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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, February 19, 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 City (NYC), 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
February 19, 2026. Free shows, free concerts, free movies, free tours, free readings, worshops, lectures, etc. are New York's best kept secret! Learn all about it and do not miss the unique opportunities that only New York provides: NYC 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 start using these unique New York City opportunities today, February 19, 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, February 19, 2026!
Join the Club!
Club Free Time is your perfect guide to Free Entertainment and Free Culture in the City That Never Sleeps.
Join the Club!
Free things to do, free events that take place in New York City every day of the year are truly amazing. So if you're looking for something interesting to do today (February 19, 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 City (NYC), 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!
Join the Club!
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 unique opportunities that only New York provides:
- free concerts in NYC
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- free jazz in NYC
- free poetry readings in NYC
- free tours/hikes in NYC
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- 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).
61 free things to do in New York City (NYC) today:
Thursday, February 19, 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
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Film | Claudine (1974): Romantic Comedy-Drama with James Earl Jones
Claudine is a single mother in New York City who endures an exhausting commute to the suburbs where she works as a maid for wealthy families. In one carefully tended white community, she meets Roop, a charismatic but irresponsible garbage collector. Romance quickly ensues, but Claudine doubts that their relationship is good for her six children, and Rupert, despite his good nature, is reluctant to take on fatherhood. Director: John Berry Cast: Diahann Carroll, James Earl Jones James Earl Jones was an actor. A pioneer for black actors in the entertainment industry, he is known for his extensive and acclaimed roles on stage and screen. Jones is one of the few performers to achieve the EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony). He was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 1985, and was honored with the National Medal of Arts in 1992, the Kennedy Center Honor in 2002, the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 2009, and the Academy Honorary Award in 2011.
New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
Free
Free
Master Class | Prize-Winning Violinist Teaches the Ins & Outs of Great Violin Performance
Violinist Leonidas Kavakos--winner of several international violin competition prizes, including the Sibelius, Paganini, Naumburg, and Indianapolis competitions--imparts skills and techniques for violin mastery.
New York City, NY; NYC
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11:30 am
Free
Free
Author Reading | Bestselling Author Libba Bray Shares Her New Book, Under the Same Stars
A New York Times bestselling author, Libba Bray, discusses her latest novel, Under the Same Stars, her writing, and career with librarian Jennifer Hubert Swan.
New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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
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Free
Performance | Ice Skating Dance Showcase in Midtown
Enjoy a lunchtime performances that bring contemporary choreography to an outdoor ice setting. Featuring solo and duet works by acclaimed skaters and choreographers, the programs transform the ice into a stage for expressive, site-responsive movement.
New York City, NY; NYC
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12:35 pm
Free
Free
Classical Music | Ensemble Works by Debussy & More (In Person AND Online!)
Rule of Three, a trio of harpist Chelsea Lane, violist Colin Brookes, and flutist Ginevra Petrucci, presents "In the Footsteps of Debussy." This program includes the Debussy's Trio for flute, viola, and harp, which was the first significant chamber music for this setting.
New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
Free
Free
1:00 pm
Regular: $84
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Regular: $84
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Classical Music | Baroque Clavichord Works (In Person AND Online!)
Alissa Duryeem, clavichord, performs her An Das Klavier program, which takes its title from the eponymous song by Friederike Pallas, after a poem by Englehard, featured in archival musical notebooks of the Pennsylvania Moravians. This program combines works by European masters with those of Bethlehem Moravians’ notebooks, in an effort to reconstruct that experience at the clavichord.
New York City, NY; NYC
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1:15 pm
Free
Free
Film | Family Movie: Shrek (2001): Animated Fantasy Comedy with Mike Myers
A tyrannical lord exiles fairytale creatures to a swamp inhabited by a grumpy ogre, who must go on a quest in order to get his land back. A pesky talking donkey tags along. Directors: Andrew Adamson, Vicky Jenson Cast: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, John Lithgow Mike Myers is a Canadian actor, comedian, and filmmaker. His accolades include seven MTV Movie & TV Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. In 2002, he was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 2017, he was named an Officer of the Order of Canada for "his extensive and acclaimed body of comedic work as an actor, writer, and producer". Mike Myers attained recognition during his six seasons as a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 1989 to 1995, which won him the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series. He subsequently earned praise and numerous accolades for playing the title roles in the Wayne's World (1992-1993), Austin Powers (1997-2002), and Shrek (2001-present) franchises, the last of which is the second highest-grossing animated film franchise
New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
Free
Free
Jazz | Live Concert in the Galleries
Enjoy live performances by talented young jazz musicians, bringing rhythm and improvisation to the museum’s musical instrument galleries. This series showcases the energy of jazz while connecting music to the artistry of the instruments on display.
