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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on August 24, 2019?

46 free events take place on Saturday, August 24 in New York City. Don't miss the opportunities that only New York provides! Exciting, high quality, unique and off the beaten path free events and free things to do take place in New York today, tonight, tomorrow and each day of the year, any time of the day: whether it's a weekday or a weekend, day or night, morning or evening or afternoon, December or July, April or November! These events will take your breath away!

New York City (NYC) never ceases to amaze you with quantity and quality of its free culture and free entertainment. Check out August 24 and see for yourself. Summer or Winter, Spring or Fall! Just click on any day of the calendar above and you'll find most inspiring and entertaining free events to go to and free things to do on each day of August . Don't miss the opportunities that only New York provides!

Some events take place all year long: same day of the week, same time there are there for you to take advantage of. One of the oldest free weekly events in Manhattan is Dixieland Jazz with the Gotham Jazzmen, which happen at noon every Tuesday. Another example of an event that you can attend all year round on weekdays is Federal Reserve Bank Tour, which takes place every week day at 1 pm (but advanced reservations are required). You can take at least 13 free tours every day of the year, except the New Year Day, July 4th, and the Christmas Day. If you are classical music afficionado, you can spend whole day in New York going from one free classical concert to another. If you love theater, then New York gives you an option to attend plays and musicals free of charge, or at deep discount. You just need to have information about it. And we are here to make that information available to you.
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46 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Saturday, August 24, 2019

All events are free unless otherwise noted.

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free events nyc Summer At The Opera: Semiramide by Gioachino Rossini
free events nyc Dee Dee Bridgewater: Tony- and Grammy-Winning Songwriter and Jazz Vocalist
free events nyc Taino Calling Song: IndoRican Multicultural Dance Performance
free events nyc The Met Presents: Verdi's Aida
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Workshop | Morning Fitness


One hour of walking, stretching, and strengthening exercises. For a breath of fresh air, take your workouts outdoors. Parks are becoming a logical alternative environment for those who want to add variety to their workouts, or who just don't like the gym. And, it's an affordable way to increase physical activity opportunities, because there's nothing special to build. Exercise with a view, in natural sunlight, with green scenery all around bestows health benefits that can't be found indoors. Scientific studies have shown that the pleasure of being outdoors for example gives your brain, psyche, and immune system an extra boost. Led by trained professionals, and suitable for all levels. Wear comfortable clothing and bring water.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:30 am
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Workshop | Exubrancy Barre-Less Barre Class


Utilizing Pilates- and ballet-inspired movements, isometrics and core sculpting, Exubrancy's barre class focuses on small muscle groups to tighten and tone. This 50-minute class is a true full-body workout that is sure to make you feel the burn.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 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 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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Concert | Nowhere: Pianist Performs 12 Hours a Day for 14 Consecutive Days


For fourteen consecutive days, twelve hours a day, pianist Marino Formenti will perform at the venue -- where he will also live in a space that is mercilessly both public and private. We invite you to come and go freely, to listen to music in a different dimension, with Formenti playing the piano daily, from morning to night. With round-the-clock live streaming, you can also experience and share his days at a distance. Nowhere is a non-place in the middle of the city. Marino Formenti performs, eats, sleeps, and lives all in the same space -- a metaphorical, silent, musical 'glass house' that is also surrounded and on view by the daily life of the city. In a performance about music, time, and togetherness, Formenti questions any and all divisions between performance and life. Days become music. Come and stay, leave and come back, listen or ignore the pianist, sleep, read, write, draw, lie down -- to experience music, time, and togetherness in another way. August 14-28, 2019
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Workshop | Drawing in the Park


Paint in watercolor, or use pastels, chalk, and charcoal to capture the magical vistas of the Hudson River and the unique landscape. An artist/educator will help participants of all levels with instruction and critique. Art materials provided. Saturdays, July 13-September 7, 2019
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Workshop | Kayaking Workshop


