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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on August 14, 2024?

41 free events take place on Wednesday, August 14 in New York City. Don't miss the opportunities that only New York provides! Exciting, high quality, unique and off the beaten path free events and free things to do take place in New York today, tonight, tomorrow and each day of the year, any time of the day: whether it's a weekday or a weekend, day or night, morning or evening or afternoon, December or July, April or November! These events will take your breath away!

New York City (NYC) never ceases to amaze you with quantity and quality of its free culture and free entertainment. Check out August 14 and see for yourself. Summer or Winter, Spring or Fall! Just click on any day of the calendar above and you'll find most inspiring and entertaining free events to go to and free things to do on each day of August . Don't miss the opportunities that only New York provides!

Some events take place all year long: same day of the week, same time there are there for you to take advantage of. One of the oldest free weekly events in Manhattan is Dixieland Jazz with the Gotham Jazzmen, which happen at noon every Tuesday. Another example of an event that you can attend all year round on weekdays is Federal Reserve Bank Tour, which takes place every week day at 1 pm (but advanced reservations are required). You can take at least 13 free tours every day of the year, except the New Year Day, July 4th, and the Christmas Day. If you are classical music afficionado, you can spend whole day in New York going from one free classical concert to another. If you love theater, then New York gives you an option to attend plays and musicals free of charge, or at deep discount. You just need to have information about it. And we are here to make that information available to you.
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41 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Wednesday, August 14, 2024

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free events nyc Lady L (1966) with Sophia Loren and Paul Newman
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Workshop | Sunrise Tai Chi


Start your day with tranquility and community. Taught by certified tai chi Instructor Robert Martinez. Wear comfy clothing and bring water.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 am
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Workshop | Boot Camp Workout - Outdoors


An early-morning core body Boot Camp. Rotations through exercises like crunches, planks, push-ups, burpees, and mountain climbers ensure a mixture of cardio and strength training that will keep you coming back, and seeing results. No equipment necessary; smiles and high fives welcome.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 am
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Tour | 9 Tours, All City Neighborhoods, Any Time Of The Day, Choose One Tour Or Many


These tours take place at various times during the day, all day long. You can make reservations for as many tours as your schedule allows. See link for details. Scroll down to the middle of the page to find the daily (and almost daily) scheduled tours. Tours: SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown 3 Hour Lower Manhattan Harlem 6 Hour Downtown Combined Greenwich Village Central Park Lower Manhattan Midtown Manhattan Graffiti and Street Art Tours
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:30 am
$0-$4

Workshop | Figure Al Fresco


This event offers a unique setting to observe and sketch the human figure. Each week a model will strike short and long poses for participants to draw. An artist/educator will offer constructive suggestions and critique. Drawing materials provided, and artists are encouraged to bring their own favorite media.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Park Walk | Park Tour: From Freight to Flowers


Hear the story behind New York City's park in the sky: an insider's perspective on the park's history, design, and landscape.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Workshop | Learn Juggling in the Park


Get in a quick lesson, stay for the whole time, or just enjoy watching them put their skills to the test. They're a friendly group and open to drop-ins, even if you catch them outside of the regular juggling lessons. All skill levels welcome. Equipment is provided.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Classical Music | Bach at Noon (In Person and Online)


Take a momentary respite from a busy day to enjoy a selection of organ works by Johann Sebastian Bach in an intimate venue.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:20 pm
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Jazz | Jazz on the Plaza


Michael Howell Quartet performs the music of Dizzy Gillespie.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Concert | Piano in the Park


Come on by and tap your toes to The Big Apple's finest ragtime, stride, and jazz pianists around! Featuring special events and performances by distinguished musicians. Today's pianist: Joel Forrester.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Gallery Talk | 2 Folk Art Exhibitions


A public tour of the current exhibitions, Francesc Tosquelles: Avant-Garde Psychiatry and the Birth of Art Brut and Somewhere to Roost, led by gallery guides.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Workshop | Adult Chorus


Directed by Church Street School of Music, the chorus is open to all who love to sing. Learn contemporary and classic songs and perform at community events throughout the year.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Workshop | Knitting in the Park