New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
Free
Free
Film | Paul Thomas Anderson's One Battle After Another (2025): Dark Comedy Action Thriller with Leonardo DiCaprio
When their enemy resurfaces after 16 years, a group of ex-revolutionaries reunite to rescue the daughter of one of their own. Director: Paul Thomas Anderson Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn, Benicio del Toro, Regina Hall, Teyana Taylor, Chase Infiniti Paul Thomas Anderson is an American filmmaker. Often described as one of the preeminent filmmakers of his generation, his accolades include two Golden Globe Awards, a BAFTA Award, two Critics' Choice Awards, and nominations for eleven Academy Awards, and a Grammy. He is the only person to have won Best Director at the Cannes Film Festival, the Silver Lion at the Venice Film Festival, and the Silver and Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival. Leonardo DiCaprio is an American actor and film producer. Known for his work in biographical and period films, he is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, and three Golden Globe Awards. As of 2019, his films have grossed over $7.2 billion worldwide, and he has been placed eight times in annual rankings of the world's highest-paid actors.
New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
Free
Free
Classical Music | (In Person AND Online!)
Kimberly Joy Nelson, Tenor Trombone. Program: Saskia Apon (1957-) A Dream of Fire Coldy Kleven Year of the Oak Stjepan Šulek (1914-1986) Sonata “Vox Gabrieli” Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) (arr. Justin Bain) String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 110 Kevin Day (1961-) Aurora W. Gregory Turner Vicissitudes
New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
Free
Free
Gallery Talk | Exploring Photographs with Museum Experts
Join curators and museum specialists for an in-depth look at select photographs on view. Hear fresh insights, untold stories, and engage directly with experts while exploring the artistry, context, and history behind these compelling works.
New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
Free
Free
Workshop | Fine Art Photographer Teaches Photoshop Editing Workflow
Fine art photographer Anya Anti explores how post-production becomes a powerful creative tool for transforming photographs into striking works of art. Anya will walk through her complete editing workflow in Photoshop, demonstrating how an image evolves from RAW capture to finished artwork. She’ll share tips and techniques for RAW processing, color correction, retouching, compositing, and more, showing how editing can bring your artistic vision to life and inspire you to think outside the box.
New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 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 café.
New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
Free
Free
Talk | Explore Gender & Art in Post-Soviet Ukraine (In Person AND Online!)
Ukrainian-born art historian and curator Alisa Lozhkina examines how the post-Soviet art world's promise of freedom conceals enduring hierarchies and gendered inequities. This talk explores the labor of art in light of gender inequalities within the Ukrainian contemporary art sphere. Born in Ukraine, Alisa Lozhkina entered the contemporary art milieu at twenty-one, drawn to the ethos of freedom and transgression embodied by a slightly older cohort. Her attraction lay not in the artistic production itself, but in the proposition of an alternative mode of existence characterized by the subversion of conventional routines.
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
Discussion | Art Scholars Discuss Intersections of Robert Rauschenberg's Art & Politics
This event brings together, for the first time, 15 prints by Robert Rauschenberg held in The New School's collection. Inaugurating the installation, this panel gathers experts to speak to the artist’s multifaceted practice—Juliana Ochs Dweck, Helen Hsu, and Margaret Rhee—and to consider Rauschenberg’s work in relation to journalism, activism, and politics. This program grapples with critical intersections between art and politics that spurred Rauschenberg’s practice and are an indelible part of his legacy.
New York City, NY; NYC
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5:30 pm
Free
Free
Classical Music | Romantic Piano Fantasies by Robert Schumann & Scriabin
Brayden Liu, piano. Program: Robert Schumann (1810-1856) Fantasiestücke, Op. 12 Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915) Fantasie in B Minor, Op. 28
New York City, NY; NYC
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5:30 pm
Free
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Classical Music | String Works by Robert Schumann, Bowen, & Vitali (In Person AND Online!)
