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free events nyc 4th Annual Camp Doughboy WWI History Weekend
free events nyc Raptor Fest
free events nyc Monarch Celebration
free events nyc New Amsterdam and the Evolution of New York
free events nyc Taino Dance Party
free events nyc 35 Years of Impact: Images from ICP's Infinity Awards
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Workshop | Morning Fitness


One hour of walking, stretching, and strengthening exercises. For a breath of fresh air, take your workouts more outdoors. Parks are becoming a logical alternative environment for those who want to add variety to their workouts, or who just don't like the gym. And, it's an affordable way to increase physical activity opportunities, because there's nothing special to build. Exercise with a view, in natural sunlight, with green scenery all around bestows health benefits that can't be found indoors. Scientific studies have shown that the pleasure of being outdoors for example gives your brain, psyche, and immune system an extra boost. Led by trained professionals, and suitable for all levels. Wear comfortable clothing and bring water. less
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8:30 am
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Tour | 13 Tours, All City Neighborhoods, Any Time Of The Day, Choose One Tour Or Many


These free tours take place at various times during the day, all day long. You can make reservations more for as many tours as your schedule allows. SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn Heights + DUMBO 3 Hour Lower Manhattan Harlem Chelsea and the High Line 6 Hour Downtown Combined Greenwich Village Central Park Lower Manhattan Midtown Manhattan Grand Central Terminal Graffiti and Street Art Tours World Trade Center less
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10:00 am
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Festival | 4th Annual Camp Doughboy WWI History Weekend


The fourth annual Camp Doughboy World War I History Weekend will bring living history, reenactors, authors, more experts, vintage vehicles, and animals. This is the largest free public WWI exhibition in the United States. Reenactors representing the Allies and Central Powers--as well as civilians in Edwardian-era attire--are invited living history participants. The centennial of the service members returning to Governors Island is in 2019 and this group of volunteer reenactors will share the story of WWI participants. See living history, weapons and equipment displays, and vintage vehicles. less
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10:00 am
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Opening Reception | 6 Art Shows, Including Alexander Calder and David Hockney


Featuring: Alexander Calder Small Sphere and Heavy Sphere Loie Hollowell Plumb Line David Hockney La more Grande Cour, Normandy Fred Wilson Chandeliers Yto Barrada Paste Papers Peter Hujar Master Class less
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Workshop | Drawing in the Park


Paint in watercolor, or use pastels, chalk, and charcoal to capture the magical vistas of the Hudson more River and the unique landscape. An artist/educator will help participants of all levels with instruction and critique. Art materials provided. Saturdays, July 13-September 21, 2019 less
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Dance Lesson | Moves with Limón Dance


Experience the joy of movement and dance. Led by dancers from the world-renowned Limón Dance Company, more this modern dance class is now in its seventh year. Open to all levels and ages. Saturdays, June 1 – September 28, 2019 less
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10:00 am
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Tour | Park Tour: From Freight to Flowers


Hear the story behind New York City's park in the sky. Guided 75-minute walking tours led by knowledgeable more volunteer guides will offer you an insider's perspective on the park's history, design, and landscape. less
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Fair | Street Fair


Free fun for the whole family, including arts, crafts, antiques, plants, entertainment, games, and more.
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Fair | Street Fair


Free fun for the whole family, including arts, crafts, antiques, plants, entertainment, games, and more.
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Workshop | Yoga Flow with Malorie


Come flow through a chaturanga with views of NYC's newest park and neighborhood. Mats and blocks provided more for the first 25 participants. Be sure to bring some water! Towels - optional. Saturdays, June 1-September 28, 2019 less
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Lesson | Braille Study Group


