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42 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Monday, August 14, 2017

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City Walk | Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn Heights and Dumbo Tour


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. less
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9:30 am
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Tour | Downtown Manhattan 3-Hour Tour


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. less
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9:30 am
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City Walk | Lower Manhattan Tour


It is here, as much as anywhere, where American history started. It's where the first US Congress assembled more and produced the Bill of Rights and where President George Washington took his first oath of office. It's here where the world's most important stock exchange and one of the most famous bridges stand. And it is here where an unspeakable tragedy took place and where a rebirth is underway. less
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9:45 am
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Workshop | Waterfront Workouts: Broadway Dance


Brooklyn resident James Martinelli’s Cardio Dance and Range of Movement workout offers improved strength more and increased flexibility. Set to swinging show tunes, this class is appropriate for anyone who wants a safe, effective and fun workout. Sneakers are a must. A few notes: - Registration begins at 9:30 am before each class. - Children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. - All participants must sign a waiver each morning before participating. Mondays at 10 am, May 8 - August 14 less
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10:00 am
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Workshop | Adobe Illustrator for Beginners


Learn the basics of Adobe's vector graphic creation program and how to create exciting digital art for more print, video, and web Class is taught on Mac computers. less
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10:30 am
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Workshop | Photoshop for Beginners


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. less
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10:30 am
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Film | Spike Lee's Crooklyn (1994): Growing Up in 70s Brooklyn


Stars: Alfre Woodard, Delroy Lindo, David Patrick Kelly. Spike Lee's vibrant semi-autobiographical portrait more of a school teacher, her stubborn jazz musician husband and their five kids living in Brooklyn in 1973. 115 min. less
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11:00 am
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Workshop | Beginner Language Class: Brazilian Portuguese


Learn a new language in these standalone beginner classes. Classes are not cumulative, so you may attend more any class throughout the season without needing to play catch up. less
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11:45 am
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Workshop | Juggling in the Park


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. less
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12:00 pm
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Jazz | Deanna Witkowski, Winner of the Great American Jazz Piano Competition


Deanna Witkowski has been heralded for her “consistently thrilling” playing and her “boundless more imagination” (All Music Guide). Her five albums include Raindrop: Improvisations with Chopin, a solo piano session that seamlessly combines jazz, classical, and Brazilian music; and the liturgical jazz release, From This Place. Her brand new recording, Makes the Heart to Sing, features fourteen of her jazz hymn arrangements as performed by her trio. less
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12:30 pm
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Author Reading | Livia Bloom discusses her book Errol Morris: Interviews


Errol Morris: Interviews is an irreverent and humorous collection of conversations with the acclaimed more documentary filmmaker. Morris (b. 1948) has created some of America's most innovative, lasting cinematic works. less
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12:30 pm
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Tour | Federal Reserve Bank Tour


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. less
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1:00 pm
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Concert | Great Organ: Midday Monday


Cathedral organists provide a 30-minute break for mind, body and spirit on Mondays at 1 pm with an entertaining more and informative demonstration of the Cathedral’s unparalleled Great Organ. less
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1:00 pm
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Tour | Guided Historical Tour of the Columbia University Campus


Join this tour to learn more about the history, architecture, and sculpture of Columbia and the Morningside more Heights campus. Whether you're an amateur New York City historian or visiting campus for the first time, you will leave the tour knowing more about our storied past. Given that the tour route is outdoors, please be aware that tours are occasionally suspended due to inclement weather. less
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1:00 pm
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Film | Alfred Hitchcock's The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956): International Intrigue


Stars: James Stewart, Doris Day, Brenda de Banzie. A family vacationing in Morocco accidentally stumble more on to an assassination plot and the conspirators are determined to prevent them from interfering. 120 min. less
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2:00 pm
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Tour | Greenwich Village Neighborhood Tour


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. less
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2:00 pm
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Tour | Harlem Tour


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. less
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2:00 pm
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Film | Bill Condon's Beauty and the Beast (2017): Live-Action Version


Stars: Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, Luke Evans. An adaptation of the fairy tale about a monstrous-looking more prince and a young woman who fall in love. 129 min. less
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3:15 pm
Free

