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70 free events take place on Thursday, September 26 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 26 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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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 Tuesday and Thursday
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 am
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Workshop | Tai Chi in the Park


A morning class provided by the Tai Chi Chuan Center and led by teachers and students who train at CK Chu Tai Chi under the direction of Master Hyland Harris. Tuesdays and Thursdays, May 7-September 26, 2019
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 am
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Conference | How to Be an Anti-Capitalist in the 21st Century


Erik Olin Wright spent the last years of his life thinking about ways to challenge and transform capitalist societies. He distilled his thinking in a book, How to Be an Anti-Capitalist in the 21st Century (Verso, 2019). The symposium is designed to launch a debate about the strengths and weaknesses of Wright’s approach. They seek to both honor their colleague’s memory and assure that his ideas become part of current discussions of socialism and socialist strategy. The event will consist of three panels during the day and an evening session that will include tributes to Wright and a keynote by his friend, Ira Katznelson.  
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 am
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Workshop | Sunrise Yoga


Rise and shine and begin your morning with an outdoor yoga class that will help align your chakras and invigorate your day. Instructors focus on movements meant to enhance posture alignment and increase flexibility and balance. All levels welcome. Bringing your own mat is encouraged, as provided accessories are first come first serve.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 am
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Workshop | Sun Salutations and Intentions Morning Yoga


Starts your day with a morning yoga practice. You will experience luxurious stretching warm-ups, empowering standing poses, and energizing breath work as we align the movements with the inhales and exhales. You will feel more awake, strong, balanced, and positive as a result of this time spent on the mat. Sun Salutations and warrior poses stimulate the seratonin in your brain (the “happy hormone) and improve self-esteem! You will be ready for anything that meets you as your day unfolds. Bring a yoga mat if you have one. You may bring your own coffee or tea.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 am
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Conference | Internet Distributed Television in Ibero-American and US Hispanic Media


9:30–9:55 OPENING SESSION | Introduction to Obitel Immacolata Vasallo, University of São Paulo, Brazil; and Guillermo Orozco, University of Guadalajara, Mexico, Obitel General Coordinators 10:00–11:30 OBITEL PANEL #1 | Narco culture, and Narconovelas North America: Mexico and the U.S. Hispanic television Mexico: Guillermo Orozco and Gabriela Gómez, University of Guadalajara | U.S. Hispanic: Juan Piñón, New York University Respondent: Feng-Mei Heberer, New York University 11:45–13:15 OBITEL PANEL #2 | Political Economy of Latin American television: Democracy, education and public television Chile: Pablo Julio Pohlhammer and Francisco Fernández, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile | Colombia: Fernando Aranguren, Borys Bustamante and Hernán Riveros, Distrital University Francisco José de Caldas Respondent: Alejandro Velasco, New York University 2:45 NIELSEN | The new challenge on measuring audiences’ habits in the new media digital ecology Brad Poretskin, National Senior Vice President at TAM Nielsen 3:30 OBITEL PANEL #3 | Transmedia reception and transmedia strategies on VoD Television Spain: Charo Lacalle, Autonomous University of Barcelona | Brazil: Immacolata Vassallo and Ligia Lemus, University of São Paulo Respondent: Paul Julian Smith, Graduate Center, CUNY 5:15-ROUND TABLE ONE | Approaches on media platforms and the new digital media environment Erica Robles-Anderson, Finn Brunton and Arvind Rajagopal, New York University 6:30 KEYNOTE SPEAKER | Going with the Flow: Nudging Attention Online Harsh Taneja, University of Illinois | Angela Xiao Wu, New York University
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:30 am
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Workshop | Relational Meditation


This inclusive class weaves together gentle yoga/chi kung and guided relational meditation exercises. Relational meditation uses mindfulness of breathing, eye-contact, and compassion meditation to help people connect, promoting deep listening, presence and open heartedness.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:30 am
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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
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10:00 am
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Tour | City Hall Tour For Individuals