Chaewon Chang, violin, and Kenneth Yao, viola. Program: Robert Schumann (1810-1856) Adagio and Allegro, Op. 70 York Bowen (1884-1961) Phantasy for Viola and Piano, Op. 54 Robert Schumann (1810-1856) Violin Sonata No. 1, Op. 105 Giovanni Battista Vitali (1632-1692) Chaconne in G Minor
New York City, NY; NYC
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5:30 pm
Free
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Film | 'Til We Meet Again (1940): Classic Romance Film
Dying Joan Ames meets criminal Dan Hardesty on a luxury liner as he is being transported back to America by policeman Steve Burke to face execution. Joan and Dan fall in love, their fates unbeknownst to one another. Directors: Edmund Goulding, Anatole Litvak Cast: Merle Oberon, George Brent, Pat O'Brien
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
Free
Free
Opening Reception | Future Utopias: Multidisciplinary, Multi-Artist Exhibition on New & Speculative Ideas of the "Future Body"
Explore Future Utopias, an exhibition of multidisciplinary artwork by 12 current students from BFA 3D Animation and Visual Effects, MFA Computer Arts, and MFA Products of Design. Future Utopias imagines new and speculative futures through a wide range of technology-driven practices. Bringing together artists, this exhibition considers how emerging tools reshape identity, materiality, and the idea of the “future body.” The diverse range of works on view includes computer-generated video, holographic imagery, AI-generated motion, digital fashion photography, 3D-printed bio-design works, hypothetical objects, and interactive installations. Rather than positing a single narrative, the exhibition presents a constellation of perspectives and ideas. Fusing suppositional design, fashion, worldbuilding, and computational arts, these emerging artists utilize their studies and cutting-edge technology to envision potential paths for humanity.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
Free
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Book Discussion | Art Writer Celebrates a New Edition Cookbook by Her Grandmother, Renowned Hostess Dolly Chow, Chow!
Enjoy a conversation with Carolyn Hsu-Balcer to celebrate the newest edition of Chow!, a timeless and tasteful exploration into traditional Chinese recipes and eating customs. She will be in conversation with Lin Tan, 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
Opening Reception | Falling Water Given: Immersive Leak Installations
Yuko Mohri’s debut solo exhibition features the kinetic “Moré Moré (Leaky)” series, which transforms water leaks into interactive sound and light installations.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
Free
Free
Concert | Groove-Forward Evening with DJ Peter X
Brooklyn-based DJ and cofounder of Siduri Records, Peter X, takes the stage. With a sound that deftly blends together genres ranging from disco to minimal, his sets are precise and playful, working off the crowd's energy and keeping the vibes high. Don't miss Peter X's groove-forward evening enables genre lines blur and the party never stops.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
Free
Free
Opening Reception | Multi-Artist Exhibition Exploring Connections & Intimacies
In recognition of Valentine's Day, this exhibition explores relationships with family, friends, and four-legged friends. Celebrate these connections that shape our lives: from the bonds forged in childhood, to the enduring?ties of life experience.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
Free
Free
Opening Reception | Multi-Artist Exhibition Exploring Fine Art in All Mediums (Part I)
This exhibition showcases the finest works of art in all media - oil, watercolor, pastel, graphics, sculpture, photography, and mixed media. The art club's illustrious membership includes both nationally-recognized award winners as well as emerging talent. This is the first part of a two-part exhibition, allowing the opportunity to showcase a wider breadth of what the club's membership is made of.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
Free
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Opening Reception | Reimagining a Monumental Landscape Through Art
New paintings by artist Cynthia Daignault revisit landscapes through the lens of Denali, North America's highest peak. Deconstructed across multiple canvases, the works explore the mountain as both a symbol of natural grandeur and a site shaped by mythology, national identity, and climate change.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
Free
Free
Lecture | Scholar Discusses the Figure of the Imposter in Weimar Art & Literature
This lecture by Professor Nicola Gess explores literature as a laboratory of the social imaginary, taking the impostor as its central case study. Across novels, self-help manuals, daily newspapers, psychology, sociology, and criminology, the figure of the impostor emerges as a pervasive presence in the Weimar Republic, ranging from the charming rogue to the cynical power-player. Tracing the conditions that enabled this proliferation, the lecture examines the role literature played in shaping and disseminating the impostor figure and explores its broader significance for the interwar period - an emblematic figure through which a crises-ridden society came to recognize itself.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
Free
Free
Museums | Seeing the Brooklyn Bridge Through a Photographer's Lens
Explore the Brooklyn Bridge as a source of artistic inspiration on this guided photographic walk. Discover how photographers have captured its architecture, history, and cultural significance, and experience the landmark from an engaging perspective.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
Free
Free
Jazz | Sonic Journey through Jazz Standards, Timeless R&B Ballads, & More (In Person AND Online!)
