56 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Wednesday, June 20, 2018
All events are free unless otherwise noted.
The Rise NYC, a community-driven pop-up fitness group, hosts a Boot Camp. Rotations through exercises ...
more >> like crunches, planks, push-ups, burpees, and mountain climbers ensure a mixture of cardio and strength training that will keep you coming back, and seeing results. No equipment necessary; smiles and high fives encouraged. Rain or shine.
New York City, NY; NYC
6:30 am
free, no reservation required
Ready to work hard and sweat with NYC's newest skyline behind you?! Ruel Davis returns for a new season ...
more >> of boot camp. This one-hour, intense class will challenge you, and keep you coming back for more. Every Wednesday from June 6-September 12, 2018.
New York City, NY; NYC
6:30 am
free, no reservation required
Get your yoga on in the park this summer and fall with Sacred Sounds Yoga. Breathe, move, and stretch. ...
more >> Please bring your own yoga mat. Every Wednesday and Thursday from June 6-September 12, 2018.
New York City, NY; NYC
8:30 am
free, no reservation required
Step on board one of the identical Clipper 70 yachts for a tour from crew members who have competed in ...
more >> this unique race. Have a glimpse at what life is like above and below decks to find out where the crews race, eat, sleep and navigate as they sail around the clock for up to four and a half weeks at a time. June 18-23, 2018.
New York City, NY; NYC
10:00 am
free, no reservation required
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Tours take place at various times during the day, all day long: SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown Brooklyn ...
more >> 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
11:00 am
pay-what-you-wish
A young woman uses her body and her sexuality to help her climb the social ladder, but soon begins to ...
more >> wonder if her new status will ever bring her happiness. Director: Alfred E. Green. 76 min.
New York City, NY; NYC
11:15 am
free, no reservation required
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The tour of City Hall includes a discussion of the building's history, art, architecture, and civic function. ...
more >> Non-reservation City Hall tours take place each Wednesday.
New York City, NY; NYC
12:00 pm
free, no reservation required
12:00 pm
free, no reservation required
The organ works of J.S. Bach (1685-1750) offered in 30-minute meditations. Bach at Noon concerts takes ...
more >> place Wednesdays from May 30 to September 5, 2018.
New York City, NY; NYC
12:20 pm
free, no reservation required
Summertime, and the livin’ is easy... so swing on by for toe-tappin’ performances by New York’s ...
more >> finest, playing ragtime, stride, and jazz to your heart’s delight. Luiz Simas plays Brazilian and American genres of jazz
New York City, NY; NYC
12:30 pm
free, no reservation required
12:30 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.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Dance Historian Lynn Garafola will present the perennial Spring favorite, George Balanchine's A Midsummer ...
more >> Night's Dream (1962). Styled as the father of American ballet, George Balanchine co-founded the New York City Ballet and remained its Artistic Director for more than 35 years. A Midsummer Night's Dream is a two-act ballet choreographed to Felix Mendelssohn's music to Shakespeare's play of the same name.
New York City, NY; NYC
1:00 pm
free, reservation required
Take a mid-day pause to refresh your mind and re-establish your center in the midst of bustling city ...
more >> life. Meditation is a powerful tool to eliminate stress, to heal the body, mind, and brain, and to enhance your personal well-being and positive relationship with the world.
New York City, NY; NYC
1:00 pm
$10 suggested donation
Learn the essentials of a marketing plan, high impact strategies, social media marketing, and how to ...
more >> measure performance. Also, learn how to build a blog to establish your reputation and promote your business.
New York City, NY; NYC
1:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Introduces basic investment terms and concepts such as risk and reward, IPO’s, p/e ratios, and relative ...
more >> p/e ratios. Ways to approach the investment decision and alternative stock investments such as mutual funds and ETF’s are discussed. Seating is limited and is on a first come, first seated basis.
New York City, NY; NYC
1:15 pm
free, no reservation required
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Stars: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jean Seberg, Daniel Boulanger. A small-time thief steals a car and impulsively ...
more >> murders a motorcycle policeman. Wanted by the authorities, he reunites with a hip American journalism student and attempts to persuade her to run away with him to Italy. 90 min.
New York City, NY; NYC
2:00 pm
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.
New York City, NY; NYC
2:00 pm
free, no reservation required
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Bill Wurtzel is a renowned guitarist with the experience to play jazz that fits any event or venue. He ...
more >> has performed worldwide with many great jazz artists. Wurtzel's groups have played for countless private affairs featuring mainstream jazz and the Great American Songbook. He is a member of local 802 and is a director of the Jazz Foundation of America.
