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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on December 11, 2024?
23 free events take place on Wednesday, December 11 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 11 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 11, 2024?
23 free events take place on Wednesday, December 11 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 11 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!
23 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Wednesday, December 11, 2024
All events are free unless otherwise noted.Tour | NYC Walking Tours: A Variety of Neighborhoods - Choose One Tour Or Many
These tours take place at various times. You can make reservations for as many tours as your schedule allows. See link for details: scroll down to find the daily scheduled tours at $4 (more costly tours are listed on top). Daily tours may include: Brooklyn Bridge SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown Lower Manhattan Harlem Downtown Greenwich Village Central Park Lower Manhattan Midtown Manhattan Graffiti and Street Art Tours
New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 am
$4
$4
Museums | New York City: History, Architecture, Social Movements, Cultural Diversity and a Holiday Gingerbread City!
This museum holds over 1,5 million artifacts, including photographs, paintings, decorative arts, costumes, and documents that tell the story of New York's development and its inhabitants. Explore the galleries and discover the rich history and vibrant culture of New York City!
New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
Free
Free
Master Class | Viola Master Class
Viola Master Class with Lise Berthaud.
New York City, NY; NYC
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11:30 am
Free
Free
Lecture | “White Slavery” and the Marriage Plot: Ivan Turgenev’s Fathers and Children in the Global Emancipation Era (online)
In the mid-1800s, after Great Britain legally ended the slave trade and abolition was under debate in the United States, foreign commentators accused the Russian Empire of perpetuating “white slavery.” Reckoning on a contradiction of terms, “white slavery” referenced various bonded labor practices, including serfdom, but particularly decried the sexual bondage of white women. Perhaps the most famous artifact of this discourse was Hiram Powers’s 1849 The Greek Slave, a white marble sculpture of a woman in chains with copies around the world—including at a Russian prince’s estate and at the Russian section of the 1851 Great Exhibition in London’s Crystal Palace. In this talk, Yale University's Fiona Bell suggests that the “white slavery” canon includes not just Western objects about Russia, but also Russian cultural objects, looking specifically at Ivan Turgenev’s 1862 novel Fathers and Children as an example of how Russian authors depicted the class violence of serfdom using the western lexicon developed around racialized chattel slavery.
New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
Free
Free
Book Discussion | Legacy: A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine
Dr. Uche Blackstock's book is a journey through the critical intersection of racism and healthcare. At once a searing indictment of our healthcare system, a generational family memoir, and a call to action, Legacy is Dr. Blackstock’s odyssey from child to medical student to practicing physician—to finally seizing her own power as a health equity advocate against the backdrop of the pandemic and the Black Lives Matter movement.
New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
Free
Free
Classical Music | Bach at Noon (In Person and Online)
Take a momentary respite from a busy day to enjoy a selection of organ works by Johann Sebastian Bach in an intimate venue.
New York City, NY; NYC
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12:20 pm
Free
Free
Workshop | Downtown Beats Chorus
Directed by Church Street School of Music, the Downtown Beats adult chorus is open to all who love to sing! Learn contemporary and classic songs and perform at community events throughout the year.
New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
Free
Free
Jazz | The American Songbook Standards
Jazz guitarist Bill Wurtzel and guests play standards from the American Songbook. Bill Wurtzel has played worldwide with many jazz legends, including the Count Basie Countsmen, Wild Bill Davis, Bill Doggett, Jimmy McGriff, the Harlem Blues & Jazz Band, singers Gloria Lynne and Terri Thornton, as well as Paul Simon. Bill is a director of the Jazz Foundation of America.
