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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on May 11, 2011?

58 free events take place on Wednesday, May 11 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 11 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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58 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Wednesday, May 11, 2011

All events are free unless otherwise noted.
        

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

Talk | Learn about the Peoples of the Plains


With Laura Browarny.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
Free

Gallery Talk | The Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Room


An expert 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

Screening | Visual Music Studio


Visual Music Studio is an event featuring the collaborative work of illustration and design and technology students and composition students. During the public screening and final critique, students present their animation and motion graphics pieces, which explore the depth of sound-image relationships beyond a conventional cinematic approach.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
Free

Workshop | MS PowerPoint Workshop


Hands on using wireless laptops. Learn how to create a slideshow presentation using Microsoft PowerPoint 2003. Topics include creating and editing slides, inserting images and clipart, and running your slideshow.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 am
Free

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

Tour | Tavern and Its Green Tour


Discover the sheepfold that became a world famous restaurant, a parade ground that became the Sheep Meadow, the Children's District, The Mall including its statues.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
Free

Workshop | Elements of Nature Drawing


Enjoy drawing in the parks and gardens with an artist/educator. Materials provided.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:30 am
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Park Walk | Garden Tour


The tour highlights the history, design, and unique plantings of the 70-year-old Garden, led by staff. (Approximately 75 mins.) Features blooming perennial and annual borders (over 250 varieties) as well as ornamental trees and shrubs.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
Free

Tour | Grand Central Terminal Tour


Tour of this magnificent Beaux-Arts landmark.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
$10 suggested donation

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

Workshop | Fencing in the Park


Take a stab at the modern sport of fencing with masters from Manhattan Fencing Center. No prior experience needed and equipment is provided.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Concert | Hunter Symphony performs work by Mozart


Program: Robert Honstein Night Mixes Mozart Symphony No. 31, 'Paris'
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Concert | Juilliard Chamber Ensembles


Juilliard students share their talent with the community in this free lunchtime concert.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
Free

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
Free

Workshop | Featured Library Database: Credo Reference


Hands on using wireless laptops. Search over 400 dictionaries, encyclopedias, books of quotations, biographical and other reference titles from home. Subjects covered range from art, music, history, and philosophy to business, science, and technology.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:15 pm
Free

Jazz | Bill Wurtzel, Jazz Guitarist


Enjoy free live music performed by jazz guitarist Bill Wurtzel and guest musicians.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
Free

Talk | Taino Culture & Music


Irka Mateo teaches visitors about Taino culture and music.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
Free

Workshop | Figure Al Fresco Drawing


Learn figure drawing outdoors with a clothed model and an artist/educator. Materials provided.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:30 pm
Free

Talk | (P)Art Commercial: Photographic Visions with Dual Purpose


Carissa Pelleteri gives talk on the intersection between art and commercial photography.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
Free

Workshop | Stay Well Exercise


A free Stay Well exercise session. Stay Well volunteers cetrified by the NYC's Department for the aging will lead participants in a well-balanced series of exercises for seniors of all ability levels. Please wear loose comfortable clothing. Exercise equipment will be provided. All participants are required to sign a personal medical waiver at the beginning of the class.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Gallery Talk | Guided of the Exhibition Luis Camnitzer


Artist-led walkthrough with Adam Pendleton.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:30 pm
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Screening | PBS Documentary: The Calling


It takes a true calling to make faith a way of life. The Calling is a four-hour documentary series that follows seven Muslims, Catholics, Evangelical Christians and Jews on a dramatic journey - training to become professional clergy. Embarking on life paths that demand tremendous personal sacrifice and commitment, these seminarians must uphold timeless truths in an era that values quick fixes and hot trends.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:30 pm
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Opening Reception | Take a Seat! Chair Prototype Exhibition


Product design students present full-scale study models of bent plywood chairs that are the result of a six-week project in which students learned the basics of ergonomics, sound construction principles, and finishes.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
Free

Lecture | From the First to the Second Risorgimento: The Women of the Rosselli and Nathan Families in the Struggle for Freedom


A lecture by Marina Calloni, University of Milan Bicocca. This event will be in English.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Workshop | Palimpsest Workshops


A three-day series of evening workshops on topical issues in design evolution presented by the Design + Management program in the School of Design Strategies.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Video | Psychoanalysis: Making It Better for You


A "video fiction" by Aleksandra Wagner, Assistant Professor of Sociology. Based on Kyong Park’s Detroit: Making it Better for You (2000), Wagner’s work tells the story of an émigré psychoanalyst who lived in Detroit between 1939 - 1989. His fictional dialogue with Park’s account of the destruction of the city of Detroit, makes this "psychoanalytic province" a center of an exploration of émigré subjectivity. The screening will be followed by a conversation between Peter Eisinger, Henry Cohen Professor, Milano The New School for Management and Urban Policy; George Prochnik, Author of Putnam Camp: Sigmund Freud, James Jackson Putnam, and the Purpose of American Psychology (2006) and Todd Kesselman, Ph.D. Candidate, The New School for Social Research.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Talk | Resume Renovation


