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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on February 8, 2014?
37 free events take place on Saturday, February 8 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 February 8 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 February . 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.
Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on February 8, 2014?
37 free events take place on Saturday, February 8 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 February 8 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 February . 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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The quality and quantity of
free events,
free things to do
that happen in New York City
every day of the year
is truly amazing.
So don't miss the opportunities
that only New York provides:
stop wondering what to do;
start taking advantage of
free events to go to,
free things to do in NYC
today!
The quality and quantity of
free events,
free things to do
that happen in New York City
every day of the year
is truly amazing.
So don't miss the opportunities
that only New York provides:
stop wondering what to do;
start taking advantage of
free events to go to,
free things to do in NYC
today!
37 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Saturday, February 8, 2014
All events are free unless otherwise noted.
Concert | College Recitals
9:00 AM Performers Showcase
10:00 AM Phillip Kawin Piano Studio Recital
3:00 PM Efrem Briskin Piano Student Recital - Jennifer Wang
3:00 PM Precollege Faculty Recital
5:00 PM Tatiana Goncharova Piano Studio Recital
7:00 PM Symphony Orchestra
7:30 PM Faculty Recital: Heasook Rhee, Piano
8:00 PM Philharmonic Orchestra
New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 am
Free
Free
Workshop | Health and Race Walking
Enjoy views of the Park's landscapes as you get fit. Coach Lon Wilson of the New York Walkers Club leads walks at a moderate to brisk pace over mostly flat surfaces. Wear comfortable sneakers! Ages 18+.
New York City, NY; NYC
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9:30 am
Free
Free
Tour | SoHo, Little Italy & Chinatown Tour
You've seen the iconic skyscrapers, attended a Broadway show, visited Lady Liberty and relaxed in Central Park. Looking for a little more of the Big Apple? Maybe it's time to visit some of Manhattan's oldest and most enchanting historic districts. Take a relaxing stroll through SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown.
New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
Free
Free
Tour | Alternative New York Tour
Time to learn about the other New York City; the city that nurtured political, cultural and intellectual revolutions. The city that gave birth to punk rock, the beat poets and graffiti. The city that has survived two centuries of mass riots, crime and corruption, murder and mayhem. The city that has flourished in spite of economic and social hardship.
New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
Free
Free
Tour | Cathedral Tour
Explore the Cathedral's newly cleaned and restored Nave. Learn about the art, architecture and history of this great sacred space from 1892 to the present.
New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Concert | College Recitals
12:00 PM - Julia Pak, Viola
2:00 PM - Fei Nga Su, Violin
2:30 PM - Kit Ying Cheng, Violin
3:00 PM - Chung-Eun Chae, Flute
5:00 PM - Yun Han, Cello
6:00 PM - Nayon Kang, Piano
New York City, NY; NYC
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11:30 am
Free
Free
Park Walk | Northern Park Welcome Tour
See the Park’s northernmost highlights on this walk from Conservatory Garden along the Harlem Meer and past the North Woods. Route easy to negotiate, a few stairs. 45 minutes.
New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
Free
Free
Film | Michael Sucsy's The Vow (2012): My Wife the Amnesiac
With Channing Tatum, Rachel McAdams and Sam Neill.
A car accident puts Paige in a coma, and when she wakes up with severe memory loss, her husband Leo works to win her heart again.
104 mins.
New York City, NY; NYC
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12:15 pm
Free
Free
Gallery Talk | Gallery Tour: The ABC of It: Why Children's Books Matter
Enjoy a 45-minutes docent-led tour of the exhibition.
New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
Free
Free
Tour | Cathedral Tour
Explore the Cathedral's newly cleaned and restored Nave. Learn about the art, architecture and history of this great sacred space from 1892 to the present.
New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
$6...
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Opera | New York Opera Forum performs Puccini's Tosca
New York Opera Forum performs the complete opera. A live musical recital performed in concert with piano accompaniment.
