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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on September 8, 2012?

44 free events take place on Saturday, September 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 September 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 September . 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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44 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Saturday, September 8, 2012

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Workshop | Health and Race Walking


Enjoy views of the Park's landscapes as you get fit. Coach Lon Wilson of the New York Walkers Club leads walks at a moderate to brisk pace over mostly flat surfaces. Wear comfortable sneakers! Ages 18+.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:30 am
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Workshop | Drawing in the Park


Sketch and paint the Hudson River and neighboring parks with an artist/educator. Materials provided. For adults.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
Free

Workshop | Kayaking on the Hudson


Join 20-minute instructional paddles, and explore the Hudson River first-hand. Please wear a bathing suit or shorts and a t-shirt, and know how to swim. Weather permitting. Kayaks and life vests provided.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Park Walk | The Battery to the Bridge Walk


LEGS 1, 2 AND 3 OF THE BATT-TO-BEAR TRAIL. About 11 miles through six beautiful parks along Manhattan's Hudson shore.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
$3

Tour | “The Castle and its Kingdom” Tour


Take a walk around the lands dominated by the Castle, situated high on Vista Rock. Visit the tiny 55-acre realm on an eclectic tour of history and nature. Tour is approximately one hour.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 am
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Fair | 1st Annual Visual Arts & Jazz Outdoor Art Fair


The fair will feature a wonderful array of works of art on jazz, headlined by internationally acclaimed pianist and NEA Jazz Master Randy Weston, along with some of NY's outstanding poets and musicians on the scene today. Events will include arts and crafts, live art, food tastings, and more.
   New York City, NY; NYC
11:00 am
Free

Tour | Cathedral Tour


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

Park Walk | Garden Tour


Experience the Park's only formal garden with the Garden staff. See exuberant perennial and annual beds, and delight in an abundance of color and fragrance while learning about the Garden's history and design.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Workshop | Yoga with Deepti


This yoga series is ideal for anyone new to yoga and interested in its benefits, this beginner level Yoga class will help you build strength, increase flexibility, and find focus. This class is moderately paced so you will learn the fundamental Yoga postures and principles that create a successful and effective yoga practice. Please bring a towel or yoga mat to class.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Concert | An Afternoon of Live Outdoor Music Featuring 15 Local Bands


The Fabulous Jalopy Theatre and School of Music invite you to celebrate the end of summer with an afternoon of outdoor traditional music at five locations on Governors Island, featuring 15 local acts performing a variety of Appalachian old-time string band music, Americana, jug band, blues, Son Jarocho, and original folk songs. That’s right, 25 hours of live music in a single day! Attendees can leisurely walk and bicycle between five locations where bands will each play 45-minute sets. Featured performers include: M. Shanghai String Band, Willy Gantrim, Radio Jarocho, The Whiskey Spitters, The 4 O’clock Flowers, Karen Duffy, The Brotherhood of the Jugband Blues, Feral Foster, The Maybells, the East River String Band, the Easy Rollers, and the fabulous duo of Pat Conte and Joe Bellulovich.
   New York City, NY; NYC
12:00 pm
Free

Conference | Comradely Objects: Art Against Reification


The Soviet avant-garde occupies a prominent place in the history and historiography of modern art. A subject of extensive discussion in its own right, it has also figured consistently in analyses of the relationship between the historical and postwar neo-avant-gardes. Thirty-five years have passed since the editors of October named their journal after the 1917 October Revolution, “that moment in our century when revolutionary practice, theoretical inquiry and artistic innovation were joined in a manner exemplary and unique.” However, many of the concrete implications of the Soviet avant-garde’s “exemplary” tactics for more recent artistic practice have yet to be charted. The conference will be organized into three parts. Two opening presentations provide the historical and theoretical ground for the discussion, placing the aims and strategies of Productivism in dialogue with recent efforts to theoretize object agency. They are followed by three conversations between artists and scholars or curators, exploring how things might be made to inhabit the various roles of Companion, Mediator, and Organizer. Art historian Michelle Kuo concludes the conference and reflects on the meaning, relevance, and political potential of efforts to reimagine industrially mass-produced objects for a post-industrial age.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Workshop | Move to Heal Workshop


