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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on April 8, 2013?

42 free events take place on Monday, April 8 in New York City. Don't miss the opportunities that only New York provides! Exciting, high quality, unique and off the beaten path free events and free things to do take place in New York today, tonight, tomorrow and each day of the year, any time of the day: whether it's a weekday or a weekend, day or night, morning or evening or afternoon, December or July, April or November! These events will take your breath away!

New York City (NYC) never ceases to amaze you with quantity and quality of its free culture and free entertainment. Check out April 8 and see for yourself. Summer or Winter, Spring or Fall! Just click on any day of the calendar above and you'll find most inspiring and entertaining free events to go to and free things to do on each day of April . Don't miss the opportunities that only New York provides!

Some events take place all year long: same day of the week, same time there are there for you to take advantage of. One of the oldest free weekly events in Manhattan is Dixieland Jazz with the Gotham Jazzmen, which happen at noon every Tuesday. Another example of an event that you can attend all year round on weekdays is Federal Reserve Bank Tour, which takes place every week day at 1 pm (but advanced reservations are required). You can take at least 13 free tours every day of the year, except the New Year Day, July 4th, and the Christmas Day. If you are classical music afficionado, you can spend whole day in New York going from one free classical concert to another. If you love theater, then New York gives you an option to attend plays and musicals free of charge, or at deep discount. You just need to have information about it. And we are here to make that information available to you.
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42 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Monday, April 8, 2013

All events are free unless otherwise noted.
        

Tour | Lower Manhattan Tour


It is here, as much as anywhere, where American history started. It's where the first US Congress assembled and produced the Bill of Rights and where President George Washington took his first oath of office. It's here where the world's most important stock exchange and one of the most famous bridges stand. And it is here where an unspeakable tragedy took place and where a rebirth is underway.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Lecture | The Arab Spring and War and Peace in the Middle East


Speaker: Dr. Benjamin Miller joined the University of Haifa in 2002. Some of his many publications include When Opponents Cooperate: Great Power Conflict and Collaboration in World Politics; and States, Nations and Great Powers: The Sources of Regional War and Peace.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Tour | Cathedral Tour


Explore the Cathedral's newly cleaned and restored Nave. Learn about the art, architecture and history of this great sacred space from 1892 to the present. Tour times: 11am & 2pm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
$6

Tour | Federal Reserve Bank Tour


Learn about central banking functions that Federal Reserve System performs and see Bank's vault of international monetary gold on bedrock of Manhattan Island, five stories below street level. Learn why Federal Reserve has "Federal" in its name, while it's a private bank, not Federal at all. Congressman Ron Paul considers the Federal Reserve "both corrupt and unconstitutional" Tour times: 11:15 a.m., 12:00 p.m., 12:45 p.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:15 p.m., and 3:00 p.m.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:15 am
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Lecture | Bridging the Gap? The Interaction Between Local and International Actors in Peacebuilding in the Democratic Republic of Congo


A lecture by Sara Hellmuller, Visiting Scholar, Arnold A. Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:15 pm
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Lecture | War: Geopolitics in the US and the Middle East


With Mike Hill, Associate Professor of English, SUNY Albany with discussant Patricia Clough, Professor of Sociology, CUNY Graduate Center
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Park Walk | “Amble Through the Ramble” Tour


Over streams, under arches, through the woods along a maze of pathways in a 38-acre woodland respite. Tour will be approximately one hour.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Workshop | Craft Workshops


Create a craft with the gentle guidance of instructor Ngoi Wah "Cindy" Cheng.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Tour | US Customs House Building Tour


A Museum Ambassador provides a 45-minute in-depth look at the unique architecture and design of the Alexander Hamilton Customs House.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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City Walk | Greenwich Village Tour


Greenwich Village is among Manhattan's most desirable and expensive residential neighborhoods. It's history, however, betrays it's monied status. The Village, with it's quiet, shaded streets, lined with lovely brick and brownstone townhouses, was once the incubating ground of artistic, social and political movements that have helped shape US history. From the Beats to the Folk Movement, from workers rights to gay rights, the Village has often been the center of it all.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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City Walk | Harlem Tour


Although world famous, Harlem may be New York's best kept secret with some of the city's best architecture, food, music and people. Harlem's history is also one of the city's most dramatic, having gone through many ethnic, cultural and socioeconomic changes over the past roughly 400 years, which have resulted in a diverse array of places of worship, theaters, homes and eating establishments.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Workshop | Wii Fit for Adults


