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Where else but in New York City can you listen to a world-class musician, discuss a book with a famous author, take a part in poetry reading, have a glass of wine at an art exhibition opening, and all that on the same day, and all that free of charge, and all of that on any day of the year, whether it's December or July, April or November!
The trick is to know about those free events, free things to do BEFORE they happen, not after the fact. That's where Club Free Time comes in handy! Become a Club Free Time member and start using these unique New York City (NYC) opportunities today, March 12, 2026!
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Club Free Time is your perfect guide to Free Entertainment and Free Culture in the City That Never Sleeps.
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In addition to providing information about free events, free things to do in New York, Club Free Time offers its members complimentary tickets to classical music concerts, dance performances and theater: when a producer wants that special buzz of the 'full house' - Club Free Time members are welcomed for their enthusiasm and sophistication!
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Get a taste of free culture and free entertainment in New York City (NYC)!
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Experience an entirely new perspective on New York. 'Open up a whole new cultural world... in one of the most vibrant capital cities in the world, sampling cultural delights beyond anyone's wildest dream.' Rupert Parker, journalist, photographer, cameraman, and TV producer
March 12, 2026. Free shows, concerts, movies, tours are New York (NYC) best kept secret! New York City never ceases to amaze you with quantity and quality of its free culture and free entertainment whether it's day or night, weekday or weekend, summer or winter, spring or fall, January or June, May or September. If you are looking for inexpensive things to do and where to go in Manhattan today, tonight, tomorrow, or any other time, or any other day of any week - you came to the right place: just click on any day on the calendar dispayed on the every page of our site and you will see how many events you can attend in Manhattan free of charge on that very day.
New York's cultural scene is at its busiest in October and March (and the same goes for free events, free things to do), but other months of the year still offer incredible amount of high quality, off the beaten path, unique free events, free things to do which will take your breath away! So if you looking for something to do in April or November, December or February, you will find tons of free things to do, free events to go to. (In June, July and August lots of those free events take place outdoors, of course).
So do not wot till tomorrow, start using these unique New York City opportunities today, March 12, 2026!
Where else but in New York City can you listen to a world-class musician, discuss a book with a famous author, take a part in poetry reading, have a glass of wine at an art exhibition opening, and all that on the same day, and all that free of charge, and all of that on any day of the year, whether it's December or July, April or November!
The trick is to know about those free events, free things to do BEFORE they happen, not after the fact. That's where Club Free Time comes in handy! Become a Club Free Time member and start using these unique New York City (NYC) opportunities today, March 12, 2026!
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Club Free Time is your perfect guide to Free Entertainment and Free Culture in the City That Never Sleeps.
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Free things to do, free events that take place in the City every day of the year are truly amazing. So if you're looking for something interesting to do today (March 12, 2026) or on any other day of the year don't miss those free-of-charge opportunities that only New York provides! You can find lots of high quality, off the beaten path, unique free events, free things to do which will take your breath away!
In addition to providing information about free events, free things to do in New York, Club Free Time offers its members complimentary tickets to classical music concerts, dance performances and theater: when a producer wants that special buzz of the 'full house' - Club Free Time members are welcomed for their enthusiasm and sophistication!
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Get a taste of free culture and free entertainment in New York City (NYC)!
Join the Club!
Experience an entirely new perspective on New York. 'Open up a whole new cultural world... in one of the most vibrant capital cities in the world, sampling cultural delights beyond anyone's wildest dream.' Rupert Parker, journalist, photographer, cameraman, and TV producer
Join the Club!
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!
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!
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Don't miss the opportunities that only New York provides:
- free concerts in NYC
- free movies in NYC
- free jazz in NYC
- free poetry readings in NYC
- free tours/hikes in NYC
- free city walks in NYC
- free Yoga /Tai Chi in NYC
- fairs and parades in NYC
- free theater in NYC
- free tickets to concerts, theater and dance performances in NYC
'New York is abuzz with so much culture that they're giving it away.' (The New York Times article about Club Free Time).
