50 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Friday, September 9, 2011
All events are free unless otherwise noted.
Increase physical balance, strength, and mental focus. Learn the ancient Chinese martial art with expert ...
more >> Alex Hing. No experience is necessary! Hing also teaches Tai Chi at the China Institute. He has practiced martial arts for over 25 years in San Francisco and New York City, including 10 years with Tai Chi grand master William C. C. Chen.
8:30 am
free, no reservation required
The Emergency Preparedness Symposium, marking the tenth anniversary of 9/11, will focus on “Disaster ...
more >> Response: Ten Years Later, Is Lower Manhattan Prepared?” Featured speakers will review and discuss the medical, governmental, corporate and community responses to large scale emergencies with health care professionals, emergency response personnel and community leaders.
9:00 am
free, no reservation required
The public will be invited to tie white ribbons—symbols of remembrance—with the words “Remember ...
more >> to Love” on the fence of the church from September 6th through September 11th. Names and prayers may be written on the ribbons.
10:00 am
free, no reservation required
To mark the 10th anniversary of the tragic events of Sept. 11, The Associated Press and the Museum have ...
more >> collaborated
on an exhibition of 30 compelling photographs drawn from the AP archives. 9/11: A Uniform Response pays tribute to the New York City Police Department and all first responders, honoring their role on and after Sept. 11. Poignant images taken by award-winning AP photographers depict the morning of the attacks, the courageous response in the days and weeks afterward, the long road to recovery, and the building of 1 World Trade Center, formerly known as the Freedom Tower, the rising symbol of rebirth at Ground Zero. In addition, the show features a brief documentary film offering interviews with AP photographers represented in the exhibit.
Join coach Lon Wilson for a moderate to brisk low-impact walk that is perfect for getting into shape, ...
more >> building muscle tone and strength, and increasing cardiovascular health all while enjoying Central Park's beautiful landscapes. Ages 18+ of all ability levels welcome. Weather permitting.
10:00 am
free, no reservation required
10:00 am
free, no reservation required
Hands-on using wireless laptops. Use this supervised lab time to create and save a resume in Microsoft ...
more >> Word. Assistance with document formatting and proofreading will be available. Please bring a written draft of your resume and a USB drive to save and print your resume. (Please note: This is not an instructor led class or a career advisement session.)
Explore the Cathedral's newly cleaned and restored Nave. Learn about the art, architecture and history ...
more >> of this great sacred space from 1892 to the present.
Learn to play pétanque, the popular European game anchored in precision, patience, and camaraderie from ...
more >> members of La Boule New Yorkaise, NYC’s championship-winning club.
11:00 am
free, no reservation required
Test your skills at state-of-the-art tables. Paddles and balls are provided free of charge to all skill ...
more >> levels. Sign up with an attendant in the park to play.
11:00 am
free, no reservation required
Choirs from New York City, Washington, D.C., Pennsylvania and Boston -- areas forever strongly linked ...
more >> by 9/11 -- alternate performances throughout the day. Founded in 1961 as the Oratorio Society of Washington, The Washington Chorus is noted for its critically acclaimed performances and recordings of the entire range of the choral repertoire. A Grammy Award winner, The Washington Chorus is currently celebrating its 50th season and is considered a cultural leader in the Washington area. The Chorus, under direction of Music Director Julian Wachner, presents an annual subscription series at the J. F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the Music Center at Strathmore, and other major venues throughout the Washington area. The Chorus frequently appears at the invitation of the National Symphony Orchestra, singing under the direction of many of the world's greatest conductors. Today, the Chorus sings Serge Rachmaninoff's Vespers.
11:00 am
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. Congressman Ron Paul considers the Federal Reserve "both corrupt and unconstitutional"
Tour times: 11:15 a.m., 12:00 p.m., 1:15 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 3:15 p.m., and 4:00 p.m.
Editor's Pick
Program:
Maurice Durufle Ubi Caritas
Daniel E. Gawthrop Sing Me to Heaven
Randall Thompson The Lord ...
more >> is My Shepherd
Paul Sjolund Eternal Love
Rev. Robert Lowry Beautiful River
Craig Hella Johnson Will There Really Be a "Morning"?
Randall Thompson Choose Something Like a Star
Stephen Paulus A Dream of Time
Choirs from New York City, Washington, D.C., Pennsylvania and Boston--areas forever strongly linked by 9/11--alternate performances throughout the day at Trinity Church and St. Paul's Chapel. The Bach Choir of Bethlehem is the oldest American Bach Choir, performing the American premieres of The Mass in B Minor and The Christmas Oratorio. Since its founding in 1898, the Choir has attracted thousands of national and international visitors every May to its annual Bethlehem Bach Festival. Under Greg Funfgeld's direction, 100 volunteer members sing not only with traditional Bach Choir dedication and enthusiasm, but also with a new level of musicianship and understanding of Bach's choral universe.
