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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on September 9, 2014?

57 free events take place on Tuesday, September 9 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 9 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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57 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Tuesday, September 9, 2014

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Workshop | Park Tai Chi


Tai Chi and Eternal Spring are instructed by members of the Tai Chi Chuan Center for all ages and experience levels. Classes are rain or shine.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 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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Performance | Be in the Audience of The Meredith Vieira Show


The new show will feature celebrity guests, interactive games and human interest stories.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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City Walk | Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn Heights and Dumbo Tour


City Hall Park, Broadway, New York, NY, United States (map) DescriptionFree Tours by Foot is partnering with Visit New York Tours in offering a tour of the Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn Heights and Dumbo. This is a 3-hour tour that begins with a walk over the Brooklyn Bridge, an icon of New York City for over 125 years, with spectacular views of Manhattan and Brooklyn. The tour then moves on to a stroll of Brooklyn Heights, America’s and New York City’s first suburb. The tour then explores the neighborhood DUMBO before ending at the Fulton Ferry landing.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Tour | Bushwick Graffiti and Street Art Tour


New York City is a mecca for graffiti and street art, making it a very attractive playground for artists from around the world. Bushwick, in a working class district on the north side of Brooklyn adjacent to Williamsburg, has been attracting artists for some time now. The neighborhood has a fair collection of art studios and galleries, but it’s Bushwick’s industrial landscape that’s attracting the street artist. If you came looking for 1960′s Greenwich Village, you’ll find something brewing in Bushwick.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Tour | Midtown Manhattan Tour


Arguably the world's most valuable, busiest and most crowded pieces of real estate, Midtown Manhattan is what most visitors think of when they think of New York City. Home to some of the city's most iconic architecture, from Gothic to Post-Modern and from Beaux-Arts to Art Deco (lots of Art Deco). it's not difficult to understand why. But just behind the massive facades, lie facinating histories just waiting to be unveiled.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Festival | Motorexpo 2014


Motorexpo returns to for their 7th annual event, transforming New York’s premier business district with a free-to-visit display of the latest vehicles.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Workshop | Park Yoga


Downward dog under the trees with YogaWorks instructor Heather Seagraves, whose classes are spirited and dynamic, fun and strenghtening. Mats are provided by Athleta.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Tour | SoHo, Little Italy & Chinatown Tour


You've seen the iconic skyscrapers, attended a Broadway show, visited Lady Liberty and relaxed in Central Park. Looking for a little more of the Big Apple? Maybe it's time to visit some of Manhattan's oldest and most enchanting historic districts. Take a relaxing stroll through SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Workshop | Board Game Social


Join an all-new weekly Game Social to meet up with like-minded players interested in the same games as you. The Board Game Social features games in their classic form with a board, special pieces and a little bit of competition. Try classics like Sorry, Clue, Monopoly, or Life.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 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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12:00 pm
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Park Walk | North Woods Tour


View tumbling cascades, rustic bridges, and picturesque pools in the "Manhattan Adirondacks." Route involves many hills and stairs. 75 minutes.
   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 | Piano in the Park: Kuni Mikami


Born in Tokyo, Japan, Kuni came to the United States in 1975, studied with Barry Harris and Norman Simmons. He continues to play for many of the top big-bands around including: the Lionel Hampton Orchestra; Duke Ellington; Cab Calloway; Illinois Jacquet; and George Gee Orchestra.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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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: 1:00pm, 2:00pm.
   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.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Tour | Alternative New York Tour


Time to learn about the other New York City; the city that nurtured political, cultural and intellectual revolutions. The city that gave birth to punk rock, the beat poets and graffiti. The city that has survived two centuries of mass riots, crime and corruption, murder and mayhem. The city that has flourished in spite of economic and social hardship.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Tour | Greenwich Village Neighborhood 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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Performance | Be in the Audience of The Meredith Vieira Show


The new show will feature celebrity guests, interactive games and human interest stories.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Staged Reading | Play Reading: Paris Through the Window by Charles Osborne and Leo Hurley


A historical fantasy about Paris during World War I and the healing power of art. It tells the story behind the eponymous Marc Chagall painting, and how World War I poet Alan Seeger met his “rendezvous with death.”
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Film | Phil Alden Robinson's The Angriest Man in Brooklyn (2013): 90 Minutes to Say Goodbye


Starring: Robin Williams, Mila Kunis, Melissa Leo. A curmudgeonly man is mistakenly told that he has 90 minutes to live by his doctor and promptly sets out to reconcile with his wife, brother and friends in the short time he believes he has left. 83 minutes
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Other | Art-A-Porter: A Fusion of Fashion, Theater, Performance and Visual Art


Art-A- Porter is a group show that highlights a fusion of fashion, theater, performance and visual art. More movement than museum and using the body as a canvas, Art-A-Porter showcases new ideas coming from the city’s avant-garde scene. Various in output, diverse in influence, unique in articulation, each of the artists participating in the show epitomize the groundbreaking innovation thriving in today’s underground culture.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:30 pm
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Workshop | Book Group: The Yellow Birds by Kevin Powers


