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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on May 3, 2017?

60 free events take place on Wednesday, 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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60 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Wednesday, May 3, 2017

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Workshop | Park Boot Camp


Join The Rise NYC, a community-driven pop-up fitness group, for a Boot Camp in the park. Rotations through exercises like crunches, planks, push-ups, burpees, and mountain climbers ensure a mixture of cardio and strength training that will keep you coming back--and seeing results. No equipment necessary; smiles and high-fives encouraged. Rain or shine. Every Wednesday.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 am
Free

Conference | In Black and White: Photography, Race, and the Modern Impulse in Brazil at Midcentury


This initiative investigates Brazilian modernist photography, its relationship to race, and its place within a dynamic international network of images and ideas. From experimental work that resonates with broader postwar trends of creative photographic expression to modern forms with local and sometimes ethnic inflections, photographers were instrumental in formulating new visual languages in Brazil. Since 1939, the São Paulo-based Foto Cine Clube Bandeirante (FCCB) nurtured a wide range of avant-garde practices that anticipated many elements of Concrete Art in Brazil featured at the first São Paulo Biennial in 1951. This diverse group included photographers from immigrant communities such as São Paulo’s growing German, Hungarian, Jewish, Italian, and Japanese populations. These artists participated in international networks of exchange around the globe that increased their visibility and expanded their approach. Taking FCCB as a starting point, the conference stretches the boundaries of what we understand as experimental art in Brazil in the mid-twentieth century. Photography has been largely excluded from current scholarship about Brazilian modernism and abstraction, and Brazilian photographers of this era are overlooked in narratives around modern photography. The aims of the conference are thus threefold: first, we will examine the distinctive nature of Brazilian modernist photography. Second, we hope to explore photography within the context of modernist and abstract art in Brazil, probing the relationship of modernist photography to other marginalized media and art forms such as mail art and Afro-Brazilian art. Third, we encourage an international perspective that investigates networks of modernist photography through transnational photo clubs, salons, exhibitions, and the many magazines that flourished domestically and across Latin America, the United States and Europe.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 am
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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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9:30 am
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Tour | Downtown Manhattan 3-Hour Tour


The 3-hour walking and subway tour covers the Financial District including Wall Street and the World Trade Center, SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown. These are neighborhoods that simply can’t be fully appreciated from a bus. There will be one or two opportunities to sample tasty treats.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:30 am
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Park Walk | Central Park Tour - Lower Section


Once described as the lungs of the city, Central Park brings a breath of fresh air to New York's crowded urban terrain. What started out as the rocky and desolate northern fringes of a rapidly expanding city is today among the world's most famous and beloved public parks. With over 843 acres of meadows, hills, ball fields and bodies of water, it's impossible not to find something to enjoy in Central Park.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:45 am
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Tour | Greenwich Village Neighborhood Tour


Greenwich Village is among Manhattan's most desirable and expensive residential neighborhoods. It's history, however, betrays it's monied status. The Village, with it's quiet, shaded streets, lined with lovely brick and brownstone townhouses, was once the incubating ground of artistic, social and political movements that have helped shape US history. From the Beats to the Folk Movement, from workers rights to gay rights, the Village has often been the center of it all.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:45 am
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Conference | The Protestant Reformation and Human Rights


In commemoration of the 500th anniversary of the launching of the Protestant Reformation by Martin Luther, this conference brings together a distinguished group of scholars to discuss the meaning of this world-historical event, as well as its legacy. In particular, the participants will discuss what impact—intentional or unintentional—the Reformation has had on our modern notions of human rights.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 am
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Park Walk | Public Park Tour


Join an enjoyable walking tour of the park, and discover how they successfully transformed "Needle Park" of the 1970s into Manhattan's Town Square of today. The guides are loaded with expertise on the park's rich history, award-winning design, distinct amenities, and ongoing maintenance efforts. Every Wednesday.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Workshop | 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.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Lecture | Learning While Serving: Reflections on Five Years Working International Development and Diplomacy in the Obama Administration


