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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on May 5, 2012?

75 free events take place on Saturday, May 5 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 May 5 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 May . 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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75 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Saturday, May 5, 2012

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Hike | Briarcliff-Peekskill Trail and Old Croton Aqueduct Hike


14 miles, moderate pace, about 9+ hours. Enjoy a woods walk in the Blue Mountain Reservation. Lunch overlooking the Hudson River. Finish in Ossing. No smoking on trip. Bring lunch, water.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:20 am
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Conference | 3rd Annual Women in Archaeology Conference


The WIA Conference focuses on the substantial contributions of women to the field of Archaeology. This year's 3rd Annual event theme is "From Recovery to Interpretation," and features the following presenters speaking on several intriguing topics: *Amanda Sutphin, Director of Archaeology, New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission *Diana diZerega Wall, Professor and Chair, Department of Anthropology, The City College, CUNY Graduate Center *Nan A. Rothschild , Professor, Department of Anthropology, Barnard College, Columbia University *Susan-Alette Dublin Ph.D, Professor, Hunter College *Kelly Brit, FEMA-DHS Meredith Linn, Ph.D. Adjunct Assistant Professor, Urban Studies Program, Barnard College and Columbia University and more.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:30 am
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Workshop | Health and Race Walking Clinic


Moderate to brisk walks led by the NY Walkers Club for people 18 years and older of all abilities. This low-impact fitness program is perfect for those who want to get in shape, build muscle tone and strength, and increase cardiovascular health while enjoying the Park’s beautiful landscapes.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:30 am
Free

Concert | 12th Annual Special Music School Play-a-thon


The Parents’ Association of Kaufman Center’s Special Music School will host the 12th annual concert and book fair. A majority of SMS’s exceptionally talented 134 students in kindergarten through eighth grade will give solo performances at this popular all-day community gathering. Performances by the children, ages five through 14, will range from basic pieces to virtuosic showpieces by composers such as Paganini and Shostakovich.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Workshop | Learn Fly Fishing in the Park


Learn the basics of fly fishing for free. Join expert instructors from Orvis for lessons on fly casting and outfit rigging.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Workshop | Tandem Biking for Adults


A tandem bike day to promote fitness. The two-seater bikes will be provided and participants will be allowed to ride. All skill levels are welcome as there will be no biking on the street. They request you bring your own helmet if you have one, but a limited number will be available to those who need them on a first come-first serve basis. Don't have a partner for the tandem bike? Doesn't matter. The staff will accommodate people in pairs or alone.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Symposium | Within & Against Modernity: Spinoza on Imagination & Revolution


10:30am-12:00pm The Siren Song of Revolution: Spinoza on the Art of Political Change Michael Rosenthal 12:15pm-1:45pm T.B.A. Toni Negri 3:15pm-4:45pm Democracy, Imagination and Revolution: Marx, reader of Spinoza Vittorio Morfino 5:00pm-6:30pm Spinoza, History and its Secularization Yirmiyahu Yovel
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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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
$6

Park Walk | Garden Tour


Experience the Park's only formal garden with the Garden staff. See exuberant perennial and annual beds, and delight in an abundance of color and fragrance while learning about the Garden's history and design.
   New York City, NY; NYC
11:00 am
Free

Concert | Grammy-Nominated DEORO presents MusiKitchen (Open Rehearsal)


Grammy-nominated DEORO, Cellist Dave Eggar and Percussionist Chuck Palmer, join forces with Award-Winning songwriter Rachael Sage and scientist turned chef, Peter Giannakas of Astoria's Greek restaurant OVELIA Psistaria/ BAR(FoodNetworks Chopped) to create MusiKitchen. Together this innovative team fuses the worlds of live cooking and music in a flavorful adventure of cuisine, classical music, jazz, groove and original songs created on the spot. The sounds of the kitchen erupt into beats and recipes burst into song as these versatile artists cook up an infectious musical stew demonstrating the parallels of virtuosity and improvisation essential to both cooking and music. Experimental video artist THE DLP compliments the ensemble with live video mixing showing the Chef's Greek roots both cultural, in the kitchen, and the inner world of restaurant and concert hall as the lives of the musicians and Chef's blur revealing a startling ending!
   New York City, NY; NYC
11:00 am
Free

