48 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Tuesday, August 1, 2017
All events are free unless otherwise noted.
These morning classes provided by the Tai Chi Chuan Center are led by teachers and students who train ...
more >> at CK Chu Tai Chi under the direction of Master Hyland Harris. All ages and levels are welcome. Classes are rain or shine.
7:30 am
free, no reservation required
Start your Tuesdays off right. Rise above the city streets and begin your day focused, centered, and ...
more >> connected with nature. Join the Integral Yoga Institute, Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center, and other guests for guided meditations. Open to people of all ages and experience levels. Every Tuesday, June through September.
8:00 am
free, no reservation required
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.
Don't miss this amazing opportunity to discover a new discipline and find balance and relaxation in a ...
more >> beautiful park. Guides from the Taoist Tai Chi Society will host an introductory practice of the different moves included in the basic Tai Chi set. Tai Chi is learned by doing: the instructor will demonstrate, then perform the moves with the class, and finally watch the students as they repeat them. Movements are believed to help calm the emotions, focus the mind, and strengthen the immune system. Every Tuesday, June through September.
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.
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.
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New York City-based choreographer and dancer Netta Yerushalmy will use the park as a site for creation ...
more >> and experimentation in dance. Offering a dynamic schedule of performances, Danspace Project‘s Yerushalmy will use the outdoor space to express the limits of her craft by spending entire days dancing in the park.
10:00 am
free, no reservation required
Don't have enough time to take all of the tours? Prefer to experience Manhattan with a smaller group, ...
more >> but a private booking is out of reach? Then consider our All-in-One New York Tour. This tour utilizes your feet and the New York City Subway to transport you from Lower Manhattan, the birthplace of New York, through Wall St and the Financial District, the World Trade Center, Greenwich Village, SoHo, Chinatown, Little Italy, Chelsea Market and the Highline Park.
In 1799, a prosperous New York merchant named Archibald Gracie built a country house overlooking a bend ...
more >> in the East River, five miles north of the then-New York City limits. Little did he know that, more than 200 years later, his home would be serving as the official residence of the First Family of New York City - a place where history is made, not merely recorded. As a historic house museum run by the Parks Department, sitting on 11 acres of grounds now known as Carl Schurz Park, Gracie Mansion has served as the home of 10 mayors, beginning first with Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia in 1942. Today, Gracie Mansion is occupied by the de Blasio family, which has opened its doors in the spirit of the administration's motto: one city, rising together. In keeping with that theme, Mayor de Blasio and First Lady Chirlane McCray have introduced a new art installation, titled “Windows on the City: Looking Out at Gracie’s New York.” Tours take place every Tuesday at 10am, 11am, 2pm, and 3pm until Dec. 12, 2017.
Learn the basic skills of watercolor, urban sketching, and drawing taught by the professionals from the ...
more >> Painter in Residence Program. Workshops are limited to 10-12 participants per class. Limited supplies will be provided. Watercolor is the perfect medium for capturing the vibrant energy of the flowers and plants of the park. Learn to paint the beautiful urns and the bright plants they contain in a bold and colorful style. Emphasize light, shadow and form to create an atmospheric, impressionistic result. Instructor Anne Kullaf is a contemporary painter working in a variety of media. Her paintings utilize the principles of drawing from direct observation combined with efficient brushwork and a limited palette. She is a faculty member of the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, the Hunterdon Museum of Art, and the Center for Contemporary Art.
On this east-west walk you will see some of the Park's most well-known landmarks, including Conservatory ...
more >> Water, Bethesda Terrace, the Lake, and Strawberry Fields. Route involves a few stairs. 90 minutes.
11:00 am
free, no reservation required
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Moderated by Rodney Hill and principal members of Philadelphia’s world renowned dance company, Rennie ...
more >> Harris Puremovement, this program introduces audiences to personalities who influenced or invented various techniques and styles that have contributed to the Hip Hop dance culture. The program illustrates how Hip Hop has its roots in African tradition and culture throughout the Diasporas and includes not only African American, but Afro-Brazilian, Afro-Cuban and Puerto Rican cultures from the early sixties throughout today. The program will include excerpts from the Company’s repertoiry and a Question and Answer period for audience.
Test your coordination and dexterity with free juggling lessons in the park. All skill levels are welcome ...
more >> to join in the fun. Equipment is provided.
12:00 pm
free, no reservation required
12:30 pm
free, no reservation required
Bertha Hope is an American jazz pianist, teacher, composer and arranger who has traveled around the world, ...
more >> and worked with a diverse group of artists, from Dizzy Gillespie and Frank Foster, to Nat Adderley and Philly Joe Jones. In addition to being leader of The Bertha Hope Trio, she is composer and arranger of several recordings including: In Search of Hope and Elmo’s Fire; Between Two Kings and her latest, Nothin’ But Love.
