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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on June 12, 2021?

41 free events take place on Saturday, June 12 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 12 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.
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41 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Saturday, June 12, 2021

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Dance Performance | New York City Ballet: Balanchine's Vienna Waltzes (virtual, streaming for 24 hours)


New York City Ballet presents Balanchine's Vienna Waltzes. Created in 1977 and set to waltzes by Johann Strauss II, Franz Lehar, and Richard Strauss, this work of grand scale features more than 50 dancers. Through Rouben Ter-Arutunian's evolving scenery, Ronald Bates' lighting, and Karinska's costumes, the last that the famed designer created for the Company, the ballet transforms from a sylvan forest glen to a dance hall to a glittering society cafe to, at last, a majestic mirrored ballroom. This performance was filmed in 2013 and features Rebecca Krohn, Tyler Angle, Megan Fairchild, Anthony Huxley, Erica Pereira, Sean Suozzi, Teresa Reichlen, Ask la Cour, Maria Kowroski and Jared Angle in the principal roles. The streaming will be available until Jun 17th.
   New York City, NY; NYC
12:00 am
Free

Fair | (IN-PERSON, outdoors) Flea Market: Antiques, Vintage Goods, Food Vendors


Search for hidden gems as you browse antiques, vintage goods, architectural salvage and collectibles. There is also a selection of food vendors from Smorgasburg. Face covering is required. The fair takes place rain or shine, each Sat and Sun 8 am - 5 pm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 am
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Museums | (IN-PERSON) Dutch Masterpieces: Paintings by Rembrandt, Hals, and Vermeer


Dutch paintings of the 17th century: the Golden Age of Rembrandt, Hals, and Vermeer. Through sixty-seven works of art organized thematically, In Praise of Painting orients visitors to key issues in 17th century Dutch culture--from debates about religion and conspicuous consumption to painters' fascination with the domestic lives of women. The presentation also provides the opportunity to conserve and display rarely exhibited paintings, including Margareta Haverman's A Vase of Flowers--one of only two known paintings by the artist. The exhibition takes its title from one of the period's major works of art theory, Philips Angel's The Praise of Painting (1642), a pioneering defense of realism in art.
   New York City, NY; NYC
10:00 am
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Workshop | (IN-PERSON, outdoors) Drawing in the Park


The park is a special place in spring, and what better time than Saturday mornings to practice your art! Participants are expected to bring their own drawing and painting supplies, including drawing boards and containers of water if they are planning to paint. BPCA will supply drawing paper and watercolor paper only. o Masks and contact information required upon arrival. o Participants must maintain six feet of physical distance between households. o All programs will be held in accordance with New York State reopening guidance
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Workshop | (IN-PERSON, outdoors) Kayaking


Glide along the water while kayaking this summer! All levels are welcome. Children under 18 must have an adult guardian present. Saturdays, June 5-September 25, 2021
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Fair | (IN-PERSON, outdoors) Waterfront Market: Music, Food, Antiques, Clothing, Roller Skating


The market offers socially-distanced experience of food, shopping, family-friendly activities and entertainment: music, accessories, clothing, jewelry, pet supplies, beauty products, pottery and much more. Every Sat and Sun, 10 am - 5 pm. Visitors must wear face coverings at all times and observe social distancing.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Workshop | (IN-PERSON, outdoors) Citizen Science Fishing Clinics


Take part in a citizen science fishing clinic and contribute to ecological surveys with marine biologists. The fishing clinics are designed to introduce the public to the ecology and life of the East River, in order to foster conservation and environmental stewardship of our waterways. Working with expert anglers and a marine biologist, participants will learn the basics of line fishing, while contributing to an ecological survey — helping to monitor the health of our river. All organisms caught are cared for by professionals and safely returned back to the water. All ages welcome, equipment provided on site. 
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Workshop | New York Philharmonic: Fun, Conversation, Activities with Teaching Artists and Musicians (virtual)


