68 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Thursday, June 16, 2011
All events are free unless otherwise noted.
Fitness in the Square begins at 7:00 AM with "Running 101 + More" followed by Ishta Yoga (open level) ...
more >> at 8:00 AM, both presented in partnership with lululemon athletica. Then at 9:00 AM join Brooklyn Bridge Bootcamp for a full body aerobic workout with cardio bootcamp.
7:00 am
free, no reservation required
Tai Chi and Eternal Spring are instructed by members of the Tai Chi Chuan Center for all ages and experience ...
more >> levels. Classes are rain or shine.
7:30 am
free, no reservation required
With music from Songs of Joyce and Special Guests. Bloomsday attire optional but encouraged. Breakfast ...
more >> courtesy of Tommy Moloney's.
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.
Kids in the Square kicks off in the playground at 10:00 AM with "Mommy & Me Yoga" presented by Yoga Stars ...
more >> and then join them in the South Plaza at 12:00 PM for a rocking kids performance by Baby Loves Disco.
10:00 am
free, no reservation required
10:00 am
free, no reservation required
Meet with traditional pottery artist Josephine M. Seymour, currently featured in the documentary GRAB ...
more >> by Billy Luther. Starts at 10am and 1pm.
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
Hands on using wireless laptops. Explore websites of special interest to active older adults.
New York City, NY; NYC
Via the Cross Island jogging/walking path. Explore the area including a possible visit to the Bayside ...
more >> Historical Society. They will take either the Q-13 or Q-16 to the last stop Fort Totten. After, walk the 2.5 miles along Flushing Bay, make a pit/lunch stop in Crocheron Park and continue to Northern Blvd. End Part 1. Those who wish to continue to the Alley Pond Environmental Center and nature walk can accompany me and then take the Q-12 back to Main Street. Another option is to take the LIRR to Penn Station. Great views of the Throngs Neck Bridge. Mostly flat terrain. Bring food and liquids and the bus ride is at least 45 minutes from Main St. to Fort Totten. Figure 5-6 hours for the day.
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
A jazz-piano giant and bandleader to match, Geri Allen is a master of multiple styles, indulging in a ...
more >> lush, post-bop palette trimmed equally in gospel vamps and free-jazz flourishes. She’s collaborated with Ornette Coleman, Charlie Haden, and Paul Motian, to name just a few, and appears at MetroTech with her band, Timeline, featuring bassist Kenny Davis, drummer Kassa Overall, and tap percussionist Maurice Chestnut.
12:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Olmsted and Vaux designed the North Woods to replicate the forests of the Adirondack Mountains with its ...
more >> crystal streams, calming cascades, and rustic bridges. This scenic and meditative walk is right in New York City's backyard. Tour will be approximately one hour.
12:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Junior Mance is an international jazz musician who has performed with jazz greats such as Dizzy Gillespie, ...
more >> Dinah Washington, and Lester Young. He was inducted into the International Jazz Hall of Fame in 1997. When not traveling, Mance can be found every Sunday performing at Cafe' Loup in NYC.
12:30 pm
free, no reservation required
12:30 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.
Bring your technology questions and get one-on-one assistance. If you have your own lap top you can also ...
more >> bring it to the class.
1:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Take a walk around the lands dominated by the Castle, situated high on Vista Rock. Visit the tiny 55-acre ...
more >> realm on an eclectic tour of history and nature. Tour is approximately one hour.
2:00 pm
free, no reservation required
InDesign has proven itself to be the undisputed champion in the page-layout wars. In this seminar they’ll ...
more >> demonstrate the ease and power of InDesign. They’ll create some layouts from scratch, as well as demonstrate some of the more powerful functions on existing layouts.
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.
Join Etsy Labs and the Church of Craft for an afternoon of pleine-air crafting. Bring along any project ...
more >> and snacks suitable for the outdoors, and craft in the late afternoon sun to the tune of the East River, Brooklyn Bridge, and passing clouds.
