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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on October 8, 2015?

42 free events take place on Thursday, October 8 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 8 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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42 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Thursday, October 8, 2015

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City Walk | Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn Heights and Dumbo Tour


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


Ranger-guided tours are available to the public during operating hours. Times: 10:00AM, 11:00AM, 1:00PM, 2:00PM, 3:00PM. This tour is available Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from September through December 30.
   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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10:00 am
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Workshop | iPad Basics Workshop


This course will cover some basic features of the iPad. Learn the hardware, some settings, navigation and app basics.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 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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11:00 am
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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. Bach at Noon concerts takes place Tuesdays through Fridays, from September 15, 2015 to May 26, 2016.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:20 pm
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Discussion | Role of International Sanctions and the Crisis in Ukraine


A public panel discussion of the U.S. and European sanctions campaign against Russia in response to its intervention in Ukraine, featuring: Simond de Galbert, Visiting Fellow, Europe Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Richard Nephew, Fellow and Program Director, Economic Statecraft, Sanctions and Energy Markets, Center on Global Energy Policy Sanctions have been employed in order to persuade Russia both to halt its activities in Ukraine and to prompt a political settlement of the issues that led to the crisis that began in 2013. However, reports continue to emerge that Russia is arming and supporting insurgents in Ukraine while the process toward a political resolution has come to a halt. This event will will look at the role of sanctions, including whether they can contribute to a solution to the crisis in Ukraine. Should they be expanded? What, if any, have been their unintended consequences? And under what circumstances should they be relieved?
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 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. This tour takes place Mondays through Fridays, except bank holidays.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 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 | 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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2:00 pm
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Workshop | Researching with E-Resources: Periodicals and Newspapers


Explore current and historical newspapers and periodicals available online through NYPL.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Film | Roger Corman's Not of This Earth (1957): Cheesy Sci-Fi Fun


Stars: Paul Birch, Beverly Garland, Morgan Jones. An alien agent from the distant planet Davana is sent to earth via a high-tech matter transporter. There he terrorizes Southern California in an attempt to acquire blood for his dying race, the result of a devastating nuclear war. 90 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Opera | Steve Sekely's Stronghold (1951): Mexican History Drama


Stars: Veronica Lake, Zachary Scott, Arturo de Córdova. In 1850s Mexico, the beautiful owner of a silver mine is kidnapped by a bandit leader, who needs money to finance his revolt against the Emperor Maximilian. 72 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Workshop | Photoshop CS6: Brush Basics


Go in-depth with the various brushes in Photoshop CS6. Resize, fine-tune, and create your own brush shapes for different effects and greater control over your image compositions. Class is conducted on Macintosh computers.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:30 pm
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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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5:00 pm
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Opening Reception | 2 Art Shows: Elizabeth R. Weiner-Cohen / Marilyn Banner


Liz Cohen is a mixed media artist who enjoys using found and recycled materials to create cross-cultural artifacts like her dolls. Made from fabrics and bits and pieces of stuff that she has collected during her travels all over the world, they simulate objects from traditional cultures. The exhibit of recent paintings by Marilyn Banner extends her interest in land at the water's edge. Lowering her gaze from the horizon to what is underfoot: the bits of shell, seaweed, footprints, the lines left from tidal waters and the millions of grains of sand - she creates works which reference layers of history, sea life, flow, change, and infinity.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Author Reading | ABC News' Dan Harris reads from his book 10% Happier


ABC News anchor Dan Harris has found a way to be happier, calmer and—according to his wife, at least—nicer in the midst of one of the most competitive careers on earth. Join him as he discusses his #1 New York Times bestseller, both a serious and a seriously funny look at mindfulness and meditation as the next big public health revolution.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Screening | Corto Circuito: 12th Annual Latino Short Film Festival of New York


Corto Circuito was formed ten years ago to showcase short films made by filmmakers from and about Latin America, Spain and the United States. The festival is unique in its mission to promote a wider and deeper understanding of the roots, life and diverse cultures of the Spanish and Portuguese speaking communities. Each year, the selections include animated and fictional short films, as well as documentaries and experimental works, many of which will be U.S and N.Y. premieres. The Festival involves multiple programs, Q&A’s and fiestas to celebrate the contributions Latino cultures have made to New York’s cultural landscape. This festival takes place Thursday October 8, Friday October 9 qnd Saturday October 10, 2015.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Group Exhibition: Tell Them Stories: Origins


Tun Myaing and Marshall Jones have assembled eighteen artists, including illustrators, comic book artists and fine artists in the exhibit Tell Them Stories: Origins open at the Mark Miller Gallery from October 8th through November 1st. The works range from sequential drawings to video, painting and sculpture. They share in common a response to popular culture. From science fiction to real time politics they are a commentary on our times that blurs the lines of demarcation present in art world hierarchical standards. Recognizable imagery from Star Wars and Star Trek mix ranks with Kermit the Frog and Batman. Mythical heroic icons share the stage with otherworldly creatures. Anthropomorphized machines and armed horsemen pave the way to man’s destruction.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Talk | Instagram and Fashion


