Today’s Calendar Friday July 12
8AM Tai Chi Battery Park City Parks Build muscle and strength, improve flexibility and balance, and increase aerobic conditioning. Tai Chi results in strength and focus of body and mind. Esplanade Plaza. 1PM Fraunces Tavern Museum Guided Tour Fraunces Tavern Museum Sixty minute guided tour of Fraunces Tavern Museum. 54 Pearl Street. Free with admission ($4, $7) http://www.frauncestavernmuseum.org/group-tours 1PM Pipes at One St. Paul’s Chapel Pipes at One concerts feature the celebrated three-manual Noack organ that was inaugurated in the spring of 2018. Today, listen to Caroline Robinson, Minister of Music, St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Rochester, New York. 12NOON Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House Tour Tour of the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House, home of the National Museum of the American Indian in New York. Tour highlights include a discussion of the history of the site, architect Cass Gilbert, viewing the Collectors office; Tiffany woodwork; Reginald Marsh murals; and the 140 ton rotunda dome by Raphael Gustavino. One Bowling Green. FREE 3:30PM Alexander Hamilton Graveside Remembrance Ceremony Museum of American Finance Visit Hamilton’s final resting place for a memorial service to honor Alexander Hamilton on the 215th anniversary of his passing. The Hearts of Oak, with its authentically-designed uniforms, will perform period music and soldiers’ marching formations to honor Hamilton, who served within their ranks from 1775-1776. Trinity Church graveyard. www.celebratehamilton.com 5:30PM The Life and Death of Alexander Hamilton Fraunces Tavern Museum Just one day after his notorious duel with Aaron Burr, Alexander Hamilton died on July 12, 1804. Fraunces Tavern Museum will commemorate the life and death of Hamilton with an evening of special programming. Join us at Trinity Church as we memorialize Hamilton with a reading of his eulogy at his gravesite and speak with Eliza Hamilton, portrayed by Kim Hanley of The American Historical Theatre, about her husband’s legacy, accompanied by a Revolutionary War tour of the churchyard. 54 Pearl Street. $15, $20 6PM Outdoor Film: After Hours Trust for Governors Island Slightly uptight (and uptown-dwelling) typist Griffin Dunne improbably picks up Rosanna Arquette in a coffee shop when he spies her reading Henry Miller’s Tropic of Cancer, and an invitation to come visit her bohemian loft in hip and dangerous downtown SoHo results in our hero embarking on a hilarious and nightmarish odyssey, in which he tries to get back home. Screenings will be free and open to the public. During outdoor screenings, evening ferry service will run from Battery Maritime Building in Lower Manhattan, departing at 5:30, 6:30, 7:30 and 8:30pm. 6PM Psychodelic Furs and James Rooftop at Pier 17 6:30PM Sunset Jam on the Hudson Battery Park City Parks Rhythm and grooves fill the air at this Friday evening program. Follow the lead of professional drummers as they guide you through the pulsating beats of traditional African drumming techniques and methods. Wagner Park. |
This Sunday, July 14, 2019 An East River Journey Hell’s Gate to Long Island Sound
Join National Lighthouse Museum members and friends on Sunday July 14, 2019 when we journey up the East River through Hell’s Gate to Long Island Sound. Expert presenters will share the history and little known facts of the lighthouses and sights along the way. We’ll cruise as far as Execution Rocks in the Sound and learn of its gruesome past and haunted present. When: Sunday, July 14, 2019 11AM to 3PM EDT Where: Pier 1, St. George, Staten Island, steps from the Staten Island Ferry Our boat will leave from Pier 1, St George, Staten Island, adjacent to the Museum. The tour leaves at promptly at 11:00am, rain or shine. Please arrive early. We plan to return to dock by 3:00pm but time and currents may delay our return. Please plan accordingly. Ticket prices are $62 Adults, $52 for Seniors & Military, $42 for children under 10 yrs old. Due to space and safety requirements, large coolers are not permitted on board, only very small carry-ons. Refreshments available for purchase on board. There may be boarding limitations for the disabled. Kindly call us to discuss if this might be an issue 718-390-0040 Tickets are non-refundable. This tour will commence rain or shine! National Lighthouse Museum 200 The Promenade at Lighthouse Point sponsored content |
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