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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on April 8, 2024?

36 free events take place on Monday, April 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 April 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 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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36 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Monday, April 8, 2024

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free events nyc Solar Eclipse Viewing Party
free events nyc Greek Mythology and Contemporary Literature: A Four Session Course
free events nyc Once Upon A Time The Fire Burned Brighter... and Other Yiddish Songs (in-person and online)
free events nyc Merce Cunningham: The Events at Dia Beacon: documentary
free events nyc Symphony Orchestra Conducted by Former New York City Opera Music Director
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Forum | Reimagining NYC’s Retail Corridors in an Age of Hybrid Work and E-Commerce (in-person and online)


The storefront vacancies that were so common across New York City in 2020 and 2021 have diminished greatly over the past year. But even as a wave of new stores has breathed life into commercial corridors around the city, New York’s retail sector faces significant challenges. Several neighborhoods today struggle with an unhealthy number of empty storefronts, and the retail sector still has 47,000 fewer jobs than before the pandemic. Hybrid work is hampering sales for many retailers in office districts from Midtown to Downtown Brooklyn. E-commerce is continuing to wreak havoc on retailers selling clothing, accessories, and other merchandise, even as it leads to new jobs elsewhere in the city. And a range of other issues, from theft to an oversaturation of weed stores, has created new challenges for many retail districts. This policy forum will discuss what New York can do to strengthen New York’s retail corridors at a time when hybrid work, e-commerce, and other challenges are creating new uncertainties. A forward-looking conversation, it will focus on generating creative ideas and solutions for reimagining storefront retail and rethinking what’s critical to creating thriving commercial districts.  Confirmed speakers include: -- Barbara Askins, President & CEO, 125th Street Business Improvement District -- Regina Myer, President, Downtown Brooklyn Partnership -- Larisa Ortiz, Managing Director, Public Nonprofit Solutions, Streetsense -- Andrew Rigie, Executive Director, NYC Hospitality Alliance -- Steven Soutendijk, Executive Managing Director, Cushman & Wakefield -- Alberto Valentin, Executive Director, Graham Avenue BID
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Forums, April 08, 2024, 04/08/2024, Reimagining NYC&rsquo;s Retail Corridors in an Age of Hybrid Work and E-Commerce (in-person and online)

Workshop | Morning Meditation


Start your day by balancing your mind, body, and spirit during instructor guided meditation. This renowned practice lowers blood pressure, reduces stress, and strengthens the immune system.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Workshops, April 08, 2024, 04/08/2024, Morning Meditation

Tour | 13 Tours, All City Neighborhoods, Any Time Of The Day, Choose One Tour Or Many


These free tours take place at various times during the day, all day long. You can make reservations for as many tours as your schedule allows. SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn Heights + DUMBO 3 Hour Lower Manhattan Harlem Chelsea and the High Line 6 Hour Downtown Combined Greenwich Village Central Park Lower Manhattan Midtown Manhattan Grand Central Terminal Graffiti and Street Art Tours World Trade Center
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Tours, April 08, 2024, 04/08/2024, 13 Tours, All City Neighborhoods, Any Time Of The Day, Choose One Tour Or Many

Master Class | Bass Trombone Master Class


Bass Trombone Master Class with Justin Clark.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Concerts, April 08, 2024, 04/08/2024, Bass Trombone Master Class

Lecture | The Holocaust and the Nakba in Israeli and Palestinian Literature (online)


Speaker: Professor Amos Goldberg, Department of Jewish History and Contemporary Jewry, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Lectures, April 08, 2024, 04/08/2024, The Holocaust and the Nakba in Israeli and Palestinian Literature (online)

