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The quality and quantity of
free events,
free things to do
that happen in New York City
every day of the year
is truly amazing.
So don't miss the opportunities
that only New York provides:
stop wondering what to do;
start taking advantage of
free events to go to,
free things to do in NYC
today!
67 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Wednesday, September 18, 2013
All events are free unless otherwise noted.
Workshop | Spring Into Yoga
Teachers trained in different styles will be giving classes throughout the afternoon, with the scenic park lake in the background. Please bring your own mat, as there will be none provided.
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9:30 am
$10 suggested donation...
$10 suggested donation...
Workshop | Catch and Release Fishing
Grab a pole and relax on the Harlem Meer while you wait for a bite from one of the many species of fish that live in its diverse aquatic ecosystem! Poles available to borrow; must release fish after catching them. Free for families and individuals; groups larger than 5 must reserve at least 2 weeks in advance. Adult with photo I.D. must accompany all children.
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10:00 am
free, no reservation required
free, no reservation required
Tour | Greenwich Village Tour
Greenwich Village is among Manhattan's most desirable and expensive residential neighborhoods. It's history, however, betrays it's monied status. The Village, with it's quiet, shaded streets, lined with lovely brick and brownstone townhouses, was once the incubating ground of artistic, social and political movements that have helped shape US history. From the Beats to the Folk Movement, from workers rights to gay rights, the Village has often been the center of it all.
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10:00 am
Free...
Free...
Conference | Theaster Gates: A Way of Working
In tribute to artist Theaster Gates, a two-day conference on the artist’s prize-winning work, The Dorchester Projects. An artwork of extraordinary complexity and impact, and selected from an international pool of twenty nominated projects, Dorchester Projects expands the discourse of political enfranchisement and social inclusion. Gates began Dorchester Projects in 2006 by transforming two buildings on Chicago's South Side into community gathering spaces, with a library, slide archive, performance space, and soul food kitchen. The ongoing project advances social justice through art, spirituality, history, economics, and materiality, and in so doing has charted groundbreaking ways for urban renewal.
New York, NY
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10:00 am
free, no reservation required
free, no reservation required
Other | Attend a Taping of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, with Cedric “The Entertainer”
Attend a live taping of Who Wants to be a Millionaire with new host Cedric "The Entertainer." You are guaranteed to laugh yourself silly. Studio audience members will also have the opportunity to audition to be on the show.
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10:30 am
Free...
Free...
Tour | Cathedral Tour
Explore the Cathedral's newly cleaned and restored Nave. Learn about the art, architecture and history of this great sacred space from 1892 to the present.
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11:00 am
$6
$6
Workshop | Elements of Nature Drawing
Enjoy drawing nature in the parks and gardens with an artist/educator. Materials provided.
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11:00 am
free, no reservation required
free, no reservation required
Workshop | Park Pétanque
Learn to play pétanque, the popular European game anchored in precision, patience, and camaraderie from members of La Boule New Yorkaise, NYC’s championship-winning club.
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11:00 am
free, no reservation required
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 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. Congressman Ron Paul considers the Federal Reserve "both corrupt and unconstitutional"
Tour times: 11:15 a.m., 12:00 p.m., 1:15 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 3:15 p.m., and 4:00 p.m.
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11:15 am
Free...
Free...
Concert | Concert: Percussion Discussion
Featuring Mecca Bodega and Drumadics.
Accompanying the musicians is YogaWorks, which will hold free restorative stretch sessions in between music sets for people looking for some lunch time relaxation. Additionally, local restaurants will offer free lemonade to help yoga enthusiasts and music lovers cool down.
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12:00 pm
free, no reservation required
free, no reservation required
Park Walk | Garden Tour
Experience the Park's only formal garden with the Garden staff. See exuberant perennial and annual beds, and delight in an abundance of color and fragrance while learning about the Garden's history and design.
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12:00 pm
free, no reservation required
free, no reservation required
Workshop | Learn Juggling in the Park
Test your coordination and dexterity with free juggling lessons in the park. All skill levels are welcome to join in the fun. Equipment is provided. Lessons are weather permitting. You'll be surprised that Alex and Jordan can often be found outside tossing pins in the snow!
