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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on October 16, 2017?

47 free events take place on Monday, 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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47 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Monday, October 16, 2017

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Birdwatching | Fall Birding Tour


Discover the surprising diversity of birds that call the park home during migratory season with guided tours. Located in the heart of midtown, the park is a hot spot for avian visitors and birders alike. Past sightings include warblers, tanagers, vireos, thrushes, and even a Chuck-will’s-widow.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 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.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:30 am
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Tour | Downtown Manhattan 3-Hour Tour


The 3-hour walking and subway tour covers the Financial District including Wall Street and the World Trade Center, SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown. These are neighborhoods that simply can’t be fully appreciated from a bus. There will be one or two opportunities to sample tasty treats.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:30 am
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City Walk | 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.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:45 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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9:45 am
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Workshop | MS Word 2010 for Beginners


Learn the basic features of Microsoft Word 2010, a word processing program you can use to create documents. Topics include entering and editing text, saving files, and formatting.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 am
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Film | Joel Schumacher's The Lost Boys (1987): Vampires Amok


Stars: Jason Patric, Corey Haim, Dianne Wiest. After moving to a new town, two brothers discover that the area is a haven for vampires. 97 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Workshop | Sunday/Monday Crossword Solving


Exercise your mind with the New York Times crossword puzzle. Start with the easiest of the week (Monday) or try your luck with the most difficult (Sunday). Collaborate with fellow participants or work on your own.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Screening | The Judaica Project


12:00pm-1:00pm Selections from Songwork Catalogue II: Short video excerpts from Judaica laboratory sessions involving the core research trio (Ben Spatz, Nazlıhan Eda Erçin, Agnieszka Mendel). Carefully selected from hundreds of hours of footage and juxtaposed across time, these videos are presented ‘raw’ without commentary or framing. 1:00pm-2:00pm Selections from Songwork Catalogue III: Further excerpts from Judaica laboratory sessions in which the core research trio worked with invited guests: Caroline Gatt (anthropologist), Ilona Krawczyk (performer), Elaine Spatz-Rabinowitz (visual artist), Robert Brzozowski and Jacek Sribniak (musicians), Solomiya Moroz (composer), and Massimiliano Balduzzi (performer). 2:00pm-5:00pm Video Essays: Curated selection of video essays from the Judaica project including Diaspora (30 minutes), Triptych: Genesis, Kavana, Sabbath (27 minutes), He Almost Forgets That There is a Maker of the World (30 minutes), Shishelai: Identity in the Laboratory (15 minutes), nefs: embodied self (12 minutes), Whispering Letters (20 minutes), Dzialoszyce (15 minutes), and others TBD.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Tour | Guided Historical Tour of the Columbia University Campus


Join this tour to learn more about the history, architecture, and sculpture of Columbia and the Morningside Heights campus. Whether you're an amateur New York City historian or visiting campus for the first time, you will leave the tour knowing more about our storied past. Given that the tour route is outdoors, please be aware that tours are occasionally suspended due to inclement weather.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Master Class | Victor Rosenbaum, Piano


Featuring pianist Victor Rosenbaum, this masterclass provides music lovers with a rare opportunity to witness the interaction between gifted Mannes students and a great artist as they examine and explore the craft of performance at the highest level.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 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.
   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.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Film | Phil Rosen's The Mystery of Marie Roget (1942): Young Actress' Death


Stars: Patric Knowles, Maria Montez, Maria Ouspenskaya. A detective tries to unravel the strange circumstances surrounding the death of a young actress. 61 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Workshop | Coping with Disaster: A Workshop for Those Affected by Recent Catastrophic Events


They'll discuss how to recognize disaster-related stress, coping tools for children and adults, and the emotional responses to catastrophic events.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Lecture | A Bio/Memoir, or Seven Years of Working with Samuel Beckett and Simone de Beauvoir


Deirdre Bair was a newly minted Ph.D. who thought she was going to write a critical study of Samuel Beckett. One thing led to another, and she--who had never read biography--suddenly found herself writing one. Her talk will describe the privilege (and the trials and tribulations) of working with two living subjects. It will include her coming of age as a scholar and feminist, and why now is the proper time to tell these stories.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Master Class | András Schiff, Grammy-Winning Pianist