Lecture | A Global History of Hungary: Concept, Implementation, Reflection


The recently released volumes of Magyarország globális története (A Global History of Hungary) are the joint product of 159 scholars from a host of disciplines. Together, they explore the history of an East Central European country in a truly global perspective for the first time. The two volumes cover developments from the formation of the Pannonian Plain and the early spread of human settlement and agriculture, through the emergence of world religions and the era of European colonialism and imperialism, all the way to key issues in the multipolar and contested globalization of our days. This narrative arc already suggests why such a global history of Hungary may be urgently needed today: to reinterpret in a substantial and nuanced manner, for our age of manifold interconnections, the place and various roles of Hungary and Hungarians in the history of the world. In this presentation, co-editor Ferenc Laczó will reflect on the agenda to embed Hungarian history comprehensively in global frameworks. He shall discuss the specific ways in which this agenda has been implemented, not least to explain how the contributing authors have taken up and adapted a recent Western European approach to historiography, what challenges this has entailed, and what opportunities such a process of adaptation to East Central Europe offers.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Lectures, April 08, 2024, 04/08/2024, A Global History of Hungary: Concept, Implementation, Reflection

Workshop | Learn Juggling in the Park


Get in a quick lesson, stay for the whole time, or just enjoy watching them put their skills to the test. They're a friendly group and open to drop-ins, even if you catch them outside of the regular juggling lessons. All skill levels welcome. Equipment is provided.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Workshops, April 08, 2024, 04/08/2024, Learn Juggling in the Park

Festival | Solar Eclipse Viewing Party


An afternoon full of science and family-friendly activities in celebration of this unique phenomenon. This event includes: SOLAR ECLIPSE GLASSES In an effort to help ensure the community has a safe and memorable eclipse experience, the Simons Foundation will be passing out free ISO-Certified Solar Eclipse Glasses to event attendees while supplies last. SOLAR VIEWING ACTIVATION Scientists help you safely take a closer look at the sun before it is eclipsed by the moon later in the afternoon. Solar telescopes will be set up to look through and folks are encouraged to stop by to chat about anything and everything revolving around the sun and astronomy!
   New York City, NY; NYC
12:00 pm
Free
Festivals, April 08, 2024, 04/08/2024, Solar Eclipse Viewing Party

Jazz | Jazz Improv Ensembles


All instrumental students at the School of Jazz and Contemporary Music participate in small-group improvisation ensembles to foster individual musical creativity. Start Times: 1pm, 1:30pm, 2pm, 2:30pm
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Concerts, April 08, 2024, 04/08/2024, Jazz Improv Ensembles

Other | Solar Eclipse Viewing


An opportunity to view the much-anticipated solar eclipse. Though only partially visible from New York City, the moon will pass directly in front of the sun, casting a shadow that will surely make for a memorable viewing experience. Learn more about eclipses and why they occur. Borrow a pair of safety viewing glasses or take a look through the solar lens telescope.    
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Other | Eclipse Extravaganza


Take a break from your workday to (safely) view a solar eclipse. Enjoy free eclipse glasses, themed crafts, and black and white cookies from Ess a Bagel, while supplies last. Brass party band Shag Horns will huff, puff and blow the house down from 2:30 - 4pm.
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2:00 pm
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Other | Solar Eclipse Party


An unforgettable 2024 Solar Eclipse viewing event! Experience this rare, once-in-a-generation celestial phenomenon on Randall’s Island with complimentary light refreshments and educational information about solar eclipses. They’re offering a limited number of free solar glasses for safe viewing, ensuring you can witness the eclipse’s breathtaking beauty in total safety. Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to connect with nature and community under the sky’s awe-inspiring display.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Others, April 08, 2024, 04/08/2024, Solar Eclipse Party

Classical Music | Cello Works by Beethoven and More (In Person AND Online!)


Yi Qun Xu, Cello. Program Kui Dong (b. 1966), Knot for Solo Cello Nadia Boulanger (1887-1979), 3 Pieces for Cello and Piano Beethoven (1770-1827),  Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 3 in A Major, Op. 69
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Concerts, April 08, 2024, 04/08/2024, Cello Works by Beethoven and More&nbsp;(In Person AND Online!)

Talk | Eduardo De Filippo's Theater (online)


On the 40th anniversary of Eduardo De Filippo's death, the life and career of one of the most important actors and playwrights in Italy will be told in two parts. The first part will focus on the beginnings: the family he was born in, the work with his sister Titina and his brother Peppino, and the other artists they worked and were friends with. 
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Talks, April 08, 2024, 04/08/2024, Eduardo De Filippo's Theater (online)

Talk | Equity Matters: Charting a Course for Transformation in Higher Education


As colleges and universities undergo scrutiny for commitments to antiracist work and are embroiled in national controversies, what does the future of equity look like? Tia Brown-McNair will offer her insights on current trends in higher education, the impact of changing legislation and policy, and the impact that has on faculty, staff, and students nationwide.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Talks, April 08, 2024, 04/08/2024, Equity Matters: Charting a Course for Transformation in Higher Education

Classical Music | Flute Works by Vivaldi, Debussy, Prokofiev, and More (In Person AND Online!)


