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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on May 21, 2016?

43 free events take place on Saturday, 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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43 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Saturday, May 21, 2016

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free events nyc What Now? 2016: On Future Identities
free events nyc The 10th Annual Dance Parade and Festival
free events nyc New York Jazz Academy Ensemble
free events nyc Concert on Water: Classical Music
free events nyc Orchestral Works by Haydn, Stravinsky, Bach
        

Workshop | Health and Race Walking


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, strength and increase cardiovascular health while enjoying Central Park's beautiful landscapes. This event takes place every Saturday.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:30 am
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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. Tour takes place every Saturday.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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City Walk | Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn Heights and Dumbo Tour


This is a 3-hour tour that begins with a walk over the Brooklyn Bridge, an icon of New York City for over 125 years, with spectacular views of Manhattan and Brooklyn. The tour then moves on to a stroll of Brooklyn Heights, America’s and New York City’s first suburb. The tour then explores the neighborhood DUMBO before ending at the Fulton Ferry landing. This tour takes place every day at 10am.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Tour | Downtown Manhattan 3-Hour Tour


The 3-hour walking and subway tour covers the Financial District including Wall Street and the World Trade Center, SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown. These are neighborhoods that simply can’t be fully appreciated from a bus. There will be one or two opportuniti​es to sample tasty treats.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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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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10:00 am
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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. This tour takes place Sundays, Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays at 2pm, and Saturdays at 10am.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Tour | Lower Manhattan, Chinatown, Little Italy and SoHo Tour


A multi-neighborhood tour of the Lower Manhattan area. The tour begins on Wall Street, where you will see the New York Stock Exchange and Trinity Church before moving on the the World Trade Center and City Hall. We then move on by subway to visit the largest Chinatown in the United States. Following Chinatown, the tour will continue on through Little Italy and on to SoHo.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Tour | New York One-Day Tour


Don't have enough time to take all of the tours? Prefer to experience Manhattan with a smaller group, but a private booking is out of reach? Then consider our All-in-One New York 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, the World Trade Center, Greenwich Village, SoHo, Chinatown, Little Italy, Chelsea Market and the Highline Park. Tour takes place Mondays, Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Fair | Street Fair


Free fun for the whole family, including arts, crafts, antiques, plants, entertainment, games, and more.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Workshop | Cardio Saturday Workshop


Join Bianca Vesco every Saturday for a complimentary cardio session.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:15 am
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Workshop | Stop Motion Animation Workshop


With digital technology, it’s faster (and cheaper) than ever to make your own animated video sequences with stop motion animation. Learn how to successfully photograph image sequences and import them into iMovie to create original animated videos.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 am
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Tour | Church Tour: Church of St. Paul the Apostle


The church, built in 1875-85, was commissioned by the Paulist Fathers, the first order of Roman Catholic priests founded in the United States. This large church, initially designed by New Jersey architect Jeremiah O’Rourke, and completed by George Deshon, a Paulist priest who trained at West Point as a military engineer, has an austere and imposing Medieval Revival style design, loosely based on Gothic and Romanesque sources. The rock-faced grey granite stonework was salvaged from various structures in Manhattan, including sections of an embankment of the Croton Aqueduct.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Fair | Hester Street Fair


This fair will feature a diverse roster of 60 curated vendors and curiously creative entrepreneurs delivering design, art, fashion and food. The fair will also host a series of hands-on workshops, collaborative activities and special events. This fair takes place every Saturday from May 14 to October 29.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Workshop | Managing Through Change


Speaker, trainer, and certified professional coach Barbara Phillips will help participants understand typical reactions to change, increase their awareness of how they personally react to change, and learn how to develop resilience and become a “change master.”
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Workshop | Shape Up NYC Zumba


Shape Up NYC offers free fitness classes to help New Yorkers get and stay fit. Takes place Saturdays, May through September.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Fair | Block Party


Celebrate the start of spring (and the market's 76th birthday) with a good old fashioned neighborhood bash. There'll be pushcarts, astroturf, grills, live music, and 20 food vendors from both the Market and Lower East Side community.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Festival | Super Sabado Block Party