András Schiff is a Hungarian-born British classical pianist and conductor, who has received numerous major awards and honours, including the Grammy Award, Gramophone Award, Mozart Medal, and Royal Academy of Music Bach Prize, and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in her 2014 Birthday Honours for services to music. He is also known for his public criticism of political movements in Hungary and Austria.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Workshop | Photoshop for Beginners


Learn how to enhance photos using the number 1 photo editing software in the world; Adobe Photoshop. In this class you learn the features of Photoshop and learn about layers and use them to manipulate images to your desire. Class is conducted on Macintosh computers.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Workshop | MS Excel 2010 for Beginners Workshop


Learn the basics of working with spreadsheets using Microsoft Excel 2010. Topics include entering data and formulas, moving and copying data, formatting and print previewing worksheets.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:30 pm
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Discussion | Inequalities in the Sustainable Development Goals


The Sustainable Development Goals were adopted two years ago, making it an opportune time for a first stocktaking. The SDGs make the central promise to Leave No One Behind and include a dedicated goal to reduce inequalities. Human rights advocates have put great hopes in the SDGs as an instrument for transformative change. But do they bring about the much-needed paradigm shift? Or were the extensive consultations and negotiations much ado about nothing? At this event, they will launch a special issue of the International Journal of Human Rights on the “Sustainable Development Goals and Human Rights: A Critical Early Review” co-edited by Inga Winkler and Carmel Williams. Speakers will focus on monitoring and policies for the way forward with a focus on invisible and marginalized population groups. less
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Book Discussion | Here Comes the Sun: Unforgettable Women in a Changing Jamaica


Discuss the book by Nicole Dennis-Benn.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:30 pm
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Workshop | Body Blast: Dance and Sculpt


Bring a towel or an exercise mat. Come in comfortable clothing.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:30 pm
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Author Reading | Sam Oglesby discusses his book Encounters: Relationship Journeys From Around the World


This book takes the reader on a journey from a segregated village in the southern US to exotic places in Europe and Asia.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:30 pm
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Talk | Artist-Composer Laurie Anderson’s Listen List


Visual artist, composer, poet, photographer, filmmaker, electronics whiz, vocalist, and instrumentalist, Laurie Anderson is one of the world’s most imaginative, provocative, curious, and engaged artists. From downtown, counter-culture performances, to her residency with NASA, to her top-charting, trailblazing recordings, generosity and sincere curiosity about the world has fueled Anderson’s work. For this interview, get to know Anderson’s life, work, and perspective through the music that is meaningful to her. What was her favorite album as a child? What musicians have most influenced her? What recording pairs nicely with dog walk in the Park? What’s essential listening in the age of Trump?
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
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Tour | 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.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Discussion | La 72: A Conversation with Migrant Rights Activists in Mexico


A conversation with activists and staff of La 72, Mexico's largest shelter for migrants. Specifically, they will discuss the situation in Mexico and La 72's work on impunity for crimes committed against migrants. A light reception will follow.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Lecture | Race in the United States: 400 Years Curriculum Disruption


Speaker: Prof. Mindy Fullilove, Professor of Urban Policy and Health.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Lecture | The Institutional as Usual: Diversity Work as Data Collection


Sara Ahmed, independent scholar and feminist writer, explores how institutions are built from small acts of use. What usually happens seems to keep happening without having to be made into official policy and sometimes even despite an official policy. We learn about the institutional (as usual) from those who are trying to transform institutions. Ahmed will bring together data from her study of diversity work in universities first presented in On Being Included (2012) and developed in the middle section of Living a Feminist Life (2017) with her current research into “the uses of use” and complaint. She considers how social justice projects require making usage into a crisis.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Film | Wes Craven's A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984): Don't Fall Asleep


Stars: Heather Langenkamp, Johnny Depp, Robert Englund. Several people are hunted by a cruel serial killer who kills his victims in their dreams. While the survivors are trying to find the reason for being chosen, the murderer won't lose any chance to kill them as soon as they fall asleep. 91 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Book Discussion | The Street: Book Discussion Launch with New York City's First Lady Chirlane McCray


