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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on September 10, 2011?

76 free events take place on Saturday, September 10 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 10 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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76 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Saturday, September 10, 2011

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Hike | Russian Bear Circular Harriman Hike


9 miles at a moderate pace through forested hills and plains. Up on the HTS trail, with blueberry stops and lunch at the Russian Bear. Following a long, happy descent on the Raccoon Brook Hill and Reeves Brook trails, you will parallel a running brook back towards Sloatsburg. Bring lunch and water. Call for hike status.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Workshop | Fitness Walking Program


Hour-long classes with a 10-minute warm up, 30 minute fitness walk, and 20 minutes of strengthening, stretching, and cool-down.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:30 am
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Workshop | Bike New York Class: Learn to Ride -- Adults


It’s never too late to learn to ride! You’ll be balancing and pedaling, starting, stopping, and steering before you know it. Bikes and helmets are provided at all group classes. Open to adults and teens. Two sessions: 9:30am-11:30am and 12:00pm-2:00pm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:30 am
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Workshop | Health and Race Walking Clinic


Moderate to brisk walks led by the NY Walkers Club for people 18 years and older of all abilities. This low-impact fitness program is perfect for those who want to get in shape, build muscle tone and strength, and increase cardiovascular health while enjoying the Park’s beautiful landscapes.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:30 am
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Tour | New York's East Side Museums & Cultural Institutions Walk (Part 2)


8+ miles, 5 hours, moderate pace. Walk by museums and cultural institutions on Manhattan's East Side.
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9:30 am
$3

Other | 9/11: Tie a Ribbon of Remembrance


The public will be invited to tie white ribbons—symbols of remembrance—with the words “Remember to Love” on the fence of the church from September 6th through September 11th. Names and prayers may be written on the ribbons.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Other | 9/11: A Uniform Response, a Photography Exhibit Honoring the NYPD


To mark the 10th anniversary of the tragic events of Sept. 11, The Associated Press and the Museum have collaborated on an exhibition of 30 compelling photographs drawn from the AP archives. 9/11: A Uniform Response pays tribute to the New York City Police Department and all first responders, honoring their role on and after Sept. 11. Poignant images taken by award-winning AP photographers depict the morning of the attacks, the courageous response in the days and weeks afterward, the long road to recovery, and the building of 1 World Trade Center, formerly known as the Freedom Tower, the rising symbol of rebirth at Ground Zero. In addition, the show features a brief documentary film offering interviews with AP photographers represented in the exhibit.
   New York City, NY; NYC
10:00 am
$8...

Fair | Street Fair



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10:00 am
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Park Walk | The Art of the Park Tour


Walk and learn about the intricate design of the Park's web of pastoral landscapes and formal romantic vistas.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 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.
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11:00 am
$6

Park Walk | Garden Tour


Experience the Park's only formal garden with the Garden staff. See exuberant perennial and annual beds, and delight in an abundance of color and fragrance while learning about the Garden's history and design.
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11:00 am
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Workshop | NYRP Club Fit


NYRP’s free, outdoor yoga classes are a great way to stay fit. These hour-long sessions, led by licensed instructors from Harlem Yoga Studio and Brooklyn Holistic, will help burn calories while educating participants about proper form, tempo and mindset needed for a fulfilling and exciting workout.
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11:00 am
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City Walk | Old & New Chelsea Walk


3+ miles, easy pace. Visit historic 19th-century buildings, notable houses of worship, and the Chelsea Piers. Lunch at Chelsea Market; Highline and galleries optional. Bring sunhat, liquids, and refreshments. Call if hard rain.
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11:00 am
$3

Workshop | Ping Pong in the Park


Test your skills at state-of-the-art tables. Paddles and balls are provided free of charge to all skill levels. Sign up with an attendant in the park to play.
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11:00 am
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Fair | Street Fair


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Fair | Street Fair


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Screening | United States of Palestine-Israel: Here and Elsewhere


