16 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Sunday, March 19, 2017
All events are free unless otherwise noted.
This is a 3-hour tour that begins with a walk over the Brooklyn Bridge, an icon of New York City for ...
more >> over 125 years, with spectacular views of Manhattan and Brooklyn. The tour then moves on to a stroll of Brooklyn Heights, America’s and New York City’s first suburb. The tour then explores the neighborhood DUMBO before ending at the Fulton Ferry landing.
Although world famous, Harlem may be New York's best kept secret with some of the city's best architecture, ...
more >> food, music and people. Harlem's history is also one of the city's most dramatic, having gone through many ethnic, cultural and socioeconomic changes over the past roughly 400 years, which have resulted in a diverse array of places of worship, theaters, homes and eating establishments. This tour takes place Mondays, Thursdays, and Fridays at 2pm, and Sunday at 9:45 am.
For over 100 years, the Beaux-Arts beauty known as Grand Central Terminal (a.k.a Station) has been a ...
more >> testament to the ingenuity and ambition of a great city, impressing both travelers and visitors with its wonderful architecture and pulsating vibe. Its history is a story of immense wealth, great engineering, a few accidents, a planned sabotage and one terrific ceiling, but most importantly a story of survival and rebirth.
First developed by Flemish artists, oil glazing techniques reached new heights in the work of Bellini ...
more >> and the Venetians at the end of the century. (With demo of transparent oil glazing technique.) With: Dr. Dennis Raverty, Art Historian
10:00 am
free, no reservation required
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A guided walking tour of the historic and revitalized 34th Street District. Tour-goers will explore the ...
more >> neighborhood's rich history of commerce, transit, and architecture. This 90-minute tour is held Friday, Saturday, and Sunday through May 28, 2017.
Join professional guides on a 90-minute journey through this vibrant neighborhood, viewing some of the ...
more >> city’s most notable landmarks, including the New York Life Insurance Building, the MetLife Clock Tower, the Appellate Courthouse and the famous Flatiron Building. This tour repeats every Sunday.
11:00 am
free, no reservation required
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Nylon Wound is the classical guitar duo of Gregory Askins and Joseph Parisi. The duo performs original ...
more >> compositions and arrangements for two guitars in addition to the standard repertory. They have performed at various festivals and in various venues around New York City and in Europe including the River To River Festival, Adelphi Dance, The Library for the Performing Arts Lincoln Center and the Karl Koch Concert Hall, Luzern.
2:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Stars: Teresa Wright, Robert Mitchum, Judith Anderson. Brought up by a neighboring family in the 1880s, ...
more >> an orphan grows up haunted by nightmares of a childhood trauma in which his own family was killed. 101 min.
2:00 pm
free, no reservation required
2:00 pm
free, no reservation required
3:00 pm
free, no reservation required
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Program: Schubert Death and The Maiden D.810 Schubert Earlkonig Misha Grossman, voice. Eric Grossman, ...
more >> violin Schubert Octet in F Major. D.803 This is a memorial concert celebrating celebrating the life of cellist Lawrence Zoernig.
3:00 pm
free, no reservation required
3:15 pm
free, no reservation required
The program features the great repertoire of the organ on the 101-rank Pipe Organ built by Herman Schlicker ...
more >> and the 5 stop chamber organ built by Taylor and Boody Organ Builders. The Organ Meditation takes place every Sunday from Sept. 11, 2016 to May 28, 2017.
4:00 pm
free, no reservation required
5:00 pm
Free-will offering
In celebration of the restored Great Organ, the Cathedral presents a concert series featuring guest recitalists ...
more >> from around the country. Today: Kevin Kwan, Noerfolk, VA
5:00 pm
free, no reservation required
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On the coldest night of the year a handful of New Yorkers brave the elements to attend a pet bereavement ...
more >> meeting having just lost the BFF - best furry friend. But grief is hardly hearts and flowers when this group comes together, especially when the leader is a woman who never even had a pet. A musical tribute to love, loss and treats. Written by Laurie Graff.
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required