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Cheap$kate: This week's best FREE events in NYC
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The Karma Chain on the High Line
Relive the glory days of summer camp with a game of “telephone” on the High Line Saturday as part of the PEN World Voices Festival. Tibetan Lama Pema Wangdak will start the Karma Chain at 11 a.m. with a whispered sutra that will make its way to festival chair and founder Salman Rushdie, who will tweet it to all of PEN’s followers. (Saturday, 11 a.m., FREE, PEN World Voices Festival on the High Line, thehighline.org, 212-206-9922)Larry Flynt and David Eisenbach
How much do you really want to know about the private lives of politicians? Hustler publisher Larry Flynt and historian David Eisenbach take you inside pols’ bedrooms with “One Nation Under Sex: How the Private Lives of Presidents, First Ladies and Their Lovers Changed the Course of American History.” (Wednesday, 7 p.m., FREE, B&N Tribeca, 97 Warren St., bn.com, 212-587-5389)Faith on the Street
Where can you find Christianity, Judaism and Islam all under one roof? At the St. George Library Center’s Teen Library, which is showcasing the three religions coming together on Staten Island through the lenses of students in Curtis High School’s photojournalism class. (Closes Wednesday, 8 a.m.-8 p.m., FREE, St. George Library Center, 5 Central Ave., Staten Island, nypl.org)Gilbert Gottfried
You might want to bring some earplugs to this one, since Gott-fried is known to get loud. “Rubber Balls and Liquor” is his first book of humor, which he’ll be signing at Barnes & Noble on Thursday. Snag priority seating with the purchase of a copy. (Thursday, 7 p.m., FREE, Barnes & Noble Union Square, 33 E. 17th St., bn.com, 212-253- 0810)Tribeca Family Fest and ESPN Sports Day
It may cost a nice chunk of change to get a pass to the Tribeca Film Festival, but the Tribeca Family Festival Street Fair is free to all! Enjoy Broadway performances, arts and crafts, face painters and more. Be sure to check out the Tribeca/ESPN Sports Day for games, demos and prize giveaways, as well as special guest appearances. (Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., FREE, Greenwich St. btwn Chambers and Hubert sts., N. Moore St. btwn Greenwich and West sts., tribecafilm.com)
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