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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on December 14, 2019?

23 free events take place on Saturday, December 14 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 14 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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23 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Saturday, December 14, 2019

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free events nyc Tribeca Architecture Tour
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Workshop | Morning Fitness


One hour of walking, stretching, and strengthening exercises. For a breath of fresh air, take your workouts outdoors. Parks are becoming a logical alternative environment for those who want to add variety to their workouts, or who just don't like the gym. And, it's an affordable way to increase physical activity opportunities, because there's nothing special to build. Exercise with a view, in natural sunlight, with green scenery all around bestows health benefits that can't be found indoors. Scientific studies have shown that the pleasure of being outdoors for example gives your brain, psyche, and immune system an extra boost. Led by trained professionals, and suitable for all levels. Wear comfortable clothing and bring water.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:30 am
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Conference | Prevention Activism: Advancing Historical Dialogue In Post-Conflict Settings


Prevention activism—that is, the effort to record, acknowledge, address and redress the violent past— seeks to counter nationalist myths and identities that are central ingredients of ethnic and political violence. Its goal is to deny the propensity for the future escalation of violence by acknowledging the role that the misuse of history has played in dividing societies. In other words, by enhancing public discussions about the past, prevention activism has become a central part of the efforts in post-conflict societies, as well as in democratic societies, to come to terms with their violent past. This conference seeks to explore activities that can be defined as “prevention activism”, and their academic analysis. What forms do projects and initiatives take to address past violence, and what impact have they had? These projects often range from civil society initiatives, to government-instated commissions, to the work of international bodies.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 am
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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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City Walk | Christmas and Holiday Walk


Walk down 57th Street to Sixth Avenue. Down Sixth Avenue to the "Christmas Tree" and around to Fifth Avenue and up to 57th Street. Then walk down to Madison Avenue to 72nd Street and back to 57th Street. Continue on 57th Street to the Hammacher Schlemmer Store (across Third Avenue) and lunch. Relaxed walking, about four to five hours. Bring lunch, water, binoculars or a camera with optical zoom lens. Rain or shine.
   New York City, NY; NYC
10:00 am
$3

Tour | Tribeca Architecture Tour


Tour the picturesque streets and alleys that make Tribeca one of Manhattan's most architecturally memorable neighborhoods. Architectural historian Matt Postal leads a tour through several of the adjoining historic districts to view handsome examples of 19th century mercantile design, including notable cast-iron warehouses and masonry loft buildings that once served the city's import/export and food processing trades. Likely highlights include Federal-style houses, the former site of St. John's Park and freight depot, the New York Mercantile Exchange, and a Renaissance Revival-style stable built for the American Express Company. Matt Postal is an architectural historian based in Brooklyn. He teaches graduate classes on the history of New York City and its extraordinary 19th and 20th century architecture, researches and writes designation reports for the Landmarks Preservation Commission, and since 1990, leads popular and entertaining walking talks and tours throughout the five extraordinary boroughs
   New York City, NY; NYC
11:30 am
Free

Tour | Mount Morris Fire Watchtower Tour


The historic Mount Morris Fire Watchtower sits atop the hill in the center of Marcus Garvey Park and serves as an important landmark for the Harlem community. NYC Parks Urban Park Rangers lead a tour inside the watchtower. Climb to the top for panoramic views of Manhattan and learn about the history of this recently restored structure.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Reading | What the Dickens?: The 10th Annual Marathon Reading of A Christmas Carol


Ring in the holidays with the tenth annual reading of Charles Dickens' classic. Grab your closest friends and settle in with dozens of terrific readers. This year's confirmed readers include: Tom Beer, Sarah Broom, Isaac Butler, Alexander Chee, Vinson Cunningham, Deborah Eisenberg, Rachel Fershleiser, Isaac Fitzgerald, Josh Gondelman, Rabbi Marisa Elana James, Leslie Jamison, Maris Kreizman, Lisa Lucas, Elissa Schappel, Parul Sehgal, Leanne Shapton, Rob Spillman, Darcey Steinke, Monique Truong, Kate Tuttle, Sarah Weinman, and John Wray.
   New York City, NY; NYC
12:00 pm
Free

Gallery Talk | Memory Palaces: Inside the Collection of Audrey B. Heckler: Exhibition Tour


The collection of Audrey B. Heckler is emblematic of the growth of the field of self-taught art in the United States, which manifests a strong interest for African American artists, a consistent attention on American classics, a curiosity for European art brut, and a search for international discoveries. For the last twenty-seven years, Heckler has surrounded herself with excellent examples by the most significant artists associated to this art niche, among them Emery Blagdon, Aloïse Corbaz, William Edmondson, August Klett, Augustin Lesage, Martín Ramírez, Thornton Dial, and Anna Zemánková.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Staged Reading | The Tragedie of Cymbeline By William Shakespeare


The Instant Shakespeare Company performs a reading of Shakespeare's The Tragedie of Cymbeline. The Tragedie of Cymbeline or Cymbeline, King of Britain, is a play by William Shakespeare set in Ancient Britain (c. 10-14) and based on legends that formed part of the Matter of Britain concerning the early Celtic British King Cunobeline. Although listed as a tragedy in the First Folio, modern critics often classify Cymbeline as a romance or even a comedy. Like Othello and The Winter's Tale, it deals with the themes of innocence and jealousy. While the precise date of composition remains unknown, the play was certainly produced as early as 1611.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Film | Greta (2018): Friendship Becomes Suddenly Disturbing


