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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on May 5, 2015?

53 free events take place on Tuesday, May 5 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 5 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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53 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Tuesday, May 5, 2015

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Workshop | Park Tai Chi


Classes for all ages and experience levels. Park Tai Chi is provided by the Tai Chi Chuan Center and led by teachers and students who train at CK Chu Tai Chi under the direction of Jeremy Hubbell. Classes are rain or shine.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 am
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Tour | All-in-One Downtown Tour


This tour utilizes your feet and the New York City Subway* to transport you from Lower Manhattan, the birthplace of New York, through Wall St and the Financial District, Greenwich Village, SoHo, Chinatown and Midtown Manhattan. There will be ample opportunities for memorable pictures. You'll get the chance to savor NY's best pizza and cannoli and other treats, learn how to play NY handball, maybe bargain with a shopkeeper in Chinatown, observe a game of street chess in Greenwich Village, people watch and window shop in SoHo, and kick back on the Highline Park. Along the way, you'll master the subway and learn about New York's Finest!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
Free

City Walk | Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn Heights and Dumbo Tour


This is a 3-hour tour that begins with a walk over the Brooklyn Bridge, an icon of New York City for over 125 years, with spectacular views of Manhattan and Brooklyn. The tour then moves on to a stroll of Brooklyn Heights, America’s and New York City’s first suburb. The tour then explores the neighborhood DUMBO before ending at the Fulton Ferry landing.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Tour | Midtown Manhattan Tour


Arguably the world's most valuable, busiest and most crowded pieces of real estate, Midtown Manhattan is what most visitors think of when they think of New York City. Home to some of the city's most iconic architecture, from Gothic to Post-Modern and from Beaux-Arts to Art Deco (lots of Art Deco). it's not difficult to understand why. But just behind the massive facades, lie facinating histories just waiting to be unveiled.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Tour | SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown Tour


You've seen the iconic skyscrapers, attended a Broadway show, visited Lady Liberty and relaxed in Central Park. Looking for a little more of the Big Apple? Maybe it's time to visit some of Manhattan's oldest and most enchanting historic districts. Take a relaxing stroll through SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Workshop | Facebook Basics


Learn about the online social network Facebook.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 am
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Park Walk | Heart of the Park Tour


On this east-west walk you will see some of the Park's most well-known landmarks, including Conservatory Water, Bethesda Terrace, the Lake, and Strawberry Fields. Route involves a few stairs. 90 minutes.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Jazz | Dixieland Jazz with the Gotham Jazzmen


The Gotham Jazzmen bring their take on Dixieland Jazz. The band features: Ed Bonoff on drums; James Collier on trombone; Lee Lorenz on cornet; Pete Sokolow on piano; Dick Waldburger on bass; Ernie Lumer on clarinet; and Bill Wurtzel on guitar.
   New York City, NY; NYC
12:00 pm
Free

Workshop | Learn Juggling in the Park


Test your coordination and dexterity with free juggling lessons in the park. All skill levels are welcome to join in the fun. Equipment is provided. Lessons are weather permitting.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Workshop | Uncovering Your Family History: Researching Vital Records and the Census


Begin exploring your genealogy with the NYPL. This class explains the basic steps to getting started in family history research by examining vital records - birth, marriage, and death certificates, and search tips for census population schedules.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Concert | Bach at Noon


The keyboard works of Bach offered in 30-minute meditations by Patrick Allen, organist and master of choristers, and Phillip Lamb, organ scholar.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:20 pm
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Gallery Talk | Exhibition Tour: Public Eye, 175 Years of Sharing Photography


Join a 45-minute docent led tour of the exhibition.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Concert | Great Organ Recital: Midday Monday


Willem Hörmann (Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands), organ. Easter Music.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
$5 suggested donation

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. Tour times: 1:00pm, 2:00pm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Concert | Mannes Downtown Chamber Music Concert


Program: E. Carter: 8 Etudes and a Fantasy for Woodwind Quartet Lauren Osaka, flute - Michelle Pan, oboe - Yuet Cheung, clarinet - Taylor Smith, bassoon Brahms: Piano Trio No.1 in B major, op. 8 Matthew Griswold, piano - Minghao Li, violin - Christine Chen, cello
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Lecture | Life in the Harem: Soprano Alison Davy Considers Women in Mozart’s Operas


The Daytime Lecture Performance Series offers month-long lecture series on a variety of musical topics. Each week’s presentation features a musical performance and/or instrument demonstrations as well as an educational lecture placing the music in context.
   New York City, NY; NYC
1:30 pm
Pay-what-you-can-admission policy

