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36 free events take place on Friday, August 17 in New York City.
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36 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Friday, August 17, 2018

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free events nyc 13 tours, all City neighborhoods, any time of the day, choose one tour or many
free events nyc Piano in the Park: Ragtime, Stride, and Jazz
free events nyc Oscar Winning The Young Victoria (2009): Royal Romance
free events nyc A Wrinkle in Time (2018) with Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon, Mindy Kaling
free events nyc Mix of Jazz, Latin, World Beat and more
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Concert | Cole Swindell: Country Vocalist and Songwriter


Georgia-born Cole Swindell has had a string of country hits, from "Chillin' It" to "Flatliner." His third ... more >> labim, All of It, has just been released. Attendees are advised to arrive early.
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7:00 am
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Workshop | Introduction to Meditation


Known benefits of a regular meditation practice include stress reduction, improved concentration, increased ... more >> self-awareness and sense of happiness, improved cardiovascular and immune health, and more. This class is designed to introduce brand new beginners to the practice of mediation. Please bring a mat or blanket to sit on.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 am
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Workshop | Tai Chi Outdoors


Improve balance, strength and focus through gentle exercises. The sights and sounds of the river provide ... more >> a serene background for the ancient flowing postures. Tai Chi results in strength and focus of body and mind. An ideal choice for participants of all ages. Instructor: Alex Hing
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:30 am
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Tour | 13 tours, all City neighborhoods, any time of the day, choose one tour or many


These free tours take place at various times during the day, all day long. You can make reservations ... more >> for as many tours as your schedule allows. SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn Heights + DUMBO 3 Hour Lower Manhattan Harlem Chelsea and the High Line 6 Hour Downtown Combined Greenwich Village Central Park Lower Manhattan Midtown Manhattan Grand Central Terminal Graffiti and Street Art Tours World Trade Center
   New York City, NY; NYC
10:00 am
free

Workshop | Jewelry Making Class for Beginners


A step by step guide on how to make bracelets and necklaces with beads. All materials and tools are ... more >> provided.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Lecture | Writing Your Family History


Learn the different types of family history writing styles and explore the writing manuals that will ... more >> match your writing style. Explore the history of the places where your family lived, learn tips for creating a cohesive narrative, and why writing a family history is the ultimate goal of genealogy research.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Tour | Grand Central and Its Neighborhood Tour


Discover architecture and social history of Grand Central neighborhood; learn secrets of Whispering Gallery ... more >> in Grand Central Terminal; gaze upon hubcaps and roadsters on side of Chrysler Building; discover favorite Midtown Manhattan hangout of Mercury, Hercules, and Minerva; learn why Pershing Square isn’t really square; visit original Lincoln Memorial by Daniel Chester French. Award-winning tour led by urban historians Peter Laskowich and Madeleine Levi. This tour takes place every Friday.
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12:30 pm
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Film | Oscar Winning The Young Victoria (2009): Royal Romance


On the eve of her 18th birthday and succession to the British throne. Young Victoria is caught between ... more >> political factions while falling in love with Prince Albert. A dramatization of Queen Victoria’s early reign. Directed by Jean-Marc Vallee. Starring Emily Blunt, Rupert Friend, Paul Bettany. 105 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
12:30 pm
free, no reservation required

Jazz | Piano in the Park: Ragtime, Stride, and Jazz


Summertime, and the livin’ is easy... so swing on by for toe-tappin’ performances by New York’s ... more >> finest, playing ragtime, stride, and jazz to your heart’s delight. Victor Lin is a Kenny Barron-trained Columbia University instructor.
   New York City, NY; NYC
12:30 pm
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Film | I Can Only Imagine (2018): It’s the song that brings ultimate hope to so many


The inspiring and unknown true story behind MercyMe's beloved, chart topping song that brings ultimate ... more >> hope to so many is a gripping reminder of the power of true forgiveness. Directors: Andrew Erwin. Stars: J. Michael Finley, Madeline Carroll, Dennis Quaid. 110 min.
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1:00 pm
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Tour | Federal Reserve Bank Tour


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.
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1:00 pm
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Staged Reading | Perfectly Victorian: A Patient's Desire


A wife of an acclaimed Victorian psychiatrist befriends her husband’s newest patient and helps him ... more >> live life as the woman he was destined to be. By Bryan Adam & Matt Kelly.
   New York City, NY; NYC
1:30 pm
Free

