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48 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Wednesday, September 5, 2018

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free events nyc Accordions Around the World
free events nyc How to prepare for a job interview?
free events nyc Revolting New York: evolution in revolution, and the geography of ever-simmering uprising
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Workshop | Boot Camp


The Rise NYC, a community-driven pop-up fitness group, hosts a Boot Camp. Rotations through exercises ... more >> like crunches, planks, push-ups, burpees, and mountain climbers ensure a mixture of cardio and strength training that will keep you coming back, and seeing results. No equipment necessary; smiles and high fives encouraged. Rain or shine. Every Wednesday.
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6:30 am
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Workshop | Fitness Boot Camp


Ready to work hard and sweat with NYC's newest skyline behind you?! Ruel Davis returns for a new season ... more >> of boot camp. This one-hour, intense class will challenge you, and keep you coming back for more. Every Wednesday from June 6-September 12, 2018.
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6:30 am
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Workshop | Morning Yoga


Get your yoga on in the park this summer and fall with Sacred Sounds Yoga. Breathe, move, and stretch. ... more >> Please bring your own yoga mat. Every Wednesday and Thursday from June 6-September 12, 2018.
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8:30 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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Tour | City Hall tour


The tour of City Hall includes a discussion of the building's history, art, architecture, and civic function. ... more >> Non-reservation City Hall tours take place each Wednesday.
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10:00 am
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Workshop | Elements of Nature Drawing


Get inspired by the beautiful expanse of the Hudson River and New York Harbor and by the verdant park, ... more >> with its very special Hot and Cool gardens; each flower-filled and colorful throughout the season. All art materials are provided.
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11:00 am
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Film | Oscar winning A Free Soul (1931): Barrymore's climactic courtroom monologue


A lawyer tries to break up a relationship between his daughter and a gangster he helped acquit. Directed ... more >> by Clarence Brown. 91min.
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11:15 am
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Workshop | Having Fun With Science: Adult Stem Workshops


Conduction of science experiments allow not only for an individual’s natural curiosity to shine through, ... more >> but also for “scientists” to better understand the world around them and the natural laws by which the world functions. Experiments will call for the “scientists” to hypothesize about what they predict will happen, teach “investigators” how to be capable of finding solutions to big problems, will involve communicating with their fellow “scientists,” and will be completed independently by the “scientists.”
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12:00 pm
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Classical Music | Bach at Noon


The organ works of J.S. Bach (1685-1750) offered in 30-minute meditations. Bach at Noon concerts takes ... more >> place every Wednesday from May 30 to September 5, 2018.
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12:20 pm
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Jazz | Piano in the Park: Ragtime, Stride, and Jazz


Summertime, and the livin’ is easy... so swing on by for toe-tappin’ performances by New York’s ... more >> finest, playing ragtime, stride, and jazz to your heart’s delight. Pianist Roy Eaton is a music veteran, having played Carnegie Hall in 1937.
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12:30 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. Mondays through Thursdays
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1:00 pm
$10 suggested donation

Jazz | Midday Jazz: "a pop-jazz Mona Lisa" - New York Times


The singer Sandy Stewart and her son, the pianist Bill Charlap, perform Jazz standards. "The singer ... more >> Sandy Stewart imparts rock-bottom truths in a warm, humming voice that rarely rises above the level of an intimate conversation." - New York Times "Mr. Charlap’s volatile pianism reflects the turmoil below the surface in abrupt changes of rhythm and mood. You might describe his playing as recreating the events that his mother is conjuring." - New York Times
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1:00 pm
$10 suggested donation

Lecture | African-American Genealogy


From 1565 to 1790, Africans surpassed Europeans among the roughly one million newcomers to what would ... more >> become the United States. A majority of these nearly 360,000 men and women crossed in bondage. Centuries of local and federal laws related to the livelihood of black Americans have created a complex paper trail of genealogical resources. This class aims to provide introductory historical context and recommend basic research methods in the pursuit of African-American family history.
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2:00 pm
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Workshop | Lantern-Building Workshops


This year Morningside Lights takes flight, joining with The Audubon Society to recognize 2018 as the ... more >> Year of the Bird. Make a lantern and march on Sep. 8th with in a magical procession of animated and illuminated birds, honoring the resilience and hope of populations on the move—avian and human.
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2:00 pm
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Lesson | Learn to play chess


Learn to play the most popular game ever: A game of strategy and problem solving. Whether you are beginner ... more >> or a more advanced player you can learn the strategies that will make you a better chess player. This lesson repeats every Wednesday.
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2:00 pm
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Film | Oscar-Nominated Easy Rider (1969): Biker Buds


