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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on October 29, 2009?

66 free events take place on Thursday, October 29 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 October 29 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 October . 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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66 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Thursday, October 29, 2009

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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. Five tours daily on the hour.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:30 am
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Workshop | Intermediate MS Excel


Topics include entering functions, data sorting and conditional formatting. Introduction to MS Excel is a prerequisite.
   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

Book Signing | Bill Simmons signs copies of The Book of Basketball


There is only one writer on the planet who possesses enough basketball knowledge and passion to write the definitive book on the NBA. Bill Simmons, the from-the-womb hoops addict known to millions as ESPN.com’s Sports Guy, is that writer. And The Book of Basketball is that book.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Talk | China and Energy Security in Central Asia


A talk by Pan Guang, Director and Professor of the Shanghai Center for International Studies and the Academic Director of Institute of Eurasian Studies at the Shanghai Academy of Social Science.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Lecture | The Rising and Falling of Americans’ Personal Security, 1650-2009


Claude Fischer, Professor of Sociology at University of California -Berkeley, speaks.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Tour | “The Castle and its Kingdom”


Take a walk around the lands dominated by Belvedere Castle, situated high on Vista Rock. Visit the tiny 55-acre realm on an eclectic tour of history and nature. Tour is approximately one hour.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Concert | “Bach at Noon”: Organ Works


Features the organ works of Johann Sebastian Bach.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:20 pm
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Concert | Azusa Ueno, piano


Azusa Ueno born was born in Tokyo, Japan, but mainly grew up in Connecticut. She holds a Bachelor's Degree in Social Psychology from Yale University. Currently based in New York City, she has given numerous solo, chamber music, and orchestral performances across the United States and Japan, and has several New York recital engagements this coming year.
   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
$6

Screening | Documentary: Steve Lawrence and Phil Lucas' Vis à Vis: Native Tongues (2003)


Indigenous performing artists James Luna (Luiseño) and Ningali Lawford (Walmajarri) compare perspectives on life and society, using dialogue via satellite, scenes of their performances, and video diaries to inform the conversation.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Concert | One of the world's foremost wind soloists, Paula Robison


One of the world's foremost wind soloists, Paula Robison, in a program with renowned guitarist Frederic Hand. Robison has appeared with orchestras and in recital in major concert halls and music festivals in the U.S., Canada, Europe, the Far East, at the United Nations, and at the White House. Hand's versatile performing style and concert programs feature his own works that have brought him renown as both a composer and recording artist. This program will include Italian love songs and lullabies, Sephardic songs, selections from The Bird Fancyer's Delight, and American hymns and dances arranged for flute and guitar.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Screening | Documentary: Steve Lawrence and Phil Lucas' Vis à Vis: Native Tongues (2003)


Indigenous performing artists James Luna (Luiseño) and Ningali Lawford (Walmajarri) compare perspectives on life and society, using dialogue via satellite, scenes of their performances, and video diaries to inform the conversation.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Concert | Metropolitan Opera musicians perform Beethoven


Concert featuring Beethoven's "Archduke" Trio, performed by Bruno Eicher, violin, Assistant Concertmaster of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Gerald Kagan, cello (retired); and Susan Kagan, piano.
   New York City, NY; NYC
3:00 pm
Free

Workshop | Chinese Instrument Workshop with the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra


Members of one the world's leading symphonic ensembles of traditional Chinese instruments-the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra-offer a close look at the four main types of traditional Chinese instruments. Led by Associate Conductor Chew Hee Chiat, these public workshops include a talk and demonstration of bowed, plucked, wind, and percussion instruments from the orchestra. The audience will be given an opportunity to try the instruments themselves, following the workshop.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Slide Lecture | By the El: Third Avenue and Its El at Mid-Century


A vividly illustrated look at the Third Avenue El, unceremoniously demolished in 1955, based on photos taken more than half a century ago, showing its detailed architecture and diverse neighborhoods through which it traveled. The El opened both the East Side and the Bronx to development. The speaker is Lawrence Stelter, an architect and son of Lothar Stelter, who took the images that will be the centerpiece of the talk.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:30 pm
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Screening | Documentary: Steve Lawrence and Phil Lucas' Vis à Vis: Native Tongues (2003)


