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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on August 11, 2023?

35 free events take place on Friday, August 11 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 11 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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35 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Friday, August 11, 2023

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free events nyc Walking Tour of an Amazing Neighborhood: Totally Unexpected Manhattan
free events nyc Hip-Hop 50th Anniversary Weekend (In a Park)
free events nyc Award-Winning Songwriter and Performer in the Park
free events nyc One of the Greatest Brazilian Composer/Arrangers of All Time
free events nyc Silent Disco: 50th Anniversary of Hip-Hop
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Concert | Kelsea Ballerini, Country-Pop Star


The Tennessee-born singer has had five number one singles on the Country chart. Her latest album is Rolling Up the Welcome Mat.
   New York City, NY; NYC
5:15 am
Free

Workshop | Tai Chi


Improve balance, strength and focus through gentle exercises. The sights and sounds of the river provide a serene background for the ancient flowing postures.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:30 am
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Park Walk | “Keep It Wild!” Park Tour


An art and sustainability-focused tour only available during the 2023 native plants celebration. The tour offers a blend of the park’s wild gardens and even wilder art. Participants will learn about the park's sustainability practices, native plants, art program, and how these elements relate and blend with Ruinart’s shared vision.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 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
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Workshop | Adult Zumba


Exercise in disguise! Join in on the fun featuring easy-to-follow Latin dance choreography while working on your balance, coordination and range of motion. Bring your friends and come prepared for enthusiastic instruction, a little strength training and a lot of fun.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 am
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Workshop | Learn Juggling in the Park


Jugglers use the park throughout the year to provide free classes to the public. Stop by for a quick lesson, stay for the whole time, or just enjoy watching them put their skills to the test. They're a friendly group and open to drop-ins, even if you catch them outside of the regular juggling lessons. All skill levels welcome. Equipment is provided.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Workshop | Tai Chi in the Village


Participants can engage in this ancient practice that involves slow and gentle movements, physical postures, a meditative state of mind, and controlled breathing. Open to individuals of all ages and abilities, Tai Chi is an excellent opportunity to get your body moving and experience the benefits of this mindful exercise.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Concert | Piano in the Park


Come on by and tap your toes to The Big Apple's finest ragtime, stride, and jazz pianists around! Featuring special events and performances by distinguished musicians. Today's pianist: Victor Lin.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Film | Crazy Rich Asians (2018): romantic comedy


Crazy Rich Asians follows native New Yorker Rachel Chu as she accompanies her longtime boyfriend, Nick Young, to his best friend's wedding in Singapore. Excited about visiting Asia for the first time but nervous about meeting Nick's family, Rachel is unprepared to learn that Nick has neglected to mention a few key details about his life. It turns out that he is not only the scion of one of the country's wealthiest families but also one of its most sought-after bachelors. Being on Nick's arm puts a target on Rachel's back, with jealous socialites and, worse, Nick's own disapproving mother taking aim. And it soon becomes clear that while money can't buy love, it can definitely complicate things. Director: Jon M. Chu Cast: Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Michelle Yeoh, Gemma Chan, Lisa Lu
   New York City, NY; NYC
1:00 pm
Free

Film | The Old Way (2023) with Nicolas Cage


Retired gunslinger Colton Briggs faces the consequences of his past when the son of a man he murdered arrives to take his revenge. Briggs must take up arms once more after his wife is killed, and is joined by his young daughter. Director: Brett Donowho Cast: Nicolas Cage, Ryan Kiera Armstrong, Noah Le Gros, Clint Howard, Kerry Knuppe, Nick Searcy, Shiloh Fernandez Nicolas Cage is an American actor and film producer. Born into the Coppola family, he is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Golden Globe Award. Cage first gained attention for his romantic roles in Valley Girl (1983), Peggy Sue Got Married (1986) and Moonstruck (1987), and gained praise for playing an ex-convict in the comedy Raising Arizona (1987). For starring as an alcoholic in Leaving Las Vegas (1995), he won the Academy Award for Best Actor. He received another Academy Award nomination for his performance as twins Charlie and Donald Kaufman in Adaptation (2002).
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Film | Academy Award Winner Oliver! (1968): musical drama


