, U.S. Custom House, and Bowling Green. Led by a professional tour leader. Adults, please bring photo ID.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
$10 suggested donation

Workshop | Fitness Walk NYC


A free fitness walk led by experienced instructors.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
Free

Concert | Grammy nominee Kelly Price performs from her CD Kelly


Featuring her expressive songwriting and backed by the production talents of Warryn Campbell, Shep Crawford, Jazz Nixon, Stokley Williams (featuring Mint Condition), as well as musician Dontae Winslow, Kelly Price is determined to do it her way. Leading the album out of the gate is the spirited single, "Tired," which recently received a 2011 GRAMMY® nomination in the Best Female R&B Vocal Performance category. Produced by Shep Crawford and inspired by a creative heart-to-heart she shared with fellow musician and past collaborator R. Kelly, the song sheds light on the social ills that not only cause her distress, but also seem to be plaguing our world community.
   New York City, NY; NYC
12:30 pm
Free

Concert | Juiliiard musicians perform works by Beethoven, Mozart and Prokofiev


Program: MOZART Sonata for Violin and Piano in E minor, K. 304 BEETHOVEN Piano Sonata in A Major, Op. 101 PROKOFIEV Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 1 in F minor, Op. 80 With Violinist Kristin Lee and Pianist Kwan Yi.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Concert | Organ Students of Duke University


Part of the PRISM Organ Recital Series.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Book Signing | Rex Ryan, head coach of the New York Jets, signs copies of his book Play Like You Mean It: Passion, Laughs, and Leadership in the World's Most Beautiful Game


No football fan will want to be without the book that delivers pure, unfiltered Rex Ryan—head coach of the New York Jets and one of the most popular, outspoken, well-liked, and widely respected personalities in the National Football League.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Tour | Cathedral Tour


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

Screening | Short Films on and by Native Americans


Featuring UNRESERVED: The Work of Louie Gong, Writing the Land, Airplane, Button Blanket, and Preston Singletary: Echoes, Fire, and Shadows. Start times are 1pm and 3pm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Workshop | Health Support Workshop


The NYC Department of Health will be available to offer health information and answer your health-related questions.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:30 pm
Free

Talk | Beading Techniques Demonstration


Cody Harjo demonstrates beading techniques.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
Free

Park Walk | “Cross Park Promenade” Tour


You'll be amazed at what you'll see.... a hidden bench that tells time, miniature boats powered by the wind, a magnificent sculpture celebrating fresh water, and a glorious drinking fountain for the city's equine population. These are just some of the the sites along the way on this east to west walk through the park. Tour is approximately one hour long.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Jazz by legendary photographer Hugh Bell


Legendary photographer Hugh Bell solo show Jazz features some of his best known work including his 1952 photo "Hot Jazz" which was selected by Edward Steichen for the historic The Family of Man exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art in 1954; it became the impetus for Bell's long career as a photographer of jazz musicians. Included in his exhibition are 16 x 20 inch portraits of Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, Sarah Vaughn, Billie Holiday, Lester Young, Brew Moore and Bobby Timmons. Bell is also known for his "Jazz Giants" series, approximately 20 photographs of intimate and revealing moments of jazz greats such as Billie Holiday, Thelonius Monk, Sarah Vaughn and Bobby Timmons that he took during the 40s, 50s and 60s.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
Free

Lecture | Antonio Gramsci and the Autonomy of the Political


A talk by Dr. Peter D. Thomas, Lecturer in the History of Political Thought at Brunel University. He has studied and worked at the University of Queensland, Freie Universität Berlin, L’Università “Federico II”, Naples, and the Universiteit van Amsterdam. He has previously been a research fellow at the Finnish Academy, Helsinki, and the Jan van Eyck Academy, Maastricht, and has been a recipient of Australian, German, Italian and Dutch research fellowships.He has published widely on Marxist political theory and philosophy (particularly Gramsci), the history of political thought and the history of philosophy.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Other | BFA Illustration and Cartooning Department Open Studios


Open studios are an opportunity to see new works by current students in the studio setting and are free and open to the public.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Talk | Long Term Care: What’s Your Plan?


