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26 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Tuesday, December 17, 2024
All events are free unless otherwise noted.
Workshop | Bodyweight Blast Workout
45 minutes of bodyweight exercises, combining cardio and strength for a full-body workout. This class ... more >> is high-energy with programming options for all levels. Instructor: Natalie Hahn.
New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 am
free
free
Fair | Holiday Fair: Seasonal Treats, Gifts and Holiday Cheer
Enjoy a wonderful selection of unique gifts, seasonal treats, and holiday cheer. Mon - Saturday 10am ... more >> - 10pm Sunday: 10am - 9pm Closed Christmas Day
New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
free, no reservation required
free, no reservation required
Workshop | Adult Zumba
Featuring easy-to-follow Latin dance choreography. Work on your balance, coordination and range of motion.
New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 am
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Tour | Garment District Tour: Factories, Gangsters, Labor Unions and More
Hear an unusual perspective from somebody who spent the greater portion of his life working in the GARMENT ... more >> industry. You will learn how the apparel industry developed in NYC through the years, and how it came to be located in its current District. Watch the development of the industry from sweatshops in the old tenement buildings on the Lower East Side, to giant factories in China and Bangladesh. See how immigrants were the backbone of the industry and in NYC, still are. Five minute flow chart "From Fibers To Garment". Learn about Calvin, Ralph and Oscar, as well as Labor Unions and Gangsters. A Factory Visit When Available. See "The Garment Worker'' by Judith Weller, The Fashion Walk of Fame. The Giant Button and Needle artwork on Seventh Ave. And much more. Rain or shine.
New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 am
free, RSVP required
free, RSVP required
Performance | Light and Sound Experience: Immersive Cinematic Wonder!
Embark on a captivating journey filled with awe, warmth, and a sense of human connection. This immersive ... more >> experience inspired by Dongji, the Korean Winter Solstice celebration, takes you on a journey through the cosmos on the longest night of the year, brought to life through captivating light and sound.
New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
free, no reservation required
free, no reservation required
Museums | Folk Art: Ornamentation, Vibrant Drawings and Over 100 Handmade Gameboards - Tour
Join the tour to explore the art of the Shakers from the mid-19th century: colorful intricate ornamentation ... more >> representing celestial imagery, vibrant drawings and much more. Another exhibition contains about 100 handmade gameboards, including chess, Parcheesi, checkers, Monopoly, Chutes and Ladders crafted between the mid-19 and early-20 centuries. The Shakers are a religious community founded in the 18th century in England. They are known for their unique beliefs, which include celibacy, communal living, and a strong emphasis on craftsmanship and simplicity. They are also recognized for their distinctive style of furniture and architecture, as well as their vibrant music and dance traditions. In the early 20th century, there were about 12 Shaker communities in the US and as of 2019, there is only one active Shaker village remaining, located in Maine.
New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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free, registration by...
Concert | Holiday Harmonies with Shoko Nagai's Menorahs Quartet
Enjoy the enchanting sounds of talented musicians as they perform a delightful array of seasonal favorites, ... more >> all while basking in a tropical atmosphere of palm trees. Shoko Nagai, a Japanese-born composer, is a versatile and accomplished musician. She collaborates with world-renowned artists and creates original scores for films and live performances. She has showcased her mastery of the keyboard by adapting it to various instruments, such as prepared piano, accordion, electronics, and more. Whether performing Klezmer, Balkan, or experimental music, Nagai captivates audiences with her charismatic presence on stage, mesmerizing them with her intense focus and virtuosic sound. The performance will be accompanied by a therapeutic art-making activity led by art therapist Tova Speter. Inspired by the Edith Wharton quote "there are two ways of spreading light, to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it," the artist invites you to design a mini LED candle holder and coaster to brighten your spirit as you consider how you spread your light to others. Click here to learn more.
New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Classical Music | Bach at Noon (In Person and Online)
Take a momentary respite from a busy day to enjoy a selection of organ works by Johann Sebastian Bach ... more >> in an intimate venue.
New York City, NY; NYC
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12:20 pm
Free
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Concert | Holiday Caroling
The Broadway Carolers will perform. With over 25 years of experience, Broadway Carolers perform across ... more >> the region and are committed to bringing light into people’s lives during the holiday season.
