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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on April 9, 2014?

42 free events take place on Wednesday, April 9 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 9 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 Wednesday, April 9, 2014

All events are free unless otherwise noted.
        

Concert | Janelle Monáe, Grammy-Nominated R&B Singer


The Kansas city-born singer and songwriter came to prominence appearing on Fun's number one hit "We Are Young" and she has put out two studio albums of her own. Attendees are advised to arrive early.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 am
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Park Walk | Central Park Tour


Stroll through the park and tell the epic story of New York's green oasis. Once described as the lungs of the city, Central Park brings a breath of fresh air to New York's crowded urban terrain. What started out as the rocky and desolate northern fringes of a rapidly expanding city is today amongst the world's most famous and beloved public parks. Originally intended to bring people of all walks of life together -- a people's park -- Central Park lives up to it's original designs. With over 843 acres of meadows, hills, ball fields and bodies of water, it's impossible not to find
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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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: 10:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Tour | Greenwich Village Neighborhood 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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10:00 am
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Talk | Author Talk: Maxine Hong Kingston


The acclaimed author of “The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts” discusses her life’s work.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 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.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Book Signing | Parks and Recreation star Rob Lowe signs copies of his book Love Life


Books are to be picked up at the host bookstore. The event line will form outside the front entrance of the store. No memorabilia. No posed photography. Event guidelines are subject to change. Please follow the instructions of the events team.
   New York City, NY; NYC
12:00 pm
Free

Talk | Author Talk: A.E. Hotchner


Hotchner is an editor, novelist, playwright and biographer. He has written biographies of Hemingway, Sophia Loren and Doris Day. His memoir King of the Hill was made into a film by writer-director Steven Sodenbergh. He is also the cofounder of Newman’s Own.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Lecture | Crossing Boundaries: Technology and the Humanities


This event will feature a talk by Brenda Laurel about a long history of crossing boundaries that has opened pathways to some specific futures. Many revolutions have happened in the space occupied by both technology and the humanities in Dr. Laurel’s long career: MUDs and MOOs, virtual reality, the web, mobile devices and augmented reality are a few. She will tell some stories about her personal journey through some strange territories in this historical landscape.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Workshop | Learn Juggling in the Park


Test your coordination and dexterity with free juggling lessons in the park. All skill levels are welcome to join in the fun. Equipment is provided. Lessons are weather permitting. You'll be surprised that Alex and Jordan can often be found outside tossing pins in the snow!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Concert | Bach at Noon


The keyboard works of Bach offered in 30-minute meditations by Patrick Allen, organist and master of choristers, and Phillip Lamb, organ scholar.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:20 pm
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Dance Performance | Third Rail Projects’ Yolk, a New Durational Dance Performance


Set against the bustle of midtown Manhattan, Yolk is part time capsule and part hidden treasure as performers transform themselves within the confines of a fragile shell. Yolk furthers Third Rail Projects’ explorations fusing dance, installation art, and performance in the public sphere.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 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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1:00 pm
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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.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Concert | Juilliard Chamber Ensembles


Juilliard performers share their talent with the community in this free, hour-long lunchtime concert.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Jazz | Midtown Jazz


A jazz concert for the midtown community. These popular midday concerts feature well-regarded artists. The programming is overseen by jazz pianist Ronny Whyte.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
$10 suggested donation

Tour | 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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2:00 pm
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Tour | 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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4:00 pm
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Master Class | Master Class: Bonnie Hampton, Cello


Cellist Bonnie Hampton leads an active musical life as a chamber musician, soloist, and teacher. A founding member of the Naumburg Award-winning Francesco Trio, she also performed as part of the Hampton-Schwartz Duo with her late husband, pianist Nathan Schwartz. Her solo debut with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra was followed by appearances with orchestras nationally, performing the entire standard repertoire and many of the 20th-century cello concertos.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Concert | College Recitals


