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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on June 15, 2023?

52 free events take place on Thursday, June 15 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 15 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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52 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Thursday, June 15, 2023

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free events nyc Chance the Rapper: Grammy-Winning Entertainer
free events nyc Sunset Salsa Dancing
free events nyc You Are My Friend: A Concert Tribute to Sylvester
free events nyc New York Philharmonic Performs Beethoven, Copland, Rossini, and More
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Concert | Chance the Rapper: Grammy-Winning Entertainer


The rapper-turned-TV-personality, known mostly for his 2016 album Coloring Book, comes to NYC!
   New York City, NY; NYC
5:15 am
Free

Workshop | Pickleball in the City


Play pickleball on one of four courts open every Thursday through August 3.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 am
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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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Fair | Street Fair


Free fun for the whole family, including arts, crafts, antiques, plants, entertainment, games, and more.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Tour | Tour of New York City Hall


One of the oldest continuously used City Halls in the nation that still houses its original governmental functions, New York's City Hall is considered one of the finest architectural achievements of its period. Constructed from 1803 to 1812, the building was an early expression of the City's cosmopolitanism. City Hall is a designated New York City landmark, and its rotunda is a designated interior landmark as well.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Film | The Big Heat (1953): noir crime film


A police officer seems to have committed suicide, but Detective Dave Bannion thinks there's more to the story. After talking to the man's mob-connected mistress, Bannion discovers far-reaching corruption that leads all the way from the police station to kingpin Mike Lagana. But when the policeman's lover is killed, it becomes clear that crossing Lagana is a dangerous thing to do. Soon Bannion finds himself marked for death and his family in mortal danger. Director: Fritz Lang Cast: Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame, Jocelyn Brando
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Concert | Feel the World Dancing: Over 1,000 Young Singers


Over 1,000 singers from the Young People's Chorus of New York City's Schools Program raise their voices in song to celebrate our great city and the world around us.
   New York City, NY; NYC
11:00 am
Free

City Walk | Little Syria, New York Walking Tour


One of the best-kept secrets of early New York is the presence of the first Arabic-speaking community in the United States, located on Washington Street on the Lower West Side of Manhattan, first settled in 1880. Almost no buildings remain on Washington Street from the nineteenth century. Linda Jacobs, a scholar and historian will give an in-person tour of the early Manhattan Syrian/Lebanese colony illustrated with stories, historical photos, and places of significance to the early Syrian colony.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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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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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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Discussion | Max Weinreich and the Meaning of Yiddish (online)


Max Weinreich spent the entirety of his adult life building YIVO and the field of Yiddish Studies. A 'convert' to the cause of Yiddishism in his adolescence, he pursued a doctorate in German philology in Weimar Germany with the explicit goal of returning to Eastern Europe to contribute to the project of building a modern, secular Yiddish culture. His study visits to Yale University and Vienna in the early 1930s proved transformational in broadening and revising his understanding of the role of the social sciences in Jewish life as a tool for strengthening Jews' psychological and material resources. The destruction of the traditional Yiddish heartland in Eastern Europe and his experiences leading YIVO in post-WWII New York City added yet another dimension to Weinreich's conception of the importance of both Yiddish and Jewish Studies for the future of American and world Jewry. Would Max Weinreich recognize Yiddish studies today? Moderated by Kalman Weiser and featuring Naomi Seidman, Kenneth Moss, and Jeffrey Shandler, this panel will examine Weinreich's evolving understanding of the meaning of Yidishe visnshaft (Yiddish studies) and the role of Yiddish in Jewish life throughout his career.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Classical Music | Violin Works by J.S. Bach and More


Heidi Powell, violin. Program J.S. Bach (1685-1750), Chaconne Heinrich Biber (1644-1704), Passacaglia
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:15 pm
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Book Discussion | The Book of Eve: Her Version of Genesis (online)


