66 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Thursday, September 28, 2017
All events are free unless otherwise noted.
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.
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.
This workshop will cover the basics of getting started with 3D printing, no technical background and ...
more >> no personal printer required. They will start with a short overview of this exciting new technology and cover beginner 3D printing tools. Using an easy-to-learn online application you will customize your own simple 3D product that can be printed with Shapeways. Class is conducted on Macintosh computers.
10:30 am
free, no reservation required
Stars: Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Victor Buono. A former child star torments her paraplegic sister in ...
more >> their decaying Hollywood mansion. 134 min.
11:00 am
free, no reservation required
Explore the southwest of Central Park with Central Park Conservancy tour guides, and see it like never ...
more >> before. From a planned military parade ground to the site commemorating a famous activist for peace, one of the most-visited areas of the Park has some secrets to share with even the most seasoned Park-goer. Highlights of this tour include: Maine Monument, the Children’s District, Sheep Meadow, Tavern on the Green, and Strawberry Fields.
11:00 am
free, no reservation required
Have an Irish ancestor? Use NYPL's large free public collection of genealogical tools to help you find ...
more >> information on an Irish ancestor, especially those who passed through New York. Participants will learn about print and electronic sources of information and work on developing a research plan for genealogical quests.
12:00 pm
free, no reservation required
The keyboard works of Bach offered in 30-minute meditations. Bach at Noon concerts takes place Tuesdays ...
more >> through Fridays, from September 12, 2017 to May 23, 2018.
12:20 pm
free, no reservation required
Stars: Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon. When two male musicians witness a mob hit, they flee ...
more >> the state in an all-female band disguised as women, but further complications set in. 121 min.
1:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Music In Midtown presents a chamber music concert featuring a stellar group of musicians from the DMA ...
more >> performance program, including; Nora Bartosik, piano; Igor Begelman, clarinet; Brigid Coleridge, violin; Juan Carlos Fernandez Nieto, piano; Alexandra Joan, piano; Nicolas Namoradze, piano; Xiaoming Tian, baritone; Melissa Westgate, cello; Ji In Yang, violin; and Jin Suk Yu, violin. Works by Beethoven, Dvorak, Hough, and Schoenfield will be performed.
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.
Stars: Katharine Hepburn, Fred MacMurray, Fred Stone. The misadventures of two social-climbing women ...
more >> in small town America. 99 min.
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
Share your passion for gaming the old-fashioned way. If words excite or inspire you, and crossword puzzles ...
more >> keep you going, then Scrabble is your game! Are you a chess or checkers champion? Whether you're a master or just starting out, show off your best moves. If you like wheeling and dealing, Monopoly's the game for you. Join them for some lively board time. All levels of play welcome. Please feel free to bring your own game set, and friends.
1:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Join a tour of The Battery, a 25-acre park at the tip of Manhattan. Learn about the park's rich history, ...
more >> many important landmarks and monuments, the Seaglass Carousel, 134,000 square feet of beautiful perennial gardens designed by renowned Dutch garden designer Piet Oudolf, and so much more. Every Thursday from September 7 to October 26, 2017.
Inspired by John Evelyn’s diary, Canadian tenor Bud Roach presents a program of English and Italian ...
more >> music of the period. Includes solo cantatas from Stradella and the famous castrato Pasquilini, and English music from Lawes, Purcell, and Lanier. Performer: Bud Roach, tenor, Italian virginal, and baroque guitarr, violin
Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Rebecca Ferguson, Ryan Reynolds. A team of scientists aboard the International ...
more >> Space Station discover a rapidly evolving life form that caused extinction on Mars and now threatens all life on Earth. 104 min.
2:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Join a three hour journey through some of New York City's most historic areas. Begin in Greenwich Village, ...
more >> one of the cultural centers of America. From there, make your way through the Gansevoort Market and the Meatpacking Historic Districts and then onto the extraordinary High Line. Then relive the bygone days of a thriving cruise ship and industrial waterfront along the Hudson; we'll see where trains ran along "death avenue", where the New York harbor along the Hudson was perhaps the most significant waterfront in the world at one time.
