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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on December 13, 2010?

35 free events take place on Monday, December 13 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 13 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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35 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Monday, December 13, 2010

All events are free unless otherwise noted.
        

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" Five tours daily on the hour.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:30 am
Free

Book Signing | Ina Garten signs copies of The Barefoot Contessa: How Easy is That?


Garten, the beloved star of Barefoot Contessa on Food Network, is back with her easiest recipes ever.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
Free

Concert | A capella Holiday Music with the Big Apple Chorus


Festive music from the delightful Big Apple Chorus. This popular NYC ensemble will perform a cappella versions of your favorite holiday tunes.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
Free

Screening | Short Films on Native Americans


Showing: Clay Beings and With the Grain: The Life and Art of Willard Stone. Starts at 1pm and 3pm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
Free

Talk | Learn About Taino Culture


Jorge Estevez discusses Taino culture past and present using traditional handling objects in an interactive informal setting.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
Free

Workshop | Computer Buying Guide


Hands-on using wireless laptops. Learn what to look for before buying a computer.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:30 pm
Free

Workshop | Microsoft Office 2003: MS Word 1


Hands on using wireless laptops. Learn the basic features of Microsoft Word 2003, a word processing program you can use to create documents. Topics include entering and editing text, saving files, and formatting.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:30 pm
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Staged Reading | Contemporary French Theatre


An afternoon of screenings and an evening with award-winning French playwright-director Joël Pommerat. Director in residence at Peter Brook's Theatre des Bouffes du Nord (2007-2010), Pommerat has crafted a signature style of actor-driven playwriting with his company, Compagnie Louis Brouillard, since 1990. Afternoon screenings will include selections from Pommerat's works Cet enfant, Le Petit Chaperon Rouge, Pinnochio, Les Marchands and Cercles/fictions. At 6:30 p.m. bilingual American actors will perform a staged reading (in English) of Pommerat's play Je Tremble while the original French production at Theatre des Bouffes du Nord is projected on the screen. Directed by Rafael Gallegos and presented in collaboration with actors Robert Stanton and Manisha Snoyer, the staged reading will be followed by a discussion with Pommerat and special guests.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
Free

Workshop | Intro to Adobe InDesign


InDesign has proven itself to be the undisputed champion in the page-layout wars. In this seminar we’ll demonstrate the ease and power of InDesign. We’ll create some layouts from scratch, as well as demonstrate some of the more powerful functions on existing layouts.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Screening | Rob Epstein's Documentary The Times of Harvey Milk (1984): Life of a Gay Rights Pioneer


Harvey Fierstein narrates this documentary on the subject of Milk’s political career: his rise from neighborhood activist to San Francisco’s first openly gay supervisor, followed by his tragic assassination in 1978. 94 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
Free

Other | Open Studios


Students from the BFA Fine Arts Department: Painting/Sculpture/Video/Digital Media
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Concert | Holiday Songbook


A concert of new holiday music presented by Broadway composers and lyricists sung by Broadway vocalists. Directed by John Znidarsic and co-sponsored by Arts and Artists at St. Paul.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Workshop | Intro to Adobe InDesign


InDesign has proven itself to be the undisputed champion in the page-layout wars. In this seminar we’ll demonstrate the ease and power of InDesign. We’ll create some layouts from scratch, as well as demonstrate some of the more powerful functions on existing layouts.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Author Reading | Rajan Menon talks about his book The End of Alliances


Menon is a Fellow at the New America Foundation in Washington, DC and an Academic Fellow and Senior Advisor at the Carnegie Corporation of New York for two years (1999-2000). He has also served as Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and as Director for Eurasia Policy Studies at the Seattle-based National Bureau for Asian Research. His current work concerns American foreign and national security policy; globalization; terrorism; security issues in Northeast Asia; the political and security dimensions of energy development in the Caspian Sea zone; and the comparative study of empires; and the international relations of Russia and the other post-Soviet states.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Lecture | Women’s Work and the Limits of Capitalism


Nancy Folbre, economist and contributor to The New York Times’ Economix blog, will present this lecture. Folbre is a professor of economics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, winner of a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship, and associate editor of the journal Feminist Economics. Her work explores the relationship between feminist theory and political economy, with a focus on caring labor and other forms of nonmarket work.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
Free

Workshop | Yoga for Everyone


A variety of yoga classes taught by some of the area’s most enlightened instructors. The philosophy of yoga, which aims to unite all aspects of the individual – body and mind and soul – to improve health, happiness and tranquility is deeply beneficial on its own or as a complement to other wellness programs.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:15 pm
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Workshop | Computer Open Lab


Hands on using wireless laptops. Are you having trouble with your email? Don't know how to cut and paste? Curious about Twitter? Bring Technology questions and get one-on-one assistance!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
Free

Talk | New Old Judaism?


