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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on October 19, 2011?

59 free events take place on Wednesday, October 19 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 October 19 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 October . 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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59 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Wednesday, October 19, 2011

All events are free unless otherwise noted.
        

Birdwatching | Birding Tour of the Park


Discover the varieties of birds that call the Park home during the migratory season with guided tours.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 am
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Park Walk | Fitness Walk NYC


This free fitness walk is one hour long and led by experienced Instructors.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 am
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Talk | Learn about the Peoples of the Plains


With Laura Browarny.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Talk | Meet Native American Artist Allen Hazard


Learn about wampum with jewelry artist Allen Hazard. Start times are 10am and 1pm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Workshop | Computer Surfing for 50+


Hands on using wireless laptops. Explore websites of special interest to active older adults
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 am
Free

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

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. Congressman Ron Paul considers the Federal Reserve "both corrupt and unconstitutional" Tour times: 11:15 a.m., 12:00 p.m., 1:15 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 3:15 p.m., and 4:00 p.m.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:15 am
Free

Workshop | Elements of Nature Drawing


Enjoy drawing in the parks and gardens with an artist/educator. Materials provided.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:30 am
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Tour | Grand Central Terminal Tour


Tour of this magnificent Beaux-Arts landmark.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
$10 suggested donation

Park Walk | The Art of the Park Tour


Walk and learn about the intricate design of the Park's web of pastoral landscapes and formal romantic vistas.
   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

Screening | Daily Screenings: Mother Earth in Crisis | Indigenous Lands and Forests


With: Los Derechos de la Pachamama/The Rights of Mother Earth and Sisa Ñambi Starts at 1pm and 3pm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
Free

Jazz | Jazz Vocal Workshop and Popular Music Combos


Priscilla Owens and D.D. Jackson, directors.
   New York City, NY; NYC
1:00 pm
Free

Jazz | Midtown 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.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
$10 suggested donation

Workshop | Raising Financially Responsible Children


In this seminar, participants will discuss the importance of raising financially responsible children and share some helpful tips on ways to teach children about money. At this workshop, attendees will discover age-appropriate ways to help children: earn and appreciate their allowance, develop good savings and investing habits, know the difference between wants and needs, become disciplined shoppers, view advertising critically…and so much more.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Concert | Works on 19th-Century Guitar


Period guitar virtuoso Pascal Valois will perform works by Carpentras, Magnien, and Sor on 19th-century guitar. Valois studied guitar on period instruments with Hopkinson Smith at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis (Switzerland). The program features rarely-heard early Romantic music for guitar. The concert will last approximately 35 minutes.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:15 pm
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Concert | Akademisk Kor Århus, the Academic Choir of Aarhus, Denmark


With Malene Wagner, director. Works by Mäntyjärvi, Faurschou, Nørgaard, Rautavaara, Mortensen, and others.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:30 pm
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Jazz | Bill Wurtzel, Jazz Guitarist


Bill Wurtzel is a renowned guitarist with the experience to play jazz that fits any event or venue. He has performed worldwide with many great jazz artists. Hisi groups have played for countless private affairs featuring mainstream jazz and the Great American Songbook. He is a member of local 802 and is a director of the Jazz Foundation of America.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Workshop | Figure Al Fresco Drawing


Learn figure drawing outdoors with a clothed model and an artist/educator. Materials provided.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:30 pm
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3:00 pm
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Workshop | Stay Well Exercise


A free Stay Well exercise session. Stay Well volunteers certified by the NYC's Department for the aging will lead participants in a well-balanced series of exercises for seniors of all ability levels. Please wear loose comfortable clothing. Exercise equipment will be provided. All participants are required to sign a personal medical waiver at the beginning of the class. The class is limited to 10 participants.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Tour | U.S. Customs House Building Tour


Museum Ambassadors provide a 45-minute in-depth look at the unique architecture and design of the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Customs House.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Master Class | Master Class: Roeland Hendrikx, Clarinet


Hendrikx has a succesful dual career as a soloist and an orchestral musician. He is clarinet-solo at the National Orchestra of Belgium and professor clarinet at the Conservatory of Maastricht, Netherlands.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
Free

Gallery Talk | Curator's Tour of the Exhibition Beauty Contest


Beauty Contest deals with one of the most trivial everyday experiences: the daily encounter with human beauty and its social construction - a perennial anthropologic subject dating back to the writings of ancient Greek philosophers. The exhibition features works by 20 internationally acclaimed and emerging artists who reflect critically on contemporary global society’s obsession and fascination with physical appearance.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Workshop | Knitting Together Group


A new knitting circle. Please bring your projects to work on, and share your patterns with others. Light, basic instruction will be provided, but you must bring your own needles and yarn. Beginners to experienced knitters are all welcome.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:30 pm
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Discussion | An Art Book - First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy and the 1963 Exhibition of Mona Lisa


