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free events nyc 20-Minute Musicals Festival
free events nyc Penny Marshall's Big (1988): Growing Up Too Fast with Tom Hanks
free events nyc Eugene Ionesco's Exit the King: The World Changes, People Don't
free events nyc A Celebration of 90 Years of Dance
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Birdwatching | Birding in the Park


The history of birding and the park are inseparable. Influential birders such as Roger Tory Peterson more and Allan D. Cruickshank got their starts on the park's ecologically diverse grounds. To celebrate the tradition set forth by the great ornithologists, Bronx birders Joe McManus and Jack Rothman, will alternately guide the walk. Participants will look for various species of residents and migrants and discuss a wide range of avian topics. less
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 am
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Tour | 13 Tours, All City Neighborhoods, Any Time Of The Day, Choose One Tour Or Many


These free tours take place at various times during the day, all day long. You can make reservations more for as many tours as your schedule allows. SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn Heights + DUMBO 3 Hour Lower Manhattan Harlem Chelsea and the High Line 6 Hour Downtown Combined Greenwich Village Central Park Lower Manhattan Midtown Manhattan Grand Central Terminal Graffiti and Street Art Tours World Trade Center less
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10:00 am
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Film | Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992): Kid Outwits Criminals, Again


One year after Kevin McCallister was left home alone and had to defeat a pair of bumbling burglars, he more accidentally finds himself stranded in New York City - and the same criminals are not far behind. Director: Chris Columbus Stars: Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern 120 min. less
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Birdwatching | Intro to Birding


Explore the beauty of Brooklyn’s largest park. Consisting of grassland and salt marshes, this park more is habitat for a variety of migratory songbirds and waterbirds. less
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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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Musical | 20-Minute Musicals Festival


For the grand finale of a summer-long musical theater writing program, the teams of lyricists, composers, more bookwriters, and performers will present their works-in-progress in a series of 20-minute previews. Masks are encouraged. less
   New York City, NY; NYC
11:00 am
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Workshop | Origami Meetup


Join a group of fellow folders and share in the ancient art of Origami - the art of folding various mediums, more most commonly paper, though other materials often folded are fabric, wire mesh, sheet metal, tissue, thin plastic, cardboard, and straws. Learn new Origami models and share paper, books, and tips, including where to find the best Origami paper in the city. less
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11:30 am
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Film | Penny Marshall's Big (1988): Growing Up Too Fast with Tom Hanks


After wishing to be made big, a teenage boy wakes the next morning to find himself mysteriously in the more body of an adult. Director: Penny Marshall Stars: Tom Hanks, Elizabeth Perkins, Robert Loggia 104 min. less
   New York City, NY; NYC
1:00 pm
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Film | Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992): Kid Outwits Criminals, Again


One year after Kevin McCallister was left home alone and had to defeat a pair of bumbling burglars, he more accidentally finds himself stranded in New York City - and the same criminals are not far behind. Director: Chris Columbus Stars: Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern 120 min. less
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Screening | Murder Ahoy (1964) with Margaret Rutherford


After Miss Marple is made a trustee of a merchant marine training vessel, a fellow trustee is poisoned, more and ship's officers are later murdered after she comes on board. Directed by George Pollock. Featuring Lionel Jeffries and Charles Tingwell Not Rated. 93 minutes. Enjoy a free screening of the film, as well as a recommended reading list based on the movie. Dame Margaret Rutherford was an English actress of stage, television and film. She won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award for her role as the Duchess of Brighton in The V.I.P.s, and in the early 1960s she starred as Agatha Christie's character Miss Marple in a series of four George Pollock films. She was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1961 and a Dame Commander in 1967. less
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2:00 pm
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Screening | The Sea Does Not Reach Naples: Student Film on Life in Postwar Italy


This directing thesis production from Elena Vannoni is based on Anna Maria Ortese's 1953 collection Il more mare non bagna Napoli, a lively representation of everyday life in post-WWII Naples, Italy. In the building of the Granili - a grotesque emblem of Naples in the 50s, the writerly persona of Ortese guides us through a child's experience of receiving her first pair of glasses, a woman's inner struggle upon the life-altering return of her lost love, and a melancholic hope to hold together a family broken by the war. Traveling with Ortese in the inferno-esque reality of post-war Neapolitan society, we experience in each story the painful grace that evokes the cuore pensante (ever-thinking heart) within ourselves. less
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2:00 pm
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Book Discussion | There's Light: Artworks & Conversations Examining Black Masculinity, Identity, and Mental Well-Being, by Glenn Lutz