Calling all Adults who want to lose or maintain current weight: Join Wii Fit for Adults and benefit from burning calories, socializing, maintaining current weight and/or tracking your BMI. Use the various workouts including yoga, strength training, boxing, stepping, hula hooping, running, and regaining balance through using the balance exercises. The Wii tracks your weight and BMI as well as your progress and allows you to compete with others. It is a fun way to keep a record of your progress while exercising.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Gallery Talk | Infinity of Nations Guided Tour


A Museum Ambassador gives a 45-minute free guided tour through the permanent exhibition.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Staged Reading | Play Reading: Seek by Susan Soon He Stanton


In 1926, British mystery writer Agatha Christie went missing for 11 days. Once discovered, she claimed amnesia and never spoke of the incident again. In a fictional retelling of this real life disappearance, SEEK imagines Agatha on the Big Island of Hawaii in Puna: a rough and unforgiving landscape. Burdened by a dark secret and chased halfway around the world, Agatha's life begins to resemble the dark stories she imagined.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Workshop | Chess for Adults


Are you a chess champion? Show off your best moves against other chess fans! Whether you're a chess master or just starting out, come for some board time.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Concert | First Coast High School Chorus


First Coast High School (Jacksonville, Florida) John A. Larsen, director Choral works and arrangements by Haydn, Rachmaninoff, Thomas, McLin, Whalem, Hogan, Johnson, and Moone
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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City Walk | The High Line Sunset Tour


The area around the High Line Park was a vital business district of New York City, supplying fresh fruits, French Cheeses and Russian caviar as well as fresh meats to City markets. The hustle and bustle of the streets induced the City to elevate the railroad trains delivering goods to the commercial buildings. When interstate truck traffic made the railway outdated, it fell into ruin, only to be regenerated as a park. Reservations Required RESERVE NOW
   New York City, NY; NYC
5:00 pm
Free

Author Reading | Carl Rollyson discusses his biography Hollywood Enigma: Dana Andrews


Author Carl Rollyson discusses the American film actor whose diaries and letters reveal an artist struggling with alcoholism and ambivalence about his role as a Hollywood star.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Concert | College Accompanying Recital


Jimin Lee, Accompanying
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Gallery Talk | Gallery Tour: Shoe Obsession


Shoe Obsession examines our culture’s continuing fascination with extravagant and fashionable shoes. Join Colleen Hill, co-curator, for an in-depth look at more than 150 examples of the extreme, lavish, and imaginative styles that have made contemporary footwear central to fashion.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Lecture | Working Class Communities: Politics, Connection and Coalitions of Interest


Speaker: Harris Beider is Professor in Community Cohesion in the Centre for Social Relations at Coventry University since 2007.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Discussion | Open Book: Conversations on Art and the Book


A panel discussion on the relationship between the written word and visual art. Panelists: Martha Wilson, founder, Franklin Furnace, dedicated to supporting avant-garde art with a special concern for artists' books Alexander Campos, executive director, The Center for Book Arts Max Schumann, associate director, Printed Matter, a bookstore dedicated to artists' books and publications Moderator: Richard Turnbull, associate professor, History of Art
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Forum | Poetry Forum: Sally Keith / Eleni Sikelianos


Sally Keith’s most recent book is The Fact of the Matter. Her previous collections of poetry: Design, winner of the 2000 Colorado Prize for Poetry, and Dwelling Song, winner of the University of Georgia’s Contemporary Poetry Series competition. Her poems have appeared in Colorado Review, A Public Space, Gulf Coast, New England Review, and elsewhere. Keith teaches at George Mason University. Eleni Sikelianos is the author of six books of poetry, most recently Body Clock and The California Poem, which was a Barnes & Noble Best of the Year, as well as a hybrid memoir, The Book of Jon. Sikelianos teaches in and directs the Creative Writing Program at the University of Denver. Moderated by Robert Polito, director, the School of Writing.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
$5

Poetry Reading | Poets Jerome Rothenberg and Pierre Joris read their work


Jerome Rothenberg is an internationally acclaimed poet with over eighty published books including his seminal Technicians of the Sacred, and anthologies such as Poems for the Millennium, volumes 1-3, which were co-edited with Pierre Joris and Jeffrey Robinson. Pierre Joris has published over 40 books of poetry, essays, and translations. Recently released are The University of California Book of North African Literature, coedited with Habib Tengour; Exile is My Trade: A Habib Tengour Reader edited and translated by Joris; and Pierre Joris: Cartographies of the In-between, with essays on Joris’ work by selected poets, scholars, and translators.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Slide Lecture | Randy Cohen, the Times' original “Ethicist,” presents his new book Be Good: How to Navigate the Ethics of Everything


