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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on April 16, 2018?

47 free events take place on Monday, April 16 in New York City. Don't miss the opportunities that only New York provides! Exciting, high quality, unique and off the beaten path free events and free things to do take place in New York today, tonight, tomorrow and each day of the year, any time of the day: whether it's a weekday or a weekend, day or night, morning or evening or afternoon, December or July, April or November! These events will take your breath away!

New York City (NYC) never ceases to amaze you with quantity and quality of its free culture and free entertainment. Check out April 16 and see for yourself. Summer or Winter, Spring or Fall! Just click on any day of the calendar above and you'll find most inspiring and entertaining free events to go to and free things to do on each day of April . 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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47 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Monday, April 16, 2018

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free events nyc Tour of Gracie Mansion, Home of New York's Mayors
free events nyc Bach at One Concert
free events nyc Stephen Finnigan's Hawking (2013): Documentary on the Theoretical Physicist
free events nyc Marco Santarelli's Letter to the President (2013): Italian Documentary
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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.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:30 am
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City Walk | 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.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:45 am
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Tour | Tour of Gracie Mansion, Home of New York's Mayors


In 1799, a prosperous New York merchant named Archibald Gracie built a country house overlooking a bend in the East River, five miles north of the then-New York City limits. Little did he know that, more than 200 years later, his home would be serving as the official residence of the First Family of New York City - a place where history is made, not merely recorded. As a historic house museum run by the Parks Department, sitting on 11 acres of grounds now known as Carl Schurz Park, Gracie Mansion has served as the home of 10 mayors, beginning first with Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia in 1942. Today, Gracie Mansion is occupied by the de Blasio family, which has opened its doors in the spirit of the administration's motto: one city, rising together. In keeping with that theme, Mayor de Blasio and First Lady Chirlane McCray have introduced a new art installation, titled “Windows on the City: Looking Out at Gracie’s New York.” Tours take place at 10am and 11am.
   New York City, NY; NYC
10:00 am
Free

Film | Ang Lee's Taking Woodstock (2009): That's Rock 'n' Roll


Stars: Demetri Martin, Henry Goodman, Edward Hibbert. A man working at his parents' motel in the Catskills inadvertently sets in motion the generation-defining concert in the summer of 1969. 120 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Conference | Philosophy and Coloniality


This the 2018 Hannah Arendt and Reiner Schürmann Annual Symposium in Political Philosophy at the Philosophy Department.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Workshop | Learn Juggling in the Park


Test your coordination and dexterity with juggling lessons in the park. All skill levels are welcome to join in the fun. Equipment is provided.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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12:00 pm
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Tour | You Say You Want a Revolution: Remembering the 60s: Guided Tour of the Exhibition


A docent-led tour of items on display, drawn exclusively from the Library’s collections, exploring the breadth and significance of this pivotal era. The tour last approximately 45 minutes and covers highlights of the show.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Author Reading | Rachel Wahl discusses her book Just Violence: Torture and Human Rights in the Eyes of the Police


Police who engage in torture are condemned by human rights activists, the media, and people across the world who shudder at their brutality. Stark revelations about torture by American forces at places like Guantanamo Bay have stoked a fascination with torture and debates about human rights. Yet despite this interest, the public knows little about the officers who actually commit such violence. How do the police understand what they do? How do their beliefs inform their responses to education and activism against torture?
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Classical Music | Bach at One Concert


Program: Bach: Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit, BWV 106 Tritt auf die Glaubensbahn, BWV 152 Trinity Baroque Orchestra and soloists from The Choir of Trinity Wall Street: Megan Chartrand, Melissa Attebury, Scott Mello, and Edmund Milly
   New York City, NY; NYC
1:00 pm
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Tour | Federal Reserve Bank Tour


Learn about central banking functions that Federal Reserve System performs and see Bank's vault of international monetary gold on bedrock of Manhattan Island, five stories below street level. Learn why Federal Reserve has "Federal" in its name, while it's a private bank, not Federal at all. Tour times: 1:00pm, 2:00pm. 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 | Guided Historical Tour of the Columbia University Campus


Join this tour to learn more about the history, architecture, and sculpture of Columbia and the Morningside Heights campus. Whether you're an amateur New York City historian or visiting campus for the first time, you will leave the tour knowing more about our storied past. Given that the tour route is outdoors, please be aware that tours are occasionally suspended due to inclement weather.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Workshop | Lunchtime Meditation


Take a mid-day pause to refresh your mind and re-establish your center in the midst of bustling city life. Meditation is a powerful tool to eliminate stress, to heal the body, mind, and brain, and to enhance your personal well-being and positive relationship with the world.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
$10 suggested donation

