32 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Sunday, April 30, 2017
All events are free unless otherwise noted.
This is a 3-hour tour that begins with a walk over the Brooklyn Bridge, an icon of New York City for ...
more >> over 125 years, with spectacular views of Manhattan and Brooklyn. The tour then moves on to a stroll of Brooklyn Heights, America’s and New York City’s first suburb. The tour then explores the neighborhood DUMBO before ending at the Fulton Ferry landing.
The 3-hour walking and subway tour covers the Financial District including Wall Street and the World ...
more >> Trade Center, SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown. These are neighborhoods that simply can’t be fully appreciated from a bus. There will be one or two opportunities to sample tasty treats.
Although world famous, Harlem may be New York's best kept secret with some of the city's best architecture, ...
more >> 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. This tour takes place daily.
For over 100 years, the Beaux-Arts beauty known as Grand Central Terminal (a.k.a Station) has been a ...
more >> testament to the ingenuity and ambition of a great city, impressing both travelers and visitors with its wonderful architecture and pulsating vibe. Its history is a story of immense wealth, great engineering, a few accidents, a planned sabotage and one terrific ceiling, but most importantly a story of survival and rebirth.
Free fun for the whole family, including arts, crafts, antiques, plants, entertainment, games, and more.
New York City, NY; NYC
10:00 am
free, no reservation required
Free fun for the whole family, including arts, crafts, antiques, plants, entertainment, games, and more.
New York City, NY; NYC
10:00 am
free, no reservation required
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About 7 miles and 5 hours, moderate pace with stops to view sculpture, paintings, and murals. Take the ...
more >> Tram to Roosevelt Island, walk the island’s perimeter enjoying visits to Four Freedoms FDR Memorial on the southern tip, the Octagon Gallery on the northern end and Tom Otterness statues along the way. (4 mile drop out point). Then cross the Roosevelt Island Bridge to Astoria and have lunch in Socrates Sculpture Park. Pack a lunch or walk next door to the Costco snack bar. After lunch continue along Vernon Blvd. to the Welling Court Mural project and take-in some of the +130 works of street art. Walk ends 1 mile later at Astoria's 30 Avenue station.
A guided walking tour of the historic and revitalized 34th Street District. Tour-goers will explore the ...
more >> neighborhood's rich history of commerce, transit, and architecture. This 90-minute tour is held Friday, Saturday, and Sunday through May 28, 2017.
Join professional guides on a 90-minute journey through this vibrant neighborhood, viewing some of the ...
more >> city’s most notable landmarks, including the New York Life Insurance Building, the MetLife Clock Tower, the Appellate Courthouse and the famous Flatiron Building. This tour repeats every Sunday.
11:00 am
free, no reservation required
Jenifer Minor, Flute 12:30 pm Stacy Cho, cello 12:30 pm Li-Jung Vera Chien, Viola 3:00 pm Wai Lok ...
more >> Jimmy Tung, trumpet 3:00 pm Tal Mashiach, Bassist 4:00 pm Adam Hug, Guitar 5:30 pm Nathaniel Hoshal, bassoon 5:30 pm Skyla Budd, Harp 5:30 pm BFA Senior Project Presentations 8:00 pm Mayumi Tsuchida, piano 8:00 pm Nicole Fragala, mezzo-soprano 8:00 pm Trevor Hofelich, Composer 8:00 pm
12:30 pm
free, no reservation required
Chamber Music Recital 1 p.m. Chamber Music Recital 3 p.m. Chamber Music Recital 5 p.m. Chamber ...
more >> Music Recital 7 p.m.
1:00 pm
free, no reservation required
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What do today’s settlements have in common with those established earlier in Israeli history? In celebration ...
more >> of Israel Independence Day, discuss Israel’s earliest settlers with scholar Karen Spira.
New York City is a mecca for graffiti and street art, making it a very attractive playground for artists ...
more >> from around the world. Bushwick, in a working class district on the north side of Brooklyn adjacent to Williamsburg, has been attracting artists for some time now. The neighborhood has a fair collection of art studios and galleries, but it’s Bushwick’s industrial landscape that’s attracting the street artist. If you came looking for 1960′s Greenwich Village, you’ll find something brewing in Bushwick. Tour takes place Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.
Stars: Robert Mitchum, Jan Sterling, Karen Sharpe. When a notorious tough 'town tamer' is hired by the ...
more >> citizenry to rid of the gunmen driving them off their land, he finds the local saloon madam to be an old friend. 83 Mins.
2:00 pm
free, no reservation required
You've seen the iconic skyscrapers, attended a Broadway show, visited Lady Liberty and relaxed in Central ...
more >> 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.