Moderated by Schomburg Director Kevin Young, the conversation will explore the 1945 book by Ann Petry that traces the life of a young black woman and her spirited struggle to raise her son amid the violence, poverty, and racial dissonance of Harlem in the late 1940s.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:30 pm
Free

Author Reading | Carla Shalaby discusses her book Troublemakers: Lessons in Freedom from Young Children at School


In this dazzling debut, a former elementary school teacher, explores the everyday lives of four young “troublemakers,” challenging the ways we identify and understand so-called problem children.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Author Reading | Jonas Mekas discusses his book A Dance with Fred Astaire


Filmmaker, critic, and poet Jonas Mekas has had an extraordinary life in the arts, playing an instrumental role in the careers of Jack Smith, Andy Warhol, and numerous other iconic artists as well as hanging out with everyone from Maya Deren to John Lennon and Yoko Ono, from Tiny Tim to Salvador Dalí, from the Kennedys to Fred Astaire. In A Dance with Fred Astaire, Mekas recalls his many chance encounters, intimate exchanges, and lasting friendships with some of the past century’s most iconic and beloved artists. Whether stealing Anaïs Nin’s cookies, living alongside Janis Joplin and Patti Smith in the Chelsea Hotel, contemplating life and death with Allen Ginsberg, or meeting Timothy Leary, Arthur Miller, Lenny Bruce and so many more, Mekas has spent 94 years weaving himself inextricably into the very fabric of American culture. In this special one-night-only program, Mekas will not only discuss the stories in the book with film critic Amy Taubin, he will also present a selection of short 16mm films he has curated from the Library’s Reserve Film and Video Collection. The films amplify anecdotes in A Dance with Fred Astaire and represent some of the incredible filmmakers whose lives and work have intersected with Mekas’.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Discussion | Knowledge in Motion


This is a panel discussion amongst scholars from the Berlin-based Collaborative Research Centre “Episteme in Motion.” Knowledge is always in motion, even – and especially – where it appears to remain stable and tradition-bound. Premodern institutions and communities were regularly engaged in vibrant transcultural relations while their systems of knowledge were subject to constant change. Because the forms of exchange involved frequently challenge modern notions both of period boundaries and cultural spaces, they can be investigated in their full complexity only in an effort that is both collective and transdisciplinary. The Berlin-based Collaborative Research Centre “Episteme in Motion” meets this challenge and analyses the economies of knowledge transfer in selected premodern cultures from Europe and beyond. It draws on a unique reservoir of academic disciplines, including Arabic Studies, Jewish Studies, Classics, Medieval and Early Modern Literatures. The Centre’s individual projects examine knowledge transfer in a variety of cultural contexts ranging from medicine to visual art, from philosophy to literature and from linguistics to theology.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Author Reading | Richard Aldous discusses his book Schlesinger: The Imperial Historian


Richard Aldous, biographer of Arthur Schlesinger Jr. in conversation with David Nasaw. Aldous’s book is the first major biography of this preeminent historian and intellectual. Arthur Schlesinger Jr. (1917–2007), redefined the art of presidential biography. In this vivid account, Aldous draws on oral history, rarely seen archival documents, and the official Schlesinger papers to craft an invaluable portrait of a brilliant and controversial historian who framed America’s rise to global empire.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Performance | The Judaica Project: Live Presentation


The Judaica Project is a laboratory for new embodied technique at the crossroads of experimental performance, critical identity politics, and ethnomusicological archives. Funded by the UK Arts and Humanities Research Council to conduct six months of full-time embodied research, the Judaica Project has been working with Jewish songs in Hebrew, Yiddish, Ladino, Turkish, Luganda, English, and other languages. The laboratory work draws on performance studies, social epistemology, visual anthropology, de-colonial Jewish studies, and contemporary philosophy to offer new ways of thinking and working with vocality, embodiment, identity, culture, and multimedia.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Staged Reading | Survivors: Love, Guilt and Marriage in the Aftermath of AIDS.


