Every once in awhile, celebrities need a break from their whirlwind schedules and demanding careers. And Natalie Portman was spotted taking it easy in New York City yesterday.

Joined by her boyfriend Devendra Banhart, the “Garden State” hottie sported a swanky black dress with a pair of strappy silver flats as she made her way through Soho.

On the horizon for the “Other Boleyn Girl” star is a promotional campaign for a youth village in Rwanda financed by American Jewish donors.

The area, built by the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, will be home for 500 children left behind by parents killed during the genocide in 1994.

Portman will film a public service announcement that will be aired on the Oprah Winfrey show in the near future.

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Enjoy the pictures of Natalie Portman and Devendra Banhart out in Soho (June 9).