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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on December 17, 2018?

21 free events take place on Monday, December 17 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 17 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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21 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Monday, December 17, 2018

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free events nyc Ingmar Bergman's The Silence (1963): two sides of a single woman
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Workshop | Morning Meditation


Balance mind, body, and spirit in this Primordial Sound Meditation led by an instructor. Work with a personal mantra, a specific sound or vibration. Take part in a regular meditation practice that lowers blood pressure, reduces stress, and strengthens the immune system. Mondays, October 15 through December 17, 2018
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:45 am
Free

Tour | 13 tours, all City neighborhoods, any time of the day, choose one tour or many


These free tours take place at various times during the day, all day long. You can make reservations for as many tours as your schedule allows. SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn Heights + DUMBO 3 Hour Lower Manhattan Harlem Chelsea and the High Line 6 Hour Downtown Combined Greenwich Village Central Park Lower Manhattan Midtown Manhattan Grand Central Terminal Graffiti and Street Art Tours World Trade Center
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Film | The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996): Action with Oscar winning Geena Davis


A woman suffering from amnesia begins to recover her memories after trouble from her past finds her again. Director: Renny Harlin. Starring Samuel L. Jackson, Yvonne Zima. 121 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Tour | Alexander Hamilton U.S. Customs House Tour


Highlights include a discussion of the history of the site, information about architect Cass Gilbert and viewings of the Collectors Office with its Tiffany woodwork, Reginald Marsh murals and the 140-ton rotunda dome, designed and built by Rafael Gustavino.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Workshop | Chinese Calligraphy Class


Please bring your own calligraphy pen.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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
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Workshop | Lunchtime Meditation


Take a mid-day pause to refresh your mind and re-establish your center in the midst of bustling city life. Meditation is a powerful tool to eliminate stress, to heal the body, mind, and brain, and to enhance your personal well-being and positive relationship with the world.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
$10 suggested donation

Classical Music | Choral works: Holiday Spirit


Jeffery Coulter, director. Program James McCray On Christmas Day Andrea Ramsey Up Above My Head Praetorius, arr. David Shand Lo, How a Rose Jay Rouse Three Jazzy Bell Carols Roger Emerson Mary, Did You Know? Victor C. Johnson African Noel Rose Dunphey Ding Dong Merrily on High Russell Robinson Salvation is Created
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:45 pm
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Film | Come to the Stable (1949): Seven time Oscar nominated comedy drama


Two nuns arrive unannounced in the small New England town of Bethlehem, where they recruit various townspeople to help them build a children's hospital. Director: Henry Koster. Starring Loretta Young, Celeste Holm, Hugh Marlowe. 94 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Talk | Resume Help


Need help with resume writing? Not sure how to edit it? Get one-on-one assistance with writing your resume. Please bring a hard copy of your resume or a USB flash drive to save and edit it.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:30 pm
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Talk | Resume Help


Need help with resume writing? Not sure how to edit it? Get one-on-one assistance with writing your resume. Please bring a hard copy of your resume or a USB flash drive to save and edit it.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:30 pm
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Film | Oscar nominated comedy Trading Places with Eddie Murphy


A snobbish investor and a wily street con artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires. Director: John Landis. Starring Dan Aykroyd, Ralph Bellamy. 116 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:30 pm
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Talk | Crime and Crime Fiction, with Bestselling Author Lee Child


Lee Child, the author of twenty-four novels and numerous short stories and one of the world's bestselling fiction writers, will focus on the rising popularity of crime fiction in contemporary society: the relationship of "crime" to crime. He will consider the function of the genre and its evolutionary status, whether it corresponds to a rise or a reduction in crime, or compensates for it, or in some way helps to guard against it.
   New York City, NY; NYC
4:30 pm
Free

Workshop | Writing club


Want to meet local writers? Commit to a writing schedule? Practice your craft through writing prompts? Read original work to get and give feedback? Then come to the biweekly meetings of the Writing Club. Writers of all genres and styles, at all levels, are welcome to participate. No sign-ups required. For adults (ages 18 and up)
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:15 pm
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Talk | Uncover the Neighborhood


Take a walk down memory lane…with Thomas Lannon, Assistant Director of the Library’s Manuscripts, Archives, and Rare Books division. Learn tips and tricks for exploring the neighborhood in an exploration of our research collections.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:30 pm
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Concert | Holiday Songbook


A concert of new holiday music by Broadway composers and lyricists sung by Broadway vocalists.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Film | Ingmar Bergman's The Silence (1963): two sides of a single woman


The film focuses on two sisters, the younger a sensuous woman with a young son, the elder more intellectually oriented and seriously ill, and their tense relationship as they travel toward home through a fictional Central European country on the brink of war. 105 min. The film is the third in a series of thematically related films, following Through a Glass Darkly (1961) and Winter Light (1963), which is sometimes considered a trilogy.' Ernst Ingmar Bergman (1918 – 2007) was a Swedish director, writer, and producer who worked in film, television, theatre and radio. Considered to be among the most accomplished and influential filmmakers of all time, Bergman's renowned works include Smiles of a Summer Night (1955), The Seventh Seal (1957), Wild Strawberries (1957), The Silence (1963), Persona (1966), Cries and Whispers (1972), Scenes from a Marriage (1973), and Fanny and Alexander (1982).
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
Free

Discussion | Experimental Theatre and Performance Publishing


Why publish a play in the 21st century? What are the limits of performance and paper—and what becomes possible when they converge? Can something be so analog that it becomes futuristic? In the last decades, independent publishing houses have taken up the challenge to re-think the relationship between print and performance in our times of post-dramatic theatre and ubiquitous virtual texts. Mac Wellman, publishers Matvei Yankelevich (Ugly Duckling Presse), Kate Kremer (53rd State Press), Rachel Kauder Nalebuff (3 Hole Press) and affiliate artists from each press hold conversations and readings from newly released works.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Classical Music | Wind Quintet performs: works by Leonard Bernstein, Lee Hoiby and more


Dorian Wind Quintet: Gretchen Pusch, flute; Gerard Reuter, oboe; Benjamin Fingland, clarinet; Adrian Morejon, bassoon; Karl Kramer-Johansen, horn; Abigail Fischer, mezzo-soprano; Aaron Wunsch, piano. “One of chamber music’s most sparkling and eloquent ensembles” (TIME Magazine), the Dorian Wind Quintet joins forces with “luminous” mezzo-soprano Abigail Fischer (New York Times) for Lee Hoiby’s zesty, hilarious operatic portrait of Julia Child baking a chocolate cake, Bon Appétit! The Dorian also brings their “extraordinary accuracy and spirit” (New York Times) to both classic and contemporary American music, and Fischer offers Leonard Bernstein’s delicious song cycle of recipes, La Bonne Cuisine. "Ms. Fischer sings with a passionate restraint that has no equal in her generation" (New York Times). Program Lee Hoiby Bon Appétit! Leonard Bernstein La Bonne Cuisine Samuel Barber Summer Music George Perle Wind Quintet No. 1 Elliott Carter Woodwind Quintet
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:30 pm
Free
8:00 pm
Free

Classical Music | Piano works by J. S. Bach, Beethoven, Liszt and more


Artyom Park, piano. Program J. S. Bach (1685-1750) Prelude and Fugue G Major from the WTC, book II Pozzolli (1873-1957) from Riflessi del Mare Beethoven (1770-1827) Sonata op. 109, E Major Liszt (1811-1886) Sonata b minor
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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