In December 1962, Leonardo Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa set sail from Paris to New York for what many knew would be the riskiest art exhibition ever mounted. Sent as a personal loan to President and Mrs. Kennedy by the French government, the famous painting was exhibited in Washington and New York for fifty-two days, igniting “Lisa Fever” as nearly two million Americans stood in long lines for a chance to see the masterpiece. The driving force behind the painting’s high-profile visit was First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, who through the successful exhibition of Mona Lisa, pioneered the phenomenon of the blockbuster museum show. A discussion between biographer Margaret Leslie Davis and NYPL Director of Collections Strategy Victoria Steele sheds light on Jacqueline Kennedy’s surprising and extensive role in the exhibition of France’s revered treasure with rare archival photographs and historic film footage.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Lecture | Designing Innovative Legislative Advocacy for Urban Transportation Networks


The speaker is Paul White, executive director of Transportation Alternatives, a leading advocate for changes in public policy.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Gallery Talk | Gideon Lewin discusses his book Avedon Behind the Scenes 1964-1980


Gideon Lewin was Richard Avedon's assistant and right-hand man from 1964 to 1980. Avedon Behind the Scenes 1964-1980 is Lewin's new book featuring previously unpublished photographs and surprising, exotic details about the fashion and art worlds of the 1960s and 70s.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Talk | Interview Intervention


Success during an interview depends on how well you prepared beforehand. Join John Crant for this lecture is based on the Secrets that Executive Recruiters Use to prepare their candidates to win. Learn how to research a job opportunity that you are about to interview for, and fully prepare for interview success. And, with the right follow up after your interview, it’s an opportunity for you to remain memorable –so that your success is not simply left to chance.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Book Signing | Joumana Haddad signs copies of her book I Killed Scheherazade: Confessions of an Angry Arab Woman


I Killed Scheherazade “lifts the veil on love, sex—and what the 'Arab Spring' really means for women” (Marie Claire) and serves as “a spirited call to Arab women to stand up for themselves” (T: The New York Times Magazine). In this fascinating and rare insider’s glimpse at what it’s really like to be a modern Arab woman, Haddad asserts that she, and many others like her, are liberated.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Author Reading | Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl read from their book Beautiful Chaos


The third book in the 'Beautiful Creatures' series.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Concert | NYU Faculty Recital: Miyoko Lotto, Piano


Part of the Program in Piano Performance.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Performance | Super Free Wednesday Comedy Shows


Featuring: Recess, Watson + Tuscarora Fire Company Picnic, The Whiskey Rebellion + Stranger, Local 154 and Borealis, Handsy + The Faculty and Friends, and Improdome.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Talk | Artist Trenton Doyle Hancock discusses his work


Trenton Doyle Hancock was born in Oklahoma City and raised in Paris, Texas. He earned his BFA at Texas A&M University and received an MFA from the Tyler School of Art. Hancock’s prints, drawings, and collaged felt paintings work together to tell the story of the Mounds, mythical creatures that are the tragic protagonists of the artist’s unfolding narrative. Hancock transforms traditionally formal decisions—like the use of color, language, and pattern—into opportunities to create new characters, develop sub-plots, and convey symbolic meaning.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:15 pm
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Gallery Talk | Curators discuss Fluxus at NYU: Before and Beyond


A gallery talk by Julia Robinson and Ellen Swieskowski.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
$3 suggested admission

Film | German Cinema: Byambasuren Davaa & Luigi Falorni’s Oscar Winner The Story of the Weeping Camel (2003)


When a Mongolian nomadic family's newest camel colt is rejected by its mother, a musician is needed for a ritual to change her mind. 87 min. In German with English subtitles.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Discussion | Human Beauty and Its Social Construction


French historian, dancer and choreographer François Chaignaud, American author of The Man in the Grey Flannel Skirt Jon-Jon Goulian, Austrian dancer and choreographer Silke Grabinger, and Salette Gressett, curatorial advisor for the exhibition Beauty Contest, currently on view at the Austrian Cultural Forum, will discuss how emancipatory artistic reflection and practice has fought to reveal the hidden structures of repression toward gender, race, and age and to shake off antiquated visual preconceptions. Moderated by Gia Kourlas. The panel will be followed by performances by François Chaignaud and Silke Grabinger. The event takes place in conjunction with the Walls & Bridges Festival, organized by Villa Gillet.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Concert | Minji Kwon and Feifan Oh, Pianists


Part of the Steinhardt at Saklad series.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Workshop | MS PowerPoint 1 Workshop


Hands on using wireless laptops. Learn how to create a slideshow presentation using Microsoft PowerPoint 2003. Topics include creating and editing slides, inserting images and clipart, and running your slideshow.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Forum | Poetry Forum: Star Black


Star Black is the author of four books of poems, Velleity’s Shade, Waterworn, Balefire, and Ghostwood; a series of double sestinas, Double Time; and a book of collaged texts, October for Idas.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Talk | Sam Kean discusses his book The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements


There’s more to the periodic table than meets the eye—the elements have some great stories behind them, and the author, a writer for Science, recounts some of them, from the parlor trick involving gallium (or Ga 31) alluded to in the book’s title, to why Silicon Valley isn’t Germanium Valley.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Screening | Uruguay Film Festival