Editor's Picks
61 free things to do in New York City (NYC) today:
Thursday, March 12, 2026
All events are free unless otherwise noted.Workshop | Central Park Running Session (All Levels Welcome)
If you prefer not to run alone or are looking to improve your running performance, you can run with a club! Open to runners of all levels. Weekly changed routes through the park. Coaches, training, running company and inspiration!
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 am
Free
Free
Tour | New York City Hall Guided Tour
One of the oldest continuously used city halls in the nation that still houses its original governmental functions, New York's City Hall is considered one of the finest architectural achievements of its period. Constructed from 1803 to 1812, the building was an early expression of the City's cosmopolitanism. City Hall is a designated New York City landmark, and its rotunda is also a designated interior landmark. Note: When registering, choose the "Individual Tour" option.
New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
Free
Free
Master Class | Learn the Ins & Outs of Great Trombone Performance
Haim Avitsur, trombonist with the Royal Danish Academy of Music, imparts the skills and techniques for trombone mastery via distance learning.
New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
Free
Free
Classical Music | Afternoon Bach
Take a momentary respite from a busy day to enjoy a selection of organ works by Johann Sebastian Bach in an intimate venue.
New York City, NY; NYC
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12:20 pm
Free
Free
Film | All Fall Down (1962): Drama Film with Angela Lansbury
A family with two sons takes in a beautiful woman as a boarder, and the older womanizing son pressures her into bed. When the woman finds herself pregnant, trouble ensues and the younger son, who idolizes his brother, is forced to re-evaluate his feelings. Director: John Frankenheimer Cast: Eva Marie Saint, Warren Beatty, Karl Malden, Angela Lansbury, Brandon deWilde Dame Angela Lansbury was a British-American-Irish actress and singer. In a career spanning 80 years, she played various roles across film, stage, and television. She was best known for her roles as Jessica Fletcher in the long-running whodunit television series Murder, She Wrote, and as the voice of Mrs. Potts in Disney's Beauty and the Beast. Among Lansbury's accolades are six Tony Awards (including a Lifetime Achievement Award), six Golden Globe Awards, two honorary BAFTA Awards, a Laurence Olivier Award, an honorary SAG Award, and the Academy Honorary Award; in addition to nominations for three Academy Awards, eighteen Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Grammy Award. In 2014, she was made a dame by Queen Elizabeth II.
New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
Free
Free
Master Class | Learn the Ins & Outs of Great Piano Playing
Irish pianist John O'Conor--who has performed with many of the world's leading orchestras including the London Symphony, Royal Philharmonic, Czech Philharmonic, Vienna Symphony, l'Orchestre National de France, the NHK Orchestra in Japan and the Atlanta, Cleveland, San Francisco, Dallas, Montreal and Detroit Symphonies in North America--imparts skills and techniques for piano mastery.Â
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1:00 pm
Free
Free
Classical Music | Baroque Chamber Works Highlighting the Piccolo Violin (In Person AND Online!)
Early music ensemble Aquitaine (Eleanor Legault, solo violin, Jimmy Drancsak, violin, Lydia Becker, violin, Ryan Cheng, viola and viola da gamba, Ezra Gans, bassoon, Allen Maracle, violoncello, and Yunyi Ji, harpsichord) presents a program that aims to bring the piccolo violin to the spotlight. It showcases contemporary premieres from recently uncovered manuscripts, and other unknown works for chamber ensemble and the splendacious piccolo violin.
New York City, NY; NYC
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1:15 pm
Free
Free
Classical Music | Modern Choral Works in a Beautiful Cathedral
Cedar Park High School Choir (Cedar Park, Texas), directed by Lisa Holt. Program: Dave Riley (1960-2019) Celtic Blessing Traditional arr. Moses Hogan My Soul's Been Anchored in the Lord Randall Thompson (1899-1984) Alleluia Morten Lauridsen (1943-) O Magnum Mysterium Phillip Stopford (1977-) Ave Verum
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1:45 pm
Free
Free
Jazz | Celebration of Standards, Bebop & Spirituals
A close-knit group of like-minded musicians presents a heartfelt selections of standards, bebop classics, spirituals, and other special tunes.
