32 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Monday, June 1, 2015
All events are free unless otherwise noted.
10:00 am
free, timed entry...
Brooklyn resident James Martinelli’s Cardio Dance and Range of Movement workout offers improved strength ...
more >> and increased flexibility.
10:00 am
free, no reservation required
This is a 3-hour tour that begins with a walk over the Brooklyn Bridge, an icon of New York City for ...
more >> over 125 years, with spectacular views of Manhattan and Brooklyn. The tour then moves on to a stroll of Brooklyn Heights, America’s and New York City’s first suburb. The tour then explores the neighborhood DUMBO before ending at the Fulton Ferry landing.
Once described as the lungs of the city, Central Park brings a breath of fresh air to New York's crowded ...
more >> urban terrain. What started out as the rocky and desolate northern fringes of a rapidly expanding city is today among the world's most famous and beloved public parks. With over 843 acres of meadows, hills, ball fields and bodies of water, it's impossible not to find something to enjoy in Central Park.
It is here, as much as anywhere, where American history started. It's where the first US Congress assembled ...
more >> and produced the Bill of Rights and where President George Washington took his first oath of office. It's here where the world's most important stock exchange and one of the most famous bridges stand. And it is here where an unspeakable tragedy took place and where a rebirth is underway.
You've seen the iconic skyscrapers, attended a Broadway show, visited Lady Liberty and relaxed in Central ...
more >> Park. Looking for a little more of the Big Apple? Maybe it's time to visit some of Manhattan's oldest and most enchanting historic districts. Take a relaxing stroll through SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown.
Learn the basics features of Microsoft Word 2010, a word processing program you can use to create documents. ...
more >> Topics include entering and editing text, saving files, and formatting.
On this east-west walk you will see some of the Park's most well-known landmarks, including Conservatory ...
more >> Water, Bethesda Terrace, the Lake, and Strawberry Fields. Route involves a few stairs. 90 minutes.
11:00 am
free, no reservation required
12:30 pm
free, no reservation required
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.
Tour times: 1:00pm, 2:00pm.
Greenwich Village is among Manhattan's most desirable and expensive residential neighborhoods. It's history, ...
more >> however, betrays it's monied status. The Village, with it's quiet, shaded streets, lined with lovely brick and brownstone townhouses, was once the incubating ground of artistic, social and political movements that have helped shape US history. From the Beats to the Folk Movement, from workers rights to gay rights, the Village has often been the center of it all.
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.
You've seen the iconic skyscrapers, attended a Broadway show, visited Lady Liberty and relaxed in Central ...
more >> Park. Looking for a little more of the Big Apple? Maybe it's time to visit some of Manhattan's oldest and most enchanting historic districts. Take a relaxing stroll through SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown.
Greenwich Village is among Manhattan's most desirable and expensive residential neighborhoods. It's history, ...
more >> however, betrays it's monied status. The Village, with it's quiet, shaded streets, lined with lovely brick and brownstone townhouses, was once the incubating ground of artistic, social and political movements that have helped shape US history. From the Beats to the Folk Movement, from workers rights to gay rights, the Village has often been the center of it all.
Learn the basics of working with spreadsheets using Microsoft Excel 2010. Topics include entering data ...
more >> and formulas, moving and copying data, formatting & print previewing worksheets.
3:30 pm
free, no reservation required
4:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Editor's Pick
Having written music and lyrics for Hands on a Hardbody, High Fidelity, and other Broadway projects, ...
more >> Amanda Green is one of the most exciting songwriters working today. She is also the daughter of Adolph Green, the legendary lyricist of On the Town, Peter Pan, and Singing in the Rain. Amanda Green joins Theatre Curator Doug Reside for a conversation comparing her writing process with her father’s. See manuscript material from both father and daughter, and enjoy live performances of Green songs, past and present.
The area around the High Line Park was a vital business district of New York City, supplying fresh fruits, ...
more >> French Cheeses and Russian caviar as well as fresh meats to City markets. The hustle and bustle of the streets induced the City to elevate the railroad trains delivering goods to the commercial buildings. When interstate truck traffic made the railway outdated, it fell into ruin, only to be regenerated as a park.
