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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on October 21, 2014?

46 free events take place on Tuesday, October 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 October 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 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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46 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Tuesday, October 21, 2014

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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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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 | SoHo, Little Italy and 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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10:00 am
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Workshop | Pages for Mac Workshop


Get acquainted with Apple's powerful word processor that gives you everything you need to create documents that look beautiful, read beautifully, and let you work seamlessly between Mac and iOS devices, as well as with colleagues, friends, and family who use Microsoft Word.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 am
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Workshop | Photo Editing for Beginners Using PIXLR


This class will explore the editing of photos using PIXLR. Please bring a flash drive or SD card with pictures to be edited.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 am
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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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Master Class | Voice Master Class: Mary Birnbaum


Featuring Mary Birnbaum, 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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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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Discussion | Democratic Regression in Southeast Asia and Its Implications


Since the late 2000s, Southeast Asia's democratization has stalled and, in some of the region's most economically and strategically important nations, gone into reverse. The region's rollback from democracy reflects a worrying global retrenchment toward anti-democratic political change, with significant implications for freedom, health, and prosperity locally and consequences for U.S. interests around the world. Speaker: Josh Kurlantzick, Senior Fellow for Southeast Asia at the Council on Foreign Relations.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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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. Tour times: 1:00pm, 2:00pm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Other | Open Hours at a Nature Sanctuary


Normally closed to visitors except on guided tours, come meander at your own pace along the rustic trail and see how this once weed-filled promontory has become a native woodland garden for birds and other wildlife. The wood-chipped trail is uneven; please wear appropriate shoes.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Tour | Alternative New York Tour


Time to learn about the other New York City; the city that nurtured political, cultural and intellectual revolutions. The city that gave birth to punk rock, the beat poets and graffiti. The city that has survived two centuries of mass riots, crime and corruption, murder and mayhem. The city that has flourished in spite of economic and social hardship.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Tour | Bushwick Graffiti and Street Art Tour


New York City is a mecca for graffiti and street art, making it a very attractive playground for artists from around the world. Bushwick, in a working class district on the north side of Brooklyn adjacent to Williamsburg, has been attracting artists for some time now. The neighborhood has a fair collection of art studios and galleries, but it’s Bushwick’s industrial landscape that’s attracting the street artist. If you came looking for 1960′s Greenwich Village, you’ll find something brewing in Bushwick.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Workshop | Citizen Cartography: Building a Virtual Atlas of New York


Help NYPL build the geospatial library of the future! This workshop will get you oriented with the set of tools the Library has developed that enables librarians and the general public to add valuable geographic context to old maps by overlaying digital images of historical maps onto a contemporary digital map through a process called georectification, or "warping" maps. This means overlaying digital images of historic maps onto a contemporary digital map (similar to Google Maps), transforming them into tiles of a virtual atlas.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Tour | SoHo, Little Italy and 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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Workshop | MS PowerPoint 2010 for Beginners Workshop


Learn how to create a slideshow presentation using Microsoft PowerPoint 2010. Topics include creating and editing slides, inserting images and clipart, and running your slideshow.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:30 pm
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Master Class | Jazz Bass Master Class: Christian McBride


In 1989, this Philadelphia-born bassist moved to New York City to further his Classical studies at the Julliard School, only to be snatched up by alto saxohonist Bobby Watson. Since then, McBride's staggering list of accomplishments includes his work as a sideman in the jazz world with the best of the very best: Freddie Hubbard, Sonny Rollins, J.J. Johnson, Ray Brown, Milt Jackson, McCoy Tyner, Roy Haynes, Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, and Pat Metheny.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Concert | Double Bass Competition Finals


Program: BOTTESINI Double Bass Concerto No. 2 in B Minor Winner will perform with the Juilliard Chamber Orchestra on November 17 in Alice Tully Hall.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Film | Frank Coraci's Blended (2014): Singles with Kids


Cast: Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore, Bella Thorne. After a bad blind date, a man and woman find themselves stuck together at a resort for families, where their attraction grows as their respective kids benefit from the burgeoning relationship. 117 minutes
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Lecture | Of Narcos, Indios and Terrorists: A Racial Geography of the Now


With: Maria Josefina Saldana-Portills, Associate Professor of Social and Cultural Analysis. The narco may appear to be an unprecedented phenomena, one that can be best explained with facts and figures. How many kilos of cocaine crossed into the U.S. border this year? How many mutilated corpses were found along Mexico’s northern border today? This analysis would not be an incorrect, but it would miss the longer historical trajectory of the figure of the narco, as well as the saturated cultural currency of the term on both sides of the border today. In this lecture Professor Saldana-Portills combines an analysis of the political economy of drug trafficking with an analysis of the racial imaginaries in both countries that give the term its power and its malleability in our contemporary moment.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Concert | German Organ Music: Bach, Buxtehude