In this special lecture format, John Crant will show to how to increase the value of the items on your resume, and how to make the cuts necessary, to be seen as a stand-out during your job search.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Park Walk | Stuyvesant Strolls Walking Tour


Join Park Manager Daisy Hoyt for Stuyvesant Strolls, a series of walking tours of the Park. Learn about the native plants and animals that make the Park their home!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Performance | Super Free Wednesday Comedy Shows


Featuring: Recess, Watson + Tuscarora Fire Company Picnic, The Whiskey Rebellion + Stranger, Local 154 and Borealis, Handsy + The Faculty and Friends, and Improdome.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Concert | World Music with Osekre's Vibe


Osekre worked with the late Kiki Gyan of Osibisa fame, one of the few bands which dominated the World Music scene in the 70’s. His influences include Fela, Lauryn Hill, Bob Dylan, Bob Marley, and Ben Harper. Armed with excellent writing skills, sick rhymes, word flow and a guitar with the harmonica, Osekre’s Vibe is an experience. Osekre performs live with his band, The Lucky Bastards.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Reading | Almost Famous Reading Series


The fourth installment of the Almost Famous Reading Series, featuring four new authors each week of our May program. Initiated in March 2010, the series has gained momentum, asking previous participants to recommend their favorite authors from the New York City community, leading to a diverse and interesting spectrum of readers. Refreshments will be served, stories will be shared, and interests will be piqued. With: Marcy Dermansky, Heather Kristin, Albert Mobilio, and Stephen O’Connor.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Book Discussion | Book Club: Nights of Rain and Stars by Maeve Binchyt


In a tiny Greek village, tourists enter a hilltop tavern, alone and in pairs, for a casual lunch. But a sudden tragedy in the harbor below causes these perfect strangers to become unlikely friends as their lives begin to entwine.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Author Reading | Christine Roussel discusses her book The Art of Rockefeller Center


Explore John D. Rockefeller Jr.'s extraordinary vision in this illustrated lecture to the wonderful sculptures, murals, bas-reliefs, and mosaics of this Art Deco showplace. From the depths of the Great Depression in 1929, he envisioned an unprecedented, modern, and luxurious building project. Given the theme "New Frontiers," nearly forty artists created everything from paintings and sculpture to fabrics and fountains.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Forum | Does the News Influence What Is New in Art?


The East Village Forum provides an organized forum of panelists made up of artists, critics, curators, and art historians (including Jason Edward Kaufman, Richard Vine, and Joan Waltemath) to discuss relevant issues, related to various aspects of global art and culture. The theme of the forum will focus on the interaction between art and the media. Two controversial terms relevant to this discussion are "News" and "New in Art". For the term "News" the panel will discuss how political news and the current economic situation have influenced artists' works. However, the panel will look more in depth into the term "New" in art through questioning its relevance and as the concept of "new" is more complex within the current art world.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Author Reading | Julie Orringer discusses her book The Invisible Bridge


Set against the backdrop of Budapest and Paris during World War II, this epic tale illuminates a chapter of the 20th century's great tragedy less known to many American readers: the fate of Hungarian Jewry. Open Captioning provided.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Lecture | North by New York: New Nordic Art


Robert Storr discusses the exhibition on view in a free lecture. Storr will speak about both the works in the exhibition and the process of creating this focused survey of contemporary Scandinavian art, which includes examples from all of the Nordic countries-Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Performance | Performance Art: Action Actual


Curator Nicolas Dumit Estevez brings together contemporary artists for an evening of performance and actions. The museum recommends that all of those seeking to attend this program consider wearing comfortable shoes and avoid using bulky clothes or protrusive jewelry items.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Discussion | A Conversation about Design and the New York City Subway System


Unimark International, formed in 1965, was a new kind of design firm, one that sought to wed American marketing know-how with European modernist design. Over the course of a decade it transformed graphic design and corporate identity, creating a new paradigm of how design and business worked together. Among its major clients was the New York City Transit Authority for whom it created a new subway sign system between 1966 and 1970 and the system's first schematic map in 1972. Jan Conradi, author of Unimark: The Design of Business and the Business of Design, and Paul Shaw, author of Helvetica and the New York City Subway System will discuss modern design, sign systems, the New York City subway and Helvetica.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Talk | Bob Marley: Celebrating The Life Of A Natural Mystic


