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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on April 21, 2015?

51 free events take place on Tuesday, April 21 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 April 21 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 April . 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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51 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Tuesday, April 21, 2015

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Discussion | Juvenile Justice: Strengthening Police-Community Relations


Two years ago, New York City launched “Close to Home,” a groundbreaking juvenile justice reform. Its goal: providing group home-like detention for juvenile offenders instead of sending them to scandal-plagued Upstate facilities. Is "Close to Home" living up to its promise? Join this installment of the de Blasio series - a conversation with experts to be announced on juvenile justice reform.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 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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City Walk | Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn Heights and Dumbo Tour


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 | 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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Tour | SoHo, Little Italy and 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 | Connecting to the Cloud Workshop


Learn all about the Cloud, what it is and how you use it.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 am
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Film | Bryan Singer's Oscar Nominee X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014): Comic Book Adventure


Stars: Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Hugh Jackman. The X-Men send Wolverine to the past in a desperate effort to change history and prevent an event that results in doom for both humans and mutants. 131 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Jazz | Dixieland Jazz with the Gotham Jazzmen


The Gotham Jazzmen bring their take on Dixieland Jazz. The band features: Ed Bonoff on drums; James Collier on trombone; Lee Lorenz on cornet; Pete Sokolow on piano; Dick Waldburger on bass; Ernie Lumer on clarinet; and Bill Wurtzel on guitar.
   New York City, NY; NYC
12:00 pm
Free

Concert | Historical Performance Chamber Music Series


Home of the celebrated Bach Vespers series, the 110-year-old church offers a historically appropriate venue for the performance of early music
   New York City, NY; NYC
12:00 pm
Free

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.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Park Walk | Mid-Park Welcome Tour


Explore the Park’s central features including the Lake and Ramble woodland, then marvel at the views from Belvedere Castle. Route involves many hills, stairs, and uneven paths. 45 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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Gallery Talk | Exhibition Tour: Public Eye, 175 Years of Sharing Photography


Join a 45-minute docent led tour of the exhibition.
   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. Tour times: 1:00pm, 2:00pm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Lecture | Life in the Harem: Soprano Alison Davy Considers Women in Mozart’s Operas


The Daytime Lecture Performance Series offers month-long lecture series on a variety of musical topics. Each week’s presentation features a musical performance and/or instrument demonstrations as well as an educational lecture placing the music in context.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:30 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.
   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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Tour | Lower East Side/NoLIta/East Village Tour


This three-hour tour is a great way to explore three of Gotham’s most historic locations. This tour meets at the East Broadway F train station, and takes you through legendary Lower East Side streets like Essex, Grand, Hester, Orchard, and Delancey. Along the way, you’ll get a feel for what life was like for the millions of immigrants who arrived here throughout the 19th and early part of the 20th Century. You’ll also see how this neighborhood has transformed into one of the hippest and trendiest areas in the city.
   New York City, NY; NYC
2:00 pm
Free

Workshop | Google Hangouts Workshop


Learn all about Video Chatting via Google Hangouts.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:30 pm
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Gallery Talk | Exhibition Tour: Public Eye, 175 Years of Sharing Photography


Join a 45-minute docent led tour of the exhibition.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Workshop | eBook Help Hour: Get Started with eBooks


Need help getting started with eBooks? Bring your laptop, eReader, tablet or smart phone to eBook Help Hour. Get assistance loading electronic library books on your Kindle, create your free Adobe ID, learn about 3M Cloud Library, and so much more. Make sure you bring your library card and any necessary access passwords for your devices so they can help you as quickly as possible.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:15 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.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:30 pm
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Film | Antoine Fuqua's The Equalizer (2014): Based on the TV Series


Stars: Denzel Washington, Marton Csokas, Chloë Grace. A man believes he has put his mysterious past behind him and has dedicated himself to beginning a new, quiet life. But when he meets a young girl under the control of ultra-violent Russian gangsters, he can't stand idly by - he has to help her. 132 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Talk | Does Racism Make You Sick?


