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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on September 27, 2013?

49 free events take place on Friday, September 27 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 27 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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49 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Friday, September 27, 2013

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Workshop | Tai Chi in the Park


Increase physical balance, strength, and mental focus. Learn the ancient Chinese martial art with expert Alex Hing. No experience is necessary. Hing also teaches Tai Chi at the China Institute and Sacred Sounds Yoga. He has practiced martial arts for over 30 years in San Francisco and New York City, including 10 years with Tai Chi grand master William C. C. Chen.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:30 am
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Tour | All-in-One Downtown Tour


This tour utilizes your feet and the New York City Subway* to transport you from Lower Manhattan, the birthplace of New York, through Wall St and the Financial District, Greenwich Village, SoHo, Chinatown and Midtown Manhattan. There will be ample opportunities for memorable pictures. You'll get the chance to savor NY's best pizza and cannoli and other treats, learn how to play NY handball, maybe bargain with a shopkeeper in Chinatown, observe a game of street chess in Greenwich Village, people watch and window shop in SoHo, and kick back on the Highline Park. Along the way, you'll master the subway and learn about New York's Finest!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Workshop | Catch and Release Fishing


Grab a pole and relax on the Harlem Meer while you wait for a bite from one of the many species of fish that live in its diverse aquatic ecosystem! Poles available to borrow; must release fish after catching them. Free for families and individuals; groups larger than 5 must reserve at least 2 weeks in advance. Adult with photo I.D. must accompany all children.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Tour | Lower Manhattan Tour


It is here, as much as anywhere, where American history started. It's where the first US Congress assembled and produced the Bill of Rights and where President George Washington took his first oath of office. It's here where the world's most important stock exchange and one of the most famous bridges stand. And it is here where an unspeakable tragedy took place and where a rebirth is underway.
   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.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
$6

Workshop | Park Pétanque


Learn to play pétanque, the popular European game anchored in precision, patience, and camaraderie from members of La Boule New Yorkaise, NYC’s championship-winning club.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Fair | Street Fair


   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 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. Learn why Federal Reserve has "Federal" in its name, while it's a private bank, not Federal at all. Congressman Ron Paul considers the Federal Reserve "both corrupt and unconstitutional" Tour times: 11:15 a.m., 12:00 p.m., 1:15 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 3:15 p.m., and 4:00 p.m.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:15 am
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Book Signing | John Densmore, drummer for The Doors, signs copies of his book The Doors Unhinged


The true story of the court case that put Jim Morrison’s legacy on trial and divided the former band mates in half, with Ray Manzarek and Robby Krieger on one side, and John Densmore and the estate of Jim Morrison on the other.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Concert | Bach at Noon


The keyboard works of Bach offered in 30-minute meditations by Patrick Allen, organist and master of choristers, and Phillip Lamb, organ scholar.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:20 pm
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Concert | Broadway on the Hudson


This free outdoor concert will feature performances from nearly a dozen Broadway shows, including: ANNIE, CHICAGO, FIRST DATE THE MUSICAL, NEWSIES, THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, PIPPIN, RODGERS + HAMMERSTEIN’S CINDERELLA, ROCK OF AGES, SPIDER-MAN TURN OFF THE DARK Rain or shine.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Concert | Daryl Sherman, Internationally Renowned Waldorf-Astoria Pianist


Equally at home in the world of jazz and cabaret, singer/pianist Daryl Sherman is internationally acclaimed for a stellar 14-year run at the Waldorf-Astoria where she played Cole Porter's Steinway. Sherman has performed at The Algonquin's Oak Room, being touted "someone who fits the room like Derek Jeter fits the Yankees" (Village Voice).
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Lecture | Empire and Intelligence from the Russian Empire to NATO in Afghanistan


This talk will be on the evolution of the intelligence system in the Russian Empire along with a comparison with the evolution in the British Empire. It will conclude with discussion of NATO efforts to build "imperial intelligence" in Afghanistan. Dr. Kristian Gustafson, the lecturer, is the deputy Director of the Brunel University Centre for Intelligence and Security Studies in London, UK, and is the Director of their very successful MA in Intelligence and Security Studies.
   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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Dance Performance | 2013 Dumbo Dance Festival


A 3-day dance extravaganza! Presenting 116 companies with over 450 performing artists from throughout the United States, South America, Italy, Canada, Korea, Japan and Germany. A multi-disciplinary celebration of dance, this year’s festival features the freshest & most original dancemakers. Audiences will be able to enjoy up to 8 different companies every hour!
   New York City, NY; NYC
1:00 pm
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Film | Brad Anderson's The Call (2013): Danger on the Line


