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46 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Friday, November 9, 2018
All events are free unless otherwise noted.Editor's Picks
Conference | Janusz Korczak: Legacy, Pedagogy, Children's Rights
A conference devoted to the life and work of the Polish Jewish children's educator and pedagogue Janusz ... more >> Korczak, featuring a keynote lecture by Dr. Marta Santos Pais, UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence Against Children. Coinciding with the publication of a two-volume selection of his writings, newly translated into English, this conference seeks to open up Korczak’s work to contemporary U.S. researchers and educators as a living body of pedagogical theory and practice.
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9:00 am
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free, no reservation required
Conference | Philosophy's Use of Its History
The conference examines the development of a central philosophical problem from early modern philosophy ... more >> to the present, exploring the evolution of formulations of the problem and of approaches to resolving it. By examining the work of philosophers of the past both in historical context and in relation to contemporary philosophical thinking, the conference allows philosophy’s past and present to illuminate one another.
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9:00 am
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Symposium | Posing Modernity: The Black Model from Manet to Matisse to Today
Noted scholars and curators expand on the themes presented in the exhibition Posing Modernity and present ... more >> new scholarship.
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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 ... more >> 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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Fair | Street Fair
Free fun for the whole family, including arts, crafts, antiques, plants, entertainment, games, and more.
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10:00 am
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free, no reservation required
Workshop | Dance Class
Scientifically-based dance-exercise program. Gentle warm-up, light aerobics and targeted strengthening ... more >> that is safe, fun and enjoyable for all.
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10:30 am
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free, no reservation required
Workshop | Adult Coloring
Coloring is an activity we think of as being for kids. However, it can be beneficial for adults. Coloring ... more >> helps us de-stress because when we focus on a particular activity, we focus on it and not on our worries. Coloring generates wellness, quietness and also stimulates brain areas related to motor skills, the senses and creativity.
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11:00 am
free, no reservation required
free, no reservation required
Classical Music | Bach at Noon
The organ works of J.S. Bach (1685-1750) offered in 30-minute meditations. Bach at Noon concerts take ... more >> place every Tuesdays through Fridays, from September 11, 2018 to May 22, 2019.
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12:20 pm
free, no reservation required
free, no reservation required
Tour | Grand Central and Its Neighborhood Tour
Discover architecture and social history of Grand Central neighborhood; learn secrets of Whispering Gallery ... more >> in Grand Central Terminal; gaze upon hubcaps and roadsters on side of Chrysler Building; discover favorite Midtown Manhattan hangout of Mercury, Hercules, and Minerva; learn why Pershing Square isn’t really square; visit original Lincoln Memorial by Daniel Chester French. Award-winning tour led by urban historians Peter Laskowich and Madeleine Levi. This tour takes place every Friday.
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12:30 pm
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Film | My All American (2015): A biographical sports drama based on a book
Freddie Steinmark, an underdog on the gridiron, faces the toughest challenge of his life after leading ... more >> his team to a championship season. Director: Angelo Pizzo. Starring Aaron Eckhart, Finn Wittrock, Robin Tunney. 118 min.
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1:00 pm
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Film | The Foreigner (2017): Action thriller with Jackie Chen and Pierce Brosnan
A humble businessman with a buried past seeks justice when his daughter is killed in an act of terrorism. ... more >> A cat-and-mouse conflict ensues with a government official, whose past may hold clues to the killers' identities. Director: Martin Campbell. Starring Katie Leung, Rufus Jones. 113 min.
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1:00 pm
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Tour | Federal Reserve Bank Tour
Learn about central banking functions that Federal Reserve System performs and see Bank's vault of international ... more >> monetary gold on bedrock of Manhattan Island, five stories below street level. Learn why Federal Reserve has "Federal" in its name, while it's a private bank, not Federal at all. Tour times: 1:00pm, 2:00pm. This tour takes place Mondays through Fridays, except bank holidays.
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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 ... more >> 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.
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1:00 pm
$10 suggested donation
$10 suggested donation
Concert | New Composers from New York
This showcase of new works features NYC-based composers discovered via ICEcommons, and the animated scores ... more >> of Icelandic composer Bergrún Snaebjörnsdóttir, whose work the Ensemble discovered via the ICEcommons Living Archive at Nordic Music Days 2016. ICEcommons is a free, online, crowd-sourced database of newly composed music that welcomes all composers to share their new work.
