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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on May 6, 2014?

51 free events take place on Tuesday, May 6 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 6 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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51 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Tuesday, May 6, 2014

All events are free unless otherwise noted.

Editor's Picks

free events nyc Yankees legend Mariano Rivera signs copies of his book The Closer: My Story
free events nyc Chamber Music by Schubert and Vaughan Williams
free events nyc Accordions Around the World
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Workshop | Park Tai Chi


Tai Chi and Eternal Spring are instructed by members of the Tai Chi Chuan Center for all ages and experience levels. Classes are rain or shine.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 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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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 & 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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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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Workshop | Board Game Social


Join an all-new weekly Game Social to meet up with like-minded players interested in the same games as you. The Board Game Social features games in their classic form with a board, special pieces and a little bit of competition. Try classics like Sorry, Clue, Monopoly, or Life.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Workshop | Board Game Social


Join an all-new weekly Game Social to meet up with like-minded players interested in the same games as you. The Board Game Social features games in their classic form with a board, special pieces and a little bit of competition. Try classics like Sorry, Clue, Monopoly, or Life.
   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
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12:00 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. You'll be surprised that Alex and Jordan can often be found outside tossing pins in the snow!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Book Signing | Yankees legend Mariano Rivera signs copies of his book The Closer: My Story


The greatest relief pitcher of all time shares his extraordinary story of survival, love, and baseball.
   New York City, NY; NYC
12:00 pm
Free

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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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
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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. Congressman Ron Paul considers the Federal Reserve "both corrupt and unconstitutional" Tour times: 1:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Concert | Mannes Downtown Chamber Music Concert


The Ernst C. Stiefel Chamber Music Series presents Mannes College chamber music ensembles in a series of free lunch-time performances. The program for this concert will be announced a week before the performance.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Other | Open Hours at a Nature Sanctuary


Normally closed to visitors except on guided tours, come meander at your own pace along the rustic trail and see how this once weed-filled promontory has become a native woodland garden for birds and other wildlife. The wood-chipped trail is uneven; please wear appropriate shoes.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Other | Open Hours at a Nature Sanctuary


Normally closed to visitors except on guided tours, come meander at your own pace along the rustic trail and see how the Conservancy is turning this once-weed-filled promontory into a native woodland garden for birds and other wildlife. The wood-chipped trail is uneven; please wear appropriate shoes. Capacity is limited; please, no groups, dogs, bikes, or strollers.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Lecture | Rural Women's Employment and the Chinese State: Sixty Years of Change


Speaker: Dr. Hu Yukun is a Fulbright Scholar and an Associate Professor in the Institute of Population Research at Peking University. Her primary research interests are in gender and development, women and health, population, natural resource man-agement and the environment, and feminist theories and methodologies. She has published and edited several books and more than twenty essays and conference papers. Dr. Hu Yukun earned a PhD in Womens Studies from Clark University and a Masters degree in American History from Shandong Normal University.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Tour | US Customs House Building Tour


A Museum Ambassador provides a 45-minute in-depth look at the unique architecture and design of the Alexander Hamilton Customs House.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Lecture | Sylvia Townsend Warner, Novelist: A Biographical Introduction


The novelist, short-story writer and poet Sylvia Townsend Warner was a bestseller in the 1920s, a controversialist in the 1930s, a well-loved contributor to The New Yorker in the post-war years and a feminist 'rediscovery' in the 1970s. But despite a growing audience since her death in 1978, Warner remains (in Sarah Waters' words) 'one of the most shamefully under-read great British authors of the past 100 years'. What is it about Warner and her works that seems to have denied her an easy path to fame? And how much did her relative obscurity hamper or help her development as an artist? Claire Harman, Warner's biographer and the editor of her poems and diaries, reveals the story of this remarkable woman's life and how it affected the reception of her books both at the time of writing and now.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:15 pm
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Tour | Bushwick Graffiti and Street Art Tour


New York City is a mecca for graffiti and street art, making it a very attractive playground for artists from around the world. Bushwick, in a working class district on the north side of Brooklyn adjacent to Williamsburg, has been attracting artists for some time now. The neighborhood has a fair collection of art studios and galleries, but it’s Bushwick’s industrial landscape that’s attracting the street artist. If you came looking for 1960′s Greenwich Village, you’ll find something brewing in Bushwick.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Tour | Greenwich Village Neighborhood Tour


Greenwich Village is among Manhattan's most desirable and expensive residential neighborhoods. It's history, however, betrays it's monied status. The Village, with it's quiet, shaded streets, lined with lovely brick and brownstone townhouses, was once the incubating ground of artistic, social and political movements that have helped shape US history. From the Beats to the Folk Movement, from workers rights to gay rights, the Village has often been the center of it all.
   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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Concert | Music with a Vue


