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33 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Monday, November 19, 2018
All events are free unless otherwise noted.
Workshop | Morning Meditation
Balance mind, body, and spirit in this Primordial Sound Meditation led by an instructor. Work with a ... more >> personal mantra, a specific sound or vibration. Take part in a regular meditation practice that lowers blood pressure, reduces stress, and strengthens the immune system. Mondays, October 15 through December 17, 2018
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9:45 am
free, no reservation required
free, no reservation required
Tour | 13 tours, all City neighborhoods, any time of the day, choose one tour or many
These free tours take place at various times during the day, all day long. You can make reservations ... more >> for as many tours as your schedule allows.
SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown
Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn Heights + DUMBO
3 Hour Lower Manhattan
Harlem
Chelsea and the High Line
6 Hour Downtown Combined
Greenwich Village
Central Park
Lower Manhattan
Midtown Manhattan
Grand Central Terminal
Graffiti and Street Art Tours
World Trade Center
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10:00 am
free
free
Tour | Tour of Gracie Mansion, Home of New York's Mayors
In 1799, a prosperous New York merchant named Archibald Gracie built a country house overlooking a bend ... more >> in the East River, five miles north of the then-New York City limits. Little did he know that, more than 200 years later, his home would be serving as the official residence of the First Family of New York City - a place where history is made, not merely recorded. As a historic house museum run by the Parks Department, sitting on 11 acres of grounds now known as Carl Schurz Park, Gracie Mansion has served as the home of 10 mayors, beginning first with Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia in 1942. Today, Gracie Mansion is occupied by the de Blasio family, which has opened its doors in the spirit of the administration's motto: one city, rising together. In keeping with that theme, Mayor de Blasio and First Lady Chirlane McCray have introduced a new art installation, titled “Windows on the City: Looking Out at Gracie’s New York.” This tour repeats every Monday.
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10:00 am
Free
Free
Film | Jodie Foster's Home for the Holidays (1995): Grin and Bear It
After losing her job, making out with her soon-to-be former boss and finding out that her daughter plans ... more >> to spend Thanksgiving with her boyfriend, Claudia Larson faces spending the holiday with her family. Starring Holly Hunter, Anne Bancroft, Robert Downey Jr. 105 min.
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11:00 am
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free, no reservation required
Tour | Tour of Gracie Mansion, Home of New York's Mayors
In 1799, a prosperous New York merchant named Archibald Gracie built a country house overlooking a bend ... more >> in the East River, five miles north of the then-New York City limits. Little did he know that, more than 200 years later, his home would be serving as the official residence of the First Family of New York City - a place where history is made, not merely recorded. As a historic house museum run by the Parks Department, sitting on 11 acres of grounds now known as Carl Schurz Park, Gracie Mansion has served as the home of 10 mayors, beginning first with Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia in 1942. Today, Gracie Mansion is occupied by the de Blasio family, which has opened its doors in the spirit of the administration's motto: one city, rising together. In keeping with that theme, Mayor de Blasio and First Lady Chirlane McCray have introduced a new art installation, titled “Windows on the City: Looking Out at Gracie’s New York.” This tour repeats every Monday.
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11:00 am
Free
Free
Workshop | Dance Class
Scientifically-based dance-exercise program. Gentle warm-up, light aerobics and targeted strengthening ... more >> that is safe, fun and enjoyable for all.
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12:00 pm
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free, no reservation required
Workshop | Meditation Mondays
Meditation Mondays provides a meditative space into which people are invited for an hour of individual ... more >> meditation, contemplation, centering, breathing, or prayer—whatever soothes and relaxes your soul. Some folks sit for 5 minutes, others the entire hour. In this fast-paced city, any amount of meditation can be beneficial. The meditation is not guided; it is "public personal" meditation. The space and the calming music will be provided. Every Monday, 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM.
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12:30 pm
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free, no reservation required
Tour | Federal Reserve Bank Tour
Learn about central banking functions that Federal Reserve System performs and see Bank's vault of international ... more >> monetary gold on bedrock of Manhattan Island, five stories below street level. Learn why Federal Reserve has "Federal" in its name, while it's a private bank, not Federal at all. Tour times: 1:00pm, 2:00pm. This tour takes place Mondays through Fridays, except bank holidays.
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1:00 pm
Free
Free
Tour | Guided Historical Tour of the Columbia University Campus
Join this tour to learn more about the history, architecture, and sculpture of Columbia and the Morningside ... more >> Heights campus. Whether you're an amateur New York City historian or visiting campus for the first time, you will leave the tour knowing more about our storied past. Given that the tour route is outdoors, please be aware that tours are occasionally suspended due to inclement weather.
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1:00 pm
Free
Free
Workshop | Lunchtime Meditation
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.
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1:00 pm
$10 suggested donation
$10 suggested donation
Film | Round The Flag, Boys (1958): Adaptation of a novel with Paul Newman
All about the citizens of Putnam's Landing and their reactions to an army missile base in their back ... more >> yard. Director: Leo McCarey. Starring Joanne Woodward, Joan Collins. 106 min.
