Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on April 28, 2014?
32 free events take place on Monday, April 28 in New York City. Don't miss the opportunities that only New York provides! Exciting, high quality, unique and off the beaten path free events and free things to do take place in New York today, tonight, tomorrow and each day of the year, any time of the day: whether it's a weekday or a weekend, day or night, morning or evening or afternoon, December or July, April or November! These events will take your breath away!
New York City (NYC) never ceases to amaze you with quantity and quality of its free culture and free entertainment. Check out April 28 and see for yourself. Summer or Winter, Spring or Fall! Just click on any day of the calendar above and you'll find most inspiring and entertaining free events to go to and free things to do on each day of April . Don't miss the opportunities that only New York provides!
Some events take place all year long: same day of the week, same time there are there for you to take advantage of. One of the oldest free weekly events in Manhattan is Dixieland Jazz with the Gotham Jazzmen, which happen at noon every Tuesday. Another example of an event that you can attend all year round on weekdays is Federal Reserve Bank Tour, which takes place every week day at 1 pm (but advanced reservations are required). You can take at least 13 free tours every day of the year, except the New Year Day, July 4th, and the Christmas Day. If you are classical music afficionado, you can spend whole day in New York going from one free classical concert to another. If you love theater, then New York gives you an option to attend plays and musicals free of charge, or at deep discount. You just need to have information about it. And we are here to make that information available to you.
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32 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Monday, April 28, 2014
Discover the birds that call the Park home, as well as those that may stop by during migration. A surprising diversity of avian visitors drop in, even in the heart of midtown. Sightings could include warblers, tanagers, vireos, thrushes, even an American Woodcock!
Learn about central banking functions that Federal Reserve System performs and see Bank's vault of international monetary gold on bedrock of Manhattan Island, five stories below street level. Learn why Federal Reserve has "Federal" in its name, while it's a private bank, not Federal at all. Congressman Ron Paul considers the Federal Reserve "both corrupt and unconstitutional"
Tour times: 10:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m.
You've seen the iconic skyscrapers, attended a Broadway show, visited Lady Liberty and relaxed in Central Park. Looking for a little more of the Big Apple? Maybe it's time to visit some of Manhattan's oldest and most enchanting historic districts. Take a relaxing stroll through SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown.
Explore the Cathedral's newly cleaned and restored Nave. Learn about the art, architecture and history of this great sacred space from 1892 to the present.
Test your coordination and dexterity with free juggling lessons in the park. All skill levels are welcome to join in the fun. Equipment is provided. Lessons are weather permitting. You'll be surprised that Alex and Jordan can often be found outside tossing pins in the snow!
Although world famous, Harlem may be New York's best kept secret with some of the city's best architecture, food, music and people. Harlem's history is also one of the city's most dramatic, having gone through many ethnic, cultural and socioeconomic changes over the past roughly 400 years, which have resulted in a diverse array of places of worship, theaters, homes and eating establishments.
4pm Sean Tripp, Trombone
4pm William R. McPeters, Double Bass
6pm Matthew Sinno, Viola
6pm Seann Trull, French Horn
8pm Hyun Jin Oh, Violin
8pm Maxwell Foster, Piano
With classic Italian dishes topping everyone’s lists of favorite foods, it is unsurprising that Italian food has had a long and rich cultural history. Despite food scarcity, wars, invasions, and difficult agricultural conditions, Italy persevered and created a food culture based on grains, legumes, and vegetables.
The ultimate Italian road comedy, Il Sorpasso features a waggish, freewheeling bachelor and the straitlaced law student he takes on a madcap trip from Rome to Tuscany. An unpredictable journey that careers from slapstick to tragedy, this film is a wildly entertaining commentary on the pleasures and consequences of the good life.
105 min. In Italian, with English subtitles.
The screening will be followed by a panel discussion with:
Kim Hendrickson, The Criterion Collection; David Forgacs; Antonio Monda; Stefano Albertini.
Jacob Riis may have died 100 years ago, but his legacy has not been forgotten, especially in light of the current conversation about income equality. This will be a conversation about poverty past and present, and ways this country has responded to it. The panel will include journalists Sasha Abramsky and Ted Gup, and historian Ethan G. Sribnick from the Institute for Children, Poverty and Homelessness.
