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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on November 14, 2015?

44 free events take place on Saturday, November 14 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 November 14 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 November . 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 Saturday, November 14, 2015

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free events nyc SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown Tour
free events nyc Instruments of the People: Music from Spain and th Americas
free events nyc Concert on Water: Classical Music
free events nyc Workshop Theater: The Life of the Mind / That Awkward Issue
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Park Walk | Walk: The Bridges and Waterways of Central Park


This is a moderately paced adventure under, over, around and through many of the amazing architectural wonders throughout Central Park. Begin at the southwest tip of Central Park South and zigzag up the eastern half of Central Park to The Harlem Meer at 110th St. Then circle back along the western half of the park and finish at Sheep's Meadow. Please bring water and lunch or snack for this fascinating 5-hour journey of approx. 8 miles.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 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! This tour takes place Mondays, Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays.
   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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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. This tour takes place Wednesdays and Saturdays at 10am and Mondays and Fridays at 2pm.
   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, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at 2pm, Wednesdays at 4pm, and Saturdays at 10am.
   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. This tour takes place every day at 10am, and Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, Mondays and Wednesdays at 2pm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Book Discussion | Book Discussion Group: Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton


Set against the frozen waste of a harsh New England winter, Ethan Frome is a tale of despair, forbidden emotions, and sexual tensions.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 am
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Discussion | Hands On: Broadway’s Sign Language Interpreters


Since 1982, Hands On has interpreted hundreds of Broadway and Off-Broadway productions for deaf audiences. Hands On is one of the only organizations of its kind, offering not only interpreted performances in the not-for-profit theatrical arena, but information on deafness and the arts across the city and country. Join a fascinating conversation and demonstration, where master interpreters discuss the translation/interpretation process, accessibility for deaf audiences and offer participants a glimpse at what they do using scenes and songs captured on archival video in the Library’s Theater on Film and Tape Archive.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 am
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Workshop | Photoshop CS6 for Beginners


Learn how to enhance photos using the #1 photo editing software in the world; Adobe Photoshop. In this class you will get acquainted with the features of Photoshop and learn about layers and use them to minpulate images to your desire.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 am
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Park Walk | North Woods Tour


View tumbling cascades, rustic bridges, and picturesque pools in the "Manhattan Adirondacks." Route involves many hills and stairs. 75 minutes.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Park Walk | Foraging in the Park


With naturalist/author "Wildman" Steve Brill. America's go-to guy for foraging, Brill will lead one of his world-famous foraging tours of the Park, a great place for wild foods, and the summer is an especially rich season.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:45 am
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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. This workshop occurs every day through December 31.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Festival | The Great Island Treasure Hunt


Join us for an adventure as we unlock Island secrets, search for treasure and explore the Island. Learn to use a map and compass (all materials provided). Arts and crafts. Gallery of maps. Light refreshments. Treasure for all who participate. New adult course! All ages are welcome.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Poetry Reading | America SCORES Poetry Slam


A national nonprofit, America SCORES serves 8,000 students at more than 150 public and charter schools in 14 major cities. Their mission is to inspire urban youth to lead healthy lives, be engaged students, and have the confidence and character to make a difference in the world.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Staged Reading | New York’s Equity Library Theater


A staged reading of short plays by members of the Provincetown Playhouse from the early 20th century. Presenting short plays by these writers: Human Nature - Floyd Dell Ibsen Revisited - Floyd Dell Trifles - Susan Glaspell Attuned - Alice Gerstenberg Illuminati in Drama Libre - Alice Gerstenberg Overtones - Alice Gerstenberg
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Gallery Talk | Tour of the Exhibition: Art Brut in America: The Incursion of Jean Dubuffet


A tour led by the museum’s gallery guides. This tour repeats Thursday October 22, Thursday October 29, Saturday October 31, Thursday November 5, Thursday November 12, Saturday November 14, Thursday November 19, Saturday November 21, Thursday December 10, Saturday December 12, Thursday December 17, Saturday December 19, and Saturday December 26.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 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. This tour takes place Saturdays at 2pm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Talk | How to Live a 'Full-Spectrum' Life


Speaker, trainer, and certified professional coach Barbara Phillips will help participants define, design and experience their dream life. Turn your greatest possibility into your reality.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Concert | Instruments of the People: Music from Spain and th Americas


