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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on September 11, 2009?

42 free events take place on Friday, September 11 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 September 11 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 September . 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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42 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Friday, September 11, 2009

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Lesson | Tai Chi


Learn the ancient Chinese Martial art with an expert. No experience necessary. Taught by Alex Hing, who has practiced martial arts for over 25 years in San Francisco and New York City, including 10 years with the Tai Chi grand master William C.C. Chen.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:30 am
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Other | 9/11 Day of Service


On Tuesday, April 21, 2009, President Obama signed into law the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act, which, for the first time, includes federal authorization to establish September 11 as an annually recognized National Day of Service and Remembrance. This will be a day when all Americans are encouraged to voluntarily set aside time to help others in need. Please join staff, members, and neighbors by participating in organized community service activities in and outside of the building in remembrance of the events of 9/11. Sign up for this special event in advance, then choose your project on the morning of the event. Breakfast served.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 am
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Dance Performance | Brian Lobel's Hold My Hand and We're Halfway There, an Interactive Dance Performance and Installation


An interactive performance installation that uses four televisions, 12 headsets, a sturdy bed and 100 classic musicals to explore issues of isolation, community, secret pleasures and the age-old question, When are you alone? And when are you lonely? Every day from 9am-5pm for 5 days – the equivalent of a 40hr work week – Brian Lobel will dance nonstop in his bedroom, inviting any and all passersby to join him, to dance with him, to watch a musical film of their choice or to simply stand inside and watch. The piece links Depression-era dance marathons, where contestants danced until they dropped in pursuit of fame and fortune, to young boys dancing in their bedroom after school, where they too dance until they drop, often hoping for fame and fortune. The piece is both fun and frightening, exhausting and exhilarating and a reflection on loneliness, labor, and labors of love. Because the performance is durational, audience members can come and go at any time and stay for as long as they choose.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 am
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Tour | Federal Reserve Bank Tour


Learn about central banking functions that Federal Reserve System performs and see Bank's vault of international monetary gold on bedrock of Manhattan Island, five stories below street level. Five tours daily on the hour.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:30 am
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Workshop | Workshop with French Choreographer Pierre Rigal


Rigal, who lives in Toulouse, has seen his choreography performed throughout the world.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Workshop | “Resumé Lab”


Hands-on using wireless laptops. Use this supervised lab time to create and save a resume in Microsoft Word. Assistance with document formatting and proofreading will be available. Please bring a written draft of your resume and a USB drive to save and print your resume. (Please note: This is not an instructor led class or a career advisement session.)
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 am
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Tour | Cathedral Tour


Explore the Cathedral's newly cleaned and restored Nave. Learn about the art, architecture and history of this great sacred space from 1892 to the present.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
$6

Performance | The New Island Festival


The best of what outdoor theatre festivals in the Netherlands has to offer, including site-specific performances and art.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Concert | The September Concert: Natalia 'Saw Lady' Paruz


Paruz, affectionately known as the 'Saw Lady', has spent over a decade bringing the rare art form of playing music on a carpenter's saw to audiences around the world. She performed with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Zubin Mehta; at the Spoleto Festival in the orchestra of 'Monkey - Journey to the West'; with the Westchester Philharmonic Orchestra; the Royal Air Moroccan Symphony Orchestra; the Riverside Orchesra; the Amor Artis Orchestra and at Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall with PDQ Bach composer Peter Schickele and with the Little Orchestra Society. November 2007 marked her Carnegie Hall debut as a musical saw soloist and June 2008 marked her Madison Square Garden debut. This concert is part of a series held annually in commemoration of September 11th, 2001.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Tour | Times Square Tour


Learn about history of world-famous neighborhood with its 40 miles of neon supersigns, prominent theaters, and multiple megastores. Rain or shine.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Jazz | Mike LeDonne , Jazz Pianist