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12:00 pm
free, no reservation required
free, no reservation required
Performance | World-class theater innovator presents Glory Road, the Woeful Myth of Sisyphus
The Nerve Tank, a world-class theater innovator, brings the woeful myth of Sisyphus to life. Sisyphus, a daring and clever king who outwitted the gods on many occasions, is sentenced by Zeus to the absurd and eternal fate of pushing a boulder uphill only to have it roll back down.
The Nerve Tank’s interactive encounter with this story features a 6 1/2-foot metal sphere pushed along the Plaza, overseen by a dancing Persephone, Queen of the Underworld. Sisyphus’ labor is to play the “boulder” in narrative order, which is filled with technology that triggers audio and video fragments as it moves. The task is impossible, yet he's forced to keep going – and through his punishment he celebrates his stubborn pride.
Times: 12-1:30pm & 4-6pm (20-minute performances on loop)
New York, NY
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12:00 pm
free, no reservation required
free, no reservation required
Park Walk | “Cross Park Promenade” Tour
You'll be amazed at what you'll see.... a hidden bench that tells time, miniature boats powered by the wind, a magnificent sculpture celebrating fresh water, and a glorious drinking fountain for the city's equine population. These are just some of the the sites along the way on this east to west walk through the park. Tour is approximately one hour long.
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12:00 pm
free, no reservation required
free, no reservation required
Concert | Bach at Noon
The keyboard works of Bach offered in 30-minute meditations by Patrick Allen, organist and master of choristers, and Phillip Lamb, organ scholar.
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12:20 pm
free, no reservation required
free, no reservation required
12:30 pm
$10 suggested donation
$10 suggested donation
Concert | Kuni Mikami, Pianist with Lionel Hampton's Big Band
Born in Tokyo, Japan, Kuni Mikami came to the United States in 1975. He continues to play for many of the top big-bands around including: the Lionel Hampton Orchestra; Duke Ellington; Cab Calloway; Illinois Jaquet; and George Gee Orchestra.
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12:30 pm
free, no reservation required
free, no reservation required
Talk | Rebuilding NYC After Hurricane Sandy, a Conversation with Dan Zarrilli
In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, Mayor Bloomberg and his Economic Development Corporation (EDC) issued A Stronger More Resilient New York, a comprehensive report with recommendations to rebuild our communities impacted by the superstorm and to increase the resilience of the city's infrastructure.
Dan Zarrilli, Director of Resiliency for the City of New York, will describe these recommendations at the WCC on September 18. Please join us as we discuss the climate risks facing New York City, the proposals for coastal and buildings protection, as well as other measures that would strengthen the city's systems and infrastructure to withstand future disasters. A conversation not to be missed.
Light refreshments provided
New York, NY
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12:30 pm
Free
Free
Concert | Tango music
A unique variety of classical, contemporary, and jazz music inspired and heavily influenced by dance. This performance brings tango into the mix, with a brilliant and original instrumental trio.
New York, NY
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12:30 pm
free, no reservation required
free, no reservation required
Tour | Cathedral Tour
Explore the Cathedral's newly cleaned and restored Nave. Learn about the art, architecture and history of this great sacred space from 1892 to the present.
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1:00 pm
$6
$6
Park Walk | Garden Tour
Offering constantly changing floral displays, Battery Park City’s parks and gardens contain more than 400 species of perennials, shrubs, and trees. On these garden tours, horticulturists share their considerable knowledge of plants, pointing out the species that give each garden its own identity and style.
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1:00 pm
free, no reservation required
free, no reservation required
Jazz | Joe Alterman, Jazz Pianist
Born and raised in Atlanta, Joe has studied with greats including Don Friedman, Jean Michel-Pic, Raplh Lalama, Joe Lovano and John Scofield. He has performed at venues around the world including the Blue Note Jazz Club in Milan, the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, and Preservation Hall in New Orleans; he has led groups at venues in New York City including the Blue Note Jazz Club, the Iridium Jazz Club, the Kitano, and Cornelia Street Cafe, among others.
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1:00 pm
free, no reservation required
free, no reservation required
Jazz | Midtown Jazz
A jazz concert for the midtown community. These popular midday concerts feature well-regarded artists. The programming is overseen by jazz pianist Ronny Whyte.
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1:00 pm
$10 suggested donation
$10 suggested donation
Reading | Mixed Bag: Story Time for Grown-Ups
Love a good story? Sit back and relax as they read you a story or two.