12:30 pm
free, no reservation required
Learn about central banking functions that Federal Reserve System performs and see Bank's vault of international ...
more >> 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. Tour times: 1:00pm, 2:00pm. This tour takes place Mondays through Fridays, except bank holidays.
On this tour you not only learn about some of the most significant acts of heroism and the people who ...
more >> sacrificed their lives to save others, but we also discover the history of the World Trade Center, starting with the strategies in the 1950s that were put in place to build it, how it was designed, constructed, how it came down, and the new buildings that are redefining the center today.
Join a three hour journey through some of New York City's most historic areas. Begin in Greenwich Village, ...
more >> one of the cultural centers of America. From there, make your way through the Gansevoort Market and the Meatpacking Historic Districts and then onto the extraordinary High Line. Then relive the bygone days of a thriving cruise ship and industrial waterfront along the Hudson; we'll see where trains ran along "death avenue", where the New York harbor along the Hudson was perhaps the most significant waterfront in the world at one time.
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.
The Trifecta Dance Collective explores the upcoming generation's opportunities and challenges in the ...
more >> current political climate. The dancers connect with the values inherited from previous generations, identifying that prejudice comes from fear and lack of understanding, and that acceptance requires a certain amount of courage. These women use dance to find the humanity that connects us all to one another, to see past our individual differences to find our common threads as citizens of the world.
4:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Test your coordination and dexterity with free juggling lessons in the park. All skill levels are welcome ...
more >> to join in the fun. Equipment is provided.
5:30 pm
free, no reservation required
After work take an evening stroll along part of Central Park's East Side. Guides lead you on a casual ...
more >> walk from the southeast corner of the Park to Bethesda Terrace. Learn about the Zoo, the Arsenal, Balto, The Mall, Bethesda Terrace and Fountain, and the Lake on this tour designed for New York summer evenings. Terrain: Some stairs and a few inclines Length of tour: approximately 60 minutes
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
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Enjoy a fully-staged production of The Madness of Hercules presented by the American Thymele Theatre. ...
more >> This particularly timely and moving tragedy from ca. 422 BCE depicts Hercules being driven insane by Madness and human beings trapped in a hostile world, sustained only by their love for one another and their sense of courage and nobility that cannot be defeated by authoritative forces.
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Rediscover some of your favorite childhood games and learn fun twists on the classics. Play favorites ...
more >> like Jenga, Connect 4, Looping Louie, Gin Rummy, Scrabble, Rock em Sock em Robots, and more.
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Sahaja Meditation is a holistic approach to living in balance. The simple technique gives the experience ...
more >> of inner silence, calm, and contentment. Sahaja Meditation is an inner yoga (connection), meaning no mental or physical effort is required. Whatever the issue facing us—frustration, anger, anxiety, bad habits, loneliness—Sahaja Meditation awakens a vibrant energy within each of us that empowers us to achieve our genuine self-expression and fulfillment .
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
A fun al fresco fitness series consisting of three 45-minute classes starting at 6pm, 7pm and 8pm. Classes ...
more >> will consist of a variety of modalities including yoga, bootcamp, dance cardio, boxing, pilates and more. Tuesdays, June 6-August 29, 2017.
Show curator Kathy Battista of Sotheby's Institute of Art and artists will discuss the intersection of ...
more >> art and fashion. Contribute your gently used apparel and discover a treasure or two to enliven your wardrobe!
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Grab a team and join this weekly al fresco battle of the wits! Fun prizes go to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place. ...
more >> Teams must be 4 people or fewer.
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Getting fit in New York City has never been better! This exercise series will take place every Tuesday ...
more >> and Wednesday all summer long. Tuesdays and Wednesdays, June 6-Spetember 26.
Hear the story behind New York City's park in the sky. Weekly guided 75-minute walking tours led by knowledgeable ...
more >> volunteer guides will offer you an insider's perspective on the park's history, design, and landscape. Takes place Tuesdays May 2 -October 31 2017.
6:30 pm
free, no reservation required
Have you ever wondered how your favorite K-Pop idols do their makeup? Join us for two special workshops ...
more >> on skincare and makeup tips and tricks. Youtube beauty guru Sydney Kim will introduce some of the most beloved K-Beauty products and popular K-pop idols' makeup styles. Everyone who joins will receive a free K-Beauty sample package.
Join Melissa Ricci of Base Fitness for a multi-level class that tones and balances your muscles, aligns ...
more >> your body, and strengthens your core. Bring your own mat. Tuesdays from June through August.
