51 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Wednesday, September 28, 2011
All events are free unless otherwise noted.
Discover the varieties of birds that call the Park home during the migratory season with guided tours.
New York City, NY; NYC
8:00 am
free, no reservation required
9:00 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.
10:00 am
free, no reservation required
Hands on using wireless laptops. Are you having trouble with your email? Don't know how to cut and paste? ...
more >> Curious about Twitter? Bring Technology questions and get one-on-one assistance!
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
You'll be amazed at what you'll see.... a hidden bench that tells time, miniature boats powered by the ...
more >> wind, a magnificent sculpture celebrating fresh water, and a glorious drinking fountain for the city's equine population. These are just some of the the sites along the way on this east to west walk through the park. Tour is approximately one hour long.
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.
11:30 am
free, no reservation required
Radical archivist Jason Scott, mascot of Archive Team and free-range archivist for a number of organizations, ...
more >> invites you to attend a call to arms and an outsider's perspective on the meaning of metadata, his layperson's journey to discovery of its importance, and his experiences bringing the power of raising an army of Folksonomy-wielding volunteers into a hardened army of classification and clarification. He'll be showing some of the projects he's been involved in that have benefited from this work, as well as ways to build a bridge between radically different outlooks, even if the bridge is in fact burning. Expect fast chatter and strange collisions of ideas as you learn exactly how to create a racing arcade game with no video screen, and what it means to face down one of the most amazing archiving machines in the world. Followed by a Q&A.
12:00 pm
free, no reservation required
12:30 pm
$10 suggested donation
Pianist and composer Yuka Aikawa began playing piano at the age of five in her native country, Japan. ...
more >> She studied at the Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College, where she received her M.A. in jazz performance under the guidance of Sir Roland Hanna and Jimmy Heath. During this time, she received the prestigious Michael Feinstein Award for "Outstanding Talent." You can see her at various Jazz clubs in and around the New York area, including the Blue Note, Kitano Hotel, and Birdland Jazz Club.
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.
With: Los Derechos de la Pachamama/The Rights of Mother Earth and Sisa Ñambi Starts at 1pm and 3pm.
New York City, NY; NYC
1:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Take a stab at the modern sport of fencing with masters from Manhattan Fencing Center. No prior experience ...
more >> needed and equipment is provided.
A jazz concert for the midtown community. These popular midday concerts feature well-regarded artists. ...
more >> The programming is overseen by jazz pianist Ronny Whyte.
1:00 pm
$10 suggested donation
Are you a 40+ job seeker? WorkSearch is an online system which provides links to job openings, skills ...
more >> assessment tools, and training programs at no cost to individuals. After taking the orientation, WorkSearch is accessible to registrants through the Internet, or through Library computers. Attendees will be shown how to download the information to a USB flash drive (bring your own USB drive).
Space is limited. No advance registration required. First come, first seated.
1:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Editor's Pick
Bill Wurtzel is a renowned guitarist with the experience to play jazz that fits any event or venue. He ...
more >> has performed worldwide with many great jazz artists. Hisi groups have played for countless private affairs featuring mainstream jazz and the Great American Songbook. He is a member of local 802 and is a director of the Jazz Foundation of America.
2:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Learn figure drawing outdoors with a clothed model and an artist/educator. Materials provided.
New York City, NY; NYC
2:30 pm
free, no reservation required
Hands on using wireless laptops. Learn about online social networks and explore some of the most popular ...
more >> websites, including Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
McBride's debut album on Mack Avenue Records features a collection of hard swing-to-bluesy groove tunes. ...
more >> The quintet includes pianist Eric Reed, vibraphonist Warren Wolf, alto saxophonist Steve Wilson and drummer Carl Allen.
3:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Are you having trouble with your email? Don't know how to cut and paste? Curious about Twitter? Bring ...
more >> your technology questions and get one on one assistance.
3:00 pm
free, no reservation required
A free Stay Well exercise session. Stay Well volunteers certified by the NYC's Department for the aging ...
more >> will lead participants in a well-balanced series of exercises for seniors of all ability levels. Please wear loose comfortable clothing. Exercise equipment will be provided. All participants are required to sign a personal medical waiver at the beginning of the class. The class is limited to 10 participants.
The Library has many resources to help you develop an appreciation for antiquarian books and to assist ...
more >> you in determining if your books are rare. Learn what you need to know before buying or selling an old book.
3:15 pm
free, no reservation required
Gemignani is an award-winning American musical director with a career on Broadway and West End theatre ...
more >> spanning over thirty years.
4:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Join an open-level yoga with a certified instructor! Please wear comfortable clothes and bring your ...
more >> yoga mat or a beach towel. All participants must sign a waiver form before they join in. For adults 18+.
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
A discussion of Ruth Reichl's memoir of her 6-year stint as restaurant critic for The New York Times. ...
more >> This made her the most influential restaurant critic in the country, and resulted in top restaurants posting her picture for employees so they could fawn over her when she visited. To get around this problem, she created a disguise so that she could receive the same food and service as regular patrons.
Swing into summer fun with 'wichcraft sips 'n snacks, while enjoying board games like Giant Jenga, Taboo, ...
more >> Risk, and more.
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Editor's Pick
Looking at art through the lens of psychedelic experience and culture, New York Times veteran art critic ...
more >> Ken Johnson reveals an unexpected and illuminating dimension of art since the 1960s in his fascinating new book Are You Experienced? Johnson gives a lecture on this thought-provoking topic along with a vibrant, full-color slideshow of images from his book, spanning the work of dozens of artists. Artists Deborah Kass and Chris Martin join Ken Johnson in discussing the role that psychedelic culture plays in their work and in the work of their peers.
