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26 free events take place on Friday, August 27 in New York City.
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26 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Friday, August 27, 2021

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Workshop | Pilates Workshop


Dodge YMCA hosts a socially-distanced Pilates. Enhance your control, stability, coordination, endurance, balance, strength, and flexibility. Fridays, May 7-October 29, 2021 Advanced registration is required. Registration opens every Tuesday at 10:00am for classes the following week.
   Brooklyn, New York, NY
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8:30 am
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Workshop | CANCELLED! Drawing in the Park


Paint in watercolor or use pastels and other drawing materials to capture the magical vistas of the Hudson River and the unique landscape of South Cove. An artist/educator will help participants of all levels with instruction and critique. Materials provided, and artists are encouraged to bring their own favorite media
   Manhattan, New York, NY
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10:00 am
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Park Walk | Poet's Tour of a New Park


A poet leads a tour of the park while performing original text that questions our attention to places like it. This event takes 50 minutes and moves throughout the park. Start times: 10am, 11:30am, 1pm
   Manhattan, New York, NY
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10:00 am
free, no reservation required

Workshop | Watercolor Painting


With a teaching artist..
   Manhattan, New York, NY
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11:00 am
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Concert | Piano Concert Outdoors


Piano concert series, showcasing ragtime, stride, and jazz pianists. Today: For seven years, Frank Owens was music director for NBC TV's Showtime at the Apollo. Owens has played and conducted abroad, including the conducting A Fourth of July Celebration of American Jazz, Pop and Broadway in Moscow. Owens was resident pianist at Mortimer's for over six years, and appeared several times a year at the Hotel Carlyle's Bemelman's Bar. He appeared at the Blue Note with Ruth Brown of Broadway's Black and Blue, having arranged and conducted her album, Fine and Mellow.
   Manhattan, New York, NY
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12:30 pm
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Dance Performance | Broken Record: Dance About the Cycles of Life


A New York-based choreographer shares her vision for intimate storytelling and her talent for making physically and emotionally challenging dances. In a duet, she delves into the cycles we find ourselves in.
   Manhattan, New York, NY
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1:00 pm
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Festival | Caribbean Culture Festival


Featuring acts that exemplify the islands, this is a place to enjoy in the rich heritage of the Caribbean. Enjoy a soca/calypso show with live steelpan drums, a limbo dance performance and contest, moko jumbies (stilt walkers), Carnival costumes, and more.
   Brooklyn, New York, NY
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5:00 pm
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Open Mic | Jamaica Mic Drop: Spoken Word, Poetry, Music, and More


The Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning will host Jamaica Mic Drop. This roughly two-hour live event will offer the public opportunities to express themselves via music, spoken word, poetry, and other forms of creativity. Plus, local vendors will pop up to sell their products. Jamaica Mic Drop will take place in the—the full block between Archer and Jamaica avenues on Parsons Boulevard—starting at 5 pm on each night. The fun, which is made possible through support from Con Edison and MetroPlus, is free, but RSVP is requested. Click here to register for the first one on June 25.
   Queens, New York, NY
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5:00 pm
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Jazz | Jazz in a Garden


A live jazz performance by an ensemble in the neighborhood where Charlie Parker lived.
   Manhattan, New York, NY
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5:30 pm
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Museums | Asia's Diverse Cultures: From Ancient to Contemporary


Discover art that traverses Asia's diverse cultures, regions, and narratives. The Museum's special exhibitions celebrate art forms that range from ancient to contemporary, including photography and multimedia, while its permanent collection galleries are focused primarily on art from the Himalayan region. Admission is free every Friday from 6:00 to 10:00 p.m. (reservations open two weeks in advance).
   Manhattan, New York, NY
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6:00 pm
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Concert | Banjo Virtuoso Plays Appalachian Music


With ease and extraordinary depth, this 16-year-old banjo virtuoso performs Appalachian music focusing on Kentucky and Tennessee.
   Manhattan, New York, NY
6:00 pm
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Museums | New York City and American History


Founded in 1804, this American history museum holds an extensive collection of historical artifacts, works of American art, and other materials documenting the history of New York and the United States. It presents exhibitions on a variety of topics and periods in American history, such as George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, Slavery in New York, The Hudson River School, Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant, and much more. Pay-as-you-wish admission available on Fridays, 6 pm - 8 pm.
   Manhattan, New York, NY
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6:00 pm
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Workshop | Healthy on the Hudson: Tai Chi


Explore this low-impact, meditative form of exercise. Open to all fitness levels. Fridays, June 18-October 1, 2021.
   Manhattan, New York, NY
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6:30 pm
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Dance Performance | 2 Dance Companies Perform Outdoors


One company brings communities together to celebrate and explore Latino cultures through innovative dance productions, transformative dance training, and community engagement. For fifty years, they has been the leading voice intersecting artistic excellence and advocacy, and is now the largest Latinx cultural organization in the United States and one of America’s cultural treasures. The second is a non-profit organization whose mission is to use the artistic expression of dance and other integrated art forms to uplift communities through education, performance and cultural programming. The soul of their work is rooted in social justice, and spiritually connecting to one another through the arts.
   Manhattan, New York, NY
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7:00 pm
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Jazz | Celelbrating Charlie Parker's 100th Birthday


