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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on October 16, 2015?

45 free events take place on Friday, October 16 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 16 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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45 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Friday, October 16, 2015

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Concert | School of Rock Broadway Cast


The cast performs from the new show about a down-on-his-luck wannabe rock star who poses as a substitute teacher at a prestigious prep school to make ends meet.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 am
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Workshop | Morning Tai Chi


A free weekly drop-in Tai Chi class on Friday mornings from May through October. The sights and sounds of the Hudson River provide an ideal backdrop for focusing and exercising the body and mind. Instructor Alex Hing will lead the group through gentle physical exercises and stretching. Tai Chi is a low impact exercise form practiced for both its defense training and its health benefits. Each posture flows into the next without pause, ensuring that the body is in constant motion. It is an excellent choice of exercise for people of all ages.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:30 am
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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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City Walk | Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn Heights and Dumbo Tour


This is a 3-hour tour that begins with a walk over the Brooklyn Bridge, an icon of New York City for over 125 years, with spectacular views of Manhattan and Brooklyn. The tour then moves on to a stroll of Brooklyn Heights, America’s and New York City’s first suburb. The tour then explores the neighborhood DUMBO before ending at the Fulton Ferry landing. This tour takes place every day at 10am.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Tour | Federal Hall National Memorial Guided Tour


Ranger-guided tours are available to the public during operating hours. Times: 10:00AM, 11:00AM, 1:00PM, 2:00PM, 3:00PM. This tour is available Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from September through December 30.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Tour | Lower Manhattan Tour


It is here, as much as anywhere, where American history started. It's where the first US Congress assembled and produced the Bill of Rights and where President George Washington took his first oath of office. It's here where the world's most important stock exchange and one of the most famous bridges stand. And it is here where an unspeakable tragedy took place and where a rebirth is underway. This tour takes place Mondays and Fridays at 10am.
   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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Fair | Street Fair


Free fun for the whole family, including arts, crafts, antiques, plants, entertainment, games, and more.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Workshop | Saving and Recovering Data Workshop


Learn about the various types and components of computers, including basic computer terminology, an overview of operating systems, and popular software applications.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 am
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Tour | Archtober Building of the Day Tour


Archtober's Building of the Day tour program supports the goal of making quality architecture accessible to the public, and encouraging the public to engage in New York City’s great built environment every day of the month. Each year the special impact of hearing from the architect from within the space becomes more apparent. Sebastian Kaempf and Anke Roggenbuck from Karo Architects, are the architects for the Goethe-Institut New York's new build-out. They will lead a one-hour tour through the building.
   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. Bach at Noon concerts takes place Tuesdays through Fridays, from September 15, 2015 to May 26, 2016.
   New York City, NY; NYC
12:20 pm
Free

Tour | Grand Central and Its Neighborhood Tour


Discover architecture and social history of Grand Central neighborhood; learn secrets of Whispering Gallery in Grand Central Terminal; gaze upon hubcaps and roadsters on side of Chrysler Building; discover favorite Midtown Manhattan hangout of Mercury, Hercules, and Minerva; learn why Pershing Square isn’t really square; visit original Lincoln Memorial by Daniel Chester French. Award-winning tour led by urban explorer, historian, and storyteller Justin Ferate. This tour takes place every Friday.
   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. This tour takes place Mondays through Fridays, except bank holidays.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Film | Neil Jordan's Oscar Nominee Interview with the Vampire (1994): Anne Rice Novel


Cast: Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, Christian Slater. A vampire tells his epic life story: love, betrayal, loneliness, and hunger. 123 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 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. This tour takes place Thursdays through Sundays at 2pm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Film | Federico Fellini's Oscar-Winning Casanova (1976): Legendary Lover


Stars: Donald Sutherland, Tina Aumont, Cicely Browne. Casanova is a libertine, collecting seductions and sexual feats. But is he really interested in someone, and is he really an interesting person? Is he really alive? 155 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Tour | Greenwich Village Neighborhood Tour


