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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on October 16, 2014?

51 free events take place on Thursday, October 16 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 16 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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51 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Thursday, October 16, 2014

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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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Workshop | Advanced MS Word 2010 Workshop


Explore more advanced features of Microsoft Word 2010. Topics include mail merge, tables, text boxes, headers and footers, footnotes and endnotes.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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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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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.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Workshop | Advanced MS Word 2010 Workshop


Explore more advanced features of Microsoft Word 2010. Topics include mail merge, tables, text boxes, headers and footers, footnotes and endnotes.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 am
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Film | Herbert Ross' Oscar-Nominated Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969): Remake of Classic Film


Starring Peter O’Toole, Petula Clark, Michael Redgrave. A shy, withdrawn English schoolteacher falls for a flashy showgirl. 155 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Master Class | Piano Master Class: Richard Goode


Featuring Richard Goode, this special event provides music lovers with a rare opportunity to witness the interaction between gifted students and great artists as they examine and explore the arts of performance on the highest level.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Park Walk | Heart of the Park Tour


On this east-west walk you will see some of the Park's most well-known landmarks, including Conservatory Water, Bethesda Terrace, the Lake, and Strawberry Fields. Route involves a few stairs. 90 minutes.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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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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Concert | Beethoven, Lieberson, Chopin: Early, Middle, Late


Program: Beethoven’s Sonata in D Major, Op. 10 No. 3 Lieberson’s Piano Variations Chopin’s Three Mazurkas, Op. 59, Nocturne in E Major, Op. 62 No.2 and Barcarolle, Op. 60 Pianist Thomas Sauer performs a concert of piano works, each representing a different phase of the careers of Ludwig van Beethoven, Peter Lieberson, and Frédéric Chopin. Hailed for his “whirlwind of passionate utterance,” “impeccable touch,” and “formidable finger-work,” Sauer is in great demand as soloist, chamber musician, and teacher.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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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. Tour times: 1:00pm, 2:00pm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Workshop | Retro Gaming for Adults


Share your passion for Checkers, Chess, Mahjong, Monopoly, or Scrabble.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Workshop | Yoga at the Mansion


Join Chelsea for sessions appropriate for all levels of fitness. Awesome Asana is a budding yoga project in Washington Heights developed by teacher Chelsea Best.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Concert | Gotham Early Music Concert: Défense du Violoncelle


This season’s performers were chosen competitively by jury and are among the finest early music artists and ensembles from the New York area and beyond. Today: Allen Whear - Défense du Violoncelle This concert celebrates the first generation of great cellists in France with sonatas by Jean Barrière, Martin Berteau, and Joseph Bodin de Boismortier. Featuring acclaimed performers Allen Whear, cello, and Dongsok Shin, harpsichord.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:15 pm
$10 suggested donation

Lecture | Race and Space: The Politics of Inequality at Brazil's Satellite Launch Center


Contemporary Brazil seems riven by paradoxes. The nation is heralded internationally for its economic growth and reduction in inequality; yet Brazil is also convulsed by conflict over inequality, race, governance, and the national place in global hierarchies. This ethnographic study of the three-decade-old strife that surrounds Brazil's Air Force-controlled spaceport — a hugely ambitious technopolitical undertaking in one of Brazil’s poorest regions — sheds light on how these conflicts have long developed. Speaker Sean T. Mitchell is assistant professor of anthropology at Rutgers University, Newark. His ethnographically-based work focuses on the politics of inequality, particularly in Brazil.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:15 pm
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Book Discussion | Book Group: Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury


Monthly book discussions to explore titles you've been meaning to read, or reread, and discuss with other lovers of literature. Participants should read each title before the discussion.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Tour | Bushwick Graffiti and Street Art Tour


New York City is a mecca for graffiti and street art, making it a very attractive playground for artists from around the world. Bushwick, in a working class district on the north side of Brooklyn adjacent to Williamsburg, has been attracting artists for some time now. The neighborhood has a fair collection of art studios and galleries, but it’s Bushwick’s industrial landscape that’s attracting the street artist. If you came looking for 1960′s Greenwich Village, you’ll find something brewing in Bushwick.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Park Walk | Central Park Tour - Middle Section