New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Film | Elf (2003) with Will Ferrell, James Caan, Zooey Deschanel, and More
As a toddler, Buddy was accidentally sent to the North Pole and therefore raised by Santa's elves. As ... more >> an adult, though, he can't help but feel that he doesn't fit in, so he travels to New York—still dressed like an elf—to find his real father. After a DNA test to prove it, Buddy learns that his father is Walter Hobbs, a cynical businessman. Buddy attempts to start a relationship with his father, leading to chaotic results. Director: Jon Favreau Cast: Will Ferrell, James Caan, Zooey Deschanel, Mary Steenburgen, Ed Asner, Bob Newhart Will Ferrell is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer who first established himself in the mid-1990s as a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live, where he performed from 1995 to 2002, and has subsequently starred in comedy films such as Elf (2003), Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004), Kicking & Screaming (2005), Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006), Semi-Pro (2008), Step Brothers (2008), and Land of the Lost (2009). James Caan was an American actor who came to prominence playing Sonny Corleone in The Godfather (1972) – a performance that earned him Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations for Best Supporting Actor. He received a motion-picture star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1978. Zooey Deschanel known for her deadpan roles in comedy films such as The Good Girl (2002), The New Guy (2002), Elf (2003), and more. From 2011 to 2018, she starred as Jess Day on the Fox sitcom New Girl, for which she received nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award and three Golden Globe Awards.
New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
free, no reservation required
free, no reservation required
Film | Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024) with Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth
Young Furiosa, kidnapped from the Green Place of Many Mothers, gets caught between a battle of two tyrannical ... more >> warlords. As Furiosa attempts to make her way home, she finds herself in a constant fight for survival, as the two tyrants vie for power. Director: George Miller Cast: Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Hemsworth, Tom Burke, Alyla Browne Anya Taylor-Joy is an actress who has won several accolades, including a Golden Globe Award. Taylor-Joy appeared in the fifth and sixth seasons of the television crime drama Peaky Blinders (2019–2022) and played Emma Woodhouse in the period drama Emma (2020), which gained her a Golden Globe Award nomination. Also in 2020, she received acclaim for her performance as chess prodigy Beth Harmon in the Netflix miniseries The Queen's Gambit, winning a Golden Globe Award and receiving a nomination for an Emmy Award. Taylor-Joy has since starred in the films Last Night in Soho (2021), The Northman, and The Menu (both 2022), earning another Golden Globe Award nomination for the last of these. Chris Hemsworth is an Australian actor. In the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), Hemsworth starred as Thor in the 2011 film of the same name and reprised the role in several subsequent instalments. Hemsworth's most critically acclaimed films include the comedy horror The Cabin in the Woods (2012), the biographical sports film Rush (2013), and the action film Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024).
New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
free, no reservation required
free, no reservation required
Talk | From Exile to Embrace: The Exodus of Jews from Arab Lands (online)
A personal exploration of the Arab Jewish exodus through the eyes of one of the 850,000 Arab Jewish refugees. ... more >> Jacqueline Semha Gmach shares her journey from birth in Tunis, Tunisia, to resettlement in San Diego. This talk will delve into key moments of Arab Jewish history and culture, touching on her life in North Africa, encounters with antisemitism in Europe, and how Jewish communities across Israel, France, and the U.S. responded to the 850,000 Jewish Arab refugees.
New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
free
free
Workshop | Cardio Dance
This creative and fun workout fuses dance and aerobics to improve cardio fitness and tone the body. Instructor: ... more >> Masayo Kado
New York City, NY; NYC
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4:30 pm
free
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Book Discussion | Arthur Simms: Sculpture: Artist Book Launch
A conversation between Arthur Simms and Cecilia Alemani followed by a book launch and signing. Arthur ... more >> Simms is an artist based in Staten Island, New York, whose human-scale assemblage sculptures radiate with poeticism and spirituality. Simms’s sculptures are sourced from found and natural materials, and are often bound with rope or wire. Likewise, his work binds together traditions and modern art historical trajectories: Surrealism’s uses of automatism and disjunction, as well as its reliance on the unconscious, are merged with the folk cultures of Jamaica, America, and Haiti, in addition to Australian Aboriginal belief systems. The resulting entanglements, constructed from materials such as bedsprings, empty bottles, bicycles, and worn-out toys, resonate with narratives of belonging, playfulness, and psychic energy. Simms’s sculpture, rather than feeling like an intervention in space, seems to appear spontaneously, as if by magic, like a creation preordained. Cecilia Alemani is an Italian curator based in New York City. Since 2011, she has been the Donald R. Mullen, Jr. Director & Chief Curator of High Line Art, the public art program presented by the High Line in New York City. She is also the curator of the upcoming 12th SITE Santa Fe International, scheduled to open in June 2025. From 2020 to 2022, she served as artistic director of the 59th Venice Biennale, where she curated the acclaimed exhibition The Milk of Dreams, which was visited by over 800,000 visitors.
New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Concert | Hanukkah Celebration with a Live Klezmer Band
Embrace the spirit of the season with art, music, warmth and community. Featuring: Michael Winograd's ... more >> Heimishe Klezmer Band with special guest Sarah Mina Gordon Michael Winograd is one of the most celebrated klezmer musicians today and is currently making his Broadway debut in Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club. He travels the world performing with his band The Honorable Mentshn, has released over a dozen of his own recordings, and is featured on countless more, including Vulfpeck's The Beautiful Game and Live at Madison Square Garden. When not on stage, he produces records, composes for film, teaches lessons, and plays weddings. He lives in Brooklyn.
