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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on December 18, 2012?

37 free events take place on Tuesday, December 18 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 18 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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37 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Tuesday, December 18, 2012

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City Walk | All-in-One Downtown Tour


This tour utilizes your feet and the New York City Subway* to transport you from Lower Manhattan, the birthplace of New York, through Wall St and the Financial District, Greenwich Village, SoHo, Chinatown and Midtown Manhattan. There will be ample opportunities for memorable pictures. You'll get the chance to savor NY's best pizza and cannoli and other treats, learn how to play NY handball, maybe bargain with a shopkeeper in Chinatown, observe a game of street chess in Greenwich Village, people watch and window shop in SoHo, and kick back on the Highline Park. Along the way, you'll master the subway and learn about New York's Finest!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
Free

City Walk | Midtown Manhattan Tour


Arguably the world's most valuable, busiest and most crowded pieces of real estate, Midtown Manhattan is what most visitors think of when they think of New York City. Home to some of the city's most iconic architecture, from Gothic to Post-Modern and from Beaux-Arts to Art Deco (lots of Art Deco). it's not difficult to understand why. But just behind the massive facades, lie facinating histories just waiting to be unveiled.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 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. 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

Jazz | Dixieland Jazz with the Gotham Jazzmen


The Gotham Jazzmen bring you all your old favorites and more.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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 | Live Holiday Ice Sculpture Carving of Polar Seascape with Penguins, Seals and Bears


Celebrate the winter holidays with two opportunities for midtown audiences to experience the spectacular art of ice carving. Starting on the evening of December 17th, ice sculptors from Okamoto Studios will transform the plaza into a polar sea surface, complete with real and fanciful denizens of the Arctic and Antarctica. Chainsaws will roar and ice chips will fly as penguins, seals and a polar bear magically emerge from giant blocks of ice, along with a whale tail and possibly even a mythical sea dragon.
   New York City, NY; NYC
12:00 pm
Free

Forum | Ask the Sexpert


Got questions about sexuality, sexual health, safer sex, intimacy, or anything else related to sex? Ask the "Sexpert!" This is a service of the Student Health Center and provided by Alyssa LaFosse, MPH, CHES*, professional health and sexuality educator.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:15 pm
Free

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

Gallery Talk | Curator's Tour of 2 Shows


Free tour of Foiled: Tinsel Painting in America and Ooh, Shiny! with curator emerita Lee Kogan.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
Free

Workshop | Crochet 101


This program is for beginners. Interested in learning how to make scarves, hat, blankets or even slippers?
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
Free

City Walk | SoHo, Little Italy & Chinatown Tour


You've seen the iconic skyscrapers, attended a Broadway show, visited Lady Liberty and relaxed in Central Park. Looking for a little more of the Big Apple? Maybe it's time to visit some of Manhattan's oldest and most enchanting historic districts. Take a relaxing stroll through SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
Free

Lecture | Composition Lecture


With Nathan Sheilds.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
Free

Book Discussion | Book Club: The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson


Get the neighborhood read. Check out what the librarian has recommended, and hear what others think about it. They've got the books, now we need you to talk!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:30 pm
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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5:30 pm
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Lecture | Dickens and the Criminal Mind


Kristin Le Veness, Nassau Community College, explores Dickens’s most notorious villains in relation to the author’s dedication to realism and social reform.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
Free

Workshop | Easy Ecommerce: PayPal Shopping Carts, Ads & Analytics


Have you ever wanted to sell a product on your website? Do you want your website to actually make money instead of costing you money? We’ll show you how to use PayPal to easily add a shopping cart to your website. We’ll explain how to use website statistics to track how people are coming to and using your site. Lastly, we’ll show how to place ads onto your popular pages to make additional income.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
Free

Workshop | Meditation at the Library


Sahaja Meditation is a holistic approach to living in balance. The simple technique gives the experience of inner silence, calm and contentment. Sahaja Meditation is an inner yoga (connection), meaning no mental or physical effort is required. Whatever the issue facing us—frustration, anger, anxiety, bad habits, loneliness—Sahaja Meditation awakens a vibrant energy within each of us that empowers us to achieve our genuine self-expression and fulfillment. Classes are taught by experienced volunteers.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Lecture | Piano Lecture


With Sookkyung Cho.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
Free

Concert | TENET Christmas: Starry Night


TENET, one of New York’s preeminent vocal ensembles, will perform Starry Night, an homage to Van Gogh’s iconic painting “The Starry Night” (De sterrennacht). This performance is an intimate evening of lute-accompanied carols, motets, solo songs and spirituals spanning the Renaissance to the present day. In keeping with the Van Gogh theme, they will also be presenting some lovely Dutch carols and songs.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
$5 suggested donation

