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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on October 10, 2013?

67 free events take place on Thursday, October 10 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 10 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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67 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Thursday, October 10, 2013

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free events nyc Chamber Works by Bach and Brahms
free events nyc Jan Tichy Politics of Light, Installations That Are a Fluid Integration of Diverse Media
free events nyc Zlatne Uste Brass Band: Music and Dance from the Balkans
free events nyc Manhattan Night Tour
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Birdwatching | Fall Birding Tour


Discover the birds that call the Park home, as well as those that may stop by during migration. A surprising diversity of avian visitors drop in, even in the heart of midtown. Sightings could include warblers, tanagers, vireos, thrushes, even an American Woodcock.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 am
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Lecture | Germany, Spain, and the Euro Crisis


A discussion and breakfast with Dr. Eckart Woertz, Senior Researcher at the Barcelona Centre for International Affairs, who will discuss “Germany, Spain, and the Euro Crisis.”
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:15 am
Free

Conference | Verdi's Third Century: Italian Opera Today


9:00-10:30 • Visual Aspects in the Opera House and Beyond Mary Ann Smart (University of California, Berkeley), Chair Marco Targa (University of Turin), “Verdi and Silent Cinema” Claudio Vellutini (University of Chicago), “Macbeth and Google Maps: Staging Verdi in the Twenty-First Century” Respondent: Alessandra Campana (Tufts University) 11:00-12:30 • Staging Verdi Today Helen M. Greenwald (New England Conservatory), Chair Olga Jesurum (Rome, Italy) and Vincenza Busseti (Rome, Italy), “Staging Verdi Today: A Practical Case Study of Props, Costumes, and Other Visual Elements for a Mise en Scène of Rigoletto” Melanie Gudesblatt (University of California, Berkeley), “Riots, Revision, and Rupture: Insurrection in Luc Bondy’s Production of Don Carlos” Respondent: Susan Hilferty (New York University)
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 am
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Tour | Lower Manhattan Tour


It is here, as much as anywhere, where American history started. It's where the first US Congress assembled and produced the Bill of Rights and where President George Washington took his first oath of office. It's here where the world's most important stock exchange and one of the most famous bridges stand. And it is here where an unspeakable tragedy took place and where a rebirth is underway.
   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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Other | Attend a Taping of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, with Cedric “The Entertainer”


Attend a live taping of Who Wants to be a Millionaire with new host Cedric "The Entertainer." You are guaranteed to laugh yourself silly. Studio audience members will also have the opportunity to audition to be on the show.
   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
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Workshop | Park Pétanque


Learn to play pétanque, the popular European game anchored in precision, patience, and camaraderie from members of La Boule New Yorkaise, NYC’s championship-winning club.
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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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Lecture | A Hetman Worthy of the Name: Bohdan Khmelnytsky and Early-Eighteenth Century Ukrainian Historiography


A lecture by Professor Frank Sysyn (University of Alberta). In the early eighteenth century, the cult of Bohdan Khmelnytsky as the founder of the Cossack Hetmanate and the liberator of his people from “Polish bondage” took full shape. The most important text in disseminating this image of the hetman is conventionally called the Hrabianka chronicle because some of the more than 60 extant manuscripts of the work attribute its authorship to the Cossack colonel Hryhorii Hrabianka. In fact the attribution is questionable and the two differing forms of the work, the long and the short redactions, point to multiple-authorships during the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. More certain is the impact of the work in elevating the person of the hetman to a central status in the history of the Cossack Hetmanate and in defining that polity’s relation with the Russian tsar. The talk will discuss the significance of the work in the creation of the Khmelnytsky myth and its impact on the Ukrainian historical narrative.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Park Walk | Belvedere's Kingdom Tour


Take a walk around the landscapes dominated by historic Belvedere Castle, situated high on Vista Rock. Route involves moderate inclines and a few stairs. 60 minutes.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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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. You'll be surprised that Alex and Jordan can often be found outside tossing pins in the snow!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Jazz | Monk at 96: Counting Down to 100