The orchestra offers you space to reflect, dream, listen to one another, and reconnect after one of the most turbulent years in recent history. Enjoy the New York Philharmonic in three programs designed to fill our bodies and souls with wellbeing. Live interactive watch parties, hosted by Philharmonic Teaching Artists and Musicians, are on the following dates: Jun 12, 10 am: The Art of Listening Jun 19, 10 am: Mind, Body, Spirit, Music Jun 26, 10 am: Where We Find Hope
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Museums | (IN-PERSON) Jewish History: Centuries of Art


One of the largest collections of art and Jewish culture in the world, it focuses both on artifacts of Jewish history and on modern and contemporary art. Works in the collection are presented as distinctive creative expressions and as bearers of the stories of those who made, owned, used, preserved, and sometimes transformed them. The exhibition speaks of the vast range of Jewish experiences across the globe and over time, made tangible through artistic expression. It is both a mirror of Jewish identities and an inspiration for the formation of new ones.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Fair | (IN-PERSON, outdoors) FAD Market Returns


25 Vendors Provide Local Shopping Experience with Finest Jewelry, Apparel, Tableware, Furnishings and More. Since 2016, FAD Market has traversed the city celebrating artists, designers and makers of today. After pausing all market activity in 2020 due to COVID-19, FAD Market is delighted to return with a specially curated, socially distanced, outdoor pop-up.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Fair | (IN-PERSON, outdoors) Street Market: Food Vendors, Collectables, Decor Items and More


Shop for antiques, decor items, sustainable and vintage clothing, collectible objects and more. In addition, Smorgasburg food vendors will offer brunch and lunch options.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Tour | Anne Frank's Europe: Before, During and After Her Diary (virtual history tour)


Take a virtual tour of the places throughout Europe associated with Anne Frank (1929-1945). While the basics of Anne's life, as depicted in her diary, are known to many, some of the most noteworthy aspects of this time are not well known. In addition, the period of her life before and after the 26 months covered in her diary are not nearly as familiar as they should be. Review Anne's tragic and inspiring life (before, during and after the diary) through the places in Germany, the Netherlands and Poland connected to her.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Festival | (IN-PERSON, outdoors) Art and Music on the East Side: Celebrating New York's Awakening


Sponsored by City Canvas, a Community Board 8 Manhattan initiative to promote local artists, actors and musicians.on the East Side.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Festival | (IN-PERSON, outdoors) Children's Festival: Music, Dance, Crafts, Magic


This Children's Festival is a two-day (Jun 12-13) family event that brings arts performances and craft activities to inspire young people and families to enjoy the arts. Activities will include live music and dance performances, a magic show, a socially distanced dance party and more!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Festival | (IN-PERSON, outdoors) Museum's Grand Reopening Block Party


In March of 2020, like institutions all over the world, the museum was forced to shut its doors. But now they're back, with new building and walking tours available to continue telling stories. Celebrate the museum and the Lower East Side with a Grand Reopening Block Party. Enjoy tours, giveaways, activities, and more, as well as the launch of their newest walking tour, Reclaiming Black Spaces, an initiative two years in the making.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Dance Performance | (IN-PERSON, outdoors) Mark Morris Dance Student Performances


Come watch performances by The School at the Mark Morris Dance Center's Student Company I and Student Company II. The program will include Mark Morris's Prelude and Prelude, Grand Duo, in new settings by Dance Group members Dallas McMurray and Noah Vinson, plus new choreography by Dance Group member Billy Smith and Dance Center faculty Janelle Barry, Alex Cook, and Mireille Radwan Dana.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Talk | Algerian Women and Their War Stories (virtual)


An online conversation examining the political importance of women's war stories to Algerian society and the post-colonial state Amongst the most iconic images of the Algerian War/Algerian Revolution 1954-62 are those of women in the National Liberation Front: women in the rural guerrilla, women planting bombs during “the Battle of Algiers”, women on put trial in French military courts. Such imagery reflects (some) of the roles of Algerian women during the conflict. It also reveals the political importance of having a story to tell about women in the war to the nationalist movement, the post-colonial state and Algerian society more broadly – a narrative which often makes little space for the multiplicity of women’s voices and experiences. In her talk, Natalya Vince will explore the production of a dominant iconography and language to talk about women’s wartime role(s) and the different political uses to which this has been put by both the wartime and subsequent generations. This includes examining how women veterans themselves recount and relate to their wartime stories, and their place within the national story.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Open Studios | Studio Tour: Michael Obele (virtual)


