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Workshop | Morning Tai Chi


Join Silvana Pizzuti to learn and practice Tai Chi, a slow moving martial art with health benefits for more all fitness levels. less
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 am
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Other | Daniel Canogar's Storming Times Square, a Public Intervention and Video Filming


Using methods of public intervention and video installation, Storming Times Square is born from a desire more to have viewers project themselves, literally and metaphorically, onto their immediate environments. The video display content will be the result of a public-participation performance. In the first phase of the project (July 24-27, 2014) the local Times Square community, distinguished New-yorkers and neighborhood pedestrians will be invited to crawl over a green-screen surface while being captured by an overhead video camera. The result is a dynamic video animation with both realistic and abstract forms that will be screened for Midnight Moment in Times Square (September 1-30, 2014). less
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9:00 am
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Park Walk | Nature Walk in the Park


The Park brings attention to its vital role in creating one of the scarcest resources in all of Manhattan more — wildlife habitat. Learn about the Park’s wildlife by joining experienced naturalists on guided nature walks along the Park’s esplanade. Please wear comfortable shoes and dress appropriately for the weather. Loud noises and barking tend to startle wildlife and reduce viewing opportunities - please be considerate and leave your dog at home. less
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9:00 am
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Tour | Brooklyn All-in-One Tour


Brooklyn is New York City’s largest and most populous borough. Once a separate city from New York, more Brooklyn still retains an independent streak and possesses an atmosphere quite unique from the island of Manhattan. And at roughly 70 square miles (180 sq. kilometers) it’s the city’s second largest borough. It’s so large, you could spend your whole trip to New York just here. If you want to get to know the Boogie Down, but you only have a short time to visit, then this is the Brooklyn tour for you. less
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Park Walk | Central Park Tour


Stroll through the park and tell the epic story of New York's green oasis. Once described as the lungs more 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 less
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Tour | Grand Central Terminal Tour


For nearly 100 years, the Beaux-Arts beauty known as Grand Central Terminal (a.k.a Station) has been more a testament to the ingenuity and ambition of a great city, impressing both travelers and visitors with it's wonderful architecture and pulsating vibe. It's history is a story of immense wealth, great engineering, a few accidents, a planned sabotage and one terrific ceiling, but most importantly a story of survival and rebirth. less
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Workshop | Kayaking on the Hudson


Join the Manhattan Community Boathouse for a paddle on the Hudson! Their free walk-up kayaking program more operates on a first-come, first-served basis and is suitable for people of all ages and athletic abilities. Kayaks, paddles, lifejackets and basic instructions are provided. All participants must sign a liability waiver and know how to swim. less
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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 more 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. less
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Fair | Street Fair


Free fun for the whole family, including arts, crafts, antiques, plants, entertainment, games, and more.
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Workshop | Vinyasa Yoga


Open to everyone. All skills levels welcome.
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Tour | Explore Castle Williams


Get some history in the round at the best-preserved circular fortification in the nation. Fantastic views more available from the roof. Tours of the roof every half hour, 11 AM till 5 PM. About 30 minutes. Tickets are available one hour before each tour begins, and may be picked up inside the Castle. less
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11:00 am
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Tour | Flatiron District Walking Tour


Join professional guides on a 90-minute journey through this vibrant neighborhood, viewing some of the more city’s most notable landmarks, including the New York Life Insurance Building, the MetLife Clock Tower, the Appellate Courthouse and the famous Flatiron Building. less
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Tour | Glen Island-to-The Bronx Walk


3-4 miles, easy pace, rest stops, some road walking. Walk around Glen Island in New Rochelle and stop more for a snack. After lunch, walk through Pelham back to the Bronx. Bring snacks & water, and save your appetite for an optional IHOP stop after the walk. Heavy rain or too hot may cancel, call to confirm. less
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11:00 am
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Tour | Historic Orchard Street Tour


Take a historical three-hour journey through the Lower East Side and explore some of the rich history more tracing the arrival of immigrants to modern times. less
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Tour | Secret Garden Tour


Although much of NYC is covered in concrete, there are over 500 beautiful nature retreats and secret more gardens with a lock and key to discover. Pam Fisher, founder of New 2 NY Tours, will lead you on a breath taking tour of some of the public and secret gardens starting in Greenwich Village to the West Village and ending in the East Village. Pam has the key to a very exclusive garden that is only open once a month. This is a tour you do not want to miss. less
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11:00 am
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Fair | Street Fair