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1:00 pm
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Concert | Pipes at One Organ Recital
Organist Donald R. Meineke serves as Cantor at The Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity where ... more >> he oversees the musical life of the Parish, conducts the Holy Trinity Parish Choir, curates an extensive concert series, and is Artistic Director of Bach Vespers featuring the renowned Bach Choir and Players. Weekly recitals showcasing the new organ, featuring New York City's leading organists.
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1:00 pm
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free, no reservation required
Conference | The Opioid Epidemic and the Therapeutic Community Model
The opioid epidemic is devastating individuals, families, and communities around the world. Medication-assisted ... more >> treatment and short-term rehabilitation are common treatment options for individuals with opioid use disorder, especially in the United States, but do not meet the needs of all individuals. The therapeutic community model offers a unique treatment frame to address individuals with opioid use disorder, and may at times be preferred by patients over current first-line interventions. This conference will explore the evidence supporting different treatment options for opioid use disorder around the world, highlighting the TC modality as uniquely effective and using a current European model—San Patrignano, the largest TC in the world—to identify salient mediators of outcome.
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1:30 pm
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Classical Music | Choral concert
Select Chorus and Bella Voce Women's Choir. Program Morley Sing We and Chant It Dickau O My Luv's Like ... more >> a Red, Red Rose Churchill Sans Day Carol Lang Esto Les Digo Dawson Every Time I Feel the Spirit Albrecht A Jubilant Song Ramos O Magnum Mysterium Gilpin Nothin' Gonna Stumble My Feet
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1:45 pm
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Film | Chef (2014) with Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Sofía Vergara, Dustin Hoffman.
A head chef quits his restaurant job and buys a food truck in an effort to reclaim his creative promise, ... more >> while piecing back together his estranged family. Director: Jon Favreau. 114 min.
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2:00 pm
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Film | Kicks (2016): Adventure of teenagers
Brandon is a 15 year old whose dream is a pair of fresh Air Jordans. Soon after he gets his hands on ... more >> them, they're stolen by a local hood, causing Brandon and his two friends to go on a dangerous mission through Oakland to retrieve them. Director: Justin Tipping. Starring Jahking Guillory, Christopher Jordan Wallace. 140 min.
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2:00 pm
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Film | Private Peaceful (2012): British war drama based on a novel
Set in the fields of Devon and the WW1 battlefields of Flanders, two brothers fall for the same girl ... more >> while contending with the pressures of their feudal family life, the war, and the price of courage and cowardice. Director: Pat O'Connor. Starring Jack O'Connell, Eline Powell, Richard Griffiths. 110 min.
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2:00 pm
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Film | Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991): An adventure with Kevin Costner and Morgan Freeman
When Robin and his Moorish companion come to England and the tyranny of the Sheriff of Nottingham, he ... more >> decides to fight back as an outlaw. Director: Kevin Reynolds. Starring Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio. 143 min.
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2:00 pm
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free, no reservation required
Tour | Southern Park Welcome Tour
An introduction to some of the southern Park highlights, including Grand Army Plaza, the Pond, Gapstow ... more >> Bridge, Wollman Rink, Chess and Checkers House, and the Dairy.
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2:00 pm
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Workshop | Master Class with a percussion soloist
Widely recognized as one of the most creative and active percussionists of his generation, Nuno Aroso’s ... more >> solo activity has taken on a fundamental role in his artistic life. Particularly focused on the percussion repertoire from 20th and 21st centuries, Nuno Aroso actively collaborates with numerous composers from the most varied aesthetic fields and parts of the world.
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3:00 pm
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Discussion | Democracy in Brazil: Path, Perils and Prospects
With: David Fleischer, chief editor of Brazil Focus, emeritus professor at the University of Brasilia ... more >> Jorge Alves, Queens College
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4:00 pm
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Author Reading | Lit: An Author's Memoir
Poet, songwriter, essayist, and memoirist Mary Karr is the author of three memoirs, The Liars’ Club, ... more >> which won the PEN/Martha Albrand Award; Cherry; and Lit, as well as five volumes of poetry, most recently Tropic of Squalor. She has received numerous awards and honors, including a Whiting Award, a Guggenheim Fellowship and several Pushcart prizes for both her poetry and essays. She is Professor of English Literature at Syracuse University.
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5:00 pm
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Workshop | Paint Night
A special evening celebrating Election Day and Veterans Day with an instructional paint night, a step-by-step ... more >> event lead by an artist. Supplies are provided but space is limited. Adults only. All skill levels are welcome.
