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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on April 20, 2018?

65 free events take place on Friday, April 20 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 20 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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65 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Friday, April 20, 2018

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free events nyc Tell Me What Democracy Looks Like
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free events nyc Bertolt Brecht's short play A Respectable Wedding
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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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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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9:45 am
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Conference | Cultures of the Contemporary African Diaspora


Cosmopolitanism/Internationalism 10:00am-12:00pm Herman Bennett (City University of New York) Dominique Haensell (GSNAS, Freie Universität Berlin) Gary Wilder (City University of New York) Dagmawi Woubshet (University of Pennsylvania) Lunch 12:00pm-1:00pm Wrap up session 1:00pm-3:00pm
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Lecture | Data for Good: Simple Rules for Decision-Making


Doctors, judges, and other experts typically rely on experience and intuition rather than statistical models when making decisions, often at the cost of significantly worse outcomes. Ravi Shroff of NYU presents a simple and intuitive strategy for creating statistically informed decision rules that are easy to apply, easy to understand, and perform on par with state-of-the art machine learning methods in many settings. He'll illustrate these rules with two applications to the criminal justice system: investigatory stop decisions and pretrial detention decisions.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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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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Lecture | Sentient Rock People, Social Realism, and You


Speaker N. K. Jemisin is an author of speculative fiction, short stories, and novels who lives and writes in Brooklyn, NY. Her work has been nominated multiple times for the Hugo, the Nebula, and the World Fantasy Award; shortlisted for the Crawford, the Gemmell Morningstar, and the Tiptree; and she has won a Locus Award for Best First Novel as well as several Romantic Times Reviewer’s Choice Awards. In 2016, she became the first black person to win the Best Novel Hugo for The Fifth Season. In 2017, she again won Best Novel, this time for The Obelisk Gate.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Film | Stephen Ives's 1964: A Defining Year


The documentary depicts the year 1964 as significant and epic in that following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in late 1963, 1964, as a presidential election year, becomes a departure point for American history, with lasting effects today. It is also the year of the British Invasion led by the Beatles, when Cassius Clay fights Sonny Liston for the World Heavyweight Championship, Betty Friedan's book The Feminine Mystique is published, and Republican activist Phyllis Schlafly's book, A Choice, Not an Echo, is published 120 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Classical Music | Bach at Noon


The keyboard works of Bach offered in 30-minute meditations. Bach at Noon concerts takes place Tuesdays through Fridays, from September 12, 2017 to May 23, 2018.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:20 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.
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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. This tour takes place every Friday.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Author Reading | Catalina Florina Florescu discusses her book Transnational Narratives in Englishes of Exile


Monolingual, monolithic English is an issue of the past. This collection, by using cinema, poetry, art, and novels, demonstrates that English has become the heteroglossic language of immigration—Englishes of exile. By appropriating its plural form we pay respect to all those who have been improving standard English, thus proving that one may be born in a language as well as give birth to a language or add to it one’s own version. The story of the immigrant, refugee, exile, expatriate is everybody’s story, and without migration, we could not evolve our human race.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Film | Doug Liman's American Made (2017): Iran-Contra Drama


Stars: Tom Cruise, Domhnall Gleeson, Sarah Wright. The story of Barry Seal, an American pilot who became a drug-runner for the CIA in the 1980s in a clandestine operation that would be exposed as the Iran-Contra Affair. 115 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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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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Concert | Pipes at One Organ Recital


Weekly recitals showcasing the new organ, featuring New York City's leading organists. Today: Alistair Reid of St. Joseph’s Church, NYC. About the musician Organist and conductor Alistair Reid has performed in many prestigious venues around the world including Notre Dame de Paris, Westminster Abbey, St. Paul’s Cathedral, the National Cathedral in Washington, St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York, and Carnegie Hall.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Classical Music | Choral Works by Tallis and More


Program: Knut Nystedt Cry Out and Shout Bernadette Farrell Restless is the Heart Maurice Duruflé Ubi Caritas Thomas Tallis If Ye Love Me Franz Biebl Ave Maria Morten Lauridsen O Magnum Mysterium Jeffrey Ames In Rememberance Mac Wilberg Homeward Bound Hymn Come, Thou Font of Every Blessing Ola Gjeilo Unicornis Captivator With: Villanova University Pastoral Musicians (Villanova, PA)
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:30 pm
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Workshop | Fencing Workshop


Learn the basics with masters from Manhattan Fencing Center. Must be 16 or older to participate.
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1:30 pm
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Screening | Three Trembling Cities: New Series on New York's Immigrants