Concert | Pre-College Student Recitals


11am - Matthew Kimura, violin 5pm - Chamber Music 6pm - Gabrielle Lowell, voice
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Fair | Street Fair


   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Fair | Street Fair


   New York City, NY; NYC
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Fair | Street Fair


   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Concert | Wall to Wall Concert: Gertrude's Paris


You’re sitting outside on a cobblestone street, a glass of wine perched on your café table. Salvador Dali and Man Ray walk by in heated discussion. Django Reinhardt’s band is tuning up a few doors down, and you can’t stop tapping your feet as the hot beats seep out into the warm Paris evening. Wafting down from 27 Rue de Fleurus is the scent of Alice’s famous fudge, as it’s another Saturday Salon at the Stein/Toklas household, and you’re invited. Relive this magical time of art in life and life in art at our annual free marathon - Wall to Wall: Gertrude’s Paris.
   New York City, NY; NYC
11:00 am
Free

Festival | Bike Expo New York


Bike New York is bringing the largest free bike expo in the United States to New York City. This expo gives residents and visitors an unprecedented look at urban cycling against the backdrop of New York. Presented by Eastern Mountain Sports, Bike Expo New York will feature more than 130 vendors, live performances, hands-on programming, bike gear giveaways and of course, free bicycle classes for both youth and adults.
   New York City, NY; NYC
12:00 pm
Free

Other | Open Studio Weekend


Representing all media and genres—from painting and sculpture to installation, photography, video, and performance; from poetry and fiction to playwriting and creative non-fiction—artists and writers will present the work they’ve been making since the start of their residencies in September 2011.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Other | Urban Wildlife Appreciation Day


New York City is home to an amazing abundance of wildlife. From falcons and salamanders, to deer and seals, wildlife viewing opportunities exist year-round in all of our parks and beaches. Wildlife viewing is a perfect activity for any age. Today wildlife viewing is recognized as one of the nation’s fastest growing activities. Rangers will guide you to the best wildlife viewing spots in New York City.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Park Walk | West Side Stories Tour


Walk through a scenic area on the western edge of the Park, much of which is off the beaten track for most visitors. See rolling meadows, lake views, bridges of different styles, and a garden with flowers and plants mentioned by Shakespeare.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Tour | “The Castle and its Kingdom” Tour


Take a walk around the lands dominated by the Castle, situated high on Vista Rock. Visit the tiny 55-acre realm on an eclectic tour of history and nature. Tour is approximately one hour.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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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

Other | Free Comic Book Day


Free Comic Book Day is a single day - the first Saturday in May each year - when participating comic shops and libraries across North America and around the world give away comic books absolutely free. *Comics will be available on a first come, first serve basis. Limit of one single comic book per customer.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Film | Louis Leterrier's The Incredible Hulk (2008): Don't Get Him Mad


With Edward Norton, Liv Tyler, Tim Roth. Dr. Bruce Banner, thanks to a gamma ray experiment gone wrong, transforms into a giant green-skinned hulk whenever his pulse rate gets too high. Meanwhile, a soldier uses the same technology to become an evil version of the original. 114 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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City Walk | Metropolitan Museum of Art-Historic District Tour


Highlights : New York Society Library, American Irish Historical Society, The Met, the private home of Mayor Bloomberg, Neue Gallery of Art & more.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Opera | New York Opera Forum performs works by Donizetti and Mozart


New York Opera Forum performs the complete operas Der Schauspieldirecktor by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), and Don Pasquale by Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848). A live musical recital performed in concert with piano accompaniment.
   New York City, NY; NYC
1:00 pm
Free

