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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on January 12, 2011?

35 free events take place on Wednesday, January 12 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 12 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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35 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Wednesday, January 12, 2011

All events are free unless otherwise noted.
        

Other | Ice Skating in the Heart of the City


Bring your own skates and skate for free in the heart of the city.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 am
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. Congressman Ron Paul considers the Federal Reserve "both corrupt and unconstitutional" Five tours daily on the hour.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:30 am
Free

Workshop | MS PowerPoint Workshop


Hands on using wireless laptops. Learn how to create a slideshow presentation using Microsoft PowerPoint 2003. Topics include creating and editing slides, inserting images and clipart, and running your slideshow.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 am
Free

Tour | Cathedral Tour


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.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
$6

Workshop | Creative Writing Classes


One-hour sessions will introduce you to faculty and give you a glimpse of how classes work. Offered: Fiction Writing, Memoir Writing, Children's Book Writing, Creative Writing 101, Screenwriting, Songwriting.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
Free

Tour | “The Castle and its Kingdom”


Take a walk around the lands dominated by the Castle, situated high on Vista Rock. Visit the tiny 55-acre realm on an eclectic tour of history and nature. Tour is approximately one hour.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Tour | Grand Central Terminal Tour


Tour of this magnificent Beaux-Arts landmark.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
$10 suggested donation

Tour | Cathedral Tour


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.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
$6

Screening | Short Films on Native Americans


Showing: On & Off the Res’ w/ Charlie Hill. Starts at 1pm and 3pm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
Free

Workshop | WorkSearch Orientation Workshop


Are you a 40+ job seeker? WorkSearch is an online system which provides links to job openings, skills assessment tools, and training programs at no cost to individuals. After taking the orientation, WorkSearch is accessible to registrants through the Internet, or through Library computers. Attendees will be shown how to download the information to a USB flash drive (bring your own USB drive).
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
Free

Other | Ice Skating in the Sky


Bring your owns skates and skate for free on this fifth-floor terrace-turned-ice rink.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
Free

Talk | Learn About the Buffalo


Cultural interpreter William Chimborazo discusses the importance of the buffalo (American bison) to Plains Indians.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
Free

Workshop | Stay Well Exercise


Stay Well volunteers certified by the NYC's Department for the Aging will lead participants in a well-balanced series of exercises for seniors of all ability levels. Please wear loose comfortable clothing. Exercise equipment will be provided. All participants are required to sign a personal medical waiver at the beginning of the class.
   New York City, NY; NYC
3:00 pm
Free

Opening Reception | 2 Exhibitions: The Bushwick Paintings / Fractured Earth


The Bushwick Paintings is the work of Deborah Brown, whose work explores the unexpected beauty of post-industrial Brooklyn in a solo exhibition; and Fractured Earth, a group show, features works by Theresa Hackett, Nicola López, Lothar Osterburg, and Fran Siegel.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Change the Channel: WCVB-TV 1972-1982: A Look at a Pioneering Station


In 1972, after the longest battle in FCC history, Boston Broadcasters, Inc.—a collective of academics and local leaders—wrested control of Boston's Channel 5. For the first time, high-quality, locally produced programs, independent films (by Derek Lamb, Richard P. Rogers, Peter Hutton, George Griffin, Robert Gardner as well as many others), and other 'non-commercial' content was made available to the masses. Through multiple projections, text documents, photographs, and other archival material, Change the Channel: WCVB-TV 1972-1982 will explore the station's creation, its innovative programming, and its legacy.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Book Signing | The Hills star Lo Bosworth signs her book The Lo-Down


A book full of dating do's and don'ts from real life stories.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Where It Takes You: MICA Alumni Group Exhibition


Highlighting 17 emerging and established artists, this show reminds audiences of the many paths MICA graduates take-physically, aesthetically, or contextually. The exhibition features 2D and 3D works of all media including charcoal, oils, acrylics, spray paint, watercolors, photography, collage, pen and ink, and silkscreens.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
Free

Workshop | Adobe Bridge Seminar


The Adobe Bridge is included with “any” CS5 (Creative Suite 5) program, Photoshop, InDesign or Illustrator. People often miss this new application or don’t know the full extent of what it can do! The Bridge lets you browse images as thumbnails, manage a collection of digital photos, drag and drop them into page layouts, develop camera raw files, view slide shows and more.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Workshop | Interviewing Skills Workshop


You've probably had an interview that landed you a job, but were you lucky or good? In this interactive session, Bud Feuchtwanger will offer tips to make you more effective, relaxed, and able to assess how the interview went.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
Free

Author Reading | Michiel Schwarz & Joost Elffers discuss their book Sustainism is the New Modernism: A Cultural Manifesto for the Sustainist Era


The authors proclaim “Sustainism” as the new culture of the 21st century. With their “cultural manifesto” they have added a new word to the dictionary. In this event they present a visual vocabulary for the new cultural movement, and show what makes Sustainism the next “big idea” in how we shape our future.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Author Reading | Spike Lee, Academy Award-nominated director, discusses his kids book Giant Steps to Change the World