In this award-winning adaptation of the Broadway musical based on the Charles Dickens novel, 9-year-old orphan Oliver Twist falls in with a group of street-urchin pickpockets led by the Artful Dodger and masterminded by the criminal Fagin. When Oliver's intended mark, Mr. Brownlow, takes pity on the lad and offers him a home, Fagin's henchman Bill Sikes plots to kidnap the boy to keep him from talking. Director: Carol Reed Cast:  Ron Moody, Oliver Reed, Harry Secombe, Shani Wallis, Mark Lester, Jack Wild
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Workshop | Enjoy an afternoon of crafting and conversation


Bring your own project or choose something from a provided collection to work on during this freeform crafting workshop. The workshop will include materials for sewing, knitting, crochet, coloring, paper crafts, and puzzles.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:30 pm
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Film | Crazy Heart (2009) with Jeff Bridges, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and Robert Duvall


With too many years of hazy days and boozy nights, former country-music legend Bad Blake is reduced to playing dives and bowling alleys. In town for his latest gig, Blake meets Jean Craddock, a sympathetic reporter who has come to do a story on him. He unexpectedly warms to her and a romance begins, then the singer finds himself at a crossroads that may threaten his last shot at happiness. Director: Scott Cooper Cast: Jeff Bridges, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Robert Duvall Jeff Bridges is an American actor. Known for his leading roles in film and television in a career spanning over seven decades, he has received various accolades, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe. Maggie Gyllenhaal is an American actress and filmmaker. Part of the Gyllenhaal family, she is the daughter of filmmakers Stephen Gyllenhaal and Naomi Achs, and the older sister of actor Jake Gyllenhaal. She began her career as a teenager with small roles in several of her father's films, and appeared with her brother in the cult favorite Donnie Darko (2001). She then appeared in Adaptation, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (both 2002), and Mona Lisa Smile (2003). Gyllenhaal received critical acclaim for her leading performances in Secretary (2002) and Sherrybaby (2006), each of which earned her a Golden Globe Award nomination. After several commercially successful films in 2006, she received wider recognition for playing Rachel Dawes in the superhero film The Dark Knight (2008). Robert Duvall is an American actor and filmmaker. He is the recipient of an Academy Award, four Golden Globe Awards, a BAFTA Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Screen Actors Guild Award.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Film | The NeverEnding Story (1984): fantasy


On his way to school, Bastian ducks into a bookstore to avoid bullies. Sneaking away with a book called The Neverending Story, Bastian begins reading it in the school attic. The novel is about Fantasia, a fantasy land threatened by "The Nothing," a darkness that destroys everything it touches. The kingdom needs the help of a human child to survive. When Bastian reads a description of himself in the book, he begins to wonder if Fantasia is real and needs him to survive. Director: Wolfgang Petersen Cast: Noah Hathaway, Barret Oliver, Tami Stronach, Patricia Hayes, Sydney Bromley, Gerald McRaney, Moses Gunn
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Concert | Outdoor Music Listening Session


DJ Figgy Smalls will play hip hop.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Concert | Pop, Folk, Jazz, and More


Gramercy Street Band will give a free community concert showcasing a variety of well-known pop, folk, jazz, Motown, country, soft rock, and R&B music. The Band is a New York City group of friends and music lovers who are inspired to bring entertainment and joy to communities.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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City Walk | Walking Tour of an Amazing Neighborhood: Totally Unexpected Manhattan


Pockets of quiet parks with various art installations make this neighborhood an ideal option for those looking to be removed from the typical hustle-and-bustle of Manhattan.
   New York City, NY; NYC
4:00 pm
Free

Film | Academy Award Winner Oliver! (1968): musical drama


In this award-winning adaptation of the Broadway musical based on the Charles Dickens novel, 9-year-old orphan Oliver Twist falls in with a group of street-urchin pickpockets led by the Artful Dodger and masterminded by the criminal Fagin. When Oliver's intended mark, Mr. Brownlow, takes pity on the lad and offers him a home, Fagin's henchman Bill Sikes plots to kidnap the boy to keep him from talking. Director: Carol Reed Cast:  Ron Moody, Oliver Reed, Harry Secombe, Shani Wallis, Mark Lester, Jack Wild
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Workshop | New Games Social


Curious about a board game or looking to try something new? Games Hosts will be teaching how to play a wide range of fun board games every Friday.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Workshop | Game Night in the Park


