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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on July 19, 2012?

51 free events take place on Thursday, July 19 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 July 19 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 July . 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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51 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Thursday, July 19, 2012

All events are free unless otherwise noted.
        

Workshop | Summer in the Square: Running Class


From CLAY Health Club + Spa.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 am
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Workshop | Park Tai Chi


Tai Chi and Eternal Spring are instructed by members of the Tai Chi Chuan Center for all ages and experience levels. Classes are rain or shine.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 am
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Workshop | Summer in the Square: Brooklyn Bridge Boot Camp


An intensive cardio workshop.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 am
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Workshop | Summer in the Square: Yoga


Instructed by CLAY.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 am
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Workshop | Summer in the Square: Mommy and Me Yoga


Classes hosted by Bija Kids.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Film | Cary Fukunaga's Jane Eyre (2011): Classic Story Retold


Starring Mia Wasikowska, Michael Fassbender, Jamie Bell. A mousy governess who softens the heart of her employer soon discovers that he's hiding a terrible secret. 121 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
11:00 am
Free

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
$6

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. Congressman Ron Paul considers the Federal Reserve "both corrupt and unconstitutional" Tour times: 11:15 a.m., 12:00 p.m., 1:15 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 3:15 p.m., and 4:00 p.m.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:15 am
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Concert | Orchestre Poly-Rythmo, West African Band


Revered in its native Benin and one of the oldest active post-independence bands in West Africa, the 11-member Orchestre Poly-Rythmo has been honing its crisp blend of Afrobeat, vodoun music, and James Brown-inspired funk for over 40 years, collaborating with artists like Angelique Kidjo, Fela Kuti, and Miriam Makeba. The group recently released Cotonou Club, its first studio album in over 20 years and a mesmerizing testament to its remarkable history.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Concert | Broadway in the Park: Wicked / Memphis / Traces / Zarkana / Ghost


The most popular musicals on and off Broadway perform their biggest hits.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Jazz | Isaac ben Ayala, Jazz Pianist


Isaac ben Ayala has performed and recorded with many notable bands and greats - from Quincy Jones, Ray Charles, Louis Bellson, Leon Thomas, Frank Foster, David Murray, James Spaulding, Roy Hargrove, and Wynton Marsalis, to The New York City Ballet, The Sultans of Swing, The Donald Byrd Dance Company and Joe Piscipo. He has scored numerous films and can be heard on the piano in Dave Chappelle's Block Party (2006), The Mark Twain Prize Honors Billy Crystal (2007), and Denzel Washington's The Great Debaters (2008).
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Jazz | Jazz on the Plaza


Each Thursday over the course of the summer months, the church hosts a series of jazz concerts for the midtown community. Many people bring a lunch. Audiences enjoy a variety of well-regarded artists. Care is made to present a diversity of ensembles and styles ranging from small trios to large big bands.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Jazz | Jazz on the Plaza


Each Thursday over the course of the summer months, the church hosts a series of jazz concerts for the midtown community. Many people bring a lunch. Audiences enjoy a variety of well-regarded artists. Care is made to present a diversity of ensembles and styles ranging from small trios to large big bands.
   New York City, NY; NYC
12:30 pm
Free

Tour | “The Castle and its Kingdom” Tour


Take a walk around the lands dominated by the Castle, situated high on Vista Rock. Visit the tiny 55-acre realm on an eclectic tour of history and nature. Tour is approximately one hour.
   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.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
$6

Other | Scrabble Mania


All levels of play welcome. Please bring with you...your Scrabble set (be sure it has all 100 tiles!), a Scrabble dictionary and, of course, a love of the game!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Workshop | Magazines & Newspapers Online 3


This class will be a lecture/demonstration. A continuation of Magazines and Newspapers Online 2, explore more advanced search features of the database EBSCOhost.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:30 pm
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Workshop | Kayaking and Community Rowing


Get out on the water for kayaking and community rowing. Children under 18 must have an adult guardian present. Last sign-up is an hour before closing time.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:30 pm
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Workshop | Shape Up NYC


SHAPE UP NYC, a free citywide fitness program created through partnerships with Equinox, NYC Service, and Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield brings you Intensati: a workout that fuses high energy aerobics, martial arts, dance, yoga and strength conditioning. Attendance is limited to 75 people on a first come, first served basis.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:30 pm
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Talk | Building Your Professional Network with LinkedIn & How To Use It In Your Job Search


John Crant demonstrates how to start networking with LinkedIn.com’s networking personal profiles and then use your expanded network in your search for your next career challenge.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Performance | Comedy: pitch


Welcome to pitch, the musical-improv mixer! Join hosts Lorraine Cink, Oscar Montoya and Ryan Dunkin of 10 Pound Ally as they help first-time musical improvisers rock out with members of the musical house teams. STOMP into scenes, TICK TICK BOOM with a trio or GREASE into a dazzling group number! pitch is the perfect place to give musical improv a try or to sharpen your show-stopping skills. Sign-up starts at 5:30PM and warm-up for participants is at 5:50PM.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Dance Lesson | Dance in the Square


