free things to do in New York City
| < | February 2025 |
> | ||||
| Su | Mo | Tu | We | Th | Fr | Sa |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | |
Free Events, Free Things to Do in New York City! Read More
Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on February 19, 2025?
43 free events take place on Wednesday, February 19 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 February 19 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 February . 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.
Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on February 19, 2025?
43 free events take place on Wednesday, February 19 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 February 19 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 February . 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.
Join the Club!
The quality and quantity of
free events,
free things to do
that happen in New York City
every day of the year
is truly amazing.
So don't miss the opportunities
that only New York provides:
stop wondering what to do;
start taking advantage of
free events to go to,
free things to do in NYC
today!
The quality and quantity of
free events,
free things to do
that happen in New York City
every day of the year
is truly amazing.
So don't miss the opportunities
that only New York provides:
stop wondering what to do;
start taking advantage of
free events to go to,
free things to do in NYC
today!
43 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Wednesday, February 19, 2025
All events are free unless otherwise noted.
Workshop | Boot Camp Workout in the Park
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
Join the Club!
7:00 am
Free
Free
Museums | New York City: History, Architecture, Social Movements, Cultural Diversity
This museum holds over 1,5 million artifacts, including photographs, paintings, decorative arts, costumes, and documents that tell the story of New York's development and its inhabitants. Explore the galleries and discover the rich history and vibrant culture of New York City!
New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
10:00 am
Free
Free
Museums | Family Fun at a Historical Site: Valentine Like a Sailor
Enjoy interactive activities and engagement stations for visitors of all ages. Incorporate 19th-century maritime craft traditions into your handmade Valentine's Day cards and unique trinkets for the holiday. You will also learn the history of Sailors' Valentines--symbols of love and friendship. You can also browse galleries and learn about ships, life at sea and more.
New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
11:00 am
$1, registration required
$1, registration required
Screening | NY Indigenous Animation Celebration
The museum’s Animation Celebration! features eight creative Indigenous animated films that offer colorful stories of magical tales, humorous encounters, and hidden histories. Screenings of this 60-minute program will begin at 11 AM, 1 PM, and 3 PM.
New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
11:00 am
Free
Free
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
Join the Club!
12:00 pm
Free
Free
Museums | Tiffany Glass and Other Exhibitions
The museum is dedicated to showcasing the history, art, and culture of its area with a permanent collection of 10,000 items. One of the exhibitions includes famous Tiffany's leaded glass objects and a valuable insight into the development of the inuctry in the US at the turn of the 20th century.
New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
12:00 pm
Pay-what-you-wish, reservation required
Pay-what-you-wish, reservation required
Tour | Tour of New York City Hall
One of the oldest continuously used City Halls in the nation that still houses its original governmental functions, New York's City Hall is considered one of the finest architectural achievements of its period. Constructed from 1803 to 1812, the building was an early expression of the City's cosmopolitanism. City Hall is a designated New York City landmark, and its rotunda is a designated interior landmark as well.
New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
12:00 pm
Free
Free
Book Discussion | Following Similar Paths: What American Jews and Muslims Can Learn from One Another (online)
What does it mean to be religious in a modern society? Two academics, one Jewish and one Muslim, come together to show how much their faiths have in common—particularly in America. With coauthors Samuel Heilman and Mucahit Bilici.
New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
12:15 pm
Free
Free
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
Join the Club!
12:20 pm
Free
Free
Workshop | Downtown Beats Chorus
Directed by Church Street School of Music, the Downtown Beats adult 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
Join the Club!
1:00 pm
Free
Free
Workshop | Figure Drawing
Challenge your artistic skills by drawing the human figure. Each week a model will strike short and long poses for participants to draw. Artists/ educators will offer constructive suggestions and critique. Materials provided, and artists are encouraged to bring their own favorite media.
New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
1:00 pm
Free
Free
Concert | Piano Works at at One of the Major NYC Concert Halls
Spend your lunch break listening to a free, hour-long piano performance by Juilliard artists every Wesnesday afternoon throughout the season.
New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
1:00 pm
Free
Free
Jazz | Standards from the American Songbook
Jazz guitarist Bill Wurtzel and guests play standards from the American Songbook. Bill Wurtzel began playing guitar at age 9, and was a radio and TV country music performer by age 12. He attended art school and had a career as an award-winning advertising creative director. He continued to play professionally and switched to music full time in 1989. Bill has played worldwide with many jazz legends, including the Count Basie Countsmen, Wild Bill Davis, Bill Doggett, Jimmy McGriff, the Harlem Blues & Jazz Band, singers Gloria Lynne and Terri Thornton, as well as Paul Simon. Bill is a director of the Jazz Foundation of America.