Stars: Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Felix Bressart. After losing her young son, Edna Gladney opposes ...
more >> the unfair laws discriminating against children whose parents are unknown, and opens an orphanage for those children. 99 min.
2:00 pm
free, no reservation required
A film screening of Children of the Sun (Panay, 2015, Taiwan), followed by lectures by Professors Robert ...
more >> Chen (National Chengchi University) and Chun-chi Wang (National Dong Hwa University), moderated by Prof. Ying Qian (Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures)
2:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Stars: Kitana Kiki Rodriguez, Mya Taylor, Karren Karagulian. A working girl tears through Tinseltown ...
more >> on Christmas Eve searching for the pimp who broke her heart. 88 min.
2:00 pm
free, no reservation required
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.
Stars: George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts. Danny Ocean and his eleven accomplices plan to rob three ...
more >> Las Vegas casinos simultaneously. 116 min.
2:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Many people think of the New York City subway as one of the largest, most efficient, if not the cleanest ...
more >> mass transit systems in the world. Few, however, think of it as the largest and longest art gallery on the planet. Well, they don't know what they are missing. This lively walking AND subway riding tour visits over a dozen subway stations to experience a selection of these striking often whimsical works that go largely unnoticed by the general public. Join this climate controlled subway and walking art tour. Along the way you'll learn about and become expert at navigating the (in)famous NYC subway system. There's also the invaluable opportunity to confer about your other sightseeing plans with the acclaimed Bronx born, vastly experienced licensed NYC tour guide, Darryl Reilly. Tour takes place every Thursday.
2:00 pm
Free plus subway...
Become your favorite game piece and navigate the chess board as a team sport. Thursdays until September ...
more >> 28, 2017.
4:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Stars: Jim Broadbent, Charlotte Rampling, Harriet Walter. A man becomes haunted by his past and is presented ...
more >> with a mysterious legacy that causes him to re-think his current situation in life. 108 min.
4:00 pm
free, no reservation required
The pianists of NYU Steinhardt, joined by members of NYU's Program in Vocal Performance, bring special ...
more >> ambience to this performance.
4:00 pm
free, no reservation required
4:30 pm
free, no reservation required
This presentation compares the social experiences of Muslim minorities in three contexts – France, ...
more >> Québec, and English Canada – each reflecting a different approach to immigrant integration. Speaker Jeffrey G. Reitz is the R.F. Harney Professor and Director of the Ethnic, Immigration and Pluralism Studies Program at the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto, and Professor and former Chair in the University’s Department of Sociology.
4:30 pm
free, no reservation required
Discover the surprising diversity of birds that call the park home during migratory season with guided ...
more >> tours. Located in the heart of midtown, the park is a hot spot for avian visitors and birders alike. Past sightings include warblers, tanagers, vireos, thrushes, and even a Chuck-will’s-widow.
5:00 pm
free, no reservation required
5:45 pm
free, no reservation required
Using video, installation, photography, sculpture and other techniques of model-making, artists explore ...
more >> the practical, philosophical and symbolic work of models. Their works are displayed alongside select models from material culture. From children rolling dough to ecologists predicting rising sea-levels to the ritual power of modeling tumors, the exhibition asks us to think of "model" as a verb.
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Sometime in his mid-20s, Michael Massaia began experiencing extreme bouts of insomnia. To fill the sleepless ...
more >> nights, the artist would travel into Manhattan to enjoy walks through the city without all of the chaos and cacophony. Carrying his personally retooled large-format cameras, Massaia started to shoot elegant, hushed photographs of Central Park devoid of people. Often preferring the early spring when the trees and bushes were just beginning to bloom, he would wait for the hour preceding dawn—looking for only a hint of the coming sun in the morning sky before the emergence of any harsh shadows. Utilizing slow black-and-white film, Massaia meticulously prints and tones his large-scale analog photographs in his darkroom back in New Jersey, which has been customized to produce prints up to 3.5 x 4.5 feet. The impressively rich, detailed gelatin silver prints exhibit a breathtaking tonal scale due to a stain developer called Pyro (notorious for its toxicity).