Indigenous performing artists James Luna (Luiseño) and Ningali Lawford (Walmajarri) compare perspectives on life and society, using dialogue via satellite, scenes of their performances, and video diaries to inform the conversation.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:30 pm
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Opening Reception | 2 Shows: What Would Mother Say? and Looking Forward, Feeling Backwards


Dotty Attie's What Would Mother Say? is the eighth solo exhibition with the artist. This new series of paintings continues to expand on themes that Attie has brought to her work through the past 30 years: gender, politics, and how images often change the context of words Looking Forward, Feeling Backwards features Becca Albee, Arielle Falk, Jason Hanasik, K8 Hardy, Desiree Holman, Whitney Hubbs, Ace Lehner, Stephanie Leibowitz, and Elizabeth Moy. This exhibition is inspired by the forthcoming "Feminist Issue" of Capricious Magazine based on an open call for work about feminist feelings.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | 3 Exhibitions: Altered States of Reality / Elements of Abstraction / Portals of Perception


Altered States of Reality provides a glimpse of the world as captured through the lens of a camera, technology, and through the artists own inner vision. The gifted artists participating offer us a perception of the world, as seen, through a complex, enigmatic fusion of emotions and technical mastery. The old boundaries have come tumbling down and the new reality has been altered and is forever changing. Elements of Abstraction presents audiences with a rich kaleidoscope of color, form, and texture that in conjunction breathes life into abstract artworks. Whether employing shimmering brushstrokes or bold fields of color, nonrepresentational art, with its lack of familiar forms, allows the work speak to us on an especially elemental level. Through their deeply personal forms of expression, these artists offer a stunning glimpse into contemporary abstract painting. Portals of Perception bridges the wide expanse of artistic possibilities, gathering together impressionist, realist, and abstract paintings. What we find, surprisingly, is not the differences but the similarities as these talented artists vocalize the inspirations of places, people, and feelings. While the particular visual language may differ, the spirit behind the works has many overlapping areas, because to be human is to realize ourselves within our mental and physical environs. Featured Artists: Lil Dafonte, Rupert Davis, GISART, Sharon Hickey, Isaac Images, Joblueheart, Eleanor Owen Kerr, David LaBella, Clecio Lira, Uri Mahlev, Lymarie Rodriguez, Toktam Tayefeh, Maria Trezzi, Oliver Benoit, Alejandrina Calderoni, Magda Dini, Roisin Fitzpatrick, Michael I. Kotler, Rom Lammar, Anti Liu, Alexey Marroquin, Albert Barcilon, Paco Dalmau, Susan Marx, Alina Shapiro, Carmen Sotuela.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Performance | Erratic Anthropologies, a Show of Performance Projects


Performance projects by Guy Benfield, Shana Moulton, and Rancourt/Yatsuk that mine the artifacts and visual culture of defunct utopian communities. Drawing from sources ranging from primitivist references in hippie culture to the latent promise of prosperity intrinsic to American suburbanite culture, these performances use narrative strategies to seek the transformative and transcendental processes that define the psychological profile of contemporary western societies.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Flatpack City, An Architecture Exhibition


An exhibition engaging two architectural practices that design shelter for communities of need. Featuring Anselmo Canfora’s Initiative Recover, a University of Virginia School of Architecture design/build program established to assist humanitarian organizations with efforts to improve the build environment for populations affected by natural and man-made disasters; and Deborah Gans Studio, a New York based architecture studio known for its work on projects for New Orleans and the Sioux community in the Dakotas. The exhibition explores how both groups approach planning and building as collaborative efforts informed by direct community involvement.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | User Generated: A Student and Faculty Show


An exhibition of work by students, faculty and alumni from the MFA Computer Art Department.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | What Would Mother Say