A screening of an exciting new webseries about the lives of the immigrants who make New York City's heart tremble with hope. Written and directred by Arthur Vincie.
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2:00 pm
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Tour | Bushwick Graffiti and Street Art Tour


New York City is a mecca for graffiti and street art, making it a very attractive playground for artists from around the world. Bushwick, in a working class district on the north side of Brooklyn adjacent to Williamsburg, has been attracting artists for some time now. The neighborhood has a fair collection of art studios and galleries, but it’s Bushwick’s industrial landscape that’s attracting the street artist. If you came looking for 1960′s Greenwich Village, you’ll find something brewing in Bushwick.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Discussion | Energy Finance: Strategies for Using Investment Dollars to Navigate the Risks of Climate Change and Opportunities in the Clean Energy Economy


This conference will highlight strategies for moving portfolios away from fossil fuel investments, including divestment, and will also feature insights on trends and opportunities in clean energy, such as workforce transition. It will explore ways investors, portfolio managers, fund trustees, and other interested stakeholders can deleverage portfolios away from fossil fuel investments and transition to a clean energy and sustainability portfolio, while taking account of increasing regulatory reforms and climate change risks. Panelists will be state, national, and international experts from the environmental, energy, legal, financial, and investment fields.
   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.
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2:00 pm
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Film | Jonathan Teplitzky's Churchill (2017): The Man and His Doubts


Stars: Brian Cox, Miranda Richardson, John Slattery. 96 hours before the World War II invasion of Normandy, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill struggles with his severe reservations with Operation Overlord and his increasingly marginalized role in the war effort. 105 min.
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2:00 pm
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Tour | SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown Tour


You've seen the iconic skyscrapers, attended a Broadway show, visited Lady Liberty and relaxed in Central Park. Looking for a little more of the Big Apple? Maybe it's time to visit some of Manhattan's oldest and most enchanting historic districts. Take a relaxing stroll through SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown.
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2:00 pm
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Film | Woody Allen's Bananas (1971): Political Satire


Stars: Woody Allen, Louise Lasser, Carlos Montalbán. When a bumbling New Yorker is dumped by his activist girlfriend, he travels to a tiny Latin American nation and becomes involved in its latest rebellion. 82 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Book Discussion | Contemporary Classics Book Discussion: Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis


DIscuss the book by J.D. Vance. Growing up in Appalachia may leave a person open to harsh criticism and stereotype, yet Vance delves into his childhood and upbringing to make a clear distinction between perception and reality.
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2:30 pm
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Classical Music | Choral Works by Holst, Palestrina, Sibelius, and More at a major NYC Cathedral


Program: Andre Thomas Keep Your Lamps Gustav Holst, arr. Addie Akin I Love My Love Palestrina Adoramus Te Jean Sibelius, Schlegel, arr. Addie Akin Be Still My Soul arr. James Stevens Nearer My God to Thee Stephen Paulus The Road Home Kurt Bestor Prayer of the Children Vijay Singh Medieval Gloria Franz Biebl Ave Maria Jeffery Ames Tshotsholoza With: St. Louis University High School Varsity Chorus (St. Louis, MO)
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Film | Sean Anders's Daddy's Home 2 (2017): Stepfather vs. Father


Stars: Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Mel Gibson. Having finally gotten used to each other's existence, Brad and Dusty must now deal with their intrusive fathers during the holidays. 100 min.
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3:00 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.
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3:30 pm
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Discussion | Gerrymandering: Implications for Political Representation


This panel will focus on how gerrymandering has developed in the last decade and the ramifications for past and upcoming elections. As Gill v. Whitford proceeds to the Supreme Court, the ruling will have many implications for political representation, especially in swing states and particularly for minority communities.
   New York City, NY; NYC
3:30 pm
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Concert | College Recitals


Xiaoxuan Shi, Violin 4:00PM Jonathan Gentry, Oboe 4:00PM Jacob Wellman, Bassoon 6:00PM James Dion Blanchard, Flute 6:00PM Aekyung Kim, Viola 8:00PM Tengyue(TY) Zhang, Guitar 8:00PM
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Conference | An Anthropology of Parking: Cars, Circulation, and the Urban Poor


Speaker: Liviu Chelcea, University of Bucharest
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4:15 pm
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Lecture | The Use (and Abuse) of Sanctions as a Foreign Policy Tool


