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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on December 11, 2011?

40 free events take place on Sunday, December 11 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 11 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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40 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Sunday, December 11, 2011

All events are free unless otherwise noted.
        

Tour | Staten Island Town & Woods Walk


4-5 miles. Take the Yellow Trail from Richmond Road & Spring Street to the top of Todt Hill and then wander through residential areas with interesting homes and holiday decorations. If time and weather permit, have lunch at a bench overlooking a golf course with a great view of the shore and then continue to High Rock Park where there are several lakes and ponds. You MUST call to confirm and register for this hike. Heavy rain/snow cancels.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 am
$3

City Walk | Flatiron District Walking Tour


Join professional guides on a 90-minute journey through this vibrant neighborhood, viewing some of the city’s most notable landmarks, including the New York Life Insurance Building, the MetLife Clock Tower, the Appellate Courthouse and the famous Flatiron Building.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
Free

Fair | 2011 Degenerate Craft Fair!


Featuring over 75 artists and designers selling their work for generally under $50, some offerings include traditional craft items such as handmade jewelry, ornaments, and knitwear but also include original paintings, artist books, teeth sculptures, curious creatures and more! First 50 visitors receive a tote bag full of goodies!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
Free
12:00 pm
Free

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
12:30 pm
Free

Screening | Native American Films


Featuring films by and about Native Americans. At 1pm and 3pm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
Free

City Walk | Old Bloomingdale Walking Tour: Lenape Indians to Obama


Hosted by historian Jim Mackin.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Concert | Studio Recital - Students of Hugo Goldenzweig, piano


This recital features the piano students of Hugo Goldenzweig.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:30 pm
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Screening | Documentary: Jennifer Baichwal's Manufactured Landscapes (2006)


Follows photographer Edward Burtynsky, internationally acclaimed for his large-scale photographs of nature transformed by industry, as he travels through China photographing the effects of that country's massive industrial revolution. 90 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Concert | Annual Holiday Songbook


A concert of new holiday music by Broadway composers and lyricists sung by Broadway vocalists. Presented by Arts and Artists at St. Paul, directed by John Znidarsic.
   New York City, NY; NYC
2:30 pm
Free

Tour | “Manhattan Adirondacks” Tour


Olmsted and Vaux designed the North Woods to replicate the forests of the Adirondack Mountains with its crystal streams, calming cascades, and rustic bridges. This scenic and meditative walk is right in New York City's backyard. Tour will be approximately one hour.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:30 pm
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Concert | Chorus Tree Performance


The Chorus Tree Lighting Spectacular lights up the cobblestone streets with a musical performance by the New York City Gay Men’s Chorus.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
Free

Concert | Isabelle Demers, Organist


Demers is an International organist.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
$10 suggested donation

Open Mike | SOS: The Sunday Open Series


An open poetry reading. No Sign-Up. No Time Limit. No BS.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
$3

Jazz | Parlor Jazz


Every Sunday since 1993, Marjorie Eliot has hosted a jazz performance in her living room, keeping the jazz tradition alive by featuring veteran performers and up and coming musicians.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Concert | Sunday 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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Concert | The Argento Chamber Ensemble


Program On Night by David Fulmer The Argento New Music Project continues its weekly recital series highlighting virtuoso players in an intimate acoustic space. The recital features composer-conductor David Fulmer and saxophonist Eliot Gattegno. Inspired by the works of Edvard Munch and the woodblock prints of Hideo Hagiwara, Fulmer’s four-part On Night focuses on contrasting profiles of light and dark. A discussion with the composer and performers will follow; the recital will also be followed by a reception featuring microwbrews created especially for the occasion by BrewHeister Custom Ales and Lagers.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
$10 suggested donation

Concert | Studio Recital - Students of Inessa Zaretsky


This recital features the piano students of Inessa Zaretsky.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:30 pm
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Concert | Bach Vespers


Program: Johann Sebastian Bach: Magnificat, BWV 243 Hieronymus Praetorius: Choral Motet Magnificat 6. Toni. With The Bach Choir and Bach Players (on period instruments). Soloists: Marcy Richardson & Sarah Brailey, sopranos; Bryan DeSilva, countertenor; John Kawa & Erik Gustafson, tenors; Joe Chappel, bass; Peter Kupfer, concertmaster; Rick Erickson, cantor. Professor Michael Marissen will give a PRE-VESPERS TALK at 3:45 PM.
   New York City, NY; NYC
5:00 pm
Free

Concert | Violin and Piano Works by Mozart, Bartok and Others


Emil Altschuler, violin, and Artem Belogurov, piano perform Mozart, Bartók, de Falla, and Schemmer.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Concert | Joseph Ripka, Organist


