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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on November 17, 2012?

43 free events take place on Saturday, November 17 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 November 17 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 November . 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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43 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Saturday, November 17, 2012

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Tour | The Jersey/Hudson River Saunter Part 2


Spectacular views of the Big Apple, from a different perspective. Join us on this 14+ mile medium-paced walk. Walk across the George Washington Bridge, spiral south along the Palisades and New Jersey shore. Pass through Historic Hoboken, and finally end at the new pier near Jersey City. Please bring plenty of water, food, and/or lunch for this visually stunning, 7+ hour mini-saunter. Return to Manhattan by PATH. Rain, snow or ice cancels.
   New York City, NY; NYC
9:15 am
$3 plus fare

Workshop | Health and Race Walking


Enjoy views of the Park's landscapes as you get fit. Coach Lon Wilson of the New York Walkers Club leads walks at a moderate to brisk pace over mostly flat surfaces. Wear comfortable sneakers! Ages 18+.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:30 am
Free

Other | Tatzu Nishi: Discovering Columbus: Visit the Famous Statue Up Close and 70 Feet in the Air


This major new artwork has been created by the Japanese artist Tatzu Nishi. The work places the 13-foot-tall statue of Columbus in the center of an American living room six stories above the city streets, recontextualizing the historical monument and temporarily transforming it into a contemporary artwork. The room will feature many of the trappings of a domestic living room—lamps, a couch, a coffee table, a television, and more—as well as custom wallpaper by the artist. Through large, loft-style windows, visitors will have dramatic views of Central Park and Midtown Manhattan that will be seen from Columbus’s perspective for the first time. Pass holders are asked to climb six flights of stairs to a height of 70 feet above street level and to descend by a second set of stairs. Flat, rubber-soled shoes are strongly recommended. This exhibition is ADA accessible. If a visitor requires the use of a mobility device (e.g. wheelchair, crutches, or a cane) or has a condition that prevents him or her from using the stairs, a hoist is available. Visitors under 13 years of age must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Those between the ages of 13 and 18 may visit without an adult, however a parent or guardian must obtain a pass for them. Given the physical demands of visiting the exhibition, it is not recommended for children under the age of 5. Strollers are not permitted.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Symposium | Danish Design Review New York: “Living the Legacy—Designing the Future”


Meet the rising stars of Danish design, as MoMA Senior Curator Paola Antonelli reviews their work. Get updated on the major restoration of the Trusteeship Council Chamber at the UN, designed by Finn Juhl and set to reopen in 2013. Learn more about Danish Design Award and the role of Danish design today with CEO of Danish Design Centre Nille Juul-Sørensen. Denmark is deeply engaged in a grand-scale design project at the UN - highlighting one of the great icons of Danish design history, Finn Juhl, as well as contemporary Danish designers. Designer duo Kasper Salto and Thomas Sigsgaard have been chosen for the commission to refurbish the restored Trusteeship Council Chamber in the UN Conference Building, a longstanding icon of mid-century modern design. Denmark’s wish is that the finished chamber, set to open in 2013, will be not only a model example of Danish design tradition, but also showcase the best of contemporary Danish design. On the occasion of the restoration, refurbishment and Finn Juhl’s Centennial taking place this year, the Consulate General of Denmark has launched “Living the Legacy – Designing the Future” to highlight the heritage of Danish design and the contemporary designers inspired by it.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Author Reading | Marathon Reading of Moby Dick


The marathon reading continues. Around 11:30AM Amy Virginia Buchanan's Pequod Players will present a dramatic performance of chapters 37–40: Ahab, Starbuck, and Stubb's monologues and chapter 40, "Midnight, Forecastle."
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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City Walk | SoHo, Little Italy & 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
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10:00 am
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Hike | Sunken Meadow State Park Circular Hike


8-9 miles, moderate pace, some hills, along trails & Broadwalk following Long Island Sound, passing former State Hospital Complex. Bring lunch & water.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Tour | Cathedral Tour