LeDonne came to New York in the late 70's and has had the unique experience of playing with a wide variety of jazz masters. Everyone from Benny Goodman to Milt Jackson and Sonny Rollins picked him to be in their bands. Oscar Peterson called him "incredible, one of the most talented pianists of this era."
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:15 pm
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Poetry Reading | African-American Poets: Nehassaiu de Gannes / Charles Lynch / Wendy S. Walters


Nehassaiu de Gannes was born in the Caribbean and grew up in Canada. She now lives in New York City. Her poems have appeared in Callaloo, American Poetry Review and Painted Bride Quarterly, among other publications. Charles Lynch has published poetry and prose in Chelsea, Ms. Magazine, Crab Orchard Review and other periodicals and anthologies. He is an Assistant Professor of English at New Jersey City University and is a 2007 graduate fellow of Cave Canem. Wendy S. Walters (pictured) is a poet and lyricist. Her chapbook, Birds of Los Angeles, is soon to be released. She has published poems in a number of journals including Seneca Review and Callaloo.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Tour | Grand Central and Its Neighborhood


Discover architecture and social history of Grand Central neighborhood; learn secrets of Whispering Gallery in Grand Central Terminal; gaze upon hubcaps and roadsters on side of Chrysler Building; discover favorite Midtown Manhattan hangout of Mercury, Hercules, and Minerva; learn why Pershing Square isn’t really square; visit original Lincoln Memorial by Daniel Chester French. Award-winning tour led by urban explorer, historian, and storyteller Justin Ferate.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Concert | The September Concert: Pianist Gila Lipton-Ducat


This concert is part of a series held annually in commemoration of September 11th, 2001.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Workshop | 4 French Choreographers


A class with Odile Duboc, Latifa Laâbissi, Olivier Dubois, and Germaine Acogny (represented by Nora Chipaumire). Love to dance? Don't miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to spend the day with noted French choreographers practicing their craft.
   New York City, NY; NYC
1:00 pm
Free

Tour | Cathedral Tour


Explore the Cathedral's newly cleaned and restored Nave. Learn about the art, architecture and history of this great sacred space from 1892 to the present.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Concert | The September Concert: Stan Edwards & Linda Ipanema


This vocal duo pays tribute to the music of the 30s through the 50s, honoring performers like Tony Bennett and Lena Horne. This concert is part of a series held annually in commemoration of September 11th, 2001.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Concert | The September Concert: The Brass Menagerie


This five-piece group was formed in 1986 to promote brass quintet music in eastern and central Pennsylvania. Their repertoire includes Renaissance masters, major composers, marches, popular songs, jazz, contemporary music and more. This concert is part of a series held annually in commemoration of September 11th, 2001.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Concert | “The September Concert”: The Chappaqua Singers


The 18 women of the Chappaqua Singers, under Marie Roche, have a program that combines Broadway show tunes, spirituals, rock, jazz and pop. This concert is part of a series held annually in commemoration of September 11th, 2001.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Film | Robert Hamer's Kind Hearts & Coronets (1949)


With Alec Guiness. Impatient to become duke, the ninth in line decides to eliminate the eight relatives standing in his way in this tart black comedy. Obstructing the path to his title is Guinness, in one of his greatest performances, playing all eight relatives. 106 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Workshop | “Teach Yourself: Using Online Resources”


Hands on using wireless laptops. Explore Library databases and free websites that will help you learn a variety of skills and subjects. Prepare for many academic, civil service and professional licensing exams using LearningExpressLibrary, available from home with your library card.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:30 pm
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Screening | Documentary: In Memoriam: New York City, 9/11/01 (2002)


Former Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani narrates the experience of September 11, 2001, in this documentary created for HBO in 2002. The film draws upon eyewitness interviews, extraordinary photography and video footage, and unprecedented access to City Hall.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Concert | The September Concert: 5 acts commemorate 9/11


Performing are: Corporal Elizabeth Quinones, USMC; the Nyack College of Music; Joe Diaz; Mikanic; the Harlem Boys and Girls' Choirs; and the Big Apple Chorus. This concert is part of a series held annually in commemoration of September 11th, 2001.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Screening | Swedish director Roy Andersson introduces 3 of his student films


