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50 free events take place in New York City on Wednesday, September 30, 2009.
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50 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Wednesday, September 30, 2009

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Hike | Briarcliff-to-Peekskill Hike


Moderate pace, 11 miles. Bring lunch and something to drink, no drop off points. Return from Peekskill. No pets or children. Check train times.
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8:30 am
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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. Five tours daily on the hour.
   
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9:30 am
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Workshop | “Google Docs & Calendar”


Hands on using wireless laptops. Learn how to create, edit and share online documents using Google’s ever-evolving word processing, spreadsheet & presentation programs. A Google email (Gmail) account is required in order to participate in this class.
   
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10:30 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.
   
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11:00 am
$6

Park Walk | West Side Stories Tour


Walk through a scenic area on the western edge of the Park, much of which is off the beaten track for most visitors. See rolling meadows, lake views, bridges of different styles, and a garden with flowers and plants mentioned by Shakespeare.
   
11:00 am
free, no reservation required

Lesson | Elements of Nature Drawing


Enjoy drawing in the parks and gardens with a professional artist/educator. Materials provided or bring your own.
   
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11:30 am
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Concert | Live on Broadway


Hosted by Seth Rudetsky. Free live taping of Sirius XM Radio's weekly national satellite radio program featuring musical performances and interviews with Broadway stars.
   
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12:00 pm
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Book Signing | Baseball legends Reggie Jackson and Bob Gibson sign their book


A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to understand America's pastime from their unique insider perspective. Mr. October and Hoot Gibson unfortunately never faced each other on the field. But now, these two legends open up in fascinating detail about the game they love and how it was, is, and should be played: Sixty Feet, Six Inches: A Hall of Fame Pitcher and a Hall of Fame Hitter Talk About How the Game is Played
   
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12:00 pm
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Other | Oral Cancer Screenings


Screenings are on a first-come first-served basis. No appointment is needed. Testing is quick and painless.
   
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12:00 pm
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Workshop | Tree Workshop


In this basic workshop, you'll learn to care for young street trees, receive free tools, and get a Parks Volunteer Permit, which will allow you to care for street trees and green streets.
   
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12:00 pm
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Jazz | Jon Weber , Jazz Pianist


Weber has recorded and toured all over the world, winning numerous honor for performance and composition - and scoring extensively for television since 1987. Gary Burton, Roy Hargrove, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pederson, and Avishai Cohen have all recorded his music. His newest critically acclaimed release, Simple Complex, rose to #1.
   
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12:15 pm
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Lecture | Reconstructing the Moral Foundation of Human Rights: A Chinese Cultural Perspective


A lecture with Hu Shuijun, Associate Professor, Institute of Law, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. Professor Hu's areas of specialization include jurisprudence, human rights theory, law and social theory. His research topic while at Columbia Law School is the function of human rights in liberal political philosophy: Domestic versus international. Professor Hu is a Ford Fellow.
   
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12:15 pm
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Concert | Bach at Noon: Organ Works


Features the organ works of Johann Sebastian Bach.
   
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12:20 pm
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Tour | Grand Central Terminal Tour


Tour of this magnificent Beaux-Arts landmark.
   
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12:30 pm
$10 suggested donation

Concert | Jennifer Koh, award-winning violinist, performs sonatas and partitas by Bach


Koh is recognized in the United States and abroad for her ability to fuse intensity of temperament with a classical poise and elegance. Since she came to international attention in 1994 as winner of the Tchaikovsky Competition, Koh has gone on to perform as guest soloist with many of the world’s leading orchestras, including the Chicago Symphony, New York Philharmonic, Cleveland Orchestra, St. Louis Symphony, National Symphony of Washington, D.C., the Moscow Radio Symphony, and the Helsinki and Czech Philharmonics.
   
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.
   
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1:00 pm
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Jazz | Midtown Jazz: The Inventions Trio


The Inventions Trio brings together the talents of a marvelously gifted cellist, Alisa Horn, and two classically trained masters of jazz and improvisation, pianist Bill Mays and trumpeter Marvin Stamm, to present programs that explore the intersection of chamber music and jazz, performing fresh interpretations of classical and jazz themes as well as original works such as Mays’ “Fantasy for Cello, Trumpet, and Piano." The Inventions Trio is a touring performance group, always seeking to expand its repertoire as evidenced by the release of their second CD, in 2008, The Delaware River Suite.
   
