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36 free events take place on Wednesday, March 11 in New York City.
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36 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Wednesday, March 11, 2015

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Workshop | Park FitClub: Boot Camp with The Rise NYC


Energize your day with a workout before work. Join The Rise NYC, a community-driven pop-up fitness group, for a Boot Camp. Rotations through exercises like crunches, planks, push-ups, burpees, and mountain climbers ensure a mixture of cardio and strength training that will keep you coming back - and seeing results. No equipment necessary; smiles and high-fives encouraged. Rain or shine.
   Midtown,
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6:30 am
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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.
   Upper Manhattan,
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10:00 am
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Symposium | State of the Media in South Eastern Europe: From Crisis to Corruption


A media symposium featuring journalists from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Serbia. Keynote Address: Dunja Mijatovic, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media.
   Upper Manhattan, New York, NY
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10:00 am
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Workshop | MS PowerPoint 2010 for Beginners Workshop


Learn how to create a slideshow presentation using Microsoft PowerPoint 2010. Topics include creating and editing slides, inserting images and clipart, and running your slideshow.
   Midtown,
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10:30 am
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Workshop | Learn 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. Lessons are weather permitting.
   Midtown,
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12:00 pm
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Lecture | No Simple Past: The Many Meanings of Cultural Heritage in Post-Soviet Societies


A talk by Anastasia Felcher, Institute for Advanced Studies, Lucca.
   Upper Manhattan, New York, NY
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12:00 pm
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Concert | Bach at Noon


The keyboard works of Bach offered in 30-minute meditations by Patrick Allen, organist and master of choristers, and Phillip Lamb, organ scholar.
   Lower Manhattan,
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12:20 pm
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Screening | Spoof-tacular! Movie Marathon


Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982) Directed by Carl Reiner and starring Steve Martin. This film is a parody of and tribute to the film noir and pulp detective movies of the 1940s. 1 hr 29 minutes. Spaceballs (1987) Directed by Mel Brooks with appearances by Joan Rivers and Rick Moranis. Planet Spaceball's President Skroob sends Lord Dark Helmet to steal Planet Druidia's abundant supply of air to replenish their own, and only Lone Starr can stop them. 96 minutes. Shaun of the Dead (2004) Directed by Edgar Wright and starring Simon Pegg. A man decides to turn his moribund life around by winning back his ex-girlfriend, reconciling his relationship with his mother, and dealing with an entire community that has returned from the dead to eat the living. 99 minutes.
   Lower Manhattan, New York, NY
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12:30 pm
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Gallery Talk | Gallery Tour: Romare Bearden: A Black Odyssey


In 1977, Romare Bearden (1911-1988) created a cycle of 20 collages and watercolors (miniature variations of his collages) based on Homer’s epic poem The Odyssey. Rich in symbolism and allegorical content, Bearden’s “Odysseus Series” created an artistic bridge between classical mythology and African-American culture. The works conveyed a sense of timelessness and the universality of the human condition, but their brilliance was displayed for only two months in New York City before being scattered to private collections and public art museums.
   Upper Manhattan, New York, NY
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1:00 pm
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Jazz | Midday Jazz


A jazz concert for the midtown community. These popular midday concerts feature well-regarded artists. The programming is overseen by jazz pianist Ronny Whyte.
   Midtown East,
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1:00 pm
$10 suggested donation

Master Class | Master Class: Joy In Singing


Art song master class with Paul Sperry.
   Lincoln Square,
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2:00 pm
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Lecture | Rethinking 'Regime' in Ukraine and Russia: Space and the Materiality of Coercion


In late 1989 and early 1990, the dominant idea was that policymakers in Eastern Europe would be learning from the West. The term transition offered an image in which East Europeans were on a road to catching up with Western institutions which had earlier arrived at the right answers for the proper models of the relationship between markets and democracies. Twenty five years later, our goal is to consolidate existing research less about 1989 itself than about the past 25 years of experience with political and economic transformation. To do so, this will focus on how different actors are learning from each other. Who is paying attention to whom? And what new combinations are being cobbled together in this process?
   Upper Manhattan, New York, NY
2:10 pm
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Gallery Talk | Exhibition Tour: Public Eye, 175 Years of Sharing Photography


Join a 45-minute docent led tour of the exhibition.
   Midtown,
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3:30 pm
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Book Discussion | Book Discussion at the Library


Discuss the book THE LOWLAND by Jhumpa Lahiri.
   Midtown East, New York, NY
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5:30 pm
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Lecture | Democratic Renewal and the Mutual Aid Legacy of US Mexicans