This illustrated lecture draws the audience into beautiful world of unfolding city seasons as the author forages through New York City and harvests from her garden to create elegant and inspiring meals that encourage the attendees to pause and savor life. The arresting photographs by Marie and Vincent Mounier reveal an unexpected side of New York City, while their 66 square foot terrace and menu images offer an intimate and inspiring glimpse of a life lived well, with food and flowers.
Set in a north woods bar in Bunyan Bay, Minnesota, plans are on tap for a double wedding. But before the nuptials transpire, we’ll have to deal with a scary forest ranger, two un-Hallmark proposals, an over-zealous wedding planner, a stag and stagette party, uber-mosquitoes, a quirky male stripper, an unhappy bridesmaid, a gigantic hangover, a sexy cheerleader, a rapping minister and the dreaded wedding dress.
Biographer, journalist and screenwriter Amanda Vaill talks about her book in which six writers remember staying at the hotel during the siege of Madrid in the Spanish Civil War.
Plantation landscapes have been understood by historical archaeologists to be fundamentally part of the expansion of global capitalism. This talk explores this taken-for-granted assumption through the study of Islamic plantations on nineteenth-century Zanzibar. Through a combination of archaeological and historical data I explore how landscapes were understood by Omani settler colonists on the island during the 1800s, in the process questioning the manner in which capitalism and European culture are generally assumed to be synonymous.
Speaker: Sarah K. Croucher, PhD., Wesleyan University.
The acclaimed vocalist and her band performs the songs of Ann Hampton Callaway, The Beatles, Anthony Newley, and more from her new CD and her upcoming show at the Metropolitan Room.
Program:
Granados Concert Allegro
Debussy Estampes
Prokofiev Sonata #3 in A Major, Op. 28
Scriabin Prelude Op 11
Ravel Rhapsody Espanol for piano duo
Featuring: Moriah Feiner Trenk, the 2013 winner of the “Rising Stars of NYC” competition at Queensborough Community College and a 2011 winner at the Hudson Valley Music Club in Dobbs Ferry, NY.
Following the concert, there will be refreshments for the audience.
In this dark take on the Peter Pan story, Mrs. Darling wants her 12-year old Daughter Wendy to remain young and adorable forever, but in Neverland Wendy discovers that Peter Pan and Captain Hook are actually stealing her youth for themselves and making her age rapidly. Mrs. Darling comes to understand that she must let her daughter grow up naturally.
Featuring the world premieres of 6 new works by NYU composers: Meredith Butterworth, Nell Shaw Cohen, Fjola Evans, Josue Collado Fregoso, Eric Joseph Meyer, and Alex Weiser.
Program:
Haydn: String Quartet in D Major, op. 76, no. 2 ("Quinten")
Krzysztof Penderecki String Quartet No. 3: Leaves from an Unwritten Diary
Dvořák String Quartet No. 14 in A-flat Major, op. 105
With: Yi-Weng Jiang, violin; Weigang Li, violin; Honggang Li, viola; Nicholas Tzavaras, cello.
The "superb" (New York Times) Shanghai Quartet is one of the world's foremost ensembles. Their "illuminating" (Washington Post) interpretations of both classical and contemporary works fill over 30 albums, and their "ravishingly polished" (LA Times) live performances are in demand everywhere.
Tsviki Moran, horn. Experience the freshness and excitement of a solo performance by a gifted young artist - a uniquely rewarding experience for music lovers. The program for this event is TBA.
The College Percussion Ensemble, under the direction of James Baker, is dedicated to performing both new and classic solo and ensemble works for percussion in two performances each year.
Program:
Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764) - Tambourin
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) - Gavotte & Musette
François Couperin (1668-1733) - La Voluptueuse
Georg Friedrich Handel (1685-1759) - Courante
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) - Duo Op. 1 in G Major, K435
José Serebrier (1938-) - Sonata for Viola Alone (1955)
Sylvie Bodorova (1954-) - Dza more (1990)
Johan Halvorsen (1864-1935) - Passacaglia on a Theme by Handel
With: Elmira Darvarova (Violin); Ronald Carbone (Viola).