33 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Sunday, September 19, 2010
All events are free unless otherwise noted.
Enjoy breathtaking views of NYC while kayaking on the Hudson River. Completely free. Must know how to ...
more >> swim. A changing room and shower and hose to rinse off with are available. They have a limited number of locks available. Please bring your own lock.
9:00 am
free, no reservation required
This class teaches a safe, easy, effective way to learn to ride. Participants learn the basics of balancing, ...
more >> starting, stopping, and steering a bike as well as proper helmet fit and adjustment. Most people learn to ride their bike while taking the class, but even if they don't, they will leave with an easy, crash-free, and low-stress way to teach themselves to ride.
There are three class sessions: 9:30-11:30 a.m., 12-2 p.m., and 2:30-4:30 p.m.
Requirements: All cyclists must wear a helmet and have a bicycle that fits and is in good working order (i.e., wheels spin freely, brakes function). You can either bring your own or borrow a bike (for a fee) and helmet while supplies last from Bike New York. You must be able to rest your feet flat on the ground while sitting on the bicycle seat. For adult classes, participants must be at least 14 years old. Participants between 14 and 18 years old must attend with a legal guardian.
Learn how you can be more "green" and compost your kitchen scraps! Bring your food waste to add to the ...
more >> bins and learn about the wonderful process of decomposition.
10:00 am
free, no reservation required
Join 20-minute instructional paddles, then explore the Hudson River firsthand. Please wear a bathing ...
more >> suit or shorts and a t-shirt, and know how to swim. Weather permitting. Daily Weather Status: 1-646-613-0740.
10:00 am
free, no reservation required
Walk from Exchange Place in Jersey City along waterfront into Hoboken and Weehawken taking in the beautiful ...
more >> views of the NY skyline. Moderate pace, 3-4 hours long, 4-5 miles. Ferry can be taken back to Manhattan at end of hike. Bring lunch and water. Rain cancels.
. Take PATH Train from WTC to Exchange Place, first stop. Me; PATH Fare: $1.75/Seniors $1.00 ; Joint hike; Nonmembers: $3.
Learn to play petanque, the popular European game anchored in precision, patience, and camaraderie, from ...
more >> members of La Boule New Yorkaise, NYC's championship club.
11:00 am
free, no reservation required
Hone your ping pong skills at one of two state-of-the-art tables. Paddles and balls are provided free ...
more >> of charge. Sign up with an attendant in the park to reserve a time slot.
11:00 am
free, no reservation required
11:00 am
free, no reservation required
Naturalist/author "Wildman" Steve Brill will lead one of his world-famous foraging tours. Thanks to its ...
more >> varied habitats and combination of native and introduced species, the Park is a great place for edible and medicinal wild plants and mushrooms. And in the fall, herbs, greens, nuts, berries, roots, and mushrooms all come into season simultaneously.
11:45 am
$15 suggested donation...
12:00 pm
free, no reservation required
You'll be amazed at what you'll see.... a hidden bench that tells time, miniature boats powered by the ...
more >> wind, a magnificent sculpture celebrating fresh water, and a glorious drinking fountain for the city's equine population. These are just some of the the sites along the way on this east to west walk through the park. Tour is approximately one hour long.
12:00 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.
A relaxing, contemplative hike in the Hallet Nature Sanctuary. Using guided visualizations they’ll ...
more >> help you connect with the sublime, primal, recreative power of our blue planet.
1:00 pm
free, no reservation required
A showing of the short films on the Native American food that changed the world: The Gift, Na Florentina, ...
more >> La Cumbia del Mole and Corn Is Who We Are. Starts at 1pm and 3pm.
1:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Editor's Pick
With: Tom Chapin & Friends, Harlem Renaissance Orchestra, Brady Rymer and the Little Band That Could, ...
more >> Bash the Trash, and Double Dutch Divas (jump rope performance between sets).
Enjoy the afternoon of live entertainment in the park, overlooking the Hudson River. Bring the family and a picnic blanket for a great day of performances and fun for music lovers of all ages. In addition to all the performers, there will be lawn games, face painting, street games and art activities. Make your own musical instruments from recycled materials with the help of professional artists and musicians. Then join a parade and play music with your hand-crafted instruments after the workshop, and join in the double-dutch performance.
1:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Enjoy and discuss selections from the show, featuring the work of 2009-2010 artists-in-residence Mequitta ...
more >> Ahuja, Lauren D. Kelley, and Valerie Piriano.
1:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Discover the history and horticulture of the Park. A member of the horticultural staff conducts a free ...
more >> walking tour of the Park. Learn about John D. Rockefeller, Jr.'s most generous gift to New York City and about the Olmsted Brothers creative genius. All tours include the Heather Garden.
1:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Join a National Park Ranger for this 45- to 60-minute walking tour experience and discover how the role ...
more >> of Governors Island evolved to meet the changing needs of New York City and the nation.
