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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on October 27, 2011?

68 free events take place on Thursday, October 27 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 October 27 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 October . 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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68 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Thursday, October 27, 2011

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Other | Ice Skating in the Heart of the City


Manhattan's first and only free-admission ice skating rink. Back for it's seventh season, it is one of NYC's most treasured winter destinations. Whether you enjoy a day of family skating, share a romantic evening spinning under the stars, celebrate the holidays at a company bash, or join us for the many special events and ice activities this season, ice skating truly offers a bit of magic for everyone. Bring your own skates and you can rent a pair.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 am
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Other | E-Reader Petting Zoo


Have you seen people reading books on gadgets like the Kindle and the Nook? Or maybe you know people who have downloaded books from their home computer so they can read them on one of these devices? If you are you thinking of buying one for yourself, or just curious, come to the E-reader Petting Zoo! You will be able to see, touch and try the Kindle, Nook, Sony Reader, and see some of the e-reader applications on the iPad.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Talk | Learn about the Peoples of the Plains


With Laura Browarny.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Workshop | Getting More Out of Cloud Storage


This will be a Lecture/Demonstration. Uploading photos to Facebook? Storing documents in Google Docs? Streaming movies from Netflix? Understand what it means to store data in and access content from the Internet “cloud,” and explore its pros and cons.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 am
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Tour | Cathedral Tour


Explore the Cathedral's newly cleaned and restored Nave. Learn about the art, architecture and history of this great sacred space from 1892 to the present.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
$6

Screening | Food, Celebration and Day of the Dead


A showing of the short films Corn Is Who We Are, La Cumbia del Mole and Las de Blanco/Dressed in White. Start times are 11am, 12pm, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm, and 4pm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Film | Roland West's The Bat Whisperers (1930): Crime Flies


The Bat, a hooded criminal mastermind who dares the police to catch him, has been terrifying the city. 85 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Tour | Federal Reserve Bank Tour


Learn about central banking functions that Federal Reserve System performs and see Bank's vault of international monetary gold on bedrock of Manhattan Island, five stories below street level. Learn why Federal Reserve has "Federal" in its name, while it's a private bank, not Federal at all. Congressman Ron Paul considers the Federal Reserve "both corrupt and unconstitutional" Tour times: 11:15 a.m., 12:00 p.m., 1:15 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 3:15 p.m., and 4:00 p.m.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:15 am
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Workshop | Introduction to MS Word


Learn the basic features of Microsoft Word 2003, 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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11:30 am
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Workshop | Stay Well Exercise


Stay Well volunteers certified by the NYC's Department for the Aging will lead participants in a well-balanced series of exercises for seniors of all ability levels. Please wear loose comfortable clothing. Exercise equipment will be provided. All participants are required to sign a personal medical waiver at the beginning of the class.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Author Reading | Steven A. Barnes discusses his book Death and Redemption: The Gulag and the Shaping of Soviet Society


Death and Redemption offers a fundamental reinterpretation of the role of the Gulag--the Soviet Union's vast system of forced-labor camps, internal exile, and prisons--in Soviet society. Prof. Barnes argues that the Gulag must be understood primarily as a penal institution where prisoners were given one final chance to reintegrate into Soviet society.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Concert | Bach at Noon


This Organ Meditations Series features the keyboard works of Johann Sebastian Bach.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:20 pm
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Tour | Tavern and Its Green Tour


Discover the sheepfold that became a world famous restaurant, a parade ground that became the Sheep Meadow, the Children's District, The Mall including its statues.
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12:30 pm
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Tour | Cathedral Tour


Explore the Cathedral's newly cleaned and restored Nave. Learn about the art, architecture and history of this great sacred space from 1892 to the present.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
$6

Workshop | Introduction to MS Excel


An introduction to the basic features of Microsoft Excel, a spreadsheet program designed for the Windows environment. Topics include entering data & formulas, moving & copying data, formatting & print previewing worksheets. Introduction to MS Word is a prerequisite. 2 sessions.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Concert | Violin Works by Mozart