New York City, NY; NYC
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5:30 pm
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Book Discussion | Blue Sun: An Photographer's Monograph
The debut monograph from Genesis Báez spanning a decade of photographic work, offers a glimmering examination ... more >> of matriarchal kinship and the Puerto Rican diaspora through studied images of the elemental and generational. Raised in New England and Puerto Rico, Báez’s work is enmeshed in the geographies of both, while remaining in the currents between. Images spiral outward from the intersecting social and environmental conditions shaped by colonization in Puerto Rico, and subsequent mass migration, of which Báez is a descendent. Here, Báez oscillates in the reverberations of displacement and the continual act of place-making.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Workshop | Dance Fitness
Dance Fitness is a creative workout that fuses dance and aerobics. The goal is to improve cardio fitness ... more >> while having fun and getting a full body workout! This class is taught to music with easy-to-follow steps that will surely get your heart pumping. Instructor: Claudia Gomez
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
free
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Workshop | Play bridge in a stress-free environment
One of the most popular card games of the last century, bridge is still enjoyed by professional and amateur ... more >> players alike today - and now you can stop by and enjoy it too! Bring your bridge partner, or you will be matched up with someone to play as a pair. There will be instructions and the chance to observe players, making this a perfect event for beginners looking to learn how to play bridge.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Workshop | Powerhouse Fitness Workout
This circuit training class is open to all levels of fitness and combines bodyweight resistance training ... more >> with conditioning to provide you with a dynamic full-body workout. Instructor: Chandra Stone
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
free
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Book Discussion | Family Romance: John Singer Sargent and the Wertheimers (in-person and online)
Author Jean Strouse captures the dramas, mysteries, intrigues, and tragedies surrounding John Singer ... more >> Sargent's portraits of the Wertheimer family.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
free
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Lecture | Christmas in Little Germany in 1870s (online)
Learn the surprising history of Christmas in the NYC immigrant neighborhood -- Little Germany (Lower ... more >> East Side today). As the result of new research into the German newspapers of the 1870s, and the accounts of John and Caroline Schneider, saloon owners in 97 Orchard Street, you will delve into the arguments about Christmas and its role in creating national identity for German immigrants in New York City. Should Christmas be celebrated at home or in saloons? How does one handle the American commercialism of Christmas? What does a national holiday mean in a still-new country?
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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free, registration required
Workshop | Origami Meetup
OMG NYC (Origami Meetup Group! New York City) is a group for people to come together and share in the ... more >> beautiful art of Origami - an ancient art of folding various mediums, most commonly paper. The word comes from the combination of the Japanese verb oru (to fold) and the noun kami (paper). Other materials often folded are fabric, wire mesh, sheet metal, tissue, thin plastic, cardboard, and straws. Ages Adult 18+
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Screening | Patsy Cline: Walkin’ After Midnight: Concert Film Honors the Country Legend (online thru Dec 20)
A star-studded concert filmed at the historic Ryman Auditorium, Patsy’s home stage in Nashville, to ... more >> celebrate her life, legacy and music. The concert features artists from numerous genres like country, pop, rock, gospel, bluegrass and more including Wynonna, Ashley McBryde, Grace Potter, Beverly D’Angelo, Crystal Gayle, Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo, Mickey Guyton, Kristin Chenoweth, Rita Wilson, Natalie Grant, Kellie Pickler, Pam Tillis, Tigerlily Gold, Reyna Roberts, Tami Neilson, Tiera Kennedy, Mandy Barnett, Annie Bosko, The Isaacs and Home Free.
New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Book Discussion | The Woman Who Knew Everyone: The Power of Perle Mesta, Washington's Most Famous Hostess (online)
A deeply researched biography of the socialite, political hostess, activist and United States envoy to ... more >> Luxembourg, Perle Mesta, from New York Times bestselling author Meryl Gordon.
New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Classical Music | Works by Mendelssohn and Beethoven for Violin, Viola, and Cello
Hye Song Park, violin; Bangjun Xia, violin; Jinglin Zhou, viola; Yeeun Kong, cello; Nayoung Choi, violin; ... more >> Sungmin Choi, violin; Ilgyeong Shin, viola; Ben Deighton, cello. Program Mendelssohn (1809-1847), String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 13 Beethoven (1770-1827), String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 18 No. 3
New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Classical Music | Ensemble Works
Tactus ensemble performs works by David Lang (b. 1957), Gyorgy Ligeti (1923-2006), Nina C. Young (b. ... more >> 1984), Julius Eastman (1940-1990), and more.
New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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