29 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Saturday, March 17, 2018
All events are free unless otherwise noted.
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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.
The 3-hour walking and subway tour covers the Financial District including Wall Street and the World ...
more >> Trade Center, SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown. These are neighborhoods that simply can’t be fully appreciated from a bus. There will be one or two opportunities to sample tasty treats.
On May 24, 1883, journalist Montgomery Schuyler said "It so happens that the work which is likely to ...
more >> be our most durable monument, and to convey some knowledge of us to the most remote posterity, is a work of bare utility; not a shrine, not a fortress, not a palace, but a bridge." This tour will tell the story of the world-famous Brooklyn Bridge, and examine its ever-present historical, technological, and cultural impact. Note: this tour is held early, as to avoid the massive crowds that the bridge continues to attract, 135 years after its completion.
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.
Join a Manhattan Street Art Tour and experience the Lower East Side - SoHo, NoHo, Nolita and Little Italy. ...
more >> The Lower East Side of Manhattan is a playground for street artists, Soho is known to be one of NYC first permit Joint Live-Work Quarters for artists and the area received landmark designation in 1973. Noho and Nolita’s street art is either hidden in courtyards or on the more prominent street art facades. Learn about the history of the art of many famous and unknown artist.
A group for people to come together and share in the beautiful art of Origami - the ancient art of folding ...
more >> various mediums, most commonly paper. The word comes from the combination of the Japanese verb oru (to fold) and the noun kami (paper). Other materials often folded are fabric, wire mesh, sheet metal, tissue, thin plastic, cardboard, and straws. We meet at least once a month as a large group to teach each other new models and share paper, b…
11:00 am
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.
12:30 pm
free, no reservation required
If you collect, read, or are just interested in classic pulp magazines, you want to know about the Gotham ...
more >> Pulp Collectors Club. They are pulp readers and collectors who meet once a month to talk about their favorite subject: popular fiction magazines from the first half of the 20th century. They discuss what they've been reading along with new developments in the fields of reprints, movies, TV, auctions, conventions, "new pulp" fiction, and more.
1:00 pm
free, no reservation required
1:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Shakespeare for Everyone! The Instant Shakespeare readings are set up to make Shakespeare accessible. ...
more >> The readings are usually without rehearsal, but they are on-your-feet Instant staged readings where the readers/actors move around as much as they feel comfortable. Readers are encouraged to share with their fellow readers and the audience so that the plays can exist as words and thoughts communicated through space, not just words on the page.
1:00 pm
free, no reservation required
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New York Opera Forum performs the complete opera of Cavalleria Rusticana by Pietro Mascagni, and Parsifal ...
more >> (Act 2) by Richard Wagner. A live musical recital performed in concert with piano accompaniment.
1:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Having trouble writing in these times? Unsure how to really get started, though you've started hundreds ...
more >> of times? Is the project escaping you? How to re-orient the compass needle. Learn how the Writers Studio Method can help your writing break free of uncertainty with an emphasis in narrative voice. They will do close readings of excerpts to help you see your way to your own unique voice and style and, ultimately, to writing what you most want to write about. This is for all levels. Whether you are working in memoir, fiction, or poetry. Or on the screen or stage; finding and using the right voice is of extraordinary benefit to screenwriters and playwrights. Led by Writers Studio teacher Christopher Shade, this class will be run like a Writers Studio class, during which Shade will draw from works of today’s prose writers the likes of Jesmyn Ward, Colum McCann, Alice McDermott, and poets the likes of Ada Limon, Ross Gay, and others.
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Stars: Isabelle Adjani, Marie-France Pisier, Isabelle Huppert. In a small presbytery in Yorkshire, living ...
more >> under the watchful eyes of their aunt and father, a strict Anglican pastor, the Bronte sisters write their first works and quickly become literary sensations. 120 min.
