THISWKNEW YORK
AN EXPERIENCE EDIT

$30 & under

Free, or advertised at $30 or less. Check the source for fees and minimums.

A little less searching.
A little more living.
NYCFrom $14

Wild Style

The filmmaker himself walks you into the Bronx of 1982 before a screening of the movie that put hip hop on screen.

Sun Sep 20
Film Forum
NYCFrom $15.67

And Scene

Actors with their lines memorized versus improvisers who've never seen the scenes, and the audience gets to watch the collision in real time.

Mon Sep 21
Caveat
music
ManhattanFree

Piano in Bryant Park

Ragtime and stride on the Bryant Park piano, lunchtime, very civilized.

Tue Sep 22
Upper Terrace (in Bryant Park)
other
BrooklynFree

Molière in the Park presents: DON JUAN

Free Molière in Prospect Park, performed lakeside by a company that actually knows what it's doing. Bring a blanket and stay for the whole thing.

Tue Sep 22
Lefrak Center at Lakeside (in Prospect Park)
other
ManhattanFree

Stargazing on the High Line

Telescopes on the High Line after dark, with actual astronomers pointing things out for you. Free, no experience needed.

Tue Sep 22
On the High Line at 13th Street (in The High Line),under The Standard, at 13th St. (in The High Line)
other
BrooklynFree

Molière in the Park presents: DON JUAN

Molière's most subversive play, for free, on the grass at the Laceside in Prospect Park. Bring a blanket and a picnic.

Wed Sep 23
Lefrak Center at Lakeside (in Prospect Park)
music
ManhattanFree

Golden Hour at Greeley Square Park

Jalopy, the Jazz Gallery, Sofar and friends take turns programming a free sunset set in the middle of Midtown — a real festival lineup...

Thu Sep 24
Greeley Square Park
other
BrooklynFree

Molière in the Park presents: DON JUAN

Free Molière at Lakeside — Prospect Park's outdoor stage does Don Juan with a real company, no ticket required.

Fri Sep 25
Lefrak Center at Lakeside (in Prospect Park)
other
BrooklynFree

Molière in the Park presents: DON JUAN

Molière's Don Juan, free, in Prospect Park — the kind of afternoon that makes September worth it.

Sun Sep 27
Lefrak Center at Lakeside (in Prospect Park)
LESS “WE SHOULD.” MORE “SEE YOU THERE.”

Have your gang.
Make your plans.

A private little corner for your people. Collect the options, see who’s in, and settle on something good.

Get the gang together
A DIFFERENT KIND OF GUEST LIST

Smaller rooms.
Better conversations.

Community-hosted gatherings with room to actually meet. Request a place; the host makes the call. No velvet-rope theater.

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