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1:00 pm
free, no reservation required
free, no reservation required
Tour | Harlem Tour
Although world famous, Harlem may be New York's best kept secret with some of the city's best architecture, food, music and people. Harlem's history is also one of the city's most dramatic, having gone through many ethnic, cultural and socioeconomic changes over the past roughly 400 years, which have resulted in a diverse array of places of worship, theaters, homes and eating establishments.
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2:00 pm
Free...
Free...
Tour | Lower Manhattan Tour
It is here, as much as anywhere, where American history started. It's where the first US Congress assembled and produced the Bill of Rights and where President George Washington took his first oath of office. It's here where the world's most important stock exchange and one of the most famous bridges stand. And it is here where an unspeakable tragedy took place and where a rebirth is underway.
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2:00 pm
Free...
Free...
Discussion | Edith Wharton: A Writing Life
Explores the transformation of wealthy New York socialite Edith Wharton into one of America's greatest authors.
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2:15 pm
free, no reservation required
free, no reservation required
Other | Attend a Taping of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, with Cedric “The Entertainer”
Attend a live taping of Who Wants to be a Millionaire with new host Cedric "The Entertainer." You are guaranteed to laugh yourself silly. Studio audience members will also have the opportunity to audition to be on the show.
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2:30 pm
Free...
Free...
Workshop | Figure Al Fresco
Learn figure drawing outdoors with a clothed model and an artist/educator. Materials provided.
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2:30 pm
free, no reservation required
free, no reservation required
Discussion | Old Books, Rare Books: Learning About the Value of Your Books
Learn what you need to know before buying or selling an old book. Have you ever wondered how the experts on TV can look at an old book and know about its value? Do you have an old book? Do you wonder how much it is worth? If you want to learn more about what makes an old book rare or valuable, then join them as they explore the world of antiquarian books.
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3:00 pm
free, no reservation required
free, no reservation required
Tour | US Customs House Building Tour
A Museum Ambassador provides a 45-minute in-depth look at the unique architecture and design of the Alexander Hamilton Customs House.
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3:00 pm
free, no reservation required
free, no reservation required
Workshop | Shogi Clinic
Discover the centuries-old Japanese Chess game called Shogi with Alex from the NY Shogi Club. Shogi originated in India and was then brought to Japan around the 10th century. The game has some basic similarities with western chess but also lots of differences.
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4:30 pm
free, no reservation required
free, no reservation required
Opening Reception | Installation: Theaster Gates' A Way of Working
This show is the culmination of the artist’s two-year engagement with the school. It offers a view into how the artist creates synergies within his work, and examines the complex ways of creating and maintaining an expanded studio practice rooted in institutional engagement, object making, and the production of space. The installation includes drawings, videos and a large-scale rickshaw inspired by a recent trip to Haiti, filled with objects from the collections at Dorchester Projects, a space for artistic production on Chicago’s South Side.
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5:00 pm
free, no reservation required
free, no reservation required
Dancing | VolvoTango: Outdoor Dancing
The wooden surface out on the Pier is of an exceptionally good quality. A broad healed dance shoe works fine. In damp conditions a smooth soled rubber shoe is fine and some even like to dance barefoot.
The dance area is at the end of the pier under a large tent that both serves as an umbrella and a sound horn. Because of this protection and because of the polishing that regular VolvoTango events give it, the wood is silky smooth and because it's not laid on concrete, the wood is soft, there is almost a sprung-like feel to the floor.
New York, NY
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5:00 pm
free, no reservation required
free, no reservation required
Park Walk | Central Park Sunset Tour
Join Free Tours by Foot as they stroll through the park and tell the epic story of New York's green oasis. Once described as the lungs of the city, Central Park brings a breath of fresh air to New York's crowded urban terrain. What started out as the rocky and desolate northern fringes of a rapidly expanding city is today amongst the world's most famous and beloved public parks. Originally intended to bring people of all walks of life together -- a people's park -- Central Park lives up to it's original designs. With over 843 acres of meadows, hills, ball fields and bodies of water, it's impossible not to find something to enjoy in Central Park.
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5:30 pm
Free...
Free...