5pm Robert Fleitz and Han Chen, Pianos 6pm Kei Sugiyama, Violin 8pm ABQ Seminar Recital 8pm Winds, Harps, and Guitars
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Film | Cuban Cinema: Tomás Gutierrez Alea's Stories of the Revolution (1960)


The first feature film after the Revolution was Gutiérrez Alea’s directorial debut, which reenacts three important episodes of the armed struggle. One of his least known works, it depicts stories about the fight against Batista’s dictatorship in 1950s Cuba. 81 min. Q&A with Luciano Castillo and Jerry Carlson.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Author Reading | Interpreting Dolce Via: An Engagement with Image Music and Narrative


On the occasion of the presentation of: Dolce Via: Italy in the 1980’s, a photographic monograph by Charles H. Traub. Featuring a reading by distinguished scholar and poet Luigi Ballerini, an original score by pianist and composer Massimo Bianchi, and comments by esteemed critic Max Kozloff.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
Free

Workshop | Intro Class: The Work of Byron Katie: Effective Communication to Repair and Deepen Your Relationships


With Marty Epstein. “The Work,” an approach based on the teachings of Byron Katie, is designed to help examine the sources of our anxiety about relationships and move beyond commonly accepted but harmful ways of seeking love and approval.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Discussion | Paula Modersohn-Becker: The First Modern Woman Artist


“The complication of the artist’s being a woman,” mused the poet Rainer Maria Rilke, “ah, that really is a whole new question.” On the anniversary of the publication of Paula Modersohn-Becker: The First Modern Woman Artist by Diane Radycki (Yale University Press, 2013), the author is joined by critic John Colapinto (The New Yorker), scholar Alessandra Comini (National Book Award nominee), author Marie Darrieussecq (2013 Prix Médicis winner), museum director Susanne Gerlach (Böttcherstrasse GmbH/Paula Modersohn-Becker Museum) and artist Grace Graupe-Pillard in a dynamic discussion about the book, and its deliberately provocative sub-title. Is Modersohn-Becker the missing piece in the history of twentieth-century modernism?
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Discussion | Crime in Translation


With moderator Shizuka Otake and panelists Annamaria Alfieri, Chris Pavone and Jeffrey Siger. Skip the security line and the jet lag, and travel comfortably by mystery novel. The panelists expertly combine suspense with a foreign setting. One writes crime stories set in Greece, so current they are almost ahead of the headlines. One wrote a novel about nice American families in Luxemburg, right in the heart of Europe. Only, they are keeping some dark secrets, not nice at all. And what does the author have planned for his new book? Travel in both time and space for mysteries about the complex history of South American countries.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Discussion | Emma Goldman's Legacy


As an activist, writer and orator, Emma Goldman left her mark on the Lower East Side. Historian Thai Jones will discuss Goldman's legacy and journalist Rebecca Traister, City Council Member Rosie Mendez, and author Vivian Gornick share how she has influenced their lives and work.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Author Reading | Fiction Forum: Chris Adrian / Darin Strauss


Chris Adrian has written three novels: Gob’s Grief, The Children’s Hospital, and The Great Night. In 2008, he published A Better Angel, a collection of short stories. His short fiction has also appeared in The Paris Review, Zoetrope, Ploughshares, McSweeney’s, The New Yorker, The Best American Short Stories, and Story. He was one of eleven fiction writers to receive a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2009. Darin Strauss is the author of the novels Chang & Eng, The Real McCoy, and More Than It Hurts You, as well as the memoir Half a Life, winner of the National Book Critics Circle (2011). He is a recipient of the Guggenheim Fellowship and a winner of the American Library Association's Alix Award and The National Book Critics Circle Award. Strauss is a Clinical Associate Professor at NYU's creative writing program.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Discussion | New Feminist Solutions: A Celebration of Social Justice Approaches to Domestic Violence


