48 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Tuesday, October 1, 2019
All events are free unless otherwise noted.
With Ashley McKelvey. Increase overall muscular strength and cardiovascular endurance in this 45 minute ...
more >> truly high intensity interval training class. Optimize workout time using bodyweight movements to build power and stamina. All fitness levels are welcome, for ages 18 and over. Tuesdays, September 3-October 29, 2019
New York City, NY; NYC
One hour of walking, stretching, and strengthening exercises. For a breath of fresh air, take your workouts ...
more >> outdoors. Parks are becoming a logical alternative environment for those who want to add variety to their workouts, or who just don't like the gym. And, it's an affordable way to increase physical activity opportunities, because there's nothing special to build. Exercise with a view, in natural sunlight, with green scenery all around bestows health benefits that can't be found indoors. Scientific studies have shown that the pleasure of being outdoors for example gives your brain, psyche, and immune system an extra boost. Led by trained professionals, and suitable for all levels. Wear comfortable clothing and bring water. Every Tuesday and Thursday
New York City, NY; NYC
7:30 am
free, no reservation required
Explore the diversity of migrating birds that find food and habitat in The Battery. The walk will be ...
more >> led by Gabriel Willow, an educator from NYC Audubon. Gabriel is an experienced birder and naturalist, and is well-versed in the ecology and history of New York City. Tuesdays, Spetember 3-October 8, 2019
New York City, NY; NYC
Test your coordination and dexterity with free juggling lessons in Midtown Manhattan. All skill levels ...
more >> are welcome to join in the fun. Equipment is provided.
New York City, NY; NYC
8:00 am
free, no reservation required
These free tours take place at various times during the day, all day long. You can make reservations ...
more >> for as many tours as your schedule allows.
SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown
Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn Heights + DUMBO
3 Hour Lower Manhattan
Harlem
Chelsea and the High Line
6 Hour Downtown Combined
Greenwich Village
Central Park
Lower Manhattan
Midtown Manhattan
Grand Central Terminal
Graffiti and Street Art Tours
World Trade Center
New York City, NY; NYC
A 45-minute tour. One of the most influential, innovative and talented Native American artists of the ...
more >> 20th century, T.C. Cannon embodied the activism, cultural transition and creative expression that defined America in the 1960s and 1970s. Learn how Cannon interrogated American history and popular culture through his Native lens and exercised a rigorous mastery of Western art historical tropes while creating an entirely fresh visual vocabulary. Start times: 10 a.m., 11 a.m.
New York City, NY; NYC
10:00 am
free, no reservation required
Since 1919, The New School has been home to scholars, creators, and activists who challenge convention ...
more >> and boldly make their mark on the world. To celebrate this groundbreaking legacy, they are opening our doors to the public for a weeklong festival of dozens of innovative performances, talks, workshops, screenings, exhibitions, and more. Taking place October 1–6, 2019, the festival reflect on a century of world-changing ideas and together imagine a new kind of future.
New York City, NY; NYC
A fitness dance party with upbeat Latin music of Salsa, Merengue, Hip Hop and more! Enthusiastic Instruction ...
more >> creates a fun community of dancers who learn new dance steps each week. Bring your friends!
New York City, NY; NYC
10:30 am
free, no reservation required
Sessions are structured for hearing adults. Interested participants are encouraged to register for, and ...
more >> attend all sessions. American Sign Language is a natural language that serves as the predominant sign language of deaf communities in the United States and most of Anglophone Canada.
New York City, NY; NYC
11:00 am
free, reservation required
Relive your favorite part of the school day with Midtown Recess. De-stress and clear your mind with activities ...
more >> including giant chess, oversized Connect 4, ping pong tables, jump ropes, hula hoops, and more.
New York City, NY; NYC
11:00 am
free, no reservation required
Applying for a job? Update your resume, or even start from scratch. Learn how to craft a resume that ...
more >> will help you land that interview.
New York City, NY; NYC
11:00 am
free, no reservation required
12:00 pm
free, no reservation required
The peaceful town of Centerville finds itself battling a zombie horde as the dead start rising from their ...
more >> graves. 104 min. Director: Jim Jarmusch. Starring Bill Murray, Adam Driver, Tom Waits.