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1:00 pm
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Park Walk | “Cross Park Promenade”


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.
   
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1:00 pm
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Concert | Anima performs “From the Vatican to Versailles”


Pope Matteo Barberini and his nephews Francesco, Taddeo, and Antonio Barberini patronized illustrious thinkers, artists, musicians and poets in Rome and throughout Europe. Anima ensemble will evoke their spirit with music by their favorite composers, including works by Stefano Landi, Girolamo Frescobaldi, and Luigi Rossi. Performers: Beth Anne Hatton, soprano; Vita Wallace, baroque violin; Christa Patton, baroque harp; and Motomi Igarashi, viola da gamba and lirone.
   
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1:15 pm
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Lesson | Figure al Fresco


Learn figure drawing outdoors with a clothed model and an artist/educator. Materials provided or bring your own.
   
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2:30 pm
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Workshop | “Basic Internet”


Hands on using wireless laptops. Introduction to the Internet and how to perform basic searches.
   
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2:30 pm
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Lecture | Artist Shinique Smith talks about her work


A lecture by artist Shinique Smith, who works in a variety of artistic mediums, including painting, sculpture, collage, and video. The creative manner in which Smith incorporates materials—found, bought, and created—into bundled sculptures and three-dimensional installations is a hallmark of her art.
   
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3:15 pm
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Concert | Listen to “The Auerglass,” a two-person pump organ


The Auerglass is a two-person wooden pump organ designed by the artist Tauba Auerbach with her friend Cameron Mesirow of the band Glasser. The instrument cannot be played alone. It requires two people to play. One player has to pump in order for the other to play and vice versa. There is a four-octave scale that is divided so that each of the two players plays every other note. Auerbach and Mesirow will play a composition written specifically for the instrument. It combines music that Auerbach wrote as a child, songs from Glasser and new material. Ida Falck Øien, who creates the costumes for Glasser, has created special costumes with shifting states for the Auerglass players to wear.
   
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5:00 pm
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Discussion | “Broadway Star Chats”


Sit down with Broadway stars and insiders to hear about what happens on stage and behind the scenes.
   
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5:30 pm
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Lecture | “Speaking in the Job Interview”


A Harvard Business School study revealed that 93% of the impression you make during job interviews is based on your visual and vocal impact. Learn how to deliver any message with poise, passion, and persuasive power during the job interview. Maria Guida's fifteen years an actor on Broadway and television required her to give hundreds of auditions every year -- and auditions are job interviews on "to the nth degree." She landed her Broadway and TV jobs by knowing how to inspire belief within the listeners while speaking naturally and with ease. She will show you how you can persuade and impress business interviewers in the same manner -- with confidence and style -- to put your best foot forward and land the job.
   
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5:30 pm
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Opening Reception | Prime Time: A Student Show


An exhibition of work by students in the BFA Fine Arts Department. Curated by Department Chair Suzanne Anker.
   
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6:00 pm
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Discussion | Design Consultant Tim Brown in Conversation


Brown, CEO and president of IDEO, in conversation with Bruce Nussbaum, BusinessWeek contributing editor. An industrial designer by training, Brown will discuss his research and work experience at IDEO, a leading design and innovation consultancy that has been ranked one of BusinessWeek’s top 25 most innovative companies.
   
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6:00 pm
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Concert | Lina Koutrakos performs from her CDs The Low Country and Torch


The electric cabaret star and director displays both sides of her personality in the rocking and bluesy The Low Country and the elegant and sensual Torch.
   
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6:00 pm
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Concert | New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players


In their fourth decade, New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players bring contemporary energy to the much-loved Gilbert & Sullivan classics while retaining a traditional respect for the works. Offering a preview of their upcoming January season at City Center, the Company will feature selections from The Mikado, H.M.S. Pinafore, The Pirates of Penzance, and Ruddigore, as well as excerpts from the Company’s original cabaret act I’ve Got A Little Twist, which will also be presented this fall at the Laurie Beechman Theater. Tables, chairs, and picnics are welcome on the lawn.
   
6:00 pm
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Staged Reading | Robert Karmon's The Waiting Room: At Professor Watering’s Institute for Afflicted Children, Amsterdam, September 25th, 1933


Directed by Robert Kalfin. Physicist Paul Ehrenfest, beloved teacher and close friend of Albert Einstein and Niels Bohr, faces a psychological and intellectual crisis that is only complicated by the severe mental and physical defects of his fourth child, Wassik. As Hitler comes to power and Europe slouches toward the Second World War, Paul struggles to maintain his emotional and spiritual balance in a world where the revolution in physics further establishes theories of chaos and uncertainty. As his life spins out of control, he is driven to desperate measures to set it right.
   