Two counterculture bikers travel from Los Angeles to New Orleans in search of America. Directed by ... more >> Dennis Hopper. With Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, Jack Nicholson. 95 mins.
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2:00 pm
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Jazz | Renowned Jazz Guitarist and His Trio


Bill Wurtzel, a renowned jazz guitarist, has performed worldwide with many jazz greats. His style in ... more >> his own words: "I love mainstream jazz and the American songbook. Albums I’ve played on range from gospel, mainstream and soul jazz to Christmas songs in Latin."
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2:00 pm
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Workshop | Figure Al Fresco Outdoor Drawing Class


Challenge your artistic skills by drawing the human figure. Each week a model will strike both long and ... more >> short poses for participants to draw. Artists/educators will offer constructive suggestions and critique. Wednesdays, July 11-September 5, 2018.
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2:30 pm
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Opening Reception | Intimate Infinite: Imagine a Journey: Group Exhibition


An exhibition beckoning visitors to immerse themselves in the work of artists who collapse the vastness ... more >> of infinity into tangible dimensions through obsessive detail, concentrated mark making, the distilled intensity of small scale, or the tactile materiality of their surfaces. It includes nearly one hundred artworks by twenty-seven artists.
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3:00 pm
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Book Club | Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale


A look at the near future presents the story of Offred, a Handmaid in the Republic of Gilead, once the ... more >> United States, an oppressive world where women are no longer allowed to read and are valued only as long as they are viable for reproduction. Margaret Atwood is a Canadian poet, novelist, literary critic, essayist, inventor, teacher and environmental activist. Her works encompass a variety of themes including the power of language, gender and identity, religion and myth, climate change, and "power politics". Please read the book before arriving at the book discussion.
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3:30 pm
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Poetry Reading | Poetry Workshop


No experience necessary. Just bring your love of poetry and your favorite writing implement.
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4:00 pm
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Concert | Accordions Around the World


12 accordionists perform music from throughout the world at weekly accordion picnics. Experience the ... more >> wide range of this often overlooked and little-known instrument. The park provides picnic blankets to borrow and beer and wine are available for purchase.
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5:30 pm
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Lecture | Medicine Wellness Series: Breast Cancer


1 in 8 woman will be diagnosed with breast cancer during their lifetime, the second leading cause of ... more >> cancer death in women. 1 woman will die of breast cancer every 13 minutes. Although breast cancer in men is rare, an estimated 2,470 men will be diagnosed with breast cancer and 460 will die each year. Join to learn the signs, symptoms, treatment, and prevention options available.
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5:30 pm
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Author Reading | Ende Neu: A Fashion Romance


A.F. Vandevorst and Filip Arickx, founders of the Belgian fashion label A.F. Vandevorst for a presentation ... more >> of their new book. This intimate portrait of the designers’ moving fashion romance reveals their fascinating world and twenty years of limitless passion for fashion.
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Those Who Do Not Move, Do Not Notice Their Chains: Inaugural Exhibition


Featuring: -- Erika Keck's keep everything under your hat -- art -- Films by Maureen Catbagan, Eliane ... more >> Lima, Beth Stephens & Annie Sprinkle -- Carole Cole's The Bubble Blower -- art
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6:00 pm
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Workshop | Evening Tai Chi


Julio Cortes is a movement teacher with over 30 years of martial and movement arts experience, specializing ... more >> in Taijiquan. Taijiquan, also known as Taichi ch’uan, or Taichi, is an internal movement art that includes all of the following: fighting, self-defense, weapons, mental development, meditation, health and healing. The last three are what it is best known for now. In this class students will develop greater body/mind awareness, strength, range of motion, coordination and balance while learning how to move gracefully. Specifically, we will practice a basic warm-up and learn the first set of a powerful and rare long form taught in Asia. Suitable for any age and body condition, this a great opportunity to learn one of the best regarded and most popular body/mind practices in the world. Wednesdays, July 18- October 17, 2018.
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Workshop | How to prepare for a job interview?