Tour | Harlem Tour


Although world famous, Harlem may be New York's best kept secret with some of the city's best architecture, food, music and people. Harlem's history is also one of the city's most dramatic, having gone through many ethnic, cultural and socioeconomic changes over the past roughly 400 years, which have resulted in a diverse array of places of worship, theaters, homes and eating establishments.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Tour | Lower East Side/NoLIta/East Village Tour


This three-hour tour is a great way to explore three of Gotham’s most historic locations. This tour meets at the East Broadway F train station, and takes you through legendary Lower East Side streets like Essex, Grand, Hester, Orchard, and Delancey. Along the way, you’ll get a feel for what life was like for the millions of immigrants who arrived here throughout the 19th and early part of the 20th Century. You’ll also see how this neighborhood has transformed into one of the hippest and trendiest areas in the city.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Staged Reading | PEN World Voices: International Play Festival 2015


As part of the 2015 PEN World Voices Festival of International Literature, the event will showcase play readings by nine of the world’s most respected dramatists Afghanistan, Argentina, Cuba, France, Germany, Indonesia, Kenya, and Uganda. The International Play Festival generates a conversation on art, politics, dreams, war, and philosophy, meant to give American audiences a rich awareness of the greater global dialogue. Selected readings will be followed by a discussion with the playwright. Today: 2PM: Strings, Written by Angella Emurwon (Uganda) 5PM: My Uncle, The Exile, Written by Yerandy Fleites Pérez (Cuba) and translated by Julian Mesri 7:30PM: Ant Street, Written by Roland Schimmelpfennig (Germany) and translated by David Tushingham (UK)
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Workshop | Connecting to the Cloud Workshop


Learn all about the Cloud, what it is and how you use it.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:30 pm
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Workshop | Citizen Cartography: Building a Virtual Atlas of New York


Help NYPL build the geospatial library of the future! This workshop will get you oriented with the set of tools the Library has developed that enables librarians and the general public to add valuable geographic context to old maps by overlaying digital images of historical maps onto a contemporary digital map through a process called georectification, or "warping" maps. This means overlaying digital images of historic maps onto a contemporary digital map (similar to Google Maps), transforming them into tiles of a virtual atlas.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Gallery Talk | Exhibition Tour: Public Eye, 175 Years of Sharing Photography


Join a 45-minute docent led tour of the exhibition.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:30 pm
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Discussion | Digits and Treasuries: How to Address the Fiscal Challenges of the Digital Economy?


A panel discussion with Pierre Collin and Martin Collet, moderated by Bernard Harcourt. The digital revolution has given rise to a digital economy that challenges our concept of value creation. Increasingly, start-ups and global companies serving millions of users are changing the rules and bringing radical transformation to all sectors of the economy, but the value added is slipping through our grasp. The productivity gains achieved through the digital economy have not led to increased tax revenues for large countries and global digital economy companies pay a low level of tax on their profits. A fiscal response is urgently needed. This discussion will explore what this fiscal response could look like and how countries might regain the power to tax profits earned by digital economy companies.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Workshop | Scrabble Game Social


Join weekly Game Socials to meet up with like-minded players interested in the same games as you. On Tuesdays, they play the classic word game Scrabble.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Author Reading | Thupten Jinpa discusses his book A Fearless Heart: How the Courage to Be Compassionate Can Transform Our Lives


Thupten Jinpa, highly acclaimed thought leader and the longtime English translator for the Dalai Lama, explores how powerful compassion can be, not just for others, but for our own wellbeing.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Workshop | Learn Juggling in the Park


Test your coordination and dexterity with free juggling lessons in the park. All skill levels are welcome to join in the fun. Equipment is provided. Lessons are weather permitting.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:30 pm
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Book Signing | Emmy-winning actor Brad Garrett signs copies of his book When the Balls Drop


A refreshingly candid and wickedly funny look at life’s second half from Everybody Loves Raymond star and comic Brad Garrett.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Talk | Five Plastic Money Cards: The Good, Bad and Ugly


As students and adults move to an all plastic money system, do they know the advantages and disadvantages of these plastic cards? Douglas Young discusses the good, the bad and the ugly of credit, debit, gift, pre-paid, and store cards, and explains how they impact a person’s credit, ability to get a job, rent an apartment, or obtain low interest rates for a car loan, private student loan, or home mortgage. Learn about FICO credit scores, “utilization rates”, “hard and soft inquires”, and the real meaning of “maxing out."
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Photography Shows


With: Martin Frank, Barry Guthertz, Jordan Matter, Joel Morgovsky, Jean Nestares, Bruce Wodder, Francisco Diaz and Deb Young.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
Free