Learn how to swing those hips or just enjoy the music with free dancing and music brought to you by Peridance.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
Free

Film | Danny Boyle & Loveleen Tandan's 8-Time Oscar Winner Slumdog Millionaire (2008): The Boy Who Knew Too Much


With Dev Patel, Freida Pinto and Saurabh Shukla. A Mumbai teen who grew up in the slums, becomes a contestant on the Indian version of "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?" He is arrested under suspicion of cheating, and while being interrogated, events from his life history are shown which explain why he knows the answers. 120 min. Music at 6:00pm, movie at sunset.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Experimental Art: Laura Vitale's White Sands


On July 11, 2012, Laura Vitale began work on White Sands. She will create a research laboratory for testing the audio-visual properties and material behaviors of gypsum plaster. Vitale will also work with collaborators and interested visitors to undertake these investigations through various methods of performance and recording.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Group Exhibition: Backlash: On Women's Basic Rights & Freedoms


An exhibition addressing the current political climate toward women. With a live performance by GO! Push Pops!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Group Exhibition: Hot in Hell’s Kitchen


Hot in Hell’s Kitchen showcases works in mediums including: oil, acrylic, and watercolor paintings; mixed media pieces and collage; pen and ink drawings; and digital photographs.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Workshop | Intro to IntenSati: Joyful Movement for Enhanced Well-Being


With Emiliya Zhivotovskaya. IntenSati is a unique form of exercise that brings the power of positive psychology to the body. It combines aerobics, dance, fitness and yoga movements, with positive affirmations, visionary intentions and purposeful living.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Workshop | Park Yoga


Expert instructors, provided by lululemon athletica, lead all levels of yogis. Mats are provided.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Lecture | The Voice of Your Brother’s Blood: A Galician Town in the Time of the Holocaust


A lecture by Omer Bartov, Professor of German Studies, Brown University.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Workshop | Creative Writing 101 Workshop


Pen your own story, poem, or screenplay, at writer's workshops guaranteed to improve and perfect. Age 18+. Facilitated by David Seigerman.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Slide Lecture | First Light: The Fine Art of Garden Photography


With Stacy Bass, photographer of the book, "In the Garden." A presentation and discussion by an award-winning fine art, interiors and landscape photographer, whose work has been featured in the country's top magazines. She will share some of her favorite and most beautiful photographs and discuss the stories and technique behind them. She will also reveal her secrets for capturing natural light in a photograph and how to achieve gorgeous, magazine-worthy pictures of your own.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Theater | Outdoor Theater: The Rover by Aphra Behn


The “rover” of the play’s title is Willmore, a rakish naval captain, who falls in love with a young woman named Hellena, who has set out to experience love before her brother sends her to a convent. Complications arise when Angellica Bianca, a famous courtesan, falls in love with Willmore and swears revenge on him for his betrayal.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Staged Reading | Play Reading: Honky by Greg Kalleres


When an African-American teen is shot for his sneakers, sales triple among white teens.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Other | Social Hour: Greenmarket Cooking Demo


Learn how easy it is to fill a picnic basket with a variety of delicious ingredients fresh from the GreenNYC Greenmarkets.Margaret Hoffman from GrowNYC will join us for a cooking demonstration and share wonderful summer recipes with us. For ages 18+.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:30 pm
Free

Author Reading | Carlin Romano reads from his book America the Philosophical


Is America anti-intellectual? Not according to Romano, author of America the Philosophical, which presents an America defined by its engagement with ideas and skepticism of platitudes. Romano will be in conversation with the British continental philosopher Simon Critchley.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Performance | Comedy: Hot Diner and THEM


Come and see Broadway magic happen right before your very eyes! Based only on a suggestion from the audience, our PIT musical house teams will create a memorable improvised musical that will titillate the senses! Never again spend hours in rush lottery lines for religious based/ superhero centered shows on and near 42nd street. Every week, each team presents a brand new musical that’ll make you bust out laughing, tear up crying and/or cheer like soccer hooligan.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | Jeanine Pirro reads from her book Sly Fox


Former district attorney and Emmy-winning Judge Jeanine Pirro reads from her new mystery, and discusses the craft of crime writing with news anchor Rosanna Scotto.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Theater | New York Classical Theatre's Outdoor Production of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night


New York Classical Theatre's roving production of Twelfth Night recasts the beloved comedy's setting as fin de siècle New York. The company will lead audiences on Shakespeare's lively journey of mistaken identities, misguided lovers, and joyous celebration, recasting the play's setting to New York City circa 1900. Employing its signature "Panoramic Theatre" staging style, the company will escort audiences, pausing to hatch a confusion of plots and declare various passions against a backdrop of waterfalls, bridges, and shady groves.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Workshop | Sunset Pilates


Join Lou Cornacchia, founder of Cobble Hill's Body in Balance Studio, for an Intermediate Pilates Mat Class.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Screening | Documentary: Ross Finkel, Trevor Martin & Jon Paley's Pelotero (2011)