William “Sandy” Darity will present “Does Racism Make You Sick?: Health, Wealth and Race in America." Darity is the Samuel DuBois Cook Professor of Public Policy, African and African American Studies, and Economics and the Director of the Duke Consortium on Social Equity at Duke University. His research focuses on inequality by race, class and ethnicity.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Author Reading | Louise Roe discusses her book Front Roe: How to Be the Leading Lady in Your Own Life


Welcome model, fashion journalist and host of The Clothes Show and Fashion Police, Louise Roe.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
Free

Workshop | Meditation at the Library


Sahaja Meditation is a holistic approach to living in balance. The simple technique gives the experience of inner silence, calm and contentment. Sahaja Meditation is an inner yoga (connection), meaning no mental or physical effort is required. Whatever the issue facing us—frustration, anger, anxiety, bad habits, loneliness — Sahaja Meditation awakens a vibrant energy within each of us that empowers us to achieve our genuine self-expression and fulfillment.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Poetry Reading | 3 Poets: Bettina Judd / Christopher Stackhouse / Venus Thrash


Bettina Judd is an artist, writer and teacher. She is currently Visiting Assistant Professor in Gender, Women’s and Sexuality Studies at The College of William and Mary. She is a Cave Canem fellow, having graduated in 2011 and has also been nominated for a Pushcart Prize in poetry. Christopher Stackhouse is a writer, artist, curator and teacher. He is author of a chapbook Slip; co-author of image/text collaboration, Seismosis, which features his drawings with text by writer/translator John Keene; and a volume of poems, Plural. Venus Thrash was a finalist in the 2012 Jean Feldman and 2009 Arktoi Books poetry prizes. Her poetry is published in The Beloit Poetry Journal, Split This Rock, Beltway Quarterly, Torch, Gargoyle, November 3rd Club, and The Arkansas Review.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Opening Reception | Land, Photographs by Uruma Takezawa


Uruma Takezawa is one of Japan's rising stars in the field of photography and the recently announced Grand Prize Winner of the third Nikkei National Geographic Photo Prize. This marks Takewaza's first exhibition in the United States. The show will present over 40 photographs by Takezawa, including seven large-scale works, which explore and document the vast diversity of the world's people and communities.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Opening Reception | Artist Talk: David Levine


David Levine is an artist based in Brooklyn and Berlin. Levine’s performance projects have recently been presented at Museu Coleção Berardo in Lisbon (2014), BRIC in Brooklyn (2014), the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston (2013), Performance Space 122 in New York (2012), Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art in North Adams (2011), and the Museum of Modern Art in New York (2010). Levine is a Professor of Art and the Director of Studio and Performing Arts at Bard College Berlin. He currently lives and works in Berlin and New York.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Screening | Dream City: Immigrant Experiences in Film


Independent filmmakers are producing works that go beyond popular narratives of immigration and take risks to tell new ones. The films in this series explore the cultural complexity of leaving one place and arriving in another. What is destroyed in the process? How are networks, politics and identities rebuilt and reformed through migration? Held over two nights, Dream City will include feature-length documentaries and short student works. Films to be screened include: 9-Man, directed by Ursula Liang, is a fast paced exploration of an isolated and exceptionally athletic Chinese-American sport that’s much more than a pastime. Filmed in Manhattan’s Chinatown. Two Americans, directed by former Feet in 2 Worlds reporting fellow Valeria Fernández and Daniel DeVivo, follows the stories of two people at the center of Arizona’s immigration battle: Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio and Katherine Figueroa, a young girl whose parents were arrested in 2009 in one of Arpaio’s immigration raids.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Discussion | The 1965 Immigration Act 50 Years Later


Take a look back at the landmark immigration law of 1965 which opened the nation’s doors to a much larger part of the world than ever before and dramatically transformed the city’s landscape. NYC Commissioner of Immigrant Affairs Nisha Agarwal, Council Member Carlos Menchaca, sociologist Nancy Foner, and city demographers Peter Lobo and Joe Salvo, will discuss how the law has impacted New York City and look to the future.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Poetry Reading | The Poets of Marsh Hawk Press


With: Burt Kimmelman, Stephen Paul Miller, Christina Olivares, Jon Curley.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Lecture | When Big Data Slows Down: Digital Humanities and the Study of Roman Amphitheaters


The speaker, Sebastian Heath, is a Roman archaeologist whose work often focuses on the use of digital tools to model, work with, and publish data and scholarship about the ancient world. His talk will combine a media-rich perspective on Roman amphitheaters with mapping and visualization approaches being developed under the rubric of “Big Data” and within the context of open source software applications.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Reading | Armchair/Shotgun No 5 Release Party


Saboteur award-winning literary magazine Armchair/Shotgun - listed by The New York Times as a Top Ten "Literary Heir" - presents a night of merriment, libations, and readings from Britt Gambino, Rob Hill, Devin Kelly, Liv Lansdale, and Aleksander Zywicki to celebrate the release of their 5th issue.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Jazz | Afro Cuban Jazz Orchestra


In 1940, the Afro-Cuban tradition began right here in New York City. Machito and his Afro-Cubans, under the direction of maestro Mario Bauza, fused the harmonic sophistication of jazz with the rhythmic complexity of Afro-Cuban music. The Afro Cuban Jazz Orchestra explores that rich legacy with a repertoire that encompasses the past, present, and future of the genre.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
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Reading | Double Take XIII Readings


