27 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Sunday, March 25, 2018
All events are free unless otherwise noted.
Sharyn Hahn lead you through some warm-up poses and a vinyasa flow as well as several short meditations, ...
more >> creative visualization, and intention-setting writing or sketching activities. You will leave feeling more flexible, relaxed, energized, with a mantra that you can carry with you throughout the week. Please bring a yoga mat if you have one, and they do have some if you need to borrow one for the class. Also bring a journal and something to write with. You will be writing a few times during the class, and if you prefer to sketch or want to do both, that is fine. Wear comfortable clothing, and feel free to bring a warm or cool drink to keep you hydrated (with a secure lid). All levels are welcome. If you have never done yoga you will be able to participate as well.
9:00 am
free, no reservation required
In the last decade of the century, the Medici went bankrupt and were exiled from Florence and fiery preacher ...
more >> Savonarola became "dictator" of the Florence--until he criticized the notoriously corrupt pope, Rogerio Borgia (Alexander VI), resulting in his public execution. It must have seemed like it was all over for the Renaissance (in actuality a temporary lull -- within ten years the High Renaissance of Leonardo, Michelangelo and Raphael had fully flowered). With: Dennis Raverty, Ph.D., Art Historian
9:30 am
free, no reservation required
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.
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Duration: 3 hours. Distance: 4 - 5 Miles. Some hills. The walk will focus on the lost village of Carmansville ...
more >> and the man who developed the village, Richard Carman. Start in the area where Carmansville once existed along the Hudson and visit the Carman family plot at Trinity Cemetery. Then walk on a route that Richard Carman himself might have walked from the village to his home on the Harlem River in what is now Highbridge Park. Stop for a short break outside the home of Carman’s neighbor, Eliza Jumel, at the Morris Jumel Mansion.
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.
10am Opening Remarks 10:30am Perspectives on Oslo After 25 Years Yossi Beilin - Former ...
more >> Israeli Minister of Justice and Israeli negotiator Ghaith al-Omari - The Washington Institute Hilde Henriksen Waage - University of Oslo 1:00pm The Oslo Process: What Went Wrong? Hiba Husseini - Al-Mustaqbal Foundation; Former PLO negotiator Daniel C. Kurtzer - Princeton University; former U.S. Ambassador to Israel Avraham Sela - Hebrew University of Jerusalem 3:00pm Is Oslo Still Relevant? Khaled Elgindy - Brookings Institution; Former adviser, Palestinian Negotiations Support Unit Eamonn O’Kane - University of Wolverhampton Gilead Sher - Institute for National Security Studies; former Israeli negotiator
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
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM Xutong Ji, piano 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM Yu-Wen Chiu, piano 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM Aleksandra ...
more >> Durin, soprano 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM Yi Wang, piano 7:30 PM - 10:30 PM Opera Repertoire Ensemble 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM Andrew Henry, bass
11:00 am
free, no reservation required
12:00 pm
free, no reservation required
A group of diverse artists, all women, were invited to create an artwork about disillusionment, whether ...
more >> personal, global, cultural, political or societal -- addressing issues of deception, falseness, unfaithfulness, betrayal and treachery – with reference to wearing, inhabiting, being veiled, clothed, draped, revealed, exposed or wrapped in disillusion. The artists discuss their work.
2:00 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.
2:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Known as America's first suburb, Brooklyn Heights is truly a gem. Travel and Leisure named it one of ...
more >> America's top 10 most beautiful neighborhoods, and its beauty is rivaled only by its place in American history. These quaint, tree-lined streets have been the sites of Revolutionary War battles, abolitionist activism and have inspired numerous novelists. Visit a stop on the Underground Railroad, or the home of Truman Capote, where he penned Breakfast at Tiffany's and where Jackie Robinson signed with the Dodgers.
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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 six German-language authors of Festival Neue Literatur pair up with New York City actors to give ...
more >> a sampling from their work, providing a taste of new writing from Austria, Germany, and Switzerland. Featuring Nava Ebrahimi, Robert Prosser, Fatma Aydemir, Philipp Winkler, Ursula Fricker and Meral Kureyshi and moderated by the festival curator Peter Blackstock. English excerpts will be read by the actors Adelind Horan and Robert Lyons.
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.
4:00 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. 10, 2017 to May 27, 2018..
4:00 pm
free, no reservation required
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The exhibition consists of new mixed-media collages made of objects, photographs, graphical scores, and ...
more >> sound compositions. Roberts defines her process as “panoramic sound quilting” – assembling visual and musical works illuminating personal histories against a broader national landscape. Defying “colonization of form”, the assemblages place participants in a call-and-response relationship with a historical ecosystem.
5:00 pm
free, no reservation required
5:00 pm
free, no reservation required
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This play with music considers how neighbors and friends, living like “eggs in a crate” in adjacent, ...
more >> rent-controlled apartments in a West Village walkup help each other through personal trials, discover a new kind of strength, a new definition of family, and a way to “be not afraid to love.” Written by Joe Butler and Natalie Mosco.
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
How does a family, whether one we are born into or one we choose, provide a bulwark against what may ...
more >> be a hostile or indifferent world outside? Do the relationships we make as adults matter more than the people we are related to? And how does the conception of family change when we are living in a country far from our so-called home? Tradition, brotherhood, and rebellion – this panel will explore these themes and more, tracing stories from Iran to Kosovo to Hannover to China and celebrating how literature can provide us with an extended family that is only limited by the size of our bookshelf. Featuring Nava Ebrahimi, Meral Kureyshi, Lisa Ko, Philipp Winkler, and moderated by Ruth Franklin.
Bad news, everyone. Attempting to hook in audience members with their unique "local news" themed twist, ...
more >> Alex Ptak, Kevin Froleiks, and Carmen Lagala will be hosting some of the hottest line-ups in the city. An anonymous source was quoted as saying "Please go to church before. It's a hot stand-up comedy show."
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The Hendrik Helmer Trio is comprised of Geoff Burke, George Papageorge and Hendrik Helmer.
New York City, NY; NYC
8:30 pm
free, no reservation required