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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on October 3, 2024?
42 free events take place on Thursday, October 3 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 3 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.
Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on October 3, 2024?
42 free events take place on Thursday, October 3 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 3 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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The quality and quantity of
free events,
free things to do
that happen in New York City
every day of the year
is truly amazing.
So don't miss the opportunities
that only New York provides:
stop wondering what to do;
start taking advantage of
free events to go to,
free things to do in NYC
today!
The quality and quantity of
free events,
free things to do
that happen in New York City
every day of the year
is truly amazing.
So don't miss the opportunities
that only New York provides:
stop wondering what to do;
start taking advantage of
free events to go to,
free things to do in NYC
today!
42 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Thursday, October 3, 2024
All events are free unless otherwise noted.Editor's Picks
Tour | NYC Walking Tours: A Variety of Neighborhoods - Choose One Tour Or Many
These tours take place at various times. You can make reservations for as many tours as your schedule allows. See link for details: scroll down to find the daily scheduled tours at $4 (more costly tours are listed on top). Daily tours may include: Brooklyn Bridge SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown Lower Manhattan Harlem Downtown Greenwich Village Central Park Lower Manhattan Midtown Manhattan Graffiti and Street Art Tours
New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 am
$4
$4
Workshop | Pick Up Pickleball
An exciting fusion of badminton and tennis, pickleball has been proven to strengthen muscles, boost cardiovascular health, and enhance brain function.
New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 am
Free
Free
Tour | Tour of New York City Hall
One of the oldest continuously used City Halls in the nation that still houses its original governmental functions, New York's City Hall is considered one of the finest architectural achievements of its period. Constructed from 1803 to 1812, the building was an early expression of the City's cosmopolitanism. City Hall is a designated New York City landmark, and its rotunda is a designated interior landmark as well.
New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Film | A Clockwork Orange (1971) Directed by Stanley Kubrick, Starring Malcolm McDowell
Alex DeLarge leads a violent gang in a futuristic England. After being arrested, Alex undergoes an experimental treatment to condition him against violence. When he's finally freed, he's left defenseless and becomes a victim himself. Director: Stanley Kubrick Cast: Malcolm McDowell, Patrick Magee, Adrienne Corri, Miriam Karlin Stanley Kubrick was an American film director, screenwriter, producer, and photographer. Widely considered one of the greatest filmmakers of all time, his films were nearly all adaptations of novels or short stories, spanning a number of genres and gaining recognition for their intense attention to detail, innovative cinematography, extensive set design, and dark humor. Malcolm McDowell is an English actor, who first became known for portraying Mick Travis in Lindsay Anderson's If.... (1968), a role he later reprised in O Lucky Man! (1973) and Britannia Hospital (1982). His performance in If.... prompted Stanley Kubrick to cast him as Alex in A Clockwork Orange (1971), the role for which McDowell became best known. For agest 18+
New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Master Class | Jazz Voice Master Class
Jazz Voice Master Class with Sanna van Vliet.
New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
Free
Free
Workshop | Learn Juggling in the Park
Get in a quick lesson, stay for the whole time, or just enjoy watching them put their skills to the test. They're a friendly group and open to drop-ins, even if you catch them outside of the regular juggling lessons. All skill levels welcome. Equipment is provided.
New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
Free
Free
Classical Music | Bach at Noon (In Person and Online)
Take a momentary respite from a busy day to enjoy a selection of organ works by Johann Sebastian Bach in an intimate venue.
New York City, NY; NYC
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12:20 pm
Free
Free
Concert | Piano in the Park
Come on by and tap your toes to The Big Apple's finest ragtime, stride, and jazz pianists around! Featuring special events and performances by distinguished musicians. Today's pianist: Brennen Ernst.
New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
Free
Free
Workshop | Pickleball Clinic
An instructor teaches the basic rules, strokes, and strategy.
New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
Free
Free
Film | Slow Machine (2020): Screening and Discussion
Stephanie is a restless actress who meets Gerard, an NYPD counterterrorism specialist. He loves experimental theater and is possibly out of his mind. The two begin a flirtation which ends in disaster, and Stephanie escapes to the shabby estate of musician Eleanor Friedberger upstate. But she’s soon inflicted with violent memories from her past. Slow Machine is a film about paranoia, espionage, music, and subterfuge, captured in 16mm. Directors: Paul Felten and Joe DeNardo Cast: Stephanie Hayes, Chloe Sevigny, Scott Shepherd, Eleanor Friedberger
New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
Free
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Classical Music | Works by Dvorak and More for Violin, Viola, and Violoncello (In Person AND Online!)