Workshop | Advanced MS Word 2010 Workshop


Explore more advanced features of Microsoft Word 2010. Topics include mail merge, tables, text boxes, more headers and footers, footnotes and endnotes. less
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4:30 pm
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Workshop | Big City Fishing


Adults and kids aged 5+ learn how to fish while engaging with trained environmental educators about river more science topics. Mondays from July 3 to August 21. less
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Workshop | Big City Fishing


Adults and kids aged 5+ learn how to fish while engaging with trained environmental educators about river more science topics. Mondays from July 3 to August 21. less
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5:00 pm
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Discussion | Caring for the Caregivers


Caring for a loved one is never easy. Caring for the Caregivers is dedicated to caretakers. Session led more by a physician from Weill Medical Center. less
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5:00 pm
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Workshop | Body Blast Dance-N-Sculpt


Move your body to the beat. Have fun while you exercise. Bring a towel or an exercise mat. Come in comfortable more clothing. Most of all bring a smile! Mondays in August. less
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5:30 pm
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Park Walk | Art Tour: Mutations


From sculptures and murals to performances and videos, the park is filled with public art. Join Art Assistant more Curator Melanie Kress for an insider's view of the current Mutations exhibition. less
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6:00 pm
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Workshop | Crafts and Cocktails


Pair a beverage with a new creative skill at weekly craft classes. Supplement your cocktail with a new more skill! Join us for free adult craft classes to learn the basics of painting, embroidery, origami, and more! Hosted by CraftJam and Paint and Sip Studio New York. Please arrive by 6pm to receive full instruction. Accommodation of late arrivals (after 6:05pm) is at the discretion of the instructor. Supplies are limited. Alcoholic beverages are for purchase by those 21+. less
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6:00 pm
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Author Reading | Editor Lauren Brown discusses InStyle Magazine


Brown discusses her magazine's pursuit of what's hot and what's not.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Tour | High Line Tour


The area around the High Line Park was a vital business district of New York City, supplying fresh fruits, more French Cheeses and Russian caviar as well as fresh meats to City markets. The hustle and bustle of the streets induced the City to elevate the railroad trains delivering goods to the commercial buildings. When interstate truck traffic made the railway outdated, it fell into ruin, only to be regenerated as a park. less
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Film | John Carpenter's They Live (1988): Unseen Aliens


Stars: Roddy Piper, Keith David, Meg Foster. A drifter discovers a pair of sunglasses that allow him more to wake up to the fact that aliens have taken over the Earth. 94 min. less
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6:00 pm
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Workshop | Mah Jongg Social


Mah Jongg Socials, led by Linda Fisher, throughout the summer. Basic instruction included.
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6:00 pm
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Book Discussion | Before the Fall: Plane Crash Survivors


Discuss the book by Noah Hawley.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | Four Way Books and Friends Summer Reading Event


With: Grace Betsy Booner, Jen Levitt, Nathan McClain, Ben Purkert, and Cortney Lamar Charleston.
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Author Reading | Javier Sethness Castro discusses his book Eros and Revolution: The Critical Philosophy of Herbert Marcuse


Javier Sethness Castro presents an updated biography of the world-renowned critical theorist Herbert more Marcuse (1898-1979). Investigating the development of Marcuse’s dialectical approach vis-à-vis Hegel, Marx, Fourier, Heidegger, Freud, and the Frankfurt School figures, the author chronicles Marcuse’s activism in favor of anti-capitalism, anti-fascism, and anti-authoritarianism together with the philosopher’s revindication of global libertarian-socialist revolution. The author will also contemplate Marcuse’s relevance to contemporary struggle with regard to ecology, feminism, and anarchism. less
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7:00 pm
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Play | New York Classical Theatre presents Shakespeare's Macbeth


The Bard's tragedy of power and treacherous ambition comes to life in a panoramic outdoor professional more production. less
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Dance Performance | The 36th Annual Battery Dance Festival