Featuring students from the NYU Program in Piano Performance.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Discussion | Are You Still a Slave? Liberating the Black Female Body


Join bell hooks and other leading voices in black feminism and the LGBTQ community - author Marci Blackman (Tradition), film director Shola Lynch (Free Angela and All Political Prisoners), and author and activist Janet Mock (Redefining Realness) - in conversation about liberating the black female body.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Concert | Chamber Music by Schubert and Vaughan Williams


Program: Franz Schubert Piano Quintet in A major, D.667 "Trout" Quintet Ralph Vaughan Williams Piano Quintet in C minor Musicians: Artur Kaganovskiy (Violin); Eszter Szilveszter (Viola); Miho Zaitsu (Cello); Eddy Khaimovich (Double Bass); Tomoko Kawaguchi (Piano).
   New York City, NY; NYC
4:30 pm
Free

Concert | Accordions Around the World


Take a cross-cultural musical journey - from France to Colombia, from the Balkans to Louisiana, from Cumbia to Jazz, and more - with accordions, harmoniums, concertinas, and bandoneons. Accordionists play throughout the park at 5pm, and at 6pm, a band with a different infectious, global beat performs each week.
   New York City, NY; NYC
5:00 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. You'll be surprised that Alex and Jordan can often be found outside tossing pins in the snow!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:30 pm
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Book Signing | Actor Jason Priestley signs copies of his book Jason Priestley: A Memoir


Actor (Beverly Hills 9120), race car driver, and author Jason Priestly signs his new book. Customers must buy a book at the store to attend the event. Call the store for details.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Tour | Brooklyn Heights Tour


Known as America's first suburb, Brooklyn Heights is truly a gem. Travel and Leisure named it one of 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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6:00 pm
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Discussion | Jazz in the Body: Baldwin and His Muse


Discussion on writer James Baldwin and jazz influence.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Concert | Juilliard415 Ensemble performs sonatas by Handel


Program: Jean-Marie Leclair, Deuxième Récréation de Musique Handel, Trio Sonatas As the Juilliard School’s top period-instrument ensemble, Juilliard415 is comprised of some of the world’s most talented students of 17th and 18th century music, who perform both rare and canonical Baroque works.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Workshop | Scrabble Game Social


The Scrabble Game Social brings together the park's wordsmiths in pursuit of Scrabble bingos, and high scoring tiles. If you go wild for words, this one's for you! Please note, they have 2 Scrabble sets, so plan to meet new people when you come to play.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Discussion | Vulnerable Bodies and the Embodiment of Resistance


This is part of Studies Project, a series of artist-instigated panel discussions, roundtables, performances and/or other formats that focus on relevant issues of aesthetics and philosophy at the intersection of dance and social politics in an effort to confront and engage the dance and performance community. Conceived by Cristiane Bouger.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Author Reading | Book Discussion: Jurek Becker’s The Wall: And Other Stories


A reading of Jurek Becker’s book in English by Christine and Jonathan Becker. Following the reading, Christine and Jonathan Becker and Huberta von Voss will discuss the life and work of Jurek Becker in further detail.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:30 pm
Free

Slide Lecture | Gregory Zuckerman discusses his book The Frackers: The Outrageous Inside Story of the New Billionaire Wildcatters


This illustrated lecture tells the dramatic tale of how a group of ambitious and headstrong wildcatters ignored the ridicule of experts and derision of colleagues to pursue massive, long-overlooked deposits of oil and natural gas. Against all odds, they changed the world—and made astonishing fortunes in the process.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Discussion | Poets on Craft


Join Evie Shockley and Sherwin Bitsui for a lively conversation on aesthetics, the role of the contemporary poet, and other topical issues, moderated by Camille Rankine. A brief reading precedes the discussion, and a Q&A with the audience follows.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Opening Reception | Group Show: New Spanish Photography_Visions Beyond Borders


ALFONSO ALMENDROS / CARLA ANDRADE / BEGO ANTÓN / SALVI DANÉS / ÁNGEL DE LA RUBIA / CRISTINA DE MIDDEL / IGNACIO EVANGELISTA / JORGE FUEMBUENA / PABLO LERMA / JUAN PATIÑO / ALEIX PLADEMUNT / FRANCISCO REINA / ALBERTO SALVÁN / JUAN ZAMORA This exhibition aims to portrait the current contemporary Spanish photography panorama. More specifically, it shows the view of several artists on the urban and natural landscape across our borders, always captured from a critical or emotional perspective through photography.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Workshop | Introduction to Meditation


