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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on October 13, 2018?

36 free events take place on Saturday, October 13 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 13 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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36 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Saturday, October 13, 2018

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Workshop | Morning Fitness


One hour of walking, stretching, and strengthening exercises. For a breath of fresh air, take your workouts outdoors. Parks are becoming a logical alternative environment for those who want to add variety to their workouts, or who just don't like the gym. And, it's an affordable way to increase physical activity opportunities, because there's nothing special to build. Exercise with a view, in natural sunlight, with green scenery all around bestows health benefits that can’t be found indoors. Scientific studies have shown that the pleasure of being outdoors for example gives your brain, psyche, and immune system an extra boost. Led by trained professionals, and suitable for all levels. Wear comfortable clothing and bring water. Every Saturday.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:30 am
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Tour | Bronx Walk: Beautiful Trees and Flowers of the Bronx Botanical Garden, Arthur Avenue, and the Hall of Fame


Moderate walking, some hills, about five to six hours. After a wonderful walk in the “Gardens”, walk west on Fordham Road to have lunch at “Arthur Avenue”. Then walk to the Bronx Community College and the Hall of Fame of Great Americans. To return home, walk to the Burnside Station (No. 4 train) for the ride back to Manhattan. Bring lunch, water, binoculars or a camera with optical zoom lens. Rain or shine.
   New York City, NY; NYC
9:00 am
$3

Tour | 13 tours, all City neighborhoods, any time of the day, choose one tour or many


These free tours take place at various times during the day, all day long. You can make reservations for as many tours as your schedule allows. SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn Heights + DUMBO 3 Hour Lower Manhattan Harlem Chelsea and the High Line 6 Hour Downtown Combined Greenwich Village Central Park Lower Manhattan Midtown Manhattan Grand Central Terminal Graffiti and Street Art Tours World Trade Center
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Workshop | Drawing in the Park


Paint in watercolor, or use pastels, chalk, and charcoal to capture the magical vistas of the Hudson River and the unique landscape. An artist/educator will help participants of all levels with instruction and critique. Art materials provided. Please note that this program is for adult participants (age 18 and up).
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Festival | Go Fish! Fishing, Nature and Music


Experience the thrill of catch-and-release fishing and discover the variety of marine life thriving in the Hudson River! Skilled anglers will be on hand to assist. Rods and bait provided or bring your own. All ages are welcome. CATCH-AND-RELEASE FISHING 10am: Join experienced anglers for catch-and-release fishing and learn about life in the Hudson River. Observe the day’s catch in aerated tanks and discover what you can do to steward the recovery of the Hudson. This day also features an art project and a nature watching. The River Project, the fellow stewards of the Hudson River and New York Harbor, will join us to share their innovative work in environmental education. ART PROJECT & NATURE WALK 11am: NYC is known among birders as a fantastic and unique place to observe birds, especially during spring and fall migration seasons. Join a naturalist/horticulturalists team as we look for birds and learn about the plantings and flowers which attract them. All ages and experience levels are welcome! Binoculars available to borrow. FAMILY PERFORMANCE 12pm: Father Goose – Don’t miss the kindie rock and reggae tunes of Brooklyn based king of the dance party.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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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.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Conference | The Economics and Ethics of Immigration


A one-day conference bringing together philosophers and economists to explore the challenges and promises of immigration.
   New York City, NY; NYC
10:00 am
Free

Workshop | Butt and Gut Workshop


Veteran Donald Calliste leads you to tone and define your core, lower back, and glutes with cardio exercises that keep your heart rate up and fat burning. Please bring a mat.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 am
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Book Club | Celeste Ng's Little Fires Everywhere


When a custody battle divides her placid town, straitlaced family woman Elena Richardson finds herself pitted against her enigmatic tenant and becomes obsessed with exposing her past, only to trigger devastating consequences for both families. Celeste Ng is an American author. Her first novel, Everything I Never Told You, was the Amazon Book of the year in 2014. Ng's second novel, Little Fires Everywhere, was published in 2017. In March 2018, Entertainment Weekly proclaimed that Ng has become "the novelist of the moment." Please read the book before arriving at the book discussion.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 am
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Book Club | Ian McEwan's Nutshell


Trudy has betrayed her husband, John. She's still in the marital home--a dilapidated, priceless London townhouse--but John's not here. Instead, she's with his brother, the profoundly banal Claude, and the two of them have a plan. But there is a witness to their plot: the inquisitive, nine-month-old resident of Trudy's womb. Told from a perspective unlike any other, Nutshell is a classic tale of murder and deceit from one of the world's master storytellers. Ian McEwan is an English novelist and screenwriter. In 2008, The Times featured him on their list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945" and The Daily Telegraph ranked him number 19 in their list of the "100 most powerful people in British culture". Please read the book before arriving at the book discussion.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 am
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Workshop | Open Level Yoga