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Dr. Thomas Kattau and Elena Hedoux, members of the esteemed Council of Europe (the continent’s leading ...
more >> human rights organization), have a timely discussion on drug policy and public health.
Condition of Illusion is Peter Gidal’s first solo exhibition (British b. 1946). An important theorist, ...
more >> writer and filmmaker since the late 1960s, Gidal’s work has been shown around the world including cinematic retrospectives at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London in 1983, Paris’ Centre Pompidou in 1996 and 2015, as well as at Docpoint, Helsinki and at the Cinematek, Brussels in 2016.
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Community Producers Program is a documentary production program for justice-involved youth, ages 18-24, ...
more >> to build community and personal development skills through filmmaking. Participants learn the power of telling their own stories and discover new ways to engage with their peers and community. This program centers the power of storytelling for healing and community transformation.
The Ba Duan Jin is a Taoist medical qigong set of eight therapeutic practices that dates back over 1,000 ...
more >> years and offers great health benefits. Over the centuries, many have experienced its numerous benefits, and it is one of the most famous of all qigong forms. Ba Duan Jin increases strength and flexibility, improves posture, and can benefit the respiratory, circulatory, nervous, digestive, and lymphatic systems. There are several variations of each exercise that combine gentle movements with breath coordination. The practices are simple to learn, and easily modified for people of varying fitness levels, and one begins to feel profound benefits after only a few weeks of practice. You will feel energized, calm, and balanced after each session. Note: Wear comfortable clothing that does not restrict movement and flat-soled shoes. With: William Kaplanidis
Stars: Chris Pratt, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper. A group of intergalactic criminals are forced to work ...
more >> together to stop a fanatical warrior from taking control of the universe. 121 min.
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Gaijin à Go-Go brings an infectious Japanese pop sound to the rhythms of 1960s style go-go music. The ...
more >> band self-released their debut EP Hello Copycat, which quickly got them signed to Sony Music International. The group released two additional full-length albums on Sony Music International’s label, Happy-55-Lucky and Merry-55-Round, and their latest album, Go-Go Boot Camp, premiered as part of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s Cherry Blossom Festival in 2006.
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
The biography of Mathilde Wesendonck is the untold and fascinating story of this woman's inspiring influence ...
more >> on the major works of Richard Wagner, based on facts related in their correspondence and other authentic documents. Restrictions may apply. Call store for details.
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
American involvement in World War I started and ended in New York Harbor. In 1917, many troops departed ...
more >> from the city which would be an important hub throughout the war as recruiting and patriotic efforts continued. Now on the centennial, explore the locations in New York that have ties to The Great War.
Experience the music and story of Florence Price (1887-1953)—the first female African-American composer ...
more >> to have her work premiered by a major American orchestra— in a concert brought to life with dramatic monologues written and performed by Kirya Traber between works. Hear movements from three of Price’s string quartets, lush arrangements of spirituals, and dramatic readings in a program celebrating this great and under-sung composer who synthesized European and African-American traditions. Selections include Price’s takes on “My Soul’s Been Anchored In The Lord,” which was famously performed by Marian Anderson at the Lincoln Memorial; the inventive Five Folksongs in Counterpoint; and other works. Please consider bringing nonperishable food donations to the concerts for City Harvest to aid their mission of feeding New Yorkers in need.
Experts from Randy Taylor Golf help you perfect your game. The first 10 minutes of the session consists ...
more >> of group instruction, followed by smaller group and individual instruction. Putters will be provided, but you may bring your own if you prefer. The clinic date will feature two 45-minute sessions: Session 1 starts at 6:00pm and Session 2 starts at 7:00pm.