There's Light is a collection of artworks and conversations showcasing the many faces of Black male identity, more brought together and published by the contemporary artist Glenn Lutz. The book examines themes related to Black male identity, masculinity, and mental well-being, highlighting artworks and conversations which delve into the Black male psyche, questioning what it means to be a Black man and how to overcome the inherited traumas and injustices faced as a community to attain success. For this conversation, Glenn Lutz is joined by Marco Pave, Darnell Moore, Leon Ford, and Wilbert L. Cooper to discuss Black masculinity in the context of empathy, technology, addiction, and racism. Glenn Lutz is an artist, musician, and author. His practice is conceptual and utilizes books, installation, sculpture, and music as a tool to examine topics including identity, spirituality, mental health, and the cause and effect of the injustices faced by the Black community. Darnell L. Moore is a writer and activist, and serves as the Vice President of Inclusion Strategy at Netflix. He's also the author of No Ashes In The Fire, and his writings have appeared in numerous publications including the New York Times, Ebony Magazine, and the Huffington Post. Leon Ford is an activist, public speaker, and the author of UNTOLD. He is also the co-founder of The Hear Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to collaborating with community leaders and the Pittsburgh Police to address issues in the community. As a survivor of a 2012 shooting by a Pittsburgh police officer, Ford's work is centered social activism, mental health, and solutions to racial injustice. Wilbert L. Cooper is a writer, producer, host, and director of the documentary feature film The Cleveland Strangler. His writings have appeared in publications including the Guardian, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and Vice. He currently serves as a staff writer at The Marshall Project. Marco Pave is an educator, hip-hop artist, and the inaugural Artist-in-Residence at Georgetown University. He is also the founder of Radio Rahim Music, an independent record label that works at the intersection of hip-hop, technology, and activism. less
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2:00 pm
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Play | A Double Bill of Shows by New and Old Playwrights


Two plays in one night! Sun: Dedicated to Malcolm X by Adrienne Kennedy and Blurring Shine by Zakiyyah more Alexander. Adrienne Kennedy is one of America's greatest living playwrights, making her Broadway debut this fall with Ohio State Murders. Her fiercely individual and visionary work has been produced on stages around the world for over 50 years. Sun: Dedicated to Malcolm X was first produced in London during the late sixties and is an impassioned, sorrowful reverie about loss, frustration, and hope. The works of Zakiyyah Alexander have been produced at theatres across the United States and celebrated with numerous awards. Blurring Shine is her trenchant dissection of the intersection between hip-hop culture and corporate profits, as seen through the eyes of two half brothers at opposite ends of the class system in America. This double bill is directed by Jim Furlong less
   New York City, NY; NYC
2:00 pm
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Poetry Reading | Four Poets Read Old and New Original Works


Live poetry featuring Nicole Greaves, Skye Jackson, Daniel Saudade Lee, and David Tomas Martinez. Curated more by Scott Hightower. Nicole Greaves' poetry has appeared in numerous literary reviews and was awarded prizes by the Academy of American Poets and the Leeway Foundation of Philadelphia. She was a 2015 finalist for the Coniston Prize of Radar Poetry, who also nominated her for Best of the Net. She was a 2020 finalist for the Frontier Digital Chapbook Contest and the Dogfish Head Poetry Contest. Nicole is a former poet laureate of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Skye Jackson has served as a poetry editor for Bayou Magazine and several other publications. Her work has appeared or is forthcoming in Electric Literature, Green Mountains Review, RATTLE and elsewhere. Her debut chapbook, A Faster Grave, won the 2019 Antenna Prize. She was also a finalist for the 2020 RATTLE Poetry Prize. In 2021, she won the AWP Intro Journals Award and was twice nominated for Best New Poets. Daniel W.K. Lee is a third-generation refugee, queer, Cantonese American born in Kuching, Malaysia, and his debut collection of poetry, Anatomy of Want, was published in 2019. David Tomas Martinez is the author of the poetry collections Hustle (2014) and Post-Traumatic Hood Disorder (2018). He is a Pushcart Prize winner and an NEA recipient. less
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Workshop | Unlock Your Creative Writing Potential


Engage in fun idea-generating exercises and work with fellow writers to find joy in the writing process, more before diving into different techniques and approaches to writing. All writers of any experience level are welcome. less
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3:00 pm
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Opening Reception | KNYYA Artist Group Exhibition


Interestingly mid-1970’s in the United States, the Pattern and Decoration art movement crossed between more art and design to use and mimic multiple patterns of wallpapers, printed fabrics, or quilts to express the richness and the beauty of visual complexity. On the other hand, around the same period of time in Korea and Japan, Dansaekhwa was dominated by avant-garde Korean artists including Lee Ufan, Park Seobo, Kim Whan-ki with non-figurative and experimental paintings in neutral hues which is an important part of Minimalism in Korean art history. less
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4:00 pm
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Classical Music | Serene organ meditations in an intimate venue