Hear the beautiful rhythms and counter rhythms of music from Spain and the Americas, including bambuco, blues, joropo, tango, vals, and more, performed by guitarist Francisco Roldan and percussionist Danny Mallon.
   New York City, NY; NYC
2:00 pm
Free

Theater | Jazz by Shakespeare: scenes from Othello, Julius Caesar, Henry V, Macbeth, and many more


Jazz by Shakespeare is a theater performance that incorporates two suites for jazz ensemble written by Duke Ellington. The music will be performed by a jazz group from Jazz at Lincoln Center. Such Sweet Thunder is one of the most masterful of the suites composed by Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn. It is inspired by scenes from Othello, Julius Caesar, Henry V, Macbeth, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Taming of the Shrew, Romeo and Juliet, and Hamlet. Timon of Athens is a suite of incidental music which Ellington composed for a production of Timon of Athens at Stratford in 1963. The music blends Afro-American jazz stylistics and social consciousness with the themes of Shakespeare’s play: greed, generosity, betrayal, revolution, reconciliation, and resurrection.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
Suggested donation 10

Film | Michael Curtiz's King Creole (1958): Elvis the Corrupted Youth


Starring Elvis Presley, Carolyn Jones, Dolores Hart. Having flunked graduation for a second time and needing cash to support his crabby father, Danny Fisher takes a job as a singer in the King Creole nightclub - about the only joint around not run by smarmy crook Maxie Fields who wants him for his own place. He gets on pretty well with Fields' floozy though, and all this plus his involvement with Fields' hoods and with innocent five-and-dime store assistant Nellie means Danny finds his world closing in on him all ways round. 116 min
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Tour | New York 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. This tour takes place Thursdays through Sundays at 2pm.
   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. This tour takes place every day at 10am, and Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, Mondays and Wednesdays at 2pm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
2:00 pm
Free

Concert | Student Recitals


2:00 PM - 2:50 PM Karen Rostron Chamber Music Recital 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM Precollege Jazz Concert 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM Jessica Lipstone, flute 7:00 PM - 7:50 PM Precollege Symphony Orchestra 7:00 PM - 7:50 PM Symphony Orchestra 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM Philharmonic Orchestra 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM Precollege Philharmonic Orchestra 9:00 PM - 10:30 PM Violetta Norrie, harp
   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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Film | Argentine Film: Armando Bo's The Last Elvis (2012)


A tragic accident causes an Elvis impersonator to reassess his priorities. 91 min. In Spanish with English subtitles.
   New York City, NY; NYC
2:30 pm
Free

Film | Silent Film: Don Q, Son of Zorro (1925) - with Live Piano Accompaniment


Five years after The Mark of Zorro, Douglas Fairbanks revisited the character with a sequel to his original story. This time he plays father and son, with the younger Zorro taking his courage, derring-do, and heroic style to Spain.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:30 pm
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Performance | One-Woman Show: Donna Barkman's Hand-Me-Downs


Donna Barkman portrays a natural-born rebel, who recalls her playful beginnings and proceeds to dramatize the constrictive gender roles and motherhood prescriptions that caused her (and Antigone) to search for a happiness that may always elude them. This show takes place on Thursday November 12 and Saturday November 14.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
Free

Poetry Reading | Poetry Reading by Jan C. Grossman


Jan C. Grossman’s poetry has appeared in such journals as a American Arts Quarterly, Poetry East, Poet Lore and U.S. 1 Worksheets. A consultant in the arts and humanities, she served for many years as fiction and poetry reviewer for an international Rockefeller Foundation residency program. Jan C. Grossman is a native New Yorker with a lifelong attachment to New York City’s libraries. She will be reading from a manuscript–in–progress.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 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. This event repeats every Saturday in October and November at 4pm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
4:00 pm
Free

Performance | Performance Art: Lior Shvil's Protocols


PROTOCOLS, a new commission by Lior Shvil, will include a large-scale installation inspired by military counter-insurgency training courses, which will be activated by a series of improvisational theater workshops and live performances based on combat procedures throughout the run of show.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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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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4:00 pm
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Jazz | Student Jazz Ensembles


Featuring Noordhuis Combo, Norris Combo and Saltzman Combo.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Screening | Elliott Bristow's Road Dreams with Musical Accompaniment by Guitarist Gary Lucas