Discussion | AdDRESSing Style: Meet the Ambassador of Valentino's Kingdom


Carlos Souza in conversation with Grazia d’Annunzio (US Special Projects Editor, Vogue Italia). Unstoppable globetrotter and iconic presence at red carpet events Carlos Souza has been involved with the Valentino fashion house since the 1970s, rubbing elbows with celebrities and promoting the success of this powerful brand (so expect a lot of "behind the scenes" anecdotes!). A São Paulo native and a citizen of the world, he is also the author of #Carlos's Places, in which he shares his favorite destinations and secret addresses. Ready to discover some insider tips? In ENGLISH.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Workshop | Advanced MS Excel 2010 Workshop


Explore more advanced features of Microsoft Excel 2010. Topics include using formulas and functions, data sorting and conditional formatting.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Lecture | Between Basques and Jews: How the Spaniards Became a Race


A lecture by Jean-Frédéric Schaub. During Spain's transition to democracy, the Basque nationalists resumed spreading the old theory that their people's stock had a biological specific profile. Non-nationalist Basque intellectuals reacted by reminding that the myth of the Basque racial identity was tightly related to the Spanish Medieval hatred against the Jews and the Moors. The lecture will present the vain quest for a Spanish ethnic identity, since the Renaissance to Modern times, by considering its relationship with both the segregation of the religious minorities and the fetishizing of the Basque purity. Reception to follow.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Talk | What It Takes to Be an Entrepreneur


Speaker Theodore Henderson works with entrepreneurs, business owners, and professionals. He is a 20-year veteran of the technology industry as well as an Amazon best selling author, Certified Social Media Security Professional Powered by CompTIA, and a Certified Leadership Coach. He is the author of the Security eBook 30 Smart Ways to Protect Yourself from Cyber Criminals aimed at owners of Smartphones, Mobile Devices, and also those who have significant online activities including Social Media, financial services, etc.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Author Reading | Carola Dibbell reads from herbook The Only Ones


Wandering a post-pandemic world where she is strangely immune to a succession of killer diseases, Inez Fardo is hired to provide genetic material to a wealthy, grief-stricken mother. This experimental work is policed by a hazy network of governmental ethics bureaus and threatened by the Knights of Life, religious zealots who raze the farms where much of the work is done.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Reading | Contributors read from Noon


With: R.O. Kwon, Clancy Martin, Mary South, Deb Olin Unferth, and Lincoln Michel.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Workshop | Introduction to Meditation


This introductory meditation class was featured in New York Magazine’s top picks.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
$10 suggested donation

Book Signing | Jillian Tamaki discusses her book SuperMutant Magic Academy


Bestselling author Jillian Tamaki (Skim, This One Summer) launches her new Drawn and Quarterly graphic novel. With literary scout and Rookie staff writer Estelle Tang, and a signing to follow.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | La La Anthony discusses her book The Power Playbook


The empowering guide to forging professional success, establishing financial independence, and finding balance for a truly satisfying life.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Author Reading | Mark von Schlegell reads from his book Sundogz


Set among the water-rich moons of planet Uranus, extremist astro-marine "spacers" have constructed an aquatic world of extraordinary scope and ambition, entirely invisible to the System at large. The Good Fortune, a spaceship en route to Moon Miranda, the most beautiful and troublesome of Uranus's satellites, sends out a party to explore.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Staged Reading | National Yiddish Theater Retrospective Reading


The National Yiddish Theater's Retrospective Readings is a series of staged readings of classic Yiddish plays from the Folksbiene historic repertoire. "Mayn Tatns Beys-Din Shtub (Tales from My Father's Religious Court)" is based on the memoirs of Isaac Bashevis Singer and was adapted by David Licht for The Folksbiene in 1972. These stories pit modernism against tradition during the first World War.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Author Reading | Nicolle Wallace reads from her book Madam President


Political commentator, former advisor to the McCain-Palin presidential campaign and The View's cohost Nicolle Wallace is interviewed by Bianna Golodryga, former Good Morning America co-anchor, about Wallace's novel.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Discussion | Pen World Voices Festival: An Anarchist’s Guide to Feminism


French composer, singer, and writer Lola Lafon will discuss her newly translated novel We are the Birds of the Coming Storm (Seagull Books) with editor and publisher Amy Scholder.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Author Reading | Richard Reeves reads from his book Infamy: The Shocking Story of the Japanese American Internment in World War II


Bestselling author Richard Reeves provides an authoritative account of the internment of more than 120,000 Japanese-Americans and Japanese aliens during World War II.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Discussion | Road to the Tonys


