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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on November 21, 2013?

61 free events take place on Thursday, November 21 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 21 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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61 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Thursday, November 21, 2013

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free events nyc Quintet of the Americas performs the history of tango
free events nyc Chamber Works by Beethoven and Mendelssohn
free events nyc Basya Schechter performs Songs of Wonder
free events nyc Finnish Film: Mika Kaurismäki's Three Wise Men (2008)
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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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Film | Sidney Pollack's Oscar Winner Tootsie (1982): Cross-Dressing Comedy


Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange & Teri Carr. Michael Dorsey is a talented actor, but his demanding nature and stubborn temperament have antagonized every producer in New York. Now his agent insists no one will hire him. But Michael needs money - eight thousand dollars to be exact - and to earn it, he's willing to play the role of a lifetime. 116 min.
   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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Talk | Life Under Obamacare


Everything you might need to know as a business owner, an employee or head of a household. Speaker Michael David Schulman is the third generation owner of Schulman CPA PLLC, a full service tax and accounting firm. He formed Blue Flamingo Wealth Management LLC to provide personal financial planning services and Excelsior Senior Advisors LLC to provide PrimePlus/Elder Care services.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Workshop | Skype & Video Chatting


Learn all about Skype and Video Chatting.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Concert | Bach at Noon


The keyboard works of Bach offered in 30-minute meditations by Patrick Allen, organist and master of choristers, and Phillip Lamb, organ scholar.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:20 pm
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Gallery Talk | Gallery Tour: The ABC of It: Why Children's Books Matter


Enjoy a 45-minutes docent-led tour of the exhibition.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Talk | Richard S. Grossman discusses his book Wrong: Nine Economic Policy Disasters and What We Can Learn From Them


In recent years, the world has been rocked by major economic crises, most notably the devastating collapse of Lehman Brothers. It was the largest bankruptcy in American history, and it triggered the breathtakingly destructive sub-prime disaster. What sparks vast economic calamities? Why do our economic policy makers fail to protect us from such upheavals? Economist Richard S. Grossman addresses these questions, shining a light on the poor thinking behind nine of the worst economic policy mistakes of the past 200 years. Grossman tells the story behind each misconceived economic move, explaining why the policy was adopted, how it was implemented, and its short and long-term consequences. Talk will be followed by Q&A and book signing. Feel free to bring your lunch.
   New York City, NY; NYC
12:30 pm
$5

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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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.
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1:00 pm
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Concert | Cello Works by Britten and Ligeti


Program: Benjamin Britten Suite for Cello No. 1 Op.72 György Ligeti Sonata for Solo Cello Augusta Read Thomas Spring Song Luciano Berio Sequenza VIb Jacques Hétu Opus 11b Jennifer Higdon Suite With: Matt Haimovitz, cello Fall programming focuses on the versatile and prolific composer, Benjamin Britten, in honor of his 100th birthday. Celebrated favorites and rarely performed works of Britten’s repertory will be presented.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Screening | Queering the Archive: David Wojnarowicz and Robert Blanchon


Working against interpretation, Queering the Archive presents an excerpt of David Wojnarowicz’s Fire in My Belly (1987) and Robert Blanchon’s let’s just kiss + say goodbye (1995) to explore questions of legitimacy and authenticity of the queer artist’s voice after death. Brent Phillips, Media Specialist and Processing Archivist of NYU's Fales Library, focuses on the presence of fragments in the archive to consider the ways in which incomplete projects are presented as fully realized works of art. In addition to screening Wojnarowicz’s film and Blanchon’s video, Phillips presents the scripts and written shot list to illuminate interpretations that have adhered to the works.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Workshop | Retro Gaming for Adults


Share your passion for Checkers, Chess, Monopoly, Scrabble, Boggle, or your favorite board game. There will be a demonstration of Boggle. Please feel free to bring your own game set, and join us for some lively board time. All levels of play welcome.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Concert | Gretchen’s Muse performs Prussian Quartets