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6:00 pm
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Other | Volleyball after Work


Join other adults for good-natured games of volleyball. Scorekeeper and balls provided. No experience necessary.
   
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6:00 pm
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Lecture | Writing About Coffee, Reading In Cafés: Literature and Coffeehouses in Early Modern France


Thierry Rigogne, History Department, Fordham University presents “Writing About Coffee, Reading In Cafés: Literature and Coffeehouses in Early Modern France.” Well before Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir, Parisian cafés have shared a strong affinity with literature. In the seventeenth century, it was books, from travel accounts to medical treatises, that introduced the French to what was then a new, exotic, Oriental beverage. Writers immediately patronized the first coffeehouses, where they could discuss literature and much else, while regular patrons went to cafés to read newspapers or pamphlets. In this talk, Thierry Rigogne will explore the connections between cafés and literature in seventeenth and eighteenth-century France, a time during which they shaped each other’s development and created the figure of the literary café.
   
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6:00 pm
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Workshop | “Community Journalism: The Rise of Internet Reporting”


More and more people are turning to the web to get news about what's going on in their world. They're not only visiting commercial news web sites, but are checking out local bloggers and other aggregators for information. Join this class to explore how the internet has democratized news and truly created a free press.
   
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6:00 pm
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Book Discussion | New York Times Book Review editor Sam Tanenhaus discusses his book The Death of Conservatism with Pulitzer winner Jon Meacham


Meacham is winner of the Pulitzer Prize for his biography of Andrew Jackson, American Lion. Tanenhaus wrote the controversial essay "Conservatism Is Dead," which sparked intense debate when published in The New Republic during the first days of Barack Obama’s presidency. He argued that the 2008 election brought movement conservatism to an end, while expressing optimism that “authentic conservatives" can still bounce back.
   
6:30 pm
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Tour | Jackie Battenfield reads from her book The Artist's Guide: How to Make a Living Doing What You Love


This book is based upon Battenfield's highly successful classes and workshops which reach out to thousands of students, and emerging to mid-career artists. As a comprehensive resource, it guides artists through the ups and downs of the economy with real-life examples, illustrations, step-by-step exercises, and bulleted lists that allow readers to dive-in and begin working immediately. Battenfield is an artist who has supported herself from art sales for over twenty years, and teaches career development programs for visual artists at the Creative Capital Foundation, and Columbia University.
   
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Author Reading | Joseph J. Grano, Jr. reads from his book You Can't Predict a Hero: From War to Wall Street, Leading in Times of Crisis


Structured around six specific crises he faced in his life and career, this book tells the unique story of how Wall Street legend Grano was able to triumph over challenges both personal and professional.
   
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Poetry Reading | Poet and critic Joshua Clover reads and discusses his work


Clover is a poet and cultural critic who has served as senior writer for Spin and The Village Voice and contributes to The Nation/i> and The New York Times. He has published two books of poetry, including The Totality for Kids. His new book, 1989: Bob Dylan Didn't Have This to Sing About, is a study of radical changes in pop music at the time of the fall of the Berlin Wall and the end of the Cold War. Moderated by Robert Polito.
   
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Conference | Prelude '09: Contemporary NYC Theatre and Performance


What do you get when you take 6 visionaries, giving them 20 slides and 6 minutes? Find out at this fast and furious Pecha-Kucha style kick-off to Prelude 09. Participants include Yehuda Duenyas (NTUSA), Jeff Jarvis (Author, What Would Google Do?), Bonnie Marranca (Author and Editor, PAJ), Wayne Ashley (FuturePerfect), and 2 special guests.
   
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Talk | “It Ain’t Necessarily So: Setting the Record Straight About English”


Patricia T. O’Conner, author of Origins of the Specious: Myths and Misconceptions of the English Language, speaks. Do the British really speak better English than Americans? Why don’t French women wear brassières? Does “ain’t” deserve its bad rep? Should “niche” rhyme with “quiche”? Not so fast—the answers may surprise you! In her talk, O'Conner covers the whole nine yards (another source of lore!) and debunks myths that have bamboozled word-loving fans of her popular blog, books, and broadcasts.
   