2:00 pm
free, no reservation required
New York City is a mecca for graffiti and street art, making it a very attractive playground for artists ...
more >> from around the world. Bushwick, in a working class district on the north side of Brooklyn adjacent to Williamsburg, has been attracting artists for some time now. The neighborhood has a fair collection of art studios and galleries, but it’s Bushwick’s industrial landscape that’s attracting the street artist. If you came looking for 1960′s Greenwich Village, you’ll find something brewing in Bushwick.
The tour explores the social and political history of the one of the most active and most famous squares ...
more >> in NYC through discussions about the people, history, architecture, and forces that have shaped its surroundings. You’ll hear how the square got its name, see where the legendary Tiffany & Co. once stood, and learn how to read the clock (yes, it’s a clock!) on the famous sculpture and so much more! The tour takes place every Saturday.
2:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Walk straight through the heart of Central Park on this east-to-west tour led by guides. Enjoy a great ...
more >> variety of the scenic, sculptural, and ar chitectural elements the Park has to offer.Visit some of the Park's most famous landmarks, including Conservatory Water, Loeb Boathouse, Bethesda Terrace, Bow Bridge, Cherry Hill, The Lake, and Strawberry Fields.
2:00 pm
free, no reservation required
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.
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You will learn many useful aspects in photography: - color, light, and design techniques - understanding ...
more >> composition - capturing motion in photos and more With Natalia Maks.
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Classical guitarist Étienne Guérin is a renaissance man. Not only is he an acclaimed guitarist and ...
more >> manager of the popular East River Guitar series, who’s performed throughout the world; he’s a trained Sommelier. Whether music or wine, Guérin knows how to satisfy and delight. His library debut features Manuel Ponce’s Sonata Romántica, an homage to Franz Schubert, Robert Schumann’s beloved Kinderszenen (Scenes from Childhood), plus other sumptuous guitar treats.
2:30 pm
free, no reservation required
As a special friendship develops between longtime resident John Dodge and new arrival Mary Swanson, the ...
more >> lives of the other inhabitants of this small American town intersect in strange and poignant ways in a journey that takes them from the local library and hospital to the Milky Way. A student production of the play by Will Eno.
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The principal wind players of the Washington Heights Chamber Orchestra perform a mix of old and new, ...
more >> French and American music. Works by Françaix, Poulenc, Previn and Robert Mucynzski.
3:00 pm
free, no reservation required
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This concert will focus on plant metaphors in music, featuring songs by twelfth-century Abbess Hildegard ...
more >> von Bingen, new works by Hsueh-Yung Shen, Samuel Newsome, and Peter Homans, and commissions from Rosalie Burrell and Ishmael Wallace. Performers include the Orfeo Duo (Ishmael Wallace, piano and baritone, and Vita Wallace, violin and vielle), Dongmyung Ahn, vielle, and Samuel Newsome, soprano saxophone.
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
4:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Forty-five minute organ meditations celebrating the diverse repertoire of the pipe organ. The program ...
more >> features the great repertoire of the organ on the 101-rank Pipe Organ built by Herman Schlicker and the 5 stop chamber organ built by Taylor and Boody Organ Builders. Takes place every Saturday from Sept. 9, 2017 to May 27, 2018.
4:00 pm
free, no reservation required
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NEA Jazz Master, Carnegie Hall Lifetime Achievement Award recipient and 14-time Grammy Award winner Paquito ...
more >> D'Rivera explores one of his favorite albums: Charlie Parker’s Bird with Strings. D’Rivera will bring members of his ensemble to offer a free pre-concert discussion. Please note that tickets to the concert itself must be purchased.
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM Alexander Bui, piano 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM Chantal Brundage, soprano 7:00 PM - 8:30 ...
more >> PM Horace McNeal, jazz drums 7:00 PM - 7:30 PM Riley Bragg, soprano 7:30 PM - 8:00 PM Nikole James, soprano
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
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As a special friendship develops between longtime resident John Dodge and new arrival Mary Swanson, the ...
more >> lives of the other inhabitants of this small American town intersect in strange and poignant ways in a journey that takes them from the local library and hospital to the Milky Way. A student production of the play by Will Eno.
8:30 pm
free, no reservation required