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2013 World Science Festival

Perry Santanachote — Fri, 24 May 2013 16:50:19 +0000

The World Science Festival returns to New York City May 29 through June 2 for an extraordinary celebration of science. The 2013 festival programming covers everything from the nature of infinity to the biology of consciousness, from the weirdness of quantum mechanics to the possibility of a multiverse, from insect love songs to the science of making beer.

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Bushwick Open Studios 2013

Arts in Bushwick — Fri, 24 May 2013 16:30:05 +0000

BOS '13 will showcase more than 500 artist studios, dozens of group exhibitions, and a series of related events, in addition to one-of-a-kind programs for adults, youths, and families.

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SummerStage Kids 2013

Perry Santanachote — Thu, 23 May 2013 20:38:32 +0000

SummerStage Kids offers unique, interactive events for the entire family, throughout the summer in park locations citywide.

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SummerStage Kids: Harlem Family Day

Perry Santanachote — Thu, 23 May 2013 20:37:28 +0000

Celebrate hip-hop culture through gravity- defying dancers, soulful storytelling and a unique hip-hop themed musical theater work.

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Beth Orton

dustin@lprnyc.com — Thu, 23 May 2013 20:33:45 +0000

Sugaring Season, Beth Orton’s first album in six years and her Anti-Records debut, is available now. Recorded in Portland, Oregon, with producer Tucker Martine (My Morning Jacket, The Decemberists), the album bears the fruits of a period of introspection and renewal, and deeply lyrical songwriting.

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John J Zullo Dance / Raw Movement

michelle@michelletabnickcommunications.com — Thu, 23 May 2013 20:31:59 +0000

The evening will include works and world premieres from John J Zullo Dance/Raw Movement and guest performers Barry Blumenfeld of TAPFusion and choreographer Jeff Rebudal, among others.

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SummerStage Kids: Queens Family Day

Perry Santanachote — Thu, 23 May 2013 20:31:19 +0000

This year’s special event will have families on their feet for a memorable dance party experience as well as celebrating the iconic musical genius of Michael Jackson. Families will also have the opportunity to participate in face painting and fun interactive surprises.

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Alarm Will Sound: Twinned with Dance Heginbotham

Met Museum Presents — Thu, 23 May 2013 20:29:21 +0000

In this site-specific performance created for The Charles Engelhard Court, Alarm Will Sound and Dance Heginbotham pair movement with the music of Tyondai Braxton, Aphex Twin and Edgard Varèse.

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The Patience Stone

adam@filmforum.org — Thu, 23 May 2013 20:17:36 +0000

Based on the novel by dAtiq Rahimi, winner of the Prix Goncourt, and co-scripted by lJean-Claude Carrière (who wrote "Belle de Jour"), "The Patience Stone" takes place in an unnamed Middle Eastern country. Golshifteh Farahani gives an electrifying performance in a reversal of the Scheherazade role: Instead of spinning tales to amuse her man, she sits by her injured, unresponsive husband and confesses to a litany of abuses she has suffered at his hands.

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SummerStage Kids: Global Family Day

Perry Santanachote — Thu, 23 May 2013 20:03:02 +0000

This family affair will awaken the kid in all of us through interactive performances from around the world and around the corner. Contemporary circus performers, musicians, dancers, and super cool activity stations make for a great afternoon in the park!

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Today’s Teen Dancers, Tomorrow’s Dance Artists

fatima.kafele@liu.edu — Thu, 23 May 2013 20:01:57 +0000

Young Dancemakers Company, a summer ensemble of NYC teens, presents in association with Kumble Theater a free concert of original choreography: topical, mindful, witty, fun dances, with bold themes holding meaning for today's world, by teen dancer/choreographers selected from throughout the NYC public high schools.

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SummerStage Kids: Bronx Family Day

Perry Santanachote — Thu, 23 May 2013 19:58:29 +0000

The event features DJ’ing, dancers, juggling, variety shows and even includes an interactive double dutch jump rope performance! Families will also have the opportunity to participate in face painting, a hip-hop dance class and free sports lessons including golf workshops.

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Conjunto Nuevo Milenio presents: A Night Out with Conjunto

fatima.kafele@liu.edu — Thu, 23 May 2013 19:57:25 +0000

Celebratrating 15 years of educating the public on the the beauty, diversity and richness of Panamanian culture through music, dance and artful clothing.

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SummerStage Kids: Brooklyn Family Day

Perry Santanachote — Thu, 23 May 2013 19:55:26 +0000

Experience a variety of performances featuring bubbly and melodic Soul music, a unique blend of dance and storytelling and fun fitness activities. Families will also have the opportunity to participate in face painting, carnival arts workshops and more!

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Ready or Not, Here I Come (Gospel Stage Play)

joshshae — Thu, 23 May 2013 19:54:30 +0000

This Christian play is about the Rapture, seen through the eyes of Ms. Jenkins, the nosey neighbor who takes a look at four families as they choose to accept or reject Jesus Christ.

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Herbert Von King Park

Perry Santanachote — Thu, 23 May 2013 19:52:08 +0000

Lying in the heart of Brooklyn’s Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood, Herbert Von King Park is a lively town square with a storied history. Originally called Tompkins Park, Von King is one of the first parks in the history of Brooklyn, with a design submitted by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux.

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A Creole Themed Dinner Theater Event

wetprods — Thu, 23 May 2013 19:50:22 +0000

Nothing to do on a Sunday afternoon? Get your tickets and enjoy Creole cuisine a bit of American History as "The Spicy Thespians" take you on a journey through this moving stage play. La grande fin will be some gallivanting with the cast to Zydeco music and some Q & A.

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Women In Charge: An Open Exhibition Addressing Leadership

info@soho20gallery.com — Thu, 23 May 2013 19:39:41 +0000

WOMEN IN CHARGE! is an open exhibition of artists working in all media that address the power and value of our women leaders. Leaders past, current and what we imagine them to be in the future. This group exhibition will explore this topic individually through artists works and collectively as a whole.

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Computer Chess

adam@filmforum.org — Thu, 23 May 2013 19:32:12 +0000

"Computer Chess," written and directed by Andrew Bujalski, is set in 1980 in a nowheresville hotel hosting an annual artificial-intelligence chess competition. The movie is part faux documentary and part hallucinatory coming-of-age sexual fantasy.

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Dancing the Waters

Perry Santanachote — Thu, 23 May 2013 19:31:22 +0000

Join in family-friendly traditional dance workshops along the beach of Coney Island Creek then watch performances of dances that narrate fishing, water gathering, sea deities and other water lore by artists from around the globe including Yasser Darwish (Egypt), Annie Ferdous (Bangladesh), Kaina Quenga (Hawaii) and Rita Silva (Brazil).

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