Program: Sonata no. 5 for 2 Violins in E minor Jean Leclair Caprices for 2 Violins Henryk Wieniawski Duo for Violin and Viola No. 1 in G major Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Passacaglia for Violin and Viola, after Handel Johan Halvorsen Duo Concertantes for 2 Violins Charles-Auguste de Beriot With: Bela Horvath and David Lisker, Violin Duo - Internationally acclaimed Hungarian violinist Bela Horvath has performed as soloist and recitalist in many countries around world, including the Czech Republic, Austria, Germany, France, England, Slovakia, Hungary, the United States and Canada. He made his solo debut recital at Carnegie Hall’s Weil Hall in 2003, performed with Pinchas Zukerman at Carnegie Hall’s Zankel Hall in 2008, and later that year performed Bruch Concerto in Carnegie Hall’s Isaac Stern Auditorium. Violinist David Lisker has appeared as soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral performer in New York’s Carnegie Hall, Avery Fisher Hall, Alice Tully Hall, and Merkin Hall, and The Mann Auditorium in Israel, among others. Born in Russia, he immigrated to America with his parents when he was 4 and began studying violin at the age of 5 with his father. At 14, he was one of 18 young violinists selected to participate in The Perlman Music Program, where he studied with Itzhak Perlman for 5 years.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Screening | The Lottery and Other Short Horror Films


THE TELL-TALE HEART, color, 8 minutes. Directed by Ted Parmelee, 1953. Based on the story by Edgar Allan Poe. Narrated by James Mason. In this animated film the heartbeat of the murdered man continues its incessant throbbing, haunting and obsessing the killer. THE AMATEURIST, color, 14 minutes. Directed by, and starring Miranda July, 1998. The Amateurist slides along the edges of horror and satire to create an unsettling portrait of a woman on the brink of a technologically-driven madness. THE BAD GIRL, b&w, 25 minutes. Directed by Willie Varela, 1994. An edited version of HOMOCIDAL, directed by William Castle, 1961. A film adaptation of the brutal stabbing murder of a justice-of-the-peace. USHER II, color, 26 minutes. Directed by Lee Tamahori, 1990. Season 4, Episode 5 of Ray Bradbury Theater aired August 17, 1990. Based on a story by Ray Bradbury. Starring Patrick Macnee, Ian Mune, Steward Devenie. A man's library is destroyed by the government and the Chief Investigator for Moral Climates, whose ultimate goal is the death of imagination. THE LOTTERY, color, 19 minutes. Directed by Larry Yust, 1969. Based on the short story by Shirley Jackson. Starring Ed Begley Jr., Olive Dunbar, William "Billy" Benedict, William Fawcett. The story is set in a rural American town as the villagers prepare for the harvest ritual and the annual lottery which forms part of the festivities. A ROSE FOR EMILY, color, 27 minutes. Directed by Lyndon Chubbuck and H. Kaye Dyal, 1982. Adapted from a story by William Faulkner. Starring Angelica Huston, John Carradine, John Randolph. After her father's death, Emily, a Southern belle, falls in love with a rakish Yankee adventurer. He disappears and she lives in seclusion for 40 years.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Workshop | Crafting Circle


The first 30-60 minutes will be spent on a skill-share taught by a member, after which participants can continue that focus, or they can do their own thing. Many lovely books will be made available.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Workshop | Old Books, Rare Books: Learning About the Value of Your Books


The Library has many resources to help you develop an appreciation for antiquarian books and to assist you in determining if your books are rare. Learn what you need to know before buying or selling an old book.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:15 pm
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Workshop | Stay Well Exercise


A free Stay Well exercise session. Stay Well volunteers certified by the NYC's Department for the aging will lead participants in a well-balanced series of exercises for seniors of all ability levels. Please wear loose comfortable clothing. Exercise equipment will be provided. All participants are required to sign a personal medical waiver at the beginning of the class. The class is limited to 10 participants.
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2:30 pm
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Concert | Music with a Vue: Lillie Gardner and Jiyang Chen, Pianists


