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

44 free events take place on Thursday, May 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 May 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 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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44 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Thursday, May 21, 2015

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Workshop | Park Tai Chi


Classes for all ages and experience levels. Park Tai Chi is provided by the Tai Chi Chuan Center and led by teachers and students who train at CK Chu Tai Chi under the direction of Jeremy Hubbell. Classes are rain or shine.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 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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Tour | SSV Corwith Cramer Deck Tours


The SSV Corwith Cramer will be docked and open for free deck tours. The Sailing School Vessel is a 134-foot, two-masted brigantine owned and operated by Sea Education Association of Woods Hole, Massachusetts. It serves as laboratory, office, and home for its 30-plus crewmembers, which include 20 undergraduates studying at sea for a semester. The students and researchers aboard the ship have been investigating the biodiversity of and conservation efforts within the Sargasso Sea region. The ship’s arrival in New York City marks the end point of a five-week sailing voyage that began April 20 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Come down and catch a free deck tour!
   New York City, NY; NYC
10:00 am
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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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
12:20 pm
Free

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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Gallery Talk | Gallery Tour: When the Curtain Never Comes Down


Tour led by the museum’s gallery guides.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Concert | NOVUS NY performs works by Ligeti, Birtwistle, Schwendinger


Program: Birtwistle Bach Measures Ligeti Chamber Concerto Schwendinger Sinfonietta
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Workshop | Retro Board Gaming for Adults


Share your passion for checkers, chess, mahjong, Monopoly, or Scrabble. All levels of play welcome.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 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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Book Discussion | Discuss Great Books in a Great Space


Monthly book discussions to explore titles you've been meaning to read, or reread, and discuss with other lovers of literature. Participants should read each title before the discussion. This month's title is Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf.
   New York City, NY; NYC
2:00 pm
Free

Tour | Grand Central Terminal Photography Tour


In the center of Manhattan seats the most beautiful train terminal ever constructed in the City. Visitors and locals cross paths surrounded by unmatched beauty. Yet inside that 49 acres gem there are many secrets and hundreds of pictures. Many walk by these spectacular photo opportunities. This is why we are offering you this eyes opening experience to carefully explore, shoot and learn. Your licensed tour guide and professional photographer welcomes all levels of photography and all types of cameras (including smartphones) to make sure there’s nothing stopping you from taking the best, most professional looking shots while on tour. You will have fun and improve your photography. Sights are from outside to inside the terminal (Chrysler Building, Main Concourse, GCT Market…). Don’t forget to check out our regular Grand Central Terminal Tour. The Grand Central Terminal Photography Tour takes place mostly inside and is a good choice for any weather.
   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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Workshop | Meditation: A Tool To Balance Your Life


It is now being recognized that the practice of meditation contributes to a more positive, healthy lifestyle. It is an invaluable tool helping people reduce stress, gain a deeper sense of fulfillment in life as well as foster greater physical, emotional and spiritual well-being. Join Renate Lanotte, psychotherapist, as she connects meditation and spiritual development to important aspects of our lives. She will offer a practical technique of meditation that can positively impact your life. Through first hand demonstrations of this simple yet highly effective method you will discover the key to deeper concentration, relaxation and profound personal growth.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Film | Michael Curtiz's Four Daughters (1938): 5-Time Oscar Nominee


Stars: Claude Rains, John Garfield, Jeffrey Lynn. The lives and loves of a musical family. 90 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
2:00 pm
Free

Tour | Subway Art Tour


Many people think of the New York City subway as one of the largest, most efficient, if not the cleanest mass transit systems in the world. Few, however, think of it as the largest and longest art gallery on the planet. Well, they don't know what they are missing. This lively walking AND subway riding tour visits over a dozen subway stations to experience a selection of these striking often whimsical works that go largely unnoticed by the general public. Join this climate controlled subway and walking art tour. Along the way you'll learn about and become expert at navigating the (in)famous NYC subway system. There's also the invaluable opportunity to confer about your other sightseeing plans with the acclaimed Bronx born, vastly experienced licensed NYC tour guide, Darryl Reilly.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Workshop | iMovie for Beginners Workshop


Learn the basics of using Apple's entry-level video editing program iMovie by working through a simple project. Class is conducted on Macintosh computers.
   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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3:30 pm
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Birdwatching | Spring Birding Tour


Discover the birds that call the park home, as well as those that may stop by during migration. A surprising diversity of avian visitors drop in, even in the heart of midtown. Sightings could include warblers, tanagers, vireos, thrushes, even an American Woodcock.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Workshop | Park Yoga


