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47 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Friday, May 25, 2018

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free events nyc Public Tour of U.S. Coast Guard and Naval Ships
free events nyc Choir perform pieces by J. S. Bach, Mozart and more
free events nyc The Hungry March Band's Live Music Spectacle
free events nyc The Lower East Side Festival of the Arts
free events nyc Tap dance and jazz: tribute to legendary tap dancer Bill “Bojangles” Robinson
free events nyc A Midsummer Night’s Dream: A Modern Twist on Shakespeare's Comedy
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Concert | Darius Rucker, Country Crooner


After selling millions of records as the frontman for Hootie and the Blowfish, Darius Rucker has embarked ... more >> on a succesful country music career with hits like "Don't Think I Don't Think About It," "It Won't Be Like This for Long" and "Alright."
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7:00 am
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Concert | Sting & Shaggy: The Police Frontman and and the Jamaican Singer Team Up


The unlikely duo has put out a pop-reggae album, 44/876, which includes the single "Don't Make Me Wait." ... more >> Attendees are advised to arrive early.
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7:00 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 ... more >> 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.
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9:30 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 ... more >> 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 opportunities to sample tasty treats.
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9:30 am
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City Walk | Lower Manhattan Tour


It is here, as much as anywhere, where American history started. It's where the first US Congress assembled ... more >> and produced the Bill of Rights and where President George Washington took his first oath of office. It's here where the world's most important stock exchange and one of the most famous bridges stand. And it is here where an unspeakable tragedy took place and where a rebirth is underway.
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9:45 am
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City Walk | Manhattan Street Art Tour


Join a Manhattan Street Art Tour and experience the Lower East Side - SoHo, NoHo, Nolita and Little Italy. ... more >> The Lower East Side of Manhattan is a playground for street artists, Soho is known to be one of NYC first permit Joint Live-Work Quarters for artists and the area received landmark designation in 1973. Noho and Nolita’s street art is either hidden in courtyards or on the more prominent street art facades. Learn about the history of the art of many famous and unknown artist.
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9:45 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 ... more >> 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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Workshop | Bridge Club


Are you a Bridge buff? Put your game face on and show off your best plays. Join the fun and meet new ... more >> friends. All players welcome.
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10:00 am
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Tour | Central Park All-in-One Tour


It is easy to forget that you are in a crowded city while walking through this spectacular park! The ... more >> original plan for the City of New York, laid out by the City Commissioners in 1811 did not include the park. But as the city grew rapidly in size, we needed a place for New Yorkers to get a breath of fresh air! Central Park, with its 843 acres of meadows, lawns, ponds, lakes and more, was the solution. Today it is one of the best-known parks in the world and is enjoyed by millions-both locals and tourists alike.
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Tour | Public Tour of U.S. Coast Guard and Naval Ships


Sentinel-class cutter USCGC Richard Snyder (WPC 1127) and four U.S. Naval Academy Yard Patrol crafts ... more >> will be open for public tours.
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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
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Workshop | Learn Juggling in the Park


Test your coordination and dexterity with juggling lessons in the park. All skill levels are welcome ... more >> to join in the fun. Equipment is provided.
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12:00 pm
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Tour | Grand Central and Its Neighborhood Tour


Discover architecture and social history of Grand Central neighborhood; learn secrets of Whispering Gallery ... more >> in Grand Central Terminal; gaze upon hubcaps and roadsters on side of Chrysler Building; discover favorite Midtown Manhattan hangout of Mercury, Hercules, and Minerva; learn why Pershing Square isn’t really square; visit original Lincoln Memorial by Daniel Chester French. Award-winning tour led by urban historians Peter Laskowich and Madeleine Levi. This tour takes place every Friday.
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12:30 pm
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Concert | Piano in the Park: Ragtime, Stride, and Jazz