Many people are unaware of the devastating cost of long term care for those who cannot continue to live on their own, and are not sure how to plan for it. Find out whether long term care insurance is right for you. In this session, Katherine Sayer, CLU explains how long term care insurance works and the options available. Katherine Sayer, CLU has been a financial services professional for over twenty years. She has a degree in mathematics from NYU and has earned the CLU designation. Her practice focuses on estate, business and retirement planning, working primarily with individuals and small business owners. Her mission is to help her clients protect their money and establish financial security for themselves and their families.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Talk | Seven Steps For De-stressing Your Job Search


Stress can prevent you from doing your best and promoting yourself to an employer in the most positive way. In this lecture, career counselor Renee Lee Rosenberg will introduce strategies to help keep your spirits up when your job search has gotten you down. Learn how to counter negative thinking by using quick and easy positive interventions.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Jazz | Spring 2011 Ensemble and Recital Series: Vocal Performance


Jazz presents Vocal Performance, directed by Joan Stiles.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Discussion | AdDRESSing Style: From Vogue Italiana to vogue.it


A conversation with the editor-in-chief Franca Sozzani. With: Grazia d'Annunzio (US Special Projects Editor, Vogue Italia); and Eugenia Paulicelli (Professor of Italian and Comparative Literature, co-Director of The Concentration in Fashion Studies at the Graduate Center, CUNY).
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Gallery Talk | Artist Talk with Lois Renner


An evening with Austrian artist Lois Renner. Curator Niels van Tomme will chat with Renner about his oeuvre and his unique method of combining painting and photography. In a complex form of working, the artist seeks to redefine the idea of space and its representation. Renner builds models of his studio, furnishes them with accoutrements of artistic practice, and finally, photographs the results. The finished life-size images, which Renner considers through the lens of painting, are artificially created realities or representations of representations.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Screening | Experimental Cinema from Spain: Iván Zulueta's Arrebato (1980)


Introduced by Paul Julian Smith (CUNY Graduate Center). 105 min. In Spanish with English subtitles.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:30 pm
Free

Poetry Reading | Holocaust Remembrance Day: Poetry and Songs


Remember the Holocaust and how it has meaning for us today through the Russian and English poetry of Liana Alaverdova and Janet R. Kirchheimer, and Vasiliy Kolchenko’s songs. Join an evening that will honor the memory of Holocaust victims and affirm our hopes for a better and more humane world. The program will be conducted in Russian and English.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Author Reading | Judith Shulevitz discusses her book The Sabbath World: Glimpses of a Different Order of Time


An examination of the holy day of rest and an inquiry into its place in contemporary society. One of the Times' 100 Notable Books of 2010.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Author Reading | Judith Shulevitz discusses her book The Sabbath World: Glimpses of a Different Order of Time


An examination of the holy day of rest and an inquiry into its place in contemporary society. One of the Times' 100 Notable Books of 2010.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Performance | Missing Pieces: A Multi-Media Collaboration


Experimental fiction writers Alexandra Chasin, Robert Lopez (on behalf of Teresa Carmody), and Davis Schneiderman perform excerpts from their new multimedia work. Missing Pieces revisits and re-imagines political, geographical, and textual sites of erasure. These include U.S. intervention in Guatemala, the lost cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, and Cortés’ conquest of Mexico.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Book Discussion | Science Fiction Book Discussion Group


Meet and discuss Science Fiction you have recently read. Bring your imagination and creativity - and make your presentation truly out of this world! The group may also discuss Science Fiction-related topics, including books, comic books, films, television programs, and conventions.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Workshop | The Art of Memoir and the Personal Essay


Using what might seem to be an insignificant or ordinary event and then making it universal in scope, the best personal essays and memoirs illuminate and transcend the subject so that the reader—and often the writer—learns something important about him or herself. Best described as a combination of a letter and a short story, the personal essay can tackle weighty subjects like birth, death and marriage, or lighter moments like buying a new car or playing touch football in the park. By using written examples, you will learn how to come up with ideas for essays and memoirs and how to construct them. With Charles Salzberg, who has published articles and essays in New York, Esquire, GQ, New York Times and other periodicals.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Author Reading | Alexi Zentner reads from his book Touch


"A sublime haunting, a ripping yarn, and a killer debut." - J. Robert Lennon
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Talk | At the Edges of Art: A Talk by Tony Conrad


Experimental artist Tony Conrad will discuss his prolific career as a video artist, filmmaker, composer, musician and writer. The lecture will be followed by an exclusive screening of one of Conrad's newly-edited video pieces, initially shot in the 1970s and 1980s. Tony Conrad has exhibited and performed internationally, including at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles; The Museum of Modern Art, New York; Tate Modern, London; the 2006 Whitney Biennial; the 53rd Venice Biennial; Performa 05 and Performa 07; and Documenta 5, 6 and 9, among other venues.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | Authors Barbara Browning and Jay Neugeboren read their work


In Browning's The Correspondence Artist, Vivian, a writer, is carrying on a relationship with an internationally acclaimed artist. There are those who stand to profit—and suffer—from the revelation of her paramour's identity, so in the service of telling her tale, she creates a series of fictional lovers. Largely through Vivian's e-mail correspondence, she divulges the story of their relationship. In Neugeboren's You Are My Heart, stories travel from the secluded villages in the south of France, to the cattle crawl in the Valley of a Thousand Hills in South Africa, to the hard-knock adolescent streets of Brooklyn, and examines the great mysteries and complexities that unsettle and comprise human relationships.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Book Discussion | Book Club: The Battle for New York: The City at the Heart of the American Revolution by Barnet Schecter


