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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on November 5, 2013?

46 free events take place on Tuesday, November 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 November 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 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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46 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Tuesday, November 5, 2013

All events are free unless otherwise noted.

Editor's Picks

free events nyc Beyond the Body? A Public Dialogue between bell hooks and Tony-winning playwright Eve Ensler
free events nyc Yossi Klein Halevi reads from his book Like Dreamers: The Story of the Israeli Paratroopers Who Reunited Jerusalem and Divided a Nation
free events nyc Aurora, Sandy Hook, Boston…Reflections on Contemporary America
free events nyc The Best of Student Short Films
free events nyc Jason Moran, Critically Acclaimed Jazz Pianist
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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
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Master Class | Master Class: Michael Sachs, trumpet


Featuring Michael Sachs, trumpet, this special event provides music lovers with a rare opportunity to witness the interaction between gifted students and great artists as they examine and explore the arts of performance on the highest level.
   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 | 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
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Master Class | Master Class: Barrick Stees, bassoon


Barrick Stees has been assistant principal bassoon of The Cleveland Orchestra since 2001. Stees received a bachelor’s degree and performer’s certificate from the Eastman School of Music. Stees has concertized extensively in Europe, South America, and Asia, including a solo tour of Hong Kong and China.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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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. Congressman Ron Paul considers the Federal Reserve "both corrupt and unconstitutional" Tour times: 11:15 a.m., 12:00 p.m., 1:15 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 3:15 p.m., and 4:00 p.m.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:15 am
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Gallery Talk | Infinity of Nations Guided Tour


A Museum Ambassador gives a 45-minute free guided tour through the permanent exhibition.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Park Walk | Belvedere's Kingdom Tour


Take a walk around the landscapes dominated by historic Belvedere Castle, situated high on Vista Rock. Route involves moderate inclines and a few stairs. 60 minutes.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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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
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12:00 pm
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Opera | Jennifer Wen Ma's Paradise Interrupted, an Opera-in-Progress


A contemporary Kunqu opera that is a work in development, is presented as a three-part artist residency.
   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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Book Signing | Basketball legend Julius Erving signs copies of his book Dr. J: The Autobiography


With startling honesty and an unmistakable voice, Dr. J is a historic self-portrait of an American legend.
   New York City, NY; NYC
12:30 pm
Free

Concert | Organist Claudia Dumschat performs works by women composers


Program: Works by contemporary women composers Barbara Harbach, Libby Larsen and Joan Tower
   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
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Concert | Chamber Music by Schubert and Shostakovich


Program: Franz Schubert – Introduction and Variations on “Trockne Blumen” Flute and Piano Duo Dimitri Shostakovich – Piano Trio No. 2 The Ernst C. Stiefel Chamber Music Series presents College chamber music ensembles in a series of free lunch-time performances.
   New York City, NY; NYC
1:00 pm
Free

Tour | US Customs House Building Tour


A Museum Ambassador provides a 45-minute in-depth look at the unique architecture and design of the Alexander Hamilton Customs House.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Workshop | Ballet Exercise Class for Adults


Here’s your chance to experience the ballerina in each of us. Learn basic ballet steps and experience the joy of dancing in a class that combines ballet and exercise specifically for older adults. You’ll have fun as you dance and see for yourself the benefits of ballet for good balance, agility and grace. Wear comfortable clothes and be ready to have fun.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Workshop | Blogging 101


Learn what a blog is, see examples of blogs, learn how to blog and to create your own, using Wordpress.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Tour | SoHo, Little Italy & 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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2:00 pm
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Screening | The Quay Brothers, pioneering animators and identical twins, screen their films


The Quay Brothers discuss their work following a screening of [Un]Mistaken Hands, a new film completed during their October residency at the Wexner Center for the Arts, and their 2010 film Maska. There will be a Q&A with the artists.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Discussion | Beyond the Body? A Public Dialogue between bell hooks and Tony-winning playwright Eve Ensler


Join bell hooks and Eve Ensler, Tony Award-winning playwright (The Vagina Monologues), performer, and activist, in a conversation about gender and lived bodies, spirituality, and feminism.
   New York City, NY; NYC
4:30 pm
Free

Opening Reception | 9th National Alternative Process Competition Winners


The 2013 Alternative Processes Competition presents the winning images of photographers from across the United States. The images submitted for this competition represent a wide range of alternative methods that can include beeswax paper negative, Cyanotype, Van Dyke Brown, platinum/palladium, gum bichromate, gold toned salt print, tintype, and ziatype.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Talk | Artist Talk: Brice Marden


From the monochromatic nuances of his early paintings to the vivid calligraphic loops and webs of his recent landscapes of China, the work of American artist Brice Marden (b.1938) has had a significant impact on contemporary art. Marden discusses his creative process and sources of inspiration with David Anfam, Commissioning Editor for Fine Art at Phaidon Press and one of the foremost scholars on abstract expressionism, and art historian Eileen Costello.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Discussion | New York Veteran History Series: Vietnam


