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55 free events take place on Thursday, September 12 in New York City. Don't miss the opportunities that only New York provides! Exciting, high quality, unique and off the beaten path free events and free things to do take place in New York today, tonight, tomorrow and each day of the year, any time of the day: whether it's a weekday or a weekend, day or night, morning or evening or afternoon, December or July, April or November! These events will take your breath away!

New York City (NYC) never ceases to amaze you with quantity and quality of its free culture and free entertainment. Check out September 12 and see for yourself. Summer or Winter, Spring or Fall! Just click on any day of the calendar above and you'll find most inspiring and entertaining free events to go to and free things to do on each day of September . Don't miss the opportunities that only New York provides!

Some events take place all year long: same day of the week, same time there are there for you to take advantage of. One of the oldest free weekly events in Manhattan is Dixieland Jazz with the Gotham Jazzmen, which happen at noon every Tuesday. Another example of an event that you can attend all year round on weekdays is Federal Reserve Bank Tour, which takes place every week day at 1 pm (but advanced reservations are required). You can take at least 13 free tours every day of the year, except the New Year Day, July 4th, and the Christmas Day. If you are classical music afficionado, you can spend whole day in New York going from one free classical concert to another. If you love theater, then New York gives you an option to attend plays and musicals free of charge, or at deep discount. You just need to have information about it. And we are here to make that information available to you.
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55 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Thursday, September 12, 2024

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free events nyc Tour of New York City Hall
free events nyc Folk Dancing from Around the World - Outdoors
free events nyc "Dancer of the Century" Choreographer Martha Graham in Cuba
free events nyc Artist Combines House and Techno with Klezmer and Yiddish Music
free events nyc 10-Time Grammy Winner Eddie Palmieri and His Salsa Orchestra - in the Park
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Concert | Lenny Kravitz, Rock and Soul Star


The New York-born rocker had a string of hit albums in the 1990s and early 2000s, including Let Love Rule and Are You Gonna Go My Way? His latest is Blue Electric Light. Check-in: By 5:15 a.m. ID required (concert concludes at 9:30 a.m.)
   New York City, NY; NYC
5:15 am
Free

Workshop | Rooftop Yoga


Sputnik Yoga presents yoga sessions throughout the entire summer.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 am
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Workshop | Pick Up Pickleball


An exciting fusion of badminton and tennis, pickleball has been proven to strengthen muscles, boost cardiovascular health, and enhance brain function.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 am
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Symposium | Sports and AI


This symposium will explore how researchers and industry are tackling challenges at the intersection of AI and sports.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 am
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Tour | NYC Walking Tours: A Variety of Neighborhoods - Choose One Tour Or Many


These tours take place at various times. You can make reservations for as many tours as your schedule allows. See link for details: scroll down to find the daily scheduled tours at $4 (more expensive tours are listed on top). Daily tours may include: SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown Lower Manhattan Brooklyn Bridge Harlem Downtown Combined Greenwich Village Central Park Lower Manhattan Midtown Manhattan Graffiti and Street Art Tours
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:30 am
$4

Fair | Street Fair


Free fun for the whole family, including arts, crafts, antiques, plants, entertainment, games, and more.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Fair | Street Fair


Free fun for the whole family, including arts, crafts, antiques, plants, entertainment, games, and more.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Tour | Tour of New York City Hall


One of the oldest continuously used City Halls in the nation that still houses its original governmental functions, New York's City Hall is considered one of the finest architectural achievements of its period. Constructed from 1803 to 1812, the building was an early expression of the City's cosmopolitanism. City Hall is a designated New York City landmark, and its rotunda is a designated interior landmark as well.
   New York City, NY; NYC
10:00 am
Free

