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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on May 6, 2012?

57 free events take place on Sunday, May 6 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 6 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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57 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Sunday, May 6, 2012

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Workshop | Tai Chi in the Park


Join Silvana Pizzuti to learn and practice Tai Chi, a slow moving martial art with health benefits for all fitness levels.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 am
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Hike | Three Lakes-Three Parks in Queens Hike


6 miles, moderate pace. Forest Hills to Flushing with three lakes- through Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens Botanical Garden, Kissena Corridor and Kissena Park. Optional dim sum meal at $10-$12 at end. Bring snack, water.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:45 am
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Concert | Tunes in Times Square


Enjoy a day of Broadway Songs featuring the The Magical Music Singers and many of your favorite Broadway Stars. This event is a fundraiser for Magical Music to raise money to produce an album of music specifically written for children with special needs. Come experience Broadway, bid on Broadway tickets, exclusive backstage tours and other Broadway paraphernalia.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Forum | Anti-Bullying Forum


Hosted by Miss New York, Kaitlin Monte, the Anti-Bully Forum is for kids and parents to discuss bullying through leadership. Join to talk, listen and because it is up to you to make a change.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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City Walk | Flatiron District Walking Tour


Join professional guides on a 90-minute journey through this vibrant neighborhood, viewing some of the city’s most notable landmarks, including the New York Life Insurance Building, the MetLife Clock Tower, the Appellate Courthouse and the famous Flatiron Building.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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City Walk | Historic Orchard Street Tour


Take a historical three-hour journey through the Lower East Side and explore some of the rich history tracing the arrival of immigrants to modern times.
   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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11:00 am
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Fair | Street Fair


   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Concert | College Piano Recital


Featuring Ferran Cullell.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Concert | College Voice Recital


Featuring Adele Wilson.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Open Studio Weekend


Representing all media and genres—from painting and sculpture to installation, photography, video, and performance; from poetry and fiction to playwriting and creative non-fiction—artists and writers will present the work they’ve been making since the start of their residencies in September 2011.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Tour | “A Road Once Traveled” Tour


Holding the Park's northern highlands was key in the American Revolution and the War of 1812 because armies could see their enemies approach as they sailed down the East River. History buffs will love this tour.
   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

City Walk | Hell's Kitchen -“Midtown West” Tour


Once the turf of gangs and gangsters, now gentirified with international resaurants and Off-Broadway theater. View the statue of Jackie Gleason as "Ralph Kramden."
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Dance Lesson | Irish Dance Festival


The Irish Arts Center is back in the park with its 11th annual celebration of traditional Irish dance and music, featuring performances by stars of the Irish dance world and NY area dance schools. Join in the fun with live music, workshops in traditional Irish dance for all skill levels, a singer’s circle, Irish language classes, face-painting, children’s craft table and more.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Concert | Broadway Bach Ensemble performs works by Dvořák and Sibelius


Program: Antonin Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95, "From The New World" Jean Sibelius: Concerto in D Minor for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 47 With guest conductor Christopher Hisey and violin soloist Olivier Fluchaire.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Concert | College Voice Recital


Featuring Amanda Workman.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Talk | The New York Jewish Deli: A History


A talk by Ted Merwin, Dickinson College. In the early decades of the twentieth century, the delicatessen was the lifeblood and the linchpin of the Jewish community in New York. The "soul food" and atmosphere it dished up became a quintessential part of American culture for Jews and non-Jews alike. But as Jews moved into the suburban middle class, the deli lost its bite, giving way to other ethnic restaurants and cuisines. Can the deli be resurrected? Dr. Merwin will show how the deli, which originated in Germany and Eastern Europe, developed in this country into a neighborhood institution on par with the synagogue. He will also discuss how the deli became an icon of both television shows and films about the Jewish experience, ranging from John Belushi's "Samurai Deli" skit on Saturday Night Live to the Rob Reiner comedy, "When Harry Met Sally."
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Concert | The Orbit Brass Quintet