A talk with Dr. Sarah E. Mendelson, former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N.'s Economic and Social Council, and Harriman Institue alumna. Mendelson discusses her experience serving in both the U.S. Mission to the U.N. and the U.S. Agency for International Development during the Obama years. She had a front row seat to a wide array of issues including pushing back on closing space for civil society and foreign assistance, combating human trafficking, and responding to the largest crisis in forced displacement since World War II. She reflects on what worked in policy entrepreneurship and what did not.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Classical Music | Bach at Noon


The keyboard works of Bach offered in 30-minute meditations by Patrick Allen, organist and master of choristers, and Mary Pan, organ scholar. Bach at Noon concerts takes place Tuesdays through Fridays, from September 13, 2016 to May 25, 2017.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:20 pm
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Concert | Waves of Tradition: Traditions of Japan


Waves of Tradition is a curated week-long celebration of New York City and the waves of immigrant cultures that make up its rich history. The premier Japanese classical dancer in the United States, Tokyo-born Sachiyo Ito and company perform a range of delicate and powerful traditional Japanese dances including Kabuki, Noh, Okinawan Court, and Jiuta-mai as well as contemporary choreographed works.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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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. Tour times: 1:00pm, 2:00pm. This tour takes place Mondays through Fridays, except bank holidays.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Gallery Talk | Guided Exhibition Tour: A World of Emotions


Bringing to vivid life the emotions of the people of ancient Greece, and prompting questions about how we express, control, manipulate, or simulate feelings in our own society, A World of Emotions: Ancient Greece, 700 BC–200 AD is a path-breaking exhibition.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Reading | Story Time for Grown-Ups


Love a good story? Sit back and relax as they read you a story or two.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Jazz | Jazz Wednesdays with the Bill Wurtzel Trio


During the run of the exhibitions Eugen Gabritschevsky: Theater of the Imperceptible and Carlo Zinelli (1916–1974), the Bill Wurtzel trio will perform music that celebrates the creativity and expressiveness of the human mind.
   New York City, NY; NYC
2:00 pm
Free

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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2:00 pm
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Book Discussion | Riverside Book Club: Things Fall Apart


Discuss the book by Chinua Achebe.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:30 pm
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Discussion | Trump and the Left: The First 100 Days


A panel discussion on the 2016 election, the Trump presidency, and what comes next for the left. Moderator: Greg Grandin is Professor of History and the author of a number of prize-winning books, including The Empire of Necessity: Slavery, Freedom, and Deception in the New World, which won the Bancroft Prize in American History. He is also the author of Fordlandia: The Rise and Fall of Henry Ford’s Forgotten Jungle City. Panel participants: Amber A’Lee Frost is a writer and musician in Brooklyn. Deva R. Woodly, PhD is an Assistant Professor of Politics at the New School. Fredrik deBoer is an academic and writer. Sarah Leonard is a senior editor at The Nation and co-editor of The Future We Want: Radical Ideas for a New Century.
   New York City, NY; NYC
4:30 pm
Free

Park Walk | Central Park Sunset Tour


Once described as the lungs of the city, Central Park brings a breath of fresh air to New York's crowded urban terrain. What started out as the rocky and desolate northern fringes of a rapidly expanding city is today among the world's most famous and beloved public parks. With over 843 acres of meadows, hills, ball fields and bodies of water, it's impossible not to find something to enjoy in Central Park.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:30 pm
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Concert | Delicate and powerful traditional Japanese dances


The premier Japanese classical dancer in the United States, Tokyo-born Sachiyo Ito and company perform a range of delicate and powerful traditional Japanese dances including Kabuki, Noh, Okinawan Court, and Jiuta-mai as well as contemporary choreographed works. Part of Waves of Tradition -- a curated week-long celebration of New York City and the waves of immigrant cultures that make up its rich history.
   New York City, NY; NYC
5:30 pm
Free

Opening Reception | Deep Shade by Lisa Fairstein: Photographs


Lisa Fairstein takes inspiration from signs and abstractions generated by today's image-sharing culture. Her creative process involves re-staging and re-photographing selected fragments from digital image feeds, acknowledging the poetic possibilities found within the visual short-hand of web-based photography. By isolating and reframing these aspects of captured and shared moments, she makes slow photographs motivated by accelerated looking.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Reading | Dovetail Literary Magazine Reading and Reception