Film | Desperately Seeking Susan (1985) with Rosanna Arquette and Madonna


New Jersey housewife Roberta Glass spices up her boring life by reading personal ads, especially a series of them being placed by a mysterious denizen of New York City named Susan. When one of Susan's ads proposes a rendezvous with her suitor at Battery Park, Roberta secretly tags along. But when her voyeuristic plan ends in permanent memory loss and a new jacket, Roberta begins to gather a lot of unwanted attention from some unsavory characters. Director: Susan Seidelman Cast: Rosanna Arquette, Aidan Quinn, Madonna, Robert Joy Rosanna Arquette is an American actress who was nominated for an Emmy Award for her performance in the TV film The Executioner's Song (1982) and won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for the film Desperately Seeking Susan (1985). Her other film roles include After Hours (1985), The Big Blue (1988), Pulp Fiction (1994), and Crash (1996). She also directed the documentary Searching for Debra Winger (2002) and starred in the ABC sitcom What About Brian? from 2006 to 2007. Madonna is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Known as the "Queen of Pop," Madonna has been widely recognized for her continual reinvention and versatility in music production, songwriting, and visual presentation. She has pushed the boundaries of artistic expression in mainstream music, while continuing to maintain control over every aspect of her career. Her works, which incorporate social, political, sexual, and religious themes, have generated both controversy and critical acclaim. A prominent cultural figure of the 20th and 21st centuries, Madonna remains one of the most "well-documented figures of the modern age."
   New York City, NY; NYC
11:00 am
Free

Workshop | Learn Juggling in the Park


Get in a quick lesson, stay for the whole time, or just enjoy watching them put their skills to the test. They're a friendly group and open to drop-ins, even if you catch them outside of the regular juggling lessons. All skill levels welcome. Equipment is provided.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Park Walk | Wildlife Outing in the Park


A wildlife outing to discover the flora and fauna that make the park ecologically rich.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Classical Music | Bach at Noon (In Person and Online)


Take a momentary respite from a busy day to enjoy a selection of organ works by Johann Sebastian Bach in an intimate venue.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:20 pm
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Concert | Brazilian & American Jazz!


Brazilian/American pianist Luiz Simas is a versatile performer who feels totally at ease with both the music of his native Brazil and the American genres of jazz and ragtime. Keyboard magazine has described his playing as "sassy, clear and vibrant", and his music as "fresh, smart and witty".
   New York City, NY; NYC
12:30 pm
Free

Film | Challengers (2024) with Zendaya


Tashi, a tennis player turned coach, has transformed her husband from a mediocre player into a world-famous grand slam champion. To jolt him out of his recent losing streak, she makes him play a challenger event -- close to the lowest level of tournament on the pro tour. Tensions soon run high when he finds himself standing across the net from the once-promising, now burnt-out Patrick, his former best friend and Tashi's former boyfriend. Director: Luca Guadagnino Cast: Zendaya, Josh O'Connor, Mike Faist Zendaya is an American actress and singer. Known mononymously as Zendaya, she has received various accolades, including two Primetime Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award. Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2022.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Film | Milk Money (1994) with Ed Harris


Three young boys pool their money and pay V, a kindhearted prostitute, to strip for them. Afterward, she drives them home to the suburbs — but then her car breaks down. It's just as well, though, because a mobster named Waltzer is after her, and V realizes the suburbs are the perfect place to hide. But things get a lot more complicated when V falls in love with Tom, a single father who is unaware of her real profession. Director: Richard Benjamin Cast: Melanie Griffith, Ed Harris Ed Harris is an American actor and filmmaker. His performances in Apollo 13 (1995), The Truman Show (1998), Pollock (2000), and The Hours (2002) earned him critical acclaim and Academy Award nominations.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Gallery Talk | CANCELLED***Frida Kahlo Reconsidered***CANCELLED


Although Frida Kahlo's story is well known, less is known about the forces that shaped her life and creative process that began before she was born. As part of the exhibition, Frida Kahlo, Forever Yours..., Dr. Salomon Grimberg, author of several books on Frida Kahlo's life and work, discusses her developmental history to explain how the iconographic sources of her self-portraits and still lives emerge from her identification with pre-Hispanic and Catholic religion.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Honor Among Outlaws: Selected Works from Kuniyoshi's 108 Heroes of the Popular Suikoden


Classic heroes gain fresh resonance in Kuniyoshi Utagawa’s 108 Heroes of the Popular Suikoden (c.1827-30). Pulling the viewer into a whirlwind of muscular limbs, lavish textiles, and lethal weapons, Kuniyoshi reimagined 12th-century Chinese bandits as fierce paragons of self-made justice for a 19th-century Japanese audience. Adapted from the classic Chinese novel of the same name, Tales of the Water Margin (Suikoden) stresses honor and loyalty as a band of outlaw heroes bring down crooked officials through their own code of justice. Stifled by the social stratification and political censorship of the Tokugawa Shogunate, Edo’s merchant class embraced these stories. As Kuniyoshi channeled this zeitgeist, he elevated the warrior print genre and established himself as the master of all subjects fierce and fantastic. Ronin Gallery is pleased to present 35 of these very rare, early works.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Book Discussion | Radical Food Geographies: Power, Knowledge and Resistance


