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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on September 6, 2012?

53 free events take place on Thursday, September 6 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 September 6 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 September . 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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53 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Thursday, September 6, 2012

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Workshop | Park Tai Chi


Tai Chi and Eternal Spring are instructed by members of the Tai Chi Chuan Center for all ages and experience levels. Classes are rain or shine.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 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.
   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
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Jazz | Deanna Witkowski, Winner of the Great American Jazz Piano Competition


Winner of the Great American Jazz Piano Competition and a past guest on Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz, Deanna Witkowski brings an exuberance and vitality of spirit to her fusions of jazz, Brazilian, Afro-Cuban, and classical music. "Witkowski's playing is consistently thrilling" (All Music Guide). (photo: Janis Wilkins)
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Tour | “The Castle and its Kingdom” Tour


Take a walk around the lands dominated by the Castle, situated high on Vista Rock. Visit the tiny 55-acre realm on an eclectic tour of history and nature. Tour is approximately one hour.
   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
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Other | Scrabble Mania


All levels of play welcome. Please bring with you...your Scrabble set (be sure it has all 100 tiles!), a Scrabble dictionary and, of course, a love of the game!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Jazz | Tom Larsen Quintet


Jazz guitarist with a folk/country vibe. Regular freelance musician at jazz clubs such as Smalls, Vangard, Birdland.
   New York City, NY; NYC
1:00 pm
Free

Concert | Twelve in 12 Music Mini-Festival Featuring Pulitzer Prize-Winning Composers


Program: Steven Stucky, Sonate en forme de preludes Zhou Long, Dhyana Paul Moravec, Tempest Fantasy Featuring NOVUS NY with conductor Julian Wachner performing 12 different works by the 12 recent Pulitzer Prize winners in Music Composition.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Workshop | How to Get Started in Web Design


If you’ve been thinking about creating a website but don’t know where to start, this is the seminar for you. They’ll talk about how you go about creating a website and the software you would use to do it. They’ll talk about what HTML is and how to use Adobe Dreamweaver to layout your webpages and style your text. They’ll show how to use Adobe Fireworks to create graphics and buttons for your webpages. Don’t know the difference between a GIF, PNG or JPEG? Don’t worry, they’ll explain that too.
   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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Opening Reception | 1st Annual Members Group Exhibition


Stable artists show their work.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Book Discussion | Book Club: The Iceman Cometh by Eugene O'Neill


A discussion of the classic American play.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Workshop | Chess & Games Club


A beginning level chess gaming group for all ages. Other games considered as well.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Solo Shows: Nell Blaine / Patricia Treib


Nell Blaine's (1922-1996) A Glowing Order: Paintings and Watercolors features landscapes and still lifes from Gloucester, Mass., and New York City by the premier American colorist. Patricia Treib's Pieces consists of abstract paintings that translate the visual world.
   New York City, NY; NYC
5:00 pm
Free

Workshop | Featured Library Database: New York Times Historical (1851–2008)


Hands on using wireless laptops. Search for articles and page images in back issues of the New York Times. Find historical headlines, news stories, book, film and theater reviews, obituaries, advertisements and more.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:15 pm
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Opening Reception | 2 Art Shows: Carla Hernandez / Naoko Ito


Hernandez' work can be read as an abstraction of love and loss. Her practice is a meditation on these seemingly natural dichotomies that ceaselessly search for reconciliation. Her work manifests the romantic and follows it beyond recognition until it has transgressed a singular identity. Using drawing and painting (occasionally with her hands) Hernandez' undulating linework comes from a very specific source, the heart. Ito's interest in artmaking lie in those slippery places where one finds difficulty in distinguishing the manufactured from the organic. Her installation specifically examines the case of Dolly, the first cloned sheep. Through the use of exposed sculptural forms, images, audio and reflective surfaces, Ito's work deals with intersecting themes of nature, science, biotechnology and the moral responsibility that arises. Her pairing of these components creates a sense of natural artifice and easy duplicity.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | 2 Art Shows: Madelon Jones / Minako Ito


Jones' art employs media from various venues including: embossment, painting, encaustic and collage. She works mostly on handmade and French paper. Although abstract in essence her art has a landscape quality. Ito exhibits color lithographs as a visual journal. Her prints represent the small pleasure of daily life. The images range from landscapes to the objects which surround us.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Opening Reception | 2 Photographers: Brian Finke / Henry Horenstein


Brian Finke's show in entitled Construction. Henry Horenstein's is Honkey Tonk: Portraits of Country Music.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | 3 Art Shows