Starring Halle Berry, Abigail Breslin, Eriko Hatsune. When a veteran 911 operator takes a life-altering call from a teenage girl who has just been abducted, she realizes that she must confront a killer from her past in order to save the girl's life. 88 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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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.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Workshop | Learn Fencing in the Park


Take a stab at the modern sport of fencing with masters from Manhattan Fencing Center. No prior experience needed and equipment is provided.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Workshop | Learn Juggling in the Park


Test your coordination and dexterity with free juggling lessons in the park. All skill levels are welcome to join in the fun. Equipment is provided. Lessons are weather permitting. You'll be surprised that Alex and Jordan can often be found outside tossing pins in the snow!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Film | Robert Benton's The Human Stain (2003): Academic Drama


Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Nicole Kidman, Ed Harris. When a disgraced former college professor has a romance with a mysterious younger woman haunted by her dark twisted past, he is forced to confront a shocking secret about his own life that he has kept secret for 50 years. 106 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Tour | US Customs House Building Tour


A Museum Ambassador provides a 45-minute in-depth look at the unique architecture and design of the Alexander Hamilton Customs House.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Lecture | Treasures and Curiosities from the Royal Library, Windsor Castle


The Royal Library, because of its great range of fascinating objects associated with British history and the Royal family, is often shown by the Queen to her guests at Windsor Castle. As the Library is closed to the public, this lecture replicates a tour of the Library similar to that experienced by the Queen's guests, thus constituting a rare opportunity to see its rooms and treasures. Speaker Oliver Everett is Librarian Emeritus of the Royal Library, Windsor Castle. He was Librarian there and Assistant Keeper of the Royal Archives from 1985 to 2002.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:15 pm
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Film | Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby (2013): Vast Carelessness of the Rich


With Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan, Isla Fisher. Nick Carraway, a Midwesterner now living on Long Island, finds himself fascinated by the mysterious past and lavish lifestyle of his neighbor, Jay Gatsby. He is drawn into Gatsby's circle, becoming a witness to obsession and tragedy. 142 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:30 pm
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Tour | Greenwich Village Tour


Greenwich Village is among Manhattan's most desirable and expensive residential neighborhoods. It's history, however, betrays it's monied status. The Village, with it's quiet, shaded streets, lined with lovely brick and brownstone townhouses, was once the incubating ground of artistic, social and political movements that have helped shape US history. From the Beats to the Folk Movement, from workers rights to gay rights, the Village has often been the center of it all.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Tour | Harlem Tour


Although world famous, Harlem may be New York's best kept secret with some of the city's best architecture, food, music and people. Harlem's history is also one of the city's most dramatic, having gone through many ethnic, cultural and socioeconomic changes over the past roughly 400 years, which have resulted in a diverse array of places of worship, theaters, homes and eating establishments.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Discussion | Memories of Indochina: Panel Discussion and Film Screening


Although colonial situations and wars of independence have attracted considerable attention, both public and scholarly, the French colonization of Indochina and the First Indochina War have been largely ignored. This event brings together a documentary filmmaker and scholars of Indochina and its plural memories, in France, the U.S. and Vietnam.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Film | Richard Linklater's Oscar-Nominated Before Sunset (2004): Ex-Lovers Meet Again


With Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy, Vernon Dobtcheff. It's nine years after Jesse and Celine first met; now, they encounter one another on the French leg of Jesse's book tour. 80 Minutes.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Poetry Reading | Tadeusz Dąbrowski reads from his book Black Square


A reading by up-and-coming Polish poet Tadeusz Dąbrowski. His collection of his poems Black Square is available in English from Zephyr Press in versions by award-winning translator Antonia Lloyd-Jones.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Lecture | A Forgotten Master: Romantic Composer Louis Spohr


Professor Susan Owen-Leinert will give a lecture presentation with musical examples.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:30 pm
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Symposium | What Translation Means


Participants: Esther Allen, Susan Bernofsky, Peter Cole, Jason Grunebaum, Christi A. Merrill, Richard Sieburth, Rosanna Warren, Eliot Weinberger. What does it mean to translate, be translated (or not), read a translation, be read in translation? This symposium convenes two panels as prisms through which to ponder the dense literary, political and cultural questions that the reinvention of texts through the medium of a new language entrains.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:30 pm
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Author Reading | Guthrie P. Ramsey, Jr. reads from his book The Amazing Bud Powell: Black Genius, Jazz History, and the Challenge of Bebop


