Poetic City

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Date: Wednesday, June 10th
Time: 6:00pm –7:00pm Walking tours, 7:00pm – 9:00pm Poetry readings & musical performances
Location: The pavilion in Nelson A. Rockefeller Park (61 Broadway btwn Rector St. and Exchange Alley)
Cost: Free

"Bring your picnic baskets to the 'front lawn' of Poets House’s future home in Battery Park City for 'Poetic City,' an unforgettable evening of poetry readings and musical performances... The free, outdoor event will feature readings from some of the most prominent voices in poetry including Jane Hirshfield, Major Jackson, Ed Sanders, and Brenda Shaughnessy. Top musical artists Don Byron, Vijay Iyer and Joy Askew will perform the music of groundbreaking vocalist and composer Meredith Monk. Prior to the performances, Poets House will sponsor poetic walking tours of Battery Park City. The 20-minute tour will begin at 6:00pm at the Poets House booth... Poets House is a 50,000-volume poetry library and literary center that will be moving to Ten River Terrace in Battery Park City later this year."

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Chelsea Market Geography Bee

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Date: Wednesday, June 10th
Time: 7:30pm (6:30 practice round)
Location: Chelsea Market (75 9th Ave.)
Cost: Free

Know more about Kazakhstan than Borat? Then swing by tonight's Geography Bee hosted by comedian/encyclopedia editor team Jen Dziura and Meg Van Huygen. Come early for the practice round. Winners gets $40 cash. Open to all but only the first 20 can participate.

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Yiddishfest

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Date: Wednesday, June 10th
Time: 7:00pm
Location: Lincoln Center’s Damrosch Park (62nd Street)
Cost: Free

"The Workmen’s Circle/Arbeter Ring will present a glittering concert starring three icons of Jewish music at Lincoln Center’s Damrosch Park. The free concert will feature a fusion of sounds from the popular world-beat groove band Pharaoh’s Daughter, klezmer genius and clarinet virtuoso David Krakauer’s Klezmer Madness with DJ Socalled, and Broadway and Yiddish Theater star Mike Burstyn, in a program that will celebrate the diverse musical styles inspired by the great Yiddish culture of Eastern European Jewry."

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Southern Writers Reading Series

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Date: Wednesday, June 10th
Time: 7:30pm
Location: Happy Ending (302 Broome Street between Forsyth & Eldridge)
Cost: Free

"Leave Manhattan and enter the South without crossing a single bridge. This monthly reading series promises to have you savoring mint juleps while a honeysuckle breeze taps your shoulders. Southern transplants, aficionados and those looking for a happy ending, southern style, are cordially invited to attend. This month's features are:
DeLana R.A. Dameron, Jeanie Thompson, Rochelle Spencer and Ronnie Yates."

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People Don't Dance No More

FreeNYC Event Flyer

Date: Wednesday, June 10th
Time: 10:00pm
Location: Annex, Downstairs (152 Orchard St)
Cost: Free with RSVP
Open Bar: Svedka, 10-11

David Bruno and Robot Blaire aka People Don't Dance No More kick off their new monthly residency in the Annex basement. The downstairs has recently been refit with a killer Yorkville sound system so expect their dirty blend of tech-disco to sound sweeter than ever. The duo are joined by Ghostly's own Michna and SV4 who are off to Sonar in Barcelona after the weekend. 21+

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Andrés & Asia

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Date: Wednesday, June 10th
Time: 11:00pm
Location: Pete's Candy Store (709 Lorimer St., W'burg)
Cost: Free

"Andrés & Asia, an eclectic, international, and literate singer-songwriter duo, will bring their unique brand of well-crafted, bluesy rock to Pete's Candy Store this Wednesday, June 10th, at 11PM. With two critically acclaimed records to date, the duo have earned comparisons to Muse, Jimi Hendrix, Jeff Buckley, Tori Amos, and something odd all whizzed together in a blender. The show will also feature Andreas Brade on percussion and Brooklyn's own MC, Dell Wells."

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