The annual literary journal is celebrating the publication of its 2017 edition. Refreshments will be served and all are welcome.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | In Praise of Shadows: A 3-Artist Exhibition


This exhibition looks at the work of Janis Avotins, Rebecca Salter and Giuseppe Uncini, who “find beauty not in the thing itself but in the pattern of shadows, the light and the darkness, that one thing against another creates” (Tanizaki).
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Screening | Rise: 2 Episodes of the Documentary Series


A screening of "Sacred Water" and "Red Power," two episodes from Viceland’s new series Rise that powerfully document and critically explore the political struggle at Standing Rock against the Dakota Access Pipeline. Screening followed by discussion and Q&A with: -- Michelle Latimer, Rise Director -- Mia White, Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies -- Elizabeth Ellis (Peoria), Penn Barra Post-Doctoral Fellow, University of Pennsylvania -- Moderated by: Jaskiran Dhillon, Assistant Professor of Global Studies and Anthropology
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Chris Burden's Hobby Shop: Sculptures and Drawings


The son of an engineer, Burden’s fascination with the craft of building and construction grew beyond his early childhood years into his post-performative works; this highlighting a dichotomy between his childhood hobbies of constructing Lego models, to that of re-creating architectural kits as a professional artist later on in his adulthood. Burden was able to extend his child-like curiosity into his art making, bringing with him an appreciation for high risks, as well as a strong desire for a sense of innocence so many artists hope to prevail when they enter a new state of mind. Over time, Burden has shown that like a child, he is unafraid of taking on risky challenges, exploring unfamiliar mediums, and rewording ideas of the norm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Exhibition: Jim Drain's Utopia Muscle


Drain’s first New York City solo exhibition in a decade is named after author Junot Diaz’s call to locate optimism through new activism and empowerment, by strengthening our “utopia muscles” in the face of fear and anger towards our current chaotic national condition. While this is Drain’s most overtly political exhibition title to date, it peacefully dovetails with his ongoing interest in how individualized and labor-intensive eforts—particularly in performance, painting, collage, and sculpture—can shape collective identity in a finished artwork.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Workshop | How to Get the Most Out of Your Contacts


Career coach Chip Conlin examines why networking is a “life skill.” People who consistently connect and re-connect with others who can be helpful in their job search and careers often beat out the competition for the best jobs. Through a series of real life stories and case studies this interactive session explores techniques used by successful job hunters in meeting the right people at the right levels to land their next great job. Learn proven techniques to help make the most of your networking efforts.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Book Discussion | Inwood Book Discussion: The Virgin Suicides


Discuss the book by Jeffrey Eugenides.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Workshop | Journey Meditation


In today’s constantly connected world, bringing some calm to a crowded mind can be difficult. Meditating for just a few minutes a day can make you happier, healthier, and reduce the stress of daily life. Our simple, convenient approach is rooted in history, based in science and comes with some serious benefits. Join us and experience the many benefits of meditation firsthand. In this class, you will: Be taught the basics of meditation and how to start a daily practice Learn more about the effects of meditation on the mind and body Understand how meditation can reduce stress at work and beyond
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Dancing | Park Dance Party: Swing


Swing with the George Gee Swing Orchestra and instructors Evita Arce + Michael Jagger. Dance Party, hosted and produced by Talia Castro-Pozo, includes superb bands and expert dance instruction for extraordinary dancing experiences each Wednesday evening. Learn the steps from 6pm - 7pm and then test out your new moves to live music from 7pm to 8:30pm. With over thirty years of swing experience, the George Gee Swing Orchestra has earned its reputation as one of the swingingest big bands in New York City and has developed a special bond with lindy hoppers all around the world.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
Free