New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
Free
Free
Staged Reading | The Second Piney Fork Press Theater Playwriting Festival
Featuring:
DAVID GUYTON - HOW I MET YOUR SANTA
HANK KIMMEL – LUNCHTIME PANELIST
PETER HSEIH – SUMMER DAYS
ALAN STEINBERG – PSALM 90
CHRIS SWANSON - STICKER SHOCK
CHASE YENSER – UNCLE PAT
MARJ O’NEILL BUTLER – GREAT GIRLFRIENDS
S. KING – MURDOCH
TONI SEGER – THE DO GOODER
ALEX DREMANN – ASK COLONEL MEREDITH
JIM MARLOWE – CHARLES DICKENS
RON FRANKEL – THE END IS NEAR
New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
Free
Free
Dance Performance | 11th Annual CoolNY 2014 Dance Festival
CoolNY Dance Festival presents its eleventh year of contemporary dance programming, This two-week extravaganza will present the vast spectrum of facility by burgeoning ensembles led by inventive rising choreographers along with dancemakers with a definitive national and international zeal.
Featured companies include: 277DanceProject, 4thrightdance, Allison Jones Dance, Amos Pinhasi, ANAHATA Dance with Kate Corby, The Andrea Torres Dance Company, Ayo Janeen Jackson,
Azul Dance Theatre/Yuki Hasegawa, BARKIN/SELISSEN PROJECT,
Benjamin Briones Ballet, BIODANCE, The Brooklyn Dance Ensemble, Catherine Cabeen–Hyphen, Dance Sudeikis, Eidolon Ballet/Melanie Cortier, Erick Montes-Chavero, Inclined Dance Project, James Hansen/Assemblage Dance, Janice Rosario, Kathleen Dyer/KDNY, Kathleen Hiley Solo Projects,
Kip Martin/Namja Yoja, La Petite Chouette Aerial Dance Company, Laura Neese, Li Chiao-Ping, Malini Srinivasan, Mary Love Dance Projects, Mich-Mash Productions, Monkeyhouse, NEVILLE Dance Theatre, Oniin Dance Company, Peggy Choy Dance, Raw Delivery/Carrie J. Brown, Sue Bernhard Danceworks, SunHwa Chung/Ko-Ryo Dance Theater, Texture Contemporary Ballet, Theodora Boguszewski, Thomas/Ortiz Dance, Tiffany Spataro/Visions Contemporary Dance, The Ume Group, Tomomi Imai, Zullo/RawMovement, and
more.
New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
Free
Free
Tour | Brooklyn Heights Tour
Known as America's first suburb, Brooklyn Heights is truly a gem. Travel and Leisure named it one of 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.
New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
Free
Free
Performance | David Mills as Langston Hughes
What better way to celebrate Black History Month than a one-hour-and-twenty-minute, one-person dramatic rendition of Langston Hughes poems and short stories. Actor and writer David Mills performance takes the audience on an odyssey spanning five decades - from the 1920s through the 1960s of Hughes writings. The show explores Hughes penchant for both humor and pathos. Mills brings Hughes to life.
New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
Free
Free
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
Free
Free
Tour | Union Square-Crossroads of New York Tour
The tour explores the social and political history of the Union Square neighborhood through discussions of the people, history, architecture, and forces that have shaped this community. You’ll hear how Union Square got its name, see where the legendary Tiffany & Co. once stood, and learn how to read the clock (yes, it’s a clock!) on “The Metronome” sculpture and so much more!
New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
Free
Free
Slide Lecture | Crisis Mapping
Crisis mappers are online teams who turn Internet data—tweets, Facebook posts, messages sent to crisis mapping sites, and satellite images into usable information which is then broadcast to people affected by the crisis, or analyzed and transmitted to such crisis responders as the United Nations. This illustrated talk is about the mechanics of crisis mapping, its potential futures, and ways to get involved.
With Sara-Jayne Terp, a crisis mapper, who currently leads OpenCrisis, an organization dedicated to training people how to manage crisis data.
New York City, NY; NYC
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2:30 pm
Free
Free
Gallery Talk | Gallery Tour: The ABC of It: Why Children's Books Matter
Enjoy a 45-minutes docent-led tour of the exhibition.
New York City, NY; NYC
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2:30 pm
Free
Free
Concert | College Recitals
3:00 PM - Jeremiah Blacklow, Violin
4:00 PM - Harmony Chiang, Viola
5:00 PM - Lucas Stratmann, Violin
6:00 PM - Chamber Music
New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
Free
Free
Discussion | Conversations Without Walls: Black Male Revisited
3-4PM - Revisiting Black Male Today: A Look 20 Years Later - Panelists discuss the seminal 1994 exhibition at The Whitney Museum of American Art, considering how the landscape has changed for black male visual and performance artists (as both subjects and practitioners) over the past 20 years.