4:00 pm
free, no reservation required
A documentary on Al Gore's campaign to make the issue of global warming a recognized problem worldwide.
100 ...
more >> min.
4:15 pm
free, no reservation required
Hands on using wireless laptops. Explore critical thinking and viewpoint articles that present the key ...
more >> points and pros and cons of issues together with primary source documents, statistics, websites, and multimedia covering nearly 5,000 current social topics.
Do you feel overwhelmed by the possessions, papers and piles that have taken over your life and space? ...
more >> Don't know how or where to start to make changes? You're not alone. Join the Clutter Support Group, an educational support group for individuals who are struggling with clutter and disorganization. The Clutter Support Group will be a member-based group facilitated by organizing expert AJ Miller. The group will address clutter and disorganization related issues and offer support, information, tips and techniques to combat clutter and become better organized. Open to people of all ages with any degree of disorganization
5:30 pm
free, no reservation required
An exhibition celebrating the 90th Birthday of LeRoy Neiman, the most popular living American artist ...
more >> in the world today. The exhibition will highlight selected works by Neiman; works created by students of The Center that were inspired by him; and the works of five established and emerging artists of the Harlem community including Ademola Olugebefola, James De La Vega, Sir Shadow, Emmett Wiggleworth and Misha McGlown.
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
The five artists - Ji Eun Kim, Eun Jung Hwang, Heejung Cho, Keosang Yoo, and Ha Lee - address a diverse ...
more >> range of subjects from combat soldiers to domestic geography, subconscious dreams and institutional aspects of our dwelling spaces through various media.
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
A show of the Rhode Island School of Design graduating MFA painters. Though painting has been their academic ...
more >> focus for the past two years, these eight talented artists use a variety of materials, processes, and inspirations to produce exceptional, thought-provoking work addressing everything from materiality to domesticity to history.
Also opening: LoVid's The Other Side of Ground, the site-specific window project by Tali Hinkis and Kyle Lapidus, the artist duo known as LoVid. Their dynamic, colorful pieces are a masterful mix of the low- and high-tech.
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
A panel discussion on the occasion of the publication of Aldo Schiavone's latest book with the author ...
more >> and Marxiano Melotti.
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
24/7 features work by artists including Amanda Besl, Ryan Bradley, Greg Haberny, Mary Henderson, Jan ...
more >> Huling, Nathan James, Mark Kostabi, Patte Loper, David Lyle, Shane McAdams, Jazz-minh Moore, Tim Okamura, Fahamu Pecou, Melodie Provenzano, James Rieck, David Rosado, Matt Straub, Vadis Turner, Martin Wittfooth and Jason Yarmosky.
Shown: Nathan James, "Don't Go Blowing Your Mind" 2011, Oil on linen 18 x 14 in / 46 x 36 cm.
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Featuring Stephen Antonakis, Jay Kelly, David M. Mitchell, Greg Parker, and Robert Petersen.
New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
InDesign has proven itself to be the undisputed champion in the page-layout wars. In this seminar they’ll ...
more >> demonstrate the ease and power of InDesign. They’ll create some layouts from scratch, as well as demonstrate some of the more powerful functions on existing layouts.
An unprecedented, intimate look at the world of amateur youth basketball through the eyes of the New ...
more >> York Select Huskies team as they seek to win the AAU National Basketball Championship. The grueling price the team must pay to win exposes the hidden dark side of amateur sports.
70 min.
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
This evening Mara Hvistendahl will be here to read from her shocking expose of the causes of Asia's massive ...
more >> gender imbalance.
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
This is your chance to get up-close-and-personal with the designer behind the revolutionary 2-at-a-Time ...
more >> Socks book series. Get your book signed, ask questions, see samples, and have fun! They will have raffle prizes and the chance to knit and crochet with your pals while listening to the author.
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
An exhibition of thesis projects by students in the MFA Photography, Video and Related Media Department.
New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Editor's Pick
The day's festivities end on a high note with Music in the Square presented by New York Press, FRIENDS ...
more >> kicks off at 6:00 PM. These performances will feature musicians from New York City and beyond.