The presentation will comprise a reading by Guthrie P. Ramsey, Jr. from his new book. The reading will be followed by a discussion of jazz, Afro-modernism and mental health, topics linked to the life and career of Bud Powell. Joining him for the discussion will Professor Alondra Nelson and Kellie Jones.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Master Class | Brass Faculty Recital & Master Class


With: Ann Ellsworth, horn.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Poetry Reading | Poets Kazim Ali and Srikanth Reddy read their work


“Sky Ward” (Wesleyan University Press, 2013) is Kazim Ali’s third book of poetry. Srikanth Reddy is most recently the author of “Voyager” (University of California Press, 2011). With an introductory reading by April Naoko Heck (“A Nuclear Family,” UpSet Press, 2013).
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Conference | Ticket 2 Bollywood: Cinema Beyond Boundaries


An insider’s view of filmmaking in Bollywood and New York City. Over three days of panels, workshops and receptions, some of today’s hottest writers, directors, actors and composers recount lessons learned, discuss professional best practices and forecast changes for filmmaking globally. This being the centennial year of Indian film, panelists will reflect on the history and triumphs of Subcontinent cinema. Other highlights include a panel on practical advice from Western filmmaking professionals on production in New York City. Additional topics include screenwriting trends, coproduction opportunities and international film financing. Bringing together professionals from two of the world’s largest filmmaking communities, the event is also a networking opportunity for aspiring and established talent.
   New York City, NY; NYC
5:00 pm
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Park Walk | Central Park Sunset Tour


Join Free Tours by Foot as they stroll through the park and tell the epic story of New York's green oasis. Once described as the lungs of the city, Central Park brings a breath of fresh air to New York's crowded urban terrain. What started out as the rocky and desolate northern fringes of a rapidly expanding city is today amongst the world's most famous and beloved public parks. Originally intended to bring people of all walks of life together -- a people's park -- Central Park lives up to it's original designs. With over 843 acres of meadows, hills, ball fields and bodies of water, it's impossible not to find something to enjoy in Central Park.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Park Walk | The High Line Sunset Tour


The area around the High Line Park was a vital business district of New York City, supplying fresh fruits, French Cheeses and Russian caviar as well as fresh meats to City markets. The hustle and bustle of the streets induced the City to elevate the railroad trains delivering goods to the commercial buildings. When interstate truck traffic made the railway outdated, it fell into ruin, only to be regenerated as a park.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:30 pm
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Festival | The DUMBO Arts Festival


The DUMBO Arts Festival is a feast for the senses that attracts 200,000 visitors over 3 days with the participation of over 500 artists from a variety of disciplines, 100 studios, 50 galleries and stages and 100 programming partners.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Forum | The Founding of the Food Network: A 20-Year Retrospective


On September 27, 1993, the Food Network began broadcasting old cookery tapes. It wouldn’t start live broadcasts for another two months, and when it did, there were not many viewers. From these modest beginnings, the Food Network has grown into one of America’s most successful cable network channel and in process, it has engendered hundreds of other food and cooking shows on cable and broadcast networks, and its culinary competitions have converted food into a spectator sport. Come join the founders of the Food Network who will discuss those fragile early months and join with us in celebrating the beginning of the network that changed the way America eats. Speakers include Reese Schoenfeld, co-founder of CNN and the first president of The Food Network; Joe Langhan, formerly an executive at Colony Communications and currently president, Media Program Network; Pat O'Gorman, lead producer, TVFN; and Allen Salkin, author of From Scratch: Inside the Food Network. Moderated by Andrew F. Smith, faculty member of the Food Studies Program.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Lecture | The Politics of Film


This lecture will explore the definition of "film" in contemporary global technical culture, discussing the full-length feature and its relationship to its context, its impact on politics and culture both nationally and internationally, commercial "Hollywood" film and its involvement in global and local cultural, political and economic changes, and the way that the YouTube film, embedded in social networks like Facebook and Twitter, has become the medium that has the most immediate and accessible global impact. Jerry Levitan will be discussing the increasing function of film as a major catalyst for social change, both good and bad. Excerpts and stills from films will be screened.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Conference | Urban Convergences


