free things to do in New York City
Free events for Thursday, 06/23/11
<

June 2011

>
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
   1234
567891011
12131415161718
19202122232425
2627282930  
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 June 23, 2011?

66 free events take place on Thursday, June 23 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 June 23 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 June . 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!

Go!
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!

66 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Thursday, June 23, 2011

All events are free unless otherwise noted.
        

Workshop | Fitness in the Square


Fitness in the Square begins at 7:00 AM with "Running 101 + More" followed by Ishta Yoga (open level) at 8:00 AM, both presented in partnership with lululemon athletica. Then at 9:00 AM join Brooklyn Bridge Bootcamp for a full body aerobic workout with cardio bootcamp.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
7:00 am
Free

Workshop | Tai Chi in the Park


Tai Chi and Eternal Spring are instructed by members of the Tai Chi Chuan Center for all ages and experience levels. Classes are rain or shine.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
7:30 am
Free

Hike | Ronkonkoma-to-Bayard Cutting Arboretum Hike


On the Long Island Green Belt. 6 miles at a moderate pace. Terrain is almost all flat, but boots are best because the trail can be muddy in places. Walk through Connetiquot State Park, look at the fish hatcheries there, and end up at Bayard Cutting Arboretum where you can get tea/coffee. Rain cancels.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
8:50 am
$3 plus fare...

Tour | Federal Reserve Bank Tour


Learn about central banking functions that Federal Reserve System performs and see Bank's vault of international 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" Five tours daily on the hour.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
9:30 am
Free

Workshop | Kids in the Square


Kids in the Square kicks off in the playground at 10:00 AM with "Mommy & Me Yoga" presented by Yoga Stars and then join them in the South Plaza at 12:00 PM for a rocking kids performance by Baby Loves Disco.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
10:00 am
Free

Talk | Learn about the Peoples of the Plains


With Laura Browarny.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
10:00 am
Free

Talk | Pottery artist Josephine M. Seymour talks about her work


Meet with traditional pottery artist Josephine M. Seymour, currently featured in the documentary GRAB by Billy Luther. Starts at 10am and 1pm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
10:00 am
Free

Gallery Talk | The Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Room


An expert leads informal discussions in the room and answers questions. Two sessions: 10am-1pm and 1:30pm -3pm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
10:00 am
Free

Workshop | Online Social Networking


Hands on using wireless laptops. Learn about online social networks and explore some of the most popular websites, including Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
10:30 am
Free

Tour | Cathedral Tour


Explore the Cathedral's newly cleaned and restored Nave. Learn about the art, architecture and history of this great sacred space from 1892 to the present.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
11:00 am
$6

Workshop | Ping Pong in the Park


Test your skills at state-of-the-art tables. Paddles and balls are provided free of charge.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
11:00 am
Free

Jazz | A Day in Treme: The Musical Majesty of New Orleans


Starring the Donald Harrison Quintet, Mardi Gras Indians, and Special Guest Cyril Neville. A former member of Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers, New Orleans saxophonist Donald Harrison has spent a lifetime making the Big Easy’s Afro-Indian roots swing. Raised in the Mardi Gras tradition, he comes to MetroTech as an ambassador of bon ton roulet spirit, joining the Mardi Gras Indians and Cyril Neville to celebrate the humble haunt where jazz was born.
   New York City, NY; NYC
12:00 pm
Free

Tour | “Manhattan Adirondacks” Tour


Olmsted and Vaux designed the North Woods to replicate the forests of the Adirondack Mountains with its crystal streams, calming cascades, and rustic bridges. This scenic and meditative walk is right in New York City's backyard. Tour will be approximately one hour.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
12:00 pm
Free

Concert | Jean-Francois Leclerc, Accordionist


Enjoy a taste of Paris in the park at lunchtime with musette style accordion music.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
12:30 pm
Free

Jazz | Joel Forrester, Jazz Pianist


Joel Forrester is a contemporary two-handed piano player, essaying the stride, boogie woogie, and trance styles. He wrote the theme to NPR's Fresh Air, studied composition with Thelonious Monk, co-founded the Microscopic Septet, and did music for the early films of Andy Warhol. On the first Sunday evening of each month, he plays for silent movies (of his own choosing) at the Gershwin Hotel.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
12:30 pm
Free

Poetry Reading | The Poetry of Food: Elaine Equi


Stimulate your creative side with this food-specific poetry reading by noted poet Elaine Equi.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
12:30 pm
Free

