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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on October 18, 2019?

40 free events take place on Friday, October 18 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 18 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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40 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Friday, October 18, 2019

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Workshop | Tai Chi Outdoors


Improve balance, strength and focus through gentle exercises. The sights and sounds of the river provide a serene background for the ancient flowing postures. Tai Chi results in strength and focus of body and mind. An ideal choice for participants of all ages. Instructor: Alex Hing
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 am
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Symposium | Environmental Economics and Policy


After a keynote by James Stock (9-10am), current and former students will present research findings in the four focus areas of the center: (i) Climate Change, (ii) Ecosystem Services, (iii) Health, and (iv) Policy Design. The research talks will be followed by a policy roundtable (4-5pm) and a reception (6-7pm).
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 am
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Symposium | The Restitution Debate: African Art in a Global Society


In November 2018, Felwine Sarr and Bénédicte Savoy released a report that had been prepared for the President of France, Emmanuel Macron, entitled "The Restitution of African Cultural Heritage. Toward a New Relational Ethics." This report has set in motion a debate that could have a profound impact on the status of African art held in collections around the world. During this full-day international symposium, the authors of the report will present their recommendations and reflect on the response that they have received over the past year. A panel of curators, scholars, and cultural entrepreneurs will respond to the issues, which have broad ramifications resonating well beyond Africa and Europe.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 am
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Tour | 13 Tours, All City Neighborhoods, Any Time Of The Day, Choose One Tour Or Many


These free tours take place at various times during the day, all day long. You can make reservations for as many tours as your schedule allows. SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn Heights + DUMBO 3 Hour Lower Manhattan Harlem Chelsea and the High Line 6 Hour Downtown Combined Greenwich Village Central Park Lower Manhattan Midtown Manhattan Grand Central Terminal Graffiti and Street Art Tours World Trade Center
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Festival | Open House New York - an extraordinary opportunity to experience the city


Every October, Open House New York Weekend unlocks the doors of New York's most important buildings, offering an extraordinary opportunity to experience the city and meet the people who design, build, and preserve New York. From historical to contemporary, residential to industrial, hundreds of sites across the five boroughs are open to visit, with tours, talks, performances, and other special events taking place over the course of OHNY Weekend. Through the unparalleled access that it enables, OHNY Weekend deepens our understanding of the importance of architecture and urban design to foster a more vibrant civic life, and helps catalyze a citywide conversation about how to build a better New York
   New York City, NY; NYC
10:00 am
Free

Symposium | Paris, Capital of Fashion


The one-day event will explore what it means for a city to be deemed a “fashion capital” and why Paris is generally considered the most prestigious and competitive fashion capital in the world. Speakers will include Miren Arzalluz, director, the Palais Galliera, Musée de la Mode de la Ville de Paris; Christopher Breward, director of collection and research, National Galleries of Scotland; Nancy L. Green, director of studies, Centre de Recherches Historiques; Dr. Valerie Steele, director of MFIT and curator of the exhibition Paris, Capital of Fashion; and others.
   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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Lecture | How To Get A Job With The U.S. Census Bureau


The U.S Census Bureau is recruiting thousands of people across the country to assist with the 2020 Census count. The U.S. Census Bureau is hiring for a variety of temporary jobs, including census takers, recruiting assistants, office staff, and supervisory staff. To be eligible, you must be at least 18 years old, have a valid Social Security number, and be a U.S. citizen. There are full- time and part- time positions available with the pay starting at $20/hr for NYC residents. The 2020 Census is of utmost importance to our communities to ensure proper representation and districting in Congress, as well as the correct allocation of $675 billion in annual Federal funds that are directly tied into the Decennial Census outcomes.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 am
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Classical Music | Bach at Noon


The organ works of J.S. Bach (1685-1750) offered in 30-minute meditations. Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer and musician of the Baroque period. He is known for instrumental compositions such as the Brandenburg Concertos and the Goldberg Variations as well as for vocal music such as the St. Matthew Passion and the Mass in B minor. Since the 19th-century Bach has been generally regarded as one of the greatest composers of all time. "The term 'baroque' has been widely used since the 19th century to describe the period in Western European art music from about 1600 to 1750... Many famous composers from the first part of the baroque period came from Italy and have a link with Venice, including Claudio Monteverdi and Antonio Vivaldi. Monteverdi was born in Cremona, but moved to Venice where he was 'maestro di capella' at the San Marco basilica. Vivaldi was born in Venice and was one of the greatest baroque composers. It is thanks to these strong musical traditions of Venice that we have today's music. Without Venetian church music and Monteverdi's advances with polyphony, the great traditions of choral music in England, France, and Germany would never have developed. Without the operas written by Monteverdi, Cavalli and Vivaldi, not only would the later styles of opera never have been invented. There would be no basis for the American Musical or the German and Viennese Operetta, the Spanish Zarzuela, and even rock, pop, and contemporary music as we know it." The Venice Insider Bach at Noon concerts take place every Tuesdays through Fridays, from September 10, 2019 to May 20, 2020.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:20 pm
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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 historians Peter Laskowich and Madeleine Levi. This tour takes place every Friday.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Workshop | Lunchtime Meditation