Take part in these beginner classes with Knitty City. Volunteers are avalible to teach you how to cast, knit, purl, and more!   Yarn and needles are provided.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:30 pm
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Film | Lady L (1966) with Sophia Loren and Paul Newman


At the end of a long, adventurous life, Lady Lousie Lendale tells the story of her rise from laundress to mistress of gambler and anarchist Armand Denis, before marrying the suave aristocrat Lord 'Dicky' Lendale. Director: Peter Ustinov Cast: Sophia Loren, Paul Newman, David Niven Sofia Loren is an Italian actress, active in her native country and the United States. With a career spanning over 70 years, she was named by the American Film Institute as one of the greatest stars of classical Hollywood cinema. Loren's performance as Cesira in the film Two Women (1960) directed by Vittorio De Sica won her the Academy Award for Best Actress, making her the first actor to win an Oscar for a non-English-language performance. Paul Newman was an American actor, film director, racing driver, philanthropist, and entrepreneur. He was the recipient of numerous awards, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, three Golden Globe Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, a Silver Bear, a Cannes Film Festival Award, and the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award.
   New York City, NY; NYC
2:00 pm
Free

Workshop | Elements of Nature Drawing


A community of artists of all skill levels are inspired by our surroundings to create with drawing materials, pastels and watercolors. Embolden your artwork amidst the flower-filled and seasonally evolving palette of the verdant gardens. An artist/educator will provide ideas and instruction. Materials provided, and artists are encouraged to bring their own favorite media.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Lecture | Understanding Genocide: The UN Convention on Genocide (online)


Part 2 of this series on the definition of genocide, its historical origins, and instances of genocide in post-Holocaust era. \What is a genocide, and how do we understand it in a post-Holocaust era? Join distinguished scholar in Holocaust and Genocide Studies Michael Berenbaum for an in-depth 3-part series where we will examine its historical origins, legal definitions, and instances of genocide in the post-Holocaust era.In this session we will explore the pioneering work of Raphael Lemkin, the Polish-Jewish lawyer who coined the term “genocide.” In this session, analyze the United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, adopted in 1948. The discussion will focus on the legal framework established by the convention, its definitions and provisions, and the challenges associated with its implementation and enforcement. This session will also address the political and diplomatic processes that led to the adoption of the convention and its impact on international law.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Concert | Trio Blends Brazilian, African, and Portuguese Sounds


Forro is a rich example from northeastern Brazil of how the blending of different styles can create a musical genre that is truly for all. Featuring accordion, zabumba and triangle accompanying rhythmic vocal harmonies, Trio Arrebol explores the intersection of Indigenous Brazilian, African, Portuguese and Caribbean cultures to present a style that makes you want to dance and relax in equal measure!
   New York City, NY; NYC
3:30 pm
Free

Book Club | Poetry discussion: John Keats


For this discussion, the group will be reading John Keats's abandoned epic poem Hyperion: A Fragment. Hyperion, a Fragment is an abandoned epic poem by 19th-century English Romantic poet John Keats. It was published in Lamia, Isabella, The Eve of St. Agnes, and Other Poems. It is based on the Titanomachia (aka War of the Titans, Battle of the Titans, Battle of the Gods) and tells of the despair of the Titans after their fall to the Olympians. Keats wrote the poem from late 1818 until the spring of 1819. The poem stops abruptly in the middle of the third book, with close to 900 lines having been completed. He gave it up as having "too many Miltonic inversions." He was also nursing his younger brother Tom, who died in December 1818 of tuberculosis. Keats picked up the ideas again in his unfinished poem The Fall of Hyperion: A Dream published after his death. He attempted to recast the epic by framing it with a personal quest to find truth and understanding. These poems were Keats' final attempt to reconcile his perceived conflict between mortal decay and absolute value. John Keats (1795-1821) was an English poet of the second generation of Romantic poets, along with Lord Byron and Percy Bysshe Shelley. His poems had been in publication for less than four years when he died of tuberculosis at the age of 25. They were indifferently received in his lifetime, but his fame grew rapidly after his death. By the end of the century, he was placed in the canon of English literature. Keats had a style "heavily loaded with sensualities," notably in the series of odes. Typical of the Romantics, he accentuated extreme emotion through natural imagery
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:30 pm
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Concert | Subway Buskers Perform Aboveground