Today's performances feature the finely-honed vocal ensemble, a fully professional orchestra, and world-renowned soloists. The repertoire includes 133 cantatas, all of the motets, and 15 of Bach's larger works. Greg Funfgeld, Conductor.
12:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Equally at home in the world of jazz and cabaret, singer/pianist Daryl Sherman is internationally acclaimed ...
more >> for a steller 14-year run at the Waldorf-Astoria where she played Cole Porter's Steinway. Sherman has performed at the Algonquin Hotel Oak Room, being touted "someone who fits the room like Derek Jeter fits the Yankees" (Village Voice). She also performed at Feinstein's, Rose Hall with Wynton Marsali and the Licoln Center Jazz Orchestra, Dizzy's Coca Cola and 59E59, where she's been lauded for her band singer role in a centennial tribute to Artie Shaw.
She was presented the 2010 MAC Award "Best Major Recording" for her Johnny Merer Centennial CD, which was used in a Mercer documentary produced by Clint Eastwood. A frequent guest and guest host on Marian McPartland's NPR Piano Jazz. Last spring her annual UK tour included Pizza Express Jazz Club in London, plus Jazz festivals and Arts Centers in Norwich, Wales, and Holland. Jonathan Schwartz has commented on Sirus/XM Satellite Radio, "the wonderful singer/pianist Daryl Sherman travels the world with our music. She is indispensable."
12:30 pm
free, no reservation required
Discover architecture and social history of Grand Central neighborhood; learn secrets of Whispering Gallery ...
more >> in Grand Central Terminal; gaze upon hubcaps and roadsters on side of Chrysler Building; discover favorite Midtown Manhattan hangout of Mercury, Hercules, and Minerva; learn why Pershing Square isn’t really square; visit original Lincoln Memorial by Daniel Chester French. Award-winning tour led by urban explorer, historian, and storyteller Justin Ferate.
12:30 pm
free, no reservation required
12:30 pm
free, no reservation required
Explore the Cathedral's newly cleaned and restored Nave. Learn about the art, architecture and history ...
more >> of this great sacred space from 1892 to the present.
Choirs from New York City, Washington, D.C., Pennsylvania and Boston -- areas forever strongly linked ...
more >> by 9/11 -- alternate performances throughout the day. Founded in 1961 as the Oratorio Society of Washington, The Washington Chorus is noted for its critically acclaimed performances and recordings of the entire range of the choral repertoire. A Grammy Award winner, The Washington Chorus is currently celebrating its 50th season and is considered a cultural leader in the Washington area. The Chorus, under direction of Music Director Julian Wachner, presents an annual subscription series at the J. F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the Music Center at Strathmore, and other major venues throughout the Washington area. The Chorus frequently appears at the invitation of the National Symphony Orchestra, singing under the direction of many of the world's greatest conductors. Today, the Chorus sings Serge Rachmaninoff's Vespers.
1:00 pm
free, no reservation required
With: Elderly Words: Who’s Threatening the Water?, Elderly Words: How Did We Do Elderly Words? and ...
more >> Owners of the Water: Conflict & Collaboration Over Rivers. Starts at 1pm and 3pm.
1:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Sing-and-Dance-along to "Give Us Hope", featuring Young People's Chorus of New York City and National ...
more >> Dance Institute.
2:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Learn about the importance of the Buffalo to Nations of the Plains with William Chimborazo.
New York City, NY; NYC
2:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Solo instrumental artists will play music that inspires contemplation and tribute. This program is produced ...
more >> in collaboration with Feel the Music, an organization founded to help the 9/11 community heal using music and art.
2:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Choirs from New York City, Washington, D.C., Pennsylvania and Boston--areas forever strongly linked by ...
more >> 9/11--alternate performances throughout the day at Trinity Church and St. Paul's Chapel. The New York City Master Chorale, which consists of trained musicians from the greater New York City area, seeks to broaden public interest in fine choral music by performing a full range of musical styles at the highest level of quality. The New York City Master Chorale also educates the public through a regular program of outreach concerts and workshops for groups that might not otherwise have the opportunity to learn about and experience choral music. Founded in 2005 by Artistic Director Thea Kano, the 60-voice Chorale presented its Inaugural Concert on March 25, 2006 at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center. 2011 - 2012 marks the Chorale's sixth full-length season. Recent repertoire includes Beethoven's Symphony No. 9, Mozart's Requiem, Rachmaninoff's Vespers, Faure's Requiem, along with choral works by Aaron Copland, Samuel Barber, Randall Thompson, and spirituals by Moses Hogan. Today the chorale sings Paul Leavitt's Requiem.Theo Kano, Conductor.
