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45 free events take place on Friday, November 30 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 30 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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45 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Friday, November 30, 2012

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Other | The 16th Annual Scotch Brand Most Gifted Wrapper Contest


The 16th annual Scotch Brand Most Gifted Wrapper Contest is free fun for the entire family. Amidst the holiday hustle-and-bustle in New York City, eight of America’s best gift wrappers will attempt to wrap odd-shaped gifts with breathtaking flair, speed and style. This year’s contestants will wrap an oversized rubber duck, a tuba, and a giant odd-shaped model airplane with an 8-foot wingspan. The winner will earn the title of the Scotch Brand Most Gifted Wrapper for 2012 and receive a $10,000 cash prize.
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:30 am
Free

City Walk | 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
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Tour | Lower Manhattan Tour


It is here, as much as anywhere, where American history started. It's where the first US Congress assembled and produced the Bill of Rights and where President George Washington took his first oath of office. It's here where the world's most important stock exchange and one of the most famous bridges stand. And it is here where an unspeakable tragedy took place and where a rebirth is underway.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Other | Bridge Club


Are you a Bridge buff? Put on your game face and show off your best plays. For Advanced beginners, and Intermediary players. Join the fun and meet new friends!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 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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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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Workshop | Yoga at the Library


Free Yoga Classes at the Library bought to you by Shape up NYC. Expert Instructors. Please bring your own mats.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Tour | Grand Central and Its Neighborhood


Discover architecture and social history of Grand Central neighborhood; learn secrets of Whispering Gallery in Grand Central Terminal; gaze upon hubcaps and roadsters on side of Chrysler Building; discover favorite Midtown Manhattan hangout of Mercury, Hercules, and Minerva; learn why Pershing Square isn’t really square; visit original Lincoln Memorial by Daniel Chester French. Award-winning tour led by urban explorer, historian, and storyteller Justin Ferate.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Park Walk | “Views from the Past” Tour


As you promenade through the heart of the Park, imagine yourself living in 19th Century New York City. Learn about the Park's history and how its designers, Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux, struggled to create the magnificent "Greensward" for the enjoyment of all. Tour lasts approximately one hour.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Other | Artist Lynx transforms pianos into works of art


Artist, actor, writer, international model, and creative director Gary Moore (aka "Lynx") made his modeling debut at Paris Fashion Week in 1983. Once on the runway, he tripped on the catwalk and, without missing a beat, improvised a cat crawl which earned him his unique adopted name. After modeling for 25 years, Lynx's transition to visual art gained attention with a masterful sculpted painting of a concert grand piano called Finding Cliburn: The Eye of the Sound. Lynx so impressed with his work that he was extended an unprecedented invitation to transform a selection of signature pianos into completely original works of art. Lynx's creative process will be put on display for the public to witness firsthand in the windows of the celebrated hall, where his creations will also be available for purchase.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 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
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City Walk | Greenwich Village Food Tour


Greenwich Village is well-known for its shady, winding streets with 19th Century houses, for its bohemian roots and historic Washington Square Park. But the Village's tree-lined streets are also lined with some of the best restaurants and food specialty shops in all of the Big Apple. Just ask celebrity chefs of the Food Network, food critics from the New York Times and thousands of New Yorkers: Greenwich Village is THE place to find the best of every cuisine.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Film | Sofia Coppola's Somewhere (2011): Reel vs. Real


Stars Stephen Dorff, Elle Fanning and Chris Pontius. An aimless Hollywood actor reexamines his life after his 11-year-old daughter surprises him with a visit. 98 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
2:00 pm
Free

Colloquium | When Puff the Magic Dragon Became a Smoking Uktena


When Puff the Magic Dragon became a Smoking Uktena: Text-setting & Translating Songs for Cherokee Language Revitalization with Sara L. Snyder (PhD Candidate, Ethnomusicology) and Nannie Taylor (Eastern Band of the Cherokee Nation). Taylor and Snyder will discuss their collaborative work developing Cherokee-language versions of popular cultural texts for immersion education.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Lecture | Empire in Africa II