Part of NYU's Program in Piano Performance.
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4:00 pm
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Film | Silent Horror Classic: F.W. Murnau's Nosferatu (1922)


This is considered the first vampire movie. Count Orlock (Nosferatu, the vampire) leaves his castle in the Carpathians and travels to Bremen, bringing coffins filled with dirt and sinister plans for the young couple who are to be his victims. 81 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:15 pm
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Staged Reading | A Reading of a New Play by Elena Zucker


This event is part of the Harold Clurman Playwrighs Division.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Workshop | Computer Tutoring Sessions


An afternoon of one-on-one tutoring sessions. Computer tutors can help you with everything from learning how to use a mouse, formatting a resume, setting up an email address, posting photos on the internet, starting a blog, using Microsoft Office, and more. You may choose an hour or a half-hour session. Space is limited.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:30 pm
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Book Discussion | Book Club: Tinkers by Paul Harding


Join the discussion of this Pulitzer Prize-winning novel.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:45 pm
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Opening Reception | Richard Pousette-Dart: East River Studio


An exhibition of the work of the American artist Richard Pousette-Dart (1916 – 1992). Included in this exhibition will be a group of rarely seen paintings and wire sculptures, many of which have not been exhibited in New York since their debut at the Betty Parsons Gallery in the 1950s. The exhibition is being organized by Christopher Wool, who studied with Pousette-Dart in college, in cooperation with the painter Joanna Pousette-Dart. Richard Pousette-Dart was the youngest member of the Abstract Expressionist movement. Born in 1916 in Minnesota, Pousette-Dart was raised in Westchester County, NY. After briefly attending Bard College, Pousette-Dart moved to Manhattan to pursue painting independently. Over the next fifteen years, he actively participated and exhibited in the burgeoning New York avant-garde scene, showing first with the Marian Willard Gallery, then with Peggy Guggenheim’s gallery, The Art of This Century, and later with Betty Parsons Gallery. East River Studio will focus on a body of work Pousette-Dart produced from 1946-51 while living and working in a former brewery on East 56th Street. It was in this studio that he painted Symphony Number 1, The Transcendental, 1941-42, which now hangs in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York and which at the time covered an entire wall of the studio. In an address he once gave Pousette-Dart said, “The sizes of my paintings in the early days were often determined by the largest roll of canvas I could afford to buy and the largest wall I could tack it on.” A number of the works in this exhibition began as larger canvases he cut down to accommodate both his working space and the gallery spaces in which he was exhibiting. Pousette-Dart then actively reworked these smaller canvases, later mounting them on supports to retain their edges. This direct, synthetic approach was characteristic of his approach to painting during this period. He experimented with and combined a wide variety of techniques and materials, from enamels to gold leaf, silver leaf, charcoal and sand, giving the works an almost alchemical quality.
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Concert | AcquAria plays musical traditions of Sicily


The rich musical tradition of Sicily includes many songs that speak of the sea, sing its praises or are sung by those whose work connects them to the water. Musicians Michela Musolino and Vincenzo Castellana join together to pay tribute to Sicily’s sea. Musolino, a vocalist known for her performances of Sicilian Roots Music, and Castellana, a noted percussionist of the Sicilian drumming tradition, have created a work of song, percussion and recitations which illustrates the intimate connection of Sicily, its history and its culture to the sea that surrounds it. Onstage, Musolino and Castellana are joined by other musicians who add the sounds of guitar, bass, winds and ethnic percussion thus creating the perfect ambiance for their performance of Sicilian songs in homage to the sea. Castellana, who has worked with Maestro Ennio Morricone, and Musolino, who has recently sung with renown Sicilian singer-songwriter Pippo Pollina at his United States debut, are excited to be working together to bring Sicilian Music and a bit of Sicily's sea to New York.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Workshop | Adult Yoga


Join an open-level yoga with a certified instructor! Please wear comfortable clothes and bring your yoga mat or a beach towel. All participants must sign a waiver form before they join in. For adults 18+.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Other | Jeepers Creepers, It's Boris Karloff!


