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If you're in college, your pennies are being saved for Spring Break. If you're a young professional, your rent was due a week ago and your pockets are empty. No matter who you are in New York City, there seems to be less and less time to enjoy life. Instead of adding to your financial worries, this collection of the best free events in NYC will leave your pockets untouched and you feeling stress-free for the weekend.
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Helen Oyeyemi in conversation with Maud Newton
Where: 143 Seventh Ave.
Time: 7 p.m.
Date: Friday, March 7
Website: communitybookstore.net
Helen Oyeyemi celebrates publishing her fifth book at Community Bookstore. In her only New York City appearance, the writer from Prague engages in a conversation with writer Maud Newton about her new novel and 1950s New England racial politics.
Cooking with Spring Produce
Where: 10 Columbus Circle
Time: 11 a.m.
Date: Sunday, March 9
Website: williams-sonoma.com
Williams-Sonoma hosts a cooking class each month at a local store. Their chefs and culinary experts give an inside look on how to incorporate strawberries, peas, and asparagus in new dishes for the spring. Call (212) 823-9750 to reserve a spot.
First Fridays at Neue Galerie
Where: 1048 Fifth Ave.
Time: 6 p.m.
Date: Friday, March 7
Website: neuegalerie.org
First Fridays at the Neue Galerie New York are free to the public. Neue Galerie New York highlights 20th century German and Austrian art. The Degenerate Art exhibit features works by Gustav Kilmt and is open to the public until March 10.
We Tripped El Hadji Diouf: The Story of a Photoshop Thread
Where: 36-01 35th Ave.
Time: 4 p.m.
Date: Friday, March 7
Website: movingimage.us
GIFs of Senegalese soccer player El Hadji Diouf's fall during a game inspired T. Finn to photoshop all the different possibilities of what could have knocked the player off of his feet. A slew of edits came rolling through, which led to an epic art exhibit. It's coming to an end, so catch it while you can.
The Night Sky
Where: Belvedere Castle
Time: 7 p.m.
Date: Sunday, March 9
Website: nycgovparks.org
Belvedere Castle, located in the middle of Central Park, provides a stargazing experience free of admission. Learn all about the celestial bodies and exchange stories with the NYC Department of Parks & Recreation's Urban Park Rangers. This weekend's event puts emphasis on viewing stars and planets with the naked eye.
Crossroads of New York Walking Tour
Where: Union Square
Time: 2 p.m.
Date: Saturday, March 8
Website: unionsquarenyc.org
A collaborative effort with Big Onion Walking Tours and Union Square Park brings a 90-minute walking tour starting at the Abraham Lincoln statue on 16th St. The tour highlights the history of the neighborhood and dives into the social and political facets of the town. Reservations are necessary for large groups.
Beyond Rebellion: Fashioning the Biker Jacket
Where: 7th Ave. at 27th St.
Time: 12 p.m.
Date: Friday, March 7 - Sunday, March 9
Website: fitnyc.edu
Every bad-ass wardrobe requires a bad-ass motorcycle jacket. Beyond Rebellion is an ode to the evolution of a moto jacket from a sign of defiance to a fashion statement. Pieces from Jean Paul Gaultier, Yves Saint Laurent and Rick Owens will be showcased.
Black Dress: Ten Contemporary Fashion Designers
Where: 144 W 14th St.
Time: 11 a.m.
Date: Friday, March 7 - Sunday, March 9
Website: pratt.edu
The Black Dress exhibit at the Pratt Institute honors both well-known and emerging fashion designers in the industry. Using store windows to simulate the shopping experience on Madison Avenue, each designer will be highlighted in a way that is unique to their style. Black Dress is an attempt to highlight the underrepresented African-American designers in the fashion industry.
Alternate Side of the Street
Where: W 53rd St.
Time: 11 a.m.
Date: Friday, March 7 - Sunday, March 9
Website: soakyourbuns.com
Attention all art afficionados. Soak Your Buns will be holding a gallery featuring works by Banksy for their 2014 Armory Show. Set up in an old moving truck, this is the first traveling gallery of its kind. Poster and t-shirts will be distributed from some of the best street artists.
Party Like It's 1999: The March of Buffy Edition
Where: 149 7th St.
Time: 10 p.m.
Date: Friday, March 7
Website: thebellhouseny.com
The Bell House is back with another installment of Party Like It's 1999. This party will honor the 90s sitcom Buffy: The Vampire Slayer. Sarah Michelle Gellar took the role of Buffy 17 years ago and the vampire phenomenon has raged on ever since. The DJ will be playing all things 90s, so indulge in the nostalgia.