Manhattan’s favorite artisan market is back for a fifth season of amazing vintage finds, artisan creations more and delicious local food. less
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Fair | Street Fair


Free fun for the whole family, including arts, crafts, antiques, plants, entertainment, games, and more.
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Tour | Experience Fort Jay: An Island Star


About 30 minutes. Fortify your mind! Tour one of the best examples of classic star-shaped fort design more anywhere in the country, including the oldest structure on the island. Tours on the hour. less
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12:00 pm
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Park Walk | Heart of the Park Tour


On this east-west walk you will see some of the Park's most well-known landmarks, including Conservatory more Water, Bethesda Terrace, the Lake, and Strawberry Fields. Route involves a few stairs. 90 minutes. less
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Tour | The Brooklyn Waterfront Tour


Join docents on a tour to learn about the history of the Brooklyn waterfront, sustainable design, and more how the park came to life. less
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Festival | A Great Day in Harlem


With an expected attendance of 40,000+, A Great Day in Harlem is a daylong family-oriented event. Participants more can enjoy an Outdoor Festival, Picnic, Fashion Show and Concerts, saluting Gospel, Dance, Theater, Latin, Rhythm & Blues and Jazz. There will also be arts & crafts, food from around the world, vendors, exhibitions, corporate exhibits, career recruitment and much more. less
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Workshop | Fishing in the Hudson River


Fishing in New York City? You bet! Each summer, the Park offers Big City Fishing to those eager to learn more how to fish and learn more about the Hudson River environment. Beyond learning how to fish, the program also provides participants with a first-hand opportunity to learn about river ecology and the many fish species that can be found in the river. Participants can drop in a line and relax, or engage with environmental educators on such topics such as water quality, fish biology and more. Rods, reels, bait and instruction are provided. less
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Gallery Talk | Gallery Tour: In a World of Their Own: Coney Island Photographs by Aaron Rose, 1961-1963


Join Sean Corcoran, the Museum’s Curator of Prints and Photographs, to discover what’s behind Aaron more Rose’s Coney Island photographs—each capturing beachgoers of all ages, ethnicities, and walks of life, while they remain in a zone of privacy. Also, learn about the Rose’s innovative use of early color technology. Free with admission. RSVP required. less
   New York City, NY; NYC
1:00 pm
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Gallery Talk | Gallery Tour: Material Histories: Artists in Residence 2013–14


Enjoy an interactive and informative tour led by a knowledgeable museum educator. Material Histories more is the most recent in a series of exhibitions featuring work of Kevin Beasley (b. 1985), Bethany Collins (b. 1984) and Abigail DeVille (b. 1981), three emerging artists who have been awarded eleven-month residencies at the museum. less
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Concert | globalFEST Festival: Banda de los Muertos / M.A.K.U. Soundsystem


Banda de los Muertos - Brooklyn jazz cats march to the beat of the oompah-ing heart of the Mexican state more of Sinaloa, known for its emotional and raucous brass band music. M.A.K.U. Soundsystem - Afro-Colombiana and electronic-tinged rock, street smarts, and immigrant beats join forces in this percussion-loving crew. less
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Screening | globalFEST Festival: Music-Related Films


1:00 pm - Brasslands, USA, 2013, 88min - A New York City brass band travels to a tiny Serbian village more to compete in the 50th anniversary of the world's largest trumpet competition. The first Americans to attend, Slavic Soul Party meet the Serbian champs and the tough competition from a Roma band, all with different reasons for wanting to win. 3:00 pm - The Last Song Before the War, US/Mali, 2013, 90min - The 2011 Festival in the Desert in Timbuktu draws musicians and audiences from all over the world. The film captures stunning performance and the concerns of the participants on the uncertain future as the Islamic militants threaten from north. Featuring Tinariwen, Khaïra Arby, Vieux Farka Touré, Tartit and more. 5:00 pm - Journey to Jah, Germany/Switzerland, 2013, 92min - Two European musicians find a new home in Jamaica after their separate searches for authenticity bring them to this politically and economically torn island. Gentleman from Germany and Alborosie from Italy thrive in the contradictions and connections they find in reggae rebel music that unites. less
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Tour | Lower East Side Artists’ Spaces and Galleries Tour