The tour of City Hall includes a discussion of the building's history, art, architecture, and civic function. The building is the oldest city hall in the United States that still houses its original governmental functions, such as the office of the Mayor of New York. Constructed from 1803 to 1812, New York City Hall is a National Historic Landmark and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Film | Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966): Five Time Oscar Winning Drama With Elizabeth Taylor And Richard Burton


A bitter, aging couple, with the help of alcohol, use a young couple to fuel anguish and emotional pain towards each other. 131 min. Director: Mike Nichols. Starring Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, George Segal. In 2013, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". The film was nominated for thirteen Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director for Mike Nichols, and is one of only two films to be nominated in every eligible category at the Academy Awards. It won five awards, including a second Academy Award for Best Actress for Elizabeth Taylor and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Sandy Dennis. 
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Lesson | Adult Coloring Group


Coloring can be done by anyone of any age, not just artists or creative types. Coloring can have therapeutic benefits such as alleviating stress and anxiety. Many have compared the benefits of coloring to achieving relaxation from meditation. Materials will be provided, but feel free to bring your own!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Workshop | Essentials for Job Seekers: Interviewing


Looking for a job? Discover what tools to use to find vacancies, learn inside tips from a certified Talent Acquisition Strategist on where to find job postings and what HR is looking for in your application. Laptops will be first-come-first-served; bring your own if you have one. Also bring paper copies of your resume/cover letter, or have the file accessible via email or flash drive. Please do not arrive late interrupting the class.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:30 am
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Author Reading | Leading from Your Best Self: Developing a Leadership Style


Great leaders connect with others while always staying true to themselves. Based on his book with the same title, Rob synthesizes his 20+ years in the performing arts to help you find, develop, and adapt a natural leadership style that works best for you, at every level and in every situation. He will speak about proven techniques used by actors, martial artists, and mindfulness experts for building self-confidence, making personal connections, telling compelling stories, and projecting a professional presence that’s powerful, authentic, and effective, and that will unlock your “Best Self.”  
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Film | My Man Godfrey (1936): Six Time Oscar Nominated Comedy


A scatterbrained socialite hires a vagrant as a family butler...but there's more to Godfrey than meets the eye. 94 min. Director: Gregory La Cava. Starring William Powell, Carole Lombard, Alice Brady. In 1999, the original version of My Man Godfrey was deemed "culturally significant" by the United States Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry. My Man Godfrey was nominated for six Academy Awards for Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Writing, Screenplay, Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Workshop | Guided Falun Dafa Meditation Class


Stress relief, gain wisdom and work toward enlightenment
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Classical Music | Bach at Noon


The organ works of J.S. Bach (1685-1750) offered in 30-minute meditations. Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer and musician of the Baroque period. He is known for instrumental compositions such as the Brandenburg Concertos and the Goldberg Variations as well as for vocal music such as the St. Matthew Passion and the Mass in B minor. Since the 19th-century Bach has been generally regarded as one of the greatest composers of all time. "The term 'baroque' has been widely used since the 19th century to describe the period in Western European art music from about 1600 to 1750... Many famous composers from the first part of the baroque period came from Italy and have a link with Venice, including Claudio Monteverdi and Antonio Vivaldi. Monteverdi was born in Cremona, but moved to Venice where he was 'maestro di capella' at the San Marco basilica. Vivaldi was born in Venice and was one of the greatest baroque composers. It is thanks to these strong musical traditions of Venice that we have today's music. Without Venetian church music and Monteverdi's advances with polyphony, the great traditions of choral music in England, France, and Germany would never have developed. Without the operas written by Monteverdi, Cavalli and Vivaldi, not only would the later styles of opera never have been invented. There would be no basis for the American Musical or the German and Viennese Operetta, the Spanish Zarzuela, and even rock, pop, and contemporary music as we know it." The Venice Insider Bach at Noon concerts take place every Tuesdays through Fridays, from September 10, 2019 to May 20, 2020.
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12:20 pm
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Concert | Piano in the Park: Ragtime, Stride, and Jazz