Explore the Cathedral's newly cleaned and restored Nave. Learn about the art, architecture and history of this great sacred space from 1892 to the present.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
$6

Workshop | Chess Clinic


Analyze an instructional game with Women’s FIDE Master Laura Ross for new tactical insights, then pit your newly acquired skills against other players of your level tournament-style. Recommended for ages 6+. Boards and pieces are available to borrow for anyone who wishes to play.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Park Walk | Foraging in the Park


With naturalist/author "Wildman" Steve Brill. Brill will lead one of his world-famous foraging tours of the Park. A great abundance of edible and medicinal wild plants and mushrooms makes this park a great place for foraging in the fall.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:45 am
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Screening | Justice Lost: The Fight to Free Damien Echols


An advance screening of the new documentary West of Memphis and a panel discussions covering the legal battle, public campaign and personal story of Damien Echols of the West Memphis Three. Echols and his two co-defendants spent 18 years on Arkansas’ Death Row before being released. Discussions will feature Echols; defense attorneys Steve Braga, Dennis Riordan and Barry Scheck; media expert Lonnie Soury; and filmmakers Amy Berg and Lorri Davis. West of Memphis examines the failure of justice and the struggle to free three innocent men. 12:30 P.M. Registration, Lunch 1:15 P.M. (SHARP) Special Advance Screening of West of Memphis Directed by Amy Berg. Produced by Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, Damien Echols, and Lorri Davis. 4:20 P.M. Panel 1: Behind the Scenes: The Legal Battle, Steve Braga, Esq.; Dennis Riordan, Esq., Riordan-Hogan LLC; Barry Scheck, Esq., The Innocence Project 5:20 P.M. Behind the Scenes: The Media Campaign, Lonnie Soury, Soury Communications 5:30 P.M. Panel 2: Behind the Scenes: The Personal Story, Amy Berg, Lorri Davis; Damien Echols 6:30 P.M. Closing Remarks
   New York City, NY; NYC
12:30 pm
Free

Park Walk | “Cross Park Promenade” Tour


You'll be amazed at what you'll see.... a hidden bench that tells time, miniature boats powered by the wind, a magnificent sculpture celebrating fresh water, and a glorious drinking fountain for the city's equine population. These are just some of the the sites along the way on this east to west walk through the park. Tour is approximately one hour long.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Tour | Cathedral Tour


Explore the Cathedral's newly cleaned and restored Nave. Learn about the art, architecture and history of this great sacred space from 1892 to the present.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
$6

Gallery Talk | Curator's Tour of The World of D.D. and Leslie Tillett


Donald Albrecht leads a tour of the first retrospective of the work of textile designers D.D. and Leslie Tillett.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Staged Reading | Instant Shakespeare Company's The Tragedie of Hamlet


The Instant Shakespeare Company presents a reading.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Concert | Prep Division: Concerto Competition


Young Musicians compete for the opportunity to perform with a full orchestra.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Screening | At Home in the World? A Film Selection from Without Borders International Film Festival


How is a sense of home made and unmade? How do we deal with often multiple and conflicting sites of home? Come see a special New York screening of five provocative films that explore political, human, and existential questions about home in our interconnected world, followed by a discussion. Films include My Hometown, Rabbit a la Berlin, Budrus, Overruled, and K. Special guests include Director Jerry Levitan, Iranian Actor and Director Mohammad Ghaffari, and many others.
   New York City, NY; NYC
2:00 pm
Free

Workshop | Block & Lot: Researching the Architecture and the Built Environment of NYC


Discover how you can use NYPL resources to examine the history of a block, neighborhood and or borough. In this class you will learn how to use the library's antiquarian maps, fire insurance atlases (“Sanborns”,) online property data, books and historic real estate photos to document the history of NYC’s built environment.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Screening | Documentary: The Renaud Brothers' Warrior Champions: From Baghdad to Beijing (2009)


The film chronicles four Iraq war vets who suffered severe combat disabilities, then trained to compete in the Beijing Summer Paralympics.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
Free

