Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on January 2, 2010?
15 free events take place on Saturday, January 2 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 January 2 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 January . 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!
15 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Saturday, January 2, 2010
The 170' x 100' rink features free admission ice skating. Whether you are looking to skate before going to the office, through the lunch hour, with friends at a party, with a date, or for a spin under the stars at a holiday party, this is the perfect destination.
Explore the Cathedral's newly cleaned and restored Nave. Learn about the art, architecture and history of this great sacred space from 1892 to the present.
Around 6 flat miles, moderate pace. Follow the length of the Grand Concourse to its northern terminus at Mosholu Parkway. Various side excursions. Optional extension to Van Cortlandt Park. Lunch at a fast food restaurant or bring your own. Snow/rain cancels.
As you promenade through the heart of the Park, imagine yourself living in 19th Century New York City. Learn about the Park's history and how its designers, Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux, struggled to create the magnificent "Greensward" for the enjoyment of all. Tour lasts approximately one hour.
Explore the Cathedral's newly cleaned and restored Nave. Learn about the art, architecture and history of this great sacred space from 1892 to the present.
Walk through a scenic area on the western edge of the Park, much of which is off the beaten track for most visitors. See rolling meadows, lake views, bridges of different styles, and a garden with flowers and plants mentioned by Shakespeare.
You'll be amazed at what you'll see.... a hidden bench that tells time, miniature boats powered by the wind, a magnificent sculpture celebrating fresh water, and a glorious drinking fountain for the city's equine population. These are just some of the the sites along the way on this east to west walk through the park. Tour is approximately one hour long.
Oscar “Budd” Boeticher's Behind Locked Doors-A journalist fakes mental illness to have himself committed to an asylum where he believes a crooked judge is hiding.
62 min.
Anthony Mann's Railroaded! (pictured)-Starring Hugh Beaumont. A detective attempts to clear his girlfriend's brother of a murder rap and find the real killer. In the process he uncovers the hidden workings of the city's seedy underworld.
72 min.
A Looney Tunes cartoon will precede the features.
In this claymation film, three children visit their grandparent at his cabin in the bush. When an emergency arises, they learn self-reliance and the spirit of the traditional Cree way of life.
50 min.
Walk into the New Year with this special inside tour. Explore the 1907 Beaux Art Customs House designed by Cass Gilbert who also did the Woolworth Building. Admire the marbles, brass and the 1937 Reginald Marsh Murals. Learn about the history of the site from Native American INdians, Dutch, and British who came before us.
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!
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 & Boody Organ Builders.
A chair. A gun. A radio. Two actors. 60 minutes. Struggling against imperial political economies arranged by bureaucratic trade regimes, Insurgent Theatre delivers Homer's Odyssey as a single claustrophobic scene between two people, one of whom is bound and gagged.
Bassist/pianist Todd Sickafoose’s eight-piece band is a marvel of musical cross-breeding, pairing indie band whimsy with the extended forms, timbres, and sophistication of a jazz orchestra.
Part cabaret, part burlesque and part variety, the show features some of the best performers from New York City and beyond!
With:
Max Darwin: Magician Extraordinaire
Broadway Brassy: Swingin' Chanteuse
Jenny Rocha & Her Painted Ladies: Bawdy Dancing Sensations
Miss Saturn: Queen of the Hoops
Chicava Honeychild: Exotic Burlesque Bombshell
Rita MenWeep: Burlesque Beauty
Veruca HoneyScotch: Aerial Temptress