Summertime, and the livin’ is easy... so swing on by for toe-tappin’ performances by New York’s finest, playing ragtime, stride, and jazz to your heart’s delight. With: Roy Eaton, Played Carnegie in ‘37
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12:30 pm
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Tour | Tour The Battery


Learn about the park's rich history, many important landmarks and monuments, the Seaglass Carousel, 195,000 square feet of beautiful perennial gardens designed by renowned Dutch garden designer Piet Oudolf, and so much more! Tours last about an hour. Thursdays, April 25-October 31, 2019
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12:50 pm
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Gallery Talk | Memory Palaces: Inside the Collection of Audrey B. Heckler: Exhibition Tour


The collection of Audrey B. Heckler is emblematic of the growth of the field of self-taught art in the United States, which manifests a strong interest for African American artists, a consistent attention on American classics, a curiosity for European art brut, and a search for international discoveries. For the last twenty-seven years, Heckler has surrounded herself with excellent examples by the most significant artists associated to this art niche, among them Emery Blagdon, Aloïse Corbaz, William Edmondson, August Klett, Augustin Lesage, Martín Ramírez, Thornton Dial, and Anna Zemánková.
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1:00 pm
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Workshop | Lunchtime Meditation


Take a mid-day pause to refresh your mind and re-establish your center in the midst of bustling city life. Meditation is a powerful tool to eliminate stress, to heal the body, mind, and brain, and to enhance your personal well-being and positive relationship with the world.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
$10 suggested donation

Classical Music | Music in Midtown: Rachmaninoff, Schubert and Villa-Lobos


Music In Midtown begins the fall semester with a musical journey based on folk music influences from Austria, Finland, Brazil and Russia. Vanessa Cunha and Finnish-born pianist Mika Rännäli present music of Busoni, Miranda, Rachmaninoff, Schubert and Villa-Lobos.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Classical Music | Pipes At One Organ Recital


David Jernigan, organ, Christ Church, Raleigh, NC.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Gallery Talk | T. C. Cannon: At the Edge of America: Exhibition Tour


A 45-minute tour. One of the most influential, innovative and talented Native American artists of the 20th century, T.C. Cannon embodied the activism, cultural transition and creative expression that defined America in the 1960s and 1970s. Learn how Cannon interrogated American history and popular culture through his Native lens and exercised a rigorous mastery of Western art historical tropes while creating an entirely fresh visual vocabulary.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:15 pm
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Concert | Music Of The Journey Along The Silk Road


Among the Asians who traveled to China in early medieval times were the Sogdians. They were attracted by China's wealth and the opportunity to trade and make glorious profit along the Silk Road. Their music and vigorous dances appealed to the Chinese, who eagerly welcomed them. About The Performer The Eurasia Consort brings together five artists recognized as specialists in the ancient traditions of East Asia and the Middle East. Through their research, teaching and performances, they seek a common understanding of the world's great music traditions along the ancient Silk Road. Tomoko Sugawara, kugoharp; August Denhard, lute; Yimin Miao, bamboo flute; Adem Berson, oud; Rex Benincasa, percussions. 
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Film | Little (2019): She Turns Into Her Younger self


A woman is transformed into her younger self at a point in her life when the pressures of adulthood become too much to bear. 109 min. Director: Tina Gordon. Stars: Regina Hall, Issa Rae, Marsai Martin
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2:00 pm
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Film | Long Shot (2019) With Charlize Theron: His Childhood Crush Running For Presidency


Journalist Fred Flarsky reunites with his childhood crush, Charlotte Field, now one of the most influential women in the world. As she prepares to make a run for the Presidency, Charlotte hires Fred as her speechwriter and sparks fly. 125 min. Director: Jonathan Levine. Starring Charlize Theron, Seth Rogen, June Diane Raphael. 
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Film | Ministry of Fear (1944): Nazi Spy Plot