"Schecter here presents in sometimes overwhelming detail the story of New York from the beginning of the American Revolution in the spring of 1775 to the city's evacuation by the British late in 1783." - Publishers Weekly
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Discussion | Celebrate the Artists of The New Yorker


From James Thurber to Saul Steinberg to Art Spiegelman, The New Yorker's roster of artists is as distinguished as its literary or journalistic pedigree. To celebrate the winner of the 2011 Eustace Tilley contest and launch The New Yorker's Strand tote bag, Francoise Mouly, the magazine's Art Editor, will moderate a panel discussion with Maira Kalman, George Booth, Roz Chast and Adrian Tomine. Other local New Yorker artists and cartoonists will be in attendance, ready and eager to sign books and chat about their cartoons.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Author Reading | Charlaine Harris reads from her book Dead Reckoning


The True Blood creator continues her wildly popular 'Sookie Stackhouse' series with her latest.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Author Reading | Geraldine Brooks reads from her book Caleb's Crossing


Journalist and Pulitzer Prize-winning fiction author Geraldine Brooks reads from and signs copies of her new novel inspired by the life of Caleb Cheeshahteaumauk, the first Native American to graduate from Harvard College.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Workshop | Introduction To Meditation


With Miles Neale.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
$10 suggested donation

Other | Listening Party with Marcus Printup & Riza Printup


Featuring Marcus Printup’s newest CD, A Time For Love. Trumpeter Marcus Printup and harpist Riza Printup play tracks from and discuss Marcus’ newest release with Ken Druker. Marcus and Riza will also be performing songs from the album live.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Performance | Monsters Comedy Show


Every month Brad Lawrence (Moth Host, Standard Issues Podcast) looks under Middle America’s bed and in its closets to find out what goes bump. Brad, with the help of the BTK Band playing Anthem Rock at really inappropriate moments, make this show a one of a kind adventure into how weird, dangerous, and funny America can get.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
$5

Book Signing | Mötley Crüe's Nikki Sixx signs copies of his book This Is Gonna Hurt


Part photo collection, part journal, This is Gonna Hurt is all Nikki Sixx.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Concert | New York Festival of Song: Phil Kline & Friends


Featuring music by COREY DARGEL, PHIL KLINE, DAVID LANG, MEREDITH MONK, ELLIOTT SHARP. All composers are expected to attend. Performers include Soprano KATHERINE DAIN, Bass MATT BOEHLER, Vocalist COREY DARGEL, Pianist KATHY SUPOVÉ, Violinist TODD REYNOLDS, and Cellist ASHLEY BATHGATE.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Film | Woody Allen’s Academy Award-Nominated Zelig (1983): A Familiar Face


With Woody Allen and Mia Farrow. A "mockuumentary" about a man who can look and act like whoever he's around, and who meets various famous people. 79 min. Introduced by Matt Zoller Seitz, film and TV critic for Salon.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Performance | Alky, an Anti-Alcohol Teen Drama Performed Drunk


Alky: only the luckiest victims die: Alky is a real teen drama written by Jerome McDonough that teaches teens about the evils of alcohol abuse. A talented and twistedly funny group of adults (the Marumsco Valley Players) will present the hard-hitting play, stage directions and all, while under the influence. Come tie one on while you hear a tale of teen drinking. Bottoms up!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
$5

Concert | Contemporary Music Festival 2011 - NewMusicMannes


Under the direction of Madeleine Shapiro, NewMusicMannes concerts feature solo and chamber works of new music performed by Mannes students.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Concert | di.vi.sion piano trio performs works by Haydn and others


Program: Douglas Anderson Chamber Symphony No. 4 (premiere) Additional music by Alan Bush, Albert Roussel, and Franz Joseph Haydn. With: Kurt Briggs, Violin; Matt Goeke, Cello; Renee Cometa Briggs, Piano.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
$20 suggested donation...

Open Mike | Penny's Open Mic


Spoken word artists, musicians, comedians, and other creative folks are invited to put their two cents in at this gathering hosted by Penny Pollak.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 pm
$3

Jazz | Spring 2011 Ensemble and Recital Series: Vocal Improv


Jazz presents Vocal Improv, directed by Richard Harper.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 pm
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Performance | Bring It! Stand-Up Open Mike


Jay Welch hosts this stand up comedy open mic. Sign up and you can be a part of the show! Each week, Jay and his special guests will be joined by 10 additional acts whose names will be drawn from the golden bowl of destiny. Win "joke of the night" and you are guaranteed a slot on the following Tuesday.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 pm
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