Featuring a group exhibition, a window installation by Beth Krebs, and Benoit Pype.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Opening Reception | Art Show: Sarah Oppenheimer's D-33


D-33 is the most recent entry into Oppenheimer’s typology of holes. Responding to a history of architectural typology, Oppenheimer systematizes the spatial continuity created by architectural rupture. In this exhibition, Oppenheimer investigates the ways in which perforations in architectural boundaries impact spatial navigation and visualization.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Group Exhibition: The Feverish Library


A group exhibition organized in cooperation with Matthew Higgs, including work by Erica Baum. The exhibition will remain on view until October 20, 2012.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Group Exhibition: The Lure of Paris


With: Biala, Norman Bluhm, Ed Clark, Harold Cousins, Beauford Delaney, Sam Francis, Shirley Goldfarb, Cleve Gray, Al Held, Shirley Jaffe, Conrad Marca-Relli, Joan Mitchell, Jules Olitski, Milton Resnick, Jean-Paul Riopelle, George Sugarman, and Jack Youngerman. Driven by the city’s rich artistic history and funded largely by the GI bill, American artists took root in Paris starting after 1945.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Hip-Hop Paintings: Fahamu Pecou's All Dat Glitters Aint Goals


Fahamu Pecou will present a brand new series of paintings that explore the representation of black masculinity within contemporary rap music and hip hop culture.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Workshop | How to Get Started in Web Design


If you’ve been thinking about creating a website but don’t know where to start, this is the seminar for you. They’ll talk about how you go about creating a website and the software you would use to do it. They’ll talk about what HTML is and how to use Adobe Dreamweaver to layout your webpages and style your text. They’ll show how to use Adobe Fireworks to create graphics and buttons for your webpages. Don’t know the difference between a GIF, PNG or JPEG? Don’t worry, they’ll explain that too.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Workshop | How to Get Started in Web Design


If you’ve been thinking about creating a website but don’t know where to start, this is the seminar for you. They’ll talk about how you go about creating a website and the software you would use to do it. They’ll talk about what HTML is and how to use Adobe Dreamweaver to layout your webpages and style your text. They’ll show how to use Adobe Fireworks to create graphics and buttons for your webpages. Don’t know the difference between a GIF, PNG or JPEG? Don’t worry, they’ll explain that too.
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Opening Reception | New Works: Cleverson Oliveira's Galaxias


Oliviera's new work includes works on canvas, drawings, lithographs, a video, and a site-specific wall installation. Most of the works are black and white, some are surrounded by subtle shades of gray, and all feature a distinctive mix of linear geometry and explosive composition.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Paintings: Danny Morgan's Last Burst of Summer


The first solo exhibit of Florida artist Danny Morgan. Morgan has the distinction, since the 70s, of having a dual career of being a successful musician and painter. After finishing a BA at East Kentucky University and having a short period of time as an art teacher, Morgan painted while simultaneously establishing himself as an individual guitar player, singer, and eventually as a band leader and talent representative.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Opening Reception | Paintings: Marc Séguin's My Century (An Illustrated Guide for Aliens)


This is the gallery's second solo exhibition by Marc Séguin. The title, like his latest body of work, is rich with cynicism, melancholia, and sarcastic humor. Using charcoal and oil on raw canvas, Séguin achieves near photographic grisaille images that read as "postcards of now". Unabashedly tackling hot-button issues such as economic disparity, human rights, and environmental exploitation, Séguin's large-scale paintings are deceptively beautiful reflections of the era in which they were produced.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Workshop | Park Yoga


Expert instructors, provided by lululemon athletica, lead all levels of yogis. Mats are provided.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Sculpture and Works on Paper by Eric Fertman


Size matters. A single soaring monolith dominates the room, a massive concrete and stainless steel structure rises 12 feet from the gallery floor. Abstract with a hint of human. The same shapes can be found repeated in modest blocks of hand carved wood, several not more than a few inches tall, which litter its base. Where we are awed or cowed by the giant we are charmed by its modest companions. The exhibition is an object lesson in why size matters. It would seem Eric Fertman knows just what to do with it.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Opening Reception | Solo Exhibitions: Rivka Katvan / Alejandra Regalado / Sophie Liedot / Eugene Goldin / John Custodio


