27 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Monday, March 12, 2018
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.
You've seen the iconic skyscrapers, attended a Broadway show, visited Lady Liberty and relaxed in Central ...
more >> Park. Looking for a little more of the Big Apple? Maybe it's time to visit some of Manhattan's oldest and most enchanting historic districts. Take a relaxing stroll through SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown.
A docent-led tour of items on display, drawn exclusively from the Library’s collections, exploring ...
more >> the breadth and significance of this pivotal era. The tour last approximately 45 minutes and covers highlights of the show.
12:30 pm
free, no reservation required
Take a 30-minute break for your soul. Organist: Mark Laubach, Organist/Choirmaster, St. Stephen’s ...
more >> Episcopal Church, Wilkes-Barre, PA
12:30 pm
free, no reservation required
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Program: Bach: Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen, BWV 12 Wachet! betet! betet! wachet!, BWV 70 Trinity ...
more >> Baroque Orchestra and soloists from The Choir of Trinity Wall Street: Elizabeth Bates, Sarah Brailey, Luthien Brackett, Timothy Parsons, Timothy Hodges, Brian Giebler, Paul An, Thomas McCargar, and Jonathan Woody; Julian Wachner, conductor
1:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Take a mid-day pause to refresh your mind and re-establish your center in the midst of bustling city ...
more >> life. Meditation is a powerful tool to eliminate stress, to heal the body, mind, and brain, and to enhance your personal well-being and positive relationship with the world.
1:00 pm
$10 suggested donation
Greenwich Village is among Manhattan's most desirable and expensive residential neighborhoods. It's history, ...
more >> however, betrays it's monied status. The Village, with it's quiet, shaded streets, lined with lovely brick and brownstone townhouses, was once the incubating ground of artistic, social and political movements that have helped shape US history. From the Beats to the Folk Movement, from workers rights to gay rights, the Village has often been the center of it all.
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.
Stars: Glenn Ford, Dorothy McGuire, Arthur Kennedy. Courtroom drama set in 1947 and underlying post-WW2 ...
more >> acute problems facing the USA such as stormy race relations and the growing threat of local communism. 105 min.
2:00 pm
free, no reservation required
3:00 pm
free, no reservation required
This class provides an overview of patent concepts, including the 3 kinds of patents, and a comparision ...
more >> with other types of intellectual property protection. It covers the basic requirements for obtaining a United States patent. It emphasizes patent search, particularly by going beyond simple keyword searching to search by patent classification with the free search tools available from the US Patent andTrademark Office and the European Patent Office.
3:15 pm
free, no reservation required
A docent-led tour of items on display, drawn exclusively from the Library’s collections, exploring ...
more >> the breadth and significance of this pivotal era. The tour last approximately 45 minutes and covers highlights of the show.
3:30 pm
free, no reservation required
A fascinating look at the evolution of Fosse as choreographer and director, Kevin Winkler’s new book ...
more >> considers Fosse’s career in the context of changes in the Broadway musical theatre over four decades. It traces his early dance years and the importance of mentors George Abbott and Jerome Robbins on his work. It examines how each of the important women in his adult life—all dancers— impacted his career and influenced his dance aesthetic.
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Stars: Jane Powell, Howard Keel, Jeff Richards. In 1850 Oregon, when a backwoodsman brings a wife home ...
more >> to his farm, his six brothers decide that they want to get married too. 102 min.
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Editors Rujeko Hockley and Catherine Morris in conversation with art historian and critic Jessica Bell ...
more >> Brown, as they discuss the context, influences, and new ideas inspired by the groundbreaking project We Wanted a Revolution: Black Radical Women, 1965-85, organized by the Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art at the Brooklyn Museum.
6:30 pm
free, no reservation required
In this play, a motley crew of mathematicians and physicists discover the secret of the first atom bomb ...
more >> and risk madness to know the mind of God. A work-in-progress by William K. Hugel.
7:00 pm
$5 suggested donation
The launch of Go Home!, the workshop collection published in collaboration with the Feminist Press that ...
more >> images “home” in twenty-first century through fiction, memoir, and poetry. Both urgent and meditative, this anthology moves beyond the model-minority myth and showcases the the necessity of both expanding and challenging the immigrant narrative. Celebrate the launch of the anthology awith contributors Karissa Chen, Wendy Xu, Gina Apostol, Chaya Babu, and Alexander Chee. They will be joined in conversation with the book’s editor, Rowan Hisayo Buchanan.
7:00 pm
$5 suggested donation...
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Female writers, directors, and producers have radically transformed the television industry in recent ...
more >> years. Shonda Rhimes, Lena Dunham, Tina Fey, Amy Schumer, Mindy Kaling: These extraordinary women have shaken up the entertainment landscape, making it look like an equal opportunity dream factory. But things weren't always this rosy. Veteran journalist Joy Press tells the story of the maverick women who broke through the barricades, starting with Roseanne Barr and Diane English.
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
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On the occasion of Women’s History Month, this event celebrates the first integrated, all-female band ...
more >> in the United States: The International Sweethearts of Rhythm. Saxophonist and scholar Kit McClure leads an ensemble that will bring you into the world of this ground-breaking big band of the 1930s and 1940s through recorded samples, video, and live performance.
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Michele Lent Hirsch weaves her own harrowing experiences together with stories from other women, perspectives ...
more >> from sociologists on structural inequality, and insights from neuroscientists on misogyny in health research. She shows how health issues and disabilities amplify what women in general already confront: warped beauty standards, workplace sexism, worries about romantic partners, and mistrust of their own bodies. By shining a light on this hidden demographic, Lent Hirsch explores the challenges that all women face.
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
7:00 pm
Free, RSVP required
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A screening and discussion as part of the annual ReelAbilities Film Festival. ReelAbilities Film Festival ...
more >> promotes awareness and appreciation of the lives, stories, and artistic expressions of people with different abilities.
7:30 pm
free, no reservation required
Program: Philippe Gaubert (1879-1941) Cantabile et Scherzetto David Sampson (b. 1951) The Wind Came in ...
more >> Red (2015) Karl Pilss (1902-79) Sonata for Trumpet and Piano Guillaume Balay (1871-1943) Andante et Allegretto David Sampson (b. 1951) Breakaway (2004) Jule Styne (1905-94) Medley Jonathan Heim, trumpet with Leann Osterkamp, piano
7:30 pm
free, no reservation required
A free, high visibility low-tech forum for experimentation, emerging ideas and works-in-progress held ...
more >> in the Fall and Spring seasons. Artists are selected by a rotating committee of peer artists, and join each season in performing at the historic church. Featuring: Anabella Lenzu/DanceDrama, Chuck Wilt/UNA Projects
8:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Hosted by D'Ambrose Boyd with David Pearl at the piano. Where New York's finest professional and aspiring ...
more >> singers come to sing their favorites and hear their peers perform before an intimate audience.
8:30 pm
free, no reservation required