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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on June 12, 2023?

25 free events take place on Monday, June 12 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 June 12 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 June . 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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25 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Monday, June 12, 2023

All events are free unless otherwise noted.

Editor's Picks

free events nyc Tour of Gracie Mansion, Home of New York's Mayors
free events nyc Nina's 90th: A Tribute to Nina Simone
free events nyc Your Table is Ready: Tales of a New York City Maitre D' with Author Michael Cecchi-Azzolina
free events nyc Zero Station: Dancing Through Trauma
free events nyc Almost Famous (2000): A Rock 'n' Roll Education, with Billy Crudup and Kate Hudson
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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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Tour | Tour of Gracie Mansion, Home of New York's Mayors


In 1799, a prosperous New York merchant named Archibald Gracie built a country house overlooking a bend in the East River, five miles north of the then-New York City limits. Little did he know that, more than 200 years later, his home would be serving as the official residence of the First Family of New York City - a place where history is made, not merely recorded. As a historic house museum run by the Parks Department, sitting on 11 acres of grounds now known as Carl Schurz Park, Gracie Mansion has served as the home of 11 mayors, beginning first with Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia in 1942. Start times: 10:30am, 12pm, 1:30pm
   New York City, NY; NYC
10:30 am
Free

Gallery Talk | Curators' Previews of 2 Upcoming Morgan Library Exhibitions (online)


A sneak preview of Ferdinand Hodler: Drawings—Selections from the Musée Jenisch Vevey and Into the Woods: French Drawings and Photographs from the Karen B. Cohen Gift Curators Isabelle Dervaux and Jennifer Tonkovich, with curatorial fellow Elizabeth Eisenberg, will host a webinar to introduce their respective exhibitions.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Workshop | 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 | Kayaking in the Park


Glide along the water this summer and fall! Kayaking is offered throughout the summer. All levels are welcome including first-time kayakers - life vests and all equipment provided, as well as instruction. Children under 18 must have an adult guardian present.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Book Discussion | Nothing to Fear: Alfred Hitchcock and The Wrong Men


In 1956, Alfred Hitchcock focused his lens on an issue that cuts to the heart of our criminal justice system: the risk of wrongful conviction. The result was The Wrong Man, a wrenching and largely overlooked drama based on the real-life arrest of Queens musician Christopher "Manny" Balestrero for two robberies he did not commit. With documentary-like authenticity, Hitchcock and his team meticulously re-created Manny's journey through the corridors of justice and the devastating effect of the arrest on his wife, Rose. In so doing, the director cast a damning light on New York's history of mistaken identity cases. The Balestreros fell victim to the same rush to judgment and suggestive eyewitness identification procedures that had doomed innocent defendants in earlier cases. Their ordeal is part of a larger story of the state's failure to reckon with its role in other wrongful prosecutions in the first half of the twentieth century. Attorney Jason Isralowitz tells this story in a revelatory book that situates both the Balestrero case and its cinematic counterpart in their historical context. Drawing from archival records, Isralowitz delivers a gripping account of Manny's trial and new insights into an errant prosecution. He then examines how Hitchcock fused striking visual motifs with social realism to create a timeless work of art, with memorable performances by Henry Fonda and Vera Miles. The film bears witness to issues that animate the contemporary innocence movement, including the unreliability of eyewitness testimony, the need for police lineup reforms, and the dangers of investigative "tunnel vision."
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 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: Terry Waldo.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Workshop | Creative Writing Workshop


A weekly writing session led by Jon Curley. Taking inspiration from life events, participants will be encouraged to use reflection as a way to enhance their writing styles in any preferred mode.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Other | Live Trivia Hour: Classic Books Edition


Are you a fan of classic books? Test your knowledge and join the Live Trivia Hour. Registration required.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:30 pm
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Book Discussion | Dark Matter in Breaking Cyphers: The Life of Africanist Aesthetics in Hip Hop (online)


With authors Janet Borgerson and Jonathan Schroeder. This book draws on over a decade of research and provides a detailed look into the vitality of Africanist aesthetics and the epistemological possibilities of the ritual circle.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Lecture | Investigative Aesthetics


Eyal Weizman will discuss the idea of "Investigative Aesthetics." What is the investigative mode and how does it organize knowledge around points of rupture? What is the relation between the molecular level micro-historical incident and the analysis of long term structural forces? How to think about and employ aesthetics as an epistemological mode of thinking and knowing? And what are the potentials and paradoxes associated with the application of critical technological investigations and their presentations in forums from courts to galleries? The lecture will present and draw upon a number of investigations.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Book Discussion | The Spectacular: A Novel of Radio City Music Hall


Fiona Davis launches her new novel, set amidst the glamour and glitz of Radio City Music Hall in its mid-century heyday.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Book Club | Love That Story by Jonathan Van Ness


