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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on April 27, 2016?

37 free events take place on Wednesday, April 27 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 27 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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37 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Wednesday, April 27, 2016

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free events nyc Piano Works by Debussy, Chopin, Brahms, Gershwin
free events nyc Dance on Film: Massine's Choreartium
free events nyc Sovietizing Russian Ballet in Co-Produced Cold War Films: Two Scenes
free events nyc Music on Film: A Memorial Concert for Pete and Toshi Seeger
free events nyc Chamber Music Master Class: Imani Winds
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Workshop | Park Boot Camp


Join The Rise NYC, a community-driven pop-up fitness group, for a Boot Camp in the park. Rotations through exercises like crunches, planks, push-ups, burpees, and mountain climbers ensure a mixture of cardio and strength training that will keep you coming back--and seeing results. No equipment necessary; smiles and high-fives encouraged. Rain or shine.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 am
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City Walk | Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn Heights and Dumbo Tour


This is a 3-hour tour that begins with a walk over the Brooklyn Bridge, an icon of New York City for over 125 years, with spectacular views of Manhattan and Brooklyn. The tour then moves on to a stroll of Brooklyn Heights, America’s and New York City’s first suburb. The tour then explores the neighborhood DUMBO before ending at the Fulton Ferry landing. This tour takes place every day at 10am.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Park Walk | Mid-Park Welcome Tour


Explore the Park’s central features including the Lake and Ramble woodland, then marvel at the views from Belvedere Castle. Route involves many hills, stairs, and uneven paths. 45 minutes.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
Free

Film | Robert Wise's Until They Sail (1957): Ports in a Storm


Stars: Jean Simmons, Paul Newman, Joan Fontaine. During WW2, husband-less New Zealand women meet and marry American soldiers who are fighting in the Pacific theater.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:15 am
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Concert | Piano Works by Debussy, Chopin, Brahms, Gershwin


Program: Debussy: Images, Book 2 Gershwin/Wild: "The Man I Love" Chopin: Ballade No. 3 in A-flat major Brahms: Sechs Klavierstucke Op. 118 Talented pianists Harvey Wu and Yong Murray will be performing.
   New York City, NY; NYC
12:00 pm
Free

Poetry Reading | Tracy K. Smith reads from her book Ordinary Light


Tracy K. Smith is the author of three acclaimed books of poetry, including most recently Life on Mars, winner of the 2012 Pulitzer Prize, a New York Times Notable Book, a New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice, and a New Yorker, Library Journal, and Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year. A professor of creative writing at Princeton University, she lives in Princeton with her family.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Video | Video Art: Edited at EAI: 1972-77


A daylong screening that highlights a historically significant but less well-known area of the gallery's programs: EAI’s Editing Facility for artists, one of the first such creative workspaces for video in the United States. Early works from the 1970s by Ant Farm, Juan Downey, Jean Dupuy, Shigeko Kubota, Mary Lucier, Raindance, Anthony Ramos, Ira Schneider, and Hannah Wilke, among others, will be shown. This event launches a series of 45th anniversary screenings that chart the remarkable richness and diversity of artists’ works that have been “Edited at EAI” across five decades.
   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. Bach at Noon concerts takes place Tuesdays through Fridays, from September 15, 2015 to May 26, 2016.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Screening | Dance on Film: Massine's Choreartium


Screening of Choreartium, a work from the repertory of Ballets Russes, performed by Bayerisches Staatsballett. Choreartium, which premiered in 1933, is one of a series of symphonic ballets choreographed by Léonide Massine. Massine was the principal dancer and choreographer for Serge Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes from 1915 to 1921 and one of Europe’s leading dancers and choreographers for the following two decades. David Vaughan will introduce and screening. Mr. Vaughan is a dance archivist, historian and critic. He was the archivist of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company from 1976 until the company was disbanded in 2012. In his long career, Vaughan has been a dancer, choreographer, actor and singer whose work has been seen in London, Paris, and in New York, both on- and off-Broadway, as well as in regional theatres across the United States, in cabarets, on television and on film.[3] Vaughan's ballet choreography was used in Stanley Kubrick's 1955 film Killer's Kiss, danced by Kubrick's wife at the time, ballerina Ruth Sobotka. He has worked with both modern dance and ballet companies.
   New York City, NY; NYC
1:00 pm
Free

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. Tour times: 1:00pm, 2:00pm. This tour takes place Mondays through Fridays, except bank holidays.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Lecture | Sovietizing Russian Ballet in Co-Produced Cold War Films: Two Scenes


