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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on June 16, 2016?

83 free events take place on Thursday, June 16 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 June 16 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 June . 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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83 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Thursday, June 16, 2016

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Workshop | Vinyasa Yoga


Come to the park and get your morning off to a great start with yoga. Every Thursday from June 16-August 11.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 am
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Workshop | Park Tai Chi


Class for all ages and experience levels. Provided by the Tai Chi Chuan Center and led by teachers and students who train at CK Chu Tai Chi under the direction of Jeremy Hubbell.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 am
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Workshop | Gridiron Power High Intensity


Come to the park and get your morning off to a great start with a high-intensity power workout. Every Thursday from June 16-August 11.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 am
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Workshop | Cardio Dance Workout


Come to the park and get your morning off to a great start with a cardio dance workout. Every Thursday from June 16-August 11.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 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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10:00 am
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City Walk | Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn Heights and Dumbo Tour


This is a 3-hour tour that begins with a walk over the Brooklyn Bridge, an icon of New York City for over 125 years, with spectacular views of Manhattan and Brooklyn. The tour then moves on to a stroll of Brooklyn Heights, America’s and New York City’s first suburb. The tour then explores the neighborhood DUMBO before ending at the Fulton Ferry landing. This tour takes place every day at 10am.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Tour | Downtown Manhattan 3-Hour Tour


The 3-hour walking and subway tour covers the Financial District including Wall Street and the World Trade Center, SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown. These are neighborhoods that simply can’t be fully appreciated from a bus. There will be one or two opportuniti​es to sample tasty treats.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Tour | Midtown Manhattan Tour


Arguably the world's most valuable, busiest and most crowded pieces of real estate, Midtown Manhattan is what most visitors think of when they think of New York City. Home to some of the city's most iconic architecture, from Gothic to Post-Modern and from Beaux-Arts to Art Deco (lots of Art Deco). it's not difficult to understand why. But just behind the massive facades, lie facinating histories just waiting to be unveiled.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Workshop | MS Word 2010 for Beginners


Learn the basics features of Microsoft Word 2010, a word processing program you can use to create documents. Topics include entering and editing text, saving files, and formatting.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Tour | SoHo, Little Italy and 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
10:00 am
Free

Tour | Williamsburg Street Art Tour


Street art is visual art created in public locations, usually unsanctioned artwork executed outside of the context of traditional art venues. The term gained popularity during the graffiti art boom of the early 1980s and continues to be applied to subsequent incarnations. Stencil graffiti, wheat pasted poster art or sticker art, and street installation or sculpture are common forms of modern street art.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Workshop | Intermediate Photoshop: Photo Retouching


In this class you will use Photoshop to clean up and modify digital images. Learn how to minimize blemishes, use the clone stamp tool, alter backgrounds, recolor images, and more. This class is taught on Mac computers.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 am
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Workshop | Digital Media Basics


Learn all about downloading, streaming, and converting music, videos, images and more! This class covers various services, software, and techniques for getting the most out of your favorite media. Class is conducted on Macintosh computers.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Film | Douglas Sirk's Written on the Wind (1956): Lauren Bacall, Robert Stack


"Douglas Sirk's Written on the Wind is the stylishly debauched tale of a Texas oil magnate brought down by the excesses of his spoiled offspring. Features an all-star quartet that includes Robert Stack as a pistol-packin' alcoholic playboy; Lauren Bacall as his long-suffering wife; Rock Hudson as his earthy best friend; and Dorothy Malone as his nymphomaniac sister."--Container.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Tour | Explore Castle Williams Tour


Castle Williams, the centerpiece of the system of fortifications designed to guard New York City just prior to the War of 1812, was long off-limits to the public. After an extensive rehabilitation project in 2011, the National Park Service opened the Castle to the general public for the first time in the fort's 200-year history. Tours of the Castle take visitors through all three levels and the roof run every hour on the half hour. Tours are approximately 30 minutes in length and require a free ticket. Tickets are available one hour before each tour begins, and may be picked up inside the Castle. Visitors are advised that tours require climbing three flights of stairs. The Castle's upper floors are not handicap-accessible.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:30 am
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Film | Knitting and Crocheting Circle