Perfect your downward dog under the trees at the 12th season of outdoor yoga classes, presented by Athleta with media support from Flavorpill. Mats are provided by Athleta - no need to bring your own.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Book Signing | TV host Mika Brzezinski signs copies of her book Grow Your Value


A woman who wants to be successful must make sacrifices, but how can she determine which ones she’ll be happy with five, ten, twenty years from now?
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Gallery Talk | CANCELLED***Artist Talk: Richard Polsky***CANCELLED


***THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED*** From the artist: "I’ve been working on paper for forty years. Most of my pieces created in the last twenty years have been paintings, using water-based paints, on paper made by hand from cotton pulp. Each time I take out a new piece and pin it to my studio wall, I sit and examine it before I make a mark. Each sheet is almost too beautiful to deface. I try to sense the personality of every piece as it comes to me. I look at the edges, examine the speckles, and sight surface indentations. Each piece of paper is unique, although every lot was made from the same pulp, by the same maker, using the same process."
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Opening Reception | Group Show: 21 Polygons


This exhibition is a survey of recent work by fifteen artists working in the fields of printmaking, sculpture, painting, and book arts. This exhibition offers the public the opportunity to become familiar with the works of a few artists who are essential to the day-to-day operations of the Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop. For the first time, recent works by RBPMW volunteers are exhibited together to celebrate the multi-faceted individuals that continue to make the workshop an accessible space for collaboration and innovation.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Slide Lecture | La Dolce Vista: Magical Getaways and Gardens of Capri and the Amalfi Coast


With Robert I. C. Fisher, photographer and author of "Gardens of the Amalfi Coast." This illustrated lecture features the most celebrated gardens of southern Italy and captures the inexhaustible lure of one of the most beautiful places on earth: Campania, the sun-kissed region that is home to Naples, Capri and the Amalfi Coast.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Workshop | Park Circuit Workout


Reach your fitness goals in the world’s most beautiful outdoor gym! Get fit with innovative exercises designed by top trainers to utilize the Park’s best natural features: rocks, trails, stairs, hills, and gorgeous open lawns. A variety of in-Park classes will help you to maximize your strength and agility, as well as increase flexibility and muscle tone. Age 18 years and older.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Gallery Talk | A Conversation with E.S.P. TV


Victoria Keddie and Scott Kiernan discuss their E.S.P. TV Coast to Coast tour which included live tapings, exhibitions, screenings and artist talks in more than 13 locations across United States during April 2015.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
$5 suggested donation

Discussion | Chasing Lost Time


A discussion on biographies of renowned translators C.K. Scott Moncrieff and Michael Henry Heim, with Jean Findlay, Esther Allen, and Chad Post.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | Claire Bidwell Smith reads from her book After This: When Life Is Over, Where Do We Go?


Bereavement counselor and author of The Rules of Inheritance explores the afterlife in her latest book.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Dancing | Electro Soul Dance Party


With: Jamie Lidell Fixed (DJs JDH and Dave P) Brooklyn United Marching Band The soul singing dance music eclecticist Jamie Lidell is “the progenitor of his own completely original genre that no one else has been able to recreate” (KCRW) and “a master-craftsman of genre hybrids packing potent lyrical punches of love” (Stereogum). Known for bringing together disparate musical influences, Lidell sites Mtume, Cameo, New Jack Swing, Bobby Brown and George Clinton as inspirations for his 2013 self-titled debut latest LP. JDH and Dave P, hailing from New York and Philadelphia respectively, are the duo of DJs behind the FIXED parties, which have been running for over nine years. They have toured numerous times with Simian Mobile Disco and Soulwax and have recently played Coachella, PS1, Camp Bisco, FYF Fest, and at Pacha Ibiza. The Brooklyn United Marching Band gets the party started.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Reading | Emerging Writers Fellows Reading


The evening will feature readings by nine writers: Lisa Armstrong, Cedrick Mendoza-Tolentino, Stephanie Miki Arndt, Dwyer Murphy, Zeeva Bukai, Belal Rafiq, Elysha Chang, Wil Weitzel, and Su-Yee Lin.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Opening Reception | Exhibition: Siggi Hofer's My Mother Sold Cigarettes in the Mountains


The US debut of the Vienna-based artist Siggi Hofer. The title references the show's thematic spirit, one which presents unending loops, an abundance of the shape/letter/symbol “x”, and text-based paintings in varying configurations throughout the gallery’s space. Signs run across the exhibition where both being and meaning are conveyed simultaneously while remaining incomplete.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Opening Reception | Pencil Drawings: Juliet Jacobson's There Is Nothing Perfectly Beautiful Except the Invisible


