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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on October 3, 2015?

53 free events take place on Saturday, October 3 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 3 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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53 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Saturday, October 3, 2015

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Tour | All-in-One Downtown Tour


This tour utilizes your feet and the New York City Subway* to transport you from Lower Manhattan, the birthplace of New York, through Wall St and the Financial District, Greenwich Village, SoHo, Chinatown and Midtown Manhattan. There will be ample opportunities for memorable pictures. You'll get the chance to savor NY's best pizza and cannoli and other treats, learn how to play NY handball, maybe bargain with a shopkeeper in Chinatown, observe a game of street chess in Greenwich Village, people watch and window shop in SoHo, and kick back on the Highline Park. Along the way, you'll master the subway and learn about New York's Finest!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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City Walk | Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn Heights and Dumbo Tour


This is a 3-hour tour that begins with a walk over the Brooklyn Bridge, an icon of New York City for over 125 years, with spectacular views of Manhattan and Brooklyn. The tour then moves on to a stroll of Brooklyn Heights, America’s and New York City’s first suburb. The tour then explores the neighborhood DUMBO before ending at the Fulton Ferry landing. This tour takes place every day at 10am.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Workshop | Drawing in the Park


The Drawing in the Park program offers artists of all experience levels the opportunity to create in a beautiful environment, with an instructor on hand to provide guidance and critiques. Participants are offered the chance to paint in watercolor, or use pastels, chalk, and charcoal. Artists can draw upon the actual landscapes or to draw from their own imagination. Art materials are provided and participants provide the energy and their personal vision. This event takes place Saturdays Oct. 3, Oct. 17, Oct. 24 and Oct. 31.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Festival | Go Fish! Festival


The Go Fish! series featuring catch-and-release fishing, art projects, a bird walk, and a live performance as Arm of the Sea Theater presents their new show "Hook, Line, and Sinker." This event takes place September 19, October 3, and October 17, 2015.
   New York City, NY; NYC
10:00 am
Free

Tour | Greenwich Village Neighborhood Tour


Greenwich Village is among Manhattan's most desirable and expensive residential neighborhoods. It's history, however, betrays it's monied status. The Village, with it's quiet, shaded streets, lined with lovely brick and brownstone townhouses, was once the incubating ground of artistic, social and political movements that have helped shape US history. From the Beats to the Folk Movement, from workers rights to gay rights, the Village has often been the center of it all. This tour takes place Wednesdays and Saturdays at 10am and Mondays and Fridays at 2pm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Tour | Harlem Tour


Although world famous, Harlem may be New York's best kept secret with some of the city's best architecture, food, music and people. Harlem's history is also one of the city's most dramatic, having gone through many ethnic, cultural and socioeconomic changes over the past roughly 400 years, which have resulted in a diverse array of places of worship, theaters, homes and eating establishments. This tour takes place Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at 2pm, Wednesdays at 4pm, and Saturdays at 10am.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Festival | Park's Centennial Celebration


The 100-year commemoration including paintings, photographs, jewelry, clothing, food, and music by the Blue Vipers of Brooklyn.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Tour | SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown Tour


You've seen the iconic skyscrapers, attended a Broadway show, visited Lady Liberty and relaxed in Central Park. Looking for a little more of the Big Apple? Maybe it's time to visit some of Manhattan's oldest and most enchanting historic districts. Take a relaxing stroll through SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Fair | Street Fair


Free fun for the whole family, including arts, crafts, antiques, plants, entertainment, games, and more.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Fair | The Gracie Square Art Show


Held every autumn since 1972, the Gracie Square Art Show is the region’s premier outdoor art show, judged among the top 100 open air art shows in the United States by the Art Fair Sourcebook. Rain or shine. This event takes place on October 3 and 4.
   New York City, NY; NYC
10:00 am
Free

Performance | On A Golden Afternoon: Lewis Carroll's Premiere Alice Performance


Alice's Adventures in Wonderland began as a performance. On a “golden afternoon” in 1862, Lewis Carroll improvised the story aloud, as he looked after and entertained the three daughters of Henry Liddell, including, most importantly, the precocious Alice Liddell. Charlie Lovett, author, scholar and curator of the Library’s current exhibition, shares the details of Carroll’s love for performing and his invention of Alice in Wonderland. See artifacts from Carroll’s world up close. Participate in a reading from a facsimile of Carroll's own hand written early draft of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, and enjoy a morning of storytelling, wordplay, and interactive Wonderland fun.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 am
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Workshop | Photoshop CS6 for Beginners