Calm your senses by starting your weekend on your mat with an open level Vinyasa flow class. This gentle paced yoga practice is focused on linking your breath with your movements to help you build focus, strength, and flexibility.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 am
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Tour | New Sculptures in the Park


Artist Peter Bulow hosts a walk-through of his new installation of six carved wood and mixed media sculptures. Placed throughout the park, the artworks draw on the artist’s family and childhood recollections. Bulow has created a personal garden from his childhood, populated by monumental statues of his family. Visitors will find his great aunt Trude and great uncle Oskar from Berlin, his Hungarian mother Giselle, depicted when she was living in India and wearing a sari, and the artist himself as a five year old boy next to Oskar, wearing identical suspenders, showing a tiger he had made out of clay.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Book Club | Jennifer S. Alderson's Down and Out in Kathmandu


Zelda wants to teach children English and “find herself” in Kathmandu. Ian wants to get stoned and trek the Himalayas. Tommy wants to get rich by smuggling diamonds. How their stories collide will leave you on the edge of your seat! Jennifer S. Alderson is an author of travel mysteries and thrilling adventures. Her love of travel, art, and culture inspires her ongoing mystery series, the Adventures of Zelda Richardson. Her background in journalism, multimedia development, and art history enriches her novels. Please read the book before arriving at the book discussion.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:30 am
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Classical Music | Piano recital


Pianist Johnson Li has performed with the London Philharmonic, Toronto Symphony, Hong Kong Philharmonic, China Philharmonic Orchestra, Shanghai Symphony, Guangzhou Symphony, among others.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Dance Lesson | NY-Style Mambo Dance Workshop


NYC Parks and Ailey Extension are bringing dance to the people. Celebrate Ailey's 60th Anniversary with a special NY Style Mambo dance workshop with Ailey instructor Katherine Jimenez.
   New York City, NY; NYC
1:00 pm
Free

Conference | Wargaming: A Conference


Moderators: Albert Nofi & Jerry Trombella, NYMAS Board Participants: Jim Dunnigan, Mark Herman, Al Nofi, Peter Perla
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Film | Carnival of Souls (1962): Freak Show


After a traumatic accident, a woman becomes drawn to a mysterious abandoned carnival. Director: Heck Harvey. Starring Candace Hilligoss, Frances Feist, Sidney Berger. 78 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Film | Fahrenheit 451 (1966): British Dystopian Drama


In an oppressive future, a fireman whose duty is to destroy all books begins to question his task. Director: François Truffaut. Starring Oskar Werner, Julie Christie, Cyril Cusack. 112 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Play | Lysistrata: Fresh, Fast-Paced Comedy Inspired by Aristophanes


This fresh, fast-paced comedy inspired by Aristophanes' play, follows Lysistrata, an Athenian housewife, who calls for the women of Greece to help end the Peloponnesian War. She proposes a radical plan: all Greek women must refuse to engage in love-making until the men see reason, lay down their arms and come home to lie down with their wives in peace. The women agree to make the sacrifice and all hell breaks loose as men wander the country in an agony of unsatisfied lust. Will Lysistrata and her crew accomplish what the politicians could not? This college production is adapted by Ellen McLaughlin and directed by NJ Aguwna.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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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 Bridge, Wollman Rink, Chess and Checkers House, and the Dairy.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Workshop | Archiving 101: Methods of Self-Preservation


SafeWordSociety's Archiving 101: Methods of Self-Preservation with Zakiya Collier aims to highlight the importance of personal archiving and self-documentation for LGBTQIA+ communities of color. The workshop will explore a creative approach to self-preservation and affirm the addition of archiving to personal repertoires of survival strategies in everyday life. Participants will collectively create a collection of letters that will allow for reflection of the individual legacies and liberatory journeys as QTPOC+, to be archived and produced into a zine by Collier.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:30 pm
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Performance | Antigone in Ferguson: Sophocles and Choral Music


