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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on November 28, 2012?

49 free events take place on Wednesday, November 28 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 November 28 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 November . 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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49 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Wednesday, November 28, 2012

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Workshop | Getting Started with iPad Hands-on Workshop


Come to this hands-on workshop to discover the new iPad. See the beautiful Retina display and the new 5-megapixel iSight camera for yourself. Try using the dictation feature to write an email, send a text, create a note, or search the web. Get an overview of iOS 5, the foundation of iPad that includes all-new features like Notification Center, Reminders, and Newsstand. Discover the benefits of iCloud, and see how easy it is to sync content from iTunes. You’ll browse the App Store, learn to download books from the iBookstore, make FaceTime calls, and so much more.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:30 am
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City Walk | Greenwich Village 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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10:00 am
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Tour | Cathedral Tour


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

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" Tour times: 11:15 a.m., 12:00 p.m., 12:45 p.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:15 p.m., and 3:00 p.m.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:15 am
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Film | Orson Welles' Oscar Winner Citizen Kane (1941): Iconic Film


With Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten, Dorothy Comingore. Following the death of a publishing tycoon, news reporters scramble to discover the meaning of his final utterance. 119 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:15 am
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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.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Lecture | The Future of the Built Environment


With: William Morrish, Dean, School of Constructed Environments.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:10 pm
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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

Park Walk | “Amble Through the Ramble” Tour


Over streams, under arches, through the woods along a maze of pathways in a 38-acre woodland respite. Tour will be approximately one hour.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 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

Jazz | Midtown Jazz


A jazz concert for the midtown community. These popular midday concerts feature well-regarded artists. The programming is overseen by jazz pianist Ronny Whyte.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
$10 suggested donation

Concert | Pipes at One Concert


The mechanical-action pipe organ of the church was built in 1964 by the Schlicker Organ Company of Buffalo, New York, and re-built by the Andover Organ Company of Methuen, Massachusetts in 1981. It boasts the oldest pipe organ case in New York City, made of mahogany and dating from 1802, and contains 1,632 pipes. Following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center situated directly across the street from St. Paul’s, the organ was silenced, but has since been partially cleaned and made payable by Mann & Trupiano organ-builders from Brooklyn. The organ is featured weekly in live broadcasts on WWFM of “Bach at One” liturgical presentations by the Trinity Choir and Trinity Baroque Orchestra. Today: Janet Yieh, Organ Scholar, Trinity Wall Street
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Conference | Sleep Song: Iraq, Art and War


American poet, slammer, and musician Mike Ladd conducted interviews with 35 Iraq War veterans and used this material to create poetry and a musical performance, Sleep Song, working with Maurice Decaule, American Army veteran, and Ahmed Abdul Hussein, director of the House of Poetry in Baghdad. The trio worked with musicians Serge Teyssot-Gay, Ahmed Mukhtar, and Vijay Iyer to give voice to the nightmares haunting those who lived through the Iraq war. Artists, academics, and cultural actors discuss this work and explore the theme of art and war in a series of panel discussions.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Film | Baz Luhrmann's Oscar-Nominated Romeo + Juliet (1996): Shakespeare Updated


Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, John Leguizamo & Claire Danes. Shakespeare's famous play is updated to the hip modern suburb of Verona still retaining its original dialogue. 120 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
4:00 pm
Free

Talk | Technology Policy and Global Warming


The second in the 2012-2013 Sustainable Development Seminar Series on Technology Policy and Global Warming, with Richard Nelson, George Blumenthal Professor Emeritus and Professor Emeritus of Business and Law, School of International and Public Affairs, Director, Program on Science, Technology and Global Development, The Earth Institute and Bhaven Sampat, Associate Professor, Department of Health Policy and Management, Mailman School of Public Health.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Screening | The Dance Historian Is In: Screening #4


David Vaughan will introduce and screen Merce Cunningham’s Beach Birds For Camera as well as the original stage version of the work. The filmmaker Elliot Caplan will be on hand to talk about the making of the film.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:30 pm
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Workshop | Getting to Know Your iPhone 5


