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60 free events take place in New York City on Thursday, July 26, 2012.
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60 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Thursday, July 26, 2012

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Workshop | Summer in the Square: Running Class


From CLAY Health Club + Spa.
   
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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.
   
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7:30 am
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Workshop | Summer in the Square: Brooklyn Bridge Boot Camp


An intensive cardio workshop.
   
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8:00 am
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Workshop | Summer in the Square: Yoga


Instructed by CLAY.
   
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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.
   
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10:00 am
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Film | 2-Time Oscar Winner: George Cukor's The Philadelphia Story (1940)


With Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant, James Stewart. When a rich woman's ex-husband and a tabloid-type reporter turn up just before her planned remarriage, she begins to learn the truth about herself. 112 min.
   
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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.
   
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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.
   
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11:15 am
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Concert | Afro-Cuban Sounds with the Pedrito Martinez Group


A former member of the popular New York band Yerba Buena, Havana-born vocalist and percussionist Pedrito Martinez is “an incomparable performer” (The New York Times) and master of the sultry Afro-Cuban rumba. Featured briefly in the critically lauded Cuban music documentary Calle 54, Martinez and his crack conga playing have been heard in engagements with Paquito D’Rivera, Eddie Palmieri, Arturo O’Farrill, Joe Lavano, Sting, and countless others, as well as with his own group’s weekly gigs at Manhattan’s Cuban hotspot Guantanamera.
   
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12:00 pm
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Concert | Broadway in the Park: Anything Goes / Voca People / Jesus Christ Superstar / The Fantasticks / Jersey Boys


The most popular musicals on and off Broadway perform their biggest hits.
   
12:30 pm
free, no reservation required

Jazz | Dona Carter, Jazz Pianist


Pianist, composer, music educator, and mentor to students of all ages, Dona Carter has directed a variety of ensembles - large and small - composing and arranging many original pieces. Future performances with her band will include Cleopatra's Needle and the Hartford/Bushnell concert series this summer.
   
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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.
   
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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.
   
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12:30 pm
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Park Walk | West Side Stories Tour


Walk through a scenic area on the western edge of the Park, much of which is off the beaten track for most visitors. See rolling meadows, lake views, bridges of different styles, and a garden with flowers and plants mentioned by Shakespeare.
   
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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
$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!
   
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1:00 pm
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Gallery Talk | Tour of Jubilation|Rumination: Life, Real and Imagined


Free tour with the museum’s gallery guides.
   
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1:00 pm
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Workshop | Featured Library Database: Freegal Music


Hands on using wireless laptops. Learn how to download three free songs a week from Freegl Music, which provides access to the catalog of artists in Sony Music Entertainment. All you need are your library card barcode, your PIN number, and a flash drive to save your downloads in.
   
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1:15 pm
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Workshop | Computer Surfing for 50+


Hands on using wireless laptops. Explore websites of special interest to active older adults.
   
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2:30 pm
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Workshop | Stay Well Exercise


Join us for a free Stay Well exercise session. Stay Well volunteers certified by the NYC's Department for the aging will lead participants in a well-balanced series of exercises for seniors of all ability levels. Please wear loose comfortable clothing. Exercise equipment will be provided. All participants are required to sign a personal medical waiver at the beginning of the class.
   
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2:30 pm
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Workshop | Volleyball Clinic


Sharpen your skills with knowledgeable instructors who will cover the fundamentals of beach volleyball in this series of free, public clinics. More advanced techniques including serving, setting, spiking, passing and ball control, and diving and rolling drills will also be reviewed. 3:00 - 4:30 is for children under the age of 16. 4:30 - 6:00 is for adults.
   
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3:00 pm
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Workshop | Chess & Games Club


A beginning level Chess gaming group for all ages. Other games considered as well.
   
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5:00 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.
   
5:00 pm
free, no reservation required

Workshop | Got Clutter? Join the Clutter Support Group


Do you feel overwhelmed by the possessions, papers and piles that have taken over your life and space? Don't know how or where to start to make changes? You're not alone. Join the Clutter Support Group, an educational support group for individuals who are struggling with clutter and disorganization. Open to people of all ages with any degree of disorganization.
   
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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.
   
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5:30 pm
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Film | Amy Heckerling's Clueless (1995): Austen's Emma Updated


Starring Alicia Silverstone, Stacey Dash and Brittany Murphy. A West Coast teen lifestyle parody centered around Cher, a popular high school girl who spends her days playing match-maker, helping her friends with fashion choices, and looking for a boyfriend. 97 min. Music at 6:00pm, movie at sunset.
   
