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Barnes & Noble Events in September

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Tuesday, Sept. 7: Jorge & Laura Posada discuss their new book, “The Beauty of Love,” 12:30 p.m. at the 5th Avenue & 46th Street store.

Monday, Sept. 13: Drummer Mauricio de Souza plays numbers from his new CD, ‘Here, There.’ 6 p.m. at the Lincoln Triangle Store, Broadway at 66th Street.

Tuesday, Sept. 14: Neil Sedaka performs, and signs his book, ‘Waking Up Is Hard To Do.’ 5 p.m. at the Lincoln Triangle Store, Broadway at 66th Street.

Wednesday, Sept. 15: Mohammed Fairouz, Gunther Schuller and the Borromeo String Quartet perform numbers from their CD, ‘As It Was, Is. And Will Be.’ 5 p.m. at the Lincoln Triangle Store, Broadway at 66th Street.

Monday, Sept. 20: Nicholas Sparks discusses ‘Safe Haven.’ 12:30 p.m. at 5th Avenue at 46th Street.

Monday, Sept. 20: Linda Ciofalo performs numbers from her CD, ‘Dancing With Johnny.’ 6 p.m. at the Lincoln Triangle store, Broadway at 66th Street.

Tuesday, Sept. 21: The cast of the York Theatre’s hit musical “Enter Laughing” performs. And you can buy the original cast CD. 5 p.m. at the Lincoln Triangle store, Broadway at 66th Street.

Wednesday, Sept. 22: Vocalist King David, who’s been compared to the classic swing era of jazz, performs numbers from his new CD, ‘Mr. Success.’ 6 p.m. at the Lincoln Triangle Store, Broadway at 66th Street.

Thursday, Sept. 23: Lisi Harrison reads from ‘Monster High.’ 4:30 p.m. at the Upper East Side store, 150 East 86th Street.

Jupiter Symphony Players Monday Afternoons

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Concerts are on the first and third Mondays at 2 pm and 7:30 pm. All performances, except where noted, are held at Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church, 152 West 66th Street.

For Tickets Call 212-799-1259. Single tickets are $10, $15 and $25. Half-season and full season tickets range from $90 to $425. Or e-mail to: admin@jupitersymphony.com. Or see:www.jupitersymphony.com

Sept. 13: The season opens with ‘Grande Grander Grandest’ — violinist Misha Vitenson, violist Cynthia Phelp, guitarist Jason Vieaux. Works by Diabelli, Boccherini, Beethoven.

Sept. 27: “Go for Baroque’ — Harpsichordist Gerald Ranck, violinist Misha Vitenso, bassoonist Frank Morelli. Works by Boismortier, Vivaldi, Telemann.

Open rehearsals and Friday matinees at the New York Philharmonic

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Unusual among New York’s major performing arts organizations, the New York Philharmonic offers both open-to-the-public rehearsals on weekday mornings, and frequent Friday matinee performances. All are at Avery Fisher Hall in Lincoln Center, Broadway between West 62nd and West 65th Streets.

For more detailed information on both go to NYPhil.org, or call 212 875-5656. E-mail: customerservice@nyphil.org. Prices are $18 for rehearsals (plus $5.50 for online orders), and vary for the matinee shows.

Upcoming rehearsals:

Thursday, Sept. 23: Perlman Performs Mendelssohn. Violinist Itzhak Perlman, conductor Alan Gilbert. Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto, Strauss’ Don Juan, plus works by Henri Dutilleux and Hindemith.

Wednesday, Sept. 29: Alan Gilbert conducts Mahler’s Sixth Symphony.

Wednesday, Oct. 6: Joshua Bell performs Sibelius. Violinist Joshua Bell, Conductor Alan Gilbert. The Sibelius Violin Concerto, plus works by Debussy, Richard Strauss, Hindemith.

FRIDAY MATINEES:

Sept. 24: Perlman Performs Mendelssohn. (see above) 11 a.m.

