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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on December 14, 2012?

38 free events take place on Friday, December 14 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 14 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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38 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Friday, December 14, 2012

All events are free unless otherwise noted.
        

Other | Bridge Club


Are you a Bridge buff? Put on your game face and show off your best plays. For Advanced beginners, and Intermediary players. Join the fun and meet new friends!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 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. Tour times: 11am & 1pm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
$6

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: 11:15 a.m., 12:00 p.m., 12:45 p.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:15 p.m., and 3:00 p.m.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:15 am
Free

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.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
Free

Other | Open Studios


They might not have heat in the studios, but Hurricane Sandy can’t stop them! Despite the chill, Building 110: LMCC’s Arts Center at Governors Island has been operating, and artists have been working. Join them for a festive open studio event featuring 20 wonderful artists-in-residence. Dress warmly and they will provide the hot cider.
   New York City, NY; NYC
12:00 pm
Free

Workshop | Yoga at the Library


Free Yoga Classes at the Library bought to you by Shape up NYC. Expert Instructors. Please bring your own mats.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
Free

Tour | Grand Central and Its Neighborhood


Discover architecture and social history of Grand Central neighborhood; learn secrets of Whispering Gallery in Grand Central Terminal; gaze upon hubcaps and roadsters on side of Chrysler Building; discover favorite Midtown Manhattan hangout of Mercury, Hercules, and Minerva; learn why Pershing Square isn’t really square; visit original Lincoln Memorial by Daniel Chester French. Award-winning tour led by urban explorer, historian, and storyteller Justin Ferate.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Performance | New York Classical Theatre: A {15-Minute!} Christmas Carol


New York Classical Theatre returns with A {15-min!} Christmas Carol, a rollicking holiday chestnut that will brighten the lunch break. This fifteen-minute holiday tale of love and redemption will serve up Scrooge, Marley, Cratchit, Fezziwig, Tiny Tim, and all of Dickens's best-loved characters, performed in record time with just two actors. Two performances: 12:30 & 1:15pm
   New York City, NY; NYC
12:30 pm
Free

Park Walk | “Cross Park Promenade” Tour


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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12:30 pm
Free

Lecture | Dickens: Out of the Blacking Factory


With Robert Armitage, Humanities Bibliographer, General Research Division. This presentation examines various aspects of Dickens’s life, the broad range of his fiction, and its various illustrators.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:15 pm
Free

Film | Kevin Macdonald's State Of Play (2009): Washington Intrigue


Stars Russell Crowe, Rachel McAdams and Ben Affleck. A team of investigative reporters work alongside a police detective to try to solve the murder of a congressman's mistress. 127 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
Free

Concert | Student Recitals


Mariella Haubs, Violin, and Keiran Campbell, Cello
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
Free

Staged Reading | Facets, an Evening of 10-Minute Plays by Students


A installment of Theatre East's Educational Program NEW RITES COLLECTIVE through an evening of 10 minute plays centered around the relationships we share, and the experience and magic found therein. 10 students from Innovation Diploma Plus, Frank McCourt High School, and Global Learning Collaborative have been working hard over the past several weeks and we can't wait to present these works to you. ,/br> Directed by Casey Hayes, Judson Jones, Jerome Martin Schwartz, and Sean Turner Original Music & Sound design by Scott O’Brien Featuring Steven Arias, Skye Gomez, Iramar Iora, Kate Nelson, Mariel Reyes, Cristal Silvestre, Gabi Stinson, Ashley Tavarez, and Erik Zhicay.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Author Reading | Robert Simonson discusses his book Performance of the Century


Author Robert Simonson will be joined by members of Actors’ Equity to talk about the book, Performance of the Century: 100 Years of Actors’ Equity Association and the Rise of Professional American Theater, and Equity’s supreme contribution to theater in the last century.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Immoderate Bodies: Couve-Flor Video Performances


Artists: Cândida Monte, Cristiane Bouger, Elisabete Finger, Michelle Moura.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Concert | Double Vision XV Concert


New works by performers who compose. A concert of works composed during the current semester by students enrolled in the "Composition for non-majors" class taught by Professor Philip Lasser.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Gallery Talk | Guided Tour of Echoes of the Past: The Buddhist Cave Temples of Xiangtangshan


A major exhibition that explores the Buddhist cave temples of Xiangtangshan, the crowning cultural achievement of the sixth-century Northern Qi dynasty (550-77 CE). Carved into the mountains of northern China, the temples were once home to a magnificent array of sculptures—monumental Buddhas, divine attendant figures, and crouching monsters framed by floral motifs. These statues are among the finest embodiments of Chinese Buddhist sculpture and are seminal to our understanding of the history of Chinese Buddhist style and iconography.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
Free

Discussion | Meet the Photographer: Mike Ruiz


Don’t miss photographer Mike Ruiz, as he stops by to discuss his work, answer questions, and demo his new app, Pretty Masculine.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Poetry Reading | A Tribute to Poet Louise Glück


In celebration of Louise Glück’s Poems 1962-2012, forthcoming from Farrar, Straus and Giroux, poets Frank Bidart, Dana Levin, Robert Pinsky, Peter Streckfus, and Ellen Bryant Voigt will join Glück on stage to read selections of her work.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Performance | Comedy: SCORESBY Presents: JTS Brown