Tour | Cathedral Tour


Explore the Cathedral's newly cleaned and restored Nave. Learn about the art, architecture and history of this great sacred space from 1892 to the present.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
1:00 pm
$6

Book Signing | Comedian Adam Carolla signs copies of In Fifty Years We’ll All Be Chicks


Brilliantly showcasing Adam's spot-on sense of humor, this book cements his status as a cultural commentator/comedian/complainer extraordinaire.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
1:00 pm
Free

Workshop | Open Lab Computer Class


Bring your technology questions and get one-on-one assistance. If you have your own lap top you can also bring it to the class.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
1:00 pm
Free

Screening | Short Films on and by Native Americans


Featuring Horse You See and Miss Navajo. Start times are 1pm, 3pm and 5:30pm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
1:00 pm
Free

Talk | “How Come Boys Get to Keep Their Noses?”: Jewish American Women and Comics


While various critics have noted the strong influence that Jews have had in the creation of American comics, few have fully explored the role of Jewish women in this world. Yet, Jewish women have often been at the forefront of creative explorations in the graphic narrative form. In many of their comics, Jewish identity becomes a site of exploration of the unstable, contradictory, and ambiguous figurations of the self in a postmodern world. In this talk, Tahneer Oksman will discuss how Jewish identity figures in the works of various contemporary cartoonists, including Aline Kominsky Crumb, Vanessa Davis, Miss Lasko-Gross, and Sarah Glidden. Her project explores depictions of gender and Jewishness in these authors’ autobiographical texts, which address everything from nose jobs to Portnoy’s Complaint to travelling with Birthright Israel. In their comics, these artists reveal the confusions and contradictions of what it means to be Jewish in 20th and 21st century post-assimilationist America.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
1:15 pm
Free

Film | Classic French Cinema: François Truffaut's Shoot the Piano Player (1960)


Charlie, a dance bar piano player haunted by his past, lives quietly with his younger brother and prostitute girlfriend. One day his other brother appears, on the lam from gangsters, needing his help. 84 min. In French with English subtitles. Also showing: Mystery of the Double Cross, Chap. 14, silent, 23 min. Directed by Louis J. Gasnier and William Parke, 1916. Based on the story The Double Cross: A Mystery and Adventure in Mexico of To-day by Gilson Willets.
   New York City, NY; NYC
2:00 pm
Free

Tour | “The Castle and its Kingdom” Tour


Take a walk around the lands dominated by the Castle, situated high on Vista Rock. Visit the tiny 55-acre realm on an eclectic tour of history and nature. Tour is approximately one hour.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
2:00 pm
Free

Workshop | Getting More Out of Cloud Storage


This will be a Lecture/Demonstration. Uploading photos to Facebook? Storing documents in Google Docs? Streaming movies from Netflix? Understand what it means to store data in and access content from the Internet “cloud,” and explore its pros and cons.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
2:30 pm
Free

Workshop | Stay Well Exercise


A free Stay Well exercise session. Stay Well volunteers cetrified by the NYC's Department for the aging will lead participants in a well-balanced series of exercises for seniors of all ability levels. Please wear loose comfortable clothing. Exercise equipment will be provided. All participants are required to sign a personal medical waiver at the beginning of the class.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
2:30 pm
Free

Author Reading | Andrei Malaev-Babel discusses his book The Vakhtangov Sourcebook


A book signing, lecture and Q and A with Andrei Malaev-Babel, dedicated to the release of The Vakhtangov Sourcebook. The event will concentrate on the relevance of Vakhtangov's innovations on today's theatre and on his creative collaboration with Michael Chekhov. The Michael Chekhov Association's managing director, Jessica Cerullo, will moderate. Yevgeny Vakhtangov was the creator of Fantastic Realism, credited with reconciling Meyerhold's bold experiments with Stanislavski's naturalist technique, and a close collaborator of Michel Chekhov.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
4:00 pm
Free

Talk | Zulia Mena, the First Afro-Colombian Woman Elected to Congress


Zulia Mena, community organizer, women's rights leader and the first Afro-Colombian Congresswoman, talks with Victor Geronim, newspaperman, lawyer and social fighter, and Dr. Georgina Falu, Secretary AU Diaspora Task Team on AfroLatino Diaspora.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
4:00 pm
Free