Celebrate portrait artist Michael Obele and his work while in residence at the ArtCrawl Harlem Boundaries & Connections Artist Residency on Governors Island. Obele is originally from Lagos, Nigeria he relocated to the United States and currently resides in Bronx, NY. He is a multi-talented portrait artist with concentration in in charcoal and graphite pencil and a photographer. He describes his work as hyper-realistic with meticulous attention to detail. In the past decade he has harnessed and evolved his skills as a full-time professional artist. In addition to arts he is avidly involved in aspects entertainment as he is a proud ambassador of the Afrobeatz music genre.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Dance Performance | (IN-PERSON, outdoors) Ayazamana: Traditional Dance from Ecuador


The Andes Mountains are coming...and they're bringing the Amazon and South America's Pacific Coast. Ayazamana -- a dance-and-music troupe that's part to the Ecuadorian American Cultural Center -- will present an outdoor show. Wearing ponchos, shawls, sombreros, and braids that date back to the Incan Empire, several dozen artists will take audiences on imaginary jaunts through Ecuador via traditional dances and celebrations. They might swashbuckle around the stage with machetes or chant and stomp. And they'll definitely whirl and balance bottles on their heads.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Movie in a Park | (IN-PERSON, outdoors) Moana (2016): Animated Adventure


In Ancient Polynesia, when a terrible curse incurred by the Demigod Maui reaches Moana's island, she answers the Ocean's call to seek out the Demigod to set things right. Directors: Ron Clements, John Musker Stars: Auli'i Cravalho, Dwayne Johnson, Rachel House
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:30 pm
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Dance Performance | (IN-PERSON, outdoors) Escape from the House of Mercy: A Dance/Theater Work


Catherine Gallant/Dance presents a live outdoor 1/2 hour version of their latest work, Escape from the House of Mercy, as part of the Open Culture program which places performances on NYC streets. The dance/theater work is inspired by The House of Mercy, once located at Inwood Hill Park in Upper Manhattan. Described as "a home for abandoned and trouble women," it was, in fact, closer to a prison or workhouse to which most women and girls were brought against their wills. 
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Jazz | (IN-PERSON, outdoors) Gotham Yardbird Sanctuary: Jazz in Performance


Gotham Yardbird Sanctuary is a not-for-profit organization that was founded in response to the 2020 global pandemic and it's impact on NYC's Jazz community and local businesses. GYS provides free-to-all Live Jazz performances in various places all over NYC, such as restaurants and bars, art museums and galleries, food courts, churches, organic rooftop gardens. etc. About the Artist: New York-based Israeli guitarist and vocalist Dida Pelled has a particular talent for storytelling. Whether it be a jazz standard, a scorching blues number, an old country ballad, or a heartfelt original "Dida sings in a voice sometimes playful, warm, resonant, no frills. She sings the words, giving them their meaning, their weight, with perfect diction and charm." (Jazz Hot, France)
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Jazz | (IN-PERSON, outdoors) Jazz Quartet Performs Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, George Gershwin, Irving Berlin


Saxophonists and clarinetists Peter and Will Anderson will be joined by Joe Boga on trumpet and Alex Raderman on drums. They will play classic American repertoire from the songbooks of Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, George Gershwin, Irving Berlin and more.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Performance | (IN-PERSON, outdoors) Arden: Peek Into The Forest