Antigone in Ferguson was conceived in the wake of Michael Brown’s death in 2014, through a collaboration between Theater of War Productions and community members from Ferguson, Missouri. Translated and directed by Bryan Doerries and composed by Phil Woodmore, the project fuses a dramatic reading by leading actors of excerpts from Sophocles’s Greek tragedy with live choral music performed by a choir of activists, police officers, youth, and concerned citizens from Ferguson and New York City. The performance is the catalyst for panel and audience-driven discussions on race and social justice, the core component of the event. This multifaceted production will offer a glimpse not only into the effects of the tragedy in Brown’s local community, but also the trauma of police violence and racial injustice in communities of color in New York and across the nation. Local stakeholders and community leaders will participate as panelists, assisting in opening up dialogues with audiences. These guided discussions, which aim to promote healing and bridge the growing divide between law enforcement and local communities, will focus on the impact of racialized violence against communities of color, and the legacies of the tragic deaths of Michael Brown, as well as Eric Garner, Amadou Diallo, Sean Bell, Saheed Vassell, and numerous other victims. The presentation will feature a rotating roster of acclaimed actors, including Samira Wiley (The Handmaid’s Tale), who will reprise the role she portrayed in the premiere of Antigone in Ferguson presented on the stage of Michael Brown’s high school in Ferguson in 2016. Other cast members include: Paul Giamatti (Billions), Tamara Tunie (Law & Order: SVU), David Strathairn (Good Night, and Good Luck), Adepero Oduye (12 Years a Slave), Frankie Faison (The Wire) and Kathryn Erbe (Law & Order: Criminal Intent). Each week will feature a different group of actors. Tuesdays through Saturdays, September 13-October 13, 2018.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Gallery Talk | Harvey Quaytman: Rockers and Pendulums, 1969–1977


Modern and contemporary art curator and writer Lauren R. O’Connell in conversation about Harvey Quaytman's groundbreaking body of work. Panelists will include painter, critic, and contributing editor at Art in America Stephen Westfall, poet and critic John Yau, and artists Leah Guadagnoli and Emily Kiacz. O’Connell and Yau contributed essays to Harvey Quaytman: Against the Static, the most in-depth scholarship to date.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Poetry Reading | Bilingual Poetry Series


Featuring: Marta Lopez Luaces, Rolando Perez, Nuria Morgado, Alan Felsenthal (USA), Almudena Vidorreta (Spain), Philip Fried (USA).
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Workshop | Bottle Painting Workshop


On recycled bottles students will learn to draw and transfer their image to glass. This mixed media bottle painting class will focus on basic painting technique, the use of space and dimension, shapes and patterns, and visual storytelling. Presented by artist Marcela Carvalho.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Dance Performance | Dance Works-in-Progress


Curated by Ishmael Houston-Jones, the DraftWork series hosts informal, free Saturday afternoon performances that offer choreographers an opportunity to show their work in various stages of development. Performances are followed by discussion and a reception with the artists and curator. With: Millie Kapp & Matt Shalzi / Jess Pretty
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Classical Music | Afternoon Organ Meditations


Forty-five minute organ meditations celebrating the diverse repertoire of the pipe organ. 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 and Boody Organ Builders. Takes place every Saturday and Sunday from 9 September 2018 to 26 May 2019.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Classical Music | Concert at the coolest classical music concerts location in NYC


Classical music on a boat with an intimate and romantic setting and beautiful view of New York City. Followed by a Q & A session with the musicians. Program and musicians TBA. Doors open at 3:45 pm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
4:00 pm
Free

Classical Music | Piano and cello duo


Isabel Gehweiler, cello; Grigory Smirnov, piano. Pianist Grigory Smirnov's compositions have been performed around the globe in major venues, such as Lincoln Center, Tanglewood, Merkin Concert Hall, Moscow Philharmonic Society and The Copenhagen Opera House.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Golem: Complexity Between Art and Science


An exhibition of Brazilian artist Otavio Schipper (b.1979). His works translate scientific research and concepts into diverse art forms that lead to a beautiful and impressive complexity between art and science. The central piece of the exhibition is the video work "Golem," produced during Schipper’s stay at the Max Planck Research Center’s Artist-in-Residence program, in collaboration with New York City-based musician and composer Sergio Krakowski. A “Golem” is a figure from Jewish folklore, an animated anthropomorphic being that is magically created entirely from inanimate matter (specifically clay or mud). By reinterpreting the myth through a combination of scientific footage of microscopic organisms, bacteria and molecules, Schipper draws comparisons between these tiny, fungible building blocks of life and matter and the mythology of the Golem. Faint echoes of zeros and ones, the basis of computer code, provide a soundtrack to the video.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
Free

Author Reading | I’m a Previvor: My Secret Legacy: Struggles with Breast Cancer


Hear Leanne Kaye read from her book and answer questions about the BRCA journey, I'm a Previvor is a motivational memoir about Leanne’s life journey from a young woman who lost her mother to breast cancer to a young mother who gave up her breasts in hope to save herself from her mother’s fate.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Play | Lysistrata: Fresh, Fast-Paced Comedy Inspired by Aristophanes