The Vietnam War radically changed how Americans view the military, returning veterans, and our political leadership. Nearly 40 years after the end of US military involvement in Vietnam our country is still making efforts to properly welcome our troops home from the war. Join NYC veterans of the Vietnam War for a panel discussion about the stories that have come to dominate the way we think about them, and the personal narratives that may help to dispel some of the myths that surround them. This panel will be moderated by Philip F. Napoli, author of Bringing It All Back Home: An Oral History of New York City's Vietnam Veterans. A representative from Worforce1 will be present before the event to discuss resources for both veterans and civilians who are navigating the job search. Single Stop materials for veterans and their families will also be available.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Discussion | Vulnerable Systems: Moving Beyond Sustainability


The reality of climate change has brought an increased awareness around the fragility of our environment and a heightened interest in sustainable practices. How do we move beyond sustainability towards resiliency, a term currently in broad use in the social sciences? How do we address the current crisis from its roots, rather than perpetuating unworkable systems? Is change a value or an action? How can our practices within the dance community serve as models for adapting to change? They will discuss different framings of sustainability from the perspectives of various fields, including social science, economics, and urban ecology in a roundtable conversation which invites the dance community and the larger public to explore concrete ways to create resilient systems in their own communities and beyond.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Discussion | A Discussion on the Exhibit Scaryoke!!!


Join Scaryoke!!! organizer Dan Kois and special guests Stacy Horn, KJ John Brophy, Rob Sheffield, and Aisha Harris for a panel discussion on the art, science, law, and cultural politics of singing in public. Can karaoke be art? How can singing in public affect your brain chemistry? What about the racial dynamics of karaoke: Should white people rap? What happens when black people sing in front of white audiences?
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:15 pm
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Reading | Asian-American Writers Workshop Anthology Reading


Readings by Marie Myung-Ok, Ed Lin, and other contributors to an anthology. Moderated by Curtis Chin.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
$5

Author Reading | Brendan Reilly discusses his book One Doctor: Close Calls, Cold Cases, and the Mysteries of Medicine


This talk recreates the doctor's present-day, moment-to-moment “E.R.”-like dramas with patients, families, and medical staff at the Medical Center. At the heart is an unsolved medical mystery that haunts him: the loss of a legendary engineer friend and patient, Fred, who died suddenly after he began to see angels and hear voices. He searches for the reason behind Fred’s death, piecing together his last days to arrive at a chilling revelation. Lessons learned from Fred’s case resonate throughout his experiences with other patients, ultimately leading to the saving of thousands of lives. From these cases patients and caretakers learn what works and what doesn’t in today’s health care and how to avoid falling through the cracks.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Forum | Aurora, Sandy Hook, Boston…Reflections on Contemporary America


In recent years, there have been several seemingly random acts of violence by young males in the U.S. – shootings in Aurora, Colorado and the village of Sandy Hook in Newtown, Connecticut, and bombings in Boston, Massachusetts. Following each incident, politicians and media commentators across the political spectrum have sought to explain how such tragic events could happen here in the U.S and how we should react to them. Furthermore, after the lock-down following the Boston bombings in April, opinion remains divided over the balance between security and individual liberty. The one thing these acts have in common is the seemingly motiveless and suicidal violence of the disaffected youth that carry them out. In contrast with political and social movements of the past that used violent tactics to pursue their goals, today’s perpetrators appear to have no clearly stated or apparent motive or set of demands and seem to represent only themselves. The panel will examine the ways in which the response to these violent acts and the attempts to find meaning in them casts a spotlight on the changing nature of political debate in the United States. What’s changed about the debate around random acts of violence (shootings and bombings)? How does it reflect changes in U.S. society even since the Columbine shootings (1999)? Is this just a crazy/socially inadequate minority or are the perpetrators indicative of a broader dissatisfaction among young people? Are the rights of the individual really more sacred than the security of the many? Speakers include Nancy McDermott, writer; advisor to Park Slope Parents, NYC's most notorious parents' organization; Claire Bond Potter, Professor of History, The New School for Public Engagement; Christine Rosen, a Senior Editor of The New Atlantis; Patrick J. Egan, Assistant Professor of Politics and Public Policy, New York University; and Jean Smith, Co-Director, New York Salon, moderates.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
Free

Book Signing | Bestselling author Amy Tan signs copies of her book The Valley of Amazement


The author of The Joy Luck Club presents her latest novel, a sweeping, evocative epic of two women's intertwined fates and their search for identity—from the lavish parlors of Shanghai courtesans to the fog-shrouded mountains of a remote Chinese village in 1912.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | Bill Perlmutter reads from his book Through a Soldier's Lens: Europe in the Fifties


