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45 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Saturday, July 28, 2018
All events are free unless otherwise noted.Editor's Picks
Workshop | Morning Fitness
One hour of walking, stretching, and strengthening exercises. For a breath of fresh air, take your workouts ... more >> outdoors. Parks are becoming a logical alternative environment for those who want to add variety to their workouts, or who just don't like the gym. And, it's an affordable way to increase physical activity opportunities, because there's nothing special to build. Exercise with a view, in natural sunlight, with green scenery all around bestows health benefits that can’t be found indoors. Scientific studies have shown that the pleasure of being outdoors for example gives your brain, psyche, and immune system an extra boost. Led by trained professionals, and suitable for all levels. Wear comfortable clothing and bring water. Every Saturday.
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8:30 am
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Workshop | Drawing in the Park
Paint in watercolor, or use pastels, chalk, and charcoal to capture the magical vistas of the Hudson ... more >> River and the unique landscape. An artist/educator will help participants of all levels with instruction and critique. Art materials provided. Please note that this program is for adult participants (age 18 and up).
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10:00 am
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free, no reservation required
Workshop | Garden Yoga
Outdoor yoga classes are a great way for the entire family to stay fit! Mats will be provided for temporary ... more >> use. Saturdays, June 16-September 1, 2018.
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10:00 am
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free, no reservation required
Dance Lesson | Moves with Limón Dance
Experience the joy of movement and dance. Led by dancers from the world-renowned Limón Dance Company, ... more >> this modern dance class is now in its seventh year. Open to all levels and ages. Saturdays, June 23-September 8, 2018.
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10:00 am
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free, no reservation required
Park Walk | Park Tour: From Freight to Flowers
Hear the story behind New York City's park in the sky. Guided 75-minute walking tours led by knowledgeable ... more >> volunteer guides will offer you an insider's perspective on the park's history, design, and landscape. Tuesdays and Saturdays, June 23 -September 29, 2018.
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10:00 am
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free, no reservation required
Fair | Street Fair
Free fun for the whole family, including arts, crafts, antiques, plants, entertainment, games, and more.
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10:00 am
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Fair | Street Fair
Free fun for the whole family, including arts, crafts, antiques, plants, entertainment, games, and more.
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10:00 am
free, no reservation required
free, no reservation required
Workshop | Yoga Flow Workshop
Want to flow through your chaturanga with views of NYC's future mega-neighborhood? From May through September, ... more >> this yoga session will happen every Saturday morning. Mats and blocks for the first 20 participants.
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10:00 am
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Workshop | Butt and Gut Workshop
Veteran Donald Calliste leads you to tone and define your core, lower back, and glutes with cardio exercises ... more >> that keep your heart rate up and fat burning. Please bring a mat.
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10:30 am
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Tour | 13 tours, all City neighborhoods, take your pick!
Tours take place at various times during the day, all day long: SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown Brooklyn ... more >> 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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11:00 am
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Workshop | Crocheting and Knitting Meet Up
Please bring your own supplies—Yarn, Crochet hooks and Knitting Needles.
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11:00 am
free, no reservation required
free, no reservation required
Dance Lesson | Learn to Dance with One of the World’s Most Celebrated Contemporary Dance Companies
Learn to dance with Mark Morris Dance Group, one of the world’s most celebrated contemporary dance ... more >> companies. For this special all-ages, all-abilities class, participants will have the chance to dance steps from Mark Morris’s "Love Song Waltzes," which will be performed in August at the Mostly Mozart Festival.
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11:00 am
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Festival | New York City Poetry Festival
The New York City Poetry Festival unites the vast and diverse New York City poetry community on the idyllic ... more >> summer paradise of the island. The festival invites poetry organizations and collectives of all shapes and sizes to bring their unique formats, aesthetics, and personalities to the festival grounds, which are ringed with a collection of beautiful Victorian houses and tucked beneath the wide, green canopies of dozens of century old trees.
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11:00 am
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Workshop | Shape Up NYC Zumba
It's Shape Up NYC's fun Zumba class! Colorful outfits are encouraged! Zumba is a fusion of Latin, International, ... more >> and popular music dance themes creating a dynamic, exciting, and effective fitness system! The routines feature aerobic, fitness interval training with a combination of fast and slow rhythms that tone and sculpt the body with easy-to-follow dance steps.
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11:00 am
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Workshop | Summer Workout
Complimentary outdoor Pilates mat classes with BK Pilates. - Wear comfortable clothing that allows for ... more >> movement - Bring your own mat Wednesdays and Saturdays through August 29, 2018.
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11:00 am
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Workshop | Ultimate Frisbee
The “Spirit of the Game” lives on! Enjoy drop-in, organized games of Ultimate Frisbee and learn why ... more >> this is becoming a fast-growing sport all around the world. All levels welcome. Discs provided.