Rivka Katvan has established a strong reputation for her candid portrayals of Broadway and Hollywood stars...Elizabeth Taylor, Kevin Kline, Gregory Hines, Glenn Close, Angela Lansbury and Alan Cummings...to name just a few. Alejandra Regalado's In Reference to...Mexican Women of New York is a photographic project that explores issues of cultural identity, femininity and the importance of the personal objects brought by Mexican women who immigrated to the United States. Memory Against Oblivion by Sophie Liedot: "I have long asked myself what the inscription of those names on French monuments really meant -- until the day when I saw my mother's surname. I remained a long time in front of this name which was so familiar to me. I decided to photograph the names of these strangers on these monuments and to express all my feelings and emotions in the way I know best...photographs. These men, women and children all deserve our compassion and respect." Through Holland and Flanders: A Traveler's Diary by Eugene Goldin: "The region that was the purpose of my travel is located in the western part of Europe, mostly populated by people speaking Dutch or the Belgian form of Flemish, but separated by the border of two countries: Netherlands and Belgium. It's so close and so different... everything that I saw during my journey was transformed by my vision and found reflections in my pictorial diary...." Hawaii Portfolio by John Custodio: "This exhibition features landscape photographs I made on two recent trips to several of the Hawaiian Islands. The emphasis is more on the mystical instead of the typical sunset with palm trees on the beach."
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Opening Reception | Student Show: Myths & Realities


“Reality,” as Timothy Leary once said, “is the only word in the language that should always be used in quotes.” This exhibition of photography and video by16 notable SVA alumni drives home the point with a selection of work exploring the innate strangeness of the everyday. Participating artists include Brendan Austin, Kevin Cooley, Debbie Grossman, Sean Hemmerle, Ina Jang, Mark Kessell, Simen Johan, Noah Kalina, Justine Kurland, Dinh Q. Lê, Jeff Chien-Hsing Liao, Vera Lutter, Domingo Milella, Matthew Pillsbury, Aïda Ruilova and Collier Schorr. Co-curated by New York Times Magazine Director of Photography Kathy Ryan and VII Magazine Editor Scott Thode, the exhibition will be accompanied by a full-color catalog with an essay by independent critic Michael Wilson.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Talk | Successful Career Management: How to Launch Your Fall Campaign


Career coach Win Sheffield guides you through a process of setting direction and priorities to make your fall career efforts productive.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Video: Guido van der Werve's Nummer veertien, home


The exhibition will debut van der Werve’s most recent film, a multilayered and complex film, the structure of which is based on that of a classical Requiem: three movements and twelve acts. The film poetically interweaves tales of Alexander the Great, the death of Frédéric Chopin, and van der Werve’s own personal narrative.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Opening Reception | Video: Mark Flood's Artstar


Artstar includes large, obnoxious text panels, a pile of vintage Life magazines and a series of grisaille non-floral lace paintings intended to terminate the lace painting project. The show also features Work of Art, a poetic examination of the Bravo series of the same name, which is the first video by Flood intended to be seen in an art gallery instead of on Youtube.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Opening Reception | Video: Simon Starling's Triangulation Station A (40°44’49.17″ N 74°0’22.45″ W)


An exhibition by the British artist Simon Starling that draws on two distinct historical narratives. The exhibition, which is Starling’s fifth with the gallery, is based on the idea of the parallax view and runs concurrently with Triangulation Station B (52°31'39.61" N 13°23'38.64" E), a presentation of the same works at Neugerriemschneider, Berlin. Central to both exhibitions are two films presented separately, each in relation to a sculpture that reinforces the sense of mirroring and triangulation at the heart of their structure. Both films are set within the confines of a small working space in which a craftsman is hard at work, and investigate the relationship between the meaning of making and the making of meaning.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Opening Reception | Group Exhibition: SHOP: Anew


An annual exhibition that provides an antidote to the banality of the mass-produced and fast-fashion distribution – offering a range of artist editions in limited production to coincide with a month long celebration of fashion in New York City.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Slide Lecture | Patricia Schultz discusses her book 1,000 Places to See Before You Die


In this illustrated lecture, the long-time travel writer and executive producer of the Travel Channel’s 1000 Places reality show, will discuss dream trips and give practical, how-to information. From the Great Wall of China to the Lewis and Clark trail, from Robert Stevenson’s home to a special hotel in Venice, she will tell the audience what to see and why.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Lecture | Saving the Lion' Cage: NYPL's Multi-Story Stacks


The New York Public Library’s plan to remove millions of books from its century-old building at Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street has elicited a roar from many writers and scholars. But there has been little comment about the historic value of the remarkable book stacks that will be destroyed once the shelves are emptied. This construction of steel and iron, like a skyscraper frame threaded with curtain-walls of books, is the innovation at the core of the Library’s ingenious organizational scheme. The characters involved in its invention and construction include a celebrated surgeon, an unsung engineer, a Southern foundryman, and several of the most important architects of the era. Architect and author Charles Warren will discuss the history and construction of the stacks and their integral role in one of New York’s most celebrated civic buildings.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Workshop | Yogomaya Yoga


