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37 free events take place on Saturday, February 8 in New York City.
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37 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Saturday, February 8, 2014

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free events nyc New York Opera Forum performs Puccini's Tosca
free events nyc Marina Harris, 'Powerhouse' Soprano
free events nyc Violin Works by Rimsky-Korsakov, Berg and Sibelius
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Concert | College Recitals


9:00 AM Performers Showcase 10:00 AM Phillip Kawin Piano Studio Recital 3:00 PM Efrem Briskin Piano Student Recital - Jennifer Wang 3:00 PM Precollege Faculty Recital 5:00 PM Tatiana Goncharova Piano Studio Recital 7:00 PM Symphony Orchestra 7:30 PM Faculty Recital: Heasook Rhee, Piano 8:00 PM Philharmonic Orchestra
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 am
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Workshop | Health and Race Walking


Enjoy views of the Park's landscapes as you get fit. Coach Lon Wilson of the New York Walkers Club leads walks at a moderate to brisk pace over mostly flat surfaces. Wear comfortable sneakers! Ages 18+.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:30 am
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Tour | SoHo, Little Italy & 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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10:00 am
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Tour | Alternative New York Tour


Time to learn about the other New York City; the city that nurtured political, cultural and intellectual revolutions. The city that gave birth to punk rock, the beat poets and graffiti. The city that has survived two centuries of mass riots, crime and corruption, murder and mayhem. The city that has flourished in spite of economic and social hardship.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Tour | Cathedral Tour


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


12:00 PM - Julia Pak, Viola 2:00 PM - Fei Nga Su, Violin 2:30 PM - Kit Ying Cheng, Violin 3:00 PM - Chung-Eun Chae, Flute 5:00 PM - Yun Han, Cello 6:00 PM - Nayon Kang, Piano
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:30 am
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Park Walk | Northern Park Welcome Tour


See the Park’s northernmost highlights on this walk from Conservatory Garden along the Harlem Meer and past the North Woods. Route easy to negotiate, a few stairs. 45 minutes.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Film | Michael Sucsy's The Vow (2012): My Wife the Amnesiac


With Channing Tatum, Rachel McAdams and Sam Neill. A car accident puts Paige in a coma, and when she wakes up with severe memory loss, her husband Leo works to win her heart again. 104 mins.
   New York City, NY; NYC
12:15 pm
Free

Gallery Talk | Gallery Tour: The ABC of It: Why Children's Books Matter


Enjoy a 45-minutes docent-led tour of the exhibition.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Tour | Cathedral Tour


Explore the Cathedral's newly cleaned and restored Nave. Learn about the art, architecture and history of this great sacred space from 1892 to the present.
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1:00 pm
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Opera | New York Opera Forum performs Puccini's Tosca


New York Opera Forum performs the complete opera. A live musical recital performed in concert with piano accompaniment.
   New York City, NY; NYC
1:00 pm
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Staged Reading | The Second Piney Fork Press Theater Playwriting Festival


Featuring: DAVID GUYTON - HOW I MET YOUR SANTA HANK KIMMEL – LUNCHTIME PANELIST PETER HSEIH – SUMMER DAYS ALAN STEINBERG – PSALM 90 CHRIS SWANSON - STICKER SHOCK CHASE YENSER – UNCLE PAT MARJ O’NEILL BUTLER – GREAT GIRLFRIENDS S. KING – MURDOCH TONI SEGER – THE DO GOODER ALEX DREMANN – ASK COLONEL MEREDITH JIM MARLOWE – CHARLES DICKENS RON FRANKEL – THE END IS NEAR
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1:00 pm
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Dance Performance | 11th Annual CoolNY 2014 Dance Festival