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Editor's Pick
Billy Luther gives audiences an intimate look inside one of his own Native American tribes, where cameras ...
more >> have never been allowed before. Each year residents of the Laguna Pueblo in New Mexico honor individual family members by throwing food and gifts from the rooftops of their homes to the community that gathers below. Luther’s film follows three families as they prepare for this ancient tradition, which has taken many modern twists.
60 min. New York premiere. Reception at 6 pm. Screening at 7pm. Discussion with the filmmaker follows.
Expert instructors, provided by lululemon athletica, lead all levels of yogis. Mats are provided.
New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
A selection of the most interesting artifacts from the Home Art collection which are on loan from Domácí ...
more >> umění o.s. in Prague, Czech Republic. Around 250 objects can be seen. Home Art is a phenomenon that arose in the second half of the 20th century in communist Czechoslovakia. It was made by people with no art education and with no ambition beyond an intent to create a piece of art simply for their and their family’s joy. These artifacts decorated the interiors of Communist era housing projects, countryside cottages, offices and workrooms, pubs and military dormitories.
6:30 pm
free, no reservation required
Grace Knowlton is a painter, sculptor and photographer living and working in Rockland County, New York.
New York City, NY; NYC
6:30 pm
free, no reservation required
With Wesley Snipes, Patrick Swayze and John Leguizamo.
Three drag queens travel cross-country until ...
more >> their car breaks down, leaving them stranded in a small town.
109 min.
6:30 pm
free, no reservation required
Rediscover the joy of home cooking through the eyes of one Brooklynite who swore off restaurants for ...
more >> two years. The story behind the scenes of the blog Not Eating Out in New York, the author chronicles in her book her journey through the underground of NYC eating, and her favorite recipes along the way. Two years, three apartments, countless food events and some strange restaurant-free “dates” later, she was able to turn eating in into something of an art, rather than mere survival method.
6:30 pm
free, no reservation required
Gangland murders of rival drug dealers are known as "red on red" crimes. The former NYPD detective turns ...
more >> to fiction, bringing his insider knowledge of the police force to bear in this "often brutal and often brutally funny" cop novel.
Hands on using wireless laptops. Explore more advanced features of Microsoft Excel 2003. Topics include ...
more >> using formulas and functions, data sorting and conditional formatting.
With the growth of New York's Mexican population comes an increased presence of Mexican music, dance, ...
more >> and culture. Cathy Ragland, author of Musica Nortena: Mexican Migrants Creating a Nation between Nations, traces the various styles of Mexican music that have become part of the city's musical landscape.
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
Learn about one of the Park's most beloved landscapes with historian and photographer Sara Cedar Miller, ...
more >> author of Strawberry Fields: Central Park's Memorial to John Lennon. Bring your copy of the book or buy one at the program for an autograph. Complimentary refreshments will be served. For ages 18+.
6:30 pm
free, no reservation required
In conjunction with the Sea Worthy exhibition, Take to the Water! is an evening of presentations and ...
more >> conversation focusing on three significant creative movements that involve the rejection of land-based conventions in order to establish platforms for new possibilities on the ubiquitous waterways. Join Constance Hockaday as she shares stories of her work with the Floating Neutrinos, Swoon talks about her activities with Miss Rockaday Armada and the sea-borne Swimming Cities collective, and Mary Mattingly describes the vision and realization of the Waterpod project. Following the presentations, Sea Worthy curatorial team member Dylan Gauthier will lead a discussion and talk-back with the artists.
6:30 pm
free, no reservation required
Don Lemon, Emmy Award-winning CNN correspondent, visits for this special Pride event and talks about ...
more >> his memoir, his path to journalism and the secrets about himself that he's kept hidden from the public.
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
The legendary author of Fear of Flying is back with a new anthology of essays about sex by some of the ...
more >> best contemporary female writers. Joining Erica Jong will be Molly Jong-Fast, her daughter and a contributor to the book.