Urban art lovers and collectors are invited to explore inventive works and creative forms during this more guided tour through the Lower East Side’s artist community. less
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Tour | Visit the Arsenal District


About 30 minutes. Did you know that for decades, Governors Island housed not one, but two military bases? more Explore Governors Island's very own "heat-packing district" where the US Army managed munitions and arms during the 19th and 20th centuries. less
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Film | Alfred Hitchcock's Oscar-Nominated Vertigo (1958): Dizzying Suspense


Starring: James Stewart, Kim Novak, and Barbara Bel Geddes. A retired San Francisco detective suffering more from acrophobia investigates the strange activities of an old friend's wife, all the while becoming dangerously obsessed with her. 128 min. less
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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 more 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. less
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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, more 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. less
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Tour | Hike through History


About 90 minutes. See the whole history of the island in one go. Our most comprehensive program takes more you to nearly every highlight in the historic district. Visitors should be prepared to stand for a full 90 minutes and walk a distance of about 1.5 miles. less
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Performance | Laughter in the Park 2014


Laughter in the Park seeks to inspire New Yorkers through humor. They strive to provide laughter free more to New Yorkers on a consistent basis by producing comedy shows and events throughout the City's public venues - from its parks and piers to its streets and subways. less
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Dance Performance | Max Pollak RumbaTap


Max Pollak uses his whole body to produce Afro-Cuban beats with tap, body percussion, and vocals as the more rhythmic base for his one man "band." You're sure to want to join and tap along with him, a show not to be missed! less
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Tour | Midtown Manhattan Tour


Arguably the world's most valuable, busiest and most crowded pieces of real estate, Midtown Manhattan more 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. less
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Workshop | Crossfit Workout


Ditch the gym equipment and move your body the way it is supposed to be moved with Crossfit.
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Tour | Beachfront No More: Colonels' Row


About 30 minutes. Get to know the island's "dividing line" where officers meet enlisted men, natural more turf meets artificial soil, and old meets new. less
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Dance Performance | Rock Steady Crew 37th Anniversary Concert


Originally founded in 1977 in the Bronx by Jimmy D and Jojo, Rock Steady Crew has become one of the most more well-known and recognizable B-boy groups in the world. The pioneers and creators of break-dancing used dance battles as a means of recruitment to grow its talented team and gain national acclaim while touring throughout the world. Since its original generation of members, Rock Steady Crew has adapted all aspects of Hip-Hop, from DJ's to Emcee's, and from Writers to B-boys & B-girls. More recently, Rock Steady Crew received a VH1 Hip-Hop honors award, performed on ABC's, Dancing with the Stars, and also had CNN coverage of their 35th anniversary. less
   New York City, NY; NYC
3:00 pm
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Other | Daniel Canogar's Storming Times Square, a Public Intervention and Video Filming


Using methods of public intervention and video installation, Storming Times Square is born from a desire more to have viewers project themselves, literally and metaphorically, onto their immediate environments. The video display content will be the result of a public-participation performance. In the first phase of the project (July 24-27, 2014) the local Times Square community, distinguished New-yorkers and neighborhood pedestrians will be invited to crawl over a green-screen surface while being captured by an overhead video camera. The result is a dynamic video animation with both realistic and abstract forms that will be screened for Midnight Moment in Times Square (September 1-30, 2014). less
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Workshop | Zumba Workout


Zumba with the Dodge YMCA fuses Latin and world music with aerobic interval training to sculpt the body more and invigorate the soul. Fitness instructor Alma Bonilla’s classes are so much fun you’ll forget that you’re burning calories. less
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Concert | globalFEST Festival: BaianaSystem / Red Baraat / Emeline Michel / Emil Zrihan


BaianaSystem - The guitarra baiana, the little wonder guitar that powers Northeastern Brazil's carnival, more makes it big with this Bahian group's high-intensity balancing act between Afro-Brazilian roots, Jamaican dub, and hip hop. Red Baraat - The pioneering bhangra and brass band from Brooklyn, conceived by Sunny Jain, has drawn worldwide praise for its singular sound that merges hard driving North Indian bhangra rhythms with elements of jazz, go-go, brass funk, and hip-hop. Emeline Michel - The reigning queen of Haitian song, Emeline Michel is a captivating performer, versatile vocalist, and one of the premier songwriters of her generation, beloved for combining diverse styles like compas, twoubadou, and rara with social, political, and inspirational lyrics. ,br> Emil Zrihan - The spectacular Morocco-born, Israel-based countertenor marries Arabic mawal and Jewish cantorial music as he soars through Sephardic and Judeo-Andalusian songs with riveting passion and breathtaking improvisional flights. less
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Concert | globalFEST Festival: Charanjit Singh / DJ Ushka / Baiana Play Som / DJ Ripley