Characterized by his improvisational style and elaborate compositions, Thelonious Monk was a herald of bebop and a jazz innovator. This annual jazz music series counts down to Monk’s 100th birthday and features celebrated pianists Mala Waldron, Helen Sung, Benito Gonzalez, and more.
   New York City, NY; NYC
12:00 pm
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Concert | Bach at Noon


The keyboard works of Bach offered in 30-minute meditations by Patrick Allen, organist and master of choristers, and Phillip Lamb, organ scholar.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:20 pm
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Gallery Talk | Infinity of Nations Guided Tour


A Museum Ambassador gives a 45-minute free guided tour through the permanent exhibition.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 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
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Concert | Chamber Works by Bach and Brahms


Program: J.S. Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 4, G Major, BWV 1049 Johannes Brahms' Quintet in F Minor Chamber music performed by the gifted and vibrant musicians enrolled in the DMA music performance program. Performers include Steven Beck, harpsichord; Caroline Bean, cello; Sara Carrier, flute; Melissa Keeling, flute; Igor Pikayzen, violin; Nikita Morozov, violin; Joan Plana, violin; Lisa Tipton, violin; Gregory Williams, viola; and Wayne Weng, piano.
   New York City, NY; NYC
1:00 pm
Free

Concert | Decoda performs works by Britten and Brahms


Program: Benjamin Britten: Quartet No.1 in D major for Strings, Op. 25 Johannes Brahms: Quartet No.1 in C minor for Strings, Op. 51 Decoda- Owen Dalby, violin; Anna Elashvili, violin; Meena Bhasin, viola; Claire Bryant, cello The versatile and prolific composer Benjamin Britten will be honored on his 100th birthday. Celebrated favorites and rarely-performed works of Britten’s repertory will be presented, led by Director of Music and the Arts, Julian Wachner, The Choir of the church and NOVUS NY. Other featured artists include tenor Nicholas Phan, cellist Matt Haimovitz, and The Youth Chorus.
   New York City, NY; NYC
1:00 pm
Free

Workshop | Retro Gaming for Adults


Share your passion for Checkers, Chess, Monopoly, Scrabble, Boggle, or your favorite board game. There will be a demonstration of Boggle. Please feel free to bring your own game set, and join us for some lively board time. All levels of play welcome.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Conference | Basques in New York and Beyond


Scholars from the Basque country and the U.S. explore the Basque presence in New York City and the larger United States from the 19th century to the present. Topics include the immigrants’ European origins; their associations, politics, and integration; and representations in American cinema.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Film | Edgar G. Ulmer's The Black Cat (1934): First Pairing of Lugosi and Karloff


With Boris Karloff, Béla Lugosi, David Manners. Newleyweds come across two strange war veterans in Hungary. 80 mins
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Tour | Harlem Tour


Although world famous, Harlem may be New York's best kept secret with some of the city's best architecture, food, music and people. Harlem's history is also one of the city's most dramatic, having gone through many ethnic, cultural and socioeconomic changes over the past roughly 400 years, which have resulted in a diverse array of places of worship, theaters, homes and eating establishments.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Tour | SoHo, Little Italy & 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.
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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.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Lecture | The Big Bang: How The Universe Began


An astronomy lecture by Jason Kendall.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Other | Attend a Taping of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, with Cedric “The Entertainer”


Attend a live taping of Who Wants to be a Millionaire with new host Cedric "The Entertainer." You are guaranteed to laugh yourself silly. Studio audience members will also have the opportunity to audition to be on the show.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:30 pm
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Conference | Verdi's Third Century: Italian Opera Today


