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things to do in new york city this weekThere’s never a dull moment in the greatest city on the planet, including mid-January week.

Get more NYC for less money with FREE museum admission, FREE financial seminars and trivia contests, a FREE discussion about presidential power with top legal and political experts, a week of FREE Metropolitan Opera broadcasts featuring Renee Fleming, FREE Black Comic Book Festival, and more.

Add these virtual and in-person events to your calendar for this week, Monday, Jan. 11 to Sunday Jan. 17. 

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free webinar on the history of Broadway musicalsMondays in January

FREE Broadway Theater 101 Four-Part Online Class

Self-proclaimed Broadway Maven David Benkof examines eight of the best musicals in Broadway history, including My Fair Lady and Hair – two shows a week for four weeks.

He look at the lyrics and music to some of the most important numbers, as well as plot and how the show fits in with Broadway trends at the time, with a focus on Jewish producers, composers, performers and choreographers

Weekly schedule for this FREE class (subject to change):

Last week – Monday, January 4 was – Annie Get Your Gun and Kiss Me Kate

Today – Noon and 8 pm ET Monday, January 11 – Guys and Dolls and My Fair Lady

Next Week – Noon and 8 pm ET Monday, January 18 – The Music Man and Gypsy

Final Week – Noon and 8 pm ET Monday, January 25 – Hair and Grease

  • Registration is required for each session.
  • A hard maximum of 1,500 virtual seats is available for each session.

NYC coronavirus updateFREE Digital Trivia Tuesdays

Test your trivia IQ at home with your friends and family, during the digital Trivia Tuesdays series sponsored by Brookfield Place.

Taking place Tuesday nights at 7pm.

Follow along on Zoom and enter your answers via Kahoot, as you compete for a variety of fun BFPL prizes with hosts The Union of Quizzers.

Plus, there is a  theme nights on the last Tuesday of every month

Click here to register to play!

LINKS:

  • Missed the most recent game? Test your knowledge to the questions asked HERE.
  • https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83984900042?pwd=a3ZJa05zZ3VHdHJEcDZ2VVJZWlgzQT09

 

free seminar on presidential power

Tuesday – FREE Discussion on Presidential Power and Transition

Debate Defends Democracy: Presidential Power & Presidential Transition
DATE: Tuesday, January 12, 2021 TIME: 5:30 p.m.–6:45 p.m. ET
RSVP for this virtual event
When George Washington was inaugurated as first president at Federal Hall, the world was watching the birth of a new government.
 
The world will be watching again on January 20, 2021, after a period of historic electoral turbulence.
 
What lessons can we learn from November’s tumultuous election? Is it time for legislative change — or even additional constitutional amendments — to restore order for future American presidential elections? Join us to explore the roots of presidential power in the Constitution and the sometimes contentious processes, historically and today, by which we select and confirm the president.
 
This event is produced in partnership with National Parks of New York Harbor Conservancy at Federal Hall, New York University, and the National Park Service.
 
Participants:
Michael Waldman, President, Brennan Center for Justice;
Franita Tolson, Vice Dean for Faculty and Academic Affairs and Professor of Law, USC Gould School of Law;
David Frum, Staff Writer, The Atlantic;
Moderator: John Avlon, Senior Political Analyst, CNN
 
RSVP
 Extended Daily Through January 17
12:00-4:00 PM

Join Make Music New York in a special program presented in partnership with the New York Botanical Garden: the World Premiere of Pete Wyer’s immersive choral installation “For Love and Only for Love: Letters to New York,” a musical response to the pandemic addressed to all New Yorkers.

Visitors are invited to explore the NYBG’s Native Plant Garden pathway, at their own pace and safely distanced, as the prerecorded music – performed by choirs of up to 72 voices projected over 24 independent speakers – inspires reflection on themes of love, gratitude, acceptance, and our connection with nature.
 
Access to the program is included with any NYBG timed-entry ticket, available at NYBG.

Use the promotional code NYBG20 for a 20% discount.

 

black comic book festival 2019Wed. to Sunday – Black Comic Book Festival

The annual Black Comic Book Festival returns, this time virtually, and expanded from two days to four, all celebrating the rich tradition of Black comix with FREE panel discussions, film screenings, exhibit tables with top comic creators, comic book giveaways for kids and more.

The 9th Annual Black Comic Book Festival is  FREE to attend, and includes a tribute to Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman, a workshop with Tim Fielder and his upcoming release INFINITUM, and launch event for Megascope with Jon Jennings, and more.

Full information here.

 

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Money Matters: FREE Stock Market Investing Course

The Stock Market Game 

If you don’t have experience investing in stocks, bonds and mutual funds, and would like to better understand how these instruments work, this is your chance.

Start the new year with this FREE investment course, offered by the NYPL Business Center begins Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at Noon.

This program requires a 10-week commitment. Participants are expected to attend all sessions.  Space is limited to 25 participants. The deadline to register is December 28, 2020. 

Register for a seat in the Stock Market Game. For 10-weeks you’ll play the role of a portfolio manager with a virtual $100,000 to invest.

Learn how to set an investment strategy, make adjustments and see in real-time how your portfolio is performing compared to the portfolios of other players. Learn how to use NYPL’s resources to manage your portfolio. 

The Stock Market Game is a program of the SIFMA Foundation. 

 

 

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Ice Skating in NYC

FREE Ice Skating in Bryant Park

The annual Winter Village has returned for the season, with holiday shops and the magical ice skating rink, now open daily .

New this year is that reservations are required for skating sessions.

More information here.

Ice Skating in Rockefeller Center

The iconic rink has opened for the season.   Reservations are now required for skating sessions.