It is easy to forget that you are in a crowded city while walking through this spectacular park. This tour focuses on the middle of Central Park, seeing everything from a castle to the wild-looking Ramble. See an Ancient Egyptian obelisk and the place where Stuart Little raced his sailboat in the E.B. White children’s classic. Don’t forget to bring along your camera.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Film | Michael Curtiz's The Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933): Classic Horror


Stars: Lionel Atwill, Fay Wray, Glenda Farrell. The disappearance of people and corpses leads a reporter to a wax museum and a sinister sculptor. 77 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Film | Orson Welles' The Lady from Shanghai (1947): Murder at Sea


Stars: Rita Hayworth, Orson Welles, Everett Sloane. A seaman becomes entangled in the maritime wanderings of a crippled lawyer and his homicidal frustrated wife. 87 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Master Class | Piano Master Class: Sang Woo Kang


Cited by the Los Angeles Times as a “prodigiously talented pianist with great technical virtuosity and interpretive gifts,” Sang Woo Kang is an active performer and educator who has presented master classes and recitals in Asia, Central and South America, and Europe. He successfully balances his performance career with teaching at Providence College, where he is Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Music.
   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.
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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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Park Walk | The High Line Tour


The area around the High Line Park was a vital business district of New York City, supplying fresh fruits, French Cheeses and Russian caviar as well as fresh meats to City markets. The hustle and bustle of the streets induced the City to elevate the railroad trains delivering goods to the commercial buildings. When interstate truck traffic made the railway outdated, it fell into ruin, only to be regenerated as a park.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Workshop | Digital Story Telling Using iMovie


Did you learn how to use iMovie? Come put your skills to use in our Digital Story Telling class. Create a movie that explores a topic using pictures, video clips and sound.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:30 pm
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Workshop | Protecting Your Privacy and Security


This course will cover how important it is to be safe when providing your information on the internet as well as ensuring your computer is safe from those that want to hack it.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:30 pm
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Lecture | The Experience of 'House' and 'Home' in Colonial Korea


With: Hyaeweol Choi, Professor of Korean Studies and Director of Korea Institute, The Australian National University.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Film | Got Clutter? Join the Library Support Group


Do you feel overwhelmed by the possessions, papers and piles that have taken over your life and space? Don't know how or where to start to make changes? You're not alone. Open to people of all ages with any degree of disorganization.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:30 pm
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Discussion | Sesame Street: Making Learning a Funny Affair


How do you make teaching letters, numbers, and health fun and memorable? Make it funny! Sesame Street’s Executive Producer Carol-Lynn Parente, Muppet performer and Head Writer Joey Mazzarino and Senior Vice President of Global Educational Content Rosemarie Truglio will discuss how the show blends an educational curriculum with the art of comedy. Get an insider’s perspective on the process behind the scenes at Sesame Street and see how the team delivers learning and laughter for the entire family. This program is intended for patrons age 12 and above.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 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.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Opening Reception | Exhibition: Stas Orlovski's Pastoral


A multi-media installation incorporating wall drawing, collage, and stop-motion animation. A monumentally large, animated projection and wall drawing will cover the expanse of the gallery’s north space.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Lecture | Genealogies of Desire: Instinct, Interest, and the Law


Professor Miguel Beistegui (University of Warwick) will deliver a talk.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Concert | Liederabend Recital


Artists from the Collaborative Piano Department perform repertoire with singers from the Ellen and James S. Marcus Institute for Vocal Arts.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Performance | Performance Art: The Artist Is Not Present