Marie Chindamo helps you identify what makes you unique and showcase your strengths in a manner that ...
more >> is as easy as discussing what you had for lunch. This simple skill plays a vital role in crushing an interview, posturing yourself for promotion, or connecting with decision makers to launch your career. Learn how to leverage your strengths, transform your resume, learn powerful interview techniques, and master the art of connecting and communicating to build meaningful relationships.
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Malika Verma Kashyap, founder of the digital publication Border&Fall, and textile designer Sanjay Garg ...
more >> have a lively discussion on the diversity, versatility, and various perceptions of India’s incredible garment, the sari. The presentation will include a series of short independent films on the sari, as well as a selection of regional “how-to drape” videos.
The urban foodscape – from field to fork – has long been shaped by decisions taken either in the ...
more >> board rooms of large international corporations or by sector-bound national government agencies. Over the past decade, designers, architects, and city planners have started using their distinct talents and competencies to help communities restore its civic and ecological role. In this talk, based on her book Urban Food Planning: Seeds of Transition in the Global North, Dr. Rositsa Ilieva will contend that, over the past decade, designers, architects, and city planners have started using their distinct talents and competencies to help communities restore urban foodscapes’ civic and ecological role and dismantle the notion of food as a mere commodity, far-removed from the professions claiming expertise in the built environment.
An oral history film done with a twist: architects reflect on their initiations into the culture of architecture ...
more >> education in a kind of ritual performance. Asked to recall vivid memories and relevant experiences from their education, they perform a few physical actions and tell their stories. Although filmed in front of a neutral background, specificities quickly emerge: a wide range of responses are juxtaposed, revealing essential preoccupations within three generations of architects. This is not just text as information: you see the person and you hear their story. 53 min.
6:30 pm
free, no reservation required
This evening we shall examine some of the problematic aspects of the mainstream feminist movement with ...
more >> regard to race, class, and liberalism.
6:30 pm
free, no reservation required
The legendary Mudd Club. You probably couldn’t get in. Jean-Michel Basquiat and Jeff Koons partied ...
more >> with David Byrne and Lydia Lunch. Uptown cognoscenti flirted with the children of the outer boroughs as they brought the Wild Style to the City. The downtown New York scene was more than punk, it was a mad brilliant chaos of cheap rent and experimental art. The Mudd Club was its nexus, the place that birthed the Eighties. Keith Haring claimed membership while Andy Warhol was only a guest. Debbie Harry learned to rap from Fab Five Freddy while Klaus Nomi practiced arias and served home-cooked pastries.
When we think of Venice, we think of a city in the sea, surrounded by water. And yet, before the modern ...
more >> era, the city had no source of fresh water other than the rain from heaven or barges from the mainland. Therein lies the paradox: Venice is in the water and has no water. This lecture addresses how Venetians rose to the challenge by creating a unique system of water collection, and a unique genre of public art: the Venetian wellhead. It addresses as well a different challenge that came with the expansion of the Venetian empire: the gift of running water and the need to harness it. Again, the Venetians seized the initiative and created fountains that transformed urban spaces from the Terraferma to the Stato da Mar into places of encounter and aesthetic delight. Finally, this lecture explores the afterlife of the Venetian wellhead. Speaker Patricia Fortini Brown is Professor Emerita at Princeton University and Director of Save Venice Inc.
Link mindful breathing with movement in this full spectrum yoga practice that includes modifications ...
more >> and intensifications depending on experience level. Veteran Nina Semczuk helps you cultivate strength, flexibility, balance, and focus while enjoying yoga outdoors. Bring your own mat. This event repeats every Thursday until September 28, 2017.