Performance | Instant Vaudeville: Breaking Bamboo


2g's 16th season launches with Instant Vaudeville: Breaking Bamboo which brings more than 35 overachieving, slightly shy, yet sensual Asian American artists together on one stage. Artistic Director Victor Maog states, “People have been asking where our artists are? The answer is HERE. Right now. 2g is the hub for the next generation of form-bending, ceiling-breaking, morbidly-gifted Asian American talent.”
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Tour | Lower Manhattan Tour


It is here, as much as anywhere, where American history started. It's where the first US Congress assembled 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.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
Free

Concert | Student Recitals


2:00 PM - Chamber Music 3:00 PM - Stephanie Cai, Piano 5:00 PM - Chamber Music
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Tour | Union Square: Crossroads of New York


The tour explores the social and political history of the Union Square neighborhood through discussions of the people, history, architecture, and forces that have shaped this community. You’ll hear how Union Square got its name, see where the legendary Tiffany & Co. once stood, and learn how to read the clock (yes, it’s a clock!) on “The Metronome” sculpture and so much more!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Concert | Piano Works by Beethoven, Brahms, Brenet, and Ravel


Pianist Raj Bhimani performs a solo recital of works by Beethoven, Brahms, Brenet, and Ravel.
   New York City, NY; NYC
2:30 pm
Free

Tour | “Boats, Balls, Bikes & Blades” Tour


Fondly recollect the early decades of baseball, recall ladies riding sidesaddle along the bridle paths, envision the thrill of ice skating and boating on the Lake, cross the finish line of the NYC Marathon, and more. Learn how tastes of recreation have changed since the mid-19th century and how the Park has been changed to mirror those tastes.
   New York City, NY; NYC
2:30 pm
Free

Concert | Concert on Water


The concert is at the coolest classical music concerts location in New York City. Program and musicians TBA.
   New York City, NY; NYC
3:00 pm
Free

Film | Tae Kwon Do Workshop


Teaches the fundamentals of discipline, balance, health and wellness. -Get and Stay Fit -Weight Control -Promotes Self Awareness -Promotes Self Confidence
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
Free

Concert | Saturday Afternoon Organ Meditation


The program features the great repertoire of the Organ on the 101 rank Pipe Organ built by Herman Schlicker and the 5 stop chamber organ built by Taylor & Boody Organ Builders.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Jazz | The Yosvany Terry Quintet


Cuban-born saxophonist Yosvany Terry takes listeners on a wild ride from the hard-driving New York avant-garde to the lyricism and soul of Afro-Cuban jazz. A new, trailblazing voice of Cuban jazz, Terry teaches at The New School and has played with jazz greats Chucho Valdés, Silvio Rodríguez, and Fito Páez.
   New York City, NY; NYC
4:00 pm
Free

Video | Oscar Muñoz’s 2003 Video Re/trato Projected on the Side of a Building


Colombian artist Oscar Muñoz’s 2003 video Re/trato will be projected on a building to the east visible from the park’s Seating Steps, as well as the sidewalk. One of Colombia’s most influential artists, Oscar Muñoz has created an impressive body of work that investigates memory and history, and the ways both intertwine with our contemporary society. Here, Muñoz presents a video in which you see the artist painting a self-portrait on a concrete sidewalk by using a brush and water. The hand continuously paints as the portrait evaporates, creating an endless drawing. Reflecting on the ephemeral nature of identity, the work highlights the liminal space between remembering and forgetting, between an image and its obliteration.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Concert | Faculty Piano Recital


With Victoria Mushkatkol.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Installation: Christine Hill's Small Business


Christine Hill's latest work will be the stateside branch of Hill's storefront workspace in Berlin and the latest iteration of her long-running proprietorship of Volksboutique, the multi-faceted production label Hill founded there in 1996.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Nicoletta Ceccoli's Most Recent Collection of Paintings, Curiouser & Curiosers