Get the neighborhood read. Join the lively discussion.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:30 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!
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5:30 pm
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Forum | Architecture and Diplomacy: Transatlantic Approaches


The architecture of embassies, from their public spaces to their security apparatus and art selection, creates cultural diplomacy through design. Yet as diplomatic needs change over time, how have these buildings' functions and the messages they impart responded to the demands of both security and diplomacy? The presentations and panels of professionals in architecture, history, and government explore the architecture of diplomacy" across the transatlantic. A reception and an exhibition of Columbia architecture students' works will follow the event.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Workshop | Citizen Cartography: Building a Virtual Atlas of New York


Help NYPL build the geospatial library of the future! This workshop will get you oriented with the set of tools the Library has developed that enables librarians and the general public to add valuable geographic context to old maps by overlaying digital images of historical maps onto a contemporary digital map through a process called georectification, or "warping" maps. This means overlaying digital images of historic maps onto a contemporary digital map (similar to Google Maps), transforming them into tiles of a virtual atlas.
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Exhibition: Rite of Passage: The Early Years of Vienna Actionism, 1960–1966


A selection of early works by Vienna Actionists Günter Brus, Otto Muehl, Hermann Nitsch, and Rudolf Schwarzkogler. 'RITE OF PASSAGE: The Early Years of Vienna Actionism, 1960 – 1966' is the first major New York City exhibition to explore, through rare paintings, collages, and photographs, the emergence of a critical 20th-century avant-garde movement.
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Opening Reception | Exhibition: The Masters Series: Tom Geismar


The 26th annual Masters Series Award and Exhibition honors graphic design legend Tom Geismar. This exhibition marks the first retrospective of the designer’s work to feature his groundbreaking logos, graphics and exhibition designs as well as personal works, books and student projects from his own collection.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Tour | Historical Bloomingdale Walking Tour


Neighborhood tour led by Jim Mackin.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Workshop | Optimizing Your Budget and Cash Flow


Learn how to analyze the money you make and spend to create and live within a budget.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Workshop | Scrabble Game Social


The Scrabble Game Social brings together the park's wordsmiths in pursuit of Scrabble bingos, and high scoring tiles. If you go wild for words, this one's for you! Please note, they have 2 Scrabble sets, so plan to meet new people when you come to play.
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Opening Reception | Video: Marcel Dzama's Une Danse des Bouffons (A Jester's Dance)


The exhibition will mark the United States debut of the artist’s latest film Une danse des bouffons (or A jester’s dance), which will be shown alongside related two- and three-dimensional work. Commissioned by the Toronto International Film Festival and first shown at the Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art in Toronto (2013), the film was recently part of Hollow Laughter, the artist’s solo exhibition at Kunstmuseum Thun in Switzerland (2014).
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Author Reading | David Levi Strauss discusses his book Words Not Spent Today Buy Smaller Images Tomorrow


In the course of twenty-five essays, Strauss explores photography’s changing role as a tool of evidence and conscience as we move into a post-photographic era.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Slide Lecture | Elizabeth Greenspan discusses her book Battle for Ground Zero: Inside the Political Struggle to Rebuild the World Trade Center


Greenspan, a writer and urban anthropologist currently teaching at Harvard University, gives this illustrated lecture which explores the rebuilding of the World Trade Center site and the controversies that embroiled it, robbing the country of the closure it so desperately sought.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Park Walk | Guided Walking Tour: The High Line


Hear the story behind New York City’s park in the sky. Weekly Guided Walking Tours are free hour-long tours led by High Line Docents, knowledgeable volunteer guides who offer you an insider’s perspective on the park’s history, design, and landscape.
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6:30 pm
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Poetry Reading | 4 poets read their work


Featuring the poets of Poets & Writers: Rich Villar, T'ai Freedom Ford, Kamilah Aisha Moon, and Tung-Hui Hu.
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Book Discussion | Book Group: Behind the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine Boo


Join the non-fiction book group in their discussion. Please read the book first.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Lecture | Curator's Talk: Alison Zavos


A lecture by photography curator and editor in chief of Feature Shoot Alison Zavos.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Film | Documentary: Carlos Carcas' Old Man Bebo (2008)


A documentary featuring Bebo Valdés, Chucho Valdés, the Valdés families, Omara Portuondo, Pío Leyva, Israel López "Cachao," Guillermo Álvarez Guedes, Paquito D'Rivera, Fernando Trueba, Cesar Portillo De La Luz, Ángel Díaz, Leonardo Acosta. Preceded by a brief introduction by Ned Sublette and followed by a brief Q&A. 111 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
$10 suggested donation

Opening Reception | Exhibition: Post-Speculation, Act I


For twelve days, the art collective HOWDOYOUSAYYAMINAFRICAN? will occupy the space in order to launch thewayblackmachine.net (2014), an internet archive of activism around black embodi­ment inspired by The Wayback Machine (web.archive.org). Addressing contemporary conditions such as police bru­tality, American-funded international violence, and the ways that memes and hashtags collapse and make legible such threats to personhood, the collective's conceptual and spatial intervention uses the gallery itself as a medium that extends onto the street.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Dance Performance | Experiments in Dance