With Mamadou Diouf, History, and discussant Partha Chatterjee, History and Political Science. On the premise that post-colonialism (the theory and scholarly practice) and post-coloniality (the historical condition) have both reached a new stage, this series of informal workshop-discussions will compare the specificities of colonial histories across the globe in order to identify commonalities and differences toward the goal of a new conceptualization of those all-too-well-worn words: colonialism and empire.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Film | Oliver Parker's Othello (1995): Shakespeare's False Friend


With Lawrence Fishburne, Kenneth Branagh and Irène Jacob. The evil Iago pretends to be friend of Othello in order to manipulate him to serve his own end in the film version of this Shakespeare classic.
   New York City, NY; NYC
4:00 pm
Free

Book Signing | Pulitzer-Winning Broadway Legend Sheldon Harnick, with a Performance by Tony Nominee Kate Baldwin


Join Pulitzer Prize winning Broadway lyricist Sheldon Harnick, whose beloved works include Fiddler of the Roof, Fiorello and She Loves Me, and his wife, the actress, artist, and photographer Margery Gray Harnick as they launch their new book – a visual and poetic celebration of the real New York. Kate Baldwin, award winning American actress and singer, known for her work in the musical theater and soon to star in the Broadway's Giant, will perform songs from her second album She Loves Him – a tribute to Sheldon Harnick's lyrics. There will be a discussion of the book moderated by author, critic David Finkle. With time for "Question and Answers," followed by a book signing. Perfect timing for Holiday gift giving for theater loving friends and family.
   New York City, NY; NYC
4:30 pm
Free

Tour | The High Line Sunset Tour


The area around the HighLine Park was a vital business district of New York City, supplying fresh fruits, French Cheeses and Russian caviar as well as fresh meats to City markets. The hustle and bustle of the streets induced the City to elevate the railroad trains delivering goods to the commercial buildings. When interstate truck traffic made the railway outdated, it fell into ruin, only to be regenerated as a park.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:30 pm
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Author Reading | Author Ron Currie, Jr. in Conversation


Ron Currie, Jr.’s novels include “God Is Dead” (Viking, 2007) and “Flimsy Little Plastic Miracles,” forthcoming from Viking in February 2013. In conversation with Darin Strauss.
   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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Opening Reception | Akira Ikezoe's Drawing


Artist Statement: "My drawing is based on my personal and intimate experiences, and it is a consequence of having been influenced by my surroundings as well. I draw a line on a piece of paper. The line's color, shape and texture stimulate my mental and physical memories, and remind me of something related to my past experience. Then it makes me decide how to draw the second line, which stimulates my memory again. Through this process, all of my reactions to what I see on the paper, become a reminder of my past. At the same time, it's a direction towards the future."
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Performance | Comedy: Bad Intentions / Flesh & Blood / Subjective Courtesy


Stage Time is a new weekly show aimed at featuring independent improv troupes. This week’s Stage Time features: Bad Intentions is Elke Reid and Giovanni Vargas Flesh & Blood is Jen Bloodsworth & tba Subjective Courtesy is Shaina Stigler, Eitan Levine, Patrick Cucuta, David Frasure, Ron Hill and Christina Piniero.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
$5

Opening Reception | Group Show: 10Squared - 100 ways of looking at the world


The exhibition features 100 small, affordable works of art. and brings together a diverse group of artists from the immediate and global creative communities.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Gallery Talk | Guided Tour of Echoes of the Past: The Buddhist Cave Temples of Xiangtangshan


A major exhibition that explores the Buddhist cave temples of Xiangtangshan, the crowning cultural achievement of the sixth-century Northern Qi dynasty (550-77 CE). Carved into the mountains of northern China, the temples were once home to a magnificent array of sculptures—monumental Buddhas, divine attendant figures, and crouching monsters framed by floral motifs. These statues are among the finest embodiments of Chinese Buddhist sculpture and are seminal to our understanding of the history of Chinese Buddhist style and iconography.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Screening | Schermonapoli 2012: Short Films from Italy