Amelia Sie, violin; Vivian Mayers, violin; Jimmy Dranscak, viola; Chelsea Bernstein, violoncello, perform three centuries of American music written by composers of diverse backgrounds. Compositions by John Antes (1740-1811), Juana Ines de la Cruz (1648-1695), Dvorak (1841-1904), and others will be featured.
New York City, NY; NYC
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1:15 pm
Free
Free
Film | Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024) with Paul Rudd
At the famous New York City firehouse of the original Ghostbusters, the Spengler family returns. After the family discovers an ancient artifact, and evil force is unleashed, and a group of new and old Ghostbusters must band together to save the world and their homes before a second ice age takes over. Director: Gil Kenan Cast: Paul Rudd, Carrie Coon, Finn Wolfhard Paul Rudd is an American actor. He has starred in Clueless (1995), Wet Hot American Summer (2001), Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004), The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005), Knocked Up (2007), and more. He also played Ant-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, beginning with Ant-Man (2015) and most recently in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023).
New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
Free
Free
Museums | Film and Television Industry: History, Artifacts, Interactive Displays
This museum is dedicated to the art, history, and technology of film, television, and digital media. It houses a diverse collection of industry related objects, including cameras, scripts, costumes, production materials, as well as interactive displays, and themed installations.
New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
Free
Free
Jazz | Grammy-Winner's Band: Hard Bob in The Style of the Legendary Jazz Messengers
Grammy-winning bassist and composer John Benitez has worked with Tito Puente, Eddie Palmieri, Wynton Marsalis and many more. This evening, Benitez and his quartet play music in the hard bop style, inspired by the legacy of bassist Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers [active from 1950's - 1980's], that helped shape the future of jazz.
New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
Free
Free
Book Discussion | The Boyfriend: Dream Man or Serial Killer? (online)
Sydney Shaw, like every single woman in New York, has terrible luck with dating. She’s seen it all: men who lie in their dating profile, men who stick her with the dinner bill, and worst of all, men who can't shut up about their mothers. But finally, her new boyfriend is utterly perfect. He's charming, handsome, and works as a doctor at a local hospital. Sydney is swept off her feet. Then the brutal murder of a young woman―the latest in a string of deaths across the coast―confounds police. The primary suspect? A mystery man who dates his victims before he kills them. With author Freida McFadden.
New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
Free
Free
Lecture | The Art of the Current: Translation and Utopian Nationalism in Dostoevsky’s Diary of a Writer (in-person and online)
Chloe Kitzinger examines violent utopian nationalism while translating Diary of a Writer (1873–81).
New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
Free
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Birdwatching | Fall Migration Birding Tour
Spot the wonderful diversity of birds that visit the park during migratory season, with guided tours led by environmental educator and urban naturalist Gabriel Willow. Located in the heart of Midtown, the park is a hotspot 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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5:00 pm
Free
Free
Museums | Photography: From the Early 19th Century to Today
This renowned institution hosts a variety of exhibitions showcasing the work of both established and emerging photographers. The collections encompass the full range of the photographic medium, including the first techniques of the early 19th-century to modern technology and digital displays. Last entry is at 7:15 pm.
New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
$5, reservation required
$5, reservation required
Concert | Brazilian Singer Presents "Black Woman Music"
Bia Ferreira's melodies and percussive vocals mine themes of social justice, homophobia, equality, and love.