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5:00 pm
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Jazz | A tribute to Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, and more
Ryan Keberle is a trombone player, composer, arranger, and educator. Described by The New York Times ... more >> as a "trombonist of vision and composure", Keberle has worked with David Bowie, Maria Schneider, Wynton Marsalis, Darcy James Argue, Alicia Keys, and Sufjan Stevens, among others, and has appeared on five Grammy Award-winning records. Ike Sturm is a bassist, composer, and bandleader. He has worked with Gene Bertoncini, Donny McCaslin, Bobby McFerrin, Ben Monder, Ingrid Jensen, Steve Lehman, Maria Schneider and many others.
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5:15 pm
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Concert | 3 Folk Music Acts
Performances by: Jesse Glendon Tillers Andy Fitzpatrick Hameer Zawawi
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5:30 pm
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Opening Reception | 3 Art Shows
Featuring: Scooter Laforge, Nocolas Wagner and Nelson Santos.
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6:00 pm
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Author Reading | Assassins Against the Old Order: Italian Anarchist Violence in Fin de Siècle Europe
The image of the anarchist assassin haunted the corridors of power and the popular imagination in the ... more >> late nineteenth century. Fear spawned a gross but persistent stereotype: a swarthy "Italian" armed with a bloody knife or revolver and bred to violence by a combination of radical politics, madness, innate criminality, and poor genes. That Italian anarchists targeted--and even killed--high-profile figures added to their exaggerated, demonic image. Nunzio Pernicone and Fraser M. Ottanelli dig into the transnational experiences and the historical, social, cultural, and political conditions behind the phenomenon of anarchist violence in Italy. Looking at political assassinations in the 1890s, they illuminate the public effort to equate anarchy's goals with violent overthrow. Throughout, Pernicone and Ottanelli combine a cutting-edge synthesis of the intellectual origins, milieu, and nature of Italian anarchist violence with vivid portraits of its major players and their still-misunderstood movement.
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6:00 pm
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Author Reading | Out of the Shadows: A Journey of Recovery From Depression
Imagine living in a darkness so deep, you can’t eat well, you can’t sleep well, you can’t concentrate ... more >> on anything for very long - in short, your life is not as it once was. Depression often feels like moving through a fog so thick it envelops every aspect of your entire life. Depression had its claws in Mark Litzsinger for years, but by taking the hands offered to him from family, friends and medical professionals, he was able to climb out of the shadows and back into his life. You too can make the same journey. This updated book provides a hand to hold as you deal with depression.
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6:00 pm
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Lecture | In War and Peace: Development of Independent Reporting in (Post-)Yugoslav Space
The role of media in creating and disseminating political spin, propaganda, and “patriotic reporting” ... more >> as tools for promoting and perpetuating conflict during the 1990s Yugoslav wars of secession is well researched in recent scholarship. However, it is impossible to claim the same in regard to the independent media. There is a noticeable lack of scholarship on the role the independent media had in challenging the war narratives, advancing accurate reporting, and even forging peace during the tragic Yugoslav conflict. Marija Šajkaš’s lecture aims to fill this gap. She will discuss the formation of the independent media in the countries of the former Yugoslavia. She will analyze the early connections made on opposing sides such as Alternative Information Network in order to demonstrate that the independent media and their journalists played the essential role in countering hate speech. Finally, she will point out how crucial and relevant is their activity in local and global media landscape today.
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6:00 pm
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Talk | Making Movies After School: One Animator's Career
Reka Bucsi is an internationally recognised, multiple award-winning independent Hungarian animation filmmaker. ... more >> She will talk about her work in independent animation filmmaking from graduation to professional work. Through presenting her personal work, Bucsi will talk about the creative process, production, funding and what it means to be a filmmaker with a focus on experimental narrative. How do people relate to abstract storytelling structures, and how to get these across to a bigger audience.
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6:00 pm
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Author Reading | A Generous Vision: The Creative Life of Elaine de Kooning
Cathy Curtis's biography of Elaine de Kooning portrays a woman whose intelligence, droll sense of humor, ... more >> and generosity of spirit endeared her to friends and gave her a starring role in the close-knit world of New York artists. Her zest for adventure and freewheeling spending were as legendary as her ever-present cigarette. Flamboyant and witty in person, she was an incisive art writer who expressed maverick opinions in a deceptively casual style. As a painter, she melded Abstract Expressionism with a lifelong interest in bodily movement to capture subjects as diverse as President John F. Kennedy and bullfights.