New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
1:00 pm
Free
Free
Talk | The YIVO Library in New York: Personal Reflections on Its History and Collections (online)
In the mid-1930s a group of New York Yiddishist intellectuals established the Central Jewish Library and Press Archive, whose collections became the nucleus of the YIVO Library when the Institute relocated from Vilna to New York in 1940. Over the succeeding decades, the Library grew by leaps and bounds, thanks to the dedication of its librarians and supporters. It emerged as a “collection of collections,” absorbing the extensive personal libraries of prominent Yiddish writers, scholars, and book collectors. Crucially, after 1945 the Library also recovered large portions of the Vilna YIVO’s prewar holdings along with thousands of rabbinic works from Vilna’s Strashun Library. Throughout its history, the YIVO Library has been a beehive of scholarship and bibliography, which has been fostered by such outstanding figures as Mendl Elkin and Dina Abramowicz. In this presentation, Zachary M. Baker will offer some personal reflections on the legacy that the YIVO Library’s founders and builders have left behind.
New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
1:00 pm
Free
Free
Workshop | All-Ages Crochet & Knitting Class
Family-friendly workshop led by Hadi Tadesse. Supplies will be provided, but if you have some, please bring them!
New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
3:00 pm
Free
Free
Workshop | Creative Portrait: Lighting in Photography (online)
Join acclaimed photographer Ian Spanier for a webinar. Ian will demonstrate how powerful, versatile strobes can elevate your work, even in the most challenging of environments. Suitable for photographers of all skill levels
New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
3:00 pm
Free
Free
Concert | Student Showcase: Music, Theater, and More
Borough of Manhattan Community College's extraordinarily talented students showcase a wide variety of contemporary and original material from music, speech, communication, and theater arts departments in this monthly performance.
New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
3:00 pm
Free
Free
Book Discussion | Frederick Douglass: A Life in American History
A talk by Dr. Mark Christian on his new biography of Frederick Douglass.
New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
4:00 pm
Free
Free
Book Club | Novella discussion: The Castle of Crossed Destinies by Italo Calvino
A group of road-weary travelers convene first in a castle, then a tavern. After passing through a forest on their journey, their powers of speech are mysteriously taken from them. As each traveler attempts to tell the story of how they got here, they must relay on tarot cards instead of words. What follows is an interlinking of narratives, and a fantastic, surreal and chaotic history of all human consciousness.
New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
4:30 pm
Free
Free
Talk | Contemporary Theater: What's on in Italy (online)
On the Italian Stage is a series of encounters conceived and led by Laura Caparrotti (Artistic Director, Kairos Italy Theater) that journeys into the history of Italian theater to explore its language, and its contribution to Italian society and world theater. The Italian theater landscape features several major players, including Piccolo Teatro and Teatro dell'Elfo in Milan, Teatro Argentina and Teatro India in Rome, among others. These iconic institutions have long been at the forefront of Italian theatrical excellence. At the same time, smaller companies and organizations play an equally, if not more, vital role in fostering innovation by presenting new theater, fresh ideas, and experimental languages. The focus will center on playwrights and performances that emphasize collaboration, highlighting works that involve multiple actors or ensembles, showcasing the richness and diversity of collective storytelling on the Italian stage.
New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
5:00 pm
Free
Free
Workshop | Painting for the Culture
A paint night celebrating Black History Month. Participants will have an option to paint a famous black artist or a famous black inventor. Tracing paper is provided along with all other materials for your masterpiece. Instructor: Tyesha Stewart
New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
5:00 pm
Free
Free
Classical Music | Piano Works by Beethoven, Liszt, Haydn, Prokofiev, and Ravel
Huan-Ching Chou, who won first place in the Finland International Piano Competition and Hong Kong-Asia Piano Competition, will play the works of Beethoven, Liszt, Haydn, Prokofiev and Ravel. Program Haydn (1732-1809) Piano Sonata in E-flat Major, Hob.XVI: 52 Prokofiev (1891-1953) Four Etudes, Op. 2 Ravel (1875-1937)Valses nobles et sentimentales, M. 61 Beethoven (1770-1827) Fantasia for Piano, Op. 77 Liszt (1811-1886) Mephisto Waltz No.1, S. 514 About the program Piano Sonata in E-flat Major, Hob.XVI: 52 is the last of Haydn's sonatas and often referred to as his greatest work. Lively and rhymically strong, it was dedicated to Therese Jansen, a London-based pianist for whom he wrote three sonatas. Four Etudes, Op. 2 was written by Prokofiev when he was 18 while living at his family home in Sontsovka, Ukraine. Featuring jazzy rhythms and harmonies, the piece was designed to show off the young composer's technical ability. A suite of waltzes composed by Maurice Ravel, Valses nobles et sentimentales, M. 61 was published in 1911 and included the following quote from French poet Henri de Regnier: "le plaisir delicieux et toujours nouveau d'une occupation inutile" (the delicious and forever-new pleasure of a useless occupation). Beethoven composed Fantasia for Piano, Op. 77, which fluctuates between sweet and somber, during Napoleon's invasion and the occupation of Vienna. Discussing that time, he wrote: "We have passed through a great deal of misery. . . . Since May 4th, I have brought into the world little that is connected; only here and there a fragment. The whole course of events has affected me body and soul." In a program note for Mephisto Waltz No.1, S. 514, Liszt envisioned wild dancing and a wedding feast occuring at a village inn. "Sounds of the fiddle grow softer and softer, and the nightingale warbles his love-laden song," the composer wrote.
