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28 free events take place on Friday, June 18 in New York City.
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28 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Friday, June 18, 2021

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Workshop | (IN-PERSON, outdoors) Pilates Workshop


Dodge YMCA hosts a socially-distanced Pilates. Enhance your control, stability, coordination, endurance, balance, strength, and flexibility.  Fridays, May 7-October 29, 2021 Advanced registration is required. Registration opens every Tuesday at 10:00am for classes the following week.
   Brooklyn, New York, NY
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8:30 am
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Workshop | (IN-PERSON, outdoors) 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. • Masks and contact information required upon arrival. • Participants must maintain six feet of physical distance between households. • All programs will be held in accordance with New York State reopening guidance.
   Manhattan, New York, NY
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8:30 am
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Museums | (IN-PERSON) North American Portraits and Other Exhibitions


Swiss-born Karl Bodmer (1809–1893) was one of the first and most accomplished European artists to document the landscape of the North American interior and its Indigenous peoples. He was hired by the German explorer and naturalist Maximilian, Prince of Wied-Neuwied, to accompany an expedition to the northwestern reaches of the Missouri River in 1833–34. Together they traveled from Saint Louis through the tribal lands of the Omaha, Mandan, Hidatsa, and Blackfoot, among many Plains nations where Bodmer executed watercolor portraits in situ. A meticulous draftsman, Bodmer produced portraits that are notable for their sensitivity of depiction and subtle, refined brushwork. Bodmer’s precise observation of his sitters—in facial likeness, body decoration, and regalia—conveys eyewitness testimony to the lives of specific individuals and the complexity of cultural encounters.
   Manhattan, New York, NY
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10:00 am
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Fair | (In-Person) Street Fair: Authentic Food and Merchandise Vendors


Street fair with authentic foods booths, merchandise vendors, and a variety of goods for you to explore and enjoy in the city of New York!
   Manhattan, New York, NY
10:00 am
free, no reservation required

Screening | Mahler's Symphony No. 2, 'Resurrection', Leonard Bernstein Leads the London Symphony Orchestra, 1973 (virtual)


Leonard Bernstein was one of the foremost advocates of Mahler's music, largely credited with the popularity of the composer's symphonies in the United States today. Led by Bernstein, soprano Sheila Armstrong and mezzo-soprano Janet Baker join the London Symphony Orchestra and the Edinburgh Festival Chorus for Mahler's musical contemplation on life and death in his Symphony No. 2, "Resurrection," recorded in England's majestic Ely Cathedral in 1973. The streaming will be available until Jun 25, 12 pm.
   Manhattan, New York, NY
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12:00 pm
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Gallery Talk | Treasures from the Permanent Collection: An Interactive Spotlight Tour


Morgan Library docents guide you on an up-close virtual exploration and discussion of one of the many works in the institution’s treasured permanent collection.
   Manhattan, New York, NY
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12:30 pm
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Concert | (IN-PERSON, indoors) Songwrights Apothecary Lab


An afternoon of sharing music and conversation with musicians and researchers brought together by esperanza spalding. Songwrights Apothecary Lab is a live installation where esperanza spalding and her fellow songwrights, researchers and mentors will be creating original music. The creation of this original music, which the lab will share with visitors during the festival, will continue spalding's exploration over the past years of how musicians might meaningfully incorporate therapeutic practices and knowledge into their work. For this event, seats will be arranged in pods of 2. One reservation counts for 2 seats.
   Manhattan, New York, NY
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3:00 pm
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Author Reading | The Black Index: Book Launch (virtual)


A virtual book launch celebrating The Black Index, co-published by the Hunter College Art Galleries and Hirmer Verlag, featuring the work of artists Dennis Delgado, Alicia Henry, Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle, Titus Kaphar, Whitfield Lovell, and Lava Thomas. The event will feature a conversation with the publication editors, Bridget R. Cooks, curator of The Black Index and Sarah Watson, Chief Curator of the Hunter College Art Galleries with appearances by catalogue contributors Re’al Christian, CalvinJohn Smiley, Vivian Sming, and Ella Turenne. A discussion will follow focused on the Redaction font commissioned by Titus Kaphar and Reginald Dwayne Betts and featured in The Black Index with the designers who created it: Forest Young, Global Principal and Head of Design at Wolff Olins and Jeremy Mickel, Type Designer and owner of MCKL; moderated by Stephen Coles, Associate Curator at Letterform Archive in San Francisco.
   Manhattan, New York, NY
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3:00 pm
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Concert | (IN-PERSON, outdoors) Celebrating Juneteenth: Freedom Songs