Take a mid-day pause to refresh your mind and re-establish your center in the midst of bustling city life. Meditation is a powerful tool to eliminate stress, to heal the body, mind, and brain, and to enhance your personal well-being and positive relationship with the world.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Film | Cold Pursuit (2019): A Story Of Revenge


A grieving snowplow driver seeks out revenge against the drug dealers who killed his son. Based on the 2014 Norwegian film 'In Order of Disappearance'. 119 min. Director: Hans Petter Moland. Starring Liam Neeson, Laura Dern, Micheál Richardson. Cold Pursuit is an official remake of the 2014 Norwegian film In Order of Disappearance (Kraftidioten), also directed by Moland.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Film | Glass (2019): Sci-Fi Drama With Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jackson


Security guard David Dunn uses his supernatural abilities to track Kevin Wendell Crumb, a disturbed man who has twenty-four personalities. 129 min. Director: M. Night Shyamalan. Starring James McAvoy, Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson. The film is a crossover and sequel to Shyamalan's previous films Unbreakable (2000) and Split (2016), serving as the final installment in the Unbreakable trilogy.
   New York City, NY; NYC
2:00 pm
Free

Film | Shrek (2001): Oscar Winning Animation


A mean lord exiles fairytale creatures to the swamp of a grumpy ogre, who must go on a quest and rescue a princess for the lord in order to get his land back. 90 min. Directors: Andrew Adamson, Vicky Jenson. Starring Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz. Shrek won the first ever Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and was also nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Workshop | Art Express: Vision Board


Actualize your ideas and inspirations into one-of-a-kind art pieces. Do you have specific goals for your life that you’re ready to start working towards but have a hard time visualizing? A vision board can help make your goals feel real and tangible. Find images and texts that will affirm your goals and give you a constant reminder of what you want to achieve. All materials are free and will be provided. Feel free to bring your own art materials.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Tour | Heart of the Park Tour


Walk straight through the heart of Central Park on this east-to-west tour led by guides. Enjoy a great variety of the scenic, sculptural, and ar chitectural elements the Park has to offer. Visit some of the Park's most famous landmarks, including Conservatory Water, Loeb Boathouse, Bethesda Terrace, Bow Bridge, Cherry Hill, The Lake, and Strawberry Fields.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Lecture | Civil Justice and Social Inequality


Millions of Americans every year face civil justice problems that can lead to bankruptcy, homelessness, poverty, family separation, and ill health. Thinking about civil justice in a new way, as a social institution, propels a growing research evidence base that reveals how civil justice contributes to inequality. At the same time, this evidence provides opportunities to radically rethink how we "do" access to justice. The research identifies promising emerging models at the same time that it points to persistent challenges in both access to justice practice and in pushing social scientific research forward in this critical area.   Speaker Rebecca Sandefur is with the Sanford School of Social and Family Dynamics at Arizona State University.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Discussion | How To Negotiate For Your Salary


If you could do it all over again, would you accept the offer for your last job? For many managers and executives, the answer is no. The problem is many high-level employees don't do their due diligence Throughout your search process, you should be thinking strategically. From the first meeting to the last communication you should be setting the stage for negotiating a position that will be of optimum value to the organization and will challenge and excite you. The most effective way to do this is to follow our step by step Salary Negotiation Method. Theodore Henderson discusses how to negotiate a compensation package that properly reflects your skills and experience. Professor Theodore Henderson has extensive training and certifications in the areas of leadership, social media security, business planning, and career strategies.He is active in several professional associations such as SHRM, HRPS, NAAAHR, and CEANY. Theodore is also a certified career coach and group facilitator with GetFive which provides Outplacement Solutions and Transition Services to both large and medium-sized corporations.
   New York City, NY; NYC
3:30 pm
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Performance | Performance for One: Slippery Memory


Performance for One is a one-on-one performance event written and directed by Edward Einhorn, presented in 10-minute slots at venues across Manhattan. The performance is about memory, but even more so, it is about relationship between performer, audience member, and author. What is the responsibility of the audience member, and how is it felt differently when there is only one audience member? Who is the story teller, the author or the performer? What happens to a memory that two people share after one of those people is gone? Presented by Untitled Theater Company.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Poetry Reading | Alumni Poetry Reading


