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Where else but in New York City can you listen to a world-class musician, discuss a book with a famous author, take a part in poetry reading, have a glass of wine at an art exhibition opening, and all that on the same day, and all that free of charge, and all of that on any day of the year, whether it's December or July, April or November!
The trick is to know about those free events, free things to do BEFORE they happen, not after the fact. That's where Club Free Time comes in handy! Become a Club Free Time member and start using these unique New York City (NYC) opportunities today, April 27, 2024!
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Club Free Time is your perfect guide to Free Entertainment and Free Culture in the City That Never Sleeps.
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In addition to providing information about free events, free things to do in New York City (NYC), Club Free Time offers its members complimentary tickets to classical music concerts, dance performances and theater: when a producer wants that special buzz of the 'full house' - Club Free Time members are welcomed for their enthusiasm and sophistication!
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Experience an entirely new perspective on New York. 'Open up a whole new cultural world... in one of the most vibrant capital cities in the world, sampling cultural delights beyond anyone's wildest dream.' Rupert Parker, journalist, photographer, cameraman, and TV producer
Do you live in New York and are looking for something interesting to do this weekend? Are you just visting and happened to be in New York this weekend? Or maybe only either Saturday or Sunday? Are you here with your family and kids, or by yourself? What activities do you prefer: watch a parade go by, look at the things sold at the street fairs, be a part of a festival, attend a concert, see a show?
Our guess is that in any case you would like to do something cool, fun, off the beaten path, entertaining, exciting, inspiring and to do it without ruining your bugget. We are here to help you to make your weekend in New York as interesting and exciting as it can possibly be. We will tell you what are the best things to do this weekend.
New York offers way more than the Broadway shows, the well-known museums like the Metropolitan Museum, the Museum of Natural History, and the Museum of Modern Arts (MoMA) and the famous sightseeing sites, like The Statue of Liberty and The Empire State Building.
This town never ceases to amaze the tourists as well as the city dwellers with quantity and quality of its free culture and free entertainment whether it's day or night, summer or winter, spring or fall, January or June, May or September, weekday or weekend.
New York's cultural scene is at its busiest in October and March (and the same goes for free events, free things to do), but other months of the year still offer incredible amount of high quality, off the beaten path, unique free events, free things to do which will take your breath away!
So start using these unique New York City opportunities today, April 27, 2024!
Where else but in New York City can you listen to a world-class musician, discuss a book with a famous author, take a part in poetry reading, have a glass of wine at an art exhibition opening, and all that on the same day, and all that free of charge, and all of that on any day of the year, whether it's December or July, April or November!
The trick is to know about those free events, free things to do BEFORE they happen, not after the fact. That's where Club Free Time comes in handy! Become a Club Free Time member and start using these unique New York City (NYC) opportunities today, April 27, 2024!
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Club Free Time is your perfect guide to Free Entertainment and Free Culture in the City That Never Sleeps.
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Free things to do, free events that take place in New York City every day of the year are truly amazing. So if you're looking for something interesting to do today (April 27, 2024) or on any other day of the year don't miss those free-of-charge opportunities that only New York provides! You can find lots of high quality, off the beaten path, unique free events, free things to do which will take your breath away!
In addition to providing information about free events, free things to do in New York City (NYC), Club Free Time offers its members complimentary tickets to classical music concerts, dance performances and theater: when a producer wants that special buzz of the 'full house' - Club Free Time members are welcomed for their enthusiasm and sophistication!
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Get a taste of free culture and free entertainment in New York City (NYC)!
Join the Club!
Experience an entirely new perspective on New York. 'Open up a whole new cultural world... in one of the most vibrant capital cities in the world, sampling cultural delights beyond anyone's wildest dream.' Rupert Parker, journalist, photographer, cameraman, and TV producer
Join the Club!
The quality and quantity of
free events,
free things to do
that happen in New York City
every day of the year
is truly amazing.
So don't miss the opportunities
that only New York provides:
stop wondering what to do;
start taking advantage of
free events to go to,
free things to do in NYC
today!
The quality and quantity of
free events,
free things to do
that happen in New York City
every day of the year
is truly amazing.
So don't miss the opportunities
that only New York provides:
stop wondering what to do;
start taking advantage of
free events to go to,
free things to do in NYC
today!
This Weekend in New York City (NYC): 128 Free Events, Free Things to Do
All events, things to do this weekend (Fri, 04/26/2024 - Sun, 04/28/2024) are free unless otherwise noted.Workshop | Tai Chi
Improve balance, strength and focus through gentle exercises. The sights and sounds of the river provide a serene background for the ancient flowing postures.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Fri, Apr 26
8:30 am
Free
8:30 am
Free
Lecture | China's Role in the Global Debt Landscape (online)
Delve into the composition of Chinese development finance, comparing it to the World Bank, and examine how the Global South perceives its local impact. Prof. Yan Wang will situate Chinese development finance in the global debt landscape by comparing it with World Bank loans. Dr. Ammar Malik will draw on large datasets to discuss the impact of China’s overseas development finance on the Global South at large. Mr. Mustafa Sayed will offer a local interpretation of the nature of Chinese loans to Pakistan and their role in the development of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, the first and flagship economic corridor in China’s Belt and Road Initiative.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Fri, Apr 26
9:00 am
Free
9:00 am
Free
Conference | Digital Platform Economies – Value from Data?
A host of studies demonstrate the perils of digital platforms and automated systems: algorithmic bias, algorithmic harm, data privacy, and deep fakes. What is less clear are the myriad ways that digital platforms structure economic/financial relations and transactions in the first place. Understanding processes of data valuation is a crucial aspect of broader inquiries into the promises and perils of digital platforms. This 2-day conference showcases programmatic research on data valuation. Each session considers the question: How do platforms produce value and monetize those value forms? The sessions are designed to stimulate discussion about value forms and valuation processes through particular lenses: digital assets, Web3 tokenization, digital twins, automated optimization, and generative AI. The discussions will consider the extent to which standard concepts (rent, commodity, property, accumulation) are relevant to these cases and examine continuities and discontinuities across different modes of digital value production.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Fri, Apr 26
9:00 am
Free
9:00 am
Free
Tour | 13 Tours, All City Neighborhoods, Any Time Of The Day, Choose One Tour Or Many
These free tours take place at various times during the day, all day long. You can make reservations for as many tours as your schedule allows.
SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown
Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn Heights + DUMBO
3 Hour Lower Manhattan
Harlem
Chelsea and the High Line
6 Hour Downtown Combined
Greenwich Village
Central Park
Lower Manhattan
Midtown Manhattan
Grand Central Terminal
Graffiti and Street Art Tours
World Trade Center
New York City, NY; NYC
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Fri, Apr 26
10:00 am
Free
10:00 am
Free
Gallery Talk | Francesca Woodman: Exhibition Tour
The exhibition presents key prints from approximately 1975 through 1980. Photographing in Providence, Rhode Island; Rome; Ravenna, Italy; and New York, Woodman situated herself and others within dilapidated interiors and ancient architecture to compose her tableaux. Using objects such as chairs and plinths along with architectural elements including doorways, walls, and windows, she staged contrasts with the performative presence of the figures, presenting the body itself as sculpture. In the Self-Deceit series (1978), she photographed herself nude in a room with crumbling walls, standing, crawling, or crouching with a frameless mirror. Through compositional fragmentation and blurring, Woodman throws into question the conceit that photography offers a revelation of the self.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Fri, Apr 26
10:00 am
Free
10:00 am
Free
Fair | October 7th, 06:29AM: An Immersive Exhibition on Nova Music Festival Massacre
To celebrate the end of his two years of service as a medic in the Israel Defense Forces' paratrooper division, Tomer Meir joined 13 of his friends at the Nova Musica Festival on the weekend of October 6 in Re'im in southern Israel. It was his first ever music festival. "It was the best moments of my life. I can't explain the state we were in," the 21-year-old told the New York Jewish Week. "It was pure love -- people dancing, laughing, smiling. All the good stuff that we're living for." Until 6:29 a.m. on Saturday morning. The red alerts, the rockets and the running. "The music stopped. The rockets started. We started running for our lives," Meir said. Meir is a survivor of the Nova Music Festival Massacre, where Hamas militants killed 364 festival-goers and took at least 40 hotstages on the morning of Oct. 7. Six months after the attack, Meir is in New York sharing his story as part of an interactive exhibit about that day, which he says is helping him heal. The Nova Musical Festival exhibition, titled October 7th, 06:29AM, is an immersive step into what it was like to be at the festival when it was attacked. Screens show clips from the attack on Nova are displayed next to personal and camping items taken from the festival recreating the festival layout. The exhibit, which debuted in Tel Aviv for 10 weeks in December, was created by Israeli designers and cultural producers, many of whom were producers with the Nova Music Festival itself. It was brought to New York with the help of Scooter Braun, the Jewish-American music producer and philanthropist. The exhibit recreates the visuals and sounds of the Nova Music Festival massacre. But the New York version is in some ways "more intense," according to Yael Finkelstein, a volunteer who collected items from the Nova site and helped set up both the Tel Aviv and New York exhibit. New elements at the New York exhibit include dozens of video testimonies from survivors, Zaka volunteers and family members, as well as graphic raw footage taken on Oct. 7 from both festival-goers and Hamas militants. In addition, survivors of the massacre such as Meir and Sassi will be at the exhibit every day to share their stories and answer questions. Their goal, Meir said, is to show New Yorkers that the horror they experienced could happen to anyone.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Fri, Apr 26
10:00 am
$3
10:00 am
$3
Festival | Black Comic Book Festival
The 2024 Black Comic Book Festival marks 12 years of bringing together animators, Blerds, bloggers, cosplay lovers, fans, families, illustrators, independent publishers, and writers to celebrate Black comic books and graphic novels and provides a platform to get the works directly to readers. This annual event features panel discussions, workshops, and cosplay showcases, and highlights the work of creators from across the country. The 12th annual festival from April 26-27, 2024, will include a mix of in-person and virtual events. Keep checking the Eventbrite page for updates as more events are added.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Fri, Apr 26
10:00 am
Free
10:00 am
Free
Workshop | Adult Zumba
Exercise in disguise! Join in on the fun featuring easy-to-follow Latin dance choreography while working on your balance, coordination and range of motion. Bring your friends and come prepared for enthusiastic instruction, a little strength training and a lot of fun.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Fri, Apr 26
10:30 am
Free
10:30 am
Free
Hike | Terrific Trees Hike
A hike in celebration of Arbor Day to learn about tulip, oak, persimmon, and other trees we may find along the way. Dress appropriately for hiking along trails that may be steep and muddy. This hike is 2-3 miles long.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Fri, Apr 26
10:30 am
Free
10:30 am
Free
Lecture | The Birth of a Pleasurescape: Montevideo in the 1910s-1920s
A lecture by Adrián Márquez, PhD Candidate at Stony Brook University in the Department of History.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Fri, Apr 26
11:00 am
Free
11:00 am
Free
Master Class | Adult Community Choir
Come and experience the joy of singing! This beginner, non-auditioned group welcomes all who love to sing. You will learn healthy singing habits, warmups, and how to find your own voice as you sing with a group. The class will sing and study music of many styles and genres like jazz, Latin, soul, choral, gospel, folk, and music from around the world. Everyone is welcome; no experience necessary! The class will culminate with a final public performance. Classes will meet Fridays, March 1st - May 10th from 12pm-1:15pm. The final performance date is May 17th at 12pm. Registration is required, and class size is limited. Participants should plan to attend all sessions.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Fri, Apr 26
12:00 pm
Free
12:00 pm
Free
Workshop | Learn Juggling in the Park
Get in a quick lesson, stay for the whole time, or just enjoy watching them put their skills to the test. They're a friendly group and open to drop-ins, even if you catch them outside of the regular juggling lessons. All skill levels welcome. Equipment is provided.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Fri, Apr 26
12:00 pm
Free
12:00 pm
Free
Classical Music | Bach at Noon (In Person and Online)
Take a momentary respite from a busy day to enjoy a selection of organ works by Johann Sebastian Bach in an intimate venue.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Fri, Apr 26
12:20 pm
Free
12:20 pm
Free
Classical Music | Violin Works by Schubert, Paganini, and More (In Person AND Online!)
Matthew Hakkarainen, Violin. Program Schubert (1797-1828), Violin Sonata in A Major, D. 574 "Grand Duo" Karol Szymanowski (1882-1937), Mythes, Op. 30 Paganini (1782-1840), I Palpiti, Op. 13
New York City, NY; NYC
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Fri, Apr 26
12:30 pm
Free
12:30 pm
Free
Film | Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023) with Chris Pine and Hugh Grant
A charming thief and a band of unlikely adventurers embark on an epic quest to retrieve a long lost relic, but their charming adventure goes dangerously awry when they run afoul of the wrong people. Directors: Jonathan Goldstein, John Francis Daley Cast: Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Rege-Jean Page, Justice Smith, Sophia Lillis, Hugh Grant Chris Pine is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as James T. Kirk in the Star Trek reboot film series (2009-present); Steve Trevor in the DC Extended Universe films Wonder Woman (2017) and Wonder Woman 1984 (2020); Will Colson in Unstoppable (2010); Toby Howard in Hell or High Water (2016); and Edgin Darvis in Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023). Hugh Grant is an English actor. He established himself early in his career as a charming and vulnerable romantic leading man, and has since transitioned into a more dramatic character actor. Among his accolades, he has received a British Academy Film Award, a Golden Globe Award, and an Honorary Cesar.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Fri, Apr 26
1:00 pm
Free
1:00 pm
Free
Film | The Rum Diary (2011) with Johnny Depp
As the Eisenhower era draws to a close, journalist Paul Kemp decides he's had enough of New York and takes a job in Puerto Rico. There, he becomes obsessed with Chenault, the fiancee of a shady businessman named Sanderson, who wants to turn the pristine island into a capitalist's paradise. Recruited by Sanderson to write an article that praises an unsavory deal, Paul must decide if he will use his talents to help Sanderson, or bring him down. Director: Bruce Robinson Cast: Johnny Depp, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Rispoli, Amber Heard, Richard Jenkins, Giovanni Ribisi Johnny Depp is an American actor and musician. He is the recipient of multiple accolades, including a Golden Globe Award as well as nominations for three Academy Awards and two BAFTA awards. His films, in which he has often played eccentric characters, have grossed over $8 billion worldwide, making him one of Hollywood's most bankable stars.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Fri, Apr 26
1:00 pm
Free
1:00 pm
Free
Workshop | Enjoy an afternoon of crafting and conversation
Bring your own project or choose something from a provided collection to work on during this freeform crafting workshop. The workshop will include materials for sewing, knitting, crochet, coloring, paper crafts, and puzzles.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Fri, Apr 26
1:30 pm
Free
1:30 pm
Free
Classical Music | Cello Works by Tchaikovsky, Mendelssohn, and Paganini (In Person AND Online!)
Reina Sophia Cho, Cello. Program Tchaikovsky (1840-1893), Variations on a Rococo Theme Mendelssohn (1809-1847), Cello Sonata No. 2 in D Major, Op. 58 Paganini (1782-1840), Variations on One String
New York City, NY; NYC
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Fri, Apr 26
3:00 pm
Free
3:00 pm
Free
Classical Music | Viola Works by Telemann, Shostakovich, and More (In Person AND Online!)
