FREE NEW YORK . FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21

FREE NEW YORK

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21

Film. Israeli Documentary: Dani Menkin & Yonatan Nir's Dolphin Boy (2011)/ JCC in Manhattan

334 Amsterdam Ave., @ 76th St. 1-646-505-4444/ 10:00AM

After being brutally tortured by his classmates, Morad, a teenage boy from an Israeli Arab village, suffers from severe post-traumatic shock and has disconnected himself from the world around him. In a last effort to save his son, Morad's father leaves his job and family and brings Morad to the Red Sea to try dolphin therapy. This documentary is the tale of a parent's patient and tender love and the friendship between a teenager and the group of dolphins who helped him heal. 72 min.

Other. Tickets required. Tatzu Nishi: Discovering Columbus: Visit the Famous Statue Up Close and 70 Feet in the Air, Columbus Circle, Intersection of Eighth Ave., Broadway & W. 59th St. Ticket info: 1-212-223-7800/ 10:00AM to 9:00PM

This major new artwork has been created by the Japanese artist Tatzu Nishi. The work places the 13-foot-tall statue of Columbus in the center of an American living room six stories above the city streets, recontextualizing the historical monument and temporarily transforming it into a contemporary artwork. The room will feature many of the trappings of a domestic living room—lamps, a couch, a coffee table, a television, and more—as well as custom wallpaper by the artist. Through large, loft-style windows, visitors will have dramatic views of Central Park and Midtown Manhattan that will be seen from Columbus’s perspective for the first time.

Pass holders are asked to climb six flights of stairs to a height of 70 feet above street level and to descend by a second set of stairs. Flat, rubber-soled shoes are strongly recommended. This exhibition is ADA accessible. If a visitor requires the use of a mobility device (e.g. wheelchair, crutches, or a cane) or has a condition that prevents him or her from using the stairs, a hoist is available. Visitors under 13 years of age must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Those between the ages of 13 and 18 may visit without an adult, however a parent or guardian must obtain a pass for them. Given the physical demands of visiting the exhibition, it is not recommended for children under the age of 5. Strollers are not permitted.

Concert. Bach at Noon. Grace Church. 802 Broadway, at E. 11th St. 1-212-254-2000/ 12:20PM to 12:50PM.This Organ Meditations Series features the keyboard works of Johann Sebastian Bach.

Jazz. Dan Manjovi, Award-Winning Pianist. Bryant Park, Upper Terrace, Sixth Ave. & 42nd St.

1-212-768-4242. 12:30PM.

Dan Manjovi is an award-winning musician and composer, and a New York favorite. His song Somethin's Comin' My Way is featured in the film and soundtrack to the 2009 Oscar-award winning Lionsgate film Precious. As a solo artist singer/songwriter he has released two solo albums, Dan Manjovi (2005), and Woke Up This Morning (2008).

Performance. David Levine's Habit, a Durational Performance Installation. Essex Street Market: Building B, 130 Essex St., @ Rivington St. 1-212-477-5829. 1:00PM to 9:00PM.

Habit is a durational performance installation created by provocateur David Levine, with a commissioned script by playwright Jason Grote (NBC’s Smash) and environment by Marsha Ginsberg. Within a four-walled, fully furnished and functional American ranch house (stocked refrigerator, working stove, plumbing, running water), three actors perform a 90-minute drama on a continuous loop for eight hours a day. Although the language never changes, they improvise the staging to suit their needs—when they’re hungry, they cook; when they’re dirty, they wash.

Spectators will circulate around the outside of the house, observing the action through the open windows and doors. A play contained within a sculpture, Habit fuses conventional theater, reality TV, and visual arts performance, short-circuiting our assumptions about spectatorship, performance, routine, and realism.

Performance. RSVP required. Messages for World Peace Featuring the Inamori Art Project Group

Church of the Holy Family, United Nations Parish/ 315 E. 47th St., Dag Hammerskjold Plaza bet. First & Second Aves. RSVP 1-212-926-2550/ 6:30PM

Commemorate the International Day of Peace 2012 with an event highlighting the devastating impact of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The Inamori Art Project Group has brought us a play of beauty with musical performances and dance to inspire and entertain.

Concert. Free; reservations recommended. Talea Ensemble opens the season with 3 US premieres

Czech Center New York. 321 E. 73rd St., bet. First & Second Aves. Reservations 1-646-422-3399. 8:00PM.

Talea Ensemble opens its 2012-2013 Season with free concert. features US premieres by James Dillon, Pierluigi Billone and Ondrej Adamek.

The program features the US premiere of three works: James Dillon's New York Triptych, Pierluigi Billone's Dike Wall and Ondrej Adamek's Ca tourne ca bloque. This summer, Talea Ensemble performed the world premiere of New York Triptych and Dike Wall at the renowned Darmstadt International Music Institute in Germany.

Theater

Free; pay what you will; reservations required.  Song of a Convalescent Ayn Rand Giving Thanks to the Godhead (in the Lydian Mode), a New Stage Comedy. IRT Theater, 154 Christopher St., #3B. Ticket info 1-800-838-3006. 8:00PM.

With Ayn Rand in the headlines this week thanks to Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan, a new stage comedy premiering next month will put a fresh and funny spotlight on the right-wing diva. From the provocateurs who won acclaim with The Ted Haggard Monologues and the Wall Street satire Righteous Money - longtime collaborators Michael Crowley and Michael Rau.

Concert. Alumna Recital - Yael Weiss, piano. New School, Mannes College of Music, 150 W. 85th St., bet. Columbus & Amsterdam Aves. 1-212-580-0210 x4817. 8:00PM.