Perlmutter, an American GI stationed in Germany during the '50s, took advantage of his interest in photography and his surroundings. He now gives us a fascinating photographic look back at the period of postwar recovery.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Poetry Reading | Celebrating the Poetry of Denise Levertov


Join New Directions and Levertov fans for honorary readings of her poetry and a toast to the late poet, one of the most important and influential of the 20th Century. Free drinks while they last courtesy of New Directions.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Performance | Dave McKenzie's All the King’s Horses...none of his men, a Lecture-Performance


A lecture-performance that combines text, projections and movement, All the King’s horses…none of his men is a critique of African-American representations in the media. Interacting with various objects including his own body, McKenzie will engage the public’s fetishization of media-hyped personalities in a performance imbued with ambiguity and contradiction.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Workshop | Introduction to Meditation


These introductory meditation classes were featured in New York Magazine’s top picks (4 stars).
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
$10 suggested donation

Author Reading | Marvin Heiferman discusses his book Photography Changes Everything


Curator, writer and editor Marvin Heiferman has organized projects for institutions including the International Center of Photography; The Museum of Modern Art, New York; the New Museum; the Smithsonian Institution; and the Whitney Museum of American Art. His book features approximately 80 interdisciplinary texts on photography’s active role in shaping memory, history and experience, and was based on an encyclopedic online project he organized for the Smithsonian.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | Mary Ann Caws reads from her book The Modern Art Cookbook


MARY ANN CAWS—writer, art critic, and translator—has assembled an intoxicating mélange of art works, poems, and recipes.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Master Class | Master Class: Jim Neglia, Percussion


Some of the groups Neglia has worked with include The Westchester Symphony, The Riverside Symphonia, Ars Musica, The Pro Arte Chorale, The Morris Choral Society, The New Philharmonic of New Jersey & Sound Imagination. Coupled with the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, he assumed the role of House Contractor for the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, home of the NJSO.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Staged Reading | Play Reading: A Homecoming by Joe Beck


Cast members of Joe Beck's drama, which heartbreakingly details the emotional devastation of Alzheimer's on one already fractured family, will reunite once more for another staged reading of the work.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Performance | Super Storytellers Monthly Showcase


The long-running No Name Comedy/Variety Show brings New York’s best established and upcoming authors and storytellers for a new monthly series. Curated and hosted by author/storyteller Michele Carlo (“FISH OUT OF AGUA: My life on neither side of the (subway) tracks”), all shows will include a "Magic Hat open mic" where audience members can sign up for a chance at four minutes of stage time to tell their story. All shows will include storytelling and literary favorites such as Kambri Crews (“Burn Down The Ground”), Slash Coleman (“The Bohemian Love Diaries”), Leslie Goshko (Huffington Post, Sideshow Goshko) Daisy Rosario (Latino NPR, The Moth) Tommy Pryor (Yorkville-based Blogger / Photographer, "Stoops to Nuts") Brad Lawrence (Solo Performer, The Moth), Dawn J. Fraser (TED-X, The Moth), among others.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | Yossi Klein Halevi reads from his book Like Dreamers: The Story of the Israeli Paratroopers Who Reunited Jerusalem and Divided a Nation


Join acclaimed journalist Yossi Klein Halevi as he discusses the story of seven young men who restored Jewish sovereignty and helped shape Israel's destiny.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
Free

Concert | Concert: A Cello/Accordion Duo


With: Wolfgang Panhofer and Alfred Melichar.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Party | Election Night Party


All eyes (in these parts anyway) are on the NYC mayoral election. A pretty definitive end to an era seems upon us. Eat, drink, hang out, and watch it all unfold on the big screen, locally and nationally, in the main screening room or downstairs lounge.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Talk | Memoirist Augusten Burroughs


Augusten Burroughs 2002 memoir, Running With Scissors, spent three consecutive years on the New York Times bestseller list and his subsequent works- Dry, Magical Thinking, Possible Side Effects, A Wolf at the Table, You Better Not Cry & This is How- have all been met with similar popular acclaim. He and his husband live in Manhattan.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Screening | The Best of Student Short Films


Collaborations by student composers and student filmmakers from Columbia, School of Visual Arts, and other film schools.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:30 pm
Free

Jazz | Jason Moran, Critically Acclaimed Jazz Pianist


Critically acclaimed jazz pianist Jason Moran in a program of original compositions and jazz standards. Moran’s improvisations have been praised by the Village Voice as “dynamic, eruptive, and keyed to the compositions at hand.”
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:00 pm
Free

Tour | Manhattan Night Tour


New York is a skyscraper city and there is no better time to view Manhattan’s icons than after the sun sets and the lights go on. Fueled by competition and a dash of audacity, New York City is still producing one of mankind’s most remarkable skyline.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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