With Alana Newhouse. Jewish life in America is experiencing a revival of sorts, with young Jews discovering all aspects of their heritage -- from music to books to religious life -- for new relevance. Is the trend genuinely new, or just another iteration of an age-old phenomenon?
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Lecture | On Artist Sol LeWitt


A lecture by Joachim Koester.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
$6

Author Reading | Samuel Zipp discusses his book Manhattan Projects: The Rise and Fall of Urban Renewal in Cold War New York


Moving beyond the usual good-versus-evil story that pits master-planner Robert Moses against the plucky neighborhood advocate Jane Jacobs, Samuel Zipp sheds new light on the rise and fall of New York's urban renewal in the decades after World War II. Focusing on four iconic "Manhattan projects"--the United Nations building, Stuyvesant Town, Lincoln Center, and the great swaths of public housing in East Harlem--Zipp unearths a host of forgotten stories and characters and shows how boosters hoped to make Manhattan the capital of modernity, while a chorus of critics attacked urban renewal for perpetuating deindustrialization, racial segregation, and class division. Cold War-era urban renewal was not merely a failed planning ideal, Zipp concludes, but also a crucial phase in the transformation of New York into both a world city and one mired in urban crisis.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Poetry Reading | 3 Poets: James Richardson / Monica Youn / Kathleen Graber


Triptych Readings brings together emerging and established writers for brief and luminous readings in New York City's East Village. All readings are free and open to the public. Triptych Readings is curated by Mary Austin Speaker, Justin Petropoulos, and Anne Lovering Rounds, who promise to continue to bring you thoughtfully curated evenings celebrating the diversity of voice, aesthetic, philosophy, nationality, tone, politic, persuasion, race and gender that poetry offers.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Concert | Continuum Ensemble presents Northern Exposures II: The Trailblazers


Program: R. Murray Schafer The Crown of Ariadne (1978) - selections, solo harp, with percussion Barbara Pentland Caprice (1965/1977) solo piano John Weinzweig Trialogue (1971) soprano, flute, piano Ann Southam Quintet (1986) piano, string quartet Diana McIntosh Nanuk (1991) viola, piano Gilles Tremblay Cèdres en voiles - Thrène pour le liban (1989) solo cello Claude Vivier Pulau dewata (1977) variable ensemble, new version for violin, cello, piano New York-based Continuum Ensemble has been on the cutting edge of new music for over 40 years. The group’s career has spanned four continents, numerous awards and a repertoire that ranges from the classics of the twentieth century to new pieces from around the world. Continuum’s name embodies the philosophy that new and old music constitute an unbroken tradition. Aiming to expand the audience for contemporary music, the group has performed throughout the United States and abroad, including appearances at the Kennedy Center and the Library of Congress, as well as giving tours in Europe, Asia, and Latin America.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Jazz | Music of John Coltrane


Directed by Reggie Workman.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
Free

Author Reading | Robert Pagani discusses his novel The Princess, The King and The Anarchist


Pagani has been an interpreter for the United Nations. He is the author of a number of plays performed or read on Radio Suisse Romande. His first novel has just been published in English. In conversation with Caroline Weber, author of Queen of Fashion: What Marie-Antoinette Wore to the French Revolution.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Performance | Stories & Music: The Adam Wade Show / BTK Band


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. The BTK Band, NYC’s hardest-drinking improvised storytelling rock band, will follow. Raconteurs regale the audience with true stories from their lives while music and lyrics are improvised to turn their stories into songs.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
$5

Performance | The Drafts Repertory Company


The Drafts are a non-equity ensemble of actors who are relatively new to the New York theater scene. The mission of The Drafts is to develop new plays. Like their namesake, The Drafts are a group of versatile actors from largely varied backgrounds and experiences. They are the most talented New York actors you've never heard of!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
Free

Concert | Cello and Piano Works by Beethoven and Others


PROGRAM: L.v.Beethoven - Sonata for piano and violoncello op.102 Alfred Schnittke - Sonate for cello and piano Nr.1 Alexander Zemlinsky - Three piecesHumoreske, Lied, Tarantell Sonate for piano and violoncello op.102 Nr. 2 in D-Dur A concert with Austrian-Belgian cellist Friedrich Kleinhapl and German pianist Andreas Woyke.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:30 pm
Free

Concert | Music of Györgi Ligeti


With Miranda Cuckson, violin; and Aaron Wunsch, piano.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Concert | Winter Carnival Concert


With the Steel Drum Ensemble.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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8:00 pm
Regular: $55
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Dance Performance | Experiments in Dance: Ashley A. Friend / Leah Meltzer / Tiana Hemlock-Yensen


A high visibility, low-tech forum on Monday nights throughout the fall/winter and spring seasons. Experiments in performance rather than finished products are offered. Artists are selected by a rotating committee of peer artists.
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:00 pm
Free

Concert | Percussion Ensemble Fall 2010


The Percussion Ensemble, under the direction of James Baker, is dedicated to performing both new and classic solo and ensemble works for percussion in two performances each year.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Concert | Popular Music Combos


D.D. Jackson, director.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Jazz | Electric Miles Ensemble


Directed by Adam Holzman.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 pm
Free
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Concert | Christmas Concert

Regular Price: $55
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Classical Music | Works by Mozart, Dvorak and More

Regular Price: $50
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