Park Walk | The High Line Sunset Tour
The area around the High Line Park was a vital business district of New York City, supplying fresh fruits, French Cheeses and Russian caviar as well as fresh meats to City markets. The hustle and bustle of the streets induced the City to elevate the railroad trains delivering goods to the commercial buildings. When interstate truck traffic made the railway outdated, it fell into ruin, only to be regenerated as a park.
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5:30 pm
Free...
Free...
Opening Reception | Inaugural Exhibition: Audible Presence: Lucio Fontana, Yves Klein, Cy Twombly
Audible Presence explores the relationship between the time-based procedures employed by three of the most influential artists of the 20th century and the auditory experiences of music, sound, and silence.
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6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
free, no reservation required
Opening Reception | Legendary Graffiti Artist, George “SEN One” Morillo: A West Side Story
The center will be decorated with subway-style art for the installation of A West Side Story. The exhibit will feature artwork that was done on New York City subways, handball courts, and walls, and has since been transferred to canvas. Also, attendees will learn about Graffiti's evolution from a controversial and defiant art form to its current prominence in urban popular culture.
New York, NY
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6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
free, no reservation required
Opening Reception | Paintings: Mark Wiener's Double Retrospective: Cross Narratives 2006-2012
With tutelage under Bauhaus influences and inspiration from visionaries Alexi Brodivitch, Frank Zachry and Alexander Lieberman, NYC abstract painter Mark Wiener developed an open mind toward working simultaneously in several disciplines. His paintings have appeared in solo and group exhibitions worldwide since the 80's and are found throughout public, private and corporate collections. Cross Narratives 2006-2012 highlight Wiener's work after his choice to limit his palette exclusively to black and white.
New York, NY
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6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
free, no reservation required
Discussion | Photographer Laurie Simmons discusses her book The Love Doll
Artist Laurie Simmons is joined by writer Glenn O’Brien to discuss various subjects including dolls and artifice, sexuality and identity, imagination and physicality, fetishism and the evolution of gender identities, archtypes and taboos, as well as the specific processes of taking photographs and making movies.
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6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
free, no reservation required
Lecture | The Tupac Amaru Rebellion (1780-1783): Rethinking Late Colonial Peru
A lecture by Charles Walker, University of California, Davis.
This talk examines the nature and outcome of the massive Tupac Amaru Rebellion, the largest uprising in colonial Spanish American history. It presents some of the findings to be published in Walker's forthcoming monograph (Harvard University Press, 2014) and probes whether the rebellion deserves to be considered alongside the major North Atlantic revolutions of the eighteenth century.
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6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
free, no reservation required
Lecture | Thought Police: The FBI and French Philosophers
Long before emails and Prism, there was already surveillance and data gathering. J. Edgar Hoover and the forces of the FBI were particularly watchful of the activities of subversive French philosophers, such as Jean-Paul Sartre and Albert Camus. L'tranger and L'tre et le nant aroused fear and trembling.
Andy Martin is a University Lecturer in the Department of French at the University of Cambridge. His latest book is The Boxer and the Goalkeeper: Sartre vs. Camus (Simon and Schuster), and he is a contributor to the Opinionator column in the New York Times.
The introduction to Andy Martin's talk will include stories, photographs and audio-visual recordings relating to the visits of Jean-Paul Sartre and Albert Camus to the Maison Franaise in 1945 and 1946 on their first trips to the U.S., unearthed during research for the Maison Franaise Centennial Exhibition.
New York, NY
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6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
free, no reservation required
Workshop | Volleyball After Work
Leave your workday behind and join other adults for good-natured, fun, and cooperative pick-up games of VOLLEYBALL in the beautiful outdoors overlooking the Hudson River. Everyone gets to play. Participants will also learn the basic rules and strategies of volleyball. Scorekeeper and volleyballs are provided. No experience is necessary.
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6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
free, no reservation required
Discussion | Contributors discuss the book One Out of Three: Immigrant New York in the Twenty-First Century
This event takes its name from Dr. Nancy Foner’s new book on the city’s rich immigrant history. Foner will be joined by the book’s contributors, NYC’s Director of City Planning Joe Salvo, and Dr. Bernadette Ludwig and Dr. Phil Kasinitz of the CUNY Graduate Center, for a lively talk about how the City has shaped—and been shaped by—its vibrant immigrant communities. Suketu Mehta, author of Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found, will introduce the panel.
