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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on April 20, 2013?

43 free events take place on Saturday, April 20 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 20 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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43 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Saturday, April 20, 2013

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Hike | Garrison To Manitou, NY Hike


9 miles at a moderate pace. A linear hike along one of the Osborn loops connecting onto the Appalachian Trail. There it descends from Canada Hill into Manitou. Forested rolling hills with climbs. At Manitou, follow Mystery Point Road northward for an extended shore view. Return is from the Manitou Nature Preserve trails back to Manitou Station for a 5:10 PM train. Bring lunch and water.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:25 am
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Workshop | Health and Race Walking


Enjoy views of the Park's landscapes as you get fit. Coach Lon Wilson of the New York Walkers Club leads walks at a moderate to brisk pace over mostly flat surfaces. Wear comfortable sneakers! Ages 18+.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:30 am
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City Walk | All-in-One Downtown Tour


This tour utilizes your feet and the New York City Subway* to transport you from Lower Manhattan, the birthplace of New York, through Wall St and the Financial District, Greenwich Village, SoHo, Chinatown and Midtown Manhattan. There will be ample opportunities for memorable pictures. You'll get the chance to savor NY's best pizza and cannoli and other treats, learn how to play NY handball, maybe bargain with a shopkeeper in Chinatown, observe a game of street chess in Greenwich Village, people watch and window shop in SoHo, and kick back on the Highline Park. Along the way, you'll master the subway and learn about New York's Finest!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Workshop | Catch & Release Fishing


Grab a pole and relax on the Harlem Meer while you wait for a bite from one of the many species of fish that live in its diverse aquatic ecosystem! Poles available to borrow; must release fish after catching them. Free for families and individuals; groups larger than 5 must reserve at least 2 weeks in advance. Adult with photo I.D. must accompany all children.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Festival | Cherry Blossom Festival


Come on out to the Cherry Blossom Festival. In Japanese, “Hanami” means Cherry Blossom viewing. Enjoy the intensity of the many blossoms by looking at a single tree or group of trees. This free event will offer workshops in making cherry blossom salt with Sino Tanaka and demonstrations and tastings of cherry blossom tea. Fun cherry blossom crafts will be available for the entire family. A map of the island's cherry blossoms will also be available encouraging you to walk amongst the cherry blossom trees.
   New York City, NY; NYC
10:00 am
Free

Festival | Earth Day 2013


Three days of Earth Day activities inside the station! Come out for live performances, kids' activities, sustainability talks, and interactive displays by partner organizations.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Workshop | Shape Up NYC - Yoga


Please bring your own mat. Expert Instructors.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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City Walk | SoHo, Little Italy & Chinatown Tour


You've seen the iconic skyscrapers, attended a Broadway show, visited Lady Liberty and relaxed in Central Park. Looking for a little more of the Big Apple? Maybe it's time to visit some of Manhattan's oldest and most enchanting historic districts. Take a relaxing stroll through SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Workshop | Yoga Class


Join on Saturday mornings for free beginners yoga with a certified instructor. Begin the process toward a strong and comfortable body, and a calm and serene mind. Please wear comfortable clothes and bring your yoga mat or a beach towel. All participants must sign a waiver form before they join in.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 am
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Park Walk | “Cross Park Promenade” Tour


You'll be amazed at what you'll see.... a hidden bench that tells time, miniature boats powered by the wind, a magnificent sculpture celebrating fresh water, and a glorious drinking fountain for the city's equine population. These are just some of the the sites along the way on this east to west walk through the park. Tour is approximately one hour long.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 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 & 1pm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
$6

Workshop | Chess Clinic


Learn new tactical insights from a Chess Master, then pit your newly acquired skills against other players of your level, tournament-style. Ages 6+.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Park Walk | Garden Tour


Experience the Park's only formal garden with the Garden staff. See exuberant perennial and annual beds, and delight in an abundance of color and fragrance while learning about the Garden's history and design.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Fair | Street Fair


   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Fair | Street Fair


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11:00 am
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Tour | Walkway Over the Hudson


Ride Metro-North along the Hudson River, then walk on the old Poughkeepsie railway bridge that has been recently converted to a pedestrian walkway. Beautiful views of the River & mountains in the Poughkeepsie - Highland area from 212 feet above the water. Optional lunch afterwards at a Japanese restaurant near the train station. Moderately paced, the round trip walk is about 5 miles.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:45 am
$3 plus fare

