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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on June 16, 2022?

40 free events take place on Thursday, June 16 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 16 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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40 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Thursday, June 16, 2022

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Conference | The Louis Armstrong International Continuum (online)


The seven-day series highlights Satchmo’s extraordinary collaborations with jazz greats and world leaders during times of global crisis. Participants Include Sonny Rollins, Robert G. O’Meally, Gary Giddins, Angela Davis, Aidan Levy, Robin D. G. Kelley, Terri Lyne Carrington, Farah Jasmine Griffin, Theo Croker. Concerts by Nnenna Freelon and Quiana Lynell.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 am
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Workshop | Juggling in the Park


Jugglers use the park throughout the year to provide free classes to the public. Stop by for 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
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12:00 pm
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Museums | Tiffany Glass and Other Exhibitions


The collection of Tiffany's leaded glass includes an extraordinary array of floral and geometric lamps as well as landscape and figural windows. A unique feature of the collection is a vast, one-of-a-kind archive of original flat glass and pressed-glass "jewels" used by Tiffany Studios, which provides valuable insight into the development of the stained-glass movement in America at the turn of the twentieth century. Established in 1972, this art museum's permanent collection consists of around 10,000 items, over 6,000 of which are documents and objects related to the 1939 and 1964 World's Fairs, some of which are on long-term display.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Workshop | Financial Lit 101


Managing your money doesn’t have to be a mystery. Financial Lit 101 offers free workshops in basic finance topics that should have been taught in school, but wasn’t. Let instructors give you the basic tools you need to begin your journey to financial freedom.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Jazz | Piano in the Park


New York City’s finest ragtime, stride, and jazz pianists perform.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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City Walk | Battery Park City Walking Tour


An in-person walking tour of Battery Park City. Learn more about the history and landmarks of this neighborhood and connect with community. Tour sites including the Irish Hunger Memorial, Rockefeller Park, Teardrop Park, and some local public art pieces. Learn more about the history of Battery Park City, current events, and important sites.
   New York City, NY; NYC
1:00 pm
Free

Classical Music | String Quartets by Mozart, Haydn and more (in-person and online)


Quartet Salonnieres (Aniela Eddy ~ violin and viola; Natalie Rose Kress ~ violin and viola; Rebecca Nelson ~ violin/viola; Cullen O'Neil ~ cello) perform music by Mozart, Franz Xaver Richter, and Joseph Haydn. What was en vogue in 1772 Europe? Hoop skirts of unspeakable proportions, elaborate hairstyles that sometimes depicted current events, three-cornered hats, Revolutionary ideas...and in music, a form that had recently won over Austria and was now sweeping through the rest of Europe: the string quartet. This program highlights an extraordinary year in string quartet history, when the form still had strong ties to the divertimento but was also blossoming into its own deeply complex and wildly popular genre.
   New York City, NY; NYC
1:15 pm
Free

Workshop | Game Nights in the Park


Stop in during weekly game nights and socials to learn a new game, hone your skills, and meet new people
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Concert | Midtown Music


Find accomplished musicians playing live music in a series of pop-up performances. Linger and listen for a song or two, come across an unexpected soundtrack during lunch or on your commute home, and be surprised by the melodies of midtown.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:30 pm
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Festival | 2022 Juneteenth Commemoration


An afternoon of live percussion performances and storytellers commemorating Juneteenth. Juneteenth is the colloquial term given to the date of June 19, 1865, when 250,000 enslaved Black Americans in Galveston, Texas, were finally informed of their freedom, nearly two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued. The day became recognized as a federal holiday on June 17, 2021, when President Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law. This event features local storytellers Lynette Braxton and Thelma Ruffin Thomas, and percussionist Atiba Kwabena Wilson.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Opening Reception | From Net Art to Post-Internet: Group Exhibition


A group show co-curated by David Faes and Patrick Zapien that explores the history of digital art from its origins in the algorithmic experiments of conceptual art in the ‘60s and ‘70s to the emergence of a generation of artists whose aesthetic sensibility and cultural outlook has been distinctly shaped by the Internet. The plotter drawings, websites, videos and GIFs on view - by JODI, Rosa Menkman, Lorna Mills, Manfred Mohr, Vera Molnár, Jon Rafman, and Penelope Umbrico - represent the various ways in which artists have responded to the Internet and the proliferation of related technologies that aim at reproducing life in the digital realm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Museums | European Fine Art: Vermeer, Rembrandt and More


This museum of fine art was open to the public in 1935. Its permanent collection features masterpieces by major European artists from the Renaissance to the early 20th century. Exhibitions also include sculptures, furniture, porcelain items, textiles and more. Masks are required. Children under 10 are not admitted.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Book Signing | Book of Details 2022: Artist's Book