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2:00 pm
Free
Free
Workshop | Handsewing 101
Participate in a class on learning to sew by hand using traditional handsewing techniques. For most of human history people have created stuff from fabric and fibers by hand. Almost everything we can sew using a machine can be done by hand. It just takes a little more mindfulness, patience, time, and a few simple tools and techniques to begin. Participants will learn about the tools needed for handsewing, the various types of stitches used in hand sewing, the terminology, basic fabric information, and more. You will also get an opportunity to practice what you have learned in the class by sewing a small project that can be completed during our sessions. No prior experience necessary. No need to purchase anything. All materials will be provided for the class. Just come in and start your journey to becoming a sewists. Handsewing, sometimes called slow stitching, can be a mindful hobby that allows you to slowly create beautiful and quality items in our fast paced world.
New York City, NY; NYC
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2:30 pm
Free
Free
Workshop | Learn the Basics of Documentary Photography
In this workshop, you will learn the basics of documentary photography and how to tell a story through your pictures. Award-winning fine art photographer Chrystofer will talk about ethical storytelling and the best ways to work respectfully with people in your community. You will also build your technical skills by learning about composition, lighting, and editing. This event is perfect for anyone who wants to take better photos and share meaningful stories.
New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
Free
Free
Film | If I Had Legs, I'd Kick You (2025): Comedy-Drama with Star-Studded Cast
With her life crashing down around her, Linda tries to navigate her daughter's mysterious illness, her absent husband, a missing person, and an increasingly hostile relationship with her therapist. Director:Â Mary Bronstein Cast:Â Rose Byrne, Conan O'Brien, Danielle Macdonald, Christian Slater, ASAP Rocky
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4:00 pm
Free
Free
Classical Music | Shostakovich Expert Discusses Composer's Twelfth String Quartet (+ Live Violin Performance)
Patrick McCreless, Professor Emeritus of Music Theory at Yale University and an expert on Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich, discusses his work. He will be joined by Mannes violent student Sofia Nangle to perform a selection of Shostakovich's excerpts.
New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
Free
Free
Museums | Thursday Evenings at a Living Memorial Museum
Explore a museum dedicated to Holocaust remembrance, Jewish life, and education. View expansive galleries, survivor testimonies, and tens of thousands of artifacts. The museum also offers a theater, a genealogy center, an outdoor memorial, and a cafe.
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4:00 pm
Free
Free
Opening Reception | Wrought: Sculptural Meditation on Memory & Placemaking
Explore Wrought, an exhibition by Abigail Lucien, the artist’s first solo presentation with the gallery. The exhibition features a constellation of recent and new sculptures that capture the evolution of Lucien’s practice over the last few years and is grounded in a poetic meditation on memory and placemaking through an architectural vernacular. A workable mineral born from the explosion of stars, iron forms the molten core of our planet and is also essential to human life, coursing through our blood. Crucial to Lucien’s work is the idea that iron retains memory. Low iron levels in blood can lead to forgetfulness —without it we forget. Lucien nurtures a commemorative practice through metal by transforming iron and steel, an alloy of iron and carbon, into conduits through which to channel past lives, knowledge systems, and traditions of craft that span across vast temporalities and geographies.
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5:00 pm
Free
Free
Discussion | Harlem Renaissance-Style Salon with Writer Harmonia Rosales
Enjoy this event organized in the spirit of the Harlem Renaissance's famed salons that brought together communities of artists and intellectuals to foster creativity. Afro-Cuban artist and author of Chronicles of Ori: An African Epic, Harmonia Rosales, joins with Olaronke Akinmowo, founder of The Free Black Women's Library, to explore myth-making, African spirituality, and Black imagination across visual and literary arts. The intimate conversation will take place atop of the famed Houston Conwill cosmogram Rivers with small bites and beverages. A book signing will follow the conversation.
New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
Free
Free
Museums | Photography:The Power of the Image.
This museum is the world's leading institution dedicated to photography and visual culture. It was founded in 1974 to champion "concerned photography"--socially and politically minded images that can educate and change the world. Through its exhibitions, education programs, community outreach, and public programs, the museum offers an open forum for dialogue about the power of the image.