New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
5:30 pm
Free
Free
Open Mike | Poetry Open Mic
Come and share your work with the world. Participants can share their original work for up to five minutes. Space is limited to 15 readers; show up on time to get a slot! This session will feature a special performance by Gibney Dance.
New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
5:30 pm
Free
Free
Discussion | Styled for Survival: How Music and Fashion Converge
Music and fashion have inspired each other through the ages, but how has that relationship aided in the preservation of culture and the development of identity? How have music and fashion worked in tandem as tools for resistance in systems of oppression? This dive into the intentional connections between sound and attire involves an exploration of Black dandyism and more. Panelists are Monica Miller, chair and professor of Africana studies at Barnard College, Columbia University; Lana Turner, historian and fashion icon; steel-pan player and composer Dr. Kendall Williams; and moderator Elizabeth Way, curator of costume and accessories.
New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
5:30 pm
Free
Free
Classical Music | Violin and piano duets by Brahms and Massenet
Nayoung Choi, on the violin, and Yeseul Kim, on the piano, play an emotionally intense piece by Brahms and pleasure-filled romance composed by Massenet. Program Brahms (1833-1897) Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 108 Massenet (1842-1912) Meditation" from Thais
New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
5:30 pm
Free
Free
Opening Reception | Choong Sup Lim: In Between
Choong Sup Lim's exhibition celebrates his profound artistic legacy, which transcends the boundaries of nature and civilization, tradition and modernity. This is an evening of art and conversation, as they unveil Lim’s remarkable works that explore the intersections of memory, material, and identity.
New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
6:00 pm
Free
Free
Opening Reception | Cripto Sirenas: Group Show
The first New York institutional exhibition featuring a temporary collective with Berlin-based artists Anna Ehrenstein and Sunny Pfalzer, and San Salvador-based artists Lucy Tomasino and Alexa Evangelista, in collaboration with web researcher, Josh Davila.
New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
6:00 pm
Free
Free
Book Discussion | Enemy Feminisms: TERFs, Policewomen, and Girlbosses Against Liberation
Feminist scholar Sophie Lewis discusses her new book, an unflinching tour of two hundred years of enemy feminisms, making the case instead for the bold, liberatory feminist politics we need.
New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
6:00 pm
Free
Free
Book Discussion | To Anyone Who Ever Asks: The Life, Music, and Mystery of Connie Converse
Biographer Howard Fishman discusses his new book with Paul Lazar. The trailblazing polymath Connie Converse lived in Greenwich Village, on Grove Street, in the early 1950s, when she was actively revolutionizing American song. The only problem was, nobody knew it, outside of a small circle of friends and admirers. It wasn't until decades after Converse's mysterious disappearance at the age of 50 that the music she was making then, hidden away on musty old tape reels in a filing cabinet, found an audience at last. Today, Converse has been recognized as a pioneer of the singer-songwriter that would explode in the Village a decade later and has acquired a legion of fans who see her as a new reference point in the history of 20th-century song.
New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
6:00 pm
Free
Free
Talk | Historic Jewish Williamsburg Tour (online)
A new virtual tour with historian Bradley Shaw. Chasidic Williamsburg is a neighborhood steeped in history and tradition. Explore this fascinating neighborhood from the comfort of your home, including significant synagogues like Beth Jacob Ohev Sholom, the oldest Orthodox Jewish congregation in Brooklyn, and Beth Elohim, an 1875 Gothic synagogue built by Reform Jews and now housing a Chasidic yeshiva. You will also visit Lee Avenue, the main shopping area, Bais Rochel, a former public high school turned Satmar girls' private school, and hear other stories of the fabric of Chasidic Williamsburg with a little bit of Hipster Williamsburg mixed in.
