60 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Tuesday, September 13, 2011
All events are free unless otherwise noted.
Tai Chi and Eternal Spring are instructed by members of the Tai Chi Chuan Center for all ages and experience ...
more >> levels. Classes are rain or shine.
7:30 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.
In this informative lecture, learn what is interest and the way it works. Learn how you can avoid the ...
more >> pitfalls of debt and credit cards and make sense of investments, mortgages, and retirement.
10:00 am
free, no reservation required
10:00 am
free, no reservation required
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Expert instructors, provided by lululemon athletica, lead all levels of yogis. Mats are provided.
New York City, NY; NYC
10:00 am
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.
Parks & Recreation Commissioner Adrian Benepe, Executive Director of the Union Square Partnership Jennifer ...
more >> Falk, Marlborough Gallery President Pierre Levai, Cultural Affairs Consul for the Spanish General Consulate Iñigo Ramírez de Haro, and Spanish artist Miquel Barceló will unveil the enormous sculpture of a monumental elephant balancing on his trunk.
Barcelo’s immense "Gran Elefandret," balances upright on its trunk, its four massive legs outspread searching for equilibrium. At twenty-six feet tall, the bronze sculpture brilliantly portrays an extraordinary, if not impossible physical feat. This contemporary monument believably captures with humor, scale and Spanish courage, the essence of what a public monument can be today.
11:00 am
free, no reservation required
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
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.
Get an up-close visit with exotic birds from the Arcadia Bird Sanctuary and Education Center. Sanctuary ...
more >> Director, Terri Jones, and her sociable, people-friendly birds can be found every Tuesday this summer, weather permitting. Stop by to watch, ask questions, interact with the birds, or just take pictures.
11:30 am
free, no reservation required
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In this lecture, John Crant will show you how to lay the groundwork necessary to take your career to ...
more >> the next level, to get on the 'short list' for that next promotion, and how to be continually marketing your achievements throughout the year –the surest way to be seen as a standout.
12:00 pm
free, no reservation required
12:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Over streams, under arches, through the woods along a maze of pathways in a 38-acre woodland respite. ...
more >> Tour will be approximately one hour.
12:00 pm
free, no reservation required
12:30 pm
free, no reservation required
Claudia Dumschat will play a concert of Bach Toccatas in D minor. Audience members are also welcome to ...
more >> bring lunch to eat in the church's beautiful garden. The concert is about a half-hour. Dumschat is Organist and Choirmaster at the church, a national landmark. She has performed throughout the United States and Europe.
12:30 pm
$5 suggested donation
12:30 pm
free, no reservation required
One part workshop, one part building tour, this orientation will cover how to get a library card, how ...
more >> to use NYPL’s online catalog and databases, and where in the building to find what you’re looking for. Emphasis will be on using the research collections specific to the building, but anyone interested in using NYPL libraries is welcome.
12:30 pm
free, no reservation required
Russ Kassoff concluded his stint as Conductor/Pianist on Broadway in Twyla Tharp's critically acclaimed ...
more >> Come Fly Away in September 2010, featuring 15 magnificent dancers accompanied by a 19-piece big-band playing live to the recorded voice of Frank Sinatra now on its 1st National Tour. He toured as pianist to Frank Sinatra by request from '80-'91- including the Ultimate Event tour with Sammy Davis Jr., Dean Martin and Liza Minnelli. He served as pianist/accompanist for Liza Minnelli from '82 -'01 and Minnelli's music director and conductor for the highly acclaimed Minnelli on Minnelli National Tour ('00).
In '07 and '08, Kassoff appeared as a featured guest on Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz on NPR. He conducts and accompanies Rita Moreno, will perform with his Big Band THE RKBB in concert at the Bahai Center in NYC and is a regular featured performer at The Knickerbocker in NYC with Jazz legend Bucky Pizzarelli! His new CD Bird Fly By achieved #1 on Music Choice plus much critical acclaim!
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.
Tour Super Stars: Quilts from the American Folk Art Museum and the 9/11 National Tribute Quilt with curator ...
more >> emerita Lee Kogan.
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
With Buster Keaton.
Follows the adventures of a spoiled young man forced by his father to learn the ...
more >> ropes of riverboating.
69 min.
1:00 pm
free, no reservation required
What does it mean to play with one’s own reality? In 1997, a group of adolescents began building a ...
more >> miniature scale model of their city, Rio de Janeiro, using materials collected from their hillside informal settlement, or favela. Within this mock-up known as Morrinho they created a role-playing game by manipulating and speaking through one-inch tall plastic avatars. Gameplay is animated not by an escapist or utopian impulse but rather by the conviction to depict reality. In recent years artists, tourists, and state institutions have valorized Morrinho as expressive culture, and its creators have traveled internationally as artists, replicating the model in other cities. Based on 18 months of fieldwork as both an avatar in Morrinho and human researcher in Rio de Janeiro, this talk recounts the peculiar history of the Morrinho project as a way of raising questions about the uses of cultural objects and the nature of imagination. In an era of immersive digital worlds, this lo-fi technology prompts us to consider the notion that humans have always been virtual beings.