A durational live installations in a storefront by Runn Shayo. Box: An endurance piece exploring isolation, intimacy and disappearance. Runn Shayo (b. 1974, Israel) is a Brooklyn-based conceptual, performance and video artist, an actor, a dancer, and a filmmaker. Recently selected for the IAP NYFA mentoring fellowship program. His solo works have been presented at venues including: Art Market Provincetown, Fleet Moves Festival, Vox Populi, Grizzly Grizzly, Mix Film Festival, Appearances Cape Cod, FLIC Festival, LOIKKA, Finland, among others.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Opening Reception | Photographs by Robert Voit


A selection of photographs by German photographer Robert Voit. The exhibition coincides with the long-anticipated release of Robert Voit’s monograph. Robert Voit is based in Munich. His work has been exhibited widely throughout Europe and Asia. He is a graduate of the prestigious Düseldorfer Akademie, where he studied under Thomas Ruff.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Author Reading | Arun Kundnani discusses his book The Muslims Are Coming! Islamophobia, Extremism, and the Domestic War on Terror


Based on several years of research and reportage from Texas and New York to Yorkshire, the New York based scholar tackles the growing Islamophobia in Britain and the United States. He gives a critique of counter-radicalization strategies, focusing particularly on the surveillance of American Muslims and exposes the hypocrisy of the states fighting terror and their misguided attempts to stem the tide of radicalization.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:30 pm
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Conference | Justice in the Home: Domestic Work Past, Present, and Future


Research about domestic work, domestic workers, and domestic worker organizing is an abundant and growing field. The attention garnered by organizing efforts by and on behalf of domestic workers, both nationally and internationally, has served as a spur to scholars in a wide range of disciplines. Structured interchange between scholars and organizers has the potential to enrich the work of both groups, providing theoretical, historical, and empirical context to the work of organizers and providing scholars with an understanding of the priority issues that arise within the context of organizing.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Lecture | La Sagrada Familia: A Conflicted History


Professor Judith Rohrer received her doctorate from Columbia University. Her scholarly work over the past 30 years has focused on various aspects of architecture and politics in Barcelona, from the 19th century to the present day, with special interest in the architecture and decorative arts of the turn-of-the-century (1900) period today referred to as "modernista." Professor Rohrer teaches modern and contemporary architecture in the Art History department at Emory University where she has served three terms as Chair.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Author Reading | Translators read from Thomas Mann’s Death in Venice


Thomas and Abby J. Hansen, the translators, will read from their Centennial Edition of the novella. Contemporary photographs, postcards, and paintings will accompany selected passages to depict Thomas Mann, his family, and Venice and the Lido around 1911.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Theater | College Production: The Skriker by Caryl Churchill


Two young women, one who is pregnant and one whose child has died, struggle to survive in modern London – a task made more difficult when they are haunted by the Skriker, an ancient and damaged spirit.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Film | Documentary: Byron Hurt's Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes (2014)


This documentary explores the issues of masculinity, violence, homophobia and sexism in hip hop music and culture, through interviews with artists, academics and fans. The film features interviews with many hip-hop artists including Busta Rhymes, Chuck D, Clipse, Doug E. Fresh, Fat Joe, Jadakiss, M-1, Tim'm West, Mos Def, and Talib Kweli, academics such as Dr. James Peterson of Pennsylvania State University, Professor William Jelani Cobb of Spelman College and Michael Eric Dyson and journalists and poets such as Kevin Powell and Sarah Jones. 61 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
$10 suggested donation

Gallery Talk | Exposé: Japanese Photography - Past, Present, and Future


Mark Pearson, Tokyo-based publisher, gallerist and collector, gives fascinating glimpse into the past, present, and future of Japanese photography.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | Jodi Picoult reads from her book Leaving Time


Throughout her blockbuster career, #1 New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult has seamlessly blended nuanced characters, riveting plots, and rich prose, brilliantly creating stories that “not only provoke the mind but touch the flawed souls in all of us” (The Boston Globe).
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
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Concert | Andy Milne: Strings and Serpents


Strings and Serpents is a multicultural collaboration between pianists Andy Milne and Benoît Delbecq, animator Saki Murotani, and the Japanese koto duo TsuguKaji-KOTO (Ai Kajigano and Tsugumi Yamamoto). The program features a 60-minute animated film accompanied by combined live piano and koto performances.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Film | Carl Deal's Citizen Koch (2014), a Documentary Censored by PBS