New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
$5, tickets required
$5, tickets required
Classical Music | Sonatas & Fantasies by Robert Schumann and More for Cello and Piano
Nagyeom Jang, cello, and Jinhee Park, piano. Program: Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) Sonata o Fantasia in G Minor, H. 238 Henriette Bosmans (1895-1952) Cello Sonata in A Minor Robert Schumann (1810-1856) I. and II. from Fantasiestucke, Op. 73 Bohuslav Martinu (1890-1959) Variations on a Theme of Rossini, H. 290
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5:30 pm
Free
Free
Concert | "Consistently Invigorating" Singer-Songwriter Natalie Tenenbaum
Composer, pianist, and singer-songwriter Natalie Tenenbaum starts a special five-week residency. Each week, Tenenbaum will guide audiences on a sonic journey, traveling fluidly between classical, jazz, pop, and experimental soundscapes. Natalie Tenenbaum has premiered works worldwide, collaborated with artists including Lang Lang, Pentatonix, and David Byrne, and created arrangements for Broadway's Mean Girls. Her recent albums--Duos/Solos and Standard Repertoire Vol. 1--reimagine everything from Bach to Stravinsky through her post-classical lens. Tenenbaum's performances have been praised by The New York Times as "sparkling... consistently invigorating," and her boundary-crossing approach is sure to make each evening of this residency a thrilling opportunity to hear familiar music in a wholly new way.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
Free
Free
Discussion | 3 Scientists Discuss the Dark Universe
Three scientists in conversation on dark matter, dark stars, and the dark universe. Speakers: Elena Aprile (Centennial Professor of Physics; Director of the Italian Academy, Columbia University) On Dark Matter Janna Levin (Claire Tow Professor of Physics & Astronomy, Barnard College) On Black Holes Angela V. Olinto (Provost, Rutherfurd Professor of Astronomy and Professor of Physics, Columbia University) On the Dark Universe
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
Free
Free
Opening Reception | Baldwin Street: Photographs 1966-1994-- Never-before-Seen Intimate Photos by Emmet Gowin
Explore an exhibition of photographs by Emmet Gowin, most of which have never before been seen. The presentation of works from Gowin’s Baldwin Street: Photographs 1966–1994 series will coincide with the release of a new book on the same subject from Princeton University Press, available for purchase onsite during the show. The exhibition will spotlight a selection from Baldwin Street: Photographs 1966–1994, a body of intimate portraits by Gowin of his wife Edith Morris and her extended family taken in Danville, Virginia. Named after the dead-end street where many of Edith’s family members—including her mother, Reva Booher Morris—lived, the series bears witness to the lives and relationships that shaped this family over time and sheds light on Gowin’s artistic development across his career, which spans more than six decades.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
Free
Free
Opening Reception | Chuck Close: On Paper--Larger-than-Life Innovative Works by an Iconic American Artist
Experience the exhibition Chuck Close: On Paper, which includes Close's heroic large-scale watercolors, polaroids, drawings, maquettes, and prints. This presentation--several years in the making--highlights the many ways in which paper became a primary and influential material in image-making over the course of his career. Since the 1970s, Close has been known for his innovative approach to conceptual portraiture, systematically transposing his subjects' likenesses from photographs onto gridded paintings and drawings. Over the course of five decades, his work has challenged conventional modes of representation. The artist posed radical propositions with his work, going against the grain of art world trends during the late 1960s and 1970s, when Minimalism, Pop art, and abstraction were dominant, and portraiture and photorealism were largely considered taboo.
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6:00 pm
Free
Free
Opening Reception | Day and Night Before My Eyes: Dreamlike Figurative Paintings
See an exhibition of works by Katharina Wulff, featuring new paintings and works on paper in the artist’s first U.S. solo exhibition in ten years. Wulff emerged in the 1990s as one of the most significant German painters of her generation. Wulff is known for her figurative paintings, which utilize a myriad of art historical styles, depicting imaginary and far-off places.