This collection, co-edited by Colleen Hammelman, Charles Z. Levkoe, and Kristin Reynolds, presents critical and action-oriented approaches to addressing food systems inequities across places, spaces, and scales from around the world. 
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Birdwatching | Fall Migration Birding Tour


Spot the wonderful diversity of birds that visit the park during migratory season, with guided tours led by environmental educator and urban naturalist Gabriel Willow. Located in the heart of Midtown, the park is a hotspot for avian visitors and birders alike. Past sightings include warblers, tanagers, vireos, thrushes, and even a Chuck-will’s-widow!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Jazz | Jazz at the Crossroads of the World


New York City’s jazz scene comes to Broadway, creating the feeling of an intimate club amidst the lights and sounds. Featuring: The Headhunters
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Gallery Talk | Radical Form, Radical Matter: Artists in Dialogue (online)


Radical Form, Radical Matter is a virtual conversation featuring three national academicians participating in the 191st Annual: Academy Style—Elana Herzog, Jean Shin, and Jessica Stockholder—in dialogue with Sara Reisman. Each artist is known for their site-specific sculptural installations that defy simple classification. Suggestive of sustainability, the three artists’ recuperative practices employ material and formal methods that challenge the boundaries between spatial, pictorial, and conceptual outcomes.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Opening Reception | Copy, Cut + Paste: The Visual Language of Ivan Chermayeff


An exhibition of mixed media collages and other works by the legendary designer.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:30 pm
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Dance Performance | Folk Dancing from Around the World - Outdoors


Folk Dance Club Kaleidoscope will perform traditional folk dances from around the world and teach the audience some of their more popular moves. No prior experience necessary, just a love of dance and a desire to have fun!
   New York City, NY; NYC
5:30 pm
Free

Discussion | "Dancer of the Century" Choreographer Martha Graham in Cuba


TIME magazine named Martha Graham "Dancer of the Century," and People magazine named her among the female "Icons of the Century." As a choreographer, she was as prolific as she was complex. Graham created 181 ballets and a dance technique that has been compared to ballet in its scope and magnitude. The Graham technique reshaped American dance and is still taught worldwide. In 1941, Martha Graham and her company set sail for Cuba. In the audience for one of the company's performances was a very young man whose father pressed him to become a lawyer-though he harbored dreams of being a dancer. That young man, Ramiro Guerra Suarez, eventually studied under Martha Graham, spending several years taking classes with her and her company. His subsequent early works created in Cuba, Mulato y mamb?, and Suite Yoruba, clearly reflect her influences. On the cusp of the 1959 Cuban Revolution which resulted in barriers between Cuba and the US, Ramiro founded the Modern Dance Department of the National Theater of Cuba and the National Modern Dance Ensemble (now Contemporary Dance of Cuba). He also formed a fruitful partnership with a young, talented performer, Marianela Boan who, with Ramiro's encouragement and guidance, would go on to a remarkably rich career as a boundary-pushing choreographer drawing from diverse dance and theater tradition while incorporating traces of Graham, technically and very much in terms of spirit. As political doors closed and Cuba became isolated, the Graham seeds collected by Ramiro during years of in-person study with her in New York, were planted on the island and took root continuing to flourish in the innovative work of Marianela Boan. In this dynamic discussion about how Graham, Ramiro, and Bo?n ignited modern dance in Cuba, Eduardo Vilaro (Artistic Director of Ballet Hisp?nico) moderates a conversation with Marianela Bo?n, Janet Eilber (Artistic Director of the Martha Graham Dance Company), and Cynthia Newport. Registration required.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | 2 Art Openings: Make Do and Mend / Sarah Cain