Works by Dotty Attie.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Lecture | Eleven Texts of Frankenstein: From the Hypothetical Ur-Text and 'Original' Draft to the Published Editions of 1818 and 1823 and 1831


Charles E. Robinson, Professor of English, University of Delaware lectures on “Eleven Texts of Frankenstein: From the Hypothetical Ur-Text and 'Original' Draft to the Published Editions of 1818 and 1823 and 1831.” The “fluid” text of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein reveals in each of its incarnations new secrets about the text we now read in the 21st century. Robinson will explore the stemma or genealogy of the text that he established both in The Frankenstein Notebooks and, more recently, in The Original Frankenstein. He will explain the extent of Percy Shelley’s editorial interventions in Mary Shelley’s “Original” Draft, describe the effects of the Shelleys’ original structure of Frankenstein as a 2-volume novel in 33 chapters, and seek the audience’s help in addressing a still unanswered question about the lineation and pagination of the Fair Copy as it relates to the first edition of 1818.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Opening Reception | Faculty Photography Show


An exhibition of approximately 70 works created by the faculty and staff of the Department of Photography and Imaging comprises a wide range of perspectives and media, including but not limited to traditional black-and-white and color photographs, publications, net art, video, painting, and multi-media installations. The exhibition explores contemporary images and themes related to family, abstract nature, fantasy, inter-plays with light, childhood memory, and the body. Artists include M. Liz Andrews, Matthew Baum, Michael Berlin, Wafaa Bilal, Derrick Biney-Amissah, Terry Boddie, Isolde Breilmaier, Kalia Brooks, Mark Bussell, Edgar Castillo, Irene Cho, A.D. Coleman, Yolanda Cuomo, Erika deVries, Tom Drysdale, Cate Fallon, Nichole Frocheur, Melissa Harris, Mark R. Jenkinson, Elizabeth Kilroy, Jonathan Kline, Peter Lucas, Elaine Mayes, Editha Mesina, Lorie Novak, Paul Owen, Brian Palmer, Karl Peterson, Christopher Phillips, Shelley Rice, Fred Ritchin, Joseph Rodriguez, Jeffrey Henson Scales, Mary Virginia Swanson, and Deborah Willis.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Author Reading | Larry Smith on his book I Can't Keep My Own Secrets: Six Word Memoirs by Teens Famous and Obscure


It is amazing how much one can fit into six words. Nearly 800 teens shared their six-word memoirs for other teens to read in this book.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Opening Reception | Paintings: Maya Gold's Wake


An exhibition of new oil paintings on canvas by Israeli artist Gold, who lives and works in Tel Aviv. The artist was the youngest recipient of the Gottesdiener Award, which resulted in a solo exhibition of her work at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art. The artist has exhibited previously in Tel Aviv, Israel and this is her first exhibition in New York.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Opening Reception | Photography Exhibition: Simon Starling's Red White Blue


Starling’s fourth solo exhibition at the gallery. Starling’s practice unfolds as a rich, web-like narrative through means of intensive research, process, performance, and production. Best described as a “physical manifestation of a thought process,” Starling’s work continues to illuminate significant connections between economic, political, social, and artistic practices. Starling currently has a solo exhibition on view at MAC/VAL, France and the Parc St. Léger, Centre D’art Contemporain, France. He is also included in ”Making Worlds” at the 53rd Venice Biennale, Italy (through November 22nd). Past solo exhibitions include the Temporäre Kunsthalle, Berlin, Ludwig Muzeum: Museum of Contemporary Art, Budapest, Hungary, The Power Plant, Toronto, Canada, Kunstverein Heidelberg, Germany, and the Museum für Gegenwartskunst in Basel, Switzerland. Starling was a finalist for the Hugo Boss Prize in 2004, and won the Turner Prize in 2005. He lives and works in Copenhagen, Denmark.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Lecture | Ruben Toledo's Art: From Fashion to Literature


