41 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Sunday, June 12, 2011
All events are free unless otherwise noted.
Join Silvana Pizzuti to learn and practice Tai Chi, a slow moving martial art with health benefits for ...
more >> all fitness levels.
8:00 am
free, no reservation required
About 4-5 miles, easy pace, flat terrain, primarily on the boardwalks of South Jersey Shore communities. ...
more >> Beach and ocean views & other waterways along the route to and from the boardwalks. Bring lunch and water.
7 miles, visit Pines, Cherry Grove and Sunken Forest. For lemonade, swim and shower at Atlantique, AMC ...
more >> Camp. Sand maybe soft.
Adults, it's never too late to learn to ride! Sign up for a Learn to Ride Adults class and you'll be ...
more >> balancing and pedaling, starting, stopping, and steering before you know it.
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Four hundred master artisans from every region of the United States selected on the basis of quality ...
more >> of workmanship and uniqueness of design, will be at their displays, in addition to continuous entertainment and 19 craft demonstrations including more than 35,000 one-of-a-kind uniquely designed original creations with a total estimated value exceeding $40 million will be on display.
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
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
The Puerto Rican Day Parade in New York City began in 1958.
The parade features floats sponsored by ...
more >> businesses, singing, dancing and marching.
11:00 am
free, no reservation required
Join artist Hector Canonge and explore Inwood, the Hair Capital of NYC, as he takes you around to visit ...
more >> hair salons and barbershops participating in his multimedia project HAIRTALK. The social event-situation and performance encourages visitors to publicly talk about their life experiences and concerns as they get their hair washed, groomed or cut.
11:00 am
free, no reservation required
Walk along boardwalk from Coney Island to Manhattan Beach. Lunch and possible swim at Manhattan Beach. ...
more >> From Manhattan Beach walk will continue to the Q subway station in Sheepshead Bay where walk will end. Bring lunch/water and bathing suit. Rain cancels. Approx.4-5 miles, flat terrain at an easy pace.
Join professional guides on a 90-minute journey through this vibrant neighborhood, viewing some of the ...
more >> city’s most notable landmarks, including the New York Life Insurance Building, the MetLife Clock Tower, the Appellate Courthouse and the famous Flatiron Building.
11:00 am
free, no reservation required
Take a historical three-hour journey through the Lower East Side and explore some of the rich history ...
more >> tracing the arrival of immigrants to modern times.
11:00 am
free, no reservation required
As the grand finale of “Make NYC Your Gym Week” that begins June 6, the NYC Department of Health ...
more >> & Mental Hygiene and NYC Parks, in partnership with Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield, will host a day of energizing activities for all ages and levels of ability to showcase how New Yorkers can “Make NYC Their Gym” and utilize the fitness activity offerings available on befitnyc.org, the City’s free and low-cost fitness search engine. Featured event activities include: Shape Up NYC classes led by Equinox including Zumba and Intensati, a kids’ skate mobile, handcycling, quidditch, table tennis, yoga, and more.
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
Savor the best ice cream in Chelsea and Greenwich Village. Purchases are optional. Start with Ronnybrook ...
more >> Farms, a working farm outside Manhattan for a delicious milkshake. Then we’ll head to Arte del Gelato, for the best gelato in the city. Next stop is Milk & Cookies, for excellent ice cream sandwiches. And lastly Jacques Torres, for the most satisfying frozen hot chocolate. Walking distance is 1 1/4 mile, tour lasts 1 ½ hours.
11:00 am
$5 suggested donation
Adults, it's never too late to learn to ride! Sign up for a Learn to Ride Adults class and you'll be ...
more >> balancing and pedaling, starting, stopping, and steering before you know it.
Flying acrobats and Yiddish dancers. Are you ready to experience the extraordinary? Celebrate the diverse ...
more >> communities of the Lower East Side-Chinatown neighborhood at the annual free Egg Rolls & Egg Creams Festival. Enjoy Chinese opera, klezmer music, Yiddish and Chinese language lessons, mah jongg, scribal arts, food and folk art demos, crafts, synagogue tours and more! Don’t miss New York City’s best block party, a cross-cultural celebration of our neighborhood’s rich immigrant history.
12:00 pm
free, no reservation required
1:00 pm
free, no reservation required
A festival celebrating Arts, Music, Health and Heritage. Presented by Community League of the Heights, ...
more >> NYC DOT, and Broadway United Business.
1:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Head to the Museum’s Main Gallery for an informative, participatory tour of a unique project that furthers ...
more >> industrial designer Stephen Burks’s ongoing exploration of the global economy of artisanal craft. The tour will have something for everyone: adults, families, and kids of all ages are welcome!
1:00 pm
free, no reservation required
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Story of the exonerated and innocent men wrongfully imprisoned for decades and then releasesd after DNA ...
more >> evidence proved their innocence.
95 min.
2:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Capture and identify indigenous marine life found in Hallets Cove and practice effective fishing techniques.
New York City, NY; NYC
Laughter in the Park is New York's longest-running free summer comedy series. Comedians perform in the ...
more >> great outdoors.
2:00 pm
free, no reservation required
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Organist Deniz Uz of New Haven, Conn. performs works by Liszt, Alain, Jongen and Reubke.
New York City, NY; NYC
2:00 pm
Donations requested
Join a contemporary art historian for tours of public art. A Parks horticulturist will also discuss Irish ...
more >> indigenous plants at the Memorial.
2:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Performed by musicians of New York Scandia Symphony. Dorrit Matson, Music Director and Conductor.
New York City, NY; NYC
2:00 pm
free, no reservation required
The annual celebration of Loving v. Virginia, the 1967 US Supreme Court decision that legalized interracial ...
more >> relationships. Loving Day is all about love- and also free food, beer and music.
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Every Sunday since 1993, Marjorie Eliot has hosted a jazz performance in her living room, keeping the ...
more >> jazz tradition alive by featuring veteran performers and up and coming musicians.
4:00 pm
free, no reservation required
A book of short poetic edgy plays and poetry commenting on the human condition, illustrated with surreal ...
more >> drawings by Juliane Pieper, just published by Fly By Night Press. He will be introduced by Robert Roth, author of Health Proxy, who will also read from his own works. David Mills, poet, who published The Dream Detective, will join the other two writers on the program to perform his poetry.
5:00 pm
free, no reservation required
6:00 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.
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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
1. Lathan / Flin / Ali
2. John McDonough 2 Pieces for CD players: Landscape Under Construction and Intellectual ...
more >> Property
3. An Open Session
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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
Tonight, brilliant students take the stage. The legends of tomorrow show you they're actually the stars ...
more >> of today.
All's Well That Ends Well is a fairytale for grown-ups. This beguiling fable follows the low-born Helena, ...
more >> one of Shakespeare’s most resourceful heroines, as she inventively surmounts obstacle after impossible obstacle in order to win the love of the aristocratic and haughty Count Bertram. Directed by Daniel Sullivan.
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Nate Starkey and Chris Grace, winners of the 2009 best Starkey and Grace Show Award will perform their ...
more >> Starkey and Grace Award winning show Starkey and Grace on the first Sunday of every month. Performing with Starkey and Grace are the best duos in the whole area of where we are.