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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on September 7, 2024?

37 free events take place on Saturday, September 7 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 7 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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37 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Saturday, September 7, 2024

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Birdwatching | Intro to Birding in the Park


Are you curious about birding but don’t have much (or any) experience? NYC Bird Alliance's Tod Winston leads a relaxed fall stroll in the Park to go over birding basics and see sparrows, finches, woodpeckers, ducks, and more. Binoculars available upon request. 
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:30 am
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Workshop | Rooftop Yoga


Sputnik Yoga presents yoga sessions throughout the entire summer.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 am
Free

Tour | NYC Walking Tours: A Variety of Neighborhoods - Choose One Tour Or Many


These tours take place at various times. You can make reservations for as many tours as your schedule allows. See link for details: scroll down to find the daily scheduled tours at $4 (more expensive tours are listed on top). Daily tours may include: SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown Brooklyn Bridge Lower Manhattan Harlem Downtown Combined Greenwich Village Central Park Lower Manhattan Midtown Manhattan Graffiti and Street Art Tours
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:30 am
$4
10:00 am
Free

Fair | Art Show


50th Annual Art Show staged in one of the prettiest and peaceful waterside parks in New York City, the Art Show attracts over 100 regionally and nationally celebrated artists.
   New York City, NY; NYC
10:00 am
Free

Workshop | Drawing in the Park


Paint in watercolor or use pastels and other drawing materials to capture the magical vistas of the Hudson River and the unique landscape of the cove. An artist/educator will help participants of all levels with instruction and critique. Materials provided, and artists are encouraged to bring their own favorite media
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Dance Lesson | Moves with Limon Dance - Outdoors


Led by dancers from the world-renowned Limon Dance Company, this free modern dance class is open to all levels and ages. Join us Saturday mornings this summer and revel in the joy of dance!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Fair | Street Fair


Free fun for the whole family, including arts, crafts, antiques, plants, entertainment, games, and more.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Fair | Street Fair


Free fun for the whole family, including arts, crafts, antiques, plants, entertainment, games, and more.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Workshop | African Drumming Techniques


Rhythm and grooves fill the air at this Saturday morning drumming program. Follow the lead of professional drummers as they guide you through the pulsating beats of traditional African drumming techniques and methods. Drums provided, dancing welcome!
   New York City, NY; NYC
10:30 am
Free

Workshop | Chess Lecture and Simul with a Grandmaster - in the Park


Georgian American chess player Rusudan "Rusa" Goletiani holds the FIDE titles International Master and Woman Grandmaster. Goletiani won the Soviet Junior Championship for girls under 12 in 1990, when she was nine years old, and that same year, she was the Soviet representative in the World Youth Chess Tournament for Peace in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. In the 1990s, she was a three-time champion in her age category at the World Youth Chess Championship. After moving to the United States in 2000, she won the American Continental Women's Championship in 2003 and the U.S. Women's Chess Championship in 2005. At the 2008 Women's Chess Olympiad, held in Dresden, Goletiani won the bronze medal with the U.S. team and the individual silver on board three.
   New York City, NY; NYC
10:30 am
Free

Park Walk | Island Walking Tour


Look into the past of the Island and learn about its excit-ing trans-for-ma-tion and future. In this walk-ing tour led by volunteer guides, you'll explore the Island's historic district and new 43-acre park. Tours exam-ine how his-toric preser-va-tion, inno-v-a-tive design, and envi-ron-men-tal stew-ard-ship make the Island what it is today: one of the most unique pub-lic places in New York City. The tour route is approximately 1 mile on paved, wheelchair accessible paths. Comfortable walking shoes are recommended.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:45 am
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Opening Reception | 2 Photography Shows: Joanne Leonard / Brittany Nelson