The launch of Mariah Robertson's new limited run artist's book.. The artist will be present to sign copies of the book. A special presentation of new works will also be on view.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Book Signing | Matthew Leifheit: To Die Alive


Photographer Matthew Leifheit is in conversation with writer Jack Parlett to launch his new photo book that documents Fire Island's gay communities in a nocturnal erotic fever-dream. Featuring 77 color photographs and a faux leather cover, To Die Alive portrays Fire Island's world of desire and its layers of history: the Ice Palace bar's infamous underwear party, the men-only Belvedere Guesthouse, clandestine encounters in the Meat Rack, and landscapes in all seasons of the island's delicate maritime forest. The wide-ranging subjects of Matthew Leifheit's portraits reflect the intergenerational community who come to the island for refuge or employment, ranging from weekend visitors to sugar daddies to bartenders and sex workers. Tinged with sadness, the book's climax mixes feelings of pleasure with desperation and loss. As homosexuality gains mainstream acceptance, many queer Americans no longer need to go to geographic extremes like Fire Island, Provincetown, Palm Springs or Key West to express themselves. But what is the cost of assimilation? To Die Alive is both romantic and grotesque, challenging the sun-bleached history of homoerotic representation on this fragile island, which itself is under
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Talk | A Brief History of Sugar: White Gold, the Enslaved, and Building a New World


Decolonizing the historical origin of sugar and pastry up to the 19th century, participants will learn how a grass from Papua New Guinea circled the world and changed the course of human civilization. Led by Edward Cabral–multimedia sculptor, chef, and lecturer–this event will explore the links between the Crusades, the enslaved from West Africa, American Exceptionalism, Marie Antoinette, and Industrialization, which lead to modern notions of pastry and the world at large. At the end of the event, participants will enjoy a grand banquet dessert based on historical examples from 17th century Europe, but through a decolonial and indigenous lens.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Talk | Artist Talk: Work in the Venice Biennial


Alfredo Jaar is an artist, architect and filmmaker who lives and works in New York. His work has been shown extensively around the world. He has participated in the Biennales of Venice (1986, 2007, 2009, 2013), Sao Paulo (1987, 1989, 2010, 2021) as well as Documenta in Kassel (1987, 2002).
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Dancing | Merengue Tipico Dancing


Tipico Urbano is the vibrant NYC-based band that celebrates the Dominican Republic tradition of Merengue Tipico. Their original songs and accordion, saxophone, and percussion-driven performance will make even the most inexperienced get up and dance! Instructor Talia Castro-Pozo will help guide dance steps. Dance floor opens at 6:00 pm Dance lesson at 6:30 pm Live music at 7:30 pm
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
Free

Dance Lesson | Midtown Dance


Enjoy an outdoor dance class. Participants will learn a new dance style from New York City’s most eclectic instructors. Midtown Dance is hosted and produced by Talia Castro-Pozo. This week: Salsa Fancy Footwork.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Jazz | One of the Premier Trumpeters in Contemporary Jazz


Brooklyn's Adam O'Farrill has been heralded as "among the the leading trumpeters in jazz- and perhaps the music's next major improviser." (The New York Times). Born into a musical legacy that includes composer Chico O'Farrill and pianist Arturo O'Farrill, Adam has cemented his status as one of creative music's most in-demand voices, collaborating with the likes of Mary Halvorson, Rudresh Mahanthappa, Mulatu Astatke, Samora Pinderhughes, Anna Webber, Vijay Iyer, Mahogany L. Browne, Kambui Olujimi, and Onyx Collective. In 2021, Adam released his third album, Visions of Your Other, with his quartet, Stranger Days.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
Free

Concert | Renowned Accordionist: New Takes on Schubert


With his 9 distinguished associates, renowned accordionist Dr. William Schimmel will perform new takes on Schubert from the accordions' point of view. Schimmel has performed with the New York Philharmonic, the Metropolitan Opera, Jazz at Lincoln Center, many contemporary ensembles, and on Broadway as well as on numerous European tours. His Tango Project albums have reached #1 on the Billboard charts along with Stereo Review Album of the Year and Grammy nominations. He has performed in many movie soundtracks, and can be seen and heard in Scent of a Woman starring Al Pacino.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
Free