Gretchen’s Muse, joined by internationally renowned cellist Beiliang Zhu performs selections from string quartets of Mozart and Haydn written for King Friedrich Wilhelm II of Prussia, himself an accomplished cellist. Both composers wrote a set of "Prussian" quartets--Mozart's featuring highly virtuosic and prominent cello parts; Haydn's with interesting and vital roles for all, though the cello parts are somewhat less soloistic. These quartets reflect a shift in quartet writing from its first-violin-centered beginnings towards a more egalitarian approach to the voices; a nod back to Baroque textures such as trio sonata and fugue. Performers: Abigail Karr, violin; Vita Wallace, violin; Kyle Miller, viola; Beiliang Zhu, cello.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:15 pm
$10 suggested donation

Book Discussion | Book Group: The Call of the Wild by Jack London


Monthly book discussions to explore titles you've been meaning to read, or reread, and discuss with other lovers of literature. Participants should read each title before the discussion.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Film | Gumshoe Double Bill: Bulldog Drummond Escapes / Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police


Bulldog Drummond Escapes Starring Ray Milland, Guy Standing, Heather Angel. Directed by James P. Hogan, 1937, 67 minutes. Captain Drummond becomes a prisoner when he intends to protect a beautiful heiress of an espionage organization. Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police Starring John Howard, Heather Angel, H.B. Warner. Directed by James P. Hogan, 1939, 56 minutes. Captain Drummond and his girlfriend want to marry but a hidden treasure in the house in which they want to celebrate their marriage is complicating the situation.
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2:00 pm
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Film | Raoul Walsh's Oscar-Nominated Objective Burma! (1945): WW2 Drama


Stars: Errol Flynn, James Brown, William Prince. A platoon of special ops are tasked to parachute into the remote Burmese jungle and destroy a strategic Japanese radar station, but getting out isn't as easy. 142 min.
   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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Tour | Subway Art Tour


Many people think of the New York City subway as one of the largest, most efficient, if not the cleanest mass transit systems in the world. Few, however, think of it as the largest and longest art gallery on the planet. Well, they don't know what they are missing. This lively walking AND subway riding tour visits over a dozen subway stations to experience a selection of these striking often whimsical works that go largely unnoticed by the general public. Join this climate controlled subway and walking art tour. Along the way you'll learn about and become expert at navigating the (in)famous NYC subway system. There's also the invaluable opportunity to confer about your other sightseeing plans with the acclaimed Bronx born, vastly experienced licensed NYC tour guide, Darryl Reilly.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Gallery Talk | Gallery Tour: The ABC of It: Why Children's Books Matter


Enjoy a 45-minutes docent-led tour of the exhibition.
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2:30 pm
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Concert | Alexander String Quartet performs the music of Mozart and Dvorak


Program: Mozart: String Quartet No. 17 in B-flat major, K. 458 “Hunt” Dvorak: String Quartet No. 12 in F major, Op. 96 “American” With: Zakarias Grafilo, violin 1; Frederick Lifsitz, violin 2; Paul Yarbrough, viola; Sandy Wilson, cello. Having celebrated its 30th Anniversary in 2001, the ALEXANDER STRING QUARTET has performed in the major music capitals of five continents, securing its standing among the world’s premiere ensembles.
   New York City, NY; NYC
2:45 pm
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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.
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3:00 pm
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Talk | Artist Talk: Dan Graham


Graham grew up in New Jersey. In 1964 he began directing the John Daniels Gallery in New York, where he put on Sol LeWitt's first one-man show, and in groups shows, exhibited works of Donald Judd, Dan Flavin and Robert Smithson. Like these artists, Graham considered himself a writer-artist, publishing essays and reviews on rock music, Dwight D. Eisenhower's paintings, and Dean Martin's television show. His earliest work dealt with the magazine page, predating but often associated with Conceptual art. His work often focuses on cultural phenomena, and incorporates photography, video, performance art, glass and mirror structures. He lives and works in New York.
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Opening Reception | Drawing Time, Reading Time, an International Group Show


Features an international group of artists spanning the 1960s to today, all of whom are engaged in exploring the relationship between drawing and writing as distinct yet interrelated gestures.
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Opening Reception | Primary Sources: Documenting SVA and the New York Art World, 1966–1985


This exhibition celebrates a period when new ways of making and experiencing art were proliferating in the city—and finding institutional support at SVA. In addition to rarely seen documents and ephemera, it features original works by alumni, former faculty and other artists who exhibited at SVA, including Vito Acconci, Stephen Antonakos, Jared Bark, Rosemarie Castoro, William Conlon, Carol Haerer, Nicholas Hondrogen, Alfred Jensen, Joan Jonas, Donald Kaufman, Dennis Oppenheim, Lucio Pozzi, Michael Singer, Eve Sonneman, John Torreano, Stan Vanderbeek and Lawrence Weiner.
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Opening Reception | Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Sailor: Jim French Polaroids