Natalie Clarke, Viola. Program Telemann (1681-1767), Fantasia No. 7 Rebecca Clarke (1886-1979), Morpheus - For Viola and Piano Rebecca Clarke (1886-1979), Passacaglia on and Old English Tune Shostakovich (1906-1975), Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op. 147
New York City, NY; NYC
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Fri, Apr 26
3:00 pm
Free
3:00 pm
Free
Play | Ivera: Meditations from a Coma
A love letter to Puerto Rican womanhood and a condemnation of medical racism. After Ivera falls into a coma due to doctors’ negligence during the birth of her first child, she grapples with not only the impending loss of herself, but the decay of everyone around her. From her hospital room, she relives her happiest moments, and comes face-to-face with her saddest ones. As the veil between worlds begins to lift, Ivera, caught somewhere in-between, soon realizes her perfect, vibrant, passionate life wasn’t as beautiful as she always thought it was. Written by Antonia Cruz-Kent. A student production.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Fri, Apr 26
3:30 pm
Free
3:30 pm
Free
Lecture | American (Slavery) Caste, not Race
Lionel McPherson argues that the permanent, stark social disadvantage of Black America is best understood as a caste phenomenon, as in a fixed, color-conscious, social status hierarchy. Caste analysis of American color consciousness calls attention to the intergenerational nature and national specificity of the Black American situation, rooted in American inherited slavery and enforced segregation. Race analysis, by contrast, traffics in flat blackness, turning Africa-identified descendants of American slavery (capital “B” Black Americans) from a distinctive national people, neither native nor immigrant, into a vague racially “black” people. What McPherson calls “race intrigue” principally functions as a distraction—from the subjugation, exploitation, and nonrepair of the historical American “Slaves”/“black” caste—by (mis)directing focus from Black (American) equality politics to some tepid antiracism, or general anti-antiblack racism, agenda.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Fri, Apr 26
3:30 pm
Free
3:30 pm
Free
Screening | Global Climate Change Film Festival
The second annual Global Climate Change Film Festival and a discussion on how climate change impacts our health.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Fri, Apr 26
4:00 pm
Free
4:00 pm
Free
Birdwatching | Evening Birding Tour
Discover the surprising diversity of birds that call the park home during migratory season, with guided tours led by environmental educator and urban naturalist Gabriel Willow. The park is a hotspot for avian visitors and birders alike. Past sightings include warblers, tanagers, vireos, thrushes, and even a Chuck-will’s-widow!
New York City, NY; NYC
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Fri, Apr 26
5:00 pm
Free
5:00 pm
Free
Classical Music | Cello Works by Tchaikovsky, Robert Schumann, Poulenc, and More (In Person AND Online!)
Hannah Rubin, Cello. Program Robert Schumann (1810-1856), Five Pieces in Folk Style, Op. 102 Tchaikovsky (1840-1893), Nocturne, Op. 19, No. 4 Poulenc (1899-1963), Cello Sonata, FP 143 Frank Bridge (1879-1941), Scherzetto for Cello and Piano, H. 19
New York City, NY; NYC
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Fri, Apr 26
5:30 pm
Free
5:30 pm
Free
Classical Music | Clarinet Works by Saint-Saens and More (In Person AND Online!)
Katia Sofia Waxman, Clarinet. Program Lowell Liebermann (b. 1961), Elegy for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 119 Rebecca Clarke (1886-1979), Prelude, Allegro, and Pastorale Saint-Saens (1835-1921), Clarinet Sonata in E-flat Major, Op. 167 Kenji Bunch (b. 1973), Cookbook
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Fri, Apr 26
5:30 pm
Free
5:30 pm
Free
Opening Reception | Calvin Kim: Soft Pangs
Through enigmatic paintings, Calvin Kim seeks to preserve and prolong the unfolding of dreamlike, intimate moments. Alone or in pairs, Kim’s subjects are depicted amid contemplative, emotional states. Birds huddle close together while perched on a branch, blue figures chain smoke as the silhouette of a house burns in the distance, or a cat struggles with a foe– that might be just a shadow of itself. Absurdity, humor, and lightness reappear throughout Kim’s works, offsetting themes of melancholy and vulnerability– as in one portrait of a moth, shown with its mouth agape and eyes watering as it is about to be “raptured” by a pair of rapidly approaching headlights. Despite the impending danger, an atmosphere of magic suffuses the scene–from the warm, shimmering glow of the headlamps, to a cluster of wildflowers blooming from the darkness– indicative of nature’s continuous cycles of birth, death, and renewal. Like peering through a window to catch a glimpse of someone else’s dream, the works transmit psychological undercurrents through form, color, light, and texture, conveying the mood of an experience rather than mere description. Ghostly traces of pentimenti heighten this effect, while scumbling lighter or brighter colors over contrasting tones adds tooth and dimensionality to the canvases, building a layered, dynamic surface that reflects the complex nature of memory itself. Light is reflected through clouds, mist, fog, and exhaled breath, ephemeral phenomena that underscore the precarity of life. Inhabiting the slippery boundary between slumber and waking, tragedy and humor, sorrow and hope, these pictures speak to the intrinsic poetry of fleeting moments.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Fri, Apr 26
6:00 pm
Free
6:00 pm
Free
Book Discussion | How Do I Draw These Memories?: An Illustrated Memoir
Jonell Joshua spent her childhood shuttling back and forth between Savannah and New Jersey - living in grandparents' homes during the times her mother, struggling with mental illness, needed support to raise her and her brothers. Together the family found a way to keep going even in the darkest of times. This is an illustrated memoir about nostalgia, faith, the preciousness of life, and unconditional love.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Fri, Apr 26
6:00 pm
Free
6:00 pm
Free
Opening Reception | Trish Tillman: Grooming Kit
Tillman continues her interest in the intersection of the body, design, and furnishings, with her meticulously crafted modular wall sculptures. Using digital and industrial sewing and upholstery techniques, and hand-drawn patterns printed on leather, she expands her exploration of commercial materials and adds more personal references prevalent during her youth, from cartoons to toys and keychains. In Tillman’s latest series, disjointed body parts that could easily switch from breast to bum merge with iconic symbols of sweet innocence - from strawberries to unicorns - in a shorthand symbolic language akin to emoji or stickers.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Fri, Apr 26
6:00 pm
Free
6:00 pm
Free
Classical Music | Piano Works by Chopin, Ravel, Liszt, and More
Victoria Wong, piano, performs works by Chopin (1810-1849), Szymanowski (1882-1937), Ravel (1875-1937), Ligeti (1923-2006), and Liszt (1811-1886).
New York City, NY; NYC
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Fri, Apr 26
6:00 pm
Free
6:00 pm
Free
Fri, Apr 26
6:00 pm
Free
6:00 pm
Free
Movie in a Park | Raptors: A Fistful of Daggers: PBS Documentary
Part Two of this two-part insightful and spectacular celebration of raptors. Learn what makes them some of the world’s most successful predators. Come out early and join the Urban Park Rangers for some raptor related fun! Explore the world of raptors through activities for all ages starting at 4pm.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Fri, Apr 26
6:30 pm
Free
6:30 pm
Free
Talk | Artist Talk: Poster Cult (in-person and online)
As one of Switzerland’s foremost poster designers, Dafi Kühne produces diverse work that plays with the contrast between old production tools and modern layouts. While printed on traditional presses from the 1960s, his posters do not look like typical letterpress prints. Instead, they connect to the history of letterpress production while pushing the boundaries through modern tools of what is possible. Through the use of of analog printing presses, computers, lasercutters, and freshly cast hot-metal-type, he creates wildly creative, large-format posters. From his vast letterpress studio in the Swiss Alps, Dafi Kühne simultaneously drives poster culture and upholds the cult of the poster. In this talk, Dafi will give insight into his processes and his approach to Swiss typographic poster design.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Fri, Apr 26
6:30 pm
Free
6:30 pm
Free
Book Discussion | Duel in the Deep: The Hunters, the Hunted, and a High Seas Fight to the Finish (online)
Author David Sears will speak on his book. Duel in the Deep recounts the story of the U.S. Navy destroyer Borie, an outmoded, thin-skinned “tin can” of World War I vintage, which set out alone to track down an elusive U-boat. The Borie had thus far toiled in the war’s backwaters, her crew of young reservists anxious to prove its mettle. When Borie trapped U-405 on the surface, that chance arrived. As Borie’s deck guns unleashed withering fire and U-405’s skipper angled his submarine to launch torpedoes, Borie’s young skipper—a salesman in civilian life--resorted to the original (and once the only) means of sinking a submarine: ramming, full speed ahead, consequences be damned. Borie’s slashing collision with U-405 ignited a swashbuckling, no-holds-barred brawl of cannons, machine guns, small arms, and even knives and spent shell casings. In the wreckage-strewn aftermath, desperate sailors on both sides fought for survival in a heaving, frigid, unforgiving sea. Duel in the Deep weaves together high-stakes strategy and lethal gamesmanship with poignant human backstories, pounding air/surface/subsurface action, epic heroism, and wrenching sacrifice.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Fri, Apr 26
7:00 pm
Free
7:00 pm
Free
Concert | Microphone Masters: DJ and Rappers
Brooklyn DJ and producer J.PERIOD is renowned for his "audio-biographical" mixtape series -- featuring icons like Nas, Q-Tip, Lauryn Hill, and The Roots -- which have solidified his reputation as a top-tier producer, a trusted collaborator, and a groundbreaking musical historian. His long-running performance series J.PERIOD Live Mixtape transforms the traditional Hip-Hop stage show into a high-energy moment of record, captured live onstage in one take. For The Art of the MC, J.PERIOD premieres an original set, taking the audience on a tour through the world's most classic beats and freshest new sounds. He'll be joined by a constantly rotating lineup of rappers... including a few surprise emcees that you'll absolutely be bragging you were here for.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Fri, Apr 26
7:30 pm
Free
7:30 pm
Free
Play | Ivera: Meditations from a Coma
A love letter to Puerto Rican womanhood and a condemnation of medical racism. After Ivera falls into a coma due to doctors’ negligence during the birth of her first child, she grapples with not only the impending loss of herself, but the decay of everyone around her. From her hospital room, she relives her happiest moments, and comes face-to-face with her saddest ones. As the veil between worlds begins to lift, Ivera, caught somewhere in-between, soon realizes her perfect, vibrant, passionate life wasn’t as beautiful as she always thought it was. Written by Antonia Cruz-Kent. A student production.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Fri, Apr 26
8:00 pm
Free
8:00 pm
Free
Concert | Cello Works by Samuel Barber, Piazzolla, Andrew Lloyd Webber, and More (In Person AND Online!)