With a title lifted from Jean-Luc Godard and Anne-Marie Miéville's film Here and Elsewhere, this day of screenings presents contemporary and historical, documentary and fictional films to suggest correspondences in the contested land of Palestine/Israel. Curated by Joshua Simon, the program proposes to view the conflict through the prism of "affinities" rather than "belonging" and "addition" rather than "opposition," and does so in a mixed program of film screenings and conversations. It is presented as one of two programs to accompany the publication of United States of Palestine-Israel, a book of speculative scenarios for the region, edited by Simon.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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City Walk | 8th Street & St. Marks Place Tour


Discover Greenwich Village history and gossip that even New York's cognoscenti don't know. Rain or Shine.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:30 am
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City Walk | El Barrio Today Walking Tour


El Barrio Today Arts Cluster invites you to come explore the neighborhood. Highlights include the Graffiti Wall of Fame, Julia de Burgos Boulevard, local murals and much more.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:30 am
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Other | 9/11 Commemoration: A Celebration of Literacy and Hope for Children and Families


The Brooke Jackman Foundation with host special guests the Bari Koral Family Rock Band (musical performers), Care Bears on Fire (musical performers), Justin Long-Moton and Ishmael Islam (poets) from Urban Word NYC, Isaiah Sheffer (founder of Symphony Space, reader), John Schaefer (WNYC radio personality, reader) and uniformed heroes of 9/11.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Other | Outdoor Art Exhibit


The exhibit consists of oils, pastels, watercolors, mixed media, graphics, photography, sculpture, and crafts including fabric, jewelry, glass, wood, and ceramics.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 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.
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12:00 pm
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Tour | Docent Tour of Sol LeWitt: Structures, 1965-2006


Public Art Fund offers free docent tours of Sol LeWitt: Structures, 1965-2006, including access to City Hall, where two sculptures are installed.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Jazz | Kate McGarry Quartet, Jazz Group for North Carolina


The Kate McGarry Quartet from Durham, North Carolina is a bold and cohesive jazz group that embraces the freedom of the jazz tradition while pointing the genre towards a future as fresh and thrilling as its past. Having worked together for years in New York City jazz clubs, the Kate McGarry Quartet’s sound is inspired by great jazz singers and instrumentalists, delta blues artists, and Brazilian music, as well as Kate McGarry’s original compositions.
   New York City, NY; NYC
12:30 pm
Free

Workshop | Yoga Class for Women Cancer Survivors


The Libby Ross Foundation’s Pose for Pink Yoga Program offers FREE Vinyasa classes specifically tailored to meet the needs of women cancer patients and survivors. These classes, taught by trained and knowledgeable teachers, balance the student’s need for strength, stretching, restorative postures, as well as breath work while fostering a community of support.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Concert | 9/11 Concert: Musica Thema / Peace of Heart Choir / Accord Treble Choir


Musica Thema, Peace of Heart Choir and Accord Treble Choir present an international themed concert. This kid friendly free concert will feature dancers, singers, musicians showcasing different music and dances from around the world.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Fair | 9th Annual West Side County Fair


Enjoy a little country right here in Manhattan and celebrate the change of seasons with carnival rides and games, music, square dancing, sideshow performers, a petting zoo, greenmarket and more! Visit the “Green Acre” environmental corner, with hands-on activities for kids about environmental awareness, green living, and animal care.
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1:00 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.
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1:00 pm
$6

Screening | Daily Screenings: Mother Earth in Crisis | Elders’ Wisdom


With: Elderly Words: Who’s Threatening the Water?, Elderly Words: How Did We Do Elderly Words? and Owners of the Water: Conflict & Collaboration Over Rivers. Starts at 1pm and 3pm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Discussion | National 9/11 Tribute Quilt Viewing and Discussion


The 30-foot-long National Tribute Quilt is a monumental response to the events of September 11, 2001, spearheaded by the Steel Quilters of United States Steel Corporation. Incorporating 3,466 blocks from all fifty states and several international countries, it has been on continuous view since the first anniversary of 9/11 in 2002. Docents will lead visitors through a discussion of the quilt, looking at it as a unique memorial and incorporating it into an examination of quilts on view throughout the galleries.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Concert | 9/11 Concert: American Art Songs for Hope


Art Song Preservation Society will be presenting "American Art Songs for Hope." Come enjoy a free concert of spirituals, folk songs, art songs and American favorites by talented amateur and professional singers at the beautiful Ballroom level.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:30 pm
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Opening Reception | 2011 Emerging Artist Fellowship Exhibition