This show of Polaroids by Jim French coincides with the release of the book of the same title from Antinous Press.
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Talk | Artist Talk: Walid Raad


In his presentation, Raad will give an overview of his recent projects. The Atlas Group (1989-2004), a fifteen-year project between 1989 and 2004 about the contemporary history of Lebanon, and Scratching on Things I Could Disavow (2007-ongoing). Raad will concentrate on the emergent infrastructures for the arts in the Arab world (especially in the Gulf), the writings of Jalal Toufic, as well as some of his most recent artwork.
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Talk | Collecting and Curating


A lecture by Alexander von Vegesack, the founder of the Vitra Design Museum in Weil am Rhein, Germany, as well as the Boisbuchet Design School in Southwest France. Von Vegesack is a well-respected curator of furniture and design objects. He will be speaking about his love of objects and furniture, as well as sharing stories of collecting and curating.
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Author Reading | Gillian McCain & Legs McNeil discuss their book Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk


The first oral history of punk, in which Iggy Pop, Dee Dee and Joey Ramone, Malcolm McLaren, and scores of other punk figures scrutinize, eulogize, and idealize the most nihilistic of all pop movements. A book signing will follow the presentation.
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Concert | Liederabend Recital


Pianists from the Collaborative Piano Department perform vocal repertoire with singers from the Ellen and James S. Marcus Institute for Vocal Arts.
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Opening Reception | Paintings: Sandow Birk's American Qur’an


Rendered in her signature palate of black, white and grey, Attie’s image compositions explore social relationships and gender identity. The mask of the Lone Ranger has for years defined the generational icon of a hero – Attie explores the ability of the mask to activate other faces and other situations, from photographs of politicians to S&M film stills. Through her choice of imagery Attie duplicates an objectification that emphasizes the involvement of the viewer and plays with expectation and voyeurism.
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Opening Reception | Photos: Levi Mandel’s Untitled (Adventures)


Levi Mandel is a photographer who was born in Seattle in 1985. He originally released work under the pseudonym Atticus Jackson. His visual gifts seem to have set on quite early; at the age of four he recalls noticing the beauty of a hanging crystal while sitting in the backseat of a car. By the age of nine he had already decided that as an adult he would live in New York City. His knack for getting into trouble started early too around that time; in 1997 Levi got suspended from middle school for doing graffiti, and it would be that combination of a gifted eye for composition and inclination towards mischief that would come found the basis for his photography.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Workshop | Public Speaking: From Freak-Out to Fun


Nancy Ancowitz offers techniques to improve your public speaking.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Lecture | The Future of Long-Form Storytelling


A lecture by Evan Ratliff of The Atavist.
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Lecture | Urban Pacific: Contemporary Indigenous Cultures from New Zealand and the Pacific


A lecture by Shigeyuki Kihara. A native of Samoa, Shigeyuki Kihara is an interdisciplinary artist whose work examines the notions surrounding gender, history, and representation in post-colonial societies. Her solo exhibition, Shigeyuki Kihara: Living Photographs (2008-9), was the MET’s first exhibition of contemporary Samoan art. This Fall, Kihara is in residence at the International Studio and Curatorial Program. Kihara will discuss a thriving contemporary urban movement amongst Maori and Pacific Islander communities from New Zealand. Mario A. Caro leads the conversation.
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Lecture | Healing the Rich: Duke Vincenzo Gonzaga's Medical Indispositions


A lecture by Valeria Finucci, Duke University. A prince's body allows us to enter into the culture, fears, and preoccupations of his time, for history attaches itself to everything, and an individual life, particularly one well documented in archives, can discreetly flesh out the world it inhabits. Duke Vincenzo Gonzaga of Mantua (1562-1612) lends himself to such an examination because he lived precisely in the decades now often referred to as at the origin of modernity, when scientific and medical inroads revolutionized the ways in which human beings related to the surrounding world.
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Slide Lecture | Brendan I. Koerner discusses his book The Skies Belong to Us: Love and Terror in the Golden Age of Hijacking