The director will be present for screenings of the following films, all of which are in Swedish with English subtitles. Besöka sin son (Visiting One’s Son) (1967) Over the course of a meal, the father of two adult children has an increasingly difficult time keeping his opinions to himself and hiding his disapproval of his son’s lifestyle—not to mention his mustache. 9 min. Hämta en cykel (To Fetch a Bike) (1968) Even in this early short, Andersson proved to be a master at portraying the drama of the quotidian. A minimalistic study of waking up on the wrong side of the bed, To Fetch a Bike shows two young lovers getting ready for a new day. Before the boyfriend can head to work, he must first fetch his bike from the attic with the help of his grumpy, monosyllabic girlfriend. 17 min. Lördagen den 5.10. (Saturday October 5) (1969) Andersson captures the essence of an easy-breezy weekend shared by two working-class lovers. Bernt meets his sweet-as-pie girlfriend, Marianne, as she finishes her shift at the bakery, and takes her to visit friends on the outskirts of town. The girls horse around, the guys prepare the garden for winter, and everyone goes for a brisk walk, leaving poor Marianne in bed with a cold the following day. 48 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Concert | “The September Concert”: Tottenville High School Music Program


Performances from students from the Staten Island school. This concert is part of a series held annually in commemoration of September 11th, 2001.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Film | Andrew Stanton's Oscar-Winning Blockbuster Wall-E (2008)


With Fred Willard, John Ratzenberger and Kathy Najimy. In the distant future, a small waste-collecting robot inadvertently embarks on a space journey that will ultimately decide the fate of mankind. 97 min. Chosen the New York Film Critics Circle's Best Animated Film of 2008.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:30 pm
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Opening Reception | Date with the Angels: Cuban Artists on 9/11


An exhibition featuring the lithographs of 41 Cuban artists who express their reactions to the 9/11 disaster at the World Trade Center. The images are derived from two documentary photographs by Richard Falco taken in the immediate aftermath of the attack.
   New York City, NY; NYC
5:00 pm
Free

Performance | performance installation: COVERS


Three wearable sculptures, handmade of mostly recycled synthetic materials using classic crochet techniques and connected into one large crocheted sculpture, will be entered, separated and transformed into evolving images by performers Carrie Ahern, Jillian Hollis and Agata Oleksiak. The performance installation will raise questions of how one's own desires are projected onto the static objects one sees in store windows and investigate how our desires shift when the objects become live women, both moving and changing the shape of the objects, and vulnerable to the audience's gaze. What is the residual relationship to the objects once disinhabited by the performers and left as a new static installation?
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:30 pm
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Opening Reception | Up Against


Up Against is an exhibition of new work by Janine Antoni that continues the artist's exploration of the body as measure.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Discussion | Ocar-winning actress Juliette Binoche discusses her book Portraits -- In Eyes


Also an artist, the English Patient and Chocolat star shares her book of paintings and poetry and chats about her current projects with writer Tom Santopietro.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
Free

Screening | An Evening of German Short Films


With an introduction by and Q&A with German director Michael Blume. In German with English subtitles.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Concert | Argentine Romantic Songs: Lost and Found


This concert is the result of extensive research by musicologist Bernardo Illari and features hitherto unknown pieces by Juan Pedro Esnaola (1808-1878). Esnaola is one among the earliest composers from what would become Argentina whose work has survived to the present. Born in Buenos Aires, Esnaola was a leading musician in his time who composed songs with piano accompaniment with texts written by the most distinguished poets of the day. His work also included orchestral, salon, and religious music (most of it now lost). Performing at the event will be soprano Patricia González and pianist Elvia L. Puccinelli. González has sung opera, oratorio and chamber music at venues throughout the Americas and Spain. She has recorded contemporary chamber music with flute and piano, and a monographic CD dedicated to the music of Juan Pedro Esnaola. Puccinelli is active as a collaborative pianist, vocal coach, and chamber musician at a variety of national and international venues.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
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Screening | Contemporary Indonesian Cinema: Blind Pig Who Wants to Fly (2008)