ARTISTS: Cecile Chong, Joy Curtis, Nadja Frank, Ben Godward, Darren Goins, Ethan Greenbaum, Jesse A. Greenberg, Rachel Higgins, Roxanne Jackson, Hong Seon Jang, Jason Clay Lewis, Saul Melman, Jo Nigoghossian, Nick Paparone, Don Porcella, Jessica Segall, Walter Benjamin Smith, Jean-Marc Superville Sovak, Nicolas Touron, and Nichole van Beek. Also opening: Open Space, an installation by Washington artist Patrick McDonough.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Other | Book Arts Open House


Come participate in a special Saturday edition of Book Arts Lounge for an assortment of book arts demos, refreshments, and previews of the fall course line-up. Become familiar with letterpress, basic bookbinding techniques, varieties of paper, and the Center's equipment.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Discussion | Children's Literary Salon: Storytelling! Its Past, Its Present, Its Future


Join a cadre of professional storytellers as they discuss their profession, misconceptions about the job, and the role of storytelling in today’s society. The panel will include LuAnn Adams, Regina Ress and Bill Gordh.
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2:00 pm
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Tour | Guided Tour of LMCC's Arts Center


In 2010, LMCC transformed Building 110 on Governors Island, formerly a historic Army warehouse on the island's northern shore, into a multi-use arts facility for the development and presentation of new work in the performing and visual arts. Building 110: LMCC's Arts Center at Governors Island houses 20 visual artist studios, 2 rehearsal studios, and an exhibition space, all with sweeping views of the Lower Manhattan skyline and New York Harbor. Artists-in-residence are offered a retreat-style experience just minutes from the city and audiences gain unique access to New York City's newest cultural destination.
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2:00 pm
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Concert | Music for Reflecting and Healing


Solo instrumental artists will play music that inspires contemplation and tribute. This program is produced in collaboration with Feel the Music, an organization founded to help the 9/11 community heal using music and art.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Theater | Street Theater Company's Bamboozled, or The Real Reality Show


A rip-roaring musical which will tour City streets, parks and playgrounds. The production, free to all New Yorkers, will have book, lyrics and direction by Crystal Field and musical score composed by Joseph Vernon Banks. A lowly postman is overwhelmed by the tsunami of unhappiness he is carrying: pink slips, layoffs, businesses closings, Medicare terminations, hospital closings, teacher terminations and condolences sent to the Japanese. The past wars of this planet haunt him and the present wars torment him further. Merlin the Magician appears out of a Christmas card to enlighten him about the Faustian contract we have made with Nuclear Energy. The hero is redeemed by the vision of a cleaner, more harmonious planet lying in the alternative power of the Sun, the Wind and the unfailing power of the people.
   New York City, NY; NYC
2:00 pm
Free

Festival | Sun to Stars: South Asian Cultural Festival


An all-day outdoor festival celebrating South Asian culture and sustainability. Inspired by the traditional all-night concerts along India’s Ganges River, SUN TO STARS evokes the traditional durbar and bethak-style concerts where performers and audiences interact in an informal setting to create an intimate artistic experience. With a backdrop defined by both natural and urban elements, the performers present work that grapples with the environment, be it through mythological folktales or a particular raga connected to nature. The festival will be curated by choreographer Parul Shah and dancer/author Reena Shah, and will include an expanded selection of kids activities: including storytelling; learning hand gestures from Indian classical dance; learning how to wrap a sari; making and flying traditional patang kites; decorating clay pots, as is done for Diwali, the Festival of Lights, and much more! There will also be young student dancers performing alongside their teachers. Children’s activities will be held in the early part of the Festival, between 2pm and 4pm. As the day progresses into the evening, performers will include the Parul Shah Dance Company and sitarists Neel Murgai and Indrajit Roy-Chowdhury.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Other | Thrashin' Week with World-Class Skateboarders