Just in time for Halloween, a salute to the life and career of Boris Karloff. Born William Henry Pratt in England in 1887, Karloff became a horror-movie star playing the Monster in James Whale's 1931 film Frankenstein. But he was an equally distinguished stage actor, starring in such Broadway productions as Arsenic and Old Lace, Peter Pan and The Lark, which earned him a Tony nomination in 1956. The evening will feature a guest appearance by the actor's daughter, Sara Karloff.
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Talk | John Ensor Parker: Artist Salon & Skybridge Opening


Join the Fall 2011 Visiting Artist in Integrative Arts, John Ensor Parker, in an examination of the creative process from the perspectives of science, new media, and integrated practices. The artist's time here will be focused on The Silk Cocoon Project, an interactive collaborative installation designed for the Skybridge Art and Sound Space, opening the same evening.
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Opening Reception | Paintings: Carolyn Swiszcz's A Thin Place


An exhibition of new works by Carolyn Swiszcz. This is the artist's fourth solo presentation at the gallery. In paintings that the artist says "depict what I have felt to be 'thin places' encountered on recent travels," various public places like the Whitney Museum of Art in New York or the Shidoni Sculpture Garden in Santa Fe are rendered in layered patchworks of gritty, muted tones offset by a few Day-Glo bursts, revealing a mulitfaceted approach to painting that incorporates drawing and printmaking techniques. Shown: "Shidoni Sculpture Garden, Santa Fe," 2011, acrylic and relief on canvas, 36 x 72 in.
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6:00 pm
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Lecture | Philosophy Lecture: Plotinus and Plato on Soul and Action


With Eyjolfur Emilsson. In the treatise ”On free will and the will of the One," Plotinus says in connection with human self-determination:so that also in practical actions self-determination and being in our power is not referred to practice and outward activity but to the inner activity of virtue itself, that is, its thought and contemplation.In this paper Emilsson will comment on this remark.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Opening Reception | Sculptures: Klara Kristalova's Sounds of Dogs and Youth


A skilled and imaginative storyteller, Klara Kristalova draws inspiration from music, current events, and her daily surroundings to create figurative ceramic works that often mirror imagery from myths and old folk tales, and address themes surrounding oppression, anxiety and the sub-conscious. Exuding both an innocence and horror, Kristalova's uncanny sculptures portray adolescent girls and boys, often marked with exaggerated features or in the midst of transformation, and bring to mind memories of childhood fantasy, dreams and nightmares.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Concert | Sonatenabend Recital


Pianists from the Collaborative Piano Department perform sonata repertoire in collaboration with student instrumentalists.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Talk | Speak with Power and Confidence


When you open your mouth do you seal the deal or kill the deal? Your success today depends on how well you present yourself, your message and your value to the marketplace. Diane DiResta teaches you the skills of confident speaking to be more successful in job interviews, meetings or presenting your business.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Workshop | The Dining Out Dilemma


The American Restaurant Association states that most people eat outside of their homes three to four times each week. When dining away from home, healthy eating can be a challenge, but it does not have to be a dilemma. This informative workshop will teach participants the healthy principles of dining out---from eating on the run to fine dining. Participants will learn to decipher menu jargon, examine the nutritional value of different types of cuisine, identify healthier choices, develop strategies for those “special occasions” & “difficult situations,” and how to dine in good health while continuing to enjoy favorite foods. With: Edwina Rich, MS, RD is the clinical nutrition manager at NYU Langone Medical Center. Besides overseeing the Clinical Nutrition program at NYULMC, she also counsels and educates patients on nutritional therapy, self-management and care.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Discussion | Artist and Entrepreneur


Artists are becoming increasingly recognized as entrepreneurs. But how are artists actually using business tools and practices to start their own artistic enterprises and advance their own artistic goals? This event will feature real-life experiences and strategies of three artists, and a moderated discussion on related challenges, lessons and rewards. Featured artists: Matthew Deleget, Stephanie Diamond, Caroline Woolard. Moderated by Amy Whitaker.
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6:30 pm
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Discussion | Conscious and Unconscious Narrative: Literature, Psychoanalysis and Neuroscience