Enjoy taditional programs of repertoire for the pipe organ.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Classical Music | Ensemble Works by Modern American Composer (In Person and Online)


Eric B. Chernov, composer; Konstantza Chernov, piano; Lady Jess, violin; Peter Ryan, Tenor Program Eric more B. Chernov Die Selbstdarstellung #1 for solo violin and piano Eric B. Chernov Naughty Boy (3 Kipling Songs) Eric B. Chernov 18 amuse-bouches Eric B. Chernov Encores: #1 Jeeves and Wooster (Ode to Anne Dudley) Conductor and composer Dr. Eric Chernov teaches courses in music theory, musicology and related fields. He has given lecture-series courses on everything from Mahler, Program and Incidental Music of the 19th century, Beethoven's Symphonies, and American Masters of Song (concentrating on Charles Ives and Aaron Copland) to the Music of Pete Townshend, British Rock Music of the 1960s, and Led Zeppelin. less
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5:30 pm
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Opening Reception | City of Kings: A History of New York City Graffiti


How did a subculture born on the streets of New York City evolve into a ubiquitous global phenomenon? more From its origins in the late 1960s through today, the story of street art and graffiti in New York City is still being told. Creating a rich, visual contextualization of that history, Howl! Happening is pleased to present an exhibition tracing the historical chronology of graffiti's emergence as an art form and elevating the under-recognized artists and other players who pushed the medium forward. less
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6:00 pm
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Play | Eugene Ionesco's Exit the King: The World Changes, People Don't


What happens when the absurd becomes real, and reality becomes absurd? This production of Eugene Ionesco's more pioneering absurdist comedy takes a close look at power, ego and terror, proving that while the world around us may change, human nature rarely does. Directed by Omar Sangare and featuring an ensemble cast of emerging young actors, playing multiple roles, audiences are drawn into a game where the King may set the rules but the actual winner is anyone's guess. less
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7:30 pm
Free

Screening | The Sea Does Not Reach Naples: Student Film on Life in Postwar Italy


This directing thesis production from Elena Vannoni is based on Anna Maria Ortese's 1953 collection Il more mare non bagna Napoli, a lively representation of everyday life in post-WWII Naples, Italy. In the building of the Granili – a grotesque emblem of Naples in the 50s, the writerly persona of Ortese guides us through a child’s experience of receiving her first pair of glasses, a woman's inner struggle upon the life-altering return of her lost love, and a melancholic hope to hold together a family broken by the war. Traveling with Ortese in the inferno-esque reality of post-war Neapolitan society, we experience in each story the painful grace that evokes the cuore pensante (ever-thinking heart) within ourselves. less
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8:00 pm
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Dance Performance | A Celebration of 90 Years of Dance


Deborah Damast, Artistic Director; Allegra Romita, Assistant Director; Lily Chong, Student Assistant more Featuring Works By Deborah Damast Douglas Dunn Diane Duggan Jonathan Flores Susan Koff Pamela Levy Afaliah Tribune Anne Marie Robson Smock Olga & Leonardo Suarez Paz Steinhardt Attendees must provide proof of being fully vaccinated and boosted against COVID-19 with an FDA-authorized or WHO-listed vaccine. less
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8:00 pm
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Play | Sean O'Casey's The Shadow of a Gunman: Tenant or Assassin?


The Shadow of a Gunman is a 1923 tragicomedy by Seán O'Casey set during the Irish War of Independence. more It centers on the mistaken identity of a building tenant who is thought to be an IRA assassin.   less
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Play | Skaespeare's All's Well That Ends Well: A College Production


Bertram is compelled to marry Helena. Bertram refuses to consummate their marriage. He goes to Italy. more In Italy he courts Diana. Helena meets Diana. They perform the "bed trick." The play is considered one of Shakespeare's "problem plays", a play that poses complex ethical dilemmas that require more than typically simple solutions. less
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Concert | Soprano Sings Works by Modern and Classical Composers (In Person and Online)


Marisa Karchin, Soprano. Program Toshio Hosokawa (1955 - ) Renka 1 John Dowland (1563 - 1626) Second more Book of Songs John Dowland (1563 - 1626) First Book of Songs Gabriel Faure (1845 - 1934) Le papillon et la fleur Gabriel Faure (1845 - 1934) Seule! Gabriel Faure (1845 - 1934) Dans les ruines d'une abbaye Thea Musgrave (1928 - ) Five Love Songs Aida Shirazi (1987 - ) Miniature for Voice and Guitar Hugo Wolf (1860 - 1903) Italienisches Liederbuch Isabel Mundry (1963 - ) Lied Charlotte Seither (1965 - ) Dir, mir zu Joseph Schwantner (1943 - ) Two Poems of Agueda Pizarro less
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