Toledo talks about art, fashion, his wife Isabel, her influence on his work, and why -collaboration is the name of the game- for this Cuban-born artist. A signing of books from Penguin's Couture Classics series will follow the lecture. The covers of Pride and Prejudice, Wuthering Heights, and The Scarlet Letter feature original art by Toledo.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Opening Reception | Ruven Afanador: Mil Besos / Thousand Kisses


Ruven Afanador (born 1959) is considered one of the leading photographers working in celebrity and fashion photography. His work appears in most major fashion magazines in the world as well as in The New Yorker. His commercial clients include Arista, Cacharel, Christian Dior, Elektra et al. In the fall of 2001, a decade after his work first began attracting widespread attention, he published his first book, Torero. Within a year Torero sold out and became a collector’s item within the fashion world
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Sculpture/Photography: Carol Goebel & Annette Lieberman's Responsory: Take and Give


A dynamic environment unfolds as sculptor Carol Goebel and photographer Annette Lieberman engage in visual dialogue responding to the essence of the natural world.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Screening | Documentary: Tre Whitlow's Black to Our Roots


The inspirational story of a group of teenagers’ journey from the inner-city of Atlanta to Ghana in search of their ancestral home. Film will be followed by Q&A.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Discussion | International Careers with the U.S. Government


Intrigued by an international career? Ready for life with at least one foot across sovereign borders? Are you a new job seeker or transitioning to a new career? This popular series provides an opportunity to meet international insiders who offer practical advice and share their real-life experiences. Judith Siegel, moderator; former deputy coordinator, Bureau of International Information Programs, U.S. Department of State Todd Johnson, senior research manager, Ferrari Consultancy; former political-military intelligence analyst, Central Intelligence Agency Donna Shirreffs, director, New York Program Branch, Office of International Visitors, U.S. Department of State Patrick Ventrell, Deputy Spokesman, Press and Public Diplomacy Section, U.S. Mission to the UN Vincent Wickes, regional director, U.S. Peace Corps, New York Office; RPCV Ukraine 2001–2003.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Discussion | Is America Really Post-Racial?: Rap Sessions


What does it mean to be post-racial in the hip-hop generation? Hip-hop, the youth culture of our time, has become synonymous with race even as it appeals to global cultures. Join leading hip-hop activists, scholars, and artists for a town hall style discussion.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Discussion | Listening Party: Nellie McKay's Normal as Blueberry Pie: A Tribute to Doris Day


Multi-dimensional vocalist McKay discusses her newest album with Ken Druker. Normal As Blueberry Pie features 12 songs handpicked from over 600 recordings by Doris Day, along with a McKay original. Exhilarating and altogether beyond category, McKay’s fourth album again showcases her fresh take on music and life with a curtsy to Day, a nod to convention, and a unique twist all her own.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Discussion | Tendencies: Poetics and Practice


A new series of talks by major poets, curated by Tim Peterson and titled in honor of Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick, will explore the intersection of contemporary poetic manifesto, practice, queer theory, and pedagogy. Featuring Trish Salah, Robert Gluck, and Rachel Zolf, followed by a discussion and Q&A session.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Lecture | Time Abundance


With Christine Louise Hohlbaum, author of The Power of Slow: 101 Ways to Save Time in Our 24/7 World. Our 24/7 existence often leaves us time-starved and rushed. Learn how to disengage from clock combat to establish a more positive relationship with time itself. Based on 101 principles, from learning to say 'no' with kindness to debunking the myth of multitasking, you will be introduced to a new world of time abundance and intention.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Lecture | “Boys: Destruction as Creation“


Faculty member Liz DelliCarpini will discuss how the destructive components of creativity can be utilized to address social and biological factors that affect male emotional expression. Case studies and relevant theories will illustrate how a boy's age, developmental level, exposure to trauma and ability to attach relates to level of destruction in his art-making process.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Author Reading | Amatoritsero Ede reads from his book Globetrotter & Hitler’s Children