Join Jaime Ortega in movement and somatic practices for healing and well-being.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Other | Outdoor Art Exhibit


The exhibit consists of oils, pastels, watercolors, mixed media, graphics, photography, sculpture, and crafts including fabric, jewelry, glass, wood, and ceramics.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Tour | “Seneca Village” Tour


Seneca Village was Manhattan's first known community of African-American property owners, on land that would become the Park. Tour covers the history of the village, the property owners, and what New York City was like at the time. Tour is approximately one hour.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Tour | Cathedral Tour


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

Discussion | Changing for Good: How To Manifest Power In Your Health, Your Work, Your Finances And Your Relationships and Create An Authentic, More Powerful You


With: Emily Allison-Francis is a tireless advocate for holistic health education in our communities. She is the author of "Correcting the Vitamin D Deficiency Epidemic: Strategies to Fight Disease and Prolong Life for Black People." Dr. Robert J. Woodbine is a licensed naturopathic doctor and acupuncturist following his family lineage in the healing arts. He has served the Harlem, New York community in this capacity for the past twelve years. Zakiyyah Madyun, known as "the Herbalist," has been helping people learn how to identify the source of disease and to balance their healing energies for over thirty years. As a healer, and having always been concerned about the resources people have to heal and stay healthy naturally, Zakiyyah has also taught martial arts, tai chi, and yoga - in addition to herbology, around the country. Alife Allah is the editor of "Hood Health", senior editor of Supreme Design Publishing, and Two Horizon Press. Father, scholar, activist, speaker, lover of music and promoter of good health, Five Percenter. Yvonne Stafford is an entrepreneur, Community holistic health advocate, Author, "From Fast Foods to Slow Foods: How to Wake up Laughing". Founder: Natural Living Institute. She will moderate this panel.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Book Discussion | Dickens book group discusses Oliver Twist


Members of the Dickens Fellowship seek to keep the memory and study of Charles Dickens alive in NYC.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Park Walk | Parks of Washington Heights Walk


3 miles, moderate pace, ups and downs. Walk from J. Hood Wright park (with decorative iron work) to Bennett Park (if it is open–currently under renovation), then lunch at a Mexican grill. After lunch, continue on to Fort Tryon Park. Rain cancels. Call to confirm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
$3

Festival | Sun To Stars South Asian Festival


Inspired by the traditional all-night concerts along India's Ganges River, Sun to Stars South Asian Festival presents an eclectic blend of classical, contemporary, and folk performing arts powered by solar energy. Sun to Stars evokes the traditional durbar and bethak-style concerts of India where performers and audiences interact in an informal setting to create a positive artistic experience.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Dance Performance | Conversations Without Walls: An Afternoon Marking Judson Dance Theater's 50th Anniversary


This Conversation Without Walls, organized and moderated by Judson founding member Steve Paxton, is a combination of formal presentations, informal discussion, and dance including performances of Paxton's Intravenous Lecture by Stephen Petronio and a performance by Toronto-based dancer Yves Candau. Barbara Moore will present a pictorial memoir of Judson Dance Theater with the photos of Peter Moore, and a history of Judson Memorial Church presented by Judson scholar and curator Joanna Steinberg. Lively discussion with Paxton and other special guests conclude the four-hour event.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:30 pm
$10 suggested donation

Dance Performance | 9/11 Performance: National Dance Institute


National Dance Institute's Celebration Team returns to perform live as part of this annual global event dedicated to spreading the message of peace.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Screening | Artist Leah Beeferman presents SPACE


A projected lecture and screening of selected audio and visual works,moving sketches, and semi-translucent drawings and diagrams, exploring topics of space and empty space.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Workshop | Children's Literary Salon: Bank Street College and the Children's Choice Awards