These introductory meditation classes were featured in New York Magazine’s top picks (4 stars).
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | Molly Haskell reads from her book My Brother, My Sister


Molly Haskell is an American feminist, film critic and author. She has contributed to The Village Voice, New York Magazine, and Vogue. Her influential work, From Reverence to Rape: The Treatment of Women in the Movies was one of the first books to chronicle women’s images in film. She is an adjunct professor of film at Columbia University. A question and answer session plus book-signing and reception will follow.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Symposium | NY Comics & Picture-Story Symposium


This week's guest speaker, Ariela Freedman, professor at Concordia College, will discuss the work of graphic designer Charlotte Salomon.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Opening Reception | Paintings: Walter Smith's Alien Denization


A solo exhibition by the New York-based artist Walter Smith, at a pop-up location in New York. Smith will present a selection of oil paintings from two recent projects: Alien Denization and Pacifier.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Author Reading | Richard Corliss reads from his book Mom in the Movies: The Iconic Screen Mothers You Love (and a Few You Love to Hate)


Film critic Richard Corliss presents the definitive, fully illustrated guide to the many ways Hollywood has celebrated, vilified and poked fun at dear old mom.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | Stacey D’Erasmo reads from her book Wonderland


Stacey D’Erasmo in conversation with Elissa Schappell to celebrate the launch of D’Erasmo’s novel. A special musical guest TBA.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Jazz | The Super Trios Ensemble


The Super Trios Ensemble covers the musical contributions of piano trios including those led by Nat King Cole, Bill Evans, Paul Bley, Hampton Hawes, McCoy Tyner, and Keith Jarrett. Enrollment is limited to pianists, acoustic bassists, and drummers. Particular emphasis is placed on the communication and support among the various members of the ensemble and the individual role of each player.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Performance | To The Heights: A Celebration of the Literature and Music of Washington Heights


The celebration begins with the special Washington Heights edition of "No Name Super Storytellers @ Word Up:" a multi-talent showcase featuring Heights-based storytellers J. Holtham, Megan Sass and Eric Vetter, Hip Hop artist Ppul and Spoken Word artist Soli, plus music from Demetrius. The event will be hosted by "Fish Out Of Agua" author/performer Michele Carlo. After performances from featured artists, there will be an open mic.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | Translator Stacy Knecht reads from Bohumil Hrabal's Harlequin's Millions reads from her book What Would Lynne Tillman Do?


According to Milan Kundera, Bohumil Hrabal was Czechoslovakia’s greatest writer. Archipelago is pleased to present the first English translation of his novel Harlequin's Millions with a translation by Stacey Knect.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Talk | Witness to Women's Equality, a Talk by Kathryn Erbe of Law and Order: Criminal Intent


"Witness to Women's Equality" highlights the Women's Equality Act and the "Boss Bill" now before the New York State Legislature. New York, always a leader in women's equality, will gain critical measures of protection once these legislative initiatives are enacted.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
Free

Talk | Author Talk: Michael Collier


Michael Collier is a poet, educator, editor and also the director of the Breadloaf Writers' Conference. He has received numerous awards for his poetry, including the Alice Fay di Castagnola Award, an Academy Award in Literature, a Pushcart Prize, the Thomas Watson Fellowship, and a Discovery/The Nation award.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Concert | Contemporary Music Festival: NewMusicMannes


NewMusicMannes, a student ensemble dedicated to the performance of outstanding 20th and 21st century solo and chamber works, is directed by faculty member Madeleine Shapiro.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Tour | Manhattan Night Tour


New York is a skyscraper city and there is no better time to view Manhattan’s icons than after the sun sets and the lights go on. Fueled by competition and a dash of audacity, New York City is still producing one of mankind’s most remarkable skyline. NOTE: THIS TOUR SPENDS MUCH TIME INDOORS OR IN SUBWAYS AND GREAT FOR ALL WEATHER CONDITIONS.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Jazz | The Advanced Rhythm Ensemble


The Advanced Rhythm Ensemble focuses on student performance of concepts in a practical playing context. We work on playing rhythmic superimpositions, metric modulations, odd meters, changing meters, and cross-rhythms, using original music by the instructor and ensemble members, as well as blues, standards, and originals by other jazz composers where appropriate. Improvisation in solos, accompaniment, and ensemble work are all used to further mastery. The instructor is flexible about the instrumental makeup of the ensemble, and we find ways to use multiple players on any instruments in our ensemble’s arrangements.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 pm
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