Program: Heinrich Scheidemann (ca. 1595–1663) after a motet from Hans Leo Hassler (1564-1612): Alleluja laudem dicite Deo nostro Dieterich Buxtehude (1637-1707): Toccata in d BuxWV 155 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750): Partita diverse sopra „O Gott, du frommer Gott“ Josef Gabriel Rheinberger (1839-1901): Ernste Feier/Solemn Festival op. 174,7 Organist Martin Kondziella (born in 1969 in Erfurt) has received a comprehensive musical education as a pianist, organist and conductor at the “Hochschule für Musik FRANZ LISZT” in Weimar/Germany. Now he works as an organist and conductor in Berlin.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:30 pm
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Workshop | Constructing an Investment Portfolio for Beginners


Learn how to diversify your investment portfolio, in order to reduce risk and enhance potential returns.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Concert | Faculty Recital: Violinist Laurie Smukler and Pianist Seymour Lipkin


Admired for her vivid musical intensity and the beauty of her sound, violinist Laurie Smukler celebrates her inaugural season as a faculty member in recital, joined by acclaimed concert pianist Seymour Lipkin, who "reaches lofty heights of inspiration and execution" (American Record Guide) in his performances.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Film | Guy Hamilton's Oscar Nominee Live and Let Die (1973): Bond Adventure


Stars: Roger Moore, Yaphet Kotto, Jane Seymour. 007 is sent to stop a diabolically brilliant heroin magnate armed with a complex organization and a reliable psychic tarot card reader. 121 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Book Signing | Kiss bassist Gene Simmons signs copies of his book Me, Inc.: Build an Army of One, Unleash Your Inner Rock God, Win in Life and Business


Simmons shares his manifesto for business success. Ask any bookseller for additional details and event guidelines.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Lecture | Removal of Criminals? The Massive Deportations of Mexican Migrants from the U.S.


In addition to detaining and deporting migrants during undocumented border crossings, the U.S. government has removed more than two million Mexican from the interior of the country since 2003 using the argument that many of them are criminals. This presentation analyzes whether these migrants have committed serious crimes other than having undocumented status. Speaker Rafael Alarcón is an internationally renowned sociologist, the author, most recently, of Mobile Human Capital: Skilled Immigrants in the Booming Times of Silicon Valley, and currently a visiting Tinker Professor at Barnard College.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Talk | My Discovery of America: Playwrights Tankred Dorst and Ursula Ehler discuss their epic play


Two of Germany’s most distinguished contemporary playwrights, Tankred Dorst and Ursula Ehler, will speak about their new work dealing with the experience of German prisoners of war in the Hudson Valley during World War II. Dorst and Ehler will present sections of the work-in-progress and speak with Christoph Bartmann, Executive Director, and Thomas Wild, Assistant Professor of German at the Hannah Arendt Center for Politics and Humanities at Bard College.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Discussion | As We Were Saying: Art and Identity in the Age of 'Post'


A discussion between artists (and curators) in proximity to their work, these events seek to explore the performative possibilities of speech in relation to exhibitions, objects, and galleries. Rather than talking "about" artworks, this series experiments with methods of talking with, to, around, through, and because of artworks.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Slide Lecture | Fashion Illustration: Inspiration and Technique


With Anna Kiper, a New York City-based fashion forecaster, designer, and fashion illustrator. This illustrated lecture features the author's two books which explore fashion illustration, art media, fashion design history, forecasting, fashion styles, and design approaches.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Poetry Reading | Kathryn Hellerstein reads from her book A Question of Tradition: Women Poets in Yiddish, 1586-1987


Dr. Kathryn Hellerstein’s (University of Pennsylvania) new book explores an aspect of Yiddish literature that has long been overlooked: the roles that women poets played in forming a modern Yiddish literature. She will be joined by Professor David Roskies (Jewish Theological Seminary) for a discussion, readings of poetry in Yiddish and English, and a festive reception.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Discussion | Poets on Craft


With Aracelis Girmay, Fady Joudah, and moderator Tonya Foster.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Discussion | The Ziegfeld Club Inc.: Helping Theater Women Since 1936


The Ziegfeld Club Inc. was founded in 1936 by Florenz Ziegfeld’s widow, Billie Burke (Glinda in The Wizard of Oz), to help women in need who had once performed in the illustrious Ziegfeld Follies. One of the oldest non-profits in the Broadway community, the Club’s archive contains a wealth of material that chronicles the role and sacrifices of women in the history of New York theater. Join this evening of true stories from the Follies, songs, plus viewings of original costumes and other previously unseen artifacts from The Ziegfeld Club Inc. archive.
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Author Reading | Azar Nafisi reads from her book The Republic of Imagination