Unwind after work by playing board games in the park with Manhattan's largest board game cafe. Enjoy classics like Othello, Bananagrams, and Jenga or let the staff teach you new favorites like Hive, Quoridor, or Skull. Whether you're a strategic mastermind or a board game novice, all ages are sure to have a great time.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:30 pm
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Play | Margaret: Shakespeare's Warrior Queen


Hudson Classical Theater Company presents an original adaptation of Henry VI, Parts I, II, and III (known as the War of the Roses), exploring the story of Queen Margaret (Katherine Lerner-Lam), one of the strongest, cunning, and most complicated woman Shakespeare ever wrote. Conceived by Jack Kirby, in-house fight director and adapted by Director Nicholas Martin-Smith, there will be plenty of battle scenes and blood, love and drama, as family fights against family in this historical tragedy.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Gallery Talk | Artist Talk: After Work (in-person and online)


This program brings Josh Kline into conversation with scholars Helen Hester and Nick Srnicek, co-authors of After Work: A History of the Home and the Fight for Free Time (2023). Together they will discuss automation, post-work politics, and the economics of care and social reproduction, delving into the ideas behind Kline’s works and speculating on the perils and promises of automation and artificial intelligence for the labor force.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Concert | Latin Music on the Plaza


Welcome Mambo Blue for some fun Latin music. Bring your dancing shoes and get ready to enjoy the band.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Workshop | Sunset Jam on the Hudson


Rhythm and grooves fill the air at this Friday evening program. Follow the lead of professional drummers as they guide you through the pulsating beats of traditional African drumming techniques and methods. Drums provided, dancing welcome!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Movie in a Park | Bend It Like Beck­ham (2002): Soccer Drama with Keira Knightly, Jonathan Rhys Meyers


Two ambitious girls, despite their parents' wishes, have their hearts set on careers in professional football. Director: Gurinder Chadha Stars: Parminder Nagra, Keira Knightley, Jonathan Rhys Meyers 112 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Elpidofóra Topía (Hopeful Landscapes): Group Show


A group exhibition featuring 12 new works by six artists. It engages with the radical idea of grounded hope in a time when the artists and viewers alike must contend with oppressive political, ecological, and personal truths in everyday life. The exhibition draws its title from the Greek myth of Pandora’s vessel, which, when opened, released all manner of destruction upon humankind, saving and excepting one last object: Elpis, the Greek spirit of hope. The show’s artists consider their own relationships to isolation, anxiety, neurodiversity, chronic illness, and identity to create works that take stock of a realistic future of connection, healing, pleasure, and communal understanding. On view will be three new paintings, two sculptures, two video installations, four mixed media installations and one woodcut print on the central theme of hope. Participating artists: Cody Folta Vanessa Barros-Andrade Veneranda Aguirre Mike Citrola Marysol Galvan-Pelayo Tina Hanae Fernanda Uribe-Horta
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Book Discussion | Red Star Over the Pacific: China's Rise and the Challenge to U.S. Maritime Strategy (online)


Combining a close knowledge of Asia and an ability to tap Chinese-language sources with naval combat experience and expertise in sea-power theory, the authors assess how the rise of Chinese sea power will affect U.S. maritime strategy in Asia. They argue that China has laid the groundwork for a sustained challenge to American primacy in maritime Asia, and to defend this hypothesis they look back to Alfred Thayer Mahan's sea-power theories, now popular with the Chinese. Dr. Toshi Yoshihara's book considers how strategic thought about the sea shapes Beijing's deliberations and compares China's geostrategic predicament to that of the Kaiser's Germany a century ago. It examines the Chinese Navy's operational concepts, tactics, and capabilities and appraises China's missile force. The author concludes that China now presents a challenge to America's strategic position of such magnitude that Washington must compete in earnest.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Book Club | The Guest by Emma Cline


Summer is coming to a close on the East End of Long Island, and Alex is no longer welcome. A misstep at a dinner party, and the older man she’s been staying with dismisses her with a ride to the train station and a ticket back to the city. With few resources and a waterlogged phone, but gifted with an ability to navigate the desires of others, Alex stays on Long Island and drifts like a ghost through the hedged lanes, gated driveways, and sun-blasted dunes of a rarefied world that is, at first, closed to her. Propelled by desperation and a mutable sense of morality, she spends the week leading up to Labor Day moving from one place to the next, a cipher leaving destruction in her wake.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Concert | Award-Winning Songwriter and Performer in the Park