Opening Reception | Nachume Miller vs Danny Miller, a Father-and-Son Exhibition


A father and son exhibition exploring the patriarchal influence and subsequent modernization of Nachume Miller’s legacy through his son, Danny.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
5:00 pm
Free

Other | Chess & Games Club


A Beginning and Intermediate Chess Program for Adults. Show off your best moves against other chess fans! Or simply learn from other chess fans! Whether you're a chess master or just starting out, come join us for some board time. They also welcome board games and strategy games as well.
   New York City, NY; NYC
5:00 pm
Free

Workshop | Kayaking and Community Rowing


Get out on the water for kayaking and community rowing. Children under 18 must have an adult guardian present.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
5:00 pm
Free

Workshop | Featured Library Database: LearningExpressLibrary


Hands on using wireless laptops. Find skill-building courses, practice tests and eBooks for students at all levels as well as for job seekers. Materials include selected civil service and professional certification exams, college and graduate school entrance exams, GED, TOEFL and U.S. Citizenship exams and many other courses.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
5:15 pm
Free

Opening Reception | Paintings by Angelo Romano


A special exhibition and reception in honor of the artist Angelo Romano, who recently donated more than 60 pieces of his original artworks to the agency. Romano is an internationally recognized Spanish-born painter, with works on permanent display at such New York institutions as El Museo del Barrio and Hostos Community College, and at other museums, cultural centers, and schools in Spain, Brazil, and across the United States. Throughout his lifetime, he has had more than 300 exhibitions of his work.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
5:30 pm
Free

Concert | Soulful Folk with Ivan & Alyosha


Seattleʼs Ivan & Alyosha are not nihilist indie rockers, but a new brand of tender dreamers. They navigate the music world contemplating their path as a band, and, despite the uncertainty, Ivan & Alyoshaʼs soulful folk tunes suggest a band inspired, hopeful, and longing, unafraid to probe their collective faith and doubts.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
5:30 pm
Free

Opening Reception | 2 Art Shows: Annual Members Group Exhibition / Sue Collier Drawings


Members: Dare J Boles, Aryn Chapman, Carlyle, Chaudruc, Sara Conklin, Laura Ecklund, Carol Goebel, Susan Grabel, Judith Greenwald,, Ellen Halloran, Ethelyn Honig, Kiki Kaye, Carole Kulikowski, Annette Lieberman, Lynne Mayocole, Anne Mondro, Christine Mottau, Perri Neri, Marian Osher, Francine Perlman, Spitz & Pollack, Jane Stevens, Maria Torffield, Vivian Tsao, Micaela de Vivero, Regina Walker, Elizabeth Weiner-Cohen, Ellen Wilkinson. Shown: Sue Collier, "Public Restroom," color pencil on print paper, 50" x 80".
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
6:00 pm
Free

Opening Reception | 3 Exhibitions: Vestige: Traces of Reality / Field Studies / Wish You Were Here 10


Vestige: Traces of Reality: This exhibition is curated by New York based critic and curator Jill Conner, and includes the work of 20 artists. Artists included in the exhibition: Susan Bee, Liz Biddle, Sigrid Burton, Daria Dorosh, Regina Granne, Nancy Lasar, Jisoo Lee, Jeanette May, Louise McCagg, JoAnne McFarland, Catherine Mosley, Ann Pachner, Sylvia Netzer, Sheila Ross, Ann Schaumburger, Barbara Siegel, Francie Shaw, Elisabeth Munro Smith, Joan Snitzer and Nancy Storrow. Anne Percoco's Field Studies: In her first solo exhibition in New York, Percoco aggregates found representations of nature to create composite landscapes and faux natural formations. In Field Studies, a central fabric sculpture mimics a heap of autumn leaves. The leaves have been gathered from printed fabrics of diverse textures, colors, and graphic styles, celebrating the use of nature as a decorative motif. This over-sized beanbag chair functions both as a nest in which one can immerse oneself in fake foliage and as seating for gallery visitors. In addition, Percoco cut hundreds of images of trees from New York area phone books ads and assembled them into landscape collages. She also presents plans for a related public project. Wish You Were Here 10 includes original works by more than 350 artists. The 4" x 6" artworks, as well as diptychs and triptychs based on this size, are created and donated by artists and hundreds of other national and international artists. Each card is signed and dated, often with a message from the artist to the collector.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
6:00 pm
Free