Composer and singer Du'Bois A'Keen takes the stage for a sonic journey through jazz standards, timeless R&B ballads, and his own original works. The program will highlight selections from Sacred Songs Suite; originally composed for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's world premiere at New York City Center, alongside brand-new, unreleased compositions performed live for the first time. Joining A'Keen is his dynamic trio: Nicholas Hetko on piano, Blake Johnston on guitar, and Griffin Fink on bass, bringing rich, vibrant textures to an evening designed to move, inspire, and resonate.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Using Painting to Explore the Contemporary Condition
This exhibition presents new works by Cynthia Daignault, exploring contemporary landscapes through emotive brushwork and luminous color. Building on earlier series, the paintings probe history, culture, and politics with a fresh, atmospheric vision.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
Free
Free
Performance | Dance Ice Skating
Enjoy evening performances of contemporary ice dance set within a winter landscape. Innovative choreography and live ice performance come together to create a fusion of athleticism, artistry, and atmosphere.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:15 pm
Free
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Opera | Enrico IV: Italian 3-Act Tragedy by Luigi Pirandello (Live Recording)
Enjoy the live recording of the opera, Enrico IV. Enrico IV, a tragedy in three acts by Luigi Pirandello, produced and published more than 100 years ago in 1922 in Milan is sometimes translated as Henry IV. The theme of Enrico IV is madness, which lies just under the skin of ordinary life and is, perhaps, superior to ordinary life in its construction of a satisfying reality. The play tells the story of a modern nobleman who, as a result of a fall from a horse 20 years earlier, believes himself to be the 11th-century Holy Roman emperor Henry IV. Music by Roberto Scarcella Perino. Libretto by Federica Anichini. From a 1922 play by Luigi Pirandello. Cast: Gianluca Margheri, Anna Maria Vacca, Tessa McQueen, Ben Reisinger, Joseph Parrish, Dasol Lee, Shelen Hughes Camacho, Lauren Randolph, Jonghyun Park, Giuseppe Annunziato
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
Free
Free
Screening | Pressure (1976): British Drama Film about Cultural Assimilation & Racism (+ Discussion)
Pressure is a film about Tony, a second-generation British-born Black teenager of Trinidadian descent, who struggles to find his place in 1970s London. Caught between his parents' desire for assimilation and his brother's Black Power activism, his growing frustration with institutional racism and unemployment leads him towards radicalization, exploring the identity crisis of a generation caught between two cultures. Pressure was the first British feature to be written and directed by a Black filmmaker and the first to focus on the perspective of Black characters. Director: Horace Ove Cast: Herbert Norville, Oscar James, Frank Singuineau, David Kinoshi Free popcorn will be served, and a discussion will follow the screenings.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
Free
Free
Film | The Holy Outlaw (1970): Crime Documentary
To mark the semiquincentennial celebration of the United States, the What’s Happening? film series will be exploring that essential statement of our Constitution: We the People. What is our national identity today, and how did we get here? To answer that question, the first program in the series will look at a group of remarkable Americans through the lens of the library’s historic 16mm film collection. Organizers will screen a rare print of Holy Outlaw, Lee Lockwood and Don Lenzer’s 1970 profile of Daniel Berrigan, the poet-priest arrested in 1968 for burning draft cards.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
Free
Free
Book Discussion | Gil Z. Hochberg Shares Her New Memoir, My Father, The Messiah
Enjoy a reading and discussion with Gil Z. Hochberg (Ransford Professor of Hebrew and Visual Studies, Comparative Literature, and Middle East Studies) on her newest book, My Father, The Messiah. Mikhal Dekel (Distinguished Professor of Comparative Literature at the CUNY Graduate Center and the City College of New York) will join in conversation. In her memoir My Father, the Messiah, Hochberg traces a father-daughter relationship as it transforms across decades—from intense closeness in childhood to a fraught distance as Hochberg’s father Yossi becomes increasingly convinced that he is the Messiah. After building a career as a statistician in the US, Yossi returns to Israel and becomes an avid Zionist, while having several psychotic episodes. Hochberg reconstructs her relationship with her father through an archive of letters between the two, as well as her father’s personal writings, painting a tender portrait of the non-normative family life within which Hochberg’s queer identity unfolds and a heart-rending account of her father’s mental decline. Hochberg crafts a powerful story of intimacy and loss that dovetails with sea changes in Israel’s religious and political environment since the 1990s.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
Free
Free
Book Discussion | History Expert Discusses His New Book, The Bowery (+ Live Ragtime Music)
History expert David Mulkins gives his illustrated talk on the history of The Bowery. Stretching 1.25 miles from Chatham Square to Cooper Square, the Bowery was an Indigenous trail, Dutch farm road, free Black homesteads, and Washington's march route during the British evacuation, and became the main street of immigrants & the working class. NYC's first entertainment district, it has seminal links to tap dance, vaudeville, Yiddish theater, Stephen Foster, Irving Berlin, Harry Houdini, and modern tattooing. It later became an iconic skid row, but reemerged and helped foster Abstract Expressionism, Beat literature, Free Jazz, and punk rock. Ragtime pianist Ramona Baker will be performing The Bowery Song, accompanied by vocalist Christina Britton. Books will be available for purchase at the event.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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6:30 pm
Regular: $35
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Book Discussion | Biographer Discusses Life & Legacy of Holocaust Survivor Gary "Pips" Phillips (In Person AND Online!)
