Free Things To Do In NYC: Tuesday, July 21 2009

Opera & Classical
Haruka Fujii at the Julliard School Room 309
60 Lincoln Center Plaza (at 65th St)
Upper West Side/Manhattan
(212) 799-5000
7PM

Percussionist Haruka Fujii, of the excellent contemporary-classical quartet Flexible Music, presents a recital as part of this year's Juilliard Percussion Seminar. The program includes new pieces by Carl Schimmel and Moto Osada; Flexible Music pianist Eric Huebner and New York Philharmonic cellist Sumire Kudo are featured guests.

Books
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer at the Bryant Park Reading Room
W 42nd St (b/t Fifth and Sixth Aves)
Midtown West/Manhattan
(212) 768-4242
12:30PM

Novelist Amy Bloom-author of the crossing-America novel Away-shares her thoughts about Mark Twain's classic picaresque.

Comedy
Giggles at Sweet Ups
277 Graham Ave (b/t Grand and Powers Sts)
Williamsburg/Brooklyn
(718) 384-3886
9:30PM

Donald Stahl hosts this stand-up showcase in the 'Burg, featuring Sean Donnelly, Carlen Altman and Hannibal Burress.

Gay
Love Boot Camp at The Center
208 W 13th St (b/t Seventh and Eigth Aves)
West Village/Manhattan
(212) 620-7310
8PM

Psychotherapist and author (Straight Acting: Gay Men, Masculinity and Finding True Love) leads a workshop on how to build authentic connections.

Concert - Rock
Lovebug Starski and Friends at Queensbridge Park
Vernon Blvd (at 41st Ave)
Long Island City/Queens
(212) 360-2756
7PM

Bronx legend Lovebug Starski-no less an authority than Afrika Bambaataa credits him with coining the term hip-hop-rocks the park in Queens.

Exhibits
'09 Oh Cow at Crossing Art
136-17 39th Ave (b/t Main and 138th Sts)
Flushing/Queens
(212) 359-4333
11AM-6PM

More than 20 local artists, including Linda Blueml and Lin Shih Pao, explore the cultural significance of the cow in this exhibit, presented in conjunction with the Flushing Cow Parade. Using photography, videos and traditional oil paint, the artists examine how we relate to the animal (beyond its place in the food chain).