New York City, NY; NYC
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5:30 pm
Free
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Opening Reception | 2 Exhibitions: The War on Women / Ocular
The War on Women A timely exhibition addressing the issues faced by women in this present, noxious, political moment. Linda Kunik, Ocular New photographs and installation by Linda Kunik.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
Free
Free
Opening Reception | Jake Longstreth: Etchings and Silkscreens
Etchings and silkscreens by Jake Longstreth, known for his endearing depictions of American landscapes, especially the in-between spaces in California.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
Free
Free
Book Discussion | Solenoid: A Diarist's Life
Author Mircea Cartarescu novel starts with the boring details of a diarist's life before it spirals into a philosophical account of life, history, philosophy, and mathematics.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
Free
Free
Opening Reception | Support/Surface Redux: Group Show of 3D Works
An exhibition of 3D works by students from the BFA Fine Arts program, as well as students from Brno University of Technology.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
Free
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Film | The Shanghai Gesture (1941): film noir
Mother Gin Sling is a gambling-den boss who drags her British ex-lover’s daughter into her world of decadence. Director: Josef von Sternberg Cast: Gene Tierney, Walter Huston, Victor Mature, Ona Munson
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Workshop | Stop the Presses: A Printing Trip Through Time
Fans of fonts, parchment and the high seas are in for a treat. Established in 1775, the original Bowne & Co., Inc. was one of New York’s oldest printing firms. Today, Bowne & Co. is an offshoot of the original and continues the age-old tradition of small batch printing. Aattendees have the opportunity to explore Bowne & Co.’s collection of printing equipment. You’ll get to see how the designers at Bowne typeset designs from some of the more eccentric parts of the Seaport Museum’s printing and graphic arts collection. You’ll also be able to make your own custom print! And if printing isn’t really your thing, you can engage with the Seaport’s maritime history by learning how to play yard games like line tossing and horseshoes on historic Water Street.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
Free
Free
Dancing | Vinyl Night in the Park: Disco, Funk, Soul, House, and More - DJ Spins!
Enjoy the NYC's iconic dance and club culture. DJ will mix various genres from disco, soul, funk, house to boogie and Latin as well as the 80s and 90s hip-hop.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
Free
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Film | On the Adamant (2023): Documentary on Floating Psychiatric Hospital
This award-winning documentary follows patients and caregivers at a psychiatric centre with a unique floating structure located in the middle of the Seine river in central Paris. Director: Nicolas Philibert Stars: Mamadi Barri, Walid Benziane, Sabine Berlière 109 min. In French with English subtitles Followed by a Q&A with Lena Green and Shanny Peer
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
Free
Free
Book Discussion | The Lions’ Den: Young Lawyer Takes On Homophobia (in-person and online)
Iris Mwanza discusses her new novel. Set in the 1990s in Mwanza’s native Zambia, The Lions’ Den is about fresh-from-the-village rookie lawyer, Grace, who is given her first pro bono case to try in court. Grace is set to defend a young queer dancer, Willbess ‘Bessy’ Mulenga, who has been arrested for offenses “against nature.” Presented with a freshly beaten client, Grace protests to the police and gets barred from accessing Bessy, who then disappears from the system—and the world—without a trace. As she fights for justice for Bessy, Grace must navigate a dangerous world of corrupt politicians, traditional beliefs, and deep-seated homophobia.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
Free
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Book Discussion | The Position of Spoons and Other Intimacies: Essays
Deborah Levy provides observations on everything from lemons to Colette.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
$5
$5
Discussion | Fundamental Asian American Magazines: Conversation with Founders and Editors (in-person and online)
Join an engaging discussion on the creation and evolution of Asian American magazines featuring the creators and editors of some of the most influential publications, including Tommy Tam of YOLK, Melissa Hung of Hyphen, Larry Tazuma of KoreAm and YOLK, Lakán Angelo Ragaza of A. Magazine. These trailblazers will share their experiences and the challenges they faced in launching and maintaining culturally specific publications during the pre-internet era, when ethnic media played a vital role in representation and community building. Moderator: writer and editor Camille Bromley (Wired, The Believer, Harper’s)
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
Free
Free
Discussion | Jim Crow North/Black Freedom Struggle Outside the South (In Person AND Online!)
Scholars Ujju Aggarwal (Unsettling Choice: Race Relations, Rights, and the Partitioning of Public Education), Say Burgin (Organizing Your Own: The White Fight for Black Power in Detroit), Laura Hill (Strike the Hammer: The Black Freedom Struggle in Rochester, New York 1940-1970), and Shannon King (The Politics of Safety: The Black Struggle for Police Accountability in La Guardia's New York) discuss the histories of Black freedom struggles in the North. Aggarwal and King will discuss the Black freedom movement in New York, focusing on education and policing respectively, while Burgin examines the white fight for Black power in Detroit, and Hill focuses on the Black freedom struggle in Rochester. Thinking historically across these different urban contexts, we can see how people organized in the Jim Crow North, and what that teaches us about the unfinished business of the Black freedom struggle in New York today.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Movie in a Park | Brave (2012): Archery vs Beastly Curse
Determined to make her own path in life, Princess Merida defies a custom that brings chaos to her kingdom. Granted one wish, Merida must rely on her bravery and her archery skills to undo a beastly curse. Directors: Mark Andrews, Brenda Chapman, Steve Purcell Stars: Kelly Macdonald, Billy Connolly, Emma Thompson 93 min.