A panel discussion featuring Siri Hustvedt and Lionel Naccache, moderated by Natalie Levisalles and Leah Kelly. We all spend our time constructing fictions, telling stories to ourselves and to others. Narration is deeply rooted in the human mind, at a conscious and unconscious level. Producing a narrative is a way of giving meaning to factual experience. Are the fictions created by the human brain and those imagined by novelists of the same nature? American writer Siri Hustvedt and French neurobiologist Lionel Naccache express their original and incisive views on these questions, in conversation with French journalist, Natalie Levisalles (Libération), and Leah Kelly, an American neuroscientist.
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Screening | Documentary: Elaine Kim's Slaying The Dragon: Reloaded (2011)


Slaying the Dragon: Reloaded looks at the past 25 years of representation of Asian and Asian American women in U.S. visual media — from blockbuster films and network television to Asian American cinema and YouTube — to explore what’s changed, what’s been recycled, and what we can hope for in the future. 30 min. A post-screening discussion will feature director Elaine Kim; Benjamin Han, Cinema Studies, NYU; and Jeff Yang, curator of the current A/P/A Institute exhibition “Marvels & Monsters: Unmasking Asian Images in U.S. Comics, 1942-1986,” and will be moderated by Gayatri Gopinath, director of the A/P/A Studies Program. The discussion will address new and persisting images of Asians in the popular imaginary as well as some of the complexities of shifting archetypes and their psychological and developmental effects on Asian American youth.
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Discussion | John Tauranac discusses his book New York from the Air: A Story of Architecture


With over eighty full color photos from vantage points few people ever see, John Tauranac, along with world-renowned aerial photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand, have created a lush, romantic tribute to one of the most thrilling cities in history. Now published in its third edition, New York from the Air consists of excellent full-page photographs of widely known New York landmark buildings taken from an unusual perspective not accessible by the pedestrian. Here is a New York in which you, finally, have the upper hand.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Reading | MFA Chapbook Reading: 2010 Winners


Winners of the class of 2010 New School Chapbook Contest read their own poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and writing for children: Katie Naoum, selected by Matthew Rohrer; Nina Glickman, selected by Benjamin Percy; Suzanne Reisman, selected by Maggie Nelson; and Kathryn Holmes, selected by Hilma Wolitzer.
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Workshop | MS Excel 2 Workshop


Hands on using wireless laptops. Explore more advanced features of Microsoft Excel 2003. Topics include using formulas and functions, data sorting and conditional formatting.
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6:30 pm
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Poetry Reading | Poets Rae Armantrout and Lisa Jarnot read their work


Rae Armantrout is the author of eleven books of poetry, including her most recent publication, Money Shot (2011), and her recent collection, Versed (2009), which won the 2010 Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award. Armantrout received an award in poetry from the Foundation for Contemporary Arts in 2007 and a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2008. She is Professor of Poetry and Poetics at the University of California, San Diego. Lisa Jarnot, a resident of Queens, New York, is the author of four collections of poetry including Night Scenes (2008). Her biography of the poet Robert Duncan will be published by University of California Press in 2012.
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Slide Lecture | Richard Minsky discusses his book The Art of American Book Covers: 1875-1930


The author uncovers in his illustrated lecture the world behind a lost art. From ornate floral patterns to cityscapes, the boldest book designs of the Golden Age are gathered. The audience accustomed to today’s more utilitarian bindings will find breathtaking images—gold leaf patterns intricate enough to replicate the shimmer of feathers, forests rendered in rich color and silver, and elegant allusions to Asian art. The diversity and ingenuity of these books will capture the imagination of book lovers and collectors—and anyone who enjoys design. He has selected the most beautifully crafted and influential pieces and Divides these breathtaking designs into distinct categories. He discusses the use of silhouettes, pattern, Oriental influence and more. He also reveals key artists, their signature designs and flourishes, the designs they inspired, and the designs that inspired them.
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Lecture | The Hebrew Actors Union and Second Avenue