The director and his wife Tonya Lewis Lee discuss their inspirational new illustrated book for children about activism and taking the big steps to set things right.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Book Discussion | Book Club: A Death in Belmont by Sebastian Junger


A powerful chronicle of three lives that collide in the vortex of one of America's most controversial serial murder cases.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:30 pm
Free

Workshop | Teach Yourself: Computer Self-Study


Hands on using wireless laptops. Discover free computer tutorials on the web. Search NYPL's Catalog for books, DVDs and eBooks to help you learn computer programs and concepts on your own. Find resources on Word, Excel, Office 2007, the Internet, typing and other topics.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Talk | Yes, There Is Humor In Aging: An Evening Of Laughs


Longtime New Yorker cartoonist Mort Gerber will show cartoons from his books Last Laughs: Cartoons About Aging, Retirement and The Great Beyond and The All-Jewish Cartoon Collection, and he will talk about sources for them. In the Q&A, he will tell you anything you want to know about the unique world of cartooning, demonstrate the cartooning process, and using suggestions from the audience, he will draw on-the-spot improvised cartoons. Copies of his books will be available for purchase and signing.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Author Reading | Barbara Almond discusses her book The Monster Within


Whether it's uncertainty over having a child, fears of pregnancy and childbirth, or negative thoughts about one's own children, mixed feelings about motherhood are hard to discuss. Dr. Almond, a Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Stanford University Medical Center, draws on her experience to bring these highly troubling issues to light.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
Free

Workshop | Creative Writing Classes


One-hour sessions will introduce you to faculty and give you a glimpse of how classes work. Offered: Creative Writing 101, Fiction Writing, Nonfiction 101, Screenwriting.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
Free

Discussion | Fracking and Its Effects: A Panel Discussion with Actor Mark Ruffalo


This panel discussion brings together leading experts and activists on hydraulic fracturing, representing multiple facets of this issue. Mark Ruffalo is an actor, director, producer and screenwriter. He is also a vocal critic of hydraulic fracturing, having recently appeared on The Rachel Maddow Show to discuss the issue and the 2009 FRAC Act.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
$5 suggested donation

Workshop | Introduction To Meditation


With Sharon Salzberg.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
$10 suggested donation

Discussion | Radical Compassion/Go Vegan


Jasmin Singer, Marisa Miller Wolfson, and Mickey Z talk about getting involved in animal rights activism and about committing oneself to a plant-based lifestyle. Jasmin Singer is the director of Our Hen House, a multimedia hive of opportunities for change for animals. Marisa Miller Wolfson is a vegan educator and filmmaker. Mickey Z has written books and starred in a karate movie with Billy Blanks.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
$5 suggested admission

Dance Performance | Dance Works-in-Progress: HyunJung Kim / Jane Jerardi / Katie Workum / Tanya Calamoneri


A program of non-curated shared showings of experimentation and work-in-progress, for artists at all stages of their development. The events are centered around an audience discussion moderated by a Movement Research Artist-in-Residence or an occasional guest, where they will experiment with different feedback methods to support and inform the artists’ process.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
$3 or more...

Concert | Road Trip: An American Travelogue in Song


An American travelogue in song from New England to the deep South, and from the Midwest to Texas and California. Juilliard singers will perform songs by Irving Berlin, Hoagy Carmichael, Joni Mitchell, Randy Newman, Arthur Schwartz, Stephen Sondheim, Kurt Weill, and many others. The program, which is the Juilliard School’s sixth co-presentation with New York Festival of Song, is directed by Steven Blier, a member of Juilliard’s faculty and artistic director for New York Festival of Song. He is joined by co-artistic director Michael Barrett on the piano. The evening features Juilliard singers: soprano Meredith Lustig; mezzo-sopranos Lacey Jo Benter and Naomi O’Connell; tenor Daniel Curran; and baritones Tobias Greenhalgh, Will Liverman, and Timothy J. McDevitt.
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:00 pm
Free

Concert | Student Recital - Angela Limoncelli, oboe


A uniquely rewarding experience for music lovers - the freshness and excitement of a solo recital by a gifted young artist at one of the world's leading conservatories.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:30 pm
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Performance | Gandhi, Is That You? Comedy Show


Great stand-up comedy show (that has been featured on MTV, and that fills to standing-room only each week). The show is produced by Brendan Fitzgibbons (The Onion, McSweeney's) and Lance Weiss (Carolines on Broadway) with comedians from David Letterman, VH1, MTV, The Onion, and Comedy Central. Free pizza.
   New York City, NY; NYC
9:00 pm
No cover

Performance | Sketch Block Comedy Show


Sketch Comedy meets Block Party. This show features a guest host comedian, three guest sketch troupes and drinking. Come meet, mingle, and perform!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 pm
$5

Performance | North Coast Improv Comedy Show


North Coast is New York's only long-form improvisation team that incorporates freestyle rapping and beat-boxing into their form! Performing consistently around New York City, North Coast's shows have been categorized by audience members as "high energy," "impressive" and "hysterical."
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:30 pm
$6
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Concert | Christmas Concert

Regular Price: $55
CFT Member Price: $0.00

Classical Music | Works by Mozart, Dvorak and More

Regular Price: $50
CFT Member Price: $0.00
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