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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.
   
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Drawings: Issei Hidaka's Fantasy World


Hidaka uses colored pencils to create precise lines and saturated colors that portray his own unique vision of nature in daily life. We see flowers, birds, trees brought to life by the pulse of Hidaka’s lines and strokes. His motifs and inspiration manifest themselves in every aspect of his work: we see the clean lines and smooth coloration of Ukiyo-e combined with the intricacy and vividness of mandala and kaleidoscope images. Issei Hidaka was born in Japan in 1959. He studied art and design at Musashino Art College and Kuwasawa Design Laboratory, Tokyo. This is his first solo show in New York City.
   
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6:00 pm
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Workshop | Free Yoga Class


A free yoga class will be held with Shanti Hauptmann who is trained in modalities that emphasize optimal alignment in the body, mind, heart, and spirit by way of the Universal Principals of Alignment. In her typical contemplative and playful manner, Shanti will translate her teachings to guests.
   
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Group Show: Japanese Artists 60


Sixty unique and diverse art works from contemporary Japanese artists
   
6:00 pm
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Park Walk | Horticulture Tour


Join the Park’s horticulturalist and gardeners to learn about the flora and fauna. You’ll explore seven ecosystems to learn about their plants and wildlife, as well as the ornamental and environmental design that makes the park function beautifully.
   
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6:00 pm
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Talk | Interview Intervention: The Self-Recruiter Interview Checklist


John Crant shows how to research a job opportunity that you are about to interview for, to fully prepare for interview success, and the right follow up after your interview.
   
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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.
   
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6:00 pm
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Concert | Rock: Oberhofer / The Softpack / Royal Bangs


Oberhofer, the Brooklyn-based band of Brad Oberhofer, creates psychedelic catchy pop rock tunes. The acclaimed debut album Time Capsules II possesses the “ecstatic rush of young love and the emotional fragility attached to it.” Hailing from San Diego, The Soft Pack plays a smart but simple rock that harkens back to ‘60s garage, ‘70s punk, and ‘80s college rock. The kinetic rock and roll of Knoxville's Royal Bangs is a shapeshifting spastic rush of math rock with the heft of 1970s arena-fillers, and a bit of Tennessee-born Southern boogie (Pitchfork).
   
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6:00 pm
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Film | Silent Film: Raoul Walsh's The Regeneration (1915)


Raoul Walsh directs his first full length feature, an early silent crime drama based on the 1903 autobiography My Mamie Rose. Follow the life of an orphaned Bowery boy turned gangster who makes an attempt to reform his ways after catching the eye of a beautiful society girl turned settlement worker. Walsh captures authentic street scenes including local residents as extras on the Bowery, in Chinatown, and in Lower East Side tenement housing. 72 min.
   
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Student Show: Between Two Thoughts


An exhibition of video and sculpture by students and a recent alumnus featuring innovative approaches to the presentation of time-based works. Curated by Student Galleries Assistant Director Richard Brooks.
   
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Opening Reception | Student Show: Natural


An exhibition of photography, sculpture and installation art by students and recent alumni inspired by natural forms. Curated by Student Galleries Assistant Director Richard Brooks.
   
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6:00 pm
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Talk | Greg David discusses his book Modern New York: The Life and Economics of a City


The editor for Crain's New York Business for 25 years, who has covered topics from the city's business, to economic and political issues, will be focusing on past and present mayoral policies, the upcoming 2013 mayoral election, the immigrant business community, the movie industry, and the Airport industry.
   
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6:30 pm
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Workshop | Memoir Writing Workshop


Pen your own story, poem, or screenplay, at writer's workshops guaranteed to improve and perfect. Age 18+. Facilitated by Kelly Caldwell.
   
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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.
   
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6:30 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.
   
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7:00 pm
$5

Author Reading | Jessamyn Fiore discusses her book 112 Greene Street: The Early Years (1970-1974)


The culmination of an exhibition by the same name that opened at David Zwirner in January 2011. This extensively researched and historically important book brings together a number of works exhibited at 112 Greene Street (including works by Matta-Clark, Vito Acconci, Tina Girouard, Suzanne Harris, Jene Highstein, Larry Miller, Alan Saret, and Richard Serra), as well as extensive interviews with many of the artists involved in the space, a fascinating timeline of all the activity at 112 Greene Street in the early years, and installation views of the 2011 exhibition.
   