During the 1920s and 30s, Second Avenue south of 14th Street was the spine of Manhattan's Jewish cultural life and the living artery of Yiddish theater in the United States. Take a visual tour of the neighborhood's surviving cultural landmarks from the site of the Cafe Royal, known as the "Sardi's of Second Avenue," to the Hebrew Actor's Union on East 7th Street. Admired and feared, the HAU controlled every aspect of the Yiddish Theater in the U.S. and made pioneering negotiations still valued be performers today. The lecture by David Freeland will include with a discussion of the forces that destroyed commercial Yiddish Theater and a visual tour of the HAU's interior, decayed by filled with artifacts.
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Discussion | Women Writers of the Diaspora: Jacqueline Bishop


Jacqueline Bishop was born and raised in Kingston, Jamaica, and came to the United States to attend college and to rejoin her mother. She is the founding editor of Calabash: A Journal of Caribbean Arts & Letters. She edited the documentary film I Came Here by a Dream: The Jamaican Intuitive Artists. Bishop has been published in The Caribbean Writer, Crab Orchard Review, Macomere, Renaissance Noire, Wasafiri, and other literary journals.
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Concert | 7th Annual Three Organists Spectacular


Featuring Dr. Jennifer Pascual, Director of Music; Daniel Brondel, Associate Director of Music; and Donald Dumler, Principal Organist. They will inaugurate the 2011-2012 season performing works by Johann Sebastian Bach, Rogíl A. Birco II, Dieterich Buxtehude, Alexandre Guilmant, Sergei Rachmaninoff, and Julius Reubke.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
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Book Signing | New Yorker cartoonist Roz Chast signs copies of her book What I Hate: From A to Z


Chast, whose cartoons have been a hilarious fixture of The New Yorker for 30 years, talks about her new book of humor.
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Talk | An Evening with Critic John Simon


Simon is known as the “eminence grise” of criticism.
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Reading | An Evening with Fiction Fellows


These writers were chosen from 300 applicants to receive a stipend, space to work in the Writers' Studio, as well as opportunities to work with and meet editors and agents. The evening will feature readings by all eight of our writers: Ted Bajek, Marie-Helene Bertino, Mitchell Jackson, Caleb Leisure, Geneviève Mathis, Elizabeth Shah-Hosseini, Mecca Jamilah Sullivan and James Yeh.
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Author Reading | Caroline Preston discusses her book The Scrapbook of Frankie Pratt


Preston’s new book is a visually stunning, full-color novel told in the form of a scrapbook. Pulling from her own extraordinary collection of vintage ephemera and memorabilia, the author of New York Times Notable Book Jackie by Josie creates the first ever scrapbook novel. Told through an enticing array of flapper—era postcards, letters, magazine ads, ticket stubs, catalogue pages, fabric swatches, candy wrappers, fashion spreads, menus, and other memorabilia featured on every page, Preston transports us back to the vibrant, burgeoning bohemian culture of the 1920s and introduces us to an unforgettable heroine, the spirited, ambitious, and lovely Frankie Pratt.
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Author Reading | Craig Marks & Rob Tannenbaum read from their book I Want My MTV: The Uncensored Story of the Music Video Revolution


The first-ever history of MTV's first decade.
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7:00 pm
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Discussion | Esmeralda Santiago: Nonfiction Dialogues


Nonfiction Dialogues is a student-initiated evening series in which Writing Professor Lis Harris interviews notable nonfiction writers about their work and careers. Esmeralda Santiago is a Puerto Rican memoirist and writer of When I Was Puero Rican and the award-winning Almost a Woman.
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Author Reading | Helen Oyeyemi reads from her book Mr. Fox


The extraordinarily gifted Helen Oyeyemi has written a love story like no other. Mr. Fox is a magical book, endlessly inventive, as witty and charming as it is profound in its truths about how we learn to be with one another.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Lecture | Humanistic Scholarship: Why It Matters