Azar Nafisi (Reading Lolita in Tehran) gives tribute to the importance of fiction in a democratic society. Most noted: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Babbitt and The Heart is a Lonely Hunter.
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Author Reading | Charles Affron reads from his book Grand Opera: The Story of the Met


The Metropolitan has stood among the grandest of opera companies since its birth in 1883. Tracing the offstage/onstage workings of this famed New York institution in their book, Charles Affron and Mirella Jona Affron tell how the Met became and remains a powerful actor on the global cultural scene.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Author Reading | Emmanuel Carrere reads from his book Limonov: The Outrageous Adventures of the Radical Soviet Poet Who Became a Bum in New York, a Sensation in France, and a Political Antihero in Russia


A thrilling page-turner that also happens to be the biography of one of Russia’s most controversial figures.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Dance Performance | Experiments in Dance


A program of non-curated shared showings of experimentation and work-in-progress, for artists at all stages of their development. The events are centered around an audience discussion moderated by a Movement Research Artist-in-Residence or an occasional guest, where we will experiment with different feedback methods to support and inform the artists’ process. With: Cameron McKinney/Kizuna Dance, Melanie Greene, Saliq Savage and Wire Monkey Dance
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Discussion | Meet The Symptoms, Hungary’s Premiere Contemporary Dance/Theater Company


Learn more about The Symptoms at this special discussion with Réka Szabó, artistic director, moderated by Laurie Uprichard, producer, curator and executive director of the Stephen Petronio Company. Wine reception with The Symptoms ensemble members to follow.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Talk | Photographer Talk: Terry Boddie


Terry Boddie's work as a photographer and artist explores the historical and contemporary aspects of memory, migration and globalization. Boddie talks about his recent projects and how they intersect with the history of African American and Caribbean photography.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Author Reading | S. Gwynne reads from his book Rebel Yell: The Violence, Passion, and Redemption of Stonewall Jackson


As much as any person in the Confederate pantheon, Stonewall Jackson embodies the romantic Southern notion of the virtuous lost cause. Jackson is also considered one of our country's greatest military figures. Gwynne explains why.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Film | Short Film: Rashard J. Leverett's Good Deeds (2014)


Restaurant owner Cesar oberhears Fedex worker Lucas telling his girlfriend that he is trying to be God. Once they begin to converse, the two discover they have the same mission: To play God by putting a "rush" on karma and committing malicious acts against those who do wrong. Can Cesar and Lucas allow karma to run it's course? Or do they have an addiction to perform good deeds by avenging others? 40 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
$10 suggested donation

Film | Documentary: André Cauvin's Bwana Kitoko (1955)


In 1955, just five years before Congolese independence, King Baudouin of Belgium paid his first visit to his nation's prized colony. Belgian filmmaker André Cauvin was enlisted to document the trip, and from this material created Bwana Kitoko (translated from Swahili as "Handsome Man"), a propaganda film that is at once a naked portrayal of colonial exploitation, and a valuable source of insight into the forces that have shaped life in Congo today. 80 min. Followed by post-screening discussion with guests TBA.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
$10 suggested donation

Screening | Scenes through the Cinema Lens: Alfred Hitchcock Looks at You


Most people think of Alfred Hitchcock as the “Master of Suspense,” but the director was concerned with much more than just keeping you on the edge of your seat. What do we make, for example, of all the films in which he made a personal appearance? Sometimes he even looks directly at the audience. Hitchcock had his own personal take on what it means to look, especially at something that we are not supposed to be looking at. Watch crucial scenes from several films in which Hitchcock invites us to join him in his own special brand of voyeurism.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Workshop | Stargazing in the Park


You don’t have to leave New York City to see the stars. Gaze at the stars, planets, and moon through the high-powered telescopes of the Amateur Astronomers Association, and chat with the experts about the sights you see.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Concert | College Flute Recital


Ji Weon Ryu, Flute
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Film | Italian Film: Marco Curti's Fighting Paisanos (2013)


Fighting Paisano is a nickname invented by the great American war journalist Ernie Pyke for a kid from Ciociaria who - thanks to his dual citizenship - was able to fight with the allies for the liberation of his homeland from Nazi-Fascism. Many young Italian-Americans just like him decided to enlist in the American army to contribute to the freeing of their country. 52 min. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Marco Curti.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Concert | Woodwind Faculty Recital


From the Program in Woodwind Studies.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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