Looking forward to Broadway’s big night? Join special guests for an evening of theater trivia and Tony history. The American Theatre Wing and the Broadway League offer a fascinating "Broadway by the Numbers" presentation. Special guests Frank DiLella (entertainment reporter for NY1), Julie James (SiriusXM On Broadway), and Laura Heywood (aka @BroadwayGirlNYC) compete in a Tony Trivia Challenge. See an actual Tony Award statuette from the Library’s collections, plus other rare materials and ephemera related to the winners, nominees, and hosts, past and present.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Open Mike | Super Storytellers


No Name Comedy/Variety Show producer Eric Vetter brings New York's best established and emerging authors and storytellers including Terri Mintz, Angel Yau, Mark Pagán and Dean Masello. Curated and co-hosted by author/storyteller Michele Carlo (FISH OUT OF AGUA: My life on neither side of the (subway) tracks, Citadel Press), the show will also include a "Magic Hat Open-Mic" where audience members can sign up for a chance at four minutes of stage time to share their own story.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Jazz | The Music of Charlie Parker Ensemble


The Music of Charlie Parker Ensemble will perform specific tunes and original arrangements of Charlie Parker, including the music of some of Parker’s contemporaries, such as Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk, Bud Powell, and Tadd Dameron. The language of the bebop musicians is studied through listening, emulation, and implementation. Repertoire includes such works as “Groovin’ High,” “Blue and Boogie,” “Salt Peanuts,” “Dizzy Atmosphere,” “Shaw Nuff,” “’Round Midnight,” “Donna Lee,” “Confirmation,” “Hot House,” “Eb-Pob,” “The Squirrel,” “One Base Hit,” and “Two Base Hit.”
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
Free

Author Reading | Writers Read: Viet Nguyen / Alex Gilvarry


Join two acclaimed debut novelists who’ll read books that laugh, darkly, about war and empire. Viet Nguyen reads from his intense, ironic take on the Vietnam War: The Sympathizer. He’ll be joined by Alex Gilvarry, who’ll read from his novel about a Filipino fashion designer who mistakenly lands up in Gitmo.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Tour | 9/11 Memorial and Brooklyn Bridge Night Tour


A renaissance is taking place on the southern tip of Manhattan Island. Since the terrorist attacks of September 11th 2001, a concerted effort has been undertaken to redevelop this part of the city, with the redevelopment of the World Trade Center and the construction of the National September 11th Memorial and Museum. And from twilight into the night is the right time to pay a visit to this part of New York City. From the Memorial to the Woolworth Building, City Hall to the Brooklyn Bridge, some of the your most memorable experiences in the city await you.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Performance | The Sound of Boylesque: An Austrian Gender Swap Sensation


"The Sound of Boylesque" brings the crème of the crop of the Boylesque, Burlesque, Draglesque and Queerlesque world from Vienna to New York. In 2010, Jacques Patriaque was discovered by Viennese burlesque icon Kitty Willenbruch. Straight away she hired him for her burlesque revue “Salon Kitty Revue”. Since then he performed the newly discovered art of boylesque on stage at the little off-theater “Varieté Café Arena Bar”. Numerous performances in local burlesque clubs followed. Such as “Cotton Candy Club”, “Pulp Fiction Ballroom”, “POP! Sofa”, “Club Noir”, “Obkuritarium – The Dark Cabaret Night”, “Salon Rouge & Noir” and the “Viennese Steampunk Revue”. In 2011, he was invited as the first male performer to “Dr. Sketchy’s Anti Art School” in Salzburg. In 2012, he co-hosted Kitty Willenbruch’s late-night-show “Salon Kitty TV”. In 2013, he qualified as first and only continental European for the “2nd Annual Boylesque Festival” in New York. Soon after that he participated in the “3rd International Burlesque Festival” in Stockholm/Sweden. In 2014, he was yet once again chosen to perform at the "3rd annual New York Boylesque Festival" in April. In addition he was also booked for several other shows such as Jonny Porkpies Burlesque/ Theatre Production "Dead Evil Sexy" and "Homo Erectus" in the historic Stonewall Inn.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Discussion | Actors Jack Black and James Marsden discuss their film The D Train


Join directors Jarrad Paul and Andrew Mogel and actors Jack Black, James Marsden, and Kathyrn Hahn as they discuss their new comedy. The film follows perpetually uncool Dan Landsman (Black) as he travels to LA in a desperate attempt to get Oliver Lawless (Marsden) — the most popular guy in his graduating class — to come home for their high school reunion.
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:00 pm
Free

Concert | College Woodwind Chamber Music Concert


Esther Lamneck and Matt Sullivan, Directors
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Concert | Guitar Soloists Spring Concert


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 an eclectic mix of everything in between.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Jazz | Jazz Voices Ensemble


Jazz Voice students will perform with a band. This performance is directed by faculty member Joan Stiles.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 pm
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