The biggest names in action sports unveil a 30-foot mini ramp for the debut of Thrashin' Week. World-class skateboarders including Billy Rohan, Nolan Lee, Quim Cardona, Luis Tolentino, Danny Falla, Taji Ameen, Leo Gutman, Willy Akers, Dave Willis, Curtis Rapp, Ron Deily, Kevin Tierney, and many more will ride during live performances each night from some of today's hottest musical acts such as Motion City Soundtrack, Mick Boogie, Ninjasonik, Penguin Prison, Xaphoon Jones of Chiddy Bang, London Souls, Jeffrey Tonnesen, Terry Urban and more. There will also be skate clinics and contests throughout the week alongside a variety of notable athletes.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Tour | Union Square: Crossroads of New York


The tour explores the social and political history of the Union Square neighborhood through discussions of the people, history, architecture, and forces that have shaped this community. You’ll hear how Union Square got its name, see where the legendary Tiffany & Co. once stood, and learn how to read the clock (yes, it’s a clock!) on “The Metronome” sculpture and so much more!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Park Walk | “Views from the Past” Tour


As you promenade through the heart of the Park, imagine yourself living in 19th Century New York City. Learn about the Park's history and how its designers, Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux, struggled to create the magnificent "Greensward" for the enjoyment of all. Tour lasts approximately one hour.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Slide Lecture | From Here to There: A Curious Collection from the Hand Drawn Map Society


In this visual presentation, Kris Harzinski, founder of the Hand Drawn Map Society, shares maps representing a variety of cartographic approaches and artistic interpretations. Their commonality is that they all reveal a quest for something, be it just around the corner, slightly out of reach, or truly unattainable.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:30 pm
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Concert | Oscar Williams Jr. and the Band of Life, Award-Winning Gospel Group


Oscar Williams, Jr. and the Band of Life from Saint Louis is an award-winning gospel ensemble with a spiritually refreshing sound that uplifts and intrigues audiences worldwide. The group combines an array of talents and styles which converge into a cutting edge melodic sound. Members of this ensemble have performed at the Vatican for the Pope, toured with international pop star Elisa, and performed with GRAMMY® winner Jason Mraz. Oscar Williams Jr. and the Band of Life has also toured extensively throughout the United States and Europe including performances in Switzerland, Italy, and Germany, and most recently in the Czech Republic. In 2010, the group toured Eastern Europe and the Middle East.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:30 pm
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Concert | Concert on Water


The concert is at the coolest classical music concerts location in New York City. Program and musicians TBA.
   New York City, NY; NYC
3:00 pm
Free

Poetry Reading | Ten Years After September 11, 2001: Remembrance and Reconciliation Through Poetry


A reading by some of America's leading poets. Marie Howe, Major Jackson, Cornelius Eady, J. Chester Johnson, and others will read poems of grief, remembrance and reconciliation. A reception with the poets will follow.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Concert | 9/11 Concert with the Classical Fusion Chamber Ensemble


Classical Fusion Chamber Ensemble along with the September Concert Chorus and soloists from the Art Song Preservation Society will be presenting a concert of rememberance, honor, love and hope. Conductor: Christian Alonso Rondilla Choral Conductor: Sarah Mae Lagasca Soloists: Ivy Frenkel, Bryn Jimenez, Meghan Moore.
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4:00 pm
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Tour | Guided Tour of LMCC's Arts Center


In 2010, LMCC transformed Building 110 on Governors Island, formerly a historic Army warehouse on the island's northern shore, into a multi-use arts facility for the development and presentation of new work in the performing and visual arts. Building 110: LMCC's Arts Center at Governors Island houses 20 visual artist studios, 2 rehearsal studios, and an exhibition space, all with sweeping views of the Lower Manhattan skyline and New York Harbor. Artists-in-residence are offered a retreat-style experience just minutes from the city and audiences gain unique access to New York City's newest cultural destination.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Concert | Saturday 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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Staged Reading | Play Reading: Penthesilea by Heinrich von Kleist


Heinrich von Kleist’s great drama about the mythological queen of the Amazonians, Penthesilea, and her passion for her arch-enemy Achilles still features some of German literatures most acute renderings of love and violence. Project creActor, a group of especially gifted young German actors from Munich, presents a staged reading of Kleist’s masterpiece, questioning especially how pathos can be transmitted today in an authentic tonality. Renowned scholar and theater critic Bernd Sucher will give an introduction to the play. The event is bilingual and suitable for non-German speakers.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:30 pm
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Dance Performance | 9/11 Commemoration with the Orchestra of St. Luke’s, Paul Taylor Dance Company and Limon Dance Company