In a departure from the short films for which the Indonesian filmmaker Edwin is celebrated, this is a kaleidoscopic and compelling feature film. In a series of minimal, slightly surreal tales, characters loosely linked by their minority status as Chinese-Indonesians are set within a contemporary urban Indonesia beset by social and racial tension. 77 min. In Indonesian with English subtitles. Also playing is Edwin's short Dajang Soembi, the Woman Who Was Married to a Dog (2004). Following the examples of silent cinema, the director Edwin uses expressionistic sets reminiscent of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari and plot overtones of Oedipus Rex to retell an Indonesian folk tale about a beautiful but dull-witted princess who marries a dog. 7 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Screening | Documentaries and Shorts Powered by the Sun


Watch outdoor documentary features and shorts that are solar-powered, including Burning in the Sun, Addicted to Plastic, A Killer Bargain, and more. Topics include water pollution and safety, solar energy potential, the problems inherent in the plastic and textile industry and much more. Also, popcorn, trivia, and the "Cookie Competition."
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Party | GlobeSonic Sound System Dance Party


Join hundreds of partygoers in celebrating the 5th anniversary of our GlobeSonic on the Hudson open-air summer dance parties, and dance the night away with the GlobeSonic Sound System DJs.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Reading | Novelist Rivka Galchen reads from her work


Galchen is the author of the acclaimed novel Atmospheric Disturbances, which has been translated into over a dozen languages. Her essays and stories have appeared in The Believer, The New Yorker, Scientific American, and The New York Times.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Talk | What Anti-War Movement?


Eight years after 9/11, the American government is escalating the war in Afghanistan and Pakistan (and is still engaged in Iraq). Yet, the once massive anti-war movement has all but disappeared. Please join Arun Gupta for an examination of failures of our resistance and for a discussion about the consensual and coercive hegemonies in American political culture that compromised it. Gupta is a founding editor at The Indypendent newspaper.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
$5 suggested admission

Poetry Reading | Open Mic Night


Stu Richards hosts as folks share or listen to original poetry. The floor is open to all poets. Participants may read up to three poems.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Festival | Speed-dating with the Low Countries: Cultural Encounters with Flanders and The Netherlands


A 'NY400' cultural happening treating visitors to film, literature, and music from the Low Countries. Songs by Sarah Bettens and Spinvis; readings by European award-winning authors Stefan Brijs, Joke van Leeuwen and Tommy Wieringa. Host: actor Peter Schoenaerts.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Concert | Concert on Water: Works by Beethoven, Chopin, Rachmaninoff, Schumann and Scriabin...


Selected Works by Beethoven, Chopin, Rachmaninoff, Schumann and Scriabin; David Bottoms “Variations on a Theme in Memory of 9/11/2001” Mark Peskanov, Violin; David Bottoms, Piano; Rita Sloan, Piano; with Special appearance by Olga Bloom and other guests. The concert is at the coolest classical music concerts location in New York City.
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:00 pm
Free

Concert | Listen to “The Auerglass,” a two-person pump organ


The Auerglass is a two-person wooden pump organ designed by the artist Tauba Auerbach with her friend Cameron Mesirow of the band Glasser. The instrument cannot be played alone. It requires two people to play. One player has to pump in order for the other to play and vice versa. There is a four-octave scale that is divided so that each of the two players plays every other note. Auerbach and Mesirow will play a composition written specifically for the instrument. It combines music that Auerbach wrote as a child, songs from Glasser and new material. Ida Falck Øien, who creates the costumes for Glasser, has created special costumes with shifting states for the Auerglass players to wear. Following will be a performance by Glasser.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Screening | Swedish director Roy Andersson introduces his film Giliap (1975)


Giliap, the new waiter at the gloomy Hotel Busarewski, unknowingly initiates a peculiar love triangle when he falls in love with a beautiful waitress who may or may not already be involved with a curious Captain Hook–like character known as The Count. 137 min. In Swedish with English subtitles.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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