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2:00 pm
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free, no reservation required
Film | Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987): Comedy with Steve Martin
A man must struggle to travel home for Thanksgiving with an obnoxious slob of a shower curtain ring salesman ... more >> as his only companion. Director: John Hughes. Starring John Candy, Laila Robins. 93 min.
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3:30 pm
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Author Reading | Making Better Pictures: Truth, Opinions and Practical Advice
Henry Horenstein will present an overview of more than 40 years as a photographer and teacher. He will ... more >> show his work, over the years, and feature images and stories/tips from his latest instruction book. His previous instructional books have sold over 700,000 copies.
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4:00 pm
Free
Free
Lecture | Time Management: Practical Strategies that Can Change Your Life
Want to reduce stress, accomplish more in less time and enjoy greater freedom to do the things you love? ... more >> Do you want a greater feeling of satisfaction and accomplishment in your daily life? You are not alone! Speaker, trainer, and certified professional coach, Barbara Phillips, will share practical strategies that have the power to change your life! You will learn: • How to focus your time on your priorities • When multi-tasking is helpful or harmful • Secrets to overcoming procrastination • Tips for managing distractions, interruptions and time wasters • Simple strategies and tools for gaining greater control over how you manage and use your time
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5:00 pm
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Tour | Tour of Gracie Mansion, Home of New York's Mayors
In 1799, a prosperous New York merchant named Archibald Gracie built a country house overlooking a bend ... more >> in the East River, five miles north of the then-New York City limits. Little did he know that, more than 200 years later, his home would be serving as the official residence of the First Family of New York City - a place where history is made, not merely recorded. As a historic house museum run by the Parks Department, sitting on 11 acres of grounds now known as Carl Schurz Park, Gracie Mansion has served as the home of 10 mayors, beginning first with Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia in 1942. Today, Gracie Mansion is occupied by the de Blasio family, which has opened its doors in the spirit of the administration's motto: one city, rising together. In keeping with that theme, Mayor de Blasio and First Lady Chirlane McCray have introduced a new art installation, titled “Windows on the City: Looking Out at Gracie’s New York.” This tour repeats every Monday.
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5:00 pm
Free
Free
Workshop | Writing club
Want to meet local writers? Commit to a writing schedule? Practice your craft through writing prompts? ... more >> Read original work to get and give feedback? Then come to the biweekly meetings of the Writing Club Writers of all genres and styles, at all levels, are welcome to participate. No sign-ups required. For adults (ages 18 and up)
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5:15 pm
free, no reservation required
free, no reservation required
Workshop | Dance and sculpt
Move your body to the beat! Have fun while you exercise! Bring a towel or an exercise mat. Come in comfortable ... more >> clothing. This workshop takes place every Monday.
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5:30 pm
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free, reservation required
Film | A Quiet Place (2018): a post-apocalyptic world
Described by Stephen King as “an extraordinary piece of work,” A Quiet Place has been hailed by critics ... more >> as “a smart, wickedly frightening good time.” In a post-apocalyptic world, a family is forced to live in silence while hiding from monsters with ultra-sensitive hearing. The film artfully plays on elemental fears with a ruthlessly intelligent creature feature that's as original as it is scary. Director: John Krasinski. Starring Emily Blunt, John Krasinski, Millicent Simmonds. 91 min.
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6:00 pm
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Author Reading | Permanently Suspended: The Rise and Fall...and Rise Again of Radio's Most Notorious Shock Jock
The uncensored and long-awaited life story of radio’s most notorious shock jock, Anthony Cumia.
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6:00 pm
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Film | Stage Struck (1925): a girl dreams of becoming a star
Jennie Hagan is a waitress who dreams of becoming a star. When a real theatrical diva arrives in town, ... more >> Jennie schemes to get a part on the stage. Director: Allan Dwan. Starring Gloria Swanson, Lawrence Gray. 87 min.
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6:00 pm
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Lecture | Identity and Integration Among Latino Immigrants in Canada
Immigrants from Latin American constitute a relatively recent but rapidly growing minority in Canada. ... more >> This presentation discusses their patterns of identity formation and socioeconomic integration, comparing the cases of Anglophone Canada and Quebec to the Latino population in the U.S. Speaker Victor Armony is professor of sociology at the Université du Québec à Montréal, where he codirects an interdisciplinary lab on Latin American studies. He leads a collaborative research project on Latin American diasporas in several countries, and advises public agencies and civil society organizations on ethnic diversity issues.
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6:00 pm
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Discussion | The Criminalization of Black Girls and Voter Disenfranchisement
With: Jelani Cobb, Professor of Journalism Monica Rhor, USA Today. Kira Lerner, ThinkProgress.
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6:00 pm
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Author Reading | Those Who Knew: silence, corruption, and learning when to take a stand
On the eve of the first anniversary of the #MeToo movement, award-winning novelist, poet and translator ... more >> Idra Novey presents a novel that explores the consequences of abuse and the public exposure of abuse in the deep and truthful way only fiction can. The author of the acclaimed Ways to Disappear brings her readers to an unnamed island nation ten years after the downfall of a brutal regime where 30-year-old college instructor, Lena, begins to suspect the powerful politician she helped put in office is taking advantage of a young woman who's been introducing him at rallies. When this same woman turns up dead, Lena is forced to reexamine her own complex past. Novey will be joined in conversation by Hernán Diaz, author of In the Distance, a finalist for the 2018 PEN/Faulkner Award and the Pulitzer Prize.