Discussion | PEN World Voices Festival 2017: Forbidden --Too Liberated


A discussion on the ways women are denied equal opportunities. With Sarah Barmak (Closer: Notes from the Orgasmic Frontier of Female Sexuality), Jill Filipovic (The H Spot: The Feminist Pursuit of Happiness), Mona Eltahawy (Headscarves and Hymens: Why the Middle East Needs a Sexual Revolution), and Sabrina Jones (Our Lady of Birth Control).
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Workshop | Settlers of Catan Social


Build your empire and trade your way to 10 victory points, all while practicing for two special Settlers of Catan tournaments. Participants who win a game can enter a raffle to win a valuable Park Prize pack at the end of the Game Social season.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Lecture | Crackpot or Visionary: Israel Zangwill, Isaac Steinberg, and the Jewish Territorialist Movement


After leaving the Zionist Movement in 1905 following the so-called Uganda Controversy, the Jewish Territorialists sought to create settlements for Jews outside both Europe and Palestine. They explored possibilities from Angola to Australia and Tasmania, and from Madagascar to French and British Guiana and Suriname. At the head of the movement stood several prominent Jewish figures. Anglo-Jewish writer Israel Zangwill (1864-1926, pictured), author of classics such as Children of the Ghetto and The Melting Pot, was the first leader of the movement. He was followed as of the late 1930s by Isaac N. Steinberg (1888-1957), who had briefly served as Commissar of Justice under Lenin in 1917. There hardly could have been two more different men than the English gentleman Zangwill and the Russian socialist-revolutionary Steinberg, but both did share an almost literary-inspired idealism, infused with Jewish traditional and universalist elements. In this talk, Dr. Laura Almagor will touch upon the colorful life stories of the central Territorialist leaders, as a gateway to exploring the history of the Territorialist movement and its many—nowadays seemingly fantastical—pursuits.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:30 pm
Free

Slide Lecture | Edward Sorel discusses his book Mary Astor's Purple Diary: The Great American Sex Scandal of 1936


This illustrated lecture spotlights the travails of the Oscar-winning actress alongside the author's personal story of discovering an unlikely muse.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Author Reading | Evgeny Finkel talks about his new book Ordinary Jews


Evgeny Finkel talks on the subject of how Jewish responses during the Holocaust shed new light on the dynamics of genocide and political violence.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Discussion | Neoliberalism and the Rise of Finance


Together with the rise of neoliberalism, the extraordinary development of market finance over the last thirty years has refashioned social relations in the capitalist core in crucial ways. To shed light on the nature of this transformation, Ivan Ascher (author of Portfolio Society: On the Capitalist Mode of Prediction) will be joined in conversation by Robyn Marasco (CUNY-Hunter) and Melinda Cooper (University of Sydney).
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:30 pm
Free

Opening Reception | Paintings: George Lewis' The Consciousness of Water


Staged in recognition of Earth Day, the exhibit features paintings by visual artist George H. Lewis. Lewis’ seascapes are a meditation on the nexus between the cosmos, the human spirit, and bodies of water. At once alluring and menacing, his depictions of oceanic and river views explore the transformative power of water and the intrinsic reciprocity between our treatment of ecosystems and our collective consciousness.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Park Walk | Reclaimed Nature Tour


Join Natural Areas Conservancy biologist Helen Forgione to learn how the park fits into the ecological landscape of New York City’s largest natural areas. Pier 6 Lawns Get Directions Event Information As part of this tour, there will be a special emphasis on the native plants of Brooklyn Bridge Park, where these plants live in other New York City parks natural areas, and their importance to wildlife. Members: To reserve your FREE spot, RSVP to Carolyn Hart. Tickets are nonrefundable.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Talk | Artist Talk: Jonathan VanDyke


Jonathan VanDyke is a visual artist based in New York City working in the expanded field of painting. Recent solo exhibitions have appeared at 1/9unosunove in Rome, Loock Galerie Berlin, abc Berlin, Four Boxes Gallery in Denmark, and Scaramouche in New York. Recent performances and commissions have appeared at Storm King Art Center, Este Arte in Uruguay, The Power Plant in Toronto, Vox Populi in Philadelphia, The National Academy Museum, and The Albright-Knox Art Gallery.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Exhibition: Erick Meyenberg: The wheel bears no resemblance to a leg


