49 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Wednesday, May 24, 2017
All events are free unless otherwise noted.
Join The Rise NYC, a community-driven pop-up fitness group, for a Boot Camp in the park. Rotations through ...
more >> exercises like crunches, planks, push-ups, burpees, and mountain climbers ensure a mixture of cardio and strength training that will keep you coming back--and seeing results. No equipment necessary; smiles and high-fives encouraged. Rain or shine. Every Wednesday.
This is a 3-hour tour that begins with a walk over the Brooklyn Bridge, an icon of New York City for ...
more >> over 125 years, with spectacular views of Manhattan and Brooklyn. The tour then moves on to a stroll of Brooklyn Heights, America’s and New York City’s first suburb. The tour then explores the neighborhood DUMBO before ending at the Fulton Ferry landing.
The 3-hour walking and subway tour covers the Financial District including Wall Street and the World ...
more >> Trade Center, SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown. These are neighborhoods that simply can’t be fully appreciated from a bus. There will be one or two opportunities to sample tasty treats.
Once described as the lungs of the city, Central Park brings a breath of fresh air to New York's crowded ...
more >> urban terrain. What started out as the rocky and desolate northern fringes of a rapidly expanding city is today among the world's most famous and beloved public parks. With over 843 acres of meadows, hills, ball fields and bodies of water, it's impossible not to find something to enjoy in Central Park.
Greenwich Village is among Manhattan's most desirable and expensive residential neighborhoods. It's history, ...
more >> however, betrays it's monied status. The Village, with it's quiet, shaded streets, lined with lovely brick and brownstone townhouses, was once the incubating ground of artistic, social and political movements that have helped shape US history. From the Beats to the Folk Movement, from workers rights to gay rights, the Village has often been the center of it all.
Learn mindfulness techniques that bring relaxation and effortless focus to challenging situations and ...
more >> relationships. Mindfulness is the practice of bringing full, non-judgmental awareness to the present moment. The struggle of searching for a job can be overwhelming at times. See if the practice of mindfulness meditation and some easy to use on-the-spot techniques can help you during these challenging times. Instructor Laura Jackson has been practicing Zen meditation for 12 years and is a UCLA-trained mindfulness facilitator.
10:30 am
free, no reservation required
Learn the basic features of Microsoft Word 2010, a word processing program you can use to create documents. ...
more >> Topics include entering and editing text, saving files, and formatting.
Get inspired by the beautiful expanse of the Hudson River and New York Harbor and by the verdant park, ...
more >> with its very special Hot and Cool gardens; each flower-filled and colorful throughout the season. All art materials are provided.
11:00 am
free, no reservation required
Join an enjoyable walking tour of the park, and discover how they successfully transformed "Needle Park" ...
more >> of the 1970s into Manhattan's Town Square of today. The guides are loaded with expertise on the park's rich history, award-winning design, distinct amenities, and ongoing maintenance efforts. Every Wednesday.
Test your coordination and dexterity with free juggling lessons in the park. All skill levels are welcome ...
more >> to join in the fun. Equipment is provided.
12:00 pm
free, no reservation required
The keyboard works of Bach offered in 30-minute meditations by Patrick Allen, organist and master of ...
more >> choristers, and Mary Pan, organ scholar. Bach at Noon concerts takes place Tuesdays through Fridays, from September 13, 2016 to May 25, 2017.
12:20 pm
free, no reservation required
An in-depth look at the unique architecture and exquisite beauty of the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom ...
more >> House. Designed by famed architect Cass Gilbert and completed in 1907, the Custom House is a National Historic Landmark. The building’s interior splendor includes an elliptical rotunda with a 140-ton dome skylight designed by Valencia-born engineer Raphael Gustavino and murals by New York painter Reginald Marsh, as well as monumental marble arches and columns. Tours include a visit to the Collectors Office, not normally accessible to the public. Takes place daily.
1:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Directed by Church Street School for Music and Art, the BPC Chorus is open to all adults who love to ...
more >> sing. Learn a mix of contemporary and classic songs, and perform at community events throughout the year.