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6:30 pm
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Film | Giuseppe De Santis's Bitter Rice (1949): Italian Noir
Two criminals on the run end up working in a rice field and decide to recruit other workers for their ... more >> next robbery. Director: Giuseppe De Santis (1917 – 1997), was one of the most idealistic neorealist Italian filmmakers of the 1940s and 1950s; he wrote and directed films punctuated by ardent cries for social reform. Stars: Vittorio Gassman, Doris Dowling, Silvana Mangano 108 min. In Italian with English subtitles
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6:30 pm
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Slide Lecture | Power Up: The Work of Sister Corita
Corita Kent was the pop art nun. Combining headlines torn from magazine advertisements with handwritten ... more >> song lyrics, poetry, and scripture, her vibrant silkscreen prints reflect her faith and the turbulent politics of the 1960s. On the eve of what would have been her 100th birthday, delve into her life and work, looking at some of the original source material, hearing more about her teaching, and seeing a wide range of her prolific output. Speaker Barbara Glauber founded the design studio Heavy Meta in 1990.
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6:30 pm
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Author Reading | Conversations About Sculpture: Richard Serra's Art
Drawn from talks between celebrated artist Richard Serra and acclaimed art historian Hal Foster held ... more >> over a fifteen-year period, this volume offers revelations into Serra’s prolific six-decade career and the ideas that have informed his working practice. Conversations About Sculpture is both an intimate look at Serra’s life and work, with candid reflections on personal moments of discovery, and a provocative examination of sculptural form from antiquity to today.
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7:00 pm
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Book Signing | So Present, So Invisible: Conversations on Photography
A book signing and presentation by David Campany on his latest publication.
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7:00 pm
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Discussion | Seeing Double: Janice Guy's Experiments in Self-Portraiture
A panel organized on the occasion of the release of Janice Guy, the first monograph devoted to Guy's ... more >> radical experiments in photography during the late 1970s. Panelists include artist and gallerist Janice Guy; artist, filmmaker and Chair of Visual Arts at Columbia University Matthew Buckingham; The New Yorker staff writer Naomi Fry; photographer Justine Kurland and writer curator and senior teaching fellow at the Whitney Museum Joshua Lubin-Levy. A reception and book signing will follow.
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7:00 pm
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Discussion | Transplaining Live
Since launching multimedia reporting project Walking While Trans in 2017, which explores the diverse ... more >> and nuanced experiences of trans individuals navigating public spaces, Mic.com correspondent Serena Daniari received an outpouring of questions and comments from people across the gender spectrum inquiring about what it means to be a trans person in the 21st century. In response, she created Transplaining, a weekly advice column designed to open minds and amplify trans issues. In this exclusive special live edition of Transplaining, Daniari will be joined by special guests to dive into trans issues and present authentic trans stories. Cost inludes one beer.
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7:00 pm
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Classical Music | Piano works by Mozart, Chopin, Prokofiev and more
Austro-Russian award-winning pianist and composer Sergei Dreznin appears regularly at prestigious music ... more >> festivals including Bard Music, the Sviatoslav Richter in Tarusa, Russia and Annecy Classic in France. As a composer, Mr. Dreznin has 17 music theater works produced in Moscow, Vienna, New York, Madrid and Paris. Program Mozart (1756-1791) Sonata No. 4 in E-flat major Liszt (1811-1886) Sposalizio Chopin (1810-1849) Two Nocturnes, E-flat major and B major Prokofiev (1891-1953) Four Visions fugitives op.22, Toccata op.10 Fredrick Gulda (1930-2000) Sonatina in 3 movements George Gershwin (1898-1937) Rhapsody in blue
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7:30 pm
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Comedy Club | The Mosquito Comedy Variety Show
Actress and Emmy award-winning commentator Nancy Giles (CBS News Sunday Morning) hosts this fast and ... more >> furious monthly variety show with stand-ups, sit-downs and music. Giles, who starred on ABC's China Beach" and Delta series will be joined by a rotating cast of regulars who have in the past included: Pat Candaras, Cynthia Kaplan, Peri Gaffney, Kathryn Rossetter, Sheila Head, Susan Burns, Sue Giles, Nancy Shayne and more.
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7:30 pm
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Classical Music | Vocal Ensemble Performance
Conductor and pianist Michael Sheetz conducts, prepares, and accompanies in performances at Carnegie ... more >> Hall, Lincoln Center, Weill Hall, Alice Tully Hall, Symphony Space and the Kennedy Center. His collaborative playing has been called “consistently excellent” by the American Record Guide Review.
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7:30 pm
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Dance Performance | Experiments in Dance
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: IV Castellanos and Amanda Hunt Catie Leasca Marissa Perel Petra Zanki
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8:00 pm
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