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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on December 2, 2015?

41 free events take place on Wednesday, December 2 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 2 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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41 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Wednesday, December 2, 2015

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free events nyc The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center plays an all-Mozart program
free events nyc Holiday Sounds: Dan Martin Trio
free events nyc French Cinema: Nora Philippe's Job Center, Please Hang On! (2013)
free events nyc 2015 Christmas Tree Lighting
free events nyc Streams of Desire: The Video Work of Richard Fung
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Tour | Broadway Theater District Tour


Come discover the history of Great White Way. Explore Times Square, the Broadway Theater District, and 42nd Street, an area synonymous with American entertainment from stage to screen. These are the stories of dreams fulfilled and hopes dashed; a neighborhood that has seen Broadway Theater District Toureverything from huge celebrations to desolation and neglect. Where everyone from Mary Pickford and Helen Hayes to Bradley Cooper and Denzel Washington have plied their craft on the boards; you will hear stories of the men and women who have made made this the center of the world of theater. With a veteran New York actor as your tour guide, you will the beautiful old theaters where famous shows such as Oklahoma, Cabaret, A Chorus Line, and My Fair Lady premiered and stars such as Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, and Shirley McClain got their start. You will uncover the secrets, stories, and strange superstitions of the institutions in the area and discover little-known parts of the Theater District often overlooked in the tour books. This tour takes place Wednesdays at 10am.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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City Walk | Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn Heights and Dumbo Tour


This is a 3-hour tour that begins with a walk over the Brooklyn Bridge, an icon of New York City for over 125 years, with spectacular views of Manhattan and Brooklyn. The tour then moves on to a stroll of Brooklyn Heights, America’s and New York City’s first suburb. The tour then explores the neighborhood DUMBO before ending at the Fulton Ferry landing. This tour takes place every day at 10am.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Park Walk | Central Park Tour - Middle Section


This tour focuses on the middle of Central Park, starting in front of the beautiful American Museum of Natural History. From there enter the park and explore, seeing everything from a castle to the wild-looking Ramble. See an Ancient Egyptian obelisk and the place where Stuart Little raced his sailboat in the E.B. White children’s classic. Don’t forget to bring along your camera. There will be many wonderful photo opportunities throughout. This tour takes place Sundays, Mondays and Wednesdays at 10am.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Tour | Federal Hall National Memorial Guided Tour


Free Ranger-guided tours are available to the public. The schedule is subject to staff availability. Starts times are 10:00AM, 1:00PM, 2:00PM, and 3:00PM. Tours take place Monday through Friday until December 31.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Tour | Greenwich Village Neighborhood Tour


Greenwich Village is among Manhattan's most desirable and expensive residential neighborhoods. It's history, however, betrays it's monied status. The Village, with it's quiet, shaded streets, lined with lovely brick and brownstone townhouses, was once the incubating ground of artistic, social and political movements that have helped shape US history. From the Beats to the Folk Movement, from workers rights to gay rights, the Village has often been the center of it all. This tour takes place Wednesdays and Saturdays at 10am and Mondays and Fridays at 2pm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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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. Lessons are weather permitting. This workshop occurs every day through December 31.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Concert | Student Piano Recital


Featuring OMAR ABBOUD.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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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. Tour times: 1:00pm, 2:00pm. This tour takes place Mondays through Fridays, except bank holidays.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Reading | Story Time for Grown-Ups


Love a good story? Sit back and relax as they read you a story or two. This event recurs on December 2, 7, 16 and 21.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Concert | The Juilliard Lab Orchestra performs Mendelssohn, Brahms


Program: MENDELSSOHN Hebrides Overture BRAHMS Symphony No. 2 Juilliard artists share their talent with the community in these free, hour-long lunchtime concerts on Wednesday afternoons throughout the season.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Jazz | Jazz Wednesdays with the Bill Wurtzel Trio


Jazz+Wednesdays features exhibition-themed music performed by jazz guitarist Bill Wurtzel and guests Mike Gari and Sharon Fisher. Look and learn about Jean Dubuffet’s art brut collection and soak in the ambience of the 1950s American music scene with the sounds of playful jazz improvisation and whimsical counterpoint performed by the Bill Wurtzel trio. This event recurs every Wednesday.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Concert | Student Recitals


3:00 PM - 9:00 PM Jazz Arts Combo Festival 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM An Evening of Duos
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Gallery Talk | Exhibition Tour: Public Eye, 175 Years of Sharing Photography


Join a 45-minute docent led tour of the exhibition. This tour occurs every day except on Sundays and on December 24-27.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:30 pm
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Park Walk | Central Park Tour - Lower Section


Once described as the lungs of the city, Central Park brings a breath of fresh air to New York's crowded urban terrain. What started out as the rocky and desolate northern fringes of a rapidly expanding city is today among the world's most famous and beloved public parks. With over 843 acres of meadows, hills, ball fields and bodies of water, it's impossible not to find something to enjoy in Central Park. This tour takes places Sundays and Mondays at 10am and Wednesdays at 4pm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Master Class | Master Class: Robert Mann, 'Deeply Loved' Chamber Musician