1:00 pm
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. Tour times: 1:00pm, 2:00pm. This tour takes place Mondays through Fridays, except bank holidays.
Bringing to vivid life the emotions of the people of ancient Greece, and prompting questions about how ...
more >> we express, control, manipulate, or simulate feelings in our own society, A World of Emotions: Ancient Greece, 700 BC–200 AD is a path-breaking exhibition.
1:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Take a mid-day pause to refresh your mind and re-establish your center in the midst of bustling city ...
more >> life. Meditation is a powerful tool to eliminate stress, to heal the body, mind, and brain, and to enhance your personal well-being and positive relationship with the world.
1:00 pm
$10 suggested donation
1:00 pm
free, no reservation required
During the run of the exhibitions Eugen Gabritschevsky: Theater of the Imperceptible and Carlo Zinelli ...
more >> (1916–1974), the Bill Wurtzel trio will perform music that celebrates the creativity and expressiveness of the human mind.
2:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Arguably the world's most valuable, busiest and most crowded pieces of real estate, Midtown Manhattan ...
more >> is what most visitors think of when they think of New York City. Home to some of the city's most iconic architecture, from Gothic to Post-Modern and from Beaux-Arts to Art Deco (lots of Art Deco). it's not difficult to understand why. But just behind the massive facades, lie facinating histories just waiting to be unveiled.
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Many people are challenged when trying to draw the human figure. This workshop offers everyone a chance ...
more >> to improve their skills through a wonderful outdoor figure drawing class. Meets each Wednesday afternoon from May 6 through October 28, 2017.
2:30 pm
free, no reservation required
Play the popular strategy game while getting pointers and advice from an expert. Chess improves concentration, ...
more >> problem-solving, and strategic planning – plus it’s fun. For ages 5 and up (adults welcome).
3:30 pm
free, no reservation required
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Program: Johann Sebastian Bach Jesu meine Freude, BWV 277 (selections) Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy: ...
more >> Zum Abendsegen Choral für Aarau Jauchzet dem Herrn, alle Welt, Op. 96, No. 2 Deutsche Liturgie Ehre sei dem Vater Kyrie Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe Heilig, heilig, heilig Denn er hat seinen Engeln Aus tiefer Note schrei ich zu dir, Op. 23, No. 1 Choral Fuge Warum toben die Heiden Mein Gott, warum hast du mich verlassen
4:00 pm
free, no reservation required
No experience necessary. Just bring your pen or pencil, and your love for poetry. With Bill Zavatsky
New York City, NY; NYC
4:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Once described as the lungs of the city, Central Park brings a breath of fresh air to New York's crowded ...
more >> urban terrain. What started out as the rocky and desolate northern fringes of a rapidly expanding city is today among the world's most famous and beloved public parks. With over 843 acres of meadows, hills, ball fields and bodies of water, it's impossible not to find something to enjoy in Central Park.
A sprawling exhibition of more than forty-five artworks in response to the dark realities of the recent ...
more >> election. Tracing a lineage of politically-engaged art, the exhibition includes well-known artists from the canon of contemporary art history and current emerging artists who explore new art forms. Within the traditional relationship between the artist and institutional power lies an inherent tension, but the present political climate ups the ante. Many of the artworks include depictions of the self-proclaimed "star" of the exhibition.
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
In/visible: Things to be Discussed brings together six emerging artists; Hyejin Jo, Byeong Gi Baek, Alex ...
more >> Strada, Seok-Il You, Daniel Goldfarb, and Caiti Borruso. The artworks to shed lights on disregarded beings, unseen socio-cultural aspects, power relationships, and traumas that exist around us but are rarely recognized.
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Part PINK is a multidisciplinary performance consisting of vast colored inflatables, objects, dance, ...
more >> and story telling to create immersive psychological landscape commenting on aggression. Using personal and collective narratives of aggression as tools for empowerment and social change The Moving Company will activate the area as a communal pictorial playground.