Join staff, peers and volunteers who can help you with your braille study plan and assignments and recommend more strategies for taking your braille proficiency to the next level. Braille games and activities will help you put your skills into practice. This study group welcomes blind and sighted learners alike. Braille is a tactile writing system used by people who are visually impaired. It is traditionally written with embossed paper. Braille users can read computer screens and other electronic supports using refreshable braille displays. They can write braille with the original slate and stylus or type it on a braille writer, such as a portable braille notetaker or computer that prints with a braille embosser. less
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10:30 am
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Festival | 12th Annual Family Day Celebration


The annual Family Day Celebration is back for its 12th edition!  Fun-seeking individuals of all ages more are welcome for an enchanting day of free activities including storytelling, double-dutch, dance and drum workshops led by world-renowned instructors, arts and crafts and short films, all celebrating Africa and the diaspora. less
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11:00 am
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Workshop | Fishing Clinic


Brand new this year! Take part in an incredible opportunity to learn line fishing without leaving the more City. Learn how to tie fishing knots, bait a hook, cast a fishing rod, and maybe even reel up a fish! Guided by a marine biologist and expert anglers, you’ll learn the basics of line fishing, while catch-and-releasing some of the park’s aquatic organisms. Equipment provided on-site. All ages are welcome. less
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11:00 am
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Workshop | Kayaking Class


Learn to kayak on Governors Island! Use free sit-on-top kayaks for public use at Pier 101. Staff gives more free instruction and provides all necessary safety equipment. Kayaking on Governors Island provides an opportunity to create a personal connection with our waterfront, regardless of age, income or location, and it also serves to educate the public on how far we’ve come in cleaning up the Harbor. Saturdays, June 15-September 14, 2019 less
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Workshop | Shape Up NYC Dance Fitness


Shape Up NYC‘s dance fitness classes are fun! Colorful outfits are encouraged! Every Saturday through more September 28, 2019 less
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11:00 am
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City Walk | Greenwich Village Walking Tour


Steeped in artistic, political and progressively social history, Greenwich Village today remains a cultural more melting pot. The ‘Village’ has been, and remains a bohemian capitol, a center of the modern LGBT movement and one of the birthplaces of the ‘Beat’ and 60’s counter culture movements. Alongside historic landmarks the tours visit the Villages’ modern day institutions, observing where the places todays Villagers’ work, live and play, and where they maintain the sense of the unique, bizarre and beautiful bohemia we call Greenwich Village. This event takes place every Saturday from June 1 to September 28. less
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Tour | Alexander Hamilton U.S. Customs House Tour


Highlights include a discussion of the history of the site, information about architect Cass Gilbert more and viewings of the Collectors Office with its Tiffany woodwork, Reginald Marsh murals and the 140-ton rotunda dome, designed and built by Rafael Gustavino. less
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12:00 pm
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Festival | Raptor Fest


Experience the thrill of viewing New York's premier predators live and up close at the annual Raptor more Fest, hosted by the Urban Park Rangers. This event showcases many birds of prey, also known as raptors, that are found throughout New York City and beyond, including eagles, falcons, owls, and hawks! The family-friendly event will include education/activity tables stations along with live birds of prey performing aerial feats. less
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12:00 pm
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Film | Crazy Rich Asians (2018): Romantic Comedy Based On Bestseller


This contemporary romantic comedy, based on a global bestseller, follows native New Yorker Rachel Chu more to Singapore to meet her boyfriend's family. 120 min. Director: Jon M. Chu. Starring Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Michelle Yeoh. The filming of Crazy Rich Asians was done in Malaysia and Singapore. The film grossed $238 million worldwide, making it the highest-grossing romantic comedy in a decade. less
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Gallery Talk | Infinity of Nations: Exhibition Tour


A 45-minute tour of some 700 works of Native art from throughout North, Central and South America demonstrates more the breadth of the museum's renowned collection and highlights the importance of many of these iconic objects. less
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Festival | Monarch Celebration


During what should be the height of monarch butterfly migration in our area, explore gardens and natural more areas in search of these charismatic creatures as you learn about their incredible migration down to Mexico. They'll have lots of information on these creatures as well as crafts and ways you can help conserve them. less
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1:00 pm
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City Walk | New Amsterdam and the Evolution of New York