A warm and analytically powerful writer, Nigerian Amatoritsero Ede reads from his new collection, published as part of Akashic’s Black Goat Series, a forum for underrepresented and experimental poetics curated by Chris Abani. Joining him will be Geoffrey Nutter (Water’s Leaves) and Regan Good (The Book of Nature).
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Other | Bearing Witness in Chechnya: The Legacy of Natalia Estemirova


Featuring Salman Rushdie, Michael Arena, Ann Cooper, Keith Gessen, Tanya Lokshina, Elena Milashina, and Zarema Mukusheva. A public event paying tribute to Natalia Estemirova, the award-winning human rights activist and journalist murdered on July 15, 2009 while she was working on extremely sensitive cases of human rights abuses in Chechnya. The tribute will feature readings and conversations to honor the legacy of Estemirova, while calling attention to concerns of freedom of expression in the provinces of the North Caucasus and Russia.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Author Reading | Dacre Stoker and Ian Holt read from Dracula: The Un-Dead


A bone-chilling sequel based on Bram Stoker's own handwritten notes for characters and plot threads excised from his original edition. Dracula The Un-Dead begins in 1912, twenty-five years after Dracula "crumbled into dust." Van Helsing's protégé, Dr. Jack Seward, is now a disgraced morphine addict obsessed with stamping out evil across Europe. Meanwhile, an unknowing Quincey Harker, the grown son of Jonathan and Mina, leaves law school for the London stage, only to stumble upon the troubled production of Dracula directed and produced by Stoker himself.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Discussion | From Dialogue to Action


A panel discussion with Fatima A. Shama, Shamil Idriss, Radha Kramer and others. It will be followed by a small reception, and an opportunity to meet the presenters. The panel will explore how to transform dialogue into action through these three different mediums. Shama is Commissioner of the NYC Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs and Senior Education Policy Advisor to Mayor Michael Bloomberg. She helped design the “Service in Schools” initiative, worked with the NYPD and other law enforcement agencies on school safety, and contributed to the renewal of the city’s school governance legislation, which was signed into law recently by New York Gov. David Paterson. Idriss currently serves as Executive Director of the Alliance of Civilizations Media Fund. Previously, he was deputy director, and was appointed by former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan. From 2000 to 2004, Idriss was chief operating officer of Search for Common Ground (SFCG), with a portfolio that included global operations. He worked on SFCG’s United States-Iran initiative to improve relations, and facilitated the first public visit of Americans to Iran since the Iranian Revolution in 1979. Idriss also has managed projects on Hutu-Tutsi ethnic cooperation in Rwanda, including the first independent multi-ethnic radio outlet in Burundi, and has facilitated workshops with prison inmates on alternatives to violence in conflict management. Kramer is the Founder and Director of the TE’A Project. In 2008, she founded Radha Productions to use theatre and the performing arts in the service of peace building and conflict transformation. Kramer began her career working as the assistance artistic director with the NiteStar program in NYC. The discussion will be moderated by New York Times consultant Haris Agha.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Author Reading | Gay Fiction Halloween Reading


Join three writers as they explore the dark side of gay fiction. Each celebrate the release of their prospective short story collections: Tom Cardamone (Pumpkin Teeth) Jamison Currier (The Haunted Heart and Other Tales) and Sean Meriwether (The Silent Hustler) read tales of gay ghosts and Manhattan mayhem.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Book Signing | Grace Coddington signs copies of her book The Catwalk Cats


This delightful, gift-worthy book records the author, her spouse and their cats through photographs and drawings that documenting the couple's highly entertaining private and work lives through the eyes of their feline friends.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Author Reading | Graywolf Press Anniversary Party


With readings by Robert Boswell, Marie Mutsuki Mockett, Jeffrey Renard Allen and J. Robert Lennon. For thirty-five years, Graywolf Press has been dedicated to publishing thoughtful and imaginative contemporary literature. In recent years, Graywolf has been the proud publisher of inaugural poet Elizabeth Alexander; Per Petterson, author of Out Stealing Horses, a national best seller; National Book Award finalist Salvatore Scibona; National Book Critics Circle Award winner Mary Jo Bang; and many other writers of distinction.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Opening Reception | Group Show: The Universe Has Us in Its Crosshairs