Join YOGAMAYA in the grass for a free sampling of their signature vinyasa flow class. Mats are provided free for the use of patrons participating in the classes.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:30 pm
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Book Signing | Carol Miller signs copies of her book Up All Night: My Life and Times in Rock Radio


Carol Miller, one New York's longest-running radio personalities, discusses her fascinating life and career at the center of the music scene and signs copies of her new book. Miller will be in conversation with radio legend Jim Kerr.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Discussion | Conversaciones: Apps, Activism and the Latino Community


Online and mobile apps targeting Latinos fall into the same categories as those targeting the general population: entertainment, news, productivity and communication, with mobile games such as Angry Birds being the most popular. However, issues specific to the Latino community have led to a new breed of apps that inform users of critical civic issues. Moderated by Jazmin Chavez, Communications and Social Media Coordinator at LatinoJustice PRLDEF, a panel of experts explores a selection of apps that are responsive to contemporary social and political challenges confronting Latinos in America. The discussion will examine the functions of these apps, their design intentions, development process and public reception from the perspectives of app designers, developers and commissioning agents.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Author Reading | Deepa Kumar reads from her book Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire


In response to the events of 9/11, the Bush administration launched a “war on terror” ushering in an era of anti-Muslim racism, but 9/11 did not create that phenomenon. In her new book, Deepa Kumar examines the historic relationship between Islamophobia and the agenda of empire-building. Deepa Kumar is Associate Professor of Media Studies and Middle East Studies at Rutgers University. She is the author of Outside the Box: Corporate Media, Globalization and the UPS Strike. She has offered her analysis on Islamophobia to numerous outlets around the world including the BBC, USA Today, Philadelphia Inquirer, Mexico's Proseco, China International radio, and Gulf News from Dubai. Special guest speaker Moustafa Bayoumi is author of How Does It Feel To Be a Problem?: Being Young and Arab in America, which won an American Book Award and the Arab American Book Award for Non-Fiction. He has contributed to The New York Times Magazine, The Guardian, The London Review of Books, the Nation, and others.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Poetry Reading | Poets in Conversation: Mary Ruefle


Mary Ruefle’s most recent book is "Madness, Rack, and Honey" (Wave Books, 2012). In conversation with Alice Quinn.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Performance | Savoire-Faire 2012: The 4th Annual Performance Series Featuring Women Artists


Featuring performances by: GO! Push Pops and SistersSpinderella feat. Maria Jose Duran Steinman.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Workshop | Sunset Pilates


Join Lou Cornacchia, founder of Cobble Hill's Body in Balance Studio, for an Intermediate Pilates Mat Class.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Screening | Documentary: David Sander & Carlo Ledesma's Hungry for Change (2012)


A documentary about lasting weight loss, abundant energy and vibrant health. This film exposes the shocking secrets the diet, weight loss, and food industry don't want you to know about; deceptive strategies designed to keep you coming back for me. Find out how you can have the health and body you deserve and how to escape the diet trap forever. 89 min. A Q&A led by Yvonne Stafford featuring invited guests Brenda Beener, her son Aaron Beener of Seasoned Vegan Catering, and Joanne Lewis to follow the screening.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Film | French Cinema: François Truffaut's Jules and Jim (1962)


Decades of a love triangle concerning two friends and an impulsive woman. 105 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:30 pm
Free

Workshop | Journey to the Stars with the Amateur Astronomers Association


Join astronomers as they guide your eyes across the sky and the wonders of astronomy are revealed. Look for the Syfy telescopes.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Screening | Portuguese Short Films


A series that showcases cinema, music and visual arts from contemporary Portuguese artists.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Performance | Comedy: OUR TOWN (the improvised version)


Improvisers create the day-to-day world of a town based on an audience member’s suggestion for the town’s name. Meanwhile, an acclaimed visual artist will paint a large map of the town according to the improvisers’ descriptions. Almost guaranteed to be one of the most boring improv shows you will ever see.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 pm
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Jazz | Late Night Session, Hosted by Michael Mwenso


Hosted by vocalist Michael Mwenso, who successfully ran the internationally acclaimed program at London's Ronnie Scotts Jazz Club, Late Night Session offers a jazz home and community for some of today's most talented, young musicians to showcase and hone their craft. The fun begins every Thursday night until the wee hours. Stop by and hang.
   New York City, NY; NYC
11:30 pm
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