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23 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Monday, November 24, 2025
All events are free unless otherwise noted.
Workshop | Start the Day with Morning Meditation
Start your day by balancing your mind, body, and spirit during instructor guided meditation. This renowned practice lowers blood pressure, reduces stress, and strengthens the immune system.
Manhattan, New York, NY
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9:45 am
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Tour | Discover One of New York's Most Famous Parks
Discover how Bryant Park Corporation successfully transformed "Needle Park" of the 1970s into Manhattan's Town Square of today. The guides are loaded with expertise on the park's rich history, award-winning design, distinct amenities, and ongoing maintenance efforts. Tours will continue as scheduled in light rain, but will be cancelled in heavy rain or inclement weather. Bring an umbrella if needed!
Manhattan, New York, NY
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11:00 am
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Party | Fiber/Textile Arts Meetup
Are you a knitter? Do you like to crochet? Maybe you like a different type of fiber art? Whichever it is, bring your supplies and lose yourself in the meditative world of creating art with fiber. Invite your friends, or make new connections there. This is a meet-up, not a class.
Manhattan, New York, NY
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1:00 pm
free, no reservation required
free, no reservation required
Workshop | Learn about Circular Polarizer Filters
When capturing photo or video, have you ever wished you could get rid of those pesky reflections in windows, or enhance colors to fully capture nature's beauty? If so, learn everything Circular Polarizer Filters, and how they can become a staple in your photography or videography tool kit. In this session you will learn CPL 101, have a chance to get tips from the experts, see the filters in use with a live demonstration, and be able to test them out for yourself. *If you would like to test out the filters, please bring a camera with either a 72, 77, or 82mm lens
Manhattan, New York, NY
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1:00 pm
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Film | CANCELLED!!! Materialists (2025): Romantic Comedy-Drama with Dakota Johnson, Chris Evans, & Pedro Pascal
A young, ambitious New York City matchmaker finds herself torn between the perfect match and her imperfect ex. Director: Celine Song Cast: Dakota Johnson, Chris Evans, Pedro Pascal Dakota Johnson is an American actress and model who's been acting in film since she was 10 years old. Her breakout role was as Anastasia "Ana" Steele in the Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy, for which she got a People's Choice Award for Favorite Drama Movie Actress. She was also nominated for a BAFTA Rising Star Award. Chris Evans is an American actor who gained worldwide recognition for portraying Captain America in various Marvel Cinematic Universe films. His work in the franchise established him as one of the world's highest-paid actors. Evans's films as a leading actor have grossed $11.4 billion worldwide, making him one of the highest-grossing film stars of all time. Evans made his directorial debut in 2014 with the romantic drama Before We Go, which he also produced and starred in. Evans made his Broadway debut in the 2018 revival of Lobby Hero, which earned him a Drama League Award nomination. Chilean-American actor Pedro Pascal is best known for portraying the roles of Oberyn Martell in the fourth season of the HBO series Game of Thrones (2011), Javier Pena in the Netflix series Narcos (2015), the titular character in the Disney+ series The Mandalorian (2019) and Joel Miller in the HBO series The Last of Us (2023).
Manhattan, New York, NY
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2:00 pm
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free, no reservation required
Workshop | Photography 101: Inspiration, Consistency, & Personal Projects
Photographer Derek Fahsbender guides you from the basics to better photos, from settings and gear to photo theory—and everything in between. Taking photos should be fun and getting the results you want should be easy, so make this part of your photography learning journey and be on your way to creating images you love. This workshop will focus on:
Inspiration vs. Imitation
Building consistency and vision
Personal projects—how they help and why they matter
Manhattan, New York, NY
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4:00 pm
free, registration required
free, registration required
Lecture | The Limits of Urban Transformation in Maldova (In Person AND Online!)
This talk examines the concept of “ruralization” in Chișinău, the capital of the Republic of Moldova. By challenging conventional narratives of urbanization as a unilinear process, it argues that rural identities and practices persist and are reasserted within Chișinău’s urban spaces, blurring the urban-rural boundary. This hybridity, influenced by Moldova’s complex history under various imperial rules, is evident in vernacular architecture, subsistence practices, and a cultural valorization of the village as a core national identity marker. Speaker Abigail Karas argues that Chișinău’s “urban rurality” offers an alternative vision of urban life, resisting teleological models of modernity and fostering a unique socio-spatial landscape.