Reading | PEN World Voices Festival: Best European Fiction


Following two years of sold-out events, the “Best European Fiction” program hosted by Aleksandar Hemon has become a staple of the PEN World Voices Festival. This year the event returns with three new authors—Noëlle Revaz (Switzerland), Patrick Boltshauser (Liechtenstein), and Róbert Gál (Slovakia)—reading from their work, discussing their ideas about writing, and sharing their perspectives on what’s happening in literature in their parts of the world.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Concert | Student Spring Chamber Bash


The Prep Division's young musicians perform a wide variety of repertoire.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Film | Tim Burton's Oscar-Winning Beetlejuice (1988): Spooked by the Living


With Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis, Michael Keaton. A couple of recently deceased ghosts contract the services of a "bio-exorcist" in order to remove the obnoxious new owners of their house. 135 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Symposium | Two-Part Harmony: Fashion & Music


At this annual symposium, papers will address the special relationship between fashion and music.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Discussion | Books for Children Around the World - A Global Conversation


Hear a panel of international authors discuss the worldwide state of children's literature and publishing. Panelists will include Sharon Elswit, the anthologist of The Jewish Story Finder and the East Asian Story Finder, Israeli Pnina Moed Kass, the author of REAL TIME, translated into German & French, winner of the National Jewish Book Award and the Sydney Taylor, and others.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Workshop | I Meditate NY Workshop


Join a meditation movement empowering New Yorkers to do more of the things they love by recharging through meditation: a practical way to refresh every day. Presenter Brief Bio: I Meditate NY, an urban meditation movement, seeks to rekindle this ancient practice and raise awareness about its physical and spiritual benefits. Powered by the not-for-profit Art of Living Foundation and largely run by volunteers, I Meditate NY attracted 2,700 participants for its landmark-opening event guided by world-renowned humanitarian Sri Ravi Shankar.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Concert | Pre-College Student Recitals


2pm - Nicole Rowe, voice 3pm - Hyoju Lee, harp 4pm - David Sean McNeeley, voice 5pm - Ramin Abrams, double bass 6pm - Composer Recital
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Jazz | Student Jazz Saxophone Recital


Jazz student Dillon Baiocchi (saxophone) leads a band in the performance of his senior recital.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Tour | Union Square: Crossroads of New York


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
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Concert | Remembering the Era, the Music, and the Musicians of The Titanic


Featuring vocalists Connie Green, Ellen Lang and Irwin Reese.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:30 pm
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Tour | “Seneca Village” Tour


Seneca Village was Manhattan's first known community of African-American property owners, on land that would become the Park. Tour covers the history of the village, the property owners, and what New York City was like at the time. Tour is approximately one hour.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:30 pm
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Concert | Concert on Water


The concert is at the coolest classical music concerts location in New York City. Program and musicians TBA.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Reading | PEN World Voices Festival: Writings from the Domestic Workers United


Unified by the motto “We have a dream that one day, all work with be valued equally,” Domestic Workers United is a guild of New York nannies, housekeepers, and caregivers, organizing for power, respect, and fair labor standards. Join them as they emerge from a five-month writing workshop led by documentary poet, global labor activist and 2010 Guggenheim Fellow Mark Nowak. The event includes a brief discussion followed by a reading of work generated in class.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Performance Art: Hunter Reynolds' Butur Mummification


Since 1999, Hunter Reynolds has performed 14 “mummifications” throughout Europe and the United States. In conjunction with his current exhibition, Reynolds will perform a mummification. These rare performances are physically and emotionally grueling and simultaneously inspiring - evoking both rebirth and resurrection. For over twenty years Reynolds has been using photography, performance and installation to express his experience as an HIV positive gay man. Hunter Reynolds was born in 1959 in Rochester, Minnesota. Hunter Reynolds has been the recipient of many grants and residencies, including several Pollock Krasner awards. He has had numerous solo exhibitions.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Workshop | Tae Kwon Do Workshop


Teaches the fundamentals of disipline, balance, Health and Wellness.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Screening | Spanish Documentary: Samaki Wanne's Africa the Beat (2011)