Phoebe Rawn, Flute. Program Toru Takemitsu (1930-1996), Air for Flute Solo Debussy (1862-1918), Sonata for Flute, Viola, and Harp Vivaldi (1678-1741), Piccolo Concerto in C Major, RV 443 Prokofiev (1891-1953), Sonata in D Major, Op. 94
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Concerts, April 08, 2024, 04/08/2024, Flute Works by&nbsp;Vivaldi,&nbsp;Debussy,&nbsp;Prokofiev, and More&nbsp;(In Person AND Online!)

Book Discussion | I Just Let Life Rain Down on Me: Selected Letters and Reflections of Rahel Levin Varnhagen


A reading and conversation with the book's editor and translator Peter Wortsman and the author and translator Tess Lewis. I Just Let Life Rain Down on Me affords English-speaking readers the first privileged peek at the mindset of one of Europe's first and foremost women of letters. Rahel Levin Varnhagen (1771 - 1833) penned over ten thousand letters to more than three hundred recipients during her liftetime, varying in subject from family affairs to linguistic, literary and pressing social concerns; and constituting a singular contribution to German literature.
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6:00 pm
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Book Discussions, April 08, 2024, 04/08/2024, I Just Let Life Rain Down on Me: Selected Letters and Reflections of Rahel Levin Varnhagen

Film | Island in the Sun (1957): drama


On a Caribbean island, a rich landowner's son, Maxwell Fleury, is fighting for political office against black labor leader David Boyeur. As if the contentious election weren't enough, there are plenty of scandals to go around: Boyeur has a secret white lover, and Fleury's wife, Sylvia, is also having an affair. And then, of course, there's the small matter of a recently murdered aristocrat. Director: Robert Rossen Cast: James Mason, Harry Belafonte, Joan Fontaine, Joan Collins, Dorothy Dandridge, Michael Rennie
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Films, April 08, 2024, 04/08/2024, Island in the Sun (1957): drama

Book Discussion | Run Like Hell: A Therapist's Guide to Recognizing, Escaping, and Healing from Trauma Bonds


Author Nadine Macaluso discuss her latest book. At age twenty-two, Nadine married Jordan Belfort, the nefarious stockbroker portrayed in the Hollywood blockbuster The Wolf of Wall Street. Their marriage began as a fairy tale, but once they were bonded, Jordan's "mask" began to slip, and acts of infidelity, narcissistic abuse, insatiable greed, and uncontrollable drug addiction became Nadine's nightmare. The horrific relationship gave Nadine the inspiration to become a psychotherapist specializing in narcissistic abuse, trauma bonds, and complex PTSD. Her private practice quickly flooded with women recounting an all-too-familiar story of abuse with a pathological partner. Perhaps this scenario resonates with you.
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Book Discussions, April 08, 2024, 04/08/2024, Run Like Hell: A Therapist's Guide to Recognizing, Escaping, and Healing from Trauma Bonds

Book Discussion | Transparency: The Material History of an Idea


Transparency is a mantra of our day. It is key to the Western understanding of a liberal society. We expect transparency from, for instance, political institutions, corporations, and the media. But how did it become such a powerful—and global—idea? From ancient glass to Apple’s corporate headquarters, this new book is the first to probe how Western people have experienced, conceptualized, and evaluated transparency. Daniel Jütte argues that the experience of transparency has been inextricably linked to one element of the Western built environment: architectural glass. His book explores the role that glass has played in shaping how we see and interpret the world. A seemingly “pure” material, glass has been endowed, throughout history, with political, social, and cultural meaning, in manifold and sometimes conflicting ways. At the same time, Jütte raises questions about the future of vitreous transparency—its costs in terms of visual privacy but also its ecological price tag in an age of accelerating climate change. Daniel Jütte is Professor of History in the Department of History at New York University.
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Book Discussions, April 08, 2024, 04/08/2024, Transparency: The Material History of an Idea

