18 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Tuesday, May 25, 2021
All events are free unless otherwise noted.
Editor's Pick
Explore music composed during World War I, composers oppressed during the Russian Revolution, a documentary ...
more >> about Estonia's use of song to resist Soviet domination, and more. Other films include tales of historically marginalized people viewed through the lens of a Vietnamese American songwriter, a story about two Cuban-born brothers and their lives in estranged nations, a moving tale about dancers working with young refugees, and others. The films are available to stream untill May 31st.
12:00 am
free, no reservation required
Learn and master this Chinese martial art for health and self-defense. All ages and levels are welcome. ...
more >> Classes are rain or shine. Please maintain six feet of social distance and wear a mask.
7:30 am
free, no reservation required
Exercise in disguise! Featuring easy-to-follow Latin dance choreography while working on your balance, ...
more >> coordination and range of motion. Come prepared for enthusiastic instruction, a little strength training, and a lot of fun. Participants are expected to bring their own equipment: weights, water bottle, hand towel etc. • Masks and contact information required upon arrival. • Participants must maintain six feet of physical distance between households. • All programs will be held in accordance with New York State reopening guidance. Tuesdays, May 11-June 29, 2021
Claudia Dumschat, organ Music by J.S. Bach: Prelude and Fugue in A Major, BWV 536 Prelude and Fugue ...
more >> in A Minor, BWV 543 Choral Preludes for Pentecost
12:30 pm
$6 suggested donation...
Piano concert series, showcasing ragtime, stride, and jazz pianists. Please wear a mask and practice ...
more >> social distancing.
Take a pause in the middle of your day and join us online to relax, reset and recharge with the sounds ...
more >> and vibrations of the ancient instruments: Tibetan singing bowls, crystal bowls, gongs, voice, flutes and tuning forks. Topic highlights include: Immerse yourself in a sound bath! A sound bath is an improvised meditative “concert” to support states of deep relaxation, to release stress and allow healing of all body systems. A gentle yet powerful experience for the mind and body
Watch the art of bubble-making! We've all blown soap bubbles before but have you ever seen someone create ...
more >> a bubble big enough to stand inside? Or one long enough to jump over? Open your eyes to the magical world of bubbles at this family-friendly event. Please wear masks and practice social distancing.
2:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Editor's Pick
In June 1942, Winston Churchill and his chief of staff devised an unusual plan: a new commando unit made ...
more >> up of Jewish refugees in the United Kingdom. Called "X Troop," the unit included a motley group of intellectuals, artists, and athletes from Germany and Austria. Many had lost their families and homes, and would stop at nothing to defeat the Nazis. The top-secret unit is the subject of Dr. Leah Garrett's new book. Drawing on extensive original research, including interviews with the last surviving members, Garrett follows this unique band of brothers from Germany to England and back again, with stops at British internment camps, the beaches of Normandy, the battlefields of Italy and Holland, and the hellscape of Terezin concentration camp--the scene of one of the most dramatic, untold rescues of the war. Garrett will be in conversation with Kim Masters, veteran entertainment journalist, editor-at-large of The Hollywood Reporter, whose father Peter Masters was a member of the X Troop.
Editor's Pick
Francois Rabbath is a newly-minted nonagenarian and legend of the Double Bass. Born in Syria, he moved ...
more >> to France in the 1950s. He performed live with Edith Piaf, Charles Aznavour, Paco Ibanez and the Rolling Stones among others before joining the Paris Opera Orchestra at age 50. Around that time, he became more and more interested in pedagogy. His method attracts followers from all over the world. Now as ever, he's looking to learn and grow with curiosity and zest.
2:00 pm
free, RSVP required
Join in for a quick lesson, stay for the whole time, or just enjoy watching the jugglers put their skills ...
more >> to the test. They're a friendly group and open to drop-ins. All skill levels welcome. Equipment is provided and regularly sanitized. Schedule: Tuesdays 6-7pm Wednesdays 12-1pm Saturdays 12-1pm
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Escape the hustle and bustle of NYC and join Abhaya Yoga for a socially-distanced sunset yoga class that ...
more >> integrates postures, breathing exercises, relaxation and meditation to stretch, strengthen and condition. Tuesdays, May 4-October 26, 2021 Registration opens every Tuesday at 10:00am for classes the following week.
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Believe it or not, BTS and Blackpink are not the entirety of Korean popular music. At the birthplace ...
more >> of K-pop, "idol" groups share the stage with the new generation of "trot" singers, power balladeers, hip-hop artists and indie bands. Music critic Youngdae Kim surveys the recent history of popular music in Korea and how it has evolved as K-pop exploded all around the world.
America wasn't always a nation of immigrants. Though the 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act opened ...
more >> doors to people from all over the world, just 40 years earlier, the 1924 Immigration Act had banned people from nearly all of Asia from coming here, and choked levels of immigration from everywhere else, particularly southern and eastern Europe. In the intervening 40 years, a long and concerted attempt to abolish the law was made by a fascinating cast of lawmakers, activists, and presidents. The New York Times' Jia Lynn Yang charts this struggle in One Mighty and Irresistible Tide, and demonstrates how the 1965 law was one of the most transformative in the country's history. But it also had impacts no one imagined, including laying the groundwork for much of the viciousness that reigns over immigration arguments today. Yang speaks about the paradoxes and the promises of the American idea of itself as a nation of immigrants.
A group of arts institutions across the nation will premiere the short film They Still Want To Kill Us, ...
more >> an aria by composer and activist Daniel Bernard Roumain, performed by mezzo-soprano J'Nai Bridges, and directed by filmmaker Yoram Savion, to mark the 100th anniversary of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre as well as the one year anniversary of George Floyd's murder. It speaks truth to what transpired in 1921 at the Tulsa Race Massacre, an atrocity all but deleted from history until recently. The program will include the premiere of the piece by Savion, a discussion with DBR and Bridges, moderated by Jamilla Deria and a statement by Damario Solomon-Simmons of the Justice for Greenwood Foundation.
Asen Doykin has been part of the New York performing, music production, composing and academic scene ...
more >> for the past twenty years. In demand, and well-known, Asen has played at some of the city's best known performance venues and jazz clubs such as Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, The Steinway Hall, The Blue Note, Birdland, The Kitano, Smalls Jazz Club, Joe's Pub. He has released three albums as a leader and has composed numerous musical pieces for film, television and theater. His music has been featured at the Cannes Film Festival, HBO, BBC, NPR, Queens Public Television and Bulgarian National TV an Radio Channels.
Lincoln Center presents Jennifer Koh's Our Time Is Now, a specially commissioned performance curated ...
more >> by classical violinist Jennifer Koh. This hour-long salon speaks to the ongoing trauma borne by New York City's AAPI and Black communities and their shared response of creative excellence in the face of adversity. Koh is joined on stage with pianist Vijay Iyer and poets Cindy Tran and Simone White in a collaboration that juxtaposes spoken word with the world premieres of four musical works--composed for the Alone Together project--by Courtney Bryan, LaTasha Bundy, Ken Ueno, and Amadeus Regucera. They're proud to share this powerfully moving evening of performances, which are an urgent call to denounce hate in all its forms. Tonight's event is dedicated to George Floyd and all victims of racial discrimination.