Come and see why iPhone 5 is the biggest thing to happen to iPhone since iPhone. All new design - brilliant 4-inch Retina display, powerful A6 chip, ultrafast wireless - that is remarkably thin and light. Discover iOS 6, the world’s most advanced mobile operating system, with amazing features and built-in apps that help you get the most out of iPhone 5.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Video | Oscar Muñoz’s 2003 Video Re/trato Projected on the Side of a Building


Colombian artist Oscar Muñoz’s 2003 video Re/trato will be projected on a building to the east visible from the park’s Seating Steps, as well as the sidewalk. One of Colombia’s most influential artists, Oscar Muñoz has created an impressive body of work that investigates memory and history, and the ways both intertwine with our contemporary society. Here, Muñoz presents a video in which you see the artist painting a self-portrait on a concrete sidewalk by using a brush and water. The hand continuously paints as the portrait evaporates, creating an endless drawing. Reflecting on the ephemeral nature of identity, the work highlights the liminal space between remembering and forgetting, between an image and its obliteration.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Workshop | Teaching Children about Money: Raise a Financially Savvy Child


If you're like most adults, you probably want your children to develop good financial habits. It is never too early to teach children about money management. Learn how to teach children of all ages about money management skills.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:30 pm
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Workshop | Yoga Class


Begin or continue your yoga practice with a one hour class that will reduce stress and improve overall health. Class is open to all levels - beginners to experienced and everything in between. Brought to you by Compass Yoga
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:30 pm
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Talk | David Copperfield and Dickensian Character


Jonathan Farina, Seton Hall University, talks about cataloging the many distinct styles of characterization in Dickens’ most autobiographical novel.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Talk | Architectural Explorations in Books


Since the release of their best-selling Opportunistic Architecture in 2007, New York City based architecture firm Lewis.Tsurumaki.Lewis has picked up a National Design Award from the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum and a James Beard Award for restaurant design while continuing to produce work featuring their unique combination of programmatic wit, material fabrication, and construction. LTL Architects maintain that architecture is most interesting when it engages people and collective situations. The majority of their work focuses on spaces that address the public - whether cultural, institutional or hospitality based. Join LTL Architects as they discuss how distinct architecture can create spaces that intensify the social life of our institutions and cities.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Concert | Billy Ray Cyrus performs from his CD Change My Mind


Tonight, country star Billy Ray Cyrus is here to perform from his new CD. It's a special event you won't want to miss! Priority seating to those who buy a CD. Please call the store for details.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Book Discussion | Book Club: Bossy Pants by Tina Fey


Tina Fey’s story from growing up in Pennsylvania to her days doing amateur improv in Chicago to her early sketches on Saturday Night Live, Fey gives us a fascinating glimpse behind the curtain of modern comedy with equal doses of wit, candor, and self-deprecation.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Talk | Career Evolution: Preparing for Your Career's Next Leap with Social Media Marketing


John Crant shows how to lay the groundwork to take your career to the next level, to get on the 'short list' for that next promotion, and to market your achievements continually.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Other | Fashion Pops: Stardust Fashion Show with Live Performances


Featuring the Kilame Collection by Pamela Quinzi. Hosted by Recording Artist Gaby Borromeo. Live Performances by: Dance Pop Singer/Songwriter Sariah R&B Singer/Songwriter DeVo D Pop R&B Singer/Songwriter Saika Techno Pop Singer/Songwriter Leaf Pop Singer/Songwriter Thamyris Almeida Pop Soul Singer/Songwriter Meleni Smith Music by DJ Hova T
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Screening | Schermonapoli 2012: Short Films from Italy