This amusing and engaging illustrated lecture, that delivers answers to life's most challenging dilemmas—timeless and contemporary alike, challenges the audience to think about how they would (or should) respond when faced with everyday moral challenges, from sex and love to religion, technology, and much more. It is certain to ignite brain cells and spark healthy debate.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:30 pm
Free

Lecture | This Chair Rocks: How Ageism Warps Our View of Long Life


A talk by Ashton Applewhite, Blogger for This Chair Rocks and Yo, Is this Ageist? Baby boomers once swore not trust anyone older than 30. But as they and other Americans who are living longer now find, ageism - internalized and in the culture at large - obscures all but the most negative messages about life beyond the blush of youth, with disastrous personal and political implications.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:30 pm
Free

Author Reading | Actor Richard belzer discusses his book Hit List with Dick Cavett


Talk show host Dick Cavett interviews actor and author Richard Belzer about his new book and his research into and startling findings about the deaths of witnesses to the JFK assassination.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
Free

Book Discussion | Book Group: The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver


The Monday night fiction reading group will discuss.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Reading | Mixed Bag: Story Time for Grown-Ups


Love a good story? Sit back and relax as they read you a story or two at lunchtime. Bring your lunch, bring your knitting, bring a friend. Brown bag lunches welcome! Featuring Ambrose Bierce's Civil War Stories.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | Nobel Prize winner Daniel Kahneman reads from his book Thinking, Fast and Slow


Daniel Kahneman, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for his seminal work in psychology that challenged the rational model of judgment and decision making, is one of our most important thinkers. His ideas have had a profound and widely regarded impact on many fields—including economics, medicine, and politics—but until now, he has never brought together his many years of research and thinking in one book.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
Free

Staged Reading | Play Reading: Seek by Susan Soon He Stanton


In 1926, British mystery writer Agatha Christie went missing for 11 days. Once discovered, she claimed amnesia and never spoke of the incident again. In a fictional retelling of this real life disappearance, SEEK imagines Agatha on the Big Island of Hawaii in Puna: a rough and unforgiving landscape. Burdened by a dark secret and chased halfway around the world, Agatha's life begins to resemble the dark stories she imagined.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
Free

Performance | Storytelling: The Adam Wade Show


Moth storytelling favorite Adam Wade has put together many of his winning heartfelt and humorous stories for a special show. He’ll also sing a few songs, and play video shorts. No two shows will be the same. A different featured guest will start the evening off.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
$5

Reading | The Future of Online Feminism A New Feminist Solutions Reading and Reception


Editors Courtney Martin ’02 and Vanessa Valenti present the latest New Feminist Solutions report, which details the development of a robust network of online feminist activism. Inspired by the activism happening online but discouraged by high burnout rates and a lack of compensation, Martin and Valenti turned to a diverse group of activists, educators, and writers to investigate potential opportunities for sustainability in the digital world.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Concert | An Evening of Saxophones


Paul Cohen, Coordinator
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Concert | Student Soprano Recital


Recital: Andrea Covais, Soprano
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Concert | “No Name“ Presents The Uptown Cabaret, a Singers Showcase


The multi-talented Alex DeSuze returns to host the “No Name Uptown Cabaret Second Monday” monthly singers showcase. DeSuze, whose background includes acting, directing and singing at venues throughout the NYC-metro area, will be joined by guest musical director Marilynn Seits. Producer Eric Vetter calls the Cabaret an opportunity to enjoy and share your art with your fellow singers, composers and lyricists in a safe and fun place.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Opera | College Percussion Soloists


This concert will be a special presentation of solo repertoire for percussion by student percussionists.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Concert | College Violin Recital


Shuo-Ting Chen, Violin
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Concert | College Voice Recital


Avery Amero, mezzo-soprano
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Jazz | D'Ambrose Boyd & David Pearl Present Singers Space


Come to Singers Space, hosted by D'Ambrose Boyd with David Pearl at the piano. Where New York's finest professional and aspiring singers come to sing their favorites and hear their peers perform before an intimate audience.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Dance Performance | Experiments in Dance: Ashley Byler / Anna Marie Shogren / RoseAnne Spradlin / Katie Workum / Abigail Zbikowski


A high visibility, low-tech forum on Monday nights throughout the fall/winter and spring seasons that supports experiments in performance rather than finished products. Artists are selected by a rotating committee of peer artists.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Performance | The BTK Band, Storytelling Rock Band


Raconteurs regale the audience with true stories from their lives while The BTK Band, NYC’s hardest-drinking improvised storytelling rock band, improvises music and lyrics to turn their stories into songs. As if Tom Waits and The Moth delivered a baby from the gaping maw of Chaos.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 pm
$5
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