Book Discussion | Book Club: The Almost Moon by Alice Sebold


Helen Knightly, herself the mother of two daughters and an art class model old enough to be the mother of the students who sketch her nude figure, is the dutiful but resentful caretaker for her senile 88-year-old mother, Clair.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
6:00 pm
Free

Discussion | Discussion of the Exhibition New Yorker Fiction/Real Photography


A panel discussion exploring the relationship between The New Yorker's fiction pieces and the photographs that appear with them. Panelists include the writer A.M. Homes, the photographer Malerie Marder and fiction editor Deborah Treisman.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
6:00 pm
Free

Author Reading | Misha Berson discusses his book Something’s Coming, Something Good: 'West Side Story' and the American Imagination


With musical performances by special guests, discussions about West Side Story with the author, and a book signing to celebrate the beloved stage play and the 50th anniversary of the film.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
6:00 pm
Free

Concert | Music in the Square


The day's festivities end on a high note with Music in the Square presented by New York Press, FRIENDS kicks off at 6:00 PM. These performances will feature musicians from New York City and beyond.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
6:00 pm
Free

Opening Reception | Painting: Jessica Rohrer's Oakridge Road / Amy-Jean Porter's Of Lamb


Oakridge Road is comprised of 24 new paintings depicting interior settings, cropped details, and window views of domestic suburban life derived from Rohrer’s immediate surroundings. Complementing the paintings are a series of works on paper featuring portrait-like renderings of everyday household products isolated on stark white grounds. Of Lamb retells the story of “Mary had a little lamb” in 106 paintings by Amy Jean Porter and 106 poems by Matthea Harvey. The result is a remarkable collaboration that dips into the surreal, playing with our expectations of narrative, the relationship between text and image, and the bonds between human and animal.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
6:00 pm
Free

Opening Reception | Painting: Kim Dorland's For Lori


Over the past decade, Kim Dorland’s wife, Lori, has been the subject and inspiration of countless paintings. Consisting of eight paintings and three works on paper dating from 2008 to present, this show is a mere snapshot of a much larger oeuvre. Shown: "Untitled" / 2011 / Oil on wood panel / 96 x 96 inches.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
6:00 pm
Free

Opening Reception | Painting: Stephen Cimini's 1984: Remembering the Early Days of AIDS


This past winter, while working in his studio, Stephen Cimini’s thoughts wandered to memories of an old friend who died in 1984. While this memory was vivid, he momentarily couldn’t remember his friend’s name, 1984 was so long ago. This was the first of many friends who died from complications of AIDS. Cimini was thus inspired to make a small works exhibit a tribute to all the people he knew who died during the early days of AIDS. This isn’t a tribute in the traditional sense, but abstract expressions of the emotions evoked by those who passed. Twenty-five plus years later, the memories of lost friends may be less painful, but they are still a visceral part of our lives.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
Free

Workshop | Yoga in the Park


Expert instructors, provided by lululemon athletica, lead all levels of yogis. Mats are provided.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
6:00 pm
Free

Staged Reading | A Reading from the Work of Ewald Palmetshofer, Austrian Most Exciting New Playwright


Austrian playwright Ewald Palmetshofer, named “most promising author of the year” in 2008, has been provoking and challenging audiences with his plays since 2007’s award-winning hamlet ist tot. keine schwerkraft (hamlet is dead. no gravity). With new works premiering at Vienna’s Schauspielhaus and other major theatres, Palmetshofer is Austrian theatre’s most exciting new voice. This event, which will feature a reading from Palmetshofer’s work directed by Dmitry Troyanovsky. Plays by Ewald Palmetshofer (born in Linz, Austria, in 1978) have been produced throughout Austria and Germany over the last five years. His play hamlet ist tot. keine schwerkraft (hamlet is dead. no gravity, 2007) was shown at the Mülheimer Theatertage. The author is currently working as author-in-residence at Germany's Nationaltheater Mannheim.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
6:30 pm
Free

Book Discussion | Book Club: Beautiful Darkness by Kami Garcia


Ethan Wate used to think of Gatlin, the small Southern town he had always called home, as a place where nothing ever changed. Then he meets mysterious newcomer Lena Duchannes, who reveals a secret world that has been hidden in plain sight all along.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
6:30 pm
Free