Follow the extraordinary life of Holocaust survivor Gary "Pips" Phillips--whose life was shaped by survival and reinvention, through a discussion with her biographer. Born to an Aryan mother and Jewish father, Gary "Pips" Phillips could have avoided much of the Holocaust's impact. Instead, at age thirteen he chose to have a bar mitzvah just as the Nuremberg Laws took effect. Drawing on Pips's recordings and years of research, Georgette Bennett--sociologist, author, and Pips's cousin-in-law--traces his journey through escapes, rescues, and life in hiding before he emerged from the war to build a new life in America, rising from waiter to co-owner of one of the world's largest photo agencies. Bennett's biography is a detailed account of a remarkable life marked by survival, determination, and the challenges of rebuilding after trauma.
New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
Free
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Concert | Celebrating Diaspora Music with DJ MD
DJ MD (Marcy DePina) curates vibes and sounds that reflect her passion for music, art, and the cultures of the world. Celebrating music as the universal language, DJ MD spins tracks from Africa and its expansive and innovative Diaspora, with the purpose of raising frequencies and promoting unity through sound. For over a decade, DJ MD has been a radio host, producer, deejay, and host of the FORSA! Show.
New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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7:00 pm
Regular: $40
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Author Reading | Fiction Writers Share Their Prose (+ Signing)
A reading by NYU Creative Writing Program Fiction MFA alums Stephen Fishbach, Bsrat Mezghebe, and Lior Torenberg, hosted by Creative Writing Professor Darin Strauss. The event will conclude with a reception/signing with books for sale. Stephen Fishbach is a Pushcart Prize-winning writer and former television executive. Bsrat Mezghebe is a writer from Washington, D.C. Her debut novel is I Hope You Find What You’re Looking For. Lior Torenberg’s work has been published by One Story, MAYDAY, the Poetry Society of New York, and others. Just Watch Me is her first novel.
New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Lecture | Historian Discusses Colonization & Indigenization across Africa, the Americas, & the Pacific
Hear the inaugural lecture by Andrés Bello Chair Enrique Okenve (University of the West Indies), exploring the contested meanings of “indigenous” in Equatorial Guinea within the history of the Spanish Empire. The talk examines how colonial policies, memories, and local resistance shaped processes of indigenization across Africa, the Americas, and the Pacific. Introduced by Monique Bedasse and moderated by Adrian de León (NYU History).
New York City, NY; NYC
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Classical Music | Period Instrument String Ensemble Performs Vivaldi Work (+ Pre-Concert Talk)
Antonio Vivaldi's L'estro armonico violin concerti are performed by Abendmusik, New York's period instrument string ensemble In a program dubbed "Girls on Fire!" the group presents the composer's first collection of printed concerti for one, two, and four violins. Dr. Alison Smith, historian of early modern Italy and professor emeritus at Wagner College, will give a short pre-concert talk on Anna Maria and the cultural life of women in Italian convents during the eighteenth century.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Screening | Value Unbound: Art on Money, Power & Protest
A curated program features Tony Cokes's Ad Vice (1999) alongside David Wojnarowicz & Ben Neill's ITSOFOMO (1989), including works by Moyra Davey, Dora Budor, Noah Barker, Nandi Loaf, Vera Lutz, and Hannah Black. The screenings explore how concepts of value change within finance, culture, and activism, concluding with a reception. Note: Seating is first come first served. Doors open at 6:30 pm. RSVP does not guarantee entry.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Performance | Black History-Inspired Performance
This February performance of Voices of a People's History takes its inspiration from the new book Black History Is for Everyone, written by New York Public Library educator Brian Jones. Black History challenges our understanding of race, nation, and the stories we tell about who we are. Understanding it challenges our assumptions, helps us see larger forces at work, and gives us glimpses of alternate futures. Artists to be announced soon; narrated by Brian Jones. There are two ways to access this event: 1. General Admission, first-come first-served. Just show up! 2. Fast Track opening the Tuesday before the event at noon.
