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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on September 26, 2010?

50 free events take place on Sunday, September 26 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 26 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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50 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Sunday, September 26, 2010

All events are free unless otherwise noted.
        

Festival | 2010 Strut Your Mutt Festival


Join Best Friends Animal Society to Strut Your Mutt, a playful one-mile walk and dog-centric festival where your pup can promenade, preen, primp, play and partake of everything from doggy massages, puppy yoga, pet food freebies, training tips, to paw print paintings. Your pooch can also dialogue with a pet communicator, be pampered at the doggy spa and be photographed kissing you. Dogs and their owners can participate in the pet/person look-a-like, fastest tail wag, best kiss and best trick contests. The dog-themed festival which follows the walk from 9:30 a.m.-noon, will also include live music, entertainment, concessions, special guest appearances, and more. Best Friends Animal Society is using the occasion to celebrate shelter dogs and the people who love them by hosting the activities to benefit participating local animal rescue groups and Best Friends programs in Los Angeles.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:30 am
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Workshop | Kayaking on the Hudson


Enjoy breathtaking views of NYC while kayaking on the Hudson River. Completely free. Must know how to swim. A changing room and shower and hose to rinse off with are available. They have a limited number of locks available. Please bring your own lock.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 am
Free

Festival | Dumbo Arts Festival 2010


Arts events all across one of Brooklyn's hippest neighborhoods.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Festival | Flea Market with Broadway Stars


Stars from Broadway, Off Broadway, dance and daytime television come out to greet fans and sell memorabilia. You can pick up costume pieces,
   New York City, NY; NYC
10:00 am
Free

Other | Kayaking on the Hudson


Join 20-minute instructional paddles, then explore the Hudson River firsthand. Please wear a bathing suit or shorts and a t-shirt, and know how to swim. Weather permitting. Daily Weather Status: 1-646-613-0740.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Tour | Manhattan Bike Tour


Visit 5 historic house sites in Manhattan, from Inwood to Greenwich Village, on the first-ever bike tour. Staff will give you the inside scoop on these architectural gems, including their history and restoration. Please note: 25-person maximum.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 am
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Hike | Staten Island Parks Hike


7 miles. Visit Wolf's Pond and Blue Heron Park. Some street walking - moderate pace - trails may be muddy. Bring lunch/water/bug spray. CALL TO CONFIRM. Bad weather cancels.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:45 am
$3

Festival | 2010 New York City Apple Day


Now in its third year, the festival has become a city tradition, celebrating the history of a neighborhood where an apple orchard once grew. The orchard NYC's thriving Lower East Side, and the festival brings to life everything apple. It's a special place where New Yorkers, and visitors alike, can become “urban farmers” for an entire day. There are activities and culinary delights for all ages, including live music, an interactive children’s apple learning booth, and a wide array of local restaurants offering apple-related dishes, and more.
   New York City, NY; NYC
11:00 am
Free

Other | Play Petanque in the Park


Learn to play petanque, the popular European game anchored in precision, patience, and camaraderie, from members of La Boule New Yorkaise, NYC's championship club.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Other | Play Ping Pong


Hone your ping pong skills at one of two state-of-the-art tables. Paddles and balls are provided free of charge. Sign up with an attendant in the park to reserve a time slot.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Fair | Street Fair



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11:00 am
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Fair | Street Fair


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11:00 am
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Tour | “Seneca Village”


Seneca Village was Manhattan's first known community of African-American property owners, on land that would become the Park. Tour covers the history of the village, the property owners, and what New York City was like at the time. Tour is approximately one hour.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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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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1:00 pm
$6

Screening | Daily Screenings: Corn Is Life


A showing of the short films on the Native American food that changed the world: The Gift, Na Florentina, La Cumbia del Mole and Corn Is Who We Are. Starts at 1pm and 3pm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Dance Performance | Dumbo Dance Festival


A vital component of New York’s contemporary dance scene, featuring the work of 13 young dance artists and companies. It is a multi-disciplinary celebration of the neighborhood’s diverse artistic community and features exciting work from dance artists in Brooklyn’s vibrant contemporary dance scene, on a bill with rising choreographers from throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Slide Lecture | The Wisdom of Play


ABBY EHRLICH gives an illustrated talk about the importance of play in a child’s cognitive, physical and emotional development. Play is so essential to child development that it has been recognized by the United Nations High Commission for Human Rights as a right of every child. Take home ideas for encouraging and enhancing play with children of all ages.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Gallery Talk | Tour of Exhibition Samurai in New York


Special guest Tom Burnett, collector of 19th century Japanese photography, will lead a tour of this exhibition.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Park Walk | Walking Tour of the Park


Discover the history and horticulture of the Park. A member of the horticultural staff conducts a free walking tour of the Park. Learn about John D. Rockefeller, Jr.'s most generous gift to New York City and about the Olmsted Brothers creative genius. All tours include the Heather Garden.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Tour | History of Governors Island Walking Tour