A group from the Manhattan School of Music.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Theater | The Judith of Shimoda by Bertolt Brecht, a Student Production


The Judith of Shimoda draws on historical events that occurred after Commodore Perry compelled Japan to open to the West in 1854. The play was first performed in 2008 and has been performed sparingly since. The piece examines the ways society create and tear down its heroes.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:30 pm
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Concert | Piano Works by Ravel, Chopin and Beethoven


A concert with pianist Charles Jones.
   New York City, NY; NYC
2:30 pm
Free

Concert | The Chelsea Symphony — Rediscovering America: Celebrating the American Symphony


Program: Samuel Barber's Medea Seth Bedford's Concertino for Clarinet and Orchestra Walter Piston's Fantasy for English Horn, Harp, and Strings Sarasate's Zigeunerweisen Celebrating the incredible richness of the American symphonic tradition, The Chelsea Symphony is pleased to announce the finale concerts of its 2011-12 season, Rediscovering America. The concerts will feature Samuel Barber's Medea, the powerful orchestral music from the ballet composed for and first danced by Martha Graham and her company in 1946. Following the form of a Greek tragedy, the suite projects the timeless themes of love, jealousy, and vengeance through the legend of Medea and Jason. The concerts will also include the world premiere of Seth Bedford's Concertino for Clarinet and Orchestra, Walter Piston's Fantasy for English Horn, Harp, and Strings, and Sarasate's Zigeunerweisen, all featuring as soloists gifted musicians from The Chelsea Symphony.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:30 pm
$20 suggested donation

Park Walk | “Exploring Hallett and the Pond” Tour


Take a break to enjoy the Park on this one hour walk through the Park's smallest woodland area. Learn its history, enjoy its peacefulness, and discover the mystery behind the waterfall. Note: Due to limited space, the first 20 people to sign in at the beginning of the tour will be able to participate!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:30 pm
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Concert | Omega Ensemble performs works by Mozart and more


Program: Mozart Sonata for Piano and Violin in G Major, K. 379 Enrique Granados Intermezzo from "Goyescas" Zoltan Kodaly Duo for Violin and Violoncello, Op. 7 The Omega Ensemble is a non-profit chamber music group whose mission is to introduce extraordinary, award-winning young musicians to the public. The Omega Ensemble's young artists have won international competitions, performed with major orchestras, won Avery Fisher Career Grant Awards, and performed with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. A musical dialogue and reception with the artists will follow after the concert.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Concert | The Art Mob, A Cappella Singers


The Art Mob, an uncommon a cappella chorus of sixteen or so intrepid accomplices, wows you with an oddball mix of offbeat, witty and occasionally heartrending music from bygone days. They specialize in Victorian parlor songs, Sacred Harp hymns, early radio gospel and scary children’s ditties. The Art Mob is Brent Fredrick (music director), Connie Beckley, Hannah Campbell, Aldo Ceresa, Gaynor Coté, Martine Donach, Frank Donno, Ruby McNeil, Cheryl Morrison, Dean Rainey, Dan Rosenbaum, Nancy Moore Simpson. Kirsten Skrinde, Jared Stamm, Confidence Stimpson and Vicki Watson.
   New York City, NY; NYC
3:00 pm
Donations asked

Screening | Documentary: Sieh Mchawala's Ayen's Cooking School for African Men (2007)


In Sudan it is taboo for a man to cook. What happens when a Sudanese woman starts a cooking school for the Sudanese refugee men in Australia and asks them to prepare a feast for their biggest critics, the elder women? 52 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:30 pm
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Concert | College Guitar Recital


Featuring Vilian Ivantchev.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Concert | College Violin Recital


Featuring Minghao Li.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Concert | College Violin Recital


Featuring Tema Watstein.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Jazz | Student Jazz Guitar Recital


Jazz student Ryan Beckley leads a band in the performance of his senior recital.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Concert | Sunday Afternoon Organ Meditation


The program features the great repertoire of the Organ on the 101 rank Pipe Organ built by Herman Schlicker and the 5 stop chamber organ built by Taylor & Boody Organ Builders.
   New York City, NY; NYC
4:00 pm
Free