6:30 pm
free, no reservation required
Veteran Donald Calliste leads a series of exercises with varied tempos that send your body into fat-burning ...
more >> overdrive and continue fat burning after you’ve completed your workout. This event repeats every Tuesday until September 26, 2017. Terrace at 108th Street in Riverside Park Manhattan Directions to this location Cost Free Event Organizer Summer on the Hudson Contact Number 311 Contact Email Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument in Riverside Park West 89th Street and Riverside Drive Manhattan Directions to this location Cost Free Event Organizer Summer on the Hudson Contact Number 311
6:30 pm
free, no reservation required
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Things heat up when the sun goes down with Sunset Salsa, featuring Talia. Get in some Salsa dancing with ...
more >> some of NYC’s best DJs!. Beginner Salsa dance lessons from 6:30-7:15pm, DJs start the party at 7:15pm. Tuesdays, July 11 -August 15, 2017.
6:30 pm
free, no reservation required
Kukafka examines the lives of three characters who must confront their darkest secrets when they find ...
more >> themselves at the center of a murder investigation of a high school girl.
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Hartsuyker delivers an electrifying adventure that illuminates the Viking world. Ragnvald grew up believing ...
more >> that he would take his father's place as chief of his family's lands. But the young warrior is betrayed and left for dead by his greedy stepfather Olaf. Ragnvald is determined to have revenge for his stepfather's betrayal, claim his birthright, and rescue his sister Svanhild.
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
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The Bard's tragedy of power and treacherous ambition comes to life in a panormic outdoor professional ...
more >> production.
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Some of NYC established and emerging comics, storytellers, writers and performers try out new material ...
more >> followed up by the Open Stage - the place where Anyone can get up and do Anything! Performers; Maggie Nuttall (New York Frigid Festival), Harry Terjanian (New York Comedy Festival, NY Underground Festival), Andre Thompson (Beige Phillip Show podcast), Menuhin Hart (NBC’s Stand Up for Diversity)
7:00 pm
free, donations welcome
An enjoyable walking tour of the park, and discover how they successfully transformed "Needle Park" of ...
more >> the 1970s into Manhattan's Town Square of today. The guides are loaded with expertise on the park's rich history, award-winning design, distinct amenities, and ongoing maintenance efforts.
In 1962, eighteen-year-old Tristine Rainer was sent on an errand to Anaïs Nin’s West Village apartment. ...
more >> The chance meeting would change the course of her life and begin her years as Anaïs’s accomplice. An intimate look at the intricacies―and risks―of the female mentor-protégé relationship, Tristine Rainer’s Apprenticed to Venus stories her deep friendship with a pivotal historical figure.
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Program: Elizabeth Brown: Just Visible in the Distance (2013) Valentin Silvestrov: String Quartet no. ...
more >> 3 (2011) Shawn Jaeger: Thy Wondering Eyes (2010) In the words of Ukrainian composer Valentin Silvestrov, "Music is, above all, a chant, a song the world sings about itself." Momenta Quartet explores the influence of song and the human voice on this program featuring recent works by Silvestrov and American composers Elizabeth Brown and Shawn Jaeger.
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Program: Gustav Holst, (1874-1934), St. Paul’s Suite, Op. 29, No. 2, (1922) Dimitri Shostakovich, ...
more >> (1906-75), String Quartet No 8 in C Minor, Op 110, (1960) Johann Sebastian Bach, (1685-1750) Chorale No. 22: Schmuke dich, o liebe Seele Edvard Greig, (1843-1907), Holberg Suite, Op. 40, (1884) Johann Sebastian Bach, (1685-1750), Chorale No. 34: Erbarm’ dich mein, o Herre Gott David Diamond, (1915-2005), Rounds, (1944) WQXR HOST: Elliott Forrest The critically acclaimed East Coast Chamber Orchestra is a collective of dynamic like-minded artists who convene for select periods each year to explore musical works and perform concerts of the highest artistic quality. Drawing from some of the world’s finest orchestras, chamber groups, and young soloists, ECCO strives for vitality and musical integrity; a self-governing organization, each member is equal and has a voice in every step of the artistic process, from programming to performance.
7:30 pm
free, no reservation required
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Last year South Korea was upended by public scandal; the country's first female president was impeached, ...
more >> and several titans of business are facing trial. Korea's grimy politics and corporate maneuverings have filtered through the country's cult (and wildly popular) movies. Film contains extended graphic and violent scenes.
8:00 pm
free, RSVP required
The theater will transform into the most enchanted forest in all of theater in Shakespeare’s beloved ...
more >> comedy. When the merry sprite Puck meddles with a magical love potion, young lovers lost in the woods mysteriously find themselves infatuated with the wrong person in this hilarious, fairytale fantasia that proves the course of true love never did run smooth. Lear deBessonet, founder of The Public Theater’s groundbreaking Public Works program and Resident Director, brings her electric theatrical vision to the classic romance about the supernatural nature of love. July 11-15; July 17-22; July 24-29; July 31-August 6; August 8-13.
8:00 pm
Free tickets required
At The Open Mic Downstairs the focus is the stage! Sign-ups get 7 minutes to try anything from a performance ...
more >> art piece, comedy, music, storytelling to dance!