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51 free events take place on Thursday, May 26 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 26 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 Thursday, May 26, 2016

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Symposium | Latin America-United States Dialogue of Knowledge


This two-day symposium proposes a space to discuss and create forms of articulations between Latin America and the United States. Researchers and research groups from Latin America, the Caribbean, the United States and Canada will gather to share their projects and perspectives into building a new agenda. The two-day event consists in four special panels as well as 20 working groups in which different debates will take place. Takes place May 25-26.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 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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10:00 am
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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 | 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 | 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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Workshop | Photoshop for Beginners


Learn how to enhance photos using the number 1 photo editing software in the world; Adobe Photoshop. In this class you learn the features of Photoshop and learn about layers and use them to manipulate images to your desire. Class is conducted on Macintosh computers.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 am
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Film | Charles Vidor's Gilda (1946): Casino Intrigue


Stars: Rita Hayworth, Glenn Ford, George Macready. Johnny Farrell is a gambling cheat who turns straight to work for unsettling casino owner Ballin Mundson. But things take a turn for Johnny as his alluring ex-lover appears as Mundson's wife, and Mundson's machinations begin to unravel. 110 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Workshop | Advanced MS Word 2010


Explore more advanced features of Microsoft Word 2010. Topics include mail merge, tables,text boxes, headers and footers, footnotes and endnotes.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:30 am
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Film | Knitting and Crocheting Circle


Bring your current project, your questions, your needles, and your yarn to the Knitters' Table every Thursday morning. Beginners and experienced knitters and crocheters are all welcome.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:30 am
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Workshop | Are You "Fluent" in LinkedIn?


Learn strategies and tips on how to utilize your LinkedIn account in your job search, including customizing your LinkedIn profile, strategies for determining LinkedIn groups to join, performing basic and advanced job search using LinkedIn, and more.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Workshop | Collage It!: A Collage Workshop


Photos, articles, papers, a nagging idea, memories, travel memorabilia, maps, other…. Learn to express yourself visually using collage. Learn elements of design. Learn how to use archival materials so that your artwork will look good and last. Besides learning basic skills, students will experience the creative process, how to make choices, prioritize, and organize their thoughts and materials.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Workshop | Getting Started in Genealogy


Begin exploring your family history. This introductory class will explain first steps in genealogical research. Find out best practices for getting started, learn about genealogical records, and discover how to search collections.
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12:00 pm
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Classical Music | Bach at Noon


The organ works of J.S. Bach (1685-1750) offered in 30-minute meditations. Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer and musician of the Baroque period. He is known for instrumental compositions such as the Brandenburg Concertos and the Goldberg Variations as well as for vocal music such as the St. Matthew Passion and the Mass in B minor. Since the 19th-century Bach has been generally regarded as one of the greatest composers of all time. "The term ‘baroque’ has been widely used since the 19th century to describe the period in Western European art music from about 1600 to 1750... Many famous composers from the first part of the baroque period came from Italy and have a link with Venice, including Claudio Monteverdi and Antonio Vivaldi. Monteverdi was born in Cremona, but moved to Venice where he was ‘maestro di capella’ at the San Marco basilica. Vivaldi was born in Venice and was one of the greatest baroque composers. It is thanks to these strong musical traditions of Venice that we have today’s music. Without Venetian church music and Monteverdi’s advances with polyphony, the great traditions of choral music in England, France, and Germany would never have developed. Without the operas written by Monteverdi, Cavalli and Vivaldi, not only would the later styles of opera never have been invented. There would be no basis for the American Musical or the German and Viennese Operetta, the Spanish Zarzuela, and even rock, pop, and contemporary music as we know it." The Venice Insider Bach at Noon concerts take place every Tuesdays through Fridays, from September 11, 2018 to May 22, 2019.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:20 pm
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Classical Music | 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. Bach at Noon concerts takes place Tuesdays through Fridays, from September 15, 2015 to May 26, 2016.
   New York City, NY; NYC
12:30 pm
Free

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. Tour times: 1:00pm, 2:00pm. This tour takes place Mondays through Fridays, except bank holidays.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Workshop | Lunchtime Meditation


Take a mid-day pause to refresh your mind and re-establish your center in the midst of bustling city life. Meditation is a powerful tool to eliminate stress, to heal the body, mind, and brain, and to enhance your personal well-being and positive relationship with the world. This workshop takes place Tuesdays and Thursdays in April.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
$10 suggested donation

Workshop | Retro Board Gaming for Adults


Share your passion for gaming the old-fashioned way. If words excite or inspire you, and crossword puzzles keep you going, then Scrabble is your game. Are you a Chess or Checkers champion? Whether you're a master or just starting out, show off your best moves. If you like wheeling and dealing, Monopoly's the game for you. Join for some lively board time. All levels of play welcome. Please feel free to bring your own game set, and friends.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Concert | Acronym Ensemble presents 'O Redempta Gens Mortalium'