Robert Mann, at 93 years of age, has been a driving force in the world of music for more than seventy years. As founder and first violinist of the Juilliard String Quartet, and as a soloist, composer, teacher, and conductor, Mann has brought a refreshing sense of adventure and discovery to chamber music performances, master classes, and orchestral performances worldwide. He is, in the words of Richard Dyer of the Boston Globe, “one of the country’s most admired and deeply loved musicians.”
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Concert | Piano Performance Forum Recital


Solo piano works performed by students participating in the Piano Performance Forum.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Screening | The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center plays an all-Mozart program


Program: Mozart: Piano Trio in B-flat major, K. 502, Horn Quintet in E-flat major, K. 407, Viola Quintet in C major This is a screening of a filmed concert.
   New York City, NY; NYC
4:30 pm
Free

Lecture | Madam C. J. Walker: Beauty Culture, Entrepreneurship, and Philanthropy


This talk will address how hair care industry pioneer Madam Walker used education and entrepreneurship to create a national organization of economically independent, politically aware, philanthropic black women. Speaker A’Lelia Bundles is at work on her fourth book, The Joy Goddess of Harlem: A’Lelia Walker and the Harlem Renaissance, a biography of her great-grandmother.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Concert | Holiday Sounds: Dan Martin Trio


The space comes alive this holiday season with acoustic, ambient musical performances. The Dan Martin Trio plays Dec. 2, 8, 16, and 22 at 5:30pm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
5:30 pm
Free

Concert | Himalayan Happy Hour: Spiral Music


A free concert with artists specializing in music from the Himalayas and South Asia. Featuring Ehren Hanson (tabla) + Abhik Mukherjee (sitar). Spiral Music occurs every Wednesday.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Concert | Liederabend Recital


Artists from the Collaborative Piano Department perform repertoire with singers from the Ellen and James S. Marcus Institute for Vocal Arts.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Talk | Muslim Marriage in China: Uyghur Weddings in Kashgar


A talk with Rune Steenberg, INTERACT Postdoctoral Research Scholar at the Harriman Institute. Weddings in Kashgar, as in most of Central Asia and beyond, are large and joyous celebrations hosting several hundred to more than a thousand guests. They consist of elaborate ritual proceedings and performances of music and dance. But they are more than this. In the city of Kashgar, the cultural heart of China’s restive western region of Xinjiang, weddings are saturated with highly loaded political symbolism. They are also central institutions in the social structure and economy of the local Muslim Uyghur population and offer primary spaces for the meeting of the state and local society.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Poetry Reading | Nomad Crossroads: Algerian Poetry Now


Standing at the crossroads of several languages and literary traditions, contemporary North African poetry is little known in the U.S. despite its vitality, as was illustrated by the recently published University of California Book of North African Literature (ed. Pierre Joris and Habib Tengour). This event will provide a taste of this rich poetic tradition in the company of one of its most brilliant practitioners. Visiting from Algiers, Samira Negrouche will read a selection of her poems in French, with English translations read by Anna Moschovakis. The readings will be followed by a conversation with Pierre Joris and Omar Berrada, on her work and on the contemporary poetic landscape in Algeria and the Maghreb.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Author Reading | Robert Pollin discusses his book Greening the Global Economy


Alumnus Robert Pollin gives a lecture about his book, followed by a panel discussion moderated by Katrina vanden Heuvel, editor and publisher of The Nation. Pollin's book offers a concrete solution to our global crisis. He takes on the widely-held belief that protecting the environment and expanding job opportunities are conflicting goals, and offers hard numbers and original research as well as studies from all points along the political spectrum.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Film | French Cinema: Nora Philippe's Job Center, Please Hang On! (2013)


The story of a team of 40 civil servants facing 4,000 job seekers at a job center in the Parisian suburbs. Samia, Corinne, Thierry, and Zuleika must support and monitor, bring in the numbers, obey policy guidelines and communication injunctions, and find job offers where none are to be found. 78 min. In French with English subtitles. Followed by a discussion (in English) with the film’s director Nora Philippe, political scientist John Krinsky (The City College of New York, CUNY; author of Free Labor: Workfare and the Contested Language of Neoliberalism) and sociologist Frédéric Viguier. Related Content: Complete Event Listing Event Image Time: December 2 6:15pm EST Location: La Maison Française of NYU Contact: 212-998-8750 maison.francaise@nyu.edu Add to my calendar
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:15 pm
Free

Author Reading | Andrew F. Smith discusses his book Savoring Gotham: A Food Lover’s Companion to New York City


This lecture covers New York’s culinary history, some of the most recognizable restaurants, eateries, and culinary personalities today, and delves into more esoteric culinary realities, such as urban farming, beekeeping, the Three Martini Lunch and the Power Lunch, and novels, movies, and paintings that memorably depict Gotham’s foodscapes.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Gallery Talk | Artist Talk: Jarrod Beck