2:00 pm
free, no reservation required
This will be a Lecture/Demonstration. Learn about threats to computers and their users, such as viruses, ...
more >> hackers, and spam, and solutions to minimize them.
Choirs from New York City, Washington, D.C., Pennsylvania and Boston--areas forever strongly linked by ...
more >> 9/11--alternate performances throughout the day at Trinity Church and St. Paul's Chapel. The Copley Singers, a Boston-based choir founded in 2006, are a congenial group of auditioned volunteers and professionals, all dedicated to the art of fine singing and the joy of communicating their love of this art to the public. Director Brian Jones is Emeritus Director of Music at Trinity Church, Copley Square, Boston, an active organ concert artist and guest conductor with many recordings to his credit.
Today, the choir sings Maurice Durufle Ubi Caritas, Geraint Lewis Souls of the Righteous, Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray, Andrew Lloyd Webber Pie Jesu from Requiem, Leo Sowerby Psalm 122: I Was Glad, Samuel Barber Agnus Dei, We Are Climbing Jacob's Ladder, Franz Schubert Litanei, Stephen Paulus Pilgrims' Hymn, John Taverner Song for Athene.
3:00 pm
free, no reservation required
In this evening-length work, Bartosik creates a choreographic play on power, desire and value. i like ...
more >> penises: a little something in 24 acts is a dialogue between art forms, as the cast of three dancers and one visual artist perform their crafts live, alongside one another, in multi-layered scenes. The performers and art forms interrupt each other with highly virtuosic performance, in a competitive play of replacement. During the course of each performance, Brooklyn-based collage artist Jonathan Allen builds a unique work of art out of cheap objects (purchased from 99¢ stores) which the dancers offer and use to attract him. As these objects move from the dancers' game of seduction and exchange to become part of a “work of art”, their significance/value transforms. The performance will be followed by a discussion with the artist.
3:30 pm
free, no reservation required
Choirs from New York City, Washington, D.C., Pennsylvania and Boston--areas forever strongly linked by ...
more >> 9/11--alternate performances throughout the day at Trinity Church and St. Paul's Chapel. This award-winning youth ensemble performs a wide-ranging and challenging repertoire ranging from classical, jazz and pop, and models multicultural respect through its wide-ranging, international repertoire. "I've sung in French, Spanish, Italian, German, Latin, Russian, Czech, Swahili, Sotho, Hebrew, Japanese, Inuit, Norwegian, Finnish...and even more that I can't remember," exclaims one young chorister. Learning musical idioms from different cultures helps to foster greater international understanding and a deep respect and understanding for others.
4:00 pm
free, no reservation required
With Catherine Deneuve.
Polanski’s first English-language film is one of the great horror chillers ...
more >> of all time. The ravishing young Deneuve is transformed into something as demonic as anything this
side of Alfred Hitchcock.
105 min.
4:30 pm
free, no reservation required
Program:
Maurice Durufle Ubi Caritas
J.S. Bach Wachet auf, ruft uns die stimme
Johannes Brahms Motet, ...
more >> Opus 30, Lass dich nur nichts
J.S. Bach Der Friede sei mit dir
Felix Mendelssohn Motet from Drei Psalmen, Opus 78, No. 2
Mendelssohn Verleih uns Frieden gnadiglich
Choirs from New York City, Washington, D.C., Pennsylvania and Boston--areas forever strongly linked by 9/11--alternate performances throughout the day at Trinity Church and St. Paul's Chapel. The Bach Choir of Bethlehem is the oldest American Bach Choir, performing the American premieres of The Mass in B Minor and The Christmas Oratorio. Since its founding in 1898, the Choir has attracted thousands of national and international visitors every May to its annual Bethlehem Bach Festival. Under Greg Funfgeld's direction, 100 volunteer members sing not only with traditional Bach Choir dedication and enthusiasm, but also with a new level of musicianship and understanding of Bach's choral universe.
Today's performances feature the finely-honed vocal ensemble, a fully professional orchestra, and world-renowned soloists. The repertoire includes 133 cantatas, all of the motets, and 15 of Bach's larger works. Greg Funfgeld, Conductor.