2:30-4:00 • Verdi in Production Suzanne Cusick (New York University), Chair Olaf A. Schmitt (Bayerische Staatsoper), “Terrifying discomfort: Martin Kušej staging Verdi” Alessandra Jones (Hunter College, City University of New York), “An Artifact on Display: The Case for a Politicized Aida” Micaela Baranello (Princeton University), “Verdi, Ritual, and Contemporary Operatic Production” 4:00-4:30 • Coffee Break 5:30 • Visit to Verdi Square (Broadway and 73rd Street)
   New York City, NY; NYC
2:30 pm
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Film | Jonathan Levine's Warm Bodies (2013): Undead Romance


With Nicholas Hoult, Teresa Palmer, John Malkovich. A tormented zombie experiences a profound transformation after entering into an unusual relationship with the daughter of a military leader charged with eradicating the walking dead. As the unlikely pair builds a tenuous bridge between the living and the dead, those on both sides of the battle begin to sense that nothing in their world will ever be the same again. 98 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Tour | Brooklyn Heights at Sunset 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.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:30 pm
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Talk | From 4K to Photo: Pro Event Featuring World-Renowned Photographer John Huba


Adorama, the leading supplier of pro video, photographic and consumer electronics products, will be hosting world-renowned photographer and filmmaker John Huba at its free Adorama Pro event. Huba will demonstrate the revolutionary hybrid method of combining photo and video at this exclusive event featuring the Canon EOS-1D C Cinema Camera. Huba will be demonstrating the hybrid workflow in three different sessions during the evening event, at 5pm, 6pm and 7pm. Doors open at 4:30pm; light refreshments will be served.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Talk | Artist Talk: Gedi Sibony


Gedi Sibony’s constructions draw from the traditions of minimalism in their pared down aesthetics and conception of sculpture as self-contained conceptual objects. Unlike the highly polished works of artists such as Donald Judd or Ad Reinhardt, Sibony’s objects adopt an impoverished style and are often made from found materials such as cardboard, plastic sheeting, and wood.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:30 pm
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Performance | Shirley Lauro's A Piece of My Heart: A Play about Women in the Vietnam War


Based on 26 interviews with women who served in Vietnam during the war, this play opened on Veterans Day, 2011 at The Tank Theatre in NYC. Women who participated in the Vietnam War, all of whom were volunteers, were forced to put an “m” next to their names (signifying male). As a result, there is no official list of how many women served in Vietnam during the war, though estimates range between 10,000-100,000.
   New York City, NY; NYC
5:30 pm
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Author Reading | Actress Kathleen Chalfant reads from Anne Sexton's play Mercy Street


Celebrate the publication of Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Anne Sexton's play. There will be a reception and presentation featuring award-winning actor Kathleen Chalfant, who will read excerpts from this groundbreaking play. Along with the reading by Chalfant (Wit, Angels in America, Drama Desk, Lucille Lortel, Outer Critics and Obie awards), Charles Maryan, who directed Mercy Street's world premiere at The American Place Theatre, will introduce the event and lead a Q & A following the reading.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Workshop | Adult Yoga


Open-level yoga with a certified instructor. Please wear comfortable clothes and bring your yoga mat (or use one of theirs). All participants must sign a waiver form before they join in. For adults 18+.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Gallery Talk | Artist Talk: Julie Harris


Julie Harris will discuss her work and will be joined by Beth Dincuff, Archivist of the Parsons Fashion Archive and fashion history professor who will speak about the history of the slip.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Discussion | Curators' Panel on the Exhibit Before and After the Horizon: Anishiaabe Artists of the Great Lakes and Modern Spirit


Gerald McMaster, W. Jackson Rushing III, and David Penney discuss the highlights of Before and After the Horizon: Anishiaabe Artists of the Great Lakes and Modern Spirit: The Art of George Morrison. Reception follows.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Opening Reception | Dusty Boynton's Recent Paintings 2013