Artist Jarrod Beck describes his experiences creating new work and expanding his artistic practice through residencies. Having been awarded simultaneous residencies at two deeply material-driven organizations, the artist is uniquely poised to share thoughts, highlights, and discoveries about working in glass and paper, as well as about the collaborative residency experience.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Author Reading | Barry Bergdoll discusses his book Partners in Design: Alfred H. Barr Jr. and Philip Johnson


Partners in Design: Alfred H. Barr Jr. and Philip Johnson, a catalog that accompanies an exhibition opening in 2016 at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, chronicles the collaboration of two key figures who in the 1920s and 1930s helped to establish the Museum of Modern Art and to introduce Modern Architecture, the European avant-garde movement that became known as the International Style to New York and America.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Discussion | Himalayan Heritage Meet-Up


Intrigued by the culture, arts, history, and sacred traditions of Himalayan Asia? Join the Himalayan Heritage Meet-Up. Attendees explore topics of interest through discussions, gallery tours, films, and meetings with guest speakers. The group is open to all.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Author Reading | James Kaplan discusses his book Sinatra: The Chairman


Gary Giddins interviews James Kaplan on his new biography, the sequel to his 2010 bestseller Frank: The Voice.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Author Reading | Ted Merwin discusses his book Pastrami on Rye: An Overstuffed History of the Jewish Deli


Ted Merwin traces the rise and fall of the Jewish deli in New York from its inception on the Lower East Side, to its heyday during the interwar era, to its rapid decline in the decades following the Second World War. Merwin also explores the recent surge in popularity the deli has had among contemporary Jews who are returning the deli to cult status as they seek to reclaim their cultural identity. The author will talk about the book and sign copies, which will be available for sale.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:30 pm
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Talk | Writing and Thinking about the Critical Essay


Speaker Eric Banks is a writer and editor, the former president of the National Book Critics Circle and is director of The New York Institute of the Humanities. In 2003, he relaunched Bookforum and served as its editor in chief for five years. Prior to that, he was a senior editor at Artforum.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Festival | 2015 Christmas Tree Lighting


The Christmas Tree is a worldwide symbol of the holidays in New York City. The 2014 Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree will be lit with live performances. Tens of thousands will crowd the sidewalks for the event and hundreds of millions will watch it live across the globe. The tree will remain lit and can be viewed until 8pm on January 6, 2016.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
Free

Talk | Artist Talk: Shahzia Sikander


Shahzia Sikander's practice takes Indo-Persian miniature painting as a point of departure, challenging its strict formal tropes as well as its medium-based restrictions by experimenting with scale and media. Her process-based work examines the forces at stake in contested cultural and political histories.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Film | French Film: Jean-Luc Godard's Joy of Learning (1969)


Night after night, not long before dawn, two young adults, Patricia and Emile, meet on a sound stage to discuss learning, discourse, and the path to revolution. Scenes of Paris's student revolt, the Vietnam War, and other events of the late 1960s, along with posters, photographs, and cartoons, are backdrops to their words. 95 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Book Discussion | Great Books Discussion Group


The Persian Wars by Herodotus.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Video | Streams of Desire: The Video Work of Richard Fung


This program features four video works by Richard Fung — spanning from 1986-2000 — that place desire within the spaces of time, geography, and the body. Traced through the artist’s explorations of queer sex, racial and sexual representation, illness, and kinship, these videos center queer Asian diasporic experience against an ever-shifting backdrop of colonialism and political change.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
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Lecture | Tribunes for the People: Rebel Latino Writers in American Journalism


“Tribunes for the People: Rebel Latino Writers in American Journalism, from Ricardo Flores Magón and Jovita Idar to Jesús Colón” with Juan González, Fall 2015 Andrés Bello Chair in Latin American Cultures and Civilizations, (Columnist for The Daily News, co-host of Democracy Now!)
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Screening | HBO Documentary: Countdown to Zero


Join producer Matthew Horowitz for a screening of VICE’s new HBO special, which offers an expansive look at the progress being made to end HIV/AIDS worldwide. Stay after the screening for an audience talk-back with Horowitz.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:30 pm
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Concert | Japanese Gagaku Ensemble


The Japanese Gagaku/Hogaku Program, a unique offering at the college, is a joint initiative of the Department of Music, the Music Performance Program, the Center for Ethnomusicology, and the Institute for Medieval Japanese Studies.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:30 pm
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Performance | Gandhi, Is That You? Comedy Show


Stand-up comedy show (that has been featured on MTV, and that fills to standing-room only each week). The show is produced by Brendan Fitzgibbons (The Onion, McSweeney's) and Lance Weiss (Carolines on Broadway) with comedians from David Letterman, Vh1, MTV, The Onion, and Comedy Central. Free pizza!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 pm
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