5:00 pm
free, no reservation required
The Peace of Heart Choir is a not-for-profit collective of musical community members who came together ...
more >> in response to the tragic events of September 11, 2001 to help promote healing, diversity, community bonding, and mutual understanding through music. Some choir members were responders, some lost loved ones, all were deeply affected and moved to bring comfort and healing to the people of NY. They now perform music from around the world at more than 20 free on-site concerts a year for area shelters, hospitals, hospices, youth organizations, service providers, and other non-profits in the New York metropolitan area.
5:30 pm
free, no reservation required
A program designed and performed by New York Continuo Collective that is a semi-staged performance of ...
more >> Spanish baroque music, interweaving popular tunes with courtly songs and featuring reconstructions of jácaras and folias. This concert will be preceded by a brief introduction to baroque instruments and song in 17th century Spain.
5:30 pm
free, no reservation required
Choirs from New York City, Washington, D.C., Pennsylvania and Boston--areas forever strongly linked by ...
more >> 9/11--alternate performances throughout the day. The Trinity Choir is the premier ensemble of the music and arts program. The Choir leads the liturgical music during Sunday services, performs in concerts throughout the year, and has made world-class recordings for the esteemed Naxos label. It is both a beloved church choir, singing favorite Anglican hymns and historic sacred music, and one of New York City's most acclaimed professional vocal ensembles. Particularly well-versed in major compositions of the Baroque and Classical periods, the Choir's repertoire also includes Baltic choral compositions as well as works by Britten, Brahms, Howells, Part, and other contemporary composers. Today the choir sings Herbert Howells Take Him Earth for Cherishing; Robert Kyr Selections from Songs of the Souls; Martin Amlin's Time's Caravan; Julian Wachner's Four Scenes from the Rubaiyat. Julian Wachner, Conductor.
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
A community-sourced project that began at a vacant storefront in SoHo in the wake of the devastation ...
more >> of 9/11. From a single picture taped in a window, the idea arose among a few photographers to invite all New Yorkers to share their images of that day and to bring those images together in one place. An open call was issued and soon after photographs of the attacks and their aftermath began to stream in from photojournalists, emergency responders, schoolchildren, passersby, tourists and others to form a candid, multifaceted and affecting look at 9/11. “here is new york: a democracy of photographs” documents a community’s attempt to grapple with events that continue to haunt both the city and the nation.
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
iraqimemorial.org was launched in 2007 as a web-based platform for artists, designers, and architects ...
more >> to propose concepts for imagined memorials to the unrecognized civilian casualties incurred during the war in Iraq. The gallery will present an exhibition of plans and responses selected out of the pool that now exist on the iraqimemorial.org site. The proposal guidelines encourage participants to use a wide range of locations and mediums to create collective memory and unity, drawing upon traditional and expanded ideas of memorial.
Shown: Chuck Chaney, "One Was Too Many," Installation View, 2009.
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
The artist employs newspapers, magazines, films, advertisements, and his own photographic archive as ...
more >> subject matter for his paintings and drawings, and then reinterprets the source material by removing and altering signifying details contained in the image. Kahrs blurs, crops, and repositions the composition to reveal a unique but ambiguous rendering of the subject.
Johannes Kahrs was born in 1965 in Bremen, Germany, and currently lives and works in Berlin. His work is in the collections of numerous museums and institutions worldwide, including The Museum of Modern Art, New York, The Centre Pompidou, Paris, The Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin, and The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles. Exhibitions of his work include solo shows at GAMeC, Bergamo, Italy, Parasol Unit Foundation for Contemporary Art, London, and Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin as well as the group exhibition Painting of Modern Life curated by Ralph Rugoff for the Hayward Gallery in London.
Shown: "Untitled (man sitting)," 2011, Oil on canvas, 38 1/4 x 45 3/8 inches.
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
The works in the exhibition are embedded in the ideas which have concerned the artist for four decades. ...
more >> A new work entitled, "I have become my own worst fear," (shown) consists of a photo/text image, to be shown with a videotape made by the artist in 1974. Works on view will consist of nine new photo/text works created since 2008, and two early photo/text works, "Alchem y," from 1973, and "My Authentic Self," from 1974.
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
A series of new original artwork and limited edition prints by award-winning illustrator John Ritter. ...
more >> Ritter's politically and emotionally charged works utilize the vernacular of the information age to create vibrant images of politics, celebrity, crime, and catastrophe.
John Ritter received his BFA in Fine Arts from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, and studied at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh and the San Francisco Art Institute. He founded John Ritter Illustration, a full-service illustration studio specializing in electronic and traditional media, producing original artwork for editorial publication, advertising and software interface design. Clients include Adobe Systems in Silicon Valley, where he was part of the design team that created and marketed Adobe Photoshop in the early 1990's.