Friday, Oct. 15: Zukerman, Webern and Brahms. Violinist Pinchas Zukerman, Conductor Alan Gilbert. Brahms’ violin concerto, Brahms’ Symphony No. 4, Webern’s Passacaglia, Op. 1.

Midday Jazz at St. Peter’s Church

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Every Wednesday at 1 p.m., an hour-long jazz session at St. Peter’s Church, 54th Street and Lexington Ave. Produced by the prodigious Ronny Whyte. $7 donation, please.

Sept. 8: Singer-pianist Champian Fulton and her trio. See: www.champian.net

Sept. 15: Singer-pianist Chris Gillespie. See: www.chrisgillespie.com/about.htm

Sept. 22: The Harmonie Jazz Ensemble presents “Ellington Does the Classics, conducted by Steve Richman. Lew Soloff on trumpet, Jimmy Heath on sax. See: www.harmonieensembleny.com/

Sept. 29: Pianist Mike Renzie. See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Renzi

Thursdays at Trinity Church

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Located in Lower Manhattan at Broadway and Wall Street, the legendary church sponsors an ongoing series of musical performances. All are on Thursdays at 1 p.m. Suggested donation, $5. All Webcast live and on-demand. See www.trinitywallstreet.org/

Sept. 9: Pianist Amy Gustafson. Works by Soler, Chopin, Albeniz, Scriabin.

Sept. 16: The Dan Aran Trio. A jazz group with Aran on drums, Jack Glottman on piano, Tal Ronen on bass.

Sept. 23: Cesar Reyes plays “Piano Masterworks of Mexican Nationalism,” including works by Jimenez, Moncayo and others.

Sept. 30: Becky Lu plays piano etudes by Claude DeBussy and discusses the importance of these brief works.

LABYRINTH WALK: Every third Thursday of the month, the Trinity Church Labyrinth is open to the public from 4 to 6 p.m. The walk takes about 20-30 minutes, and a brief introduction to labyrinth-walking will be offered at 4 p.m. Free, of course.

Wednesdays at Immanuel Lutheran Church

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Every Wednesday afternoon at 1:15, Immanuel Lutheran offers an early music recital. 122 E. 88th St. at Lexington Avenue. 212-967-9157. Presented by ARTEK (Art of the Early Keyboard Inc.) FREE. See: www.midtownconcerts.org

Summer’s nearly gone, concerts resume Sept. 8:

Sept. 8: Anima performs ‘Music of the Spanish Baroque.’ Composers include Juan Hidalgo Polanco and Sebastian Duron.

Sept. 15: The Grenser Trio performns 18th Century music for clarinet, cello and fortepiano. Chamber music by Beethoven and Haydn.

Sept. 22: Harpsichordist Gwendolyn Toth performs music of the French Baroque.

Sept. 29: Ensemble Solaire plays a little French Baroch vocal music.

Free Movies at New York public libraries

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Great movies at a great price — Free! (They’re scattered all over town, and only here will you find them listed in one place.)

Friday, Sept. 3: “The Belles of St. Trinians” (1954), 2 p.m. at the 58th Street Library. A comedy set in an English school for girls. 127 E. 58th St., near Park Avenue.

Friday, Sept. 3: “Capote” (2006), 2 p.m. at the Ottendorfer Library. Phillip Seymour Hoffman stars as the troubled writer. 135 Second Ave.

More Midtown music, Wednesdays

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Wednesdays at 101 Park Ave. at East 40th Street. 12:30 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. All free.

Sept 8: The series ends with Dominic James and the African Rhythms.

Provocative talk at the Society for Ethical Culture

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At noon Thursdays, the society hosts good gabfests. 2 West 64th St. at Central Park West. The Elliott Library, Room 507. Free, “Bring your lunch and join Dr. Anne Klaeysen for engaging conversation. Folders with relevant articles are available from Sheleigah Grube in the Leaders’ Office.”

Sessions resume Sept. 9.

Jazz guitar on Wednesday afternoons

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Jazz guitarist Bill Wurtzel and guest artists play from noon-1:30 p.m. Wednesdays at the American Folk Art Museum branch at 2 Lincoln Square at 66th Street. Free.