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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on December 4, 2015?
48 free events take place on Friday, December 4 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 4 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.
Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on December 4, 2015?
48 free events take place on Friday, December 4 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 4 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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The quality and quantity of
free events,
free things to do
that happen in New York City
every day of the year
is truly amazing.
So don't miss the opportunities
that only New York provides:
stop wondering what to do;
start taking advantage of
free events to go to,
free things to do in NYC
today!
The quality and quantity of
free events,
free things to do
that happen in New York City
every day of the year
is truly amazing.
So don't miss the opportunities
that only New York provides:
stop wondering what to do;
start taking advantage of
free events to go to,
free things to do in NYC
today!
48 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Friday, December 4, 2015
All events are free unless otherwise noted.
Conference | The Power of Constitutional Courts in a Globalizing World
Since the second half of the 20th century, national Constitutional Courts and transnational courts have spread worldwide. Yet, there is little knowledge on the relationship between national and international courts and the transformation of judicial power in a globalizing world.
The idea of the conference is to bring together scholars, as well as judges, in order to explore the changing landscape of judicial power and to discuss the legitimacy and effectiveness of this power.
This conference occurs December 3-4.
New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 am
Free
Free
Tour | 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!
This tour takes place Mondays, Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays.
New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
Free
Free
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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10:00 am
Free
Free
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
Free
Free
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.
This tour takes place Mondays and Fridays at 10am.
New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
Free
Free
Tour | SoHo, Little Italy and 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.
This tour takes place every day at 10am, and Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, Mondays and Wednesdays at 2pm.
New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
Free
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. Lessons are weather permitting.
This workshop occurs every day through December 31.
New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
Free
Free
Discussion | The Caribbean Digital II: History. Cartography. Narrative.
Panelists present and discuss work that brings Caribbean studies and the digital humanities into sustained and generative conversation. Participants share innovative digital scholarship related to slavery and colonialism, Afro-Atlantic intellectual history, and creative experimentation with multimodal technologies.
Featured panelists include Laurent Dubois, Marcello Lotti Professor of Romance Studies and History at Duke University; Alex Gil, digital scholarship coordinator in the humanities and history division at Columbia University; Kaiama L. Glover, associate professor of French at Barnard College; and Kelly Baker Josephs, associate professor of English at York College/CUNY.
New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
Free
Free
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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12:30 pm
Free
Free
Tour | Grand Central and Its Neighborhood Tour
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.
This tour takes place every Friday.
New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
Free
Free
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
Free
Free
Film | Fred Zinneman's From Here to Eternity (1953): 8-Time Oscar Winner
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Montgomery Clift, Deborah Kerr.
In 1941 Hawaii, a private is cruelly punished for not boxing on his unit's team, while his captain's wife and second in command are falling in love.
118 min.
New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
Free
Free
Lecture | The Racial Wealth Gap and National Security
Speaker Darrick Hamilton, Associate Professor of Economics and Urban Policy, is a stratification economist whose work focuses on the causes and consequences of racial and ethnic inequality in wealth and health outcomes. He will outline how this wealth gap threatens our economic future and suggests some remedies for this historic national problem.
New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
Free
Free
Film | Mark S. Waters' The House of Yes (1997): Jackie O Wannabe
Starring Parker Posey, Josh Hamilton, Tori Spelling.
A mentally unbalanced young woman (who thinks she's Jackie Kennedy) flips into a murderous rage when her brother returns home to reveal he's engaged.
85 min.
New York City, NY; NYC
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1:30 pm
Free
Free
Tour | Brooklyn Graffiti and Street Art Tour
New York City is a mecca for graffiti and street art, making it a very attractive playground for artists from around the world. Bushwick, in a working class district on the north side of Brooklyn adjacent to Williamsburg, has been attracting artists for some time now. The neighborhood has a fair collection of art studios and galleries, but it’s Bushwick’s industrial landscape that’s attracting the street artist. If you came looking for 1960′s Greenwich Village, you’ll find something brewing in Bushwick.
This tour takes place Thursdays through Sundays at 2pm.
New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
Free
Free
Film | French Film: Radu Mihaileanu's Train of Life (1998)
In 1941, the inhabitants of a small Jewish village in Central Europe organize a fake deportation train so that they can escape the Nazis and flee to Palestine.
103 minutes. In French with English subtitles.
New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
Free
Free
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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2:00 pm
Free
Free
Conference | National Theatre Conference
You are cordially invited to join Woodie King Jr, Founding Producer/Director New Federal Theatre and Voza Rivers, Founding Member/Executive Producer New Heritage Theatre Group to welcome members of the National Theatre Conference and meet current leaders of significant Harlem theaters.