Discussion | Echoes of Trauma: Comics, Poetry, Music


Cartoonists Leela Corman (Victory Garden, You Are Not a Guest, Unterzakhn) and Jordan Mechner (Replay, “Prince of Persia”), and poet/musician Grzegorz Kwiatkowski (Crops, Trupa Trupa) join moderator Professor Jeremy Dauber in a discussion of how historical, familial, and cultural trauma informs their work.
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Discussion | Greek Mythology and Contemporary Literature: A Four Session Course


Participants who register must attend ALL FOUR sessions (April 8, 15, 22, and 29) FIRST SESSION (April 8): A brief discussion of the creation of the universe, the birth of the Titans and Olympians, introduction to Athena, Orpheus and Eurydice, Circe, and Pyrrhus. REQUIRED READING before the session: Edith Hamilton, MYTHOLOGY: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes. The old mythological stories of classical Greece have long influenced Western literature. These stories and their characters, techniques, and ambience have continuously attracted and inspired artists and writers of the entire modern era, roughly the 500 years following 1500. In recent poetry and prose fiction, inspiration comes no less from Greek mythology than ever before. This course will identify some of the key myths from ancient Greece, myths that produced influential figures and lessons--early literature and early science--and we'll discuss some of these themes as manifested in poetry and prose in English since the late 1990s. It would be hard to find a modern poet whose work is uninformed by the ancient Greeks, and many works of literary prose are directly tied to the myths, if only by way of subverting them, feminizing them, queering them, perverting them, anything but worshiping them, since we have learned over these past 500 years to stop short of worship--choosing instead to put our faith in an anxiety of influence, bold misreadings, and making the classics our own. We no longer worship, we play--like the wild, dangerous, heroic, godly figures that populate the mythology of ancient Greek culture. It is no doubt valuable to study the various tellings of Greek mythology in a straightforward, studious way, to ingest its gods and goddesses, its heroes, its schlumps, its glories and failures, ecstasies and miseries, so that we can better understand the works of our time that refer to them so prolifically. That is an education that can take a lifetime. We'll have just a few hours together to talk and try to grasp this enormous subject. By holding up the myths to the transforming lens of the contemporary, we might be able to glimpse aspects of old Greek stories that might otherwise have gone over -- or under, or around -- our heads. Registration is required, and class size is limited. Participants will be expected to have read the material BEFORE coming to the relevant session.
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6:00 pm
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Discussions, April 08, 2024, 04/08/2024, Greek Mythology and Contemporary Literature: A Four Session Course

Lecture | Liberty After Liberalism: Emancipatory Struggles in Ukrainian Journalism, 2001-2021


The post-Cold War moment saw global experiments in liberating the world through capitalist markets and liberal democracy. How have they shaped understandings of freedom in the former Soviet ‘empire of justice’? Taras Fedirko addresses this question by focusing on Ukrainian journalists’ struggles against the power of oligarchs and other media patrons between 1998-2021. Fedirko traces how Russian interference, patronal domination, and organisational imperatives of grants promoting freedom of speech, have transformed what had begun as a solidarity movement against media censorship, into a divisive, moralised struggle over who counts as ‘real’ journalist in Ukraine. He argues that we can best understand this transformation if we pay attention to the centrality of the idea of freedom as non-domination to Ukrainian journalists’ struggles. In tension with liberal understandings of free speech, this idea of freedom and the emancipatory project it informed reveals journalistic labour as the key site where relations of political domination and exclusion were forged and challenged in pre-invasion Ukraine.
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Lectures, April 08, 2024, 04/08/2024, Liberty After Liberalism: Emancipatory Struggles in Ukrainian Journalism, 2001-2021