Manhattan, New York, NY
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4:00 pm
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free, registration required
Opening Reception | Illustrative Play Exhibition: Immersive Stortelling Art
This reception celebrates the exhibition Act 1: Geraldine Scott III by Lillian Ansell. The work in this exhibition comprises the first act in an illustrated play, building the world and inviting the audience into its landscape of edible clouds, powerful trees, open fields, castles, and sinking swamps fit for a fairytale. Pointed loafers, puffy sleeves, glowing red eyes, tents, and long-limbed birds and insects begin to populate the world, constructing a social narrative. Starting with Overture to the Great Hatch, animated birds lay red spotted eggs. The story continues in a series of drawings where, protected by insects, the eggs hold a prophecy that becomes the object of desire for an evil king. The play explores good, evil, and the betwixt and between.
Manhattan, New York, NY
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5:00 pm
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free, no reservation required
Opening Reception | Multi-Artist Illustration & Visual Essay Exhibition
This reception centers around The Book Show, an exhibition of work by illustration as visual essay artists, curated by Anna Raff. The artists have created books in a format of their choice, whether it be illustrated poetry, memoir, social commentary, graphic novel, children’s book, or essay. Highlights from this year’s exhibition include Kailee Finn’s Taking Up Space, a design journal that reimagines the history of the Urban Renewal Movement and its impact on African American communities by transforming memory into wearable art. In Alison Staffin’s memoir comic Dr. Em, she enters a futuristic Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy pod and traces her day-to-day stress through her bodily memory back to her original trauma: being abandoned by her birth family in China as a newborn.
Manhattan, New York, NY
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5:00 pm
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free, no reservation required
Workshop | Zumba: Latin-Inspired Dance Fitness
Get your heart pumping with Zumba, a dynamic workout set to Latin, international, and popular music. This fun, easy-to-follow class combines fast and slow rhythms for aerobic interval training that challenges both heart and muscles. Perfect for all fitness levels.
Manhattan, New York, NY
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5:15 pm
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Film | I'll Cry Tomorrow (1955): Biographical Drama Starring Susan Hayward
The story of Lillian Roth, a Broadway star who rebels against the pressure of her domineering mother and struggles with alcoholism after the death of her fiancé. Director: Daniel Mann Cast: Susan Hayward, Richard Conte, Eddie Albert, Jo Van Fleet Susan Hayward was a film actress who became a popular star during the 1940s and '50s known for playing courageous women fighting to overcome adversity. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress five times, winning it once.
Manhattan, New York, NY
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5:30 pm
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free, no reservation required
Talk | Experts Discuss International Relations 10 Years after the Charlie Hebdo Shooting (In Person AND Online!)
At a time when the West is grappling with Islamism and the Middle East is undergoing a major transformation, two prominent Middle East experts, Prof. Bernard Haykel of Princeton and Dr. Hugo Micheron from Sciences Po Paris will share their expertise on important geopolitical issues and security questions. Ten years ago, the terrorists who killed twelve members of the satirical newspaper Charle Hebdo and four customers at a kosher supermarket declared their allegiance to Al-Qaeda. The attackers were part of a global jihadist movement consisting of a network of extremist organizations advocating violent attacks against the West and Jews. How has this movement evolved since 2015? What is its relationship to more mainstream Islamist movements such as the Muslim Brotherhood? Has the strategy of Islamists shifted towards infiltrating Western countries through religious schools, mosques, activist imams, growing participation in elective positions and effective internet propaganda?
Manhattan, New York, NY
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6:00 pm
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free, RSVP required
Screening | Jazz Legends in Cinema: Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie, & Elvin Jones
Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie, and Elvin Jones are well known figures in the jazz world, but they also graced cinema history in rarely screened short films, screened at this event. Each film captures a unique moment in the stylistic development of jazz and cinema throughout the 20th century. Ellington and his orchestra play lightly fictionalized versions of themselves in Black and Tan Fantasy (1929). The film is a dazzling depiction of the jazz club scene during the Harlem Renaissance. Dizzy Gillespie (1964) blends concert footage and direct interviews where the charismatic Gillespie discusses his philosophies on the trumpet and approach to composition in Les Blank's verite-style documentary. Finally, Different Drummer: Elvin Jones (1979), covers everything from Jones' childhood, his beginnings in jazz, his celebrated work with John Coltrane, to a breakdown of his drumming style.