Join a National Park Ranger for this 45- to 60-minute walking tour experience and discover how the role of Governors Island evolved to meet the changing needs of New York City and the nation.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:25 pm
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Concert | A Concert Version of Verdi's A Masked Ball


Performed by the New York Opera Forum, directed by Richard Nechamkin.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:30 pm
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Workshop | Preventing Caregiver Burnout Workshop


Senator Tom Duane and Assembly Member Richard Gottfried invite you to participate in a free Caregiver Support Workshop presented by experts from the Visiting Nurse Service of New York, who will provide advice on proper caregiving techniques, and advice on how to reduce the stress and strain on those caring for loved ones at home.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:30 pm
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Screening | Documentary: Ian Cheney's The Greening of Southie (2007)


This is the story of the Macallen building, the first LEED certified residential “green” building built in the Irish-American working-class neighborhood of South Boston. It depicts the ensuing struggles around this emerging field of environmentally friendly design between union workers, developers, and environmentalists. 72 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Concert | M5 Brass Band of the Manhattan School of Music


Renaissance music, patriotic American music, and the in-between.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Tour | MEPA- “The Meatpacking District” Tour


The new "in" place in Manhattan for shopping, fashion shoots, dining and clubbing. New hotels, trendy restaurants and clothing shops. Highlights: The Highline, Chelsea Market, the "Hard Luck Pier", Hogs and Heifers Motorcycle Bar, Gansevort Hotel.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Theater | Octoberfest Theater Festival: The Princess, The Breast and the Lizard by Cori Thomas


A theater festival of 53 plays in 26 days.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
$10 suggested donation...

Tour | Public Art Tour


Join contemporary art historian Dorothea Basile for an eye-opening tour of an outstanding public art collection.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Park Walk | Public Art Tour: Tom Otterness’ “The Real World”


Join contemporary art historian DOROTHEA BASILE on a “walking conversation” of TOM OTTERNESS’ THE REAL WORLD. Basile is co-founder and director of ARTime, an arts and education organization offering programs with a focus on contemporary art.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Park Walk | West Side Stories Tour


Walk through a scenic area on the western edge of the Park, much of which is off the beaten track for most visitors. See rolling meadows, lake views, bridges of different styles, and a garden with flowers and plants mentioned by Shakespeare.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Performance | Rejoice!: The New York Story Continues


A professional storytelling series featuring nationally and internationally renowned performers. Programs are appropriate for adults and children 8 years of age and older.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Other | Storytellers Laura Simms and Regina Ress


The two tale spinners present "Rejoice: The New York Story Continues..."
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Concert | The Black Sea Roma Festival: A Celebration of Gypsy Music from Turkey, Bulgaria, Ukraine and Romania


Featuring: Making its US debut, Mahala Rai Banda (pictured) is a wild, twelve-member Roma (Gypsy) band comprising the crème de la crème of musicians from the famed Clejani and Zece Prajini Romanian villages, home of Taraf de Haidouks and Fanfare Ciocarlia respectively. Combining power and finesse, groove and virtuosity, Mahala Rai Banda's music is where Balkan brass meets sizzling strings for up-tempo, catchy melodies propelled along by funky brass riffs, accordion and cimbalom. The great Turkish Rom (Gypsy) clarinetist Selim Sesler, "The Coltrane of the Clarinet" famed for his masterful improvisations, funk-driven wedding songs and dance melodies, will be joined by the NY Gypsy All-Stars and Ismael Lumanovski. Técsöi Banda, a raucous family fiddle band making its US debut, provides a rollicking ride through the Carpathians The ensemble, which starred in the recent film The Last Kolomeyka, serves up a multi-ethnic mix of spinning dance tunes, magical improvisations and haunting shepherds' laments. Ranging from the intensely personal sound of a Gypsy sax solo to the dizzying polyrhythmic beat of Bulgarian wedding music, the Yuri Yunakov Ensemble is one of the leading bands on the world music scene.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Dance Performance | Unison Fetish & the Cupcake Cadet Corps performs Ritual Dances of Cupcake Lust and Desire


Determined to deconstruct and demystify the cupcake craze and the consuming desire to consume, the Cupcake Cadet Corps return. Choreographed by Sue Hogan. It is suitable for tiny tots and everyone else.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Tour | History of Governors Island Walking Tour


Join a National Park Ranger for this 45- to 60-minute walking tour experience and discover how the role of Governors Island evolved to meet the changing needs of New York City and the nation.
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3:25 pm
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Concert | Argento Chamber Ensemble performs Schoenberg’s Pierrot Lunaire Book 1