To commemorate the 10th Anniversary of September 11, 2001, this special presentation will feature performances by OSL with Paul Taylor Dance Company; the Limón Dance Company with Voices of Ascension; and additional artists to be announced. The program also will include a new work created by Jessica Lang. Limón Dance Company and Voices of Ascension will perform José Limón’s 1958 Missa Brevis, which features music by Zoltán Kodály composed at the end of World War II during the siege of Budapest. Limón's stirring choreography depicts an indomitable humanity rising up after near destruction. The work, a memento to cities destroyed during World War II and to those unconquerable qualities that permit hope to survive, perfectly reflects the spirit of this commemorative event. OSL and The Paul Taylor Dance Company will present Brandenburgs, Paul Taylor’s 1988 uplifting masterwork set to Johann Sebastian Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 3 and 6. The work displays Taylor’s special affinity for the music of Bach—also seen in such works as Esplanade, Musical Offering and Promethean Fire.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Other | 9/11: Overnight Vigil with Labyrinth Walk


The chapel will stay open for an All Night Vigil of informal prayer, meditation, and labyrinth walks. Vigil keepers and labyrinth facilitators will be in attendance. There is no formal program or worship service. A labyrinth walk is a symbolic pilgrimage, a cathartic act that leads to salvation, enlightenment or consolation. Beginning on the evening of September 10th and continuing until dawn on September 11th, the chapel will remain open for an All Night Vigil of informal prayer, meditation and labyrinth walks. Vigil keepers and labyrinth facilitators will be in attendance. All are welcome.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
Free

Opening Reception | Filmmaking: Keren Cytter's Video Art Manual


An exhibition of films and works on paper by the Israeli artist. In her films, Cytter explores stories of love, violence, sex, jealousy, betrayal and murder told in non-linear narrative in which time overlaps and characters mutate. The actors repeat lines, switch roles and recite directions aloud, creating a shared lexicon through repetition and rhyme. Cytter's fractured stories, suggestive of dream and memory, are often inspired by direct experience and observation but are filled with literary references, cinematic quotes and clichés drawn from popular culture that result in works that are existential dramas composed from seemingly incompatible genres. Keren Cytter was born in Tel Aviv in 1977. She studied at The Avni Institute in Tel Aviv and received her degree from de Ateliers in Amsterdam. Cytter's work has been featured in solo exhibitions at the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam; Hammer Museum, Los Angeles; Moderna Museet, Stockholm;Tate Modern, London; Witte de With Center for Contemporary Art, Rotterdam; Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig, Vienna; KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin and Kunsthalle Zürich. Cytter currently lives and works in Berlin.
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Reading | Inner Children, Outer Asians, and Authentic Human-Like Objects


Kaya Press presents Inner Children, Outer Asians, and Authentic Human-Like Objects. Join author and tooth-plunking musical prodigy Ed Lin; Thaddeus Rutkowski, maestro of the quick, killing insight; and playwright-performer and awkward-moments aficionado Samantha Chanse as they probe their inner, outer, and out-there selves in a literary quest for universal truths.
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Opening Reception | New Works by Pepón Osorio


In his fifth solo show at the gallery, Pepón Osorio will exhibit four new works in a variety of media that are based on narratives of events that the artist has witnessed and stories that he has been told. Pepón Osorio, born in Puerto Rico and currently living in Philadelphia, is the recipient of many awards including a MacArthur Fellowship, Pew Charitable Trust Fellowship in the Arts, and the Legacy Award from the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, DC. He was featured in the PBS Art21, Artists of the 21st Century documentary. Public collections of his work include The Menil Collection, P.S. 1, The Walker Center for American Art, and the Whitney Museum of American Art, Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico, and the National Museum of American Art.
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Reading | Reading: Dirty Laundry


Emily Rubin, author of Stalina, will host “Remains of the Stain”, writings about dribbles, spills and other moments of lust and panic. Ten writers read short shorts inspired by memorable stains. Hear how a lipstick stain inspired a novel, and more.
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Reading | Reading: Eat Your Words