CoolNY Dance Festival presents its eleventh year of contemporary dance programming, This two-week extravaganza will present the vast spectrum of facility by burgeoning ensembles led by inventive rising choreographers along with dancemakers with a definitive national and international zeal. Featured companies include: 277DanceProject, 4thrightdance, Allison Jones Dance, Amos Pinhasi, ANAHATA Dance with Kate Corby, The Andrea Torres Dance Company, Ayo Janeen Jackson, Azul Dance Theatre/Yuki Hasegawa, BARKIN/SELISSEN PROJECT, Benjamin Briones Ballet, BIODANCE, The Brooklyn Dance Ensemble, Catherine Cabeen–Hyphen, Dance Sudeikis, Eidolon Ballet/Melanie Cortier, Erick Montes-Chavero, Inclined Dance Project, James Hansen/Assemblage Dance, Janice Rosario, Kathleen Dyer/KDNY, Kathleen Hiley Solo Projects, Kip Martin/Namja Yoja, La Petite Chouette Aerial Dance Company, Laura Neese, Li Chiao-Ping, Malini Srinivasan, Mary Love Dance Projects, Mich-Mash Productions, Monkeyhouse, NEVILLE Dance Theatre, Oniin Dance Company, Peggy Choy Dance, Raw Delivery/Carrie J. Brown, Sue Bernhard Danceworks, SunHwa Chung/Ko-Ryo Dance Theater, Texture Contemporary Ballet, Theodora Boguszewski, Thomas/Ortiz Dance, Tiffany Spataro/Visions Contemporary Dance, The Ume Group, Tomomi Imai, Zullo/RawMovement, and more.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Tour | Brooklyn Heights Tour


Known as America's first suburb, Brooklyn Heights is truly a gem. Travel and Leisure named it one of America's top 10 most beautiful neighborhoods, and its beauty is rivaled only by its place in American history. These quaint, tree-lined streets have been the sites of Revolutionary War battles, abolitionist activism and have inspired numerous novelists. Visit a stop on the Underground Railroad, or the home of Truman Capote, where he penned Breakfast at Tiffany's and where Jackie Robinson signed with the Dodgers.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Performance | David Mills as Langston Hughes


What better way to celebrate Black History Month than a one-hour-and-twenty-minute, one-person dramatic rendition of Langston Hughes poems and short stories. Actor and writer David Mills performance takes the audience on an odyssey spanning five decades - from the 1920s through the 1960s of Hughes writings. The show explores Hughes penchant for both humor and pathos. Mills brings Hughes to life.
   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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Tour | Union Square-Crossroads of New York Tour


The tour explores the social and political history of the Union Square neighborhood through discussions of the people, history, architecture, and forces that have shaped this community. You’ll hear how Union Square got its name, see where the legendary Tiffany & Co. once stood, and learn how to read the clock (yes, it’s a clock!) on “The Metronome” sculpture and so much more!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Slide Lecture | Crisis Mapping


Crisis mappers are online teams who turn Internet data—tweets, Facebook posts, messages sent to crisis mapping sites, and satellite images into usable information which is then broadcast to people affected by the crisis, or analyzed and transmitted to such crisis responders as the United Nations. This illustrated talk is about the mechanics of crisis mapping, its potential futures, and ways to get involved. With Sara-Jayne Terp, a crisis mapper, who currently leads OpenCrisis, an organization dedicated to training people how to manage crisis data.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:30 pm
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Gallery Talk | Gallery Tour: The ABC of It: Why Children's Books Matter


Enjoy a 45-minutes docent-led tour of the exhibition.
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2:30 pm
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Concert | College Recitals


3:00 PM - Jeremiah Blacklow, Violin 4:00 PM - Harmony Chiang, Viola 5:00 PM - Lucas Stratmann, Violin 6:00 PM - Chamber Music
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Discussion | Conversations Without Walls: Black Male Revisited


