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40 free events take place on Friday, April 10 in New York City.
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40 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Friday, April 10, 2015

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Symposium | Grace Paley and the Disturbances of Man


A symposium on the life and work of legendary New York social activist, poet, short story writer, and feminist Grace Paley. Paley fought for the rights of women and minorities and protested the Vietnam War and nuclear arms proliferation. It was in her extraordinary fictional stories of ordinary lives and through her grassroots activism that she changed the social and political landscape of her day.
   Lower Manhattan, New York, NY
9:00 am
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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!
   Lower Manhattan,
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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.
   Lower Manhattan,
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10:00 am
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Tour | Central Park Photography Tour


Ready. Set. Shoot! Join a Central Park Photography Tour like no other. A Licensed guide and talented Photographer will take you around Central Park’s most scenic spots! He will explain all there’s to know about your surroundings while instructing you on how to make your trip memorable and improve your photography. These two-in-one tours are fun for all ages, camera type (even iPhones and smart devices), and levels of photography. So join us to have a great time if your passion is New York and photography while visiting the lungs of Manhattan. You will pass the Ramble, the Bow Bridge, The Point and more.
   Upper East Side,
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10:00 am
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Tour | Lower Manhattan Tour


It is here, as much as anywhere, where American history started. It's where the first US Congress assembled and produced the Bill of Rights and where President George Washington took his first oath of office. It's here where the world's most important stock exchange and one of the most famous bridges stand. And it is here where an unspeakable tragedy took place and where a rebirth is underway.
   Lower Manhattan,
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10:00 am
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Tour | Manhattan Street Art Tour


Join a Manhattan Street Art Tour and experience the Lower East Side - SoHo, NoHo, Nolita and Little Italy. The Lower East Side of Manhattan is a playground for street artists, Soho is known to be one of NYC first permit Joint Live-Work Quarters for artists and the area received landmark designation in 1973. Noho and Nolita’s street art is either hidden in courtyards or on the more prominent street art facades. Learn about the history of the art of many famous and unknown artist.
   Lower Manhattan,
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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.
   Lower Manhattan,
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10:00 am
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Workshop | Bridge Club


Are you a Bridge buff? Put on your game face and show off your best plays. Join the fun and meet new friends. All players welcome.
   Lincoln Square, New York, NY
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10:30 am
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Talk | A Talk on Mendi and Keith Odabike's Installation Blues Speaker


Melvin Gibbs celebrates the sound installation by acclaimed artists Mendi + Keith Obadike. The work is a multichannel sound artwork that meditates on a politics of listening found at the intersection of Baldwinʼs language and the sound worlds invoked in his work. It uses the glass façades of the building as delivery system for the sound, turning architecture into an instrument.
   Lower Manhattan, New York, NY
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12:00 pm
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Workshop | Learn Juggling in the Park


Test your coordination and dexterity with free juggling lessons in the park. All skill levels are welcome to join in the fun. Equipment is provided. Lessons are weather permitting.
   Midtown,
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12:00 pm
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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.
   Upper East Side, New York, NY
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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.
   Lower Manhattan,
12:20 pm
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Gallery Talk | Exhibition Tour: Public Eye, 175 Years of Sharing Photography


Join a 45-minute docent led tour of the exhibition.
   Midtown,
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12:30 pm
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Tour | Grand Central and Its Neighborhood Tour


Discover architecture and social history of Grand Central neighborhood; learn secrets of Whispering Gallery in Grand Central Terminal; gaze upon hubcaps and roadsters on side of Chrysler Building; discover favorite Midtown Manhattan hangout of Mercury, Hercules, and Minerva; learn why Pershing Square isn’t really square; visit original Lincoln Memorial by Daniel Chester French. Award-winning tour led by urban explorer, historian, and storyteller Justin Ferate.
   Midtown,
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12:30 pm
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Film | Alan J. Pakula's The Pelican Brief (1993): Law Student in Peril


Stars: Julia Roberts, Denzel Washington, Sam Shepard. A law student uncovers a conspiracy, putting herself and others in danger. 141 min.
   Midtown,
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1:00 pm
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Gallery Talk | Artist Talk: Erika Manoni