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6:00 pm
Free
Free
Opening Reception | Stitched: Sam Gilliam's Innovative 3D Wall Works & Hanging Sculptures
Explore the stitched works of Sam Gilliam, which stem from innovation. In 1933, Gilliam was accepted as the artist in residence at Ballinglen Arts Foundation in the rural north of Ireland, but his paints were barred from shipment. So Gilliam found himself in a dire circumstance and he decided to paint and stain a large group of monumental loose canvases, folded them up, and shipped them to Ballinglen. These canvases became the source material for a new body of work he would produce in Ireland--for a painting residency during which he did no actual painting. Once on site, Gilliam hired a local seamstress and worked alongside her every day, cutting and stitching the pre-painted canvases to construct brand new paintings from the found material of his own creation. The results were dynamic three-dimensional wall works and hanging sculptures, vibrant compositions of colliding and coalescing geometries and colors which defy easy categorization as painting or sculpture. Gilliam's stitched works are perhaps best understood as Constructivist objects, which reflect his tireless spirit of invention, much like the circumstances of their own creation. Three decades later, many of these works were shown for the first time in Sam Gilliam: Sewing Fields at the Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA) in Dublin in 2025.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
Free
Free
Film | Sunrise (1927): Classic Romantic Drama
Considered by some to be the greatest film of the silent era, the famed German director F.W. Murnau's first American production tells the story of a shocking betrayal and redemption. Director: F. W. Murnau Cast: Janet Gaynor, George O'Brien
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
Free
Free
Book Discussion | Art Historian Shares Her New Book, Manet: The Great Works (+ Signing)
Enjoy a conversation with Kathryn Calley Galitz to celebrate her new book, Manet: The Great Works, a richly-illustrated exploration of Edouard Manet's greatest works and the groundbreaking artistic legacy he left behind. The discussion will be moderated by Mark Polizzotti and followed by a signing.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
Free
Free
Workshop | Between Motion & Stasis: Life Drawing Session
Dive into the tension between movement and rest that defines the exhibition at hand. This session provides all drawing supplies and a relaxed environment for participants to capture the nuanced poses of the featured works. Share ideas with fellow artists and discover new ways to render the human figure beyond anatomical precision.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
Free
Free
Party | Ceremonial Fire Honoring Indigenous Traditions, with Art & Performances
Experience a ceremonial fire centering Indigenous protocol and knowledge. Guest artists and organizers share stories and performances in honor and protection of the land, water, and air of Lenapehoking.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
Free
Free
Book Discussion | Crossing Shadows: A Night of Stories & Translation
Experience an intimate discussion with award-winning Mexican author Brenda Navarro and her translator Megan McDowell, moderated by Chase Harrison. They will explore the novel’s haunting themes of migration, loss, and identity, following a nameless narrator wandering Barcelona after her brother’s death in Mexico. The event will also preview the upcoming film adaptation featuring Diego Luna, scheduled for release in fall 2026. Attendees can stay afterward for a drinks reception to continue the conversation.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
Free
Free
Opening Reception | Entangled Surfaces: A Solo Painting Exhibition
The show features twelve new paintings that explore complex textures and spatial ambiguities through frottage, monoprinting, and intentional brushwork. A recurring knot motif functions both as a visual icon and a conceptual device, blurring the lines between interior/exterior and body/world. The artist creates low-relief, frieze-like sculptures that act as hidden molds behind unstretched canvases, allowing oil paint to capture the imprint of anatomical and biomedical references. The resulting works produce layered, vibrating surfaces where figure and ground dissolve into a continuous field of visual information.
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6:00 pm
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Lecture | Explore the Art of Renaissance Painter Raffael
This talk will dive into the life of Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino (1483-1520). Rafaello was a painter and architect who, with Leonardo and Michelangelo, forms the Trinity of the High Renaissance. He grew up in the civilized Court of Urbino, where his father was Court Painter and where Raphael developed poise and good manners.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
$5, RSVP required
$5, RSVP required
Opening Reception | Exploring Where Shadows Meet Memory Through Painting
Caroline Kent presents a new series of paintings that explore everyday interiors through muted tones and flattened composition. The works reference mid‑century black‑and‑white cinema, turning ordinary objects, lamps, curtains, and a dress into quiet visual studies. Subtle relief elements emerge from the canvas, adding a tactile dimension to the flat surface.