A two-person exhibition of photographers Joanne Leonard and Brittany Nelson, which will be on view. This presentation will mark Leonard’s first exhibition with the gallery and Nelson’s second show with the gallery. Joanne Leonard’s photographs of interiors are celebrations and examinations of the cacophony of domestic settings and many of the now-obsolete technologies of the mid-twentieth century. Shot in the late 1970s and early 1980s, these kitchens, laundry rooms, and bedrooms are filled with the entanglements and jumbled ephemera of lived-in spaces – a sphere that is historically associated with the feminine domain. The images are subtly threaded with the hectic happiness of life and family, and yet they read as crowded, confining, and overwhelming. Leonard’s use of light, and her balance of rich blacks and greys, bring a softness to these images and add a loving caress of appreciation to the overlooked appliances and products of the quotidian. In contrast to these familiar and object-saturated interiors, Brittany Nelson’s photographs are otherworldly, with horizons expanding beyond our planetary borders. Nelson often turns to outer space in her work, employing it as a metaphor for queerness – exploring ideas of isolation and the need for human connection. The works on display in this presentation are from the Allen Telescope Array series, made while Nelson was in residency at the SETI Institute, an organization that is dedicated to searching for life in the universe. While there, she photographed the 42 antennas that compose SETI’s enormous telescope array, roaming the grounds alone at night with a medium-format camera and reversing the telescopes’ outward gaze by searching for them with a hand-held light source. The resulting photographs are at once shocking and soothing; while the enormous scale of the dishes is intimidating, their frontality and open presence imbue them with a sense of acceptance and even trust in the viewer, almost as if they were beings themselves.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Workshop | Learn Juggling in the Park


Get in a quick lesson, stay for the whole time, or just enjoy watching them put their skills to the test. They're a friendly group and open to drop-ins, even if you catch them outside of the regular juggling lessons. All skill levels welcome. Equipment is provided.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Workshop | Shape Up NYC Dance Fitness


Shape Up NYC offers free fitness classes to help New Yorkers get and stay fit.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Fair | Community Day Block Party


Come enjoy live music and performances by LES Creative People In Action, delicious free food and ice cream, fun games with prizes, creative arts and crafts with Abrons Arts Center, and more.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Workshop | Puzzle Meetups Outdoors


One of the most exciting new activities is Puzzle Meetups. Hosted by Puzzle People of NYC, these friendly sessions are open to participants of all ages and skill levels.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Park Walk | Island Walking Tour


Look into the past of the Island and learn about its excit-ing trans-for-ma-tion and future. In this walk-ing tour led by volunteer guides, you'll explore the Island's historic district and new 43-acre park. Tours exam-ine how his-toric preser-va-tion, inno-v-a-tive design, and envi-ron-men-tal stew-ard-ship make the Island what it is today: one of the most unique pub-lic places in New York City. The tour route is approximately 1 mile on paved, wheelchair accessible paths. Comfortable walking shoes are recommended.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:45 pm
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Book Discussion | Betting Against America: The Axis Powers' Views of the United States (online)


Why did Axis countries go to war against America? Given America's industrial base, what was the rationale that underpinned their decision? This new analysis by a seasoned intelligence officer, based mainly on German, Italian, and Japanese sources, offers a "red team exercise," taking the viewpoint of the leaders of the Axis powers, looking at the build up to their war against America, and the course of the war itself. It identifies the moments when their leaders realized America and its American-supplied Allies were going to beat them. With author Harry Yeide.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Gallery Talk | Artist Talk: Dreamscaping in a Fool's Paradise


Car­los Mateu, born and raised in Havana, Cuba, has been inspired by a rich cul­ture of art and music since child­hood. He stud­ied fine arts at the San Ale­jan­dro Nation­al Acad­e­my of Fine Art in Havana, and worked as an artist and design­er of inter­na­tion­al exhibitions. Since com­ing to the US in 1997, he has exhib­it­ed his art exten­sive­ly, and also works as a graph­ic design­er. He was com­mis­sioned to pro­duce a series of murals, paint­ings and logos for schools, pri­vate busi­ness and var­i­ous pop­u­lar restau­rants in NYC like Guan­tanam­era, Toloache, Cuba, Café Cor­ta­di­to, Havana ”Alma de Cuba,” and Agozár, etc. He calls his style geo­met­ric pop. His paint­ings fuse ele­ments of cubism with real­ism, using straight lines and per­spec­tive to cre­ate a geo­met­ric and three-dimen­sion­al effect, while sub­tly deform­ing the images. Intense col­ors of acrylic are applied in lay­ers like silkscreen, cre­at­ing clean and pre­cise divi­sions between tones, tex­tured fur­ther with oil pas­tel. His sub­ject mat­ter incor­po­rates sur­re­al­ism and mys­ti­cism to reflect the Afro Cuban life and reli­gions, mem­o­ries of Cuba, his life in the Unit­ed States and his own cre­ative per­spec­tive on the world around him.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Workshop | Contemporary Games Social - Outdoors