Film | Hopscotch (1980): Golden Globe nominated comedy-drama


Walter Mathieu is a retired FBI agent who gets his revenge on the agency with Glenda Jackson. Directed ... more >> by Ronald Neame Color. 97 mins
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Film | The Nice Guys (2017): neo-noir action comedy with Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling


In 1970s Los Angeles, down-on-his-luck private eye Holland March and hired enforcer Jackson Healy must ... more >> work together to solve the case of a missing girl and the seemingly unrelated death of a porn star. During their investigation, they uncover a shocking conspiracy that reaches up to the highest circles of power. Director: Shane Black. 116 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Workshop | Art Class: Infinity Card Workshop


Art Express is a monthly art program that offers a fun and collaborative environment for creative expression. ... more >> Engage in thoughtful conversation and learn a variety of art making techniques. Supplies are provided. Open to adults 18 and over.
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2:00 pm
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Book Club | Eldridge Cleaver's Soul on Ice


The now-classic memoir that shocked, outraged, and ultimately changed the way America looked at the civil ... more >> rights movement and the black experience. By turns shocking and lyrical, unblinking and raw, the searingly honest memoirs of Eldridge Cleaver are a testament to his unique place in American history. Cleaver writes in Soul on Ice, "I'm perfectly aware that I'm in prison, that I'm a Negro, that I've been a rapist, and that I have a Higher Uneducation." What Cleaver shows the readers, on the pages of this now classic autobiography, is how much he was a man. Eldridge Cleaver wrote Soul on Ice, a best-selling collection of essays about his time in prison, and was the minister of information for the Black Panthers. Please read the book before attending the book discussion.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Park Walk | Heart of the Park Tour


Walk straight through the heart of Central Park on this east-to-west tour led by guides. Enjoy a great ... more >> variety of the scenic, sculptural, and ar chitectural elements the Park has to offer. Visit some of the Park's most famous landmarks, including Conservatory Water, Loeb Boathouse, Bethesda Terrace, Bow Bridge, Cherry Hill, The Lake, and Strawberry Fields.
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2:00 pm
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Film | Oscar Nominee Lost in America (1985): Couple on the Road


A husband and wife in their 30s decide to quit their jobs, live as free spirits and cruise America in ... more >> a Winnebago. Director: Albert Brooks. Stars: Albert Brooks, Julie Hagerty, Sylvia Farrel. 91 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Film | Victoria & Abdul (2017): The Queen's New Friend


Queen Victoria strikes up an unlikely friendship with a young Indian clerk named Abdul Karim. Directed ... more >> by Stephen Frears. Stars: Judi Dench, Ali Fazal, Tim Pigott-Smith. 111 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:30 pm
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Film | Style Wars (1983): The Growing Hip-Hop Subculture


A documentary that exposes the rich growing subculture of hip-hop that was developing in New York City ... more >> in the late '70s and early '80s, specifically focusing on graffiti art and breakdancing. Director: Tony Silver 69 min. As intermission to the screening, student performers will present Glowing Creation: A Rammellzee-Inspired Opera.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Fair | Health, Wealth and Music Fair


Featuring speakers, musicians, magicians, dancers, vendors, and more.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Concert | Emerging Music Festival: New York Bands


Emerging Music Festival returns for its fourth year with rising New York-based bands performing on one ... more >> of the biggest stages of their young careers. Thousands of music lovers pack the park lawn for the city’s best new music, including indie rock, soul, R&B, singer-songwriter, and more.
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5:00 pm
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Concert | 3 Folk Music Acts


5:30 pm Niall Connolly -- Indie folk songwriter 6:05 pm Jo Kroger -- Lyric-driven singer/songwriter ... more >> 6:40 pm Frank Bell -- Acoustic singer/songwriter
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5:30 pm
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Opening Reception | Marvellous Boys: A Photography Retrospective


An exhibition consisting of photographs by German photographer Wilhelm von Gloeden (1856-1931). Throughout ... more >> Von Gloeden’s career, he captured pastoral nudes of young men in Sicily. Upon his 1877 arrival to Taormina, he saw young men as vestiges of a Greco-Roman golden age when male homoeroticism was relatively tolerated. Inspired by the liberalism and Arcadian landscapes he saw in Sicily, Von Gloeden reappropriated classical culture through his nude sitters, accessorizing them with Greco-Roman motifs of skimpy togas, olive wreaths, and amphorae.
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6:00 pm
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Play | Hamlet: Shakespeare Outdoors