Bring your current project, your questions, your needles, and your yarn to the Knitters' Table every Thursday morning. Beginners and experienced knitters and crocheters are all welcome.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:30 am
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Workshop | Juggling in the Park


Test your coordination and dexterity with free juggling lessons in the park. All skill levels are welcome to join in the fun. Equipment is provided.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Jazz | Lunchtime Jazz


Grab your lunch for special lunchtime performances by The New School for Jazz. Let these incredible artists provide the soundtrack for your meal while enjoying the park's beauty. Every Thursday from June 16-August 11.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Concert | Mali Music, Grammy-Nominated Singer-Songwriter


Savannah-based singer-songwriter Mali Music, also known as Jamaal Pollard, exploded onto the R&B scene with his 2014 debut album Mali Is…, which earned him a Grammy nomination, followed by the powerful track “Contradiction” for Spike Lee’s 2015 film Chiraq. A multi-instrumentalist with staggering range, he draws from hip-hop and neo-soul to build driving, lyrically rich songs onto rock-solid gospel foundations.
   New York City, NY; NYC
12:00 pm
Free

Jazz | Jazz on the Plaza


Outdoor concert featuring Monika Herzig, guitar. In 1987, the pedagogical institute in Weingarten, Germany awarded a scholarship for a one-year exchange program at the University of Alabama to one of their students, jazz pianist Monika Herzig. Together with her partner and guitarist Peter Kienle, she arrived in the States on a one-way ticket, with one suitcase of belongings and one guitar in August 1988. By now, as a touring jazz artist, Monika Herzig has performed at many prestigious jazz clubs and festivals, such as the Indy Jazz Fest, Cleveland’s Nighttown, Louisville’s Jazz Factory, the W.C.Handy Festival, Jazz in July in Bloomington and Cincinnati, Columbus’ Jazz & Rib Fest, to name just a few. Groups under her leadership have toured Germany, Italy, Japan, opened for acts such as Tower of Power, Sting, the Dixie Dregs, Yes, and more. The current repertoire of the Monika Herzig Acoustic Project includes originals and arrangements of standard repertoire, such as John Lennon’s Imagine, Cole Porter’s Night and Day, or Hoagy Carmichael’s Georgia.
   New York City, NY; NYC
12:30 pm
Free

Concert | Piano in the Park


With: Joel Forrester is a contemporary two-handed piano player, essaying the stride, boogie-woogie, and trance styles. He wrote the theme to NPR's Fresh Air, studied composition with Thelonious Monk, co-founded the Microscopic Septet, and did music for the early films of Andy Warhol.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Jazz | Swinging into Summer Jazz Concert


Jazz musicians from The Juilliard School cool down the summer heat. With: The Dan Chmielinski Trio.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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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. Tour times: 1:00pm, 2:00pm. This tour takes place Mondays through Fridays, except bank holidays.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Workshop | Lunchtime Meditation


Take a mid-day pause to refresh your mind and re-establish your center in the midst of bustling city life. Meditation is a powerful tool to eliminate stress, to heal the body, mind, and brain, and to enhance your personal well-being and positive relationship with the world.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
$10 suggested donation

Workshop | Retro Board Gaming for Adults


Share your passion for gaming the old-fashioned way. If words excite or inspire you, and crossword puzzles keep you going, then Scrabble is your game. Are you a Chess or Checkers champion? Whether you're a master or just starting out, show off your best moves. If you like wheeling and dealing, Monopoly's the game for you. Join for some lively board time. All levels of play welcome. Please feel free to bring your own game set, and friends.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Concert | Eastern Reflections performs Il monde qui aveva de Japone


Five centuries ago Portuguese Jesuits gained a foothold in Japan. They selected four young Japanese men, who were well educated and played musical instruments, to travel to Europe. Starting in 1582, their journey lasted eight years, and included meeting Popes and Kings. The popular chanson Milles Regretz (“La Cancion del Emperador”) was a favorite of Charles V of Spain. Performers: Motomi Igarashi: viola da gamba Tomoko Sugawara: Gothic harp and Baroque Harp
   New York City, NY; NYC
1:15 pm
Free

