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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on October 23, 2024?

40 free events take place on Wednesday, October 23 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 23 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 Wednesday, October 23, 2024

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Workshop | Boot Camp Workout - Outdoors


An early-morning core body Boot Camp. Rotations through exercises like crunches, planks, push-ups, burpees, and mountain climbers ensure a mixture of cardio and strength training that will keep you coming back, and seeing results. No equipment necessary; smiles and high fives welcome.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 am
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Birdwatching | Park Birding


Witness the beauty of fall migration with NYC Bird Alliance's Young Conservationists as birds follow the Atlantic Flyway northwards. Look for warblers, thrushes, and other migrants in the landscape of Central Park, and learn about the finer points of their identification and ecology.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 am
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Workshop | Outdoor Yoga


Move, stretch, and start your morning off right with this open-level vinyasa class. Please bring your own yoga mat, and they recommend a bottle of water and towel.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:30 am
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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

Workshop | Figure Al Fresco


Observe and sketch the human figure. A model will strike poses for participants to draw. An artist/educator will offer constructive suggestions and critique. Drawing materials provided, and artists are encouraged to bring their own favorite media.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Museums | New York City: History, Architecture, Social Movements, Cultural Diversity


This museum holds over 1,5 million artifacts, including photographs, paintings, decorative arts, costumes, and documents that tell the story of New York's development and its inhabitants. Explore the galleries and discover the rich history and vibrant culture of New York City!
   New York City, NY; NYC
10:00 am
Free

Park Walk | History Tour of The Battery


Tour New York's historic birthplace park with an expert guide. Learn about the park's history, including landmarks and monuments, beautiful gardens by Dutch garden designer Piet Oudolf, and so much more.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Book Discussion | Candy Darling: Dreamer, Icon, Superstar


Author and former Village Voice writer Cynthia Carr will discuss her new book about the trans actress who lived and worked in the 1970s Lower East Side.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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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
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Workshop | Learn to Play Petanque


Interested in learning to play petanque? Stop by the petanque courts for free lessons and casual play. Members of La Boule New Yorkaise (one of the oldest petanque clubs in the U.S.) have been playing in the ark since the 1970s, and will be staffing the courts with expert instructors who are eager to share pétanque with you. Petanque is an outdoor bowling game, similar to bocce, that was developed in the south of France early in the 20th century. It’s a game accessible to varying physical abilities and ages, can be played on more or less any patch of dirt, and is extremely easy to learn. Despite that simplicity, it is a technically and strategically stimulating game that is easy to fall in love with.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Lecture | Sculpting a Life: Chana Orloff During Occupation, Escape, Exile, Return (online)


This talk examines Ukrainian-born French sculptor Chana Orloff’s (1888-1968) perseverance and tremendous sacrifices during World War II, when the Nazis came to her studio, stole much of her work, and brutally vandalized what they left behind.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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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
12:00 pm
Free

Book Discussion | The Collaborative Constitution: How to Protect Our Democracy


Author Aileen Kavanagh offers a fresh account of how we should protect rights in a democracy. Departing from leading theoretical accounts which present the courts and legislature as rivals for constitutional supremacy, Kavanagh argues that protecting rights is a collaborative enterprise between all three branches of government - the Executive, the legislature, and the courts. On a collaborative vision of constitutionalism, protecting rights is neither the solitary task of a Herculean super-judge, nor the dignified pronouncements of an enlightened legislature. Instead, it is a complex, dynamic, and collaborative endeavour, where each branch has a distinct but complementary role to play, whilst engaging with each other in a spirit of comity and mutual respect. Connecting constitutional theory with the practice of protecting rights in a democracy, this book offers an innovative understanding of the separation of powers, grounded in the values and virtues of constitutional collaboration.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:10 pm
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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
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Workshop | Lunchtime Meditation (online)


Take a break and calm your mind and nourish your soul with this 30-minute meditation excersize to reduce stress and build resilience. All levels meditators are welcome.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Workshop | Adult Chorus


Directed by Church Street School of Music, the chorus is open to all who love to sing. Learn contemporary and classic songs and perform at community events throughout the year.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Classical Music | Choral Works by J.S. Bach and More


Melissa Attebury, director; Trinity Choir; Gabriel Kahane, voice. Program J.S. Bach (1685-1750), Jesu, meine Freude Gabriel Kahane (b. 1981), We are the Saints.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Discussion | The World at Play: Historical Gameboards (online)