Boynton revisits her love of painting on canvas, moving away from her 2012 mixed media structured reliefs. Boynton's current work still conveys the inner child, delving into deeper waters of a different, ferocious verisimilitude. For example, Episode employs elements of power, substance, hints of expectation, provocation, and vulnerability.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Opening Reception | Enxuto & Love's Anonymous Paintings


Recovered from the depths of the online art platform known as Google Art Project, João Enxuto and Erica Love betray the ambiguities inherent in the experience of visual art in the age of digital culture. Deliberately selecting the censored cast-offs that are blurred due to copyright restrictions, their project emphasizes the condition of the art object today as one of contingency, while revealing Google Art Project's elevation of mass culture as an expansion of corporate culture's influence over the comparatively "dusty" environs of the world's great museums.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Workshop | ETFs and Mutual Funds


While mutual funds and ETFs share similar traits, there are differences between the two that investors must consider to ensure they make the appropriate investment decisions. Presented by the Financial Planning Association of New York.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Opening Reception | Jan Tichy Politics of Light, Installations That Are a Fluid Integration of Diverse Media


A solo exhibition of Israeli artist, Jan Tichy. Tichy's installations incorporate animation, film, photography, and sculpture, all invested with the presence of light. Featuring single-channel videos, digital light/sculpture installations, and site-specific work, Politics of Light examines the seen and unseen through a social, political, and visual lens.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
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Workshop | Mindfulness Practices for Living with Presence, Gratitude, and Joy In Any Situation


With Jean Vitrano. Learn the art of staying in the present moment through mindfulness meditation practices.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
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Talk | On the Exhibition New Sculpturalism


Curator Christopher Mount will discuss the New Sculpturalism exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles. The exhibition explores Los Angeles Architecture over the past 25 years.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Opening Reception | Paintings & Sculptures: Conor Backman's Diorama


Conor Backman’s first solo exhibition in New York consists of new paintings and sculptures that continue Backman’s engagement with representation, reproduction, origin, and translation.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Opening Reception | Paintings: Cobi Moules' Bois Just Wanna Have Fun


Driven by the desire for adventure and discovery, Cobi Moules set out across America not only to explore the country's natural beauty and diversity, but also to reflect upon his position within it. Moules' study of the grand American landscape quickly conjures up images and iconography from a plethora of historical landscape paintings, most notably mid-19th century American landscape paintings. Cobi Moules received an MFA in 2010 from The School of The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA. Recent awards include the SMFA Traveling Fellowship, Vermont Studio Center Fellowship, Blanche E. Colman Award, Joan Mitchell MFA Grant and SFAI Artist in Residence, Art Santa Fe, NM. His work has been exhibited nationally including the Ogunquit Museum of American Art, Ogunquit, ME, Wesleyan College, WV, Platform Gallery, Seattle, WA, CUE New York, NY, Foster Gallery, Dedham, MA, and Carroll and Sons Gallery, Boston, MA. He lives and works in Boston, MA.
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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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Lecture | Artists Chitra Ganesh and Mariam Ghani in Conversation


Artists Chitra Ganesh and Mariam Ghani have collaborated since 2004 on the project Index of the Disappeared, which is both a physical archive of post-9/11 disappearances and a mobile platform for public dialogue. Index also stages visual and poetic interventions to circulate fragments of our archive in the wider world.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Lecture | Habitual New Media: Exposing Empowerment


New media technologies provoke both anxiety and hope: anxiety over surveillance and hope for empowerment. Wendy Hui Kyong Chun reveals that these two reactions complement rather than oppose each other by emphasizing how exposure is necessary in order for networks to work.
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Film | Jim Epstein's The Tragedy of Urban Renewal (2011): Documentary on a Neighborhood's Destruction and Survival