Play your favorite contemporary board games every Saturday afternoon. Featured games include but are not limited to Chameleon, Wavelength, Avalon, Parade, Splendor, Century Spice Road, Mountain Goats, No Thanks, Codenames, Werewords, Spyfall, Azul, Letter Jam, Dixit, In Kahootz, and Captain Sonar. A new game will be selected each week.
   New York City, NY; NYC
1:00 pm
Free

Jazz | Jazz by the Water


Cel-e-brate the past, present, and future of jazz music with Ray Blue Quin-tet, Whit-ney Marchelle Quin-tet, Nat Adder-ly Quin-tet, Ron-nie Bur-rage Quin-tet, Cindy Lou Robin-son & Her Blues Band, and an art dis-play ded-i-cat-ed to jazz.
   New York City, NY; NYC
1:00 pm
Free

Opening Reception | Evolution: Architecture and the Space We Share


This exhi­bi­tion explores the per­spec­tive of archi­tects and artists work­ing with archi­tec­tur­al ideas in or from Latin Amer­i­ca with inno­v­a­tive projects that address con­tem­po­rary chal­lenges like sus­tain­abil­i­ty, urban den­si­fi­ca­tion, and the preser­va­tion of cul­tur­al heritage.  Curat­ed by Oscar M. Caballero and fea­tur­ing select­ed works by indi­vid­u­als and col­lec­tives includ­ing Al Bor­de, Ale­jan­dro Munera, Asante Estu­dio, Ate­lier Gar­cía, C.L. Sal­varo, Ernesto Bautista, Dwight Por­to­car­rero, Gabriel Cor­rea, HW Stu­dio Archi­tects, Juliana Cor­rea, Nar­da Alvara­do, Nat­ur­al Mate­ri­als Lab, ORU, RA! Arqui­tec­tos, Rafael (Hikaru) Álvarez, Rodri­go Sas­si, and Ter­ri­to­r­i­al Empathy.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Film | Kimi (2022) with Zoe Kravitz


A tech worker with agoraphobia discovers recorded evidence of a violent crime, but is met with resistance when she tries to report it. Seeking justice, she must do the thing she fears the most: she must leave her apartment. Director: Steven Soderbergh Cast: Zoe Kravitz, Rita Wilson, Jaime Camil, India de Beaufort, Emily Kuroda, Byron Bowers, Derek DelGaudio, Betsy Brantley Zoe Kravitz is an American actress. She made her acting debut in the romantic comedy film No Reservations (2007). Her breakthrough came with portraying Angel Salvadore in the superhero film X-Men: First Class (2011), and she had further franchise roles in The Divergent Series (2014–2016) and the Fantastic Beasts film series (2016–2018).
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Concert | Chamber Music on the Water


A one hour performance (no intermission), including a Q & A session with the musicians. The program is announced at the performance.
   New York City, NY; NYC
2:00 pm
Free

Birdwatching | Island Birds Tour


Nearly 240 bird species have been spotted on the Island, which provides excellent habitat all year round. Whether you’re an expert birder or a beginner, these tours will help you discover all of the birdlife the island has to offer. Binoculars are available to borrow.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Tour | Urban Farm Tour


Discover a world of compost, organic gardening, and bees right in New York City. Tour the Urban Farm and learn about the organizations - including GrowNYC, The Bee Conservancy, and Earth Matter NY,  who are making the city a little greener.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Park Walk | Island Walking Tour


Look into the past of the Island and learn about its excit-ing trans-for-ma-tion and future. In this walk-ing tour led by volunteer guides, you'll explore the Island's historic district and new 43-acre park. Tours exam-ine how his-toric preser-va-tion, inno-v-a-tive design, and envi-ron-men-tal stew-ard-ship make the Island what it is today: one of the most unique pub-lic places in New York City. The tour route is approximately 1 mile on paved, wheelchair accessible paths. Comfortable walking shoes are recommended.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:45 pm
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Book Discussion | Babe in the Woods, or The Art of Getting Lost: Mother and Child Missing


A one-on-one conversation with Julie Heffernan to celebrate the release of herdebut graphic novel. “A stunning four-color graphic work of autofiction about a young mother who, lost overnight on a hike with her infant son, experiences an extraordinary journey of memory, remorse, and rebirth that offers her a new way of seeing for anyone who feels lost in the world.”
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Book Discussion | French Fantasy Author in Conversation


