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Symphony Space, the community theater on the Upper West Side, is livestreaming FREE theater performances for kids on weekends, including music, dance and storytelling. The Just Kidding series is geared to kids 3-8 and their families. It's been a popular live on-stage series for more than two decades, and the online performances continue the Symphony Space commitment … [Read more...] about FREE Livestream Theater Events for Kids

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on January 5, 2022 | Updated January 5, 2022 Filed Under: Dance · Entertainment · Family Fun · Free and Cheap · Music Tagged With: Leonard Nimoy Thalia Theater· Symphony Space· Thunderbird Native American Dancers

Hanukkah Events in NYC & Tri-State Virtual & In-Person

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Celebrate the Jewish Festival  of Lights, also known as Hanukkah – or Chanukkah. However you spell it, it's an eight-day celebration with an additional light added to a special Menorah (candelabra) each night. Put these events on your calendar to celebrate the Festival of Lights.  It begins at sundown on Sunday, Nov. 28, but some celebrations are starting before … [Read more...] about Hanukkah Events in NYC & Tri-State Virtual & In-Person

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on November 25, 2021 | Updated December 7, 2021 Filed Under: Family Fun · Festivals · Jewish New York · Music Tagged With: Hanukkah· Jewish Museum· Museum of Jewish Heritage· National Yiddish Theatre Folksbeine

Menorah Lighting Ceremonies Hanukkah 2021

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Celebrate the Jewish Festival  of Lights, also known as Hanukkah – or Chanukkah. However you spell it, it's an eight-day celebration with an additional light added to a special Menorah (candelabra) each night. It begins at sunset on Sunday, November 28, with family-friendly lighting ceremonies around NYC. Hanukkah – or Chanukkah – celebrates the miracle in the second … [Read more...] about Menorah Lighting Ceremonies Hanukkah 2021

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on November 24, 2021 | Updated November 29, 2021 Filed Under: Brooklyn · Central Park · Christmas in NYC · Entertainment · Exploring NYC · Family Fun · Festivals · Jewish New York · Music Tagged With: Central Park· Prospect Park

Brooklyn Folk Festival

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Grab your banjo, fiddle, ukelele or oud, or just listen to top folk musicians play theirs, at the annual Brooklyn Folk Festival next weekend, November 12 and 13. There are more than 20 musical acts over 2 days, featuring the best in Blues, Folk, Old Time, Klezmer, Trad Jazz, Children’s Music, Balkan, Ukrainian, Flamenco, West African, Colombian music and more from around the … [Read more...] about Brooklyn Folk Festival

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on November 5, 2021 | Updated November 5, 2021 Filed Under: Best of NYC · Brooklyn · Entertainment · Festivals · Music · NYC Cheap Weekend Tagged With: Brooklyn Folk Festival

Free Classical Music Concerts Brooklyn Bridge Park

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Attend three FREE concerts of chamber music in Brooklyn Bridge Park. The American Symphony Orchestra is performing as part of the Sounds at Sunset series. The concerts are on the next three Thursdays - 16th, 23rd and 30th - at Pier 3, Greenway Terrace, and chairs are provided so you can enjoy both the music and the sunset in comfort. The music begins at 6pm. All … [Read more...] about Free Classical Music Concerts Brooklyn Bridge Park

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on September 15, 2021 | Updated September 14, 2021 Filed Under: Arts & Culture · Entertainment · Music

9/11 20th Anniversary Events on Sept. 11, 2021

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Sept. 11, 2021 is the 20th Anniversary of that terrible day which changed all of our lives forever. Attend these events in person in NYC or anywhere online, including concerts, a virtual film screening, commemorative dance performances and the annual Tribute in Light. Also see our list of museum exhibits and other events in the first ten days of September. All times … [Read more...] about 9/11 20th Anniversary Events on Sept. 11, 2021

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on September 3, 2021 | Updated September 13, 2021 Filed Under: Best of NYC · Dance · Film · Music · NYC Cheap Weekend Tagged With: 9/11 Anniversary events· Lincoln Center· Met Opera· Museum of Jewish Heritage

NYC Free: Met Opera Summer HD Festival

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See ten FREE Metropolitan Opera performances outdoors on a giant screen in Lincoln Center, starting this weekend. This year's Met Opera Summer HD Festival features full opera performances from the Met’s Live in HD cinema and TV transmissions, plus two special live concerts by the Met Orchestra and leading performers on Labor Day Weekend. The Met Opera Summer HD Festival … [Read more...] about NYC Free: Met Opera Summer HD Festival

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on August 26, 2021 | Updated August 28, 2021 Filed Under: Arts & Culture · Best of NYC · Film · Music · NYC Cheap Weekend Tagged With: Lincoln Center· Met Opera free concerts· Metropolitan Opera Summer HD Festival

NYC Free: Charlie Parker Jazz Festival Aug. 28/29

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All that Jazz. Specifically, the Charlie Parker Jazz Festival. It's a weekend of great music and FREE music in Marcus Garvey Park, honoring the music legend, and a traditional summer festival in NYC. This year the music is in association with Jazz at Lincoln Center, and SummerStage. The Charlie Parker Jazz Festival is Saturday/Sunday, August 28/29. Here are the rules … [Read more...] about NYC Free: Charlie Parker Jazz Festival Aug. 28/29

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on August 18, 2021 | Updated September 26, 2021 Filed Under: Arts & Culture · Best of NYC · Free and Cheap · Music · NYC Parks Tagged With: Charlie Parker Jazz Festival· Marcus Garvey Park

NYC Homecoming Week FREE Concerts & Film Screenings

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NYC Homecoming Week is a citywide celebration of NYC residents, with more than 100 events in all five boroughs, including FREE theater and dance performances, walking tours and more.  With so many events, we've separated them into categories. This is the list of FREE concerts and movie screenings. It's an incredible collection of local, national and international … [Read more...] about NYC Homecoming Week FREE Concerts & Film Screenings

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on August 16, 2021 | Updated August 18, 2021 Filed Under: Best of NYC · Bronx · Central Park · Entertainment · Exploring NYC · Music · NYC Free · NYC Parks · Queens · Staten Island Tagged With: Bryant Park· Carnegie Hall· Central Park· NYC Homecoming Week· Orchard Beach· Times Square

NYC Free: Homecoming Week Theater & Dance Performances, Exhibits, Tours

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NYC Homecoming Week is a citywide celebration of more than 100 events in all five boroughs, celebrating New Yorkers, what NYC has to offer, and the re-opening of NYC after 18 months. In addition to FREE concerts and film screenings, there are FREE theater and dance performances, art exhibits, tours and more, in NYC parks, gardens, museums and pedestrian spaces.  It's … [Read more...] about NYC Free: Homecoming Week Theater & Dance Performances, Exhibits, Tours

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on August 16, 2021 | Updated August 16, 2021 Filed Under: Best of NYC · Bronx · Brooklyn · Central Park · Entertainment · Exploring NYC · Family Fun · Festivals · Free and Cheap · Music · NYC for Visitors · NYC Museums · NYC Parks · Queens · Staten Island Tagged With: NYC Homecoming Week

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