5 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Sunday, August 30, 2020
All events are free unless otherwise noted.
This market offers socially-distanced experience of food, shopping and entertainment every Sat and Sun, ...
more >> 10 am - 5 pm. The market will also host activities like roller disco (with skates available to rent). Visitors must wear face coverings at all times and observe social distancing.
10:00 am
free, no reservation required
A great abundance of edible and medicinal wild plants and mushrooms makes this park a great place for ...
more >> foraging in late summer: burdock, an expensive detoxifying herb sold in health food stores; the root of sassafras, which tastes like root beer, makes a great tea, as well as root beer; common spicebush and ground ivy (a gentle herbal diuretic). You will also find poor man's pepper greens, Kentucky coffee trees, hazelnuts, apples and more. The tour will last for about 4 hours. Please wear a mask and observe social distancing.
11:45 am
$20 suggested donation,...
Bass-baritone Mark Steven Doss has performed major roles with Milan's La Scala, Vienna State Opera, the ...
more >> Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Deutsche Staatsoper Berlin among others.
1:30 pm
free, no reservation required
Ballet Hispanico's Linea Recta demonstrates the complex footwork and intricate hand and body gestures ...
more >> custom to Flamenco while incorporating an element conspicuously absent from the traditional portrayal of this genre: partnering. Watch an excerpt of Linea Recta as well as video performances from New York City Ballet, Earl Mosley's Diversity of Dance, The Orsano Project, Kristin Sudeikis Dance, Dwana Smallwood Performing Arts Centers Youth Ensemble, Urban Dance League, Maria Torres Dance Company, and more.
2:00 pm
free, no reservation required
LIBERTY Or JUST US, A City Parks Story is an oratorio that honors NYC parks for being sites of activism ...
more >> for many 20th and 21st century progressive causes, from the Triangle Shirtwaist protests to Occupy Wall Street. It revisits these movements through the eyes of a contemporary Parks Manager in songs featuring him and the multi-ethnic, multi-abled ensemble. The piece celebrates the idea that the USA can be a country of all its people, that moral aspiration can be reinvented to harness energy to overcome our problems, and that our vision can focus on dignity rather than power, equality rather than wealth and solidarity rather than competition. Written and Directed by Crystal Field, Composed by Joseph Vernon Banks.
2:00 pm
free, no reservation required