Food writers Lauren Shockey, Joshua Bernstein and Guilia Melucci dish about brews, ex-boyfriends (and their tie to spaghetti) and life behind the burner.
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Author Reading | Reading: From Fiction to Mystery


Soho Press presents a night of readings. Alex Shakar reads from Luminarium (“Part Philip K. Dick, part Jonathan Franzen”); Paula Bomer from her excoriating novel of family life, Nine Months; Juliann Garey from Electric Madeleine, narrated by a former studio exec with bipolar disorder; and Henry Chang from his latest Detective Jack Yu mystery, Red Jade.
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Author Reading | Reading: New York’s Scalawags, Scoundrels, and Satanists


Gregory Young, one half of the Bowery Boys New York City History podcast, dishes the muck on corrupt mayor Fernando Wood, a political scoundrel notable for inciting a police riot and suggesting that the city secede from the Union during the Civil War. Ed Hamilton is author of Legends of the Chelsea Hotel: Living with the Artists and Outlaws of New York’s Rebel Mecca. He will share tales of Dee Dee Ramone, fellow hotel resident and one of the original punk rockers who put CBGB on the map of the demimonde. Harry Smith, was an artist, filmmaker, folklorist and jack of all occult trades. Another hotel resident, Smith is the subject of his new novel Flophouse of the Damned.
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Author Reading | Reading: Questions, Desire, Existence…


Join Europa Editions and author Alexander Maksik for a reading from You Deserve Nothing followed by a round of Existentialist Trivia. Don’t know what Existentialist Trivia is? Come find out! Loads of giveaways and prizes.
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Other | The Center for Fiction presents Fake It!


Do you like to play the dictionary game? Or perhaps Balderdash? Then join The Center for Fiction, the only nonprofit in the country dedicated entirely to celebrating fiction, as we challenge authors Shya Scanlon, Lizzie Skurnick, and Fiona Maazel to come up with the best first line to juicy books, based only on the title and blurbs. Audience participation welcome!
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Other | BOMB-aoke


Reenact classic BOMB Magazine interviews in a karaoke-style format with guest authors. Channel your inner Sam Lipsyte being interviewed by Christopher Sorrentino, or pretend to be Jennifer Egan talking shop with Heidi Julavits. Choose from dozens of scripts, and then bring on the theatrics! The best performance wins a vintage issue of BOMB worth $100!
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Reading | Instant City: Bad Behavior Goes Bicoastal


Instant City: A Literary Exploration of San Francisco brings you the bicoastal edition for the second time! Readings by New Yorkers who consider San Francisco their second (or first) home. With Soumeya Bendimerad, Amanda Davidson, Leigh Gallagher, Lincoln Mitchell, and Evan Rehill.
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Performance | InvAsian Comedy Show


Watch what happens when the funniest local Asian talents get together for a one-night-only bash of improvised craziness. These guys are taking everything they know about math, dry cleaning, nursing, academically demanding parents, Tony Jaa, online roleplaying games, fish, outsourced call centers, Gojira, & cab driving, and tossing it all in the wok for you to eat up with a hot cup of tea!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Reading | Reading: NYU’s Washington Square Collective


The editors of Washington Square, New York University’s literary journal, will read from their latest issue while you take turns adding lines to a poem and a short story—without knowing what the preceding lines are about. Once completed, they’ll be read aloud and you can see what you’ve created.
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Reading | Reading: The Unbearables Celebrate the Art and Architecture of Meat


While forever outside the pale, the avant-garde remains hopeful—just like the Unbearables. They are writers, poets, and historians of contemporary culture. They are infamous, insightful, funny, and profane provocateurs. They are Max Blagg, Jack Boulware, Jim Feast, Susan Scutti, Ron Kolm, Chavisa Woods, and steve dalachinsky. Hosted by Jody Weiner.
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Concert | A Concert for New York: New York Philharmonic performs Mahler's Symphony No. 2


Program: Mahler’s Symphony No. 2, Resurrection On the occasion of the tenth anniversary of September 11, 2001. With: Alan Gilbert, conductor; Dorothea Röschmann, soprano; Michelle DeYoung, mezzo-soprano; New York Choral Artists, Joseph Flummerfelt, director. This concert will be projected live onto large screen on Josie Robertson Plaza at Lincoln Center.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:30 pm
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Theater | More or Less I Am, a Musical Adaptation of Walt Whitman's “Song of Myself”