Stephen Neale has just been released from an asylum during World War 2 in England when he stumbles on a deadly Nazi spy plot by accident, and tries to stop it. 86 min. Director: Fritz Lang. Starring Ray Milland, Marjorie Reynolds, Carl Esmond. 
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Tour | Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House Tour


Highlights include a discussion of the history of the site, information about architect Cass Gilbert and viewings of the Collectors Office with its Tiffany woodwork, Reginald Marsh murals and the 140-ton rotunda dome, designed and built by Rafael Gustavino.
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2:00 pm
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Film | Sergio Leone's For a Few Dollars More (1965): Spaghetti Western With Clint Eastwood


Two bounty hunters with the same intentions team up to track down a Western outlaw. 132 min. Director: Sergio Leone. Starring Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef, Gian Maria Volonte. For a Few Dollars More is the second part of what is commonly known as the Dollars Trilogy, following A Fistful of Dollars and preceding The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.
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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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Film | Shazam! (2019): A Fourteen Year Old Superhero


We all have a superhero inside us, it just takes a bit of magic to bring it out. In Billy Batson's case, by shouting out one word - SHAZAM - this streetwise fourteen-year-old foster kid can turn into the grown-up superhero Shazam. 132 min. Director: David F. Sandberg. Starring Zachary Levi, Mark Strong, Asher Angel.  Shazam! has grossed $140.4 million in the United States and Canada, and $224.1 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $364.5 million.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Workshop | Adult Coloring Club


Discover the fun and calming benefits of coloring. Color, relax and enjoy. Coloring supplies will be provided, but participants are welcome to bring their own materials too.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Workshop | Human Chess


Play as your favorite game piece and navigate the chess board from inside at the Human Chess games, where chess becomes an embodied team sport. All levels welcome! Thursdays, September 5-26, 2019
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Gallery Talk | Artist Talk: Ramifications


A one-man show of sculpture, painting, and mixed media. Street artist and New York City native Coraggio is best known for his abstract metal sculpture. An ardent proponent of recycling, he uses materials that can be found in vacant lots or building sites across Lower Manhattan and the city’s outer boroughs. This use of found materials is an essential component of his process. Coraggio’s richly graphic, welded street constructions provided a 3-D counterpoint to the 2-D graffiti street art by contemporaries Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat, as well as the masters of New York subway graffiti. Coraggio was a central figure in downtown New York’s early period of explosive art experimentation and cross-pollination of cultural ideas.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Birdwatching | Fall Birding Tour


Discover the surprising diversity of birds that call the park home during migratory season with a guided tour. Located in the heart of midtown, the park is a hot spot for avian visitors and birders alike. Past sightings include warblers, tanagers, vireos, thrushes, and even a Chuck-will’s-widow!
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Opening Reception | Venus: Monumental Charcoal Drawings


Clio Newton, the 30-year-old American artist whose monumental figurative charcoal drawings have drawn the attention of museums and collectors, will have her first major one-person exhibition in America. The nine drawings in the exhibition depict “gender composites” invented by Newton, who composes her subjects from male bodies and female heads, as did Botticelli, Delacroix, Michelangelo, Titian and many artists of the Renaissance.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:30 pm
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Talk | Artist Talk


LaKela Brown was born and raised in the city of Detroit, where she attended the College for Creative Studies. She majored in Fine Arts, and earned her B.F.A. in 2005. She lives and works in Brooklyn, NY.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Discussion | 50 Years of La Collecion


In celebration of the museum’s 50th anniversary and in the context of the exhibition Culture and the People: El Museo del Barrio 1969-2019, this is a conversation among artists and current and former staff regarding the origins and evolution of the Permanent Collection. Comprised of more than 8,000 objects from across the U.S., Latin America, and the Caribbean, El Museo’s ever-expanding collection is as an important tool for the institution’s educational mission that reflects upon its specific cultural identity. Panelists include: Nicolás Dumit Estévez (Artist); Juan Sánchez (Artist); Susana Torruella Leval (Director Emeritus of El Museo del Barrio); Nitza Tufiño (Artist & Director of Taller Boricua); and Noel Valentin (Permanent Collection Manager of El Museo del Barrio). The discussion will be moderated by Susanna Temkin, Curator of El Museo del Barrio.
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Opening Reception | Elemental: Minimalist and Post-Minimalist Painting and Sculpture


