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Best Hope for Peace in Darfur

Date: Wednesday, April 19th
Time: 7:00pm (doors, 6:00pm)
Location: NY Society for Ethical Culture (2 West 64th St at Central Park West)
Cost: Free
Summary: Amnesty International, the New York Society for Ethical Culture, and Human Rights First present a panel at which Nicholas Kristof, (Op-Ed columnist for the New York Times), Mark Malloch Brown, Juan Mendez, and Tragi Mustafa discuss ending the atrocities in Darfur and why you are the best hope for peace and justice. Panelists after jump.

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In the Flesh Reading Series

Date: Wednesday, April 19th
Time: 8:00pm
Location: Happy Ending (302 Broome St. at Eldridge)
Cost: Free
Summary: In April, New York’s hottest personalities share their 100% true sex confessions. From bad sex to porn obsessions to prostitutes and more, they’ll make you cringe, laugh, and turn you on (maybe even all three at once!). In the Flesh is a monthly reading series featuring the city's best erotic writers sharing stories to get you hot and bothered, hosted and curated by Village Voice sex columnist and acclaimed erotic writer/editor Rachel Kramer Bussel. From erotic poetry to down and dirty smut, these authors get naked on the page and will make you lust after them and their words.

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Charity Wednesdays

Date: Wednesday, April 12th
Time: 9:00pm
Location: Tuts Restaurant and Lounge (196 Orchard Street @ Houston)
Cost: $3 Donation
Open Bar: Effen Vodka, 9:00pm - 10:00pm (note change, our bad)
Summary: Drop a $3 donation and get an hour of top shelf vodka cocktails at this classy LES Restauraunt / Bar. All proceeds go to The Libby Ross Foundation Breast Cancer Charity of NY. DJ Groove (?) provides the soundtrack and there will be drink specials through the night as well as food available.

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Guilty Pleasures

Date: Wednesday, April 19th
Time: 10:00pm - 4:00am
Location: Happy Ending (302 Broome)
Cost: Free
Summary: FreeNYC DJ favorite, Moe Choi, joins forces with Lloydski to bring you the very best in Classic Hip-Hop, Soul, Disco, 88 Tech, Glitch Hop, Breaks, Reggae, Dub, Salsa,
Latin Breaks, etc, as well as some of their Guilty Pleasures. 2-for-1 beer and well drinks from 10 to 11 help you get your school night drink on.

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Wheel Up Wednesdays

Date: Wednesdays
Time: 10:00pm
Location: Uncle Ming's (225 Ave B between 13th and 14th)
Cost: Free
Summary: Nice up the dancehall with Chad Dubz and Jon (JB) Bless as they drop reggae dancehall classics all night long.

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