An in-depth presentation of Fernando Oreste Nannetti (1927-1994) and his wall engravings by Rome-based filmmaker Erika Manoni, who directed a film on Nannetti with her father, photographer Pier Nello Manoni.
   Lincoln Square,
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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.
   East Williamsburg,
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2:00 pm
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Workshop | Friday Chess


Open to all players and skill levels from beginner to expert. Anyone who wants to play!
   Upper Manhattan, New York, NY
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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.
   Upper Manhattan,
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2:00 pm
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Film | Penny Marshall's Oscar-Nominated Awakenings (1990): Medical Tearjerker


Stars: Robert De Niro, Robin Williams, Julie Kavner. The victims of an encephalitis epidemic many years ago have been catatonic ever since, but now a new drug offers the prospect of reviving them. 120 Minutes
   Midtown East, New York, NY
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2:00 pm
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Gallery Talk | Exhibition Tour: Public Eye, 175 Years of Sharing Photography


Join a 45-minute docent led tour of the exhibition.
   Midtown,
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3:30 pm
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Concert | College Recitals


Tyler Menzel, Flute 4 p.m. Harrison Linsey, Oboe 4 p.m. David Smolokoff, Tenor 6 p.m. Jay Campbell, Cello 6 p.m. Emily Levin, Harp 8 p.m. Avery Amereau, Mezzo-Soprano 8 p.m.
   Lincoln Square, New York, NY
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4:00 pm
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Master Class | Eyes of the Masters Featuring Trombonist Fred Wesley


The Eyes of the Masters series is a special class where legendary artists share their experiences, knowledge and insights into the world of music both as an art form and as a career. Welcome legendary trombonist Fred Wesley. As the longtime musical director for soul legend James Brown's renowned backing unit the J.B.'s, Fred Wesley was the world's most famous sideman, orchestrating the sinuous grooves and contributing the bold, surgically precise solos that defined the language of funk.
   Lower Manhattan, New York, NY
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4:00 pm
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Master Class | Master Class: Olga Kern, Pianist Who Won at Van Cliburn Competition


Now recognized as one of her generation’s great pianists, Olga Kern’s career began with her historic gold-medal winning performance at the Eleventh Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. Olga Kern was born into a family of musicians with direct links to Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff and began studying piano at the age of five.
   Upper Manhattan, New York, NY
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4:00 pm
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Concert | College Recitals


5:00 PM Weilong Wang, violin 8:00 PM College Division Student Composers 8:00 PM Jungho Bae, tenor, and Shae Seon Kim, soprano
   Upper West Side, New York, NY
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5:00 pm
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Concert | College String Recital


String Chamber Music. Stephanie Baer and Kent Underwood, Curators.
   Lower Manhattan, New York, NY
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5:00 pm
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Master Class | Master Class: David Grossman, Double Bassist


Featuring double bassist David Grossman, 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.
   Upper West Side, New York, NY
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5:00 pm
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Concert | College Recitals


5:30 PM - 7:00 PM Jie Yi, conducting 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM Shawn Rhoades, jazz trombone 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM Sarah Childers, mezzo-soprano 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM Student Projects in Performance: Mojiao Wang, composition 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM Lovell Chang, Trumpet 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM Matthew Savage, jazz piano 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM Sol Jin, baritone
   Upper Manhattan, New York, NY
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5:30 pm
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Opening Reception | Integer Overflow by Marc Brotherton: Paintings


From the artist: "My studio practice includes painting, drawing, and design in a visual attempt to be responsive to my immediate surroundings during a time of rapid global change. I strive to keep a spirit of freshness alive in my paintings. The work typically flows out onto the canvas intuitively. I try to be as creative as possible and to explore many ideas, some of which are: technology, communication, spontaneity, humor, politics, and materials. I see my role as an artist to make work that challenges assumptions of what makes a painting, and to move forward by embracing the unknown."
   Lower Manhattan, New York, NY
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Group Show: The School of Nature and Principle