Renowned guitarist Gary Lucas will provide musical accompaniment to Elliott Bristow's legendary Super 8 film diary documenting his 500,000-mile road trip around America from 1968-1980. Gary Lucas is the leader of the supergroup Gods and Monsters, whose alumni include Jeff Buckley, Jerry Harrision (Talking Heads), Billy Ficca (Television), and Ernie Brooks (Modern Lovers). He has performed or recorded with Captain Beefheart, Lou Reed, Iggy Pop, Nick Cave, and many others.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Concert | Faculty Recital: Viola, Flute, Harp


With: Toby Appel, Viola; Brad Garner, Flute; and June Han, Harp.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
Free

Opening Reception | Installation: Anton Ginzburg's Hybrid Gaze


The installation premieres a two-channel video End of Perspective and several other new works. The exhibition focuses on the contemporary extension of the human eye by means of technology and the resulting dematerialization of the body, the hybrid gaze of the human and the machine.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Miami-Dutch Collective presents My Sole, On the Sidewalk.


Miami-Dutch is a collective based in New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles. The group is comprised of Lauren Elder, Brian Khek, André Lenox, Evan Lenox, and Micah Schippa. Recent solo exhibitions include Queer Thoughts, Chicago; and Courtney Blades, Chicago.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | New Works by Fernando Bryce


The exhibition will feature three major works, The Book of Needs, Arte Nuevo and ARTnews 1944-1947 which address the discourse of universal values during the 1940s and 1950s. These works chronicle the changing international climate following the end of World War II and the beginning of the Cold War, and survey media representation of subsequent cultural shifts.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Performance | Workshop Theater: The Life of the Mind / That Awkward Issue


The Life of the Mind and its sequel That Awkward Issue will be presented with an Equity cast of actors for a limited two-week engagement. The evening includes two interrelated one act plays with a tale spanning three generations. In the first play, The Life of the Mind, a mother and daughter attempt to reconcile after nearly a decade of separation while the daughter’s ex-husband interferes. In the second play, That Awkward Issue, the daughter’s own fifteen year old daughter confronts the man who divorced her mother before she was born and who she believes is her biological father. Refreshments will be provided. This production occurs November 5-7 and November 12-14.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
Free

Film | Documentary: Tom DiCillo's Down in Shadowland (2014)


A five year project involving filming on NYC subway. Camera observes people and events unaware they are being filmed. Emotional, intimate and deeply human. 69 min
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
$10 suggested donation

Theater | Jazz by Shakespeare: scenes from Othello, Julius Caesar, Henry V, Macbeth, and many more


Jazz by Shakespeare is a theater performance that incorporates two suites for jazz ensemble written by Duke Ellington. The music will be performed by a jazz group from Jazz at Lincoln Center. Such Sweet Thunder is one of the most masterful of the suites composed by Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn. It is inspired by scenes from Othello, Julius Caesar, Henry V, Macbeth, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Taming of the Shrew, Romeo and Juliet, and Hamlet. Timon of Athens is a suite of incidental music which Ellington composed for a production of Timon of Athens at Stratford in 1963. The music blends Afro-American jazz stylistics and social consciousness with the themes of Shakespeare’s play: greed, generosity, betrayal, revolution, reconciliation, and resurrection.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
Suggested donation 10

Lecture | The Jewish Renaissance of Zimbabwe’s Ancient Lemba Community


Modreck Maeresera, leader of the Lemba community’s “re-emergence” into and re-connection with the larger Jewish world, will provide an insider’s view of the history and practice of the Lemba Jews.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Concert | Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks performs original songs


SUZAN-LORI PARKS is a world-renowned playwright and also a singer-songwriter. Parks will be performing her original songs with Steven Bargonetti.
   New York City, NY; NYC
9:00 pm
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Jazz | Rebellum, Boundary-Pushing Jazz-Funk Band


An offshoot of the legendary Burnt Sugar Arkestra—once described by Robert Christgau as “electric Miles with soul, ‘Maggot’ with a Ph.D., the Hendrix-Evans band of dreams&rdquol—REBELLUM is boundary-pushing jazz-funk at its most enlightened and experimental. Led by visionary composer, conductor, and Black Rock Coalition co-founder Greg Tate, REBELLUM delivers offbeat soul harmonies, swinging horn lines, and Hendrix-meets-Funkadelic guitar solos.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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