A striking example of translation and its many layers—of language, of myth, of tradition—Mexican author Carmen Boullosa’s The Book of Eve (El libro de Eva) twists, challenges, and ultimately revises a classic tale for a contemporary moment. As Eve, fueled by “fiery disobedience,” tells her own version of the Book of Genesis, she brazenly rejects the stories that have oppressed women across millennia. No, she was not created from Adam’s rib; no, she was not expelled from the Garden of Eden for nibbling a forbidden apple; and no, humanity was not deluged by a great flood. Translator Samantha Schnee and Boullosa will have a conversation about translation twice (and sometimes thrice) over.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:30 pm
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Film | The Rainmaker (1956) with Burt Lancaster and Katharine Hepburn


During the Great Depression, a drought is wreaking havoc on a small, destitute Kansas town. Bill Starbuck, a slick grifter, arrives in town, promising he can make it rain in exchange for $100. His offer is accepted by H. C. Curry, a rancher whose spinster daughter, Lizzie, is desperate for a suitor. Lizzie finally finds confidence when Starbuck, ever the smooth talker, convinces her she's beautiful. Director: Joseph Anthony Cast: Burt Lancaster, Katharine Hepburn, Wendell Corey Burt Lancaster was an American actor and producer. Initially known for playing tough guys with a tender heart, he went on to achieve success with more complex and challenging roles over a 45-year career in films and television. He was a four-time nominee for the Academy Award for Best Actor (winning once), and he also won one Golden Globe Award for Best Lead Actor. The American Film Institute ranks Lancaster as #19 of the greatest male stars of classic Hollywood cinema. Katharine Hepburn was an American actress whose career as a Hollywood leading lady spanned over six decades. She was known for her headstrong independence, spirited personality, and outspokenness. She cultivated a screen persona that matched this public image and regularly playing strong-willed, sophisticated women. Her work was in a range of genres, from screwball comedy to literary drama, earning her various accolades, including four Academy Awards for Best Actress—a record for any performer. In 1999, Hepburn was named the greatest female star of classic Hollywood cinema by the American Film Institute.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Film | To Sir, With Love (1967) with Sidney Poitier


Engineer Mark Thackeray arrives to teach a totally undisciplined class of white high school students at an East End school. Still hoping for a good engineering job, he's hopeful that he won't be there long. He starts implementing his own brand of classroom discipline: forcing the pupils to treat each other with respect. Inevitably he begins getting involved in the students' personal lives, and must avoid the advances of an amorous student while winning over the class tough. What will he decide when the engineering job comes through? Director: James Clavell Cast: Sidney Poitier, Judy Geeson, Christian Roberts, Suzy Kendall, Faith Brook Sidney Poitier was a Bahamian and American actor, film director, and diplomat. In 1964, he was the first black actor and first Bahamian to win the Academy Award for Best Actor. He received two competitive Golden Globe Awards and a Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album. Poitier was one of the last major stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood cinema.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Jazz | Jazz Live from Harlem (in-person and online)


Panikkar Rosner & Leigh is an ensemble mentored and presented by bassist and NEA Jazz Master Reggie Workman. The group is led by vocalist Sydney Panikkar, bassist/vocalist Noah Rosner, and vocalist Eleanor Leigh. They will be joined by Connor Sondergeld, Samuel Clayton, Holden Carson, Michael Dunaevsky and James D’Amrogia.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Staged Reading | S P A C E: Trailblazing Women Astronauts


Drawing on history and imagining the future, S P A C E unearths the forces at work in our own time. Before any human travels to space, thirteen female pilots excel at the medical testing to become astronauts. Their story collides with the pilots and astronauts across time—like Bessie Coleman, Hazel Ying Lee and Jasmin Moghbeli—who burst their own path in, out, and up. Through transcript, fiction, feats of endurance, and the ridiculous, S P A C E takes us into moments of expansive missions, lays bare invisible forces at work, and brings us close to the personal side of facing them. It asks: What is the mission of our time? And will we fulfill or betray it? Written by L M Feldman.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Workshop | Mah Jongg Social


Players of all skill level are welcome to play! Socials are hosted and organized by Linda Fisher, and players play the National Mah Jongg League style. Participants are welcome to borrow equipment, or bring their own Mah Jongg sets. Mah Jongg lessons are currently unavailable at this time.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Book Discussion | Dirt Creek: Small-Town Girl Goes Missing (online)