394 - Trilogia nel Mondo directed by Massimilano Pacifico (2011, Ita, 56') - The documentary follows the long international tour of Carlo Goldoni's play Trilogia della villeggiatura, directed by Toni Servillo, through many different cities, including Berlin and Moscow, Paris and New York, Madrid and Istanbul. NAPOLI 24 directed by Giovanni Cioni, Bruno Oliviero, Gianluca Iodice, Diego Liguori, Roberta Serretiello, Luca Martusciello, Nicolangelo Gelormini, Guido Lombardi, Mariano Lamberti, Andrej Longo, Stefano e Mario F. Martone, Fabio Mollo, Mario Spada, Pietro Marcello, Andrea Canova, Lorenzo Cioffi e Corrado Costetti, Massimiliano Pacifico, Marcello Sannino, Federico Mazzi, Vincenzo Cavallo, Gianluca Loffredo, Daria D'Antonio, Ugo Capolupo, Paolo Sorrentino (2010, Ita, 75') - Three minutes each, to portray the city of Naples: this is the starting point for a collective film made by twenty-four directors. All films in Italian with English subtitles.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Concert | Singer-songwriter Donald P. Johnson performs “Work Songs”


Donald P. Johnson is a singer-songwriter and he has been making music for more than 30 years. In his youth he was an accomplished classical pianist and performed at the Weill Recital Hall in Carnegie Hall. Since then he has focused his music on the song form, with emphasis on the human voice as the avatar for truth and poetry. He will perform a set of "Work Songs", which he describes as "music in its most essential form." He will sing about struggle, pain, peace, and love.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Dance Performance | Dance Showing


Join an intimate evening of performance and audience feedback as they revisit Company repertoire in anticipation of the 2012 world premiere of dividingLine. Post-performance reception to follow.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Lecture | Why Socrates? Advocating a Philosophy of Resistance


A lecture by André Glucksmann. In the ever-intensifying crisis of the West, philosophy is once again called upon. Yet, what it is missing, according to Glucksmann, is the non-essential sensitivity of Socratic questioning, resisting the pervasive, latent or open totalitarian ideology of thought. André Glucksmann reminds us that, even though we often refer to "Philosophy" since the demise of a blind faith in progress, the dimension of the Socratic radicalism of “know yourself” – the clear differentiation between right and wrong – remains obscure.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Theater | Intimate Apparel by Lynn Nottage, a Student Play


The time is 1905, New York City: Esther, a black seamstress, lives in a boarding house for women and sews intimate apparel for clients who range from wealthy white patrons to prostitutes. One by one, the other denizens of the boarding house marry and move away, but Esther remains, lonely and longing for a husband and a future. By way of a mutual acquaintance, she begins to receive beautiful letters from a lonesome Caribbean man named George who is working on the Panama Canal. Meanwhile, Esther's heart seems to lie with the Hasidic shopkeeper from whom she buys cloth – and his heart with her – but the impossibility of the match is obvious to them both, and Esther consents to marry George. However, when George arrives in New York, he turns out not to be the man his letters painted him to be. Deeply wounded by the betrayal, but somehow unbroken, Esther returns to the boarding house determined to use her gifted hands and her sewing machine to refashion her dreams and make them anew from the whole cloth of her life's experiences.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Talk | Artist Fryd Frydendahl discusses her book The Summer of Yes


A conversation with artist (both in person and via video) about her new book.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Book Discussion | Book Club: Claude & Camille by Stephanie Cowell


A novel about Monet.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Performance | Comedy: The Shady Bunch