Nostos directed by Alessandro D'Ambrosi and Santa De Santis (2011, Ita, 24') - With the Armistice of 1943, a young Italian soldier begins his homecoming journey. Resistenza Artigiana directed by Antonio Manco (2012, Ita, 22') - A story about those who resist and persist in their job, despite globalization, big firms and economic crisis of these days. Le Coccinelle, sceneggiata transessuale directed by Emanuela Pirelli (2012, Ita, 60') - They are not Drag Queens, neither they aspire to become polished femme fatale, they don't sing Raffaella Carrà songs in playback and they don't dress up as pop icons. Gennaro, Tonino, Genny and Giacinto are four Neapolitan ladies, four transsexuals living in Naples' narrow streets. All films in Italian with English subtitles.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | 100 Plus or Minus, a Show of Works on Paper


More than 100 works on paper from the archives of a distinguished published art collector. Prints in all formats and sizes will be available from famed artists David Salle, Shahzia Sikander, Heeseop Yoon, Jonathan Lasker, Juan Usle, Alex Katz, David Humphrey, Francesca Gabbiani, and more.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Film | Award-Winning German Cinema: Michael Schorr's Schultze Gets the Blues (2003)


In the solitude of a small town in Saxony-Anhalt, three men find themselves in early retirement. But of the three, only Schultze is able to break the routine of allotment gardening, fishing, and visits to the pub. Having discovered the Cajun music of the American South, his new passion is met with indifference in the village. So Schultze packs his bags and heads for the Gulf of Mexico and Louisiana’s musical tradition. The film was awarded a Special Director's Award at the 2003 Venice Film Festival. 114 min. In German with English subtitles.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Slide Lecture | Edward Berenson discusses his book The Statue of Liberty: A Transatlantic Story


This illustrated lecture tells the little-known stories of the statue’s improbable beginnings, transatlantic connections, and the changing meanings it has held for each successive American generation.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Forum | Fiction Forum: Eleanor Henderson


Eleanor Henderson’s debut novel is Ten Thousand Saints which was named one of the five best novels of 2011 by the New York Times. Her writing has appeared in AGNI, North American Review, Ninth Letter, Columbia, Salon, The Wall Street Journal, All Things Considered, Poets & Writers, among other publications. Her story “The Farms” was nominated for a Pushcart and selected by Alice Sebold for The Best American Short Stories 2009. From 2006 to 2010 she taught at James Madison University in Virginia and currently is an assistant professor at Ithaca College.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Talk | Masses, Myths, and Media: Cultural Imaginaries in Brazil and Argentina


With Beatriz Jaguaribe de Mattos (Associate Professor, School of Communications, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil).
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Poetry Reading | Poet-Linc featuring Girls Write Now


Girls Write Now is the first organization in the United States, and the only one on the East coast, to combine mentoring and writing instruction within the context of all-girl programming. Since 1998, they have given more than 3,500 at-risk girls from New York City’s public high schools access to a supportive mentoring relationship, a safe space to share ideas, and an intergenerational writing community. Their rigorous selection process, respect for each relationship’s singularity, and integrated supports have led to rich, revelatory mentee writing across a variety of genres and to a signal set of accomplishments. They have seen over 90% retention rates within the year, and return rates for nonseniors of 80%. While half of New York City’s youth fail to complete high school, 100% of GWN’s seniors graduate and move on to college—bringing with them awards, scholarships, a new sense of confidence and new skills.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Festival | 2012 Christmas Tree Lighting


A worldwide symbol of the holidays in New York City. This year’s tree arrival is yet to be determined due to the weather. Please continue to check back on this page for the most up-to-date information regarding the arrival of the tree. During the time that the tree arrives, a giant crane will hoist it into position. Once the tree is in place, it will be decorated with more than 30,000 multi-colored, energy-efficient LED lights, and crowned by a Swarovski star. With live and taped performances. Tens of thousands will crowd the sidewalks for the event and hundreds of millions will watch it live across the globe.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
Free

Talk | Artist Talk: Robert Sember


Robert Sember is a member of the international sound-art collective, Ultra-red. Ultra-red investigates how experimental sound art can contribute to political organizing within the communities where the collective’s eleven members are situated. Their work includes concerns related to immigrants’ and migrants’ rights, housing access, sexual and gender rights, and anti-racism and anti-poverty struggles.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Concert | Barbara Cook performs from her CD Loverman


