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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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| 8:13 a.m. to 8:31 a.m. |
People for the American Way "Unemployment
Line" |
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Standing in for the millions
of Americans who have lost their jobs in the past four
years, more than 5,000 people are expected to form an
“unemployment line” that will stretch from
Wall Street to Madison Square Garden. |
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| 12:30 p.m. |
Kudlow & Cramer Luncheon |
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“An intimate conversation” at the four-star
eatery with CNBC’s Larry Kudlow and James J. Cramer.
On the menu: lobster salad, roasted cod with black truffles.
On the guest list: Lally Weymouth, Jacob Weisberg, Margaret
Carlson. Daniel, 60 East 65th Street. |
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| 5 p.m. |
Constitution Night |
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Alec Baldwin, Walter Bernstein, Lauren
Bacall, Blair Brown, Chuck Close, Barbara Cook, Khaliah
Ali, John Guare, Kathleen Turner, and Joanne Woodward
read the Constitution in this event sponsored by People
for the American Way. Cooper Union Great Hall, 7th St.
between Third and Fourth avenues. |
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| 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. |
Code Red: Stop the Bush Agenda! |
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The New York chapter of the National Organization
for Women protests the administration’s positions
on race, class, and gender, in Central Park’s East
Meadow. Enter at 90th Street. |
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| 7 p.m. to 11:15 p.m. |
The Convention:
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7 p.m.
Rick Santorum
The right-wing standard-bearer from Pennsylvania straddles
a difficult divide: throwing rhetorical red meat to
restive hard-core conservatives without reminding them
of the reasons (soaring government spending, a moderate
convention lineup, etc.) they’re agitated in the
first place.
8 p.m.
Elaine Chao
As the designated poster girl of the GOP’s ballyhooed
“compassionate conservative” wing, the Asian-American
Labor secretary steps forth to argue that the party
is receptive to the needs of minorities, women, and
workers.
9 p.m.
Michael Reagan
The syndicated radio talk-show host and son of the late
president tries to undo the damage wrought by his Bush-bashing
brother at the Democratic convention and get the Reagan
wing of the party excited about W. This is a no-stem-cell
zone!
Kerry Healey
The female lieutenant governor of Massachusetts paves
the way for her boss, Mitt Romney, softening his upcoming
Kerry attack to make it more palatable for women who
like expansive federal programs and might be turned
off by the harsh “Ted Kennedy liberal” broadsides.
Mitt Romney
The telegenic governor of Massachusetts (Kerry turf)
has two goals: offer Bush an East Coast moderate’s
seal of approval, and present an I-was-there take on
Kerry as a wild-eyed, tax-and-spend liberal.
10 p.m.
Zell Miller
The conservative Democrat from Georgia stages his one-man
show—I Only Call Myself a Dem Because If I
Switched Parties I’d Be Just Another Republican
Hack— before its biggest audience yet. Watch
GOP message machines spin so hard about the party’s
bipartisan inclinations that they levitate.
Lynne Cheney
The vice-president’s high-strung wife faces an
uphill challenge: convincing an increasingly skeptical
America that her dour husband has a soft and tender
side. Maybe they should have asked daughter Mary to
speak instead.
Dick Cheney
The embattled but defiant veep does the heavy lifting,
bashing John Kerry on everything from his voting record
to the height of his bouffant, even as he drives home
the point that the Democratic challenger is woefully
unqualified to lead the nation in dangerous times.
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New York Pops Concert |
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The convention committee hosts a free concert led by
the Pops’ music director, Skitch Henderson. Rumsey
Playfield, Central Park. |
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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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Demo: A Demonstration in Words |
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The Dialogue Through Poetry organization
has invited more than 30 poets, including Sonia Sanchez,
Grace Paley, Katha Pollitt, and other well-known scribes,
to speak out about the convention and the situation in
Iraq. St. Mark's Church, 131 East 10th Street. |
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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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"Re-Appoint Bush" Billionaires Ball |
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Billionaires for Bush hosts this bash featuring cocktails,
DJs, and entertainment on the eve of the Republican presidential
nomination. Formal attire required. The Frying Pan, Pier
63. |
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| 10 p.m. |
Live From New York . . . It’s Wednesday Night! |
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Hosts: Senator John
McCain and wife Cindy.
Guests: As many as
1,100, including Frank and Malachy McCourt, James Carville
and Mary Matalin, and Lorne Michaels, who arranged entertainment.
The Lowdown: The Republicans
ring in September with what will surely be one of the
lighter events of the week, with comic relief provided
by Darrell Hammond and Joe Piscopo. So does this mean
Michaels is a Republican? He won’t say. But John
Weaver, a McCain consultant who is organizing the late-night
soirée, insists, “McCain’s events have
always been ecumenical. They’re more laid-back.’’
• Cipriani 42nd Street, 110 East 42nd Street. |
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| 11 p.m. |
Tribute to Giuliani |
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Pfizer, Governor Pataki, and Mayor Bloomberg host this
party in honor of Rudolph Giuliani. Rainbow Room, 30 Rockefeller
Plaza. |
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Week Long |
| Imagine Festival
of Arts, Issues & Ideas: Many of the most provocative convention-week
events are presented under the auspices of the Imagine Festival
of Arts, Issues, and Ideas, a six-day (8/28-9/2) onslaught of
dance, music, theater, film, and art—more than 125 shows
in all. The Freedom of Expression National Monument (a
megaphone in lower Manhattan for New Yorkers to voice their
opinions; 8/17-11/13) and Photographs by Iraqi Civilians,
2004 (8/30-9/2) are among the installations that run throughout
the convention. The festival screens Spike Lee’s We
Was Robbed (8/28), about the 2000 Florida election, and
Robert Altman’s Secret Honor (8/29), a cinematic
riff on the Watergate scandal. American Oligopoly (8/28-8/29),
in Washington Square Park, allows participants to join in an
interactive theatrical “game” played on a gigantic
Monopoly board; acclaimed storytelling collective The Moth (8/30)
hosts a story slam at the Bitter End; and Patriot Acts—Patriots
Gone Wild (9/1) has Taylor Mac, the Dazzle Dancers, and
others lampooning the administration’s obsession with
patriotism. Margaret Cho’s "State of Emergency World
Tour" opens at the Apollo Theater (8/28), and in perhaps
the most ambitious (or at least masochistic) festival happening,
artist Marshall Weber performs NYC Odyssey and The Iliad
(8/31), a marathon reading of Homer’s epics while
riding the Staten Island Ferry, which is expected to take two
days. For complete schedule and venue information, go to imagine04.org.
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| Plus: Our
Guide to the City's Politically Charged Artistic Offerings |
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Published on August 19, 2004.
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