In his New York Times best-selling memoir Over the Top, Jonathan van Ness showed readers how the incredibly difficult moments from his life (surviving sexual abuse and addiction, being diagnosed with HIV) have existed alongside great joy and positivity (landing a breakout role on Netflix’s Queer Eye, becoming an amateur figure skater and professional standup comedian, doting on his five cats). If Jonathan learned anything from the painful life experiences, it’s that in order to thrive, he needed to push past the shame and fear of being his true self, which meant getting comfortable with being uncomfortable. In this candid and curious essay collection, he takes a thoughtful, in-depth look at today’s hot-button issues, viewed through the lens of his personal experience. From the evolution of his signature style to an investigative report on the queer history of his hometown, Jonathan reflects on his life and how he has learned to embrace change—doing the work to challenge internalized beliefs, finding compassion and confidence, and learning more about what makes us all so messy and gorgeous. About the Author Jonathan Van Ness is a bestselling author, podcaster, comedian, and television personality. He is known for his work as the beauty expert on the Netflix series Queer Eye, for hosting the Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness podcast, and for the web series parody Gay of Thrones. Registration required.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Book Discussion | Unfriendly to Liberty: Loyalist Networks and the Coming of the American Revolution in New York City (in-person and online)


Author Christopher Minty focuses on the origins of the American Revolution in New York City from the perspective of those who became loyalists. It argues that longstanding political partisanship played a hitherto underappreciated role in determining their allegiance during the Revolution.  
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Book Discussion | Your Table is Ready: Tales of a New York City Maitre D' with Author Michael Cecchi-Azzolina


From the glamorous to the entitled, from royalty to the financially ruined, everyone who wanted to be seen--or just to gawk--at the hottest restaurants in New York City came to places Michael Cecchi-Azzolina helped run. His phone number was passed around among those who wanted to curry favor, during the decades when restaurants replaced clubs and theater as, well, theater in the most visible, vibrant city in the world. Join Cecchi-Azzolina at this event for a conversation about his recently-released book, Your Table Is Ready, with fellow author and podcaster Andrew Friedman of Andrew Talks to Chefs. From his early career serving theater stars like Tennessee Williams and Dustin Hoffman at La Rousse right through to the last pre-pandemic-shutdown full houses at Le Coucou, Cecchi-Azzolina has seen it all. In Your Table Is Ready, he breaks down how restaurants really run (and don't), and how the economics work for owners and overworked staff alike. "Riveting...provides plenty of celebrity encounters, but also reveals how restaurants work. Readers will gobble up the juicy gossip and decadent stories from a man who has seen it all." (Publishers Weekly) Registration required.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:30 pm
Free

Discussion | Black Writers at Work


Authors Farah Jasmine Griffin (In Search of a Beautiful Freedom, Read Until I Understand), Candice Iloh (Every Body Looking), and Ibi Zoboi (Star Child: A Biographical Constellation of Octavia Estelle Butler, American Street) join an intergenerational conversation on the writing practices of Black writers today and writers featured in the recently republished Black Women Writers at Work by Claudia Tate. Yahdon Israel, Senior Editor at Simon & Schuster will moderate the conversation. About the Speakers Farah Jasmine Griffin is professor of African American and African diaspora studies and English and comparative literature at Columbia University. She is the author of In Search of a Beautiful Freedom: New and Selected Essays, Read Until You Understand, among other works. Recipient of a 2021 Guggenheim Fellowship, she lives in New York. Candice Iloh is a first-generation Nigerian American writer whose books center home. They are from the Midwest by way of Washington, DC, and Brooklyn, New York. They are a proud alumna of the Rhode Island Writers Colony, and their work has earned fellowships from Lambda Literary, VONA, and Kimbilio Fiction and a residency with Hi-ARTS, where they debuted their first one-person show in 2018. Candice became a 2020 National Book Award Finalist and, in 2021, a Printz Award Honoree for their debut novel, Every Body Looking. Salt the Water is their third novel. Ibi Zoboi is the author of numerous titles including American Street (2017), which was a finalist for the 2017 National Book Award in Young Adult’s Literature, a Time Magazine Best YA Book Of All Time, and a Kirkus Best Book of the Year; Pride (2018), a contemporary remix of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice; and My Life As An Ice Cream Sandwich (2020), a moving middle-grade debut of a girl finding her place in a world that’s changing at warp speed. Zoboi is also the co-author of the Walter Award and L.A. Times Book Prize-winning Punching the Air (2021) with prison reform activist Dr. Yusef Salaam. Her more recent titles include Okoye to the People: A Black Panther Novel (2022) for Marvel; Star Child (2023), an illumination of the young life of the visionary storyteller Octavia E. Butler in poems and prose; and the novel Nigeria Jones (2023).
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Workshop | Meditation & Restorative Yoga