Screening | Merce Cunningham: The Events at Dia Beacon: documentary


In the theatrical premiere of Merce Cunningham: The Events at Dia Beacon, the Jerome Robbins Dance Division screens this 40-minute film drawing on footage from the Merce Cunningham Dance Company's unique, site-specific "events" at the Dia Beacon Art Museum in 2008 to 2009. The evening will also include screening of materials from the Merce Cunningham Archive, part of the collections of the Jerome Robbins Dance Division and a panel discussion moderated by Producer Nancy Dalva with Jennifer Goggans, Daniel Madoff, Rashaun Mitchell, and Silas Riener. The film, edited by award winning film director/editor Daniel Madoff, a former Cunningham dancer himself, creates an entirely new cinematic event, with linkages revealing the choreographer's idiosyncratic methodology, and acute sensitivity to environment. Cunningham arranged these multi-stage performances after careful site visits, taking into account the space, the artworks, the natural light, and the specific properties of each gallery, or as he called it, "situation." Of the Richard Serra "Torqued Ellipses," he said, "It was like dancing next to the pyramids." The music, commissioned for each space, was live. Producer Nancy Dalva (whose Mondays with Merce crew captured the live events) will host a conversation after the film with Jennifer Goggans, Daniel Madoff and choreographer/dancers Rashaun Mitchell and Silas Riener, who all appear in the film. Registration required.
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6:00 pm
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Screenings, April 08, 2024, 04/08/2024, Merce Cunningham: The Events at Dia Beacon: documentary

Concert | Once Upon A Time The Fire Burned Brighter... and Other Yiddish Songs (in-person and online)


A unique concert program featuring Gordon Lockwood, a blues duo including singer and guitarist Jeremiah Lockwood and drummer Ricky Gordon. Originally fellow accompanists to blues legend Carolina Slim, Gordon and Lockwood have been making music together for more than 20 years. In this live concert, the famed musicians will present their unique arrangements of a range of Yiddish songs--including old Yiddish women's ballads as collected in their new album Once Upon a Time the Fire Burned Brighter, and original works based on the poetry of 20th century Yiddish poet Celia Dropkin. The songs inspired by Dropkin's poetry were composed by Jeremiah Lockwood in collaboration with his longtime musical partner--the late singer, composer, bassist, and educator Jewlia Eisenberg.
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6:00 pm
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Concerts, April 08, 2024, 04/08/2024, Once Upon A Time The Fire Burned Brighter... and Other Yiddish Songs (in-person and online)

Classical Music | Piano Works by J.S. Bach and Scriabin (In Person AND Online!)


Zeyu Shen, Piano. Program J.S. Bach (1685-1750), Partita No. 4 in B Major, BWV 828 Scriabin (1872-1915), Sonata No. 7, Op. 64 “White Mass” Scriabin (1872-1915), Sonata No. 9, Op. 68 “Black Mass” Scriabin (1872-1915), Sonata No.4 in F-sharp Major, Op. 30
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Book Discussion | A Revolutionary Friendship: Washington, Jefferson, and the American Republic (online)


Martha Washington's worst memory was the death of her husband. Her second worst was Thomas Jefferson's awkward visit to pay his respects subsequently. Indeed, by the time George Washington had died in 1799, the two founders were estranged. But that estrangement has obscured the fact that for most of their thirty-year acquaintance they enjoyed a productive relationship. Author Francis D. Cogliano considers the significance of one of the most important but understudied personal relationships of the founding era: the connection between George Washington and Thomas Jefferson that spanned three turbulent decades.
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6:30 pm
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Book Discussions, April 08, 2024, 04/08/2024, A Revolutionary Friendship: Washington, Jefferson, and the American Republic (online)

Book Club | This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone


This award-winning novella is a unique reading experience regarding an intergalactic war that sparks a forbidden love between rival agents. LGBTQ+ Book Club meets monthly to read and discuss fiction, nonfiction, and graphic novels centered around queer individuals, communities, and experiences. Please note that these books deal frankly, sometimes explicitly, with contemporary issues and all works discussed are artistic expressions selected for an adult audience.
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Book Clubs, April 08, 2024, 04/08/2024, This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone

Workshop | Cardio Dance


This creative and fun workout fuses dance and aerobics to improve cardio fitness and tone the body. Instructor: Masayo Kado
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Musical | The Algonquin Retrospective, Part 1 (online thru Apr 13)