Manhattan, New York, NY
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6:00 pm
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free. registration recommended
Book Discussion | Levain Bakery Founders Share Their New Book, Levain Bakery: A Story of Friendship, Community, and Cookies
Enjoy a conversation with best friends and founders of Levain Bakery, Pam Weekes and Connie McDonald, to celebrate the release of their new book, a collection of stories and personal accounts of how Levain Bakery became the success that it is today--Levain Bakery: A Story of Friendship, Community, and Cookies. They will be in conversation with celebrity chef Amanda Freitag, followed by a signing.
Manhattan, New York, NY
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6:00 pm
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Workshop | Low Impact Bodyweight Circuit Training
Build strength and endurance with this full-body circuit workout using only your bodyweight. This low-impact class combines resistance and conditioning exercises for an effective, easy-on-the-joints session. Perfect for all fitness levels.
Manhattan, New York, NY
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6:00 pm
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Screening | Vanishing Point: A Dreamlike Journey Through Time and Space
Belgian multidisciplinary artist Hans Op de Beeck presents Vanishing Point, a mesmerizing black-and-white video that unfolds as a slow, meditative journey through an abstract, ever-shifting landscape. Evoking infinite space, stillness, and the ephemeral nature of existence, the film reflects Op de Beeck's signature exploration of time, memory, and the human condition. The evening begins with a pre-recorded interview featuring the artist discussing his work and creative process, followed by the film screening. Note: RSVP does not guarantee entry; coat check is limited.
Manhattan, New York, NY
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6:30 pm
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Discussion | Author & Theater Producer Talk about New Book, Champions for the Arts
Voza Rivers, executive producer and founding member of the New Heritage Theatre Group, joins author Donna Walker-Kuhne for a conversation based on her latest book, Champions for the Arts: Successful Strategies for Engaging Dynamic Communities in conjunction with the Library for the Performing Arts' new exhibition, Syncopated Stages: Black Disruptions to the Great White Way. Rivers and Walker-Kuhne discuss the importance of archival work and exhibitions like Syncopated Stages, their distinguished career histories, and community-engaged theater-making practices to celebrate the publication of Champions for the Arts.
Manhattan, New York, NY
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6:30 pm
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free, registration required
Talk | The Photo League: Jewish Photographers, Social Documentary, and Suppression (Online!)
Explore the legacy of the Photo League, founded in 1936 by idealistic Jewish photographers in New York, whose work spanned modernist photography, social documentary, and race relations, until it was suppressed by the House Un-American Activities Committee in 1951.
Manhattan, New York, NY
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7:00 pm
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Classical Music | Contemporary Chamber Works Celebrating Bold & Expressive Sounds
This concert spotlights recent contemporary duos by some of classical music’s most esteemed living and recent composers, showcasing the innovation and creativity of today’s musical voices. Enjoy an evening of bold, expressive, and unforgettable contemporary chamber music. Program: Gabriela Frank Sueños de Chambi for violin and piano Arthur Levering Echoi for violin and piano Galina Ustvolskaya Grand Duet for cello and piano Lera Auerbach Preludes for violin and piano Jukka Linkola, Apollo for two pianos Iannis Xenakis Dhipli zila for violin and cello
Manhattan, New York, NY
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7:30 pm
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Classical Music | Faure's Requiem at a Historic Landmark Church
The Manhattan School of Music's Chamber Choir performs Gabriel Faure's Requiem, Op. 48.
Manhattan, New York, NY
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7:30 pm
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Workshop | Vinyasa Yoga Flow (Online!)
Join this online yoga community for a Vinyasa flow that includes warm-up, balance poses, gentle inversions, and final relaxation. Designed to promote empowerment and self-affirmation, this class leaves you feeling refreshed, centered, and connected to a supportive community. Mats and props are recommended but not required.
Manhattan, New York, NY
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7:30 pm
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Classical Music | Prize-Winning Pianist Performs Contemporary Works (In Person AND Online!)
Pianist Ruogu Wen performs three pieces, including one he wrote himself. Program: Philip Lasser (1963-) Sonata for Piano "Les Hiboux Blancs" Philip Lasser (1963-) 12 Preludes for Piano "The Art of Memory" Ruogu Wen (2003-) 8 Intermezzos
Manhattan, New York, NY
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8:00 pm
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Classical Music | Works by Schubert, Prokofiev, & More for Violin (In Person AND Online!)
Violinist Daisy Myung Weon Lee performs three pieces from various musical eras. Program: Franz Schubert (1797-1828) Violin Sonata Grand Duo in A Major, D.574 Ernest Chausson (1855-1899) Poeme, Op. 25 Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953) Violin Sonata No. 2 in D Major, Op. 94a
Manhattan, New York, NY
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8:00 pm
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