Greenwich Village is among Manhattan's most desirable and expensive residential neighborhoods. It's history, however, betrays it's monied status. The Village, with it's quiet, shaded streets, lined with lovely brick and brownstone townhouses, was once the incubating ground of artistic, social and political movements that have helped shape US history. From the Beats to the Folk Movement, from workers rights to gay rights, the Village has often been the center of it all. This tour takes place Wednesdays and Saturdays at 10am and Mondays and Fridays at 2pm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Tour | Harlem Tour


Although world famous, Harlem may be New York's best kept secret with some of the city's best architecture, food, music and people. Harlem's history is also one of the city's most dramatic, having gone through many ethnic, cultural and socioeconomic changes over the past roughly 400 years, which have resulted in a diverse array of places of worship, theaters, homes and eating establishments. This tour takes place Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at 2pm, Wednesdays at 4pm, and Saturdays at 10am.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Park Walk | Northern Park Welcome Tour


See the Park’s northernmost highlights on this walk from Conservatory Garden along the Harlem Meer and past the North Woods. Route easy to negotiate, a few stairs. 45 minutes.
   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. This tour takes place every day at 10am and every Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday at 2pm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Workshop | Connecting to the Cloud Workshop


Learn all about the Cloud, what it is and how you use it.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:30 pm
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Workshop | Mac Computers for Beginners


Learn the basics of using a Mac computer.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:30 pm
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Master Class | Master Class: Kyle Zerna, Percussionist


Kyle Zerna joined the New York Philharmonic in September 2010. Previously, he was in the master’s degree program at the Manhattan School of Music, where he completed his bachelor’s degree under the tutelage of Duncan Patton and New York Philharmonic Principal Percussion Christopher S. Lamb. He has performed with numerous orchestras, including the Huntsville Symphony Orchestra, Princeton Symphony, and New World Symphony. An avid performer of 20th-century and new music, he has collaborated with composers Charles Wuorinen, David Lang, Kevin Volans, and Elliott Carter, and performed two timpani solos for Mr. Carter’s centennial birthday celebration.
   New York City, NY; NYC
3:00 pm
Free

Master Class | Master Class: Judy Blazer, Singer


Judy Blazer is a celebrated and universally respected actor, singer, teacher, and voice coach. With a wealth of experience behind her on Broadway, off-Broadway, on television, in the recording studio and in regional theaters and concert halls around the world, she has forged a reputation as the professional's professional. As a co-founder and Artistic Director of the Artist's Crossing Theatre Company and School in New York - as well as through her private voice studio - she has mentored scores of young singers and actors making their way into the world of professional theater and performance.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:30 pm
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Other | Tony winner Lin-Manuel Miranda signs copies of the Broadway Cast Recording of Hamilton


Lin-Manuel Miranda, creator and star of the hit Broadway musical Hamilton, will take audience questions then be joined by cast members to sign the original Broadway cast recording.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:30 pm
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Lecture | Theory for the Anthropocene


Roy Scranton, Stephanie Wakefield and McKenzie Wark will participate in a lecture on the Anthropocene. Our world is changing. Rising seas, spiking temperatures, and extreme weather imperil global infrastructure, crops, and water supplies. Our greatest enemy, it turns out, is ourselves. The warmer, wetter, more chaotic world we now live in—the Anthropocene—demands an intensive rethinking of the project of our species-being. Might the various traditions of critical theory be a resource for thinking the Anthropocene?
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Poetry Reading | Poetry: Carolina Ebeid / Roger Reeves


Carolina Ebeid’s debut poetry collection "You Ask Me To Talk About The Interior" is forthcoming from Noemi Press in 2016 as part of their Akrilica Series. Roger Reeves is the author of King Me (Copper Canyon Press, 2013).
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Tour | Chelsea and the High Line Tour


The area around the High Line Park was a vital business district of New York City, supplying fresh fruits, French Cheeses and Russian caviar as well as fresh meats to city markets. The hustle and bustle of the streets induced the city to elevate the railroad trains delivering goods to the commercial buildings. When interstate truck traffic made the railway outdated, it fell into ruin, only to be regenerated as a park. This tour takes place Monday and Fridays at 6pm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Talk | Fashion Designer Sybilla in Conversation