This fresh, fast-paced comedy inspired by Aristophanes' play, follows Lysistrata, an Athenian housewife, who calls for the women of Greece to help end the Peloponnesian War. She proposes a radical plan: all Greek women must refuse to engage in love-making until the men see reason, lay down their arms and come home to lie down with their wives in peace. The women agree to make the sacrifice and all hell breaks loose as men wander the country in an agony of unsatisfied lust. Will Lysistrata and her crew accomplish what the politicians could not? This college production is adapted by Ellen McLaughlin and directed by NJ Aguwna.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
Free

Classical Music | Works by Beethoven and more


Violinist Alex Shiozaki performs Cristobal Halffter's (b.1930) Canciones, a celebration of the voice and the people. Soprano Lucy Shelton joins him for works by Anna Clyne (b.1980) and Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959), whose music and texts share a folk ideal. Closing the program is Beethoven's (1770-1827) Op. 130 String Quartet with its beautiful Cavatina, one of the most beautiful songs in the quartet literature. Curated by Momenta violinist Alex Shiozaki. Praised by The New York Times as “spellbinding,” violinist Alex Shiozaki is emerging as a strong advocate for the music of today. He has performed in venues including Carnegie Hall and Alice Tully Hall in New York City, Paine Hall at Harvard University, and Sapporo Concert Hall Kitara in Japan. At home with music new and old, he has appeared as a soloist with the Sapporo Symphony, Sendai Philharmonic, AXIOM Ensemble, and Juilliard Orchestra. Momenta Quartet has premiered more than 150 works, collaborated with over 200 living composers and was praised by The New York Times for its “diligence, curiosity and excellence.” In the words of The New Yorker, “few American players assume Haydn’s idiom with such ease.”
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Performance | Antigone in Ferguson: Sophocles and Choral Music


Antigone in Ferguson was conceived in the wake of Michael Brown’s death in 2014, through a collaboration between Theater of War Productions and community members from Ferguson, Missouri. Translated and directed by Bryan Doerries and composed by Phil Woodmore, the project fuses a dramatic reading by leading actors of excerpts from Sophocles’s Greek tragedy with live choral music performed by a choir of activists, police officers, youth, and concerned citizens from Ferguson and New York City. The performance is the catalyst for panel and audience-driven discussions on race and social justice, the core component of the event. This multifaceted production will offer a glimpse not only into the effects of the tragedy in Brown’s local community, but also the trauma of police violence and racial injustice in communities of color in New York and across the nation. Local stakeholders and community leaders will participate as panelists, assisting in opening up dialogues with audiences. These guided discussions, which aim to promote healing and bridge the growing divide between law enforcement and local communities, will focus on the impact of racialized violence against communities of color, and the legacies of the tragic deaths of Michael Brown, as well as Eric Garner, Amadou Diallo, Sean Bell, Saheed Vassell, and numerous other victims. The presentation will feature a rotating roster of acclaimed actors, including Samira Wiley (The Handmaid’s Tale), who will reprise the role she portrayed in the premiere of Antigone in Ferguson presented on the stage of Michael Brown’s high school in Ferguson in 2016. Other cast members include: Paul Giamatti (Billions), Tamara Tunie (Law & Order: SVU), David Strathairn (Good Night, and Good Luck), Adepero Oduye (12 Years a Slave), Frankie Faison (The Wire) and Kathryn Erbe (Law & Order: Criminal Intent). Each week will feature a different group of actors. Tuesdays through Saturdays, September 13-October 13, 2018.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Classical Music | Choir performs Alexander’s Feast by Handel


Masaaki Suzuki, conductor; Elizabeth Blumenstock, concertmaster and Yale Schola Cantorum present Alexander’s Feast by Handel (1685–1759). About the Performers Japanese organist, harpsichordist and conductor Masaaki Suzuki has worked with the New York Philharmonic, Boston Symphony Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra and many more. He is Artist-in residence at Yale University and director of its Schola Cantorum. "Violinist Elizabeth Blumenstock's hair-trigger virtuosity was authoritative, gleefully demented, and mean as a hornet."- The Washington Post. Led by Masaaki Suzuki Yale Schola Cantorum is a chamber choir that performs sacred music from the sixteenth century to the present day in concert settings and choral services around the world. The choir has performed in England, France, China, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Japan, Spain, Russia, among others.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:30 pm
Free

Jazz | Latin Jazz and more


Maria Diaz performs American jazz fusion and Latin jazz and more.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 pm
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