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7 free events take place on Thursday, November 12 in New York City.

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7 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Thursday, November 12, 2026

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Workshop | Mat Pilates Session (Beginners Welcome)

Sweet Water Dance & Yoga leads a session of mat pilates, a strengthening and lengthening exercise that focuses on conditioning your core muscles while also training your arms and legs. This class incorporates key Pilates principles such as postural alignment, breathing, strength, controlled movement, and flexibility. This class is perfect for beginners but intermediate and advanced movers will also benefit. Bring your own mat.

Manhattan, New York, NY

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11:00 am
free, no reservation required

Workshops, November 12, 2026, 11/12/2026, Mat Pilates Session (Beginners Welcome)

Classical Music | Organ Works by J.S. Bach in a Beauitful Church (In Person AND Online!)

Take a momentary respite from a busy day to enjoy a selection of organ works by Johann Sebastian Bach in an intimate venue.

Manhattan, New York, NY

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12:20 pm
free, no reservation required

Concerts, November 12, 2026, 11/12/2026, Organ Works by J.S. Bach in a Beauitful Church (In Person AND Online!)

Classical Music | Organ Works by Handel, Buxtehude, & More (In Person AND Online!)

Dariusz Bąkowski-Kois & Marcin Kucharczyk, organ. Program: Dieterich Buxtehude (1637-1707) Toccata in F, BuxWV 156 Georg Friedrich Händel (1685–1759) Organ concerto B-dur, Op. 7 nr 3, HWV 308 Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach (1732–95) Sonata A-dur zu vier Händen, W XIII Louis Vierne (1870–1937) Carillon de Westminster, op. 54 nr 6 Marcel Dupré (1886–1971) Sortie, op. 62 nr 3

Manhattan, New York, NY

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6:00 pm
free, registration required

Concerts, November 12, 2026, 11/12/2026, Organ Works by Handel, Buxtehude, & More (In Person AND Online!)

**Film | The Lovers on the Bridge (1991): French Romantic Drama**

Centered on the Pont Neuf during its restorative closure, this film weaves a visceral romance between two drifters, Alex and Michèle. Alex, a performer grappling with addiction, finds an unlikely companion in Michèle, an artist whose world is fading due to a progressive visual impairment and a fractured past. Alongside an elder companion, Hans, they carve out an existence on Paris’s oldest bridge. As Michèle’s sight fails, her reliance on Alex intensifies, creating a fragile bond. When a medical cure surfaces and her family launches a public search, Alex, consumed by the terror of abandonment, desperately obscures the truth. The cinematic tapestry uses the 1989 Bicentennial festivities as a grand, atmospheric stage for their desperate connection amidst the city’s waterways and skies. Director: Leos Carax Cast: Juliette Binoche, Denis Lavant, Klaus Michael Grüber

Manhattan, New York, NY

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6:30 pm
free, RSVP required

Films, November 12, 2026, 11/12/2026, The Lovers on the Bridge (1991): French Romantic Drama

Workshop | Intermediate Chess-Playing: Level-Up Your Game

Develop your strategies and take your game to the next level with chess expert Tamar Chanadiri from the Marshall Chess Club. Chess has many benefits, including: Improving cognitive skills Encouraging creativity Building confidence Developing problem-solving skills

Manhattan, New York, NY

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6:30 pm
free, registration required

Workshops, November 12, 2026, 11/12/2026, Intermediate Chess-Playing: Level-Up Your Game

**Musical | The Precipice: Coming-of-Age, Feminist Fairytale Musical (Premiere)**

As with her previous show, Spiral Bound, composer, lyricist, and performer Miranda Ferriss Jones brings together a majority-women collective spanning generations and disciplines, including Jones herself alongside Tony Award winner Laura Benanti. With The Precipice, Jones asks the question, "What will you do when they come for your wild?" This original, feminist fairy tale follows Iris and Polly, daughters of Lady Midnight, Goddess of Dreams. Each embodies half of their mother: Polly, the dark, and Iris, the light. Separated on Earth and raised in vastly different worlds, they reunite as teenagers and must fight to preserve their identities. This mythic coming-of-age tale affirms the greatest threat to an oppressive society is a sisterhood bound together by unbridled freedom and radical love. There are two ways to access this event: 1. General Admission, first-come first-served. Just show up! 2. Fast Track opening the Monday before the event at noon.

Manhattan, New York, NY

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7:30 pm
free, fast-track option...

Musicals, November 12, 2026, 11/12/2026, The Precipice: Coming-of-Age, Feminist Fairytale Musical (Premiere)

**Play | Witch: Darkly Comic Contemporary Retelling of a Jacobean Drama**

A charming devil arrives in the quiet village of Edmonton to bargain for the souls of its residents in exchange for their darkest wishes. Elizabeth should be his easiest target, having been labeled a "witch" and cast out by the town, but her soul is not so readily bought. As the devil returns to convince her - and then returns again - unexpected passions flare, alliances are formed, and the village is forever changed. An inventive retelling of a Jacobean drama, this sharp, subversive fable debates how much our souls are wroth when hope is hard to come by. Written by Jen Silverman. Directed by Daniella Caggiano.

Manhattan, New York, NY

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7:30 pm
free, registration required