Instagram is a mobile photo-sharing and social networking service whose reach and influence are rapidly expanding. Join Colombian fashion writer and critic Vanessa Rosales as she shows how Instagram is transforming perceptions and representations of contemporary fashion. Curator Ariele Elia will join her to demonstrate how Instagram can also be used as a primary source for academic research.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Slide Lecture | Joan Kramer and David Heeley discuss their book In the Company of Legends


Starting with their award-winning profiles of Fred Astaire in 1980, Joan Kramer and David Heeley documented the lives and careers of many of Hollywood's famous and powerful. Their book is an insiders' view of Katharine Hepburn, James Stewart, Johnny Carson, Frank Sinatra, Lew Wasserman, Ronald Reagan, Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Richard Dreyfuss, among others. In this illustrated talk, they will reveal some of the behind-the-scenes stories of how they found the unfindable, persuaded the reluctant, and maintained unique relationships long after the end credits rolled. This program is hosted by the legendary Dick Cavett.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Talk | Oral History and Cross-Cultural Dialogues: Building Bridges with Artistic Projects


Judith Sloan, an artist dedicated to uncovering narratives of individuals and communities often ignored by the mass media, will present excerpts of her performance and radio work, and will discuss strategies and techniques developed in the process of creating theatre and multi-media art projects with new immigrant communities, intergenerational communities and refugee youth.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Concert | Sonatenabend Recital


Artists from the collaborative piano department perform sonata repertoire with instrumentalists. This event takes place October 8th and 29th, 2015.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Film | Artist Grace Schwindt presents her film Only a Free Individual Can Create a Free Society (2014)


London-based artist Grace Schwindt presents her film in which she revisits discussions witnessed during a childhood spent among radical left-wing individuals in Frankfurt. An interview with a former activist who participated in the student movement in Germany in the 1960s and 70s appears in various forms throughout the film. Schwindt questions how freedom was and is understood, who has access to it, and what political and social structures a free society needs. Dancers inhabit­ing a series of sets recite the interview while performing a precise choreography between stillness and movement. After the screening, the artist will be in conver­sation with curator Matthew Higgs about the film and her work more generally.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Book Signing | Book Launch: Duane Zaloudek's Early Works


Join Brett Littman, Executive Director, with artist Duane Zaloudek to celebrate Early Works, published by Gli Ori, Pistoia (IT).
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Slide Lecture | Philip Mark Plotch discusses his book Politics Across the Hudson: The Tappan Zee Megaproject


This illustrated lecture offers a behind-the-scenes look at three decades of contentious planning and politics centered on the bridge and reveals valuable lessons for those trying to tackle complex public policies while also confirming our worst fears about government dysfunction.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Discussion | Radical Sexuality: Body Geography


Join bell hooks and Charles Blow in a discussion about performance art in popular culture today. Charles Blow is a journalist and the current visual op-ed columnist for the New York Times. bell hooks is an author, activist, feminist and scholar-in-residence. This fall is her fifth and final week-long visit in a three-year residency.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Discussion | 25 Years Out: Celebrating the Gay Asian Pacific Islander Men of New York


Since 1990, the Gay Asian Pacific Islander Men of New York has worked to empower queer and trans A/P/A people to create positive change through a range of social, educational, peer-support, cultural, and political activities. On the occasion of the organization’s 25th birthday, GAPIMNY’s records, which include video footage, flyers, and more documenting queer A/P/A history in New York, have been donated to the library, where they will be preserved and made accessible to community members, researchers, and students. Current and former GAPIMNY co-chairs offer reflections on the organization’s 25-year history and visions for the future. Leeroy Kun Young Kang contextualizes the significance of GAPIMNY’s Records in regards to queer A/P/A community-based archives and history in New York City.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Discussion | Aeabic Literature Then and Now


On the occasion of the launch of the Library of Arabic Literature’s new English-only series of Arabic classics, Philip Kennedy, General Editor of the Library of Arabic Literature, together with Marina Warner, author and chair of the judges’ panel for the 2015 Man Booker International Prize, will moderate a conversation with novelists Amitav Ghosh, Elias Khoury and Sinan Antoon. The distinguished panelists will discuss the richness of the Arabic literary heritage as well as the thriving contemporary Arabic literary scene, the challenges of translating modern and pre-modern Arabic literature for contemporary English-language readers, and the contributions of the Library of Arabic Literature.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | Antony Loewenstein discusses his book Disaster Capitalism: Making a Killing Out of Catastrophe


Jeremy Scahill, author of Dirty Wars and founding editor of The Intercept, in conversation with bestselling Australian journalist Antony Loewenstein.
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Discussion | European Powers, Islamic Movements, and the Transatlantic Slave Trade


Rudolph Ware and Christopher L. Brown discuss 18th century Senegambia, where France and Britain fought bitterly for control of the slave trade, while the Islamic theocracy Futa Toro rose to prominence and opposed both foreign powers, seeking to end slavery altogether.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Author Reading | Geraldine Brooks discusses her book The Secret Chord


