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35 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Friday, August 24, 2018

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free events nyc Historic Greenwich Village Tour: Beats, Bohemians, and Icons from the 1950's to Today
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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.
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7:00 am
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Concert | Janelle Monae: R&B and Soul Singer and Songwriter


The Kanasas-born Monae sang on Fun's Number One smash "We Are Young" in 2011. Her third solo album, Dirty ... more >> Computer, has just been released. Attendees are advised to arrive early.
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7:00 am
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Concert | Luis Fonsi: 'Despacito' Crooner


Puerto Rico's Luis Fonsi set the world on its ear in 2017 with "Despacito," his inescapable duet with ... more >> Daddy Yankee. His latest songs include duets with Demi Lovato and Stefflon Don. Attendees are advised to arrive early.
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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
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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
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10:00 am
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Fair | Street Fair


Free fun for the whole family, including arts, crafts, antiques, plants, entertainment, games, and more.
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10:00 am
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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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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. Bertha Hope is a jazz pianist, teacher, composer, and arranger.
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12:30 pm
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Film | The Phantom Thread (2017): 6 Oscar nominations


Set in London's couture world in 1954, it stars Daniel Day-Lewis as a couturier who takes a young waitress, ... more >> played by Vicky Krieps, as his muse. Director: Paul Thomas Anderson. 130 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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Film | Oscar nominee Doctor Zhivago (1965) with Omar Sharif: based on the novel by Pasternak


Married physician-poet Yuri Zhivago falls in love with alluring Lara during the Russian Revolution in ... more >> this Best Picture nominee that's based on the novel by Boris Pasternak. Directors David Lean. 200 min.
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1:00 pm
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Film | A Touch of Class (1973): British romantic comedy


A Romantic comedy about a pair of clandestine lovers in a London-Spain tryst. Directed by Mervin Frank. ... more >> Starring Glenda Jackson and George Segal. 90 min.
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2:00 pm
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Film | No Country for Old Men (2007): Oscar's Best Picture of the Year


Violence and mayhem ensue after a hunter stumbles upon a drug deal gone wrong and more than two million ... more >> dollars in cash near the Rio Grande. Directed by Ethan and Joel Coen. Stars: Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin. 122 min.
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2:00 pm
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Film | Rough Night (2017): comedy with Scarlett Johansson


Five friends from college reunite when they rent a beach house in Miami for a wild bachelorette weekend ... more >> that goes completely off the rails. Just when all hope is lost, they realize there's more to the story than they could've ever imagined. Director: Lucia Aniello. 101 min.
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2:00 pm
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Tour | Southern Park Welcome Tour


An introduction to some of the southern Park highlights, including Grand Army Plaza, the Pond, Gapstow ... more >> Bridge, Wollman Rink, Chess and Checkers House, and the Dairy.
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2:00 pm
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Classical Music | Chamber works by Handel, Tchaikovsky, Bloch and Debussy


Lucy Moses School Student Ensemble, Rob Kapilow, conductor; Harlem Quartet. Program Handel (1685–1759) ... more >> Overture to Messiah Tchaikovsky (1840–1893) Serenade for Strings Elegie Ernest Bloch (1880-1959) Concerto Grosso No. 1 Prelude Debussy (1862-1918) Cakewalk About the Performers Harlem Quartet advances diversity in classical music while engaging new audiences with varied repertoire that includes works by minority composers. The band has performed at The White House for President Obama and First Lady, Michelle Obama. Lucy Moses School Student Ensemble has performed with such distinguished artists as Itzhak Perlman, Ida Kavafian, and Paquito D’Rivera. Composer, conductor, and music commentator Robert Kapilow has conducted stage works including performances of a Lukas Foss opera, performances with the American Repertory Theatre, and over 300 performances of the Tony Award-winning musical Nine on Broadway. He has written pieces for the Kansas City Symphony, the National Symphony Orchestra and more.
   New York City, NY; NYC
3:00 pm
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Concert | The Jambalaya Brass Band: New York’s Ultimate New Orleans Party Band


Since 1998, the Jambalaya Brass Band has been kickin’ it hard with a flavor straight from the streets ... more >> of New Orleans, paying their respects to the unique musical traditions of New Orleans incorporating a special blend of R & B, Funk, Gospel Traditional Jazz, Zydeco, Latin, Hip Hop and Be-Bop. They will take you on a historical journey through the New Orleans brass band tradition.
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5:00 pm
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Concert | 3 Folk Music Acts


5:30 pm Will Scott -- Hill Country blues and Soul/Americana 6:05 pm Jess Clinton -- Introspective folk/pop ... more >> 6:40 pm Dead Sea Sisters -- American/Israeli oldtime trio
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5:30 pm
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Screening | 2018 Teen Producers Academy Film Showcase


See films made at the 2018 Teen Producers Academy Summer Intensive. Dinner will be provided.
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6:00 pm
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City Walk | Historic Greenwich Village Tour: Beats, Bohemians, and Icons from the 1950's to Today