An exhibition comprised of minimalist and post-minimalist painting and sculpture that lays bare the foundational components of these consecutive 20th-century movements. Spanning 1963–1981, each work in the exhibition demonstrates a conceptually robust reduction of both form and content, drawing renewed attention to the nuances of the artistic process, the visceral potential of materials, and the organizational structure of a composition. By way of geometric abstraction, singular motifs, monochromatic palettes and the embracing of repetition, this seminal group of artists eschewed the gestural individualism of mid-century Abstract Expressionism and paved the way for a new understanding of art-making. Featured in the exhibition are significant works by Carl Andre (b. 1935), Daniel Buren (b. 1938), Simon Hantaï (1922-2008), François Morellet (1926-2016), Olivier Mosset (b. 1944), Richard Nonas (b. 1936), Carol Rama (1918-2015), Robert Ryman (1930-2019), and Bernar Venet (b. 1941.)
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Opening Reception | Landmarks: Group Exhibiton


A group exhibition. From within the geological epoch dominated by humanity, Landmarks examines the influence of human existence upon the land—how the land is marked—and exposes the impact of development on pre-existing landscapes and communities from the urban center to the New American West.
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Performance | NY(Drag)U: Drag Showcase


Come see some of the fiercest drag in all of NYC! NY(Drag)U is an exciting showcase of NYC drag performers for what will be one of the best drag shows you’ll see this year. With Nina West (RuPaul’s Drag Race, Season 11). Music by Rimarkable
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Opening Reception | Rituals: Spiritual - Physical


Jonathan Anderson and Edwin Low have been collaborating as “Anderson & Low” since 1990. Their work includes portraiture, architectural studies, abstract images, reportage, nudes, and landscape and is noted for attention to concept, form, lighting, and printing.
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Film | Rocketman (2019): Story Of Elton John 


A musical fantasy about the fantastical human story of Elton John's breakthrough years. 121 min. Director: Dexter Fletcher. Starring Taron Egerton, Jamie Bell, Richard Madden.  Rocketman has grossed $192 million worldwide against its $40 million budget. 
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Author Reading | Under the Palm Trees: Modern Iraqi Art


This richly illustrated volume explores creativity in twentieth-century Iraqi art through the art collection of a pioneer architect. Featuring works from artists such as Jewad Selim from the 1940s, the Baghdad Modern Art Group from the 1950s and 1960s and Iraqi artists in exile from 1980 onward, this volume showcases the collaboration of pioneer architect Mohamed Makiya with the Iraqi artists of his time, shedding light on the relationship between art and architecture and its role in shaping modern Iraqi society.
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Classical Music | An Informal Evening of Chamber Music


Some of today's most sought-after string musicians come together for an informal evening of chamber music. Selections from quintets and sextets of Mozart, Beethoven, and Brahms, and the virtuosic Mendelssohn Octet, will be on the program. Performers: Jennifer Frautschi, Alexi Kenney, Katie Hyun, and Kevin Zhu (violin) Nathan Schram and Hsin Yun Huang (viola) Gabriel Cabezas and Paul Wiancko (cello)
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Concert | An Internationally Award-Winning Singer


An internationally award-winning performer, Maryam Raya gave her first public recital at the age of nine. She has graced stages which include Stern Auditorium, Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall, The National Gallery of Art, The Phillips Collection, the Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, as well as numerous venues in France, Italy, China, Estonia, Latvia, Finland, and Dubai.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
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Jazz | Miles Davis' Experiments With Electrical Instruments


In 1968 Miles Davis began exploring the unconventional idea of electrical instrumentations on his records. With each new record, his explorations became bolder and more experimental, incorporating rhythms, textures and sounds not previously heard in jazz. Using rare materials from the library’s archival collections, Librarian Dave McMullin presents the story of a fascinating and challenging period in the career of one of 20th century American music’s great masters. 
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Talk | Remembering The First Person To Host A Rock And Roll Radio Show In New York City