Summertime, and the livin’ is easy... so swing on by for toe-tappin’ performances by New York’s ... more >> finest, playing ragtime, stride, and jazz to your heart’s delight. Ayako Shirasaki is a virtuoso pianist who performs in and around the New York City area. Her techniques range from a “tender touch” (like the late Tommy Flanagan) to “brisk runs” (like Bud Powell) – which can be heard on her recent solo CD Some Other Time.
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12:30 pm
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Film | Alexander Payne's Downsizing (2017): Shrinking People; starring Matt Damon


A social satire in which a man realizes he would have a better life if he were to shrink himself to five ... more >> inches tall, allowing him to live in wealth and splendor. 135 min.
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1:00 pm
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Film | David Anspaugh's Hoosiers (1986): Basketball Drama starring Gene Hackman


A coach with a checkered past and a local drunk train a small town high school basketball team to become ... more >> a top contender for the championship. 114 min.
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1:00 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 ... more >> 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.
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1:00 pm
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Concert | Organ Recital by “tremendously virtuosic” musician


Michael Hey of St. Patrick’s Cathedral has appeared with the San Francisco Symphony and he was the ... more >> featured organ soloist for the New York City Ballet’s newly commissioned work Acheron. He has performed at notable venues such as Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, Madison Square Garden, the Kimmel Center, the Kennedy Center, and the New World Symphony. “Tremendously virtuosic” -The Straits Times Weekly recitals showcasing the new organ, featuring New York City's leading organists.
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1:00 pm
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Workshop | Life Skills: Budgeting, Credit, & Debt


This class introduces savings and budget concepts: review banks and banking products, including debit ... more >> and credit cards, and how to reduce indebtedness. The class also introduces investment principles. Seating is limited and is on a first come, first seated basis.
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1:15 pm
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Workshop | Fencing Workshop


Learn the basics with masters from Manhattan Fencing Center. Must be 16 or older to participate.
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1:30 pm
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Film | Denise Di Novi's Unforgettable (2017)


Starring Rosario Dawson, Katherine Heigl, Geoff Stults. Julia Banks is being questioned by a detective ... more >> in the murder of her psychotic ex-boyfriend, Michael. Julia claims that she has been set up and that she has nothing to do with the murder, despite social media conversations clearly showing Julia lusting after him. 100 min.
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2:00 pm
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Tour | Greenwich Village Neighborhood Tour


Greenwich Village is among Manhattan's most desirable and expensive residential neighborhoods. It's history, ... more >> however, betrays it's monied status. The Village, with it's quiet, shaded streets, lined with lovely brick and brownstone townhouses, was once the incubating ground of artistic, social and political movements that have helped shape US history. From the Beats to the Folk Movement, from workers rights to gay rights, the Village has often been the center of it all.
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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, ... more >> 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.
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Film | John Frankenheimer's Seconds (1966):science fiction drama


Starring Rock Hudson as a dissatisfied banker who gambles on a shocking medical procedure to radically ... more >> change his identity and get a new life. 106 minutes.
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2:00 pm
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Tour | Rockefeller Center Tour


Rockefeller Center is one of the most popular public spaces and tourist attractions in New York City. ... more >> This depression-era commercial complex takes up over three full city blocks and is rich with history, public art, and art-deco architecture. Built by business mogul John D. Rockefeller Jr. with his own money, he instructed his team of designers and architects to build the most beautiful commercial complex of it’s kind in the world. That vision resulted in what is still one of NYC’s greatest treasures and gave rise to some of NYC’s favorite traditions including the Radio City Christmas Spectacular featuring the famous dance team the Rockettes and the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree.
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Film | Serra's Guernica (2016): Spanish-American war romance drama


1937 Spain was a land divided by Civil War. In the midst of it all is a small village called Guernica. ... more >> Here an American journalist falls in love with a local Spanish press officer. Can their love prepare them for the coming tragedy that awaits their small town and which will be symbolized by Picassos’ famous painting – GUERNICA! 120 mins. Starring Maria Vavalde & James D’Arcy.
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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 ... more >> 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 | 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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Lesson | Knitting Club