This illustrated lecture is a compelling blend of true crime and history. The author of "Now the Hell Will Start," chronicles a kind of golden age of airline hijacking -- the years between 1968 and 1973, when hijackings occurred on a nearly weekly basis, whether done for ransom money, escape, or to draw attention to a cause, and how these incidents changed air travel.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Gallery Talk | Curator Tour: Old and New: 19th Century Biblical Art between Tradition & Innovation


Sarah Schaefer will discuss highlights of the exhibition and biblical narratives as an important source of inspiration for artists creating work for both religious and secular purposes.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Gallery Talk | Curator's Tour of Cross-Strait Relations


Curator Arthur Ou brings together a group of artists who embody a migrant sensibility, crossing the borders from one Chinese region to another and beyond, and whose work, in direct or oblique ways, respond to the locations in which they make their artistic base. Artists include Chen Chieh-Jen, Heman Chong, Lee Kit, Michael Lin, Hong-Kai Wang, Ming Wong and Jun Yang.
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Discussion | Danger Close: Writing War


Part of an ongoing reading series that includes both veterans and civilians whose work engages with war and its aftermath. ProPublica investigative reporter Megan McCloskey will serve as moderator for a panel of veteran writers to include Matt Gallagher, Phil Klay, Maurice Decaul and Mariette Kalinowski. They share personal stories of documenting and researching war, as well as the complications of writing war in the 21st Century.
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Performance | Performance Art: Einat Amir's Our Best Intentions


Our Best Intentions invites audience members to take part in an intimate participatory performance combining elements from psychotherapy, theater and art. As individuals walk into a space divided into four domestic areas — a family lounge, a bedroom, a study, and a dining room – each participant selects a vest featuring an array of labels, such as "mother," "doubt," "addiction," "lover," and so forth. Under the direction of four moderators, the performance becomes a collaborative session wherein participants are encouraged to use personal stories and memories to confront unresolved issues, form momentary and intimate connections with strangers, and reveal themselves in unexpected ways. Our Best Intentions is an unpredictable series of interactions between moderators and audience members that seeks to contrast the individual/internal experience of therapy with the more dramatic devices of performance. As the action moves through the demarcated space, the audience is both active and passive, taking turns to watch other groups and participate within their own area, adding to the climatic, often emotional rollercoaster ride of different scenes that unfold in the space. Each interactive, closed session performance is 1 hour.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Talk | Women Writers of the Diaspora: Kim Coleman Foote


Kim Coleman Foote received an MFA in Creative Writing from Chicago State University. Her fiction and essays have appeared in Obsidian, The Literary Review, Black Renaissance Noire, and elsewhere. Writing honors include a Kimbilio Fellowship, Rona Jaffe Foundation/Vermont Studio Center Fellowship, PALF Africana Creative Nonfiction Award, Illinois Arts Council Fellowship, and residencies at VCCA and Hedgebrook. Her novel, Salt Water Sister, features African women’s stories in 18th-century Ghana, where she was a Fulbright Fellow.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Author Reading | Anita Shreve reads from her book Stella Bain


Bestselling author Anita Shreve stops by to discuss and sign her new novel.
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | Authors Beverly Gologorsky and Victoria Redel read from their new books


Beverly Gologorsky and Victoria Redel will be discussing their latest books, Stop Here (Gologorsky) and Make Me Do Things (Redel).
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7:00 pm
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Poetry Reading | D. A. Powell discusses his book Useless Landscape, or A Guide For Boys


D. A. Powell’s fifth book won the 2012 National Book Critics Circle Award. In conversation with Alice Quinn.
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Film | Jeff Roy's Mohammed to Maya (2012): Muslim and Transgender


This documentary chronicles the gender transformation of Maya Jafer, known to her blood relatives as Mohammad Jafer. The film follows Maya, a Muslim and Indian identified woman as she struggles to maintain her faith despite persecution from her family and religious community. 74 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Film | Lynne Sachs' Your Day Is My Night (2012), a Hybrid Documentary


Immigrant residents of a “shift-bed” apartment in the heart of New York City’s Chinatown share their stories of personal and political upheaval. As the bed transforms into a stage, the film reveals the collective history of the Chinese population in the US. 63 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Concert | Quintet of the Americas performs the history of tango