Lisa Andrews is the author of The Inside Room (Indolent Books, 2018) and Dear Liz (Indolent Books, 2016). Her poems have appeared in Gargoyle, Painted Bride Quarterly, and Zone 3.   Ryan Black is the author of The Tenant of Fire (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2019), winner of the Agnes Lynch Starrett Prize, and Death of a Nativist, selected by Linda Gregerson for the Poetry Society of America’s Chapbook Fellowship. Emily Wallis Hughes grew up in Agua Caliente, California, a small town in the Sonoma Valley. She is the author of Sugar Factory (Spuyten Duyvil, 2019), which includes a series of paintings by Sarah Riggs in collaboration with her poems. Emily's poems have been published or are forthcoming in Berkeley Poetry Review, Elderly, Gigantic Magazine, Menage, Painted Bride Quarterly, Prelude, A Women’s Thing, ZAUM, and other little magazines. Christine Larusso’s poetry has appeared or is forthcoming in The Literary Review, Pleiades, Women's Studies Quarterly, Sycamore Review, Prelude, Court Green, Narrative, and elsewhere. She is the author of There Will Be No More Daughters.  
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Concert | 3 Folk Music Arts


With: Matt Wheeler, Sharon Goldman, and Pete Lanctot and the Stray Dogs.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:30 pm
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Discussion | Music Listening Series: Arcangelo Corelli


What Makes It Italian? Discovering National Character in Music is a music listening and discussion group that meets at Casa Italiana and is open to everyone. The group is led by Gina Crusco, who guides listening at Bard LLI and Riverdale Y, and who has been music instructor at The New School and director of Underworld Productions.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:30 pm
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Film | Phantom Lady (1994): Friday Night Film Noir


A devoted secretary risks her life to try to find the elusive woman who may prove her boss didn't murder his selfish wife. Director: Robert Siodmak Stars: Franchot Tone, Ella Raines, Alan Curtis 87 min. Free popcorn will be served, and a discussion will follow the screenings.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Picturing Extinction: Studies for The End


Throughout her celebrated career, pioneering artist Judy Chicago has tackled a series of subjects that are either taboo or absent in the art historical discourse, usually decades before these subjects have been addressed by other artists. This show includes studies for the “Extinction” section and selected glass pieces from “The End.” In these drawings, Chicago presents a grouping of species and living things who exist without any clear possibility of survival.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Film | When Two Worlds Collide (2016): Taking on Amazon


An indigenous environmental activist takes on the large businesses that are destroying the Amazon. Directors: Heidi Brandenburg, Mathew Orzel 103 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Book Discussion | Breaking Ground: Architecture by Women


A timely record of the extraordinary contribution women architects have made to the profession.  Documenting more than 200 significant buildings designed by women all over the world, this publication is a visual manifesto of outstanding architecture. Marking the celebration of this new book's release will be a panel discussion including Mónica Ponce de León and Hilary Sample moderated by Toshiko Mori AR'76.   
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Film | Time to Love (1965): Turkish Drama


A poor painter falls in love with the image of a female singer while at work in one of the large villas on Istanbul’s Princes’ Islands. Directed by Metin Erksan
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Discussion | Remaking Publics: Gender, Affect, Insurgence, Presence…


Speakers: Thenmozhi Soundarajan (Equality Labs); Asha Kowtal (AIDMAM); Mabel Wilson (CU); Kajri Jain (U Toronto) Comments by: Farah Jasmine Griffin (Director, IRAAS, CU)
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Slide Lecture | Sisters in Liberty: From Florence to New York


Drs. Ann Wilkins and David Wilkins, two of the curators of the Sisters in Liberty: From Florence, Italy to New York, New York exhibition at the Ellis Island Museum of Immigration, will discuss Pio Fedi’s monumental Libertà della Poesia (1883) on the tomb of the Risorgimento author Giambattista Niccolini in the church of Santa Croce, in Florence. The illustrated talk will emphasize the relationship between Fedi’s statue and Liberty Enlightening the World in New York Harbor (a.k.a. the Statue of Liberty) and discuss how these contemporaneous images of Liberty grew out of the struggles for self-determination that swept across Europe during the 19th century.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Play | Fuente Ovejuna: A "Disloyal Adaptation" of a 1619 Play


An adaptation by Cusi Cram, from the play by Lope De Vega based upon a historical incident that took place in a village in Castile in 1476 in which a group of mistreated villagers band together and kill their Spanish commander. The production will be directed by Christina Roussos, and feature: Aditya Lal Chadha, Chace Chester, Jodie Cortez, Alessandra Cronin, Branden Darcel, Tasja Drahveen, Adaline Gomez, Mitchell Hoover, Emma Maggi-Byers, Francis MacCall, Idan Morad, Borana Ramizi, Logan Riseling, Dylan Turczan and Malaika Wilson.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Discussion | Person Place Thing: With the Tony-Winning Choreographer of Hadestown