New York City, NY; NYC
2:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Ti Coq (22 Minutes) Directed by Nadia Charlery This is the story of Josué, a roguish boy living with ...
more >> his grandmother . He has a pet rooster that he loves, and wishes to train him to become a dreaded fighting cock. Ori Inu (29 minutes) Directed by Chelsea Odufu A coming of age story about a young immigrant woman who must choose between conforming her identity and spirituality to the cultural norms of America or revisiting her roots in the Afro-Brazilian religion called Candomble. Sugar ( 19 minutes) Directed by Michelle Serieux A young black Jamaican girl from the underclass and on the brink of womanhood, works at a Jamaican resort where she witnesses tourists’ affluence daily.
New York City, NY; NYC
2:00 pm
$10 suggested donation...
Challenge your artistic skills by drawing the human figure. Each week a model will strike both long and ...
more >> short poses for participants to draw. Artists/educators will offer constructive suggestions and critique.
New York City, NY; NYC
2:30 pm
free, no reservation required
The weather is finally warm and beautiful! Why not enjoy a nice book in a beautiful courtyard. *Space ...
more >> is limited! To ensure everyone has a chance to read in the courtyard, sessions will be 1 hour long. If no one is waiting, you may be granted extra time.
New York City, NY; NYC
3:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Learn about important organizations in your community. Enjoy refreshments, live music and activities ...
more >> for kids.
New York City, NY; NYC
3:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Learn to retrieve important information on individual stocks and mutual funds, including analysts’ ...
more >> reports and opinions. We will also demonstrate the advanced search capabilities of each database.
New York City, NY; NYC
3:15 pm
free, no reservation required
One of the largest street dance companies in New York City performs a site-responsive intervention at ...
more >> the birthplace of the modern United States and in front of the New York Stock Exchange, a symbol of corporate America. Directed by choreographer Marguerite Hemmings.
New York City, NY; NYC
4:00 pm
free, no reservation required
No experience necessary. Just bring your love of poetry and your favorite writing implement.
New York City, NY; NYC
4:00 pm
free, no reservation required
The workshop will answer that all important question: How can we develop a daily writing practice that ...
more >> allows us to live our lives while writing, all at the same time? No experience with writing is necessary, just a desire and commitment to make a writing practice part of your life.
New York City, NY; NYC
5:00 pm
free, reservation required
The story starts with August, an adult anthropologist, returning to New York to bury her father. On the ...
more >> subway, she encounters an old friend, and begins to reminisce. She remembers being a young 8 year old girl moving with her father and younger brother to Brooklyn from Tennessee after the death of her mother. The book then follows August's teenage years when her and her friends face dangers on the streets, and family strife of various types. Jacqueline Woodson is best known for Miracle's Boys, and her titles Brown Girl Dreaming, After Tupac and D Foster, Feathers, and Show Way. She was named the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature by the Library of Congress, for 2018–19.
New York City, NY; NYC
5:30 pm
free, no reservation required
Editor's Pick
Singer/songwriter Dennis Doyle's original songs are both personal and imaginative within a rocked-out ...
more >> rhythm on his acoustic/electric guitar. His songs are an homage to the folk-rock artists of decades past and his lyrics take poetic twists and turns, taking inspiration from the everyday that is found on any street and within deep emotions seeking to connect with others. Music influences include Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, and Lou Reed.
New York City, NY; NYC
5:30 pm
free, no reservation required
Spanning sites such as Riverside Park, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, and Central Park, Naima Green's photographs ...
more >> present quiet, quotidian portraits—nuanced compositions that revel in her subjects' subtle gestures, varied postures, and soft gazes. Documenting a community that is tight-knit yet sprawling in scope, Green's project deeply engages with the historical and social role of photographic portrait, as a tool deployed to communicate, classify, or reinforce particular notions of subjectivity.
New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
The first solo exhibition with the gallery by German painter Alina Grasmann presents works that investigate ...
more >> notions of paradise, fiction, trickery, and perception. Edge of Eden teeters at the ever-so-fleeting margin between artifice and reality.
New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Marit Wolters's Everything That Is Solid Dissolves Into Air envisions an optimistic image of our society ...
more >> while inviting us to reflect on the transformative potential established by the relational processes stemming from social issues such as migration. By breaking up standardized methods of processing and assembling materials, the Vienna-based artist Marit Wolters questions the relation we have with the structures that constitute our society. Architecture decisively influences our behavior, our feelings and the way we perceive life. Its structures provide information on social ideas, processes and functional mechanisms. For her solo exhibition, Wolters uses materials that are known from the construction industry: Aerated concrete sculptures and reinforced steel structures are created in a dialectic process of assembly and disassembly, demolding and reformulation.