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Lecture | “Surgeries in Search of Disorders: Intersex and Circumcision in American History”


Elizabeth Reis of the University of Oregon will explore how so-called "normalizing" genital surgeries have been performed on infants for non-medical reasons throughout American history. In the case of intersex, social factors, such as the potential for marriage and the fear of homosexuality, in particular, have motivated these surgeries since the early 19th century. Similarly, male circumcision has been motivated by social rather than medical concerns, the incidence increasing and coinciding with the fear of masturbation in 19th-century America.
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Author Reading | 2 Novelists: Katie Kitamura / Rachel DeWoskin


Katie Kitamura has written for numerous publications, including The New York Times and The Guardian. Her first novel The Longshot chronicles the three days leading up to the fight of a boxer’s life. Rachel DeWoskin is the author of a memoir, Foreign Babes in Beijing and a novel, Repeat After Me, about a young American ESL teacher, a troubled Chinese radical, and their unexpected New York romance.
   
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Author Reading | Bestselling author Cornel West reads from his book Brother West


New York Times bestselling author West is one of America’s most provocative and admired public intellectuals. Whether in the classroom, the streets, the prisons, or the church, West’s penetrating brilliance has been a bright beacon shining through the darkness for decades. Yet, as he points out in this new memoir, “I’ve never taken the time to focus on the inner dynamics of the dark precincts of my soul.”
   
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Author Reading | Ellen Shumsky discusses her book Portrait of a Decade: 1968 - 1978


Shumsky picked up a camera and caught: the May 1968 uprising in Paris; the Vietnam War demonstrations; the Women’s Liberation Movement; New York’s post-Stonewall radical lesbian and gay liberation communities. Come out for Shumsky’s presentation of her book, for contributor Fran Winant’s poems, and for Flavia Rando’s commentary on a decade that continues to inspire genderfuckery and queer activism.
   
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Discussion | Knickerbocker New York: Elizabeth Bradley in Conversation with Philip Lopate


Cullman Center Deputy Director Elizabeth Bradley discusses Knickerbocker: The Myth Behind New York, her engaging new history of New York's first icon, with former Cullman Center Fellow Phillip Lopate, the acclaimed essayist and critic, whose works include, most recently, of Notes on Sontag and Waterfront: A Walk Around Manhattan. Cost: FREE and open to the public: preregistration is recommended. Please click HERE to reserve your place today!
   
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Book Discussion | Taylor Branch discusses his book The Clinton Tapes


This eagerly awaited book is based on privately recorded interviews with President Bill Clinton throughout his eight years in the White House.
   
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Discussion | The Changing Role of American Farmers


This is a panel discussion features Linda Hamilton, who's written a recent book, Deeply Rooted: Unconventional Farmers in the Age of Agribusiness, in conversation with Verlyn Klinkenborg of The Times, Fred Kirschenmann, a farmer, advocate and leader in the organic movement and Mary-Howell Martens who runs an organic family farm in upstate New York.
   
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Author Reading | A Prairie Home Companion's Garrison Keillor reads from his book Pilgrims: A Wobegon Romance


Keillor delivers a rousing and moving tale of Lake Wobegon gone abroad on a group trip to Rome.
   
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Discussion | James T. Fisher discusses his book On the Irish Waterfront


Site of the world's busiest and most lucrative harbor throughout the first half of the twentieth century, the Port of New York was also the historic preserve of Irish American gangsters, politicians, longshoremen's union leaders, and powerful Roman Catholic pastors. This is the demimonde depicted to stunning effect in Elia Kazan's On the Waterfront (1954) and into which James T. Fisher takes readers in this historical account of the classic film's back story.
   
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Dance Performance | Contemporary Dance: Paulina Colmenares / Abigail Gray / Karen Jolicoeur / Chris Ferris & Dancers


4 different takes on contemporary dance.
   
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Other | The Inwood Astronomy Project: Look at the Stars through a Telescope


THIS WILL OCCUR ONLY ON CLEAR NIGHTS, SO PLEASE CALL AHEAD TO CONFIRM. Come look through a telescope at the stars. The Inwood Astronomy Project is the largest public outreach program in New York City, hoping to get 5000 New Yorkers to come look through a telescope for the first time. They will be giving away posters, postcards, and other doodads. There is always a telescope to look through, and a knowledgeable astronomer to answer questions. Bring a flashlight for the climb to the hilltop. Call for details.
   
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