To commemorate the 10th anniversary of September 11th, Walt Whitman’s America will be brought to life throughout his beloved New York in a stirring music-theater adaptation of “Song of Myself,” the poet’s eloquent tribute to a nation’s ideals on the brink of civil war. Compagnia de’ Colombari's traveling production will offer New Yorkers a timely reminder of America’s diversity, interdependence, and optimism as they reflect on the events of ten years ago and the ways in which it both unified and polarized the country. The production was hailed as a “joyous jamboree” by The New Yorker when it was first presented in spring 2010. The audience is invited to join the cast and crew afterward for a celebratory reception, with food and drink for all to share.
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:00 pm
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Concert | A Paris Review Musical Revue


The editors of The Paris Review unveil their fall issue to the rock and country stylings of The Dog House Band—featuring Sven Birkerts, David Gates, Val Haynes, Lee Johnson, Erica Plouffe Lazure, Wyatt Mason, J. Greg Phelan, Vic Rawlings, Lily White, and James “Sin Killer” Wood.
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Author Reading | Contributors read from Wartime Cafe


Where were you the morning of 9/11? If we are all correspondents mindful of collateral transactions, how is literature possible without the context and grammar of war? Wartime Café anthology contributors Sean Labrador y Manzano, Britt Melewski, Molly Kat, M.g. Martin, Tess Patalano, Nick Johnson, and Lindsey G examine.
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Reading | Gigantic Exquisite Corpse: Four Days, Four Writers, Four New Works


Gigantic presents its first generative reading, designed specifically for LitCrawl2011. Writers Lynne Tillman, Anelise Chen, Dan Bevacqua, and Mitchell S. Jackson engage in 96 hours of consecutive creation. Each writer has 24 hours to write a story in 700 words or less, the last sentence of which is passed to the next writer as a prompt.
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Staged Reading | Play Reading: Lightning Rods


Join novelist Helen DeWitt for stage adaptations of her new novel Lightning Rods. Actors will be on hand to perform scenes from the book, and the author will compare them to her own vision. Hilarity assured.
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Poetry Reading | Poetry to the People


Poetry. Entropy. Political narrative. Spoken word. Corrina Bain, Gabriel Kruis, Vivian O’Shaughnessy, and Patrick Gaughan wax poetic.
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Reading | Reading: Down and Dirty Round the World


Words Without Borders: The Online Magazine of International Literature presents an evening of hardboiled, pulpy, and erotic international literature read by some of our favorite authors and translators: Chip Rossetti, Alison Dundy, Edna McCown, and Anna Kushner.
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Open Mike | Six-Word Memoir Slam


In 2006, SMITH Magazine put a personal twist on Hemingway’s legendary novel in six words (“For sale: baby shoes, never worn”), and soon after the Six-Word Memoir became one of the hottest trends on the web. Bring your memoir to the Six-Word Memoir Slam—prizes will be awarded to audience favorites!
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Reading | Ten Years Later: A Granta Conversation


To mark the publication of Granta 116: Ten Years Later, which looks at the world has changed since 9/11, contributors Phil Klay and Madison Smartt Bell (Granta Best Young American Novelist and author of The Color Of Night) will read from their recent work, and discuss themes of violence, war, the desert, and homecoming.
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Other | Thrashin' Week with World-Class Skateboarders


The biggest names in action sports unveil a 30-foot mini ramp for the debut of Thrashin' Week. World-class skateboarders including Billy Rohan, Nolan Lee, Quim Cardona, Luis Tolentino, Danny Falla, Taji Ameen, Leo Gutman, Willy Akers, Dave Willis, Curtis Rapp, Ron Deily, Kevin Tierney, and many more will ride during live performances each night from some of today's hottest musical acts such as Motion City Soundtrack, Mick Boogie, Ninjasonik, Penguin Prison, Xaphoon Jones of Chiddy Bang, London Souls, Jeffrey Tonnesen, Terry Urban and more. There will also be skate clinics and contests throughout the week alongside a variety of notable athletes.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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