Jeff Gold is about to marry the perfect man, but his long-lost friend Tricia, Thucydides (the historian), the ghost of his lover Dennis, and a young, hot hustler keep pushing their way into his High Line apartment. Will Jeff ever forgive himself for surviving? Presented by the 29th Street Playwrights Collective. Written by James Masten.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Book Discussion | The Nest: Siblings' Shared Inheritance


The Monday Night Reading Group discusses the book by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Workshop | Caterpillar to Butterfly: How to Discover and Move On to Your Next Career


The job market is constantly changing - and so are we. As a result we are often interested in changing, or required by circumstance to change. Yet without exposure to other areas, it is easy to assume there is no way for us to do a different job. Join coach Win Sheffield to learn how we can bring value to a new industry or to a new field. Learn how breadth of experience can be a competitive advantage in a changing marketplace.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Discussion | Death Cafe


Death Cafe is a place to wonder together about the mystery and meaning of life and to discuss death comfortably and openly, a free-wheeling, self-facilitated conversation around death and dying, inevitably touching upon life and living. Death Cafe is not a bereavement group. Snacks will be provided and as a thank you to participants. Depending on the number of people that participate, you will meet in groups of 3-4 and talk about whatever compels you about death and dying. It is asked that people participate with an open mind and spirit, respect all points of view, and speak and listen with no agenda, objective, or themes.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Author Reading | Ellen Stern discusses her book Hirschfeld: The Biography


Al Hirschfeld knew everybody and drew everybody. He occupied the twentieth century, and illustrated it. Hirschfeld: The Biography is the first portrait of his life―as spirited as his distinctive pen-and-ink drawings.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Staged Reading | An Evening Of Short Plays -- With Free Pizza


West meets East, with a special plays and pizza show. The venue has partnered with The Alliance of Los Angeles Playwrights, selecting 6 of their award winning plays, then adding 3 of New York’s finest; for a bi-coastal play reading fest. All for $7.00 at the ticket website below, or $8 bucks at the door. Reservations are highly encouraged...so is drinking at the bar. Date: Monday October 16th 2017 Time: 7:30pm
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Tour | Ghosts on Broadway Tour


For some performers, the show must go on… even after death! The Ghosts on Broadway Tour, led by a veteran New York City talent agent, will introduce you to these notorious theater legends who appear after the lights go dim. You’ll hear about the Broadway impresario who haunts the theater that bears his name. His apparition shows up on opening nights to congratulate the cast or “pinch” the leading ladies’ bottom. Jazz age parties are heard almost nightly from his long abandoned apartment over his theater.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Comedy Club | The Mosquito Comedy/Variety Show


Actress and Emmy Award-winning commentator Nancy Giles (CBS' Sunday Morning) curates / hosts "The Mosquito," her fast and furious monthly variety show with stand-ups, sit-downs and music. Nancy Giles, who starred on ABC-TV's China Beach and Delta series, will be joined by a rotating cast of regulars who have in the past included: Pat Candaras, Cynthia Kaplan, Peri Gaffney, Kathryn Rossetter, Sheila Head, Susan Burns, Sue Giles, Nancy Shayne and more.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Comedy Club | The Mosquito Comedy/Variety Show


Actress and Emmy Award-winning commentator Nancy Giles (CBS' Sunday Morning) curates / hosts "The Mosquito," her fast and furious monthly variety show with stand-ups, sit-downs and music. Nancy Giles, who starred on ABC-TV's China Beach and Delta series, will be joined by a rotating cast of regulars who have in the past included: Pat Candaras, Cynthia Kaplan, Peri Gaffney, Kathryn Rossetter, Sheila Head, Susan Burns, Sue Giles, Nancy Shayne and more.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Dance Performance | Experiments in Dance


A free, high visibility low-tech forum for experimentation, emerging ideas and works-in-progress held in the Fall and Spring seasons. Artists are selected by a rotating committee of peer artists, and join Movement Research Artists-In-Residence and international guests each season in performing at the historic Judson Memorial Church. Featuring: Aye Eckerson Audrey Elaine Hailes Lailye Weidman (pictured)
   New York City, NY; NYC
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City Walk | Midtown 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. NOTE** THIS TOUR SPENDS MUCH TIME INDOORS OR IN SUBWAYS AND GREAT FOR ALL WEATHER CONDITIONS. Please note they do utilize the subway on this tour so you will need $5 for subway.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Concert | Singers Space


Hosted by D'Ambrose Boyd with David Pearl at the piano. Where New York's finest professional and aspiring singers come to sing their favorites and hear their peers perform before an intimate audience.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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