56 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Saturday, September 16, 2017
All events are free unless otherwise noted.
Tour the park with horticulturist and resident wildlife expert Maryanne Stubbs. This tour will focus ...
more >> on how pollinators, migratory birds, and other wildlife use the habitat and forage provided by the park's gardens.
This two-day conference will bring together renowned scholars, writers and journalists who have shaped ...
more >> our understanding of those years to reevaluate this crucial watershed in American history. Panel discussion topics include: McCarthyism in the Age of Trump Whatever Happened to the New Deal? The United Nations and Postwar Internationalism What Have We Learned Since Venona? Cold War Controversies (Alger Hiss, the Rosenbergs, and the Smith Act Trials). The conference will explore the deep connections between the early postwar years and the age of Donald Trump, and to encourage a new wave of scholars to rediscover the Early Cold War.
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.
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.
Although world famous, Harlem may be New York's best kept secret with some of the city's best architecture, ...
more >> food, music and people. Harlem's history is also one of the city's most dramatic, having gone through many ethnic, cultural and socioeconomic changes over the past roughly 400 years, which have resulted in a diverse array of places of worship, theaters, homes and eating establishments.
You've seen the iconic skyscrapers, attended a Broadway show, visited Lady Liberty and relaxed in Central ...
more >> Park. Looking for a little more of the Big Apple? Maybe it's time to visit some of Manhattan's oldest and most enchanting historic districts. Take a relaxing stroll through SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown.
Paint in watercolor, or use pastels, chalk, and charcoal to capture the magical vistas of the Hudson ...
more >> River and the unique landscape. An artist/educator will help participants of all levels with instruction and critique. Art materials provided. Please note that this program is for adult participants (age 18 and up).
10:00 am
free, no reservation required
Hear the story behind New York City's park in the sky. Weekly 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. Takes place Saturdays May 2 -October 31 2017.
10:00 am
free, no reservation required
Experience the joy of dance with dancers from the Limón Dance Company. Open to all levels.
New York City, NY; NYC
10:00 am
free, no reservation required
Don't have enough time to take all of the tours? Prefer to experience Manhattan with a smaller group, ...
more >> but a private booking is out of reach? Then consider our All-in-One New York Tour. This tour utilizes your feet and the New York City Subway to transport you from Lower Manhattan, the birthplace of New York, through Wall St and the Financial District, the World Trade Center, Greenwich Village, SoHo, Chinatown, Little Italy, Chelsea Market and the Highline Park.
Attended by neighborhood residents, families, local business people and visitors, the annual street fair ...
more >> celebrates wellness and recovery – a life free from substance abuse -- and features food, arts and crafts, jewelry and other items for sale. This year marks the return of the kid-favorite stuffed animal booth, offering a wide variety of inexpensive and cuddly toys for sale. Free blood pressure and other health screenings will be provided by Damian Family Care Centers.
10:00 am
free, no reservation required
Free fun for the whole family, including arts, crafts, antiques, plants, entertainment, games, and more.
New York City, NY; NYC
10:00 am
free, no reservation required
Free fun for the whole family, including arts, crafts, antiques, plants, entertainment, games, and more.
New York City, NY; NYC
10:00 am
free, no reservation required
The World War I Centennial Committee for New York City presents this two-day event to honor the centennial ...
more >> of the U.S. entry into World War One in 1917. Come see dozens of reenactors in vintage uniforms, both men and women, and learn the history of the Great War. There will be vintage Army vehicles, ambulances, equipment displays, a tent encampment, author talks, and demonstrations. Meet General John J. Pershing and the Ebony Doughboys reenactors who represent the famous Harlem Hellfighters regiment. Talks and lectures included. The event is open to all ages, kids and families welcome.
10:00 am
free, no reservation required
Veteran Donald Calliste leads a class to tone and define your core, lower back, and glutes combined with ...
more >> cardio exercises that will maximize your fat-burning potential. This event repeats every Saturday until September 30, 2017.
10:30 am
free, no reservation required
A moderate-paced 12-mile hike along the East River, with great views of the river, bridges, islands and ...
more >> various landmarks. Walk up the East River Greenway, across the Ward's Island Bridge, across the Triboro Bridge to Astoria, along the East River parks and then across the Queensboro Bridge back to Manhattan. The walk will take about 6 hours; there are numerous drop off points once we reach Astoria, which will be about 4 miles and two hours into the walk. Please bring snacks, lunch and drink. We will stop at a deli after crossing the Triboro before we eat lunch in Astoria Park but the deli can be quite slow preparing lots of sandwiches so if you can carry what you eat and limit what you get at the deli to drinks and prepared foods that will make the day go faster.