This year will be the first year NYC will be recognizing Juneteenth as a state holiday. This is an afternoon of song and spoken word reflections celebrating freedom and commemorating the ending of American slavery. This seated, outdoor event will take place on the museum's front terrace.
   Manhattan, New York, NY
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4:00 pm
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Movie in a Park | (IN-PERSON, outdoors) 2020 Animated Shorts


Imaginative storytelling and captivating craft. Suggested for those 14 and older. Playing in this program: Grandad was a Romantic Umbrella The Tiger Who Came to Tea Beyond Noh Kapaemahu Bathwell in Clerkentime Friends To Gerard
   Queens, New York, NY
6:00 pm
free

Concert | (IN-PERSON, outdoors) Bossa Nova Live


Visit the courtyard for a socially distanced evening of live Brazilian music, featuring Bossa Nova band Rio 3-0: bassist Leonardo Lucini, drummer Arnaldo Buzack, and guitarist Billy Newman. Take a seat in the courtyard and enjoy the show. Food and drinks are available for purchase.
   Brooklyn, New York, NY
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6:00 pm
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Film | Cocoon (2020): German Girl's Coming-of-Age Summer (virtual)


Nora, a shy 14-year-old Berlin girl, will never forget this way too hot summer. Surrounded by people with disrupted biographies, from different cultures and backgrounds, she makes her way into adulthood. Nora gets her first period, falls in love with another girl, learns to stand up for herself, and gets her heart broken for the first time. When summer ends, things will never be the same again for Nora. Director: Leonie Krippendorff
   Manhattan, New York, NY
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6:00 pm
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Author Reading | On Juneteenth: Commemorating the Holiday (virtual)


Pulitzer Prize-winning writers Annette Gordon-Reed and Brent Staples for a discussion of Gordon-Reed’s new book, On Juneteenth — a stirring reflection on how the holiday commemorating the freeing of African-American slaves in the United States is celebrated.
   Manhattan, New York, NY
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6:00 pm
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Classical Music | Organ Works by William Byrd, Peter Philips and More (virtual)


The Fitzwilliam "Organ" Book, features music found in one of the most important late 16th- early 17th-century keyboard collections, music usually performed on the harpsichord. However, many of the compositions sit equally well on the organ, which may be the instrument for which some of these works were originally conceived. This program will present works of Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, William Byrd and Peter Philips, performed on a chamber organ (Klop, 1996) by Jeff Snedeker.
   Manhattan, New York, NY
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6:00 pm
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Dance Lesson | Tap with Demi (virtual)


Live from Astoria tonight with an Open Level tap class taught by Demi Remick. Shuffle into your Friday evening with fun combinations and rhythms.
   Manhattan, New York, NY
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6:00 pm
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Workshop | (IN-PERSON, outdoors) Healthy on the Hudson: Tai Chi


Explore this low-impact, meditative form of exercise. Open to all fitness levels. Fridays, June 18-October 1, 2021.
   Manhattan, New York, NY
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6:30 pm
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Dance Performance | Search(Light); Dancing in Development (virtual)


After a short residency hosted by Brooklyn Navy Yard, Kinesis Project dance theatre shares the next steps in their newest work. Join Kinesis Project dance theatre and choreographer Melissa Riker in their performance of Search(Light) at the Navy Yard after their incredibly successful live-stream from BNY in January 2021. Hosted by the Brooklyn Navy Yard, Kinesis Project dance theatre is continuing to create their newest work, Search(Light) as a cross-country experience - sharing live performances between dancers in NYC and Seattle, WA. Join this boundary-breaking dance company as they invite you into the creation process. After two open rehearsal sessions, the company is presenting the next step in their development process of a work to premiere at the Navy Yard Oct 9th.
   Manhattan, New York, NY
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6:45 pm
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Concert | (IN-PERSON, outdoors) Latin Music


Enjoy live salsa music with Cuarteto Guatac.
   Brooklyn, New York, NY
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required

Concert | (IN-PERSON, outdoors) Picnic Performance: New York City Opera Presents Pride in the Park