New York City, NY; NYC
12:00 pm
free, no reservation required
The organ works of J.S. Bach (1685-1750) offered in 30-minute meditations. Johann Sebastian Bach was ...
more >> a German composer and musician of the Baroque period. He is known for instrumental compositions such as the Brandenburg Concertos and the Goldberg Variations as well as for vocal music such as the St. Matthew Passion and the Mass in B minor. Since the 19th-century Bach has been generally regarded as one of the greatest composers of all time. "The term 'baroque' has been widely used since the 19th century to describe the period in Western European art music from about 1600 to 1750... Many famous composers from the first part of the baroque period came from Italy and have a link with Venice, including Claudio Monteverdi and Antonio Vivaldi. Monteverdi was born in Cremona, but moved to Venice where he was 'maestro di capella' at the San Marco basilica. Vivaldi was born in Venice and was one of the greatest baroque composers. It is thanks to these strong musical traditions of Venice that we have today's music. Without Venetian church music and Monteverdi's advances with polyphony, the great traditions of choral music in England, France, and Germany would never have developed. Without the operas written by Monteverdi, Cavalli and Vivaldi, not only would the later styles of opera never have been invented. There would be no basis for the American Musical or the German and Viennese Operetta, the Spanish Zarzuela, and even rock, pop, and contemporary music as we know it." The Venice Insider Bach at Noon concerts take place every Tuesdays through Fridays, from September 10, 2019 to May 20, 2020.
New York City, NY; NYC
12:20 pm
free, no reservation required
Editor's Pick
Summertime, and the livin' is easy... so swing on by for toe-tappin' performances by New York's finest, ...
more >> playing ragtime, stride, and jazz to your heart's delight. Catch it while it lasts... With: Charlie Judkins, Ragtime, Protege of Terry Waldo
New York City, NY; NYC
12:30 pm
free, no reservation required
Public speaking is an essential skill in today's workplace and a valuable ability to have to further ...
more >> your endeavors in whatever you're doing. A continuing series held on the first and third Tuesdays of each month, this program is led by experienced public speakers in a supportive environment. All materials for this workshop are provided.
New York City, NY; NYC
12:30 pm
free, no reservation required
The Conflict, Security, and Development Series will examine new research, discuss creative policy approaches, ...
more >> and highlight recent innovations in responding to the challenges of security and development in conflict and post-conflict situations.
New York City, NY; NYC
A 45-minute tour of some 700 works of Native art from throughout North, Central and South America demonstrates ...
more >> the breadth of the museum's renowned collection and highlights the importance of many of these iconic objects. Start times: 1pm, 2pm
New York City, NY; NYC
1:00 pm
free, no reservation required
The scholar, poet, and human rights advocate visits the Library to share reflections from his career ...
more >> in public service with Mr. Dan Barry. President Michael D. Higgins is the ninth President of Ireland, elected to office in 2011 for a seven-year term. In October 2018, President Higgins was re-elected to serve a second term in Office, having secured the largest number of votes in Irish Presidential election history. A passionate political voice, a poet and writer, academic and statesman, human rights advocate and champion of creativity within Irish society, Michael D. Higgins has previously served at every level of public life in Ireland, including as Ireland's first Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht.
New York City, NY; NYC
1:00 pm
free, reservation required
Test your coordination and dexterity with free juggling lessons in Midtown Manhattan. All skill levels ...
more >> are welcome to join in the fun. Equipment is provided.
New York City, NY; NYC
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.
New York City, NY; NYC
1:00 pm
$10 suggested donation
A 45-minute tour. One of the most influential, innovative and talented Native American artists of the ...
more >> 20th century, T.C. Cannon embodied the activism, cultural transition and creative expression that defined America in the 1960s and 1970s. Learn how Cannon interrogated American history and popular culture through his Native lens and exercised a rigorous mastery of Western art historical tropes while creating an entirely fresh visual vocabulary.
New York City, NY; NYC
1:30 pm
free, no reservation required
Editor's Pick
A performer and gambler travels to New York City to raise the $25,000 he needs to marry his fiancee, ...
more >> only to become entangled with a beautiful aspiring dancer. 103 min. Director: George Stevens. Swing Time won the Academy Award for Best Original Song.
New York City, NY; NYC
2:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Highlights include a discussion of the history of the site, information about architect Cass Gilbert ...
more >> and viewings of the Collectors Office with its Tiffany woodwork, Reginald Marsh murals and the 140-ton rotunda dome, designed and built by Rafael Gustavino.
New York City, NY; NYC
2:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Highlights include a discussion of the history of the site, information about architect Cass Gilbert ...
more >> and viewings of the Collectors Office with its Tiffany woodwork, Reginald Marsh murals and the 140-ton rotunda dome, designed and built by Rafael Gustavino.