The afternoon commences at 2pm with Dr. Khalil Gibran Muhammad, Director, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture and Scholar/Literary Historian Dr. Barbara Lewis in a conversation on the "History and Culture of Harlem and its Theatre," with noted playwright William B. Branch.
At 3:30 pm a panel discussion with Harlem theatre makers: National Black Theatre (Sade Lythcott); The H.A.D.L.E.Y. Players (Gertrude Jeannette); The Classical Theatre of Harlem (Ty Jones); Take Wing and Soar Productions, Inc. (Debra Ann Byrd); Faison Firehouse Theatre (George Faison); The Movement Theatre Company (Deadria Harrington); Liberation Theatre Company (Sandra A. Daley); Harlem9 (Bryan E. Glover); and New Heritage Theatre Group (Voza Rivers), will be moderated by NTC Board Member Benny Sato Ambush.
New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
Free
Free
Park Walk | North Woods Tour
View tumbling cascades, rustic bridges, and picturesque pools in the "Manhattan Adirondacks." Route involves many hills and stairs. 75 minutes.
New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
Free
Free
Film | Slava Tsukerman's Liquid Sky (1982): Aliens on Dope
Stars: Anne Carlisle, Paula E. Sheppard, Susan Doukas.
Invisible aliens in a tiny flying saucer come to Earth looking for heroin.
112 min.
New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
Free
Free
Tour | SoHo, Little Italy and 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.
This tour takes place every day at 10am, and Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, Mondays and Wednesdays at 2pm.
New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
Free
Free
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
Free
Free
Author Reading | Courtney Jung discusses her book Lactivism: How Feminists and Fundamentalists, Hippies and Yuppies, and Physicians and Politicians Made Breastfeeding Big Business and Bad Policy
Courtney Jung digs deep into what’s going on with breastfeeding policies and politics. Exploring the racism, classism, and sexism that informs much of breastfeeding advocacy, Jung turns a critical eye on this ever-expanding world, the communities who compose it, and the dubious science behind it. Commentary provided by Mala Htun.
New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
Free
Free
Concert | Pfizer Choraliers perform Christmas favorites
The church is pleased to feature top-level high school, college, church, cathedral and professional choirs from all over the world.
New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
Free
Free
Author Reading | Ben Hodges and Scott Denny discuss their book Theatre World Volume 69: 2012-2013
Theatre World Media is proud to announce the latest edition of Theatre World — now the only record of the American theatre season in print.
New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
Free
Free
Concert | CD Release: Free Music Fridays
Celebrate the release of the second compilation CD from the popular Free Music Fridays series. The 16-track CD features songs from independent artists who have performed at Free Music Fridays, and the compilation will be available exclusively at the museum.
There will be live performances by Matthew Brookshire, Kate Vargas, E.W. Harris, Sweet Soubrette, Richard McGraw, Pete Lanctot, Abby Ahmad, Mark Rogers and Mary Byrne, Tuelo and her Cousins, plus special guests.
New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
Free
Free
Concert | Student Recitals
5:00 PM - 7:30 PM Chamber Music Concert
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM Fuchs Competition Winners' Concert
New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
Free
Free
Tour | Chelsea and the High Line Tour
The area around the High Line Park was a vital business district of New York City, supplying fresh fruits, French Cheeses and Russian caviar as well as fresh meats to city markets. The hustle and bustle of the streets induced the city to elevate the railroad trains delivering goods to the commercial buildings. When interstate truck traffic made the railway outdated, it fell into ruin, only to be regenerated as a park.
This tour takes place Monday and Fridays at 6pm.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
Free
Free
Concert | Columbia University Chamber Ensembles in Recital
The incredibly talented and hardworking MPP chamber musicians in several recital.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
Free
Free
Lecture | Inside (hi)Stories: The Architecture and Design of Eileen Gray
A talk by Jasmine Rault, Assistant Professor of Culture and Media and a co-facilitator of FemTechNet.
This talk focuses on the early twentieth century architectural and design work by Eileen Gray in order to explore some of the intersections between histories of communication, fashion, European architectural modernity and sapphic modernity – or the modernist cultural history of female sexual dissidence.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
Free
Free
Concert | Student Recitals
Daniel Hass, Cello 6 p.m.
Chamber Music Recital 8 p.m.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Concert | Chelsea Nights Concert
Featuring music from Hey Anna, Zuli, and Loren Beri.
They'll be giving away a Crosley Radio turntable and vinyl pack and more.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
Free
Free
Concert | Pre-Theatre Friday Organ Concert
With Mark Pacoe, organ.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
Free
Free
Discussion | The Value of Liberal Education, with CNN's Fareed Zakaria
In his recent book In Defense of a Liberal Education, Fareed Zakaria of CNN considers a question with a long and complex history: what is the value of a liberal arts education today? Leon Botstein, as president of Bard College for the last forty years, has intimately considered the question and put his answers into practice.