The speaker is a writer-in-residence at the Library’s Wertheim Study, Alessandro Angelini, a Ph.D. candidate in anthropology at The Graduate Center, City University of New York. His dissertation is tentatively titled, “Model Favela: Youth and Second Nature in Rio de Janeiro.”
1:15 pm
free, no reservation required
With Cody Harjo. Visitors are invited to interact by observing, listening and asking questions during ...
more >> this beading demonstration.
2:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Hands on using wireless laptops. Discover a wide selection of self-study resources to help you learn ...
more >> a new language or brush up on one you’ve studied before. Class covers resources available through NYPL and free websites.
Photoshop may be a household word, but not everyone knows how to use it. In fact it is still one of our ...
more >> most popular classes. In this seminar they'll cover the basics of Photoshop so you can get started using it for photo retouching, or web and print design.
A departure from the traditional group exhibition format, Fragmentation takes place at multiple galleries. ...
more >> The artists all matriculated at in the same MFA program at the School of Visual Arts and graduated in Spring 2011.
5:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Next Wave Art returns for its landmark 10th year, opening up a unique exhibition spaces to some of Brooklyn’s ...
more >> most exciting artists working in a variety of media—with many continuing the tradition of displaying new, site-specific works. Launched in 2002 and curated annually by Dan Cameron, Next Wave Art has exhibited over 100 artists on BAM’s campus since its inception.
Featured artists for the 10th Next Wave Art include: Jules de Balincourt, Rashid Johnson, Robert Lazzarini, Maria Levitsky, Eileen Quinlan, Lee Quinones, Raha Raissnia, Kevin Stahl, Kate Steciw, Letha Wilson, and Marina Zurkow.
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
A major retrospective exhibition spanning 44 years by Niki de Saint Phalle. The exhibition will present ...
more >> a comprehensive survey of the artist’s career, including key examples of her different phases from 1960 well into 2002.
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Join Carmen Lee Shue, President/Owner, Lee Shue Realty, Inc. for this lecture designed to educate and ...
more >> empower first time buyers of real estate. Seating is on a first come, first seated basis unless otherwise noted.
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
The performer opens up about his childhood in Chicago, the influence of his mother, fame, and staying ...
more >> true to self.
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
An exhibition of work by six female artists who employ digital technologies to create sculptural installations.
New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Photoshop may be a household word, but not everyone knows how to use it. In fact it is still one of our ...
more >> most popular classes. In this seminar they'll cover the basics of Photoshop so you can get started using it for photo retouching, or web and print design.
The great Jewish exodus from the Former Soviet Union (FSU) has generated the reconstitution of a large ...
more >> Jewish presence of the same origin—mostly in Israel, the US, and Germany. Professor Sergio DellaPergolla reexamines the main patterns of international migration and its influence on major demographic, socioeconomic, and identificational characteristics of FSU Jewry.
Educated in Italy and Israel, DellaPergolla is a professor at the Avraham Harman Institute of Contemporary Jewry in The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, the author of more than 20 books and 90 articles, and widely acknowledged as the leading authority in the demography of the Jewish population all over the world.
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Melissa Milgrom will present a fascinating overview on the history of taxidermy. Nearly every home in ...
more >> the nineteenth century would have had at least one lifelike and carefully preserved taxidermy specimen, from exotic parrots or monkeys to a beloved pet dog, demonstrating to all the homeowner's love of nature and science. Milgrom explores this passionate and eccentric world, tracing its evolution from the days of the curiosity cabinets of princes, kings and the very wealthy, to the present. Don't miss this rare look into a now nearly forgotten facet of the Victorian era.
Melissa Milgrom, author of Still Life, a chronicle of her adventures among taxidermists, is a lecturer at museums and universities, she has written about popular culture, subcultures, and people with eccentric areas of expertise for The New York Times, Wall Street Journal and other publications.
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Settle into the evening with a little jazz music. 'wichcraft hosts their favorite local group, Brooklyn's ...
more >> Talisman.
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
A conversation with renowned artist Xu Bing on the artistic and spiritual implications of his first American ...
more >> installation of "Where Does the Dust Itself Collect?" Also participating in the discussion is Lydia Liu, Wu Tsun Tam Professor in the Humanities and Professor of Chinese and Comparative Literature, Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, Columbia University.
6:30 pm
free, no reservation required
Hands on using wireless laptops. Explore more advanced features of Microsoft Word 2003. Topics include ...
more >> tables, text boxes, headers and footers, footnotes and endnotes.
With Kenneth T. Jackson. This discussion focuses on the first responders, the sacrifice and bravery of ...
more >> the firefighters, the failure of communications and of command and control at the disaster site, the smooth functioning of food, water, and social services in the immediate aftermath of the crisis, and the myriad ways in which terrorism has changed daily life in the five boroughs.
6:30 pm
free, no reservation required
The Instant Shakespeare Company presents this delightful comedy about the richest woman in England searching ...
more >> for love.