Workshop | Tuesday Night Yoga


In this Basic-Level Vinyasa Flow class for adults and seniors of all ability levels, they break down the basics of individual movements and teach basic fundamentals. They are geared toward the beginner, but great for students with more experience looking to further develop basic postures. It is our intention to get you moving so that you can feel the effect of the yoga, but provide extra instruction at a slightly slower pace to help you build your yoga foundation. Yoga mats are provided.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Author Reading | Charles Morris reads from his book The Dawn of Innovation: The First American Industrial Revolution


By the 1820s, America was already the most intensely commercialized society in history and the world’s leading manufacturer. Paul E. Steiger of ProPublica and author Charles Morris work to contextualize this early creative surge.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Workshop | Getting Published Is As Easy As 1,2,3


With Jenny Milchman. Students will receive an overview of today’s three main paths to publication: major house, small press, and self-published. The pros and cons of each will be explored. Writers will learn what it means for their work to be submission- or publication-ready, and how to reach this status through critique groups, developmental editing, and revision. Finally, they will touch on how marketing and promotion differ depending on which path a writer takes. While getting published really isn't easy, of course, this course will describe some of the obstacles to publication—and how they can be surmounted.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Slide Lecture | Kara Newman discusses her book The Secret Financial Life of Food: From Commodities Markets to Supermarkets


This visual presentation explores the powerful yet nearly invisible transactions that determine what and how the world eats.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
Free

Reading | A Dramatic Reading of “A Christmas Carol” with the Friends of Dickens New York


Ebenezer Scrooge, Marley's ghost, Tiny Tim, Bob Cratchit and all your favorite characters from "A Christmas Carol" are coming to the Library! Join them for a dramatic reading of the classic Charles Dickens tale.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
Free

Performance | Comedy: Big Bad Wolf


Big Bad Wolf features Shawtane Bowen in a solo performance piece that’s a mash-up of characters, stand-up, storytelling, video and song.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
$5

Lecture | Earth, Migrations, and The Human Effect


Life on Earth’s surface depends on the energy of the Sun and the cycles of seasons and climate. Join the Museum’s Director of Astrovisualization Carter Emmart for a presentation that draws on data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to see what causes these cycles, how life on Earth responds in grand migrations, and the effects of human habitat change.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
Free

Workshop | Introduction to Meditation


With Joe Loizzo.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
$10 suggested donation

Lecture | Two Roots of Korean Wave: Korean Spirituality and Aesthetics


The Korean wave has rapidly spread to Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and America. What is moving the hearts of the world? The lecture will offer an opportunity to discuss, meditate, and communicate about the power of the Korean wave while looking for spirituality and aesthetics as an unconscious origin of the phenomenon. Dr. Hyun Kyung Chung is a Korean Christian theologian. She is a lay theologian of the Presbyterian Church of Korea, and is also an Associate Professor of Ecumenical Theology at the Union Theological Seminary in the U.S.A.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Screening | Documentary: Peter Nicks' The Waiting Room (2012)


America's controversial health care system is broken and nowhere is it more evident than in The Waiting Room. A composite 24-hour period at Highland Hospital in Oakland, one of the nation's busiest emergency rooms, offers a raw, intimate, and even uplifting look at how patients, staff and caregivers each cope with disease, bureaucracy and hard choices and what it means for millions of Americans to live without health insurance. 83 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:30 pm
$10 suggested admission

Concert | Advanced Computer Music Concert


New works by the students in MPATE-GE-2047, Tae Hong Park & Joel Chadabe
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Concert | Historical Performance Chamber Music Concert


Student instrumentalists from the Historical Performance Program present a colorful assortment of chamber works coached by faculty members throughout the semester
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Concert | Quo Vadis Brass Quintet


   New York City, NY; NYC
8:00 pm
Free

Performance | Penny’s Open Mic


Spoken word artists, musicians, comedians, and other creative folks are invited to put their two cents in at this weekly gathering hosted by Penny Pollak.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 pm
$3

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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9:30 pm
$5

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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Performance | Comedy: Bring It!


Jay Welch hosts this stand up comedy open mic every Tuesday at 11pm. Sign up and you can be a part of the show! Each week, Jay and his special guests will be joined by 10 additional acts whose names will be drawn from the golden bowl of destiny. Win “joke of the night” and you are guaranteed a slot on the following Tuesday.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 pm
$1
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