Featuring work inspired by Philip Plait's book Death from the Skies by Michael Estabrook, Brian George, Jacob Hashimoto, HC Noel, Kevin Pyle, Kelly Savage, William Stamos and Es Muss Sein Quartet. With a performance by B-Cat & C-Town.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Author Reading | John Irving discusses his book Last Night in Twisted River


One of America's most unique authors share his latest novel, about a twelve-year-old boy who mistakes the local constable's girlfriend for a bear in 1954 New Hampshire.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Author Reading | Nicholas Fox Weber reads from his book The Bauhaus Group


Weber, head of the Albers Foundation for three decades, was a longtime friend of Anni and Josef Albers. The Albers told him their stories and described life at the Bauhaus with their fellow artists and teachers, Walter Gropius, Paul Klee, Wassily Kandinsky, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, as well these figure’s lesser known wives and girlfriends. In this extraordinary group biography, Weber brilliantly brings to life the Bauhaus geniuses and the community of the pioneering art school in Germany’s Weimar and Dessau in the 1920s and early 1930s.
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Performance | Panoply Performance Laboratory's Workforce/Forcedwork


Workforce/Forcedwork, presented by Panopoly Performance Laboratory, documents the emotional and physical patterns of American workers and uses them to map connections between private, personal experience and public, political structures. Using multi-layered rhythms of crude video, stop motion clay animation, music, sampled sound, and live performance, the piece pulls the everyday grind into the realm of surreality and excruciatingly sincere emotional reaction.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Author Reading | Pulitzer winner Elizabeth Strout reads from her book Olive Kitteridge


Olive Kitteridge is a series of 13 linked short stories revolving around a junior high school teacher and her neighbors on the Maine coast. Also reading is Beverly Gologorsky, author of The Things We Do To Make It Home, a brilliantly constructed, deeply human novel charting the fates of six couples immediately following and 20 years after the Vietnam war.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Poetry Reading | Rae Armantrout and Bernadette Mayer read their poetry


Armantrout’s most recent book of poetry, Versed, was published in 2009. Her many other books include Collected Prose, Up to Speed and Veil: New and Selected Poems. Mayer is the author of numerous books of poetry and prose, including Midwinter Day and The Bernadette Mayer Reader. Her most recent collection is Poetry State Forest. Introduction by Matthew Rohrer.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Theater | Rinne Groff's The Ruby Sunrise


Directed by Pamela Berlin, performed by members of the 2nd Year Graduate Acting company. Groff is the author of Jimmy Carter was a Democrat, Orange Lemon Egg Canary, Inky and Moliere Impromptu.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Lecture | speed and catastrophe as the generative principle of contemporary society


Writer and cultural theorist Sylvère Lotringer will give a talk on philosopher Paul Virilio's proposition of speed and catastrophe as the generative principle of contemporary society, following a screening of The Itinerary of Catastrophe, a filmed conversation with Virilio. Lotringer is professor emeritus at Columbia University, where he founded the influential journal Semiotext(e). He is the co-author of Pure War and Crepuscular Dawn and the author of Overexposed: Perverting Perversions.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
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Talk | The Doctor is In: Emotional Health in Difficult Times


With Richard N. Rosenthal, MD, Chairman of the St. Luke's and Roosevelt Hospitals, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Screening | Top Shelf Shorts: Festival Award Winners