Rejuvenate yourself with this instructor-led class.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Concert | Nina's 90th: A Tribute to Nina Simone


Thirteen-time MAC Award, two-time Backstage Bistro Award and Nightlife Award Winner Natalie Douglas joins forces with her Music Director, Jon Weber of NPR's Piano Jazz, to bring her critically acclaimed hit show. Natalie has wowed audiences on three continents with this critically acclaimed celebration of the iconic Dr. Nina Simone - a pivotal artist and one of Natalie's principal influences. For this one night only, Natalie and Jon will collaborate with special guest stars, Ari Axelrod and D'Vorah Bailey to create a new edition of the Nina show. Honoring Nina's spirit, Natalie and her talented guest vocalists will perform songs recorded by the late legendary singer, including George Gershwin's "I Loves You Porgy," Nina's big hit "My Baby Just Cares for Me," Dr. Simone's composition "Mississippi Goddam," and the ode to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., "Why (The King of Love is Dead)."
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:30 pm
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Video | Beaut: Her Blood Ran Cold (The Silent Lizards) (online thru Jul 9)


An online video premiere. Concept, script, lizard sightings and drawings by Marti Wilkerson to accompany the photographs in her exhibition and originally performed live by Beaut on October 9, 2022. Vocals and Lyrics: Marti Wilkerson Guitar: Paul Twinkle Technical Director and Video Editor: Itziar Barrio Cameras: Isaiah Davis, John Brattin, Itziar Barrio Lighting Design: Marti Wilkerson DMX Programming: Kai Sundermann WILDBLUR Master Audio Recording: Adam Wolcott Smith Production Manager: Marbles Producer: Lia Gangitano After Dark Director: Itziar Barrio After Dark Technical Associate: Caroline Mills
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Book Discussion | My Friend Anne Frank: The Inspiring and Heartbreaking True Story of Best Friends Torn Apart and Reunited Against All Odds (online)


Journalist Dina Kraft with award-winning biographer Ruth Franklin for a special conversation about Anne Frank and her childhood friend, Hannah Pick-Goslar, on what would have been Frank’s 94th birthday — and Pick-Goslar’s stunning new memoir. Completed just before she passed away last October at the age of 93, beautifully channeled and expertly ghostwritten by Kraft, My Friend Anne Frank is a tribute to the power of friendship through one of history’s darkest moments. It is also a celebration of a vibrant girlhood cut tragically short. Hear Kraft and Franklin on the book’s composition, Pick-Goslar’s profoundly moving account of her friend, the importance of hearing the stories of Holocaust survivors before they disappear, and more.
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7:00 pm
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Book Discussion | Rhea Karam: Somewhere/Elsewhere


This evening will celebrate the craft of book arts by presenting Rhea Karam's most recent artist book. Somewhere/Elsewhere explores the notion of lines and borders within the urban landscape. The unique structure of this book leads the viewer into a journey where they can navigate city streets through a series of photographs of textured architectural planes coexisting side by side.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Screening | Ficciones: Concerto for Electric Violin and Orchestra (online thru Sep. 1)


Ficciones is an immersive concert film experience featuring Roberto Sierra's newly commissioned Concerto for Electric Violin and Orchestra, which presents a mixture of Sierra's Latin-influenced ideas and modern compositional techniques through the voice of electric violinist Tracy Silverman.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Dance Performance | Zero Station: Dancing Through Trauma


Molly Lieber and Eleanor Smith's original choreography works out shame, citing a felt understanding as part of the experience of abjection. Confronting hypersexualization as the limp white feminine byproduct of capitalism, they present movements derived from pregnancy, lactation, mental illness, physical illness, surgery, and aging, and then segment, otherize, and disappear these forms in trash. Through trauma they are greatly affected, and our capacity to be affected, to understand how we may affect one another, is heightened. Within this gained fluidity is potential to think beyond ourselves.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:30 pm
Free

Classical Music | American Composers Orchestra


Copland House's acclaimed, annual emerging composers institute, featuring six new works by the 2023 CULTIVATE fellows: Henry Dorn, Seare Farhat, Oswald Hunyh, Maya Miro Johnson, Grace Lee, and Max Vinetz.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:30 pm
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Movie in a Park | Almost Famous (2000): A Rock 'n' Roll Education, with Billy Crudup and Kate Hudson


A high-school boy in the early 1970s is given the chance to write a story for Rolling Stone about an up-and-coming rock band as he accompanies them on their concert tour. Director: Cameron Crowe Stars: Billy Crudup, Patrick Fugit, Kate Hudson 122 min. Movie starts at sunset.
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:00 pm
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