New York, NY
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6:30 pm
free, no reservation required
free, no reservation required
Slide Lecture | Michael D. Lemonick discusses the book Global Weirdness: Severe Storms, Deadly Heat Waves, Relentless Drought, Rising Seas and the Weather of the Future
This visual presentation by a highly regarded independent, nonprofit journalism and research organization founded in 2008 — and reviewed by scientists at major educational and research institutions the world over, summarizes everything we already know about the science of climate change, explains what is likely to happen to the climate in the future; and lays out in practical terms what we can and cannot do to avoid further shifts.
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6:30 pm
free, no reservation required
free, no reservation required
Poetry Reading | Poetry Forum: Loretta Collins and Paula Bohince
Loretta Collins most recent work, The Twelve-Foot Neon Woman, was the poetry winner in the 2012 OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature. Her numerous awards for poetry include the Academy of American Poets and the Pushcart Prize. Collins’s work has appeared in the New Caribbean Poetry anthology, The Caribbean Writer, TriQuarterly, Black Warrior Review, Antioch Review, Quarterly West, and The Missouri Review.
Paula Bohince's first collection, Incident at the Edge of Bayonet Woods, received Sarabande Books' inaugural Aleda Shirley Prize. Her second collection, The Children, was published by Sarabande Books in 2012. Her poems have appeared widely in such publications as The New Yorker, The Nation, Poetry, The Hudson Review, Slate, and The Yale Review.
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6:30 pm
$5
$5
Discussion | The Queer Subjects of Latino/a Psychoanalysis
A panel discussion with:
*Licia Fiol-Matta, Latin American, Latino and Puerto Rican Studies, Lehman College, CUNY; and Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Languages and Literatures, The Graduate Center, CUNY
*Antonio Viego, Literature, Duke University
Moving between archives high and low, and between expert and popular representations of “the” Latino/a subject, Licia Fiol-Matta and Antonio Viego explore queer meeting points between Latino/a Studies and psychoanalytic theory. After opening presentations, the two panelists will engage in an open-ended conversation with moderator José Muñoz.
New York, NY
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6:30 pm
free, no reservation required
free, no reservation required
Slide Lecture | There Is No Dark Side of the Moon: On the Art of Shadow
The shadow in art is a double-agent of certainty and doubt, alternately employed to describe the spatial contours of concrete reality and, conversely, to give visual form to that which is unknowable and otherwise indescribable. In this informal illustrated lecture, art historian Mark Loiacono explores the shifting function and meaning of the shadow in art, from its role in the mythological origin of painting to its current incarnation in Cynthia Daignault's exhibition, Which is the Sun and Which is the Shadow?
Lecturer Mark Loiacono is an advanced PhD candidate at the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University, and is currently in the process of completing a dissertation titled "Shadow of a Doubt: Andy Warhol's Abstractions." He has held research and curatorial positions at the Morgan Library and Museum, New York; the Dedalus Foundation, New York; and International Art & Artists, Washington, DC.
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6:30 pm
free, no reservation required
free, no reservation required
Workshop | Warrior Fitness Class
Join multi-dimensional fitness instructor, Jodi DeCrenza - The Warrior - for a total body workout incorporating the body's natural resistance, yoga, and cardio using light bands and the elements of the earth. You'll build core stability, lean muscle, and gain a life balance. No equipment is necessary for the class. All levels of fitness are welcome.
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6:30 pm
free, no reservation required
free, no reservation required
Workshop | Yoga - Evening Salute to the Sun
End your day with relaxing Hatha yoga in a beautiful sunset setting. Suitable for all fitness levels. Please wear loose,
comfortable clothing and bring your own mat.
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6:30 pm
free, no reservation required
free, no reservation required
Theater | Bronx Bombers by Eric Simonson: A Play about How the Yankees Stay Great
Ruth. Berra. DiMaggio. Jeter. The New York Yankees have never had a shortage of star players. In this World Premiere from the creative team behind Broadway's Lombardi and the director of the String of Pearls, Bronx Bombers examines how baseball’s most storied franchise has always remained focused on maintaining a great team, even when dealing with some of the game’s most iconic and tempestuous personalities. How do they do it? Well, as Yogi always said, “You can observe a lot by watching.”