Porque Hay Cosas Que No Se Olividan / Because There Are Things You Never Forget Spain / Fiction / 2008 / 10 min Directed and written byLucas Figueroa Awarded in more than 40 festivals around the world Café Paraiso / Café Paradise Mexico / Fiction / 2008 / 10 min Directed by Alonso Ruiz Palacios Best Mexican Short at Guadalajara Film Festival Oda a la Piña / Ode to la Piña Cuba / Comedy /Color / 2008 / 10 min Written & Directed by: Laimir Faro Villaescusa Courtesy of Escuela Internacional de Cine y TV de San Antonio de los Baños Quién es el Verdugo? / Who's the Executioner? Peru-Cuba / Experimental / 2008 / 9 min Written & Directed by Brian Jacobs Best Experimental Short at Tregor Film Festival, France; Best Director at Shorts Shorts, Mexico Atlantico / Atlantic Cuba-Brazil / Fiction / 2008 / 11 min Directed by Fabio Meira Produced By EICTV Best Short at Tolouse Film Festival, France Tierra y Pan / Land and Bread Mexico / Fiction / 2008 / 8 min Directed by Carlos Armella Courtesy of Shorts Shorts Film Festival, Mexico Best Short at Venice Film Festival Pucha Vida Colombia-Cuba / Documentary / 2007 / 12 min Directed by Nazly Lopez Best Documentary Short at Havana Film Festival, Cuba and Festival Icaro, Guatemala Hoy No Estoy / Not Available Today Argentina / Fiction / 2007 / 9 min Directed by Gustavo Taretto Best Short Film at Locarno Film Festival; First Coral at Havana Film Festival, Cuba Running Time: 83 Min. Special Showcase: Teaserland An entertaining initiative featuring fake movie trailers by well-known directors such as Isabel Coixet (Elegy, The Secret Life of Words), Jaume Balaguero (Rec), and J.A. Bayona (The Orphanage), alongside up-and-coming filmmakers. Presented by Pragda www.pragda.com Q & A with Teaserland’s Director Xavi Bru. Running Time: 30 Min. Reception Sponsored by Empanadas Cafe
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
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Staged Reading | Work-in-Progress: Doesn't Anyone Know What a Pancreas Is? by Carole Real


Part of the theater's "Octoberfest" event.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Staged Reading | Work-in-Progress: Trade by Michele Remsen


Part of the theater's "Octoberfest" event.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Author Reading | David Wroblewski reads from his book The Story of Edgar Sawtelle


A riveting family saga, this book explores the deep and ancient alliance between humans and dogs, and the power of fate through one boy's epic journey into the wild.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Staged Reading | Steven Cagan's Love Songs: A Musical


What could be more romantic than a wedding weekend at a luxurious resort hotel? The bride is semi-frantic and wholly pregnant, her sister and maid-of-honor is fed up with her own fiance and ready to bolt, and the groom is stuck out of town and having second thoughts. Is this wedding to be or not to be? From confusion to happy ending, the songs soar and harmony finally prevails.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:30 pm
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Concert | TACTUS Ensemble performs vocal works by Luciano Berio


Program: BERIO: El mar la mar; Circles; Sequenza III for Soprano Voice; O King; Air; Agnus; Sequenza XI for Guitar.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Jazz | Café Jazz: Student Jazz Combos


Jazz in an intimate setting. Refreshments provided.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Dance Performance | Dance Showing I


The dances at this concert are choreographed and performed by students in the Tisch Department of Dance who are in their first or second year of training.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Concert | Faculty Recital - Joseph Brent, mandolin


A stellar musical event. A concert showcasing the artistry of an internationally acclaimed performer and a distinguished faculty members at a leading New York conservatory.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Theater | Lanford Wilson's The Rimers of Eldritch


Directed by Hal Brooks. The play involves a man who has been murdered. The mystery is, who he is, who murdered him and what were the circumstances? And to solve it, one must look at the inhabitants of a tiny, Middle Western town.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Staged Reading | Work-in-Progress: A Story About a Girl by Jacquelyn Reingold


Part of the theater's "Octoberfest" event.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Theater | Twilight Theatre's The Dudleys!


The Dudleys!, presented by Twilight Theatre, takes the memories of a young man and translates them into a malfunctioning 8-bit video game. It’s time to play. Featuring a live band with original music composed on vintage video game equipment (Atari, Gameboy, Commodore 64) and 8-bit video footage, THE DUDLEYS! pits the two-dimensional world of happy endings up against the confusion and aimlessness of real life.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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