New York City, NY; NYC
2:00 pm
free, no reservation required
The untold stories of female jazz and big band instrumentalists and their journeys from the late 1930's ...
more >> to the present day. Director: Judy Chaikin 81 min. 4:00-6:00 pm: Documentary Screening 6:00-9:00 pm: Jam Session hosted by The Women In Music Collective (featuring a house band ofstudents and faculty members)
New York City, NY; NYC
4:00 pm
free, no reservation required
United States-educated students had an impact on China’s foreign policy-making during the Republican ...
more >> era, especially with respect to China’s United States policy. Wellington V. K. Koo was an eminent example of this group. In 1912, Koo, with a newly awarded doctorate from Columbia University, returned to China and was appointed President Yuan Shikai’s English interpreter and a secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, thus launching his career as a diplomat. He served as ambassador to the United States, Britain, and France, as well as Chinese Representative in the League of Nations and the United Nations. He was also appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs by both the Peking and the Guomindang governments. His career encompassed almost all important events of diplomacy during the Republican period. This talk aims to shed light on the roles Koo played in shaping China’s United States policy. Speaker Jin Guangyao is a professor in the Department of History, and also the director of the International Center for Studies of Chinese Civilization at Fudan University.
New York City, NY; NYC
4:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Village Community Boathouse provides free, no experience necessary Community Rowing on the Hudson River. ...
more >> After a brief orientation, participants will be split into crews with an experienced coxswain to steer the boat and a mixture of experienced and new rowers. The boats, Whitehall Gigs, are stable, traditional working boats for four rowers and a coxswain. Please note: Rows will last between one and three hours, dependent on weather, tides, and destination. Participants are expected to help launch, retrieve, and clean the boats each session. Community rowing is open to all, although some physical agility is required. The focus of the program is teamwork and recreation in a safe and respectful environment. Each participant must sign a waiver. Life jackets are provided. Expect to be out in the hot sun for several hours - bring water and sunscreen! Tuesdays, June 25-October 29, 2019
New York City, NY; NYC
5:30 pm
free, no reservation required
Writers, is time your enemy? Maybe you write on the subway. Or in coffee shops. But is there ever enough ...
more >> time? This monthly workshop will create a community where everyone can talk about who we are as writers. Then, you'll get down to work and answer that all important question: how can we develop a daily writing practice that allows us to live our lives while writing, all at the same time? No experience with writing is necessary, just a desire and commitment to make a writing practice part of your life. Please bring a notebook and a pen.
New York City, NY; NYC
5:30 pm
free, no reservation required
Hear the story behind New York City's park in the sky. Guided 75-minute walking tours led by knowledgeable ...
more >> volunteer guides will offer you an insider's perspective on the park's history, design, and landscape.
New York City, NY; NYC
5:30 pm
free, no reservation required
An exhibition focused on the uprooted people who cross the world's borders, driven by nearly infinite ...
more >> variations in human need and desire to leave behind a life they know in exchange for one they do not. Twelve artists have been brought together to explore stories from across the globe and across history - the Middle East, Europe, the Americas and beyond, from the 19th century to the present.
New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Kristina Marie Darling and Chris Campanioni present their collaborative book. Kristina Marie Darling ...
more >> is the author of thirty books, including Look to Your Left: The Poetics of Spectacle and Dark Horse: Poems. Her work has been recognized with awards from Yaddo, the American Academy in Rome, the Whiting Foundation, and the Academy of American Poets. Chris Campanioni is the author of six books, including The Internet Is for Real, which re-enacts the language of the Internet as literary installations. Recent writing has appeared in M/C: Media & Culture, RHINO, Ambit, Poetry International, and DIAGRAM, and has been translated into Spanish and Portuguese.
New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
What does #MeToo look like beyond the boundaries of Europe and North America? This roundtable brings ...
more >> together feminist scholars and activists to discuss the different iterations of #MeToo in South Asia, East Asia, and the Arab world. Panelists will consider the shape that sexual violence, and contemporary activism against it, take in local contexts of power and privilege in these different sites. Participants include Zineb Belmkadem (#Masaktach, Morocco), Mona Eltahawy (#MosqueMeToo), Tejaswini Niranjana (Lingnan University, Hong Kong), and Kyla Pasha and Sarah Suhail (The Feminist Collective, Pakistan). Moderated by Fawzia Afzal-Khan(Montclair State University) and Gayatri Gopinath (NYU).
New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
This is a precipitous moment in Balkan history as the European Union weighs the accession candidacies ...
more >> of North Macedonia and Albania with decisions pending before the German Bundestag that are likely to influence outcomes in Brussels. Additional strains in the region are evident in the current standstill present in the Serbia Kosovo agreement negotiations which has been fraught with tension for months. Bosnia has yet to have formed a government nearly a year after the October 2018 elections. All of these events are taking place against a backdrop of social unrest across the region as citizens have been taking to the streets in protest in Serbia and Montenegro for months. SPEAKERS -- Moderator: Tanya Domi -- Jasmin Hasić, Assistant Professor at Sarajevo School of Science and Technology -- Ivana Jordanovska, Fulbright Fellow at New York University -- Dženeta Karabegović, researcher and lecturer at the University of Salzburg -- Agon Maliqi a policy analyst, civil society activist and media writer from Prishtina, Kosovo -- Molly Montgomery, Vice President in Albright Stonebridge Group’s Europe practice -- Toby Vogel, a writer on foreign affairs based in Brussels
New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Uriel Miron is a graduate of Yale College, Bezalel Academy of Art (Israel) and the MFA Fine Arts program ...
more >> at the School of Visual Arts (1998). He is currently a senior lecturer at the Shenkar School of Multidisciplinary Art, one of Israel's leading art schools.