6:30 pm
free, no reservation required
How do objects sometimes act as vibrant things, with an effectivity of their own, a degree of independence ...
more >> from the words, images, and feelings they provoke in humans? Political theorist Jane Bennett delivers this lecture. In the face of virtual realities, social media and disembodied existences, the center will focus on the material conditions of our lives and examine "thingness," the nature of matter.
Jane Bennett is Professor of Political Science at Johns Hopkins University, where she teaches political theory and American political thought. She is a founding member of the journal Theory & Event, and is currently working on a project on over-consumption, new ecologies, and Walt Whitman's materialism.
6:30 pm
free, no reservation required
Tobias Endler’s study After 9/11 presents 17 interviews with America's leading political thinkers. ...
more >> Renowned experts such as James Lindsay (present), Zbigniew Brzezinski, Francis Fukuyama, and Noam Chomsky discuss the nation’s foreign policy in the post-9/11 world and comment on their own role in US: What is America's foreign policy in the post-9/11 world? What should it be? What led to the catastrophe of September 11? How best to prevent another one, and to restore America's damaged reputation?
6:30 pm
free, no reservation required
Sarah Aronson, author of the young adult novel Head Case and the middle school novel Beyond Lucky, reads ...
more >> from and discusses her work. Moderated by Patty McCormick, 2007 finalist for the National Book Awards, author of four critically acclaimed books.
The journalist, novelist and humorist will read and sign copies of a collection of his classic work.
New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Lindsay Pollock, editor-in-chief at Art in America, will lead a panel discussion among several of the ...
more >> participating artists.
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Kind of Blue isn't merely an artistic highlight for Miles Davis, it's an album that towers above its ...
more >> peers, a record generally considered as the definitive jazz album, a universally acknowledged standard of excellence. Why does Kind of Blue posses such a mystique? Perhaps because this music never flaunts its genius. It lures listeners in with the slow, luxurious bassline and gentle piano chords of "So What." From that moment on, the record never really changes pace -- each tune has a similar relaxed feel, as the music flows easily. Celebrating A Masterpiece is a behind-the-scenes look at Kind of Blue, the top selling Jazz album of all time.
55 min. Followed by some short, key performance clips of Miles Davis.
7:00 pm
$10 suggested admission
How psychopaths and antidepresants influence our society. A provocative snapshot of the world we live ...
more >> in. It is a well-known fact that our society is structured like a pyramid. The very few people at the top create conditions for the majority below. Who are these people? Can we blame them for the problems our society faces today? Guided by the saying "A fish rots from the head." this film set out to follow that fishy odor. What it found out is that people at the top are more likely to be psychopaths than the rest of us.
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
7:00 pm
$10 suggested donation
Torres reads from his debut novel. Michael Cunningham says: "We the Animals is a dark jewel of a book. ...
more >> It's heartbreaking. It's beautiful. It resembles no other book I've read. We should all be grateful for Justin Torres, a brilliant, ferocious new voice."
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Whether dance is your passion or something you always wanted to try, a space exists where any person ...
more >> on any level can bust out some polished moves, learn for the first time, or improve in whatever style someone will teach. Come dance. Just bring an open heart. It's all you need. Various styles and levels.
7:00 pm
$5 suggested donation
The controversial documentarian (Bowling for Columbine, Fahrenheit 9/11) turns to his own life in this ...
more >> "anti-memoir" of personal vignettes.
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
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On May 17, 1968, Father Daniel Berrigan, his brother Father Philip Berrigan and seven other Catholic ...
more >> peace activists seized 378 draft documents from Local Board No. 33 in Catonsville, Maryland and publicly burned them to protest the napalming of innocent people during the Vietnam War. Drawing on court transcripts, this play is an account of their trial. Features Richard Thomas and Veanne Cox.
Tonight, brilliant students take the stage. The legends of tomorrow show you they're actually the stars ...
more >> of today.
Celebrate the cultural rebirth of Ground Zero with acclaimed literary ladies Rebecca Wolff and Sarah ...
more >> Gardner Borden as they read from new works and sign books--and meet the winner of the second Pen Parentis Writing Fellowship for New Parents, Brooklyn resident Frank Haberle.
With: Riccardo Strano, ENIT; and Natalia Indrimi, Centro Primo Levi.
Film screening: The Marranos of ...
more >> Ancona by Daniel Toaff and Giuseppe Santini (20 min. In Italian with English subtitles).
Music talk: Francesco Spagnolo, University of California, Berkeley, on "Puglia’s Jewish Diaspora: The Musical Traditions of the Jews of Corfú."
7:30 pm
free, no reservation required
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A great way to hear some of the most talented young lions of jazz while enjoying spectacular views of ...
more >> Manhattan.
Jay Welch hosts this stand up comedy open mic. Sign up and you can be a part of the show! Each week, ...
more >> Jay and his special guests will be joined by 10 additional acts whose names will be drawn from the golden bowl of destiny. Win "joke of the night" and you are guaranteed a slot on the following Tuesday. This show is free for all audiences.
11:00 pm
free, no reservation required