42 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Wednesday, June 1, 2011
All events are free unless otherwise noted.
9:00 am
free, no reservation required
Learn about central banking functions that Federal Reserve System performs and see Bank's vault of international ...
more >> 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" Five tours daily on the hour.
10:00 am
free, no reservation required
An expert leads informal discussions in the room and answers questions. Two sessions: 10am-1pm and 1:30pm ...
more >> -3pm.
10:00 am
free, no reservation required
Explore the Cathedral's newly cleaned and restored Nave. Learn about the art, architecture and history ...
more >> of this great sacred space from 1892 to the present.
Test your skills at state-of-the-art tables. Paddles and balls are provided free of charge.
New York City, NY; NYC
11:00 am
free, no reservation required
Discover the sheepfold that became a world famous restaurant, a parade ground that became the Sheep Meadow, ...
more >> the Children's
District, The Mall including its statues.
11:00 am
free, no reservation required
11:30 am
free, no reservation required
Broadway fans are invited to attend Sirius XM Live on Broadway with host Seth Rudetsky to watch interviews ...
more >> and performances with their favorite Broadway stars. Followed by autograph signings and photos.
12:00 pm
free, no reservation required
12:30 pm
$10 suggested donation
Bella Roma serves as backdrop to a conversation with the author and official New York State writer, on ...
more >> her alluring new novel contemplating vita, amorosa, e dei tempi passati (life, love, and times gone by.)
12:30 pm
free, no reservation required
Editor's Pick
Todd Robbins plays Ragtime and classic Tin Pan Alley songs. He is often heard on Monday nights playing ...
more >> piano with Woody Allen's Jazz Band and has recorded two albums with that group.
12:30 pm
free, no reservation required
The 29th Brooklyn College Film Festival, an annual showcase of student work. At 1pm, 4pm and 7pm.
New York City, NY; NYC
1:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Explore the Cathedral's newly cleaned and restored Nave. Learn about the art, architecture and history ...
more >> of this great sacred space from 1892 to the present.
Take a stab at the modern sport of fencing with masters from Manhattan Fencing Center. No prior experience ...
more >> needed and equipment is provided.
Steve Richman, conductor; Lew Soloff, trumpet; and Lew Tabackin, tenor saxophone, bring you Music from ...
more >> Peter Gunn by Henry Mancini.
1:00 pm
$10 suggested donation
1:00 pm
free, no reservation required
2:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Learn figure drawing outdoors with a clothed model and an artist/educator. Materials provided.
New York City, NY; NYC
2:30 pm
free, no reservation required
A free Stay Well exercise session. Stay Well volunteers cetrified by the NYC's Department for the aging ...
more >> will lead participants in a well-balanced series of exercises for seniors of all ability levels. Please wear loose comfortable clothing. Exercise equipment will be provided. All participants are required to sign a personal medical waiver at the beginning of the class.
An exhibition of installation art and photography by students who use light and negative space as their ...
more >> primary subject.
5:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Davis Phinney was one of America's most successful cyclists, winning two stages of the Tour de France ...
more >> and an Olympic medal. Tonight he reads from The Happiness of Pursuit, which chronicles what happened after he was diagnosed with Parkinson's.
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
You won’t find the town of Elgin Park on a map, but you will find it all over the web and in the media. ...
more >> Called an “Internet phenomenon” by The New York Times, Michael Paul Smith’s Flickr site has received over 20 million hits since he first posted his convincing yet dreamlike photographs of an imaginary town with perfectly executed miniature street scenes and model vintage cars, which are shot outdoors against actual backgrounds. Smith shows images of some of his creations, reproduced in his book Elgin Park: An Ideal American Town, and discusses the cultural influences and impact of Elgin Park with curator David McFadden.
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Duncan Hannah began making collages in the late 1970s, inspired by artists such as Joe Brainard, Kurt ...
more >> Schwitters and Peter Blake. There is a tangibility and sensuality to collage, a multi-layered and complex medium that suggests many histories and experiences – ranging from art, literature, design, music, history and pornography, as in Hannah’s intricate yet simple collages: a classic black and white nude amid a National Geographic Magazine cover from 1926; the profile of a topless woman, her eyes close, mouth slightly open against a wide blue sky with creamy white clouds reminiscent of Magritte and a heading that reads "Country Life."
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Swing into summer fun with 'wichcraft sips 'n snacks, while enjoying board games like Giant Jenga, Taboo, ...
more >> Risk, and more.
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Tony Bennett unsuspectingly coined a new term of surprising relevance when he once said he liked what ...
more >> Oskar Kokoschka did "along the peripheter." Though meaning the perimeter and periphery in the painting itself, he innocently zeroed in on a murky netherworld away from the formal where success and failure, acceptance and indifference, and Tony Bennett and Oskar Kokoschka meet. Like these two disparate personalities, the artists in The Peripheterists elude the standard definition of outsiders to form a diverse and unaligned but oddly complimentary non-scene that doesn’t really register with either the hoi polloi or the intelligentsia. In many cases low-key and unsung though prodigiously gifted, all are fairly unconcerned with and unknown in that rarely satisfying milieu known as "The Art World."
