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BOGO tickets to BODIES exhibit through 2/29

Through the end of February, get BOGO tickets to see the famous and fabulous BODIES….The Exhibition exhibit in Lower Manhattan.  Use code TMN241 to get this 2-for-1 deal.  Not valid on previously purchased tickets. Tickets can be purchased online from Ticketmaster and other ticket sellers, including TicketLiquidator, subject to availability, or at the [...]

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NYC on the Cheap iTunes/iPad/iTouch app

iPhone/iPad/iTouch app

The app version of NYC on the Cheap has just been updated and released on the iTunes Store.  The new 1.3 version contains more NYC cheap eats, more listings about NYC history, neighborhoods and how to get around, and more links to the Twitter and Facebook pages of the restaurants, museums [...]

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Free exhibit of real Oscars in midtown

Oscar Statuette courtesy AMPAS

Have your photo taken with a real Oscar statuette, FREE, through February 26th, at Grand Central Terminal.  The ‘Meet the Oscars, Grand Central’ showcases the actual Oscar statuettes that will be presented to this year’s best actor and best actress, plus the Oscar given to Michael Douglas in 1988 [...]

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Free days at five top NYC museums including MOMA, Guggenheim

Want to bypass the $20 admission charge — more or less — at NYC museums?  Take advantage of the FREE museum admission days and times, but know that the museum will be crowded with others also taking advantage of the NYC museum freebie.

Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) – Fridays, 4 – 8 [...]

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A Real Night at the Museum

Kids get the opportunity to camp out overnight at the American Museum of Natural History, in the real version of the popular movie.  As the doors close and the lights dim, participants head out with flashlights in search of adventure, which could mean a face-to-face meeting with a 65-million-year-old T. rex in the Hall of Dinosaurs, [...]

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Exhibit of photos by Chinese dissident Liu Xia

The Silent Strength of Liu Xia is a collection of twenty‐five photographs by Beijing artist Liu Xia, a painter and photographer, and the wife of 2010 Nobel Peace Prize Winner Liu Xiabo.   The exhibit is at The Italian Academy of Columbia University, through March 1, 2012 only, and it is free.  These fascinating photos [...]

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Get smart: One Day University Feb. 25, 2012 with top college professors

Here’s how to save $45,000 in college tuition — attend the One Day University on Saturday Feb 25, 2012,  and learn from top professors from top colleges and universities including Cornell, Yale and Columbia.  Subjects include history, art, philosophy, and include such timely and thought-provoking topics as the changing nature of good and evil. [...]

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Free performance by Afro Punk group Game Rebellion celebrates Black History Month

February is Black History Month, and you can celebrate  at the Brooklyn Museum on Saturday, Feb. 4th, with a  FREE concert by Brooklyn-based Afro Punk rock group Game Rebellion.  The free concert is 5 PM to 7 PM, and because space is limited, tickets are handed out starting at 4:30, and when they are [...]

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150 museums nationwide are free this weekend

More than 150 museums in the USA are free this weekend, the first weekend of the month — but only if you are the owner of a Bank of America or Merrill Lynch credit card.  The two companies are once again offering their “Museums on Us” program, which includes such top cultural destinations as [...]

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Amateur Night at the Apollo new season starts February 1st

Amateur Night at the Apollo has launched hundreds of professional careers, including Michael Jackson.  Sit in on performances by future legends and stars, as Amateur Night’s 78th season opens Wednesday, February 1 with the legendary Jennifer Holliday, one of the original Dreamgirls, as a special opening night guest.   Tickets start at $19, and [...]

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Off-Broadway shows just $20 through Feb. 6, 2012

Through February 6th, tickets to many off-Broadway productions are just $20, with a special promotion called 20at20.  Just go to the box office for the show you want to see 20 minutes before show time and ask for the “20at20” ticket deal.  If tickets are still available for that show, you are in for [...]

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Kids Night on Broadway: free theater tickets for ages 6-18

Kids and teens age 6-18 can see a Broadway show for FREE during the annual Kids’ Night on Broadway, sponsored by The Broadway League.   Kids get a free ticket when accompanied by an adult paying full price, at participating Broadway shows February 5-9, 2012.  The event also includes great family-friendly restaurant and parking deals, a [...]

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