In Hayley Scrivenor's gripping mystery, a girl from a small-town goes missing and a community falls apart and comes together.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 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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5:00 pm
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Discussion | Germans in America: Untold Stories


Helmut Fischer, Mary Lea Enderle, and Thomas Enderle will discuss three largely untold stories of early German immigrants in this country. The first story is an overview of Kleindeutschland (Little Germany), which used to occupy what's now known as the East Village and the Lower East Side. Story two is the rags-to-riches journey by Pieter Claesen Wyckoff in 1637 from a farmhouse in East Frisia (northwestern region of Germany) to a farm of his own in New Amsterdam -- now a museum in Brooklyn. The last story is about the exodus of East Frisians in the mid-1800s to the Midwest, in search of farms of their own. About the Speakers Helmut Fischer is a local historian and teacher in Norden, Germany. He is the president of the Upstalsboom Society, which has connected many Midwestern Americans to their German roots in East Frisia. Mary Lea Enderle has worked in creative roles at higher educational institutions, most recently for Columbia University. She is half German American and has resided in the East Village for nearly 20 years. Thomas Enderle was born in Japan to German parents. Trained as a lawyer, he worked for three decades in Hamburg, Germany as a director and board member of an international company. He is thrilled to now be living in what was once known as Kleindeutschland.
   New York City, NY; NYC
5:30 pm
Free

Opening Reception | 5 Photography Shows


Featuring: Peter Agron, Lingvistica Laura Dodson, Nostalgia Paul Italiano, Lords of Salt Joan Lemler, The Joy of Color, Beads and Fantasy James M. Peaslee, Solitary Figures
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Baldur Helgason: Acts of Worship


This exhibition features the artist’s latest paintings created during the winter of 2022-23. The body of work reveals the artist's personal exploration of spirituality, life’s purpose and self-discovery. These works were created in the darkest depths of Icelandic winter. With as little as four hours of sunlight per day, the artist found himself immersed in a literal darkness that mirrored the bleakness of the world around him. Helgason found motivation in his environment as it became the catalyst for a transformative and introspective process. He honed in on the challenging emotions and embraced them as a wellspring of inspiration. In distinctly Nordic terms, the darkness itself became Baldur's muse and guiding light. Appropriately, this series of paintings is unveiled at the height of summer during the longest days of the year.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Brian Butterick (Hattie Hathaway): And All They Loved


This is the first exhibition centered on the life of Brian Butterick (b. 1956 – d. 2019), also popularly known as Hattie Hathaway, his performance drag persona. Butterick first became well known for booking then managing the Pyramid through most of the 1980s and again into the 1990s, when Hattie joined the Blacklips Performance Cult he invited there. The exhibition sets off showcasing early poetry and publication in the 1970s, followed by his friendship with, and support from, writers in NYC and Provincetown.  A deep romance and creative collaboration with David Wojnarowicz continued from the late ‘70s into the early 1980s.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Book Discussion | Castro to Christopher: Gay Streets of America 1979-1986


The lost world of the "gay paradises" in San Francisco and New York is beautifully documented in this collection of remarkably intimate portraits and street scenes taken by photography activist and chronicler Nicholas Blair from 1979-1986. Blair will be in conversation with Jim Farber, moderated by Marvin Heiferman .
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Gallery Talk | Artist Talk: This Is Not All There Is


Artist Naudline Pierre and curator Claire Gilman lead in-person walkthrough and conversation surrounding fantasy, flight, and reimagining atmosphere.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Discussion | Artists Talk: The Signifigance of Quilting (online)


Artists Dindga McCannon and Aliyah Bonnette in an intergenerational conversation about the significance of quilting.  
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Park Walk | Native Plants Park Tour


This year, in celebration of its commitment to art and sustainability, the House of Ruinart is partnering with sustainability and horticulture experts at the park to highlight and explore native plants along the High Line, showcasing the importance of a balanced ecosystem. Ruinart will also be hosting tours that will take guests through a tour of the High Line to Maison 1729 highlighting a shared dedication to preserving native plants and promoting bio-diversity.  
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Discussion | Threads of Knowledge: The Significance of Quilting (online)