Established by Battery Dance in 1982 as the Downtown Dance Festival, today the Battery Dance Festival more is New York City’s longest-running free public dance festival. Audiences are traditionally drawn from the large downtown working population and residents, families, tourists, senior citizens and dance fans from the greater NYC metropolitan area. Each year, the Festival draws a combined audience of over 12,000 people. The Battery Dance Festival provides a unique opportunity for outstanding dancers and choreographers to present original works of high artistic merit in a free public forum. BDF revels in the panoply of dance that our city offers, with strong emphasis on the inclusion of diverse dance styles and an international roster of performers. American choreographers such as Michelle Dorrance, Paul Taylor, Mary Anthony, Elizabeth Streb and Darrell Moultrie have all presented their works alongside pre-eminent companies from Asia, Europe, South America, Africa and the Caribbean. less
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Workshop | Waterfront Workouts: Ballet Barre


Use the pier for your workout. Based on ballet techniques and movements, this class will engage muscles more in focused exercises for a complete body workout. less
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Author Reading | Writers Read: Jenny Zhang / Alissa Nutting


Jenny Zhang, already well-loved as a poet, is poised to the astound with her first story collection, more Sour Heart, the inaugural publication of Lena Dunham’s Lenny imprint at Penguin Random House. Alissa Nutting’s second novel, Made for Love, is a tale of sex dolls and technology, and Nutting’s humor is a mirror to our current American insanity. Together, Zhang and Nutting’s singular voices will make six-foot waves across the East River. less
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Tour | Ghosts on Broadway Tour


For some performers, the show must go on… even after death! The Ghosts on Broadway Tour, led by a veteran more New York City talent agent, will introduce you to these notorious theater legends who appear after the lights go dim. You’ll hear about the Broadway impresario who haunts the theater that bears his name. His apparition shows up on opening nights to congratulate the cast or “pinch” the leading ladies’ bottom. Jazz age parties are heard almost nightly from his long abandoned apartment over his theater. less
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Film | Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest (1959): Classic Suspense


Stars: Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason. A hapless New York advertising executive is mistaken more for a government agent by a group of foreign spies, and is pursued across the country while he looks for a way to survive. 136 min. Bring a blanket and sit on the lawn to enjoy great food, friends, and a classic Warner Brothers cartoon before the start of each film. Lawn opens 5pm, pre-show entertainment presented by WeWork starts at 6pm, film begins at sunset. less
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Tour | Midtown Manhattan Night Tour


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. less
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Film | Wolfgang Petersen's The Neverending Story (1984): epic fantasy


On his way to school, Bastian (Barret Oliver) ducks into a bookstore to avoid bullies. Sneaking away more with a book called "The Neverending Story," Bastian begins reading it in the school attic. The novel is about Fantasia, a fantasy land threatened by "The Nothing," a darkness that destroys everything it touches. The kingdom needs the help of a human child to survive. When Bastian reads a description of himself in the book, he begins to wonder if Fantasia is real and needs him to survive. Some seating available – and lawn chairs and blankets are encouraged. less
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Film | NYsferatu: Symphony of a Century: A Silent Animated Film by Andrea Mastrovito


More Art premieres NYsferatu: Symphony of a Century by Andrea Mastrovito, a spectacular, hand-animated, more silent film that combines music and community engagement to create a powerful and poignant statement about the horrors of the unknown and the inspiring search for liberty. Resetting Friedrich W. Murnau’s classic 1922 film Nosferatu in contemporary New York City, Mastrovito and his team of 12 artists have created over 35,000 original drawings to replicate the beautifully eerie flickering shutter effect of early cinema. The reimagined storyline and title-cards of NYsferatu were made in collaboration with recent immigrants and English as new language learners. The film is accompanied by musical improvisations by The Dick Valentine Vampyre Jamboree featuring Dick Valentine of Electric Six and James Wells and Quinn English of The Gay Blades. Free popcorn. Beverages and snacks available for purchase. less
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8:15 pm
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Concert | Singers Space


Hosted by D'Ambrose Boyd with David Pearl at the piano. Where New York's finest professional and aspiring more singers come to sing their favorites and hear their peers perform before an intimate audience. less
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