In 1964, with his weekly show "on Fordham University's WFUV, Pete Fornatale became the first person to host a rock and roll radio show in New York City. Fornatale became an essential member of the rock community, interviewing and writing about legends, including John Fogerty, Jimi Hendrix, Elton John, Paul Simon, and more. This event is for celebrating the acquisition of the Pete Fornatale archive, with special interviews and classic segments from Fornatale broadcasts now in the collection.
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6:00 pm
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Author Reading | Campusland: Satire of College Life


A satirical debut novel about one year of insanity at the Ivy-like Devon University, a blissful bubble of elite students and the adults at their mercy. Author Scott Johnson worked on Wall Street and in Hong Kong. After opening a few nightclubs in NYC, he committed books on beer and golf betting and co-founded tech start-ups.
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Film | Sometimes in April (2005): Drama with Idris Elba, Debra Winger


When the Hutu nationalists raised arms against their Tutsi countrymen in Rwanda in April 1994, the violent uprising marked the beginning of one of the darkest times in African history which resulted in the deaths of almost 800,000 people. Director: Raoul Peck 140 min.
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6:30 pm
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Discussion | Breaking the Bamboo Ceiling


Education is often seen as the key to upward mobility, success and a way to access the American Dream. Although 1st and 2nd generation Asian Americans outpace their peers in education level, they fall short in professional attainment, raising troubling questions about the ways in which immigrants’ backgrounds plays into future success. This discussion will explore this complex issue, asking how to make opportunities more accessible for immigrant communities who lack the resources vital for upward workplace mobility. Speakers: -- Margaret Chin, Associate Professor of Sociology, Hunter College -- Van Tran, Associate Professor of Sociology, The Graduate Center -- Jeannie Park, President of the Harvard Asian American Alumni Association
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Discussion | Campus at a Crossroads: Free Speech, Truth, and Democracy in an Election Year


With the 2020 election season picking up steam, debates over free speech, truth, and the university are of increasing relevance to the health of American democracy. But in an era of deepening polarization, many see these issues through partisan eyes, shouting into fractured echo chambers. Campuses seem to be at a cross-roads--can they restore a common understanding of facts, and of the rules of engagement and disagreement? Or are they in danger of buckling under the weight of our current culture war? This panel aims to bring together academics, writers, and students for a spirited discussion of these issues. The panel will also serve to launch PEN America's new Campus Free Speech Guide, an online resource offering a range of tips on contemporary challenges related to free speech on campus. Through the event, we aim to situate the guide in a larger discussion about universities' responsibility in pursuing and defending truth in a political climate in which the very concept of truth is under attack, and the ways in which issues surrounding free expression, academic freedom, and diversity and inclusion intersect with that responsibility.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Discussion | Diálogos: Art, Social Justice, and Latinx Dance Workers in the NYC Dance Ecology


This installation of Diálogos will feature curated guest speakers and artists including Ana Maria Correa from Miami City Ballet and Chris Núñez from Dance/NYC among others. Participants will have the opportunity to join in on a long-table discussion exploring the interconnections of the arts, social justice, and Latino cultures.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Talk | Transcending Disciplines: An Artist’s Journey to Cultural Sustainability


In this lecture, Cristina Pato shares her artistic journey, forging a multifaceted career as an internationally acclaimed Galician bagpiper master, classical pianist, producer and educator. Without a precedent to follow, and in a world where “nobody needs a bagpiper,” Dr. Pato charted her own path to become an independent artist and became passionate about exploring the role of the arts in other contexts, especially education.  Pato will share how she has made herself relevant to other disciplines and, in doing so, built a sustainable career. Cristina will also underscore how her multiple identities – teacher, performer, writer, producer– are a platform to probe social questions raised by the intersection of classical and folkloric music. Pato will be performing live with accordionist Julien Labro, of the Cristina Pato Quartet.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Workshop | Yoga Flow