A tribute to the jazz great's legacy with three saxophonists supported by piano, bass and drums. Also, a quartet with a saxophonist who played with McCoy Tyner, Terrence Blanchard, Roy Hargrove, and Dizzy Gillespie.
   Manhattan, New York, NY
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7:00 pm
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Concert | Korean-American Music Sensation


This night belongs to a Korean-American Brooklynite who rocketed to fame with her full-length 2020 debut mixtape as she takes over to headline and curate a hand-picked lineup that includes an up-and-coming singer-songwriter-instrumentalist and a prolific local writer, rapper, producer and emcee.
   Brooklyn,
7:00 pm
free

Concert | Latin Music


Enjoy live Cuban traditional music mixed in with Latin jazz and salsa. This event takes place each Friday.
   Brooklyn, New York, NY
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7:00 pm
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Concert | Outdoor Live Concert Against the Backdrop of the City Skyline


A band will play live music in the outdoor air.
   Queens, New York, NY
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7:00 pm
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Concert | The Pan-Latin Tradition of Cumbia Music


The three brothers who drive this marimba-driven cumbia combo polished their chops as street musicians in Mexico City, perfecting a raucous and modern reinvention of the genre that draws from ska, rockabilly and punk. The result is a sound that straddles old and new, distinctly danceable and entirely accessible for younger audiences unfamiliar with the rich Pan-Latin tradition of cumbia music.They have since achieved success on the global music festival scene, particularly in Chile. The band will perform a set of rambunctious, high-energy songs from their recently released debut LP, named after and inspired by their late father and bandleader, Batuco. Please note: They recommend arriving 20 minutes before the performance, and will begin seating standby guests 5 minutes before start time. While they'll do their best to accommodate as many guests as possible, they cannot guarantee admission.
   Manhattan, New York, NY
7:00 pm
free

Play | Merry Wives: Shakespeare Adaptation in the Park


Set in South Harlem, amidst a vibrant and eclectic community of West African immigrants, This adaptation of The Merry Wives of Windsor is a New York story about tricks of the heart, performed in the heart of the city. A raucous spinoff featuring the Bard's most beloved comic characters, this hilarious farce tells the story of the trickster Falstaff and the wily wives who outwit him in a new celebration of Black joy, laughter, and vitality. NOTE: Tickets are available only through a digital lottery. Seats are not guaranteed. See below for details.
   Manhattan, New York, NY
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8:00 pm
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Movie in a Park | The Opera House (2017): Oscar Nominee's Documentary On The Creation of The Met Opera


The Opera House, by Oscar nominee and Emmy winner Susan Froemke, is a documentary about the creation and 1966 opening of the Metropolitan Opera at Lincoln Center. Drawing on rarely seen archival footage, stills, and recent interviews, it looks at an important period of the Met's history and delves into some of the untold stories of the artists, architects, and politicians who shaped the cultural life of NYC in the '50s and '60s. First-come, first-served, beginning 10 minutes before the show. Masks are strongly encouraged.
   Manhattan, New York, NY
8:00 pm
free, no reservation required

Comedy Club | Comedy Under the Stars


After a year like 2020, we could all use a laughter intervention. For nearly 15 years, this outdoor comedy shows in public spaces and parks have enriched lives and let audiences soak up free Vitamin D without a drink minimum. This is a one-of-a-kind experience that they promise will be less sweaty and awkward than your last hot yoga class. Expect stellar talent and big laughs from the unique cultural asset that is NYC's stand-up scene.
   Manhattan, New York, NY
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8:00 pm
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Workshop | Stargazing in the Park


See the stars, planets, and the moon across the New York sky through high-powered telescopes. Weather permitting.
   Brooklyn, New York, NY
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8:00 pm
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Concert | Banjo Virtuoso Plays Appalachian Music


With ease and extraordinary depth, this 16-year-old banjo virtuoso performs Appalachian music focusing on Kentucky and Tennessee.
   Manhattan, New York, NY
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8:15 pm
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Dancing | Silent Disco


Groove this summer to hot dance party sets with a different world-class DJ every time. Tonight, DJ Ushka brings the beats, deejaying from the perspective of a dancer, blending a wide range of club music from soca to dancehall, hip hop to south asian rhythms, baltimore/jersey club to baile funk, vogue cuts to kuduro, azonto to afrobeats and more. Please note: They recommend arriving 20 minutes before the performance, and will begin seating standby guests 5 minutes before start time. While they'll do their best to accommodate as many guests as possible, they cannot guarantee admission.
   Manhattan, New York, NY
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9:00 pm
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Comedy Club | Late Night Comedy/Variety Show


4 comics take the stage.
   Manhattan, New York, NY
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10:00 pm
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