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Freedom of Expression National Monument |
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Creative Time has recommissioned this public artwork—basically
a giant megaphone for New Yorkers to voice their thoughts
and opinions—by architect Laurie Hawkinson, performer
John Malpede, and visual artist Erika Rothenberg. Part
of the Imagine Festival. |
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| 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. |
At the Convention: Michael Bloomberg Address |
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Facing reelection next year in an overwhelmingly Democratic
city, the mayor delivers a deliberately forgettable speech
heavy with standard-issue New York boosterism—and
notably free of the words “Republican” or
“Bush.” |
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| 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. |
At the Convention: Fernando Mateo Address |
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This up-by-the-bootstraps Dominican phenom made his
name representing livery drivers and acting as an ethnic
pitchman for local GOPers like Rudy Giuliani and George
Pataki. Today, the hometown boy finally finds the national
spotlight. |
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| 10 a.m. |
The Naming Project |
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Theaters
Against the War, an international collective of anti-war
theater groups, is collecting the names of every person
killed in U.S. military action since September 11, American
or Iraqi, military or civilian. When the convention kicks
off, the names will be read as part of a continuous vigil—a
long, grim reminder of the climbing death toll. Vigil
begins at 10a.m. and continues indefinitely. St. Mark's
Church, 10th Street at Second Avenue. See
the Protest Barometer. |
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| noon |
Special Operations Warrior Foundation Luncheon |
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Senator McCain joins forces with the SOWF, which provides
scholarships to the children of officers killed in combat,
to present Rudy Giuliani with the group’s “Spirit
of Hope” award. Cipriani 42nd Street, 110 East 42nd
Street. |
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| noon |
March on NY: Still We Rise |
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Still We Rise, a coalition
of social-justice groups, leads a permitted march from
15th Street at Union Square West, up Eighth Avenue to
31st Street. It
is unclear whether Russell Simmons's Hip-Hop Summit Action
Network is still taking part. Gather at noon; rally
is at 2 p.m. |
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| 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. |
Lunch at Gracie Mansion |
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Mayor Bloomberg, Jonathan Tisch, Senator Ted Stevens,
and Rep. Bill Young host this luncheon. Gracie Mansion,
East End at 88th St. |
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| 4 p.m. |
March for Our Lives |
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Cheri
Honkala's Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign
hosts this march, from the United Nations to Madison Square
Garden, to protest Bush administration policies that adversely
affect the poor. |
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| 6 p.m. |
Abraham Lincoln's New York |
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Architectural walking tour including “Haughwout Store
. . . which Mary Todd Lincoln favored for the purchase
of White House china.” Part of the Imagine Festival. Woolworth
Building, 233 Broadway. |
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| 6 p.m. |
Newsweek Party |
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Lally Weymouth and Donald Graham help Newsweek
host a high-end soirée for 400. Among the revelers:
Mike Bloomberg, George Pataki, and Senators Lamar Alexander
and Chuck Hagel. Four Seasons Grill Room, 99 East 52nd
Street. |
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| 6:30 p.m. |
Elektra |
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Marisa Tomei plays the lead in a staged reading of Sophocles’
Elektra, to be followed by “a discussion on violence,
retribution, and compassion.” Part of the Imagine Festival.
The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at
Lincoln Center, Bruno Walter Auditorium, Amsterdam Avenue
and 65th Street. |
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| 7 p.m. |
The Moth |
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The acclaimed storytelling collective takes
on the convention with this story slam, hosted by humorist
Andy Borowitz and featuring special guest (and Harper's
editor) Lewis Lapham. Part of the Imagine Festival. Bitter
End, 147 Bleecker Street. |
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| 7 p.m. |
The Right Stuff |
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Sample humor: “Now they’re calling illegal aliens undocumented
workers. Soon they’ll be calling burglars unwelcome houseguests.”
Laugh Factory, 669 Eighth Avenue, $20. |
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| 8 p.m. |
Stand Up! for Choice |
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Planned Parenthood and Republicans for
Choice host a night of music and comedy featuring Moby,
Lewis Black, Joan Osbourne, and Nellie McKay. Beacon Theatre,
2124 Broadway. |
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| 8 p.m. |
Thalia Follies |
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E. L. Doctorow, Calvin Trillin, Jane Wagner, and friends
try out their own version of the Capitol Steps in the
political shtick of Thalia Follies, running every
night of the convention. Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway,
$15. |
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| 7:45 to 11:15 p.m. |
At the Convention: Dennis Hastert Address |
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The blunt speaker of the House (who recently chastised
New York officials for exploiting 9/11 for federal dollars)
explains why the next terror attack is more likely to
hit his home burg of Batavia, Illinois (population: 25,153)
than the city hosting his party’s convention. |
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| 7:45 to 11:15 p.m. |
At the Convention: Zainab Al-Suwaij |
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We were convinced the GOP would find a “liberated”
14-year-old Iraqi girl to sing the National Anthem, but
instead, delegates will hear from one Zainab Al-Suwaij.
An Iraqi woman and longtime foe of Saddam who was frequently
showcased by Bush supporters as an Islamic voice in favor
of the war, she heads the American Islamic Congress, which
says it’s dedicated to “building interfaith
and interethnic understanding.” |
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| 7:45 to 11:15 p.m. |
At the Convention: Jason Sehorn and Angie Harmon
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Don’t expect repartee worthy of William Powell
and Myrna Loy, but the appearance of the former New York
Giant and his Law & Order wife just might help
GOP operatives add a dash of glitz to an otherwise charisma-deficient
evening (Ed Gillespie, Bernard Kerik). |
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| 7:45 to 11:15 p.m. |
At the Convention: Rudy Giuliani Address |
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In a speech that will refer to September 11 exactly
911 times, “America’s Mayor” will relive
his defining moment in harrowing detail, alternating attacks
on John Kerry with accounts of the president’s (and
his own) heroism. |
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| 7:45 to 11:15 p.m. |
At the Convention: John McCain Address |
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The much-maligned GOP maverick swallows
his pride and tries to rally swing voters around the president.
Tonight, he’ll offer up his Vietnam-era heroism
in service of a dual mission; burnishing Bush’s
credentials as an anti-terror warrior while stoking his
own political chances for 2008. |
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| 9 p.m. |
Magnum Entertainment Party |
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Featuring ZZ Top and Kiss Nation at BB King’s.
237 W. 42nd Street. |
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| 10 p.m. |
Salute to W Stands for Women |
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With Mary Bono, Katherine Harris at Pressure. 110 University
Place, 5th floor. |
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| 10 p.m. |
GM/GMAC event |
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Honoring Lamar Alexander, Kit Bond, Conrad
Burns, Norm Coleman, and other senior senators at the
Hammerstein Ballroom. Travis Tritt performs. 311 West
34th Street. |