Many gameboards on view in the exhibition Playing with Design: Gameboards, Art and Culture offer a glimpse into the social and economic changes of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. As locally-made artifacts and educational tools, they often reflect, if not reinforce, the values and priorities of modern America. Using the Wendel Gameboard Collection as a reference, game scholar and designer Mary Flanagan will discuss her historical research about game rules, design, role-playing and community building. Followed by a conversation with Naomi Clarck, Chair of the NYU Game Center, her presentation will highlight the cultural and political significance of board games such as the Game of the Goose, Monopoly, Chess and Parcheesi while shedding a new light on play, and the game industry.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Film | Umma (2022) with Sandra Oh


Amanda and her daughter live a quiet life on an American farm, but when the remains of her estranged mother arrive from Korea, Amanda becomes haunted by the fear of turning into her own mother.   Director: Iris K. Shim Cast: Sandra Oh, Fivel Stewart., Dermot Mulroney, Odeya Rush, MeeWha Alana Lee, Tom Yi Sandra Oh is a Canadian and American actress. She is known for her starring roles as Rita Wu in the HBO comedy series Arliss (1996–2002), Dr. Cristina Yang in the ABC medical drama series Grey's Anatomy (2005–2014), and Eve Polastri in the BBC America spy thriller series Killing Eve (2018–2022). She has received two Golden Globe Awards and four Screen Actors Guild Awards. In 2019, Time magazine named Oh one of the 100 most influential people in the world.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Workshop | Elements of Nature Drawing


A community of artists of all skill levels are inspired by our surroundings to create with drawing materials, pastels and watercolors. Embolden your artwork amidst the flower-filled and seasonally evolving palette of the verdant gardens. An artist/educator will provide ideas and instruction. Materials provided, and artists are encouraged to bring their own favorite media.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Book Discussion | Cazu Zegers: Architecture in Poetic Territories


Renowned Chilean architect Cazu Zegers celebrates her first major monograph. She will talk with with Ana María Durán Calisto and Kyle Dugdale, with remarks from Consul General of Chile Felipe Allard Soto, followed by a signing.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Book Discussion | Contemporary Art Underground: MTA Arts & Design New York


Sandra Bloodworth's book is a celebration of more than 100 major public art commissions throughout the New York transit system 
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Opening Reception | Out There Somewhere: Pencil Drawings Inspired by Stargazing


Out There Somewhere ponders on the relationship between terrestrial observers and the immense unknown. Strongly affected by a lifetime of looking through telescopes as an amateur astronomer, Nick Hobbs's drawings capture the awe and mystery of those experiences.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Book Discussion | The Enlightenment's Most Dangerous Woman: Emilie Du Chatelet and the Making of Modern Philosophy


Just as the Enlightenment was gaining momentum throughout Europe, philosopher Emilie Du Chatelet broke through the many barriers facing women at the time and published a major philosophical treatise in French. Within a few short years, she became famous: she was read and debated from Russia to Prussia, from Switzerland to England, from up north in Sweden to down south in Italy. This was not just remarkable because she was a woman, but because of the substance of her contributions. While the men in her milieu like Voltaire and Kant sought disciples to promote their ideas, Du Chatelet promoted intellectual autonomy. She counselled her readers to read the classics, but never to become a follower of another's ideas. Her proclamation that a true philosopher must remain an independent thinker, rather than a disciple of some supposedly "great man" like Isaac Newton or Ren? Descartes, posed a threat to an emerging consensus in the Enlightenment. And that made her dangerous. With author Andrew Janiak, Professor of Philosophy and co-leader of Project Vox at Duke University.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
Free

Book Discussion | The Witches of El Paso: A Supernatural Story of Motherhood


A lawyer and her elderly great-aunt use their supernatural gifts to find a lost child in this richly imagined and empowering story of motherhood, magic, and legacy. With author Luis Jaramillo.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Discussion | Black Girls 2024 & Beyond


Inspired by the award-winning book, All The Black Girls Are Activists: A Fourth Wave Womanist Pursuit of Dreams as Radical Resistance, author and womanist scholar Ebony Janice will be in conversation with Hip Hop educator and theorist Kashema Hutchinson, PhD about womanism, Hip Hop, dreaming, spirituality, resilience and rest. This talk is about the freedom of embodying multiple identities as Black women, how it informs their work and living in these times. 
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Screening | Director Screens 2 Episodes of FX's Reservation Dogs


Screening of two episodes directed by Erica Tremblay from the breakthrough FX series, Reservation Dogs, which tracks the lives of four Indigenous teens in rural Oklahoma. Post-screening discussion with Cinema Studies Professor Jacob Floyd (Muscogee/Creek) and the director.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Discussion | The Schoenberg-Puccini Connection