New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
Free
Free
Book Discussion | In Praise of Mystery by U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limon and Peter Sis (Online)
Ada Limon's poem "In Praise of Mystery" will be launched into space as an engraving on the Europa Clipper spacecraft this October. It has also been adapted into her debut picture book. The poem asks us what it means to explore beyond our known world and how the unknown can reflect us back to ourselves. Each page features Limon's words against a backdrop of the natural world sketched and painted by internationally acclaimed illustrator Peter Sis. The U.S. Poet Laureate and Caldecott honoree illustrator discuss their transcendent picture book.
New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
Free
Free
Book Discussion | Tribal: How the Cultural Instincts That Divide Us Can Help Bring Us Together
A revelatory, paradigm-shifting work from a renowned Columbia professor Michael Morris that demystifies our tribal instincts and shows us how to use them to create positive change.
New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
Free
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Classical Music | Organ Works by Messiaen and More at a Beautiful Cathedral
Jennifer Pascual, Daniel Brondel, and Mark Pacoe, organ, perform works by Theodore Dubois (1837-1924), Petr Eben (1929-2007), Robert Hebble (1934-2020), Messiaen (1908-1992), Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924), and Louis Vierne (1870-1937).
New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
Free
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Discussion | Writers in Conversation
Authors Charles Bock and T Kira Māhealani Madden talk with Darin Strauss. Charles Bock is the bestselling author of the novels Beautiful Children and Alice & Oliver, a memoir I Will Do Better: A Father’s Memoir of Heartbreak, Parenting, and Love, and a creative writing professor. T Kira Māhealani Madden is a Kānaka Maoli writer and a recipient of fellowships from the New York Foundation for the Arts, Hedgebrook, Tin House, MacDowell, and Yaddo, she serves as the Founding Editor of No Tokens, a magazine of literature and art.
New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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City Walk | Dazzling Lights! Immersive Experience by the Waterfront
Spanning across six acres, this Illuminating display features an array of 18,750 lowlight, fiber-optic stemmed spheres that illuminate with a slow subtle change of hue. Guests are immersed in the installation as they walk a winding path through the ethereal painted landscape framed by the city's iconic skyline and the waterfront.
New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
Free
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Classical Music | Orchestral Works by Schoenberg and More at One of the Major NYC Concert Halls (In Person AND Online!)
AXIOM (Jeffrey Milarsky, Music Director) Program Edgard Varese (1883-1965), Octandre Nina C. Young (b. 1984), Vestigia Flammae Schoenberg (1874-1951), Verklarte Nacht
New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
Free
Free
Performance | Performance Art: Second Sight
Brooklyn-based composer, playwright, and vocalist Truth Future Bachman entwines compelling cultural threads of our moment: musical theater, gender fluidity, and superhero/sci-fi parables.
New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
Free
Free
Classical Music | Works by Piazzolla, Aaron Copland, and More for Wind Symphony
Mannes Wind Symphony; Brandon Ridenour, conductor. Program Joaquin Rodrigo (1901-1999), Adagio Para Orquesta de Instrumentos de Viento Aaron Copland (1900-1990), Quiet City Piazzolla (1921-1992), Tanguango John Adams (b. 1947), Grand Pianola Music
New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
Free
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Musical | Sally: Reimagining of a 1921 Jerome Kern Musical
Sally is a reworking and reimagining of Jerome Kern's forgotten 1921 gem that queries the iconic "rags to riches" story and examines the early American musical itself. Featuring a new book by playwriting student Meg Ledford and new orchestrations by composer Calvin Hitchcock, the show interrogates the American Dream as it seemed to be in the 1920s, from today's vantage point. A student production.
New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
Free
Free
Comedy Club | Bomb Shelter Comedy Show
Bomb Shelter is a free weekly comedy show in New York City where you'll find some of the best comedians performing. Expect free pizza. With: Matt Benjamin Zoe Levy Adam Gabel Rachel Dispenza
New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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