Readings: Three pairs of authors trade takes on a shared experience. Joshua Furst and Vince Passaro remember New York in the gray light of the 1970s. Barry Schwabsky and Joyelle McSweeney uncover the stygian mysteries of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Luis Jaramillo and Matthew Brookshire spend time at Methodist Hospital on Christmas Eve. Organized by Bookforum Editor Albert Mobilio, Double Take is a unique reading series that asks award winning and emerging poets, novelists, editors, and artists to trade takes on shared experiences.
   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: Naoko Maeshiba, Morinika, Jennifer Pommiss
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Lecture | Immigration and the Emerging America, Part 2


Julia Preston, The New York Times national correspondent covering immigration since April 2006, delivers two successive lectures on the subject of immigration and the changing identity of America today.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Author Reading | James Bradley discusses his book The China Mirage: The Hidden History of American Disaster in Asia


Hidden truths surrounding U.S.-China relations from the 19th century to the rise of Mao.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Author Reading | Joshua Gaylord reads from his book When We Were Animals


A small, "peculiar" Midwestern town sets the stage for Joshua Gaylord's Gothic coming of age novel. With teenagers running wild each time there is a full moon, this dark and provocative novel is sure to give you the creeps.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Poetry Reading | Mark Doty discusses his book Deep Lane


Mark Doty’s poetry has long been celebrated for its risk and candor, an ability to find transcendent beauty even in the mundane and grievous, an unflinching eye that — as Philip Levine says — “looks away from nothing.”
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Book Signing | Tony nominee Eric Bogosian signs copies of his book Operation Nemesis: The Assassination Plot that Avenged the Armenian Genocide


A masterful account of the conspiracy of assassins that hunted down the perpetrators of a genocide.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
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Author Reading | Virginie Despentes discusses her book Apocalypse Baby


Virginie Despentes – France’s most notorious feminist writer – and Emily Gould will discuss Apocalypse Baby, “an addictive feminist thriller that reads like shameless gossip from your smartest friend.” (Johanna Fateman)
   New York City, NY; NYC
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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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Concert | College Recitals


7:30 PM - 9:30 PM Freshman Vocal Recital 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM International Students' Concert 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM Nu Art Ensemble 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM Xiaoming Tian, baritone
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Concert | NYU Marimba Ensemble


With students from the Program in Percussion Performance.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Concert | College Harp Ensemble


With students from the Program in String Performance.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Opera | College Opera Recitals


Opera Young Artists - Students of Ted Taylor
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Concert | College Recitals


ACHT Viola Studio Recital 8 p.m. Melanie Williams, Baroque Flute 8 p.m.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Theater | Laura Zlatos' Happily Ever After: A Play About a Hermaphrodite Baby


Newlyweds Darren and Janet want nothing more than to build the perfect life together. With matching hand towels, quirky neighbors and a love that beats everyone else’s, they are easily the happiest couple on the block. But when Janet gives birth to a baby with both male and female genitalia, their artificially ideal world falls apart. Can Darren and Janet live happily after ever? Can they figure out what to do about their child? And can they overcome the odds and finally win a game of charades?
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Master Class | Vocal Master Class: Willie Anthony Waters


A Vocal Master Class with distinguished opera conductor and coach Willie Anthony Waters. The Master Class will feature talented vocal performance students. WILLIE ANTHONY WATERS is a regular guest of the opera companies in North America, Europe, and Africa, including notable recent appearances with the Australian Opera, Arizona Opera (Aida, La Fanciulla del West), Boston Lyric Opera (The Abduction from the Seraglio and a gala concert), Deutsche Oper Berlin and Capetown, South Africa (Porgy and Bess), Chautauqua Opera (The Daughter of the Regiment), Cincinnati Opera (Carmen), Cologne(Germany) Opera, Dayton Opera (Carmen), Edmonton Opera (Nabucco), Fort Worth Opera (Turandot), Kentucky Opera (Salome), Manitoba Opera (Nabucco), Michigan Opera, Montreal Opera (La Gioconda, Aida and Tosca), New York City Opera (Rigoletto and Of Mice and Men), Opera Memphis (Tosca, Rigoletto and La Traviata), Opera Carolina (Der Fliegende Holländer), Opera Colorado (Porgy and Bess), Opera de Quebec (Carmen), Orlando Opera (Lucia di Lammermoor, Falstaff, Cosi fan tutte, Don Giovanni), San Diego Opera (Lucia di Lammermoor), San Francisco Opera, Vancouver Opera (La Traviata), and the Florida Grand Opera.
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