Person Place Thing is a public radio program that draws surprising stories from great speakers. At this live recording, humorist and Emmy Award-winner Randy Cohen chats with choreographer and Artist alum David Neumann, a recent Tony Award nominee for his choreography of Hadestown.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
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Author Reading | Pop Empires: Transnational and Diasporic Flow of India and Korea


Two of the contenders vying for the hearts, minds, bandwidths, and pocketbooks of the world's consumers of popular are India and South Korea. "Bollywood" and "Hallyu" are increasingly competing with "Hollywood"-either replacing it or filling a void in places where it never held sway. Pop Empires connects films, music, television serials, stardom, and fandom to nation-building, diasporic identity formation, and transnational capital and labor. The contributors of this anthology examine how popular culture intersects with race, gender, and empire in relation to the global movement of peoples, goods, and ideas.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
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Concert | Rise and Shine: Day 1: Performances from the New Album


A live performance of songs from Rise and Shine, Jed Davis’ musical theater collaboration with Arturo Vega. The evening celebrates the release of Rise and Shine: Day 1, an album of songs from the play. Joined by a full band and vocal cast, Davis previews selections from the new recording. The play, which focuses on a group of friends who come together at a Lower East Side nightclub in the summer and fall of 2001, was written by Davis and Vega over a 13-year period and completed by Davis after Vega’s untimely passing in 2013. In tribute to Vega, Davis has recorded all 41 songs with a full vocal cast and is releasing the material in chapters—one for each of the five days represented in the musical’s timeline.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Classical Music | Modern Works Performed By String Quartet Accompanied By Clarinet


Program Manena Contreras Instantes Alyssa Weinberg Still Life for clarinet and string quartet Jason Kao Hwang If We Live in Forgetfulness, We Die in a Dream Christopher Stark Seasonal Music Momenta Quartet has premiered more than 150 works, collaborated with over 200 living composers and was praised by The New York Times for its "diligence, curiosity and excellence." In the words of The New Yorker, "few American players assume Haydn's idiom with such ease." Guest musician clarinetist Eric Umble has performed with renowned ensembles including the New York Philharmonic, International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE), the Orchestras of the Lucerne Festival Academy and Alumni, The London Symphony Orchestra, the WindScape Quintet, American Modern Ensemble, LoftOpera, ECCE, Tenth Intervention, Cantata Profana, Ensemble Echappee, Contemporaneous, and Ensemble Mise-en.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Comedy Club | No Name Comedy/Variety Show


With: illusionist Lee Alan Barrett (Coney Island Circus Sideshow) author / comic Jaqi Furback(She-Devil Comedy Festival NYC) Brian Grossi (TMZ, Round Trip Comedy Series) comedian / author Von Decarlo (Tru TV’s, “Laff Mobb’s Laff Tracks”)
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Lecture | Obama, Trump, and the American Military: A Tale of Differences and Similarities


A talk by Richard H. Kohn, Professor Emeritus of History and Peace, War, and Defense at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
Free

Comedy Club | Lie Baby, Lie!: Stories from a Life


How did a hardworking black single mother raise a girl to survive mean streets from Bed-Stuy to the Bronx? Award-winning comedian Rhonda Hansome shares tales of murder, sex, and gentrification. Stories from a life shaped by a mother's motto: Lie Baby, Lie! Rhonda Hansome, actress and award winning director/comedian is Bermuda in the film Pretty Woman has directed 35 productions. Her comedy has opened for Aretha Franklin, Anita Baker, James Brown and Diana Ross in venues from NY's Radio City Music Hall to LA's Greek Theatre.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Dancing | A Night of Classic Salsa Hits


The Latin dance party series continues with a night of classic salsa hits and arrangements of big-band favorites. Dedicated to keeping his father's musical legacy alive, Tito Rodriguez, Jr.--also a timbalero--assembles an all-star lineup that infuses Tito Sr.'s original mambo beat with a contemporary twist. A band "made for dancers" (New York Times), the Tito Rodriguez Orchestra with Tito Rodriguez, Jr. has thrilled audiences throughout the world, with stops at the Kennedy Center, Jazz at Vienne, Tiempo Latino, and the Ravinia Jazz Festival.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:30 pm
Free

Comedy Club | An Evening of Standup Comedy


A standup comedy show featuring comics who have appeared on NBC, TruTV, Comedy Central and more.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Classical Music | Medieval Music From Scotland 


Collectio Musicorum (“Collection of Music”) presents a concert of music from Scotland, dating from the twelfth through the eighteenth centuries. Much of the program is devoted to music by Robert Johnson, a priest and reformer, who was forced to flee Scotland due to his reformed religious views.  A prolific composer, his music has recently been edited by Dr. Elaine Moohan as part of the Musica Scotica series. This music has never before been performed in the United States.  Collectio Musicorum ("collection of music") is an ensemble noted for presenting music heard nowhere else.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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