In celebration of their 40th anniversary, Urban Stages brings you an opportunity to see the brilliant work of Michael Colby and the magnificent talents of their musical artists.
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Talk | Arthur Szyk and the Art of the Haggadah


Arthur Szyk’s Haggadah was not only the most expensive new book in the world upon publication in 1940, but the Times of London deemed it “worthy of being considered among the most beautiful of books ever produced by the hand of man.” Its editor, Cecil Roth declared “To call Arthur Szyk the greatest illuminator since the 16th century is no flattery. It is the simple truth that manifests itself to anyone who studies his work with the care which it deserves.” This study will also demonstrate how Szyk saw Hitler as the new Pharaoh and the Nazis as the new Egyptians who had come to annihilate his people, using an ancient text to deliver a modern message about persecution and freedom. Executed between 1934-1936, Szyk’s visual commentary called for heroism and emigration of Europe’s Jews to Palestine.
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Dance Performance | Dance Works-in-Progress


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. With: Melissa Lewis Wong + Joy Chenyu Lewis
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Dance Performances, April 08, 2024, 04/08/2024, Dance Works-in-Progress

Classical Music | Symphony Orchestra Conducted by Former New York City Opera Music Director


MSM Symphony Orchestra; George Manahan, Conductor. About the Conductor George Manahan served as Music Director of the New York City Opera for fourteen seasons and was hailed for his leadership of the orchestra. He was also Music Director of the Richmond Symphony (VA) for twelve seasons. His recent Carnegie Hall performance of Samuel Barber's Antony and Cleopatra was hailed by audiences and critics alike. "The fervent and sensitive performance that Mr. Manahan presided over made the best case for this opera that I have ever encountered," said the New York Times. Manahan's guest appearances include the Orchestra of St. Luke's and the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, as well as the symphonies of Atlanta, San Francisco, Hollywood Bowl, and New Jersey, and has also appeared with the opera companies of Seattle, San Francisco, Chicago, Paris, Sydney, and more.
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Concerts, April 08, 2024, 04/08/2024, Symphony Orchestra Conducted by Former New York City Opera Music Director

Classical Music | Violin Works by Ligeti and More


AXIOM (Jeffrey Milarsky, Music Director; Oliver Neubauer, Violin; Sophia Werner, Violin; Dylan Hamme, Violin) Program Anna Thorvaldsdottir (b. 1977), Hrim Arvo Part (b. 1935), Tabula Rasa Ligeti (1923-2006), Violin Concerto
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Concerts, April 08, 2024, 04/08/2024, Violin Works by Ligeti and More

Classical Music | Works by Haydn, Brahms, and More for Violin, Viola, and Cello


Brentano Quartet (Mark Steinberg, violin; Serena Canin, violin; Misha Amory, viola; Nina Lee, cello); Hsin-Yun Huang, viola. Program Haydn (1732-1809), String Quartet, op. 33, no. 3 ("The Bird") James MacMillan (b. 1959), Heart Speaks to Heart Brahms (1833-1897), String Quintet No. 2, op. 111
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7:30 pm
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Concerts, April 08, 2024, 04/08/2024, Works by Haydn, Brahms, and More for Violin, Viola, and Cello

Classical Music | Vocal Works by Rachmaninoff, Schubert, Chopin, and More (In Person AND Online!)


Adriana Stepien, Soprano. Program Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908), On the hills of Georgia Op. 4 No. 4 Rachmaninoff (1873-1943), Не пой, красавица! Op. 4 No. 4 Schubert (1797-1828), Du bist die Ruh Chopin (1810-1849), Op. 74 Poulenc (1899-1963), Huit chansons polonaises FP 69 Paolo Tosti (1846-1916), Non t'amo piu Faure (1845-1924), Fleur jetee Bellini (1801-1835), Ah! non credea...Ah! non giunge from La Sonnambula
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8:00 pm
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Concerts, April 08, 2024, 04/08/2024, Vocal Works by&nbsp;Rachmaninoff,&nbsp;Schubert,&nbsp;Chopin, and More&nbsp;(In Person AND Online!)
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Play | A Play with Tony Nominated Director

Regular Price: $60.55
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Play | Epic Theatrical Adventure!

Regular Price: $69
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