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Stars: Ingrid Bergman, Gregory Peck, Michael Chekhov. A psychiatrist protects the identity of an amnesia ...
more >> patient accused of murder while attempting to recover his memory. 111 min.
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
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Cumbia with cumbia de LaMar and instructors Osiris Barcenas + Rey Antonio Sanchez Dance Party, hosted ...
more >> and produced by Talia Castro-Pozo, includes superb bands and expert dance instruction for extraordinary dancing experiences each Wednesday evening. Learn the steps from 6pm - 7pm and then test out your new moves to live music from 7pm to 8:30pm. An electrifying guitarist with a powerful stage presence and a busy international career, Nilko Andreas Guarin has formed this captivating band, cumbia de LaMar, as a collaboration with some of the city's best players of cumbia music.
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Learn how to enhance photos using the number 1 photo editing software in the world; Adobe Photoshop. ...
more >> In this class you learn the features of Photoshop and learn about layers and use them to manipulate images to your desire. Class is conducted on Macintosh computers.
John Crant shows you how to increase the value of the items on your resume and on your cover letter, ...
more >> and how to make the cuts necessary to be seen as a stand-out during your job search. The discussion includes: Resume: ‘New’ Definition Resume Goals Understanding ‘Stacks of Incoming Resumes’ ‘3 Second’ Test
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Build your empire and trade your way to 10 victory points, all while practicing for two special Settlers ...
more >> of Catan tournaments. Participants who win a game can enter a raffle to win a valuable Park Prize pack at the end of the Game Social season.
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Open space, fresh sea air, and the floral scent of the gardens will help you stretch away the stress ...
more >> of the workday and allow you to let go of the hectic buzz of city life. Whether you’re still learning Child’s Pose or have mastered the Twisted Half Moon, our expert yoga instructor will guide you through a routine that works for you. Please bring your own mat.
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
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Katya Grokhovsky and Nyugen Smith are two of the five artists participating in the group exhibition Other ...
more >> Homes. Both interdisciplinary artists will present 15- to 20-minute immersive performances around themes explored in the show. Other Homes considers the role of organic materials in contemporary art, specifically art that utilizes found objects and assemblage. Marina Andrijcic-Ojeda, Jon Bunge, Grokhovsky, Rachel Hornaday, and Nygugen Smith each consider the effects of natural environments on contemporary art. Their works consider our intimacy with the natural environment while examining the tension created by transforming organic matter into assembled and found artworks.
6:30 pm
free, no reservation required
Trevor Schoonmaker's first public presentation of Prospect.4, the fourth iteration of Prospect New Orleans' ...
more >> international art exhibition. As part of ICI's Curator's Perspective—an itinerant public discussion series featuring national and international curators—Trevor Schoonmaker, Artistic Director of Prospect.4, will speak about his curatorial vision for this iteration of the Biennial, as well as specific artists and venues of P.4 for the first time.
6:30 pm
free, no reservation required
With artist James Prosek and Dr. Merry Camhi, Director of the Wildlife Conservation Society’s New York ...
more >> Seascape.
With Max Alvarez, an author and public speaker with over 20 years of experience in the areas of journalism, ...
more >> media criticism, archival research, teaching, and cultural programming. This multimedia lecture features Hollywood movies and Hollywood moviemakers.
6:30 pm
free, no reservation required
Black women are feeling invisible in the Women's Movement. Laketa Smith will lead a discussion on the ...
more >> skepticism black women feel identifying as Feminists. This will be an open and candid conversation about the intersection of Feminism and Race. We welcome you to participate in what can be a complicated discussion and hope that it will enrich all of us. Laketa Smith is a social work graduate student focusing on wealth inequality in the United States.
Born in Aberdeen, Scotland, Stephen Hall moved to New York in 1978 and began exhibiting his work in the ...
more >> East Village in the early 80's. Since then his work has been featured in exhibits throughout the US, India, Japan, Korea and Mexico. His work is part of numerous corporate and private collections and has been featured in major motion pictures, music videos and magazines. Hall has illustrated numerous book covers for internationally published authors.