Link mindful breath with movement in this full spectrum yoga practice that includes modifications and intensifications depending on experience level. Veteran Nina Semczuk helps you cultivate strength, flexibility, balance, and focus while enjoying yoga outdoors. Please bring a mat. Every Thursday from May 23 to June 27, 2019, and July 11 to October 31, 2019.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Author Reading | Apple, Tree: Writers on Their Parents


It happens to us all: we think we've settled into an identity, a self, and then out of nowhere and with great force, the traces of our parents appear to us, in us--in mirrors, in gestures, in reaction and reactivity, at weddings and funerals, and in troubled thoughts that crouch in dark corners of our minds. In this masterful collection of new essays, the apple looks at the tree. Twenty-five writers deftly explore a trait they've inherited from a parent, reflecting on how it affects the lives they lead today--how it shifts their relationship to that parent (sometimes posthumously) and to their sense of self. Editor Lise Funderburg will be joined by contributors Daniel Mendelsohn, Lauren Grodstein, and Marc Mewshaw.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Opening Reception | Dialogues on a Future Communication. Entanglement #2: Resilience


The exhibition is conceived of as a cross-disciplinary forum, evolving around and structured by the work of German artist Jenny Brockmann. The poetic and architectural installations by Brockmann are activated by the artist in a series of "Entanglements" -- conversations among artists, scholars, activists, and researchers on diverse forms of knowledge. Entanglement #2 invites a discussion on culturally specific epistemologies and whether -- and how -- one might approach reconciliation of these differences. The speakers are artists Stephanie Dinkins and Jes Fan, economist Sheen Levine, anthropologist Elizabeth Povinelli, and sociologist Dina Shvetsov.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Performance | Diplomacy: The Power Dynamics of the Cold War Era


A performance exploring the power dynamics of the Cold War era, and how these intersected with institutional support of art and dance. Through performed actions and reading of texts, Camilo Godoy reconstructs this history in the historic Orozco Room, itself the site of political and historical juxtapositions.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Author Reading | Homesick: Loving Language in Its Many Forms


The coming of age story of an award-winning translator, Homesick is about learning to love language in its many forms, healing through words and the promises and perils of empathy and sisterhood. With author Jennifer Croft.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Author Reading | Learning from the Germans: Race and the Memory of Evil


As an increasingly polarized America fights over the legacy of racism, Susan Neiman, author of the contemporary philosophical classic Evil in Modern Thought, asks what we can learn from the Germans about confronting the evils of the past.  
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Play | Oliver Twist: Charles Dickens' Classic Adapted


An adaptation of Dickens' second novel, written by Neil Bartlett, about an orphan who escapes a workhouse,  travels to London, and becomes a member of a gang of juvenile pickpockets led by the elderly criminal Fagin. The production will be directed by Melissa Maxwell, and feature the entire cohort of MFA Third Year Actors: Hannah Adrian, Olivia Battle, William Berger-Bailey, Jazmyn Boone, Yun-Chin Chang, Caroline Hertz, Racquel Jean-Louis, Ian Lawrence, Philip Lopez, Kasey O'Brien, Riley Jo Payne, Kyle Ryan, Carla Smith, Michael Spara, and Jacqueline Theoharis.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Musical | The Big Time: A Cold War Musical


A new musical comedy from the author of Broadway’s Sister Act, Cinderella, and Xanadu. It’s the height of the Cold War when Russian spies take over an ocean liner holding all of NATO. Leave it to lounge singers on board to save the day by teaching the communists to put down their Kalashnikovs and pick up singing, dancing, and comedy. The war is cold but the numbers are hot in this show with a ring-a-ding score that might just bring back the Rat Pack. A student production. Directed by: Douglas Carter Beane Book by: Douglas Carter Beane Music and Lyrics by: Douglas J. Cohen  
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Author Reading | The Book of Disappearance: A Powerfully Imaginative Novel