Artists: Javier Barrios, Tyler Coburn, Regina Jose Galindo, Rodrigo Hernández, Federico Herrero, Akira Ikezoe, Naufus Ramírez-Figueroa, Chosil Kil, Catalina León, Gabriel Lester, Yu-Hsien Su.
   Hell's Kitchen, New York, NY
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6:00 pm
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Tour | 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.
   Lower Manhattan,
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6:00 pm
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Poetry Reading | Kurt Boone reads from his book The Skyscraper Shuffle


New York City-born author and celebrated "Messenger Poet" Kurt Boone holds a reading and discussion for his latest release.
   Upper Manhattan, New York, NY
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6:30 pm
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Concert | Dedication of the Sabbatino Family Memorial Organ


Archbishop Bernardino Auza will bless the organ and a concert presentation of the organ will be performed by he noted organist Dr. Kyler Brown. With works by Bach, Buxtehude, Mendelssohn, and others.
   Lower Manhattan, New York, NY
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7:00 pm
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Performance | No Name Comedy/Variety Show


With the talents of author and comedian Leighann Lord (DICT Jokes), Kevin Avery (writer on HBO's "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver") and Emily Epstein White (This Week In Blackness).
   Alphabet City,
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7:00 pm
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Performance | Industry Night Comedy Show


Jeff Cerulli (MTV, the film Hungry) invites some of his favorites comedians to perform in an intimate venue on a show that has industrial strength. This month features J-L Cauvin (Late Night with Craig Ferguson), Trey Galyon (Comedy Central), Brian Parise (Montreal Comedy Festival). Come for the comedy stay for the DJ afterparty with dancing.
   East Village, New York, NY
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7:30 pm
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Concert | MSM Philharmonia performs works by Sibelius, Shostakovich, Strauss


Program: Strauss - Death and Transfiguration, op.24 Shostakovich - Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Major, op. 102 Sibelius - Symphony No. 1 in E Minor, op.39 George Manahan, Conductor; Fantee Jones, Piano
   Upper Manhattan, New York, NY
7:30 pm
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Concert | Chamber Music Works by Brush, Clarke, Mozart


Works for viola, clarinet and piano.
   New York, NY
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8:00 pm
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Concert | Collectio Musicorum performs early polyphonic music


Program: Kyrie from Ivrea MS by Chipre Three dances from the MS British Library Harley 978 Hec Dies by Leonin Tournai Mass Instrumental motet - In speculum d’Amiens breve Three Robin motets from the Bamberg Codex Polyphony - the combining of multiple musical lines - has been called the major contribution of western culture to music. While its exact origins are unknown, it can be traced back to the early Middle Ages. This concert will present pieces that are often mentioned in textbooks, but rarely performed.
   Lincoln Square, New York, NY
8:00 pm
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Concert | New Juilliard Ensemble premieres works by contemporary composers


Program: SIMON FRISCH (United States, b. 1990) Sandglass Vespers (2015, World premiere, composed for New Juilliard Ensemble) MAX GRAFE (United States, b. 1988) Kheir, Fantasy for Clarinet and Sinfonietta (World premiere, composed for New Juilliard Ensemble) ERIC LINDSAY (United States, b. 1980) Icarus (2013, New York premiere) REZA VALI (Iran/United States, b. 1952) Folksongs, Set No. 14 (1999, New York premiere) PAUL DESENNE (Venezuela/United States, b. 1959) The Life of Benjamin (2015, World premiere, composed for New Juilliard Ensemble) The New Juilliard Ensemble presents their season finale of concert of premieres, including world premiere works written for the ensemble by Juilliard composers Simon Frisch and Max Grafe, winners of the annual NJE composition competition.
   Lincoln Square,
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8:00 pm
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Concert | Jaime Woods, Honey-Voiced Soul Singer


Soulful vocals meet stripped down folk arrangements in the gorgeously mellow sounds of Jaime Woods. With a honeyed voice honed while singing in Chicago gospel groups and at the prestigious Berklee College of Music, Woods — along with her guitarist brother Daniel — performs an eclectic mix of originals and covers by artists ranging from The Impressions to Little Dragon. Having shared the stage with Bilal, Casey Benjamin, and Emily King, Woods brings her enchanting brand of indie soul in advance of her soon-to-drop debut album.
   Fort Greene,
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