More information here.

 

NYC Museum Mile festivalNYC Museums & Attractions Now Open Include:

  • National September 11 Museum at the 9/11 Memorial
  • New York Aquarium at Coney Island
  • The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  • The Museum of Modern Art (MOMA)
  • American Museum of Natural History
  • The Guggenheim
  • New York Historical Society
  • The Rubin Museum of Art
  • The Museum of Jewish Heritage
  • Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum
  • All museums and attractions have advance ticketing requirements for social distancing, and mask-wearing requirements.
  • See the full list here.

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free streaming concerts from carnegie hallCarnegie Hall Fridays

Each week for the the forseable future, Carnegie Hall is streaming a concert from its archived recordings.

Watch each week’s livestream from Friday 3am through Monday at 3 AM

Watch here on medici.tv

Every DaySummerStage Anywhere

Metropolitan Opera Live Streams

Every night of the week, the world-famous Met Opera is streaming a different performance from its repetoire of recorded performances, including operas by Puccini, Verdi and Mozart, and legendary stars including Luciano Pavarotti and Renée Fleming.

Each day, a different encore presentation from the company’s Live in HD series is being made available for free streaming on the Met website, with each performance available for a period of 23 hours, from 7:30 p.m. EDT until 6:30 p.m. the following day. 

The schedule will include outstanding complete performances from the past 14 years of cinema transmissions, starring all of opera’s greatest singers.The streams are also available through the Met Opera on Demand apps for Apple, Amazon, and Roku devices and Samsung Smart TV.

During this extraordinary and difficult time, the Met hopes to brighten the lives of our audience members even while our stage is dark. Each day, a different encore presentation from the company’s Live in HD series is being made available for free streaming on the Met website, with each performance available for a period of 23 hours, from 7:30 p.m. EDT until 6:30 p.m. the following day. The schedule will include outstanding complete performances from the past 14 years of cinema transmissions, starring all of opera’s greatest singers.

The streams are also available through the Met Opera on Demand apps for Apple, Amazon, and Roku devices and Samsung Smart TV. To access them without logging in, click “Browse and Preview” in the apps for connected TV, and “Explore the App” on tablets and mobile devices.

Met Stars Live in Concert
If you enjoy the Nightly Opera Streams, be sure not to miss our acclaimed pay-per-view concert series, presenting opera’s greatest stars performing live via satellite from striking locations across Europe and the U.S.

Buy Tickets

Support the Met and Protect its Future
Hundreds of thousands of people have been tuning in daily to our free performance streams, and many of them have kindly been asking how they can help the Met during this economically perilous time. In response, we have added a “Donate Now” button below. We thank you for your help.

Donate Now

Or, donate by text message: Text METOPERA to 44321 in the U.S. or 1-917-999-0700 for other countries. Standard text messaging rates apply.

Week 44
Renée Fleming Week

Monday, January 11
Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro
Starring Renée Fleming, Cecilia Bartoli, Susanne Mentzer, Dwayne Croft, and Bryn Terfel, conducted by James Levine. From November 11, 1998.

Tuesday, January 12
Massenet’s Thaïs
Starring Renée Fleming, Michael Schade, and Thomas Hampson, conducted by Jesús López-Cobos. From December 20, 2008.

Wednesday, January 13
Strauss’Der Rosenkavalier
Starring Renée Fleming, Christine Schäfer, Susan Graham, Eric Cutler, Thomas Allen, and Kristinn Sigmundsson, conducted by Edo de Waart. From January 9, 2010.

Thursday, January 14
Rossini’s Armida
Starring Renée Fleming, Lawrence Brownlee, Barry Banks, John Osborn, and Kobie van Rensburg, conducted by Riccardo Frizza. From May 1, 2010.

Friday, January 15
Strauss’Capriccio
Starring Renée Fleming, Sarah Connolly, Joseph Kaiser, Russell Braun, Morten Frank Larsen, and Peter Rose, conducted by Sir Andrew Davis. From April 23, 2011.

Saturday, January 16
Handel’s Rodelinda
Starring Renée Fleming, Stephanie Blythe, Andreas Scholl, Iestyn Davies, Joseph Kaiser, and Shenyang, conducted by Harry Bicket. From December 3, 2011.

Sunday, January 17
Dvořák’s Rusalka
Starring Renée Fleming, Emily Magee, Dolora Zajick, Piotr Beczala, and John Relyea, conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin.  From February 8, 2014.

Met Stars Live in Concert

If you enjoy the Nightly Opera Streams, be sure not to miss our acclaimed pay-per-view concert series, presenting opera’s greatest stars performing live via satellite from striking locations across Europe and the U.S.

Buy Tickets

Support the Met and Protect its Future
Hundreds of thousands of people have been tuning in daily to our free performance streams, and many of them have kindly been asking how they can help the Met during this economically perilous time. In response, we have added a “Donate Now” button below. We thank you for your help.

Donate Now

Supplementary content—including synopses, articles, and more—is available here.

 

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Carnegie Hall Fridays Recorded Concerts
When
All Day, Weekly on Friday (starting July 21, 2020)
What
Carnegie Hall Fridays Recorded Concerts
Where
Various

,
Cost
FREE
When
Weekly on Monday @ 12:00 pm-1:00 pm (January 11, 2021 - January 25, 2021)
What
Broaway 101: History of Musicals
Where
Virtual

,
Cost
FREE
When
Weekly on Tuesday @ 12:00 pm-2:00 pm (starting January 19, 2021)
What
NYPL Business Center: Stock Market Investing (10 week course)
Where
Virtual

,
Cost
FREE

Virtual

Various

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