Learn how to enhance photos using the #1 photo editing software in the world; Adobe Photoshop. In this class you will get acquainted with the features of Photoshop and learn about layers and use them to minpulate images to your desire.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 am
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Screening | The Limit of Our Gaze: Women Filmmakers and Contemporary Documentary in Spain


The Limit of Our Gaze is a showcase of Spanish non-fiction films directed by women and a series of panel discussions and Q&A’s with the guest filmmakers attending. The aim of the symposium is to reflect upon the aesthetics, poetics and political parameters in which Spanish non-fiction productions are made today and the limits, frontiers and trademarks of the feminine gaze. In addition, the guest filmmakers will have the opportunity to network with relevant professionals from the film industry in NYC establishing valuable connections develop an international film presence. Curated by Ruth Somalo and Lur Olaizola. Produced by Laura Turégano. Guest Filmmakers: Mercedes Álvarez, Neus Ballús, Cecilia Barriga, Virginia García del Pino, Pilar Monsell, and Sandra Ruesga. ALL FILMS HAVE ENGLISH SUBTITLES. This event occurs on Friday, October 2 and Saturday, October 3, 2015.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 am
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Festival | Fall Festival


Celebrate the autumn season with activities including puppet making, face painting, a cider press and live music. Adults can enjoy a beer tasting with Dyckman Beer.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Park Walk | Garden Tour


Learn about the thousands of trees, flowers, shrubs, and perennials that decorate the Garden from horticulturalists who take care of this special place within the Park. Route involves a few stairs. 75 minutes.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Fair | Street Fair


Free fun for the whole family, including arts, crafts, antiques, plants, entertainment, games, and more.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Festival | Harvest Festival


Join the free family-friendly Harvest Festival! Kite Flying, Face Painting. Urban Farm self-guided tours – meet the chickens! Pumpkin Painting. Live music by J.D. Patch. Picnicking encouraged – bring your own basket or grab a snack on-site.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Film | Frank Oz's The Indian in the Cupboard (1995): Magical Fantasy


Stars: Hal Scardino, Litefoot, Lindsay Crouse. On his ninth birthday a boy named Omri receives an old cupboard from his brother and a little Indian figure made of plastic from his best friend. These two presents, while appearing ordinary, turn out to be much more magical than the rest. 96 mins.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:15 pm
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Film | Barry Levinson's Oscar Winner Good Morning, Vietnam (1987): Wacky DJ


Stars: Robin Williams, Forest Whitaker, Tung Thanh Tran. An unorthodox and irreverent DJ begins to shake up things when he is assigned to the US Armed Services Radio station in Vietnam. 121 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Opera | New York Opera Forum performs Richard's Strauss' Elektra


A live musical recital performed in concert with piano accompaniment.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Performance | SkowheganPERFORMS: Performance and Art


SkowheganPerforms, now in its fifth season, invites Skowhegan alumni to activate the entire park with an afternoon of performance and art. The site-specific works are interspersed throughout the park’s landscape, public artworks, and inspired by Socrates’ unique outdoor setting and 15th Annual Emerging Artist Fellowship Exhibition.
   New York City, NY; NYC
1:00 pm
Free

Gallery Talk | Tour of the Exhibition Gordon Matta-Clark: Energy and Abstraction


Join Jessamyn Fiore and Lucas Zwirner for a conversation on artists' legacies and oral history projects and a guided tour of the exhibition.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Workshop | Get Photoshopped! Photo Retouching


In this class you will use the Photoshop to modify digital images. Learn how to use the clone stamp tool, duplicating backgrounds and much more.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:30 pm
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Film | Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho (1960): Nominated for 4 Oscars


Starring Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, Vera Miles. A Phoenix secretary steals $40,000 from her employer's client, goes on the run and checks into a remote motel run by a young man under the domination of his mother. 109 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Tour | Brooklyn Heights Tour


Known as America's first suburb, Brooklyn Heights is truly a gem. Travel and Leisure named it one of America's top 10 most beautiful neighborhoods, and its beauty is rivaled only by its place in American history. These quaint, tree-lined streets have been the sites of Revolutionary War battles, abolitionist activism and have inspired numerous novelists. Visit a stop on the Underground Railroad, or the home of Truman Capote, where he penned Breakfast at Tiffany's and where Jackie Robinson signed with the Dodgers. This tour takes place Saturdays at 2pm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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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. This tour takes place Thursdays through Sundays at 2pm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Tour | SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown Tour


