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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on February 18, 2017?

39 free events take place on Saturday, February 18 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 February 18 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 February . 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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39 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Saturday, February 18, 2017

All events are free unless otherwise noted.
        

Workshop | Health and Race Walking


Moderate-to-brisk walks led by the NY Walkers Club for people 18 years and older of all abilities. This low-impact fitness program is perfect for those who want to get in shape, build muscle tone, strength and increase cardiovascular health while enjoying the Park's beautiful landscapes. This event takes place every Saturday.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:30 am
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. Every Saturday.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:45 am
Free

Workshop | AARP Free Tax Preparation Service


The AARP will provide free tax preparation for New Yorkers. Up to 30 clients will be processed each session on a first come first serve basis. This program runs from February 1, 2017 to April 15, 2017, Wednesdays and Saturdays.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
Free

Tour | Harlem Tour


Although world famous, Harlem may be New York's best kept secret with some of the city's best architecture, food, music and people. Harlem's history is also one of the city's most dramatic, having gone through many ethnic, cultural and socioeconomic changes over the past roughly 400 years, which have resulted in a diverse array of places of worship, theaters, homes and eating establishments. This tour takes place Sundays, Mondays, Thursdays, and Fridays at 2pm, and Saturdays at 10am.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Tour | New York One-Day Tour


Don't have enough time to take all of the tours? Prefer to experience Manhattan with a smaller group, but a private booking is out of reach? Then consider our All-in-One New York 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, the World Trade Center, Greenwich Village, SoHo, Chinatown, Little Italy, Chelsea Market and the Highline Park. Tour takes place Mondays, Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Workshop | Photoshop for Beginners


Learn how to enhance photos using the number 1 photo editing software in the world; Adobe Photoshop. In this class you learn the features of Photoshop and learn about layers and use them to manipulate images to your desire. Class is conducted on Macintosh computers.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 am
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City Walk | Tour34: Empire to Penn


A guided walking tour of the historic and revitalized 34th Street District. Tour-goers will explore the neighborhood's rich history of commerce, transit, and architecture. This 90-minute tour is held Friday, Saturday, and Sunday through May 28, 2017.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 am
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Workshop | OMG NYC: Origami Meetup Group


OMG NYC (Origami Meetup Group! New York City) is a group for people to come together and share in the beautiful art of Origami - the ancient art of folding various mediums, most commonly paper. The word comes from the combination of the Japanese verb oru (to fold) and the noun kami (paper). Other materials often folded are fabric, wire mesh, sheet metal, tissue, thin plastic, cardboard, and straws.
   New York City, NY; NYC
11:00 am
Free

Park Walk | Secrets of the Southwest Park Tour


Explore the southwest of the park with Conservancy tour guides, and see it like never before. From a planned military parade ground to the site commemorating a famous activist for peace, one of the most-visited areas of the Park has some secrets to share with even the most seasoned Park-goer. Highlights of this tour include: Maine Monument, the Children’s District, Sheep Meadow, Tavern on the Green, and Strawberry Fields.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Workshop | The Paradigm Shift in Job Search: Marketing Yourself to the Decision-Maker


John Crant discusses techniques for getting the attention of hiring managers.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Concert | College Recitals


12:30 PM - 2:00 PM Guining Zhou, piano 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM Sarah Schultz, soprano
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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City Walk | Tour34: Empire to Penn


A guided walking tour of the historic and revitalized 34th Street District. Tour-goers will explore the neighborhood's rich history of commerce, transit, and architecture. This 90-minute tour is held Friday, Saturday, and Sunday through May 28, 2017.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Gallery Talk | Gallery Tour: Securing the Shadow


A tour of Securing the Shadow: Posthumous Portraiture in America led by museum gallery guides.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Discussion | Gotham Pulp Collectors Club


If you collect, read, or are just interested in classic Pulp magazines and you live in or near NYC, you want to know about the Gotham Pulp Collectors Club. They are pulp readers and collectors who meet once a month to talk about their favorite subject: popular fiction magazines from the first half of the 20th century. They discuss what they've been reading along with new developments in the fields of reprints, movies, TV, auctions, conventions, "New Pulp" fiction, and more.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Opera | New York Opera Forum presents Rigoletto


New York Opera Forum performs the complete opera by Giuseppe Verdi. A live musical recital performed in concert with piano accompaniment.
   New York City, NY; NYC
1:00 pm
Free

Dance Performance | The 32nd Annual New York Sword Dance Festival


The event will feature 10 teams, as the performing groups are known, in an exciting weekend of performances in public spaces in various locations in Manhattan. The festival, which the New York-based Half Moon Sword first organized in 1986, was the first such event in North America to focus on English-style sword dancing. Sword dancing is a winter celebration practiced in the farming and coal-mining regions of northern England, where the annual visit of the local sword dancers to the village homes was thought to guarantee good luck for the year. The Festival will feature both mystical, stately longsword and vigorous rapper sword dancing, with live music on fiddle, accordion, and other instruments.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Tour | Brooklyn Heights Tour