Borrowing its enigmatic title from the words of Guillaume Apollinaire, the show chronicles the making of a multilayered project by Mexican artist Erick Meyenberg (Mexico, 1980). Working for two years with a local high school marching band in Mexico City, Meyenberg orchestrated a complex performance which took place throughout the capital and that provokes a reflection on the pedagogical machinery of discipline, education, gender, and the state. The night of the opening, Meyenberg engages in a conversation with curators Gabriela Rangel and Lucía Sanromán (Yerba Buena Center for the Arts), and Professor Anna Indych-López (The Graduate Center, CUNY).
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | Fabio Viviani discusses his book Fabio's 30-Minute Italian: Over 100 Fabulous, Quick and Easy Recipes


Top Chef star and restauranteur Fabio Viviani shows how even novice cooks can prepare a delicious Italian meal at home like a professional chef, all in a half-hour or less. Fabio's 30-Minute Italian provides over 100 no-fail recipes and tons of time-saving tips, peppered along with warm and humorous stories from Fabio's life. It's the next-best thing to having Fabio in your kitchen.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | Graeme Simsion reads from his book The Best of Adam Sharp


Two decades ago Adam Sharp was in a passionate affair with Angelina, a strong-willed actress. They had a chance at something more--but Adam didn't take it. Now, Adam likes his life and he's happy with his partner Claire. But he can never quite shake off what might have been. And then, out of nowhere, Angelina gets in touch. Does Adam dare to live dangerously?
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Lecture | Habermas and the Reframing of Afro-Caribbean Philosophy


This talk will introduce the notion of a critical sadhana as a distinct type of theory that explicitly embraces a notion of spirituality. As such it is a type of theorizing that does not fit neatly into the categories of secular critical theories. The need for this type of theory is in response to debates in Africana Philosophy and Africana Studies about the issue of spirituality in general, and the legacy of African spirituality in particular. Speaker Paget Henry is Professor of Sociology and Africana Studies at Brown University.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | Hala Alyan reads from her book Salt Houses


On the eve of her daughter Alia’s wedding, Salma reads the girl’s future in a cup of coffee dregs. She sees an unsettled life for Alia and her children; she also sees travel, and luck. While she chooses to keep her predictions to herself that day, they will all soon come to pass when the family is uprooted in the wake of the Six-Day War of 1967.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Book Signing | Kyle Cease signs copies of his book I Hope I Screw This Up: How Falling In Love with Your Fears Can Change the World


Following a discussion of his new book, Cease will sign and personalize I Hope I Screw This Up and pose for photos.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Discussion | Le Conversazioni 2017


Le Conversazioni is the international festival created by Antonio Monda and Davide Azzolini that takes place annually on the Isle of Capri, in New York (at the Morgan Library and at the New York Historical Society), in Bogota and in Rome, with the participation of some of the leading lights in contemporary English literature and international culture. In the last few years some of today’s great writers have come together in Capri to discuss the chosen theme for each year: identity, the relationship between the word and the image, memory, deadly sins, human rights, eros, winners & losers, revolution, diversity. Followed by a screening of the documentary Diversity, directed by Carlotta Corradi, about the previous edition (2016) with Valeria Luiselli, Donato Carrisi, Gary Shteyngart, Erica Jong, Hanan al-Shaykh, Garth Risk Hallberg, and Marlon James. In English.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Lecture | No Direction Home: The Life and Legacy of Writer Frantz Fanon


Join Adam Shatz in learning more about Frantz Omar Fanon, a Martinique-born Afro-Caribbean psychiatrist, philosopher, revolutionary, and writer whose works are influential in the fields of post-colonial studies, critical theory, and Marxism. As an intellectual, Fanon was a political radical, Pan-Africanist, and Marxist humanist concerned with the psychopathology of colonization, and the human, social, and cultural consequences of decolonization. Adam Shatz is a contributing editor at London Review of Books, and a contributor to The New York Review of Books and other publications. He has reported from Algeria, Palestine, Lebanon and Egypt. He is currently a fellow in residence at the New York Institute for the Humanities.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Classical Music | Piano Works by Schubert, Beethoven, Chopin