Join Bank Street College of Education librarian Lisa von Drasek and a knowledgeable crew of educators and author/illustrators as they give background to one of the finest children's book choice awards in the nation.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Theater | Street Theater: Theater for the New City's 99% Reduced Fat, or, You Can Bank On Us


Theater for the New City's award-winning Street Theater Company opens its 36th annual tour with 99% Reduced Fat, or, You Can Bank On Us, a rip-roaring musical which will tour City streets, parks and playgrounds. The production will have book, lyrics and direction by Crystal Field (it's in-progress as of this writing) and musical score composed by Joseph Vernon Banks. TNC's award-winning Street Theater always contains an elaborate assemblage of trap doors, giant puppets, smoke machines, masks, original choreography and a huge (9' x 12') running screen or "cranky" providing continuous movement behind the actors. The company of 27 actors, twelve crew members, two assistant directors and five live musicians shares the challenge of performing outside and holding a large, non-captive audience. The music varies in style from Bossa Nova to Gilbert & Sullivan. Complex social issues are often presented through children's allegories, with children as the heroes, making these free productions a popular form of family entertainment.
   New York City, NY; NYC
2:00 pm
Free

Tour | Union Square: Crossroads of New York


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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2:00 pm
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Slide Lecture | Mapping Jewish History: Two Illustrated Lectures


“From Mauritsstad to New Amsterdam: Mapping Early Jewish Presence in the Americas," and "Topography of Terror: Maps of the Warsaw Ghetto," with Harrie Teunissen, MSc, Ph.D., map curator and historian.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:30 pm
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Tour | “Manhattan Adirondacks” Tour


Olmsted and Vaux designed the North Woods to replicate the forests of the Adirondack Mountains with its crystal streams, calming cascades, and rustic bridges. This scenic and meditative walk is right in New York City's backyard. Tour will be approximately one hour.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:30 pm
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Discussion | Artists talk about the exhibition No Trans-national- Liquid Borders and Empty Promises


No Trans-national - Liquid borders and Empty Promises will be the second ever exhibition to take place in New York City that is devoted entirely to the art of the emerging Asian art capital of Hong Kong. This is a panel discussion co-hosted with Asian/Pacific/American Institute at New York University, moderated by Eleanor Heartney. The panelist are Alexandra Chang, Director of Public Programs and Research Manager at A/P/A Institute at New York University, Jane DeBevoise, Chair of Asia Art Archive, New York and Hong Kong, and Tomato Grey artists.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Concert | Concert on Water


The concert is at the coolest classical music concerts location in New York City. Program and musicians TBA.
   New York City, NY; NYC
3:00 pm
Free

Screening | Documentary: David Klagstrum's Stress: Portrait of a Killer (2008)


This film really goes to show exactly why stress happens in us, why it's useless in some ways, and concretely shows you its negative and insidious effects on pretty much every single aspect of your life. If you're overweight, you'll find it useful, if you're a college student, you'll find how it can help you get a better GPA, and if you're unhappy in your work place, it can show you what problem you're having and show you in which ways you could solve that issue. 58 min. Q&A with Dr. Robert Woodbine.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Workshop | Tae Kwon Do Workshop


Teaches the fundamentals of discipline, balance, health and wellness.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Discussion | An Afternoon with Mescalito


A panel discussion of video artist Mark Flood. Participants include Sarah Douglas, culture editor of The New York Observer, Alison Gingeras, curator of THE HATEFUL YEARS, currently on view at Luxembourg & Dayan, and several other art world luminaries yet to be announced.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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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 & Boody Organ Builders.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Concert | James D. Wetzel, Organist


Wetzel is organist and choirmaster.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:30 pm
$10 suggested donation