Musicians from the MTA Music program come aboveground to perform. With: Samoa Wilson, American folk duo
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Discussion | Avant-Garde Psychiatry and the Birth of Art Brut


Why do we feel called to create art? What does art accomplish? Is the clarity of creation a way back to mental health? For the groundbreaking Catalan psychiatrist Francesc Tosquelles, art, labor, and psychotherapy all constituted a cohesive form of work, through which a person who had lost the experience of reality or self could begin to reconstitute these mental frameworks. With this conceptual framework in mind, artist Conor Gannon, in conjunction with psychiatrist Dr. Christopher Landry, led a 9-week mixed-media workshop for the gallery community. Painters, sculptors, musicians and writers met for nine weeks, alternating between art creation and discussion, to develop their accounts of the value of creative expression in the context of mental illness and recovery. Artists will be alongside Edward Dioguardi, co-curator of Francesc Tosquelles: Avant-Garde Psychiatry and the Birth of Art Brut at the American Folk Art Museum for a panel discussion about art's relationship to mental illness and recovery.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:30 pm
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Workshop | Wellness Wednesdays


Curated by Sputnik Yoga, Wellness Wednesdays will offer a variety of fitness and wellness themed classes on a weekly basis. Bring your own yoga mat or blanket.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:30 pm
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Book Club | Never by Ken Follett


“Every catastrophe begins with a little problem that doesn’t get fixed.” So says Pauline Green, president of the United States, in Follett’s nerve-racking drama of international tension. A shrinking oasis in the Sahara Desert; a stolen US Army drone; an uninhabited Japanese island; and one country’s secret stash of deadly chemical poisons: all these play roles in a relentlessly escalating crisis. Struggling to prevent the outbreak of world war are a young woman intelligence officer; a spy working undercover with jihadists; a brilliant Chinese spymaster; and Pauline herself, beleaguered by a populist rival for the next president election. Never is an extraordinary novel, full of heroines and villains, false prophets and elite warriors, jaded politicians and opportunistic revolutionaries. It brims with cautionary wisdom for our times, and delivers a visceral, heart-pounding read that transports readers to the brink of the unimaginable.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Book Discussion | The New York Game: Baseball and the Rise of a New City


Baseball is “the New York game” because New York is where the diamond was first laid out, where the bunt and the curveball were invented, and where the home run was hit. It’s where the game’s first stars were born, and where everyone came to play or watch the game. With nuance and depth, historian Kevin Baker brings this all vividly back to life: the still-controversial, indelible moments—Did the Babe call his shot? Was Merkle out? Did they fix the 1919 World Series? Here are all the legendary players, managers, and owners, in all their vivid, complicated humanity, on and off the field.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Book Discussion | Worst Case Scenario: Nuclear Nightmare


When a pilot suffers a heart attack at 35,000 feet, a commercial airliner filled with passengers crashes into a nuclear power plant in the small town of Waketa, Minnesota, which becomes ground zero for a catastrophic national crisis with global implications.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Concert | Electroacoustic Music with Sounds of Nature


Everywhere We Are is the Farthest Place, an iterative soundscape composition, combines an electroacoustic performance with field recordings of glacial geologic activity and oceanographic data Mary Edwards gathered while on an art and science sailing expedition on a research vessel above the 78th parallel in Svalbard. This ode rather than an elegy to the transforming Arctic based on eyewitness accounts of natural events—iceberg torrents, calving glaciers, whale song and converging subterranean rivers—is sonically recreated as a score with intention of “decentralizing the centered and un-othering the others.”
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Dance Lesson | Midtown Dance: Mucho(s) Estilo(s)


Whether dancing solo or with a partner, sticking to salsa or branching out into a brand-new style, there’s something for all a this event, hosted and produced by Talia Castro Pozo with renowned NYC instructors.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Workshop | Park Yoga