New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
6:00 pm
Free
Free
Opening Reception | Mythical Sculptures Inspired by Personal Life
Justine Koons' art, blends personal mythology, domestic life, and public identity, with sculptural works like Cake offering richly decorated forms and layered references.
New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
6:00 pm
Free
Free
Classical Music | Sonatenabend Concert (In Person AND Online)
Featuring a diverse selection of classical works, Sonatenabend is a recurring chamber music concert series that's free and open to the public.
New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
6:00 pm
Free
Free
Book Discussion | Dream State: Love Triangle in Montana
Cece is in love. She has arrived early at her future in-laws’ lake house in Salish, Montana, to finish planning her wedding to Charlie, a young doctor with a brilliant life ahead of him. Charlie has asked Garrett, his best friend from college, to officiate the ceremony, though Cece can’t imagine anyone more ill-suited for the task—an airport baggage handler haunted by a tragedy from his and Charlie’s shared past. But as Cece spends time with Garrett, his gruff mask slips, and she grows increasingly uncertain about her future. And why does Garrett, after meeting Cece, begin to feel, well, human again? As a contagious stomach flu threatens to scuttle the wedding, and Charlie and Garrett’s friendship is put to the ultimate test, Cece must decide between the life she’s dreamed of and a life she’s never imagined.
New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
6:30 pm
$5
$5
Book Discussion | Image Making: Essays on Visual Culture (1978-2018)
Author Shelley Rice celebrates her newest book. Long before social media created a surfeit of globally interconnected images, the art world opened its previously narrow confines to include the true diversity of image production. Image Making chronicles Shelley Rice’s skillful navigation of two pivotal moments in this transformation: the pluralism of New York in the 1970s and the global outreach of digital networks in the 2010s. As one of our era’s most incisive and inspired photography and multimedia critics, Rice’s insightful reviews and articles chronicle this seismic shift, offering a deeply resonant exploration of art’s intersection with society. Her critical engagement with renowned artists and curators such as Manuel Álvarez Bravo, Ana Mendieta, Francesca Woodman, Lorraine O’Grady, Duane Michals, Gerhard Richter, Okwui Enwezor, Walid Raad, and Cindy Sherman sets a standard for understanding contemporary art and the vital role a seminal critic plays in shaping our visual culture.
New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
6:30 pm
Free
Free
Film | Scarlet (2022): French Drama on One Woman's Dreams
The emancipation of a woman over twenty years, between 1919 and 1939, a time of great inventions and great dreams. Director: Pietro Marcello Stars: Raphael Thiery, Juliette Jouan, Noemie Lvovsky 90 min.
New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
6:30 pm
Free
Free
Discussion | A Revolutionary Friendship: Malcolm X and Yuri Kochiyama
Join panelists Jamal Joseph, Akemi Kochiyama, Tamara Payne, and Jaimee Swift for a conversation about the revolutionary friendship of Malcolm X and Yuri Kochiyama. Coinciding with the 60th anniversary of Malcolm X's death, the discussion will focus on archives, truth-telling, and understanding the histories and possibilities of radical solidarities.
New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
6:30 pm
Free
Free
Discussion | The Comedic Genius of Elaine May: A Discussion and Performance (in-person and online)
An evening celebrating comedic force-of-nature Elaine May. A brilliant performer with the sensational duo Nichols and May, a pioneer of improvised comedy, and an iconoclastic Hollywood director, May has left an indelible mark on stage and screen. Elizabeth Alsop, professor of Film and Media Cultures, discusses her recent book on May’s cinema, offering insights into the four features May directed, from her auspicious debut, A New Leaf, to the infamous Ishtar. Philip Wiles will discuss May’s role in the rise of improv, and the troupe Binder Full of Women will show how it’s done, live on stage.
New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
6:30 pm
Free
Free
Book Discussion | The Unseen Truth: When Race Changed Sight in America by Sarah Lewis (In Person AND Online!)
Discover the pivotal moment when Americans chose to ignore the false foundations of our country’s racial hierarchies. Sarah Lewis’s latest book, The Unseen Truth: When Race Changed Sight in America, is a historical detective work uncovering one of the most damaging lies in American history. There was a time when Americans were confronted with the fictions shaping up national ideas about race—and learned to disregard them. The surprising catalyst occurred in the 19th century. During a war for independence in the Caucasus region of Eastern Europe, images of Caucasian people captivated the American public but also showed that the place from which we derive “Caucasian” for whiteness was not white at all. Cultural and political figures ranging from P. T. Barnum to Frederick Douglass, W. E. B. Du Bois to Woodrow Wilson recognized these fictions and more, exploiting, unmasking, critiquing, or burying them. Speaking with historian, author, and artist Nell Irvin Painter, Sarah Lewis shows how visual tactics have long secured our distorted regime of racial hierarchy—and offers a way toward dismantling it.