6:30 pm
free, no reservation required
Tracy Chevalier, the author of The Girl with the Pearl Earring, discusses her latest novel and the work ...
more >> of translating the 16th-century Venice of Othello to 1970s suburban Washington, DC. She will speak with Samhita Mukhopadhyay, the Senior Editorial Director of Culture and Identities at Mic. New Boy is Chevalier’s contribution to the Hogarth Shakespeare project, which solicits retellings of Shakespeare’s best works from acclaimed and bestselling novelists. The novel follows a diplomat’s son, eleven-year-old Osei Kokote, arriving at his fifth school in five years and quickly developing a relationship with Dee, the school’s most popular girl. But one student, Ian, who can’t stand to see a friendship between a black boy and a white girl, aims to sever their connection. ally ended in 2016, but some activities will continue in the USA and worldwide in 2017.
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Over three evenings, short films made by this year's students in the graduate certificate program in ...
more >> Documentary Media Studies are screened for the public. Media Studies faculty member Deanna Kamiel will conduct Q&A sessions with the filmmakers following the screenings each night. These works are the product of a year of intensive study of documentary production, history, and theory.
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Susan Rieger's novel tells the story of an upper-crust Manhattan family coming undone after the death ...
more >> of their patriarch. After Rupert Falkes dies, an unknown woman sues his estate, claiming she had two sons by him. The five Falkes brothers and their mother are pitched into turmoil. The heirs wrestle with the tangled nature of inheritance and legacy for one unforgettable New York family.
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
On July 22, 2011, 77 Norwegians, most of them teenagers, were murdered by a single terrorist in Oslo ...
more >> and on nearby Utøya island. Historian Tor Einar Fagerland (pictured) and architect Atle Aas discuss the work of creating two memorial sites that commemorate this national tragedy.
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Music Director Alan Gilbert reflects on eight years leading the Orchestra and what’s in store for him ...
more >> in years to come.
7:30 pm
free, no reservation required
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ACRONYM (A Cabinet of Rather Odd and Nutty Young Musicians) ensemble performs works by Priuli, Valentini, ...
more >> Bertali, Poglietti, Capricornus, Krieger, Pezel, Drese, and Rosenmueller. This program explores the cross-fertilization of musical styles between the Venetian Hofkapellmeisters to the Holy Roman Emperor in Vienna, and the German and Austrian composers who spread this Italian compositional idiom throughout Europe, including returning it to Venice a half-century later. "Rich-textured...emotionally charged... well-played performances." - Philadelphia Inquirer "Wonderful music... played with textual clarity and warmth." - The Strad "Gusto and vitality." - New York Classical Review Featuring: Edwin Huizinga, Beth Wenstrom, Johanna Novom; violin Adriane Post, Karina Schmitz; violin and viola Kyle Miller; viola Loren Ludwig; bass viol Kivie Cahn-Lipman; tenor viol and lirone Paul Dwyer; violoncello Doug Balliett; violone Simon Martyn-Ellis; theorbo and guitar Avi Stein; harpsichord and organ
Rome’s leader, Julius Caesar, is a force unlike any the city has seen. Magnetic, populist, irreverent, ...
more >> he seems bent on absolute power. A small band of patriots, devoted to the country’s democratic traditions, must decide how to oppose him. Shakespeare’s political masterpiece has never felt more contemporary. Runs May 23-28, May 30-June 3, June 6-13 and June 15-18.
8:00 pm
Free tickets required
Learn the basics of working with spreadsheets using Microsoft Excel for Mac. Topics include: entering ...
more >> data and formulas, moving and copying data, formatting your spreadsheets for readability and much more. Class is conducted on Macintosh computers.
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Stars: Charlize Theron, Art Parkinson, Matthew McConaughey. A young boy must locate a magical suit of ...
more >> armour worn by his late father in order to defeat a vengeful spirit from the past. 102 min.
8:30 pm
free, no reservation required
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 reservation required