Lubaina Himid: Make Do and Mend United Kingdom-based artist Lubaina Himid presents a solo exhibition comprising two new bodies of work: a suite of Strategy Paintings that depict Black men and women seated around tables featuring different configurations of objects—in each case, imagining a specific problem to be solved; and an arrangement of sixty four plank paintings entitled The Aunties, building on her previous plank works that evoke the form of funerary objects from East Africa.   Spotlight: Sarah Cain The Spotlight series includes a new or never-before-exhibited artwork paired with a commissioned piece of writing, creating focused and thoughtful conversations between the visual arts and authors, critics, poets, scholars, and beyond. In this iteration, the Spotlight features Sarah Cain’s Path of Totality, 2024. A text by curator and writer Jamillah James accompanies the presentation.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Book Discussion | 1001 Movie Posters: Designs of the Times


Tony Nourmand of Reel Art Press, a world authority on film posters, celebrates this beautiful, definitive compendium of the art form. Steeped in nostalgia, this beautiful, diverse and definitive collection features posters from over 20 countries with work by over 150 art directors and illustrators.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Film | Autumn Leaves (1956) with Joan Crawford


After lonely, middle-aged woman Millicent Weatherby meets the vibrant and young Burt Hanson at a restaurant, they go out on a date. Although Millicent is wary of their age difference, she eventually marries him. Soon she is shocked to encounter Virginia, Burt's ex-wife. Virginia claims that Burt is mentally unstable, which is later backed by Burt's father. Confused and scared, Millicent tries to learn the truth about her new husband. Director: Robert Aldrich Cast: Joan Crawford Joan Crawford was an American actress. She started her career as a dancer in traveling theatrical companies before debuting on Broadway. Crawford was signed to a motion picture contract by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1925. By the 1930s, Crawford's fame rivaled MGM colleagues Norma Shearer and Greta Garbo. Crawford often played hardworking young women who find romance and financial success. These "rags-to-riches" stories were well received by Depression-era audiences and were popular with women. Crawford became one of Hollywood's most prominent movie stars and one of the highest paid women in the United States.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
Free

Opening Reception | Doug Wheeler: Day Night Day


A new light installation by American artist Doug Wheeler (b. 1939). Over the past six decades, Wheeler has become known for his innovative constructions and installations that engage with the experience of light, space, and sound. On view will be an immersive environment by the artist that further expands on his groundbreaking investigations of the possibilities of luminous space.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Opening Reception | In Power and Repose: A Group Show of Contemporary African Portraiture


This show explores the rich tapestry of contemporary African portraiture through the lens of three visionary artists: Kelani Fatai Oladimeji, Frank Coffie, and Olasunkanmi Akomolehin.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Inside My Mind: Group Show


Imagine your mind, your brain, your head is a physical space. What would you find? Is it open or closed? Light or dark? Comfortable or distressing? Curated by Sophie Flack, Inside My Mind invited artists to create work that represented or expressed what it would be like if the viewer could take a tour of each artist's brain, and glimpse a part of the artists that no one can see.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Opening Reception | Joel Shapiro: Painted Wood Sculpture


An exhibition of new large-scale works by Joel Shapiro, spotlighting three never-before-exhibited painted wood sculptures. One of America's most renowned artists, Shapiro has pushed the boundaries of sculptural form over the course of his 55-year career with a body of work distinguished by its dynamism, complexity, and formal elegance. Over the past two decades, the kinetic, often cantilevered compositions that defined Shapiro’s work throughout the 1980s and 1990s have been torn apart and reassembled into newly rapturous, chromatic combinations. In his upcoming show in New York, Shapiro relinquishes the suspended forms of his 2010 Pace installation—which the late critic Peter Schjeldahl described in The New Yorker as “like a Malevich canvas bursting to life in 3-D”—and returns with renewed vigor to vibrant, precariously joined, free-standing sculptures that, although floor-bound, retain intimations of flight, expansion, and buoyancy. All the works in this exhibition began as studies between 2020 and 2022, and the centerpiece will be a multipart sculpture, ARK, which careens across the gallery as it verges on taking off, its brightly colored limbs, volumes, and planks projecting outward as if from a maelstrom.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Opening Reception | Mary Corse: Presence in Light