Julie Leininger Pycior, professor of history at Manhattan College, discusses how communities comprised of and surrounding Mexican immigrants helped spark the mass demonstrations that put immigration reform on the national agenda.
   Upper Manhattan, New York, NY
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6:00 pm
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Gallery Talk | Marisa Scheinfeld discusses her exhibition Echoes of the Borscht Belt: Contemporary Photographs


In this series of beautiful, richly textured, large‐scale photographs, Marisa Scheinfeld documents the dramatic degradation of some of the most famous Borscht Belt hotels.
   Midtown, New York, NY
6:00 pm
Free

Author Reading | National Book Critics Circle Reading 2015


Every year, the National Book Critics Circle presents awards for the finest books published in English in the categories of: Fiction, General Nonfiction, Biography, Autobiography, Poetry, and Criticism. Tonight, finalists will read from their work.
   Lower Manhattan, New York, NY
6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Paintings: Daniel Heidkamp's Barbizon Beauty School


"Daniel Heidkamp makes paintings that seem fully his own, while doing more than his bit for a wryly self-conscious representational painting." - The new York Times
   Upper East Side, New York, NY
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6:00 pm
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Lecture | Captivity and Redemption: Conservative Christians and the Politics of Prison Ministry


In prisons throughout the U.S., punitive incarceration and religious revitalization are occurring simultaneously. Faith-based programs operate under the logic that religious conversion and redemption will transform prisoners into new human beings. Writer, professor, and Soros Justice Media Fellow Tanya Erzen asks why Christian prison ministries are on the rise in these settings? What are the implications of the state’s promotion of Christianity over other religious traditions? And why have conservative Christians in particular embraced criminal justice reform?
   Upper Manhattan, New York, NY
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6:30 pm
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Author Reading | Daniel Lee discusses his book Pétain’s Jewish Children: French Jewish Youth and the Vichy Regime, 1940-1942


Daniel Lee is a historian; postdoctoral fellow, University of Oxford; visiting fellow, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
   Lower Manhattan, New York, NY
6:30 pm
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Author Reading | Emily Spivack discusses her book Worn Stories


Worn Stories showcases clothing-inspired narratives from cultural figures and talented storytellers, revealing the clothes that protect us, serve as a uniform, assert our identity, or bring back the past. Brain Pickings’ Maria Popova, who celebrated the book as a 2014-favorite, interviews Spivack. Artist Andrew Kuo and other book contributors share their stories.
   Lower East Side, New York, NY
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6:30 pm
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Discussion | Living Your Feminism


Feminism, the belief in the quality of men and women, is a way of life, not an ideology. Join the conversation with Kathy Brew, Jennifer Costley, Robert Geronimo, and Elizabeth Nyamayaro. Moderator: Susan Grabe.
   Midtown, New York, NY
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6:30 pm
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Reading | Readings: Creative Writing Gallery Prize


The undergraduate Creative Writing Gallery Prize winner and finalists will read their poems and prose in response to the exhibition The Left Front. Introduced by Darin Strauss, Creative Writing faculty contest judge.
   Lower Manhattan, New York, NY
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6:30 pm
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Slide Lecture | Suzanne E. Shapiro discusses his book Nails: The Story of the Modern Manicure


This illustrated lecture explores the evolution of the painted nail. The manicure as we know it has been around for less than a century, but it's become a major presence in the culture of fashion, with its own trends, fads, and fringe aspects. It looks at the myriad ways in which the adorned fingernail has served as an expression of the individual and the times. It traces the origins of the modern manicure as a radical gesture in style and follows it through today's culture of ubiquitous nail salons and edgy experiments in nail art, showing how at every turn the manicure has reflected larger style trends as well as changing ideals of femininity.
   Midtown,
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6:30 pm
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Talk | Years of Living Dangerously: Documenting Climate Change


Showtime’s Years of Living Dangerously was awarded a Prime Time Emmy Award for Best Nonfiction Series in 2014 for its exploration of the human impact of climate change. From the damage wrought by Hurricane Sandy to the upheaval caused by drought in the Middle East, the series has reached a broad audience by combining Hollywood movie makers and stars with the reporting expertise of today’s most respected journalists. Join Executive Producer David Gelber, award-winning reporter and producer, for a conversation about the making of this series, its goals, and its impact on audiences.
   Lower Manhattan, New York, NY
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6:30 pm
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Author Reading | Andrew Morton reads from his book 17 Carnations: The Royals, the Nazis, and the Biggest Cover-Up in History