Concert | Piano Students of Inessa Zaretsky


The young musicians perform a wide variety of repertoire.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:30 pm
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Concert | Arnica String Quartet performs works by Glass and Prokofiev


Program: Glass No. 3 Prokofiev No. 2 Formed in 2011, The Arnica String Quartet is comprised of Hana Segerstrom, Taylor Lighthill, Cara Bergantino, and Susan Mandel. The four friends met in their undergraduate studies at New York Univeristy after discovering their common passion for chamber music. Since their founding, they have performed throughout the NYC area at a number of art galleries, alternative venues, and private events. AQ is proud to share their diverse taste in repertoire. As an ensemble, they choose to incorporate classic, modern and post-modern pieces in a casual setting
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Concert | Piano Works by Bach, Beethoven and Schumann


With Lisa Joy Sitjar.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Dance Performance | Pulse Dance Project


The Pulse Dance Project presents its annual Spring Showcase. Come out to see a showcase of dance styles including hip hop, jazz, contemporary, and lyrical.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Screening | Documentary: Taghreed Elsanhouri's Our Beloved Sudan (2011)


Our Beloved Sudan documents the political destiny of the Sudanese nation; from its birth in 1956 to its eventual partition in 2011. Juxtaposing a personal narrative with a larger social commentary, the filmmaker seeks to understand how the world reached the inevitable conclusion of Sudan's partition, and the Sudanese people's coming to terms with the events. 92 min. Filmmaker present for post-screening Q&A.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:15 pm
$10 suggested admission

Concert | Elke Völker, Organist


Elke Völker is from Lampertheim, Germany.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:15 pm
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Concert | College Accompanying Recital


Featuring George Hemcher.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Screening | Documentary: Jiri Menzel's Havel's Audience with History (1990)


The first American film to be made in the about-to-be-formed Czech Republic chronicles the remarkable confluence of art and politics during and immediately following the Velvet Revolution. Impressions of Havel are combined with scenes from two stage productions -one English, the other Czech - of his one-act play Audience being performed publicly in Czechoslovakia for the first time. Havel is seen attending a performance just days after he became President. 57 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Concert | Experimental Sounds


1. FASTER - Kayla Milmine (sop sax/voc) and Brian Abbott (guitar, elec effects/junk perc) 2. Frank Keeley - Golden Rectangles 3. John Pietaro - Radio Noir 4. Stan Nishimura Ensemble 5. An Open Session
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Workshop | Fiction Writing Class


Gotham Writers’ Workshop instructor Catherine Chung will present a free introductory Fiction Writing course. Through short lectures and readings, Chung will reveal how writers craft fictional characters and bring them to life on the page. Participants are encouraged to bring a pen and paper to complete a short writing exercise designed to help them start their own piece of writing.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Theater | Gospel Stage Play: God Doesn't Mean You Get to Live Forever


A gospel musician's faith is tested when he meets a famous singer who believes everlasting life is a cruel hoax perpetuated by God himself. It's takes a little girl to change their lives forever. Stars: Gregory Charles Royal (Duke Ellington Orchestra; Broadway Hit Five Guys Named Moe); Ken "Skillet" Crutchfield (Broadway Hit Ain't Misbehavin); Robbie Love from Los Angeles (Howard Hewitt,Keb' Mo); John B. Ross (Mama I Want To Sing). Introducing Zari Veres Royal. Directed by Terry Ballard.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Performance | Performance Art: Keren Cytter’s Show Real Drama


Written and directed by artist Keren Cytter, Show Real Drama tells the story of its own two actors, Susie Meyer and Fabian Stumm. The pair find themselves unemployed and isolated from old Europe’s entertainment business after graduating from the University of Acting in Salzburg. After countless failed attempts to get hired, they decide to write and direct scenes to create their own show reels. Meyer and Stumm present the videos and retell their experiences while filming.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
Free