Tour | Tour of the NYPL's Stephen A. Schwarzman Building


A tour of the world-renowned Schwarzman Building with simultaneous interpretation into American Sign Language. The free docent-led tour is an excellent way to familiarize yourself with some of the art, architecture, and little-known facts relating to this landmark building which celebrated its centennial in 2011.
   New York City, NY; NYC
12:00 pm
Free

Film | Ryan Murphy's Eat Pray Love (2010): Based on Elizabeth Gilbert's Book


With Julia Roberts, Javier Bardem, Richard Jenkins. A married woman realizes how unhappy her marriage really is, and that her life needs to go in a different direction. After a painful divorce, she takes off on a round-the-world journey to "find herself". 145 mins.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:15 pm
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Opera | New York Opera Forum performs Cosi Fan Tutte by Mozart


The New York Opera Forum presents a concert version of the opera.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Tour | “The Castle and its Kingdom” Tour


Take a walk around the lands dominated by the Castle, situated high on Vista Rock. Visit the tiny 55-acre realm on an eclectic tour of history and nature. Tour is approximately one hour.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Staged Reading | Instant Shakespeare Company


The Instant Shakespeare Company presents a reading of William Shakespeare's, Love's Labour's Lost, and a selection of his sonnets.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Theater | Finks by Joe Gilford, a Play about the 1950s Red Scare


Do you know who your friends are? When the moment came to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee, some artists chose to name names, others chose to risk their careers rather than betray their friends. Finks is the real life story of young entertainers on the brink of success, who find themselves playing roles they never dreamed they’d have to play. Featuring Michael Cullen, Ned Eisenberg, Leo Ash Evens, Jason Liebman, Ian Lowe, Thomas Lyons, Aaron Serotsky & Miriam Silverman.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Jazz | College Jazz Bass Recital


Jazz student Phillip Racz (bass) presents his senior recital.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Workshop | Hand-Made Crafternoon


Join crafty librarian Jessica Pigza of the Rare Book Division and Crafternoon author Maura Madden for this free DIY event featuring Amy Azzarito.
   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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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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2:00 pm
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Tour | Union Square: Crossroads of New York


The tour explores the social and political history of the Union Square neighborhood through discussions of the people, history, architecture, and forces that have shaped this community. You’ll hear how Union Square got its name, see where the legendary Tiffany & Co. once stood, and learn how to read the clock (yes, it’s a clock!) on “The Metronome” sculpture and so much more!
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2:00 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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2:00 pm
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Park Walk | The Art of the Park Tour


Walk and learn about the intricate design of the Park's web of pastoral landscapes and formal romantic vistas.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:30 pm
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Concert | Concert on Water


The concert is at the coolest classical music concerts location in New York City. Program and musicians TBA.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Film | Tetsuya Nomura & Takeshi Nozue's Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children (2005): Animated Adventure


An ex-mercenary is forced out of isolation when three mysterious men kidnap and brainwash the city's children afflicted with the Geostigma disease. 126 mins.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 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.
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3:00 pm
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Concert | Saturday Afternoon Organ Meditation


The program features the great repertoire of the Organ on the 101 rank Pipe Organ built by Herman Schlicker and the 5 stop chamber organ built by Taylor & Boody Organ Builders.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Opening Reception | 3 Landscape Artists: Letha Wilson / Kimberlee Venable / Youmna Chlala


Solo exhibitions by three young NY-based artists whose works are inspired by landscape from America's mythic west to modern Cairo, to the surf at New York's Jones and Long Beaches. Using photo-based sculptures and video, the site-specific projects charge their architectural environments, investigating our universal and personal relationships to memory, nature, and site.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Dance Performance | 50-Year Celebration of the Thunderbird Singers and Dancers


The Thunderbird Social invites families and friends to join in an evening of social dancing led by Louis Mofsie (Hopi/Winnebago), the director of the Thunderbird Singers and Dancers. Heyna Second Sons are the lead drum. Mofsie is celebrating 50 years of directing the group.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Concert | College Recitals


7:00 PM - 8:30 PM Deborah Im, Piano 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM Goh Izawa, Jazz Drums 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM James Ritchie, Percussion 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM Min Young Kang, Piano 9:00 PM - 10:30 PM Chun Yiu Chen, Baritone 9:00 PM - 10:30 PM Eunbit Cho, Violin 9:00 PM - 10:30 PM Jess Block, Double Bass
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7:00 pm
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Film | Andy Capper & Juliette Eisner's Documentary: Lil Bub & Friendz (2013): When Internet Memes Attack