Featuring work by: Nicole Andrews Brandes, Natascha Belt, Dave Bevan, Dwayne Boone, Gerardo Castillo, Rick Charnoski, Edward Colver, Ale Formenti, Renée French, Joseph Griffith, Thomas Hauser, Mark Hubbard, Chuckie Johnson, Gary Kachadourian, Taliah Lempert, Doug Magnuson, Alfredo Martinez, William McCurtin, Stu Mead, James Niehues, Gloria Park, Daniel Pineda, Randy Turner, Dennis Tyfus, Unidentified Cameroonian barbershop painters, Sereno Wilson, Jesse Wines, Jason Wright.
Shown: Gerardo Castillo, Untitled, 2006.
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Known to most as the singer and principal songwriter of Something for Kate, Paul Dempsey is making himself ...
more >> known as a solo artist with his lyrical originality and electrifying performances.
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Looking for a job can be a long, arduous journey that requires much time and patience, especially in ...
more >> this economy, to see results. Staying positive and motivated throughout the process can make you a less stressed and a more effective applicant, which can in turn accelerate the outcomes you desire. With Kristina Leonardi.
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Featuring: Recess, Watson + Tuscarora Fire Company Picnic,
The Whiskey Rebellion + Stranger, Local ...
more >> 154 and Borealis, Handsy + The Faculty and Friends, and Improdome.
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Leave your workday behind and join other adults for good-natured, fun, and cooperative pick-up games ...
more >> of VOLLEYBALL overlooking the Hudson River. Everyone gets to play! Participants can also learn the basic rules and strategies of volleyball. Scorekeeper and volleyballs are provided. No experience is necessary!
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
To commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Freedom Ride, the journalist talks about his book of photographs ...
more >> and excerpts of interviews, for which he tracked down over Freedom Riders who were arrested and served prison time for challenging Mississippi state segregation laws in the spring and summer of 1961. Their original mug shots appear in the book alongside Etheridge's striking contemporary portraits. This illustrated lecture is a photo-history told in images old and new. He features new portraits of 80 Riders and the mug shots of all 328 Riders arrested in Jackson that year.
6:30 pm
free, no reservation required
End your day with relaxing Hatha yoga in a beautiful sunset setting. Suitable for all fitness levels. ...
more >> Please wear loose, comfortable clothing and bring your own mat.
6:30 pm
free, no reservation required
The icon's widow shares her new memoir, an account of her husband's fourth, final, and most enduring ...
more >> marriage.
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Lois Walden, songwriter and co-creator of the gospel group The Sisters of Glory, reads from her debut ...
more >> novel. Margot Harley, co-founder of The Acting Company and Lois' longtime partner, will introduce this event.
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
A touching, often funny, always heartfelt graphic novel about a twenty-something girl just trying to ...
more >> put her life in order.
Paul Hornschemeier has been nominated for multiple Eisner, Ignatz and Harvey awards, and his work has been translated into several languages. He spends his time working on his art, various music projects and doing illustration work for clients American Life, CNN and Life magazine.
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Editor's Pick
A mixture of East and West Indian mythology that follows the lives of two brothers (one human, one a ...
more >> deity) through a series of events which have the power to destroy the world of the spirits, trap the world of the gods, and free the world of humans.
Despite more than 200 years of exploration, new species of snakes, chameleons, geckos and skinks are ...
more >> still being discovered in Madagascar, the fourth largest island in the world. At this SciCafe, Associate Curator Christopher Raxworthy will explain what’s making discovery possible: a mix of modern technologies, including satellite imagery and DNA sequencing, and "muddy boots" field biology to some of the most remote and poorly explored regions of the island.
Editor's Pick
A presentation of a one-hour documentary featuring more than 50 of the most influential people in the ...
more >> field of motion graphics who have helped make New York a center for this industry. A reception will precede the screening at 7pm.
7:45 pm
free, no reservation required
Mari is a new mother with a devoted husband, a reassuring midwife, and a mom who can’t wait to babysit; ...
more >> but something seems different about her newborn daughter—could someone have switched her baby at birth? A contemporary thriller with age-old roots, Mine explores the shadowy border between madness and reality.
A program of non-curated shared showings of experimentation and work-in-progress, for artists at all ...
more >> stages of their development. The events are centered around an audience discussion moderated by a Movement Research Artist-in-Residence or an occasional guest, where they will experiment with different feedback methods to support and inform the artists’ process.
8:00 pm
$3 suggested donation
Stand-up comedy show (that has been featured on MTV, and that fills to standing-room only each week). ...
more >> 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!
9:00 pm
free, no food/drink...
A great way to hear some of the most talented young lions of jazz while enjoying spectacular views of ...
more >> Manhattan.