Bring your mat and water and enjoy one hour of yoga with New York City’s top instructors.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Workshop | Sunset Yoga


Namaste! Unwind from the day with outdoor yoga. Immerse yourself in this meditative practice- surrounded by the Hudson's peaceful aura. Strengthen the body and cultivate awareness in a relaxed environment as your instructor guides you through alignments and poses. All levels are welcome. Bringing your own mat is encouraged, as provided accessories are first come first serve.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Book Discussion | Let Me Try Again: A Romantic Tragicomedy


Ross, twenty-three, isn’t nearly as clever as he thinks he is. His brilliant idea to break up with his girlfriend, Lora Liamant, in an attempt to show her how terrible other men are and how empty life would be without him, has backfired spectacularly. Within weeks, he discovers she’s moved on with the brother of a famous network TV actor. In the midst of his heartbreak, Ross’s parents die tragically—in a helicopter crash at an all-inclusive resort in Turks and Caicos—leaving him with millions of dollars and custody over his teenage sister. Traumatized, ruminating, and rich, Ross plots scheme after scheme to show Lora he’s changed into a responsible adult, even as she shows no indication of wanting that. Everything he does seems to make matters worse, as his misguided mission of self-transformation only leads to Lora’s confusion and dismay. Let Me Try Again is an electric picaresque charting a young Jewish man’s spiral of neurotic pride and self-improvement within a culture that only caters to his worst impulses. Brimming with vitality and crackling with wit, Matthew Davis’s dynamic debut illuminates the absurdities of twenty-first-century life with ecstatic flair.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Workshop | Conditioning Workout on the River


Sweat it out in the park. Experience Tone House's signature Conditioning workout every Wednesday, featuring sprints, agility drills, drop downs, partner work and sports-inspired movements designed to unleash your inner athlete. Whether you're a former athlete or just starting out on your fitness journey, all levels are welcome to try this fun, challenging, and team-based workout.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Discussion | Language City: Five Nights, Five Boroughs


A performance about the past, present, and future of the world’s most linguistically diverse city. Each show will explore a different New York City borough, led by speakers of endangered, Indigenous, and minority languages speaking about their communities in their own words and in their own languages, alongside poetry, music, and movement, with texts based on the Ross Perlin's Language City: The Fight to Preserve Endangered Mother Tongues in New York. A multilingual soundscape will draw on ELA’s digital language archive, with its recordings in over a hundred languages, as well as visual elements from languagemap.nyc and creative translanguaging translation strategies. Conceived by Ross Perlin, Daniel Kaufman, Michael Leibenluft, the Endangered Language Alliance, and Gung Ho Projects. Directed by Michael Leibenluft.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Workshop | Yoga: Evening Salute to the Sun


End your day with yoga in a beautiful sunset setting. Suitable for all fitness levels. Please wear comfortable and bring your own mat.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Book Discussion | Antidemocratic: Inside the Far Right's 50-Year Plot to Control American Elections


David Daley's book is a riveting yet disturbing history of the fifty-year Republican plot to hijack voting rights in America, its profound implications for the 2024 presidential election, and the crucial role that Chief Justice John Roberts has played in determining how we vote.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Staged Reading | The Judge and His Daughter: Ideology vs Family


A fictional conservative Supreme Court justice whisks away his environmental-radicalist 16-year-old daughter to a camp in the Adirondacks when she is suspended for destroying her school’s air conditioning system with a sledgehammer. As they will be living in the wilderness together until she "learns to behave," they submit to the family psychologist’s rules designed to help them get along: He can’t talk about God or banish her to her room. She can’t blame him for everything and has to relinquish her phone. The plan works; the two are starting to enjoy each other’s company, fishing, hunting, searching for an elusive moose, and discussing the Supreme Court docket. But, when the daughter discovers her father's ulterior motive for bringing her to the camp, the Judge is faced with the hardest decision of his life: does he sacrifice his ideological beliefs for the sake of his family? Written by Ruth Apolonia Zamoyta.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Jazz | Jazz on the Pier: renowned funk guitarist