Film | Chris Columbus' Rent (2005): Singin', Dancin' and Gettin' Evicted


With Rosario Dawson, Jessie L. Martin and Idina Menzel. This is the film version of the Pulitzer and Tony Award winning musical about Bohemians in the East Village struggling with life, love and AIDS, and the impacts they have on America. 135 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
6:30 pm
Free

Dance Performance | Dances for a Variable Population performs “Washington Square Dances”


Dances for a Variable Population has been invited to participate in the celebration of the newly renovated park. The unique company, with members of all ages, will present the new "Washington Square Dances," inspired by Terry Riley's landmark 1964 composition "In C," remixed by contemporary composers and performed by a company of women ages 24 to 81 (yes, 81).
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
6:30 pm
Free

Slide Lecture | How Did Cities Evolve? 800 Years of Various Influences on European Urban Developments


With Edward A. Toran. The New York’s recent 400th anniversary invites the wider question about how cities evolved in the Western world during approximately 800 years of functional, social, administrative, economical, technical and political developments, from the so called "Dark Age" to their present configurations. His illustrated presentation points out the many intertwined influences where changes in production, business dealings, technology, warfare, communication and information could lead from minor inventions to major changes in urban landscapes. In all these observations, recognizing present life procedures helps to clarify historic events; and knowing history always can help to understand future developments.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
6:30 pm
Free

Discussion | How Far to the Right Can We Go?


After the repeated crises of modern capitalism, the traditional Left appears surprised and lacking politically viable answers. In contrast, the political Right reacts with well-known strategies such as the repression of the state, the slashing of social security systems, and various forms of nationalism and xenophobia. Two renowned experts from Austria and the United States, Max Preglau and David H. Bennett, will discuss these developments and provide insights into their wide field of sociological and historical expertise.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
6:30 pm
Free

Theater | Shakespeare Outdoors: The Merry Wives of Windsor


The Merry Wives of Windsor is a comedy by William Shakespeare, first published in 1602, though believed to have been written prior to 1597. It features the fat knight Sir John Falstaff, and is Shakespeare's only play to deal exclusively with contemporary Elizabethan era English middle class life.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
6:30 pm
Free

Workshop | Short Story Workshop


Facilitated by Miranda McLeod, Master of Fine Arts, New York University.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
6:30 pm
Free

Author Reading | Dorothy Wickenden disucsses her book Nothing Daunted


In Nothing Daunted: The Unexpected Education of Two Society Girls in the West, the executive editor at The New Yorker shares an incredible true story about two Smith College graduates who left home in 1916 for the wilds of northwestern Colorado. One of them happened to be her grandmother. Caroline Alexander says that "evoked through Dorothy Wickenden's skillful use of letters, diaries, and memoirs, Nothing Daunted is also a slow parade through young America." The author will be in conversation with David Remnick.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
7:00 pm
Free

Jazz | Jazz-Indian Fusion with Vijay Iyer Quintet


Utilizing layered polyrhythms and Indian scales, Vijay Iyer is a jazz musician that personifies the diversity and vitality of New York. Dominating polls and celebrated with jazz’s most prestigious awards, Iyer combines the intriguingly complex mind of a modern music composers with the adroit touch akin to the legendary pianists of jazz. Leading the city’s jazz renaissance, his style has been noted for making challenging music immediately enjoyable. Iyer is joined by Graham Haynes (trumpet), Rudresh Mahanthappa (alto sax), Stephan Crump (bass) and Marcus Gilmore (drums).
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
Free

Author Reading | Kamala Nair reads from her book The Girl in the Garden


The redemptive journey of a young woman unsure of her engagement, who revisits in memory the events of one scorching childhood summer when her beautiful yet troubled mother spirits her away from her home to an Indian village untouched by time, where she discovers in the jungle behind her ancestral house a spellbinding garden that harbors a terrifying secret.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
7:00 pm
Free

Author Reading | Michael Bronski reads from his book A Queer History of the United States


The first book to cover the entirety of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender history, from pre-1492 to the present. A Queer History of the United States abounds with startling examples of unknown or often ignored aspects of American history-the ineffectiveness of sodomy laws in the colonies, the prevalence of cross-dressing women soldiers in the Civil War, the impact of new technologies on LGBT life in the nineteenth century, and how rock music and popular culture were, in large part, responsible for the devastating backlash against gay rights in the late 1970s. Michael Bronski is senior lecturer in women's and gender studies and in Jewish studies at Dartmouth College. He has written extensively on LGBT issues for four decades, in both mainstream and queer publications, and is the author of three books.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
7:00 pm
Free