Brendan Goh, Cello. Program Carlo Alfredo Piatti (1822-1901), Capriccio sopra un tema della Niobe di Pacini, Op.22 Samuel Barber (1910-1981), Sonata for Violoncello and Piano in C Minor, Op. 6 Piazzolla (1921-2992), Le Grand Tango Andrew Lloyd Webber (b. 1948), Overture from The Phantom of the Opera
New York City, NY; NYC
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Fri, Apr 26
8:00 pm
Free
8:00 pm
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Jazz | Jazz Standards and More for Trumpet, Saxophone, Piano, and Other Instruments
Kal Ferretti, trumpet; Henry Plotnick, piano; Jasper Grigsby-Schulte, bass; Gary Jones III, drums; along with guests Nathan Nakadegawa-Lee, tenor saxophone; and Pau Jorba, alto saxophone, perform works by Kal Ferretti, along with some jazz standards.
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Fri, Apr 26
8:00 pm
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8:00 pm
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Dance Performance | Mudpit: A Devised Dance-Theatre Piece
Mudpit is the peat bog from which we emerged, into which we will return. Decomposing, regenerating, molting – what happens in the space between the fluorescent buzz of our hypermodern world and the ancient wisdom of bugs, blood, fire, and seeds? Everything we make is part of nature, whether we like it or not. Directed & Choreographed by Celia Krefter Dramaturgy by Kate Purdum Production Design by Maya T. Weed, Celia Krefter & Kate Purdum Performed by: Zoë Benavidez Ava Blum Bonnie Cai Thaleia Dasberg Sydney Gerlach
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Fri, Apr 26
8:00 pm
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8:00 pm
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Classical Music | Piano Works by Beethoven and Chopin (In Person AND Online!)
Zhehao Wang, Piano. Program Beethoven (1770-1827), Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109 Chopin (1810-1849), Nocturne in D-flat Major, Op. 27, No. 2 Chopin (1810-1849), Piano Sonata No. 2 in B Minor, Op. 35 Chopin (1810-1849), Waltz in A Minor, Op. 34 No. 2 Chopin (1810-1849), Mazurka in A-flat Major, Op.24 No.1, No.3 Chopin (1810-1849), Mazurka No. 41 in C-sharp Minor, Op. 63 No. 3
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Fri, Apr 26
8:00 pm
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8:00 pm
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Birdwatching | Birding Tour
A walk through birding hotspots in the park, led by Field Staff. Learn and build a birding community! Open to birders of all ages and experience.
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Sat, Apr 27
8:00 am
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8:00 am
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Workshop | Breathwork and Sound Bath
Breathwork and Sound Bath unite to create a symphony of bliss that will leave you feeling invigorated, creative, and ready to conquer your day! Set your alarm and let the magic unfold! After just one hour, you'll be fully present for your kids, work or whatever life has instore for you. Embrace your day, embrace your life. With controlled breathing techniques, you'll release emotional stress, reduce inflammation, strengthen your immune system, ignite your creativity and rejuvenate your soul. Feel the rush of energy and liberation as you shake off the remnants of yesterday, making room for the spectacular day that lies ahead. Then close your eyes and surrender to the enchanting sounds of crystal singing bowls. These therapeutic instruments help to balance the chakras. Let the vibrations dance through your being, washing away stress, and elevating your spirit to new heights.
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Sat, Apr 27
8:15 am
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8:15 am
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Conference | Language: What Is It Good For?
Successful communication can result in human flourishing and cooperation, while misunderstanding proliferates suffering. Words do not have stable, precise definitions, but “have those meanings which we have given them,” as Wittgenstein notes—new with each interpretational circumstance. Subjective and cultural forces shape the way we interpret signs, which makes our daily connection through language profound. Yet the human capacity to animate signs, by imbuing sound (and movement) with sense, remains beyond scientific understanding. Language is both one of the most fundamental elements of the human experience and one of the least understood, illustrating the need for a creative reexamination of the human language faculty. This interdisciplinary conference will share innovative thoughts about language use and linguistic communication. This one-day conference is inspired by the twin observations that opportunities designed specifically to initiate cross-disciplinary collaborations are rare, and that graduate students are ideally poised to take advantage of such opportunities to generate influential new insights and frameworks. The conference will feature talks and poster presentations in the morning and early afternoon. In the late afternoon, speakers will participate in identifying persistent questions and themes emerging from the presentations, as well as potentials for targeted collaborations.
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Sat, Apr 27
9:00 am
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9:00 am
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Conference | (Anti-)Colonialisms and its Afterlives: Renewing and Rethinking the Debate
According to some scholars, the various traditions of criticizing colonial modernity in the human sciences (rather than literary criticism)—postcolonial, decolonial, settler colonial, and anti-imperial, are now spent. Some disagree. Certain approaches and themes associated with these fields, to be sure, have been rendered anachronistic by ongoing socio-political transformations that have taken place within and across the countries of the peripheral fringe and the metropolitan core (including neoliberal globalization, mass migration, the proliferation of ethno-racial enclaves and camps for stateless peoples, the spread of populism) have blurred the boundaries between them; others have been ossified by intra-disciplinary academic debates and still others by ideologically monistic perspectives. Without ignoring or belittling the criticisms that have been leveled against these counter-colonial traditions by critics and sympathizers alike, this conference seeks to rethink and renew them by having them engage with and transform each other’s understanding of the current and untimely aspects of the receding present.