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6:00 pm
Free
Free
Lecture | Nightfall Rebels: Women Who Shaped the City’s Underground (Online!)
Join a virtual lecture that uncovers the vibrant history of female nightlife activists who turned taverns, speakeasies, and clubs into platforms for political ideas. The program spotlights iconic figures such as Billie Holiday, Norma Miller, Sylvia Robinson, and Patti Astor, showing how their performances and gatherings reshaped the cultural zeitgeist. The talk reveals how these women used nocturnal spaces to advance activism and forge new artistic movements.Â
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Free
Classical Music | Organ Works (In Person AND Online!)
Roman Perucki, chief organist in the cathedral in Gdańsk Oliwa and a counsellor of the President of the Gdansk City in a band of organ, performs.
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Painting Series of Cosmic Portraits
A concentrated examination of Jackie Saccoccio’s mature oeuvre, comprising five large-scale paintings and seven works on paper. The abstract canvases develop through chance-inflected gestures: wet paint is manipulated via dragging, pressing, and layering, resulting in dribbles and drag marks that merge into cosmic terrains. Inspired by a revelatory encounter with a Baroque statue of Pope Innocent X in Rome, Saccoccio’s mark-making endeavors to capture a similar multiplicity of light, shadow, and detail, inviting viewers to explore the interior landscapes she creates.Â
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6:00 pm
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Party | Street Art Trivia Night in a Museum
Enjoy a street art trivia night and put your street smarts to the test. From iconic artworks and art world scandals to pop culture, politics, and a few surprises worthy of a shredded canvas, this is not your average pub quiz. Beer, pizza, and trivia, bring your sharpest friends, and compete for prizes and bragging rights in a room full of masterpieces.
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6:00 pm
Free
Free
Opening Reception | Time-Based Sculptures, Paintings & Photographs
The exhibition highlights four decades of artist Merrill Wagner's work, showcasing sculptures, paintings, works on paper, and photographs that examine how industrial and natural materials change over time. Visitors see process-oriented pieces that depict subtle shifts of decay, oxidation, and growth, emphasizing the artist's long-standing interest in temporal transformation.
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6:00 pm
Free
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Galleries | Artist Discussion on Practices & Identity
Experience a conversation between Judy Glantzman and MarĂa BerrĂo in conjunction with Playing with Dolls, Glantzman’s exhibition. The artists first met at the School of Visual Arts while Glantzman was teaching and BerrĂo was earning her MFA. Using the works on view in the exhibition as their point of departure, Glantzman and BerrĂo will explore their distinct creative practices and the importance of friendship, identity, and a sense of play throughout their work.
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6:30 pm
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Discussion | Artists Discuss their Works Grounded in Refusal
This event showcases three scholar-artists’ aesthetic practice grounded in refusal: Pedro Lopez, Sahar Khraibani, and Hamed Sinno. Each engages deeply with forms of aesthetic making—in public space, against the white cube gallery, through DIY practices, and adhering to copyleft—as practices of refusal of colonial, cisheteronormative logics and of nominal inclusion into violent institutions. This event will also be a celebration of their new and/or ongoing work—Lopez’s Tear Basin in Prospect Park and accompanying manifesto-pamphlets, Khraibani’s book Anatomy of A Refusal, and Sinno’s solo performance, Poems of Consumption.
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6:30 pm
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Book Discussion | Book Launch in an Art Gallery: Artist's Essay Collection, The Equator Has Moved
Enjoy a celebratory evening to launch artist Renee Green's new essay collection, The Equator Has Moved. A conversation between Green, Alexander Alberro, and James Meyer is moderated by Jordan Carter, Dia curator and co-department head. This first comprehensive U.S. monograph on Green's work provides a foundational introduction to the artist's practice and addresses critical gaps in existing scholarship. In her uniquely recursive process, Green juxtaposes a range of materials--archival, documentary and literary fragments, personal and found ephemera, speculative narratives, and her own extant work--to probe the unstable boundaries between fact and fiction, public recollection and personal memory. The book's essays situate Green's practice within key historical influences and periods, including lineages of Conceptual art, Minimalism, and institutional critique, examining Green's ongoing contributions to artistic milieus and discourses while addressing her rigorous formal and conceptual approaches.