Before there was New York, there was a sleepy outpost of the Dutch West India Company called Nieuw Amsterdam. more The entirety of the colony that was New Amsterdam--which eventually evolved into one of the world's greatest cities--could be found south of Wall Street. Participants will walk through what is now known as the Financial District, discuss the Dutch origins in New Amsterdam, their relationship with the indigenous Lenape tribe, the transition from Dutch trading outpost to English colony to the (temporary) capital of a new independent nation, and much more. less
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1:00 pm
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Opera | Wagner's Das Rheingold


New York Opera Forum performs the complete opera of Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner. A live musical more recital performed in concert with piano accompaniment. Das Rheingold is the first of the four music dramas that constitute Richard Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen, (English: The Ring of the Nibelung).As the "preliminary evening" within the cycle, Das Rheingold gives the background to the events that drive the main dramas of the cycle. It recounts Alberich's theft of the Rhine gold after his renunciation of love; his fashioning of the all-powerful ring from the gold and his enslavement of the Nibelungs; Wotan's seizure of the gold and the ring, to pay his debt to the giants who have built his fortress Valhalla; Alberich's curse on the ring and its possessors; Erda's warning to Wotan to forsake the ring; the early manifestation of the curse's power after Wotan yields the ring to the giants; and the gods' uneasy entry into Valhalla, under the shadow of their impending doom. less
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Film | Spell Reel (2017): Militant Cinema


A look at Guinea-Bissau, where at the beginning of the 1970s the advocates of a militant cinema captured more the freedom struggle and the first years of independence. Director: Filipa César 96 min. less
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Film | Blackboard Jungle (1955): Four Time Oscar Nominated Crime Drama


A new English teacher at a violent, unruly inner-city school is determined to do his job, despite resistance more from both students and faculty. 101 min. Director: Richard Brooks. Starring Glenn Ford, Anne Francis, Louis Calhern.  In 2016, Blackboard Jungle was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". The movie had four Academy Award nominations for Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium, Best Cinematography, Black-and-White, Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White and Best Film Editing. less
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2:00 pm
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Film | Long Shot (2019) With Charlize Theron: His Childhood Crush Running For Presidency


Journalist Fred Flarsky reunites with his childhood crush, Charlotte Field, now one of the most influential more women in the world. As she prepares to make a run for the Presidency, Charlotte hires Fred as her speechwriter and sparks fly. 125 min. Director: Jonathan Levine. Starring Charlize Theron, Seth Rogen, June Diane Raphael.  less
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Film | The Public (2018) With Alec Baldwin: An Act Of Civil Disobedience


An act of civil disobedience turns into a standoff with police when homeless people in Cincinnati take more over the public library to seek shelter from the bitter cold. 120 min. Director: Emilio Estevez. Starring Alec Baldwin, Taylor Schilling, Emilio Estevez. less
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Screening | Documentary: Citizen: The Political Life of Allard K. Lowenstein (1983)


A chronicle of the career of political activist and former New York Congressman, Allard K. Lowenstein. more Traces Lowenstein's life from his formative childhood influences to his involvement in the 1950's with human rights in South Africa, his efforts in the Civil Rights Movement in the 60's and his active opposition to U. S. involvement in Vietnam. Concludes with his untimely shooting death in March 1980 by a former campaign worker, later declared insane. 72 min. Director: Julie M. Thompson. less
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2:00 pm
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Classical Music | Afternoon Organ Meditations


Diverse programs of music celebrating the great repertoire of the organ. Takes place every Saturday more and Sunday from September 7, 2019 to May 24, 2020. less
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4:00 pm
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Classical Music | Concert At The Coolest Classical Music Concerts Location In NYC


Classical music on a boat with an intimate and romantic setting and beautiful view of New York City. more Followed by a Q & A session with the musicians. Program and musicians TBA. Doors open at 3:45 pm. less
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4:00 pm
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Performance | Oh Heroine How I Love You!: Modern Play Passing Through Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights


75 min. Writer, Director: Callie Nestleroth. Performer: Sara Page. Meet with Cathy Earnshaw in her world more from Emily Bronte's classic tale Wuthering Heights, and be taken by her on a journey that goes beyond the confines of her book. Whether from the many film adaptations, or Kate Bush's singular song, Cathy and Heathcliff are infamous characters. But do we ever consider the effect they have on those who learn their story? Oh Heroine How I Love You! transports you into the book and onto the Moors, to voyage with Cathy in this interactive one-woman show. A ghostly character, Cathy's grasp of her reality is fraught, and as she catapults between worlds the audience is taken along for the ride. You feel as if you are reading a book that has come to life around you and in being immersed in her world are called upon to assist this character who is lost in her own adaptations. In learning who Cathy is, we learn who Emily Bronte is, and unlock this enigmatic author with questions about feminist agency and the ownership one has to tell their own story. No intermission, please be prepared to walk and interact with the performer. less
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Opening Reception | Tokyo Pop Underground: Group Show


With: Makoto Azuma Haroshi Akiyoshi Mishima Masato Mori Tetsuya Nakamura Yoshiro Nishi aka Yoshirotten more Toshio Saeki Hajime Sorayama Keiichi Tanaami Makoto Taniguchi Hiroki Tsukuda Kazuki Umezawa Harumi Yamaguchi Yuichi Yokoyama less
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Dancing | Taino Dance Party


An evening dance party featuring live music by award-winning singer-songwriter Irka Mateo (Taino). DJ more Max "Drlacxos" Cueto will open and close the evening. less
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6:00 pm
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Classical Music | Works For Clarinet And Piano


Ayako Oshima, clarinet; Mohamed Shams, piano; Charles Neidich, guest clarinet.  Program Takashi Yoshimatsu more 4 Pieces in Bird Shape Akira Miyoshi Perspective en Spirale for Clarinet Solo Elliott Carter Hiyoku Bohuslav Martinu Sonatina for Clarinet and Piano less
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Movie in a Park | Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018): Oscar-Winning Animated Superheroics (Outdoors)


Teen Miles Morales becomes Spider-Man of his reality, crossing his path with five counterparts from other more dimensions to stop a threat to all realities. Directors: Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey Stars: Shameik Moore, Jake Johnson, Hailee Steinfeld 117 min. Grab a blanket or towel and come enjoy a movie in the park. Glass bottles and alcoholic beverages are strictly prohibited. You should arrive before 7:00 p.m. to get your spot. less
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Slide Lecture | 35 Years of Impact: Images from ICP's Infinity Awards


Mark Lubell, Executive Director of the International Center of Photography, presents the work of its more most notable Infinity Award honorees from the past three decades. less
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7:30 pm
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Performance | Oh Heroine How I Love You!: Modern Play Passing Through Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights


75 min. Writer, Director: Callie Nestleroth. Performer: Sara Page. Meet with Cathy Earnshaw in her world more from Emily Bronte's classic tale Wuthering Heights, and be taken by her on a journey that goes beyond the confines of her book. Whether from the many film adaptations, or Kate Bush's singular song, Cathy and Heathcliff are infamous characters. But do we ever consider the effect they have on those who learn their story? Oh Heroine How I Love You! transports you into the book and onto the Moors, to voyage with Cathy in this interactive one-woman show. A ghostly character, Cathy's grasp of her reality is fraught, and as she catapults between worlds the audience is taken along for the ride. You feel as if you are reading a book that has come to life around you and in being immersed in her world are called upon to assist this character who is lost in her own adaptations. In learning who Cathy is, we learn who Emily Bronte is, and unlock this enigmatic author with questions about feminist agency and the ownership one has to tell their own story. No intermission, please be prepared to walk and interact with the performer. less
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