An exhibition of new work by Mary Corse. This presentation marks Corse’s first solo show in the city since 2019 and follows several recent institutional exhibitions by the artist at the Long Museum West Bund in Shanghai and the Amorepacific Museum of Art in Seoul, as well as her 2018 traveling retrospective at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Over the course of her six-decade career, Corse has explored phenomena of light, space, and perception in sublime and boundary-crossing abstractions across mediums. A key member of the Los Angeles artist community from the 1960s to the present, she is often associated with the Light and Space movement but has always been committed to the possibilities of painting, which remains her primary concern. As part of her empirical and highly tactile approach to art making, Corse has continually investigated the ways in which light can be both subject and material. In the late 1960s, while searching for a way to embed light inside her paintings, Corse experienced an epiphany. Driving along the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu at sunset, she noticed the road markings were progressively illuminated by headlights as she drove along. Investigating the industrial applications that make this effect possible, she discovered glass microspheres—a material used to enhance visibility of road signage. In 1968, Corse began applying these refractive microspheres onto the surfaces of her White Light paintings, endowing these works with a sense of illumination projected from within the picture plane itself.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Opening Reception | Nan Goldin: You never did anything wrong


Prints by the noted artist.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Opening Reception | Paul de Flers: Poisson - Scorpion


“Isolation is not a place, but a condition.” This reflective line from Nicolas Bouvier's novel Le Poisson-Scorpion serves as a central theme in this new body of work from Paul de Flers. Bouvier’s narrative of exile and introspection on the remote Rodrigues Island finds a visual counterpart in de Flers’ paintings, which are set in the tropical paradise of Pico, at the edge of the Azores archipelago. However, this paradise, much like the island in Bouvier’s novel, is both a physical and psychological space where characters confront their inner selves. The artist creates intimate scenes of alienation in remote and unknown settings, where there is no reference to time or the identities. His characters await the unrevealed, gazing in unspecified directions. What has captured their attention? The tension within these scenes is so profound that it extends beyond the canvas, drawing viewers into an inward-looking dialogue with de Flers' blurry figures. De Flers makes the contours and perspectives disappear, extending our gaze to feel the dissolving of colors and find the hidden shapes within the oil.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Opening Reception | Stan Douglas: The Enemy of All Mankind


Aan exhibition by Stan Douglas (b. 1960) featuring a new photographic series. In this stand-alone group of nine images, Douglas stages scenes from the eighteenth-century comic opera Polly, written by English dramatist John Gay (1685–1732), using the narrative as a vehicle through which to engage a wide range of themes that remain highly relevant today, including race, class, gender, and media.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Opening Reception | Suzanne Anker: Arctic Gardens and the Sixth Extinction


Suzanne Anker is a visual artist and theorist working at the intersection of art and the biological sciences. Her practice investigates the ways in which nature is being altered in the 21st century. Concerned with genetics, climate change, species extinction and non-human life forms, she calls attention to the beauty of life and the “necessity for enlightened thinking about nature’s ‘tangled bank’.” Anker frequently works with “pre-defined and found materials” botanical specimens, medical museum artifacts, laboratory apparatus, microscopic images and geological specimens.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Opening Reception | Tetiana Levitskaia: Selections from the Kolodzei Art Foundation


This exhibition features a selection of works on paper and paintings by the prominent nonconformist artist Tatiana Levitskaia (b. 1944 in Kyiv, Ukraine). It offers a glimpse into her creative process and celebrates her artistic journey. Levitskaia studied design at the Moscow Textile Institute. In 1969, Levitskaia met her future husband, artist Borukh (Boris Shteinberg,1938-2003). Drawn to experimental art, Tatiana and Borukh were part of Moscow's lively artistic underground. Tatiana Levitskaia became interested in experimental techniques early in her career. Their apartment was used as a gallery for exhibiting works by unofficial young artists. Her favorite medium was, and remains, enamel paint. As Levitskaia recalls: "My discovery of enamel paint was purely accidental, happening back in the early 1970s. While I was busy designing shop windows, the workshop next door was using enamel to paint structures. Initially drawn by the unique scent, I was soon offered some enamel to experiment with. This marked the beginning of my exploration with pouring, dripping, and drawing thin lines with the paint, even mixing it with other paints. From paper and canvas to wood, hardboard, and cardboard, the paint flowed freely, both horizontally and vertically, blending and leaving its mark as if guided by an unseen hand. I merely directed its path, and in doing so, extraordinary images emerged--landscapes, flowers, portraits, and even cosmic vistas. No other artistic technique has ever brought me such immense joy, each day revealing a whole new artistic reality. My fascination with enamel painting continues to this day."
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
Free

Discussion | Arts Leadership Now: Where Are We, And Where Are We Going


A panel discussion. Leading an arts organization in the 21st century is a constantly evolving and changing process. Juggling multiple constituents, managing collections and content, engaging artists and audiences while keeping a nonprofit healthy, relevant, and thriving is challenging. What skills and talents are helping you succeed? What does the future hold and how can we prepare now to lead in the years ahead? What are your challenges? 
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Workshop | Boxing in the Park


Designed to teach all levels, from beginners to professional boxers, focusing on skill, self discipline and endurance conditioning
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Talk | Cisgender: What Is It? What Is It Not?