New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
7:00 pm
Free
Free
Lecture | The Life and Legacy of Constance Baker Motley (online)
Judge Constance Baker Motley: a trailblazer in the American judicial system who overcame many challenges to become one of its most prominent figures. Hear her story from her niece, Constance Royster, and discover why leaders like Kamala Harris, Ketanji Brown Jackson, and Judith Heumann credit Motley as an inspiration.
New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
7:00 pm
Free
Free
Classical Music | Rediscovering Chamber Music of WWII's Forbidden Composers (Online!)
Celebrate the works of musicians who were silenced during the Holocaust. Flutist Lucy Rubin pays tribute to composers who created profound works amidst the darkness of war and oppression, many of which have only recently been rediscovered. "Through powerful chamber music performances, audiences will not only hear beautiful and compelling works, but also gain a deeper understanding of the historical and cultural impact of these composers," Rubin shared in an interview.
New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
7:30 pm
Free
Free
Book Discussion | Aces at Kursk: The Battle for Aerial Supremacy on the Eastern Front, 1943 (online)
Historian Christopher Lawrence will speak on his latest book. The Battle of Kursk in July 1943 is known for being the largest tank battle in history. A Russian victory, it marked the decisive end of the German offensive capability on the Eastern Front and set the scene for the Soviet successes that followed. While many have focused on the tank engagements, especially the Battle of Prokhorovka, there was an intense air battle going on overhead that was bigger than the Battle of Britain. As part of the German offensive, the Luftwaffe’s VIII Air Corps deployed around 1,100 aircraft in the south alone, while the opposing Soviet Second and Seventeenth air armies initially deployed over 1,600 aircraft. There was a similar effort surrounding the German attack in the north. The battle in the south began with a Soviet air strike on German airfields and a fight for control of the air that continued throughout the day across the front. On the first day of the battle, 5 July 1943, the Germans flew at least 2,387 sorties in the south while the two Soviet air armies flew 1,688 sorties. That first day of battle resulted in 19 to 27 German planes and 189 Soviet aircraft shot down. This was an aerial engagement like no other ever seen before. Involved on the German side were the 52nd and 3rd Fighter Wings. The 52nd Fighter Wing was the most accomplished fighter wing in history and many of its top aces were involved in the combats over the Kursk battlefield. These included Walter Krupinski (197 claimed kills in the war), Günther Rall, the third highest scoring ace in history (275 claimed kills), and the highest scoring ace in history, Erich Hartmann (352 claimed kills). Opposing them were what were to become three of the top five Soviet aces: Kirill Yevstigneyev (53 claimed kills), Nikolai Gulayev (55 claimed kills) and the top scoring Allied ace of the war, Ivan Kozhedub (62 claimed kills). This was indeed the battle of the aces.
New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
8:00 pm
Free
Free
Classical Music | First Prize Laureate Harpist Plays Debussy, Fuchs and more
Renée Emiko Murphy, who has performed at the New World Symphony and Chamber Orchestra of New York, lends her harpist skills to classical, romantic, early romantic and baroque work. Program Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757) Sonata in E Minor, K. 198 and Sonata in F Minor, K. 466 Paul Hindemith (1895-1963) Sonate für Harfe Claude Debussy (1862-1918) La Damoiselle élue, L. 62 and Valse romantique, L. 79 Robert Fuchs (1847-1927) Phantasie, Op. 85 Isaac Albéniz (1860-1909) Suite española No. 1, Op. 47 Elias Parish Alvars (1808-1849) Introduction and Variations on Favorite Airs from Bellini’s Opera “Norma,” Op. 36
New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
8:00 pm
Free
Free
Complimentary Tickets
to shows, concerts ... (CFT Deals!)
Musical | A Musical with Broadway Actors and Choreographer
Regular Price: $101CFT Member Price: $0.00
Classical Music | Prestigious Competition Winners Play Mozart, Chopin and more
Regular Price: $50.00CFT Member Price: $0.00
Join the Club!
Today's Events
All 719 Events
Events This Week
Events This Weekend
Contact FAQ Reviews About Terms of Use Privacy Policy
All events are free unless otherwise stated. All programs subject to change. Please confirm before going.Contact FAQ Reviews About Terms of Use Privacy Policy
© Copyright Club Free Time. All rights reserved.