33 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Wednesday, September 29, 2021
All events are free unless otherwise noted.
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Nora and Mary are spoiled sisters who've been living the good life in Beverly Hills. But when their loving ...
more >> papi unexpectedly dies penniless, they are forced to live with an estranged aunt in a humble casa in East LA. Their lives are forever changed as they connect with their roots, face new challenges and possibly new loves in this heartwarming romantic comedy. Directed by Angel Gracia Starring Camilla Belle, Alexa Vega, Wilmer Valderrama, Nicholas D'Agosto, April Bowlby, Kuno Becker, Adriana Barraza
12:00 am
free, no reservation required
A reading in canoes as the sun comes up. Audre Lorde was a self-described "black, lesbian, mother, warrior, ...
more >> poet," who "dedicated both her life and her creative talent to confronting and addressing injustices of racism, sexism, classism, and homophobia."
An experienced birding guide leads a walk to observe the diversity of migrating birds that visit the ...
more >> park. Wednesdays, September 8-October 13, 2021
Practice your art at a beautiful place with views of the river and gardens. Bring your own art supplies: ...
more >> drawing boards, paints, water. Paper will be offered.
Led by park staff, this an enjoyable walking tour of park. Discover how the park successfully transformed ...
more >> a haven for crime and drugs into Manhattan’s Town Square . Guides are loaded with expertise on the park’s rich history, award-winning design, distinct amenities, and ongoing maintenance efforts. Weather permitting.
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This event willl feature concert versions of current musicals, jazz and Latin music, dancers, singers, ...
more >> and even circus performers
A performer from Denver writes songs that blend classic country and contemporary mindsets.
New York City, NY; NYC
Connect with your core self and nourish your soul with a meditation. Kundalini Yoga breathing technique ...
more >> will help you reduce stress, increase your focus, and balance your emotion. All levels are welcome. Each Wed through December 15, 2021.
You will take a short walk through the park to the location for the lesson. Supplies such as paper, stools ...
more >> will be provided. Bring your own drawing/painting media. Led by an art instructor.
Pianist and composer Haskell Small in conversation with filmmaker Ching Juhl. They'll talk about Haskell's ...
more >> ongoing recovery and rehabilitation from a recent stroke. He's been creating and will perform right hand alone arrangements of Scarlatti, Schubert, Bach and his own composition, Diary of a Stroke.
This site-specific experience immerses attendees using sound through headphones, environmental recordings ...
more >> of the sounds of the city, composition and theme of time, destruction, and resilience. The walk starts every 30 min. Duration: 60 min. You will need your own mobile device and headphones.
4:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Music school open house for adults: take a sample instrument lesson (piano, violin, flute, guitar, cello, ...
more >> clarinet, saxophone, oboe) or voice, or take a mini-music theory lesson. Instruments will be provided. Enjoy a sample dance class and more. All ages and levels. Proof of vaccination and masks are required.
5:30 pm
free, RSVP required
5:30 pm
free, registration required
A panel of experts to explore the social, political, and personal experiences of women as captured by ...
more >> "new" women photographers from the 1920s through the 1950s--and reflect on the contemporary resonance of their work.
The borders of this country are a labyrinth of agencies, individuals, and surveillance technologies. ...
more >> Surveillance uses many technologies including drones and electronic GPS shackles. The speakers iwill examine the technologies of the Department of Homeland Security, and how these technologies impact immigrant, BIPOC communities, and everyone.
Join a rotating cast of musicians curated by ArBuzz and Sharla, as they play everything from swing to ...
more >> R&B to 80's pop hits. Take a seat in the courtyard and enjoy the show. Food and drinks are available for purchase.
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
The Feast of St Michael and All Angels has been kept on this fall date since the fifth century. It celebrates ...
more >> the communication between God and humankind. The Eucharist is sung by a cantor to the timeless music of plainsong, including the "Angels' Mass" Missa de Angelis. Followed by soft drinks and wine and simple cook-out fare (meats and salads) in the courtyard garden. Face-coverings should be worn indoors but are optional out-doors.