Lecture | Social Security: How it Will Fit into Your Retirement Plan


This class provides an overview of the major social security provisions. It reviews the basics that you need to know and what resources are available to help you understand when and how to apply for your Social Security Retirement Benefits.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:15 pm
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Lecture | Lecture/Performance: The World of Conducting


Orchestra director Julie Desbordes brings audiences behind the scenes for an interactive peek into "The World of Conducting." This offers music lovers the chance to gain in-depth knowledge.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:30 pm
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Workshop | MS Excel: Formatting and Formulas


Learn more about using MS Excel 2010 to customize how your spreadsheets look and how to use formulas to automate common business operations.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:30 pm
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Workshop | Advanced Photoshop: Compositing Techniques


Take your Photoshop skills to the next level with Layer Styles, Layer Comps, Advanced Text Tools, and Alternate Transform modes.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Film | Alexander Hall's Goin' to Town (1935): Mae West Romp


Stars: Mae West, Paul Cavanagh, Gilbert Emery. Former dance hall queen Cleo Borden, newly rich, falls for and pursues an upper-crust Englishman. 74 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Book Discussion | Discuss Great Books in a Great Space: Kim by Rudyard Kipling


Monthly book discussions to explore titles you've been meaning to read, or reread, and discuss with other lovers of literature. Participants should read each title before the discussion.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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City Walk | Greenwich Village, High Line and Chelsea Tour


Join a three-hour journey through some of New York City's most historic areas. They'll begin in Greenwich Village, one of the cultural centers of America. Once a pastoral green oasis, and later a home for Irish and Italian immigrants, Greenwich Village has been at the forefront of some of the most important political, social, and artistic movements of the 20th Century. Filled with 19th century townhouses, and now one of the most desirable and high priced neighborhoods in America, the Village tells a multi-generatio​nal New York story. From secluded wealthy enclave to emerging Bohemian and Beat communities, from Dylan Thomas and Bob Dylan to the Stonewall Inn.
   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. This tour takes place Sundays, Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays at 2pm, and Saturdays at 10am.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Film | Ron Howard's In the Heart of the Sea (2015): Killer Whale


Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Cillian Murphy, and Brendan Gleeson. A recounting of a New England whaling ship's sinking by a giant whale in 1820, an experience that later inspired the great novel Moby-Dick. 122 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Film | Ryan Coogler's Creed (2015): Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone


Adonis Johnson is the son of the famous boxing champion Apollo Creed, who died in a boxing match in Rocky IV (1985). Adonis wasn't born until after his father's death and wants to follow his fathers footsteps in boxing. He seeks a mentor who is the former heavyweight boxing champion and former friend of Apollo Creed, the retired Rocky Balboa..
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Tour | SoHo, Little Italy and 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.
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2:00 pm
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Tour | Subway Art Tour


Many people think of the New York City subway as one of the largest, most efficient, if not the cleanest mass transit systems in the world. Few, however, think of it as the largest and longest art gallery on the planet. Well, they don't know what they are missing. This lively walking AND subway riding tour visits over a dozen subway stations to experience a selection of these striking often whimsical works that go largely unnoticed by the general public. Join this climate controlled subway and walking art tour. Along the way you'll learn about and become expert at navigating the (in)famous NYC subway system. There's also the invaluable opportunity to confer about your other sightseeing plans with the acclaimed Bronx born, vastly experienced licensed NYC tour guide, Darryl Reilly. Tour takes place every Thursday.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Tour | The Welling Court Mural Project Tour


The Welling Court Mural Project has been a labor of love by many in support of street art and graffiti. Beginning with 40 murals the first year to over 130 in 2015, it is one of the best collections of street art and graffiti in the world. Spanning over 5 years of public work and over 130 murals, Welling Court is one of the best collections of contemporary street culture.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Workshop | Mah Jongg Social


Learn to play the American version (National Mah Jongg League standard) of the ancient Chinese game of tiles, with instruction by Linda Fisher. This game draws in a friendly crowd!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:30 pm
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Tour | Artist's Tour of Open Air Gallery