Artists Dindga McCannon and Aliyah Bonnette in an intergenerational conversation about the significance of quilting What that Quilt Knows About Me explores the capacity of quilts to record and pass down community and family histories. Included in the exhibition is Dindga McCannon's quilt-like piece Mary Lou Williams - Jazz Pianist. In this textile homage to "the greatest woman jazz pianist in the world," the Harlem artist captures her neighborhood's culturally rich environment while highlighting the vibrancy of Williams's music and her contribution to the legacy of jazz. In this program, McCannon will discuss the creative process behind the making of Mary Lou Williams - Jazz Pianist. She will share how she combines found objects, paint, photographs and fibers to create a powerful portrait of a Black woman artist and to tell her story. Like McCannon, textile artist Aliyah Bonnette learned quilting from women in her family. "By incorporating the very fabrics and unfinished quilts [my late grandmother] touched and sewed herself [in the 1970's], my practice becomes a space to stitch together the stories and memories of Black women across generations," she stated.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Book Club | Black Cake: A Novel by Charmaine Wilkerson


In this moving debut novel, two estranged siblings must set aside their differences to deal with their mother's death and her hidden past — a journey of discovery that takes them from the Caribbean to London to California and ends with her famous black cake. In present-day California, Eleanor Bennett's death leaves behind a puzzling inheritance for her two children, Byron and Benny: a traditional Caribbean black cake, made from a family recipe with a long history, and a voice recording. In her message, Eleanor shares a tumultuous story about a headstrong young swimmer who escapes her island home under suspicion of murder. The heartbreaking journey Eleanor unfolds, the secrets she still holds back, and the mystery of a long-lost child, challenge everything the siblings thought they knew about their family, and themselves.  Charmaine Wilkerson's debut novel is a story of how the inheritance of betrayals, secrets, memories, and even names, can shape relationships and history. Deeply evocative and beautifully written, Black Cake is an extraordinary journey through the life of a family changed forever by the choices of its matriarch. Registration required.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Play | The Lady of the Camellias: Tragic Love Story of a Courtesan and a Young Bourgeois


A new adaptation of Alexandre Dumas's story combines dialogue from Dumas’ novel (considerably different from Dumas’s stage play) with text and structural concepts from the libretto of the opera “La Traviata.” The fully-realized production is performed inside the open-air walls of the venue. Set in mid-19th century France, a courtesan suffering from consumption named Marguerite (and nicknamed “The Lady of the Camellias" because she wears a red camellia when she is indisposed, and a white camellia when she is available to her lovers), and Armand, a young bourgeois, fall in love. After Armand convinces her to leave her courtesan life to live with him in the countryside, their plan is interrupted by Armand's father Georges Duval who is concerned with the scandal created by the illicit relationship that will destroy his son’s future. Marguerite agrees to sacrifice herself for Armand’s family and leaves him. When Armand shows up at her deathbed thinking she left him for another man, he pledges to love her even after her death.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Play | Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest: Classic Farce


Oscar Wilde's farcical comedy is a classic favorite and a gorgeous period piece set at the country seaside.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Dancing | Sunset Salsa Dancing


Be with world-renowned dancer, instructor and producer Talia Castro-Pozo and her lineup of incredibly talented friends at a weekly dance party. Celebrated as "The Woman of Salsa" by Latina Magazine, Castro-Pozo is trained in everything from Ballroom to Jazz. Whether you're a novice or an advanced dancer, the night starts with beginner Salsa lessons before transitioning to a sizzling party. Dance the night away under the shimmering NYC lights and sensational skies -- all while learning a new move or two. 6:30 PM Beginner Lessons 7:15 PM Open Dance
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:30 pm
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Workshop | Sunset Yoga


Sweet Water Dance & Yoga hosts a multi-level sunset yoga practice. Suitable for all fitness levels. Please wear loose, comfortable clothing and bring your own mat.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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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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Dance Performance | Ceremonia: A Dance-Theater Performance


The Gangbangers' blossom and wilt in a dance-theatre performance conceived by Antonio Ramos. In a mixed-tape Latino extravaganza of cultural misappropriation and reappropriation, Ramos calls on his ancestors and carries the audience on a journey to the bottom of the ocean and back again. This piece is a ceremony. Performers include Paul Hamilton, Saúl Ulerio, Sarah White-Ayón, Rebecca Wender, Trevor Hansen, Adele Loux-Turner, and Molly Lieber.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Book Discussion | Daddy Boy: Finding Oneself in Storm Chasing