With Francois Battiste, Chris Henry Coffey, Bill Dawes, Christopher Jackson, Wendy Makkena, Keith Nobbs, Joe Pantoliano, John Wernke, C.J. Wilson.
PLEASE NOTE:
-Limited availability on a first-come, first-served basis.
-You are given a form upon your arrival (beginning at 4PM).
-Fill out and return the form to a representative.
-After you've handed in your form, you must return by 5pm.
-At 5pm they will call out your name to purchase tickets in the order in which they have received the completed forms.
-You must be present at 5pm when your name is called to purchase tickets. NO EXCEPTIONS.
-Limit 2 tickets per person.
-Minimum $1 per ticket.
-Cash only, no change given.
-You are not able to select seats or be shown where seats are located before purchase.
-Seats bought at the same time are not guaranteed to be together.
-You will not be able to move or change seats after purchase.
-Once tickets are purchased, you are free to leave and come back at curtain.
New York, NY
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7:00 pm
Pay-what-you-can admission policy...
Pay-what-you-can admission policy...
Talk | Artist Theaster Gates discusses his exhibition A Way of Working
This talk is the culmination of the artist’s two-year engagement with the school. It offers a view into how the artist creates synergies within his work, and examines the complex ways of creating and maintaining an expanded studio practice rooted in institutional engagement, object making, and the production of space. The installation includes drawings, videos and a large-scale rickshaw inspired by a recent trip to Haiti, filled with objects from the collections at Dorchester Projects, a space for artistic production on Chicago’s South Side.
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7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
free, no reservation required
Other | Ask Roulette
An unscripted conversation in which participants ask and answer questions of each other in front of a live audience. Special guests TBA.
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7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
free, no reservation required
Author Reading | Bill McKibben reads from his book Oil and Honey
In this personal account of climate activism, the bestselling author and environmentalist leads a protest against the building of the Keystone XL pipeline and helps raise hives with a Vermont beekeeper.
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7:00 pm
Free
Free
Book Discussion | Book Group: The Orphan Master's Son by Adam Johnson
The Upper East Side Reading Group reconvenes in the Cafe for their monthly book discussion.
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7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
free, no reservation required
Performance | Comedy Variety Week
Part of 7 nights of free comedy and variety.
Tonight: Sketch Night
Live music by Jessica Delfino
Hosted by Slap Fight (The PIT)
- Stone Cold Fox (UCB)
- BOAT
- Skinny Bitch Jesus Meeting
- Murderfist
New York, NY
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7:00 pm
Free
Free
Author Reading | Eric Schlosser reads from his book Command and Control: Nuclear Weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the Illusion of Safety
Award-winning journalist Eric Schlosser discusses how America manages its nuclear arsenal.
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7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
free, no reservation required
Performance | Outlaw, a piano-percussion duo, performs House of Leaves
Multimedia piano/percussion duo OUTLAW will premiere an experimental evening-length work inspired by Mark Danielewski’s book House of Leaves. Using a unique blend of performance art, electronics, visual elements and live music, it reflects the labyrinthine structure and disturbing undertones that characterize House of Leaves. Audience members will find themselves faced with strange soundscapes, unpredictable characters and cryptic texts.
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7:00 pm
Free
Free
Opening Reception | Paintings: Bradley Rubenstein's Saints
Bradley Rubenstein has been the recipient of the National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in Painting, The Pollock-Krasner Award and a grant from The Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation. His works are in the permanent collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and The Detroit Institute of Arts, among others. Bradley Rubenstein lives and works in Brooklyn, N.Y.
New York, NY
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7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
free, no reservation required
Author Reading | Pulitzer Prize winner Paul Harding reads from his book Enon
The Pulitzer winner for his debut novel - Tinkers - Paul Harding returns for his latest work of fiction. This new novel chronicles the life of Charlie Crosby, grandson of the protagonist in Tinkers.
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7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
free, no reservation required
Dance Performance | Renowned German multimedia artist and contemporary Italian choreographer present NotationNotations
The world premiere of NOTATIONOTATIONS marks a first-time collaboration between renowned, multimedia artist Susan Hefuna (b. Germany, 1962) and contemporary choreographer Luca Veggetti (b. Italy, 1963). NOTATIONOTATIONS posits the idea that if a line is the trace of a point in motion, then the human body moving through the space of the observed world is also a drawing.