New York City, NY; NYC
Joseph Hilton (b. 1946) was in the landmark exhibition “Bad” Painting at New Museum organized by ...
more >> Marcia Tucker in 1978, which included Neil Jenney and Joan Brown. The gallery will be exhibiting works from that black and white series The Annunciation and Its Aftereffects in addition to The Marriage of Convenience series, which came on the heels of the monochromatic paintings.
New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Artist Lutz Bacher lives and works in New York. Her work is in the collections of The San Francisco Museum ...
more >> of Modern Art, San Francisco; Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago; Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, Berkeley; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Walker Art Center, Minneapolis; the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; and the Museum of Modern Art, New York.
New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Get an insider's look at the unique design elements of the park and the notable architecture in the neighborhood ...
more >> with Patrick Hazari. Learn about the behind-the-scenes work that led to the development of the park and its impact locally and worldwide. Every third Wednesday of the month from June 20-September 19, 2018.
New York City, NY; NYC
Once a year, Fête de la Musique showcases some of France’s most vital voices. This year is no different. ...
more >> The singer-songwriter, Vianney, will be performing his affective tunes, which he does often using just his voice, a guitar, and a loop pedal. He’s joined by the idiosyncratic Chassol, a pianist, arranger, and musical director who’s known for his trailblazing “ultrascores,” and collaborative work with Phoenix, Sébastien Tellier, and Frank Ocean. Rounding out the celebration is renaissance man Joakim, a DJ and classically trained pianist who is also a producer, visual artist and sound designer.
New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Summer is a time when many people take time to enjoy themselves and work slows down and yet September ...
more >> is one of the biggest hiring months. For those in their own business, clients may not be buying in summer, but summer is the time to develop relationships. Not all career activity has to be in a business suit. Coach Win Sheffield shows how to make the most of your summer search and leave ample time for recreation. Learn ways to make more progress with less effort and feel better about your time off knowing you have done what you can for yourself and your career.
New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
On May 24, 1883, journalist Montgomery Schuyler said "It so happens that the work which is likely to ...
more >> be our most durable monument, and to convey some knowledge of us to the most remote posterity, is a work of bare utility; not a shrine, not a fortress, not a palace, but a bridge." This tour will tell the story of the world-famous Brooklyn Bridge, and examine its ever-present historical, technological, and cultural impact.
New York City, NY; NYC
Namaste! Unwind from the day with outdoor yoga. Immerse yourself in this meditative practice surrounded ...
more >> by the Hudson’s peaceful aura. Strengthen the bod and cultivate awareness in a relaxed environment as your instructor guides you through alignments and poses. All levels welcome. Please bring your own mat.
New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Editor's Pick
Within the midtown area one is able to get the full spectrum of the Trump story and his rise to power. ...
more >> The tour will focus on three main things. The first is looking into the man himself and his history. He is well-connected with organized crime, illicit activity and corrupt dealings, and looking into his history in New York gives a window into that. The second is how he, as a symbol for real estate at large, has massively changed New York’s built environment to cater to a billionaire class at the expense of working New Yorkers. The third, potentially most important, is looking at the systemic nature of Trump’s rise in New York. What Trump has done is about a lot more than the single individual, and by looking at the agencies, actors and government institutions that have supported his rise, we can come away with a larger societal understanding of justice in our country. Sites Covered: Hilton Hotel The St. Regis Trump Tower Bulgari The Plaza Hotel Trump Plaza Wollman Rink Trump Du Parc
New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
$10 suggested donation...
Shake off the stress of work and join others for some friendly competition at drop-in volleyball. This ...
more >> is an after-work volleyball game for adults. They will provide the scorekeeper and the ball and will instruct newcomers in the basics of the game. A great opportunity to meet new friends!
New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
During the 20th century, the relationship between capitalism and democracy seemed (to the mainstream) ...
more >> a solid one. Yet, not all felt this way. In 1944 an economist called Karl Polanyi wrote a book which challenged this idea in the wake of the events which lead to fascist Europe. Writer Caleb Crain makes an analysis of Polanyi’s relevance to our own turbulent times through a review of author Robert Kuttner’s Can Democracy Survive Global Capitalism? Crain has published book reviews and essays in publications including The New Yorker, The New York Review of Books, The London Review of Books, The Nation, The New York Times Book Review, Out and The New Republic. He also published the non-fiction book American Sympathy: Men, Friendship, and Literature in the New Nation.
New York City, NY; NYC
6:30 pm
free, no reservation required
Despite fifty years of LGBTQ progress, activists' more radical goals may have fallen by the wayside. ...
more >> A renowned historian and activist of the American left and LGBTQ movements, Martin Duberman recounts the progressive vision for society as a whole and critiques the left's failure to embrace the queer potential for social transformation. Not without hope, Duberman's history lesson can shine a light towards a truly inclusive and expansive society. Duberman will be joined in conversation by Jason Baumann, Coordinator of Humanities and LGBT Collections. Registration does not guarantee admission. Priority will be given to those who have registered in advance. The Program Room opens at 6 PM.