Acronym is a twelve-member string band dedicated to giving modern premieres of the instrumental music of the seventeenth century, and resurrecting long-forgotten works. Baritone Jesse Blumberg has performed with American Bach Soloists, Los Angeles Master Chorale, Boston Baroque, Oratorio Society of New York, Apollo’s Fire, Charlotte Symphony, TENET/Green Mountain Project, and on Lincoln Center’s American Songbook series.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:15 pm
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Film | Catherine Hardwicke's Miss You Already (2015): Lifelong Friends


Starring: Drew Barrymore, Toni Collette, and Dominic Cooper. The friendship between two lifelong girlfriends is put to the test when one starts a family and the other falls ill. 112 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Film | Guy Ritchie's Oscar Nominee Sherlock Holmes (2009): The Venerable Detective


Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Rachel McAdams. Detective Sherlock Holmes and his stalwart partner Watson engage in a battle of wits and brawn with a nemesis whose plot is a threat to all of England. 128 min.
   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. This tour takes place Sundays, Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays at 2pm, and Saturdays at 10am.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Workshop | How'd You Do That? Connecting Stuff to Your Computer


Learn how to connect printers, monitors and all types of other accessories to your computer.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Workshop | Intermediate Photoshop: Brushes and Digital Painting


Learn to use Photoshop’s powerful brush tools to create painting effects and digital art that range from the subtle to the chaotic.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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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 | 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. Tour takes place every Thursday.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Film | William A. Wellman's Nothing Sacred (1937): Change of View


Stars: Carole Lombard, Fredric March, Charles Winninger. Hazel Flagg is a small-town girl who mistakenly believes she's dying of radium poisoning. 77 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Workshop | MS PowerPoint: Enhancement, Animation and Transitions


Explore more advanced features of Microsoft Powerpoint 2010. Topics include using transitions, animations, etc..
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Workshop | Smart Art Graphics for Beginners in MS Power Point 2010


Learn to visually communicate information on your Power Point presentation using SmartArt graphics.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:15 pm
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Book Discussion | Sci Fi Radiance by Catherynne M. Valente


Radiance is a decopunk pulp SF alt-history space opera mystery set in a Hollywood-and solar system-very different from our own. The author is the phenomenal talent behind the NYTimes bestselling The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making. Severin Unck's father is a famous director of Gothic romances in an alternate 1986 in which talking movies are still a daring innovation due to the patent-hoarding Edison family. Rebelling against her father's films of passion, intrigue, and spirits from beyond, Severin starts making documentaries, traveling through space and investigating the levitator cults of Neptune and the lawless saloons of Mars..
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:30 pm
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Book Discussion | Book Club: The Girl on the Train


Discuss the book by Paula Hawkins.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:45 pm
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Workshop | Career Resources Workshop


Explore job/career resources available at the Science, Industry and Business Library (SIBL) and other public sites; Find industry and career advice, resume guides and more.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Concert | Celebrate Broadway


A concert of selections from favorite musicals, presented by Harwood Management Vocal Artists.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
Free

Opening Reception | Group Exhibition: Connected/Disconnected


In this show, the artists explore their relationships with individuals or communities that engender a sense of "connection" ("friends," "angels" or "allies") and their relationships with those from whom they feel "disconnected" (“enemies,” “demons” or "foes"). These “others” represent either actual people or psychological manifestations of the artists' imaginations.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Workshop | How Important is My Resume in Today’s World? Is a Cover Letter Still Needed?


Renee Rosenberg answers your questions about resume and cover letters. Rosenberg is a New York State Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Certified Clinical Career Counselor, and the author of the book Achieving the Good Life After 50: Tools and Resources for Making it Happen.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Installation: Lauren Halsey's Kingdom Splurge (4)


On May 14th, Lauren Halsey began work on Kingdom Splurge (4), a two-month long project that will transform the gallery into an interplanetary liquid environment composed of hyperreal gardens, fantasy landscapes, and pools of beauty water. This project will invite visitors to traverse and lounge in the fantastical setting. Atmospheric changes will occur over the course of the Session, with visual and audio components accumulating as Halsey collaborates with visitors to realize unique forms.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Opening Reception | Paintings: Karen Arm's Light + Heavy


For over two decades, Arm’s work has engaged a dialogue between micro and macro, mark and object, structure and line. The obsessive virtuosity displayed in her paintings creates infinite spaces which focus on surface and depth. Through this balance of chaos and order, earthly and astral, Arm creates portals into the sublime.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Opening Reception | Paintings: Scott Daniel Ellison's Witch Hazel


Since childhood Scott Daniel Ellison has had a fascination with the unknown. Growing up in rural New York State, he would often search the meadows, farms, and ponds behind his house looking for animals, bones, ruins, and anything else that might excite—both real and imagined. This curiosity still inspires much of his artistic work to date.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Talk | Poet Talk: Nathaniel Mackey


Nathaniel Mackey is the author of numerous books of poetry, including Nod House (2011), the National Book Award-winning Splay Anthem (2006), Whatsaid Serif (1998), and Eroding Witness (1985), which was chosen for the National Poetry Series. He has published several book-length installments of his ongoing prose work, From a Broken Bottle Traces of Perfume Still Emanate, beginning with Bedouin Hornbook in 1986. David Hajdu described the prose project as "not simply writing about jazz, but writing as jazz" in a 2008 New York Times Book Review piece on the fourth volume in Mackey's series, Bass Cathedral (2007). (212)
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Opening Reception | Sculpture: Saint Clair Cemin's Psyche