Join legendary Spanish fashion designer Sybilla for a lively conversation with director Valerie Steele. An apprentice to Yves Saint Laurent, Sybilla launched her first collection in 1983. She debuted in Milan in 1987, and continues to show in Tokyo and Paris today. Her style — exquisite, cosmopolitan, and refined — is guided by feminine sensuality and elegance.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
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Author Reading | Gigi Padovani discusses her book Nutella World: 50 Years of Innovation


The story behind everyone's favorite snack - Nutella. Nutella has its roots in a simple hazelnut and chocolate paste sold as Pasta Gianduja by Pietro Ferrero at his bakery in Alba, the center of Italy's hazelnut-producing region in the Piedmont. Followed by a Nutella party offered by Eataly NYC.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Poetry Reading | The Poets of Omnidawn Publishing


The evening will include readings by these Omnidawn authors/translators: Andrea Baker, Ewa Chrusciel, C. Violet Eaton, Eric Ekstrand, Claudia Keelan, Karla Kelsey, Myung Mi Kim, Richard Meier, Douglas Piccinnini, Donald Revell, Martha Ronk, Dan Rosenberg, Margaret Ross, Susan Terris, and G.C. Walrep. After the readings, there will be time to mingle and to celebrate. At this event, Omnidawn's books by these authors will be sold at a 50% discount. Omnidawn will provide wine, sparkling water, hors d'oeuvres, and sweets.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Reading | Theatre Library Association Book Awards


For over 40 years, the Theater Library Association has honored great accomplishments in theater and film scholarship, with its annual book awards. Join them for an exciting ceremony, dedicated to this year’s award winning authors. With readings, archive display, and special guests, the Library is proud to host this annual celebration of theater, film, writing, and research. This year, the Theater Library Association is proud announce The 2014 George Freedley Memorial Award for an exemplary work in the field of live theatre or performance will be awarded to Arnold Aronson for Ming Cho Lee: A Life in Design, published by Theatre Communications Group. The 2014 Richard Wall Memorial Award for an exemplary work in the field of recorded performance will be awarded to Mark Harris for Five Came Back: A Story of Hollywood and the Second World War, published by Penguin. A Special Jury Prize will be awarded to Scott Eyman for John Wayne: The Life and Legend, published by Simon and Schuster.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Lecture | What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About the Holocaust: Poland after Jedwabne


A lecture by Anna Bikont, a journalist for Gazeta Wyborcza, the main newspaper in Poland, which she helped found in 1989. For her articles on the crimes of Jedwabne and Radzilów, she was honored in 2001 with Poland's most prestigious award in journalism, the Press Prize. In 2011 she received the European Book Prize for Le crime et le silence, the French version of the book. In 2008 and 2009, Bikont was a Cullman Fellow of the New York Public Library.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Author Reading | Audrey Taylor Gonzalez reads from her book South of Everything: Identity, Race, and Religion through Magical Realism


Join the author for a discussion and signing of her novel. A powerful parable about the changing South after World War II, South of Everything is set in Tennessee and inspired by the author’s own life experiences. It follows the story of Missy Sara, the daughter of a plantation-owning family whose special kinship with her parents’ servant, Old Thomas, introduces her to a world of spiritual knowledge and freedom that opens her eyes to the racial and religious prejudice around her and sets her on a path of rebellion.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Film | Documentary: Grace Lee's Off the Menu: Asian America (2015)


Directed by award-winning filmmaker Grace Lee, Off the Menu takes us on a road trip across the US — from Honolulu, Hawaii to Oak Creek, Wisconsin to New York, New York — in an exploration of how family, history, faith, and geography shape our relationships to food and our communities. 56 min. Lee, producer Eurie Chung, food scholar Krishnendu Ray, chef Jonathan Wu and his partner Wilson Tang (whose innovative restaurant Fung Tu is featured in the film) join a post-screening discussion, moderated by film scholar Chi-hui Yang.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
Free