A discussion of what sanctions can (and cannot) achieve, best practices, and avoidable pitfalls. Ambassador Daniel Fried, whose last job in government in a 40-year Foreign Service career was Sanctions Coordinator for the State Department, will discuss sanctions in the context of current front-burner foreign policy challenges, including Russia, Iran, and North Korea.
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4:15 pm
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Lecture | (Re)defining Self Through Literature: Metacognition for the Incarcerated


Speaker Anderson P Smith teaches creative writing in both a medium and maximum-security prison in New York. He holds a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing (Manhattanville '15), a Master of Education in Teaching of English (Teachers College, Columbia University '18), and a Bachelor of Science in Communications (St. John's University '13). He is currently researching the effects of literature when used in service to the mentally incarcerated.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Concert | Indie folk, Rockabilly twang and more


Miwa Gemini (indie folk/pop), Laura Rebel Angel (rockabilly twang), and Melissa Czarnik (hip-hop folk) perform.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:30 pm
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Lecture | Reflections on Oral History, Working Lives, and Popular Cultures


A conversation with Alessandro Portelli, internationally renowned for his work on American and Italian labor history, American literature, oral history, popular and folk music and people's cultures. He will talk about his career as a scholar and activist since the 1960s with David Forgacs, Professor of Contemporary Italian Studies, and with Rachel Love, PhD candidate in the Department of Italian Studies.
   New York City, NY; NYC
5:30 pm
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Concert | Student Recitals


5:30 PM - 7:00 PM Zhongyu Ren, violin 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM Electronic Music Concert 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM Junior Opera Theater 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM Joanne Kang, piano 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM Qing Zhao, piano 8:30 PM - 10:00 PM Peter Ekpunobi, trombone
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:30 pm
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Talk | Author N.K. Jemisin discusses her Broken Earth Trilogy


'Let’s start with the end of the world, why don’t we? Get it over with and move on to more interesting things.’ So begins author N.K. Jemisin’s Hugo Award-winning Broken Earth trilogy. At the intersection of speculative sci-fi, Anthropocene scholarship, and critical race studies, Broken Earth trilogy posits an Earth far more seismically and volcanically active than our own, in which civilization rises and falls, social and biological adaptations abound, and social and tectonic rifts drive some apart and bring others together.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Discussion | Edgar Allan Poe: celebrating the life and work of the writer


Join local artists and members of the community to honor the legacy of Edgar Allan Poe. Presented by Lois Rakoff, Community Director of the Poe Room.
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6:00 pm
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Discussion | PEN World Voices Festival: Meditations on Exile


Being forced to leave one’s country involves profound physical dislocation as well as the emotional upheaval of being separated from family, friends, and the very roots of our existence. Often accompanying this change is the need to adjust to a new place, the strangeness and the stresses of crossing into a different world. Each panelist has experienced this. They talk about why they needed to upend their former lives and how they have adapted to their new ones. With: Xiaolu Guo, Dunya Mikhail, and Hossein M. Abkenar
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Discussion | Stepping Outside the Frame: Meet the New Generation of Image-Makers


How are photographers and image-makers creating a career pathway that corrects mis-representation and re-shapes the way we see ourselves in fashion and the media? This event will serve to identify and address the social and systemic issues that generate short-sighted, stereotypical images of marginalized individuals in the media, and introduce a new generation of photographers and image-makers who will share their creative journey and impart wisdom when it comes to creating your own lane in the industry. Kim Jenkins will moderate a panel discussion with change makers in fashion and media.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Discussion | Tell Me What Democracy Looks Like


It was one of the most prominent chants at the Women’s March in 2017 and 2018, and other demonstrations advocating for human rights, women’s rights, immigration reform, racial equality, LGBTQ rights, reproductive rights, and healthcare reform. Here, “Tell me what democracy looks like,” is our cue for a discussion with Marion Brasch, Zetta Elliott and Siri Hustvedt who will reflect on the current crises that democratic institutions and governments around the world are facing as part of the rise of strong populist movements. They will not only examine the power of everyday citizens to effect change through protest and resistance, but also their individual approaches to activism and how to fortify the democratic principles we rely on.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
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Play | Henry V: Shakespeare from the Public Theater's Mobile Unit


Insulted by the regent of France, Britain’s King Henry V decides to wage war and claim the throne across the Channel. But Henry’s charm only distracts the soldiers for so long before the dire stakes of their task calls into question the King’s true motives and direction. Resonating from across the centuries—wherever there may be a kingdom for a stage, and royalty to act—Shakespeare’s drama about invasion, ego and leadership delves into history’s thorniest questions: What makes a person worthy of wearing the crown, and what do they owe the people they lead? Obie Award-winning director Robert O’Hara (Bootycandy, The Brother/Sister Plays (Part 2)) brings a warring King and his band of brothers to communities all across New York with the Mobile Unit’s spring production of Henry V.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Classical Music | Organist performed with the New York Philharmonic