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6:30 pm
Free
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Discussion | Experts Discuss Franz Kafka's Drawings & Diaries
This event brings together translators, art historians and authors for a moderated conversation exploring Franz Kafka's extraordinary sensitivity to his visual world. Moving through early 20th-century Prague (its cafes, theaters, galleries, cinemas, and evolving urban landscape), Kafka cultivated distinct ways of seeing that shaped both his literary work and the drawings he created throughout his life, many of which have only recently been rediscovered. Through images and discussion, the speakers will examine what drew Kafka's attention, how he observed people, places, and objects, and how these visual practices resonate across his diaries, drawings, and writings. The conversation offers new perspectives on the relationship between image and language in Kafka's work and situates his visual imagination within the cultural and artistic contexts of Central European modernism.
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6:30 pm
Free
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Book Discussion | Philosopher Shares His New Book about Tech & Life, The Score
At this talk, C. Thi Nguyen and Sam Anderson (staff writer at The New York Times Magazine and author of Boom Town) will discuss Nguyen's new book, The Score (Penguin, 2026), which The Guardian calls "a brilliant warning about the gamification of everyday life." Likes. Friend counts. Spotify Wrapped stats. As tech suffuses our lives, metrics like these increasingly shape what we care about. Philosopher C. Thi Nguyen argues that these metrics are not just harmless fun: they quietly distort our values and, over time, who we are.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
Free
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Screening | School of American Ballet Showcases Films of Original Choreography
The School of American Ballet presents The Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation Evening for Female Choreography, an event celebrating the artistry, imagination, and leadership of the next generation of women in ballet. This special evening features short student-made films showcasing original choreography created by seven advanced-level female students, who participated in SAB's Student Choreography program in December 2025. These films highlight the students' creative process, collaborative spirit, and bold reimagining of classical ballet for today's world.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Screening | Beauty and Horror: The Art of Ceija Stojka
Ceija Stojka is a 1999 documentary by Austrian filmmaker, writer, and researcher Karin Berger. The film explores the full scope of Stojka's artistic work, focusing on her Roma life and heritage.
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Stojka, a Holocaust survivor, created works of deep beauty and horror in response to her experiences and the rise of extreme right nationalism in Austria and abroad. Her art continues to resonate in strikingly contemporary terms.
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The screening will be followed by a conversation and Q&A between Berger and Swedish documentary filmmaker, author, and journalist Lawen Mohtadi.
New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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7:00 pm
Regular: $30
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Regular: $30
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Poetry Reading | Essayist & Poet Kay Gabriel Shares the Work of Cult-Favorite Poet Bernadette Mayer
Writer and organizer Kay Gabriel focuses on the cult-favorite downtown poet Bernadette Mayer’s maximalism, frequently expressed in her compulsion to write “everything.” Mayer’s orientation towards “everything” begins in her early projects, Memory and Studying Hunger, and crests in her epic poem, Midwinter Day. Gabriel will zero in on a couple key passages from Midwinter Day to explore what’s at stake for Mayer in recording everything, and argue that this drive offers an interpretive key to her prolific, intimate, and philosophical body of work.
New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
pay-what-you-can, tickets required
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Author Reading | Philosophy YouTuber Robert Pantano Shares His New Book, The Terrible Paradox of Self-Awareness
A reading and discussion to celebrate the release of The Terrible Paradox of Self-Awareness with the author, Robert Pantano. In a series of poignant aphorisms and short essays, Robert Pantano offers nuanced approaches to confronting, understanding, and living within the paradox of self-awareness. Rather than pretending to provide certainty or easy answers, this thought-provoking collection offers ideas and space for reflection—for living well and finding comfort and peace without clear solutions.