With: Rich Blint - Moderator (Independent Curator, Associate Director, Office of Community Outreach and Education, Columbia University School of the Arts), Greg Tate (Writer, Artist, Educator), James Haile III (Writer, Educator)
4-5PM - Expanding Notions of Black Masculinity: Gender and Identity in Visual and Performance Art - Panelists discuss issues of visibility for queer and trans artists working in contemporary art, touching on themes of tokenism and considering how artists are currently working to combat negative stereotypes of Blackness and Queerness within the American Art canon.
With: Thomas Lax - Moderator (Assistant Curator, Studio Museum in Harlem), Paul Mpagi Sepuya (Visual Artist), Geo Wyeth (Artist, Musician), niv Acosta (Artist, Musician)
5-6PM - Considering Contemporary Artistic Practices and the Distribution of "New" Black Creativity - Panelists discuss how the landscape for the performance and visual arts field has changed (or how it has stayed the same) since the '90s.
With: Whitney V. Hunter - Moderator (Artist, Independent Curator, and Educator), Cosmo Whyte (Artist, Educator), Sherman Fleming (Artist, Educator), Ryann Holmes (Community Programming Director, MoCADA, Founder of bklyn boihood)
6-6:30 - Closing Conversation - Gregory Walker (Founding Director of The Brother's Network) in dialogue with Jaamil Olawale Kosoko
New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
$10 suggested donation
$10 suggested donation
Workshop | How to Organize Your Financial Life
A financial literacy workshop on how to organize personal financial papers. Presented by Sharon Lowenheim.
New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
Free
Free
Workshop | Tae Kwon Do Workshop
Teaches the fundamentals of discipline, balance, health and wellness.
New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
Free
Free
Film | Tim Story's Think Like a Man (2012): Love by the Book
With Gabrielle Union, Meagan Good, Regina Hall.
Four friends conspire to turn the tables on their women when they discover the ladies have been using Steve Harvey's relationship advice against them.
122 mins.
New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
Free
Free
Tour | Winter Talk and Tour: Discovering Winter Plants
Learn to read the winter landscape! Join gardeners in identifying trees throughout the park using only twigs, buds, bark and fruit. This hands-on tour will explore the characteristics of both native and common urban tree species.
Guides: Chet Schmitt & Marina McCoy.
New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
Free
Free
Concert | Saturday Afternoon Organ Meditation
The program features the great repertoire of the Organ on the 101 rank Pipe Organ built by Herman Schlicker and the 5 stop chamber organ built by Taylor & Boody Organ Builders.
New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
Free
Free
Concert | David Hughes, Organist
David Hughes is from Saint Mary’s Church in Norwalk, Conn.
New York City, NY; NYC
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4:30 pm
$10 suggested donation
$10 suggested donation
Concert | Marina Harris, 'Powerhouse' Soprano
Whether she’s spinning Fiordiligi’s dizzying coloratura passages in Mozart’s opera Così fan tutte or piercing audience’s hearts in an aria from a Bach sacred work, there’s little soprano Marina Harris can’t do. Critics agree—San Francisco Chronicle praised her “powerhouse vocal display … flair and well placed high notes.” Harris recently made her Carnegie Hall debut as part of The Song Continues in a master class with beloved soprano Jessye Norman.
New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
Free
Free
Opening Reception | Paintings: Jean-Pierre Arboleda's The Nature of Evolution
Reception with the artist. The exhibition of 34 original new works includes oil on wood & mixed media on paper.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
Free
Free
Opening Reception | Mixed Media Paintings: Al Johnson's The Room of Wonders
Featuring a live performance by Greg Bandy Jazz Trio.
This body of work is described by the artist as “interpretizm” - paintings on canvas along with various elements of wood and Masonite. This technique allows the viewer to become a participant in a process that may be viewed as interactive.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
Free
Free
Dance Performance | 11th Annual CoolNY 2014 Dance Festival
CoolNY Dance Festival presents its eleventh year of contemporary dance programming, This two-week extravaganza will present the vast spectrum of facility by burgeoning ensembles led by inventive rising choreographers along with dancemakers with a definitive national and international zeal.
