10 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Thursday, April 9, 2020
All events are free unless otherwise noted.
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
Vladimir Sorokin is the most prominent and the most controversial contemporary Russian writer. Having ...
more >> emerged as a prose writer in Moscow's artistic underground in the late 1970s and early 80s, he became visible to a broader Russian audience only in the mid-1990s, with texts shocking the moralistic expectations of traditionally-minded readers by violating not only Soviet ideological taboos, but also injecting vulgar language, sex, and violence into plots that the postmodernist Sorokin borrowed from 19th-century literature and Socialist Realism. Dirk Uffelman's book is the first English-language monograph about Vladimir Sorokin.
12:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Everyone has a story to tell--a life lived, witness to and participant in events both private and shared. ...
more >> Such moments are captured by American folk and self-taught artists in powerful visual narratives that offer firsthand testimony to chapters in the unfolding story of America from its inception to the present. American Perspectives: Stories from the American Folk Art Museum Collection showcases more than seventy stellar works of folk and self-taught art from the museum's premier collection. Beautiful, diverse, and truthful, the art illuminates the thoughts and experiences of individuals with an immediacy that is palpable and unique to these expressions. The artworks are organized into four sections--Founders, Travelers, Philosophers, and Seekers--that respond to such themes as nationhood, freedom, community, imagination, opportunity, and legacy. Evocative visual juxtapositions and accessible contextual information further reveal the vital role that folk art plays as a witness to history, carrier of cultural heritage, and a reflection of the world at large through the eyes, heart, and mind of the artist.
1:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Many of the greatest avant-garde artists of the early twentieth century were Ukrainians or came from ...
more >> Ukraine. Whether living in Paris, St. Petersburg or Kyiv, they made major contributions to painting, sculpture, theatre, and film-making. Because their connection to Ukraine has seldom been explored, English-language readers are often unaware that figures such as Archipenko, Burliuk, Malevich, and Exter were inspired both by their country of origin and their links to compatriots. Myroslav Shkandrij's book traces the avant-garde development from its pre-war years in Paris to the end of the 1920s in Kyiv. It includes chapters on the political dilemmas faced by this generation, the contribution of Jewish artists, and the work of several emblematic figures: Mykhailo Boichuk, David Burliuk, Kazimir Malevich, Vadym Meller, Ivan Kavaleridze, and Dziga Vertov.
4:15 pm
free, no reservation required
The year is 1872 and the issues of the day still resonate: rigged elections, attacks on the press, reproductive ...
more >> rights, the chasm between rich and poor. Author Bill Greer chaired the New Netherland Institute's program to establish the New Netherland Research Center, has received the Institute's Howard Hageman award and holds a PhD from the University of Pennsylvania.
6:30 pm
free, no reservation required
Olga Livshin's new book of poetry is a collection of original poems and translations of Anna Akhmatova ...
more >> and Vladimir Gandelsman. Livshin will be joined by poet Vladimir Gandelsman and Val Vinokur, poet and founding editor of Poets and Traitors Press.
6:30 pm
free, no reservation required
Stephen van Dyck reads from his new book, a queer reimagining of the coming-of-age story set at the dawn ...
more >> of the internet era, taking the form of a very long annotated list.
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Formed by the acclaimed Korean composer and pianist Daeuk Heo, HEO Trio is a France-based jazz ensemble ...
more >> that maintains a delicate balance between Eastern and Western influences. One of the leading jazz musicians in Korea, Heo is joined by two accomplished French musicians, Frederic Chiffoleau (double bass) and Kevin Lucchetti (drums). Over the years, the group has explored different formats including solo, trio, and string orchestra, moving them beyond the usual jazz trio sound and achieving uniqueness on the European jazz scene.
7:30 pm
free, no reservation required
A weekly free stand-up comedy show featuring comics who have appeared on Comedy Central, College Humor, ...
more >> MTV and more.