Filmed in Nzali, an enclave situated in the heart of Tanzania where the Wagogo live, this film captures and reveals this unique musical universe. From the film's first frame to the last sound heard, each image takes us further into their daily reality while their music gradually engulfs us in a world of surprising sensations. 60 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:30 pm
$10 suggested admission

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
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Opening Reception | Solo Show: Sheila Hecht's Split Second Decisions


Exploding color and dissolving marks challenge the notion of the split second decisions of art making.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Jazz | Student Jazz Voice Recital


Jazz student Jeannelle Ramirez (voice) leads a band in the performance of her senior recital.
   New York City, NY; NYC
4:00 pm
Free

Discussion | Children's Rights


A uniquely qualified panel of authors and activists assembled in honor of the Year of Janusz Korczak, including Khmer Rouge Genocide survivor Arn Chorn-Pond (pictured), war journalist Wojciech Jagielski, Patricia McCormick, Janne Teller, and moderator, Jacob Weisberg, draw on both scholarship and personal experience to explore the history of the Children's Rights Movement and how past atrocities can inform contemporary advocacy on local, national, and global scales, paying particular attention to ongoing violations in Central Africa by the Lord's Resistance Army.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Screening | South African Documentary: Ingrid Martens' Africa Shafted: Under One Roof (2011)


Filmed in the Ponte, Africa's tallest residential apartment building, which is home to more than 4,000 people from every corner of Africa. This is not your everyday film. The film allows the viewer to be a fly on the wall, and intimately interact face to face with Africa. This serious, poignant, humorous, and uplifting film reveals the courage, heart, hope, beauty and stories of daily struggles of Africans from the rest of the continent living in South Africa today. 55 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
$10 suggested admission

Concert | String Enemble Works by Williams, Bach, Webern and Mozart


Program: VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Rhosymedre JS BACH Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B Minor, BWV 1067 WEBERN Langsamer Satz MOZART Symphony No. 29 in A Major, K. 201 A pre-college string ensemble with Shih-Hung Young, conductor, and Ashley Hae Jee Cho, flute.
   New York City, NY; NYC
5:00 pm
Free

Opening Reception | Art Show: Brandon Ballengée's Collapse: The Cry of Silent Forms


Ballengée’s first solo exhibition at the gallery, consists of three bodies of work with different themes. Ballengée, an interdisciplinary artist who studies the effects of ecological change on living creatures, will show an installation of preserved specimens collected from fish markets and large-scale photographs of amphibian and avian deformities. Synthesizing scientific inquiry with art making, Ballengée transforms his field research into metaphors that reduce life to its essentials.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Screening | Czech Documentary: Pavel Koutecky & Miroslav Janek's Citizen Havel (2007)


Vaclav Havel was a key figure in the great changes that took place in central and Eastern Europe in the 1990s – the film material captures his work and influence both in his country and internationally. 119 min. In Czech with English subtitles.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Multimedia Works by Kenji Nakayama


The first New York solo exhibition by Japanese-born and Boston-based Artist Kenji Nakayama. Simply entitled Kenji Nakayama, this must-see exhibition will be the most extensive presentation of his art to date, featuring photorealistic, hand-cut stencil, spray enamel, acrylic and mixed media paintings. Shown: "Concrete Jungle 5 (Copper)," 2012; Copper leaf and spray paint stencil on wood 28 x 42 inches; 71.2 x 106.7 cm
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Performance | Performance Art: Keren Cytter’s Show Real Drama


Written and directed by artist Keren Cytter, Show Real Drama tells the story of its own two actors, Susie Meyer and Fabian Stumm. The pair find themselves unemployed and isolated from old Europe’s entertainment business after graduating from the University of Acting in Salzburg. After countless failed attempts to get hired, they decide to write and direct scenes to create their own show reels. Meyer and Stumm present the videos and retell their experiences while filming.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Staged Reading | Play Reading: Daughters of the Sexual Revolution by Dana Leslie Goldstein