Concert | Soulful, Psychedelic Sounds


The Gentleman Brawlers, a Brooklyn 6-piece fronted by the creative duo Matt Walsh and Becca Fox, are psychedelic Afro-soul revivalists known for infusing throwback electronica and acid rock into their funk-based compositions. The ‘Brawlers deliver a live show with plenty of heat, crackling energy, and butt-shaking whomp.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Screening | The History Channel's After Jackie: Advance Screening and Discussion (online)


When Jackie Robinson entered Major League Baseball as the league's first Black player 75 years ago, he changed America forever. But he didn't do it alone. Jamal Henderson and filmmaker Stanley Nelson have a conversation about The History Channel's new documentary, a look at the untold story of the next generation of talented Black Major League baseball players who stepped to the plate after Jackie Robinson, and continued the tenacious fight for equality on and off the field. Delving into the careers of Bill White, Curt Flood, and eventual Hall of Famer Bob Gibson, the film shines a new light on the generations of Black players who continued the tireless work that Robinson started -- working against fierce resistance and marking a new standard of acceptance and inclusivity within the sport of baseball and American society. Hear remarkable accounts about the making of the film, why players like White, Flood, and Gibson deserve just as much recognition as Robinson, baseball's significance in America's long fight for racial equality, stories that didn't make it into the documentary, and more.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Play | Saint Joan: George Bernard Shaw's Classic Drama Performed Outdoors


This timely play is based on historical records of the 1431 trial of French military icon and religious martyr Joan of Arc. The fully realized production is directed by Geoffrey Horne. Shaw's play fictionalizes the historical life of Joan of Arc who became a military leader and changed the history of her nation. Young, French farm girl Joan (Billie Andersson) hears saintly voices telling her to raise an army to fight the English. The failing English, threatened by her popularity and influence, convince the Church to have Joan tried for heresy and she is found guilty. When this force of nature refuses life in prison, she is tragically burned at the stake, becoming a symbol of faith, feminism, and individualism. Tickets are available at 5:45 p.m. the day of the performance.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:30 pm
Free

Workshop | Bingo in the Park


Play Bingo in the park with comedian host Andy Ross and music by DJ Flip Bundlez. Park prizes for every win. This is a popular park event, so arrive early to claim a bingo board.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Dancing | Everybody Tango!


Enjoy introductory Argentine Tango lessons, music, and dancing in the open air with Strictly Tango NYC. Lessons are held at 6:45 p.m. and 7:45 p.m. with social dance time between lessons.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:30 pm
Free

Performance | Kinstillatory Mappings in Light and Dark Matter: Music, Dance, Poetry


A monthly ceremonial fire centering Indigenous protocol and knowledge, with guest artists and activists engaging through music, dance, poetry, and more.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Dancing | Tango on the Water


Enjoy introductory Argentine Tango lessons, music, and dancing in the open air.   Lessons are held at 6:45 p.m. and 7:45 p.m. with social dance time between lessons. Thursdays, June 2-July 28, 2022
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Lecture | The American Experience in the West Indies, 1740-1742 (in-person and online)


Thirty-five years before the battles of Lexington and Concord, the British colonies in North America raised a regiment to serve in the British Army for an expedition to seize control of the Spanish West Indies. The expedition marked the first time American soldiers deployed overseas. In this lecture, Craig Chapman will discuss the Americans' role in the conflict, their terrible suffering, and the awful results of the expedition.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Workshop | Yoga on the River


From guided meditation and refreshing yoga to high-intensity workouts and weekly run clubs, there’s something for all skill levels to enjoy this summer.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Book Discussion | Everything I Need I Get from You: How Fangirls Created the Internet as We Know It


A panel of fangirl experts to celebrate the launch of Kaitlyn Tiffany's new book, and discuss the weird and wonderful ways young women have shaped the internet. In 2014, on the side of a Los Angeles freeway, a One Direction fan erected a shrine in the spot where, a few hours earlier, Harry Styles had vomited. “It’s interesting for sure,” Styles said later, adding, “a little niche, maybe.” But what seemed niche to Styles was actually a signpost for an unfathomably large, hyper-connected alternate universe: stan culture. Tiffany, a staff writer at The Atlantic and a superfan herself, guides us through the online world of fans, stans, and boybands. Along the way we meet girls who damage their lungs from screaming too loud, fans rallying together to manipulate chart numbers using complex digital subversion, and an underworld of inside jokes and shared memories surrounding band members' allergies, internet typos, and hairstyles. In the process, Tiffany makes a convincing, and often moving, argument that fangirls, in their ingenuity and collaboration, created the social internet we know today.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Discussion | Artist Talk: Words on Worlds (online)