New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
Free
Free
Film | Home Alone (1990) with Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, and Catherine O'Hara
8-year-old Kevin McCallister is forced to sleep in the attic after he acts out the night before a family trip to Paris. When the rest of the family accidentally leaves for the airport without Kevin, he wakes up to an empty house, and he thinks his wish to have no family has come true. But two con men plan to rob the McCallister house while the family is away, and it's up to Kevin to protect their home. Director: Chris Columbus Cast: Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, John Heard, Catherine O'Hara Macaulay Culkin is considered one of the most successful child actors of the 1990s. He has received a Golden Globe Award nomination and other accolades, earning recognition for playing Kevin McCallister in the Christmas comedy Home Alone (1990), a role he reprised in Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992). Joe Pesci is an American actor known for portraying tough, volatile characters in a variety of genres and for his collaborations with Robert De Niro and Martin Scorsese in the films Raging Bull (1980), Goodfellas (1990), Casino (1995), and The Irishman (2019). He has received several awards including an Academy Award and a BAFTA Award with nominations for three Golden Globe Awards. Catherine O'Hara is a Canadian-American actress and comedian known for her comedy work on Second City Television (1976-84) and Schitt's Creek (2015-2020) and in films such as After Hours (1985), Beetlejuice (1988), The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) and the first two installments of the Home Alone franchise (1990-1992).
New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
Free
Free
Talk | Art and the Changing Environment
Artists Davina Hsu and Michelle Weinberg, from Open Call: Environmental Resiliency and Care, give a presentation about new, temporary public artwork installed on 1100 feet of a construction shed along Battery Place. In both Weinberg’s River Semaphore and Hsu’s Blessing Transmission, site-specific imagery focuses on relationships between nature, communities, and environmental stewardship in new and intriguing ways.
New York City, NY; NYC
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3:30 pm
Free
Free
Book Club | Poetry Discussion: Selected Poems of Theodore Roethke
The poems discussed will be from the sections "The Waking, Words for the Wind," and "The Far Field." Copies of the reading can be downloaded at the link below. Please bring your printed copy to the discussion; participants will be reading aloud and doing close analysis of the poems. Theodore Roethke is considered one of the most important American poets of the 20th century. His work is characterized by its exploration of the natural world, its intense emotionality, and its formal inventiveness. Roethke's poems are often rooted in his own personal experiences, particularly his childhood in Saginaw, Michigan, where his family owned a greenhouse. These early encounters with nature would profoundly shape his poetic vision, providing him with a rich source of imagery and metaphor.
New York City, NY; NYC
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4:30 pm
Free
Free
Museums | Historical and Modern Design Spanning Centuries
The museum is dedicated to showcasing the history, influence, and importance of design in everyday life. Housed in a historic mansion, the museum features a diverse collection of design objects, including decorative arts, architecture, graphic design, textiles, and industrial design. Free admission is daily 5 pm - 6 pm.
New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Screening | The Bowery on 16mm: 3 Short Films
Three films on 16 mm featuring one of NYC’s oldest and most architecturally diverse streets, the Bowery! 5:00 pm: The Bowery Men’s Shelter (1972): A portrait of the men's shelter on East 3rd Street in New York City. It is the only home for many alcoholics, drug addicts, and ex-mental patients. Directed by Tony Ganz and Rhody Streeter. (10 min.) 5:15 pm: How Do You Like the Bowery? (1972): Men from the Bowery in New York are interviewed and speak candidly about how they think and feel. Directed by Dan Halas and Alan Raymond. (14 min.) 5:35 pm: On the Bowery (1965): A dramatization of life on New York's Skid Row, refuge for the homeless, the alcoholic, and other marginalized people. Directed by Lionel Rogosin. (65 min.)
New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
Free
Free
Talk | Becoming Fifth Avenue: 200 Years of Architectural History
An illuminating journey through 200 years of architectural history. On November 1, 1824, Fifth Avenue was born. At the time, the first portion of the avenue, extending from Washington Square North (then "Art Street") to 13th Street, was nothing more than a country road, surrounded by farmland. But a mere quarter century later, Fifth Avenue was already transforming into one of New York City's grandest thoroughfares, lined by opulent mansions for some of the city's wealthiest inhabitants. While most of those original homes have since been demolished in favor of towering 20th-century hotels and apartment buildings, a select few remain in place to this day. Village Preservation's Dena Tasse-Winter and Chloe Gregoire will explore how they uncovered the history of every single building to ever be constructed along lower Fifth Avenue. They'll reveal just how many of the avenue's current buildings have been in place since the beginning, and which others are only the second generation of structures to be constructed there (almost all of them!).