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Sat, Apr 27
9:30 am
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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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Sat, Apr 27
10:00 am
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10:00 am
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Fair | October 7th, 06:29AM: An Immersive Exhibition on Nova Music Festival Massacre
To celebrate the end of his two years of service as a medic in the Israel Defense Forces' paratrooper division, Tomer Meir joined 13 of his friends at the Nova Musica Festival on the weekend of October 6 in Re'im in southern Israel. It was his first ever music festival. "It was the best moments of my life. I can't explain the state we were in," the 21-year-old told the New York Jewish Week. "It was pure love -- people dancing, laughing, smiling. All the good stuff that we're living for." Until 6:29 a.m. on Saturday morning. The red alerts, the rockets and the running. "The music stopped. The rockets started. We started running for our lives," Meir said. Meir is a survivor of the Nova Music Festival Massacre, where Hamas militants killed 364 festival-goers and took at least 40 hotstages on the morning of Oct. 7. Six months after the attack, Meir is in New York sharing his story as part of an interactive exhibit about that day, which he says is helping him heal. The Nova Musical Festival exhibition, titled October 7th, 06:29AM, is an immersive step into what it was like to be at the festival when it was attacked. Screens show clips from the attack on Nova are displayed next to personal and camping items taken from the festival recreating the festival layout. The exhibit, which debuted in Tel Aviv for 10 weeks in December, was created by Israeli designers and cultural producers, many of whom were producers with the Nova Music Festival itself. It was brought to New York with the help of Scooter Braun, the Jewish-American music producer and philanthropist. The exhibit recreates the visuals and sounds of the Nova Music Festival massacre. But the New York version is in some ways "more intense," according to Yael Finkelstein, a volunteer who collected items from the Nova site and helped set up both the Tel Aviv and New York exhibit. New elements at the New York exhibit include dozens of video testimonies from survivors, Zaka volunteers and family members, as well as graphic raw footage taken on Oct. 7 from both festival-goers and Hamas militants. In addition, survivors of the massacre such as Meir and Sassi will be at the exhibit every day to share their stories and answer questions. Their goal, Meir said, is to show New Yorkers that the horror they experienced could happen to anyone.
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Sat, Apr 27
10:00 am
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Festival | Black Comic Book Festival
The 2024 Black Comic Book Festival marks 12 years of bringing together animators, Blerds, bloggers, cosplay lovers, fans, families, illustrators, independent publishers, and writers to celebrate Black comic books and graphic novels and provides a platform to get the works directly to readers. This annual event features panel discussions, workshops, and cosplay showcases, and highlights the work of creators from across the country. The 12th annual festival from April 26-27, 2024, will include a mix of in-person and virtual events. Keep checking the Eventbrite page for updates as more events are added.
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Sat, Apr 27
10:00 am
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10:00 am
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Festival | Harlem Earth Day: Vision 2050
Enjoy kid's activities, panels, and film screenings!
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Sat, Apr 27
10:00 am
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10:00 am
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Fair | Street Fair
Free fun for the whole family, including arts, crafts, antiques, plants, entertainment, games, and more.
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Sat, Apr 27
10:00 am
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Fair | Street Fair
Free fun for the whole family, including arts, crafts, antiques, plants, entertainment, games, and more.
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Sat, Apr 27
10:00 am
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10:00 am
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Birdwatching | Accessible Birding
The park is a picturesque green space, with promenades, lawns, and peaceful sitting areas. Located right on the coast of the East River, this park offers beautiful sights and sounds of waterbirds. Warblers, sparrows, raptors, and more also use this park as a stopover during migration.
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Sat, Apr 27
11:00 am
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11:00 am
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Workshop | Drawing in the Garden
All are welcome. Supplies will be provided.
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Sat, Apr 27
11:00 am
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11:00 am
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Workshop | Learn Juggling in the Park
Get in a quick lesson, stay for the whole time, or just enjoy watching them put their skills to the test. They're a friendly group and open to drop-ins, even if you catch them outside of the regular juggling lessons. All skill levels welcome. Equipment is provided.
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Sat, Apr 27
11:00 am
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11:00 am
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Workshop | Tai Chi in the Park
Learn and practice this Chinese martial art
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Sat, Apr 27
11:00 am
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11:00 am
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Poetry Reading | 2 Poets Read Their Work
A special reading of poems by Cecilia Vicuña and Jena Osman, on the occasion of the NY Art Book Fair and the release of the new, expanded facsimile edition of Vicuña’s Saborami from Book Works. Vicuña created Saborami in the aftermath of the September 1973 military coup in Chile. Combining poetry, journal entries and documentation of artworks, the book was published in Devon, England in a limited edition of hand-made copies by the artist-led Beau Geste Press. Though the book is highly regarded, it has also been hard to access. This new and expanded facsimile edition restates ‘Saborami’ as a central example of artistic engagement in material and revolutionary resistance. Jena Osman's latest book is A Very Large Array: Selected Poems’ published by Adam Pendleton's DABA Books this past fall. She co-edited the journal ‘Chain’ for 12 years with Juliana Spahr, after which they edited ChainLinks Books. In 2011, ChainLinks published a reproduction of Cecilia Vicuna's ‘Saborami.’ Osman lives in Philadelphia where she teaches in the MFA Creative Writing Program at Temple University.
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Sat, Apr 27
12:00 pm
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12:00 pm
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Park Walk | Park Tour: From Freight to Flowers
Hear the story behind New York City's park in the sky: an insider's perspective on the park's history, design, and landscape.
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Sat, Apr 27
12:00 pm
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12:00 pm
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Dance Performance | Temple Dance Ensemble
Discover the vibrancy of Temple Dance. This is a captivating dance concert presented by the Temple Dance Department, followed by an exclusive SinoContemporary Dance Technique Workshop hosted by the esteemed Temple University faculty member, Xiang Xu. Experience the artistry and innovation of Temple faculty and students as they showcase their mesmerizing dance creations in the heart of New York City, an unforgettable celebration of dance and creativity. Reserve your spot for this extraordinary free event by emailing xiang.xu@temple.edu.
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Sat, Apr 27
12:00 pm
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12:00 pm
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Workshop | HIIT The Deck Workout
It’s time to HIIT The Deck – in the studio – with boxing-inspired high intensity workouts. Get your blood pumping. Strengthen your core. Getting 75 minutes of vigorous aerobic exercise a week can help reduce your risk of heart disease, high blood pressure, and diabetes, say NewYork-Presbyterian experts. HIIT The Deck makes it fun.
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Sat, Apr 27
12:15 pm
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12:15 pm
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Tour | Guided Island Tour
Look into the past of the island and learn about its exciting transformation and future. In this walking tour, you’ll examine how historic preservation, innovative design, and environmental stewardship make the Island what it is today: one of the most unique public places in New York City.
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Sat, Apr 27
12:45 pm
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12:45 pm
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Film | For Heaven's Sake (1926): Silent Comedy with Live Musical Accompaniment
One of the great silent comedies, For Heaven's Sake stars Harold Lloyd as a wealthy playboy who unintentionally funds a mission and falls for the preacher's daughter. The film ends with a madcap chase in which Harold struggles to get to his wedding on time. The screening will feature live piano accompaniment from Ben Model. Director: Sam Taylor 58 min.
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Sat, Apr 27
1:00 pm
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1:00 pm
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Tour | All Over Westbeth Tour
All Over Westbeth is a site-specific program throughout Westbeth's landmarked campus. T ours begin every 30 minutes starting at 1 PM, with the final tour leaving at 3:30 PM. Westbeth Artists Residence - 55 Bethune St, New York, NY 10014
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Sat, Apr 27
1:00 pm
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1:00 pm
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Dance Lesson | Around the Way Gurl: The Block Party
Artist Cheri L. Stokes engages autoethnography and personal narrative to inspire movement and text. Her new work-in-progress, “Around the Way Gurl” explores the intersections of gender, intergenerational movement aesthetics, innate movement patterns, generational and community values, and Hip-Hop culture influence the artist's identity and the women from Bed-Stuy in the 1980s and 90s. “The Block Party” serves as a means of research in the development of Cheri’s work, “Around the Way Gurl.” For The Block Party, Cheri will lead audiences in a multigenerational community dance workshop. Like the block parties of the 80s and 90s, participants can expect dance, music and fellowship in a casual but upbeat atmosphere. Take a trip down memory lane, wear your best styles from the decades, and come ready to move and have a good time. ALL generations and families are welcome. No dance experience needed.
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Sat, Apr 27
1:00 pm
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1:00 pm
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Gallery Talk | Artist Talk: Atomic Terrain
Atomic Terrain will talk about the show How to Make a Bomb, a geopolitical gardening project that uses a rare species of rose—the Rosa floribunda “Atom Bomb” rose—to examine the structural connections between horticulture, state power, and nuclear colonialism.