Staged Reading | Play Reading: Army Royalty by David Mead


This series presents sit-down readings of new and revisited scripts, generally followed by a moderated dramaturgical discussion.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Jazz | Student Jazz Piano Recital


Jazz student Gadi Stern leads a band in the performance of his senior recital.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Film | Spike Lee's Crooklyn (1994): Memories of Brooklyn


With Alfre Woodard, Delroy Lindo and Zelda Harris. A semi-autobiographical look at life in a Brooklyn family during the 1970s. A loving but careworn mother struggles to make ends meet and make a home for her unemployed musician husband and their five children. 114 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Screening | The 23rd Annual Dusty Film & Animation Festival: Screenwriters Night


The festival highlights more than 100 films by students graduating from the BFA Film, Video and Animation Department. The program includes screenings of short films, videos and animations, and culminates in an awards ceremony with notables from the film and animation industries. This year’s Screenwriters Night features graduating screenwriters’ selected scenes performed live by professional actors.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:30 pm
Free

Opening Reception | MFA Design and Technology Exhibition


A two-week gallery exhibition featuring installations and performances, objects and apps, games and video, and interactive experiences that explore the dynamic role of technology in our current lives. These 80 projects represent a unique convergence of effort designed to explore issues related to technology--including its value. They invoke the playful, the informative, the employering, the critical, and the subersive to investigate emerging issues and provoke discussion.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Other | Book Launch: Another Anthology of Black Humor



The New York book launch of Berlin-based French artist Saâdane Afif's new catalogue Another Anthology of Black Humor, an external exhibition space of the MMK Museum für Moderne Kunst Frankfurt am Main devoted to presenting the work of young artists. The catalogue accompanied Afif's exhibition this spring, marking the new developments of his project initiated at the Centre Pompidou in 2010.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Concert | College Composer Recital


Featuring Alexander Burtzos.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Performance | Comedy: Student Driver: Indie Road


Come revel in the fun, supportive vibe as we celebrate the indie improv community of NYC and beyond! Each week, two kick-ass indie teams dominate the stage, followed by the fast-paced, down-and-dirty moves of hosts Student Driver.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Concert | Community Orchestra 2011-2012, Concert 4


This orchestra concert, under the direction of Yuri Vodovoz, features students from the Extension Division and members of the community.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Screening | Documentary: Stevan Riley's Fire In Babylon (2010)


Throughout the Caribbean, one sport rules over all others-cricket. Comprised of players from 15 countries, the West Indies cricket team rose to preeminence throughout the 1970s despite civil unrest at home and racial prejudice abroad. When Clive Lloyd assumed the team's captaincy, he transformed a laughingstock into world champions. Fire in Babylon is the thrilling story of how the West Indies triumphed over their colonial masters through the achievements of one of the most gifted teams in sporting history. 83 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
$10 suggested admission

Concert | Student Viola Recital


With Rose Hashimoto.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Concert | Violin Works by Gershwin, Beethoven and Others


Program: Coleridge Taylor-Perkinson: Blue/s Forms for unaccompanied violin William Grant-Still: Suite for Violin and Piano, mvmt II George Gershwin: Selections from Porgy and Bess for Violin and Piano [arr. Heifetz] Beethoven: Sonata No. 9 for Violin and Piano, op. 47 'Kreutzer' Violinist Jessica R. McJunkins is a native of Charlotte, NC. She is a recent graduate of the University of NC School of the Arts. As a classical musician, she plays as an extra violinist with the Charlotte Symphony, Chicago Chamber Orchestra, Charleston Symphony and Oleander Chamber Orchestra (Wilmington, NC), and she was a fellowship member of the 2011 Spoleto Festival USA Festival Orchestra in Charleston, SC.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:30 pm
Free

Concert | College Oboe Recital


With Mary Lynch.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:30 pm
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Performance | Comedy: Vicious Cycle


A new Sunday open mic. Names are written, put in the bucket, then picked at random. Comics get 4 minutes. And the next week it happens again. It’s kinda like… a Vicious Cycle. Hosted by Molly Austin and Mike Brown.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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