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Thank you for staying home as much as you can (and for wearing a mask when you leave the house).
While you're home, I hope this site can help you learn, laugh, and connect with other people virtually.
Have feedback? Let me know here.
Mailing Lists
Want email updates about upcoming virtual events? Here are mailing lists that consistently have great event and entertainment suggestions. Most are based out of NYC but I'd love to feature ones from other cities, so suggest one here!
Cooking
League of Kitchens - "women from around the world who will welcome you into their homes and teach you their family recipes."
ποΈLive
$: 60
Cook Space - Lots of classes, including: pasta making, cooking fish, sourdough, bahn mi, etc
ποΈLive
$: 50-55
Brooklyn Kitchen - Classes include: knife skills, bagel making, brunch foods!
ποΈLive
$: Sliding scale
Music and Concerts
This is a great list of live streamed concerts from all over, collected and shared by NPR.
ποΈLive
$: Free
NPR Live Sessions - Free access to their archive of live music recordings and occasional live performances.
ποΈPre-recorded and live
$: Free
Berliner Philharmoniker - Free access to their concert archive for 30 days.
ποΈPre-recorded
$: Free
Theatre and Performance
The Magnet Theatre is hosting virtual improv shows almost every day of the week.
ποΈLive
$: 8-12
The Actor's Fund will be producing twice daily livestreams (2PM EST and 8PM EST) for a series called "Stars in the House" with celebrities singing and answering questions.
ποΈ Live
$: Free
The Metropolitan Opera (NYC) will be streaming an opera per day. Each day's opera will go live at 7:30 pm and will be available for 20 hours.
ποΈ Pre-recorded
$: Free
Write About Now Poetry - This poetry group provides livestream access to its poetry shows for subscribers. Free archived content available on YouTube.
ποΈLive
$: 5 a month
Art
A collection of online art exhibitions dating back 35+ years. Really cool collection, lots to browse.
ποΈPre-recorded
$: Free
The Whitney Museum has a great collection of interactive and digital art.
ποΈPre-recorded
$: Free
Google Arts and Culture provides free access to tours of amazing museums and art.
ποΈPre-recorded
$: Free
Online Learning
Online art classes from The Art Studio NY. Tons of great classes for all ages, including weekly classes and one-off classes.
ποΈLive
$: varies
The Quarantine Book Club hosts discussions with authors over Zoom. There are events almost every day.
ποΈLive
$: 5 per event
The Silver Kite Community Arts Center has lots of classes including writing, drawing, and painting workshops.
ποΈLive
$: ~10 per class
Brooklyn Brainery - One to two hour classes on a ton of topics: food writing, astrology, overcoming scarcity mindsets, generating ideas.
ποΈLive
$: ~30 per class
Brooklyn Institute for Social Research - Multiweek classes on topics like Intersectionality, Heidegger, Music Theory, and Computer Intelligence.
ποΈLive
$: 315 per class
Fitness and Meditation
The New York YMCA is streaming free workout classes on Facebook every day at noon.
ποΈLive
$: Free
The Muse Brooklyn is offering online workout classes including things like: flexibility, acroyoga, handstands, etc. They also have classes for kids.
ποΈLive
$: Free/low-cost
Many yoga and pilates studios are offering online classes. Here are a few options, but definitely check out your local studio to see if you can support them.
ποΈLive
The New York Insight Meditation Center is hosting a ton of online meditation classes, including one every Tuesday at 7:30pm. Suggested donation is $10 but it's open to all regardless of ability to pay.
ποΈLive
$: Free/low-cost
Q GRIT Fitness - Body positive and gender affirming personal trainer offering personal training online.
ποΈLive
$: ~45
Salsa classes streamed from Germany, Monday - Saturday at 11am EST. Classes are open level and solidarity-based. Donations accepted via Venmo: @Amelia-Uzateguibonilla or PayPal: uzategui@gmail.com
ποΈLive
$: Pay what you can
Animals and the Outdoors
Kitten Academy Livestream - 24/7 livestream featuring ~10 cats. The channel has been streaming since 2016.
ποΈLive
$: Free
One hour long walking tour from Venice Beach to Santa Monica Pier. No narration, just ambient noise.
πPre-recorded
$: Free
Games and Shared Experiences
Play crossword games with friends - no login or setup required. Just open a puzzle and send the link to friends!
πLive
$: Free
Contribute to science by transcribing or describing photos, video, and audio on zooniverse. Very relaxing.
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$: Free
Sending hope and love from Brooklyn, NY.