A dialogue featuring music historian Harvey Sachs (Schoenberg: Why He Matters) and the musicologist Linda Fairtile (Giacomo Puccini: A Guide to Research). On April 1, 1924, Palazzo Pitti in Florence hosted a "Festival of the International Society for Contemporary Music" with the goal of presenting new musical trends to Italian audiences. The highlight of the performance was the Florentine premiere of Arnold Schoenberg's Pierrot Lunaire, an atonal melodrama for soprano and chamber ensemble composed in 1912 that was already becoming the Austrian composer's most celebrated and performed work. The composer himself led the performance from the podium. To his delight, attending in the audience - score in hand - was Italy's preeminent opera composer, Giacomo Puccini, whom Schoenberg considered one of the innovators of twentieth-century harmonic language. One hundred years later, as we celebrate the 150th anniversary of Schoenberg's birth, and the centennial of Puccini's death, this is an evening dedicated to the impact of these two composers, not only on each other, but on the world around them, and on the many composers who have continued to carry the torch of their musical innovation.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Book Discussion | Tarrafal: A Portuguese Concentration Camp (in-person and online)


Author João Pina tells the story of the Portuguese concentration camp at Tarrafal, Cape Verde, which operated between 1936 and 1974.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:15 pm
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Book Discussion | Euphoria Days: A Computer Nightmare


María, a data analyst, has devoted her career to answering that timeless question with computer programs and algorithms—until a recurring nightmare about worms throws her life into disarray. With author Pilar Fraile.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Book Discussion | Giant Robot: Thirty Years of Defining Asian-American Pop Culture by Eric Nakamura


Celebrate the release of Giant Robot: Thirty Years of Defining Asian-American Pop Culture with a lively discussion between Giant Robot's co-founder Eric Nakamura and journalist Claudine Ko, writer Ed Lin, and artist, illustrator and author Travis Louie. Los Angeles, 1994. Two Asian-American punk rockers staple together the zine of their dreams featuring Sumo, Hong Kong Cinema and Osamu Tezuka. From the very margins of the DIY press and alternative culture, Giant Robot burst into the mainstream with over 60,000 copies in circulation annually at its peak. Giant Robot even popped right off the page, setting up a restaurant, gallery, and storefronts in LA, as well as galleries and stores in New York and San Francisco. As their influence grew in the 90s and 00s, Giant Robot was eventually invited to the White House by Barack Obama, to speak at Harvard University's Graduate School of Design, and to curate the GR Biennale at the Japanese American National Museum. Home to a host of unapologetically authentic perspectives bridging the bicultural gap between Asian and Asian-American pop culture, Giant Robot had the audacity to print such topics side-by-side, and become a touchstone for generations of artists, musicians, creators, and collectors of all kinds in a pre-social media era. Nowhere else were pieces on civil rights activists running next to articles on skateboarding and Sriracha. Toy collectors, cartoonists, and street style pioneers got as many column inches as Michelle Yeoh, Karen O, James Jean, and Haruki Murakami. Giant Robot: Thirty Years of Defining Asian-American Pop Culture features the best of the magazine's sixty-eight issue run alongside never-before-seen photographs, supplementary writing by long-term contributing journalist Claudine Ko, and tributes from now-famous fans who've been around since day one. Margaret Cho, Daniel Wu, and Randall Park celebrate Giant Robot's enduring legacy alongside pioneering pro-skateboarder Peggy Oki, contemporary art giant Takashi Murakami, culinary darling Natasha Pickowicz, and critically acclaimed essayist Jia Tolentino.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:30 pm
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Opening Reception | Anna Pasztor: Fixing It


Anna Pasztor is a New York-based multidisciplinary artist. She was born and raised in Budapest, Hungary where she started her art career as an actress in independent productions. In 1991 she relocated to Lisbon, where she created and produced numerous pieces as a choreographer/director. In 2003 she received an achievement grant to study Laban Movement Analysis In New York City. After graduating, her interest moved toward the visual arts, multimedia, video, and film production. During the Covid-19 lockdown, she became a member of the NowNet Art Lab Ensemble - a group mainly comprised of musicians and sound artists. She contributed to the group’s weekly telematic presentations with visuals: video, live painting, and occasionally with movement improvisation. This collaboration inspired her most recent works and opened a new chapter in her artistic practice, the creation of a series of abstract paintings.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Film | Elbow (2024): German Teen in Trouble


Hazal is a 17-year-old Berliner wishing for an opportunity to escape routine. For her 18th birthday celebration with friends, she seeks fun away from daily grind. A tragic event changes everything and Hazal must run. Director: Asli Ozarslan Stars: Melia Kara, Jale Arikan, Mina Sagdic 86 min. In German, English, and Turkish with English subtitles
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Talk | Artist Talk: Combining Art and Opera