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6:30 pm
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Play | A Midsummer Night's Dream: Classic Shakespeare Comedy Updated
This fall, a classic New York City block party becomes the enchanted setting where fairies work their ... more >> mischief in Shakespeare’s beloved play. Acclaimed director Jenny Koons takes you to the royal wedding of Theseus and Hippolyta, where a celebratory play is being rehearsed. But the real drama is unfolding in the concrete jungle of fairy King Oberon. There, four young New Yorkers discover the course of true love runs anything but smooth, as supernatural sprites and the lovable Puck conspire to reveal what fools we mortals be, and draw us all into the collective dream of romance and merriment.
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7:00 pm
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Reading | Black Renaissance/Renaissance Noire: Fall Launch
Black Renaissance/Renaissance Noire, publishes essays, poetry, fiction, photography, art, and reviews ... more >> that address the full range of contemporary black concerns. It invites black genius to apply itself to the realities of the twenty-first century with uncompromised thought, generous and readable analysis, and commentary. A reception and readings from contributors of the fall issue.
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7:00 pm
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Film | Rocky (1976): Palooka Comes Out on Top in 3-Time Oscar Winner
A small-time boxer gets a supremely rare chance to fight a heavy-weight champion in a bout in which he ... more >> strives to go the distance for his self-respect. Director: John G. Avildsen Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Carl Weathers
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7:00 pm
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Staged Reading | The Fire of Freedom: From Slave to Lawmaker
A portrait of Abraham H. Galloway (1837-1870), who was a fiery young slave rebel, radical abolitionist, ... more >> and Union spy who rose out of bondage to become one of the most significant and stirring black leaders in the South during the Civil War. He later became one of the first black men elected to the North Carolina legislature. Written by Howard Craft, directed by Pat Floyd, performed by Beethoven Oden.
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7:00 pm
$10 suggested donation...
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Author Reading | Those Who Knew: Assaulted by a Powerful Man
The second novel by award-winning poet and translator Idra Novey is about a woman who watches with trepidation ... more >> as the fellow student who assaulted her in college becomes an increasingly powerful senator.
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7:00 pm
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Lecture | World War I New York: A Guide to the City’s Enduring Ties to the Great War
American involvement in World War I started and ended in New York Harbor. In 1917, many troops departed ... more >> from the city which would be an important hub throughout the war as recruiting and patriotic efforts continued. Following the Armistice in 1918, more memorials were erected to World War I veterans than for any other event. Now on the centennial, explore more than 50 locations in New York that have ties to The Great War and tell the stories behind each. With author Kevin C. Fitzpatrick.
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7:00 pm
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Classical Music | Contemporary repertoire for electric guitar and piano
French-American pianist Julia Den Boer is a strong advocate of contemporary music. Recent performances ... more >> include solo and ensemble performances at the Festival d'Automne in Paris, Unerhörte Musik in Berlin, the Tectonics Festival in Glasgow, the CMC in Toronto, the Banff Center, Miller Theater, among others. Guitarist Giacomo Baldelli is focused on exploring works of the 20th century, but also on developing a new 21st century repertoire for guitar. Most recently, he has been interested in expanding the contemporary repertoire for electric guitar. He has performed throughout Europe (Italy, Germany, France, England, Czech Republic, Poland), as well as the United States.
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7:00 pm
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Reading | Playwrights Festival
Faculty and staff from Humanities and Sciences will read selections from their original plays.
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7:00 pm
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Classical Music | Works from 19C France
Violinist Naho Parrini explores the relationship between composers in nineteenth century France and how ... more >> they expressed their friendship by dedicating works to one another. Naho Parrini is an active recitalist and chamber musician. She has given numerous recitals in the United States, Japan, Germany, and Bulgaria, and has performed at prestigious halls such as the Merkin Hall, Lincoln Center, and the National Palace of Culture in Bulgaria.
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7:00 pm
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Play | As You Like It: Shakespeare Comedy
The Fall production of the Undergraduate Theatre students. Directed by Barbara Bosch.
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7:30 pm
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Comedy Club | An Evening of Standup Comedy
A standup comedy show featuring comics who have appeared on NBC, TruTV, Comedy Central and more.
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7:30 pm
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Classical Music | Music of the Elements: works by Scriabin, Debussy, Ligeti and more
Music of the Elements: Earth, Air, Fire, and Water will feature music by Berio (1925-2003), Debussy (1862-1918), ... more >> Kernis, Scriabin (1872 - 1915) , and Ligeti (1923-2006).
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8:00 pm
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