Called “the most famous cat on the Internet,” the wide-eyed perma-kitten Lil Bub is the adorable embodiment of the Web's fascination with all things cats. Join Lil Bub and her owner on a wild cross-country romp as they meet the Internet’s most famous cat-lebrities. Meet adorable kitties, see hilarious videos and hear from the dedicated cat enthusiasts who love them. Pet enthusiasts unite! Pre-show activities, contests and giveaways for cat lovers of all ages. The program will begin at 6:00PM, with the screening starting at dusk (approximately 8:15PM).
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:00 pm
Free

Opera | College Cello Concert


This concert is a student recital featuring the Prep Division cello students of Misha Quint.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Concert | Juilliard Orchestra performs works by Bartók and Mahler


Program: Mahler’s Symphony No. 4 Bartók’s Violin Concerto No. 2 American conductor and NYC native James Gaffigan leads the Juilliard Orchestra in a performance of the last of Mahler’s symphonies inspired by German folk poetry, Wunderhorn. Built around the central song melody of “Das himmlische Leben” (“Heaven’s Life,” sung in the final movement), Symphony No. 4 expresses the view of heaven from the innocent and imaginative perspective of a child. This concert also features Bartók’s virtuosic Violin Concerto No. 2, performed by Juilliard violinist Sirena Huang.
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:00 pm
Free

Concert | Orchestral Works by Ravel, Boulez and Brahms


Program: Pierre Boulez: Mémoriale (. . .explosante fixe. . . Originel) - Rebecca Baehr, flute; Jeffrey Milarsky, cond. Maurice Ravel: Ma mère l'Oye - Cinq Pièces Enfantines - Yoshiaki Onishi, cond. Johannes Brahms: Piano Quartet in G minor, Op. 25 (orch. Arnold Schoenberg) - Jeffrey Milarsky, cond. With the Columbia University Orchestra 7:15 PM - Pre-Concert Lecture by Walter Frisch, Professor of Music
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:00 pm
Free

Concert | Works by Prokofiev, Scriabin, de Falla, Fauré, Schnittke and more


Misha Quint, cello; Svetlana Gorokhovich, piano. Program Giuseppe Valentini (1681 – 1753) Cello Sonata in E Major Alfred Schnittke (1934 – 1998) Sonata No. 1 for Cello and Piano Gabriel Fauré (1845 – 1924) Élégie, Op.24 Nathan Davis (b.1937) Matryoshka Blues (World Premiere) Manuel de Falla (1876 – 1946) Ritual Fire Dance Alexander Scriabin (1872 – 1915) Etude in Bb minor, Op.8, No.11 Sergei Prokofiev (1891 – 1953) March from The Love for Three Oranges George Frideric Handel (1685 – 1759) Sonata for Violin and Basso Continuo in D Major, HWV 371/Op.1, No.13 David Popper (1843 – 1913) Dance of the Elves About the Musicians MISHA QUINT made his orchestral debut at the age of 13 after winning first place in the Boccherini Competition in St. Petersburg. Many other prizes and awards followed before he immigrated from Russia to the United States in 1989. Quint has appeared with numerous orchestras, such as Orquestra Sinfônica do Teatro Nacional do Brasilia, The Metropolitan Symphony, The National Irish Symphony, Brooklyn Philharmonic, London Soloists Chamber Orchestra, The Moscow State Symphony Orchestra, The Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, Leningrad State Orchestra, Orchestra of Classical and Contemporary Music among others. SVETLANA GOROKHOVICH has performed in international music festivals in Holland, Germany, Italy and New York. . Gorokhovich was a winner of the Bartok-Kabalevsky-Prokofiev International Piano Competition at Radford University and the 1999 IBLA international competition in Italy. Her solo recital at Carnegie Hall in 2000 was highly acclaimed by the New York Concert Review. Her most recent recording, “One Piano Four Hands,” was released in 2012 by SMH Records.
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:00 pm
Free

Performance | Stand-Up Comedy: Aaron Glaser / Lukas Kaiser


Glaser and Kaiser will each record 30 minutes of stand up. The show will be shot by a camera crew and the audio is being recorded for an album release. The show is totally free. They'll be giving out free pizza and there will be an open bar.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 pm
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Jazz | Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society, Grammy-Nominated 18-Piece Ensemble


Darcy James Argue’s 18-piece ensemble Secret Society (2011 Next Wave Festival) blends progressive jazz, early Americana, Balkan folk music, and indie rock into a genre-defying, era-shifting modern reinvention of the big band. The Grammy-nominated group takes the stage in advance of its upcoming sophomore album, Brooklyn Babylon.
   New York City, NY; NYC
10:00 pm
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