Shown: "Cafe Kim," 2011, Digital print & silkscreen on wood, 47" x 31"
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Poet and fiction writer Jesse Ball’s new novel, The Curfew, appeared from Vintage in summer 2011. Poet ...
more >> and writer Ben Lerner's first novel, Leaving the Atocha Station, is forthcoming from Coffee House Press. Craig Morgan Teicher, who teaches in the Creative Writing Program, is most recently the author of Cradle Book.
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Editor's Pick
To commemorate the 10th anniversary of September 11th, Walt Whitman’s America will be brought to life ...
more >> throughout his beloved New York in a stirring music-theater adaptation of “Song of Myself,” the poet’s eloquent tribute to a nation’s ideals on the brink of civil war.
Compagnia de’ Colombari's traveling production will offer New Yorkers a timely reminder of America’s diversity, interdependence, and optimism as they reflect on the events of ten years ago and the ways in which it both unified and polarized the country. The production was hailed as a “joyous jamboree” by The New Yorker when it was first presented in spring 2010.
Audiences are invited to join the cast and crew afterward for a celebratory reception, with food and drink for all to share.
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Editor's Pick
The guitar player Ronaldo Leite de Freitas, also known as Carioca, has been working as a performer, teacher, ...
more >> and arranger for more than thirty years. Born in Rio de Janeiro, his most recent albums have focused on translating Brazilian rhythms and dances into instrumental chamber music without losing the soul and humor at the heart of the music. Carioca has toured the world for over 15 years with his distinct brand of jazz, combining elements of Brazilian folkloric music, modern rhythms, and nuances of other styles, all delivered through an exhilarating instrumental palette.
He will perform with his trio, which includes acclaimed Brazilian percussionist Guello and world-class Greek cellist Dimos Goudaroulis. The concert will include compositions from Carioca's last two CDs, Danças Brasileiras and Uirapuru, which draw inspiration from mystical Amazonia and Brazilian dance.
Swords brings you a night of beautifully crafted improvised theater. Every show features performances ...
more >> from a celebrity guest improviser.
The ladies of Taco Supreme bring the heat with their fast paced comedy! Seasoned (like tacos!) improvisors Alexis Saarela, Brigid Boyle, Elizabeth Findlay and Ashley Ward use an audience suggestion to create a whirlwind of characters and scenarios not meant for the faint of heart or those with severe acid reflux. Now with more Jessica Eason and Tara Copeland!
DeMore weaves African-American folk music with soulful ballads, spirituals, and her own original music.
New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Now in its 12th year, the show will also feature the funky sounds of "No Name" house band The Summer ...
more >> Replacements.
Upon returning to Thailand from San Francisco, Ananda gets a starring role in a film shot off-season ...
more >> at a desolate vacation spot in the countryside. His American girlfriend, Zoe, comes to visit, but as the shooting proceeds she becomes plagued by boredom and isolation, and the relationship soon sours.
102 min. In Thai with English subtitles.
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
You do not need to bring a telescope. They will provide a 15" Obsession Telescope to look through. It ...
more >> is an amazing view of the heavens. You'll see planets, stars and nebulae! Weather permitting.
7:30 pm
free, no reservation required
Editor's Pick
With Donald Pleasence and Jacqueline Bisset.
In one of the blackest of dark comedies, Polanski’s take ...
more >> on
the then-fashionable Theater of the Absurd meshes with his
overriding theme of menace.
111 min.
8:00 pm
free, no reservation required
The Trinity Wall Street Choir, NYC Master Chorale, Young People's Chorus of NYC, The Washington Chorus, ...
more >> The Bach Choir of Bethlehem, and Copley Singers will unite for a final, stirring performance under the direction of the participating choirs' conductors.
8:30 pm
free, no reservation required
Editor's Pick
The biggest names in action sports unveil a 30-foot mini ramp for the debut of Thrashin' Week. World-class ...
more >> skateboarders including Billy Rohan, Nolan Lee, Quim Cardona, Luis Tolentino, Danny Falla, Taji Ameen, Leo Gutman, Willy Akers, Dave Willis, Curtis Rapp, Ron Deily, Kevin Tierney, and many more will ride during live performances each night from some of today's hottest musical acts such as Motion City Soundtrack, Mick Boogie, Ninjasonik, Penguin Prison, Xaphoon Jones of Chiddy Bang, London Souls, Jeffrey Tonnesen, Terry Urban and more. There will also be skate clinics and contests throughout the week alongside a variety of notable athletes.
9:00 pm
free, no reservation required