A talk by Marsha Siefert, the 2016 Fellow for the Study of Russia and Ballet. This presentation will use archival material from Russia, the US and the UK to reconstruct the portrayal of Russian ballet in two scenes from Soviet co-produced films. In Tchaikovsky (1969), Maya Plisetskaya portrays Tchaikovsky’s “lost love” Desirée through dance; the UK-USSR 1983 biopic Anna Pavlova dramatizes Fokine choreographing “The Dying Swan.” The stories behind these scenes of “Sovietized” Russian ballet enact the intricate pas de deux of Soviet screen partnerships with the West.
   New York City, NY; NYC
4:00 pm
Free

Screening | Music on Film: A Memorial Concert for Pete and Toshi Seeger


An all-star lineup of friends and family gather to honor these leaders in folk music and activism. Pete and Toshi Seeger’s legacies run deep: from transforming the way we listen to our American roots to demanding social justice and successfully advocating for grassroots environmental change. Organized by their grandson Kitama Cahill-Jackson, an all-star line-up of family and friends pays tribute to these leaders in folk music and activism. Featuring performances by Judy Collins, Peter Yarrow, Martha Redbone, Tom Chapin and The Chapin Sisters, Dar Williams and Dan Zanes, and speakers including Harry Belafonte and more.
   New York City, NY; NYC
4:30 pm
Free

Concert | Student Recitals


5:00 PM to 7:00 PM - Radoslawa Anna Jasik, piano 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM - QingTuo Pang, piano 9:00 PM to 10:00 PM - Music of Sun Ra Ensemble 9:00 PM to 10:00 PM Standards Ensemble 9:00 PM to 10:00 PM - Music of Thelonious Monk Ensemble
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Other | Wine and Spirits Tastings


Free tastings at a boutique retailer specializing in fine wines and craft spirits, and has one of the largest grower champagne selections in New York City.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Lecture | Building the Empire State: Political Economy in the Early Republic


A live-from-the-archive lecture by Brian Murphy.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Discussion | Faith in America’s Social Movements


This panel will explore how religion and spirituality affect Black social movements and can be leveraged to advance progressive agendas in policy-making institutions.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Lecture | On Contradiction: Humans, Animals, and 'the Way Things Are'


Naisargi Dave, Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Toronto, will lecture. Dave’s research concerns emergent forms of politics and relationality in contemporary urban India.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Discussion | Persian Poetry


Daily developments in the Middle East demand our attention to politics, history and religion, but poetry is often overlooked in perspectives brought to bear on our attention to them. Literary intersections between the West and Middle East are longstanding, from Goethe and Emerson right up to the present day. Five noted literary figures Porochista Khakpour, Roger Sedarat, Elizabeth T. Gray, Jr.; Tom Sleigh, and Don Share gather to discuss and illuminate the issues that make Persian poetry more than ever pertinent to our own time and contemporary literature. The discussion is moderated by Arezoo Moseni.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Discussion | Science and Art in China


In 1607 the Jesuit missionary Matteo Ricci (1552–1610), in collaboration with his colleague Xu Guangqi (1562–1633), translated the first six books of Euclid's Elements of Geometry into Chinese. Among those to take a serious interest in this work was the prominent mathematician Mei Wending (1632–1721), but his Jihe tongjie (General Explanation of (Euclid's) Geometry) eliminated most of the demonstrations and redrew many of the original diagrams. Why were the basic elements of western mathematics, so essential for the Scientific Revolution, as well as the discovery of mathematical perspective that revolutionized western artistic vision, not similarly appreciated by Chinese intellectuals and artists? Are the examples of the limited reception of Euclid's Elements by Chinse mathematicians and the general lack of interest in the principles of mathematical perspective in Chinese art in any way related?
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Forum | The Pakistan Sustainable Development Forum


The Pakistan Sustainable Development Forum will bring together leaders of Pakistan civil society that are directly contributing to the progress of the Sustainable Development Goals to speak in New York City.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Works in Various Media by Italian Artist Luisa Gardini


Employing a variety of media – drawing, collage, painting and sculpture – the Ravenna-born, Rome-based artist creates works infused with a penchant for hybridity and juxtaposition in ways that trigger the mind and the senses. Exploring the poetic possibilities that open up at the crossroads of making and unmaking, disclosing and concealing, Gardini appears to be most at home where boundaries can be blurred and easy categorization defied.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Slide Lecture | John C. Mutter discusses his book The Disaster Profiteers: How Natural Disasters Make the Rich Richer and the Poor Even Poorer


This illustrated lecture combines natural science and physical science to explore how disasters deepen social inequalities. The aftermath of natural disasters, the extensive cleanup and rebuilding process, such as in New Orleans, Indonesia, Haiti, and other places, fuels global inequality.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Talk | Poetry Forum: Susan Wheeler


