Sept. 11, the world remembers, New York lives strong The Rubin Museum 17th Street near 7th Avenue 4:00 - 4:30 Exhibition Tour, Count Your Blessings Join a museum guide for an in-depth tour of Count Your Blessings: The Art of Prayer Beads in Asia. Tours last approximately thirty minutes. Exhibition tours are free with museum admission and do not require reservations. and 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Dawoud (sitar, dilruba) + Jimmy Lopez (percussion) Spiral Music A visionary musician for the 21st century, Dawoud has studied various styles of music from Indian Raga and Arabic Maqam to Jazz and Electronica. He will be performing improvisations on ancient and modern motifs and themes that cross cultural boundaries and will be joined by percussionist, Jimmy Lopez. Free Tribute in Light Six months after the 9/11 attacks, the Municipal Art Society of New York debuted its illuminated memorial made up of 88 7,000-watt bulbs. The dual beams will again reach into the night sky this year from dusk on Sept 11 through dawn on Sept 12. The pair of rays evokes the Twin Towers, are the brightest beams of light ever projected into the night sky and are visible from up to 25 miles in each direction. For the past five years, the high-intensity lamps have been powered by biofuel made from used cooking oil collected from NYC restaurants. Optimal public-viewing locations include Washington Square and Union Square Parks in Manhattan; Roosevelt Island’s Waterfront Promenade; Brooklyn Bridge and Fort Greene Parks in Brooklyn; and Staten Island’s ferry terminal. "100 Events That Define the Aftermath of 9/11 in New York City" NY Public Library, 6:30pm 5th Ave between 39 and 40th St. As New York firmly enters the second decade following September 11, it seems as good a time as any to look back and reflect. Video producer Michael Ragsdale shares his seven-year archive full of flyers, press releases, autographs and other physical 9/11 artifacts. Tour: John McCracken "Works from 1963-2011" at David Zwirner 20 street: 537 West 20th St, 6:30pm Ashley Bickerton at Lehmann Maupin Chinatown/LES: 201 Chrystie street, at Stanton street, 6-8pm Jack Whitten at Alexander Gray Associates 26 street: 508 W 26 street, suite 215, 6-8pm "News/Prints" Printmaking and the Newspaper curated by Anders Bergrstrom, Anne LaFond at International Print Center New York (IPCNY) 26 street: 508 W 26 street, suite 5A, 6-8pm "The Pond, the Mirror, the Kaleidoscope" Contemporary Figuration Through a Symbolist Lens curated by Thomas Woodruff at Visual Arts Gallery 26 street: 601 W 26 street, floor 15, 6-8pm Robert Kulicke "Paintings and works on Paper 1959-1969" at Tibor de Nagy Gallery 57 street: 724 Fifth avenue, at w 57 street, 5-7pm Biala, Daniel Brustlein "Biala and Brustlein" at Tibor de Nagy Gallery 57 street: 724 Fifth avenue, at w 57 street, 5-7pm Dash, Njideka Akyunili "Jump Cut" at Marianne Boesky Gallery 64 street: 118 E 64 street, 6-8pm Laurie Simmons "Two Boys" curated by Dodie Kazanjian at Salon 94 94 street: 12 E 94 street, 6-8pm Josh Smith at Luhring Augustine Gallery Brooklyn, Bushwick: 25 Knickerbocker Avenue, 6-9pm,
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