Organist Andrew Henderson has performed at St. Paul’s Cathedral, Westminster Abbey, Metropolitan Museum of Art, National Cathedral in Washington, D.C and many more. His recent performances include organ and continuo playing with the New York Philharmonic, American Symphony Orchestra, Krakow Philharmonic Hall and others. Recitals take place every Friday in April.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Opening Reception | Lost Utopias: Photos by Jade Doskow


Doskow’s decade-long photographic series documenting the remaining architecture of international World’s Fairs. These once iconic global attractions have left in their wake some of the most daring and unusual structures on the planet--- the Seattle Space Needle, Paris’s Eiffel Tower, Brussels’ Atomium, New York’s Unisphere---but often there was little planning for how these initially temporary spectacles would last into the future.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Performance | No Name... & A Bag O' Chips comedy / variety show


The show will feature The Summer Replacements band, including Carl ("Rocket Man") Fortunato and Fernando (Dr. Sandman) Morales Gonzalez.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Poetry Reading | West 10th Launch Reading


Readings by guest author Min Jin Lee and student contributors to the Creative Writing Program’s undergraduate literary journal.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Concert | Faculty Recital: Larry Weng, piano


Faculty member Larry Weng presents an explorative program of composers’ later works with his performance entitled “The Late Style.”
   New York City, NY; NYC
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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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Author Reading | Jenny Johnson reads from her book In Full Velvet


Jenny Johnson has received numerous awards and scholarships, including a 2015 Whiting Award and a 2016–2017 Hodder Fellowship at Princeton University.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Book Signing | Mariana Caplan signs copies of her book Yoga & Psyche: Integrating the Paths of Yoga and Psychology for Healing, Transformation, and Joy


Has yoga improved your health and expanded your awareness—but emotional and relationship issues continue to challenge you? Or, have you found psychotherapy helpful, yet yearn for further spiritual discovery? Caplan explores these two domains of transformation and how they complement each other, laying the groundwork for a new merging of the two.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Classical Music | Orchestral works by Schubert, Prokofiev, Vaughan Williams


Orchestra Now; Jan Latham-Koenig, conductor Program Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis (1910) Schubert (1797-1828) Symphony No. 8, Unfinished (1822) Prokofiev (1891-1953) Romeo and Juliet Suite (1936) About the Program Vaughan Williams Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis “Beautiful and contemplative. It really experiments with the different textures and colors within a string orchestra. It reminds me so much of movie music—no wonder it was used in Master and Commander.” –William McPeters, bass Schubert Symphony No. 8, Unfinished “Even though it is known as “unfinished,” this symphony feels entirely complete to me. It’s personal and romantic, with dramatic passages that interweave with expressive and romantic moments.” –Diego Gabete, violin Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet Suite “This is so fun to play. You’ll really be able to hear the bass trombone and tuba in the Montagues and Capulets.” –Federico Ramos, bass trombone RSVP required. Seats are taken on a first-come, first-served basis.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
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Discussion | Solography: The Art of Finding the Soloists


The leading scholar on solography, Jan Evensmo, explores the art of the jazz solo in a panel discussion with Phil Schaap, Jon Faddis, and Joel Wenhardt. The evening will delve into the structure and science of solos and timing and orchestration of who takes solos on records. The panel will play some contested sessions where the soloist is unclear or debated, and attempt to reach consensus on some of jazz’s most debated sides.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Talk | The Great War at Sea, 1914-18


A talk by Stanley Carpenter of the U.S. Naval War College.
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Party | The Library After Hours: Revolutionary Journalism


The city’s most cerebral happy hour investigates the journalism of the 1960s. Held in conjunction with the exhibition You Say You Want a Revolution, collections, displays, films, crafts, and more will bring to life this revolutionary moment experienced by the press. And while you're here, have a drink, and dance in the halls of the library. Revolutionary Journalism will include: - A one-night-only collections display that opens the archives of The New Yorker, The New York Review of Books, and The New York Times - A curated selection of 16mm films from the Library's archives that dive behind the headlines of the 1960s - Crafting with the collections to create new poetry with old newspapers and magazines - Quiet room with games, coloring, and puzzles - Music and dancing courtesy of DJ Rimarkable - Snacks and drinks available for purchase
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Tour | 9/11 Memorial and Brooklyn Bridge Night Tour