Over the last thirty years, the term “cisgender” (or “cis” for short) has come to refer, most commonly, to the category of all non-trans people and all non-trans gender experiences. Trans people are taken to have genders that in some way transition—thereby resisting existing gender norms. Cis people are taken to have genders that do not in any way transition—thereby acquiescing to existing gender norms. In this talk, I draw on resources in philosophy, gender theory, and history of science to identify multiple reasons that this dominant understanding of the cis/trans binary is ultimately an untenable one.   Speaker Perry Zurn is Visiting Associate Professor of Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Cornell University and Provost Associate Professor of Philosophy at American University.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Discussion | Ephemerality & Permanence: Poets in Dialogue (online)


Poetry that is produced orally and poetry that is written have often been pitted as fundamentally different, the former an ephemeral, inspired process and the latter thoughtful and labored. Oral poems are uttered, only to be forgotten if not remembered, while written poems are recorded and edited, over and over again, until the poet deems them complete. This distinction then extends to how oral and written cultures are understood more generally. This is a prerecorded conversation between Craig Santos Perez, Ivanna Sang Een Yi, Aone van Engelenhoven, and Jan-Henry Gray, during which our esteemed speakers use poetry as a lens to discuss the way language evolves and changes. What are the differences and similarities between poems produced orally and poems that are written? How does poetry change a written tradition? How does it change an oral tradition? What role does it play in either?
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Book Discussion | Karl Marx's Capital: Critique of Political Economy, Volume 1


A reading and a conversation with the book’s editor Paul North (Yale University) and translator Paul Reitter (Ohio State University), which will be moderated by Emily Apter. The first new English translation in fifty years – and the only one based on the last German edition revised by Marx himself – produces a critical edition of Capital for our time, one that faithfully preserves the vitality and directness of Marx’s German prose and renders his ideas newly relevant to modern readers.
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Book Discussion | Devil's Contract by Ed Simon


A fascinating and accessible narrative of the Faustian bargain throughout the ages, Devil’s Contract juxtaposes humanity’s choices with the history of the Devil and suggests how we arrived where we are today. From ancient times to the modern world, the idea of the Faustian bargain -- the exchange of one's soul in return for untold riches and power -- has exerted a magnetic pull upon our collective imaginations. Scholar Ed Simon takes us on a historical tour of the Faustian bargain, from biblical themes to bluesman Robert Johnson, and illustrates how the instinct for sacrificing our principles in exchange for power models all kinds of social ills, from colonialism to nuclear warfare, and even social media, climate change, and AI. In doing so, Simon conveys just how much the Faustian bargain shows us about power and evil ... and about ourselves.
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Concert | Artist Combines House and Techno with Klezmer and Yiddish Music


Chaia is a dance music artist who combines house and techno grooves with klezmer and Yiddish music. With electric fiddle grooves, archival samples, and club sounds, Chaia inspires new visions of Jewish diasporic identity. Chaia has been featured on NPR, the NAMM Show, Grammy.com, and at over a dozen Jewish music festivals around the world. Her work has been supported by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, the Brooklyn Arts Council, Combined Jewish Philanthropies, and the Jewish Museum of Maryland. In 2023, Chaia was awarded the Studio 170 Award from the Goethe Institut for her work with visual artist Dan Tombs and sound engineer Russell Elevado. Chaia's debut album, Yibaneh will be released in Winter of 2024.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:30 pm
Free

Workshop | Bodyroll Workout


Joyful and cathartic dance aerobics with VIVA! Low stakes, all fun, and open to all levels.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Workshop | HIIT Workout on the River


At MTHD by Oscar, they take longevity seriously. Their highly methodical, holistic approach to training is based on functional movement. Start with the basics – push, pull, squat, lunge, hinge, and rotation as you build each workout. This approach optimizes strength and stability to create more balance in the body.
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Workshop | Sunset Yoga