The exhibition features graphite and colored pencil drawings based on photographs of vernacular objects. During the last year the artist introduced two new elements into her practice, color and composite imagery.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Concert | American Immersion: Clemens Gadenstaetter


American Immersion: Clemens Gadenstaetter is the latest residency of an ongoing series. This chamber music program features the incomparable JACK Quartet and members of the Talea Ensemble, featuring works exclusively by Gadenstaetter.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Tour | Dark Side of the High Line Tour


The skeletal remains of the High Line’s elevated tracks set the perfect scene for a spooky evening. Join a journey to the creepier side of New York City’s most unique park. On this tour you’ll hear tales of the strange eccentric who lived below the tracks and saved them from demise, the curse of a West Side Cowboy who fell to his death from the elevated track, and the children who haunt the street formerly known as Death Avenue. If the moon hangs right perhaps you’ll witness the spectacle of a ghostly ship floating down the Hudson River; is it the long forgotten crew of Henry Hudson’s Half-Moon warning sailors not to go to sea? Or is it Captain Kidd protecting the treasure he buried on Liberty Island? Venture at your own risk through the dark side of High Line.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Film | Documentary: Albert Maysles' Iris (2014)


The latest film from legendary documentarian Albert Maysles, Iris pairs the late 88-year-old filmmaker (who passed away on March 5) with Iris Apfel, the quick-witted, flamboyantly dressed 93-year-old style maven who has had an outsized presence on the New York City fashion scene for decades. More than a fashion film, the documentary is a story about creativity and how a soaring free spirit continues to inspire. Iris portrays a singular woman whose enthusiasm for fashion, art and people are life's sustenance and reminds us that dressing, and indeed life, is nothing but an experiment. Despite the abundance of glamour in her current life, she continues to embrace the values and work ethic established during a middle-class Queens upbringing during the Great Depression. 78 min. Q and A with producer and daughter of Albert Maysles, Rebekah Maysles, and Nelson Walker director of photography and co-director of Albert Maysles' other last work In Transit.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
$10 suggested donation

Dancing | Studio 63: Loser's Lounge Dance Party


Dress up like you’re going to your favorite night club from the past and dance your way to the future with The Loser’s Lounge, New York City's most entertaining house band canonizing the great songwriting catalogues of the '60s, 70's and ‘80’s.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Concert | George Perle Centennial Celebration


Join pianists Michael Brown, Michael Boriskin; cellist Fred Sherry; the Da Capo Chamber Players; the Sylvan Winds; plus students from Juilliard for a concert celebrating the 100th birthday of the innovative and influential American composer George Perle. Hear performances of Perle’s most beloved chamber works, see Perle manuscripts from the library’s collection, and hear memories from Perle’s colleagues and friends.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Workshop | Intro Class: Integrative Hypnosis - Rapid Techniques to Rewire Your Brain


With Melissa Tiers. Methods drawn from the discipline of hypnosis offer us some of the easiest-to-learn and most effective techniques in mind/body transformation. In this class you will learn some of the most powerful ways of changing habituated patterns of thought, feeling and behavior. You will learn techniques to change negative emotional states and eliminate unhealthy cravings as well as simple self-healing methods that rebalance the body-mind. Integrative Hypnosis brings together techniques and processes from clinical hypnosis, Neuro-Linguistic Programming, cognitive psychology, and energy psychology to change unconscious patterns and rewire your brain.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Tour | Midtown 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. Please note they do utilize the subway on this tour so you will need $5 for subway tickets.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Concert | The Uptown Cabaret Spotlight Show


Singer-songwriter Jordan Okrend brings his soulful pop-rock to a warm and casual atmosphere. The New York City-born North Carolina reared performer, who leads his own band and anchors the twin guitar attack of No Name house band "The Summer Replacements," will perform tunes from his recently released EP "World Keeps Turnin" as well as his other original material.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Concert | Harmony Mbira, a Timeless Musical Experience


Harmony Mbira embraces in the present the timeless experience of mbira, an experience born of the community creating beautiful music together. They will all play together and weave a beautiful sonic tapestry. The group features Lakshmi Marfill Delgado, Giancarlo Luiggi, and Kevin Nathaniel.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 pm
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Workshop | MS Word 2010 for Beginners Workshop


Learn the basics features of Microsoft Word 2010, a word processing program you can use to create documents. Topics include entering and editing text, saving files, and formatting.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 pm
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