3-4PM - Revisiting Black Male Today: A Look 20 Years Later - Panelists discuss the seminal 1994 exhibition at The Whitney Museum of American Art, considering how the landscape has changed for black male visual and performance artists (as both subjects and practitioners) over the past 20 years. With: Rich Blint - Moderator (Independent Curator, Associate Director, Office of Community Outreach and Education, Columbia University School of the Arts), Greg Tate (Writer, Artist, Educator), James Haile III (Writer, Educator) 4-5PM - Expanding Notions of Black Masculinity: Gender and Identity in Visual and Performance Art - Panelists discuss issues of visibility for queer and trans artists working in contemporary art, touching on themes of tokenism and considering how artists are currently working to combat negative stereotypes of Blackness and Queerness within the American Art canon. With: Thomas Lax - Moderator (Assistant Curator, Studio Museum in Harlem), Paul Mpagi Sepuya (Visual Artist), Geo Wyeth (Artist, Musician), niv Acosta (Artist, Musician) 5-6PM - Considering Contemporary Artistic Practices and the Distribution of "New" Black Creativity - Panelists discuss how the landscape for the performance and visual arts field has changed (or how it has stayed the same) since the '90s. With: Whitney V. Hunter - Moderator (Artist, Independent Curator, and Educator), Cosmo Whyte (Artist, Educator), Sherman Fleming (Artist, Educator), Ryann Holmes (Community Programming Director, MoCADA, Founder of bklyn boihood) 6-6:30 - Closing Conversation - Gregory Walker (Founding Director of The Brother's Network) in dialogue with Jaamil Olawale Kosoko
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
$10 suggested donation

Workshop | How to Organize Your Financial Life


A financial literacy workshop on how to organize personal financial papers. Presented by Sharon Lowenheim.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Workshop | Tae Kwon Do Workshop


Teaches the fundamentals of discipline, balance, health and wellness.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Film | Tim Story's Think Like a Man (2012): Love by the Book


With Gabrielle Union, Meagan Good, Regina Hall. Four friends conspire to turn the tables on their women when they discover the ladies have been using Steve Harvey's relationship advice against them. 122 mins.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Tour | Winter Talk and Tour: Discovering Winter Plants


Learn to read the winter landscape! Join gardeners in identifying trees throughout the park using only twigs, buds, bark and fruit. This hands-on tour will explore the characteristics of both native and common urban tree species. Guides: Chet Schmitt & Marina McCoy.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Concert | Saturday Afternoon Organ Meditation


The program features the great repertoire of the Organ on the 101 rank Pipe Organ built by Herman Schlicker and the 5 stop chamber organ built by Taylor & Boody Organ Builders.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Concert | David Hughes, Organist


David Hughes is from Saint Mary’s Church in Norwalk, Conn.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:30 pm
$10 suggested donation

Concert | Marina Harris, 'Powerhouse' Soprano


Whether she’s spinning Fiordiligi’s dizzying coloratura passages in Mozart’s opera Così fan tutte or piercing audience’s hearts in an aria from a Bach sacred work, there’s little soprano Marina Harris can’t do. Critics agree—San Francisco Chronicle praised her “powerhouse vocal display … flair and well placed high notes.” Harris recently made her Carnegie Hall debut as part of The Song Continues in a master class with beloved soprano Jessye Norman.
   New York City, NY; NYC
5:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Paintings: Jean-Pierre Arboleda's The Nature of Evolution


Reception with the artist. The exhibition of 34 original new works includes oil on wood & mixed media on paper.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Mixed Media Paintings: Al Johnson's The Room of Wonders


Featuring a live performance by Greg Bandy Jazz Trio. This body of work is described by the artist as “interpretizm” - paintings on canvas along with various elements of wood and Masonite. This technique allows the viewer to become a participant in a process that may be viewed as interactive.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Dance Performance | 11th Annual CoolNY 2014 Dance Festival