Nicoletta Ceccoli's most recent collection of paintings is inspired by the interplay between bitterness and sweetness. Sweets, whether cakes or candy, are universal icons of pleasure and desire and generally regarded as positive, happy things. Ceccoli turns our assumptions on their side by using sweets to highlight the pleasurable aspects of these sugary treats while at the same time showing us the conflict we feel towards our appetites. Her paintings depict dreams of lovely things, but with darkness lurking just behind them, like the dark side of childhood nursery rhymes.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Sculptures: Ian Trask's Perpetual Recombination


Trask, a Recession Art-featured artist, presents a collection of sculptures that visualize an evolved interplay between concept, material and technique. The show’s title refers to the exchange of material between chromosomes during meiosis (cell division), and the resulting recombination of maternal and paternal DNA, a process that perpetuates genetic diversity of species and biodiversity of ecosystems. By analogy, the body of work on view represents nearly a decade of creative evolution. The combinatorial potential between the materials Trask collects and the processes he applies over time generate an elaborate diversity of forms all descended from a fundamental intuitive origin.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
Free

Performance | Comedy: Johnny Velvet and the Moonbeams Present Galactus


Johnny Velvet and the Moonbeams (Sean O’Reilly, Michelle Ciotta, Dylan Donahue, Keith Kingbay and Justin Lamb) return with a live show that will devour your world. The end is near and all new live sketches, videos and an improv set are your harbingers of doom. Prepare thyself! Prepare otherselfs! Prepare everyselfs!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Performance | Instant Vaudeville: Breaking Bamboo


2g's 16th season launches with Instant Vaudeville: Breaking Bamboo which brings more than 35 overachieving, slightly shy, yet sensual Asian American artists together on one stage. Artistic Director Victor Maog states, “People have been asking where our artists are? The answer is HERE. Right now. 2g is the hub for the next generation of form-bending, ceiling-breaking, morbidly-gifted Asian American talent.”
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Performance | Mercy Killers, a One-Man Show by Michael Milligan


Joe loves apple pie, Rush Limbaugh, the fourth of July and his wife Jane. He is blue-collar, corn-fed, made in the USA and proud, but when his uninsured wife is diagnosed with cancer his patriotic feelings and passion for the ethos of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness are turned upside down. In Mercy Killers, a new one-man play, Joe struggles with the uniquely American experience of losing your health in the land of plenty.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Performance | Comedy: CLOCKS – The Musical Soap Opera


The carnival-stilt walker, thought dead, comes back to life only to find himself in the middle of love triangle. A priest breaks down and confesses all his sins to an unsuspecting teenager. Two controlling parents brainwash their daughter into believe that she can’t walk in fear that she’ll run off and join an acrobat troop. A horny housewife has another garden in mind for her young landscaper. Celebrity guest stars in the past have included Mr. T! Performed by Amy Albert, Shaina Stigler, Stephanie Griffith, Bradford Jordan, and Roman Pietrs.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Performance | Comedy: Mike and Yoni Directed By…


“Directed By…” is a monthly sketch show in which every month a new, random director is selected to present the show in any way they so please.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 pm
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Concert | Student Tenor Recital


With Mark Hanke.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 pm
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Performance | Comedy: Overload the Machine


OTM is New York City’s Premier Character comedy Show! Featuring the best comedians performing as characters.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 pm
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Performance | Comedy: Welcome to Hell With Vincent Welles


When Vincent Welles died and went to hell, he soon found out his punishment was to host a variety talk show for all eternity in the fiery underworld. Join Vincent as he, along with his demonic producers and his werewolf sidekick Warren Talbot, welcome special guests and surprises. Brought to you by B.J. Thorne, Chris Aurilio and Phil Casale.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 pm
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Performance | Comedy: Yes, Yes, Yes… And


Yes, Yes, Yes… And! is a scandalous night of down-right-sexy improv. Some of the PIT’s most incorrigible performers team up to turn down the lights, slip into something a little more comfortable, and spend the good part of an hour tickling your funny boners. Beware of partial nudity, strong sexual themes, and the possibility to be dragged on stage for a not-so-wholesome game of Truth or Dare. This show is NOT for the faint-of-heart. FREE IF YOU SHOW UP IN COSTUME!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:59 pm
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