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Experience Ghanaian musical gospel traditions with Kwame Afrifa, Choir Director of Presbyterian Church ...
more >> of Ghana. With Q&A.
7:00 pm
$5 suggested donation...
Dissimulation. Manipulation. Scams, cons and ruses. Fun. With Michel Chevalier, Critical Art Ensemble, ...
more >> Josh Lerner, Eva + Franco Mattes, Kembrew McLeod, Graham Parker, the Yes Men.
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
The maverick music producer HAL WILLNER brings his golden Rolodex and singular genius for curating multi-artist ...
more >> concept shows to the music of the Civil Rights Movement. This concert celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Freedom Rides, which integrated the interstate bus system and helped bring America’s and the world’s attention to the deprivations of the segregated South. In what promises to be an unforgettable event, Willner will convene his usual surprising and eclectic array of musicians, actors, and other artists—established and emerging, famous and infamous—to perform songs that inspired, illuminated, and sprang from the tumultuous aftermath of the Movement. The evening begins with a pre-performance artists discussion. Performers subject to change. Gates open at 6pm.
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
The Cuban-born and New York-based author and translator is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship award ...
more >> and has served as a fellow at The New York Public Library Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers. In addition, he has taught at Princeton and Cornell University.
No Name producer Eric Vetter calls the Cabaret an opportunity for musical talent to try out new material ...
more >> in
a safe and fun place!. Hosted by the multi-talented Alex deSuze, whose background includes acting, directing and singing at venues throughout the NYC-metro area with NY-based composer and teacher Rich Campbell providing the "fierce" musical accompaniment on piano.
Editor's Pick
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
A reading and conversation with Graywolf Publisher Fiona McRae and Graywolf authors Maile Chapman (Your ...
more >> Presence is Requested at Suvanto), Jessica Francis Kane (The Report), and Marie Mutsuki Mockett (Picking Bones from Ash).
The Moose Hall Theatre Company performs as part of the Inwood Shakespeare Festival. Bring blankets and ...
more >> chairs.
7:30 pm
free, no reservation required
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.
Editor's Pick
Got the giggles? Whenever the Guerrilla Girls do, they head back into the jungle to rework their signature ...
more >> show, Feminists Are Funny, making sure to include up-to-the-minute commentary on hot political topics, breaking news in women’s issues and bunches of bananas in a riotous 70-minute romp through their famous posters, street-theater actions, and excerpts from the current comedies in our repertoire. Skits, songs and parodies in Feminists Are Funny address reproductive rights, war, sex trafficking, hunger, herstory/history/hirstory, and violence against women.
8:30 pm
free, no reservation required
Editor's Pick
Pezzettino is the project of Milwaukee-born, Brooklyn-based multi-instrumentalist Margaret Stutt. Though ...
more >> classically trained in piano as a child, Margaret left music to study art history and Eastern medicine. In 2008, she returned to music after a chance encounter with an accordion. The same year, she released her first solo demo album,
8:30 pm
free, no reservation required
Join the Amateur Astronomers as they guide your eyes to the wonders of astronomy. Look for the telescopes!
New York City, NY; NYC
8:30 pm
free, no reservation required
Editor's Pick
The southern town of Joplin, Missouri is teeming with lackluster experts beset with delusions of grandeur ...
more >> and glamour. Born from a fiery cauldron of social satire, the characters in Mirror Mirror On The Wall will sell you promises of success in a cosmetics bottle, give you permission to dump your elderly relatives, push you over the edge if you are contemplating teen suicide, satiate your hunger for physical excellence and show you that redemption is possible with the help of God, aka Biggie Smalls.
A great way to hear some of the most talented young lions of jazz while enjoying spectacular views of ...
more >> Manhattan.
The hottest comedians in New York City join special guests from NBC, Comedy Central, and more in a weekly ...
more >> comedy extravaganza on the main stage of the newly-renovated People's Improv Theater. Hosted by Harrison Greenbaum (Comedy Central's "Comics to Watch" and Andy Kaufman Award winner)