Covering installation, collage, performance, and opera, Anna Martine Whitehead's work entertains questions of containment and freedom.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
Free

Talk | Artist Talk: Still in the Waiting Room


Spanning installation, collage, socially-engaged performance, and opera, Anna Martine Whitehead‘s work circles around questions of containment and liberation. How do bodies express livingness when penned in? What is the relationship between architecture and the voice? What does somatic solidarity with people in prison feel like? Ahead of the presentation of Whitehead’s FORCE! an opera in three acts at the Chocolate Factory in November, this performative talk explores the past decade of Whitehead’s practice, focusing especially on the Black femme waiting room.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Discussion | Behind the Music: Voices of Light Composer in Conversation


A conversation between Voices of Light composer Richard Einhorn and Music Director and Conductor David Hayes. They’ll discuss the inspiration behind this moving piece, how it was created, the difficulties of composing and conducting for film, and the lasting impact of the film The Passion of Joan of Arc.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Classical Music | Violin Works


Marco Fusi, Violin. Program Yu Kuwabara (b. 1984), Bai and Dharani Salvatore Sciarrino (b. 1947), Sei capricci per violino Yu Kuwabara (b. 1984), Mizu no Koe Salvatore Sciarrino (b. 1947), Sei nuovi capricci e un saluto
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Discussion | Orchestrated: A Discussion of a Film on Black Classical Musicianship - Plus a Performance


Orchestrated is a new documentary tracing the winding pathway of the past, present, and future of Black classical musicianship from the forgotten legacy of the 1930s Negro Symphony Orchestra founded under the leadership of Harlem’s leading activists and thinkers to The Metropolitan Opera’s premiere of Terence Blanchard’s Fire Shut Up in My Bones in 2021. Following the conversation, the evening concludes with a musical performance by pianist Kyle Walker and violinist Katherine Dennis, playing the Harlem Renaissance era composer William Grant Still’s Suite for Violin and Piano (1943) and Sonata for Violin and Piano in F Minor, op. 5 (1902) by Ignatz Waghalter, the groundbreaking Polish-Jewish conductor-composer and organizer of the NSO. Moderator: Celeste Headlee (Radio journalist/Author/Granddaughter of William Grant Still) Panelists: · Kyle P. Walker (Pianist /NYU) · Sam Pollard (Award-winning Director and Producer) · Alex Walker (Conductor/The Royal Academy of Music) · Natalia Iyudin (Writer /Director) · Ross Kauffman (Academy Award-winning Director) · Bongani Mlambo (Director of Photography /Writer)
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Staged Reading | Transitional Love Stories: A Couple Questions Their Life Choices


Alejandra and Daniel are happily married, however, questions about the lives not led challange their relationship. Could a different career path, personal, and love choices have led to a better life? Transitional Love Stories invites the onlooker to follow different versions of each character to see which one can find the truest, happiest version of themselves. Written by Jordan Ramirez Puckett Directed by Ellie Heyman
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:30 pm
Free

Classical Music | The Schoenberg-Puccini Connection: The Concert


Program: Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951) Pierrot Lunaire Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924) Terra e Mare Sole e Amore Avanti, Urania! On April 1, 1924, Palazzo Pitti in Florence hosted a "Festival of the International Society for Contemporary Music" aimed at presenting new musical trends to Italian audiences. The highlight of the performance was the Florentine premiere of Arnold Schoenberg's 'Pierrot Lunaire'. To the composer's delight, attending in the audience - score in hand - was Italy's preeminent opera composer, Giacomo Puccini. On April 1, 1924, Palazzo Pitti in Florence hosted a "Festival of the International Society for Contemporary Music" with the goal of presenting new musical trends to Italian audiences. The highlight of the performance was the Florentine premiere of Arnold Schoenberg's Pierrot Lunaire, an atonal melodrama for soprano and chamber ensemble composed in 1912 that was already becoming the Austrian composer's most celebrated and performed work. The composer himself led the performance from the podium. To his delight, attending in the audience - score in hand - was Italy's preeminent opera composer, Giacomo Puccini, whom Schoenberg considered one of the innovators of twentieth-century harmonic language. One hundred years later, as we celebrate the 150th anniversary of Schoenberg's birth, and the centennial of Puccini's death, this is an evening dedicated to the impact of these two composers, not only on each other, but on the world around them, and on the many composers who have continued to carry the torch of their musical innovation.
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:00 pm
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