Tour the open air gallery and see seven sculptures by accomplished artists in the 6th year of The Art Students League Model to Monument public art project.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Lecture | Promoting Your Business: Create Messages That Stick


Using the concepts of the bestselling book Made to Stick, Helena Escalante explains how you can apply to your business the six principles that make ideas and messages resonate and be memorable vs those that are easily forgotten. Learn why some stories went “viral” even before the Internet existed and how you can make your business ideas, messages and stories stand out from the rest. Seating is on a first come, first seated basis.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Performance | Go Forth: A Performance by Kaneza Schaal


Drawing inspiration from the Egyptian Book of the Dead, GO FORTH is a performance and photo installation that considers how we create space in our lives for the presence of the absent. Burial is proposed not as erasure but as offering restitution and performing rites. The 3,000-year-old funerary text is approached as an ancient performance score: excavating the spells and incantations to create a series of burial vignettes, fragments of translation, memory and imagination. Photographic funerary murals usher the audience into a mythological underground landscape. Galvanized by the intimate relationship between black people and death around the world, GO FORTH paves way for its audience to reflect on their individual and collective mourning processes.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:30 pm
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Workshop | On a Budget? Learn Inexpensive Ways to be Healthy


- Cut your monthly bill in half while losing weight and getting healthier - 10 Ways to make smart, healthy choices that will support your long-term health and prevent disease Mona Laru believes in going organic, supporting local vendors and understands there is not one-size-fits-all approach when working with individual goals.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:30 pm
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Workshop | Cardio Dance Workout


Kick it into gear with an unbeatable evening sweat sessions brought to you in partnership with Paragon Sports and Crunch. Every Thursday from June 16-August 11.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Dance Performance | Peridance Contemporary Dance Company


The Peridance Contemporary Dance Company is a local powerhouse of energetic dance with timelessly elegant and brilliantly musical choreography. Takes place June 16, June 30, July 14, July 28, August 4, and August 11.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Film | Robert Montgomery's Lady in the Lake (1947): film noir


Tired of the low pay of his profession, hard-boiled private detective Phillip Marlowe (Robert Montgomery) submits a murder story to Kingsby Publications. He is invited to the publishers’ offices to discuss his work but soon realizes it is merely a ploy. On Christmas Eve, publishing executive Adrienne Fromsett (Audrey Totter) hires him to locate the wife of her boss, Derace Kingsby (Leon Ames)..
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Workshop | eBook Help Hour: Get Started with eBooks


Need help getting started with eBooks? Bring your laptop, eReader, tablet or smart phone to eBook Help Hour. Get assistance loading electronic library books on your Kindle, create your free Adobe ID, learn about 3M Cloud Library, and so much more. Make sure you bring your library card and any necessary access passwords for your devices so they can help you as quickly as possible.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:15 pm
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Workshop | Zumba with Miriam


Zumba is a mixture of merengue, salsa, cha-cha, cumbia, reggaeton dance mixed with exercise conducted by Miriam. Zumba provides an effective total workout where you can lose body fat, gain muscle, improve posture, alignment and balance and feel more energetic. Participants should wear loose clothing or shorts and sneakers. Miriam is a Zumba certified instructor, AFFA group class instructor and ISSA personal trainer.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:30 pm
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Workshop | Beginner Chess Social


Welcome beginners! Learn to setup a chess board and map out your next move with assistance from the Chess Host. Kids welcome.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Author Reading | Book Launch: Rene Ricard Notebook 2010-2012


Rene Ricard Notebook 2010-2012 is the first posthumously published material to be released since the artist's passing in 2014. The facsimile edition from Mörel Books contains many unpublished poems, drawings and ephemera. In conjunction with the book launch, writers Luc Sante and Glenn O'Brien will read selected texts from Ricard's notebook that evening.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Author Reading | Cara Bradley reads from her book On The Verge: Wake Up, Show Up, and Shine


Bradley will offer practical advice for living life from this place of clarity and vitality so you meet your potential and shine in all aspects of your life.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Group Show: Urban Views and Capturing Emotions


