47 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Thursday, December 14, 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.
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.
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.
Stars: Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant, Doris Nolan. A young man falls in love with a girl from a rich ...
more >> family. His unorthodox plan to go on holiday for the early years of his life is met with skepticism by everyone except for his fiancée's eccentric sister and long-suffering brother. 95 min.
11:00 am
free, no reservation required
Explore the southwest of Central Park with Central Park Conservancy tour guides, and see it like never ...
more >> before. From a planned military parade ground to the site commemorating a famous activist for peace, one of the most-visited areas of the Park has some secrets to share with even the most seasoned Park-goer. Highlights of this tour include: Maine Monument, the Children’s District, Sheep Meadow, Tavern on the Green, and Strawberry Fields.
11:00 am
free, no reservation required
The keyboard works of Bach offered in 30-minute meditations. Bach at Noon concerts takes place Tuesdays ...
more >> through Fridays, from September 12, 2017 to May 23, 2018.
12:20 pm
free, no reservation required
Learn about central banking functions that Federal Reserve System performs and see Bank's vault of international ...
more >> monetary gold on bedrock of Manhattan Island, five stories below street level. Learn why Federal Reserve has "Federal" in its name, while it's a private bank, not Federal at all. Tour times: 1:00pm, 2:00pm. This tour takes place Mondays through Fridays, except bank holidays.
Share your passion for gaming the old-fashioned way. If words excite or inspire you, and crossword puzzles ...
more >> keep you going, then Scrabble is your game! Are you a chess or checkers champion? Whether you're a master or just starting out, show off your best moves. If you like wheeling and dealing, Monopoly's the game for you. Join them for some lively board time. All levels of play welcome. Please feel free to bring your own game set, and friends.
1:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Are you a vocabulary champion? Show off your top-scoring words against other Scrabble fans. Whether you're ...
more >> a Scrabble wizard or just want to learn the game, come join us and meet new friends. All levels of play are welcome. Please feel free to bring your own game set, and be sure to bring friends to play with.
1:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Les Voyageurs will present a varied smorgasbord of French Baroque instrumental music, from the mid-seventeenth ...
more >> through the mid-eighteenth centuries. Well-known composers such as Francois Couperin and Marin Marais are joined by their lesser-known contemporaries for a program that will be sure to delight. Freshly graduated from the Historical Performance Program at the Juilliard School, the members of Les Voyageurs are excited to continue exploring together the endlessly varied instrumental repertoire of the Baroque. Augusta McKay Lodge, violin Keiran Campbell, cello Adam Cockerham, theorbo Robert Warner, harpsichord
1:15 pm
free, no reservation required
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.
Stars: Ansel Elgort, Jon Bernthal, Jon Hamm. After being coerced into working for a crime boss, a young ...
more >> getaway driver finds himself taking part in a heist doomed to fail. 112 min.
2:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Stars: James Stewart, Wallace Ford, William H. Lynn. Due to his insistence that he has an invisible six ...
more >> foot-tall rabbit for a best friend, a whimsical middle-aged man is thought by his family to be insane - but he may be wiser than anyone knows. 104 min.
2:00 pm
free, no reservation required
A look at the life and work of the influential fashion editor of Harpers Bazaar, Diana Vreeland. 86 min.
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2:00 pm
free, no reservation required
In this class we explore the history of how your ancestors became citizens of the United States of America, ...
more >> the kinds of records they generated when they did so, what information those records contain, and where you can find them.
2:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Stars: Peter Phelps, Nick Waters, John Larking. In 1917 when the British forces are bogged down in front ...
more >> of the Turkish and German lines in Palestine they rely on the Australian light horse regiment to break the deadlock. 131 min.
2:00 pm
free, no reservation required
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.
