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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on December 21, 2013?

38 free events take place on Saturday, December 21 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 21 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 Saturday, December 21, 2013

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free events nyc The Bermuda Curse, a Comedy by Johnny Culver
free events nyc Sarah Smith & Barry Cook's Arthur Christmas (2011): Son of Santa Saves the Holiday
free events nyc Morgan Spurlock's One Direction: This Is Us (2013): Documentary on the British Boy Band
free events nyc Symphonic Works by Tchaikovsky, Paganini, and Sibelius
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Concert | College Recitals


9:30 AM - 10:00 AM Concert Orchestra 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Senior Select Chorus 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM Youth Chorus 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM Adam Kent Piano Studio Recital 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM Manhattan Chorale 6:30 PM - 7:20 PM Adam Kent Piano Studio Recital 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM Repertory Orchestra
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:30 am
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Park Walk | A Tour of Carol Bove's Sculptural Installation Caterpillar


Working mainly in the field of sculpture, Bove has been making sculptural installations that range from small-scale, intimate arrangements of objects to monumental outdoors artworks. In the early 2000s, Bove made a series of wall-mounted shelves, which contained disparate elements, such as used books, vintage magazines, vernacular sculptures, and found objects. Alongside these intimate installations, Bove has recently been working on larger compositions which often take over the entire exhibition space, turning the gallery into a landscape or a vitrine. For the project, Bove continues her research on the role and function of art in the public space, by creating seven new sculptures which are installed within the self-seeded landscape. Bove’s site-specific installation highlights the uniqueness of its location and opens a magical environment for viewers. Installed along a 300-yard stretch of the untouched terrain, Bove’s sculptures reveal themselves among the unruly vegetation, like mysteriously pristine ruins of a lost civilization or a contemporary version of a Zen garden. Tour times: 10 AM, 11 AM, 12PM, 2PM, 3PM.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Tour | Brooklyn Heights Tour


Known as America's first suburb, Brooklyn Heights is truly a gem. Travel and Leisure named it one of America's top 10 most beautiful neighborhoods, and its beauty is rivaled only by its place in American history. These quaint, tree-lined streets have been the sites of Revolutionary War battles, abolitionist activism and have inspired numerous novelists. Visit a stop on the Underground Railroad, or the home of Truman Capote, where he penned Breakfast at Tiffany's and where Jackie Robinson signed with the Dodgers.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Book Discussion | Book Group: The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh


The Victorian language of flowers was used to convey romantic expression: honeysuckle for devotion, asters for patience, and red roses for love.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 am
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Reading | A Shakespeare Sonnet Reading


One of Shakespeare's Sonnet's will be read in an open setting. Free for the general public.
   New York City, NY; NYC
11:00 am
Free

Tour | Alternative New York Tour


Time to learn about the other New York City; the city that nurtured political, cultural and intellectual revolutions. The city that gave birth to punk rock, the beat poets and graffiti. The city that has survived two centuries of mass riots, crime and corruption, murder and mayhem. The city that has flourished in spite of economic and social hardship.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 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.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Film | Roland Emmerich's White House Down (2013): Cop vs. Terrorists


With Channing Tatum, Jamie Foxx, Maggie Gyllenhaal. While on a tour of the White House with his young daughter, a Capitol policeman springs into action to save his child and protect the president from a heavily armed group of paramilitary invaders. 131 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Workshop | Sketches of Central Park


Do you like to draw from nature? Artist Janet Ruttenberg finds inspiration for her artwork in Central Park. Join a Museum Educator to explore the exhibition Picturing Central Park: Paintings by Janet Ruttenberg, then cultivate your sketching skills by learning a few new techniques such as scale, shading, texture, and color. Afterwards, you can head to Central Park on your own to find what inspires you.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Festival | Super Sabado! Celebration


Celebrate las fiestas! Activities include crown-making, storytelling, and a concert by the inspiring music of El Sistema.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Tour | Urban Nature Walk


