Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on April 30, 2014?
44 free events take place on Wednesday, April 30 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 30 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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44 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Wednesday, April 30, 2014
Stroll through the park and tell the epic story of New York's green oasis. Once described as the lungs of the city, Central Park brings a breath of fresh air to New York's crowded urban terrain. What started out as the rocky and desolate northern fringes of a rapidly expanding city is today amongst the world's most famous and beloved public parks. Originally intended to bring people of all walks of life together -- a people's park -- Central Park lives up to it's original designs. With over 843 acres of meadows, hills, ball fields and bodies of water, it's impossible not to find
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.
Greenwich Village is among Manhattan's most desirable and expensive residential neighborhoods. It's history, however, betrays it's monied status. The Village, with it's quiet, shaded streets, lined with lovely brick and brownstone townhouses, was once the incubating ground of artistic, social and political movements that have helped shape US history. From the Beats to the Folk Movement, from workers rights to gay rights, the Village has often been the center of it all.
The curators of the exhibition Unity of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt and the Americas at the Americas Society will be joined by scholars and curators from Europe, Latin America, and the United States to discuss Humboldt's historical, social, and artistic influence.
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.
Richard Ravitch has been the lieutenant governor of New York State and co-chair, with Paul Volcker, of the task force of the state budget crisis. He has also been the chairman of numerous companies/organizations including the New York State Urban Development Corporation, Metropolitan Transportation Authority, and Bowery Savings. So Much To Do: A Life of Business, Politics and Confronting Fiscal Crisis is Ravitch’s first published work.
Learn about the thousands of trees, flowers, shrubs, and perennials that decorate the Garden from horticulturalists who take care of this special place within the Park. Route involves a few stairs. 75 minutes.
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!
Unsure of how to care for your home movies, audio recordings, or other film, video or audio materials? Worried about the long-term preservation of your personal digital materials, including documents, photos, and websites? In this presentation, preservation staff will share strategies for protecting and archiving your personal audiovisual media and digital files. The focus will be on approaches that you can use at home to help ensure the survival of your materials. Please note that digitization of analog media will not be covered.
Author Vicki A. Mack's new book, Frank A. Vanderlip: The Banker Who Changed America, is the first biography written about this prominent banker who played an important role in the founding of the Federal Reserve System.
In her talk, Mack will give a brief outline of Vanderlip's life, and then closely examine his thought process as the creation of the Fed evolved. Mack's work is based on Vanderlip's own books and writings, contemporary newspaper accounts and information supplied by one of his closest associates.
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.
A jazz concert for the midtown community. These popular midday concerts feature well-regarded artists. The programming is overseen by jazz pianist Ronny Whyte.
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.
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.
Rechnitz examines the silence about a massacre at the Austrian-Hungarian border on March 25, 1945. During a party by Countess Margit von Batthyány, Nazis killed about 200 Jews as part of their entertainment. Until today, the remains of the victims were not found, neither was the whole affair properly investigated.
Yoga is back on Wednesday evenings for open-level classes. Please wear comfortable clothes and bring a yoga mat or beach towel. All new participants will be required to sign a waiver.
Maudelle Driskell is the author of Talismans (Hobblebush Press). Without Compass (Four Way Books) is Benjamin Miller's first book. Cathy Linh Che's first collection of poetry is titled Split (Alice James Books). Brett Fletcher Lauer is the author of A Hotel in Belgium (Four Way Books).
Celebrate the launch of issue 7 of 12th Street Magazine with readings by Elizabeth Gaffney and David Grand and student editors and contributors. Hosted by Luis Jaramillo from The New School Writing Program.
On the occasion of the publication Richard Serra: Early Work (Steidl/David Zwirner), Richard Serra is joined by American art critic and historian Hal Foster to discuss the artist's seminal body of work spanning 1966 to 1971.
Acclaimed French filmmaker Diane Kurys presents her latest film, newly released this week in the U.S., and discusses the autobiographical nature of her cinematic work--specifically Jewish identity in post-World War II France--which links her to the films of directors including Claude Miller and Alexandre Arcady.
Berlin-based author and journalist Maxim Leo's Red Love: The Story of an East German Family (tr. Shaun Whiteside, Pushkin Press, 2013) is his story of growing up in East Germany with rebellious parents and a Socialist grandfather who fought with the French Resistance. It provides a clear-eyed portrait of his country’s past in all of its historical, political, and familial complexity.
In this talk with journalist and author JM Stim (Hier ist Berlin, Rokko's Adventures, 2011), Maxim Leo moves on from the fall of the Wall to life in the German capital of today, an international metropolis informed by its past while celebrating its present vitality.
For most of our lives we ignore the world around us. Walking through the city, we often pay more attention to our cell phones than the myriad stimuli we encounter on the street, from people and pigeons to sounds and smells. In her book, professor of psychology Alexandra Horowitz renews her attention to the complexity of an ordinary “walk around the block,” by walking with and talking to people with distinct perspectives—an artist, a sound engineer, a journalist, an insect tracker, and others.
Brian Dettmer is a New York-based artist known for his detailed and innovative sculptures with books and other forms of antiquated media. In this illustrated lecture the sculptor shows the audience how he celebrates and exploits the materials that he interacts with on his current work.
Anoka Faruqee is a painter who lives and works in New Haven, CT and Brooklyn, NY. She has exhibited her work in the US and abroad, including the PS1 Museum (Queens), and Albright-Knox Gallery (Buffalo).
The popular author's latest work centers around an extraordinary athlete and scandalous cross-dressing lesbian who finds a safe haven in the jazz venue's loyal patrons.
Charlie Martens is desperate for stability in an otherwise peripatetic life. An explosion that killed his parents when he was young robbed him of normalcy and he was shuttled from relative to relative, left alone to decipher the world he encountered in order to cobble together an answer as to how he would live. Ever the outcast, Charlie recognizes in Olivia, an international student from London, the sense of otherness he feels and their relationship seems to promise salvation.
In a wise, warmhearted memoir that celebrates her extraordinary life and stellar career, Swoosie Kurtz shares just the right combination of personal misadventure and showbiz lore.
At the forefront of the younger generation, Bernd Klug and Daniel Lercher coax sound out of the ether and tap into the frequencies surrounding us using their ‘homemade’ electronic and electro-acoustic set-ups. Two of the most creative and ear-expanding Austrian composer-performers unite for individual solo sets followed by a duo set exploring the realms of electronic sound.
Featuring: OPHIRA EISENBERG (Author, Screw Everyone / Host, NPR's Ask Me Another); MARA WILSON (Writer / Host, What Are You Afraid Of?); MATT KOFF (Comedian / Writer, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart); SARAH KELLY (Raconteur, Cringe Reading Series); JOE BERKOWITZ (Writer, Fast Company).
Emily Blair, soprano. 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.
ElectroPunkers MANINBLACK celebrate Walpurgisnacht / May Day with their annual free performance for friends and associates. Special guest: FREYA WILCOX.
Stand-up comedy show (that has been featured on MTV, and that fills to standing-room only each week). The show is produced by Brendan Fitzgibbons (The Onion, McSweeney's) and Lance Weiss (Carolines on Broadway) with comedians from David Letterman, Vh1, MTV, The Onion, and Comedy Central. Free pizza!