Author Reading | Nick Gillespie reads from his book The Declaration of Independents: How Libertarian Politics Can Fix What's Wrong with America


Libertarian advocate and editor of Reason.com Nick Gillespie talks about his compelling book, with Matt Welch, Editor in Chief of Reason Magazine.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
7:00 pm
Free

Theater | Outdoor Theater: The School for Husbands by Moliere


Roam through the Park with the actors as you enjoy this delightful comedy presented by the New York Classical Theatre. With: Brian Cheng, Will Gallacher, Lindsey Kyler, Drew Lewis, Lauren Margaret Nordvig, Nick Plakias, Nick Salamone, and Courtney Alana Ward.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
7:00 pm
Free

Other | Sing for Hope's Pop-Up Piano


Come down to the park and play for fellow visitors! Sing for Hope, a NYC-based non-profit, will place 88 pianos in parks and public spaces throughout the five boroughs from June 18 - July 2. A symbol of Sing for Hope's commitment to make the arts available to everyone, the Pop-Up Pianos will unite and engage diverse communities throughout the city. After their public residency, each piano will be donated to local schools, hospitals, and community centers to be enjoyed for years to come.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
7:00 pm
Free

Concert | Neo-Soul: Ledisi / Anthony David


A night of top shelf neo-soul with LEDISI (pictured), one of the most versatile and dynamic vocalists of her generation, “a singer with nothing left to prove; she’s an artist who’s arrived,” (Soul Tracks), and ANTHONY DAVID, the first artist signed to India.Arie’s Soulbird label, whose acoustic guitar playing and liquid voice recall a young Bill Withers. “The Atlanta singer-songwriter seems to fly below the radar even though he makes some of the most intelligent and soulful music around.” (USA Today). Gates open at 6:30.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
7:30 pm
Free

Theater | Shakespeare Outdoors: Othello


The Moose Hall Theatre Company performs as part of the Inwood Shakespeare Festival. Bring blankets and chairs.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
7:30 pm
Free

Staged Reading | Emerging Writers Group Reading: Bliss by Jerome A. Parker


After exploring the world as a fading pop star’s ghostwriter, a weary Perry returns to his conservative hometown, Solomburg, Virginia, to find that his worldly ways are not welcome. A modern, American, musical re-telling of the German Tannhauser fable, which mixes the sacred and the secular.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
8:00 pm
Free

Theater | Shakespeare Outdoors: All's Well That Ends Well


All's Well That Ends Well is a fairytale for grown-ups. This beguiling fable follows the low-born Helena, one of Shakespeare’s most resourceful heroines, as she inventively surmounts obstacle after impossible obstacle in order to win the love of the aristocratic and haughty Count Bertram. Directed by Daniel Sullivan.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
8:00 pm
Free

Concert | Hip-Hop with The Mighty Third Rail


A three-man squadron led by Darian Dauchan, the Mighty Third Rail mixes the elements of hip-hop poetry, beatboxing, violin, and bass. Frontman Darian is both a Broadway performer (Twentieth Century) and acclaimed poet including being named 2007 Grand Slam Champion of the Bowery Poetry Club’s Urbana Slam Team. Together with avant-garde jazz artists Curtis Stewart and Ian J. Baggette this bold, urban collective creates politically challenging works that push the boundaries of hip-hop to define the next generation’s voice.
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:30 pm
Free

Workshop | Stargazing in the Park


Join the Amateur Astronomers as they guide your eyes to the wonders of astronomy. Look for the telescopes!
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
8:30 pm
Free

Jazz | 5/5/5 After Hours Set


A great way to hear some of the most talented young lions of jazz while enjoying spectacular views of Manhattan.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
11:00 pm
$5 cover, $5...

Performance | The Big One Comedy Show


The hottest comedians in New York City join special guests from NBC, Comedy Central, and more in a weekly comedy extravaganza on the main stage of the newly-renovated People's Improv Theater. Hosted by Harrison Greenbaum (Comedy Central's "Comics to Watch" and Andy Kaufman Award winner)
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
11:00 pm
$5
Complimentary Tickets

to shows, concerts ... (CFT Deals!)

Broadway | Broadway Show!

Regular Price: $101
CFT Member Price: $0.00

Concert | Christmas Concert

Regular Price: $55
CFT Member Price: $0.00
Join the Club!

Go!