New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Master Class | Carnegie Hall-Featured Musician Teaches the Ins & Outs of Great Piano Performance
Distinguished pianist Marilyn Nonken (celebrated by the New York Times as "a determined protector of important music" and by the American Record Guide as "one of the greatest interpreters of new music"), who has performed in major venues like Carnegie Hall, provides wisdom on her craft.
New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Classical Music | Ensemble Works by György Kurtág & More
To celebrate György Kurtág's 100th birthday, Juilliard’s new-music ensemble AXIOM performs an almost all-Kurtág program, including two pieces for soprano and violin from his 40-movement song cycle, Kafka-Fragmente, dedicated to the psychologist he saw during his brief, transformative time in late-1950s Paris. Kurtág lived through a repressive Hungarian regime, during a time when Stravinsky, Schoenberg, and Bartók were banned. Program: Vincent Zhang (2006-) The Iron Mass György Kurtág (1926-) Kafka-Fragmente, Part III György Kurtág (1926-) Brefs Messages, Op. 4 György Kurtág (1926-) Kafka-Fragmente, Part IV György Kurtág (1926-) ... quasi una fantasia ... , Op. 27, No. 1
New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Dance Performance | Various Dance Works (In Person AND Online!)
Enjoy a series of dance works choreographed and performed by students at NYU Tisch.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Classical Music | Works by Vivaldi, Handel, J.S. Bach, & More (In Person AND Online!)
Julian Perkins, artistic director of Portland Baroque Orchestra and founding artistic director of Cambridge Handel Opera, directs members of Juilliard415 from the harpsichord in this program celebrating musical exchanges of the 18th century. Program: Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713) Concerto grosso in D Major, Op. 6, No. 4 Georg Muffat (1653-1704) Sonata II in G Minor from Armonico tributo Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) Concerto No. 1 for Strings in G Minor, RV 157 George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) Concerto grosso in F Major, Op. 6, No. 2 Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767) Concerto for 4 Violins in D Major, TWV 40:202 J.S. Bach (1685-1750) (after Vivaldi) Concerto for 4 Harpsichords in A Minor, BWV 1065
New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Musical | True Love Never Did Run Smooth: An Operetta of Shakespearean Songs
Enjoy Shakespeare's songs brought to life in a beautiful quartet. An hour of music and Shakespeare filled with love, heartbreak, and hope. Shakespeare alludes to or includes the text of well over one hundred songs in his works. Music was an integral part of Elizabethan life, as it is today. London publishers were constantly producing broadside ballads, madrigals, and consort pieces, and most educated people could read music and play a tune on a recorder, lute, or viola da gamba. Performers: Laura Whittenberger, Soprano Anna Willson, Soprano Alex Lyons, Tenor, Recorders Garald Farnham, Baritone, Lutes
New York City, NY; NYC
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Classical Music | Art Songs & Arias by Brahms, Clara Schumann, Betthoven, Sondheim, & More (In Person AND Online!)
Giuliana Leto, Mezzo-Soprano. Program: Johann Brahms (1833-1897) Unbewegte laue Luft, Op. 57 Johann Brahms (1833-1897) Von ewiger Liebe, Op. 43 Clara Schumann (1819–1896) Liebst du Schönheit, Op. 12 Clara Schumann (1819–1896) Warum willst du and're fragen?, Op. 12 Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770-1827) L'amante impaziente George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) Giulio Cesare Andrew Lloyd Webber (1948-) The Phantom of the Opera Benj Pasek (1985-) and Justin Paul (1985-) Dogfight Tom Kitt (1974-) Next to Normal Richard Rodgers (1902-1979) Carousel Stephen Sondheim (1930-2021) Follies
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: Lisa Corrao - Comedy Dynamics Connor Dixon - Tiny Cupboard Dan Finegold - Professional Unprofessionals
New York City, NY; NYC
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8:30 pm
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