A young woman befriends a lonely widow who's harboring a dark and deadly agenda toward her. 98 min. Director: Neil Jordan. Starring Isabelle Huppert, Chloë Grace Moretz, Maika Monroe.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Film | Moulin Rouge (1952): Two Time Oscar Winning Musical With Jose Ferrer


Fictional account of French artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. 119 min. Director: John Huston. Starring Jose Ferrer, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Suzanne Flon. Moulin Rouge had seven Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Film Editing. It won two Academy Awards for Best Art Direction and Best Costume Design.
   New York City, NY; NYC
2:00 pm
Free

Play | Orlando: Virginia Woolf's Timeless Classic


How many lifetimes does it take to find love? Destined to never age, Orlando's fantastical journey crosses continents, centuries, and genders to find true happiness. Beginning during the reign of Elizabeth I, we follow Orlando over the course of more than 300 years in this stage adaptation of Virginia Woolf's timeless masterpiece. A student production. Written by Sarah Ruhl.
   New York City, NY; NYC
2:00 pm
Free

Film | Documentary: When the Mountains Tremble (1983): Experiences Of Nobel Prize Winner Indigenous Woman


A documentary on the war between the Guatemalan military and the Mayan population, with firsthand accounts by Nobel Peace Prize winner Rigoberta Menchu. 83 min. Directors: Newton Thomas Sigel, Pamela Yates. Starring Rigoberta Menchu, Susan Sarandon. The film centers on the experiences of Nobel Prize winner Rigoberta Menchu, a Quiche indigenous woman who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1992, nine years after the film came out.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Concert | Holiday Songbook Classics


This special concert features an array of traditional and new holiday songs performed by students and graduates of Marymount Manhattan College.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:30 pm
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Gallery Talk | Artist Talk: American Queen, American Dream


Growing up in a small town in northern Massachusetts, John Arsenault began taking photographs at sixteen years of age. He moved to Boston shortly after high school, where he lived for several years before relocating to New York City to pursue a BFA at the School of Visual Arts. From the beginning, one of Arsenault's frequent subjects has been himself. Turning around his lens, he began to produce an outlandish and absurd, wild and exotic account of his life as a young, gay artist.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Classical Music | Concert At The Coolest Classical Music Concerts Location In NYC


Classical music on a boat with an intimate and romantic setting and beautiful view of New York City. Followed by a Q & A session with the musicians. Program and musicians TBA. Doors open at 3:45 pm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
4:00 pm
Free

Other | Ice Theatre of New York's Winter Holiday Skating Celebration


A holiday ice show featuring the Ice Theatre of New York, ITNY Junior Ensemble, The Skyliners, Sky Rink All-Stars, Figure Skating in Harlem, the Riverbank Figure Skating Club, and the Every Voice Choirs. There will also be a Christmas tree lighting.
   New York City, NY; NYC
4:00 pm
Free

Opening Reception | My Hollywood Mirror: A Three-Person Exhibition


Including work by Yayoi Kusama, Chason Matthams and Rachael Tarravechia. As one sits before a vanity mirror they reflect, create, and transform. The moments spent while sitting in front of the mirror are those detached from the regular or everyday. These are instances where life seemingly becomes separated particles in which one can choose to look at or hide away from. It is reality, but with a distorted reflection, turning and inducing our attention completely to ourselves. Throughout the works within My Hollywood Mirror, are threads of constructed social, cultural and historical identities that beautifully form moments of human connection. What may seem to be a moment of voyeurism can also be recognized as playful. It is partly a recognition of ourselves, as well as the connection to others that these pieces take us to.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Play | Frontieres Sans Frontieres: A Sanctuary Violated


In a nameless country, three resourceful orphans have created a haven of imagination and play. But as the outside world starts to encroach on their space, their sanctuary is turned upside down and their values are called into question. Through spectacle, comedy, music, and language, Frontieres Sans Frontieres challenges ideas of altruism, foreign aid, power, and civilization. A student production. Written by Phillip Howze.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Tour | Christmas and Holiday Lights Tour


See the holiday lights of midtown.  Duration: Approximately 2 hours. Remember to bring your Metrocard.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Cabaret | Cabaret Songs About Parenting And Kids


Steven Cuevas performs at the keyboard for the Summer edition, observing Japan's Kodomo no hi (Children's Day), with songs about parenting and kids (but not necessarily for kids). with: Ann Chow, Angelita Esperanza, Chrissy Pardo, Charles McCall, Ellis Gage, Joanna Parson, Joel Shelton, Karin Kawamoto, Kristina Osterling, Kennedy Kanagawa, Lara Fox, Marissa Parness Rader, Melissa Slaughter, Risa Mickenberg, Stephanie Card.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Concert | The Art Mob, Uncommon A Cappella Group


Longtime a cappella vocal group The Art Mob presents its fall concert series celebrating Sin! They sing about it with gusto, and what a rich musical vein to mine: Adultery, drunkenness, gambling, jealousy, lying, murder, prostitution, stealing, and more! And, of course, repentance. The Art Mob is: Brent Frederick (music director), Connie Beckley, Bernadette Bizer, Hannah Sage Campbell, Gaynor Coté, Martin Donach, Frank Donno, Avi Drissman, Richard Haas, Raelyn Hennessee, Anne Kostick, Jaye Maynard, Dean Rainey, and Kirsten Skrinde.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Cabaret | Cabaret Night


Friends of NAAP will be addressing the topic of Fall. No cover, no minimum. Mac and cheese will be served.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:30 pm
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Theater | Family Theater Showcase

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