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
An exhibition of work by BFA Fine Arts Department students using traditional and experimental media.
New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Leave your workday behind and join other adults for good-natured, fun, and cooperative pick-up games ...
more >> of VOLLEYBALL overlooking the Hudson River. Everyone gets to play! Participants can also learn the basic rules and strategies of volleyball. Scorekeeper and volleyballs are provided. No experience is necessary!
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
With Mark Rotella. The celebration of the "Italian decade" -- when Frank Sinatra, Perry Como, Tony Bennett, ...
more >> and Dean Martin won the hearts of the American public and their music became the soundtrack of postwar America -- is also a story of immigrant life.
THE EVENT HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FOR DEC. 7th!
Editor's Pick
Since the earliest days in her childhood, Lara has had a difficult but important task. Both her parents ...
more >> are deaf-mute and Lara has to translate from sign language to the spoken word and vice versa when her parents want to communicate with other people. Getting older and more mature, she becomes interested in music and starts to play clarinet very successfully. However her parents are deaf, they cannot share Lara's musical career. The day comes when Lara has to decide between her parents and her own ambitions.
109 min. In German with English subtitles.
6:30 pm
free, no reservation required
6:30 pm
free, no reservation required
Come "see" Central Park - the world's greatest urban park - at this slide show presentation narrated ...
more >> by Sara Cedar Miller, the Park's official historian, photographer, and author of the definitive guide. No advance registration. Free. All ages welcome. Weather permitting.
6:30 pm
free, no reservation required
Dr. Shevchuk (Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures) will introduce his textbook, a distillation ...
more >> of a twenty-year experience of teaching Ukrainian at Harvard and Columbia Universities, and will discuss the many challenges of teaching Ukrainian as a foreign language.
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
"Conversations on Practice" is an interdisciplinary discussion series exploring how artists go about ...
more >> their daily work. Glenn Kurtz will talk with Laura Miller, co-founder of Salon.com, where she is currently a staff writer, and a regular contributor to The New York Times Book Review.
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
Editor's Pick
Natal-San Miguel offers unique insights into being a successful and business savvy fine-art photographer.
New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
A chilling, delightfully dreadful, and hypnotically beautiful story of a girl whose coming of age is ...
more >> darkened by the secret history of her small town. Both lyrical coming of age story and spine tingling tale of ghostly menace, The Beginners introduces Rebecca Wolff as an exciting new talent in fiction.
This is considered the first vampire movie. Count Orlock (Nosferatu, the vampire) leaves his castle in ...
more >> the Carpathians and travels to Bremen, bringing coffins filled with dirt and sinister plans for the young couple who are to be his victims.
81 min. A short discussion to follow.
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Editor's Pick
Sit down with Ó Lionáird and Goff for a personal introduction to their lives, musical roles and artistic ...
more >> process. Masters in Collaboration conversations feature revealing and comical dialogue, impromptu performances, and an exclusive inside look at how two diverse artists come together to form a new musical relationship.
Launched in 2008, the Masters in Collaboration series creates partnerships among artists outside the pressures of the marketplace in an effort to stimulate creativity, reward risk, and awaken a dynamic musical conversation between Ireland and the United States. Past featured performers have included Paul Brady, Sarah Siskind, Martin Hayes, Dennis Cahill, Gregory Harrington, John Doyle, Andy Irvine, Athena Tergis, Bill Whelan, Joanie Madden, and Seamus Begley
7:30 pm
free, no reservation required
Editor's Pick
A program of non-curated shared showings of experimentation and work-in-progress, for artists at all ...
more >> stages of their development. The events are centered around an audience discussion moderated by an Artist-in-Residence or an occasional guest, where we will experiment with different feedback methods to support and inform the artists’ process.
8:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Fostering a dialogue between the music world’s most significant and inspired artists and students from ...
more >> the Jazz Studies Program.
8:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Featuring: ALEXANDER CHEE (Edinburgh; Granta Magazine); ED GAVAGAN (The Liar Show; The Story Collider); ...
more >> MELANIE HAMLETT
(RISK!; The Moth StorySLAM); JILLIAN LAUREN (Pretty; Some Girls: My Life in a Harem); JOANNE SOLOMON (Steamboat; De La Guarda).
Program:
Haydn: Symphony No. 96 in D major “The Miracle”
Carter: Concerto for flute (2008) New ...
more >> York Premiere, Patricia Spencer, flute
Schubert: Symphony No. 9 in C major
Praised by The New York Times for its “youthful exuberance,” the Mannes Orchestra performs a comprehensive symphonic repertoire each year ranging from classical to modern. Guest conductors who have led concerts or readings in recent years include Kurt Masur, Philippe Entremont, Paul Nadler, Leonard Slatkin, and Mannes graduates Yves Abel and JoAnn Falletta.
Stand-up comedy show (that has been featured on MTV, and that fills to standing-room only each week). ...
more >> The show is produced by Brendan Fitzgibbons (The Onion, McSweeney's) and Lance Weiss (Carolines on Broadway) with comedians from David Letterman, Vh1, MTV, The Onion, and Comedy Central. Free pizza!
9:00 pm
free, no food/drink...
Join exhibition curator Dr. Valerie Steele for a tour of Daphne Guinness, featuring approximately 100 ...
more >> garments and accessories from Guinness' personal collection.
A great way to hear some of the most talented young lions of jazz while enjoying spectacular views of ...
more >> Manhattan.