A multi-level sunset yoga practice. Suitable for all fitness levels. Please wear loose, comfortable clothing and bring your own mat.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Discussion | An Evening with Artist Lee Bul


Artist Lee Bul in a conversation about The Genesis Facade Commission: Lee Bul, Long Tail Halo, a suite of four sculptures that combines classical and futuristic bodily forms in motion and explores how history can be admired as well as destabilized. The conversation unpacks Lee's expansive career, including her performances, sculptures, and installations that address the aspirations and disillusions associated with the desire for progress. Please note that this program includes translations from Korean into English.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:45 pm
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Jazz | 10-Time Grammy Winner Eddie Palmieri and His Salsa Orchestra - in the Park


NEA Jazz Master Eddie Palmieri takes the stgage with his fiery 13-piece Salsa Orchestra. A longtime member of the Harlem Stage family of artists, Palmieri is known as one of the finest pianists and innovators, as well as a bandleader, arranger, and composer of the highest order of salsa and Latin jazz. His playing skillfully fuses the rhythms of his Puerto Rican heritage with the complexity of his jazz influences: Thelonious Monk, Herbie Hancock, and McCoy Tyner, as well as his older brother, Charlie Palmieri. Born in Spanish Harlem and raised in the Bronx, Palmieri closes out the summer with a giant dance party for his beloved city.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
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Poetry Reading | 2 Acclaimed Poets Read from Their Work


A reading by Catherine Barnett and Claudia Rankine followed by a conversation/Q&A and a reception/signing. Catherine Barnett is the author of Into Perfect Spheres Such Holes Are Pierced (Alice James Books, 2004); The Game of Boxes (Graywolf Press, 2012), which won the James Laughlin Award from the Academy of American Poets; Human Hours (Graywolf, 2018); and Solutions for the Problem of Bodies in Space (Graywolf Press, 2024). Her poetry has been published in former U.S. Poet Laureate Ted Kooser's column, "American Life in Poetry." She teaches at New York University and Hunter College and works as an independent editor. She lives in New York City. Claudia Rankine is the author of five books of poetry, including Citizen: An American Lyric and Don’t Let Me Be Lonely: An American Lyric; three plays including HELP, which premiered in March 2020 (The Shed, NYC), and The White Card, which premiered in February 2018 (ArtsEmerson/ American Repertory Theater) and was published by Graywolf Press in 2019; as well as numerous video collaborations. Her recent collection of essays, Just Us: An American Conversation, was published by Graywolf Press in 2020. She is also the co-editor of several anthologies including The Racial Imaginary: Writers on Race in the Life of the Mind. 
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Jazz | Jazz Trio: Blending Turkish and Mexican Tunes


Trombonist Altin Sencalar has shared the stage, toured, or recorded with DeeDee Bridgewater, Rodney Whitaker, Christian McBride, Michael Buble, John Lee, The Dizzy All Stars Alumni Big Band, and others. Sencalar's Chordless Trio Project is dedicated to the exploration of Turkish and Mexican/ Latin American music through combination of the timbres of both cultures. Featuring drummer Daniel Dufour and bassist Marcos Varela.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Performance | Garden Variety: Music and Performance in an Outdoor Setting


Tweed TheaterWorks presents Garden Variety, a free performance series at historic community space. This summer’s series will include music and performance by artists. Tonight: Julian Fleisher.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Movie in a Park | Mary Poppins (1964): Disney Classic Won 5 Oscars, with Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke


In turn of the century London, a magical nanny employs music and adventure to help two neglected children become closer to their father. Director: Robert Stevenson Stars: Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, David Tomlinson 139 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:45 pm
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Comedy Club | Bomb Shelter Comedy Show


Bomb Shelter is a free weekly comedy show in New York City where you'll find some of the best comedians performing. Expect free pizza. With: Ali O’Neil - Worthless Clowns Podcast Mary Santora - Co-Host Alan Cox Show Joon Chung - Nick Jr. Nick Viagas - Zanies
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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City Walk | Dazzling Lights! Immersive Experience by the Waterfront


Spanning across six acres, this Illuminating display features an array of 18,750 lowlight, fiber-optic stemmed spheres that illuminate with a slow subtle change of hue. Guests are immersed in the installation as they walk a winding path through the ethereal painted landscape framed by the city's iconic skyline and the waterfront.
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:00 pm
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