International reggae star Bob Marley is widely recognized as one of the most important figures in 20th century music. As the 30th anniversary of Marley’s death approaches, The Rev. Mark Bozzuti-Jones offers two free classes that explore Marley’s life, music and spiritual philosophy. Bozzuti-Jones, who grew up in Jamaica, often shares the inspiration he takes from the Jamaican musician with the parish.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Film | David Rathod's West Is West (1987): San Francisco Story


This film is about the adventures of an Indian immigrant student who arrives in San Francisco to find his host family has moved. He falls in love with the city and with Sue, a feisty bohemian artist. Includes a Bollywood dance number! 80 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Discussion | Essaouira and Fes: Sustaining Cultures


Key Moroccan cultural visionaries André Azoulay, Royal Advisor to His Majesty King Mohammed VI, and Faouzi Skali, a widely recognized cultural and intellectual force, come for a special conversation moderated by renowned scholar, author, and political theorist Dr. Benjamin Barber. In English.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | Justin Evans reads from his book The White Devil


Evans, author of the critically acclaimed novel A Good and Happy Child, joins us to read from his Gothic thriller. The book is set in a 400-year-old boys' boarding school in London.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Book Signing | Maya Angelou presents her latest book Great Food, All Day Long: Cook Splendidly, Eat Smart


The renowned and beloved author will sign a limited number of copies of her most recent cookbook, a follow-up to her popular Hallelujah!
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
Free

Concert | Núcleo Corona's “Bucket Orchestra”


Founded by Alvaro F. Rodas in 2010, Núcleo Corona is the first “El Sistema” inspired program in Queens, consisting of intensive after-school activities to foster participants’ discipline, persistence, and self-esteem. Their debut will feature the Nucleo’s “bucket orchestra” alongside members of Musicians for Social Change-NY, a group of professional musicians who support the initiative.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | Patricia Albers reads from her book Joan Mitchell: Lady Painter


Albers brilliantly reconstructs Abstract Expressionist Joan Mitchell’s large and reckless life (her debutante years growing up in the Midwest; the evolution of her extraordinary work; her marriage to Barney Rosset Jr., owner and publisher of Grove Press; her affairs; her exhibitions) as seen through the times, the people, and the worlds of Chicago, Lake Forest, New York, Long Island’s East End, and the expatriate circles of Paris—from the 1920s through the 1990s.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Jazz | Spring 2011 Ensemble and Recital Series: Standards Ensemble


Directed by Reggie Workman.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Theater | Student Production: George Bernard Shaw's Major Barbara


Performed by the Graduate Acting Class of 2012.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | Willie Geist & Boyd McDonnell read from their book Loaded!: Become a Millionaire Overnight and Lose 20 Pounds in 2 Weeks, or Your Money Back!


Morning Joe co-host Willie Geist teams with his writing partner Boyd McDonnell for their hilarious take on get-rich-quick self-help books and the so-called financial experts who are always ready to offer advice.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Dance Performance | Experiments in Dance: Marcela Ortiz de Zarate Brouhton / Aubrey Strickland / June MacDonald / Naomi Goldberg Haas


A program of non-curated shared showings of experimentation and work-in-progress, for artists at all stages of their development. The events are centered around an audience discussion moderated by a Movement Research Artist-in-Residence or an occasional guest, where they will experiment with different feedback methods to support and inform the artists’ process.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
$3 suggested donation

Concert | Guitar Soloists Spring 2011


Featuring the guitar students of Michael Newman and Fred Hand, these concerts include performances of works by great masters from the Renaissance, new works by students and faculty, and everything in between.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Concert | Student Recital - Jazz Vocal Workshop


Priscilla Owens, director.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Theater | Students in Repertory Productions


The Actors Studio Drama School presents its annual Repertory Season at Pace University, in five weeks of theatre designed to introduce graduating students to the professional world and the public in full productions of the work they have created during their three years of study. Here you will witness a weekly series of scenes, one-act plays and full-length plays, some of them written by our playwrights, and all of them directed and acted by students.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Performance | Gandhi, Is That You? Comedy Show


Stand-up comedy show (that has been featured on MTV, and that fills to standing-room only each week). The show is produced by Brendan Fitzgibbons (The Onion, McSweeney's) and Lance Weiss (Carolines on Broadway) with comedians from David Letterman, Vh1, MTV, The Onion, and Comedy Central. Free pizza!
   New York City, NY; NYC
9:00 pm
Free

Performance | Sketch Block Comedy Show


Sketch Comedy meets Block Party. This show features a guest host comedian, three guest sketch troupes and drinking. Come meet, mingle, and perform!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 pm
$5
9:00 pm
Free

Jazz | 5/5/5 After Hours Set


A great way to hear some of the most talented young lions of jazz while enjoying spectacular views of Manhattan.
   New York City, NY; NYC
11:00 pm
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