In 1949, President Harry Truman signed the Housing Act, which gave federal, state, and local governments unprecedented power to shape residential life. One of the Housing Act's main initiatives - "urban renewal" - destroyed about 2,000 communities in the 1950s and '60s and forced more than 300,000 families from their homes. Overall, about half of urban renewal's victims were black, a reality that led to James Baldwin's famous quip that "urban renewal means Negro removal."
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Author Reading | Marjorie Heins discusses her book Priests of Our Democracy: The Supreme Court, Academic Freedom, and the Anti-Communist Purge


Marjorie Heins, civil liberties lawyer, writer, teacher, and the founding director of the Free Expression Policy Project discusses her new book. Heins traces the story of professors and teachers in New York City and Buffalo who resisted the Communist witch-hunt of the 1950s and later were able to convince the Supreme Court to overturn the Feinburg Law, thus shaping what we think of academic freedom today. Heins features interviews with the CUNY and SUNY professors who were part of the movement, including the five SUNY Buffalo professors who were responsible for the Supreme Court reversal.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:30 pm
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Slide Lecture | Understanding Breast Cancer Through the Lens of History


This illustrated lecture analyzes breast cancer, its natural history, diagnosis, and treatment, by looking back in time. This terrible disease has been known about for many centuries, but despite great effort by scientists and physicians, it is still a tremendous public health problem. Dr. Clifford Pukel traces the origins of what we now consider modern treatment: surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy and immunotherapy. He also explores various theories that have been proposed to explain its occurrence and progression, including viral causes, environmental toxins, radiation exposure, genetics, and trauma.
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Author Reading | Alexander Dumbadze reads from his book Bas Jan Ader: Death is Elsewhere


On July 9, 1975, Dutch-born artist Bas Jan Ader set sail from Chatham, Massachusetts, on a thirteen-foot sailboat. He was bound for Falmouth, England, on the second leg of a three-part piece titled In Search of the Miraculous. The damaged boat was found south of the western tip of Ireland nearly a year later. Ader was never seen again.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Discussion | An Interview with Author Gay Talese


Gay Talese in an hour-long exchange with Max Linsky, co-founder of Longform.org. Talese, author of Honor Thy Father, Thy Neighbor’s Wife, and Unto the Sons, among other works, is one of the pioneers of the “New Journalism” — a form he helped make prominent as a writer for the New York Times and Esquire in the 1960s.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Author Reading | Jesse M. Keenan & Vishaan Chakrabarti discuss their book NYC 2040: Housing the Next One Million New Yorkers


This book examines the physical and equitable implications of housing future generations of New York City residents. Using simulations to measure both the quantitative and qualitative implications of development, authors Keenan and Chakrabarti test a working hypothesis that certain zones within NYC have the potential for hyper-urbanized development, with greater levels of density and intensity of use.
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Author Reading | Jessica Seinfeld discusses her book The Can't Cook Book: Recipes for the Absolutely Terrified!


Are you smart enough to dodge a telemarketer yet clueless as to how to chop a clove of garlic? Join a fun introduction to the world of cooking with bestselling cookbook author Jessica Seinfeld, as she introduces us to the joys of the kitchen.
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Author Reading | Luis Alberto Urrea reads from his book Into the Beautiful North


Nineteen-year-old Nayeli works at a taco shop in her Mexican village and dreams about her father, who journeyed to the US to find work. Recently, it has dawned on her that he isn't the only man who has left town. In fact, there are almost no men in the village--they've all gone north. While watching The Magnificent Seven, Nayeli decides to go north herself and recruit seven men--her own "Siete Magníficos"--to repopulate her hometown and protect it from the bandits who plan on taking it over.
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Poetry Reading | Reginald M. Harris reads from his book Autogeography


Reginald M. Harris is the winner of the 2012 Cave Canem Northwestern University Press Poetry Prize for a second book. With special guest Afaa M. Weaver.
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Talk | St. Denis, the “Most Glorious Patron” of France and Its Kings