New York City, NY; NYC
6:30 pm
free, reservation required
Editor's Pick
An evening with Nyugen E. Smith and D. Denenge Duyst-Akpem in conversation on masquerade, performance ...
more >> and spirituality in Carnival traditions in the African Diaspora through the lens of Carnival in Trinidad and Tobago.They will also discuss how these traditions have informed Nyugen's work and the work of other artists in the Diaspora. The program will begin with a collaborative performance activation by Smith and Duyst-Akpem of Rivers, Houston Conwill’s site-specific lobby art installation honor that honors Langston Hughes and Arturo A. Schomburg with a cosmogram inspired by Hughes’s poem “The Negro Speaks of Rivers.”
New York City, NY; NYC
6:30 pm
free, reservation required
Noted for a virtuosic, hard swinging piano style, The John Colianni Quintet’s resume includes long ...
more >> term stints and collaborations with many jazz and pop music giants, including Lionel Hampton, Mel Torme, Les Paul, and Larry Coryell.
New York City, NY; NYC
6:30 pm
free, no reservation required
Yoga is back as a summer offering twice a week. Open for all ages. Bring your own mat or borrow one while ...
more >> supplies last, first come first served.
New York City, NY; NYC
End your day with Hatha yoga led by Hollis in a beautiful sunset setting. Suitable for all fitness levels. ...
more >> Please wear loose, comfortable clothing and bring your own mat. Every Wednesday from June 6-September 26, 2018.
New York City, NY; NYC
6:30 pm
free, no reservation required
In her first story collection since Love in Infant Monkeys, Lydia Millet explores what it means to be ...
more >> home. Nina, a lonely real-estate broker estranged from her only relative, is at the center of a web of stories connecting fractured communities and families. She moves through the houses of L.A.'s wealthy elite and finds men and women both crass and tender, vicious and desperate.
New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
In fair Verona, the long-standing feud between families Montague and Capulet cause tragic results for ...
more >> their respective children, Romeo and Juliet. After meeting at a masked ball, Romeo and Juliet fall in love, only to discover the surname of their beloved. Revenge, love, and a secret marriage force the lovers to take drastic measures. In the end, both families learn the perils of needless violence. This summer will bring to life one of Shakespeare's most well known tragedies in a dynamic adaptationt. They will transform the park into Verona, with six actors playing all the roles in this fast-paced tour de force production. Tuesdays-Sundays, June 5-24
New York City, NY; NYC
Katherine Arden’s bestselling debut novel spins an irresistible spell as it announces the arrival of ...
more >> a singular talent with a gorgeous voice. “A beautiful deep-winter story, full of magic and monsters and the sharp edges of growing up.”—Naomi Novik, bestselling author of Uprooted
New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
This reading of a play by Mara Nelson-Greenberg is part of Youngblood's annual reading series of brand ...
more >> new full-length plays.
New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
An event that uses food as a starting point to explore the world of the restaurant, Asian American immigrant ...
more >> life, and how histories of migration and colonialism shape our plates. They’ll hear from Lillian Li, whose debut novel Number One Chinese Restaurant delves into the world of family drama behind the Beijing Duck House in Rockville, Maryland; New York Times Hungry City columnist Ligaya Mishan, whose essential piece on the rise of Asian American food in the restaurant industry investigates its newfound critical embrace, and its effect on Asian American chefs; and Toronto-based Naben Ruthnum, whose funny and sharp memoir-essay Curry analyses the canon of “currybooks.”
New York City, NY; NYC
Editor's Pick
From two students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School comes a declaration for our times, and an in-depth ...
more >> look at the making of the #NeverAgain movement that arose after the Parkland, Florida, shooting. Restrictions may apply. Call store for details.
New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Tony winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson (Jitney, The Piano Lesson) directs a sumptuous new production of Othello. ...
more >> Set amid war and palace intrigue in the 17th-century Mediterranean, this classic drama about a noble Black Venetian general whose marriage is sabotaged by theater’s most infamous villain, Iago, remains Shakespeare’s most urgent and relevant tragedy today. A lush, romantic vision gives way to the violent tangle of love and jealousy, race and revenge in this must-see production. May 29-June 3; June 5-9; June 14-18; June 20-24.
New York City, NY; NYC
8:00 pm
Free tickets required
Editor's Pick
This reading of a play by Harron Atkins is part of Youngblood's annual reading series of brand new full-length ...
more >> plays.
New York City, NY; NYC
9:00 pm
free, no reservation required