In 2017, author Emerson Whitney was divorcing the woman they'd been with for ten years--a dominatrix they called Daddy. Living in a tent in the backyard of their marital home, Whitney was startled to realize they didn't know what it meant to be an adult. Dizzied by this realization, they turned to an activity steeped in stereotypical masculinity: storm chasing.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Play | Richard III: Shakespeare Outdoors


Richard III may be Shakespeare's evilest character... See an ensemble of seven female and gender-fluid performers tackle his rise to power in a story filled with familial manipulation, egregious murder, and political deceit. Featuring Delaney Feener--a performer with a disability--as Richard. Audience members physically follow the actors from place to place, entering the world of the play and becoming mobile participants in the story unfolding around them.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Book Discussion | The Dissident: Jewish Refuseniks in Moscow


Paul Goldberg's novel is a thrilling, witty, and slyly original Cold War mystery about a ragtag group of Jewish refuseniks in Moscow. On his wedding day in 1976, Viktor Moroz stumbles upon a murder scene: two gay men, one of them a U.S. official, have been axed to death in Moscow. Viktor, a Jewish refusenik, is stuck in the Soviet Union because the government has denied his application to leave for Israel; he sits “in refusal” alongside his wife and their group of intellectuals, Jewish and not. But the KGB spots Viktor leaving the murder scene. Plucked off the street, he’s given a choice: find the murderer or become the suspect of convenience. His deadline is nine days later, when Henry Kissinger will be arriving in Moscow. Unsolved ax murders, it seems, aren’t good for politics.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Concert | A Night of Powerful Queer Storytelling with Pop Musician Jake Wesley Rogers (In a Park)


Pop musician and songwriter Jake Wesley Rogers headlines a night of powerful queer storytelling. A spirit enveloped and transformed by music, Rogers learned early how to generate connection through songwriting. Singer, musician, writer, and 2019-2020 National Youth Poet Laureate Kara Jackson will open, preceded by a DJ set by NYC-based electronic pop musician Bright Light Bright Light, co-presented by C'mon Everybody. The NYC Civic Engagement Commission will be on site with The People's Bus, a former Rikers Island bus transformed into a mobile community center and work of art by The People's Artist, Yazmany Arboleda. About the Artists Pop musician Jake Wesley Rogers has had accolades heaped upon him by the likes of major magazines and media outlets such as Billboard, Rolling Stone, and Vogue - who profiled Jake for their Youthquake project as a Gen Z creator who is pushing the conversation forward - as well as GLAAD - for whom Jake was nominated this year for Outstanding Breakthrough Music Artist, alongside a show-stopping performance at the ceremony. Then there are people like Elton John (who had Jake perform with Grammy-winning Brandi Carlile at his feted 30th annual Oscar-viewing AIDS foundation benefit this spring), Kate Hudson, and countless other A-list devotees who've flocked to the singer-songwriter's pulpit over the past few years. This fall, he will be opening for Panic! At the Disco on their arena tour. Kara Jackson is a singer/songwriter, musician, and writer from Oak Park, Illinois. Jackson served as the third National Youth Poet Laureate from 2019-2020. She is the author of Bloodstone Cowboy (Haymarket Books, 2019). Kara's highly anticipated debut album under September Records was released on Apr 14, 2023. Bright Light Bright Light is Welsh pop artist, producer, & DJ Rod Thomas. He has collaborated and toured with Sir Elton John, Erasure, and Scissor Sisters to name just a few artists, and just before COVID toured Europe opening for the legendary Cher. His 4 studio albums have won praise from critics and contemporaries alike, particularly 2020's #1 UK Dance album Fun City, which featured 12 LGBTQ+ artists including Justin Vivian Bond, Sam Sparro, and Andy Bell of Erasure. As a DJ, he brings his love of pop culture formly into the sets, mixing pop, disco, soul, R&B, movie songs, and songs of niche gay interest for the sole purpose of bringing joy to the world. Called "Working Girl-era realness" by Rolling Stone, he is an artist that aims to create community through music and cutate DJ sets that make people feel optimistic. Doors open at 6:00 pm. *For Deaf and hard of hearing communities, there will be an ASL interpreter at the left side of the stage.
   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.
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Discussion | Gender and Sexuality in Egon Schiele's Work