The incomparable Barbara Cook performs exquisite standards from her latest CD.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
Free

Performance | Comedy: True Story With the Moscow River Sharks


The Moscow River Sharks invite their favorite storytellers to share their own true stories with audiences. Following each personal tale, the improvisers will perform a unique one act play using themes and details of the story. Join The Moscow River Sharks and guests for an evening of storytelling and improv! Moscow River Sharks is Tom Brennan, Jane Slater, Greta Schwartz, Michael Pasternak, Sarah Manton and Sean Duffy.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Performance | Free Wednesday Comedy Shows


MAINSTAGE 7:00Ca$h Only! & USA 8:00Family Haircut & Birds 9:00Super Nice & Someday the Cake 10:00BODY HEAT & The Faculty 11:00Improdome
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | Kevin Phillips reads from his book 1775: A Good Year for Revolution


In his 15th book, bestselling author Kevin Phillips presents a new reading of American history and the reasons why most historians are off by one year in marking the beginning of the American Revolution.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Book Signing | Oliver Sacks signs copies of his book Hallucinations


Have you ever seen something that wasn’t really there? Heard someone call your name in an empty house? Sensed someone following you and turned around to find nothing? Hallucinations don’t belong wholly to the insane. Much more commonly, they are linked to sensory deprivation, intoxication, illness, or injury. People with migraines may see shimmering arcs of light or tiny, Lilliputian figures of animals and people. People with failing eyesight, paradoxically, may become immersed in a hallucinatory visual world.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
Free

Concert | Student Piano Recital


With Audrey Abela.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Concert | Student Violin Recital


With Barbora Valiukeviciute.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Other | The Bushwick Book Club: Book-Related Songs


The Bushwick Book Club employs the delirious talents of local songwriters who plumb the depths and scrape the ends of a chosen literary gem to create that rare and beautiful thing - a new song. All songs are then displayed, spread wide, in one hour. It's an hour-long orgy of book-related songs and book-inspired food and drink.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Concert | Chamber Music Department 2012-2013, Evening Recital 1


This concert is a chamber music recital featuring ensembles from the College Division Chamber Music Program. The program for this concert will be announced a week before the event.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Screening | Documentary: Ken Burns, David McMahon & Sarah Burns' The Central Park Five (2012): Wrongly Accused of a Notorious Crime


In 1989, five black and Latino teenagers from Harlem were arrested and later convicted of brutally beating and raping a white woman in Central Park. New York Mayor Ed Koch called it the "crime of the century" and it remains to date one of the biggest media stories of our time. The five each spent between 6 and 13 years in prison before a shocking confession from a serial rapist and DNA evidence proved their innocence. Set against a backdrop of a decaying city beset by violence and racial tension, The Central Park Five tells the story of how five lives were upended by the rush to judgment by police, a sensationalist media and a devastating miscarriage of justice. 119 min. Followed by a Q&A with co-director Sarah Burns.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:30 pm
$10 suggested admission

Jazz | Lukas Kranzelbinder and His Quartet


An evening of young Austrian jazz, with a rare NYC appearance by the prolific bassist Lukas Kranzelbinder and his quartet project, titled Lukas im Dorf (Lukas in the village). Kranzelbinder and Jure Pukl, Phil Yaeger, and Max Andrzejewski are part of the highly respected young Austrian jazz scene. Founded in the context of the JazzWerkstatt Wien, the quartet’s music is emblematic of the quality that the Vienna scene is known for: a love of experimentation and a departure from traditional forms of playing.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Other | Bar Trivia Hosted by TriviaTryst


TriviaTryst was founded in NYC in 2009 by Bryce Galen after realizing that pub quizzes were fun, but there was potential for a new type of trivia night with music, energy and popular appeal! With a talented team of dedicated hosts and weekly events in five states, TriviaTryst is taking the East Coast by storm! Bring your friends and come play! It's FREE, and teams of up to 6 people can win prizes of up to $50 in gift certificates!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:30 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
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9:00 pm
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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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