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Sat, Apr 27
1:00 pm
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1:00 pm
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Film | Cyrano (2021) with Peter Dinklage
Cyrano de Bergerac dazzles everyone with his ferocious wordplay and brilliant swordplay. However, he's convinced his appearance renders him unworthy of the affections of the luminous Roxanne, a devoted friend who's in love with someone else. Director: Joe Wright Cast: Peter Dinklage, Haley Bennett, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Ben Mendelsohn Peter Dinklage is an American actor best known for portraying Tyrion Lannister on the HBO television series Game of Thrones (2011-2019), for which he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series a record four times. He also received a Golden Globe Award in 2011 and a Screen Actors Guild Award in 2020 for the role.
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Sat, Apr 27
2:00 pm
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2:00 pm
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Screening | The Automat (2021): Documentary Screening and Q&A
The Automat is a documentary that tells the 100-year story of the iconic restaurant chain Horn & Hardart, the inspiration for Starbucks, where generations of Americans ate and drank coffee together at communal tables. (Not Rated, 79 mins) After the screening, there will be a Q&A session with the Director/Producer of The Automat, Lisa Hurwitz.
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Sat, Apr 27
2:00 pm
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2:00 pm
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Classical Music | Chamber Works by J.S. Bach, Mozart, Schubert, Tchaikovsky and More (In Person AND Online!)
Columbia University Bach Society; Sofia Ouyang, Director; Nitya Nigam, Director. Program J.S. Bach (1685-1750), St. Matthew Passion, "Erbarme dich, mein Gott" Mozart (1756-1791), Requiem, Lacrimosa Schubert (1797-1828), Mass in G, Agnus Dei Sofia Ouyang, Viola Concerto Tchaikovsky (1840-1893), Symphony No. 5, Mvt. 2 Christian-Frederic Bloquert, Solstice Stravinsky (1882-1971), Pulcinella Suite, Mvt. 1 & 4 Henrik Gorecki (1933-2010), Miserere, Mvt. 9 & 11 Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990), Chichester Psalms, Mvt. 3 Nitya Nigam, And what if the sky here is no different?
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Sat, Apr 27
2:00 pm
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2:00 pm
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Sat, Apr 27
2:00 pm
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Classical Music | Young Opera Performers
The Marshall Opera Oral History Project's mission is to collect, preserve, and disseminate the stories of seasoned and distinguished living composers as well as introduce these composers to a new generation of performers. For this program, ten young artists interviewed ten participating composers, and the young artists will perform a selection from an opera. Registration required.
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Sat, Apr 27
2:00 pm
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Tour | Guided Island Tour
Look into the past of the island and learn about its exciting transformation and future. In this walking tour, you’ll examine how historic preservation, innovative design, and environmental stewardship make the Island what it is today: one of the most unique public places in New York City.
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Sat, Apr 27
2:45 pm
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2:45 pm
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Performance | Oliver Beer: Resonance Paintings – Cat Orchestra: Performance Art
On the occasion of Resonance Paintings – Cat Orchestra, Oliver Beer's second solo show with the gallery, the artist, together with Holland Andrews, will be performing the Cat Orchestra on the last day of the exhibition. Everything sings, and in the beginning, a song was everything: the Word, the Om, a bang that echoes still today. The word you use for it may depend on your belief system. What’s certain, however, is that the universe is a symphony of cosmic vibrations, from the first murmurs of an infant’s heartbeat to the thunderous death of stars. Oliver Beer’s work shows us that if we listen carefully, we can hear them. He’s been listening for as long as he can remember, since the days he would modulate his own voice to match the harmonic pitch of his childhood bedroom. Every room – indeed, every vessel – has such a note, known as a Helmholtz resonance, and for several years the artist, who trained as a musician before studying fine art at the Ruskin School of Art, Oxford, has been trying to tune them. For “Cat Orchestra,” Beer has tuned an entire band. A chorus of cat-shaped vases, ranging from the classical to the kitsch, are connected to live microphones that feed to a custom-built keyboard and synthesizer. Each key, when played, activates the microphone in the vessel whose resonance corresponds to that note, so that a fin-de-siecle French absinthe pitcher in the form of a cat playing a mandolin sings an F sharp, and a Japanese Maneki-neko sings a D. With this, Beer has achieved the dream of Athanasius Kircher, the 17th century occult philosopher who first imagined the cat organ, or “Katzenklavier.” That hypothetical instrument corralled a group of live cats inside a piano, arranged by voice pitch, so that when keys struck their tails, they would cry out in pain. Beer’s real version is far kinder to animals and far more revealing of the sounds we hold within ourselves.
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Sat, Apr 27
3:00 pm
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3:00 pm
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Concert | Music from Harlem Renaissance Composers
Featuring the Harlem Chamber Players who will be performing music from Harlem Renaissance composers. This is an American Dreams pop-up concert. Bring some chairs or a picnic blanket as this concert will be outdoors. Please note that this concert does not include museum entry.
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Sat, Apr 27
3:00 pm
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3:00 pm
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Dance Performance | Temple Dance Ensemble
Discover the vibrancy of Temple Dance. This is a captivating dance concert presented by the Temple Dance Department, followed by an exclusive SinoContemporary Dance Technique Workshop hosted by the esteemed Temple University faculty member, Xiang Xu. Experience the artistry and innovation of Temple faculty and students as they showcase their mesmerizing dance creations in the heart of New York City, an unforgettable celebration of dance and creativity. Reserve your spot for this extraordinary free event by emailing xiang.xu@temple.edu.
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Sat, Apr 27
3:00 pm
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Play | Ivera: Meditations from a Coma
A love letter to Puerto Rican womanhood and a condemnation of medical racism. After Ivera falls into a coma due to doctors’ negligence during the birth of her first child, she grapples with not only the impending loss of herself, but the decay of everyone around her. From her hospital room, she relives her happiest moments, and comes face-to-face with her saddest ones. As the veil between worlds begins to lift, Ivera, caught somewhere in-between, soon realizes her perfect, vibrant, passionate life wasn’t as beautiful as she always thought it was. Written by Antonia Cruz-Kent. A student production.
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Sat, Apr 27
3:30 pm
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3:30 pm
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Classical Music | Serene organ meditations in an intimate venue (In Person AND Online)
Enjoy a program of hymns, anthems, and voluntaries for the organ.
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Sat, Apr 27
4:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Xingzi Gu: Pure Heart Hall
It was believed in the 17th century that emotion—love, in particular—quite literally warmed the heart, which then produced water vapor to cool itself down, which would then travel to the eyes and expel as tears. In their breathy dreamscapes and pools of silky jewel tones tinged with murky stains, Xingzi Gu’s paintings materialize a soft, psychically charged atmosphere in which emotional experience is also physical, akin to “heart vapor.” The misty sensibility that wells up in Pure Heart Hall, as it does so much of our lives as a source of grief, ultimately lends itself to what the artist describes as a self-generated belief system—one comprised of magically elusive properties of connection and the deeply felt alchemy of relationships that meet us where we are. Here, lightly summarized figures with unfinished limbs and wispy expressions slip in and out of odd moments of gathering and solitude, cuddling and masturbating, disassociating yet substantially present. Through their ethereal motifs of veiling and blurring, Gu obscures clarity of vision like eyes brimming with liquid, smearing distress into love into heartbreak into belonging into free-fall.
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Sat, Apr 27
6:00 pm
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Sat, Apr 27
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Sat, Apr 27
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Concert | Musical Storytelling Across the Continents
Raised in Senegal, France, and the United States, LMNE developed a rare perspective on what life’s journey entails in different parts of the world. He also developed a rare set of musical ears, privy to the most magical sounds of each continent. LMNE’s first instrument was his voice, but it wasn’t long before the piano and guitar followed. He doesn’t classify himself as a singer but more so a storyteller, using his music to share poignant moments, feelings, and experiences.
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7:30 pm
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Jazz | Multi-Grammy Nominated Jazz Musician
Multi-instrumentalist Bob Mintzer live in concert with ensembles from Columbia University's Louis Armstrong Jazz Performance Program. Bob Mintzer is a New York-born saxophonist, woodwind specialist, composer/arranger, and educator. He formed a connection to music at a very early age, primarily through playing piano by ear, and later moving on to guitar, clarinet, drums, and eventually saxophone. In 1983 Bob started his big band in NYC. The band performed in clubs around the city and recorded a number of albums, which led to 4 Grammy nominations including one win. In 1990 Bob joined the Yellowjackets in Los Angeles to record a project for the GRP label called Greenhouse. This encounter started a 30 year relationship that continues to this day. The band has recorded some 16 projects in this time period with 12 Grammy nominations.