Cellophane Grip features four acrylic-on-burlap paintings from Nesbit’s Porosity series, as well as ...
more >> six paintings from his Manifold series made using acrylic and ink jet on perforated vinyl fabric. Presenting these two bodies of work together for the first time, the exhibition explores the artist’s investigation into texture and material in a practice that engages how the body mediates surfaces and the tensions they contain.
11:00 am
free, no reservation required
Celebrate the anniversary of the Battle of Harlem Heights. Stand where George Washington stood as he ...
more >> watched the very first battle the Americans won against the British. Enjoy re-enactments of General Knowlton’s Ranger perform drills from the Revolutionary War, and make a tricorn hat.
Andrea Cuckier will introduce the participants to the notion of frame, composition elements, atmosphere, ...
more >> and graphic aspects of painting. After giving basic guidelines and a brief demo, she will guide the group to a spot where you will each create your own work. No previous experience is necessary. All art supplies will be provided but please bring a few household supplies: 2-3 large yogurt containers (or other recycled plastic containers), 2-3 flat plastic surfaces such as plastic lid/covers from yogurt or humus containers, plastic trays or tupperware tops, and a blanket to sit on. Andrea Cukier is a New York-based visual artist from Argentina who’s work focuses on nature, and her love for its conservation. Cukier holds a degree of Profesora Superior de Pintura, from Argentina and her paintings have been part of several juried and invitational group as well as solo shows at prestigious venues .
A group for people to come together and share in the beautiful art of Origami - the ancient art of folding ...
more >> various mediums, most commonly paper. The word comes from the combination of the Japanese verb oru (to fold) and the noun kami (paper). Other materials often folded are fabric, wire mesh, sheet metal, tissue, thin plastic, cardboard, and straws.
11:00 am
free, no reservation required
Join Shape Up NYC for Zumba in the park. Dance in the sun and get fit with friends. Colorful outfits ...
more >> are encouraged! This event repeats every Saturday until Sept. 30, 2017.
11:00 am
free, no reservation required
Travel from Grand Army Plaza, past the Pond and Gapstow Bridge, and stop at the Dairy on this trip through ...
more >> the southern Park highlights. Route involves moderate inclines and some stairs. 45 minutes.
11:00 am
free, no reservation required
A splash of science in the city! The Submerge festival celebrates NYC’s coastal waters while bringing ...
more >> marine science to life. Enjoy free hands-on activities, kid-approved science entertainment, presentations by noted scientists, citizen science, kayaking, fishing and more.
11:00 am
free, no reservation required
Steeped in artistic, political and progressively social history, Greenwich Village today remains a cultural ...
more >> melting pot. The ‘Village’ has been, and remains a bohemian capital, a center of the modern LGBT movement and one of the birthplaces of the ‘Beat’ and 60’s counter cultures. See for yourself the places where so much history has been made, and the places where today’s locals continue the Village vibe. Led by a licensed guide, the tour lasts about 90 minutes and features unique and interesting information on the various social, architectural and/or historic aspects of the neighborhood.
11:30 am
free, no reservation required
Over more than fifty years, the German-American Steuben Parade has grown into the largest event of its ...
more >> kind in the United States. No other festival in New York City is as colorful and as much fun as our parade with hundreds of music and dance groups, the wildly costumed and masked Karneval groups, the folks in their historic Tracht, the marksmen and all the other marchers.
12:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Celebrate the 2nd Annual Reading Event where you are invited into the secret world of poets, writers ...
more >> and storytellers.
12:00 pm
free, no reservation required
About 5 miles in Queens, level and moderately paced. Tour Sunnyside Gardens (the first example of a planned ...
more >> community in the U.S.) and then walk east to Greenpoint Avenue, which we'll follow in to a less developed and more industrial part of Long Island City. Then continue across the train yard to the waterside park with its adjacent densely developed residential towers. Bring water and snacks. Steady rain cancels.
Stars: Will Ferrell, Rebecca Hall, Christopher Jordan Wallace. When an alcoholic relapses, causing him ...
more >> to lose his wife and his job, he holds a yard sale on his front lawn in an attempt to start over. A new neighbor might be the key to his return to form. 97 min.