Spring is here! Join a fun-filled block party with art making, performances, and dancing.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Tour | Church Tour: St. James’ Episcopal Church


St. James’ Church is a large parish church. The Church was built in 1884 and designed by well-known church architect, Robert H. Robertson. In the 1920’s the church hired Ralph Adams Cram, the foremost ecclesial architect of his time, to move the main entrance from 71st Street to Madison Avenue. In so doing he completely redesigned the interior, raising the side walls and constructing a new wooden, decoratively painted ceiling.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Performance | Equity Library Theater of New York presents 'Short Works from the Big Guy'


Has a nearly perfect suburban homemaker ever asked you for help disposing of a corpse? Do you know what to do when the semi-homicidal neighborhood weirdo catches you making out with the she-creature he thinks is his? Has a genuine angel ever claimed the ratty yellow couch you're about to haul to the dump? If the answer to any or all of these questions is "No, of course not!" then you have probably already waited too long to see "Short Works from the Big Guy," a collection of five short hilarious and heartwarming plays by award-winning playwright, K.K. Gordon.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Staged Reading | Play Reading: The School for Scandal by Richard Brinsley Sheridan


Presented by the Instant Shakespeare Company.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Performance | Short Works from the Big Guy: Five Short Plays


Has a nearly perfect suburban homemaker ever asked you for help disposing of a corpse? Do you know what to do when the semi-homicidal neighborhood weirdo catches you making out with the she-creature he thinks is his? Has a genuine angel ever claimed the ratty yellow couch you're about to haul to the dump? If the answer to any or all of these questions is "No, of course not!" then you have probably already waited too long to see "Short Works from the Big Guy," a collection of five short hilarious and heartwarming plays by award-winning playwright K.K. Gordon. Directed by Paige Balitski of Scranton's Diva Productions and presented by The Equity Library Theater.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Parade | The 10th Annual Dance Parade and Festival


Dance Parade’s mission is to inspire dance through the celebration of diversity. Over 10,000 dancers will converge on the streets of New York City showcasing 75 styles of dance making the 9th Annual Dance Parade and Festival the world’s largest display of cultural diversity. Four Grand Marshals span the diversity of dance – renowned 84-year-sold contemporary theater artist, choreographer and dancer of stage and screen Carmen de Lavallade, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Choreographer and Artistic Director Robert Battle, Dancing Wheels founder Mary Verdi-Fletcher and pioneer of Indian bhangra dance in North America, DJ Rekha. There will be a free Dance Jam after Dance Parade featuring Barbara Tucker, and DJ's Q, Spinna, Brian Cox and Grand Marshal Rekha from 3-7pm in Tompkins Square Park (Avenue B & 10th Street).
   New York City, NY; NYC
1:00 pm
Free

Symposium | What Now? 2016: On Future Identities


What Now 2016: On Future Identities will examine notions of 'future identities', through discussions around the construction of the self, queer theory, self-determination, mutability, the body, technology and social media, and the ever-evolving relationship between the digital and the material. The symposium will bring together contributions from artists, curators, educators, cultural theorists, and psychologists, alongside artists' interventions. Takes place May 20-21.
   New York City, NY; NYC
1:00 pm
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Workshop | iMovie: Green Screening and Effects


Learn how to shoot video with a greeen screen to create a composite video project in iMovie. Also covered: color correction, audio editing, various iMovie effects. Class is conducted on Macintosh computers.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:30 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. This tour takes place Saturdays at 2pm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 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. Tour takes place Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Film | Clint Eastwood's Oscar-Nominated Flags of Our Fathers (2006): Iwo Jima Heroes


Stars: Ryan Phillippe, Barry Pepper, Joseph Cross. The life stories of the six men who raised the flag at The Battle of Iwo Jima, a turning point in WWII. 132 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Concert | Complete Bach Organ Series 2016-2017


Stephen Buzard, Acting Organist, in the fourth recital in this series presented on the expanded Loening-Hancock Organ.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Jazz | New York Jazz Academy Ensemble