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11:00 am
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City Walk | Greenwich Village Walking Tour
Steeped in artistic, political and progressively social history, Greenwich Village today remains a cultural ... more >> melting pot. The ‘Village’ has been, and remains a bohemian capitol, a center of the modern LGBT movement and one of the birthplaces of the ‘Beat’ and 60’s counter culture movements. Alongside historic landmarks the tours visit the Villages’ modern day institutions, observing where the places todays Villagers’ work, live and play, and where they maintain the sense of the unique, bizarre and beautiful bohemia we call Greenwich Village. This event takes place every Saturday from June 2 to September 29.
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11:30 am
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Dance Performance | 60-Member Drumline and Dance Team That Performed at the Super Bowl
They’ve performed at the Super Bowl, in an Oscar-winning movie (Birdman), and as part of the Times ... more >> Square New Year’s Eve celebration. This 60-member drumline and dance team Marching Cobras brings its high-energy artistry to NYC yet again!
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12:00 pm
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Discussion | Managing Risk in Your Retirement Portfolio
Whether you are saving and investing for retirement, or withdrawing funds to live the life you want to ... more >> live, your retirement assets are subject to multiple risks, some of which can be managed successfully. Erika Safran of Safran Wealth Advisors discusses the balance needed between short term goals and longer term needs, allocating for tax efficiency, risk tolerance and risk capacity, when conservative strategies turn risky, and portfolio allocation strategies for different life phases and income needs.
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12:00 pm
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Workshop | Plastic bottle art
In this workshop artist Barbara Lubliner will teach techniques to transform plastic bottles and scraps ... more >> into sculptural objects of unique and interesting designs. Participants should collect and bring some clean plastic water bottles, soda bottles, colorful plastic bags, or even colorful detergent containers.
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12:00 pm
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Concert | Interactive Hip-Hop/Afrobeat Duo
Dancing and singing are encouraged at this interactive performance by dynamic duo of Chen Lo and Asante ... more >> Amin, who make up Soul Science Lab. Together with an MC, a DJ, horns, and vocalists, Lo and Amin chronicle the joys of travel and cultural exploration using their signature blend of hip-hop, jazz, funk, soul, and Afrobeat rhythms.
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1:00 pm
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Film | Oscar-Winning Superman (1978): The Original Superhero Blockbuster
The Man of Steel woos Lois Lane as he battles Lex Luthor in this special-effects extravaganza. Directed ... more >> by Richard Donner. With Christopher Reeve, Gene Hackman and Marlon Brando. 143 min.
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1:00 pm
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Workshop | Writer's Circle
Join a group of individuals with an interest in writing who are willing to share ideas and techniques. ... more >> All genres and styles encouraged. Everyone is welcome in this friendly and supportive atmosphere. This workshop takes place every second and fourth Saturday of each month.
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1:00 pm
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Film | Black Panther (2018): superhero blockbuster, one of the highest-grossing films of all time
T'Challa, the King of Wakanda, rises to the throne in the isolated, technologically advanced African ... more >> nation, but his claim is challenged by a vengeful outsider who was a childhood victim of T'Challa's father's mistake. Director: Ryan Coogler. Starring Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong'o. 134 min.
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2:00 pm
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Film | Blue Gold: American Jeans (2014): documentary
This documentary is weaving together the story of how one garment is connecting us all. Starting our ... more >> journey in the American West, we travel around the world with jeans hunter Eric Schrader. An ambassador of Americana, Eric is trading in the history and values that have made Blue Jeans the most expensive and sought after piece of vintage clothing on the planet. Director: Christian D. Braun 100 min.
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2:00 pm
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Film | Chinese Couplets (2015): part memoir, part history, part investigation
Chinese Couplets spans two centuries, three countries, and four generations of women in this intimate ... more >> story that reveals the impact of America's Chinese Exclusion Acts on journalist-filmmaker Felicia Lowe's family. Lowe offers a nuanced, engaging approach to the debate that details the long-term, multi-generational effects of ethnically motivated immigration policies while imparting a cautionary tale of living with cultural pluralism in the 21st century. 56 min.
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2:00 pm
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Film | Chitty, Chitty Bang, Bang (1968): British musical adventure
A down-on-his-luck inventor turns a broken-down Grand Prix car into a fancy vehicle for his children, ... more >> and then they go off on a magical fantasy adventure to save their grandfather in a far-off land. Directed by Ken Hughes. Starring Dick Van Dyke, Sally Ann Howes, Lionel Jeffries. 145 min.