Film | Alfred E. Green's East of the River (1940): Old Friends Love Same Girl


Stars: John Garfield, Brenda Marshall, Marjorie Rambeau. Troubled youths Joe and Nick Lorenzo grow into very different men: Joe a small-time hoodlum and Nick an honored college graduate. When Nick falls for Joe's girl Laurie, trouble erupts between the two men and also with the gang that has it in for Joe. 74 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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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.
   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.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Park Walk | Heart of the Park Tour


Walk straight through the heart of Central Park on this east-to-west tour led by guides. Enjoy a great variety of the scenic, sculptural, and ar chitectural elements the Park has to offer. Visit some of the Park's most famous landmarks, including Conservatory Water, Loeb Boathouse, Bethesda Terrace, Bow Bridge, Cherry Hill, The Lake, and Strawberry Fields.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Discussion | Argentina and the G20


Argentina assumed the presidency of the G20 in December 2017. More than 20,000 officials and representatives from G20 members, guests, and invited organizations will participate in over 50 meetings throughout the year in cities across Argentina. This is a discussion on Argentina’s G20 presidency and its finance track with Ambassador Pedro Villagra Delgado, the Argentine G20 sherpa, and Laura Jaitman, G20 finance deputy.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:30 pm
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Film | Stephen Finnigan's Hawking (2013): Documentary on the Theoretical Physicist


The film tracks the physicist's life story, told largely in his own words. It includes dramatic accounts of his life from childhood through university; intimate recent footage of Hawking, including his home routine and his work life at the University of Cambridge; archival footage; and candid comments from family members, friends and colleagues. 86 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
3:00 pm
Free

Tour | You Say You Want a Revolution: Remembering the 60s: Guided Tour of the Exhibition


A docent-led tour of items on display, drawn exclusively from the Library’s collections, exploring the breadth and significance of this pivotal era. The tour last approximately 45 minutes and covers highlights of the show.
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3:30 pm
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Staged Reading | Suzy Stork: When the Sun Won't Go Down


Another unbearably hot evening. Suzy Stork sits by the window. A glass of wine. A bottle. Three. Her husband has left. Maybe he’s coming home. Maybe he’s not. The radio buzzes. And still, the sun will just not set. Written by Magali Mougel (France), translated by Chris Campbell, directed by Sara Rademacher.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Classical Music | Choral Works by Purcell, Grieg, Britten, and More


Program: New Zealand Folk Song, arr. Timothy Carpenter E Te Ariki David Childs Salve Regina Christopher Marshall Minoi Minoi Andrew Baldwin My Love is Like a Red Red Rose Eric Whitacre Lux Aurumque Dan Forrest Good Night, Dear Heart Henry Purcell Hear My Prayer Charles Stanford Beati Quorum Michael Tippett Steal Away; Nobody Knows Benjamin Britten Ballad of Green Broom Edvard Grieg Ave Maris Stella Mäntyjärvi Double, double toil and Trouble Ola Gjeilo Ubi Caritas New Zealand Folk Song Wairua Tapu With: Hamilton Civic Choir (Hamilton, New Zealand)
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Concert | College Recitals


Ricardo Pedrares-Patino, Trombone 4:00PM Bethany Hargreaves, Viola 6:00PM Jeffrey Li, Cello 6:00PM Randall Mitsuo Goosby, Violin 8:00PM
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4:00 pm
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Author Reading | Antony Sher reads from his book Year of the Mad King


Actor Antony Sher discusses his experience of playing King Lear.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Workshop | Time Management: Practical Strategies That Can Change Your Life


Speaker, trainer, and certified professional coach, Barbara Phillips, will identify practical tools for getting greater control over how you manage your time and life in a world of increasing “overwhelm and distraction”.
   New York City, NY; NYC
5:00 pm
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Tour | Tour of Gracie Mansion, Home of New York's Mayors


In 1799, a prosperous New York merchant named Archibald Gracie built a country house overlooking a bend in the East River, five miles north of the then-New York City limits. Little did he know that, more than 200 years later, his home would be serving as the official residence of the First Family of New York City - a place where history is made, not merely recorded. As a historic house museum run by the Parks Department, sitting on 11 acres of grounds now known as Carl Schurz Park, Gracie Mansion has served as the home of 10 mayors, beginning first with Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia in 1942. Today, Gracie Mansion is occupied by the de Blasio family, which has opened its doors in the spirit of the administration's motto: one city, rising together. In keeping with that theme, Mayor de Blasio and First Lady Chirlane McCray have introduced a new art installation, titled “Windows on the City: Looking Out at Gracie’s New York.”
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Staged Reading | Del Duma/Tell Them About Me!: Life of the Roma