A weeklong, non-profit and non-competitive film exhibition. The festival will premiere a selection of feature films, documentaries, shorts and animated films from Uruguay. Most of the films are New York/US premieres. Join them for the opening and closing night receptions, free film screenings, and discussions with select filmmakers.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Talk | A Torba of Cool: Ukrainian Slang Today


A presentation on language, literature and journalism in today’s Ukraine by writer and journalist Svitlana Pyrkalo. She works for the BBC Ukrainian service and presents the Friday interactive evening programme in Ukrainian from London. She is also the administrator of the BBC Ukrainian annual book prize.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | Denise Mina reads from her book The End of the Wasp Season


Bestselling crime novel writer Denise Mina reads from and sign copies of her stunning multi-layered new novel about the disintegration of families in the DS Alex Morrow series.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Screening | Documentary: Benjamin Christensen's Haxan (1922)


This documentary film is a study of how superstition and the misunderstanding of diseases and mental illness could lead to the hysteria of the witch hunts. 87 min. A short discussion to follow.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Reading | I Feel Fake: A Reading Presented by Abe’s Penny


Abe’s Penny, Brooklyn’s journal of mailable art and text via postcard, presents a set of readings of surrounding the theme “I Feel Fake.” Readers: P. Scott Cunningham, Adam Wade, Alina Simone, Mike Sacks, and Adam Gilders.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Book Signing | Legendary singer Judy Collins signs copies of her book Sweet Judy Blue Eyes: My Life in Music


The memoir gives an intimate look at the life and experiences of the lauded performer and folk music icon.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
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Author Reading | Paul La Farge reads from his book Luminous Airplanes


A decade after the publication of Haussmann, or the Distinction, his acclaimed novel about nineteenth-century Paris, Paul La Farge turns his imagination to America at the dawn of the twenty-first century. Luminous Airplanes has a singular form: the novel, complete in itself, is accompanied by an online "immersive text," which continues the story and complements it. Nearly ten years in the making, La Farge's ambitious new work considers large worlds and small ones, love, mem­ory, family, flying machines, dance music, and the end of the world.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Author Reading | Steven Pinker reads from his book The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined


Faced with the ceaseless stream of news about war, crime and terrorism, one could easily think we live in the most violent age ever seen. Yet, as New York Times bestselling author Steven Pinker shows in his startling and engaging new book, just the opposite is true: violence has been diminishing for millenia and we may be living in the most peaceful time in our species' existence. This groundbreaking book continues Pinker's exploration of the essence of human nature, mixing psychology and history to provide a remarkable picture of an increasingly nonviolent world. Exploding fatalist myths and humankind's inherent violence and the curse of modernity, this book is sure to be hotly debated in living rooms and the Pentagon alike, and will challenge and change the way we think about our society.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Discussion | The Big Read: A Tribute to Ursula K. Le Guin


Authors John Wray, N.K. Jemisin, Ellen Kushner, Michael Swanwick, and moderator David G. Hartwell discuss Ursula K. Le Guin's legacy from the Earthsea books to her influence on today's new writers.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Screening | Congo in Harlem 3: Congo-Related Films


This the third annual series of Congo-related films and special events. This year's program features a wide range of films by Congolese and international directors, representing some of the most important issues facing the Democratic Republic of Congo today. Most screenings will be followed by panel discussions, special events, musical performances, and receptions. Congo in Harlem 3 will provide audiences with more than the traditional movie-going experience -- it will offer opportunities to celebrate Congolese culture, learn about the ongoing humanitarian crisis, engage in dialogue, and get involved.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
$10 suggested admission

Performance | “You, Me, Them, Everybody,” a Live Talk Show


Hosted by Brandon Wetherbee and Esmeralda Leon. Guests for the night include: *Actor, comedian Seth Herzog. He's been in movies such as The Baxter and The Ten. He's been on Vh1's Best Week Ever, Chappelle Show, and Late Night with Conan O' Brien. He hosts the wildy successful comedy show "Sweet", in it's 7th year at the Lower East side bar, Ella and is currently the warm up comic for Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. *Stand up comedian Carmen Lynch. She's appeared on season one of Last Comic Standing, and Comedy Central's Premium Blend. She currently does a weekly web series called Apartment C3 revolved around herself, her two roommates and her cat. *A special set from Ben Lear. He recently has performed his folk opera in Los Angeles Hotel Cafe to great acclaim. The performance is a 60-minute staged concert complete with a 15-piece band and orchestra, gospel choir, projected animation, costumes, and plastic bottle light-sculptures.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Theater | Arthur Miller's All My Sons: Selling Out the Dream


Drama's 4th-year actors are featured in Miller's 1947 drama about family secrets and the dark side of the American Dream.
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:00 pm
Free

Jazz | Cafe Jazz


Rotating student jazz combos in an intimate setting.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Jazz | Master Class: Alyn Faye and Mamadou Ba, Senegalese M’Balaz


Fostering a dialogue between the music world’s most significant and inspired artists and students from the Jazz Studies Program.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Concert | String Faculty Recital: Stephanie Chase


Part of the Program in String Performance.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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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!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 pm
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Jazz | 5/5/5 After Hours Set


A great way to hear some of the most talented young lions of jazz while enjoying spectacular views of Manhattan.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 pm
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