Screening | Experimental Short Films of Eric Leiser


A screening of filmmaker Eric Leiser’s experimental short films which will be introduced by the director himself and followed by Q+A with Pawel Wieszczecinski. Reception will follow the screening. Live Action and Animated Shorts: Films from 2000-2015 - Subjects range from dream symbology, the sublime in nature and tragedy, stop motion animated psychodrama, funerary parlors, spiritual mystical Christian tone poems, Czech Surrealism, Magical realism and more current experiments with holography, creation/death/ rebirth experimental narratives and merging life size stop motion puppetry and sets with timelapse animation. All films are in conversation with one another and interconnected, designed to be seen as a whole work.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Concert | Faculty Recital: Javier Oviedo, saxophone


Joined by faculty member Gene Rohrer on piano, Oviedo presents “Saxophone 101″ a discussion and demonstration of the music and history of the classical saxophone.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Performance | No Name Comedy/Variety Show


The show will feature with Kevin Avery (Emmy-nominated writer on HBO's "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver"), Liz Miele (Comedy Central's "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart" and Menuhin Hart (NBC’s Stand Up for Diversity). The No Name Comedy/Variety Show takes place October 9th, 16th and 23rd, 2015.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Performance | Solas Laughs Comedy Show


A standup comedy show featuring comics who have appeared on Comedy Central, College Humor, MTV, and more. Free drink and prize raffle. This show repeats every Friday, Saturday and Sunday, October 16 to November 1.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Theater | Polaroid Stories by Naomi Iizuka: A College Production


Inspired in part by Ovid's Metamorphoses, as well as interviews with homeless youth, Polaroid Stories conveys a whirlwind of psychic disturbance, confusion and longing. Like their mythic counterparts, these modern-day mortals are engulfed by needs that burn and consume with language that mixes poetry and profanity, imbuing the play with lyricism and great theatrical force. This production takes place October 15, 16, and 17, 2015.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Concert | American Composers Orchestra presents 4 up-and-coming composers


The concert, led by ACO Music Director George Manahan, includes music by four up-and-coming composers: Angelica Negron, ACO's Van Lier Fellow, whose new piece Me He Perdido (I've Gotten Lost) for ACO will incorporate robotic instruments; Andy Akiho, winner of ACO's 2014 Underwood Emerging Composer Commission; Alex Mincek, whose new piece Continuo is a concerto for JACK Quartet and ACO; and Judd Greenstein, whose My City is an ode to New York based on Walt Whitman texts and features new music chamber choir The Crossing with vocalist DM Stith. The concert will be hosted by WNYC's John Schaefer and recorded for later broadcast on WNYC's New Sounds Live.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Reading | Lamprophonic Emerging Writers Series


The mission of Lamprophonic is to present and promote new voices in the New York writing community. They prepare a diverse and entertaining reading each month that demonstrates the quality and variety of emerging New York writers. In a typical reading, you'll hear poetry, fiction, and nonfiction, and are open to anything that thoughtfully engages listeners. This event recurs Fridays Oct. 16, Nov. 13, and Dec. 11, 2015.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Concert | Voices A La Carte: A…My Name Will Always Be Alice


Book by Julianne Boyd and Joan Micklin Silver. Music and Lyrics by David Zippel, Winnie Holzman, and Lucy Simon. From the Program in Vocal Performance. This performance takes place October 16, 17 and 18, 2015.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Concert | Deborah Bond, Sleek Soul-Funk Singer


“Her skill, brilliance, and efficiency is never less than awe-inspiring.” — SoulTracks With her band Third Logic, Deborah Bond puts a sleek, contemporary spin on the soul-funk fusion of classic acts like Earth, Wind & Fire and Sly and the Family Stone. Her effortlessly powerful vocals are backed by deep bass lines and acid jazz grooves for an intoxicating psychedelic sound that’s designed to make audiences move.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Concert | Post-Theatre Organ Recital


Solo concert by Colin MacKnight (New York, NY). Post-Theatre Organ Recitals occur every Friday in October.
   New York City, NY; NYC
10:30 pm
Free
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