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
Free
Free
Concert | Electroacoustic Music with Sounds of Nature
Everywhere We Are is the Farthest Place, an iterative soundscape composition, combines an electroacoustic performance with field recordings of glacial geologic activity and oceanographic data Mary Edwards gathered while on an art and science sailing expedition on a research vessel above the 78th parallel in Svalbard. This ode rather than an elegy to the transforming Arctic based on eyewitness accounts of natural events—iceberg torrents, calving glaciers, whale song and converging subterranean rivers—is sonically recreated as a score with intention of “decentralizing the centered and un-othering the others.”
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
Free
Free
Discussion | Healing Power of Music in Times of Tragedy: Jazz and 9/11
September 11, 2001 marked the first day of classes at The Juilliard School, with students such as jazz trumpeter and composer Dominick Farinacci, saxophonist and educator Erica Von Kleist, and drummer and percussionist Ulysses Owens among the inaugural jazz studies program. That morning they were instructed to evacuate. In the days and weeks that followed, the arts became a source of solace for the community, offering a way to process the trauma of the attacks. This evening, these musicians reunite to reflect on the events of 9/11 the healing power of music in times of tragedy.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
Free
Free
Reading | James Baldwin at 100
Chukwudi Iwuji, acclaimed stage and screen actor, gives a reading to mark the centenary of James Baldwin. Iwuji, who has been immersed in Baldwin’s work as part of a forthcoming project, will be reading selections of special personal meaning.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
$5
$5
Concert | Music and Identity: 4 Renowned Composers
In a globalized world, composers are negotiating their identities in relation to both their cultural origins and broader, global contexts. Their music serves as a powerful medium for expressing and exploring these identities. By understanding and embracing the diversity of musical influences and backgrounds, societies can foster a rich and inclusive cultural landscape. Hear from four world-renowned composers, Craig Urquhart (Germany), Sergei Newsky (Russia), Konstantia Gourzi (Greece), and Tamar Muskal (Israel), from across the Atlantic to discuss their identity in our globalized world and present samples of their music. Moderated by pianist and concert curator Sophia Zhou. Curated and co-moderated by sculptor and artist Alexander Polzin. With music provided by the Juilliard School, as well as by performer Omar El-Okdah. Concert: Apollon- piano trio by Konstantia Gourzi Argaman - piano trio by Tamar Muskal Klavierquartett - piano quartet by Sergei Newsky Lamentation song solo piano Craig Urquhart Closing Song: Schubert’s Wanderer Song from Egyptian composer Addelwahab
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
Free
Free
Concert | A Celebration of Pop Idol Freddie Mercury
Venezuelan-born and Brooklyn-based artist Migguel Anggelo facilitates a community celebration of pop idol Freddie Mercury. Backed by an all-star lineup of live musicians, this concert celebrates the lead singer of the rock band Queen and examines the universal subjects of admiration, legacy, and identity. Icons explores artists that—by challenging the status quo—change how we see ourselves and the world. Directed by and developed with Adrian Alea, and led by Musical Director Jaime Lozano, Icons: Freddie Mercury will feature special surprise guests to be announced.
New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
Free
Free
Jazz | Jazz Orchestra
MSM Jazz Orchestra; Miho Hazama, Director; Jimmy Greene, saxophone; Julia Keefe, voice.
New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
Free
Free
Classical Music | Percussion Work
Sandbox Percussion performs Michael Torke's (b. 1961) BLOOM.
New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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7:30 pm
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