This compelling documentary narrated by John Leguizamo is a gritty and never before seen look inside the world of Major League Baseball training camps in the Dominican Republic. For 16-year-old Dominican baseball players such as Miguel Angel and Jean Carlos, the only real chance to escape crushing poverty comes on July 2nd, the day they become eligible to sign professional baseball contracts. Filmmakers Ross Finkel, Trevor Martin and Jonathan Paley take you inside this never before seen world for an up close and personal look at the cost of the American dream. 73 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
$10 suggested donation

Performance | Comedy: East Side Orphan Riot and Harvey


Come and see Broadway magic happen right before your very eyes! Based only on a suggestion from the audience, our PIT musical house teams will create a memorable improvised musical that will titillate the senses! Never again spend hours in rush lottery lines for religious based/ superhero centered shows on and near 42nd street. Every week at the PIT, each team presents a brand new musical that’ll make you bust out laughing, tear up crying and/or cheer like soccer hooligan.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Concert | Kathy Ann Skylar, Singer-Songwriter


Skylar's songs have been performed by a gamut of performers of all ages--from fifth graders, to theater students, to seasoned professionals in such events as the John Znidarsic's NYPL Songbook Series, Jennifer Wren and Bill Zeffiro's "Big Night Out,” in addition to off-Broadway and children’s theater shows. Joining Kathy in the “Spotlight” will be bassist Tom Ricciuti.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Theater | Outdoor Presentation of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night’s Dream


This year Pulse Ensemble Theatre is going to reprise Shakespeare in July instead of its usual August slot. This year they’re doing A Midsummer Night’s Dream – expect the unexpected, including some rock ‘n roll (and a cross dresser or two). Pulse definitely does not take your classical approach to the Classics! Enjoy a theatrical evening under the stars.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Theater | Outdoor Presentation of Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor


The play is presented in a working parking lot, so you can drive there but you should expect to pay the Muni-meter. The show is offered while the lot is in use. The action sometimes happens around a parked car which drives away during a performance. At such times, the players stop and the audience moves its chairs, pausing the performance the same way a show would stop for rain uptown in Central Park. It's all part of the fun. Seats are available on a first come first serve basis, with audience members often arriving as early as 7:00 PM to secure a place. You are encouraged and welcome to bring your own chair. Once seats are gone, blankets are spread out.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Open Mike | Storytimes Slam


Read, or tell, or do something in between...But make it GOOD because they are judging you. It's your chance to throw your hat in the ring for our very first (and possibly last) storytelling/reading slam. Prepare a 5-minute story on a "How I Learned..." topic of your choosing, and then leave the rest up to the magic of the universe, and also to the alcohol intake levels of the judges. Co-Hosts: Andy Ross (Real Characters), Lyra Smith (Kings Comedy). Judges: Blaise Allysen Kearsley (How I Learned), Michael Sharkey (Celebrity Photographer), Ted Travelstead (Vanity Fair; Sex: Our Bodies, Our Junk) Sign-Up Between 7:00-7:45 p.m.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Workshop | Thursday Night Meditation


Ganesh Das leads a therapeutic meditation practice. This healing Satsang is designed and blessed by his gurus and founders of the method, Sharon Gannon and David Life. Through this guided practice open to all levels, one learns to find a comfortable meditative seat, be still and focus the attention on the breath and a mantra. One learns to create space and calmness in the mind and body, amidst the daily chaos of life. This class provides a safe environment for the community to gather and openly discuss spiritual and every day aspects of life through a candid Q & A.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Workshop | Journey to the Stars with the Amateur Astronomers Association


Join astronomers as they guide your eyes across the sky and the wonders of astronomy are revealed. Look for the Syfy telescopes.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:30 pm
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Film | Spike Lee's Summer of Sam (1999): New York in 1977


With John Leguizamo, Adrien Brody and Mira Sorvino. Spike Lee's take on the "Son of Sam" murders in New York City during the summer of 1977 centering on the residents of an Italian-American South Bronx neighborhood who live in fear and distrust of one another. 142 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:30 pm
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Performance | Comedy: The Scene


The Scene is a weekly showcase of improvised one act plays. Each week the show features New York’s top improvisers from Saturday Night Live, The Colbert Report, The Daily Show, Baby Wants Candy, Second City and more. The Scene is produced and hosted by Dan Hodapp and Micah Sherman.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:30 pm
$5

Performance | New Team Lunacy Comedy Show


All you need to do is show up. Don’t have an improv group? They’ll put you in one! Have a team then bring them down! Five teams get to play for ten minutes each, and everyone has fun. Work on your skills and meet some great new people. New Team Lunacy, hosted by Erick Hellwig.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 pm
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Jazz | Late Night Session, Hosted by Michael Mwenso


Hosted by vocalist Michael Mwenso, who successfully ran the internationally acclaimed program at London's Ronnie Scotts Jazz Club, Late Night Session offers a jazz home and community for some of today's most talented, young musicians to showcase and hone their craft. The fun begins every Thursday night until the wee hours. Stop by and hang.
   New York City, NY; NYC
11:30 pm
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Classical Music | Choral Work by Haydn and More at a Landmark Venue

Regular Price: $59
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Play | A Play About a Famous Artist

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