Susan Wheeler is the author of several books of poetry and the novel Record Palace. Her first collection, Bag ‘o’ Diamonds, was chosen by James Tate to receive the Norma Farber First Book Award from the Poetry Society of America.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Reading | Dad Magazine Release Party


The Toast's Jaya Saxena and Matt Lubchansky present the launch of Dad Magazine, with Pilot Viruet, Anne Helen Petersen, Elon Green, and Anil Dash.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Gallery Talk | A Terrible Compromise: Artists Matthew Morrocco and Rachel Stern in Conversation


A Terrible Compromise will feature the work of two artists working within the egocentric framework of art history. Matthew Morrocco uses his own, as well as the aging male, body to transcend space and time, extend beyond the limitations of individual experience, and draw connections across generations and cultures. Rachel Stern constructs worlds around her subjects that mix high and low culture, and facilitates the redefinition of beauty and sex-based perceptions.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | Actress Marilu Henner reads from her book Changing Normal: How I Helped My Husband Beat Cancer


The New York Times bestselling author and beloved actor from the sitcom Taxi, Marilu Henner delivers an intimate account of how she and her husband stood together and triumphed.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Gallery Talk | Artist Talk: Arash Hanaei


Arash Hanaei has been portraying the city of Tehran since 2008. His digital drawing series entitled Capital dissects its shifting pattern of streets and their inherent contradictions. Based upon his own documentary photographs, the artist interprets the capital city’s constant transformation and the chaotic superimposition of dissonant layers with formal austerity. Primarily black-and-white or greyish-green, the drawings reduce the original amount of information on the photographic image to a minimum and direct the viewer’s attention to the cultural and geopolitical underpinnings inscribed in the urban landscape.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Poetry Reading | Bernadette Mayer reads from her book Sonnets


Mayer is the author of over 27 collections, including The Helens of Troy (2013), The Formal Field of Kissing (1990) and Eating The Colors Of A Lineup Of Words: The Early Books of Bernadette Mayer (2015), as well as countless chapbooks and artist-books.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | David Means reads from his book Hystopia


A discussion with David Means on his new book. He will be joined in conversation by Christine Smallwood.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | John Colapinto reads from his book Undone


Join us on Wednesday, April 27 at 7pm for a reading and discussion with John Colapinto on his new book, Undone.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | Mark Zwonitzer reads from his book The Statesman and the Storyteller: John Hay, Mark Twain, and the Rise of American Imperialism


Mark Zwonitzer expertly renders the relationship between John Hay, Lincoln's private secretary and later secretary of state, and Samuel Clemens, remembered as "Mark Twain." The men grew up 50 miles apart on the banks of the Mississippi River, in the same antebellum stew of race, class and want. Their lives intersect as the U.S. government aggressively pursues imperialist policy.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | Sara Paretsky discusses her book Brush Back


Sara Paretsky changed the face of crime fiction with her creation of the instantly iconic character V. I. Warshawski, a great investigator, and a woman. Not just the usual vamp or bad girl relegated to the rank of secondary character or window dressing, Paretsky gave readers a tough, smart admirable and totally believable woman on par with the best male protagonists. Here was a new character, and writer, to be reckoned with.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Conference | The 100th Anniversary of the Easter Rising in Ireland


A free, public two-day event in honor of the 100th anniversary of the Easter Rising in Ireland examines that country’s history and future. The first evening will look at the cause of labor and James Connolly’s legacy in the American and Irish labor movements. Connelly, an Irish leader, was executed for his role in the Easter Rising. The second evening considers Ireland’s past, present and future and the case for Irish unity. Gerry Adams TD, president of Sinn Féin, will speak.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Discussion | Circle Round Dignity, Courage and Survival


Join singer-songwriter Morley for a performance-based round table on empathy and healing through art and action featuring a cross section of artists and human rights activists including Leslie Salmon Jones, Kyoung H. Park, Elio Villafranca, and Toshi Reagon. Prepare to be inspired.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:30 pm
Free

Master Class | Chamber Music Master Class: Imani Winds


Ensemble-in-Residence the Imani Winds will present a chamber music master class featuring student ensembles. More than North America’s premier wind quintet, Imani Winds has established itself as one of the most successful chamber music ensembles in the United States.
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:00 pm
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Performance | Open Mic Night of Theatre, Song, Ideas, and Current Events


Speak about a cause you believe in. Join a revolution of intelligent passionate people doing real things to make this world a better place. Be part of a process to express your ideas and insights about the current social issues of the day.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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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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