Performance | Comedy: The Taxi Tapes


Drawing from his ongoing series of podcasts, Sam Dingman presents an evening of true tales from his days as a taxi driver in New York City, complete with toothless convicts, frozen embryos, murderous city buses, mobbed-up body shops, and much much more. Along the way, he finds that no matter how many insane things he sees on the pothole-ridden streets of New York, the craziest one of all may be himself.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Landscapes: Kelly Heaton's The Parallel Series


The Parallel Series features landscape paintings that come to life with the sights and sounds of rural Virginia. Electronic circuitry covers the paintings’ surfaces. The sounds – birds, frogs, cicadas, crickets and the like – are generated by Heaton’s analog electronic design, and are not recordings.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Painting: Mark Mastroianni's Natural Wisdom


Mastroianni returns to his unique gessoed tarpaper and mixed media paintings he had begun working with twenty years ago. The once abstract qualities in his work have now shifted toward a representational clarity and yet, Mastroianni continues to convey what he has always evoked so extraordinarily well: the soul of our objective world. The new body of work is imprinted with history: a lifespan, rather than a captured state.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Concert | Rotations Rotations: New Trumpet Music


Kaleidoscopic melodies revolve in a colorful spectacle of sound as musicians transform a carousel into a whirling stage that is sure to delight the hearts of all ages. Presented as part of the Festival of New Trumpet Music 2012. Shown: Taylor Ho Bynum, co-founder of The Festival of New Trumpet Music. Photo by Hilary McHone.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Performance | Comedy: The Andrews Sisters & Friends


Five-time Tug-of-War Champions The Andrews Sisters (Andrew Cornelius & Andrew Fafoutakis) bring you fast, furious, and funny two-man improv. Along for the ride are fresh faces new to the NY improv scene.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Screening | Documentary: Michael Anderson's Healing Cancer from Inside Out, Part II (2008)


Who do you know who has had cancer? Cancer, unfortunately, is so widespread in our society that nearly all of us have been affected by it. If you think conventional treatments cure cancer... If you think diet cannot cure cancer... think again. This film introduces us to the most cutting edge information in the field of cancer research. It turns out that there has ALWAYS been a cure for cancer. Anyone watching this film will come out with a TOTAL paradigm shift in terms of what we're commonly led to believe about cancer. Our conditioning is so strong sometimes, that we will follow it all the way to our deaths. Healing Cancer From Inside Out is a film that aims to change that. It is one of the most important documentaries you will ever see. 60 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Performance | Comedy: World’s Fair


World’s Fair is a monthly longform improv show that features longform improv of all schools of thought and culminates in a special cross-team closing ceremony. Each month features 3 teams working together to improvise and innovate!! Hosted by Sharif Ali and Kelly Ann Rockwell
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 pm
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Performance | Comedy: Truth-Train With Brandon Lee Harris


If you didn’t get to ride on the Truth-Train with us this past month, come on down and join us for another chance to be a part of the ride of your life! Brandon will interview his guests and it will give us a chance to see a side of these special guests that you never would have thought existed! Chrooth-Chrooth!!
   New York City, NY; NYC
10:30 pm
$5

Performance | Comedy: Day Camp Kids


Day Camp Kids are not your regular campers. And Tug of War is not your regular playground game. Because at Tug of War, there’s camp … and then there’s war. Join Day Camp Kids as they host the penultimate battle of wits: Two indie improv teams from improv theaters across the nation compete for the title: TUG OF WAR Champion. And it’s up to you, the audience, to decide which of these teams will be named TUG OF WAR Champion and get the chance to return to defend their title. With Day Camp Kids, PLAYTIME IS [NEVER] OVER.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 pm
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Performance | Comedy: Yes, Yes, Yes…And


Yes, Yes, Yes… And! is a scandalous night of down-right-sexy improv. Some of the PIT’s most incorrigible performers team up to turn down the lights, slip into something a little more comfortable, and spend the good part of an hour tickling your funny boners. Beware of partial nudity, strong sexual themes, and the possibility to be dragged on stage for a not-so-wholesome game of Truth or Dare. This show is NOT for the faint-of-heart.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:30 pm
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