This series presents sit-down readings of new and revisited scripts, generally followed by a moderated dramaturgical discussion.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
Free

Jazz | College Jazz Voice Recital


Featuring Basak Yavuz.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Concert | College Piano Recital


Featuring Slavina Zhelezova.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Concert | College Senior Cello Recital


Featuring Yoobin Chung.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Screening | Documentary: Kurt Orderson's The Prodigal Son (2009)


The Prodigal Son retraces the lost history of the Orderson family. The filmmaker's great grandfather, Joseph Orderson was of the generation of newly emancipated slaves, who with fellow West Indians left Barbados to settle all over the world, including Cape Town's District Six. These men came as sailors and were part of the pioneering Black Atlantic Communication Network, inspired by Marcus Garvey's Universal Negro Improvement Association. 64 min. Filmmaker present for post-screening Q&A Also showing: The Unseen Ones, Kurt Orderson, 20 min. A musical documentary film that centers around 27-year old Leagan Davids, aka Nico10long, a dispossessed youth from the township Wesbank/Delft struggling against the high crime rate, substandard schooling and unemployment on the Cape Flats while trying to raise his three-year daughter, Allevia. Also showing: The Dance of King David Axel Baumann, 33 min. The film is based on a dance King David performed in front of the Ark over 3000 years ago and which is still practiced today during the Jewish festival of Simchat Torah and the festival of Timkat in Ethiopia. The film is a beautiful journey through the ancient and modern worship of this object.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
$10 suggested admission

Concert | Piano Students of Irina Edelman


The young musicians perform a wide variety of repertoire.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Poetry Reading | Ruth Stone Memorial Tribute Reading


With Toi Derricotte, Sandra Gilbert, Philip Levine, Gerald Stern, Abigail Stone, Bianca Stone, and Michael Wiegers. This event features special guests reading from the work of the late poet Ruth Stone, whose books of poetry included "What Love Comes To: New and Selected Poems" (Copper Canyon Press, 2008), a finalist for the 2009 Pulitzer Prize; "In the Dark" (2004); "In the Next Galaxy" (2002) which received the 2010 National Book Award; and "Ordinary Words" (Paris Press, 1999), which received the National Book Critics Circle Award.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Theater | The Judith of Shimoda by Bertolt Brecht, a Student Production


The Judith of Shimoda draws on historical events that occurred after Commodore Perry compelled Japan to open to the West in 1854. The play was first performed in 2008 and has been performed sparingly since. The piece examines the ways society create and tear down its heroes.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:30 pm
$5

Concert | College Piano Recital


Featuring Gabriel Escudero.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Concert | Kammerraku: Chamber Music Meets Japanese Instruments


Two timeless musical traditions will come together in Kammerraku, a program of new chamber music compositions combining the classic string quartet with Japanese instruments to create a stunning new musical experience. The Voxare String Quartet will be joined by three traditional Japanese music virtuosos for a performance of four new compositions commissioned by Kyo-Shin-An Arts. Kammerraku (literally chamber music: kammer from the German and raku from the Japanese) is a program of Kyo-Shin-An Arts, an organization dedicated to the integration of Japanese instruments into Western classical music. Showcasing composers and performers from both cultural backgrounds, the evening will feature two world premieres and one New York premiere of works commissioned by Kyo-Shin-An Arts. The lineup includes: *Koto Concerto: Genji - Written by American composer Daron Hagen, a well-known figure in the opera world, this operatic work for koto and quartet is based on an 11th-century Japanese tale about a man who falls in love with a koto player whose face he's never seen. *Shakuhachi Quintet (New York Premiere) - Pulitzer Prize-winning American composer Paul Moravec wrote this chamber concerto for shakuhachi and quartet. The piece's third movement is based on a six-note melody, C-D-G-A-E-F, spelled out in "Love’s Labour’s Lost," making it the world's first shakuhachi-Shakespeare mashup. *String Journey (World Premiere) - James Nyoraku Schlefer's musical tale of a samurai who becomes a wandering minstrel is written for shamisen and quartet. Schlefer, an American, is one of only a few non-Japanese artists to have achieved the rank of Grand Master on the shakuhachi, a Japanese bamboo flute. *KyoShin (World Premiere) - Japanese composer Somei Satoh’s ruminative sextet for koto, shakuhachi, and quartet uses repetition and silence to create a calming and compelling soundscape.
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7:30 pm
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Dance Performance | Spring 2012 Student Dance Production