New York Jazz Academy is the fastest-growing music school in New York City. Its innovative and comprehensive jazz curriculum has helped hundreds of students, including adults and kids.
   New York City, NY; NYC
2:00 pm
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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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2:00 pm
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Tour | Special Tour: Church of the Covenant


The Church of the Covenant began in 1866 as a Presbyterian mission Sunday school in a space above a stable on East 40th Street. It was initiated by a group of young professionals headed by J. Cleveland Cady, a young New York architect who became perhaps best known for the original Metropolitan Opera House (1891) and the Museum of Natural History (1890). As the mission outgrew its rented quarters, Cady was awarded the commission to design the present church. Cady designed both the Victorian Gothic country chapel and an adjoining Parish House, as well as interior furnishings, which opened in 1871. The original Parish House was replaced in 1927 with half-timbered Elizabethan style, designed to blend with the neighboring Tudor City. In 1950, 42nd Street was lowered by several feet, necessitating the addition of a granite and limestone base below the entry level of the building. Space for this tour is limited to 25 people.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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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! This tour takes place every Saturday.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Opera | An Afternoon of Opera and Songs


Presented by the Manhattan Opera Association featuring selections from Mozart's The Magic Flute.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:30 pm
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Festival | CANCELLED! Sweet Spot Festival CANCELLED!


A family-friendly gathering of community, cultures & music lovers of all ages, featuring Reggae, Soulful House, Disco and Afro-Beat spun by a collection of North America's renowned sound architects. Takes place Saturday, May 21 and Saturday, August 6.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Tour | Church Tour: Riverside Church


Riverside Church features a nave with stained glass windows designed in the tradition of Chartres Cathedral, but made in the United States and France. The Christ Chapel is patterned after the 11th century Romanesque nave of the fortress church of St. Nazaire at Carcassonne. The Assembly Hall is a large gothic-style space with stone pillars and a stage. Other spaces include a meditation chapel, The 400 ft. tower holds the world's largest tuned bell forged in 1925; the church also contains an organ built in 1930.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Tour | Church Tour: Riverside Church


Riverside Church features a nave with stained glass windows designed in the tradition of Chartres Cathedral, but made in the United States and France. The Christ Chapel is patterned after the 11th century Romanesque nave of the fortress church of St. Nazaire at Carcassonne. The Assembly Hall is a large gothic-style space with stone pillars and a stage. Other spaces include a meditation chapel, The 400 ft. tower holds the world's largest tuned bell forged in 1925; the church also contains an organ built in 1930.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Concert | Concert on Water: Classical Music


The concert is at the coolest classical music concerts location in New York City. Program and musicians TBA.
   New York City, NY; NYC
4:00 pm
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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 and Boody Organ Builders. The Organ Meditation takes place every Saturday from Sept. 12, 2015 to May 28, 2016.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Concert | Orchestral Works by Mendelssohn, Mozart, Prokofiev


Program:: MENDELSSOHN Overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream MOZART Piano Concerto No. 22 in E-flat Major, K. 482 PROKOFIEV Romeo and Juliet Suite With the Pre-College Orchestra.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:30 pm
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Play | Much Ado About Nothing: A 20th-Century Version of Shakespeare's Beloved Comedy


The Drilling Company's Shakespeare in the Parking Lot ensemble presents Much Ado about Nothing set in the Post-World War I Suffragette movement.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | Jami Attenberg discusses her book Saint Mazie


The bestselling author hosts Niina Pollari, Alice Kim, Naomi Jackson, Rosie Schaap, Jason Diamond, and Emily Gould to celebrate her paperback launch.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Concert | Orchestral Works by Haydn, Stravinsky, Bach


Program: BACH Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G Major, BWV 1049 STRAVINSKY Pulcinella Suite HAYDN Mass in C Major, Hob. XXII:9 (“Mass in Time of War”) With the Pre-College Orchestra.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:30 pm
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Performance | Solas Laughs Comedy Show


A standup comedy show every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday featuring comics who have appeared on Comedy Central, College Humor, MTV, and more. Free drink and prize raffle.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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