Jane Kallir, Schiele scholar and Director of the Kallir Research Institute, will be joined by a panel of speakers spanning the disciplines of art history, queer studies and gender studies, for an interdisciplinary examination of the artist’s world and work. The panel includes: Jane Kallir, President of the Kallir Research Institute and Director of the Galerie St. Etienne Jonathan D. Katz, Associate Professor of Practice, History of Art and Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies, University of Pennsylvania (pre-recorded statement) Verena Gamper, Curator at Österreichische Galerie Belvedere David Rimanelli, Writer and Contributing Editor at Artforum Egon Schiele came of age during a period of contrast between bourgeois norms and the realities of contemporary sexual experience. Schiele is principally known for his unconventional, often unsettling depictions of the female nude. His connection to and depictions of a cadre of gay and bisexual men (Max Oppenheimer, Willy Lidl, and Erwin Osen), however, spark compelling questions surrounding his unique interpretations of human sexuality.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Classical Music | New and Experimental Chamber Music


Ensemble Dal Niente: Carrie Shaw, soprano; Emma Hospelhorn, flute; Katie Jimoh, clarinet; Ben Melsky, harp; Kyle Flens, percussion; Mabel Kwan, piano; Theo Ramsey, violin/viola; Juan Horie, cello; Michael Lewanski, conductor. Program Tomás Gueglio, Canciones que el río murmura Paulo Henrique Raposo, Sextet Marcos Balter (1974-present), Ear, Skin and Bone Riddles Hilda Paredes (1957-present), Reencuentro Graciela Paraskevaídis (1940-2017), Libres en el sonido presos en el sonido Melissa Vargas (1980-present), new work for solo voice Registration required.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Dancing | Silent Disco Pride Party


Celebrate Pride Month with a silent disco dance party featuring Gotham Cheer and queer DJ’s from QuietEvents. Breathtaking sunset views and Lady Liberty will serve as your backdrop as you dance to the hottest beats pumped through light-up headphones. Headphones are free; ID is required.  
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Dance Performance | Two Rising Stars in Contemporary Dance


Major dance companies and rising stars perform in the park. Kayla Farrish is a Black American director merging dance-theater, filmmaking, narrative, and sound score. She captures ranging identity, the mythical dualities of history and present survival, and powerful dreaming lending to liberation. Her commissions include Gibney, Louis Armstrong House Museum, Danspace, Pepatian, Little Island, Harlem Stage, Blacklight Summit and beyond. Some works formed: Black Bodies Sonata, The New Frontier: My dear America, Sunny Side/Inside the Laughing Barrel, December 8th, Martyr's Fiction, and others. She creates live works, films, site-specific/immersive, and collaborations. Terk Lewis began his formal ballet training at the age of 17 with Tony Calucci at The Dance Extension in Columbus, OH. He then went on to earn his BFA in Dance from Western Michigan University. He then went on to join Eisenhower Dance Detroit where he performed in works by Laurie Eisenhower, Stephanie Pizzo, Eddy Ocampo, and Joel Hall. Lewis went on to join Complexions Contemporary Ballet under Artistic Directors Dwight Rhoden and Desmond Richardson. While with the company for seven years he had the opportunity to perform works by both directors, as well as Jae Man Joo, William Forsyth and Marcelo Gomes.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Concert | You Are My Friend: A Concert Tribute to Sylvester


One of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, Sylvester rose to the top of the charts in the late '70s with dancefloor classics like "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)" and "Dance (Disco Heat)." Scoring 24 Top-40 hits over his career, Sylvester had an ethereal falsetto, gender-bending style, and a flamboyant fashion sense. One of the first openly gay artists in disco and R&B, Sylvester helped blaze a trail for out-of-the-closet LGBTQIA+ music superstars to follow. Featuring musical direction by acclaimed music scholar Jason King, this joyous tribute features musical guests like folk musician Anjimile; club/dance music icon Kevin Aviance; golden-voiced house and dance music hitmaker Inaya Day; Grammy-nominated recording artist and Broadway performer Mykal Kilgore; singer-songwriter Dawn Richard; and Chicago house music legend Byron Stingily.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
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Book Discussion | Bill Pedersen: Gesture and Response