The Arts Program at Eugene Lang College is proud to present the annual Spring Dance Production. Featuring a restaging of an original work by Trisha Brown (pictured), recreated by the Trisha Brown Company; a newly created piece by Juliana May from Movement Research, as well as an original work created by Neil Greenberg and his First-Year Repertory students. All pieces are performed by students of Eugene Lang College.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Concert | 5 bands play Indie Rock, Blues Rock and Folk Rock


The Tap Music is proud to announce its 4th Showcase. 5 bands will be performing, ranging from styles of Indie Rock, Blues Rock and Folk Rock
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Concert | Acoustic Saturday


Local songwriter Dan Costello hosts and performs, joined by three guest artists. This month’s guest artists: Phoebe Kreutz, Debe Dalton, The Elastic No-No Band, and Dan and Rachel.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Concert | CoMotion Percussion Ensemble


From the Program in Percussion Performance.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Concert | String Chamber Music Concerts


From the Program in String Performance.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Concert | The Art Mob, A Cappella Singers


The Art Mob, an uncommon a cappella chorus of sixteen or so intrepid accomplices, wows you with an oddball mix of offbeat, witty and occasionally heartrending music from bygone days. They specialize in Victorian parlor songs, Sacred Harp hymns, early radio gospel and scary children’s ditties. The Art Mob is Brent Fredrick (music director), Connie Beckley, Hannah Campbell, Aldo Ceresa, Gaynor Coté, Martine Donach, Frank Donno, Ruby McNeil, Cheryl Morrison, Dean Rainey, Dan Rosenbaum, Nancy Moore Simpson. Kirsten Skrinde, Jared Stamm, Confidence Stimpson and Vicki Watson.
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Screening | The Black Nexxus Film Festival


A retrospective of the works of filmmaker Carl Ford, with a post-screening Q&A by the director and special guests.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Concert | The Chelsea Symphony — Rediscovering America: Celebrating the American Symphony


Program: Samuel Barber's Medea Seth Bedford's Concertino for Clarinet and Orchestra Walter Piston's Fantasy for English Horn, Harp, and Strings Sarasate's Zigeunerweisen Celebrating the incredible richness of the American symphonic tradition, The Chelsea Symphony is pleased to announce the finale concerts of its 2011-12 season, Rediscovering America. The concerts will feature Samuel Barber's Medea, the powerful orchestral music from the ballet composed for and first danced by Martha Graham and her company in 1946. Following the form of a Greek tragedy, the suite projects the timeless themes of love, jealousy, and vengeance through the legend of Medea and Jason. The concerts will also include the world premiere of Seth Bedford's Concertino for Clarinet and Orchestra, Walter Piston's Fantasy for English Horn, Harp, and Strings, and Sarasate's Zigeunerweisen, all featuring as soloists gifted musicians from The Chelsea Symphony.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Concert | College Violin Recital


With Jin Lee Youn.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Jazz | College Jazz Voice Recital


Featuring Kavita Shah.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Concert | College Piano Recital


Featuring Hye Jung Kang.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Concert | College Trombone Recital


Featuring Oliver Barrett.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Concert | College Voice Recital


Featuring Ju Hyeon Han.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Performance | Comedy: The Taxi Tapes


Drawing from his ongoing series of podcasts, Sam Dingman presents an evening of true tales from his days as a taxi driver in New York City, complete with toothless convicts, frozen embryos, murderous city buses, mobbed-up body shops, and much much more. Along the way, he finds that no matter how many insane things he sees on the pothole-ridden streets of New York, the craziest one of all may be himself.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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