What is the place of the study of literature, law, history, philosophy, religion, and the arts in our contemporary society? Why continue to engage in humanistic inquiry, a project that some would argue strains against the dominant impulses of the present age? Anthony Grafton, a leading historian of knowledge production in early modern Europe, offers a trenchant defense of humanistic scholarship and engages with the broader debate about how our society assigns worth and articulates values. Grafton is Henry Putnam University Professor of History, Princeton University.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Theater | Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun: A Dream Deferred


The Graduate Acting Program in association with the Department of Design for Stage and Film present the Class of 2013's production of Hansberry's play about a black family's experiences in the Washington Park Subdivision of Chicago's Woodlawn neighborhood.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
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Poetry Reading | Poet Garrett Hongo reads from his book Coral Road


Coral Road is due from Knopf in September 2011. Introduced by Yusef Komunyakaa.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Theater | A.R. Gurney's Mrs. Farnsworth, a Political Comedy


A sly, political comedy by the author of Love Letters, The Cocktail Hour and The Dining Room. Refreshments served!
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:30 pm
Free

Jazz | Cafe Jazz


Rotating student jazz combos in an intimate setting.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Discussion | Dialogue with Three Chords


A monthly collaboration by playwright Stephen Gracia and director Michael LoPorto brings punk ideology back to Greenwich Village through theatre. It applies the stripped down, do-it-yourself philosophy of punk to the stage and features staged readings of short plays & poetry followed by live music. As the performances continue they will further the dialogue by showcasing the work of other writers in a segment called “Two People Talking.” You can even have a dialogue of your own with the artists: each performance is followed by a talk back.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Performance | Harlem Horror Nights


This evening will feature eclectic performances from a variety of artists who re-imagine classic horror films right before your eyes. Watch a re-interpretation of Psycho or a slam poet's take on Final Destination. Be prepared to meet Halloween's Michael Myers. How terrifying will Scream become when the story jumps off the screen? Don't miss this unique theatrical experience that will bring the things that go bump in the night right to you as The Movement Theatre Company brings HORROR films to LIFE. Films showcased throughout the evening include The Ring, Psycho, Carrie, Halloween, The Blair Witch Project, The Exorcist, Scream, I Know What You Did Last Summer and Final Destination.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Concert | NYU Percussion Ensemble Composers Concert


In collaboration with the Program in Music Composition.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Concert | Student Recital: Celil Rafik Kaya, guitar


A uniquely rewarding experience for music lovers - the freshness and excitement of a solo recital by a gifted young artist at one of the world's leading conservatories.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Concert | Student Recital: Khari Joyner, cello


Student recital.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Poetry Reading | Poets Out Loud


Poets Out Loud is a community of poets at Fordham University. POL's mission is to provide opportunities for the creation, dissemination and enjoyment of poetry. The POL Reading Series presents free, year-round public readings by noted and emerging poets, serving the Fordham University community and New York City at large. The POL Book Series, run in collaboration with Fordham University Press, issues two new full-length volumes of poetry annually, awarding publication and honoraria to the best manuscripts submitted in an international competition.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:30 pm
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Performance | Comedy Show: Comics Must Wash Hands


Jeff Cerulli & Adam Glyn’s long running East Village stand-up comedy show is back after some time off and some would say better than ever in a new venue. This week features Dan Soder, Brian Mcguinness, Jordan Carlos and some other surprise guest.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 pm
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Jazz | 5/5/5 After Hours Set


A great way to hear some of the most talented young lions of jazz while enjoying spectacular views of Manhattan.
   New York City, NY; NYC
11:00 pm
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Performance | New Team Lunacy Comedy Show


All you need to do is show up. Don't have an improv group? We'll put you in one! Have a team then bring them down! Five teams get to play for ten minutes each, and everyone has fun. Work on your skills and meet some great new people. New Team Lunacy, hosted by Erick Hellwig.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 pm
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