Known as America's first suburb, Brooklyn Heights is truly a gem. Travel and Leisure named it one of America's top 10 most beautiful neighborhoods, and its beauty is rivaled only by its place in American history. These quaint, tree-lined streets have been the sites of Revolutionary War battles, abolitionist activism and have inspired numerous novelists. Visit a stop on the Underground Railroad, or the home of Truman Capote, where he penned Breakfast at Tiffany's and where Jackie Robinson signed with the Dodgers.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Tour | Harlem Tour


Although world famous, Harlem may be New York's best kept secret with some of the city's best architecture, food, music and people. Harlem's history is also one of the city's most dramatic, having gone through many ethnic, cultural and socioeconomic changes over the past roughly 400 years, which have resulted in a diverse array of places of worship, theaters, homes and eating establishments. This tour takes place Sundays, Mondays, Thursdays, and Fridays at 2pm, and Saturdays at 10am.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Workshop | Intermediate Photoshop: Brushes and Digital Painting


Learn to use Photoshop’s powerful brush tools to create painting effects and digital art that range from the subtle to the chaotic.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Film | John Ford's The Searchers (1956): Civil War Drama


Stars: John Wayne, Jeffrey Hunter, Vera Miles. A Civil War veteran embarks on a journey to rescue his niece from an Indian tribe. 119 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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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. Takes place daily.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Workshop | Time Management: Practical Strategies that Can Change Your Life


Want to reduce stress, accomplish more in less time and enjoy greater freedom to do the things you love? Do you want a greater feeling of satisfaction and accomplishment in your daily life? You are not alone! Speaker, trainer, and certified professional coach, Barbara Phillips, will share practical strategies that have the power to change your life! You will learn: How to focus your time on your priorities When multi-tasking is helpful or harmful Secrets to overcoming procrastin…
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Tour | Union Square-Crossroads of New York Tour


The tour explores the social and political history of the Union Square neighborhood through discussions of the people, history, architecture, and forces that have shaped this community. You’ll hear how Union Square got its name, see where the legendary Tiffany & Co. once stood, and learn how to read the clock (yes, it’s a clock!) on “The Metronome” sculpture and so much more! This tour takes place every Saturday.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Concert | Cinema Sounds on Stage: NoMa Ensemble plays Herrmann and Mozart


Composer Bernard Herrmann is best remembered for his brilliant and enthralling scores for motion pictures like Citizen Kaine, Psycho, North by Northwest, Taxi Driver, and many others. He wrote equally brilliant scores for concert music, many of which can be found in the manuscript collections of the library. NoMa Ensemble presents Souvenirs de Voyage (1967), the last chamber music work of Bernard Herrmann, plus the much-loved Mozart Clarinet Quintet.
   New York City, NY; NYC
2:30 pm
Free

Workshop | MS Word 2010 for Beginners Workshop


Learn the basics features of Microsoft Word 2010, a word processing program you can use to create documents. Topics include entering and editing text, saving files, and formatting.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:30 pm
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Play | Twelfth Night: College Production of William Shakespeare


Viola and Sebastian, twins separated by a shipwreck, experience loss and love on the shore of Illyria. Disguised as Cesario, page to the lovesick Duke Orsino, Viola searches for her lost brother, while the Countess Olivia mourns the loss of her own. When the Countess meets the handsome young page, desire replaces grief – along with a case of mistaken identity. Throw in the magic foolery of the jester, Feste, the raucous antics of courtiers Sir Toby, Maria, and Sir Andrew, and the madness of the high-strung puritan Malvolio, and Shakespeare creates a bitter-sweet tale of laughter and longing, dark humor, and above all, maddening, harrowing love.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Workshop | Sample Improv Comedy Class


This improv class is for any budding comics, sure. But it is even more so for anyone who wants to gain confidence, make friends and try something new. We have a renowned Improv teacher ready to help you gain invaluable improvisational skills that will help you in all aspects of life. Come along and bring your friends for a laugh and some fun. Instructer: Erick Hellwig
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Dance Performance | The 32nd Annual New York Sword Dance Festival


The event will feature 10 teams, as the performing groups are known, in an exciting weekend of performances in public spaces in various locations in Manhattan. The festival, which the New York-based Half Moon Sword first organized in 1986, was the first such event in North America to focus on English-style sword dancing. Sword dancing is a winter celebration practiced in the farming and coal-mining regions of northern England, where the annual visit of the local sword dancers to the village homes was thought to guarantee good luck for the year. The Festival will feature both mystical, stately longsword and vigorous rapper sword dancing, with live music on fiddle, accordion, and other instruments.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Dance Performance | The 32nd Annual New York Sword Dance Festival