Urban Nature Walk with naturalist, educator,and urban ecologist Gabriel Willow. As you walk the city streets, sometimes you come across nature at its best - plants or weeds growing between sidewalk crevasses, birds chirping loudly on a broken fence or flying overhead, somewhat oblivious of the bustling activity that defines our urban space. Come out and explore the neighborhood in search for nature and expect the unexpected. Please dress for the weather.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:30 am
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Gallery Talk | Gallery Tour: The ABC of It: Why Children's Books Matter


Enjoy a 45-minutes docent-led tour of the exhibition.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Theater | The Bermuda Curse, a Comedy by Johnny Culver


Piney Fork Press Theater presents Jimmy, Wendy and grouchy ol’ Miss Rivas, back in this one-hour comedy. With Sam Eckmann, Laura Merrill, and Evelyn Tineo.
   New York City, NY; NYC
1:00 pm
Free

Film | Brian Klugman and Lee Sternthal's The Words (2012): Plagiarist's Story


Starring Bradley Cooper, Dennis Quaid, Jereny Irons. A writer at the peak of his literary success discovers the steep price he must pay for stealing another man's work. 103 mins.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Workshop | Chair Yoga for Adults & Seniors


Taught by a Certified YOGA Instructor, the class is focused on Muscle Strength Building and Range of Motion Access, developing awareness and reinforcing ideas of cultivation. Each class includes very basic yogic philosophy for mental health purposes and self health care exploration. It is a fun, energizing class that helps adults and seniors take greater control of their health by encouraging physical activity. It is offered in community to encourage friendships with other like minded people. They provide the chair for you.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Staged Reading | Instant Shakespeare Company reads The Tempest


Stop by and hear the original first folio version of Shakepeare's work.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Film | Sarah Smith & Barry Cook's Arthur Christmas (2011): Son of Santa Saves the Holiday


Stars: James McAvoy, Jim Broadbent, Bill Nighy. With an army of one million combat-style elves and a vast, state-of-the-art control center under the ice of the North Pole, Santa is able to deliver billions of presents to the whole world in one night. Yet when one child’s present is accidentally not delivered, Santa’s young son Arthur realizes it could spell the end of Christmas. With retired Grandsanta and a rebellious young elf at his side, Arthur sets out to deliver the last present. 97 mins.
   New York City, NY; NYC
1:00 pm
Free

Tour | Harlem Tour


Although world famous, Harlem may be New York's best kept secret with some of the city's best architecture, food, music and people. Harlem's history is also one of the city's most dramatic, having gone through many ethnic, cultural and socioeconomic changes over the past roughly 400 years, which have resulted in a diverse array of places of worship, theaters, homes and eating establishments.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Tour | Lower Manhattan Tour


It is here, as much as anywhere, where American history started. It's where the first US Congress assembled and produced the Bill of Rights and where President George Washington took his first oath of office. It's here where the world's most important stock exchange and one of the most famous bridges stand. And it is here where an unspeakable tragedy took place and where a rebirth is underway.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Park Walk | Mid-Park Welcome Tour


Explore the Park’s central features including the Lake and Ramble woodland, then marvel at the views from Belvedere Castle. Route involves many hills, stairs, and uneven paths. 45 minutes.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Film | Roland Emmerich's White House Down (2013): Cop vs. Terrorists


With Channing Tatum, Jamie Foxx, Maggie Gyllenhaal. While on a tour of the White House with his young daughter, a Capitol policeman springs into action to save his child and protect the president from a heavily armed group of paramilitary invaders. 131 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Tour | Union Square-Crossroads of New York Tour


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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Concert | Deck the Halls Concert


Harwood Management Vocal Artists perform traditional holiday music.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:30 pm
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Gallery Talk | Gallery Tour: The ABC of It: Why Children's Books Matter


Enjoy a 45-minutes docent-led tour of the exhibition.
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2:30 pm
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Film | Morgan Spurlock's One Direction: This Is Us (2013): Documentary on the British Boy Band


A look at Niall, Zayn, Liam, Louis, and Harry's meteoric rise to fame, from their humble beginnings to competing on the X-Factor, conquering the world, and performing at London's famed O2 Arena. 92 mins.
   New York City, NY; NYC
3:00 pm
Free