Glide along the water while kayaking. Children under 18 must have an adult guardian present. All levels are welcome and no experience is necessary. Paddle on a sit-on-top kayak in the East River. Saturdays and Sundays through August 31, 2019
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Dance Lesson | Moves with Limón Dance


Experience the joy of movement and dance. Led by dancers from the world-renowned Limón Dance Company, this modern dance class is now in its seventh year. Open to all levels and ages. Saturdays, June 1 – September 28, 2019
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Tour | Park Tour: From Freight to Flowers


Hear the story behind New York City's park in the sky. Guided 75-minute walking tours led by knowledgeable volunteer guides will offer you an insider's perspective on the park's history, design, and landscape.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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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.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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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.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Workshop | Yoga Flow with Malorie


Come flow through a chaturanga with views of NYC's newest park and neighborhood. Mats and blocks provided for the first 25 participants. Be sure to bring some water! Towels - optional. Saturdays, June 1-September 28, 2019
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Workshop | Yoga with Deirdre


Relaxing yoga on the main lawn of the farmhouse or in the Parlor Room. This is a class for absolutely everyone! If you are new to yoga, welcome! Any level of fitness is encouraged.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Lesson | Braille Study Group


Join staff, peers and volunteers who can help you with your braille study plan and assignments and recommend strategies for taking your braille proficiency to the next level. Braille games and activities will help you put your skills into practice. This study group welcomes blind and sighted learners alike. Braille is a tactile writing system used by people who are visually impaired. It is traditionally written with embossed paper. Braille users can read computer screens and other electronic supports using refreshable braille displays. They can write braille with the original slate and stylus or type it on a braille writer, such as a portable braille notetaker or computer that prints with a braille embosser.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 am
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Workshop | Tai Chi to the People


A walk-in tai chi class with a curriculum tested at the Tai Chi World Cup. Breathwork, visualization, and body-mechanics unite in this unique evolution of the tai chi system that gives practitioners something tangible to take with them in every class. Taught by former US Tai Chi Push Hands Team captain and World Cup silver medalist Jan Lucanus. Every Saturday through August 31, 2019.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 am
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Workshop | Kayaking Class


Learn to kayak on Governors Island! Use free sit-on-top kayaks for public use at Pier 101. Staff gives free instruction and provides all necessary safety equipment. Kayaking on Governors Island provides an opportunity to create a personal connection with our waterfront, regardless of age, income or location, and it also serves to educate the public on how far we’ve come in cleaning up the Harbor. Saturdays, June 15-September 14, 2019
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Workshop | Shape Up NYC Dance Fitness


Shape Up NYC‘s dance fitness classes are fun! Colorful outfits are encouraged! Every Saturday through September 28, 2019
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Workshop | Yoga For Beginners


In this session you will learn simple but powerful yoga postures to balance and stabilize your system.  No prior experience with yoga is necessary. Yoga Can relieve chronic ailments. Can relieve back pain, stress, anxiety and tension. Strengthens the spins. Takes only 5-10 minutes to practice daily.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Workshop | Yoga for Beginners


Whether you’re seeking health and joy or peace and love, whether it’s success in the world or inner exploration you’re striving for, these simple practices are designed to help you cut through the struggle and walk through life with ease.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Tour | Governors Island Official Walking Tour


Look into the past of Governors Island and talk about its exciting transformation and future! In this one-hour walking tour, they will examine how historic preservation, innovative design and environmental stewardship make the Island what it is today - one of the most unique public spaces in New York City. Walking tours begin at the Governors Island Welcome Center at Soissons Landing and are hosted by the Friends of Governors Island. All tours are weather permitting. Tour times: 11:30am, 1:30pm and 3:30pm
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:30 am
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City Walk | Greenwich Village Walking Tour