Bring your own knitting needles and yarn!
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2:30 pm
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Workshop | Knitting Circle


This is not a class, but a group for knitters. Participants must bring their own supplies.
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3:00 pm
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Classical Music | Choir perform pieces by J. S. Bach, Mozart and more


West Carolina University Concert Choir; Dr. Allison Thorp, music director. Program Von Bingen (1098-1179) ... more >> O Ignis Spiritus Palestrina (1525-1594) Sicut Cervus J. S. Bach (1685-1750) Singet dem Herrn ein neus Lied Mozart (1756-1791) Ave Verum Corpus Stephen Paulus The Road Home from Southern Harmony Dolly Parton, arr. Craig Hella Johnson Light of a Clear Blue Morning Charles H. Gabriel and Civilla D. Martin, arr. Ben Bram His Eye is on the Sparrow Traditional spiritual, arr. John Stafford II Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
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4:00 pm
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Concert | The Hungry March Band's Live Music Spectacle


Celebrating over 20 years of bringing live musical spectacle to the people of New York City and beyond ... more >> is Hungry March Band, a brass, percussion, and performance ensemble. Founded in Brooklyn in 1997 for the Coney Island Mermaid Parade, HMB embodies the spirit of NYC’s streets.
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5:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Meant to Be: Anime-Inspired Tattoos


Manuela Soto’s work is both viral and permanent, a contradiction fit for an age where female empowerment ... more >> and self expression is wrapped up in enduring trends and cyclical battles for Instagram-oriented liberation. From flip phones and fishnets to knuckles that read “B-A-B-Y”, the signifiers found within Soto’s anime-inspired tattoos mimic the online trends adopted by their wearers. Sensual postures, bare breasts and scowling grins imply agency, transforming manga-like figures into modern symbols of sexual dominance and self-empowerment. Manuela Soto (b. 1991, Switzerland) lives and works in Los Angeles, CA. Her artistic practice spans fields of drawing, illustration, fashion, art direction and writing. Her work has been published and featured in Interview Magazine, Office Magazine, i-D Magazine, MISSBISH, Tattoodo, HYPEBAE, Galore, Papertrail Magazine and Drunk Magazine among more publications. She has collaborated with streetwear labels such as LeftHand and Dimepiece to create signature collections.
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Park Walk | Central Park Sunset Tour


Once described as the lungs of the city, Central Park brings a breath of fresh air to New York's crowded ... more >> urban terrain. What started out as the rocky and desolate northern fringes of a rapidly expanding city is today among the world's most famous and beloved public parks. With over 843 acres of meadows, hills, ball fields and bodies of water, it's impossible not to find something to enjoy in Central Park.
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Workshop | Strategy Game Social


Learn a new strategy game and discuss tactics at socials focused on tactical games like King of Tokyo, ... more >> Shadows over Camelot, Forbidden Island, Alhambra, and more. Participants who win a game can enter a raffle to win a valuable prize pack at the end of the Game Social season.
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6:00 pm
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Festival | The Lower East Side Festival of the Arts


This three-day event encompasses hundreds of well-known and emerging artists ranging from theater to ... more >> dance, music to movies, a street fair and an art exhibit.
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6:00 pm
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Film | Christian Schwochow's Cracks in the Shell (2011): German Drama


A well-known theater director wants an insecure actrress for his new play. 113 min. In German with ... more >> English subtitles.
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6:30 pm
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Tour | High Line Tour


The area around the High Line Park was a vital business district of New York City, supplying fresh fruits, ... more >> French Cheeses and Russian caviar as well as fresh meats to City markets. The hustle and bustle of the streets induced the City to elevate the railroad trains delivering goods to the commercial buildings. When interstate truck traffic made the railway outdated, it fell into ruin, only to be regenerated as a park.
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Play | A Midsummer Night’s Dream: A Modern Twist on Shakespeare's Comedy


