30 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Sunday, December 10, 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.
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.
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.
Join a Manhattan Street Art Tour and experience the Lower East Side - SoHo, NoHo, Nolita and Little Italy. ...
more >> The Lower East Side of Manhattan is a playground for street artists, Soho is known to be one of NYC first permit Joint Live-Work Quarters for artists and the area received landmark designation in 1973. Noho and Nolita’s street art is either hidden in courtyards or on the more prominent street art facades. Learn about the history of the art of many famous and unknown artist.
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.
Downtown Manhattan's East Village is one of NYC's most beloved neighborhood's for good reason--it's home ...
more >> to one of the world's most renown centers of architectural study, a 163 year old bar, was the center of the punk rock scene and Nuyorican literary movement, and even holds a cemetery where a President was once buried. This walking tour showcases the the rich history of a neighborhood that means so much to so many.
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
Chamber Music Recital 12:00PM Chamber Music Recital 2:30PM Chamber Music Recital 5:00PM Ramos and ...
more >> Wang, Composers 6:00PM Chamber Music Recital 7:30PM Keyboard Improvisations 7:30PM
12:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Program: ERIC EWAZEN: Rhapsody ALEC WILDER: Bass Trombone Sonata GABRIEL FAURE: Two Songs, Op. 4 ALFRED ...
more >> HORNOFF: Suite for Four Trombones Student Recital - Morgan Fite, Trombone
12:30 pm
free, no reservation required
Showcasing the remarkable talents of 13 emerging and established artists from the 1960s to the present ...
more >> in an eclectic mix demonstrating the timeless role the arts play in creating, shaping and documenting this iconic neighborhood. The exhibition also includes permanent installation of a 30-foot timeline detailing the history of Harlem. Featured artists include: Henry Abebonojo, Tau Battice, Elan Cadiz, Bryan Collier, Sophia Dawson, Ronald A. Draper, Delano Dunn, David Vades Joseph, Dindga McCannon, Ruth Morgan, Ademola Olugebfola, Lina Puerta, Shawn Walker
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The Mobile Unit celebrates the 60th anniversary of its inaugural tour in 1957 which began with a production ...
more >> of Romeo and Juliet, directed by Joseph Papp.
Known as America's first suburb, Brooklyn Heights is truly a gem. Travel and Leisure named it one of ...
more >> America's top 10 most beautiful neighborhoods, and its beauty is rivaled only by its place in American history. These quaint, tree-lined streets have been the sites of Revolutionary War battles, abolitionist activism and have inspired numerous novelists. Visit a stop on the Underground Railroad, or the home of Truman Capote, where he penned Breakfast at Tiffany's and where Jackie Robinson signed with the Dodgers.
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.
Once described as the lungs of the city, Central Park brings a breath of fresh air to New York's crowded ...
more >> urban terrain. What started out as the rocky and desolate northern fringes of a rapidly expanding city is today among the world's most famous and beloved public parks. With over 843 acres of meadows, hills, ball fields and bodies of water, it's impossible not to find something to enjoy in Central Park.
Arguably the world's most valuable, busiest and most crowded pieces of real estate, Midtown Manhattan ...
more >> is what most visitors think of when they think of New York City. Home to some of the city's most iconic architecture, from Gothic to Post-Modern and from Beaux-Arts to Art Deco (lots of Art Deco). it's not difficult to understand why. But just behind the massive facades, lie facinating histories just waiting to be unveiled.
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.
2:30 pm
free, no reservation required
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Reid will perform Olivier Messiaen’s extraordinary organ workon the French Symphonic Coignet-Casavant ...
more >> Frères. Reid, formerly Director of Music and Organist at Coventry Cathedral in England, is currently the Organist and Director of Music at St. Joseph’s Church, Yorkville. La Nativité is in nine movements, each depicting an image or concept from the birth of Jesus. The entire work is 60 minutes in length.
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. 10, 2017 to May 27, 2018..
4:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Program: J.S. Bach: BWV 243 - Magnificat The Virgin Mary's song of praise from the Gospel of Luke.
New York City, NY; NYC
5:00 pm
free, no reservation required
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PROGRAM Schubert Impromptu Op. 90 No. 2 in E flat major Messiaen Impromptu Op. 90 No. 4 in A flat minor ...
more >> Messiaen Vingt Regards sur l’Enfant-Jésus Chopin Andante Spianato and Grande Polonaise Brillante, Op.22 in E Flat Major Chopin Grande Valse brillante in E flat major, Op. 18 Chopin Grande Valse brillante in A flat major, Op. 34 No. 1 Ravel La Valse With: Quynh Nguyen, piano
5:00 pm
free, no reservation required
5:15 pm
free, no reservation required
Despite the ostensible setback witnessed during the 2017 Bundestag elections, the fact remains that ...
more >> over the last twelve years, Angela Merkel has redefined not only the way Germans see themselves but also the way that politicians world-wide perceive women in power. Lacking a strong state constituency and years of party socialization that usually propel someone to national power, this East German daughter of a Protestant pastor was forced to deploy her own life experiences to master the ins and out of “contentious democracy.”
Program: Bach 3 from the Well-Tempered Clavier Beethoven Sonata op. 110 Brahms 4 Pieces op. 119 and ...
more >> "Handel" Variations" A solo piano recital by Jerome Rosen.
7:00 pm
$15 suggested donation
The Mobile Unit celebrates the 60th anniversary of its inaugural tour in 1957 which began with a production ...
more >> of Romeo and Juliet, directed by Joseph Papp.
When people think about holiday decorations in New York City, they usually think of the Rockefeller Center ...
more >> Christmas Tree and the lavish store window displays. But some of the best sights to be seen are actually in Dyker Heights, Brooklyn. Starting in the 1980’s, Christmas started getting bigger and brighter out in Brooklyn with each passing year. Expect to see massive, professionally- done light displays (some costing upwards of $20,000!). There is an unspoken competition among the home owners in the neighborhood, so some have added huge lawn ornaments and motorized displays, making for a lavish holiday spectacle. Dyker Heights has truly become a “must-see” for many people during the holidays.
It's time to celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah and the New Year as Midtown Manhattan lights up like no other ...
more >> place in the world. Mechanical window displays, synchronized light and sound shows, not to mention Santa Claus and toy soldiers surely await you in this winter wonderland. Check them all our on our New York Holiday Lights Tour. Experience the holidays in the city as only New York can offer. Take advantage of the subway to beat the street traffic, keep warm and catch some underground holiday music. Learn about the artists and backgrounds to these wonderful displays.
7:00 pm
$2 donation to...
Richard Frank’s 50-year career reaches back to Broadway’s 1960s golden age, tours and recordings ...
more >> with Patti LaBelle, Peter Allen, Janis Ian, Paul Anka , Neil Diamond, Bette Midler and Barry Manilow, plus the entire Archies cartoon TV series. Although you hear his guitar licks on hundreds of TV and radio commercials, you can truly appreciate his seasoned musicianship and mastery of the Great American Songbook in an intimate setting.
8:00 pm
free, no reservation required