Debbie Knapper is a renowned funk guitarist whose career spans decades, playing locally and abroad. She taught herself by ear starting at age 13. At age 19, she landed her first paying gig with gospel and R&B Sensation, Marvin Sease. Since then, her incredible talent has been undeniable. She has recorded with the legendary producer Mtume, done world tours with Kit McClure, Kelis and Breaking Point, and played with various artists including Toshi Reagon and Cuba Gooding, Sr. from the Main Ingredient, among others. In the 80s and 90s she was co-musical director for the all-female band IBIS, and currently she leads her own band, Knappertime. For the last 21 years she has run a popping Open Mic every Sunday night at Oasis in Baldwin, NY.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
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Jazz | Jazz Sextet in the Part


Willie Villegas & the Joe Cuba Sextet will perform in a beautiful outdoor setting.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
Free

Dance Performance | New York City's Longest-running Dance Festival - Outdoors


This Dance Festival is New York City's longest-running free public dance festival. Each year, the Festival draws a combined audience of over 12,000 in-person and over 35,000 virtual viewers. It runs from Aug.11-17 and features dance performances and workshops.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
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Party | Shore Thing: A Splashy Sunset Social


Shore Thing, a splashy sunset social, will be warming up the waterfront. Set against the backdrop of the iconic city skyline and the twinkle of the Brooklyn Bridge, welcome vibrant New Yorkers from all over to get shored up at the shoreline. Melt together from golden hour to twilight with retro Italian tunes, surprise performances, cheesy games, themed photo booth, and iconic sunset views. The ridiculously disarming interactive experiences will forge new connections as the sun does her thing, painting the city in sherbert technicolor. Then get down while it all goes down with local DJs, live music, and performances. This roving series will highlight some of the most unique venues in the park, harnessing the magnetic pull of city goers to summer sunset views and inspiring revelers to linger long after the last light leaves the shore.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Comedy Club | Stand-Up Comedy in the Park


Featuring Morgan Jay, Sarah Tollemache, Leclerc Andrew, and Erin Jackson.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Discussion | This Month a Century Ago: James Baldwin Was Born


In celebration of James Baldwin's 100th birthday, attend an exclusive conversation between Gabrielle Bellot, staff writer for Literary Hub, and Harlem cultural historian Lana Turner. Together, they will unpack the author's historical importance and contemporary relevance arising from his profound contributions to literature, civil rights activism, and incisive social critiques. Baldwin's influence on contemporary writers, artists, and thinkers is profound, inspiring new generations to explore themes of identity, justice, and humanity. Moreover, Baldwin's historical significance lies in his masterful storytelling, his courageous activism, and his searing social critique. His relevance today is underscored by the enduring nature of the issues he addressed and the inspiration he provides to those continuing the fight for justice and equality. You won't want to miss this inspiring conversation! The first 100 registered attendees will receive a FREE James Baldwin book for attending the program. Doors will open 30 minutes before the program begins. Free events are overbooked to ensure a full house. Priority will be given to those who have registered in advance.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
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Concert | Joyful Blending of Jazz, Soul and Traditional African Sounds - in the Park


Ajoyo is the vision of multi-reed player Yacine Boular?s, a mystic brew blending African tradition, jazz and soul. More than music, it's a joyful ceremony, a fuller experience bringing musicians and audience closer together. Ajoyo chants in the name of Tony Allen, Oum Khalsoum, Charlie Parker, and Donnie Hathaway, stomps towards you in the eye of the dancer, arms open, horns, bell and bass interwoven like the fabric of a ceremonial dress, and speaks the language of the talking drum with a New York accent. Originally from Tunisia in North Africa (by way of Paris), Boular?s has played sax, composed and arranged music for Cameroonian musicians such as former Fela Kuti drummer Jojo Kuo, the late Martino Atangana, Haitian Kompa legends Tabou Combo, and Placido Domingo's album Encanto Del Mar.
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:00 pm
Free

Movie in a Park | The Big Sleep (1946): Classic Detective Film with Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall


Private detective Philip Marlowe is hired by a wealthy family. Before the complex case is over, he's seen murder, blackmail and what might be love. Director: Howard Hawks Stars: Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, John Ridgely 114 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:30 pm
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