English biographer Andrew Morton, author of books on Diana, Princess of Wales, Tom Cruise and Angelina Jolie, among others, reveals secrets in his new book.
   Upper West Side,
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7:00 pm
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Talk | Artist Talk: Jacolby Satterwhite


Jacolby Satterwhite’s video works bring together 3-D animation, drawings, and live performance to construct utopian digital worlds. Within this uncharted digital architecture, Satterwhite explores personal history, identity and memory.
   Lower Manhattan, New York, NY
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7:00 pm
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Poetry Reading | At the Inkwell: Monthly Literary Showcase


The event will feature poets/writers Angela M. Carter, Neil Shephard, Alice Friman, Gil Fagiani and Susan Maurer.
   East Village, New York, NY
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | Mari Shaw reads from her book Painter and Pataphysician: Thomas Chimes


After experiencing early commercial and critical success, painter Thomas Chimes (1921–2009) became a hermit, spending the rest of his life in his hometown of Philadelphia, painting idea-based portraits like no others. Thia book excerpts 15 years of conversations between Chimes and art collector Mari Shaw about the arts, philosophy, alchemy, the unconscious, and living and dying courageously.
   Midtown, New York, NY
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7:00 pm
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Theater | New Voices Playwrights Festival: Little Man by Bekah Brunstetter


Howie has spent the last decade trying to forget the traumas of high school. But when an invitation to his ten-year reunion arrives, he hops on a plane home to discover just what happened to the jocks, the prom queens, and the social outcasts – and whether anyone cares that he's a millionaire now. This heartbreaking comedy takes us on a hilariously awkward and unexpectedly moving journey in which no one can completely abandon who they used to be.
   Lower Manhattan, New York, NY
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7:00 pm
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Poetry Reading | Polish poet Tomasz Rozycki reads from his work


Rozycki will appear with his translator Mira Rosenthal and the American poet Matthew Rohrer for a bilingual reading and Q&A.
   Upper East Side, New York, NY
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7:00 pm
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Concert | Minetti Quartet, a premiere chamber ensemble from Austria, performs works by Mozart, Haydn, Smetena, Sulzer


Program: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Adagio und Fugue in c-minor KV 546 Balduin Sulzer Invention (composed for the Minetti Quartett) Joseph Haydn String Quartet in d-minor op 76/2 "Fifths" Bedrich Smetana String Quartet No 1 in e-minor "From my Life" Quickly establishing itself as one of Austria’s premiere chamber ensembles, the Minetti Quartett returns with a program deeply rooted in the vast quartet repertoire with Balduin Sulzer’s ‘Invention’ written for the quartet in 2013 to celebrate their first decade as an ensemble.
   Midtown East, New York, NY
7:30 pm
Free

Jazz | Arun Luthra's Konnakol Jazz Project


Konnakol is the Carnatic (South Indian classical) music art of vocalizing rhythms. Arun Luthra is an American jazz saxophonist, konnakol artist, and composer of Indian heritage who has long focused on bringing konnakol and Indian classical music rhythmic concepts into the jazz tradition. Luthra is joined by his long-time rhythm section of Thomson Kneeland on bass and Jordan Perlson on drums, along with one of the brightest new lights in jazz, pianist James Francies, and one of Carnatic music's rising stars, mridangamist and konnakol artist Akshay Anantapadmanabhan.
   Lower Manhattan, New York, NY
8:00 pm
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Concert | College Voice Recital


Miloslav Antonov, baritone A uniquely rewarding experience for music lovers - the freshness and excitement of a solo recital by a gifted young artist at one of the world's leading conservatories.
   Upper West Side, New York, NY
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8:00 pm
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Opera | Composer Judith Weir performs her opera The Vanishing Bridegroom


In honor of composer Judith Weir’s 60th anniversary, the Barnard department of music performs her 1990 operatic masterpiece. Weir’s interests in narrative, folklore, and theatre have found expression in a broad range of musical invention. She is the composer and librettist of several widely performed operas whose diverse sources include Icelandic sagas, Chinese Yuan Dynasty drama, and works of German Romanticism. She was resident composer with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, and has also written music for the Boston Symphony, BBC Symphony, and Minnesota orchestras.
   Upper West Side, New York, NY
8:00 pm
$5

Performance | Gandhi, Is That You? Comedy Show


Stand-up comedy show (that has been featured on MTV, and that fills to standing-room only each week). The show is produced by Brendan Fitzgibbons (The Onion, McSweeney's) and Lance Weiss (Carolines on Broadway) with comedians from David Letterman, Vh1, MTV, The Onion, and Comedy Central. Free pizza!
   Lower East Side, New York, NY
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9:00 pm
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