The event will feature 10 teams, as the performing groups are known, in an exciting weekend of performances in public spaces in various locations in Manhattan. The festival, which the New York-based Half Moon Sword first organized in 1986, was the first such event in North America to focus on English-style sword dancing. Sword dancing is a winter celebration practiced in the farming and coal-mining regions of northern England, where the annual visit of the local sword dancers to the village homes was thought to guarantee good luck for the year. The Festival will feature both mystical, stately longsword and vigorous rapper sword dancing, with live music on fiddle, accordion, and other instruments.
   New York City, NY; NYC
3:00 pm
Free

Book Discussion | Upper West Side Community Read Book Discussion: Go Tell It on the Mountain


Discuss the book by James Baldwin.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Concert | Antibalas, Brooklyn Band Mixing American Soul Music and Latin Dance Beats


Brooklyn-based Antibalas’s funky sound is inspired by Fela Kuti’s Nigerian Afrobeat grooves with a healthy dose of American soul music and Latin dance beats. Every Antibalas concert is a spicy mix of funk and jazz, with rhythms propelled by drums, horn, guitar, and bass. With a name derived from the Spanish word meaning “bulletproof,” Antibalas’s “jumpy juju guitar rhythms, spiritual-ancestral Yoruban drum patterns, and emphatic call-and-response choruses” (Los Angeles Times) lift audiences out of their seats.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Classical Music | Saturday Afternoon Organ Meditation


The program features the great repertoire of the organ on the 101-rank Pipe Organ built by Herman Schlicker and the 5 stop chamber organ built by Taylor and Boody Organ Builders. The Organ Meditation takes place every Saturday from Sept. 10, 2016 to May 27, 2017.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Flower Shower Mandalastransmit!: Projected Photos by Suran Song


Comprised of "vibrant colors derived from nature’s unique and incomparable palette," colors often used in yogic therapy to transmit uplifting and healing vibrations, Flower Shower Mandalastransmit! projects images from Suran Song's "participatory photo portraiture project of the hands of New Yorkers in yogic mudras" onto the windows of 1351 Amsterdam for passersby to experience. Inspired by the Sanskrit Pushpam Veda Mantra, Song's "intense optic sensation" offers a unique opportunity to discover and fully experience a spectrum of color and organic patterns.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Flower Shower Mandalastransmit!: Projected Photos by Suran Song


Comprised of "vibrant colors derived from nature’s unique and incomparable palette," colors often used in yogic therapy to transmit uplifting and healing vibrations, Flower Shower Mandalastransmit! projects images from Suran Song's "participatory photo portraiture project of the hands of New Yorkers in yogic mudras" onto the windows for passersby to experience. Inspired by the Sanskrit Pushpam Veda Mantra, Song's "intense optic sensation" offers a unique opportunity to discover and fully experience a spectrum of color and organic patterns.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Heroes Last Waltz: An International Art Show


40 years ago, The Last Waltz was a Thanksgiving Day farewell gathering of musicians including Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell and Van Morrison. They picked the title, Heroes Last Waltz, so artists around the world can contribute to a diverse set of views as a way of removing walls for the common goal of unity. The passing of icons like David Bowie, George Michael and Prince along with Trump’s rise to President have left a void. This is our response and a step towards restoring hope and progress. The gallery invited artists to share their inspiring character animations, drawings, or writings to spread a positive message. Here are the selected artists who will help lead with positivity into the upcoming battles: Nina Kuriloff, Elana Goren, Blond Jenny, Eddie Botha, SeUn Lee, Chris Yee, Seungmin Kang, Lido, Steve Cavallo, Nicholas Kunz and Elizabeth Flore. Artist and musician Chris Yee will be joined by his band, MHZ, at our opening for an acoustic performance.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Classical Music | Orchestral Works by Tchaikovsky and others


Program: STILL Poem for Orchestra TBD Open Concerto TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74, “Pathetique” The Pre-College Orchestra with Joshua Weilerstein, conductor.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:30 pm
Free

Author Reading | Winter Book Party


A celebration of new Ugly Duckling Presse books, with readings by: Mónica de la Torre Alan Felsenthal G.L. Ford Susan Gordon (for Will Daddario) Sho Sugita (translator of Hirato Renkichi)
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Play | Twelfth Night: College Production of William Shakespeare


Viola and Sebastian, twins separated by a shipwreck, experience loss and love on the shore of Illyria. Disguised as Cesario, page to the lovesick Duke Orsino, Viola searches for her lost brother, while the Countess Olivia mourns the loss of her own. When the Countess meets the handsome young page, desire replaces grief – along with a case of mistaken identity. Throw in the magic foolery of the jester, Feste, the raucous antics of courtiers Sir Toby, Maria, and Sir Andrew, and the madness of the high-strung puritan Malvolio, and Shakespeare creates a bitter-sweet tale of laughter and longing, dark humor, and above all, maddening, harrowing love.
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:00 pm
Free

Concert | Student Recitals


Alessandro Pittorino, Organ 8:30 p.m. Matthew Cohen, Viola 8:30 p.m.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:30 pm
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