Steeped in artistic, political and progressively social history, Greenwich Village today remains a cultural melting pot. The ‘Village’ has been, and remains a bohemian capitol, a center of the modern LGBT movement and one of the birthplaces of the ‘Beat’ and 60’s counter culture movements. Alongside historic landmarks the tours visit the Villages’ modern day institutions, observing where the places todays Villagers’ work, live and play, and where they maintain the sense of the unique, bizarre and beautiful bohemia we call Greenwich Village. This event takes place every Saturday from June 1 to September 28.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:30 am
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Other | Pup Portraits for National Dog Day


Honor your furry friend with a complimentary pup portrait, just in time for National Dog Day. Up to 3 images will be delivered digitally the day of the event, just in time to post for National Dog Day on August 26th.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Film | Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017): Third Of The Series With Dwayne Johnson


Four teenagers are sucked into a magical video game, and the only way they can escape is to work together to finish the game. 119 min. Director: Jake Kasdan. Starring Dwayne Johnson, Karen Gillan, Kevin Hart.  Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle grossed over $962 million worldwide, becoming the fifth-highest-grossing film of 2017 and the 40th highest-grossing film of all time.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Staged Reading | Shakespeare's Henry the Sixth Part 3


A presentation of Henry the Sixth Part 3 by Shakespeare. Henry the Sixth is a history play by William Shakespeare believed to have been written in 1591. It is set during the lifetime of King Henry VI of England. Henry The Sixth Part 1 deals with the loss of England's French territories and the political machinations leading up to the Wars of the Roses and Henry The Sixth Part 2 focuses on the King's inability to quell the bickering of his nobles, and the inevitability of armed conflict, the third part of the play deals primarily deals primarily with the horrors of that conflict, with the once stable nation thrown into chaos and barbarism as families break down and moral codes are subverted in the pursuit of revenge and power.
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1:00 pm
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Opera | Summer At The Opera: Semiramide by Gioachino Rossini


The New York Opera Forum presents a concert version of the opera Semiramide by Gioachino Rossini. Semiramide is an opera in two acts by Gioachino Rossini. The libretto by Gaetano Rossi is based on Voltaire's tragedy Semiramis, which in turn was based on the legend of Semiramis of Assyria. The opera was first performed at La Fenice in Venice on 3 February 1823.
   New York City, NY; NYC
1:00 pm
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Workshop | Warm from Within Deep Breathing Workshop


Come to enjoy deep breathing with Wim Hof/Tsa Lung- inspired techniques! This program is easy to join as the breathing is (as always) a continuous flow. -- Learn how to warm from within -- Experience the "energy body" within minutes with e.g tingling sensations -- Improve health, avoid sickness -- Gain mood boosts -- Learn about the science on breath, the latest studies on improving immune system, from depression/anxiety to happier states Every Saturday through August 31, 2019.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Film | Alpha (2018): A Friendship That Changed Humanity


In the prehistoric past, a young man struggles to return home after being separated from his tribe during a buffalo hunt. He finds a similarly lost wolf companion and starts a friendship that would change humanity. 96 min. Director: Albert Hughes. Starring Kodi Smit-McPhee, Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson, Marcin Kowalczyk. The wolf is played by Chuck, a five-year-old Czechoslovakian Wolfdog. Alpha grossed $35.9 million in the United States and Canada, and $62.3 million in other territories, for a total worldwide gross of $98.2 million, against a production budget of $51 million.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Film | Crazy Rich Asians (2018): Romantic Comedy Based On Bestseller


This contemporary romantic comedy, based on a global bestseller, follows native New Yorker Rachel Chu to Singapore to meet her boyfriend's family. 120 min. Director: Jon M. Chu. Starring Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Michelle Yeoh. The filming of Crazy Rich Asians was done in Malaysia and Singapore. The film grossed $238 million worldwide, making it the highest-grossing romantic comedy in a decade.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Film | Dog Day Afternoon (1975): Oscar Winning Crime With Al Pacino


A man robs a bank to pay for his lover's operation, which turns into a hostage situation and a media circus. Director: Sidney Lumet. Starring Al Pacino, John Cazale, Penelope Allen.  Dog Day Afternoon was nominated for several Academy Awards and won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. In 2009, the film was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Film | Everything, Everything (2017): She Is In Love With The Boy Next Door