Author Geraldine Brooks has an uncanny ability to hear and transform characters from history. Peeling away the myth to bring David to life in Second Iron Age Israel, Brooks traces the arc of his journey from obscurity to fame, from shepherd to soldier, from hero to traitor, from beloved king to murderous despot and into his remorseful and diminished dotage.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Author Reading | Michael Riedel discusses his book Razzle Dazzle: The Battle for Broadway


Michael Riedel, Broadway's most respected (and feared) commentator, pulls back the curtain on its stars, its producers and its mega-hits to reveal all the shocking drama, intrigue and power plays that happened off stage.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Talk | Songwriters Hall of Fame Master Session with Grammy Winner Rosanne Cash


Rosanne Cash is an American singer-songwriter and author. She is the eldest daughter of country music icon Johnny Cash and his first wife, Vivian Liberto Cash Distin. Although Cash is often classified as a country artist, her music draws on many genres, including folk, pop, rock, blues, and most notably Americana. In the 1980s, she had a string of chart-topping singles, which crossed musical genres and landed on both the country and pop charts, the most commercially successful being her 1981 breakthrough hit "Seven Year Ache", which topped the U.S. country singles charts and reached the Top 30 on the U.S. pop singles charts. In conversation with Phil Galdston, Faculty Songwriter-in-Residence.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
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Dance Performance | White Wave Dance: Dumbo 2015 Dance Festival


For four nights and three days experience a marathon of dance innovation from 75 contemporary dance troupes combining 325 performing artists. Hungarian dancer János Feledi and his project was invited to join the bold innovators of New York’s dance scene and represent Hungary at the festival. On Thursday October 8 the festival opens with a gala at the newly renovated space with performances from the US to Korea.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Film | Documentary: Bobbito Garcia's Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives (2015)


During the 1990s, Stretch and Bobbito introduced the world to an unsigned Nas, Biggie, Wu-Tang, and Big Pun as well as an unknown Jay-Z, Eminem, and the Fugees. The total record sales for all the artists that premiered on their radio show exceed 300 million. The late night program had a cult following in the art/fashion world and prison population as well. All would loyally tune in for the humor just as much for the exclusive tunes. Stretch and Bobbito brought a unique audience together, and created a platform that changed music forever. 95 min. This film will be shown October 5th as well as October 7th-11th.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
$10 suggested donation

Concert | Elysium’s Academy Program for Young Singers presents Songs of Art Nouveau Vienna


Jugendstil or Art Nouveau has left a very significant mark in the appearance of Vienna. Musically the era around the turn of the 19th to the 20th century has also been extremely rich. Reflecting on the fin de siècle attitude towards life, the music became highly subjective, having a penchant for being morbid and grotesque, exotic and decadent. Copious melodies and harmonies transgressing the boundaries of tonality are typical for such composers as Franz Schreker and Alexander von Zemlinsky. 20 years ago, Elysium started an Academy Program for Young Singers. Under the artistic direction of Gregorij H. von Leïtis, the annual Academy for Young Singers invited talented students whose mother tongue was not German to immerse themselves into an intensive two-week-program focusing on German-language opera and lied repertory. Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the founding of Elysium’s Academy Program for Young Singers, past participants of Elysium’s Academy will interpret songs by Alma Mahler, Franz Schreker, Erich Korngold, Alexander von Zemlinsky, and Joseph Marx.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Concert | Two-Steppe: The Amigos with Special Guest Nature Ganganbaigal


The Amigos deliver foot-stomping, accordion-infused Indie-Americana music blending folk-rock, zydeco/cajun, and hot jazz. In a 2014 tour organized by the State Department program, American Music Abroad, The Amigos collaborated with musicians in Cambodia, China, Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam. In the spirit of re-opening this musical dialogue The Amigos will be joined by special guest, morin khuur player and throat singer, Nature Ganganbaigal. Nature Ganganbaigal is a morin khuur player and traditional throat singer. The morin khuur, also called a horsehead fiddle, is a bowed string instrument and considered a symbol of the Mongolian nation. Nature is also a film music composer and music producer and winner of the NYU Film Score Competition.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Master Class | Master Class with 'Extraordinary' Pianist Noam Sivan


“Noam Sivan is an extraordinary musician. His improvisations have brilliance, inventiveness, and inner logic that are quite amazing.” - Richard Goode Piano master classes take place every Thursday from September 10 to December 10.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Lecture | Rilke's The Lay of the Love and Death of Cornet Christoph Rilke as Poetological Resource


Dr. Karin Neuburger will present this lecture. The author of a monograph on Uri Zvi Greenberg, Mephisto, Neuburger teaches German literature at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Workshop | MS Excel 2010 for Beginners Workshop


Learn the basics of working with spreadsheets using Microsoft Excel 2010. Topics include entering data and formulas, moving and copying data, formatting & print previewing worksheets.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Concert | Jim Hickey and Friends


New York-based guitarist Jim Hickey has recorded or performed with Kenwood Dennard, Pete Levin, Delmar Brown, Adam Holzman, Al MacDowell, Jaco Pastorious, Lonnie Plaxico, Larry Coryell, Steve Vai, Chris Botti, Michael Urbaniak, and Dave Kikoski. His music and guitar can also be heard on soundtracks for film and television.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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