No sweeps, no tag outs, no* sex: This is Scoresby. Inspired by Chicago’s JTS Brown, Scoresby formlessly flows from moment to moment. Each entrance and exit starts a new scene while performers use devices ranging from monologues to in-scene questions in order to break into characters and relationships quicker and deeper.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
$5

Screening | Documentary: Tom Jarmusch's Sometimes City (2011)


A gritty and personal documentary portrait of Cleveland, Ohio, Sometimes City suggests the city’s people, landscape, and decline. The film was conceived to include documentary, home movie, personal, and possibly fictional elements. 80 min. Post-screening Q&A led by Lindsey Castillo.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Performance | No Name and A Bag O’ Chips Comedy/Variety Show


Hosted by Eric Vetter.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Concert | Original Voice and Piano Compositions


With Sasha Papernik, piano and voice.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Open Mike | Stark Reality Open Mic


Featuring MARILYN THOMAS KING, The Priestess of Poetry, Spoken Word Artist/Poet.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Screening | Documentary: Nancy Buirski's The Loving Story (2011)


This Oscar-shortlisted film is the definitive account of the landmark 1967 Supreme Court decision that legalized interracial marriage: Loving v. Virginia. Married in Washington, D.C. on June 2, 1958, Richard Loving and Mildred Jeter returned home to Virginia where their marriage was declared illegal-he was white, and she was black and Native American. Hope Ryden's luminous, newly discovered home movie footage of the Lovings and their feisty young lawyers and rare photography by Grey Villet are stitched together in the debut feature by Full Frame Documentary Film Festival founder Nancy Buirski in a film that takes viewers behind the scenes of a pair of unlikely civil rights pioneers and their real-life love story. 77 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
$10 suggested donation

Concert | Cello and Piano Works by Rachmaninov, Prokofiev and Bach


Program: Prokofiev Concertino in G minor Strauss Romanze in F major Rachmaninov Sonata in G minor Bach Suite 2 in D minor With: Jesse Murray, cello and Mana Tokuno, piano.
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:00 pm
Free

Performance | Comedy: TFCP and Borealis


Start your Friday night with two of the most theatrical house teams! Tuscarora Fire Company Picnic presents a fully improvised, one-act play that takes place in real-time in a single location. Then Borealis spins a spontaneous web of interrelated worlds from a musical playlist they’ve never heard before.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
$5

Dance Performance | New Dances: Edition 2012


The premieres four newly-choreographed works by choreographers Camille A. Brown (1st-Year Class), Emery LeCrone (2nd-Year Class), Susan Shields (3rd-Year Class), and Jarek Cemerek (4th-Year Class) in this year’s New Dances: Edition 2012, under the direction of Artistic Director Lawrence Rhodes. All Dance Division students perform on the program, and they have been working closely with these four innovative choreographers as they create new works on each of the Dance Division’s classes.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Opera | Opera Reading: Smashed: The Carrie Nation Story by James Barry & Timothy Braun


OOT presents a comic opera about drinking booze (and about those people who don't drink booze). Featuring: Krista Wozniak as Carrie Nation, Matthew Curran as her arch-nemesis The Bartender, with Seth Gilman, Evan McCormack, and Patricia Vital as The Uncle Jimmy's Liquid Courage Brigade, and Allison Linker, Bevin Hill and Kayleigh Butcher as The Carrie Nation All-Stars and Stephen Thornton as The Narrator.
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:00 pm
Free

Concert | Robert Mealy and Juilliard415 Ensemble


Program: RAMEAU Suite from Dardanus RAMEAU Suite from Castor et Pollux Juilliard Historical Performance's new Artistic Director Robert Mealy leads Juilliard415 for the first time.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Concert | Student Chamber Music Concert


Stephanie Baer, Director, Program in String Performance
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Concert | Student Harp Recital


Gwenllian Llyr and Emily Hoile, Harps
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Concert | Student Recitals


Yurie Mitsuhashi, Violin, and Naho Zhu, Bassoon
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Concert | Vocal Chamber Ensemble


From the Program in Vocal Performance
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Performance | Comedy: Buttski & Glasscock’s New Talent Blow Out!


Each month the Buttski and Glasscock Talent Agency brings you the best of the worst in the most pure, yet eccentric, talent this small town has to offer. As only two career-savvy former show girls can, Buttski and Glasscock comb through Craigslist ad after Craigslist ad looking to breed new talent. And each month YOU will determine which act will get a one-year contract with the agency. So bring your ‘A-game’ as we wade through some of the best ‘B-talent’ this town has to offer.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 pm
$5

Performance | Comedy: Stage Time


Stage Time is a new weekly show aimed at featuring independent improv troupes.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:30 pm
$5

Performance | Comedy: Never Have (I)mprov Ever


We collect the best and bawdiest improvisers around and play the classic drinking game, “Never Have I Ever.” But once we’ve collected enough stories, we’ll stumble around on stage and do the make-em-ups based on the truths that were revealed. It’s a show you won’t forget and we won’t remember. Cheers!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 pm
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Jazz | 5/5/5 After Hours Set


A great way to hear some of the most talented young lions of jazz while enjoying spectacular views of Manhattan.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 pm
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