1:00 pm
free, no reservation required
1:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Presented by Moonbeam.net Productions' Jason Kendall and Donna Kendall Stearns. Music composed by Donna ...
more >> Kendall Stearns.
1:30 pm
free, no reservation required
Jodi Melnick provides free dance in the park. The final dance artist of three Danspace-curated participants ...
more >> in Josiah McElheny's summer-long Prismatic Park, Melnick and guest artists activate McElheny's installation with movement from September 12-24.
2:00 pm
free, no reservation required
New York City is a mecca for graffiti and street art, making it a very attractive playground for artists ...
more >> from around the world. Bushwick, in a working class district on the north side of Brooklyn adjacent to Williamsburg, has been attracting artists for some time now. The neighborhood has a fair collection of art studios and galleries, but it’s Bushwick’s industrial landscape that’s attracting the street artist. If you came looking for 1960′s Greenwich Village, you’ll find something brewing in Bushwick. Tour takes place Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.
Stars: Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, Rosemarie DeWitt. While waiting for their big breaks, two proper L.A. ...
more >> dreamers, a suavely- charming, soft-spoken jazz pianist and a brilliant, vivacious playwright, attempt to reconcile aspirations and relationship in a magical old-school romance. 128 min.
2:00 pm
free, no reservation required
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.
Stars: Vin Diesel, Jason Statham, Dwayne Johnson. When a mysterious woman seduces Dom into the world ...
more >> of terrorism and a betrayal of those closest to him, the crew face trials that will test them as never before. 136 min.
2:00 pm
free, no reservation required
"Can photography change how we see our surroundings? What comprises a beautiful photograph? How can photography ...
more >> and history interrelate? Artist Rose DeSiano will address these questions, and take some photographs of your own. Llearn about this year's FLOW art pieces, discuss some of Randall's Island's history, and talk about photographic composition and storytelling. Bring your camera or camera phone (RIPA will also offer a few instant film cameras to borrow for the event) and spend the afternoon capturing Island images that you can take home with you. We hope you'll return throughout the year to continue your photographic journey on Randall's Island.
2:00 p.m. - Juan Pablo Carletti / James Brandon Lewis 3:00 p.m. - Nick Lyons / Michael Bisio / Michael ...
more >> Wimberly 4:00 p.m. - James Brandon Lewis / Michael Bisio
2:00 pm
free, no reservation required
A family-friendly celebration. Spend the day, enjoy music, and take a free class. Featuring Lincoln Center’s ...
more >> La Casita: Performances by Lahore-born, Brooklyn-based musician Arooj Aftab, the Mariachi Academy of New York, and Latinx poetry collective El Grito de Poetas.
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.
You've seen the iconic skyscrapers, attended a Broadway show, visited Lady Liberty and relaxed in Central ...
more >> Park. Looking for a little more of the Big Apple? Maybe it's time to visit some of Manhattan's oldest and most enchanting historic districts. Take a relaxing stroll through SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown.
The tour explores the social and political history of the Union Square neighborhood through discussions ...
more >> of the people, history, architecture, and forces that have shaped this community. You’ll hear how Union Square got its name, see where the legendary Tiffany & Co. once stood, and learn how to read the clock (yes, it’s a clock!) on “The Metronome” sculpture and so much more! This tour takes place every Saturday.
2:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Discover some of the Central Park secret sites that West Siders know and love: a lost village, a poetic ...
more >> garden, and a bridge with a spectacular view. Join Central Park Conservancy guides on this tour through Central Park's historic and picturesque west side. Highlights of this tour include Winterdale Arch, Delacorte Theater, Shakespeare Garden, the Swedish Cottage, and Ladies' Pavilion. Tour ends near 72nd Street and Central Park West.
2:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Ravel (1875-1937) Le Tombeau de Couperin (1919) Barber (1910-1981) Knoxville Summer of 1915 (1947) Mozart ...
more >> (1756-1791) Symphony No. 38 in D “Prague” K. 504 (1786) Washington Heights Chamber Orchestra; Ilana Davidson, Soprano; Chris Whittaker, Conductor
3:00 pm
free, no reservation required
4:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Joy Passanante launches her new book, the saga of a wartime medical unit, a passionate long-distance ...
more >> love, the making of a surgeon, and first-generation American Italian and Jewish families. More than just a World War II story, Through a Long Absence delves into one man’s past to explore his personal wars: a stint as a child bootlegger, a marriage between newlyweds separated by continents and strained by years apart, and his struggle late in life with his own mind.
4:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Argentine singer-songwriter Juana Molina’s music is dreamlike: a blend of ethereal vocals and languid ...
more >> rhythms, accented with a delicate electronica filigree. A favorite of such visionary artists as David Byrne and Will Oldham, she won international acclaim with her album Tres Cosas, called one of the top 10 records of 2004 by The New York Times. Molina continues to weave a spell with Halo, her “gloriously misty (and mystical) new album” (NPR). With: Diego López de Arcaute, Drums Odín Schwartz, Bass, Synthesizers and Guitar Matías Cella, Sound Engineer
4:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Forty-five minute organ meditations celebrating the diverse repertoire of the pipe organ. The program ...
more >> features the great repertoire of the organ on the 101-rank Pipe Organ built by Herman Schlicker and the 5 stop chamber organ built by Taylor and Boody Organ Builders. Takes place every Saturday from Sept. 9, 2017 to May 27, 2018.
4:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Cassils is an artist who is listed by the Huffington Post as "one of ten transgender artists changing ...
more >> the landscape of contemporary art." The exhibition includes monuments made from precious metals and bodily waste, visceral sound and video installations, photographs and live performance. The centerpiece is PISSED, a minimalist structure containing 200 gallons of urine: a collection of all the liquid the artist has passed since the Trump administration rescinded an Obama-era executive order allowing transgender students to use the bathroom matching their chosen gender identities.
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Canadian cellist Caroline Stinson, praised for her lyricism and fresh interpretations, performs across ...
more >> North America and Europe as a soloist, recitalist and chamber musician in both traditional and contemporary repertoire. Ms. Stinson's invitations include Carnegie's Weill and Zankel Halls, Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall, the Museum of Modern Art's Summergarden Series, Bargemusic and Le Poisson Rouge in New York, Boston's Gardner Museum, Washington D.C.'s Smithsonian; the Koelner Philharmonie,
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Chris Robé's new book offering the first full-length study charting the historical trajectory of anarchist-inflected ...
more >> video activism from the late 1960s to the present. Robé fills in historical gaps by bringing to light unexplored video activist groups like the Cascadia Forest Defenders, eco-video activists from Oregon; Mobile Voices, Latino day laborers; and Outta Your Backpack Media, indigenous youth from the Southwest.
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Stars: Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monáe. The story of a team of female African-American ...
more >> mathematicians who served a vital role in NASA during the early years of the U.S. space program. 127 min.
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
New York Ghost tours capture the spiritual side of the Big Apple through stories. famed explorers, native ...
more >> tribes, lost opportunities and political intrigue. With almost every step one takes through the West Village, one encounters the ghosts and spirits of New York City’s past. Every corner has its stories, every building has its haunted spirits.
New York is a skyscraper city and there is no better time to view Manhattan’s icons than after the ...
more >> sun sets and the lights go on. Fueled by competition and a dash of audacity, New York City is still producing one of mankind’s most remarkable skyline. NOTE** THIS TOUR SPENDS MUCH TIME INDOORS OR IN SUBWAYS AND GREAT FOR ALL WEATHER CONDITIONS. Please note they do utilize the subway on this tour so you will need $5 for subway.
Renowned organist Elena Sartori offers a mixed program of Italian and other European masters on the fine ...
more >> Holtkamp organ at James Memorial Chapel at Union Theological Seminary. Sartori was born in Ravenna, Italy and studied at the Musik Akadamie Basil, the Hochschule Mozarteum Salzburg, and the Internationale Bachakademie Stuttgart. She collaborates as both organist and conductor at the Ravenna Festival, MITO Settembre Musica di Torino, Sagra Malatestiana di Rimini, Teatro del Vascello in Rome, Accademia Musicale di Firenze, and many other European festivals. Her performances are regularly broadcast on BBC, RAI Radio, RAI 5, Radio France, and ZDF.
8:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Organist Elena Sartori offers a mixed program of Italian and other European masters. She collaborates ...
more >> as both organist and conductor at the Ravenna Festival, MITO Settembre Musica di Torino, Sagra Malatestiana di Rimini, Teatro del Vascello in Rome, Accademia Musicale di Firenze,
8:00 pm
free, no reservation required