New York City, NY; NYC
6:30 pm
free, no reservation required
Arthur Curry, the human-born heir to the underwater kingdom of Atlantis, goes on a quest to prevent a ...
more >> war between the worlds of ocean and land. Director: James Wan 143 min. Grab a blanket or towel and come enjoy a movie in the park. Glass bottles and alcoholic beverages are strictly prohibited. You should arrive before 7:00 p.m. to get your spot.
New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Bestselling author Stephen Chbosky will be discussing his new novel, an epic work of literary horror ...
more >> about a seven-year-old boy who vanishes one night, returning to his mother unharmed but not unchanged. Restrictions apply. Call store for details.
New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Ruha Benjamin cuts through tech-industry hype, from everyday apps to complex algorithms, to understand ...
more >> how emerging technologies can reinforce White supremacy and deepen social inequity.
New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Author and faculty member Marvin Heiferman organizes exhibitions, web-based projects and publications ...
more >> about photography and visual culture for institutions that have included the Museum of Modern Art, Smithsonian Institution, International Center of Photography, Whitney Museum of American Art, MoMA PS1, Carnegie Museum of Art and the New Museum.
New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Drawn from Sullivan’s meticulously kept journals, We Both Laughed in Pleasure (Nightboat Books, 2019) ...
more >> records the life of arguably the first publicly gay trans man to medically transition. To celebrate the book’s launch, this event brings together the volume’s editors, Ellis Martin and Zach Ozma, and a group of trans artists and activists, including Susan Stryker, Che Gossett, Kay Gabriel, and Mars Hobrecker, for readings and conversation.
New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Speaker Jessica A. Krug is an associate professor of history and Africana Studies at George Washington ...
more >> University and the author of Fugitive Modernities: Kisama and the Politics of Freedom, currently a finalist for both the Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass book prizes. She is a decolonial historian of Black political thought and action in West Central Africa and throughout the Americas, with a particular interest in non-state and fugitive societies, as well as hip hop cultures. She is a dancer with the KR3TS Dance Company, a copwatcher, and has written for Essence and Racebaitr.
New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
7:00 pm
Free, donations welcome
New Juilliard Ensemble performs works by modern composers. Joel Sachs, conductor. Program Shulamit ...
more >> Ran Fault Line Magnus Lindberg Souvenir Alexander Goehr ...Between the Lines Balazs Horvath die ReAlisierung einer komPosition
New York City, NY; NYC
7:30 pm
free, no reservation required
Editor's Pick
Phillip Henslowe! The man who built the Rose Playhouse where Shakespeare's plays were first mounted, ...
more >> his struggle to achieve recognition, his need to leave a legacy! The story of a little known chapter of Elizabethan history as told in a human, compelling fashion. Be prepared to rethink the Renaissance. This remarkable in-depth portrait of a deeply driven man had an astonishing 14-year gestation filled with readings, workshops, and endless hours of research. Written by Alexander Carney.
New York City, NY; NYC
This is an introductory meditation classes were featured in New York Magazine’s top picks (4 stars). ...
more >> Each session is intended to stand alone, attendence at previous sessions is not required. Room is set up with both meditation floor mats and traditional western chairs with back support. No special clothing or equipment is necessary.
New York City, NY; NYC
7:30 pm
$10 suggested donation
Take a romantic walk along the park and a chance to take a closer look at the stars. Peer through high-powered ...
more >> telescopes provided by the knowledgeable members of the Amateur Astronomers Association of New York to see rare celestial sights. In the event of rain, the event will be cancelled. Tuesdays, July 23-October 29, 2019
New York City, NY; NYC
7:30 pm
free, no reservation required
Editor's Pick
Program: Alfred Prinz (1930-2014): Sonata for clarinet and piano (1989) Robert Schumann (1810-1856): ...
more >> 3 Romances op.94 Franz Schubert (1797-1828): Three pieces for clarinet and piano (version by Andrew Marriner) Andre Previn (1929-2019): Sonata for clarinet and piano (2010) In this special concert, Maria Prinz (piano) and Reinhard Wieser (clarinet) pay tribute to Andre Previn (1929-2019) and Alfred Prinz (1930 -2014). In addition, the program features works by Franz Schubert and Robert Schumann.
New York City, NY; NYC