Staged over three nights, this event will open and close with a new video installation by Hefuna of a bustling, lower Manhattan intersection—a literal mapping of people and place that examines movement as something that is both rehearsed and habitual. Sketched onto the floor will be an expansive web of chalk lines made by Hefuna (her largest work to date) in advance of an audience; its dramatic creation captured by film.
The artist perseveres via the projection, which will be screened as Veggetti’s dancers gradually erase the drawn surface through repetitive, physical gestures. The performance culminates in a dynamic display of swooping whorls made by their distilled movements across the floor. The effect is its own form of choreographic documentation.
New York, NY
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7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
free, no reservation required
Workshop | Sunset Pilates
Join Lou Cornacchia, founder of Cobble Hill's Body in Balance Studio, for sunset pilates for an Intermediate Pilates Mat Class. Lou's teaching remains true to the basic tenets established by Joseph Pilates. Students will learn proper technique, core muscle strength, spinal alignment and shoulder stabilization.
A few notes:
Students should bring a good thick mat and a Dynaband. These items are not available for rental.
Classes are open to ages 16 and older.
Pilates experience is suggested.
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7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
free, no reservation required
Film | Documentary: Sven Zellner's Price of Gold (2012)
This astounding film is the first to document the illegal gold-diggers in Mongolia's Gobi Desert risking their lives for a few grams of the precious mineral. While the speculative market value of gold in the Western world holds little relation to any tangible yardstick, the film describes in very direct and stark images what it means to prospect for gold by hand, in brutal conditions eerily reminiscent of the California Gold Rush during the late 19th-century.
86 min.
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7:30 pm
$10 suggested admission
$10 suggested admission
Workshop | Intro Class: Meditation and the Alexander Technique
With Hope Martin.
The Alexander Technique and meditation practice are both about bringing awareness to habitual patterns and relaxing our goal-oriented approach to life. Applied to meditation, the Alexander Technique is a simple yet powerful tool for cultivating mindfulness of our bodies during our practice. This class will offer practical guidance on how to apply the Alexander Technique to both sitting and walking meditation (meditation instruction will be provided). We will also apply the principles to everyday actions, such as lying down, bending, and sitting at our computers. By understanding and experiencing our basic body mechanics, anatomy and alignment, we can release unnecessary tension in our meditation sessions and our lives.
New York, NY
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8:00 pm
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Other | Smart Bombed, a Trivia and Comedy Night
Get ready to transform Wednesday from Hump Day to Fun Day with Smart Bombed, a trivia and comedy night. Each week they have a different theme, from America to Movies to Comics Books and everything in between. Hosted by Calvin S. Cato (Game Show Network) and Justin Murray (Iowa Comedy Festival), the show will have rounds of trivia
with comedy in between.
New York, NY
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8:00 pm
No cover
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Concert | Yves Klein’s Monotone-Silence Symphony, a New York Premiere
This powerful perceptual encounter will unfold over 40 minutes. Seventy musicians and singers will hold a single continuous tone for a 20-minute period. The performers then will remain frozen and motionless in observance of a 20-minute period of absolute silence. Of that soundlessness Klein wrote, “This silence is so marvelous because it grants happenstance and even sometimes the possibility of true happiness, if only for only a moment, for a moment whose duration is immeasurable.”
Monotone-Silence Symphony was performed only once during the artist’s brief lifetime, on the night of March 9, 1960 as one part of the happening Anthropometries de l'époque bleue at the Galerie internationale d'art contemporain in Paris. For that event Klein conducted a small group of musicians as they played his symphony and directed three nude models – his “living brushes” – in the creation of Anthropometry paintings by covering their bodies with blue paint and pressing themselves against blank sheets of paper lining the walls and floor.
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8:00 pm
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Performance | Gandhi, Is That You? Comedy Show
Stand-up comedy show (that has been featured on MTV, and that fills to standing-room only each week). The show is produced by Brendan Fitzgibbons (The Onion, McSweeney's) and Lance Weiss (Carolines on Broadway) with comedians from David Letterman, Vh1, MTV, The Onion, and Comedy Central. Free pizza!
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9:00 pm
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Performance | Comedy by 13-time Emmy Winner with Broadway Actors
Regular Price: $69CFT Member Price: $0.00
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