Legendary architect and founder of Kohn Pedersen Fox, Bill Pedersen will present excerpts from his book Gesture and Response which is an inversion of one's initial perception when referring to architecture. In Pedersen's thesis, "the place offers the gesture and architecture is the response."The articles and buildings span 45 years of the architect’s career as KPF’s influence and global footprint grew. The presentation is not organized chronologically, as is the book: it will begin with the small and end large. Regardless of scale the same aspiration applies: his chairs are a response to the gesture of the human body and his tallest buildings are a response to connecting earth to sky in a specific place.  
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Concert | Singer-Songwriter-Guitarist from Colombia


Colombian singer-songwriter Mónica Giraldo is renowned for both her fluency on acoustic guitar and her beautifully nuanced original compositions. A nominee for Best New Artist at the Latin Grammy Awards, Giraldo's rootsy playing style and liltingly melodic voice give beautiful character to her warm approach to pop folk. Giraldo's soothing ballads are layered with influences from beyond her native Bogotá, suggesting a wandering ear that finds inspiration in the creativity, spirit and sound of folk singer-songwriters around the world, the Colombian Caribbean rhythms and the Latin American Classics. Giraldo's formal training as an architect can be clearly heard in her love for design and sound construction, skills she's maneuvered into multi-million YouTube and Spotify plays.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Play | Hamlet: A Riveting, Present-Day Take on Shakespeare


Director Kenny Leon commands the stage with a nine-week, tour-de-force production of the Bard’s masterpiece, a riveting, contemporary present-day take on Shakespeare’s classic tale of family and betrayal, as enduring as the stars above the park.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Comedy Club | Bomb Shelter Comedy Show


Bomb Shelter is a free weekly comedy show in New York City where you'll find some of the best comedians performing. Expect free pizza. With: Momo - Viral Sensation Kirsten O'Brien - Boss Bitch Show Mike Toohey - They Did What Podcast Lisa Corrao - Comedy Central
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Classical Music | New York Philharmonic Performs Beethoven, Copland, Rossini, and More


New York Philharmonic; and Jaap van Zweden, conductor, perform Beethoven, Copland, Rossini, Johann Strauss II, and more. Program Copland (1900-1990), Fanfare for the Common Man Beethoven (1770-1827), Symphony No. 5 NY Phil Very Young Composers, Works by Very Young Composers Rossini (179201868), William Tell Overture Johann Strauss II (1825-1899), Die Fledermaus Overture Johann Strauss II (1825-1899), On the Beautiful Blue Danube About the Performers The New York Philharmonic, one of the leading world orchestras, was founded in 1842 by the American conductor Ureli Corelli Hill, with the aid of the Irish composer William Vincent Wallace. The first concert of the Philharmonic Society took place on December 7, 1842 in the Apollo Rooms on lower Broadway before an audience of 600. It is the oldest major symphony orchestra in the United States in continual existence and one of the oldest in the world. Jaap van Zweden began his tenure as the 26th Music Director of the New York Philharmonic in September 2018. He also serves as Music Director of the Hong Kong Philharmonic, a post he has held since 2012, and becomes Music Director of the Seoul Philharmonic in 2024. He has conducted orchestras on three continents, appearing as guest with, in Europe, the Orchestre de Paris, Amsterdam's Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Vienna Philharmonic, Berlin Philharmonic, and London Symphony Orchestra, and, in the United States, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, The Cleveland Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, and other distinguished ensembles.
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:00 pm
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Movie in a Park | The Sun Is Also a Star (2019): Hard-Luck Lovers


A hopeless romantic ambivalent about his future in medical school falls for a hard-luck young woman who doesn't believe in love. Director: Ry Russo-Young Stars: Yara Shahidi, Anais Lee, Charles Melton 100 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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