27 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Saturday, January 27, 2018
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.
Greenwich Village is among Manhattan's most desirable and expensive residential neighborhoods. It's history, ...
more >> however, betrays it's monied status. The Village, with it's quiet, shaded streets, lined with lovely brick and brownstone townhouses, was once the incubating ground of artistic, social and political movements that have helped shape US history. From the Beats to the Folk Movement, from workers rights to gay rights, the Village has often been the center of it all.
Bob Dylan, Richard Pryor, Edgar Allen Poe, Jane Jacobs, James Baldwin, Jack Kerouac, Dave Attell, Patti ...
more >> Smith, Joan Baez, and Truman Capote are just a few of the thousands of accomplished artists, writers, radicals, and performers who made their way through Greenwich Village. This tour, primarily focusing on the 1950s onward, visits the hangouts that have defined legendary people and the spirit of this iconic neighborhood.
3 miles, easy slow pace. Visit the Museum of the City of NY and walk around the Carnegie Hill Historic ...
more >> District. Afterwards have a late lunch in a Chinese restaurant. Any ice or snow cancels. Call to confirm Friday (1/26) evening 7pm-8pm.
Whether you’re just beginning to invest, are experiencing a life event that has changed your financial ...
more >> situation, or are approaching retirement, you may be thinking about contacting an investment professional. Stephanie Genkin explains the differences between the various types of financial advisors. Learn about your options and get tips for finding the right advisor for your needs.
12:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Hear the story behind New York City's park in the sky on a special winter walking tour. This is a 45-minute ...
more >> long tour led by High Line docents, knowledgeable volunteer guides who offer you an insider's perspective on the park's history, design, and landscape. Tours are subject to cancellation due to weather. Tours are every Saturday until February 24, 2018.
12:00 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.
Speaker, trainer, and certified professional coach, Barbara Phillips, will help you get greater clarity ...
more >> on key elements of the job search process and explain key tools for finding a “best fit” job.
2:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Once described as the lungs of the city, Central Park brings a breath of fresh air to New York's crowded ...
more >> urban terrain. What started out as the rocky and desolate northern fringes of a rapidly expanding city is today among the world's most famous and beloved public parks. With over 843 acres of meadows, hills, ball fields and bodies of water, it's impossible not to find something to enjoy in Central Park.
Stars: Fionn Whitehead, Barry Keoghan, Mark Rylance. Allied soldiers from Belgium, the British Empire ...
more >> and France are surrounded by the German Army, and evacuated during a fierce battle in World War II. 106 min.
2:00 pm
free, no reservation required
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Start your New Year with clean makeup brushes. YouTube beauty guru @ThatGirlShaeXO will be giving expert ...
more >> advice on how to use Sigma Beauty's brush care. Bring your dirty makeup brushes and join Shae for a brush washing party. You won't want to miss this event, clean brushes lead to better skin and better makeup application!
The tour explores the social and political history of the one of the most active and most famous squares ...
more >> in NYC through discussions about the people, history, architecture, and forces that have shaped its surroundings. You’ll hear how the square got its name, see where the legendary Tiffany & Co. once stood, and learn how to read the clock (yes, it’s a clock!) on the famous sculpture and so much more! The tour takes place every Saturday.
2:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Stars: Nicole Kidman, Kirsten Dunst, Elle Fanning. The unexpected arrival of a wounded Union soldier ...
more >> at a girls school in Virginia during the American Civil War leads to jealousy and betrayal. 93 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.
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Stars: Judi Dench, Ali Fazal, Tim Pigott-Smith. Queen Victoria strikes up an unlikely friendship with ...
more >> a young Indian clerk named Abdul Karim. 111 min.
2:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Stars: Lamberto Maggiorani, Enzo Staiola, Lianella Carell. In post-war Italy, a working-class man's bicycle ...
more >> is stolen. He and his son set out to find it. 89 min.
2:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Program: Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904) String Quartet in F Major, op. 96 no. 12 "American" (1893). Charles ...
more >> Ives (1874-1954) String Quartet No. 1, From the Salvation Army (1898-1902). Charles Griffes (1884-1920) Two Sketches on Indian Themes (1918) George Antheil (1900-1959) String Quartet No. 3 (1948) One of the great treasures of the Library’s music archives is a receipt. Dated 1893, it is a signed acknowledgment of a $2,000 salary payment to the distinguished Bohemian composer Antonin Dvorak, who had traveled across the world to direct our nation’s fledgling National Conservatory of Music. During his legendary years in America, Dvorak inspired a new generation of young composers to listen to songs of marginalized peoples and create uniquely “American Music.”
2:30 pm
free, no reservation required
3:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Using examples from his new book The Wonder Code, Scott Mason will show participants how to tap into ...
more >> (and record in haiku form) recalled personal moments of wonder. Stanford Forrester will introduce participants to the short sentences of Allen Ginsberg that make for the rush of a poem.
3:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Forty-five minute organ meditations celebrating the diverse repertoire of the pipe organ. The program ...
more >> features the great repertoire of the organ on the 101-rank Pipe Organ built by Herman Schlicker and the 5 stop chamber organ built by Taylor and Boody Organ Builders. Takes place every Saturday from Sept. 9, 2017 to May 27, 2018.
4:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Born Sylvan Irwin Goldberg and raised in the Bronx, Michael Goldberg (1924-2007) began taking Saturday ...
more >> art classes at the Art Students League in 1938. A gifted student who read Lautréamont, Baudelaire, and Nerval, in 1939 Goldberg finished high school at the age of fourteen and enrolled in City College. He soon found New York’s jazz scene to be a far more compelling environment, and he began skipping classes to frequent the Harlem jazz clubs near campus. Goldberg’s love of jazz would become a lifelong passion and a key component to his approach to composition in his paintings. From 1940 to 1942, like many of the leading artists of the New York School, Goldberg studied with Hans Hofmann. In 1943, he put his pursuit of painting on hold and enlisted in the US Army. Serving in North Africa, Burma, and India, Goldberg received a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star before being discharged in 1946. After his service, he traveled and worked in Venezuela before returning to the United States, settling back into New York City.
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Surfacing from the notion of the Potemkin Village, this group exhibition seeks to investigate the ways ...
more >> in which media and medium shift our understanding of personal and social structures, and how they can be (de)constructed. With: Ann Greene Kelly, Cécile Krähenbühl, Devin N. Morris, Mario Navarro
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
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This year Ledisi is being nominated at the Grammys for Best R&B Album for Let Love Rule, Best R&B Performance ...
more >> for "High," and Best Traditional R&B Performance for "All The Way." In conversation with Jason King, Ledisi will talk about her musical journey, creative influences, and what's been going on since her first visit back in 2003 when the program had just launched.
Show N Tell is a grown up version of the old school classic but here they aren’t showing objects so ...
more >> much as creating space to think, process, and discuss some art that some folks have been making. Tonight welcome MSW, Mary Boo Anderson, Joshua Byron, and Ryann Slauson. Each will speak on a piece they’ve created and think aloud through process, content, and community.
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM Cole Marino, baritone 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM Jennifer Wang, piano 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM ...
more >> Matthias Villwock, bass-baritone 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM Mikhail Kaykov, piano
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
8:30 pm
free, no reservation required
Jazz guitarist Matt Wolfe and his trio (Leo Smith on bass, Jarrett Walser on drums) play an evening of ...
more >> standards and original music.