Shaina Taub is an Obie Award-winning, Emmy Award-nominated songwriter and performer. She is an artist-in-residence at Joe's Pub and at the Public Theater, where she wrote and starred in Suffs, garnering Drama League, Drama Desk and Lortel Award nominations. She created and starred in critically acclaimed musical adaptations of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night and As You Like It at Free Shakespeare in the Park, as part of their community-based program, Public Works. She has written songs for Sesame Street, Julie's Greenroom starring Julie Andrews on Netflix, Central Park on Apple TV and the opening number for the 2018 Tony Awards.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
Free

Concert | Hip-Hop 50th Anniversary Weekend (In a Park)


Hip-hop takes center stage with a Hip-Hop 50 celebration. From up-and-coming artists to seasoned veterans; DJ battles to dance competitions; the lineup showcases the diversity of hip-hop. Artists from all corners of the country will come together to spread their love for the most influential musical and cultural movement of our time. Expect an unforgettable night of music, dance, and community that celebrates hip-hop's roots and evolution. Doors open at 6:00 pm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
Free

Concert | Music on the River: Old-School Reggae


Traditionalists or progressives? Fronted by the charismatic Jamaican-born singer and songwriter Nee Nee Rushie, the seven-piece New York band The Big Takeover plays original music that is rooted in and reverent toward the genres and rhythms of Jamaican pop: reggae, rocksteady, ska. They are devotees of Desmond Dekker and the way the old school did it.  At the same time, The Big Takeover crosses lines and blends traditions like global pop fusionists. Their deceptively complex arrangements and big hooks connect with the spirit of Motown and the uptown sophistication of the 21st century retro soul and R&B revival scene.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Concert | One of the Greatest Brazilian Composer/Arrangers of All Time


The first-ever NYC performance by Arthur Verocai. Accompanied by a full orchestra, Verocai will travel from his native Brazil to perform his 1972 seminal self-titled debut album in its entirety. Sampled by MF Doom, Ludacris & Common, Little Brother, Action Bronson, Curren$y, and countless others, the album is a staple for Hip-Hop producers and is now considered a "holy grail" within the crate-digging community. Hosted by composer, arranger, and music producer Adrian Younge and DJ, record producer, and rapper Ali Shaheed Muhammad (A Tribe Called Quest), Jazz Esta Morto will be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to experience one of the greatest Brazilian arrangers/composers of all time.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
Free

Film | Sommerfilme: 8 Under-the-Radar German Films (online thru Aug 31)


These eight summer films portray the warm season rarely as carefree as it’s supposed to be. Summer, in the popular imagination, is a sun-drenched, fun-filled time spent exploring and dreaming of the possibilities that life holds for us. It’s the days we might spend at the beach, by the lake, or in a too-hot city. Summer is also a time to enjoy cinema, whether it’s in an air-conditioned theater or under the stars. The past decades have brought us summer films we all know and love: iconic blockbusters, tender coming-of-age tales, stories of new beginnings, and feel-good movies to watch over and over again. Films: Thomas Arslan, Bright Nights (2017) Ilker Catak, I Am, I Was, I Will Be (2019) Leonie Krippendorff, Cocoon (2020) Sonja Kröner, The Garden (2017) Johannes Maria Schmitt, Neubau (2021) Tom Sommerlatte, Summers Downstairs (2015) Sven Taddicken, The Most Beautiful Couple (2018) Joya Thome, Queen of Niendorf (2017) All films in German with English subtitles.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Movie in a Park | Aquaman (2018): Underwater Superheroics with Jason Momoa, Willem Dafoe


Arthur Curry, the human-born heir to the underwater kingdom of Atlantis, goes on a quest to prevent a war between the worlds of ocean and land. Director: James Wan Stars: Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, Willem Dafoe 143 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:30 pm
Free

Dancing | Silent Disco: 50th Anniversary of Hip-Hop


Strut your stuff under the stars as our popular Silent Disco series returns to NYC's largest outdoor dance floor with a 10-foot disco ball! In the summer of 1973, Bronx DJ Kool Herc spun spin tunes at a backyard block party... and flash forward to now--an evening with DJ Spinna, a founding member of The Jigmastas who has worked with everyone from Mary J. Blige to Stevie Wonder. Jam at a Silent Disco in honor of the 50th anniversary of Hip-Hop!
   New York City, NY; NYC
10:00 pm
Free
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