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2:00 pm
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free, no reservation required
Film | Game Night (2018): Black Comedy
A group of friends who meet regularly for game nights find themselves entangled in a real-life mystery. ... more >> Directed by John Francis Daley & Jonathan Goldstein. Starring Jason Bateman, Rachel McAdams, Billy Magnussen. 100 min.
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2:00 pm
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Workshop | How to Find a Job
Speaker, trainer, and certified professional coach, Barbara Phillips, will share a practical overview ... more >> of the key elements of a serious job search and tools for finding your “best fit” job.
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2:00 pm
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Film | Iain Softley's Oscar-Nominated The Wings of the Dove (1997): Henry James Adaptation
Starring Helena Bonham Carter, Linus Roache, Alex Jennings. An impoverished woman, who has been forced ... more >> to choose between a privileged life with her wealthy aunt and her journalist lover, befriends an American heiress. When she discovers the heiress is attracted to her own lover and is dying, she sees a chance to have both the privileged life she cannot give up and the lover she cannot live without. 102 min.
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2:00 pm
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Lesson | Job Search Strategies
Speaker, trainer, and certified professional coach, Barbara Phillips, will help you get greater clarity ... more >> on key elements of the job search process and explain key tools for finding a “best fit” job. You will learn: • Key elements of an effective job search strategy • The importance of “knowing yourself”: strengths, passions and values • Tips for defining and communicating "your brand" • Research and networking strategies • Tips on designing a high-impact resume
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2:00 pm
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Tour | Southern Park Welcome Tour
An introduction to some of the southern Park highlights, including Grand Army Plaza, the Pond, Gapstow ... more >> Bridge, Wollman Rink, Chess and Checkers House, and the Dairy.
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2:00 pm
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Festival | Hip-Hop in the Park Festival
Legendary VJ, producer, and hip-hop pioneer Ralph McDaniels to present Hip Hop in the Park, a family-friendly ... more >> festival celebrating the four elements of hip-hop – emcees, DJs, dance troupes, and graffiti art – and 35 years of McDaniels’ groundbreaking music video program, Video Music Box. This is an exciting afternoon of entertainment including an old school hip-hop jam, youth performances, art-making activities, and food.
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3:00 pm
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Staged Reading | Lewis Theobald's Double Falsehood or The Distrest Lovers: based on a play by Shakespeare
Double Falsehood or The Distrest Lovers is an early 18th-century play by the English writer and playwright ... more >> Lewis Theobald, although the authorship has been contested ever since the play was first published, with some scholars considering that it may have been written by John Fletcher and William Shakespeare. Some authors believe that it may be an adaptation of a lost play by William Shakespeare and John Fletcher known as Cardenio. Theobald himself claimed his version was based on three manuscripts of an unnamed lost play by Shakespeare.
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3:00 pm
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Concert | Pete Rock & The Soul Brothers: Grammy-Winning Hip-Hop Artist Goes Jazz
The Bronx-born producer, DJ, and artist Pete Rock is synonymous with hip-hop. Since the early ‘90s, ... more >> the Grammy winner has worked with the likes of Slum Village, Kanye West, Nas, Jay Z, and countless others. But he’ll be doing something a little different (though no less illuminating): He’ll be performing a special set with The Soul Brothers, an ensemble of some of the best and brightest who’s whos of jazz. He’ll be joined by the fast-rising soul star Hannah Williams, whose work inspired Jay-Z’s 4:44.
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3:00 pm
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Classical Music | Concert at the coolest classical music concerts location in NYC
Classical music on a boat with an intimate and romantic setting and beautiful view of New York City. ... more >> Program and musicians TBA.
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4:00 pm
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Play | Hamlet with the Title Character a Woman -- Outdoors
Director Karla Hendrick will stage the character as a modern young woman of intelligence and wisdom. ... more >> Hamlet, clad in skirts, is rendered powerless when her uncle Claudius inserts himself into the line of succession and thrusts her aside. Determined and noble, she is someone who would take control through heart and with strength, but her conscience is a paralyzing force; moreover, she finds herself continuously isolated and betrayed by those closest to her and this impacts her ability to function. The play will be cut to a little over two hours to give the feeling of a world speeding out of control around her. The audience is challenged to consider whether the ascendancy of a female ruler could have wrought a better Denmark. This popular New York summer institution which presents Shakespeare plays with a "poor theater" aesthetic in a working parking lot is now widely imitated around the US and around the world. To the company's knowledge and research, it is the first major New York outdoor stage company to offer a production with a female Hamlet. Unlike the well-known cross-gender castings of the masterpiece, this one is not a woman playing a man: the title character is a feminine Princess of Denmark, played by Jane Bradley. Thursdays through Saturdays, July 12-28, 2018.
