39 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Saturday, June 4, 2011
All events are free unless otherwise noted.
Moderate to brisk walks led by the NY Walkers Club for people 18 years and older of all abilities. This ...
more >> low-impact fitness program is perfect for those who want to get in shape, build muscle tone and strength, and increase cardiovascular health while enjoying the Park’s beautiful landscapes.
9:30 am
free, no reservation required
6+ miles, 4 hours, moderate pace with several climbs. Visit sites that offer Shakespeare for free during ...
more >> the summer. Leave the sonnets at home. Bring lunch, water, and snacks. Rain cancels.
Are you interested in participating in reading, discussing and hearing background lectures on classic ...
more >> novels? You are invited to a free sixteen-session group reading and discussion of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel The House of Seven Gables with additional background lectures on his life and place in literature.
10:00 am
free, no reservation required
Get tips from a master to improve your chess game, and then test your new skills! FIDE Master Kassa Korley, ...
more >> age 18, kicks off the annual series of summer chess programs with a lecture and "Simul" game in which he'll play up to 30 players simultaneously, moving from board to board, making one move at a time.
All are welcome to enjoy the lecture and cheer on Simul participants. 30 players of any age with an official US Chess Federation rating of 1,000 or better can participate in the Simul when registered on a first-come first-served basis from 9:30 am - 10:00 am on the morning of the event. Boards and pieces are available to borrow for anyone not participating in the Simul who wishes to play a friend.
10:00 am
free, no reservation required
Sketch and paint the Hudson River and neighboring parks with an artist/educator. Materials provided.
New York City, NY; NYC
10:00 am
free, no reservation required
Join 20-minute instructional paddles, and explore the Hudson River first hand. Please wear a bathing ...
more >> suit or shorts and a t-shirt, and know how to swim. Weather permitting. No registration required. Kayaks and life vests provided.
10:00 am
free, no reservation required
10:00 am
free, no reservation required
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
Over streams, under arches, through the woods along a maze of pathways in a 38-acre woodland respite. ...
more >> Tour will be approximately one hour.
10:00 am
free, no reservation required
A family-oriented celebration of Dominican & Latino culture featuring fun activities, performances, vendors ...
more >> and more!
11:00 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.
Experience the Park's only formal garden with the Garden staff. See exuberant perennial and annual beds, ...
more >> and delight in an abundance of color and fragrance while learning about the Garden's history and design.
11:00 am
free, no reservation required
Free Classes in the Park. Experience the joy of movement and dance. Classes are led by former and current ...
more >> members of the internationally renowned modern dance company, Limon Dance.
11:00 am
free, no reservation required
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
11:00 am
free, no reservation required
11:00 am
free, no reservation required
11:00 am
free, no reservation required
El Barrio Today Arts Cluster invites you to come explore the neighborhood. Highlights include the Graffiti ...
more >> Wall of Fame, Julia de Burgos Boulevard, local murals and much more.
Now in its 81st year, the Outdoor Art Exhibit will hold its annual spring show. The show features exciting ...
more >> new and veteran exhibitors in all categories of fine arts and fine crafts, both traditional and contemporary. Oils and watercolors, pastels and acrylics, graphics, photography and sculpture make up the fine arts group. The crafts include such specialties as jewelry, ceramics, wood, fiber and. mixed media. Each exhibit consists of an individual artist or artisan showing their own original work.
12:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Walk through a scenic area on the western edge of the Park, much of which is off the beaten track for ...
more >> most visitors. See rolling meadows, lake views, bridges of different styles, and a garden with flowers and plants mentioned by Shakespeare.
12:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Artz, Rootz & Rhythm is intended to showcase the multi-disciplinary talent and art forms of its member ...
more >> artists and organizations, and to build awareness of Harlem's cultural vitality.
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.
This event accompanies Lior Shvil's first solo exhibition in New York. The work is characterized by Shvil's ...
more >> sense of absurdist humor, intimacy and pathos which all serve to frame political issues as larger existential problems rather then ideological positions
1:00 pm
free, no reservation required
1:00 pm
free, no reservation required
With Jesse Eisenberg and Rashida Jones.
A chronicle of the founding of Facebook, the social-networking ...
more >> Web site.
120 min.
Got knitting skills? If you are a pro or are just starting out join our Knitting Circle. They'll provide ...
more >> some materials but everyone is required to bring their own yarn.
2:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Walk and learn about the intricate design of the Park's web of pastoral landscapes and formal romantic ...
more >> vistas.
2:00 pm
free, no reservation required
The tour explores the social and political history of the Union Square neighborhood through discussions ...
more >> of the people, history, architecture, and forces that have shaped this community. You’ll hear how Union Square got its name, see where the legendary Tiffany & Co. once stood, and learn how to read the clock (yes, it’s a clock!) on “The Metronome” sculpture and so much more!
2:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Editor's Pick
Cellist Nada Radulovich and pianist Cullan Bryant will perform a little-known work by Anton Rudnytsky ...
more >> discovered in the Music Division. Also on the program will be works by Liszt and Tchaikovsky.
2:30 pm
free, no reservation required
Editor's Pick
Join hundreds of partygoers in at our GlobeSonic on the Hudson open-air summer dance party, and dance ...
more >> the night away with the GlobeSonic Sound System DJs and drummers.
4:00 pm
free, no reservation required
This work articulates the physical movement of pedestrians and the layered architectural history of El ...
more >> Barrio. In a response to El Barrio's cultural traditions, political history and social environment, Zachary will be performing a sequence of body movements, exercises, gestures, and poses derived from rote daily activities that seem inconsequential, but when isolated and repeated, often reveal a hidden narrative. Each gesture will be repeated for different lengths of time, for a total duration of 2 hours. A text serving as a script and offering detailed information about each movement will be available. Referencing the rich history of African and Latin dance, this work uses the body to conjure images at once abstract and intimate.
Zachary Fabri was born in Miami, Florida in 1977. Focusing on video and performance, his work seeks to create a space for discourse around social and political systems of oppression. In addition to video, he also incorporates various media including photography, sculpture, drawing, and installation into his work, which often responds to a specific environment or context.
5:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Tonight, brilliant students take the stage. The legends of tomorrow show you they're actually the stars ...
more >> of today.
Editor's Pick
The Merry Wives of Windsor is a comedy by William Shakespeare, first published in 1602, though believed ...
more >> to have been written prior to 1597. It features the fat knight Sir John Falstaff, and is Shakespeare's only play to deal exclusively with contemporary Elizabethan era English middle class life.
6:30 pm
free, no reservation required
Roam through the Park with the actors as you enjoy this delightful comedy presented by the New York Classical ...
more >> Theatre. With: Brian Cheng, Will Gallacher, Lindsey Kyler, Drew Lewis, Lauren Margaret Nordvig, Nick Plakias, Nick Salamone, and Courtney Alana Ward.
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Jersey's greatest sketch group hits NYC to perform all new comedy! Upset Triangle based in Jersey City ...
more >> and is known for their absurd and alternative style of sketch comedy. You recognize them from their web series hits, The Bear, The Cloud, And God, Redeeming Rainbow, and Lost Cities. Members include Dan McNamara, Pat Byrne, Rob Forrester, Nick Fierro, Tabitha Vidaurri, and Corey Fontana.
Editor's Pick
During a month-long residency, Gallim Dance is further developing Wonderland, which premiered at The ...
more >> Joyce Theater in August 2010, into an evening-length piece. With support from the Princess Grace Foundation, artistic director Andrea Miller and the dancers will work with British artist Jon Bausor on stage design to continue to redevelop the design for the piece, and also collaborate with Jakub Kiupinski and Cristina Spinei of Blind Ear Music to develop a more richly textured sound score.
No Name and A Bag O’ Chips Comedy/Variety show returns with
a lineup of talented performers including ...
more >> comic actors Bob Greenberg (Late Show with David Letterman, Saturday Night Live), Marilyn Torres (Maid In Manhattan, Flight of the Conchords) and comedian Luke Thayer (The Tyra Banks Show, MTV.com).
Although their name means "from exile" in Spanish, four-piece band DelExilio have created a musical home ...
more >> for themselves within their unique hybrid of American rock and lithe Cuban soul. The band is the brainchild of singer-guitarist David Sandoval, a New Yorker of Cuban descent, whose vigorous acoustic guitar playing is both the band’s main engine and the bridge joining its disparate styles. Atop that foundation, expect spidery lines on the Cuban tres (guitar) winding through bongos and bass patterns, claves giving way to backbeats, and a general funk “a lo Cubano” that ultimately does justice to all of its influences.