Learn how to enhance photos using the #1 photo editing software in the world; Adobe Photoshop. In this ...
more >> class you will get acquainted with the features of Photoshop and learn about layers and use them to minpulate images to your desire.
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With Mel Haber. Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly were two very different types of dancers; Fred Astaire was ...
more >> the more graceful, while Gene Kelly was the more athletic. It is unfair to say one is better than the other, because they both were masters at what they did. There were, of course, other singers and dancers who appeared on stage and in films, but none were the equal of these two. In this illustrated lecture, there are many videos of both of them performing in films. Information about their lives are also included. Among the Fred Astaire films featured are:"Top Hat," "Swing Time," "The Band Wagon," and "Funny Face;." and among the Gene Kelly films presented are: "For Me and My Gal," "Anchors Aweigh," "Brigadoon," and "Singin' in the Rain."
6:30 pm
free, no reservation required
Editor's Pick
This exhibit pairs the graphic works of contemporary Russian artist Dashi Namdakov, who continues to ...
more >> develop the artistic traditions of past generations, with photographs of Russian shamanism, never seen before in America, from the collection of the Russian Museum of Ethnography.
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Damien Echols and Lorri Davis share their love story, reconstructed from 16 years of letters exchanged ...
more >> while Echols served time in a maximum security prison for murders he didn't commit.
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
A single-channel video installation which explores the rarefied world of Tibetan Buddhist debate. Built ...
more >> around three sets of debates dealing with the basic Buddhist concepts of impermanence, lack of self-existence, and dependent-arising, the piece allows the viewer an opportunity to participate in this unique dialectical practice while highlighting its relevance to the modern world.
7:00 pm
$10 suggested donation
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
The season concludes with a spectacular fusion of visual, dramatic, and musical elements in a staged ...
more >> production of Honegger’s dramatic oratorio. Music Director Alan Gilbert, joined by the production’s director and chorus master, discusses the inner workings of a composition that defies categorization, and the importance of telling a story through music.
7:30 pm
free, no reservation required
New York Ghost tours capture the spiritual side of the Big Apple through stories. famed explorers, native ...
more >> tribes, lost opportunities and political intrigue. With almost every step one takes through the West Village, one encounters the ghosts and spirits of New York City’s past. Every corner has its stories, every building has its haunted spirits.
A high visibility, low-tech forum on Monday nights. Movement Research at the Judson Church supports experiments ...
more >> in performance rather than finished products. Artists are selected by a rotating committee of peer artists.
With: Alex Escalante, Sam Kim, Sarah Michelson, Melinda Ring, Nami Yamamoto
8:00 pm
free, no reservation required
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New York is a skyscraper city and there is no better time to view Manhattan’s icons than after the ...
more >> sun sets and the lights go on. Fueled by competition and a dash of audacity, New York City is still producing one of mankind’s most remarkable skyline.
NOTE** THIS TOUR SPENDS MUCH TIME INDOORS OR IN SUBWAYS AND GREAT FOR ALL WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Please note they do utilize the subway on this tour so you will need $5 for subway tickets.
With:
- Sasheer Zamata (SNL)
- Michael Kupperman (The New Yorker, TV Funhouse)
- Ashley Bez (writer ...
more >> for TV Land's Younger, Someecards)
- An interview with Luxor (owner of Paracelso)
- Special BEER sponsor Two Roads Brewing Company
- Free comics for all attendees from Forbidden Planet
- NYC Trivia, sponsored by Two Boots Pizza
Academy Award nominee Sam Waterston (Newsroom, Law & Order, The Public’s King Lear) returns in THE ...
more >> TEMPEST, Shakespeare’s classic about young love, old enemies and the eternal magic of storytelling. Exiled to a fantastical island, Prospero unleashes a churning storm to shipwreck the traitor brother who stole his throne and settle the score once and for all. But bitter revenge is upended by newfound love in this sublime masterpiece that proves we are all “such stuff as dreams are made on.” Tony Award nominee Michael Greif (Romeo and Juliet, Our Lady of Kibeho, If/Then, Next to Normal) directs.
8:00 pm
Free tickets required
In this class you will use the Photoshop to modify digital images. Learn how to use the clone stamp tool, ...
more >> duplicating backgrounds and much more.