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.

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10:00 am
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Tour | SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown Tour

You've seen the iconic skyscrapers, attended a Broadway show, visited Lady Liberty and relaxed in Central Park. Looking for a little more of the Big Apple? Maybe it's time to visit some of Manhattan's oldest and most enchanting historic districts. Take a relaxing stroll through SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown.

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10:00 am
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Workshop | Advanced MS Word 2010 Workshop

Explore more advanced features of Microsoft Word 2010. Topics include mail merge, tables, text boxes, headers and footers, footnotes and endnotes.

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10:30 am
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Workshop | MS Excel 2011 for Mac for Beginners

Explore more advanced features of Microsoft Excel 2011 for Mac. Topics include using formulas and functions, data sorting and conditional formatting.

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10:30 am
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Lecture | To Lose Without Fighting? The US, China, Southeast Asia and the South China Sea

With: Bill Hayton, Reporter, BBC.

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12:00 pm
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Workshop | Computer Buying Guide

Learn about hardware and software before buying a computer.

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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 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.

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1:00 pm
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Concert | The Great Organ: Midday Monday

Cathedral organists provide a 30-minute break for mind, body and spirit on Mondays at 1 pm with an entertaining and informative demonstration of the Cathedral’s unparalleled Great Organ.

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1:00 pm
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Tour | SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown Tour

You've seen the iconic skyscrapers, attended a Broadway show, visited Lady Liberty and relaxed in Central Park. Looking for a little more of the Big Apple? Maybe it's time to visit some of Manhattan's oldest and most enchanting historic districts. Take a relaxing stroll through SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown.

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2:00 pm
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Discussion | The New Political Era in Indonesia

A discussion on the recent elections in Indonesia and the inauguration of a new era of politics. Joko Widodo is the first President without ties to the former Suharto regime, and won against a more conservative Muslim 'strongman' candidate. What does this mean for the consolidation of Indonesia's democracy? What are the biggest challenges the new President will face? This conversation will begin with a presentation from Marcus Mietzner, Associate Professor at the Australian National University, and author of Money, Power, and Ideology: Political Parties in Post-Authoritarian Indonesia.

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5:00 pm
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**Screening | The Mishaps of Musty Suffer: Silent Comedy Shorts**

The Mishaps of Musty Suffer was a cartoony and surreal series of silent comedy shorts produced in 1916 and 1917. Wildly popular during its release, the series has been oddly overlooked and neglected ever since, but the films are getting a new life thanks to a recent DVD release. These unique slapstick films are being seen again for the first time in nearly 100 years. Musty was played by Ziegfeld Follies star and former Ringling clown Harry Watson, Jr. On this program, four prime examples of the Musty Suffer comedies will be shown in new HD digital transfers. Film historian Steve Massa, who has researched Watson and his films in the scrapbooks and files of the Library’s Billy Rose Theatre Collection, will introduce the program. The program will have live musical accompaniment by Ben Model, who also produced the new Mishaps of Musty Suffer DVD.

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6:00 pm
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Lecture | David Halle discusses his book New York's New Edge: Contemporary Art, the High Line, and Urban Megaprojects on the Far West Side

A story of urban transformation, cultural shifts, and an expanding contemporary art scene. The Chelsea Gallery District has become New York’s most dominant neighborhood for contemporary art, and the streets of the west side are filled with gallery owners, art collectors, and tourists. Developments like the High Line, historical preservation projects like the Gansevoort Market, the Chelsea galleries, and plans for megaprojects like the Hudson Yards Development have redefined what is now being called the “Far West Side” of Manhattan.

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6:00 pm
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**Film | Jim Henson's Labyrinth (1986): Brothers and Goblins**

Stars: David Bowie, Jennifer Connelly, Toby Froud. Fifteen-year-old Sarah accidentally wishes her baby half-brother, Toby, away to the Goblin King Jareth who will keep Toby if Sarah does not complete his Labyrinth in thirteen hours. 101 min.

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6:00 pm
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Lecture | Leonardo's Disasters

In his lecture, Renaissance scholar Gerard Passannante will discuss Leonardo da Vinci’s lifelong obsession with images of natural catastrophe — men and women swept up in hurricanes, cities demolished in a single violent stroke, the earth rendered a mere speck of dust by a sudden shift of scale. Moving from the artist’s instructions on how to paint a deluge (which would capture the imagination of filmmaker Sergei Eisenstein) to his astonishing late sketches of the flood, Passannante will consider the philosophical questions that haunted Leonardo as he pictured scenes of destruction.

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6:00 pm
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Park Walk | The High Line Tour

The area around the High Line Park was a vital business district of New York City, supplying fresh fruits, 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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6:00 pm
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Workshop | Digital Story Telling Using iMovie

Did you learn how to use iMovie? Come put your skills to use in our Digital Story Telling class. Create a movie that explores a topic using pictures, video clips and sound.

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6:30 pm
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Jazz | Student Jazz Pianists

A concert followed by a jazz reception.

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6:30 pm
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Slide Lecture | Werner Sollors discusses his book The Temptation of Despair: Tales of the 1940s

This illustrated lecture explores coming to terms with the mid-1940s, the contradictory emotions of a defeated people—sorrow and anger, guilt and pride, despondency and resilience—as well as the ambiguities and paradoxes of Allied victory and occupation.

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6:30 pm
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Author Reading | Writer Tove Jansson's Centenary

Celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Tove Jansson, Finnish writer and beloved creator of the Moomin cartoon series, the day before the publication of The Woman Who Borrowed Memories: Selected Stories of Tove Jansson. Novelists Philip Teir and Kathryn Davis will discuss Jansson’s life and work and her influence on their own fiction. Actor Tuomas Hiltunen will read from Jansson’s work and journalist Anu Partanen and will moderate the evening. Reception to follow.

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6:30 pm
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Jazz | Abdullah Ibrahim and Friends, Blending Jazz and African Music

Pianist and composer Abdullah Ibrahim’s unique soulful style is rooted in classic jazz, but is also inspired by gospel and the traditional music of his native Cape Town. Ibrahim’s commitment to jazz and African music rings out in every note he plays and through his M7 Academy, a foundation committed to inspiring excellence in young people through music. In celebration of his 80th birthday, Ibrahim performs with members of his trio, septet Ekaya, and big band in a concert filled with gorgeous melodies and sparkling colors.

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7:00 pm
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Book Signing | Comedian Jim Gaffigan signs copies of his book Food: A Love Story

Bacon. McDonalds. Cinnabon. Hot Pockets. Kale. Stand-up comedian and author Jim Gaffigan has made his career rhapsodizing over the most treasured dishes of the American diet.

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