You've seen the iconic skyscrapers, attended a Broadway show, visited Lady Liberty and relaxed in Central Park. Looking for a little more of the Big Apple? Maybe it's time to visit some of Manhattan's oldest and most enchanting historic districts. Take a relaxing stroll through SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown. This tour takes place every day at 10am and every Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday at 2pm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Tour | Southern Park Welcome Tour


Travel from Grand Army Plaza, past the Pond and Gapstow Bridge, and stop at the Dairy on this trip through the southern Park highlights. Route involves moderate inclines and some stairs. 45 minutes.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Tour | Union Square-Crossroads of New York Tour


The tour explores the social and political history of the Union Square neighborhood through discussions of the people, history, architecture, and forces that have shaped this community. You’ll hear how Union Square got its name, see where the legendary Tiffany & Co. once stood, and learn how to read the clock (yes, it’s a clock!) on “The Metronome” sculpture and so much more!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Tour | Union Square-Crossroads of New York Tour


The tour explores the social and political history of the Union Square neighborhood through discussions of the people, history, architecture, and forces that have shaped this community. You’ll hear how Union Square got its name, see where the legendary Tiffany and Co. once stood, and learn how to read the clock (yes, it’s a clock!) on “The Metronome” sculpture and so much more. This tour repeats every Saturday.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Concert | Beethoven’s Revolutionary Chamber Music


New York Classical Players launches a series of immersive concerts that promise a new perspective into Ludwig van Beethoven’s revolutionary chamber music. Enjoy an up-close viewing of a page from Beethoven’s own sketchbook, where masterful pen strokes show experiments with motives and voicing for string quartet Op. 18 no. 2. Hear impassioned, dynamic performances. In between works, participate in an illuminating conversation with the performers and other special guests. In this first Beethoven Encounters program, The New York Classical players perform three of Beethoven’s early quartets, Opus 18 nos. 6, 3, and 2.
   New York City, NY; NYC
2:30 pm
Free

Theater | Happy End by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill: A College Production


Representatives of the Salvation Army and a group of speak-easy gangsters collide in Roaring Twenties Chicago in this comic melodrama with songs. This production takes place October 1, 2 and 3, 2015.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Concert | Concert: Freddy and Francine / Ellis Paul


Freddy and Francine is the result of a multitude of late-night writing sessions between Lee Ferris (Freddy) and Bianca Caruso (Francine). Drawing from influences like Ray LaMontagne, The Swell Season, Ryan Adams and The Rolling Stones, “Freddy & Francine are building their story behind beautiful vocal harmonies, a solid writing style and a captivating live set” (Hits Magazine). Ellis Paul‘s songwriting credentials are unassailable. They are as genuine as the fifteen Boston Music Awards he has earned, as indelible as the tattoo of Woody Guthrie that adorns his arm, and as authentic as the musical roots he draws upon with every note he plays.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Author Reading | David Crabb reads from his book Bad Kid


Performer, writer, teacher, and storyteller David Crabb talks about his memoir and how it captures the essence of every person’s struggle to understand his or her true self.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Film | Documentary: Robert Kenner's Merchants of Doubt (2015)


A documentary that looks at pundits-for-hire who present themselves as scientific authorities as they speak about topics like toxic chemicals, pharmaceuticals and climate change. 96 mins.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Concert | Voices A La Carte: Twelfth Night


From the Program in Vocal Performance. This performance takes place October 2, 3 and 4, 2015.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Concert | Concert on Water: Classical Music


The concert is at the coolest classical music concerts location in New York City. Program and musicians TBA. This event repeats every Saturday in October and November at 4pm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Film | Documentary: Stanley Nelson's The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution (2015)


The first feature-length documentary to explore the Black Panther Party, its significance to the broader American culture, its cultural and political awakening for black people, and the painful lessons wrought when a movement derails. 113 min. Post-screening Q&A with producer Laurens Grant and original members of the BPP.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
$10 suggested donation

Concert | Saturday Afternoon Organ Meditation


The program features the great repertoire of the organ on the 101-rank Pipe Organ built by Herman Schlicker and the 5 stop chamber organ built by Taylor and Boody Organ Builders. The Organ Meditation takes place every Saturday from Sept. 12, 2015 to May 28, 2016.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Concert | College Piano Recital


Tatiana Goncharova, Piano
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Festival | First Saturdays: Free Programs of Art and Entertainment


At the monthly First Saturdays, thousands of visitors enjoy free programs of art and entertainment, including dynamic performances and participatory experiences.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Concert | Into the Body of the Light: The Two Worlds Are One