Charanjit Singh (New York Debut) - Anticipating the birth of acid house, a Bollywood keyboardist got more his hands on an 808 drum machine in 1982, making a brilliantly ahead-of-its-time cult album, the synthesizer-fueled Ragas to a Disco Beat. Finally recognized for his pioneering rethink of Indian music, the electronic musician makes his NYC debut. DJ Ushka (Dutty Artz) - Ushka is a Sri Lankan-born, Thailand-raised, Brooklyn-living global bass DJ who crafts sets that move from soca to kudoro to South Asian rhythms, with both cross-cultural activism and the dancefloor in mind. Baiana Play Som - Deep psycho-dub bass and EDM rhythms interplay with live percussion in BaianaSystem's sound system set studded with their signature guitarra baiana and rap/toasting vocals plus Afro-Bahian, samba, and reggae influences. DJ Ripley (Dutty Artz) - An insightful scholar and a seasoned DJ, Ripley spins wreckstep raggaphonics, mixing sounds ranging from dubstep and dancehall to glitched-out breaks and bhangra. less
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Tour | Brooklyn Heights Tour


Known as America's first suburb, Brooklyn Heights is truly a gem. Travel and Leisure named it one of more America's top 10 most beautiful neighborhoods, and its beauty is rivaled only by its place in American history. These quaint, tree-lined streets have been the sites of Revolutionary War battles, abolitionist activism and have inspired numerous novelists. Visit a stop on the Underground Railroad, or the home of Truman Capote, where he penned Breakfast at Tiffany's and where Jackie Robinson signed with the Dodgers. less
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Dancing | Moondance with Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks


It’s Moondance time and once again Dance Manhattan is co-sponsoring FREE outdoor dances. 6:30-7:10pm more Intro to Jazz Dance Lesson 8pm: Performances 7:10-10pm: Live Music less
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:30 pm
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Theater | Oscar Wilde's Classic Comedy The Importance of Being Earnest


Hudson Warehouse presents their outdoor production of Wilde's viciously funny satire of late Victorian more London mores. Directed by Nicholas Martin-Smith. less
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Theater | Shakespeare's As You Like It: An Outdoor Performance


New York Classical Theatre creates and reinvigorates audiences for the theatre by presenting free and more accessible productions of popular classics and forgotten masterpieces in non-traditional public spaces throughout New York City. less
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Concert | The Defibulators, Foot-Stomping Country Band


Vibrantly danceable live music accompanied by spectacular sunsets over the River. The Defibulators are more foot-stomping Country with Rock & Roll attitude. less
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7:00 pm
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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 more 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. less
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Park Walk | The Dark Side of the High Line Tour


The skeletal remains of the High Line’s elevated tracks set the perfect scene for a spooky evening. more Join a journey to the creepier side of New York City’s most unique park. On this tour you’ll hear tales of the strange eccentric who lived below the tracks and saved them from demise, the curse of a West Side Cowboy who fell to his death from the elevated track, and the children who haunt the street formerly known as Death Avenue. If the moon hangs right perhaps you’ll witness the spectacle of a ghostly ship floating down the Hudson River; is it the long forgotten crew of Henry Hudson’s Half-Moon warning sailors not to go to sea? Or is it Captain Kidd protecting the treasure he buried on Liberty Island? Venture at your own risk through the dark side of High Line. less
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Concert | Musical Tribute to a Famous Soul Musician


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Theater | Park Production of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet


Presented by Pulse Theatre.
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Theater | Shakespeare's King Lear, with Tony and Emmy Winner John Lithgow


Revenge, rage, grief and delusion thunder as John Lithgow takes the stage as one of theater’s great more tragic heroes. Tony winner Daniel Sullivan directs Shakespeare’s classic drama about a King who loses everything—including his mind—when he disowns his favorite daughter, and finds himself betrayed in return. less
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