After over a year of pronounced national conflict, contempt, violence, protest, and ideological discord a group of artists, led by Niegel Smith, Artistic Director of The Flea, began to develop Arden, an interactive performance that blurs boundaries between theater, installation art, augmented reality, ritual, and party to explore love and grace at this moment in history. Fellow key artists include Carrie Mae Weems, Diana Oh, Okwui Okpokwasili, and Peter Born. Arden is in development throughout 2021 and will premiere in 2022. The artists will present a 60-minute excerpt from Arden featuring Niegel Smith, Diana Oh, Okwui Okpokwasili, and more. The showing will be interactive, musical, and enchanting, and will invite audiences into a liberating ritual about love.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Dance Performance | (IN-PERSON, outdoors) Mark Morris Dance Group


Mark Morris Dance Group performances throughout the weekend will include Mark Morris's Fugue, Three Preludes, Jealousy, Greek to Me, Retreat from Madrid, Offertorium, and Words. Select performances will be followed by a discussion with company members. June 11-13, 2021.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Dance Performance | (IN-PERSON, outdoors) Revival 5: Hybrid!: Dance Performance and Workshop


Learn, watch, and participate with a multi-generational company, legendary guest artists and older adults sharing stories of new ways of connecting learned from this pandemic; stories of strength of legacy, hope and innovation! This is a live performance featuring all guest artists, and a post-performance dance workshop
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Open Mike | (IN-PERSON, outdoors) Wild Culture Open Mic


An outdoor open mic featuring performances, spoken word, and more.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Concert | (IN-PERSON, outdoors) Los Hacheros: Fiery Latin Rhythms


Brooklyn-based Los Hacheros's exuberant sound heralds a new golden age of Latin music. The music lifts you out of your seat with dashes of fiery Puerto Rican bomba rhythms added to traditional folk styles like son montuno, guaracha, and salsa. Los Hacheros's music making is propelled by their new lead singer--Grammy Award winner Jeremy Bosch--with violin, trombone, flute, gourd, congas, and tres (a guitar-like instrument from Cuba) providing a platform for his soaring, soulful vocals.
   New York City, NY; NYC
5:00 pm
Free

Movie in a Park | (IN-PERSON, outdoors) Stateless (2020): Displaced in the Dominican


In 2013, the Dominican Republic stripped the citizenship of anyone with Haitian parents, rendering over 200,000 people without nationality, identity or homeland. Director: Michèle Stephenson
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:30 pm
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Opening Reception | (IN-PERSON) Empathizing: 10 New Sculptures


Li Hongbo's third solo exhibition with the gallery, showing 10 new sculptures utilizing the mediums of stainless steel, cast iron, and rebar. Li Hongbo has received universal acclaim for his "Tools of Study" and "Absorption" series, both of which were paper-based maneuverable sculptures. Li's mastery in metal was first critically acknowledged when, in 2017, he was awarded the coveted Sovereign Art Prize, which recognizes the most significant contemporary art from the Asia-Pacific region.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Dance Performance | (IN-PERSON, outdoors) Mark Morris Dance Group


Mark Morris Dance Group performances throughout the weekend will include Mark Morris's Fugue, Three Preludes, Jealousy, Greek to Me, Retreat from Madrid, Offertorium, and Words. Select performances will be followed by a discussion with company members. June 11-12, 2021.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Performance | (IN-PERSON, outdoors) Arden: Peek Into The Forest


After over a year of pronounced national conflict, contempt, violence, protest, and ideological discord a group of artists, led by Niegel Smith, Artistic Director of The Flea, began to develop Arden, an interactive performance that blurs boundaries between theater, installation art, augmented reality, ritual, and party to explore love and grace at this moment in history. Fellow key artists include Carrie Mae Weems, Diana Oh, Okwui Okpokwasili, and Peter Born. Arden is in development throughout 2021 and will premiere in 2022. The artists will present a 60-minute excerpt from Arden featuring Niegel Smith, Diana Oh, Okwui Okpokwasili, and more. The showing will be interactive, musical, and enchanting, and will invite audiences into a liberating ritual about love.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Dance Performance | (IN-PERSON, outdoors) Dance Festival: Unique Choreographic Styles