6:30 pm
free, no reservation required
Editor's Pick
Series editor David Lehman joins the 2017 guest editor Natasha Trethewey to launch the latest volume ...
more >> of the anthology. With readings by the contributors: Dan Albergotti, David Barber, Jericho Brown, Allison Cobb, Carl Dennis, David Feinstein, Vievee Francis, Jeffrey Harrison, W. J. Herbert, John Hodgen, David Brendan Hopes, John James, Rodney Jones, Meg Kearney, John Koethe, Jamaal May, Judson Mitcham, John Murillo, Joyce Carol Oates, Matthew Olzmann, Rowan Ricardo Phillips, Robert Pinsky, Stanley Plumly, Taije Silverman, Emily Van Kley, and Crystal Williams.
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Paul Yoon and Katie Raissian discuss Yoon’s story collection. These six stories, following migrants ...
more >> and survivors across continents and eras, explore movement, history, and time in tenderly-observed individual lives.
Meghan O’Rourke’s newest book is Sun in Days. She is also the author of the poetry collections Once ...
more >> and Halflife and the memoir The Long Goodbye, and is the recipient of the Guggenheim Award for Nonfiction, the Mary Sarton Poetry Prize, the Lannon Literary Award, and the Union League and Civic Arts Foundation Award.
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
In this powerful debut collection, Sam Sax explores and explodes the linkages between desire, addiction, ...
more >> and the history of mental health.
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Award-winning storyteller Leslie Goshko (Huffington Post, Sirius XM radio) invites some of NY’s top ...
more >> writers and storytellers to share true, bizarre tales about their lives. There’s a challenging trivia game and a free wine giveaway where one lucky audience member will walk away with their very own bottle of Sideshow Sauce! Tonight’s stellar lineup includes stories from: SANDI MARX (Boston Women's Comedy Festival, The Moth) MICHELE CARLO (author "Fish Out of Agua" Impractical Jokers) ALEXIS SOTTILE (Rolling Stone, Village Voice, Chappelle's Show) JEFF ROSE (NY Story Exchange, The Moth)
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Middle East expert Bernard Haykel of Princeton University returns to disentangle the latest turns in ...
more >> the region. From upheaval in the Saudi royal family, to the shifting alliances in Syria and the losses of the Islamic State, Haykel outlines the challenges for American policy.
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.
Naomi seems like a typical 11-year-old Orthodox Jewish girl; watching her lift almost three times her ...
more >> bodyweight tells a different story. 80 min. Followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers, the subject and her family.
7:30 pm
free, no reservation required
Hailing from the Azawagh desert of Niger, guitarist and songwriter Mdou Moctar is pushing the boundaries ...
more >> of traditional Tuareg music. His first album, Anar, released in 2008, blended guitar with psychedelic electronics. Mp3s of the album turned him into an overnight sensation in West Africa and he continues to incorporate all different styles of music into his songs. He was also the star of the first ever Tuareg language film, where he portrayed a struggling guitarist.
7:30 pm
free, no reservation required
Drawing on their respective publications Political Acts: Women in Northern Irish Theatre and The Urban ...
more >> Plays of the Early Abbey Theatre, academics Fiona Coleman Coffey and Elizabeth Mannion will discuss how gender, the Troubles, civil rights, and the rural-urban contrast have played out on the Irish stage and academia from the founding of Dublin’s Abbey Theatre to the brink of Brexit. Moderated by Keri Walsh
7:30 pm
free, RSVP required
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.
Program: Rossini: Overture to La gazza ladra Mozart: Flute Concerto in D major, K. 314 Beethoven: Symphony ...
more >> No. 1 in C major, Op. 21 Adam Glaser, Conductor Minseon Yoo, Flute Pre-concert talk at 7:30 PM by Professor Jonathan Hall.
8:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Berlin Calling tells the story of the Berlin Wall's momentous crash through the divided city's street ...
more >> artists and punk rockers, impresarios and underground agitators. It is a chronicle of 1989's "peaceful revolution," which upended communism in East Germany, and the wild, permissive post-Wall years of artistic ferment and pirate utopias, when protest and idealism, subaltern techno clubs and sprawling squats were the order of the day.
8:00 pm
free, no reservation required