Program: Schubert: Sonata No. 13 in A Major, D. 664 Beethoven: Sonata No. 18 in E-flat Major, Op. 31, No. 3 Chopin: Scherzo No. 4 in E Major, Op. 54 With: Tamas Gomori, Piano Kyle Kildale, Piano
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
Free

Book Discussion | Reading Group: Manifestly Haraway


Discuss the book by Donna Haraway.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Author Reading | Ron Kaplan discusses his book Hank Greenberg in 1938


“Hammerin’” Hank Greenberg was coming off a stellar season where he’d hit 40 home runs and 184 RBIs, becoming only the thirteenth player to ever hit 40 or more homers (and one of only four players to have 40 or more home runs and 175 or more RBIs in a season). Even with his success at the plate, neither Greenberg nor the rest of the world could have expected what was about to happen in 1938.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Lecture | Student Recitals


Chick Corea Ensemble 7:00 pm BFA Senior Project Presentations 8:00 pm Gregory Rathje, Composer 8:00 pm M Base Ensemble 9:00 pm
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Talk | The Legacy of Jane Jacobs: A Talk by New York Times Architecture Critic Michael Kimmelman


Michael Kimmelman will speak on the legacy of writer and preservationist Jane Jacobs (1916-2006), whose work changed the way the world views and understands cities. Award-winning author and preservationist Roberta Brandes Gratz will introduce him.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
Free

Classical Music | Faculty Recital: Peter Prosser, Cello


Program: MORGENSTERN: Pastoral for Flute, Clarinet, and Cello RAVEL: Sonate pour Violon et Violoncello MORGENSTERN: Shaker Tune for Flute Clarinet and Cello MARTINU: Trio for Flute, Cello, and Piano MORGENSTERN: Mosulipe Blues
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7:30 pm
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Discussion | PEN World Voices Festival 2017: Forbidden -- Too Desirous


A discussion on portraying women’s sexuality in fiction with novelists Yewande Omotoso (South Africa), Abubakar Adam Ibrahim (Nigeria), Malin Persson Giolito (Sweden), and Minae Mizumura (Japan).
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Screening | Vice Media presents Watch and Learn


Get a fresh perspective on today’s most pressing issues at a special screening and talk-back with some of the great minds behind Vice Media, the North American digital media and broadcasting company.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:30 pm
Free

Workshop | Intro Class: Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction


Learning to be mindful—to pay attention in the moment without resistance or judgment—can shift the course of our lives. Instead of being driven by our fears and hopes, we learn how to listen to ourselves and others, to pause and respond wisely. In this course they will practice MBSR’s tools for living: the body scan, sitting meditation, mindful yoga and walking meditation, all of which increase self-awareness and empathy, connect us to our intuition, weaken unwholesome mental habits and replace struggle and stress with ease and relaxation. They will experiment with mindfulness while eating, communicating, and engaging in everyday activities. Come discover how living in the moment, with awareness and curiosity, can open your life and fill it with peace and wonder. With: Amy Gross
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:00 pm
Free

Classical Music | NYU Community Orchestra performs works by Saint-Saëns, Rachmaninoff


Program: Kabalevsky: Overture to Colas Breugnon Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dance No. 1 Paul Hutchings: Four Irish Dances Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Classical Music | Piano Works by Scarlatti, Haydn, Chopin


Program: Scarlatti: Sonata in B Minor, K. 27 Scarlatti: Sonata in E Major, K. 135 Haydn: Variation in F Minor, Hob.XVll:6 Chopin: Sonata No. 2 in B-flat Minor, Op. 35 With: Szu-Chun Wang, Piano
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:00 pm
Free

Comedy Club | Gandhi, Is That You? Comedy Show - with Free Pizza


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
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9:00 pm
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Broadway | Broadway Show!

Regular Price: $101
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Classical Music | Piano Works by Chopin and More

Regular Price: $30
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