Last year, public television officials pulled $150,000 in funds they had committed to the production of Citizen Koch and cancelled plans for the film's broadcast premiere in fear of losing the financial backing of major PBS donor David Koch, the ultra-conservative billionaire industrialist. Citizen Koch was effectively censored from the public airwaves. But after completing one of the most successful crowdfunding campaigns of all time to make up for the lost funds, Citizen Koch will air tonight. The film focuses on one Wisconsin race involving Gov. Scott Walker, heavily financed by the billionaire Koch brothers. When Gov. Walker and his allies stripped away collective bargaining rights of public unions, voters collected a million signatures on petitions to set up an election to recall Walker mid-term. Citizen Koch is the story of the Koch brothers' attempt to convince the public to reject the recall and keep the governor in office. A discussion follows with filmmaker Carl Deal, who also co-produced Bowling for Columbine and Fahrenheit 911 with Michael Moore, and Jeff Smith, assistant professor of politics and advocacy, who was the subject of the documentary, Can Mr. Smith Get to Washington Anymore?
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:30 pm
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Concert | The MACE Ensemble


Founded by faculty composer Lowell Liebermann, MACE is a large ensemble which focuses on the music of living American composers. MACE not only presents works by iconic American masters such as John Adams and Elliott Carter, but also cutting-edge works by up and coming composers. The ensemble aims to embrace as broad a view possible of the incredibly diverse and vital landscape of contemporary American Music. Program TBA.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Concert | Wordless Music Orchestra and Grey Mcmurray


Program: "Tubular Bells" by Mike Oldfield in a new arr. by Grey Mcmurray. "Tubular Bells" by the English musician Mike Oldfield was released in 1973 when he was only 19 years old. The composition’s opening piano solo was used in the soundtrack to The Exorcist, gaining the album considerable airplay because of the film’s success. The entire work is an ambitious, almost symphonic set of variations on a theme and is replete with good cheer and a bit of droll British wit. This performance features a world premiere orchestration of the seminal work by the Wordless Music Orchestra led by guitarist and singer Grey Mcmurray.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Theater | Comedy Theater: Matters of the Heart


Husband and wife comedy duo Ken and Terry have been performing Skillet and Booker live and on the Skillet Show sitcom since 2005. There has not been so much husband and wife "funny" since Burns and Allen. Music teacher, Audie Booker (Terry Ballard) is looking for love wherever she can find it. Musician/teacher Skillet Mahoney (Ken Crutchfield) is looking to avoid love at all costs. Skillet and Booker are hilarious as they come face to face with all aspects of "matters of the heart."
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:45 pm
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Master Class | Piano Master Class: Fabio Gardenal


Fabio Gardenal holds a Bachelor of Music from Sao Paulo University and an MA and Ph.D. in Piano Performance from New York University. In Brazil, Dr. Gardenal won numerous competitions and made his orchestral debut with the Sao Paulo State Symphony at age 17, playing Brahms's D minor Piano Concerto. In Europe, he studied chamber music in Berlin with Eberhard Finke, first cellist of the Berlin Philarmonic. He also toured Europe playing concerts under the auspices of Jeunesses Musicales.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:45 pm
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Concert | Sang Woo Kang, Pianist


Cited by the Los Angeles Times as a “prodigiously talented pianist with great technical virtuosity and interpretive gifts,” Sang Woo Kang is an active performer and educator who has presented master classes and recitals in Asia, Central and South America, and Europe. He successfully balances his performance career with teaching at Providence College, where he is Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Music.
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8:00 pm
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Theater | College Production: The Skriker by Caryl Churchill


Two young women, one who is pregnant and one whose child has died, struggle to survive in modern London – a task made more difficult when they are haunted by the Skriker, an ancient and damaged spirit.
   New York City, NY; NYC
9:30 pm
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