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Superhero Burlesque

The Human Euthanasia Movement: A History & Discussion

Free Meditation at Shinnyo Center Open House

Preview The Hills at Governors Is. Before They Open to the Public

'The Chintz Age: Tales of Love and Loss for a New New York'

Effective Salary Negotiation: Earn Thousands in Minutes

'Sleeping Giant: How the New Working Class Will Transform America'

The Zombies Concert

'Gowanus, Brooklyn’s Curious Canal'

'Spontaneous Urban Plants: Weeds in NYC'

Amy Goodman & 'Democracy Now!: Twenty Years Covering the Movements Changing America'

Art & Community Gathering Spaces

FESTIVAL OF (IN)APPROPRIATION #8: CONTEMPORARY FOUND FOOTAGE FILMMAKING

Irish Whiskey v. Scotch Tasting

Sexy Happy Hour with Free Drinks
Awkward Poop… and the City + Free Beer

Opera on Tap + Live Band Karaoke

The Verve Pipe Concert

See free & cheap NYC events for tomorrow, Friday, May 13 (more added later today).

Ending Today

'Kill Bill' Lecture Series (Thursdays Through May 12)

Peelander-Z Doc 'MAD TIGER' Screens + Director & Yellow Q&As (Through Thursday, May 12)

Ongoing

See more ongoing & upcoming NYC events

'Pixar: The Design of Story' (Through Sunday, August 7)

Alex Katz at the Met (Through Sunday, June 26)

Celebrate the Chinese Lunar Year of the Monkey at the Met (Through Sunday, July 24)

'Warhol by the Book' Captures the Artist's Lifelong Fascination with Publishing (Through Sunday, May 15)

'harlem is…A State of Mind' (Through Thursday, June 30)

'SPLENDOR IN THE GRASS' Sensual Camping Ground at MoSex (Through Spring 2016)

'New York New Design' (Through Saturday, May 28)

Cooper Hewitt Design Triennial 2016 (Through Sunday, August 21)

Edvard Munch & Expressionism at Neue Galerie (Through Monday, June 13)

The Whitney Opens Its Floor Plan for Amazing Views & Innovative Works (Through Saturday, May 14)

' Affordable Housing in New York: The People, Places, and Policies That Transformed a City' (Through Sunday, May 15)

Two Huge Orchid Sculptures by Isa Genzken Rise Over Central Park (Through Sunday, August 21)

'Printing Women: Three Centuries of Female Printmakers, 1570–1900' (Through Friday, May 27)

'In the Wake: Japanese Photographers Respond to 3/11' (Through Sunday, June 12)

Genesis Breyer P-Orridge's 'Try to Altar Everything' Explores the Power of Devotion, Expression & Community (Through Monday, August 1)

Imagine a Peaceful World at Yoko Ono's 3/11 Installation (Through Sunday, June 12)

Free NYC Party Cruises (Through Thursday, June 30)

Staten Island Unlimited 2016 Photography Triennial (Through Wednesday, August 31)

'Transit Etiquette or: How I Learned to Stop Spitting and Step Aside in 25 Languages' (Through Tuesday, July 26)

'Isaac Mizrahi: An Unruly History' Chronicles the Designer's Creative Projects (Through Sunday, August 7)

'Saturday Night Live: The Exhibition' (Through Wednesday, June 1)

'Flavor: Making It and Faking It' at the Museum of Food & Drink (Through Tuesday, May 31)

'Hey! Ho! Let's Go: Ramones and the Birth of Punk' (Through Sunday, July 31)

Free Bryant Park Birding Tours (Through Thursday, May 19)

'Drawing Dialogues: Selections from the Sol LeWitt Collection' (Through Sunday, June 12)

Free NYC Happy Hour Cruises (Through Thursday, June 30)

Hello Kitty Merch Exhibit (Through Saturday, May 14)

The South Bronx Culture Trail Fusion Fest 2016: Lookin’ Up in the Boogie Down (Through Sunday, May 22)

'Wanderlust' on the High Line Explores Journeys We Make (Through March 2017)

18 Boombox Sculptures Transform Brooklyn Museum (Through Sunday, August 14)

Commedia dell'Arte-Style 'Cinderella' (Through Saturday, June 25)

'Disguise: Masks and Global African Art' at Brooklyn Museum (Through Sunday, September 18)

A 'Psycho'-Inspired House Perches on the Met's Rooftop Garden (Through Monday, October 31)

Free Weekday Piano Concerts in Bryant Park

Mad. Sq. Eats 2016 (Through Friday, May 27)

Aerial Spectacles, Live Music & Drinks Under Brooklyn Bridge at Immersive Circus 'Bianco' (Through Sunday, May 15)

FLUX Art Fair 2016 (Through Tuesday, May 31)

NYCxDesign 2016 (Through Tuesday, May 17)

'GRRRL GERMS: A Visual History of Riot Grrrl' Film Series (Through Saturday, May 28)

'Labor of Love: 100 Years of Movie Dates' Film Series at BAM

Bronx Week 2016 (Through Sunday, May 15)

'Presenting Shakespeare: Much Ado About Posters' at the Art Directors Club (Through Thursday, May 19)

Sensual Performances + Free Chocolate & Mezcal Tasting

Witchy Meets Techy at 'The Mystical Digital: Works by Kara Stone' Videogame Installation (Through Friday, June 17)

Free Tours & Talks in All 5 Boroughs During NYC Wildflower Week 2016 (Through Sunday, May 15)

Wanted Design NYC Fair 2016 (Through Tuesday, May 17)

Socrates Sculpture Park Celebrates 30 Years with 'LANDMARK' Exhibition (Through Sunday, August 28)

In the Shadow of the Highway: Robert Moses Expressway and the Battle for Downtown (Through Sunday, May 15)

Slacker Films Week (Through Sunday, May 15)

Cindy Sherman Exhibit at Metro Pictures (Through Thursday, June 9)

The Met's Annual Costume Exhibition Examines the Role of Tech in Haute Couture (Through Sunday, August 14)

Flying Solo Theatre Festival 2016—$9 Plays (Through Saturday, May 28)

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