CoolNY Dance Festival presents its eleventh year of contemporary dance programming, This two-week extravaganza will present the vast spectrum of facility by burgeoning ensembles led by inventive rising choreographers along with dancemakers with a definitive national and international zeal. Featured companies include: 277DanceProject, 4thrightdance, Allison Jones Dance, Amos Pinhasi, ANAHATA Dance with Kate Corby, The Andrea Torres Dance Company, Ayo Janeen Jackson, Azul Dance Theatre/Yuki Hasegawa, BARKIN/SELISSEN PROJECT, Benjamin Briones Ballet, BIODANCE, The Brooklyn Dance Ensemble, Catherine Cabeen–Hyphen, Dance Sudeikis, Eidolon Ballet/Melanie Cortier, Erick Montes-Chavero, Inclined Dance Project, James Hansen/Assemblage Dance, Janice Rosario, Kathleen Dyer/KDNY, Kathleen Hiley Solo Projects, Kip Martin/Namja Yoja, La Petite Chouette Aerial Dance Company, Laura Neese, Li Chiao-Ping, Malini Srinivasan, Mary Love Dance Projects, Mich-Mash Productions, Monkeyhouse, NEVILLE Dance Theatre, Oniin Dance Company, Peggy Choy Dance, Raw Delivery/Carrie J. Brown, Sue Bernhard Danceworks, SunHwa Chung/Ko-Ryo Dance Theater, Texture Contemporary Ballet, Theodora Boguszewski, Thomas/Ortiz Dance, Tiffany Spataro/Visions Contemporary Dance, The Ume Group, Tomomi Imai, Zullo/RawMovement, and more.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | Beatriz Colomina reads from her book Manifesto Architecture: The Ghost of Mies


For this event, Giuliana Bruno, Craig Buckley, Beatriz Colomina, Nikolaus Hirsch and Mark Wasiuta will present excerpts from the book and other readings followed by a discussion on the topics and questions at hand moderated by Eva Franch.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Concert | Hollis Brown, Pop Quartet


"Hollis Brown make music that sounds just as alive today as it would've in 1966 and will 40 years from now." - SPIN
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7:00 pm
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Concert | Violin Works by Rimsky-Korsakov, Berg and Sibelius


Program: Rimsky-Korsakov: "Russian Easter" Overture Berg: Violin Concerto Sibelius: Symphony No. 1 Soloist: Susie Park, Violin.
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:00 pm
$10 suggested donation

Concert | College Piano Recital


Emiko Edwards, Piano
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:30 pm
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Dance Performance | 11th Annual CoolNY 2014 Dance Festival


CoolNY Dance Festival presents its eleventh year of contemporary dance programming, This two-week extravaganza will present the vast spectrum of facility by burgeoning ensembles led by inventive rising choreographers along with dancemakers with a definitive national and international zeal. Featured companies include: 277DanceProject, 4thrightdance, Allison Jones Dance, Amos Pinhasi, ANAHATA Dance with Kate Corby, The Andrea Torres Dance Company, Ayo Janeen Jackson, Azul Dance Theatre/Yuki Hasegawa, BARKIN/SELISSEN PROJECT, Benjamin Briones Ballet, BIODANCE, The Brooklyn Dance Ensemble, Catherine Cabeen–Hyphen, Dance Sudeikis, Eidolon Ballet/Melanie Cortier, Erick Montes-Chavero, Inclined Dance Project, James Hansen/Assemblage Dance, Janice Rosario, Kathleen Dyer/KDNY, Kathleen Hiley Solo Projects, Kip Martin/Namja Yoja, La Petite Chouette Aerial Dance Company, Laura Neese, Li Chiao-Ping, Malini Srinivasan, Mary Love Dance Projects, Mich-Mash Productions, Monkeyhouse, NEVILLE Dance Theatre, Oniin Dance Company, Peggy Choy Dance, Raw Delivery/Carrie J. Brown, Sue Bernhard Danceworks, SunHwa Chung/Ko-Ryo Dance Theater, Texture Contemporary Ballet, Theodora Boguszewski, Thomas/Ortiz Dance, Tiffany Spataro/Visions Contemporary Dance, The Ume Group, Tomomi Imai, Zullo/RawMovement, and more.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 pm
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Concert | Russell Taylor, Soaring Soulful Singer


Russell Taylor’s emotionally charged ballads tackle love, heartbreak, and all the spaces in between. The first-ever winner of VH1’s “You Oughta Know” contest for emerging artists, Taylor—a veteran performer who has shared the stage with Mary J. Blige, Isaac Hayes, and Jill Scott—comes into his own with the January release of his third album, War Of Hearts, a loving tribute to the golden age of classic soul.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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