Workshop | Tae Kwon Do Workshop


Teaches the fundamentals of discipline, balance, Health and Wellness.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Parade | Tilted Axes Parade: Music for Mobile Electric Guitars


Composer and producer Patrick Grant creates and leads a procession with dozens of electric guitarists through the East Village, with a special stop at The Alamo, the iconic Astor Place sculpture commonly referred to as The Cube. In 2014, The Alamo will be moved from its current location to another part of the plaza. To observe this occurrence, Grant introduces new repertoire that evokes the iconic guitar music that has scored sub-genre Wild West cinema. The event will be a moving, polyphonic sound cloud layered in compelling, electric rhythms to honor the season’s axial tilt. The public is invited to join in with light hand percussion.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 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
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Workshop | Explore the Night Sky


Night Sky programs highlight the history and folklore of the solar system, using the naked eye to locate stars and planets. Programs are best enjoyed on clear nights, so please call ahead if weather conditions are not clear.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Concert | String Ensemble Works by Mozart, Corelli, Hindemith, and Elgar


Conductor Shih-Hung Young leads the Pre-College String Ensemble in works by Mozart, Corelli, Hindemith, and Elgar.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Tour | Evening in Dyker Heights Walk


About 4 miles. Walk in Brooklyn to view Xmas lights and decorations. Eat dinner in an area restaurant after the walk. Call to confirm that walk is on.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:30 pm
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Concert | College Piano Recitals


Prep piano students of Elena Leonova present a recital.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Tour | Holiday Lights Tour


It’s time to celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah and the New Year as Midtown Manhattan lights up like no other place in the world. Mechanical window displays, synchronized light and sound shows, not to mention Santa Claus and toy soldiers surely await you in this winter wonderland. Check them all out on the New York Holiday Lights Tour.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Reading | Sideshow Goshko Storytelling Show


Award-winning storyteller Leslie Goshko (The Huffington Post, Manhattan Monologue Slam Champion) invites some of NY’s top writers and storytellers to share true, bizarre tales about their lives. There’s a challenging trivia game and a free wine giveaway where one lucky audience member will walk away with their very own bottle of Sideshow Sauce. Tonight’s stellar lineup includes stories from: Brad Lawrence (Two-time Moth GrandSlam Champion); Rory Scholl (Chicago City Limits, The Moth, BTK Band); Glen Rosenberg (The Story Collider, The Moth).
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Tour | Ghosts of Greenwich Village Tour


New York Ghost tours capture the spiritual side of the Big Apple through stories. famed explorers, native tribes, lost opportunities and political intrigue. With almost every step one takes through the West Village, one encounters the ghosts and spirits of New York City’s past. Every corner has its stories, every building has its haunted spirits.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Film | Wojciech Staroń's Two Lessons (1998-2013): Polish Documentary


In 1996, Wojciech Staroń documented Malgosia, his girlfriend, as she traveled the Siberian city Usolie-Sibirskoe and gave Polish language lessons to the descendants of exiled Poles. Captured on beautiful 16mm film, Siberian Lesson is the candid diary of a young teacher acclimating and falling in love, as well as a portrait of a community still reeling from the collapse of the Soviet Union. Many years after their Siberian journey, now a married couple with two children, Wojciech and Malgosia traveled to a very different place: Azara, a remote village in northern Argentina, where Malgosia once again taught Polish to fellow emigrants. In the gorgeous, startlingly intimate Argentinian Lesson, Wojciech also turns his 16mm camera on Janek, his 8-year-old son, and his friend Marcia, a bright Argentinian girl of Polish descent bravely contending with poverty. 114 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Concert | Symphonic Works by Tchaikovsky, Paganini, and Sibelius


Conductor George Stelluto leads the Pre-College Symphony.
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:00 pm
Free

Concert | TamarRaqs Winter Solstice Hafla pressents an evening of North African music and belly dancing


Celebrate the longest night of the year with an evening of North African music and dance hosted by belly dancer extraordinaire Tamar. Showcasing some of the premier practitioners of raqs sharqi, or belly dancing, in the city, this winter’s festival features a performance by JennyRaqs and alluring Middle Eastern music by acclaimed oudist Scott Wilson.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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