Career coach Renee Rosenberg discusses how to avoid the 10 most common interview mistakes. In this interactive ... more >> session, Renee introduces interview relaxation strategies along with techniques to help conduct a successful interview.
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6:00 pm
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Workshop | Sunset Yoga


Namaste! Unwind from the day with outdoor yoga. Immerse yourself in this meditative practice surrounded ... more >> by the Hudson’s peaceful aura. Strengthen the bod and cultivate awareness in a relaxed environment as your instructor guides you through alignments and poses. All levels welcome. Please bring your own mat. Wednesdays, July 11-September 5, 2018.
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6:00 pm
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Discussion | Tenement Talk: 30 Years Later


What did it mean to talk about immigration in 1988, when the Tenement Museum was first established? What ... more >> does it meant to talk about immigration today? This is a conversation between the Museum’s first president and co-founder, Ruth Abram, and the current president Kevin Jennings as the pair explore the evolution of the Museum from its humble beginnings to the preeminent cultural and educational institution it is today. They will trace how an institution that at first only hoped to preserve the lives of ordinary people, became something with the ambition and ability to change the way the world sees immigration.
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6:00 pm
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Workshop | Volleyball After Work


Shake off the stress of work and join others for some friendly competition at drop-in volleyball. This ... more >> is an after-work volleyball game for adults. They will provide the scorekeeper and the ball and will instruct newcomers in the basics of the game. A great opportunity to meet new friends!
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Works by 2 Los Angeles-Based Artists


Works by Los Angeles-based Aiko Hachisuka and John Williams. This first two-person project with the artists ... more >> presents new wall-based assemblages by Hachisuka and recent paintings by Williams, highlighting their respective, unfettered approaches to material based and chromatically-arduous abstraction. Hachisuka and Williams are innovative and uninhibited colorists, who both move their works to the edges of extreme physicality, intuitively challenging conventions of contained beauty.
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6:00 pm
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Author Reading | Revolting New York: evolution in revolution, and the geography of ever-simmering uprising


From the earliest uprisings of the Munsee against the Dutch occupation of Manhattan all the way to Occupy ... more >> Wall Street, the Black Lives Matter movement, and the unrest of the Trump era, New York has been an epicenter of activism and public demonstration. In Revolting New York, editors Neil Smith and Don Mitchell explore the history of rebellion in New York, providing a strong analogue to the standard histories of the politics, planning, economic growth, and restructuring that largely define the narrative of New York City. Illustrated with more than ninety historical and contemporary images and maps Revolting New York is a comprehensive account of the historical geography of revolt in the city.
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6:30 pm
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Author Reading | Tonight I'm Someone Else: Essays on Our Digital World


From graffiti gangs and Grand Theft Auto to sugar daddies, Schopenhauer, and a deadly game of Russian ... more >> roulette, in these essays, Chelsea Hodson probes her own desires to examine where the physical and the proprietary collide. She asks what our privacy, our intimacy, and our own bodies are worth in the increasingly digital world of liking, linking, and sharing.
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6:30 pm
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Park Walk | A Walk Through Time: narratives on ethnicity, culture, physical abilities, and more


Artist / Historian Kamau Ware is best known for his storytelling project, Black Gotham Experience, that ... more >> celebrates the impact of the African Diaspora on New York City with walking tours, photography-based graphic novels, and signature events. This commissioned work will feature the personal narratives of seven New Yorkers whose routines around 7 o’clock will be chronicled with a portrait and oral history to be shared on a walking tour. The seven subjects will represent a variety of identities that represent a range of intersecting identities found in New York City including but not limited to ethnicity, culture, physical abilities, and sexual orientation.
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6:30 pm
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Discussion | Art & Activism


At this second annual event, five celebrated artists across various disciplines will appear and talk ... more >> about their particular form of art and activism as it relates to social justice. Panelists include comedians Scott Blakeman and Negin Farsad, writer Jake Halpern, photographer Kathy Shorr and illustrator Michael Sloan.
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6:30 pm
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Workshop | HIIT Workout with lululemon


Take your workout to our waterfront! This exercise class returns for its 20th anniversary season, giving ... more >> you opportunities to get fit. Wednesdays, June 27-September 12, 2018.
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6:30 pm
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Talk | The Queer Black Voice in Fashion


Behind many of the fashion industry’s shimmering campaign images, collections, and theatrical runway ... more >> shows, is the creative genius of a queer person of color. Names like Andre Leon Talley (former Creative Director of American Vogue) and Edward Enninful (Editor-in-Chief of British Vogue) are most familiar, but a host of lesser known creatives toil behind the scenes. Join for a panel discussion with Dario Calmese, Audrey Smaltz, Kyle Hagler, Edward Buchanan, and Stephen Galloway on the often under-acknowledged influence, yet undeniable impact of queer Black voices in fashion.
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6:30 pm
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Jazz | Up-and-Coming Voice in German Jazz