Zakaria and Botstein, two astute commentators on education and its role in society, engage in a discussion moderated by Sam Tanenhaus, former editor of the New York Times Book Review.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
Free
Free
Concert | College Bass Recital
Mike DeiCont plays his and other people’s music with the help of other people, and sometimes not.
New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
Free
Free
Jazz | Concert: Give The Drummer Some
The Jeremy Noller Quartet showcases compositions by some of jazz music’s most notable drummers, from Max Roach to Brian Blade.
New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
Free
Free
Film | Jonathan Mostow's Surrogates (2009): Dystopian Murder Mystery
Stars: Bruce Willis, Radha Mitchell, Ving Rhames.
In a futuristic world where humans live in isolation and interact through surrogate robots, a cop is forced to leave his home for the first time in years in order to investigate the murders of others' surrogates.
89 min.
Snacks and beverages included.
New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
$5 suggested donation
$5 suggested donation
Poetry Reading | Morgan Parker reads from her book Other People’s Comfort Keeps Me Up at Night
Morgan Parker’s first collection of poems was selected by Eileen Myles for the 2013 Gatewood Prize and is out now from Switchback Books.
New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
Free
Free
Tour | New York 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 our on the New York Holiday Lights Tour.
Experience the holidays in the city as only New York can offer. Take advantage of the subway to beat the street traffic, keep warm and catch some underground holiday music. Learn about the artists and backgrounds to these wonderful displays.
This tour takes place daily at 7pm and Fridays through Mondays at 7:30pm from December 3 to January 3.
New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
Free
Free
Dance Performance | New York Theatre Ballet presents a 1-hour version of The Nutcacker
This one-hour version of the beloved holiday ballet performed to Tchaikovsky's cherished score is set Art Nouveau-style circa 1907 with innovation choreography by long-time NYTB choreographer, Keith Michael.
This event occurs on December 4 and 5.
New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
Free
Free
Concert | The Orion String Quartet
The Orion String Quartet is one of the most sought-after ensembles in the United States. Since its inception, the quartet has been consistently praised for the fresh perspective and individuality it brings to performances, offering diverse programs that juxtapose classic masterpieces with notable works by living composers.
New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
Free
Free
Film | Documentary: Marc Levin's Class Divide (2015)
A look at NYC's gentrification and growing inequality in a microcosm, Class Divide explores two distinct worlds that share the same Chelsea intersection - 10th Avenue and 26th Street.
74 min.
New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
$10 suggested donation
$10 suggested donation
Tour | New York 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 our on the New York Holiday Lights Tour.
Experience the holidays in the city as only New York can offer. Take advantage of the subway to beat the street traffic, keep warm and catch some underground holiday music. Learn about the artists and backgrounds to these wonderful displays.
This tour takes place daily at 7pm and Fridays through Mondays at 7:30pm from December 3 to January 3.
New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
Free
Free
Reading | Writers in Performance: Past, Present, Future
Writers in Performance is a 12-week writing and performance workshop culminating in two public presentations. Talented actors, playwrights, poets and storytellers have explored writing exercises, theater games, improvisation, movement techniques, and ensemble work in a safe, creative environment.
This season, the theme is “time.” Writers in Performance participants are diverse by design; not only in ethnicity, but by age, and experience as well, mixing professionals with students.
This event occurs on Friday December 4 and Saturday December 5.
New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
Free
Free
Concert | Columbia University Chamber Ensembles in Recital
The incredibly talented and hardworking MPP chamber musicians in several recital.
New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
Free
Free
Concert | College Guitar Recital
Filipe Duarte, Guitar. A senior recital marks a beginning. In this case, the beginning of a new band, a new concept, new compositions, new ideas, and, in time, a new recording.
New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 pm
Free
Free
Jazz | The Lab Sessions: Experimental Jazz Party and Jam Session
The Lab Sessions is an experimental jazz party and jam session hosted by bassist/vocalist Mimi Jones which explores genres from traditional & contemporary jazz, eclectic soul, funk, rock, and neo soul.
New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 pm
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Concert | Matt Darriau’s Paradox Trio
“Instrumental virtuosity combined with rhythmic intensity…An entrancing worldly delight.” — All About Jazz
Intoxicating Romany rhythms meet thrilling jazz improvisation in the boundary-pushing sounds of Paradox Trio. World music woodwind virtuoso Matt Darriau (of Grammy-winning ensemble the Klezmatics) leads the outfit, performing intricate, shape-shifting melodic lines on the traditional gaida, a Bulgarian bagpipe; the flute-like kaval; and the driving Balkan beats of the dumbek.
New York City, NY; NYC
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9:30 pm
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