Quintet of the Americas, the woodwind quintet champions of music from Latin America, are joined by world-renowned bandoneónist Daniel Binelli and tango master pianist Polly Ferman for a program of music that spans the history of tango from the habanera to Piazzolla and the modern tango.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
$10 suggested donation

Author Reading | Robert Stone reads from his book Death of the Black-Haired Girl


Robert Stone narrates the tragic love affair between a brilliant student and her married English advisor and how it affects the New England college town in his novel. He is joined in conversation with John Freeman.
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Video | Video: Chad Stayrook's Landship


In LANDSHIP, Chad Stayrook casts himself as an alien visitor who has traveled to rural Connecticut from afar in a pyramid-shaped space vessel. Wearing a protective space suit and carrying a few key items, he uses sound as a way of exploring the landscape. He comes upon built environments (constructed by the artist)--including sails billowing from tall trees, a row of fire beacons in a field, and a colorful but mysterious device attached to a fence post--and activates each one with tonal and rhythmic sounds. The sounds accumulate to create an ambient song which eventually teleports the traveler back to his ship. As a whole, the LANDSHIP can be seen as an instrument the explorer must "tune" before moving on to other worlds.
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Concert | Basya Schechter performs Songs of Wonder


Basya Schechter of Pharaoh's Daughter presents her settings of the transcendent Yiddish poetry of the revered Jewish philosopher and civil rights activist, Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel. Shechter is inventive, ethereal and powerful in her contemporary arrangements complete with string section, piano, percussion, harmonies and video translation projections by David Tirosh. The combination of Shechter's majestic voice, Heschel’s powerful poetry, and some of the finest musicians in the NYC Downtown carries us through a moving performance.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:30 pm
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Concert | Chamber Works by Beethoven and Mendelssohn


Program: Felix Mendelssohn – Andante et Allegro Brilliant for Piano Four Hands, op. 92 Ludwig van Beethoven – String Quartet No. 2, op. 18 no. 2 and Piano Trio in E-flat Major, op. 70 no. 2 The Ernst C. Stiefel Chamber Music Series presents College chamber music ensembles in a series performance.
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7:30 pm
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7:30 pm
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Performance | Performance Art: Clifford Owens' Five Day’s Worth


Conceived of as a durational multi-day performance, Clifford Owens’s Five Day’s Worth will include the activation of objects and the staging of conflicts and resolutions. Much like his earlier interventions, Owens will create a series of photographs during the run of the performance.
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Film | Rick Rowley's Dirty Wars (2013): Documentary on US Involvement around the World


Dirty Wars follows investigative reporter Jeremy Scahill, author of the international bestseller Blackwater, into the heart of America's covert wars, from Afghanistan to Yemen, Somalia and beyond. 87 min.
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7:30 pm
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Jazz | The Jacob Garchik Trio


"The thrilling moments of the set were the trickiest, in a more-or-less jazz sense, when the phrasing swung and stopped short and the horns separated into overlapping questions and answers, as in Mr. Garchik’s “Optimism”; or the loudest, when continuous lines overlapped." - The New York Times
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Film | Finnish Film: Mika Kaurismäki's Three Wise Men (2008)


Three old friends approaching middle age ponder the inability to connect to the ones they love most, ultimately deciding to drown their sorrows together on Christmas Eve following a chance meeting in a local hospital. 105 min. In Finnish with English subtitles.
   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.
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Lecture | Of the Poverty of Our Liberty: The Greatness and Limits of Hegel's Doctrine of Ethical Life


Axel Honneth will present a lecture based on his recent work.
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Performance | Performance Art: Bloopers #0


The debut of a new performance-based collaboration by Michael Bell-Smith, Sara Magenheimer, and Ben Vida. As the band Bloopers, they use dance-pop music as a platform to explore the ways in which sound and music operate socially. Their work incorporates videos, props, set pieces, and promotional materials, playfully testing the boundaries of different areas of contemporary culture. Invoking Nam June Paik’s "Global Groove" and Robert Ashley’s "Perfect Lives" through the lens of Internet radio, Bloopers #0 is a multilayered dance party with distractions.
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CFT Member Price: $0.00

Concert | Christmas Concert

Regular Price: $55
CFT Member Price: $0.00

Classical Music | Works by Mozart, Dvorak and More

Regular Price: $50
CFT Member Price: $0.00
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