An open-air concert in a courtyard with saxophonist Timo Vollbrecht alongside his quartet Fly Magic ... more >> (with guitarist Keisuke Matsuno, bassist Martin Nevin, and drummer Nathan Ellman-Bell). Their new album, Faces in Places, is available on Spotify. Timo Vollbrecht is a saxophonist and composer and one of Germany’s most important up-and-coming voices in jazz. The Fulbright scholar has performed alongside Joe Lovano, Kenny Werner, Carlos Bica, and Robbie Williams. Known for his rich sound, he has won numerous awards and released six highly acclaimed albums. In addition, he has appeared at the Blue Note Jazz Club, Jazz at Lincoln Center, and Alice Tully Hall.
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6:30 pm
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Workshop | Yoga Downtown


Yoga is back as a summer offering twice a week. Open for all ages. Bring your own mat or borrow one while ... more >> supplies last, first come first served.
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6:30 pm
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Workshop | Yoga: Evening Salute to the Sun


End your day with Hatha yoga led by Hollis in a beautiful sunset setting. Suitable for all fitness levels. ... more >> Please wear loose, comfortable clothing and bring your own mat. Every Wednesday from June 6-September 26, 2018.
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6:30 pm
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Opening Reception | Back to Nature: Portrait Paintings


A solo exhibition of new paintings by Amy Hill. Hill’s artistic career and developed style have been ... more >> cultivated through her intense investigations of art historical references. Through portraiture, she relates common circumstances within cross relationships in time.
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | Not Our Kind: A Novel About Postwar Women


Gripping and vividly told, Kitty Zeldis's Not Our Kind illuminates the lives of two women on the cusp ... more >> of change—and asks how much our pasts can and should define our futures.
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | Sadie: Finding Her Sister's Killer


In Courtney Summers's novel, Sadie hasn't had an easy life. Growing up on her own, she's been raising ... more >> her sister Mattie in an isolated small town, trying her best to provide a normal life and keep their heads above water. But when Mattie is found dead, Sadie's entire world crumbles. After a somewhat botched police investigation, Sadie is determined to bring her sister's killer to justice and hits the road following a few meager clues to find him.
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7:00 pm
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Discussion | Everyday Horror: The Terrors of Modern Life


Sure, ghosts, demons, and haunted dolls are scary, but you know what else is? Racism, injustice, and ... more >> economic inequality. Looming nuclear war, fascism, and exploitation. Abandonment, fear of being alone, and isolation through technology. The horrors of everyday experiences and worries are infinitely more relatable and, consequently, scarier, than undead killers or unexplained happenings, and the most effective horror uses these normalized terrors in creative ways to incite fear. Talking about the terrifying aspects of modern life are award-winning author Victor LaValle (The Devil in Silver, The Ballad of Black Tom, The Changeling), Brendan Deneen (The Chrysalis, Night Night Groot), and more TBA. Moderated by Lauren Jackson, Senior Publicist at Tor Books.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
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Concert | Karaoke Night: Back to Broadway


Sing along Broadway songs with more hits from The Great White Way.
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Discussion | Rescued from the Fire: Two Works by Moroccan Writer Ahmed Bouanani


Almost as soon as it was published in 1990, Ahmed Bouanani’s great novel, L’Hôpital, disappeared. ... more >> Not until two decades later, in 2012, was it re-released in both Morocco and France to international acclaim. Bouanani (1938–2011) was a Moroccan writer, poet, filmmaker, and illustrator, and a leading figure of the Moroccan intelligentsia of his time. Now Bouanani’s works The Shutters and The Hospital are appearing for the first time in English at last. With: Omar Berrada is a writer, translator, and curator, and the director of Dar al-Ma’mûn, a library and residency center for artists, scholars, and writers located on the outskirts of Marrakech. He currently lives in New York, and teaches at The Cooper Union. Emma Ramadan is a literary translator based in Providence, Rhode Island, and the co-owner of Riffraff Bookstore. She is the recipient of a PEN/Heim grant, an NEA Translation Fellowship, and a Fulbright for her work on Ahmed Bouanani. Anna Della Subin writes about sleepwalkers, grave worship, imperial Ethiopian court etiquette, visions of the flood. Her book Accidental Gods is forthcoming from Metropolitan Books in the US and Granta in the UK.
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7:00 pm
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Play | The Gospel at Colonus: A Groundbreaking Retelling of Sophocles’s Classic


With book, original lyrics, and direction by Lee Breuer and original music, adapted lyrics, and music ... more >> direction by Bob Telson, the iconic musical returns to New York City for the first time since 2004 to celebrate the 35th Anniversary of the original production at the Brooklyn Academy of Music and to honor visionary director Lee Breuer for his lifetime of excellence and historic collaboration with The Public Theater. September 4-9, 2018.
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