29 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Tuesday, January 14, 2014
All events are free unless otherwise noted.
Explore the Cathedral's newly cleaned and restored Nave. Learn about the art, architecture and history ...
more >> of this great sacred space from 1892 to the present.
New York City, NY; NYC
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. Congressman Ron Paul considers the Federal Reserve "both corrupt and unconstitutional"
Tour times: 11:15 a.m., 12:00 p.m., 12:45 p.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:15 p.m. and 3:00 p.m.
New York City, NY; NYC
The Gotham Jazzmen bring their take on Dixieland Jazz. The band features: Ed Bonoff on drums; James Collier ...
more >> on trombone; Lee Lorenz on cornet; Pete Sokolow on piano; Dick Waldburger on bass; Ernie Lumer on clarinet; and Bill Wurtzel on guitar.
New York City, NY; NYC
12:00 pm
free, no reservation required
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. Lessons are weather permitting. You'll be surprised that Alex and Jordan can often be found outside tossing pins in the snow!
New York City, NY; NYC
12:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Explore the Park’s central features including the Lake and Ramble woodland, then marvel at the views ...
more >> from Belvedere Castle. Route involves many hills, stairs, and uneven paths. 45 minutes.
New York City, NY; NYC
12:00 pm
free, no reservation required
The keyboard works of Bach offered in 30-minute meditations by Patrick Allen, organist and master of ...
more >> choristers, and Phillip Lamb, organ scholar.
New York City, NY; NYC
12:20 pm
free, no reservation required
12:30 pm
free, no reservation required
12:30 pm
free, no reservation required
Explore the Cathedral's newly cleaned and restored Nave. Learn about the art, architecture and history ...
more >> of this great sacred space from 1892 to the present.
New York City, NY; NYC
A Museum Ambassador provides a 45-minute in-depth look at the unique architecture and design of the Alexander ...
more >> Hamilton Customs House.
New York City, NY; NYC
1:00 pm
free, no reservation required
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.
New York City, NY; NYC
Ed Clark's paintings are about impact, the explosion of energy, light and color. One of the early Abstract ...
more >> Expressionist painters who participated in the Tenth Street art scene, went to the Cedar Bar and was one of the founding members and exhibitors at the Brata Gallery, Clark's work is about movement and the expressive gesture.
New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Hailed by the New Yorker as "a master of his instrument and beyond a clarinetist,” Charles Neidich ...
more >> has been described as one of the most mesmerizing musicians performing before the public today.
New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Editor's Pick
There has been information and misinformation about what ObamaCare means for individuals and small businesses. ...
more >> There have also been thousands of pages of law and regulations written about it. The truth is, it means different things for different people. And no matter who you are, whether you have health insurance or not, it means something for you. Audrey Diop reviews ObamaCare and what it means for you.
New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
In this visual presentation, the team behind the popular Brooklyn bakery and blog, take the audience ...
more >> on a baking journey featuring their edgy, unapologetically hilarious take on life, including how they survived severe economic setbacks to launch one of the country’s most sought after cupcake brands.
New York City, NY; NYC
6:30 pm
free, no reservation required
There may be eight million stories in the Naked City, but there are also nearly three million dwelling ...
more >> places, ranging from Park Avenue palaces to Dickensian garrets and encompassing much in between. The doorways to these residences are tantalizing portals opening onto largely invisible lives. Habitats offers 40 vivid and intimate stories about how New Yorkers really live in their brownstones, their apartments, their mansions, their lofts, and as a whole presents a rich, multi-textured portrait of what it means to make a home in the world’s most varied and powerful city.
New York City, NY; NYC
6:30 pm
free, no reservation required
Editor's Pick
Violinist Dan Zhu is widely recognized as one of the finest Chinese musicians on the international stage ...
more >> today, praised as "an artist of affecting humility and beautiful tone production" by The Strad magazine, performing worldwide in North America, Europe, and Asia. His recent triumphant performance with the Boston Symphony and Maestro Christoph Eschenbach at the Tanglewood Festival has been raved by the critics as "truly brilliant, compelling, and polished."
New York City, NY; NYC
6:30 pm
free, no reservation required
A lecture by historian William Wander.
The Tompkins Market stood on the small city block bounded ...
more >> by Sixth Street, Seventh Street, Hall Place and Third Avenue, where the newest Cooper Union building, 41 Cooper Square, now stands. The first Tompkins Market opened here in 1830, but the most famous was the 1860 cast iron building designed by James Bogardus. This building contained the public market on the first floor, and the armory and drill rooms of the Seventh Regiment of the New York State National Guard on the second and third floors - an unusual combination in the 19th century or today.
New York City, NY; NYC
At the root of cinema is the art of editing; the assemblage of footage in time, which by definition creates ...
more >> its own rhythm. Filmmaker Emily Hubley, who has been making animated shorts since 1980, worked closely with her parents, pioneer animators Faith and John Hubley, and their classic works utilized music created specifically for the films by Quincy Jones, Benny Carter and Dizzy Gillespie. Hubley's feature film, The Toe Tactic had its theatrical premiere at the Museum of Modern Art in January 2009 and was released on DVD by Kino International in the fall.
New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
$10 suggested donation
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Beginning in 1987 with an action calling out Wall Street profiteering on AIDS drugs, ACT UP, the AIDS ...
more >> Coalition to Unleash Power, significantly improved HIV drug development, championed HIV prevention, cared for its members, and won laws helping people with AIDS and HIV. The AIDS activist group’s unique form of fierce and fabulous direct action confronted the opponents of people with AIDS and stopped onerous laws targeting that population. With ACT UP’s powerful messaging and political engagement, people with AIDS were transformed from “AIDS victims” into a movement that saved millions of lives. Current and former members of ACT UP will talk about How to ACT UP.
New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
In this new novel, literary satire mixes with crime caper as a con man on the lam poses as a reclusive ...
more >> author at a prestigious writing program in Texas.
New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Editor's Pick
The son of a North Korean spy decides to follow in his father's footsteps to protect his little sister. ...
more >>
113 min.
New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Featuring readings by James Arthur, Timothy Donnelly, Miranda Field, Lynn Melnick, and KC Trommer.
New York City, NY; NYC
Lois Greenfield is a photographer best known for her unique approach to capturing the human form in motion. ...
more >> Her best-selling monographs Breaking Bounds (Chronicle, 1992) and Airborne (Chronicle, 1998) are classics of dance photography. Her talk is part of the i3: Images, Ideas, Inspiration lecture series, which features presentations by digital photographers, hardware and software developers and industry experts.
New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Editor's Pick
Tim Ries and the East Gipsy Band from Budapest, Hungary present a very special showcase. The concert ...
more >> will be followed by a wine reception.
New York City, NY; NYC
Editor's Pick
Program:
MENDELSSOHN Piano Trio No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 49
PROKOFIEV Quintet in G Minor, Op. 39
SCHUBERT ...
more >> Cello Quintet in C Major
ChamberFest takes place Monday, January 13 through Saturday, January 18, 2014 and features 8 FREE concerts in 6 days of ensemble music-making by 95 school musicians and 2 guest artists from the orchestra academy of the São Paulo State Symphony Orchestra in Brazil in 20 ensembles, coached by faculty members in intensive sessions during the winter break.
New York City, NY; NYC