Real stories about how four Roma women deal with life, social pressure, early marriage, and dreams of escape. A serious solo-comedy performed by the Roma author. Written by Mihaela Drăgan (Romania), translated by Claudia Campeanu, directed by George Eli.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Screening | Cinephilia Showcase: Emerging Filmmakers from the Middle East and Africa


Founded in New York City in 2010 by American-Lebanese film director Darine Hotait, Cinephilia is an incubator project dedicated to the development of emerging filmmakers from the Middle East and Africa. For this special evening, Hotait curates a program of short films by Cinephilia-connected "Filmmakers to Watch." This is an introduction to Cinephilia and a new generation of MENASA cinema artists.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Lecture | Einstein’s Universe: From Black Holes to the Big Bang


According to Einstein’s theory of general relativity, gravity is not a force - it is the curvature of spacetime created by mass and energy. Einstein’s theory predicts the existence of ultra-dense objects known as black holes. When two holes merge, ripples in spacetime are produced and spread across the universe. The LIGO observatory recently detected these gravity waves from a black hole merger that took place hundreds of millions of years ago and hundreds of millions of lightyears from Earth, providing direct confirmation of this literally mind-bending phenomenon. This is the first of a three-session course that will serve as a gentle introduction to general relativity, black holes, and gravity waves. The other sessions are Apr. 23 and Apr. 30. Speaker Matthew Kleban is a theoretical physicist with interests that range from elementary particle physics to string theory to theoretical cosmology. He was a member at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, NJ for three years, and moved to New York University as a faculty member in 2006.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Book Discussion | Short Story Discussion Group: Rain


Discuss the book by W. Somerset Maugham.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:15 pm
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Book Discussion | Black Swans: Eve Babitz's 1993 Collection Reissued


A panel of writers and artists celebrate the reissue of Eve Babitz's Black Swans, a collection of nine stories that look back on the 1980s—a decade of dreams, drink, and renewed conservatism. Babitz wanders California telling tales of a changing world. She writes about the Rodeo Gardens, AIDS, learning to tango, and the cemetery of Hollywood, all in the voice Joseph Heller described as "worth one hundred moving pictures.” Featuring: - Stephanie Danler, bestselling author of Sweetbitter - Zosia Mamet, actress and musician - Karah Preiss, co-founder of online reading platform Belletrist - Jia Tolentino, staff writer at The New Yorker
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6:30 pm
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Discussion | Black Women in Higher Education


Exploring African American women as a potent force within American politics, culture, and society, this new series serves as a platform where visionary black female leaders can discuss their work and how the country might move forward in these complicated times. Beginning with higher education, welcome two high-profile college presidents—Valerie Smith of Swarthmore and Karol Mason of John Jay—for the first of these important dialogues. Moderated by Robert Reid-Pharr, distinguished professor of English and director of the Institute for Research on the African Diaspora in the Americas and the Caribbean.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Film | Marco Santarelli's Letter to the President (2013): Italian Documentary


Based on Teresa Bertilotti's archival research, Letter to the President is an intimate look at the lives of the men and women who turned to Italy’s highest authority, the President of the Republic, from the immediate post-war period to 1969, for advice in solving a problem or making a dream come true. 74 min. In Italian with English subtitles. Followed by a conversation with Teresa Bertilotti.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:30 pm
Free

Discussion | Preserving Net Neutrality


Last December, after the FCC voted 3–2 to repeal net neutrality, the presidents of the three New York library systems (New York, Brooklyn, and Queens) warned in an open letter that "without the current protections, the already yawning digital divide will be widened. We know in New York City, millions of families cannot afford broadband access at home…For the FCC to place internet access—something that in today’s world is a necessity, not a luxury—even further out of reach is appalling." As Washington and other states work to pass laws upholding net neutrality, governors sign executive actions aiming to do the same, and attorneys general and private companies set out to sue the FCC, there are more questions than answers about the fate of the repeal. Library President Tony Marx will lead the panel to bring a greater understand of what those questions are, what the various actions around the nation portend, and what individual citizens can do to protect their digital rights. With: - Susan Crawford, John A. Reilly Clinical Professor of Law at Harvard Law School and member of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s Broadband Task Force - Jessica Rosenworcel, Commissioner to the Federal Communications Commission - Tim Wu, Isidor and Seville Sulzbacher Professor of Law at Columbia Law School and author of Network Neutrality Broadband Discrimination
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:30 pm
Free