Enjoy dance performances by various companies each Sat at 7 pm through Jun 26th. Performers on Jun 12: Jamal Jackson Dance Company (JJDC); Alpha Omega Theatrical Dance Company; Nai Ni Chen Dance Company
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Concert | (IN-PERSON, outdoors) Picnic Performance: New York Philharmonic


The 2021 return of Picnic Performances includes twenty-five live and in-person music, dance, and theater events produced in partnership with a diverse and storied lineup of New York City's performing arts institutions. All events open to the public with limited capacity and audience registration required. The park will observe all New York City and New York State guidelines immediate to the time of the performance.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Concert | (IN-PERSON, outdoors) Saturday Live Music


Take a dash of Herb Albert, a pinch of David Bowie, add a handful of Andy Kaufman, and you have Robert Whaley and his band. Food and drinks are available for purchase.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Dance Performance | Trax: Dance on Film (virtual)


In her new solo, shot outdoors in the Canadian Rockies, Lisa La Touche will be sharing a narrative of her recent discoveries of African American ancestors who cultivated this land and who also taught their children the future and traditions of tap dance and show-biz. Her work is part improvisational and part compositional (choreographed) all with tap dance.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
$5-$20

Dance Performance | Global Pillow: A Night of Dance Performances from Around the World (virtual)


Jacob's Pillow is thrilled to invite you to a global celebration of dance! This unforgettable event will feature performances by Black Grace (New Zealand), Candoco Dance Company (United Kingdom), Companhia Urbana de Danca (Brazil), Germaine Acogny (Senegal), Hong Kong Ballet (Hong Kong), Nederlands Dans Theater (Netherlands), Nrityagram Dance Ensemble (India), Paris Opera Ballet (France), and others. Global Pillow also features the recipient of the 2021 Jacob's Pillow Dance Award, who will premiere a new work.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
Free

Dance Performance | Three Dance Premieres (Zoom)


A virtual presentation featuring three premieres of Benjamin Briones Ballet's Summer Season, including the world's first ballet about tortoise/turtle conservation: F E R G U S based on Sebastian Morley's children's book Fergus the Turtus with music by Felipe Perez Satiago and costumes painted by artist Rene Maynez. This piece will be an introduction of Fergus' adventures that will form part of a full length ballet for the family by summer 2022. Two new fantastic works by choreographers Nellesa Walthour and Beatriz Madrid will also be presented.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Jazz | A Tribute to Chick Corea by an Array of Musicians (virtual)


With a career that spanned nearly six decades, Chick Corea achieved iconic status as one of the most revered figures in contemporary jazz. To celebrate Corea's genre-shattering music and on-stage partnerships that defined him for generations of fans, jazz pianists Joey Alexander, Eliane Elias, Hiromi, Vijay Iyer, Makoto Ozone, Renee Rosnes with bassist Ron Carter, and Gonzalo Rubalcaba pay tribute to the master on what would have been his 80th birthday. Classical pianist Maxim Lando, who performed alongside Corea during his last Carnegie Hall appearance in 2017, also lends his talents to this special tribute event.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:30 pm
Free

Opera | Met Opera: Verdi's Falstaff (virtual, streaming for 23 hours)


Music Director James Levine conducts his first new Met production after a two-year absence: Robert Carsen's hit staging of Verdi's great human comedy. Ambrogio Maestri is an ideal Falstaff, leading an extraordinary ensemble cast of veteran and up-and-coming Met stars, including Angela Meade (Alice), Stephanie Blythe (Mistress Quickly), Franco Vasallo (Ford), and Jennifer Johnson Cano (Meg). Lisette Oropesa and Paolo Fanale are the young lovers, Nannetta and Fenton. From December 14, 2013.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:30 pm
Free

Movie in a Park | (IN-PERSON, outdoors) The Host (2006): Monster in Seoul


A monster emerges from Seoul's Han River and begins attacking people. One victim's loving family does what it can to rescue her from its clutches. Director: Bong Joon Ho Stars: Kang-ho Song, Byun Hee-Bong, Park Hae-il
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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