12 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Friday, November 6, 2020
All events are free unless otherwise noted.
Editor's Pick
Oscar-nominated screenwriter, director (Logan; Out of Sight) Scott Frank and powerhouse female cast of ...
more >> their new Netflix limited series The Queen's Gambit join Jodie Foster for an in-depth conversation about the making of the show. Based on the Walter Trevis novel about a Cold War-era chess prodigy, it's a coming-of-age story like no other--a complex portrait that follows a young girl from a Kentucky orphanage into the upper echelons of competitive chess as she discovers her preternatural talent for the game--along with the demons that haunt her pursuit of a new life.
12:05 am
free, no reservation required
This Winter Village is Manhattan's winter wonderland. European inspired open-air market hosts artisans ...
more >> from New York City and around the world. Holiday shops are housed in custom-designed kiosks. Ice rink is open daily 8 am - 10 pm; skate for free with your own skates, or rent for a fee; reservations required.
8:00 am
free, no reservation required
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We are living in a complex time filled with uncertainties. Many are experiencing one or more of the following ...
more >> negative feelings: fear, worry, sadness, loneliness, rage, despair, upset, uncertainty, disappointment, anger, boredom, frustration. Negative thinking has no boundaries and can be both conscious as well as unconscious. It can affect your well being, resulting in a variety of debilitating mental and physical outcomes: exhaustion, self-doubt, irritability, sleeplessness, inability to perform daily tasks, difficulty focusing. The stress and anxiety caused by negative thinking may also attack and weaken your immune system. In this fun and experiential webinar, Renee Lee Rosenberg introduces several easy to follow techniques to help replace negative thinking with positive mindset thinking.
12:00 pm
free, registration required
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This "Passing Through" concert focuses on time, with a journey from old music to new, as sung by soprano ...
more >> Molly Netter from the Choir of Trinity Wall Street. Netter will accompany herself on the clavicytherium, a reimagined Baroque instrument resembling an upright harpsichord, in world premieres by Alyssa Weinberg and Calvin Hitchcock.
1:00 pm
free, no reservation required
David Ostwald's Louis Armstrong Eternity Band is inspired by the noble jazz pioneers Louis Armstrong, ...
more >> Bix Beiderbecke, Duke Ellington, Jelly Roll Morton and more. The band breathes life and passion into America's own great art form.
2:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Ethel is one of the most acclaimed string quartets in the contemporary classical field with an eye on ...
more >> tradition and an ear to the future. Expect familiar classical tunes mixed with a fair share of the group's signature cutting-edge repertoire. Guest artists and collaborators also make periodic appearances. Ethel is Ralph Farris (viola), Kip Jones (violin), Dorothy Lawson (cello), and Corin Lee (violin). The concert takes place every Friday at 5 pm.
5:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Visit the courtyard for a socially distanced evening of live Brazilian music, featuring Bossa Nova band ...
more >> Rio 3-0: bassist Leonardo Lucini, drummer Arnaldo Buzack, and guitarist Billy Newman. Take a seat in the courtyard and enjoy the show. Food and drinks are available for purchase.
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
In Pulitzer Prize finalist Rajiv Joseph's bold and arresting play, it is 1648 in India. Two Imperial ...
more >> Guards watch from their post as the sun rises for the first time on the newly-completed Taj Mahal -- an event that shakes their worlds. When they are ordered to perform an unthinkable task, the aftermath forces them to question the concept of friendship, beauty and duty, and changes them. Guards at the Taj had its world premiere Atlantic Theater Company during 2014|2015 season. It won 3 Obie Awards and 4 Lortel Awards, including "Best New American Play" and "Outstanding Play!"
7:00 pm
Free, donations welcome,...
The Bloomingdale School of Music piano faculty members present an exciting evening of music from Beethoven ...
more >> to Paquito D’Rivera. Allison Lander will perform one of Beethoven’s most famous and emotionally powerful works, the “Appassionata” Piano Sonata No. 23. Marianela Torres will join clarinetist Hila Zamir in music by George Gershwin, Claude Debussy and D’Rivera.
7:00 pm
free, RSVP required
Curated by Nick Laird, the poetry festival brings together six poets from Ireland and North America for ...
more >> a virtual celebration of verse. Festival participants will share the Irish verses they love most.
8:00 pm
free, RSVP required
Editor's Pick
East of the River (Nina Stern, woodwinds; Daphna Mor, woodwinds and voice; Shane Shanahan, hand percussion; ...
more >> Kane Mathis, oud) performs highlights from its most unforgettable programs, featuring timeless gems of the Medieval European repertory together with virtuosic and haunting melodies from the Middle East, Armenia, North Africa and the Balkans.
8:00 pm
free, registration required
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One Man, Two Guvnors delighted both critics and audiences during its hugely popular West End and Broadway ...
more >> productions in 2011 and 2012. Adapted by playwright Richard Bean from a 1743 Commedia dell'arte farce and set in the British resort town of Brighton during the Swinging '60s, the manic plot centers on an out-of-work musician named Francis Henshall (Corden) who becomes a bodyguard-minder to Roscoe Crabbe, a petty East End crook. Little does he know that "Roscoe" is actually his own sister, Rachel, now masquerading as her dead brother, who's been killed by her boyfriend, Stanley Stubbers. To complicate matters even more, the perpetually ravenous Francis sees the chance for an extra meal ticket and takes on a second job with Stanley, who is hiding out from the police and waiting to be reunited with Rachel. To prevent discovery, Francis must keep his "two guvnors" apart, an increasingly difficult predicament resulting in comic mayhem, and providing Corden with the opportunity for a series of spectacular sight gags and pratfalls.
9:00 pm
free, no reservation required