13 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Monday, June 19, 2023
All events are free unless otherwise noted.
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These free tours take place at various times during the day, all day long. You can make reservations ...
more >> 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
Jugglers use the park throughout the year to provide free classes to the public. Stop by for a quick ...
more >> 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.
Produced on modest budgets for American International Pictures, Roger Corman's adaptations of Edgar Allan ...
more >> Poe stories were popular in their time as escapist horror cinema. Most starred horror icon Vincent Price and were written (and "freely adapted") by the likes of Richard Matheson, Charles Beaumont and Robert Towne. Today the series is recognized as unique and sophisticated, one that delivers decadent Gothic chills while exploring ideas of faith, sexuality, psychology and the supernatural. Chris Alexander's is the only book to fully examine this important chapter in horror film history. In-depth conversations with the maverick Roger Corman are book-ended by engaging critical analyses of each of the eight films, which together stand as a fully realized and consistent creative vision.
Come on by and tap your toes to The Big Apple's finest ragtime, stride, and jazz pianists around! Featuring ...
more >> special events and performances by distinguished musicians. Today's pianist: Isaac ben Ayala.
An online video premiere. Concept, script, lizard sightings and drawings by Marti Wilkerson to accompany ...
more >> 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
By the middle of the second century BCE, after nearly one hundred years of warfare, Rome had exerted ...
more >> its control over the entire Mediterranean world, forcing the other great powers of the region—Carthage, Macedonia, Egypt, and the Seleucid empire—to submit militarily and financially. But how, despite its relative poverty and its frequent numerical disadvantage in decisive battles, did Rome prevail? Author Michael J. Taylor explains this surprising outcome by examining the role that manpower and finances played, providing a comparative study that quantifies the military mobilizations and tax revenues for all five powers.
Ficciones is an immersive concert film experience featuring Roberto Sierra's newly commissioned Concerto ...
more >> 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.
Take 6 a cappella gospel sextet; Joseph Joubert, piano; The String Queens; Ebony Ecumenical Ensemble; ...
more >> Jamel Gaines Creative Outlet Dance Theatre of Brooklyn; IMPACT Repertory Theatre Performance Company; Kayden Hern, Poet Laureate of the 2023 New York State Gubernatorial Inaugural Ceremonies. Juneteenth honors the beginning of our nation's true independence--the freedom for all members of the reunited nation after the American Civil War. More than 400 years after the first enslaved African people were brought to the North American colonies, the fight for justice and equity continues. Join Rev. Dr. James A. Forbes Jr., notable honorees, distinguished speakers, and renowned artists for this national celebration of Black culture.
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
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Cassie Chang, soprano; Nicholas Farrauto, tenor; Ellie Pope, soprano; Ying Yang, contralto; Ahmed Alom, ...
more >> piano. Program Brahms (1833-1897), Von Ewiger Liebe, Op. 43 No. 1 Robert Schumann (1810-1856), Auftrage Richard Strauss (1913-1976), Mein Elemer from "Arabella" Franz Lehar (1870-1948), Wei Eien Rosenknospe from "Die Lustige Witwe" Mozart (1756-1791), Crudele? Ah No Mio Bene... Non Mi Dir from "Don Giovanni" Schubert (1797-1828), Gretchen Am Sinnrade, Op. 2 Donizetti (1797-1848), Piangete Voi... Al Dolce Guidami from "Anna Bolena" Bizet (1838-1875), Pres Des Remparts de Seville from "Carmen" John Corigliano (1938-present), Aria of the Worm from "The Ghost of Versailles" Jamie Leon Cuando Lejos (1921-2015), Muy Lejos Purcell (1659-1695), When I am Laid in Earth from "Dido and Aeneas" Donizetti (1797-1848), Ah! Mes Amis... Pour Mon Ame from "La Fille du Regiment"
7:30 pm
free, no reservation required
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A trio of black female soul singers cross over to the pop charts in the early 1960s, facing their own ...
more >> personal struggles along the way. Director: Bill Condon Stars: Beyonce, Jamie Foxx, Eddie Murphy 130 min. Movie starts at sunset.