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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on December 19, 2009?

36 free events take place on Saturday, December 19 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 December 19 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 December . 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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36 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Saturday, December 19, 2009

All events are free unless otherwise noted.
        

Workshop | Health Walking and Race Walking


For ages 18 and up. Get in shape and enjoy the park's beautiful scenery while walking at a moderate to brisk pace over mostly flat surfaces. Clinics are led by walking coach Lon Wilson of the NY Walkers Club. Each class includes a warm-up, cool-down and stretch. All fitness levels are welcome. No advance registration. For more information, call .
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:30 am
Free
9:30 am
Free

City Walk | Snyder and Offenbach/Public Schools and Opera Walk


2-3 miles, moderate pace, city streets. Look at five public schools designed in the first two decades of the 20th century by C. B. J. Snyder, all in the area of Gramercy, Stuyvesant, and Union Squares. Then have an hour to get lunch or shop at the Union-Square Christmas market. And at 1:00 PM those who wish can go to a free Metropolitan Opera simulcast of Offenbach’s Les Contes D’Hoffmann in the Washington Irving High School auditorium.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
$3
10:30 am
Free

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
$6

Workshop | Knitting Circle


Whether you already knit and/or crochet, or would like to learn- join your neighbors for sharing, learning, and support.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
Free

Park Walk | “Views from the Past”


As you promenade through the heart of the Park, imagine yourself living in 19th Century New York City. Learn about the Park's history and how its designers, Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux, struggled to create the magnificent "Greensward" for the enjoyment of all. Tour lasts approximately one hour.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
Free
11:30 am
Free

Film | Preston A. Whitmore II's This Christmas (2007): Family Secrets


With Delroy Lindo, Idris Elba and Chris Brown. This year Christmas with the Whitfields promises to be one they will never forget. All the siblings have come home for the first time in years and they've brought plenty of baggage with them. As the Christmas tree is trimmed and the lights are hung, secrets are revealed and family bonds are tested. As their lives converge, they join together and discover the true meaning of family. 91 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
12:00 pm
Free

Other | Students' Open Studios


Open studios are an opportunity to see new works by current students in the studio setting.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
Free

Tour | “Amble Through the Ramble”


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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12:00 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
$6

Park Walk | “Cross Park Promenade”


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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1:00 pm
Free

Screening | Canadian Film: Benoît Pilon's The Necessities of Life


An Inuit hunter and family man is taken from his village and put into a Quebec City tuberculosis sanatorium. There he meets an Inuit orphan who helps him navigate a strange and lonely new world. 102 min. In French and Inuktitut with English subtitles.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
Free

Poetry Reading | Christmas-Winter Solstice & Hanukkah Celebration


This is a night of poetry and music and also features a lecture by Marc Ricciardi, "Hopkins' Terrible Sonnets and the Dark Night of the Soul." Poets of the Month: Anna Diz, Martin Hamburger, Diana Festa, and Idelle Pandolfini, plus and open reading. Piano solo: Sonata in F by Franz Joseph Haydn, performed by Mark Fiedler. Georgette Wegh Lichtenstein will also perform a piano solo. Please bring an item of food or drink for the party table!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
$5 suggested donation

Concert | Holiday Surprise!! Music and Spectacle


Presented by the Circus Amok Band. Directed by Jenny Romaine with guest star Jennifer Miller and musicians Mary Feaster, Tina Richerson, Lee Frisari, Jessica Lurie and Jenny Romaine.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Concert | New York Opera Forum performs Richard Strauss’ Ariadne auf Naxos


The complete opera. The first part shows the backstage circumstances leading up to the second part, which is in fact an opera within an opera.
   New York City, NY; NYC
2:00 pm
Free

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!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Discussion | Artist Michael Kukla talks about his work


Emerging artist Kukla will converse with Florence Neal, co-founder and director of Kentler International Drawing Space. They will discuss "Shades of Light," his site-specific Art in the Windows installation. They will also talk about his work, and development of his sculptures from the drawing process, as well as Kukla’s graphic design contributions to Kentler and the mission of this thriving space dedicated to drawing and serving the public.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:30 pm
Free
2:30 pm
Free