Bob Dylan, Richard Pryor, Edgar Allen Poe, Jane Jacobs, James Baldwin, Jack Kerouac, Dave Attell, Patti ... more >> Smith, Joan Baez, and Truman Capote are just a few of the thousands of accomplished artists, writers, radicals, and performers who made their way through Greenwich Village. This tour, primarily focusing on the 1950s onward, visits the hangouts that have defined legendary people and the spirit of this iconic neighborhood.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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.
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6:30 pm
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Workshop | Sunset Jam on the Hudson


Rhythm and grooves fill the air at this Friday evening program. Follow the lead of professional drummers ... more >> as they guide you through the pulsating beats of traditional African drumming techniques and methods. Drums provided, dancing welcome!
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6:30 pm
free, no reservation required

Play | Macbeth: Street Gang Twist on Shakespeare


A Gangs of New York-styled Macbeth, set in the mid-1800s when early settlers fought for turf in the infamous ... more >> Five Points area.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
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Film | Planes (2013): Animated Pixar Adventure -- Outdoors


A cropdusting plane with a fear of heights lives his dream of competing in a famous around-the-world ... more >> aerial race. Director: Klay Hall 91 min. Movie begins at sunset, weather permitting.
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | A Celebration of The Broken Earth Trilogy


A celebration of speculative fiction author N. K. Jemisin and her critically-acclaimed Broken Earth Trilogy, ... more >> comprising the books The Fifth Season, The Obelisk Gate, and The Stone Sky. Jemisin is widely regarded as one of the most significant voices in contemporary science fiction and fantasy, and books in this trilogy have been awarded Hugo, Nebula, and Locus Awards. Jemisin will give an exclusive reading from her anticipated short-story collection How Long ‘Til Black Future Month? (Nov 27th, 2018, Orbit Books) and talk with fantasy author Genevieve Valentine (Mechanique: A Tale of the Circus Tresaulti, Persona).
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7:00 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: Manhattan Samba
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7:00 pm
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Comedy Club | No Name Comedy Variety Show


Comedian Luke Thayer (new CD "Hopes + Dreams") Storyteller Jillian Thomas (Ten Foot Rat Cabaret) Comic ... more >> Ray Marshall (Orange Is The New Black)
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7:00 pm
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Concert | Outspoken Chicago MC & Poet


Get out to the park and kick off the weekend with some local sounds at this monthly musical get-happy ... more >> hour. Tonight: Jazze Belle - The outspoken Chicago MC and poet Noname.
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7:00 pm
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Classical Music | Vocal pieces by European composers


A recital of songs by the renowned Czech composers Rudolf Friml, Oskar Nedbal, Rudolf Piskacek, Jiri ... more >> Benes, Roman Blahnik and Jiri Steblicky. Performers: Bellissime Vocal Duo: Gabriela Miková Johnson, mezzo soprano; Anna Butkiewicz, soprano Táňa Vaněčková, piano Program: Rudolf Piskacek from Perly panny Serafinky Rudolf Friml from Vagabond King and Rose Marie Jara Benes from Ulicnice R. A. Dvorsky Slunecnice Jaroslav Jezek Kytice Josef Stelibsky from Ostrov Milovani Oskar Nedbal from Polska Krev Rudolf Piskacek from Perly panny Serafinky
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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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Movie in a Park | A Celebration of Modern Caribbean Cinema


Journey to Jamaica, Guadeloupe, Barbados, Haiti, Trinidad and the Dominican Republic through these wonderful ... more >> short films.
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7:45 pm
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Film | Lee Daniels' The Butler (2013): Drama with Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey, John Cusack


As Cecil Gaines serves eight presidents during his tenure as a butler at the White House, the civil rights ... more >> movement, Vietnam, and other major events affect this man's life, family, and American society. 132 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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Film | Spider-Man Homecoming: (2017): Web-Slinging Adventure with Tom Holland, Michael Keaton, Robert Downey Jr.


Peter Parker balances his life as an ordinary high school student in Queens with his superhero alter-ego ... more >> Spider-Man, and finds himself on the trail of a new menace prowling the skies of New York City. Director: Jon Watts 133 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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Screening | The Met presents: A Night at the Opera with the legendary Marx Brothers


The most popular of 13 films created by the legendary Marx Brothers, A Night at the Opera endures as ... more >> one of the funniest comedies to ever appear on the silver screen. The straightforward plot—which follows the brothers as they try to launch the career of an aspiring Italian tenor—allows ample opportunity for their trademark hijinks, from the witty banter of the Contract Scene to the film’s raucous finale backstage at a performance of Verdi’s Il Trovatore. Directed by Sam Wood. 93 min. *Met's Summer HD Festival features ten thrilling performances from the Met’s Live in HD series of cinema transmissions.
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:00 pm
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Movie in a Park | 2-Time Oscar Winner Coco (2017): Animated Comedy Adventure -- Outdoors


Stars: Anthony Gonzalez, Gael García Bernal, Benjamin Bratt. Aspiring musician Miguel, confronted with ... more >> his family's ancestral ban on music, enters the Land of the Dead to find his great-great-grandfather, a legendary singer. 105 min. Directors: Lee Unkrich Bring a blanket!
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8:30 pm
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