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6:30 pm
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Play | The Three Musketeers: Twenty Years Later: Alexandre Dumas's Classic Updated
Susane Lee has adapted this play from the classic works of Alexandre Dumas. Directed by Nicholas Martin-Smith ... more >> Thursdays-Sundays; July 5- 29, 2018.
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6:30 pm
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Play | Romeo & Juliet: Shakespeare's Classic Tale of Two 'Star-Cross'd Lovers'
In fair Verona, the long-standing feud between families Montague and Capulet cause tragic results for ... more >> their respective children, Romeo and Juliet. After meeting at a masked ball, Romeo and Juliet fall in love, only to discover the surname of their beloved. Revenge, love, and a secret marriage force the lovers to take drastic measures. In the end, both families learn the perils of needless violence. This summer will bring to life one of Shakespeare's most well known tragedies in a dynamic adaptationt. They will transform the park into Verona, with six actors playing all the roles in this fast-paced tour de force production. July 24-25 & July 27-29
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7:00 pm
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Play | Twelfth Night: Shakespeare's Exuberant Live-Action Cartoon
Twins Sebastian and Viola stumble upon the flamboyant, technicolor world of Illyria, visually inspired ... more >> by the surreal wonderlands of The Wizard of Oz, Yellow Submarine and the works of Doctor Seuss – an exuberant live-action cartoon.
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7:00 pm
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Concert | Modern Sounds from Iran with legendary singer-songwriter and guitarist
Persian music is refracted across generations in this exceptional triple bill anchored by legendary singer-songwriter ... more >> and guitarist Faramarz Aslani. Beloved for setting classical Persian poetry and original lyrics to pop grooves, Aslani has been one of the most respected Iranian artists since his 1977 hit song "Ageh Ye Rooz (If One Day)." He shares the evening with Kiosk, the popular rock band that emerged from the Tehran underground in the early 2000s, and Brooklyn-based Habibi, whose lauded new EP, Cardamom Garden, blends Iranian rock from the '70s with girl-group harmonies and surf guitar.
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7:00 pm
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Movie in a Park | Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984): Animated Adventure from Japan
Warrior/pacifist Princess Nausicaä desperately struggles to prevent two warring nations from destroying ... more >> themselves and their dying planet. Director: Hayao Miyazaki 117 min. Otherworldly Brooklyn-based guitarist Kaki King sets the stage, with multi-instrumentalist Treya Lam.
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7:30 pm
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Musical | Twelfth Night: A Musical Re-Imagining of Shakespeare
Professional artists and two rotating ensembles of community members from all five boroughs will perform ... more >> together on the Delacorte stage in this enchanting comedy about Viola (Nikki M. James), a young heroine who washes up on the shores of Illyria, disguises herself as a man, is sent to court a countess, and falls in love with a Duke. Featuring music and lyrics by critically-acclaimed songwriter Shaina Taub, this very special Twelfth Night is a unique partnership between two Public Theater programs that exemplify The Public’s commitment to radical inclusion. Oskar Eustis, The Public’s Artistic Director, and Kwame Kwei-Armah, incoming Artistic Director of London’s Young Vic, helm this unforgettable musical about love in all its many disguises.
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8:00 pm
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Film | Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017): Space Adventure
A dark force threatens Alpha, a vast metropolis and home to species from a thousand planets. Special ... more >> operatives Valerian and Laureline must race to identify the marauding menace and safeguard not just Alpha, but the future of the universe. PG 13 Director: Luc Besson 137 min. You should arrive before 7:30 p.m. to get your spot. Feel free to bring a blanket to sit on; there will be a limited supply of chairs available. Bottled waters are OK, but no glass.
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8:00 pm
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Play | Sophocles's Antigone: Modern Re-Imagining of the Classic Greek Drama
Set in the city of Thebes in a dystopian future, the struggle for power, glory and the claim to the city ... more >> shatters the bonds of brotherhood, leaving two men lifeless. The new king proclaims one brother a hero and the other a usurper, leaving his limp body lying in the street as an example to those who dare act against the state. The citizens of the city avert their eyes due to fear, turning instead to their new leader who vows to restore order to the war torn city. But when the sister of the slain young brothers protests the edict, she breaks faith with everything she has ever known in order to set things right at any cost. Calling on the cultural landscape of African-American traditions, while adhering to the Greek tragic form; this fresh reimagining of the classic story will captivate, stun and inspire audiences from all backgrounds. The Classical Theatre of Harlem's production is inspired by the Paul Roche adaptation which accomplishes a fidelity to the original while giving CTH the flexibility to showcase ancient ideas that have taken center stage in the current climate: order, law, justice and marginalized voices confronting power and patriarchy.
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8:00 pm
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