A program of non-curated shared showings of experimentation and work-in-progress, for artists at all stages of their development. The events are centered around an audience discussion moderated by a Movement Research Artist-in-Residence or an occasional guest, where we will experiment with different feedback methods to support and inform the artists’ process. With: Ivy Baldwin, Maryanne Chaney, Marc Crousillat, Phoebe Morris
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7:00 pm
$3 suggested donation

Author Reading | Joseph O'Neill reads from his book The Dog


The author of Netherland returns with this eagerly awaited, stunningly different new novel: a tale of alienation and heartbreak in Dubai.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Film | Korean Film: Jong-bin Yun’s Kundo: Age of the Rampant (2014)


A period action film centered on a militia group who turn against an unjust nobility. 137 min.
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Author Reading | Nicky Hilton discusses her book 365 Style with Paris Hilton


From red carpets to runways to front row at fashion week, designer and muse Nicky Hilton has earned her reputation as a style icon. She shares her types and techniques for any budget in her new book.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Reading | Pen Parentis Literary Salon


The twelfth Pen Parentis Literary Salon season will launch with a fantastic evening of readings by three critically acclaimed authors: Julia Fierro, author of Cutting Teeth, David Gilbert, author of the nationally bestselling novel & Sons, and Mira Jacob, author of The Sleepwalker's Guide to Dancing.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Talk | Photographer Rosalind Solomon discusses her latest book Them


Them documents life in Israel and the West Bank in 2010–2011, with curator and writer Charlotte Cotton.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
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Staged Reading | Play Reading: Paris Through the Window by Charles Osborne and Leo Hurley


A historical fantasy about Paris during World War I and the healing power of art. It tells the story behind the eponymous Marc Chagall painting, and how World War I poet Alan Seeger met his “rendezvous with death.”
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7:00 pm
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Book Signing | Senator Kirsten Gillibrand signs copies of her book Off the Sidelines


Fourteen years before Kirsten Gillibrand succeeded Hillary Rodham Clinton as senator from New York, she heard her future mentor say these life-changing words: “Decisions are being made every day in Washington, and if you are not part of those decisions, you might not like what they decide, and you’ll have no one to blame but yourself.”
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
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Author Reading | Sigrid MacRae reads from her book A World Elsewhere: An American Woman in Wartime Germany


Coauthor of Alliance of Enemies, Sigrid MacRae, shares with us the story of her mother, the father she never knew and their intercontinental love affair in her new memoir.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Discussion | Songwriters Hall Of Fame Master Sessions: John Sebastian of The Lovin' Spoonful and Feliz Cavaliere of The Rascals


Legendary songwriters and performers Felix Cavaliere (The Rascals) and John Sebastian (The Lovin’ Spoonful) in conversation with Phil Galdston, Songwriter-in-Residence.
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Tour | 9/11 Memorial and Brooklyn Bridge Night Tour


A renaissance is taking place on the southern tip of Manhattan Island. Since the terrorist attacks of September 11th 2001, a concerted effort has been undertaken to redevelop this part of the city, with the redevelopment of the World Trade Center and the construction of the National September 11th Memorial and Museum. And from twilight into the night is the right time to pay a visit to this part of New York City. From the Memorial to the Woolworth Building, City Hall to the Brooklyn Bridge, some of the your most memorable experiences in the city await you.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Workshop | Journey to the Stars


The Amateur Astronomers Association of NY will guide your eyes across the sky as you discover the wonders of the universe.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Concert | New Amsterdam Summer Orchestra performs all-Mozart program


Program: Mozart Overture to La finta giardiniera Mozart Sinfonia Concertante Mozart Symphony No. 40 in g minor Conductor: Yuga Cohler Soloists: Katarzyna Bryla, Violin; Elzbieta Weyman, Viola
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7:30 pm
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Workshop | Stargazing in the Park


You don’t have to leave New York City to see the stars. Gaze at the stars, planets, and moon through the high-powered telescopes of the Amateur Astronomers Association, and chat with the experts about the sights you see.
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Concert | The Jörg Leichtfried Project


In 2012 during a study period in NYC, Austrian pianist and composer Jörg Leichtfried founded the quartet with NYC-based Austrian improvisers that would become the Jörg Leichtfried Project. Playing Leichtfried’s original compositions, this quartet brings together some of the most creative improvisers of the younger generation in Austria and NYC.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Workshop | Intro Class: Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction


With: Amy Gross. Learning to be mindful — to pay attention in the moment without resistance or judgment - can shift the course of our lives. Instead of being driven by our fears and hopes, we learn how to listen to ourselves and others, to pause and respond wisely. In this course you will practice MBSR’s tools for living: the body scan, sitting meditation, mindful yoga and walking meditation, all of which increase self-awareness and empathy, connect us to our intuition, weaken unwholesome mental habits and replace struggle and stress with ease and relaxation.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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