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Sat, Apr 27
7:30 pm
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Performance | Myths: The People Who Carry The Sky
An interactive, multidisciplinary, one-night event celebrating descendants from Haiti, telling a new story of their beloved country. The evening’s event is curated by National Black Theatre’s Artist-in-Residence Fedna Jacquet and is presented by NBT’s Alternative Learning and Social Impact department, with original commissions and contributions from France-Luce Benson, Julio Jean, Qween Jean, Val Jeanty, Lenelle Moïse, Dominique Morisseau and Atibon Nazaire. These newly commissioned works traverse music, poetry, dance, and fashion using Haitian mythology and folklore. The show untangles Haiti's story from the Western gaze and uplifts a new narrative that centers on its people's liberation. Celebrate the resilient spirit of Haitian artists, people, and culture. It is time to embrace a new narrative shaped by the perceptions of its people, guiding us to understand and demystify Haiti's rich heritage at this critical moment.
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Play | Koi-Coy: A Surreal Los Angeles
Em returns home wearing an eyepatch to find her stepsister has joined a cult. Wylie’s been skinning wild animals in the California high desert, and a mysterious figure is on the loose again. In a surreal version of Los Angeles in late spring, a group of young people are forced to contend with their inability to tell the truth while embracing their nostalgic obsession with the LA literary arts scene of the 90s. Written by by Lillian Mottern. A student production.
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Dance Performance | Mudpit: A Devised Dance-Theatre Piece
Mudpit is the peat bog from which we emerged, into which we will return. Decomposing, regenerating, molting - what happens in the space between the fluorescent buzz of our hypermodern world and the ancient wisdom of bugs, blood, fire, and seeds? Everything we make is part of nature, whether we like it or not. Directed & Choreographed by Celia Krefter Dramaturgy by Kate Purdum Production Design by Maya T. Weed, Celia Krefter & Kate Purdum Performed by: Zo? Benavidez Ava Blum Bonnie Cai Thaleia Dasberg Sydney Gerlach
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Classical Music | Cello Works by Rachmaninoff, Shostakovich, and More (In Person AND Online!)
Jocelyn Yeh, Cello. Program Rachmaninoff (1873-1943), Vocalise, Op. 34 No. 14 Osvaldo Golijov (b. 1960), Omaramor Shostakovich (1906-1975), Cello Sonata in D Minor, Op. 40 Hans Bottermund (1892-1949)/Janos Starker (1924-2013), Variations on a Theme of Paganini
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Sat, Apr 27
8:30 pm
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Classical Music | Violin Works by Ravel, Ysaye, Poulenc, and More (In Person AND Online!)
Hojung Kwon, Violin. Program Ravel (1875-1937), Sonate Posthume for Violin and Piano Isang Yun (1917-1995), Konigliches Thema for Solo Violin Ysaye (1858-1931), Poeme elegiaque, Op.12 Poulenc (1899-1963), Sonata for Violin and Piano, FP 119
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Sat, Apr 27
8:30 pm
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Sat, Apr 27
10:30 pm
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Workshop | Reiki Healing Circle and Sound Bath
Reiki energy Healing Circle promotes balance, harmony, and overall well-being. Reiki is an ancient healing practice that originated in Japan and is a form of energy healing that works by channeling universal life force energy through the practitioner's hands to the recipient. Join us on a journey of self-discovery and healing as you are immersed in the enchanting sounds of crystal singing bowls. Let the waves of sound wash away stress, leaving you in a state of blissful tranquility. Transform and nourish your mind, body and spirit.
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Sun, Apr 28
9:00 am
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9:00 am
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Conference | (Anti-)Colonialisms and its Afterlives: Renewing and Rethinking the Debate
According to some scholars, the various traditions of criticizing colonial modernity in the human sciences (rather than literary criticism)—postcolonial, decolonial, settler colonial, and anti-imperial, are now spent. Some disagree. Certain approaches and themes associated with these fields, to be sure, have been rendered anachronistic by ongoing socio-political transformations that have taken place within and across the countries of the peripheral fringe and the metropolitan core (including neoliberal globalization, mass migration, the proliferation of ethno-racial enclaves and camps for stateless peoples, the spread of populism) have blurred the boundaries between them; others have been ossified by intra-disciplinary academic debates and still others by ideologically monistic perspectives. Without ignoring or belittling the criticisms that have been leveled against these counter-colonial traditions by critics and sympathizers alike, this conference seeks to rethink and renew them by having them engage with and transform each other’s understanding of the current and untimely aspects of the receding present.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Sun, Apr 28
10:00 am
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10:00 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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Sun, Apr 28
10:00 am
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10:00 am
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Fair | October 7th, 06:29AM: An Immersive Exhibition on Nova Music Festival Massacre
To celebrate the end of his two years of service as a medic in the Israel Defense Forces' paratrooper division, Tomer Meir joined 13 of his friends at the Nova Musica Festival on the weekend of October 6 in Re'im in southern Israel. It was his first ever music festival. "It was the best moments of my life. I can't explain the state we were in," the 21-year-old told the New York Jewish Week. "It was pure love -- people dancing, laughing, smiling. All the good stuff that we're living for." Until 6:29 a.m. on Saturday morning. The red alerts, the rockets and the running. "The music stopped. The rockets started. We started running for our lives," Meir said. Meir is a survivor of the Nova Music Festival Massacre, where Hamas militants killed 364 festival-goers and took at least 40 hotstages on the morning of Oct. 7. Six months after the attack, Meir is in New York sharing his story as part of an interactive exhibit about that day, which he says is helping him heal. The Nova Musical Festival exhibition, titled October 7th, 06:29AM, is an immersive step into what it was like to be at the festival when it was attacked. Screens show clips from the attack on Nova are displayed next to personal and camping items taken from the festival recreating the festival layout. The exhibit, which debuted in Tel Aviv for 10 weeks in December, was created by Israeli designers and cultural producers, many of whom were producers with the Nova Music Festival itself. It was brought to New York with the help of Scooter Braun, the Jewish-American music producer and philanthropist. The exhibit recreates the visuals and sounds of the Nova Music Festival massacre. But the New York version is in some ways "more intense," according to Yael Finkelstein, a volunteer who collected items from the Nova site and helped set up both the Tel Aviv and New York exhibit. New elements at the New York exhibit include dozens of video testimonies from survivors, Zaka volunteers and family members, as well as graphic raw footage taken on Oct. 7 from both festival-goers and Hamas militants. In addition, survivors of the massacre such as Meir and Sassi will be at the exhibit every day to share their stories and answer questions. Their goal, Meir said, is to show New Yorkers that the horror they experienced could happen to anyone.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Sun, Apr 28
10:00 am
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Classical Music | Chamber Works by Schubert, Brahms, and More (In Person AND Online!)
Chamber Music Recital. Program Schubert (1797-1828), Der Wanderer, D. 649 Schubert (1797-1828), Am Bach im Fruhling, D. 361 Schubert (1797-1828), Wanderer's Nachtlied, D. 768 Schubert (1797-1828), Suleika I, D.720 Schubert (1797-1828), Gretchen am Spinnrade, Op. 2, D. 118 Hugo Wolf (1860-1903), Ganymede Eugene Goossens (1893-1962), Pastorale and Arlequinade Brahms (1833-1897), Piano Trio No. 1 in B major, Op. 8
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Sun, Apr 28
10:00 am
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Fair | Street Fair
Free fun for the whole family, including arts, crafts, antiques, plants, entertainment, games, and more.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Sun, Apr 28
10:00 am
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10:00 am
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Fair | Street Fair
Free fun for the whole family, including arts, crafts, antiques, plants, entertainment, games, and more.
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Sun, Apr 28
10:00 am
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10:00 am
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Tour | Historic Flatiron-Nomad District Walking Tour
Join a professional guide on a 90-minute journey through this vibrant neighborhood, viewing some of the City's most notable landmarks, including the New York Life Insurance Building, the MetLife Clock Tower, the Appellate Courthouse, and the famous Flatiron Building. Rain or shine. Every Sunday at 11 am.