A What a Neighborhood! concert with music for violin, piano, and bassoon by Elizabeth Adams, Jean-Luc Bouchard, Peter Homans, Stephen Siegel, and Kay Swift, and poetry by Naomi Replansky, William Carlos Williams, and others. Performers: Vita Wallace, violin Ishmael Wallace, piano Stephanie Corwin bassoon Naomi Replansky, poet
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Concert | St. Luke’s Chamber Ensemble performs music by Strauss, Nielsen, Beethoven


Program: Richard Strauss Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks Nielsen Serenata in vano Beethoven Symphony No. 2 Concertgoers are encouraged to bring colored pencils, glue sticks, or watercolor sets, to be donated to children in communities throughout New York City.
   New York City, NY; NYC
5:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Benjamin Degen's Where We Live: Recent Paintings and Works on Paper


From the artist: "The thinking behind this new body of work is still new to me. I found that when I tried to put thought to paper, words escaped and the ideas only became more esoteric. The connections that seemed so clear to me in pictures became cryptic in words and I am only able to understand them through the process of painting."
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Concert | Faculty Recital: Adelaide Roberts and Matthew Odell, pianos


With Marie Duane, narrator.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Film | Documentary: David Felix Sutcliffe and Lyric R. Cabral's (T)error (2015)


A real-life thriller, (T)error is the first documentary to place filmmakers on the ground during a live FBI counterterrorism sting operation. With unprecedented access to an active informant - Saeed "Shariff" Torres, a 63-year-old former Black Panther - viewers get an unfettered glimpse of the government's counterterrorism tactics and the murky justifications behind them. (T)error illuminates the fragile relationships between individual and surveillance state in modern America, and asks who is watching the watchers? 93 min. Post-screening Q&A with filmmakers David Felix Sutcliffe and Lyric R. Cabral, plus a reception.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
$10 suggested donation

Opening Reception | Evocation: A Show by Artists Genevive Zacconi, Mat Hurtado and Megan Massacre


While the artists' aesthetics and subject matter vary greatly, each body of work evokes a different and distinct realm of emotion, joining together to create a diverse and powerful exhibition. All three artists will be in attendance at the opening reception.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Theater | Happy End by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill: A College Production


Representatives of the Salvation Army and a group of speak-easy gangsters collide in Roaring Twenties Chicago in this comic melodrama with songs. This production takes place October 1, 2 and 3, 2015.
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:00 pm
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Concert | ChamberMusicNY presents Shuffle Concert: You Pick, They Play


Unique to Shuffle Concert performances is the manner in which the program is selected. The audience is invited to actively participate in the selection of music to be performed by choosing from a menu of over 30 compositions derived from 15 different styles, with works ranging from solos and duos to trios, quartets, quintets and sextets. Genres vary from classical, baroque, and romantic, to jazz, pop and Broadway. The result is a highly engaged audience and a high energy performance. Members are exceptionally accomplished chamber musicians; they are graduates of Juilliard, New England Conservatory, Oberlin, Manhattan School of Music and Bard College and have all individually won numerous prizes and have performed extensively as soloists and collaborative musicians throughout the world.
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:00 pm
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Concert | Voices A La Carte: Twelfth Night


From the Program in Vocal Performance. This performance takes place October 2, 3 and 4, 2015.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Concert | Student Cello Recital


Ari Evan, Cello
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:30 pm
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Jazz | Liz Childs Jazz


A native New Yorker, Liz Childs started singing early in school and in her father’s church, and her jazz education began with the flute, at Antioch College, in Yellow Springs, Ohio, where she studied with a member of the Cecil Taylor Jazz Ensemble, in residence at Antioch. Her interest in further exploring jazz and improvised singing was sparked when she was invited to participate in a workshop with avant guard Polish theatre director, Jerzy Grotowski’s theatre group. The group drew parallels between jazz vocal performance and the powerful theatre pieces they created out of improvised ritual and movement, and inspired Liz to embark on a search for her own voice.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Concert | Saxophonist Rob Reddy performs works by Sidney Bechet


“Rob Reddy’s music is truly American: confident without being arrogant, brash but not swaggering and celebratory to the point of boisterousness and joyous unrestraint.” —All About Jazz Acclaimed saxophonist and composer Rob Reddy offers a fresh take on the music of Sidney Bechet, the jazz icon Duke Ellington once called “the very epitome of jazz…the most unique man to ever be in this music.” Reddy performs compositions by Bechet alongside his own original material, which is rooted in distinctly American idioms like blues, gospel, and Appalachian music.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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