Ripka is from Stonington, Connecticut.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:15 pm
Free

Performance | Comedy: 10,000 Hours


ALL work and NO play? NO WAY! 10,000 Hours is a program designed for improv students of all levels to get more practice to build their improv skills without breaking their budget. With the help of some of The PIT’s most talented faculty, staff, and House Team members volunteering their valuable time to coach, these ambitious students are ready to showcase all their hard work. Support your improv community by checking out a fun, inspiring, and FREE show full talented individuals.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
$5

Concert | Liszt in Italy Recital


Pianist Kariné Poghosyan performs a special program celebrating 200th anniversary of one of her most beloved composers and his connection to the timeless beauty of Italian culture.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Jazz | Music of Wayne Shorter


With Asaf Yuria.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Staged Reading | Play Reading: The Angry Dead by Steven Schwab


This series presents sit-down readings of new and revisited scripts, generally followed by a moderated dramaturgical discussion.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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6:00 pm
Free

Performance | Comedy: Student Driver: Indie Road


Student Driver is thrilled to be hosting this FREE, weekly show in the basement. Each week they will feature indie improv teams from all over the improv world. You might even get to see a new team have their very first show! Magic and lots of funnies are guaranteed to be made and it’s all FREE. Need they say more?
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Concert | Experimental Music


1. Dom Minasi and Cristian Amigo guitar duet 2. Anne Bassen voice, Daniel Carter reeds&brass, Steve Wishnia bass 3. An Open Session
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
$5

Concert | Klezmer/Bluegrass Concert


The University's Klezmer Band and Bluegrass Band join together to perform.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
Free

Theater | Play: Noel Coward's Hay Fever


Less well-known than other works in Coward's canon, Hay Fever demonstrates the playwright's unique way with controlled mayhem and eccentric family characters. Featuring Drama's 4th-year actors.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
Free

Concert | Chamber Music Department 2011-2012, Evening Recital 5


This concert is a chamber music recital featuring ensembles from the College Division Chamber Music Program.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Concert | Community Orchestra 2011-2012, Concert 2


This orchestra concert, under the direction of Yuri Vodovoz, features students from the Extension Division and members of the community.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
Free

Author Reading | Howard Pflanzer reads from his book Dead Birds or Avian Blues


Howard Pflanzer will read/perform with El Tahra Ibrahim from his new book, DEAD BIRDS or AVIAN BLUES, celebrating the birds and animals commenting on the human condition in edgy short plays and poems with surreal illustrations by Juliane Pieper. Pflanzer is a playwright and poet. His plays and musicals have been performed at LaMaMa ETC, Playwrights Horizons, Symphony Space, Medicine Show Theatre (Living with History: Camus, Sartre, De Beauvoir), Kraine Theater (Cocaine Dreams) and The Living Theatre and broadcast over WNYC and WBAI FM. He has received fellowships and commissioning grants from the New York Foundation for the Arts, ASCAP, the Puffin Foundation, the NEA (Media Arts co-winner), the National Foundation for Jewish Culture, as well as a Fulbright Scholar award to conduct theatre workshops and direct in India.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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7:30 pm
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Performance | Comedy: Cold Soda


Come to the most refreshing night of stand-up comedy in the city. If calories were laughs and sticks and stones were if’s and but’s, then the only way to escape this mangled sentence would be to see this amazing show.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Concert | Orchestral Works by Wagner, Barber and Brahms


Program: Richard Wagner - Vorspiel from Tristan und Isolde Samuel Barber - First Essay for Orchestra, Op. 12 Johannes Brahms - Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73 With the University Orchestra.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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8:00 pm
Free

Concert | Symphonic Works by Debussy and Dvorak


Program: Dvorak Piano Concerto in G minor Andrew Sun, Piano Competition Winner Debussy “Nocturnes”
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:00 pm
Free

Performance | Comedy: The Mishmosh Pit


Improv group Ladies & Gentleman hosts a night of improv featuring themselves, 1 rotating group, and a live solo musician providing the soundtrack. After the 2 groups perform, they close the show by becoming 1 super group to unleash a Vin Diesel-style final, fast and furious set based on an event from the day of an audience member. You will leave The Mishmosh Pit with your mouth agape and your eyeballs in a sling.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:30 pm
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Performance | Comedy: Vicious Cycle


Come to the new Sunday open mic. Names are written, put in the bucket, then picked at random. Comics get 4 minutes. And the next week it happens again. It’s kinda like… a Vicious Cycle. Hosted by Molly Austin and Mike Brown.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:30 pm
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