Concert | Big Apple Chorus


When it was founded in 1983, few imagined the kind of impact the Big Apple Chorus would make in its subsequent 25-plus-years of extraordinary musical performances. Its members, after all, are ordinary men – husbands, sons, fathers and brothers, most with no formal musical training – who hail from New York City, Northern and Southern New Jersey, Connecticut, Westchester, and the entire span of Long Island, among others. Plus, the singers come from all walks of life – students, teachers, laborers, professionals, executives and retirees – with an ethnic and cultural diversity that mirrors its namesake, the Big Apple, New York City. The group performs 45-minute shows to brighten up your holiday season.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
Free

Concert | Big Apple Chorus


When it was founded in 1983, few imagined the kind of impact the Big Apple Chorus would make in its subsequent 25-plus-years of extraordinary musical performances. Its members, after all, are ordinary men – husbands, sons, fathers and brothers, most with no formal musical training – who hail from New York City, Northern and Southern New Jersey, Connecticut, Westchester, and the entire span of Long Island, among others. Plus, the singers come from all walks of life – students, teachers, laborers, professionals, executives and retirees – with an ethnic and cultural diversity that mirrors its namesake, the Big Apple, New York City. The group performs 45-minute shows to brighten up your holiday season.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 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
Free

Poetry Reading | Oh, Snap! Young Powerful Voices at Work


The Peace Poets, a community-based arts collective from New York City, facilitate a two-hour spoken word workshop for teens. Participating youth will share their work with the public.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:30 pm
Free

Staged Reading | Janine Nabers' When the Levee Broke


Directed by Kathy Gail MacGowan. Featuring Cecily Benjamin, David Palmer Brown and Nichole Taylor. Part of the Workshop Theater Company's Sundays@Six Reading Series. Reservations not required but seating is limited. Call for details.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
Free
6:30 pm
Free

Concert | Musica Bella Orchestra performs works by Handel and Bach


Program: Bach: Double Concerto for Two Violins and Strings in d minor, BWV 1043 with Stanichka Dimitrova and Christina McGann, violins Corelli: Concerto Grosso, Op. 6, No. 8 (“Christmas Concerto”) with Stanichka Dimitrova and Christina McGann, violins; Anahit Harutyunyan Gaskill, cello Handel: Soprano arias from Messiah, HWV 56 “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion” “He shall feed His flock” “How beautiful are the feet” “I know that my Redeemer liveth” “If God be for us, who can be against us?” with Sofia Dimitrova, soprano.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
$15 suggested donation

Workshop | Contact Improv Workshop


With Eco Ceder. This is a workshop on a dance technique in which points of physical contact provide the starting point for exploration through movement improvisation.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:15 pm
Free

Other | The Inwood Astronomy Project: Look at the Stars through a Telescope


THIS WILL OCCUR ONLY ON CLEAR NIGHTS, SO PLEASE CALL AHEAD TO CONFIRM. Come look through a telescope at the stars. The Inwood Astronomy Project is the largest public outreach program in New York City, hoping to get 5000 New Yorkers to come look through a telescope for the first time. They will be giving away posters, postcards, and other doodads. There is always a telescope to look through, and a knowledgeable astronomer to answer questions. Bring a flashlight for the climb to the hilltop. Call for details.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:30 pm
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Performance | After Dark Comedy Show


Alternative stand-up sketch and storytelling as Harry Terjanian hosts several awesomely funny guests.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 pm
No cover

Concert | TamarRaqs Winter Solstice Hafla


TamarRaqs offers a hafla—“celebration” in Arabic—featuring music from the Middle East and North Africa, dancers performing Raqs Sharqi (belly dancing), and a host of special guests.
   New York City, NY; NYC
9:00 pm
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Performance | Start Trekkin': Improv Comedy Based on Star Trek


Start Trekkin' is the premier long-form improv comedy troupe in New York City, performing improvised shows based on the original series of Star Trek.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:30 pm
$5

Performance | Floating Kabarette


Part cabaret, part burlesque and part variety each show features some of the best performers from New York City and beyond!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 pm
Free

Concert | Open Jam


Your chance to improvise with others.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 pm
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