6:00 pm
free, registration required
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This event reviews what has changed because of 9/11. In the months following the tragedy, the engineering ...
more >> analysis of why of the towers fell began. One of the leaders of the forensic analysis will explain the focus and stages of the examination.
Namaste! Unwind from the day with outdoor yoga. Immerse yourself in this meditative practice- surrounded ...
more >> by the Hudson’s peaceful aura. Strengthen the body and cultivate awareness in a relaxed environment as your instructor guides you through alignments and poses. All levels are welcome. Participants are expected to bring their own equipment: yoga mat, yoga blocks, water, etc.
Climate scientist and chief scientist for The Nature Conservancy Katharine Hayhoe speaks to academic, ...
more >> environmentalist activist, and public servant Tia Nelson, whose father, Governor Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin, founded the first Earth Day 50 years ago. Hayhoe has been named a United Nations Champion of the Earth and one of Time's 100 Most Influential People. In her new book Saving Us, she offers practical guidance on how, together, we can push forward unity on the climate change issue despite our differences.
6:30 pm
free, registration required
On the occasion of her new book, a chronicle of her 36 years at BAM, Karen Brooks Hopkins and actor John ...
more >> Turturro will shoot the breeze and converse about theater, Brooklyn, the arts and of course – BAM, an institution near and dear to both of them. She will read some passages from the book followed by an audience Q+A and book signing. See link for COVID protocols.
Marc Kehoe began painting as a child. He attended two art schools; The Maryland Institute, College of ...
more >> Art (painting), and The Rhode Island School of Design (filmmaking). He has written, produced and directed Super-8 sound underground films, presented his films with a 'live sound track,'organized and hosted 'low tech' film presentations at The Kitchen here in NYC, and various other venues, including Sideshows by the Seashore in Coney Island. Kehoe painted an outdoor mural at Coney Island, Art Directed the Coney Island Mermaid Parade, created original artwork for two large scale musicals that almost made it to Broadway, Art Directed and designed graphics and photography for various magazines, worked in advertising, designed and created websites with multi-media elements, been a performance artist, and a licensed NYC tour guide.
This artist uses words and movement to honor and celebrate her identity as Borikua-Taino and to envision ...
more >> a world that is healing/healed.
Six queer Latine poets who come together for a night of healing through poetry and community.
New York City, NY; NYC
A selection of stories that reflect our experiences over the past year and a half – anxiety, isolation, ...
more >> and grief on the one hand; resourcefulness, community, and resilience on the other.
An evening of readings from John Leonard Prize for Best First Book finalists/winners Raven Leilani, Julia ...
more >> Phillips, and Brandon Taylor, hosted by Maris Kreizman. See link for COVID protocols.
Program: Irving Fine Notturno Aaron Copland Appalachian Spring Suite Jessie Montgomery Strum Adolphus ...
more >> Hailstork Essay for Strings
Maggie Nelson in conversation with Cathy Park Hong in celebration of Nelson’s latest book. Nelson focuses ...
more >> her deft, boundary-pushing writing on freedom within the realm of art, sex, drugs, and climate. Nelson will explore the concept of freedom and the ethics that drive the book with Cathy Park Hong, author of the 2021 Pulitzer Prize finalist and 2020 National Book Critics Circle Award for Autobiography-winning book, Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning.
Free-spirited Gilda has excellent culinary skills, raises pigs and chickens in the backyard of her home ...
more >> for slaughter and produces recipes capable of enchanting her friends, family and lovers, bothers the neighborhood. Stars: Karine Teles, Julia Stockler, Antonio Saboia 10 min.
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Five poets make an evening of readings and conversation tracing breadths of South Asian diasporic experience. ...
more >> Across a range of inquiries, five poets consider the textual scaffoldings of empire, the human entanglements of production and consumption, and the tenuous, beautiful work of relations to thrive and endure.