Focusing on malaria eradication in mandatory Palestine, this lecture will examine the global and transnational ...
more >> dynamics that influenced Jewish state-formation. Malaria was a major problem, which threatened to undermine Zionist goals, such as immigration and settlement, given the high morbidity rates that made early settlements barely able to sustain themselves. The lecture will look at the dynamics of scientific knowledge that was implemented in Palestine as well as the logic that dominated the organization of antimalarial activities to show how these were imported to the country from various other places including the United States, Panama and India. Speaker Omri Tubi is a PhD candidate in the Sociology Department at Northwestern University and the recipient of the 2017 Martin and Rhoda Safer/JDC Archives Fellowship.
Grace Takeda, Viola 4:00PM Jacqueline Horner-Kwiatek, Mezzo-Soprano 4:00PM Katelan Tran Terrell, ...
more >> Collaborative Piano 6:00PM Robert White’s Recitalist Practicum Class Concert 6:00PM Qi Kong, Piano 8:00PM Chamber Music 8:00PM
4:00 pm
free, no reservation required
The pianists of NYU Steinhardt, joined by members of NYU's Program in Vocal Performance, bring special ...
more >> ambience to this performance.
4:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Stars: Florence Pugh, Cosmo Jarvis, Paul Hilton. In 19th-century rural England, a young bride who has ...
more >> been sold into marriage discovers an unstoppable desire within herself as she enters into an affair with a worker on her estate. 89 min.
4:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Featuring artists: Natalia Almonte - Maryanne Braine, Layo Bright, Liliana Farber, Huang Guaier, Wang ...
more >> Runzhong, So Yeon Kim, Anna Parisi, Tianyu Qui, Julia Thompson, Shunran Zue, Leonard Yang.
5:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Speaker, trainer, and certified professional coach, Barbara Phillips, will share practical steps for ...
more >> cultivating happiness and building your capacity to live your life by design rather than default.
5:00 pm
free, no reservation required
The Community Conversations Cafe is a series that engages neighborhood residents on the topics most important ...
more >> to you in an open discussion with leaders from the local scientific and medical community.
Many people all over the world are turning to meditation to help them lead a more peaceful and healthy ...
more >> life-style. Scientific studies have proven that the practice of meditation reduces stress and anxiety, as well as decreases the risk of disease. Many doctors recommend meditation to their patients, and those who practice meditation attest to its healing power in their lives. With: Renate Lanotte.
5:30 pm
free, no reservation required
5:30 pm
free, no reservation required
10 simultaneous exhibitions each week for 4 weeks. Receptions: Thur, Nov. 30, 6-8pm Thur, Dec. 7, ...
more >> 6-8pm Thur, Dec. 14, 6-8pm Thur, Dec. 21, 6-8pm
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
On the surface at least, the photography of Mario Sorrenti and the art of John Baldessari, share little ...
more >> other than the idea of an impure beauty. Baldessari, who in 1970 famously cremated his previously painted oeuvre promising a year later "not to make any more boring art." To that end, he drew on the culture around him, creating a new type of surrealism that blended glamour and gloss with language and wit.
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Lecturer Patricia Kitcher is Roberta and William Campbell Professor of the Humanities and Professor of ...
more >> Philosophy at Columbia University. She is the author of two books on Kant’s conceptions of cognition and the self.
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
From the artist: "I try to resist strong attachments to physical things, yet I experience a visceral ...
more >> reaction when I lose something that has meaningful associations. In creating Immemorial I wanted to examine such attachments and find others who also hold onto personal possessions so tenaciously. I asked my friends and family to share these items with me as well as their stories and explanations of why these objects are important to them. I then borrowed the chosen objects so I could photograph them in the context of a still life."
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Take an exhilarating journey through four centuries of musical history, as The Chamberlain Brass celebrates ...
more >> the 175th anniversary of the New York Philharmonic. With exquisite musicianship and delightful narration, The Chamberlain Brass performs music from the Renaissance, Baroque, and Romantic eras, plus selections from the great American Songbook and jazz favorites.