2:00 pm
free, no reservation required
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Highlights: Pete's Tavern, The Statue of Edwin Booth and Peter Stuyvesant, The Players and National Arts ...
more >> Clubs, The Quaker Meeting Church and the Home where Actor John Garfield Died.
A big band of almost 50 brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments plays rousing music from the Renaissance ...
more >> to the present.
2:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Learn about the various laws and mandates pertaining to Jewish surnames in the Russian Empire, the complexities ...
more >> of Jewish surname adoption and use, and how this information is useful in Jewish genealogical research. With: Dr. Jeffrey Mark Paull
2:00 pm
free, no reservation required
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3:00 pm
free, no reservation required
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The annual Wall to Wall extravaganza celebrates Steve Reich, who The New York Times called "our greatest ...
more >> living composer." Part of his 80th birthday celebrations, Wall to Wall Steve Reich will feature his music from his influential early Minimalist masterpieces of the 1960s to recent work. Leading music ensembles and performers will appear paying tribute to "the most original musical thinker of our time" (The New Yorker). Segment 1: 3pm-5pm Piano Counterpoint (1973, arr. 2011 by Vincent Corver) performed by Vicky Chow WTC 9/11 (2010) performed by Mivos Quartet Electric Counterpoint (1987) performed by Mark Stewart, Dither, and friends Sidewalk, set to Double Sextet (2007) performed by Keigwin + Company Segment 2: 5:30pm-7:30pm Clapping Music (1972); City Life (1995) performed by Alarm Will Sound Steve Reich and Alan Pierson in Conversation Four Genesis Settings from The Cave (1990-1993, arr. 2013 by Alan Pierson) New York Counterpoint (1985); Radio Rewrite (2013) performed by Alarm Will Sound Segment 3: 8pm-10pm Different Trains (1988) performed by Mivos Quartet Steve Reich and Alan Pierson in Conversation Desert Music (1983, brass arr. 2001 by Alan Pierson) performed by American Composers Orchestra
3:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Domenico Severin is an Italian organist. His concert activity led him to perform in numerous organ festivals ...
more >> in Europe , both in the United States, as well as, for example, to China, to Hong Kong and South Africa. His repertoire includes some of the most significant contemporary authors and extends into the early works written for the instrument, drawing often at Italian school organ from the early twentieth century, as Oreste Ravanello, Marco Enrico Bossi, Manari, Filippo Capocci and Lorenzo Perosi.
3:15 pm
free, no reservation required
Program: Haydn’s London Trio No. 1 An aria by J.S. Bach from the Easter Oratorio A woodwind quartet ...
more >> by Mozart A trio sonata by Handel. April is National Poetry Month and Gordon Cooper will read poems written about and written by famous poets. Chelsea Musica is a NYC-based woodwind chamber ensemble: Carolyn Pollak, oboe, oboe d’amore Denise Koncelik, keyboard, flute Karen Robbins, flute Jeanne Velonis Cara Tucker, bassoon Guest Artists: Tyler Wayne Smith, countertenor Gordon Cooper, orator
4:00 pm
$10 suggested donation...
4:00 pm
free, no reservation required
4:00 pm
free, no reservation required
The program features the great repertoire of the organ on the 101-rank Pipe Organ built by Herman Schlicker ...
more >> and the 5 stop chamber organ built by Taylor and Boody Organ Builders. The Organ Meditation takes place every Sunday from Sept. 11, 2016 to May 28, 2017.
4:00 pm
free, no reservation required
In celebration of the restored Great Organ, the Cathedral presents a concert series featuring guest recitalists ...
more >> from around the country. Today: Richard Web
5:00 pm
free, no reservation required
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Called “fresh and vibrant” (The Classical Review) and praised for its “rhythmic vitality” (Time ...
more >> Out New York), this dynamic ensemble has worked with many leading contemporary composers, including Nico Muhly, Missy Mazzoli, and Timo Andres. Its unique instrumental lineup of flute, clarinet, electric guitar, bass, and piano allows NOW Ensemble to be flexible and innovative, helping it to introduce 21st-century music to new audiences.
5:00 pm
free, no reservation required
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7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
A renaissance is taking place on the southern tip of Manhattan Island. Since the terrorist attacks of ...
more >> September 11th 2001, a concerted effort has been undertaken to redevelop this part of the city, with the redevelopment of the World Trade Center and the construction of the National September 11th Memorial and Museum. And from twilight into the night is the right time to pay a visit to this part of New York City. From the Memorial to the Woolworth Building, City Hall to the Brooklyn Bridge, some of the your most memorable experiences in the city await you.
7:30 pm
free, no reservation required