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7:00 pm
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Poetry Reading | Kick Assonance Poetry Reading


Award-winning storyteller Leslie Goshko (Sirius XM, WNYC, Manhattan Monologue Slam Champion) hosts a curated evening of original poetic works that’s sure to Kick Assonance! Join poets Kyle Erickson, Steven Leyva, and Steve Dalachinsky for an evening of original poetry that Time Out New York magazine named a “Critics' Pick.”
   
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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.
   
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7:00 pm
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Concert | Latino Music: Oscar De Leon / Luis Enrique / N'Klabe


Oscar De Leon is a Venezuelan musician who became internationally famous for his salsa music. In Spanish, he is known as El Sonero del Mundo ("the Son Singer of the World") and el Faraón de la salsa ("the pharaoh of salsa"). Luis Enrique is a Nicaraguan singer and composer. He started his career in the late 1980s and achieved success in the 1990s earning the title "El Principe de la Salsa (The Prince of Salsa). N'Klabe, from Puerto Rico, was formed in 2003 by Félix Javier "Felo" Torres. They have released several albums, including their debut album, Salsa Contra Viento y Marea, in 2004. The public is encouraged to bring their own chairs. A limited number of $5 rental chairs in a specially designated area are available on a first-come first-served basis.
   
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7:30 pm
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Performance | Livia's Castle of Enchantment Variety Show


It's going to be hot, wild, dumb and harmlessly fun. So grab your friends, have some beers, and watch me shimmy around as a vapid sex machine! Jam to the raw masculine power of country musical guest THE COWMEN. Catch the rising star & cast member of the NEW In Living Color (on FOX this fall!) JERMAINE FOWLER. Listen in amazement as one of the foremost comedy geniuses of all time, The Onion's TODD HANSON does something very special
   
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7:30 pm
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Jazz | The Stooges Brass Band


Combining old-school jazz energy with raucous funk, hip-hop, and Mardi Gras Indian chants, the Stooges are rising stars among the new breed of New Orleans brass ensembles. Led by sousaphonist Walter “Whoadie” Ramsey, the Stooges were anointed the Crescent City’s best contemporary brass band at last year’s Big Easy Music Awards.
   
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7:30 pm
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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.
   
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8:00 pm
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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.
   
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.
   
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8:00 pm
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Film | Tim Hill's Hop (2011): Animated Comedy


With Russell Brand, James Marsden and Elizabeth Perkins. E.B., the Easter Bunny's teenage son, heads to Hollywood, determined to become a drummer in a rock 'n' roll band. In LA, he's taken in by Fred after the out-of-work slacker hits E.B. with his car. 95 min.
   
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8:00 pm
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Concert | G.R.U.B.B. (Gypsy Roma Urban Balkan Beats)


Brass bands are the original heavy metal. Rapping, dancing teens, a brass band, and a DJ provide the energetic elements of G.R.U.B.B., a 25-member group whose triumphant stage show thrusts Roma culture into the 21st century. This artistic effort was created by RPOINT, a nonprofit established to provide opportunities for Romani youth in Serbia and elsewhere in Europe.
   
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8:30 pm
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Film | Guy Hamilton's Oscar Winner Goldfinger (1964): Classic James Bond


With Sean Connery, Gert Fröbe and Honor Blackman. Investigating a gold magnate's smuggling, James Bond uncovers a plot to contaminate the Fort Knox gold reserve. 110 min.
   
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8:30 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.
   
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8:30 pm
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Performance | Mike King's One-Man-Show The Fifth Dentist


A "work in progress" one-man-show performed by comedian/dentist Mike King. What do you do when your father owns a strip club, and your mother works there? BECOME A DENTIST! Hilarious true story by America's funniest dentist, cutting-edge comedy from one of New York's brightest comics...has been seen on Comedy Central and has opened for Ray Romano! See this work-in-progress before it's off-Broadway production.
   
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9:00 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.
   
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9:30 pm
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Theater | After Dark 2012


PTP/NYC’s After Dark 2012 is the playground for young artists’ off-hours theatre in multiple shapes and sizes.
   
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10:30 pm
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Performance | Comedy: SH*!HOUSED! Nick’s Birthday Edition!


Ever play a drinking game? Ever watch an improv show? Ever play a drinking game while watching an improv show? Well, here’s your chance! Come out and help celebrate Nick’s birthday while watching USA perform a hilarious set and play a drinking game with you, the audience. At this point, who knows what will happen.
   
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11:00 pm
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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.
   
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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.
   
11:30 pm
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