1:25 pm
free, no reservation required
A film about solutions to plastic pollution, with interviews on practical and cutting edge solutions ...
more >> to recycling, toxicity, and biodegradability, filmed in 12 countries including 2 trips to the middle of the Pacific Ocean where plastic debris accumulates.
85 min.
2:00 pm
free, no reservation required
2:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Highlights: Straus Park, the Nicholas Roerich Museum, the former home of operetta writer Victor Herbert, ...
more >> George and Ira Gershwin, and the boyhood home of Humphrey Bogart.
Editor's Pick
Pee Wee Russell, one of jazz’s most idiosyncratic clarinetists, and George Wettling, one of its most ...
more >> swinging drummers, were also painters. The NJMH All Stars explore the swirling world of the 1920’s that produced their mature works of the 1940’s and 50’s. Rare canvases by Russell and Wettling will be shown.
2:00 pm
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.
2:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Buergenthal, retired American judge from The Hague, will be interviewed by Dr. David G. Marwell, museum ...
more >> director. When Buergenthal was just 10 years old, he survived Auschwitz and the infamous death march. His poignant and inspiring book is filled with the honest insights of a child and the optimism of a remarkable adult dedicated to the preservation of human rights.
Determined to deconstruct and demystify the cupcake craze and the consuming desire to consume, the Cupcake ...
more >> Cadet Corps return. Choreographed by Sue Hogan. It is suitable for tiny tots and everyone else.
3:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Join a National Park Ranger for this 45- to 60-minute walking tour experience and discover how the role ...
more >> of Governors Island evolved to meet the changing needs of New York City and the nation.
3:25 pm
free, no reservation required
Editor's Pick
Program:
Gérard Pesson The light has not the arms to carry us for piano
Joshua Fineberg Tremors for ...
more >> piano
Beat Furrer Invocation VI for bass flute and singer
Arnold Schoenberg Pierrot Lunaire Book 1
Tristan Murail La Barque mystique for flute, clarinet, piano, violin, and cello
Pierre Boulez Improvisé pour le Dr. K for flute, clarinet, piano, violin, and cello
Roberto Sierra Cancionero Sefardi for mezzo-soprano, flute, piano, violin, and cello
Argento New Music Project is pleased to present a new weekly concert series titled Lunar Movements: A Constellation of Contemporary Music Orbiting Pierrot Lunaire. Throughout Fall 2010, five monthly programs are slated for the superb acoustic space of the Austrian Cultural Forum New York in midtown Manhattan.
First performed in 1912, Arnold Schoenberg’s Pierrot Lunaire is a seminal work whose instrumentation came to define the prototypical late twentieth century chamber ensemble. As we near the 100th anniversary of the premiere, the Lunar Movements series presents compositions that highlight and reflect on three different approaches to writing found in Pierrot Lunaire.
There will be a post-concert discussion: What is music about music? Using Schoenberg’s Valse de Chopin as a starting point, the discussion will explore the subject of modern composition through historical references. They will play examples of the Sephardic Jewish folksongs in Cancioniero Sefardi, and discuss the overall use of vernacular music using Gérard Pesson’s The light has not the arms to carry us as a focal point.
The Argento Chamber Ensemble is the performance arm of the Argento New Music Project. Founded in 2000 to perform compositions embodying pressing concerns in Western music, Argento consists of 9 core members and regularly expands to up to 30 musicians. Argento has toured widely in the US and abroad, and has worked closely with leading contemporary composers.
4:00 pm
$10 suggested donation
Come in and knit, make new friends, drink some tea, and learn a craft at a self-help and member-led group. ...
more >> The Dyke Knitting Circle is open to all levels of queer experience and all levels of knitting proficiency. Bring yarn and needles.
4:00 pm
free, no reservation required
The program features the great repertoire of the Organ on the 101 rank Pipe Organ built by Herman Schlicker ...
more >> and the 5 stop chamber organ built by Taylor & Boody Organ Builders.
4:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Editor's Pick
Determined to deconstruct and demystify the cupcake craze and the consuming desire to consume, the Cupcake ...
more >> Cadet Corps return. Choreographed by Sue Hogan. It is suitable for tiny tots and everyone else.
5:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Experience the best of the 2010–2011 New York City performing arts season. This is an after-work performance ...
more >> featuring artists from NYC's premiere classical music, jazz, dance, and opera institutions. Performances to be announced. Tables, chairs and picnics are welcome.
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
"Turn on the radio, Dad, it's Sunday!” Cognac Live Radio Orchestra presents a sweet tirade of radio ...
more >> plays, audio sketches, and character pieces. Experience foley effects, musical acts, and a professional dance crew bringing you a delightful live comedy hour. Free clementines.
7:00 pm
Pay-what-you-will admission policy
On Talk Like A Pirate Day, a novel about two brothers who
come across a mermaid, fall into pirating, ...
more >> and end traveling up to the arctic.
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required