Featured companies include: 277DanceProject, 4thrightdance, Allison Jones Dance, Amos Pinhasi, ANAHATA Dance with Kate Corby, The Andrea Torres Dance Company, Ayo Janeen Jackson,
Azul Dance Theatre/Yuki Hasegawa, BARKIN/SELISSEN PROJECT,
Benjamin Briones Ballet, BIODANCE, The Brooklyn Dance Ensemble, Catherine Cabeen–Hyphen, Dance Sudeikis, Eidolon Ballet/Melanie Cortier, Erick Montes-Chavero, Inclined Dance Project, James Hansen/Assemblage Dance, Janice Rosario, Kathleen Dyer/KDNY, Kathleen Hiley Solo Projects,
Kip Martin/Namja Yoja, La Petite Chouette Aerial Dance Company, Laura Neese, Li Chiao-Ping, Malini Srinivasan, Mary Love Dance Projects, Mich-Mash Productions, Monkeyhouse, NEVILLE Dance Theatre, Oniin Dance Company, Peggy Choy Dance, Raw Delivery/Carrie J. Brown, Sue Bernhard Danceworks, SunHwa Chung/Ko-Ryo Dance Theater, Texture Contemporary Ballet, Theodora Boguszewski, Thomas/Ortiz Dance, Tiffany Spataro/Visions Contemporary Dance, The Ume Group, Tomomi Imai, Zullo/RawMovement, and
more.
New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
Free
Free
Author Reading | Beatriz Colomina reads from her book Manifesto Architecture: The Ghost of Mies
For this event, Giuliana Bruno, Craig Buckley, Beatriz Colomina, Nikolaus Hirsch and Mark Wasiuta will present excerpts from the book and other readings followed by a discussion on the topics and questions at hand moderated by Eva Franch.
New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
Free
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Concert | Hollis Brown, Pop Quartet
"Hollis Brown make music that sounds just as alive today as it would've in 1966 and will 40 years from now." - SPIN
New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
Free
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Concert | Violin Works by Rimsky-Korsakov, Berg and Sibelius
Program:
Rimsky-Korsakov: "Russian Easter" Overture
Berg: Violin Concerto
Sibelius: Symphony No. 1
Soloist: Susie Park, Violin.
New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
$10 suggested donation
$10 suggested donation
8:30 pm
Free
Free
Dance Performance | 11th Annual CoolNY 2014 Dance Festival
CoolNY Dance Festival presents its eleventh year of contemporary dance programming, This two-week extravaganza will present the vast spectrum of facility by burgeoning ensembles led by inventive rising choreographers along with dancemakers with a definitive national and international zeal.
Featured companies include: 277DanceProject, 4thrightdance, Allison Jones Dance, Amos Pinhasi, ANAHATA Dance with Kate Corby, The Andrea Torres Dance Company, Ayo Janeen Jackson,
Azul Dance Theatre/Yuki Hasegawa, BARKIN/SELISSEN PROJECT,
Benjamin Briones Ballet, BIODANCE, The Brooklyn Dance Ensemble, Catherine Cabeen–Hyphen, Dance Sudeikis, Eidolon Ballet/Melanie Cortier, Erick Montes-Chavero, Inclined Dance Project, James Hansen/Assemblage Dance, Janice Rosario, Kathleen Dyer/KDNY, Kathleen Hiley Solo Projects,
Kip Martin/Namja Yoja, La Petite Chouette Aerial Dance Company, Laura Neese, Li Chiao-Ping, Malini Srinivasan, Mary Love Dance Projects, Mich-Mash Productions, Monkeyhouse, NEVILLE Dance Theatre, Oniin Dance Company, Peggy Choy Dance, Raw Delivery/Carrie J. Brown, Sue Bernhard Danceworks, SunHwa Chung/Ko-Ryo Dance Theater, Texture Contemporary Ballet, Theodora Boguszewski, Thomas/Ortiz Dance, Tiffany Spataro/Visions Contemporary Dance, The Ume Group, Tomomi Imai, Zullo/RawMovement, and
more.
New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 pm
Free
Free
Concert | Russell Taylor, Soaring Soulful Singer
Russell Taylor’s emotionally charged ballads tackle love, heartbreak, and all the spaces in between. The first-ever winner of VH1’s “You Oughta Know” contest for emerging artists, Taylor—a veteran performer who has shared the stage with Mary J. Blige, Isaac Hayes, and Jill Scott—comes into his own with the January release of his third album, War Of Hearts, a loving tribute to the golden age of classic soul.
New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 pm
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