New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Concert | R&B, Hip-Hop, Jazz, Soul, and Dance Music
Yaya Bey, a Queens-born singer-songwriter, addresses topics like pain, persecution, power, and pride across six acclaimed studio albums over the last decade. Bey has spent her entire life immersed in song, fashioning a personal profile that blends R&B, hip-hop, jazz, soul, and dance music.
New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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7:00 pm
Regular: $35
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Regular: $35
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7:30 pm
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Forum | Musical Legend Nona Hendryx Leads Discussion on Contemporary Black Artistic Practice
Welcome to an intimate forum led by the musical legend and technological savant Nona Hendryx. Together, with a panel of creative minds and futurist spirits including Kate Freer, Mimi Lien, Miles Regis, and more to be announced, everyone will explore the threshold spaces between analog craft and digital innovation in contemporary Black artistic practice, revealing how ancestral technique and futuristic methodology can coexist and amplify one another. As immersive technologies, AI tools, and virtual spaces increasingly shape cultural production, these artists model approaches that refuse to abandon the material world while embracing digital fluency. Their practices offer crucial templates for maintaining creative agency, cultural specificity, and aesthetic integrity in an increasingly mediated landscape. Experience an exchange that moves between the philosophical and the practical, that interrogates both conceptual frameworks and the nuts-and-bolts of hybrid studio practice. 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.
New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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7:30 pm
Regular: $30
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Regular: $30
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7:30 pm
Regular: $25
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Classical Music | Strings & Brass: Brahms, Elgar, & Gabrieli
Enjoy a concert featuring the full symphonic sweep of Brahms’ String‑rich Symphony No. 3, the soaring dialogue between solo cello and orchestra in Elgar’s Cello Concerto, and the dazzling antiphonal brilliance of Gabrieli’s twelve‑part brass and wind Sonata Octavi Toni a 12. The program showcases contrasting textures, offering a rich, immersive listening experience for both seasoned concertgoers and newcomers alike.
New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Author Reading | Award-Winning Journalist & More Share Their New Book, Second Avenue Subway
A reading and conversation with Second Avenue Subway authors Dan McNicol, Bill Goodrich, and Patrick Cashin. A hundred years of planning. A decade of construction. New York City's Future. Second Avenue Subway: Building New York City's Most Famous Thing Never Built is the remarkable story of the past, present, and future of New York's newest subway line. The incredible story of New York’s newest subway line, diving deep into the challenges that stood in its way—spanning politics, engineering, community relations, technology, and even unexpected geology. Dan McNichol is a best-selling author, award-winning journalist, and public speaker known for chronicling America’s most significant infrastructure projects. Bill Goodrich is a transportation infrastructure executive and licensed professional engineer with more than 40 years of experience in engineering and construction management. Patrick Cashin is a photographer who worked for Newsweek, and who became staff photographer for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority in 1999, capturing striking images of transportation infrastructure—from transit tunnels to toll bridges.
New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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8:00 pm
Regular: $20
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Open Mic | Poetry, Music, and Comedy Showcase (Online!)
Join a weekly online showcase featuring poems, songs, and comedy. Performers can sign up for a 4-minute spot by reserving one of 20 Artist-RSVP tickets, available starting Wednesdays at 8:00 PM ET. If all spots are filled, performers may join the “good-luck round” at the end of the session. Audience members are welcome to watch live via Zoom.
New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Comedy Club | Standup Show
Catch some of the best comedians at this free weekly stand-up show, featuring a lineup of rising stars and seasoned favorites. Past performers include Sheng Wang, Mark Normand, Dan Soder, Annie Lederman, and more. Lineup: Jared Waters - Don't Tell Comedy Vanessa Jackson - Writer for SNL Zach Remi - Vermont Comedy Festival Grant Moore - Skilled Challenge the Show
New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Dance Performance | Irish Music and Dance at a Major Venue
Regular Price: $39.50CFT Member Price: $0.00
Classical Music | Choral Masterpieces by Brahms and More at a Landmark Venue
Regular Price: $65CFT Member Price: $0.00
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