Come experience a number of works from two artists: Kellen Riell and Ebony Martin. These collections of art feature landscapes and individuals from observation, memory and the imagination. Free drinks and appetizers will be provided.
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6:00 pm
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Lecture | Small Business: Branding, from Madison Ave to You


Go beyond your name and logo to create a brand identity! Branding is step number one in your marketing strategy. Linda A. Walsh, formerly a “Madison Avenue” executive, is a Design Director and Executive Producer with over 20 years in advertising, broadcast design and marketing communications. She will provide thoughtful, value added advice on how to hone in on your company’s projected persona to visually create strong consistent messages within any media. Seating is on a first come, first seated basis.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Workshop | Yoga in the Park


Perfect your downward dog under the trees at our 13th season of outdoor yoga classes, presented by Athleta with instructors curated by Yoga Journal. Athleta provides a colorful selection of mats - no need to bring your own.
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6:00 pm
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Book Discussion | Book Club: Night Circus


Discuss the book by Eric Morgenstern.
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6:30 pm
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Dance Lesson | Everybody Tango!


Enjoy an introductory lesson in Argentine Tango music and dancing led by Strictly Tango NYC. Takes place Thursdays, June through August.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Dance Performance | Hudson River Dance Festival


The Hudson River Dance Festival returns for its second year. This celebration of Modern Dance will feature New York’s favorite dance companies appearing on one stage for two nights only - don't miss these renowned dance companies in motion. Bring a blanket - chairs are not allowed. Dance companies: Stephen Petronio Company, Lar Lubovitch Dance Company, Urban Bush Women
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6:30 pm
Free

Play | Hudson Warehouse presents Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing


An outdoor presentation of Shakespeare's beloved comedy. Directed by Nicholas Martin-Smith. June 2-26, Thursday through Sunday nights.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:30 pm
Pay-what-you-can admission policy

Workshop | Make the Park Your Gym: Circuit


Get fit with innovative exercises designed by top trainers to utilize the Park’s best natural features: rocks, trails, stairs, hills, and gorgeous open lawns. The Central Park Circuit is a variety of in-Park classes that will help you maximize your strength and agility, as well as increase flexibility and muscle tone. Classes are drop-in and open to all fitness levels. Tuesdays and Thursdays, May 10 – June 16 and July 5 – August 11.
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6:30 pm
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Slide Lecture | Michelangelo Signorile discusses his book It's Not Over: Getting Beyond Tolerance, Defeating Homophobia, and Winning True Equality


This illustrated lecture provides a myth-shattering look at the present and future of gay rights, addressing the challenges that lie ahead for LGBT Americans.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Author Reading | Mychal Denzel Smith discusses his book Invisible Man, Got the Whole World Watching


Mychal Denzel Smith, freelance writer, social commentator, and blogger at TheNation.com, gives insight on how to be a black man in America in his new book. Smith chronicles his own personal and political education during these tumultuous years, describing his efforts to come into his own in a world that denied his humanity.
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6:30 pm
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Play | Shakespeare Downtown presents Romeo and Juliet


Shakespeare Downtown will give an open-air performance of Romeo and Juliet. From June 7th through June 25th, the play will run Tuesdays through Saturdays from 6:30 pm to 8:15 pm. There will be no intermission.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:30 pm
Free

Performance | ChimaTEK: ChimaCloud Control Center: A Performance by Saya Woolfalk


ChimaTEK: ChimaCloud Control Center exists at the intersection of dance, video, animation, and contemporary art (sculpture, installation, and performance art). Audiences will engage with live performers from different ethnic backgrounds and dance traditions while they are surrounded by fantastical digital animation.
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | Artist Lisa Hanawalt discusses her book Hot Dog Taste Test


Hot Dog Taste Test serves up Lisa Hanawalt's devastatingly funny comics, saliva-­stimulating art, and deliciously screwball lists as she skewers the pomposities of foodie subculture. Join the James Beard Award-­winning cartoonist and production designer/producer of Bojack Horseman as she presents a selection of food­-related excerpts.
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | Arturo Perez-Reverte discusses his book What We Become