Between 2011-2012, Sakhi for South Asian Women convened two meetings of grassroots organizers
 to address the challenges of
building a broader anti-violence movement. These events explored the intersections between
 domestic violence and such issues as immigration, transphobia, incarceration, and reproductive justice. While communities of color have always been disproportionately affected by such kinds of violence, they have also often been marginalized by the mainstream anti-domestic violence movement. This latest installment of the New Feminist Solutions series distills the findings of these gatherings and foregrounds stories from communities of color that are responding boldly to domestic violence within a social justice framework. Drawing on narratives from activists and organizations working in marginalized communities, the report demonstrates that movements can be built on the principles of transformation
and justice, rather than on law enforcement and criminalization.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Talk | Artist Talk: Ashley Hunt


Ashley Hunt uses video, photography and writing to engage the ideas of social movements, modes of learning and public speech. His work is often concerned with questions of power and the ways that some people have more, others have less, and what can be done about that.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Talk | Artist Talk: Julianne Swartz


From the artist: "I am interested in harnessing and sculpting something completely noncorporeal. Light is my primary material because it instills presence without physicality. It can be easily taken for granted, yet when contemplated, light becomes a sense provoking opportunity for thought."
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Jazz | College Jazz Guitar Recital


Eric Shapiro (guitar) will be performing his senior recital.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Book Signing | Comedian and actor Bob Saget signs copies of his book Dirty Daddy


Bob Saget, the decidedly irreverent stand-up comedian and beloved TV star, delivers uproarious, uncensored, and heartfelt stories from a life in entertainment and beyond.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Book Signing | Comedian Carol Leifer discusses her book How to Succeed in Business Without Really Crying


For many years, television comedy was an exclusive all-boys club until a brilliant comedian named Carol Leifer came along. The SNL, Modern Family, Ellen and Seinfeld alum discusses and signs copies of her book.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
Free

Author Reading | Elizabeth Nunez reads from her book Not for Everyday Use


Elizabeth Nunez will be reading from her forthcoming memoir, followed by a discussion with author Louise DeSalvo.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Talk | Great Thinkers of Our Time: Margaret Geller, Astrophysicist


Margaret Geller is an astrophysicist at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics lab in Cambridge and a pioneer in mapping the nearby universe. Her maps have provided a new view of the enormous patterns in the distribution of galaxies like the Milky Way. She is the recipient of many prizes including a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship, the Newcomb-Cleveland Award of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Klopsteg Award for the American Association of Physics Teachers, a Library Lion from the New York Public Library, the Magellanic Premium of the American Philosophical Society, the James Craig Watson Medal of the National Academy of Sciences, the Henry Norris Russell Lectureship of the American Astronomical Society, and the Julius Edgar Lilienfeld Prize of the American Physical Society.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Book Signing | Marlo Thomas, Emmy-winning actress, signs copies of her book It Ain't Over...Till It's Over


Actress, activist and author Marlo Thomas introduces 50 women who prove that it's never too late to live your dream.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
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Workshop | Writing Classes


Choose from Creative Writing 101, Memoir Writing and Nonfiction 101.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Workshop | Writing Classes


Choose from Humor Writing, Science Fiction and Fantasy Writing, Essay and Opinion, Fiction Writing, TV Writing, Article Writing, Memoir Writing, and Screenwriting.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Concert | MSM Percussion Ensemble


Program: JOHN LUTHER ADAMS Qilyaun CHOU WEN-CHUNG Echoes from the Gorge JOSEPH PEREIRA New Work (World Premiere) DAVID LANG the so-called laws of nature Jeffrey Milarsky, Music Director and Conductor
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Concert | College Horn Recital


Emily Whitecotton, horn. Experience the freshness and excitement of a solo performance by a gifted young artist - a uniquely rewarding experience for music lovers. The program for this event is TBA.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Concert | College Voice Recital


Chelsie Nectow, soprano
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Performance | Gandhi, Is That You? Comedy Show


Stand-up comedy show (that has been featured on MTV, and that fills to standing-room only each week). The show is produced by Brendan Fitzgibbons (The Onion, McSweeney's) and Lance Weiss (Carolines on Broadway) with comedians from David Letterman, Vh1, MTV, The Onion, and Comedy Central. Free pizza!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 pm
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