Shakespeare's troubled prince in an outdoor production. Directed by George K. Wells Thursdays-Sundays; ... more >> August 2-26, 2018.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
Pay-what-you-can admission policy

Workshop | Harlem Flow Yoga


Afro Flow Yoga infuses electrifying dance movements of the African Diaspora, a meditative yoga sequence ... more >> of gentle yet powerful stretches and the soulful rhythms of live drums.
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6:30 pm
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Concert | Musical Entertainment on the Waterfront


Start the weekend with musical entertainment on the waterfront! Bring your friends and a blanket to the ... more >> park and listen to local artists ease you out of the week and into the weekend. Tonight: Baby Soda - Bring your swing dancing shoes!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Comedy Club | No Name Comedy Variety Show


Comedian /actor Bob Greenberg (Saturday Night Live / Old Jews Telling Jokes) Illusionist Lee Alan Barrett ... more >> (Coney Island Circus Sideshow) Gabriel Pacheco (Laughing Skull Comedy Festival)
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7:00 pm
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Dance Performance | The 37th Annual Battery Dance Festival


With: Damir Tasmagambetov Ballet Nepantla Paranoyak Crew Mophato Dance Theatre
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7:00 pm
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Comedy Club | An Evening of Standup Comedy


A standup comedy show featuring comics who have appeared on NBC, TruTV, Comedy Central and more.
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7:30 pm
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Film | A Wrinkle in Time (2018) with Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon, Mindy Kaling


After the disappearance of her scientist father, three peculiar beings send Meg, her brother, and her ... more >> friend to space in order to find him. Director: Ava DuVernay 109 min. You should arrive before 7:30 p.m. to get your spot. Feel free to bring a blanket to sit on; there will be a limited supply of chairs available. Bottled waters are OK, but no glass.
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:00 pm
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Movie in a Park | The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984): Kermit and the Gang in NYC


Kermit and his friends go to New York City to get their musical on Broadway only to find it's a more ... more >> difficult task than they anticipated. Director: Frank Oz 94 min.
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8:00 pm
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Musical | Twelfth Night: A Musical Re-Imagining of Shakespeare


Professional artists and two rotating ensembles of community members from all five boroughs will perform ... more >> together on the Delacorte stage in this enchanting comedy about Viola (Nikki M. James), a young heroine who washes up on the shores of Illyria, disguises herself as a man, is sent to court a countess, and falls in love with a Duke. Featuring music and lyrics by critically-acclaimed songwriter Shaina Taub, this very special Twelfth Night is a unique partnership between two Public Theater programs that exemplify The Public’s commitment to radical inclusion. Oskar Eustis, The Public’s Artistic Director, and Kwame Kwei-Armah, incoming Artistic Director of London’s Young Vic, helm this unforgettable musical about love in all its many disguises.
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8:00 pm
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Film | Ava DuVernay's Oscar Winner Selma (2014): MLK in Alabama


A chronicle of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s campaign to secure equal voting rights via an epic march ... more >> from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, in 1965. Stars: David Oyelowo, Carmen Ejogo, Tim Roth 128 min. You should arrive before 7:30 p.m. to get your spot. Feel free to bring a blanket to sit on; there will be a limited supply of chairs available. Bottled waters are OK, but no glass
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8:00 pm
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Movie in a Park | The Karate Kid (1984): Bullied Boy Gets Even-- Outdoors


Stars: Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita, Elisabeth Shue. A martial arts master agrees to teach karate to a bullied ... more >> teenager. 126 min. Director: John G. Avildsen Bring a blanket!
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8:30 pm
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Jazz | Mix of Jazz, Latin, World Beat and more


The NY Jazz Flutet is a unique, in-demand, cooperative group of flutists who have defined a new sound. ... more >> Individually leaders of their own ensembles, the band has embraced Jazz, Latin, World Beat, and Classical Musics as versatile entities. The repertoire includes Jazz greats such as Clifford Brown, Dizzy Gillespie, and Duke Ellington as well as originals by the members.
   New York City, NY; NYC
9:00 pm
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