Bestselling author and Dagger Award winner Arturo Pérez-Reverte delivers an epic historical tale following the dangerous and passionate love affair between a beautiful high society woman and an elegant thief.
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7:00 pm
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Workshop | Burn and Firm Pilates


End your Thursday with a variety of specialized cardio, strengthening, yoga + dance fitness classes to tone, get your heart rate up, and most importantly have fun. Takes place June 16, June 30, July 21, and August 4.
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Author Reading | Irving Sandler reads from his book Swept Up by Art: An Art Critic in the Post-Avant-Garde Era


Dr. Irving Sandler is an art critic and historian who is Professor Emeritus of Art History at the State University of New York and a contributing editor of Art in America.
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Author Reading | Jim Joseph discusses his book Out and About Dad: My Journey as a Father With All Its Twists, Turns, and a Few Twirls


Joseph chronicles his personal journey as a father, raising his children in what was at the time a very unconventional home. When he was going through a divorce, coming out as a gay man, and becoming primary caregiver for his children, there was no one out there telling his story. Now, this raw and honest narrative will inspire people to embrace change and live life on their own terms.
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Author Reading | Laura Katz Olson discusses her book Elder Care Journey: A View From The Front Lines


This book offers a close-up, personal frame of reference for understanding the U.S. long-term care system. In it, Olson finds her studies of elder care inconveniently interrupted by a real person with ever-increasing demands—her own mother. Thrust into a long-distance caregiving role, she discovers her previous notions about assisting a frail parent increasingly at odds with the reality of the experience.
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Play | Shakespeare Outdoors: A Midsummer Night's Dream Presented by New York Classical Theatre


Last presented by New York Classical in 2000, Midsummer tells the story of young love: all the passion and romance with a generous helping of hysterics and hijinks. The audience follow the actors from place to place as the play moves from scene to scene. An average show covers approximately 3 city blocks over 2 hours. Wear comfy shoes and clothes you can sit on the ground in. (Or bring a water-resistant blanket or light stool.)
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Author Reading | Steve Hamilton reads from his book The Second Life of Nick Mason


Speaking with Jack Reacher author Lee Child, New York Times bestselling and two-time Edgar award-winning author Steve Hamilton launches his exciting new series. The Second Life of Nick Mason presents an unforgettable new hero, a man who will walk out of prison and into a harrowing double life that is anything but free.
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Discussion | Steven Thrasher (The Guardian), Kimberly Drew (The Met) and more: technology, innovation, community


In an age of rapid technological change, the meaning of disruption has shifted from maddening to ground-breaking. This embrace of innovation has jolted the way we get from A to B, consume food and goods, and make a living. With: Steven Thrasher (writer, The Guardian), Kimberly Drew (The Metropolitan Museum of Art), Jonathan Lee (Google Design), Riley Hooker (editor, Façadomy), Oscar Nuñez (Center for Urban Pedagogy), members of Picture the Homeless, critic/editor/curator Mimi Zeiger, and It’s Showtime subway dancers. In an evening of performances and provocations, participants will consider many definitions of this watchword (disruption). They will offer perspectives of radical change ranging from activism and technology to equity and design.
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Discussion | The Life and Works of Poet Benjamin Fondane


This event centers on the life and works of poet, cineaste and existential luminary Benjamin Fondane in celebration of the publication of Cinepoems and Others, the first volume of Fondane’s poetry to appear in English. Edwin Frank, will be joined by NPR's All Things Considered commentator Andrei Codrescu and translators Mitchell Abidor and Bruce Baugh. Poet, critic, man of the theater, movie director, Benjamin Fondane was the most daring of the existentialists, a metaphysical anarchist, affirming the individual against those great abstractions that limit human freedom — the State, History, the Law, the Idea.
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Author Reading | Tom Stanton discusses his book Terror in the City of Champions


In the mid-1930s, Detroit reigned as the City of Champions. Within a six-month span, the Tigers, Lions, and Red Wings won a World Series, NFL title, and Stanley Cup - a major sports trifecta achieved by no other American city before or since -- and it happened as undefeated local boxer Joe Louis was becoming a national sensation. But beneath the jubilance, a nefarious plague was spreading unchecked. A wave of mysterious crimes had police baffled: bodies dumped along roadsides, suspicious suicides, bombings of homes and halls, flogging victims who refused to speak, assassination plots. All were the work of the Black Legion, a secret terrorist organization that flourished in Detroit until the summer of 1936.
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Dance Lesson | Tango Open House