Get Ready! The Shady Bunch is here to present completely improvised musicals created right before your eyes. Will there be choreography? YES! Will there be rocking improvised songs? YES! Will there be improvised live music to rock your world? YES! Is there any way that you can pass this up? NO! (You may even use more exclamation points when you tell all your friends about it). The Shady Bunch is John Paul Buchmeyer, Sasha Capelli, Sean Duffy, Michael Montalbano, JessAnn Smith, Dana Krashin and Jordan Wolff.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Performance | Comedy: You’ve Ruined My Life


You’ve been busy ruining Becky Yamamoto’s and Tanisha Long’s lives and now they wrote and are starring in a sketch show about it.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Concert | Music of George Walker


This concert features pianist Joan Forsyth and friends performing music by George Walker.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Lecture | Public Lecture & Stargazing


Every other Friday, the Astronomy Department sponsors public outreach. Attendees get access to astronomical information through timely lectures by members of the department aimed at a public audience. After the thirty-minute lecture, if the weather is clear, the public can proceed to the roof and be guided by volunteers in stargazing and observing through the telescopes of Rutherfurd Observatory. A slide show and discussion with an astronomer about various astronomical images happens if the weather is cloudy. Speaker: Prof. Jacqueline van Gorkom. Title: "Galactic Neighborhoods: How galaxies are influenced by their surroundings."
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Concert | Fuchs Competition Winners' Concert


From the Department of Chamber Music and Ensembles.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Screening | The First Annual Hollywood Film Festival: Student Films


Watch new original films written by, directed by, and starring students. Refreshments will be served.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Concert | College Division Student Composers Concert 1


This concert will feature performances of new works by College Division composition students.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Concert | Percussion Works by Reich and Others


Program: JOHN LUTHER ADAMS . . .and bells remembered. . . (2005) GUO WENJING Parade (2003) STEVE REICH Mallet Quartet (2010) ELLIOT COLE Three Postludes for bowed vibraphone (2012) CHARLES WUORINEN Ringing Changes (1970) With the Percussion Ensemble: Samuel Budish, Andrew Funcheon, June Hahn, Sae Hashimoto, Hanna Kim, Christian Lundqvist, Brian Shank, Charles Rosmarin, Jeremy Smith, Ziv Stein, Andrew Stenvall, Nicholas Taylor, Josh Vonderheide
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:00 pm
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Concert | Student Double Bass Recital


With Trevor Young.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Performance | Swedish Energies Festival: EMS in NYC


The second annual Swedish Energies is a two-night program presented by ISSUE Project Room, EMS, and the Consulate General of Sweden NYC, featuring a huge lineup of some of Sweden’s most exciting experimental musicians and artists. This year’s festival showcases a range of artists working across medium, blurring the lines between electronic music, dance, video, and installation. Both evenings feature unique collaborations between US and Swedish artists, plus a performance by Anastasia Ax, and a new film screening by Lars Siltberg on the second night.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
$10 suggested donation

Theater | Fen by Caryl Churchill, a Student Play


Fen exposes the harsh struggles of the women and landworkers of England’s Fen Country, as it delves into their private lives and dreams. At the center of the play is Val, who wants more than anything to escape from the life she and her family have known for generations. She decides to escape the Fens to start a new life with another man, leaving her husband and two daughters. However, she soon finds herself struggling with the emotional implications of following her desires and in the tragic position of having to choose between her children and her lover – neither of which she wants to live without.
   New York City, NY; NYC
9:30 pm
Free

Concert | Red Hot + Cuba: Jose Conde


Indulging in a "smorgasbord of sounds that keeps listeners in a diasporic daze" (Trace Magazine), Cuban singer-songwriter Jose Conde is a musical puzzle master, combining Afro-Latin and other genres with seamless—and danceable—sonic perfection. For Red Hot + Cuba, Conde is joined by his “Cuban roots world funk ensemble,” featuring Jorge Bringas on bass, Chris Stromquist on drums, and other standout players, for a retrospective look at his remarkable catalogue.
   New York City, NY; NYC
10:00 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
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