A teenager who's spent her whole life confined to her home falls for the boy next door. 96 min. Director: Stella Meghie. Starring Amandla Stenberg, Nick Robinson, Anika Noni Rose. Everything, Everything is based on Nicola Yoon’s 2015 novel of the same name. The movie grossed a worldwide total of $61.6 million, against a production budget of $10 million.
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Play | Her Naked Skin: Suffragettes in Love


London 1913. Militancy in the Suffragette Movement is at its height. Emily Davison, in an act of resistance, runs out in front of the King's Horse and is trampled to death. Thousands of women of all classes are serving time in Holloway Prison for their violent struggle to gain the vote. Inside, Lady Celia Cain meets Eve Douglas, a young seamstress, and they begin an affair that crosses fraught class lines. With emancipation almost in sight, and women everywhere refusing to let the establishment stand in their way, Celia confronts what personal risks she must take to reveal what she truly values. A student produvction. Written by Rebecca Lenkiewicz Directed by: Barbara Rubin  
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Workshop | Adult Colormania Club


If you're an adult looking for a fresh, new activity that will help bring stress relief to your busy life, try the new coloring club. Sitting down to color a picture can be effective as meditation in reducing stress. Materials will be provided.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Workshop | Creative Writing Class


Attendees will discover the value of their own stories. Participants are requested to commit to attending all sessions if possible.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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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 Bridge, Wollman Rink, Chess and Checkers House, and the Dairy.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Workshop | The Writing Den: Experience the Joy and Benefits of Handwriting


When was last time you wrote a letter to your grandmother, sent a birthday card to your uncle, or scribbled a note to an old friend? Time to come put pen to paper. They supply the writing materials, tools, and postage, then mail everything afterward, and deliver any correspondence received at the next month’s event. Den leaders are there to help choose that special card or check a mailing address.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Workshop | Yoga for Success


How successful you are in life simply depends on how well you can use your mind and body. These sessions offer simple, but powerful yoga postures to bring stability and balance. No prior experience with yoga is necessary.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Film | Greta (2018): Friendship Becomes Suddenly Disturbing 


A young woman befriends a lonely widow who's harboring a dark and deadly agenda toward her. 98 min. Director: Neil Jordan. Starring Isabelle Huppert, Chloë Grace Moretz, Maika Monroe. 
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Jazz | Dee Dee Bridgewater: Tony- and Grammy-Winning Songwriter and Jazz Vocalist


Jazz scion Ravi Coltrane, the son of jazz pianist Alice Coltrane and saxophonist John Coltrane, finds himself sandwiched by a cadre of powerful and talented women on this jazz-centric bill headlined by the three-time Grammy Award-winning songwriter and jazz vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater. Bridgewater, who also happens to be a Tony Award-winning stage actress and was the host of NPR's syndicated radio show JazzSet with Dee Dee Bridgewater for 23 years, is joined by Quiana Lynell, the winner of the 2017 Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition and who trumpeter/composer Terence Blanchard has called a "unique talent" in possession of "the maturity of a well-seasoned vocalist while having a forward-thinking approach to creativity". They are joined by "Reclamation" a piece honoring Charlie Parker, commissioned in association with The Joyce and George Wein Foundation and The Jazz Gallery, featuring Queens native Camille Thurman - what NPR All Things Considered has called a "Rare Jazz Double Threat" - an award winning composer, vocalist and saxophonist whose latest project "Waiting For The Sunrise" made its debut at #2 on the Billboard Jazz Charts and was nominated for a 2019 NAACP Image Award; Nikara Warren, a Brooklyn-born vibraphonist whose latest project, Black Wall Street, is designed as an ode to excellence in Black music; and harpist Brandee Younger , a modern talent playing an ancient instrument under the influence of Dorothy Ashby and Alice Coltrane.
   New York City, NY; NYC
3:00 pm
Free