The event will include: · Introductory, beginner, and advanced tango classes · Tango music and multimedia · Special performances by students and teachers · A Q+A with staff and students · Discount class and event packages · Tango games and gifts Light refreshments will be served.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:15 pm
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Concert | American Composers Orchestra's Jazz Composers Orchestra Institute Readings


Music Director George Manahan leads the American Composers Orchestra in new works by seven composers from the Jazz Composers Orchestra Institute: Jonathan Finlayson (b. 1982), Brian Friedland (b. 1982), Ethan Helm (b. 1990), Guy Mintus (b. 1991), Ben Morris (b. 1993), John La Barbera (b. 1945), and Dawn Norfleet. Jazz Composers Orchestra Institute is a new development in the jazz field, and a natural outgrowth of the orchestra's long-running interest in creative and improvised music.
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Tour | Ghosts of Greenwich Village Tour


New York Ghost tours capture the spiritual side of the Big Apple through stories. famed explorers, native tribes, lost opportunities and political intrigue. With almost every step one takes through the West Village, one encounters the ghosts and spirits of New York City’s past. Every corner has its stories, every building has its haunted spirits.
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Concert | Sounds of Senegal: Baaba Maal


The singular Senegalese singer-guitarist-percussionist Baaba Maal “has a gift, nearly unparalleled in all of popular music, for creating at once soaring and vulnerable melodies.” (NPR) Maal has become one of Africa’s greatest musical exports by fusing a range of styles into something completely original. Born in Podor on the Senegal River, Baaba Maal sings mainly in the Pulaar language and is the foremost promoter of the traditions of the Pulaar-speaking people, who live in the ancient Senegalese kingdom of Futa Tooro. Also: Larou Mizik, a rousing collective of Haitian musicians formed after the devastating 2010 earthquake, offers “a joyous antidote to Haiti’s hard times.” (The Guardian) The group includes elder legends and rising young talents, united in a mission to honor the healing spirit of their collective culture.
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Concert | Unsound Festival New York


Featuring Alessandro Cortini and Elysia Crampton. Now going into its fourth edition, Unsound Festival New York is an extension of Unsound in Krakow, Poland, with a focus on exploratory music from an international network of cities and scenes. These diverse sounds, all interconnected, draw from many milieus: experimental, classical, post-classical, techno, improv, dub. What unites them is a shared sense of aesthetic investigation and appreciation for curious ears. Best known for his work with Nine Inch Nails, electronic musician Alessandro Cortini brings his enigmatic solo work on this evening that also features Bolivian-American sound artist Elysia Crampton’s live performance piece, Dissolution of the Sovereign: A Time Slide into the Future that folds a DJ production into a theatrical performance.
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Tour | Midtown Manhattan Night Tour


New York is a skyscraper city and there is no better time to view Manhattan’s icons than after the sun sets and the lights go on. Fueled by competition and a dash of audacity, New York City is still producing one of mankind’s most remarkable skyline. NOTE** THIS TOUR SPENDS MUCH TIME INDOORS OR IN SUBWAYS AND GREAT FOR ALL WEATHER CONDITIONS. Please note they do utilize the subway on this tour so you will need $5 for subway.
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Classical Music | New York Philharmonic performs Wagner and Beethoven


Program: Wagner’s Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde Beethoven Symphony No. 3, Eroica Beethoven Fidelio Overture The New York Philharmonic’s free parks concerts have become an iconic New York summer experience since they began in 1965, transforming parks throughout the New York area into a patchwork of picnickers, and providing music lovers with an opportunity to hear the best classical music under the stars. More than 14 million listeners have been delighted by the performances since their inception.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Workshop | MS Word 2011 for Mac for Beginners


Learn the basics features of Microsoft Word 2011 for Mac, a word processing program you can use to create documents. Topics include entering and editing text, saving files, and formatting.
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