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
While working in the per-ankh or "house of life" where vast repositories of manuscripts were kept, Egyptian ...
more >> scribes made every effort to transmit ancient knowledge through Egyptian history. Over the course of several millennia, these individuals were confronted with damaged papyri, misinterpreted passages, and language difficulties. In this talk, Emily Cole will look at the tools that were developed by those ancient intellectuals to overcome those problems and preserve Egyptian cultural materials even in the face of foreign rule in the first millenniums BCE and CE.
What are manners? A mask behind which our “true feelings” hide, or a necessary form of cultural exchange? ...
more >> Is there a difference between manners and “political correctness?” What do manners mean in an era where the President of the United States frequently expresses himself through vulgarities without restraint or consequence? Cultural critic Angela Nagle, author of Kill All Normies, weighs in.
6:30 pm
free, no reservation required
Editor's Pick
The Chrysler Building, the Waldorf-Astoria, and Rockefeller Center are among the hundreds of Art Deco ...
more >> monuments during the 1920s and ‘30s and that shaped the image of New York City as the world’s Modern Metropolis. Noted architectural historian and author Anthony W. Robins will give an illustrated lecture on this enriching aspect of New York’s history.
6:30 pm
free, no reservation required
Why mix museums and their publics with universities and their researchers? What can we expect from the ...
more >> museums of tomorrow? What role might the academy play, and how can the latest research across science, art, and the humanities be integrated? This informal panel discussion will try to imagine new audiences, new engaging experiences, and new types of institutions. Gathering prominent museum professionals and scholars from the arts and sciences, this panel brings together Creative Director of the Wellcome Collection Ken Arnold, Chief Science and Technology Officer for the Shed Kevin Slavin, Princeton University Professor of History of Science D. Graham Burnett, and University of California at Berkeley Professor Emerita of Art History Svetlana Alpers.
6:30 pm
free, no reservation required
Editor's Pick
The Cherry Orchard takes place on the grounds of Ranevskaya's estate, somewhere in the provinces of ...
more >> Russia. Unless the family can raise enough money to save it, the estate will have to be sold to clear her debts. Several plans are concocted, one of which entails cutting down their famous cherry orchard. But no one plan is settled upon. As August approaches, when the estate must be auctioned off to meet the mortgage payments, what unfolds in the household is a farewell of bittersweet beauty.
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.
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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...
Celebrate the season with Voyage Theater Company as they mark the end of an amazing year with readings ...
more >> of Mark Twain and Hans Christian Andersen, an original short play by Edmund Wilkinson, and more.
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
7:30 pm
free, no reservation required
7:30 pm
free, no reservation required
Called “the Hendrix of the dhol” (Manchester Salon), Brooklyn-based drummer and composer Sunny Jain ...
more >> is best known as the founder and dhol player of Red Baraat, the Indian-American party band that delivers a fusion of jazz, hip-hop beats, rock muscle, funky go-go, and scalding hot bhangra. Tonight, Jain fuses his love of music and food to bring you an evening of performance in and out of the kitchen.
7:30 pm
free, no reservation required
Bodega Cat is a weekly comedy show brought to you by Kevin Seefried (202 Comedy Festival), Andy Ostroff ...
more >> (Jimmy Kimmel Live!), and Dane Hanson (Producer of Laughs on FOX). Live Stand-Up Comedy in New York City.
Program: Corelli: Concerto grosso in G minor, Op. 6, No. 8, “Christmas Concerto” Vivaldi: Gloria ...
more >> in D, RV 589 Britten: A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28
8:00 pm
free, no reservation required
New Jersey natives Soulful Sounds consist of college-educated young males having a passion for playing ...
more >> music. The group started out as a duo of the saxophonist and the keyboardist. However, over the years the band has expanded into a five-piece smooth ensemble. Soulful Sounds focuses on providing smooth live entertainment.
8:30 pm
free, no reservation required