A renaissance is taking place on the southern tip of Manhattan Island. Since the terrorist attacks of September 11th 2001, a concerted effort has been undertaken to redevelop this part of the city, with the redevelopment of the World Trade Center and the construction of the National September 11th Memorial and Museum. And from twilight into the night is the right time to pay a visit to this part of New York City. From the Memorial to the Woolworth Building, City Hall to the Brooklyn Bridge, some of the your most memorable experiences in the city await you.
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Concert | Composers Concordance 7th Annual Festival: Art of Sound


Featuring: 'Tuned Squared' is a co-production of Composers Concordance and l'Artiste ordinaire. Melissa Grey will direct a performance of Pauline Oliveros's Tuning Meditation (1971), a vocal improvisation beginning with a single pitch, at the site of Max Neuhaus's sound installation Times Square (1977). The installation exposes a rich, harmonic sound texture of the resonance of the Square's underground tunnel junction, which would otherwise remain unheard.
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Tour | Ghosts of the East Village Tour


The ghosts of Greenwich Village are too numerous and interesting to meet in just one evening! Due to popular demand, they are offering a new tour, “Ghosts of the East Village,” as a companion tour to one of their biggest crowd-pleasers, Ghosts of the West Village.
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Concert | Grammy Nominee Eddie Montalvo y Su Orquesta


Bronx-born conguero Eddie Montalvo started keeping time (i.e. was playing very basic rhythm just hitting the drum on a regular beat in order to keep the rest of the ensemble on time) when he was just five years old eventually backing superstars Celia Cruz, Héctor Lavoe, Willie Colón, and Johnny Pacheco, and in 1979 he became the youngest member of the Fania All-Stars. Montalvo’s most recent, Grammy-nominated solo album Desde Nueva York a Puerto Rico proves that this rhythm prodigy still brings it. He returns with his band for a night of classic salsa.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:30 pm
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Discussion | PEN World Voices Festival - Blurring Borders: Reimagining Strangers


International authors consider society reimagined in the context of global immigration, migratory movements, political exiles, and the challenges of assimilation and integration. With Raquel Abend, Négar Djavadi, Ibi Zoboi, Rebecca Falkoff (moderator)
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Performance | Tuning Meditation: a vocal improvisation outdoors


Pauline Oliveros’s Tuning Meditation (1971) is a vocal improvisation beginning with a single pitch at the outdoor site of Max Neuhaus’ 1977 sound installation at the Square. The installation exposes a rich sound texture of the resonance of the Square’s underground tunnel junction, which would otherwise remain unheard. By responding to this through voice, as a group, the performers aim to create a participatory, ecstatic experience with and for passers-by through sound. The participats presence and activity will create a two-way conduit, amplifying Neuhaus’s original sound while contributing to the sound of the street. Directed by Melissa Grey. The event is weather permitting.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:30 pm
Free

Classical Music | Vocal pieces by Debussy, Poulenc, Tchaikovsky and more


Kiana Kinley-Safronoff will perform vocal pieces by Debussy, Faure, Poulenc, Tchaikovsky, Medtner and Menotti plus excerpts from Telemann’s Magnificat (1730) complete with string accompaniment.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Play | Hotel Cassiopeia: Inside the Mind of an Artist


"Charles L. Mee's dip into the mind and obsessions of the artist Joseph Cornell, is a shimmering confection." -- The New York Times Part of the Senior Thesis Festival. Directed by Lauren Cannon (’18).
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Dance Performance | The 3rd Annual Ballet for the Homeless Featuring TheEdwardMorganBallet


The latest figures show New York homeless shelters are at a record high 60,400 and over 24,000 of them are youth. "We Sing, We Dance, We Feed!" TheEdwardMorganBallet will be honoring Earth Day by planting seeds of awareness with performances. With: Edward Morgan Joseph Alexander Cherayl Coupé Helen Waite Lynne Charnay (pictured) Donna Lamb
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:00 pm
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Play | Bertolt Brecht's short play A Respectable Wedding


The German title of this work literally means the "petit bourgeois wedding." Like other of Brecht’s early works, for example Baal, Drums in the Night, and The Threepenny Opera, it is seen as a critique of bourgeois society.
   New York City, NY; NYC
9:00 pm
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Comedy Club | Emerald City Laughs


A weekly standup comedy show. Featuring comics who have appeared on Comedy Central, College Humor, MTV, and more.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:45 pm
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