February is one of the coldest months in New York City while Central Park looks magical after a
snowstorm let's be real you don't want to be out and about too much it's true February and January
happened to be the coldest months of the year in New York City although I'm filming this video
in mid-January and it's pretty mild compared to other Winters but cold is cold so in this month's
edition of free things to do we are going to cover all the cheap ways to enjoy indoor entertainment
from music to dance to Comedy and theater this is a little bit different than the others and
a few things to do Series so you might want to bookmark this video so you can reference it on a
rainy day when you'd rather be indoors than out with that welcome to Urban caffeine my name is
Thea and you're watching a channel that makes the most out of your life in the Big Apple so
subscribe so you won't miss future videos ballet performances Symphonies and other Performing Arts
can be expensive tickets can be over a hundred dollars depending on where you're seated and
not to mention the added fees prices can also depend on the popularity of their performer
but what if they're not famous yet New York City has some of the best schools for Performing Arts
well-known schools are Juilliard the Manhattan School of Music Mana School of Music at the new
school NYU steinhardt and Colombia and they all offer free performances by students faculty and
guest artists like these two who are up and coming hailing from Australia while many performances are
free even the paid ones can be affordable do you happen to know a lot of useless knowledge like
how many brains an octopus has or who were the last 10 vice presidents of the United
States then you might be interested in the NYC trivia League because of the sheer size of New
York City there's practically a trivia night happening almost every single day of the week
you can register for one night or you can register for an entire season the first prize is usually
a 50 gift card from the bar that's hosting and second prize is usually a round of drinks it's
free to play but as a courtesy to the bar it's kinda expected that you order a drink or two
I actually have a regular group of friends that I go to trivia nights with and sometimes we win
first prize the trick with trivia is that you have to have a diverse group of people you have to have
your sports person your music person music is a big one in trivia there's an entire round
that's just music and you have to have someone who's really good with pop culture politics
and current events and maybe general knowledge so with your powers combined you can make the
ultimate trivia team Broadway performances are a Hallmark entertainment in New York City if you're
visiting and you have time I recommend going to a Broadway if you live here I recommend going
to a Broadway it's a bit of a stretch why I'm listing Broadway as a free thing to do this month
but as it happens from now until February 12th is Broadway Week and during Broadway Week tickets are
two for the price of one so it's more like buy one get one free Broadway Week happens twice a
year so if you live here and you miss this month's Broadway Week you can wait for the one in the fall
but there are many other ways to watch Broadway shows for cheap there's 30 under 35 where you
can watch shows for 30 dollars if you're under 35 years old then there's 20 at 20 where they
sell tickets for 20 20 minutes before show time they're also same-day tickets at the tickets booth
there are also in-person and online lotteries and I've actually experienced winning an in-person
Lottery before well my friend did and so by extension I also won we went to see Once on
This Island as for online lotteries you might be thinking did people really win this thing yes a
close friend of mine won Ten Dollar Hamilton tickets twice so don't give your hopes up on
winning lottery tickets and also don't think you have to break the bank and watching Broadway
performances take advantages of all the cheap ways to watch Broadway maybe you're a fan of John
Oliver Jimmy Fallon or Seth Meyers a free thing to do is watch a live taping I have to admit it is a
lottery and you kinda need the element of luck to get a seat at these tapings and you might be
asking what are the real chances of getting a seat all I can say is it's not impossible
all I'm saying is that don't put live taping as your top priority if you're lucky it's a fun
free thing to do and if you're not into late night talk shows you can also try to get seats to live
tapings hosted by HBO and Netflix and speaking of comedy shows New York City is a city of comics
if you want a seasoned comic like Jerry Seinfeld you're looking at spending a few
hundred dollars depending on where you sit in the theater and you can't forget those fees
comedy clubs in New York City are anywhere from 35 to 60ish 75-ish dollars depending on the comic
the location and if there's a drink minimum 35 or 60 dollars isn't so bad compared to the
hundreds of dollars to watch someone like Jerry Seinfeld and there are a lot of funny comics in
these comedy clubs but if you're not looking to spend much there are free comedy shows that
happen all over the city but fair warning free comedy shows can be a hit or miss this is where
a lot of aspiring and up-and-coming Comics get their practice and if there's a veteran
comic in the mix they might be trying something new that's not fully developed but because it's
free I wouldn't be too critical and lastly one of the most common attractions in the Big Apple are
museums there are over a hundred museums in New York entrances to museums average anywhere from
twenty dollars to thirty five dollars depending on the museum and that can add up especially if
you're going with two people three people or four people that's over a hundred dollars just to visit
a museum plus if you want to see a special exhibit that might not be included in your
general entry fee but there are several ways to get around paying that General entry fee one of
them is that many museums offer free hours and free days this is the most comprehensive list
I can find of all the free days and free hours of New York City museums link is in the description
however if you live in New York City you should get a library card because with your library card
you can get a culture pass and with a culture pass you can get free admission to all these museums
and your pass is good for two people so you can bring someone along the whole time I lived in New
York City between the culture pass free days and free hours Community Days special days and maybe
friends that have memberships I have never paid full price on the museum visit so if you live
here make sure you take advantage of all the perks of being a local with that I hope you enjoyed this
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