Program: Gérard Pesson The light has not the arms to carry us for piano Joshua Fineberg Tremors for piano Beat Furrer Invocation VI for bass flute and singer Arnold Schoenberg Pierrot Lunaire Book 1 Tristan Murail La Barque mystique for flute, clarinet, piano, violin, and cello Pierre Boulez Improvisé pour le Dr. K for flute, clarinet, piano, violin, and cello Roberto Sierra Cancionero Sefardi for mezzo-soprano, flute, piano, violin, and cello Argento New Music Project is pleased to present a new weekly concert series titled Lunar Movements: A Constellation of Contemporary Music Orbiting Pierrot Lunaire. Throughout Fall 2010, five monthly programs are slated for the superb acoustic space of the Austrian Cultural Forum New York in midtown Manhattan. First performed in 1912, Arnold Schoenberg’s Pierrot Lunaire is a seminal work whose instrumentation came to define the prototypical late twentieth century chamber ensemble. As we near the 100th anniversary of the premiere, the Lunar Movements series presents compositions that highlight and reflect on three different approaches to writing found in Pierrot Lunaire. There will be a post-concert discussion: What is music about music? Using Schoenberg’s Valse de Chopin as a starting point, the discussion will explore the subject of modern composition through historical references. They will play examples of the Sephardic Jewish folksongs in Cancioniero Sefardi, and discuss the overall use of vernacular music using Gérard Pesson’s The light has not the arms to carry us as a focal point. The Argento Chamber Ensemble is the performance arm of the Argento New Music Project. Founded in 2000 to perform compositions embodying pressing concerns in Western music, Argento consists of 9 core members and regularly expands to up to 30 musicians. Argento has toured widely in the US and abroad, and has worked closely with leading contemporary composers.
   New York City, NY; NYC
4:00 pm
$10 suggested donation

Dance Performance | Dumbo Dance Festival


A vital component of New York’s contemporary dance scene, featuring the work of more than 20 young dance artists and companies. It is a multi-disciplinary celebration of the neighborhood’s diverse artistic community and features exciting work from dance artists in Brooklyn’s vibrant contemporary dance scene, on a bill with rising choreographers from throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia.
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4:00 pm
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Theater | Octoberfest Theater Festival: Naked Old Man & 4XMe by Murray Schisgal


A theater festival of 53 plays in 26 days.
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4:00 pm
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Concert | Sunday Afternoon Organ Meditation


The program features the great repertoire of the Organ on the 101 rank Pipe Organ built by Herman Schlicker and the 5 stop chamber organ built by Taylor & Boody Organ Builders.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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4:30 pm
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Theater | Octoberfest Theater Festival: Pluto by Bridgette Wimberly


A theater festival of 53 plays in 26 days.
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4:30 pm
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Dance Performance | Unison Fetish & the Cupcake Cadet Corps performs Ritual Dances of Cupcake Lust and Desire


Determined to deconstruct and demystify the cupcake craze and the consuming desire to consume, the Cupcake Cadet Corps return. Choreographed by Sue Hogan. It is suitable for tiny tots and everyone else.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Dance Performance | Laura Diffenderfer/Oh Dear Dance's A Wagner Matinee


Oh Dear Dance Theatre tells stories through gesture, image and sound. Under the direction of Laura Diffenderfer, the troupe creates work that explores identity and history through performance. Diffenderfer's work has been at Danspace Project, Judson Church, The Cunningham Studio, The Chocolate Factory, WAX, The Flea, University Settlement, the Red Cloud Opera House in Red Cloud, Nebraska, and the Contemporary Art Center in North Adams, Massachusetts.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Video | MFA Photography, Video and Related Media Department Thesis Video Screening


A screening of thesis videos from 2010 graduates.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Staged Reading | Prudence Wright Holmes & Joanne Joseph's Beat Chick


A reading followed by a discussion.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Author Reading | Lisa Jervis reads from her book Cook Food


If eating healthy meals sounds difficult, or if choosing sustainably produced food seems too complex, then please come out for this reading and discussion. With a conversational do-it-yourself vibe, the book offers practical approaches to everyday cooking on a budget and has lots of animal-free recipes. Jervis is the founder and publisher of Bitch Magazine, and is the director of finance and operations at the Center for Media Justice.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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7:00 pm
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Theater | Octoberfest Theater Festival: Shakespeare in Vegas by Suzanne Bradbeer


A theater festival of 53 plays in 26 days.
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Concert | A Musicall Dreame: Songs of Ferrabosco and Jones


From the lute book collections of 1609: songs from the plays of Ben Jonson by his friend, Alfonso Ferrabosco the Younger -- court composer to James I and music master to Prince Henry -- and by Robert Jones, whose inspiration came to him in a dream. With My Lord Chamberlain's Consort (Philip Anderson, tenor; Grant Herreid, baritone and lute; Rosamund Morley, viols; Pat O'Brien, cittern; Andy Rutherford, lute; Marcia Young, soprano and harp). Pre-concert lecture by Erik Ryding (7:30pm).
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
$15-$20 suggested donation

Dance Performance | Resident dancers and choreographers show their work


Dancers and choreographers will perform or show films of their work. Featuring featuring Pele Bauch, Brenda Bufalino, Ze’eva Cohen, Ellen Marshall, Judith Moss, Dudley Williams, and Jelon Vieira.
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:00 pm
Free
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