From the naturalistic to the abstract surreal, Saint Clair Cemin’s broad sculptural vocabulary presents a bold panoply of work both striking and immediate. Cannibalizing the history of sculpture itself, as well as its many styles and techniques, Cemin’s inventive forms span the vast expanse of the visual universe.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Slide Lecture | CANCELLED! Rachel L. Price discusses her book Planet/Cuba: Art, Culture, and the Future of the Island


This illustrated lecture examines the transformations in Cuban art, literature, and culture in the post-Fidel era, and features a fascinating array of artists and writers, who are tracing a new socio-cultural map of the island.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Workshop | Make the Park Your Gym: Circuit


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. The Central Park Circuit is a variety of in-Park classes that will help you maximize your strength and agility, as well as increase flexibility and muscle tone. Classes are drop-in and open to all fitness levels. Tuesdays and Thursdays, May 10 – June 16 and July 5 – August 11.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Film | Senegelese Documentary: Samba Gadjigo and Jason Silverman's Sembene! (2015)


Meet Ousmane Sembene, the African freedom fighter who used stories as his weapon. 87 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Concert | Interference Concert: Music of the 21st Century


New music collective Interference performs music of the 21st century featuring the world premiere of a composition by Lucie Vítková. Steve Antosca (composer), William Brent (composer), Lina Bahn (violin), Nancy Jo Snider (cello), Noah Getz (saxophone) Jenny Lin (piano).
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | Peter Doran reads from his book Breaking Rockefeller: The Incredible Story of the Ambitious Rivals Who Toppled an Oil Empire


In a riveting account of ambition, oil and greed, author Peter Doran traces Marcus Samuel, Jr.'s rise into the British aristocracy, Henri Deterding's conquest and Rockefeller's collapse. Taking readers through East London streets, czarist Russia, British Parliament and down NYC's Broadway, Doran offers a fresh perspective on how Samuel and Deterding beat the world's richest man at his own game.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
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Reading | Sideshow Goshko Storytelling Series


Award-winning storyteller Leslie Goshko (Huffington Post, Sirius XM radio) invites some of NY’s top writers and storytellers to share true, bizarre tales about their lives. There’s a challenging trivia game and a free wine giveaway where one lucky audience member will walk away with their very own bottle of Sideshow Sauce. Tonight’s stellar lineup includes stories from: BRAD LAWRENCE (Moth GrandSlam Champion, Dear Show podcast) JOEY NOVICK (MTV, Comedy Central) GAIL THOMAS (Law and Order SVU, voiceover artist for Beavis and Butthead) ANDY CHRISTIE (The Liar Show, NY Times)
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Tour | Ghosts of Greenwich Village Tour


New York Ghost tours capture the spiritual side of the Big Apple through stories. famed explorers, native tribes, lost opportunities and political intrigue. With almost every step one takes through the West Village, one encounters the ghosts and spirits of New York City’s past. Every corner has its stories, every building has its haunted spirits.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Jazz | Glenn Crytzer’s Savoy Seven, Jazz Swing Combo


Glenn Crytzer's Savoy Seven is a swing combo reminiscent of combos led by Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Fats Waller, and Artie Shaw in the late 1930s and '40s. The group plays music that delights listeners' ears, excites dancers' feet, and creates an atmosphere of charm, sophistication, and revelry.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:30 pm
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Theater | Shakespeare in the Park: The Taming of the Shrew, an All-Female Production


The New York Times called Phyllida Lloyd’s all-female production of Henry IV “a celebration of the metamorphic wonder of live stage acting.” This summer, the Tony nominated director turns Shakespeare’s zany comedy of the sexes The Taming the Shrew on its head, with an all-female cast and a bold new take. With Olivier nominee Cush Jumbo and Tony and Olivier winner Janet McTeer.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Comedy Club | The Bomb Shelter Comedy Show


Local Favorites Matt Azark, Jeff Cerulli and Erik Bransteen invite some of their favorites comedians to perform on this weekly showcase. Lineups include comedians from Comedy Central, Late Night & MTV. The show includes two free pizzas so come early. Takes place every Thursday.
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Classical Music | The Voice of Thunder features American vocal works


Program: Andy Akiho (b. 1979): NO one To KNOW one Warren Benson (1924-2005): Three Solitary Songs David T. Little (b. 1978): Two Mothers Arias from Dog Days Robert Paterson (b. 1970): Summer Songs World Premiere Marta Ptaszynska (b. 1943): Liquid Light for Mezzo-soprano The Voice of Thunder listens to composers whose principal instrument is percussion. This is not a percussion ensemble concert, but rather a feature on American vocal works, with the spotlight on soprano Marnie Breckenridge and mezzo-soprano Blythe Gaissert.
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8:00 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
9:00 pm
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