What if all the Palestinians in Israel simply disappeared one day? What would happen next? How would Israelis react? These unsettling questions are posed in Ibtisam Azem’s powerfully imaginative novel. 
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Author Reading | Tough Luck: Sid Luckman, Murder, Inc., and the Rise of the Modern NFL


R.D. Rosen will be discussing and signing his newest release, an exploration of sports and major crime in a single family across the decades.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Author Reading | What About Activism?: Creative Forms of Protest and Advocacy


With the global rise of a politics of shock driven by authoritarian regimes that subvert the rule of law and civil liberties, the new book published this September by Sternberg Press asks more than 20 leading curators and thinkers about creative forms of protest and advocacy that cultural institutions can offer. Join editor Steven Henry Madoff in a discussion with some of the book's contributors.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Discussion | Authors in Conversation


Anne Boyer is a U.S. poet and essayist, and the inaugural winner of the 2018 Cy Twombly Award for Poetry from the Foundation for Contemporary Art and a 2018 Whiting Award in nonfiction/poetry. She is the author of The Romance of Happy Workers, The 2000s, My Common Heart, Garments Against Women, The Handbook of Disappointed Fate, and, most recently, The Undying: Pain, Vulnerability, Mortality, Medicine, Art, Time, Dreams, Data, Exhaustion, Cancer, and Care. Born in London, Hari Kunzru is the author of the novels The Impressionist, Transmission, My Revolutions and Gods Without Men, as well as a short story collection, Noise, and a novella, Memory Palace. His most recent novel, White Tears, was a finalist for the PEN/ Jean Stein Book Award. He was a 2008 Cullman Fellow at the New York Public Library, a 2014 Guggenheim Fellow and a 2016 Fellow of the American Academy in Berlin. He lives in New York City.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Discussion | Essential Intelligence: The CIA's Response to 9/11


Presented in partnership with the Central Intelligence Agency, former Acting Directors John McLaughlin and Michael Morell and former CIA Senior Paramilitary Officer Phil Reilly discuss how the Agency was uniquely positioned to support policymakers and military operations in the crucial 15 days immediately following the attacks, as well as how 9/11 ushered in a new era of intelligence work.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Comedy Club | Sidehow Goshko Storytelling Show


Award-winning storyteller Leslie Goshko (Huffington Post, Sirius XM radio) invites some of NY’s top writers and storytellers to share true, bizarre tales about their lives. There’s a challenging trivia game and a free wine giveaway where one lucky audience member will walk away with their very own bottle of Sideshow Sauce. With: GAIL THOMAS (Beavis and Butthead, Law & Order SVU) BILL CHAMBERS (artist in residence at Ten Foot Rat Cabaret, Gotham Storytelling Fest) MELIORA DOCKERY (The Moth Radio Hour, The Story Studio)
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Jazz | Jazztopad Festival NYC


Explore the newest music in today's jazz scene at the renowned Polish jazz festival, Jazztopad. Tonight's performance will feature an original work by Amir ElSaffar, a classically trained trumpet player who developed his artistic language by combining jazz with the aesthetics derived from traditional music of the Middle East. ElSaffar's new piece "Ahwaal"--or "states of consciousness," an important concept in Sufism--fuses the microtonal resonances of Iraqi maqam with a subtle nod to Beethoven's late quartets. For this special engagement, ElSaffar is joined by Polish artists Ksawery Wojcinski, Waclaw Zimpel, and the Lutoslawski Quartet.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:30 pm
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Play | To Life: Meet the Rosens


The Rosen family, battered and blessed, celebrates Jeffrey’s life as their hearts lie gasping on the floor. Backs are turned and accusations hurled as the Rosens come together and fall apart, bound by heartbreak and humor. Nobody escapes a good kick in the tuchas as they expose their foibles, confront their fears, and cling to their fragile connection amidst the chaos. The story is both elegy and eulogy to the death of a family and reminds us that we’re not alone. Written by Eve Lederman.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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