With Charlotte Lacaze. The lecture examines some nagging questions concerning a luxurious illuminated manuscript of the life and miracles of St. Denis, “apostle to the French.” Now in the Bibliothèque nationale de France (ms. Fr. 2090–2092), the book was a gift to King Philip V of France from the abbot of Saint-Denis in 1317. Although planned with great care and executed lavishly, the circumstances of its commission and many other aspects of the manuscript remain enigmatic.
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Screening | The 10th Annual CortoCircuito Latino Short Film Festival


The 10th annual CortoCircuito Short Film Festival will present more than 60 films. A not-to-miss opportunity to watch samples of today’s best Latino short filmmaking, including award winners from the Cannes, Guadalajara, Locarno and San Sebastian film festivals; shorts that are rarely screened in the U.S.; premieres from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Salvador, Peru, Puerto Rico and Uruguay; as well as a rich selection of short films by Latinos living in the US. Filmmakers will be present to introduce their films and participate in panel discussions. All films have English subtitles.
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7:00 pm
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Concert | The Marienbad Sessions: Dan Fox


A listening session taking the form of an open-ended essay composed of sound hosted by writer/musician Dan Fox.
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Jazz | Brein's Cafe, Jazz Trio


The line-up of the trio Brein’s Café consists of the brilliant pianist Antoni Donchev from Sofia – among many things, leader of Bulgaria`s National Radio Big Band – and Gerald Preinfalk, who is not only stilistically very versatile but also effortlessly transfers violin parts to the saxophone.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Concert | Chamber Music by Zorn, Boulez, and Others


Program: JO KONDO Three Songs of the Elderberry Tree RALPH SHAPEY Evocation No. 2 JOHN ZORN Tempest NICO MUHLY Motion PIERRE BOULEZ Dérive 1 Contemporary Performance Program: Chamber Music. Jeffrey Milarsky, Director.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Dance Performance | Dancer Arkadi Zaides' A Response to Dig Deep


A response to Dig Deep is Arkadi Zaides’ dance interpretation of Julia Wolfe’s composition, Dig Deep. Distinguished by an intense physicality and a relentless power that pushes performers to extremes and demands attention from the audience, Zaides explores a somatic response to his personal experience of immigration, homelessness and in-betweenness. The performance will be preceded by a series of short talks on body and music featuring writer and filmmaker Elena Mannes and music philosopher Peter Szendy.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Concert | Zlatne Uste Brass Band: Music and Dance from the Balkans


Just back from Balkan Camp, Zlatne Uste, the internationally renowned American-born musicians bring their signature spin on the traditional Balkan Café dance party to the Atrium. Traditional music from Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian, and Romany cultures fill the air and spice up the evening. Bring your dancing shoes and lots of friends for this exhilarating evening of music, dance, and Balkan culture.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:30 pm
Free

Concert | College Piano Recital


Ari Livne, Collaborative Piano
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Lecture | East West Mimesis: Auerbach in Turkey


A talk by Kader Konuk (University of Michigan). Tracing how Erich Auerbach found humanism in Istanbul at the very moment it was banished from Europe, Kader challenges the notion of exile as synonymous with intellectual isolation. She also shows the reciprocal effects of German émigrés on Turkey's humanist reform movement.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Tour | Manhattan Night Tour


New York is a skyscraper city and there is no better time to view Manhattan’s icons than after the sun sets and the lights go on. Fueled by competition and a dash of audacity, New York City is still producing one of mankind’s most remarkable skyline.
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:00 pm
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Theater | The Fifth Dentist


What do you do when your father owns a strip club, and your mother works there? BECOME A DENTIST! Mike King's One-Man-Show "The Fifth Dentist" is a hilarious true story by America's funniest dentist, cutting-edge comedy from one of New York's brightest comics...has been seen on Comedy Central and has opened for Ray Romano! See this work-in-progress before it's off-Broadway production. "Exceptional story!" - Eric Hansen, Producer of the Montel Williams and Whoopi Goldberg show.
   New York City, NY; NYC
9:00 pm
Free
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