The 2021 return of Picnic Performances includes twenty-five live and in-person music, dance, and theater events produced in partnership with a diverse and storied lineup of New York City's performing arts institutions. All events open to the public with limited capacity and audience registration required. The park will observe all New York City and New York State guidelines immediate to the time of the performance.
   Manhattan, New York, NY
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7:00 pm
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Workshop | (IN-PERSON, outdoors) Sunset Singing Circle


Singer/songwriter Terre Roche leads this weekly singing program with the beautiful backdrop of the setting sun in NY Harbor. Whether you are a beginner or a seasoned crooner, the singing circle is perfect for mellow melodies and healthy harmonizing. Participants are expected to bring their own equipment: blankets, instruments, water, etc. o Masks and contact information required upon arrival. o Participants must maintain six feet of physical distance between households. o All programs will be held in accordance with New York State reopening guidance.
   Manhattan, New York, NY
7:00 pm
free...

Dance Performance | Search(Light); Dancing in Development (virtual)


Hosted by the Brooklyn Navy Yard, Kinesis Project dance theatre is continuing to create their newest work Search(Light) as a cross-country experience - sharing live performances between dancers in NYC and Seattle. This boundary-breaking dance company allows a glimpse into the creation process.
   Manhattan, New York, NY
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | Welcome Home: A Guide to Building a Home for Your Soul -- Featuring Nascar Star Danica Patrick (virtual)


In her debut book of inspiration, poet Najwa Zebian shares her revolutionary concept of home--the place of safety where you can embrace your vulnerability and discover your self-worth. It's the place where your soul feels like it belongs, where you are loved for who you are. Too many of us build our homes in other people in the hope that they will deem us worthy of being welcomed inside, and then we feel abandoned and empty when those people leave. Building your home inside yourself--and never experiencing inner homelessness again--begins here.
   Manhattan, New York, NY
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7:00 pm
$5

Classical Music | Chamber Music (virtual)


PhiloSonia's end-of-season celebration week: each night from June 14th through Friday June 18th at 7pm, enjoy a different piece of music. Here's what pieces you can expect to hear: Andrew Norman Sabina from The Companion Guide to Rome for String Quartet Carlos Simon An Elegy: A Cry from the Grave  and Warmth of Other Suns for String Quartet Hugo Wolf Italian Serenade for String Quartet Tchaikovsky String Sextet in D minor "Souvenir de Florence" Op. 70 Brahms Piano Quintet in f minor, Op. 34 
   Manhattan, New York, NY
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7:00 pm
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Film | (In-Person, outdoors) All Light, Everywhere (2021): Sundance-Winning Documentary


Theo Anthony's All Light, Everywhere is an exploration of the shared histories of cameras, weapons, policing and justice. As surveillance technologies become a fixture in everyday life, the film interrogates the complexity of an objective point of view, probing the biases inherent in both human perception and the lens.
   Queens, New York, NY
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8:00 pm
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Movie in a Park | (IN-PERSON, outdoors) The Sixth Sense (1999): Clairvoyant Kid


A child psychologist comes to the aid of a tormented boy who has visions of the dead. As the sympathetic doctor digs deeper into the child's strange powers, it leads to unexpected consequences for both of them. With Bruce Willis, Haley Joel Osment, Toni Collette Directed by M. Night Shyamalan
   Queens, New York, NY
8:00 pm
free

Workshop | (IN-PERSON, outdoors) Journey to the Stars: Stargazing in the Park


Come out and see the stars, planets, and the moon from the park. Gaze across the New York sky and all the wonders it holds. Members of the Amateur Astronomers Association of New York will set up high-powered telescopes for stargazing sessions that are free and open to the public. Weather permitting.
   Brooklyn, New York, NY
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8:00 pm
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Dance Performance | E-Moves Part 1: Two Dancer/Choreographers (virtual, streaming through June 20)


E-Moves Part I features two phenomenal dancers and choreographers, Carolina Rivera and Ephrat Asherie. Carolina Rivera will perform her work, "Genus," and Ephrat Asherie will perform her work, "UnderScored." Afterward, they will discuss their respective pieces with award winning dancer and choreographer, Cynthia Oliver.
   Manhattan, New York, NY
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8:00 pm
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Dance Performance | Dance Practice Party


Enjoy general dancing, light refreshments and performances. Don't miss out on this wonderful party where they celebrate dance, life and community.
   Manhattan, New York, NY
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9:00 pm
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