Play | Lady Capulet: A Prequel to Romeo and Juliet


What caused the feud between the Montagues and the Capulets?  This prequel to Romeo and Juliet follows the journey of Rose from country girl to Lady of Verona and explores the betrayal, revenge, and manipulations that set the Houses of Capulet and Montague against one other in a time when family, money, social strata, and gender determine everything. Presented by Barefoot Shakespeare Company. Written by Melissa Bell Featuring: Jianzi Colón-Soto, Preston Fox, Andrew Dunn, Marlena Holman, Jefferson Reardon, Emily Duncan, Hunter Fink, Violet Wang, and Laura Zawarski Original Music: Lord Russell Graham of Air Supply
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Dance Performance | Taino Calling Song: IndoRican Multicultural Dance Performance


A special performance by the IndoRican Multicultural Dance Project as they present their ritualist folk dance, Taino Calling Song. The piece represents the indigenous people of Puerto Rico and healing through dance. It is a community-based circle dance lead by a female elder. When we enter the path into this world, we may come across hardships and illness. Taino Calling Song knits our community together for healing, support, and amends within groups. Bring a blanket and enjoy this free performance! Don't miss your chance to interact with the dancers, learn specific dance moves, and join the community drum circle!
   New York City, NY; NYC
4:00 pm
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Concert | Emerging Music Festival


On-the-rise bands perform on one of the biggest stages of their young careers. Emerging Music Festival returns for its fourth year with thousands of music lovers packing the lawn for New York's best new music, including indie rock, soul, R&B, singer-songwriter, and more. EMF's lineup will be announced later this summer.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Play | The Merry Wives of Windsor: Shakespeare in the Borscht Belt


Mistress Page and Mistress Ford conspire to humiliate Shakespeare's much loved character, Sir John Falstaff, set against the backdrop of a 1960s resort hotel in the "Borscht Belt." Presented by Hudson Warehouse. Thursdays through Sundays, August 1-25, 2019
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Dance Performance | Afro-Soca Dance: Colorful and Rhythmic


Award winning dancer and choreographer Kwabena Safo-Agyekumin gives for a high-energy celebration of afro-soca. This colorful and rhythmic experience fuses together the music and dance of soca, dancehall, afro-beat, and hip-hop with central African movement and Caribbean traditional dance. Enjoy a live performance of Carnival classics and favorite tunes of the 2019 Soca playlist.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:30 pm
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Play | Ring Round the Moon: Comic Tale of Love and Matchmaking


A comic tale of love and matchmaking set in the winter garden of a wealthy estate during a ball. A poor but lovely dancer, Isabelle, arrives at the invitation of Hugo, a charming scoundrel and twin brother to Frederic, a young man hopelessly in love. Hugo believes that his brother loves the wrong woman - a manipulative millionairess - and intends to use Isabelle to break up the engagement The play’s vivid and numerous characters, along with the quick-paced wit and satire of upper-class pretension and lower-class ambition, lead to a fairy tale ending where nearly everything turns out for the best. A student production. Written by Jean Anouilh Directed by Jonathan Bolt Translated by Christopher Fry  
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Jazz | Jazz and Blues Standards


Featuring Mimi & the Podd Brothers
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
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Movie in a Park | Captain Marvel (2019): Superheroics with Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson, Jude Law (Outdoors)


Carol Danvers becomes one of the universe's most powerful heroes when Earth is caught in the middle of a galactic war between two alien races. Directors: Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck 123 min. Grab a blanket or towel and come enjoy a movie in the park. Glass bottles and alcoholic beverages are strictly prohibited. You should arrive before 7:30 p.m. to get your spot. Feel free to bring a blanket to sit on.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Screening | The Met Presents: Verdi's Aida


Anna Netrebko and Anita Rachvelishvili offer blazing performances in Verdi's grand drama of ancient Egypt, seen in a stunning production by Sonja Frisell. Nicola Luisotti conducts. Transmitted live on October 6, 2018. *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
7:45 pm
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