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Sun, Apr 28
11:00 am
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11:00 am
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City Walk | Murray Hill Walk: History, Architecture, Food
Murray Hill was once considered Manhattan's Upper East Side, and it remains at least as swank as its successor. In addition to Grand Central Terminal, admire landmarked row houses, 19th century churches and schools, the Morgan Library and Museum, and a little-known NYC historic district.
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Sun, Apr 28
11:00 am
$5
11:00 am
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Workshop | Over, Under, Through: Basics of Parkour
The Movement Creative leads a 6-week series to learn the basics of parkour. Build your strength, agility, coordination, and mobility with fun drills, partner exercises, and games to learn jumping, vaulting, swinging, and how to put it all together. Have a blast while getting strong!
New York City, NY; NYC
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Sun, Apr 28
11:00 am
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11:00 am
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Tour | Guided Island Tour
Look into the past of the island and learn about its excit-ing trans-for-ma-tion and future. In this walk-ing tour, you'll exam-ine how his-toric preser-va-tion, inno-v-a-tive design, and envi-ron-men-tal stew-ard-ship make the Island what it is today: one of the most unique pub-lic places in New York City.
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Sun, Apr 28
12:45 pm
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12:45 pm
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Hike | Central Park Highlights Hike
Urban Park Rangers lead a history and nature walk across the Oak Bridge, through the Ramble and Shakespeare Garden, past Belvedere Castle and Turtle Pond, ending by "The Met" and the obelisk on this stroll through some highlights of Central Park's most well-known spots!
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Sun, Apr 28
1:00 pm
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1:00 pm
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Sun, Apr 28
2:00 pm
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Sun, Apr 28
2:00 pm
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Opera | An Afternoon of Opera Scenes featuring Works by Mozart, Handel, and Donizetti
Luc Xu Cheng, piano. Program: Verdi (1813-1901), Brindisi "Libiamo, ne lieti calici..." La Traviata Alfredo: Deshu Liu Violetta: Grace Bernard Mozart (1756-1791), "Deh prendi un dolce amplesso" La Clemenza di Tito Sesto: Christina Draper Annio: Tiffany Ye Mozart (1756-1791), "Cosa mi narri....Sull'aria" Le Nozze di Figaro Countess: Xiaoya Jiang Susanna: Eliza Goldsteen Mozart (1756-1791), "La ci darem la mano..." Don Giovanni Don Giovanni: Haoming Xia Zerlina: Lili Faamausili Mozart (1756-1791), "Zu hilfe, zu hilfe!" Die Zauberflote Tamino: Nicholas Barr?n First Lady: Eliza Goldsteen Second Lady: Christina Draper Third Lady: Lily Faamausili Mozart (1756-1791), "Hm, hm, hm..." Die Zauberflote Tamino: Nicholas Barron Papageno: Haoming (Tim) Xia First Lady: Eliza Goldsteen Second Lady: Christina Draper Third Lady: Lily Faamausili Mozart (1756-1791), "Pa, pa, pa...." Die Zauberflote Papageno: Nicholas Barr?n Papagena: Eliza Goldsteen Mozart (1756-1791), "Ah perdona al primo affetto" La Clemenza di Tito Servilia: Xiaoya Jiang Annio: Tiffany Ye Mozart (1756-1791), "Ah guarda, sorella" Cosi fan tutte Fiordiligi: Grace Bernard Dorabella: Christina Draper Mozart (1756-1791), "Soave sia il vento" Cos? fan tutte Don Alfonso: Haoming (Tim) Xia Fiordiligi: Grace Bernard Dorabella: Christina Draper Handel (1685-1759), "Son nata a lagrimar" Giulio Cesare Cornelia: Lily Faamausili Sesto: Tiffany Ye Mozart (1756-1791), "Cosa sento!" Le Nozze di Figaro Basilio: Dmitry Mironov Susanna: Eliza Goldsteen Count: Haoming (Tim) Xia Handel (1685-1759), "Dite spero e se contento..." Ariodante Lurcanio: Nicholas Barr?n Dalinda: Xiaoya Jiang Donizetti (1797-1848), "Una parola o Adina....." L'elisir d'amore Adina: Grace Bernard Nemorino: Haoran Deng
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Sun, Apr 28
2:00 pm
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2:00 pm
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Concert | Brass Ensemble in the Park
A brass ensemble from Manhattan School of Music. A glorious sound floats over the park as these student musicians play traditional and contemporary music.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Sun, Apr 28
2:00 pm
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2:00 pm
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Sun, Apr 28
2:00 pm
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Sun, Apr 28
2:00 pm
Regular: $69
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Sun, Apr 28
2:00 pm
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2:00 pm
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Jazz | Works for Piano, Saxophone, Double Bass, and Drums
Aaron Djuan, Kyle Colina, Zoe Walsch, and Tcheser Holmes perform Antonio Grande's Olimpo.
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Sun, Apr 28
2:00 pm
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2:00 pm
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Talk | How to Break into Comedy
The Manhattan Comedy School, New York City’s premier comedy training ground, is celebrating National Humor Month by offering a free seminar, “Breaking into Comedy”. This engaging and informative session will provide aspiring comedians with the tools and knowledge they need to launch a successful career in the world of laughter. The seminar will offer an ideal learning environment for everyone from total beginners to more advanced comedy enthusiasts. It will explore a wide array of essential topics, such as: · Learn Basic Skills: Learn the secrets of joke writing and finding humor in everyday life. 5 ways to get stage time in NYC, 6 beginner mistakes to avoid, 5 things all new comics need to do, when to audition, and much, much more. · Stage Presence and Performance: Overcoming performance anxiety and finding your on-stage persona and hook. · Navigating the Comedy Landscape: Discover the various avenues available to comedians today, from stand-up routines to the ever-growing realm of online platforms like YouTube and TikTok.
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Sun, Apr 28
2:30 pm
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2:30 pm
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Classical Music | Viola Works by J.S. Bach and More (In Person AND Online!)
Lindan Burns, Viola. Program J.S. Bach (1685-1750), Violin Sonata No. 1, BWV 1001 Aidan Gold, It Should Go This Way Libby Larsen (b. 1950), Viola Sonata
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Sun, Apr 28
3:00 pm
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3:00 pm
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Play | Koi-Coy: A Surreal Los Angeles
Em returns home wearing an eyepatch to find her stepsister has joined a cult. Wylie's been skinning wild animals in the California high desert, and a mysterious figure is on the loose again. In a surreal version of Los Angeles in late spring, a group of young people are forced to contend with their inability to tell the truth while embracing their nostalgic obsession with the LA literary arts scene of the 90s. Written by by Lillian Mottern. A student production.
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Sun, Apr 28
3:30 pm
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3:30 pm
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Classical Music | Serene organ meditations in an intimate venue (In Person AND Online)
Enjoy a program of hymns, anthems, and voluntaries for the organ.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Sun, Apr 28
4:00 pm
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4:00 pm
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Classical Music | Bach Vespers: Choir and Period Instrument Musicians
After 55 years, hundreds of performances, and two Grammy nominations, Bach Vespers continues to present Bach's cantatas and other great Baroque and early music masterworks every month.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Sun, Apr 28
5:00 pm
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5:00 pm
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Classical Music | Organ Music at a Beautiful Church
Jon Bolena, organ.
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Sun, Apr 28
5:15 pm
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5:15 pm
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Sun, Apr 28
7:00 pm
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Sun, Apr 28
7:30 pm
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Sun, Apr 28
7:30 pm
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Play | Koi-Coy: A Surreal Los Angeles
Em returns home wearing an eyepatch to find her stepsister has joined a cult. Wylie’s been skinning wild animals in the California high desert, and a mysterious figure is on the loose again. In a surreal version of Los Angeles in late spring, a group of young people are forced to contend with their inability to tell the truth while embracing their nostalgic obsession with the LA literary arts scene of the 90s. Written by by Lillian Mottern. A student production.
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Sun, Apr 28
8:00 pm
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