Talk | Artists' Talk: Shahrzad Changalvaee and Iman Raad


Shahrzad Changalvaee and Iman Raad, who have lived together since 2007, discuss their collaborative project Two-Headed Imagomancy, which started in 2014. The duo co-founded Dabireh Collective along with Reza Abedini and other Iranian designers and scholars in Tehran in 2008 to research, practice, and develop discourses on Persian language, script, calligraphy, and typography. Changalvaee and Raad moved to the US in 2013, and currently live and work in Brooklyn.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Poetry Reading | Poets Read: Dell Lemmon / Jill Hoffman


An exhilarating reading from the two latest books from the Mudfish Individual Poets Series (Box Turtle Press): Single Woman by Dell Lemmon and The Gates of Pearl by Jill Hoffman.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | Rosalie Metro discusses her novel Have Fun in Burma


Set against the backdrop of the current conflict between Buddhists and Rohingya Muslims in Burma/Myanmar, this coming-of-age story weaves critiques of “voluntourism” and humanitarian intervention into a young woman’s quest for connection across cultural boundaries.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Staged Reading | The Travelling Irish: comedy


The Travelling Irish, set at a small university's dean's office, is a comedy where the staff finds itself in the wake of Katrina's destruction in 2005 New Orleans, struggling to navigate not just the perils of living in post-Katrina times, but also to hold together their once manageable lives - a delicate balancing act that, eventually, not everyone is able to maintain. Written and directed by Katharine Dreves.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
$5 suggested donation

Performance | Comedy Variety Show hosted by Emmy winner


Actress and Emmy award-winning commentator Nancy Giles (CBS News Sunday Morning) presents "The Mosquito", fast and furious variety show with stand-ups and more. She will be joined by a rotating cast of performers who have in the past included Pat Candaras, Cynthia Kaplan, Peri Gaffney, Kathryn Rossetter, Sheila Head, Susan Burns, Sue Giles, Nancy Shayne and more!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Tour | Ghosts on Broadway Tour


For some performers, the show must go on… even after death! The Ghosts on Broadway Tour, led by a veteran New York City talent agent, will introduce you to these notorious theater legends who appear after the lights go dim. You’ll hear about the Broadway impresario who haunts the theater that bears his name. His apparition shows up on opening nights to congratulate the cast or “pinch” the leading ladies’ bottom. Jazz age parties are heard almost nightly from his long abandoned apartment over his theater.
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7:30 pm
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Classical Music | The Mannes Orchestra performs works by Stravinsky, Hindemith, and Wagner


Program: WAGNER Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde HINDEMITH Konzertmusik for Wind Orchestra, Op. 41 STRAVINSKY The Rite of Spring Known for their bold and adventurous programming, David Hayes and The Mannes Orchestra have been hailed by The New York Times for playing with “inviting warmth and solidity,” and for their “intensity of focus.”
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Staged Reading | Intractable Woman: Journalist Killed by Russia


A “theatrical memorandum” on Anna Politkovskaya, the Russian activist-journalist who exposed details of Russia’s war in Chechnya, and fought government suppression, before her ruthless killing. In 2002, Politkovskaya was awarded the PEN American Center Freedom to Write Award. Written by Stefano Massini (Italy), translated by Paula Wing
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Other | Drunken Shakespeare Goes Green


As the seasons change, there are two things you can count on: Taxes and Drunken Shakespeare! Drunken Shakespeare, the only free event of its kind that invites you to get rowdy with rogues and strut your Stratfordian swagger. Got an audition piece you've been dying to show off? Been itching for a chance to do a scene with a buddy? Want to give that soliloquy from your high school English class a try? From professional actors to professional fans, Drunken Shakespeare is the judgment-free and admission-free way to spend a Monday night. We'll see you there, Monday, April 16th at Bar 9 - 807 9th Ave. Signup begins at 7:30PM, showtime at 8PM!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Dance Performance | Experiments in Dance


A free, high visibility low-tech forum for experimentation, emerging ideas and works-in-progress held in the Fall and Spring seasons. Artists are selected by a rotating committee of peer artists, and join each season in performing at the historic church. Featuring: Andrea Haenggi, The Movement Playground, NIcky Paraiso, Katie Workum
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8:00 pm
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Concert | Student Recitals


8:00 PM - 9:30 PM Yun Hao, piano 8:30 PM - 10:00 PM Li Dang, piano 8:30 PM - 10:00 PM Rachel Stewart, soprano
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Comedy Club | Bingo and comedy


Comedians: - Allison Klemp, New York Comedy Festival - Ryan Chani, Learn to take a joke Podcast - Katie Boyle, Women in Comedy and Cape Fear Festival - Freddie G, Model and the Mensch
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