A familiar sight – a romantic park wedding – develops into a modern-day twist on Shakespeare’s ... more >> classic comedy, full of madcap revelry and literary fantasy.
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7:00 pm
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Reading | Bad Advice from Bad Women: 12 Writers Read


Does the double badness make it good? Is bad already good? Come celebrate the two year anniversary—and ... more >> final event—of this NYC-based monthly reading series to (maybe) find out. Twelve new and former guests will share whatever writing they want you to hear. Hosted as always by Charlotte Shane, the line up includes: Ana Bozicevic Kashana Cauley Andrea L. Chu Katherine Faw Naomi Fry Sarah McCarry Niela Orr Jasmine Sanders Estelle Tang Dodai Stewart Connie Wang Candace Williams
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Festival | Fireside Gatherings: Kinstillatory Mappings in Light and Dark Matter


A monthly fireside gathering on the Lower East Side. Hosted by Emily Johnson/Catalyst, expect bonfires ... more >> in the amphitheater. Sit by the fire and welcome the evening with neighbors, stories, food (bring some to share), star knowledge, and dancing. Gather and be welcome.
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Dance Performance | Tap dance and jazz: tribute to legendary tap dancer Bill “Bojangles” Robinson


Raising The Bar celebrates the timeless relationship between tap dance and jazz: two of the most popular ... more >> original African-American art forms that has since been embraced worldwide. Choreographed by award-winning collaborators Dormeshia Sumbry-Edwards, Derick K. Grant, and Jason Samuels-Smith. The show challenges perceptions of the standard chorus line, where dancers are instead offered moments to shine in their own right, through dynamic and intricate arrangements. Reminiscent of great American Vaudeville, the show concept, while inspired by the era, includes a more contemporary feel.
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7:00 pm
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Tour | 9/11 Memorial and Brooklyn Bridge Night Tour


A renaissance is taking place on the southern tip of Manhattan Island. Since the terrorist attacks of ... more >> September 11th 2001, a concerted effort has been undertaken to redevelop this part of the city, with the redevelopment of the World Trade Center and the construction of the National September 11th Memorial and Museum. And from twilight into the night is the right time to pay a visit to this part of New York City. From the Memorial to the Woolworth Building, City Hall to the Brooklyn Bridge, some of the your most memorable experiences in the city await you.
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Comedy Club | An Evening of Standup Comedy


A standup comedy show featuring comics who have appeared on NBC, TruTV, Comedy Central and more.
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Tour | Ghosts of the East Village Tour


The ghosts of Greenwich Village are too numerous and interesting to meet in just one evening! Due to ... more >> popular demand, they are offering a new tour, “Ghosts of the East Village,” as a companion tour to one of their biggest crowd-pleasers, Ghosts of the West Village.
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Film | Lilies of the Field (1963): Oscar for Sidney Poitier


An ex-GI builds a chapel for a desert convent, becoming the answer to the mother superior’s prayers ... more >> while endearing himself to the local townspeople and avoiding an arrest for a previous crime. Directed by Ralph Nelson. Starring Sidney Poitier, Lilia Skala, Lisa Mann, Stanley Adams, and Isa Crino. Arrive before 8:00 p.m. to get your spot. Please bring your own picnic blanket or chair. Food is OK, but no alcohol or smoking is permitted.
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8:00 pm
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Film | Oscar nominated Moana (2016): Animated Blockbuster


Watch the journey of Moana (Auli’I Cravalo), a brave 16-year old girl, as she sets out on a daring ... more >> adventure to save her people in this animated Disney film! Along for the ride on this action-packed journey is the once powerful Maui (Dwayne Johnson), pet pig Pua, and rooster Heihei. Travel with Moana as she conquers obstacles, learns about her ancestors and discovers her true identity. Directed by Ron Clements and John Musker.
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8:30 pm
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