Following hard-won liberation struggles against various forms of colonialism, India, Brazil, and South Africa have now emerged as power players on the global stage. While their governments are imbued with the history and rhetoric of past left movements, these countries’ major cities are spaces of contestation, pitting the need for universal housing, water and electricity access and employment against the realities of global austerity in the neoliberal age. This tension is brought closer to home through mega events such as Brazil’s upcoming World Cup (2014) and Olympics (2016), as well as South Africa’s World Cup (2010) and India’s Commonwealth Games (2010). These events seek to transform urban centers of the Global South into cosmopolitan world cities, at the expense of retracting public spaces and services, displacing hundreds of thousands, and further marginalizing the urban poor. How do left governments in these countries address the contradiction of fighting for social justice in a neoliberal world? Urban Convergences will take this framework as an opening for a series of discussions on how activists, government actors, and academics are confronting these new realities for a vision of a socially just city in the 21st century.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Performance | Black Ship, an All-Star International Multimedia Collective


Black Ship reimagines space through sound, architecture, scent, and the visual arts. These new environments engage audiences to identify with all aspects of their surroundings by curation that stimulates and provokes multi-sensory satisfaction. Black Ship moments allows for a non-fragmented experience of the arts, breaking away from the current gallery/museum model and moving towards an integrated immersion of the viewer. Featuring cellist Jeffrey Zeigler and LISTEN, QUIET, an installation by S. Katy Tucker. You can also experience Black Ship member Cristina de Meddel's singular exhibit "Afrnoauts" (seen above) which is not to be missed! Music by MOHAMMED FAIROUZ, PAOLA PRESTINI, FELIPE PEREZ SANTIAGO, JOHN ZORN.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:30 pm
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Lecture | Strategic Dilettantism and the Question of Knowledge in the Arts


Uwe Wirth and Oswald Egger will speak. Think Today, Done Tomorrow (Heute denken, morgen fertig): Since the end of the eighteenth century, genius (Genius), knowledge (Kenntnis), and skill (Fertigkeit) have been used to distinguish the "true artist." The first requirement of art, genius, either exists at birth (i.e., naturally) or it doesn’t, whereas the other two, knowledge and skill, can be learned and refined through practice. Aided by Goethe and Schiller, the embrace of these requirements was accompanied by a rejection of those art practitioners who, in an emphatic sense, aren’t "true artists," but nonetheless participate in artistry: the art enthusiasts, the amateurs, the so-called dilettanti.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Concert | The Ship of Tolerance, a Concert and a Spectacular Installation by World-Famous Russian-American Artists Ilya and Emilia Kabakov


The Ship of Tolerance concert is by young musicians and dancers from New York, Moscow and Havana. Cuban dancers will mix with Russian balalayka players and incredible classical musicians from La Guardia School of Music.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Concert | Brass Gardens Quintet performs Scott Joplin and Leonard Bernstein


The program will open with graceful consort music from the Elizabethan era and joyful Venetian canzoni from the 17th century. The quintet will then perform several selections by Eric Ewazen, an American composer and Juilliard professor known for writing tonal music rooted in Romanticism. Scott Joplin’s rags are sure to be familiar crowd-pleasers, along with Leonard Bernstein’s West Side Story Suite, which completes the program. The brass quintet includes hornist Patrick Pridemore, trumpeter Carl Albach, trumpeter John Dent, trombonist Michael Powell, and bass trombonist John Rojak.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
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Film | Melvin Van Peebles' Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971): Blaxploitation Classic


After saving a Black Panther from some racist cops, a black male sex worker goes on the run from "the man" with the help of the community and some disillusioned Hells Angels. 97 min. Post-screening panel discussion.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
$10 suggested admission

Author Reading | Rachel Blythe Kodanaz reads from her book Living With Loss, One Day at a Time


Author, motivational speaker, grief consultant and facilitator Rachel Blythe Kodanaz shares insight from her latest book about coping with loss.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Jazz | Bloomingdale School of Music & Jazz at Lincoln Center Collaboration Concert


Bloomingdale School of Music will continue its partnership with Jazz at Lincoln Center in 2013-2014 to produce the Middle School Jazz Academy (MSJA). JALC and BSM will celebrate this endeavor with a kick-off concert. It will feature faculty members from MSJA and BSM, MSJA alumni, members of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, and special guest artists.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Concert | Brass Works by Shostakovich, Dvorak, Barber, and Others


Program: SHOSTAKOVICH (arr. Michael Allen) Concertino for Brass BARBER Mutations from Bach ALAN GILLILAND Dreaming of the Masters DVORÁK “Song to the Moon” from Rusalka GUNTHER SCHULLER Symphony for Brass and Percussion, op. 16 With: MSM Brass Orchestra
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:30 pm
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Staged Reading | Play Reading: Off the Rack by Riley Jones-Cohen


   New York City, NY; NYC
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