International bestselling authors Victor Dixen and Clarence A. Haynes as they discuss The Court of Shadows and The Court of Miracles, the first two installments in Dixen’s historical fantasy series Vampyria (trans. by Françoise Bui). Dixen and Haynes will also address how vampires are always relevant, from 19th century bloodsucking classics (Dracula, Carmilla) to the most recent exciting screen adaptations (Interview with The Vampire and Castlevania TV series). Louis XIV transformed from the Sun King into the King of Shadows when he embraced immortality and became the world’s first vampire. For the last three centuries, he has been ruling the kingdom from the decadent Court of Shadows in Versailles, demanding the blood of his subjects to sate his nobles’ thirst and maintain their loyalty. In the heart of rural France, commoner Jeanne Froidelac witnesses the king’s soldiers murder her family and learns of her parents’ role in a brewing rebellion involving the forbidden secrets of alchemy. To seek her revenge, Jeanne disguises herself as an aristocrat and enrolls in a prestigious school for aspiring courtiers. She soon finds herself at the doors of the palace of Versailles. But Jeanne, of course, is no aristocrat. She dreams not of court but of blood. The blood of a king.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Classical Music | Serene organ meditations in an intimate venue (In Person AND Online)


Enjoy a program of hymns, anthems, and voluntaries for the organ.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Amanda Ba: Developing Desire


Amanda Ba, born in Ohio from first generation Chinese American parents, has long been influenced by diasporic memories and her family heritage. In her latest works, Ba observes China from a different perspective, seeking to capture the country’s cultural consciousness and interrogate its formation. Developing Desire features new paintings, a three-channel video and her first foray into installation.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | At-Will Adaptation: A 3-Artist Show


Artists: Quan Wenfei, Echo Yan, Yang Shuai The three artists, working in various mediums such as sculpture, painting, drawing, printmaking, collage, woodwork, metalwork, glasswork, performance, among others, will create entirely new artworks using the gallery as their studio.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Concert | Korean Dance, Music, Fashion Show, and More!


Seoul's iconic character Hechi brings the beauty and excitement of Korean traditional art to New York The show features traditional dance, folk songs, gayageum byeongchang, percussion, a Hanbok fashion show, and a unique blend of Korean music and jazz. Experience the richness of Korea's cultural heritage and enjoy interactive activities like K-Beauty demonstrations. This event will be held simultaneously in English and Korean.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
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Concert | Canciones en Blanco y Negro: Traditional Argenitinian Ballads, American Classics, Latin Jazz and More


The Argentinian-born, Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter Juana Luna's omnivorous musical influences effortlessly span traditional Argentinian romantic ballads, tried-and-true hits of the American Songbook, coquettish samba, rousing boleros, and Latin jazz. Her lilting voice recalls great vocalists like Caetano Veloso and Magos Herrera. Luna celebrates the release of her sophomore album, Canciones en Blanco y Negro (Songs in Black and White), which she'll perform in its entirety. The culmination of two focused years of production and songwriting, Canciones tells a story of those who are driven by love. It's a record for those who may feel lost, but believe that's not such a bad thing. Luna presents these love stories alongside a band that features guitarists Asher Kurtz and Federico D?az, bassist Sebasti?n de Urquiza, a string quartet and very special guests. Expect additional original compositions, Latin folk classics and a few surprises.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:30 pm
Free

Performance | A Drag is Born: Award-Winning One-Man Show


In a twist of fate, a man is thrust into the spotlight for his drag debut. With advanced age, abundant body hair, and limited talents, he is an unlikely candidate. Clown, drag, mime, and magical realism fuel a colorful journey as he discovers it’s never too late to embrace your true self. A Drag Is Born is a nonverbal celebration of queer joy and discovery created and performed by Edu Díaz, a Fulbright-awarded artist from the Canary Islands. Directed by Rachel Resnik, the show has won multiple awards, including Best Solo Clown and Queerly Awards (NYC Fringe), Best Solo Show - Speciality (Orlando Fringe), and Best Solo Actor (Latin Alternative Theatre Awards).
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:30 pm
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Movie in a Park | Family Camp (2022): Dads Compete for Trophy


In this faith-based comedy, when two polar-opposite families are forced to camp together, the dads struggle to hold onto their families and marriages as they compete for the coveted camp trophy. Director: Brian Cates Stars: Tommy Woodard, Eddie James, Leigh-Allyn Baker 111 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 pm
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