Rob Colvin and Claire Sherman discuss Sherman's solo exhibition, Intuor, currently on view at DC Moore Gallery through June 18th, 2022. Rob Colvin is the publisher and editor of Arts Magazine, the digital successor to the print legacy of that title (1926-1992). He co-edited Barry Schwabsky’s book The Observer Effect: On Contemporary Painting” and has served as visiting critic for MFA programs at RISD, MICA, and NYAA. His current work as a media producer merges art criticism with video art. Claire Sherman received her B.A. from The University of Pennsylvania and her M.F.A. from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has completed residencies at the Terra Foundation for American Art, the MacDowell Colony, the Marie Walsh Sharpe Art Foundation, Yaddo, and the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council’s Workspace program.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Play | Shakespeare's Cymbeline: Classic Drama in the Park


Enjoy the intrigue and drama of William Shakespeare’s 1611 romantic adventure, performed by seven energetic actors.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Dancing | Silent Disco Pride Party


Celebrate Pride Month with a silent disco dance party featuring Gotham Cheer and queer DJ’s from QuietEvents. Breath-taking sunset views and Lady Liberty will serve as our backdrop as you dance to the hottest beats pumped through light-up headphones. Headphones are free; deposit is required.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Concert | Sound Off: Music for Bail


Program: Florence Price, Piano Quintet in A Minor Yaz Lancaster, our streets   Sound Off returns to the concert stage after a long time away with renewed fervor. In the midst of a different city and state administration with radically different approaches to the idea of public safety, they continue to stay committed to presenting great music and speakers who have experienced our current justice system and offer solutions grounded in true safety and dignity. The musicians (pianist Kyle P. Walker, violinists Beatrice Hsieh and Jay Julio, violist Kayla Williams, and cellist Mosa Tsay) will be presenting Florence Price's masterwork paired with a community play-in by composer-multi-instrumentalist Yaz Lancaster, whose "stunner of a quartet" (Washington Post) in Neutral Objects was premiered in long form by Sound Off last year.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Discussion | Voting Rights: Progress Gained, Miles to Go (online)


Since the 2020 election, a wave of new legislation passed at the state level has begun impacting Americans’ access to the ballot box. While many of these new laws make it more difficult to vote, we’ve also seen some powerful examples of enacted policies that are making it easier to cast a ballot. Hear from elected officials who are leading the way to ensure Americans can fully participate in the electoral process and discuss what it all means for the future of voting in the 2022 midterms – and beyond.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Play | The Winter's Tale: A Modern Adaptation of Shakespeare


One of New York’s most beloved theater companies presents their take on the story of the jealous King Leontes and his wife Hermione.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Classical Music | POSTPONED!! String Quartet: Distant Songs POSTPONED!!


Momenta Quartet: Emilie-Anne Gendron, violin; Alex Shiozaki, violin; Stephanie Griffin, viola; Michael Haas, cello Program Elizabeth Brown Just Visible in the Distance (2013) Valentin Silvestrov String Quartet no. 3 (2011) Shawn Jaeger Thy Wondering Eyes (2010) Momenta Quartet has premiered over 150 works, collaborated with over 200 living composers and was praised by The New York Times for its "diligence, curiosity and excellence." In the words of The New Yorker's Alex Ross, "few American players assume Haydn's idiom with such ease."
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Comedy Club | Bomb Shelter Comedy Show


Bomb Shelter is a free weekly comedy show in New York City where you’ll find some of the best comedians performing. Expect free pizza.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Classical Music | The New York Philharmonic: Wagner and More


The New York Philharmonic; Jaap van Zweden, Conductor; Bomsori Kim, Violin Program Wagner (1813-1883) Prelude to Act I of Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg Very Young Composer Naama Rolnick Keep Walking Very Young Composer Alexander Rothschild Douaihy A Human Rhapsody Bruch (1838-1920) Violin Concerto No. 1 Dvorak (1841-1904) Symphony No. 7 The New York Philharmonic, one of the leading world orchestras, was founded in 1842 by the American conductor Ureli Corelli Hill, with the aid of the Irish composer William Vincent Wallace. The first concert of the Philharmonic Society took place on December 7, 1842 in the Apollo Rooms on lower Broadway before an audience of 600. It is the oldest major symphony orchestra in the United States in continual existence and one of the oldest in the world.
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:00 pm
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Movie in a Park | Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021): Superhero Blockbuster with Tom Holland, Benedict Cumberbatch


With Spider-Man's identity now revealed, Peter asks Doctor Strange for help. When a spell goes wrong, dangerous foes from other worlds start to appear, forcing Peter to discover what it truly means to be Spider-Man. Director: Jon Watts Stars: Tom Holland, Zendaya, Benedict Cumberbatch 148 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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