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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on January 28, 2011?

29 free events take place on Friday, January 28 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 28 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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29 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Friday, January 28, 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
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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

Gallery Talk | CANCELLED***Learn About Shuar Culture***CANCELLED


Teresa Jimbiciti will speak to museum visitors about Shuar culture in the Infinity of Nations exhibition. In Spanish with an English translation available.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
Free

Workshop | Visual Resources Online


This class is a lecture/demonstration. Learn about online image databases and research strategies, including digital collections.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 am
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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

Lecture | Kyrgyzstan's New Parliamentary Democracy: Opportunities and Challenges


A talk by Karganbek Samakov (Deputy of the Kyrgyz Parliament, "Ata-Meken" Party) and Kuban Taabaldiev (Chief, Department of Information Policy, Government of the Kyrgyz Republic). Moderator: Alex Cooley.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
Free

Tour | Times Square Tour


Learn about history of world-famous neighborhood with its 40 miles of neon supersigns, prominent theaters, and multiple megastores. Rain or shine.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Lecture | What Are the Barriers to Food Sovereignty?


Join Raj Patel, writer, academic and activist as he discusses the myriad issues around food and social justice. Understood as a demand for democracy in our food, “food sovereignty” puts issues of power and inequality at the heart of the move to a more sustainable, healthy and hunger-free food system. Patel is the author of Stuffed and Starved: The Hidden Battle for the World Food System, and The Value of Nothing.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Tour | Grand Central and Its Neighborhood


Discover architecture and social history of Grand Central neighborhood; learn secrets of Whispering Gallery in Grand Central Terminal; gaze upon hubcaps and roadsters on side of Chrysler Building; discover favorite Midtown Manhattan hangout of Mercury, Hercules, and Minerva; learn why Pershing Square isn’t really square; visit original Lincoln Memorial by Daniel Chester French. Award-winning tour led by urban explorer, historian, and storyteller Justin Ferate.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Video | 39th Dance on Camera Festival: Billy Cowie Retrospective


Award-winning Scottish video artist/composer and master illusionist Billy Cowie is on hand to present his fourscreen installation including Men in the Wall. 3D glasses allow the viewer to enter this world of four men, whose framed lives reveal a public quartet of private differences. Also featuring Cowie’s Ghosts in the Machine and Tango de Soledad.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Gallery Talk | CANCELLED***Learn About Shuar Culture***CANCELLED


Teresa Jimbiciti will speak to museum visitors about Shuar culture in the Infinity of Nations exhibition. In Spanish with an English translation available.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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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
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Lecture | Declaring Mother's Day in Russia: Laws and Decrees in a Super-Presidential System


A talk by Thomas F. Remington, Goodrich C. White Professor of Political Science, Emory University. Traditional theories of separation of powers systems have tended to emphasize the likelihood of conflict between president and assembly when a president can use decrees and other unilateral executive powers to bypass the legislature in making policy. More recent treatments have argued that decree-making can represent a tacit delegation of power to a president by parochial legislators confronting collective dilemmas. Both patterns are evident in the Russian case, where, under the constitution, the president possesses exceptionally broad decree power. Analysis of the aggregate record of law-making and decree-making activity since 1993, together with a close examination of cases where both laws and decrees were used to deal with the same issues, suggests that presidents prefer to take the legislative path except when policy conflict with the legislature is severe or when exigency prompts immediate action. Even when the president calculates that he can get an acceptable law, he may use a decree to set a new policy reversion point and prod the assembly to act. Alternatively, a presidential decree may be used to thwart successful legislation.
   New York City, NY; NYC
2:00 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
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Workshop | Learn ESOL Using Online Resources


Hands on using wireless laptops. Explore websites that will help you improve your English language reading, writing, speaking, and listening. This class is for non-native speakers of English who have basic (or higher) proficiency in English, as well as mouse and keyboard skills.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:30 pm
Free

Workshop | MS Word Intermediate Workshop


Explore more advanced features of Microsoft Word 2003. Topics include tables, text boxes, headers and footers, footnotes and endnotes.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:15 pm
Free

Author Reading | Writers Danielle Evans and Karen Russell read their work


Danielle Evans’ debut book of short stories Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self, was recently published by Riverhead Books. Karen Russell’s first novel Swamplandia!, which follows her debut collection of short stories, is due from Random House in February 2011.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Photography: Dirk Anschuetz's Sultans


Portraits by the New York-based artist.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
Free

Author Reading | How to Publish Book Reviews


A National Book Critics Circle conversation with book and feature editors, including NBCC Events chair John Reed, Brooklyn Rail book editor; Susan Shapiro, NBCC member and New School faculty member; Jane Ciabattari, NBCC president; Max McGee, editor of The Millions; Mark Rotella, senior editor of Publishers Weekly; Rob Spillman, editor of Tin House; Kate Torgovnick, Frisky editor; and Lucas Wittman of the Daily Beast.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Lecture | Cosmic Fireworks: The Explosive Deaths of Massive Stars - Plus Stargazing


Attendees get access to astronomical information through timely lectures by members of our department aimed at a public audience. After the thirty-minute lecture, if the weather is clear, the public can proceed to the roof and be guided by volunteers in stargazing and observing through the telescopes of the observatory. A slide show and discussion with an astronomer about various astronomical images happens if the weather is cloudy. With Dr. Maryam Modjaz.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Dance Performance | Winter dance showcase; program C


Part of winter dance showcase. Featuring the works of 64 contemporary dancemakers, all performances in two-week long extravaganza. (Photo by Young Soon Kim) Inclined Dance Project Satu Hummasti Dance Elinor Harrison Vangeline and Nina Buisson Azul Dance Theatre Hyung Ji Yu Rhea Daniels, Yohta Tsagri Next Reflex Dance Collective
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
Free

Concert | Faculty Performance: Vanessa Fadial, piano, and Aron Zelkowicz, cello


Faculty are superb instructors AND world-class performers! From classical to jazz to world music, this series presents some of the city's best artists in an intimate and acoustically beautiful environment. This concert features works by Barber, de Falla and Schumann.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Concert | Faculty Recital - Timothy Eddy, cello, and Gilbert Kalish, piano


A stellar musical event. A concert showcasing the artistry of internationally acclaimed performers and distinguished faculty members at a leading New York conservatory.
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:00 pm
Free

Concert | FOCUS! Festival: Polish Modern - New Directions in Polish Music Since 1945; program 6


Juilliard Orchestra; Jeffrey Milarsky, Conductor; Jeremiah Campbell, Cello; Arianna Warsaw-Fan, Violin. Program: A Portrait of Witold Lutoslawski (1913-1994) Overture for Strings (1949) Concerto for Cello and Orchestra (1969-70) Partita for Violin and Orchestra (1988) Symphony No. 4 (1991-92)
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:00 pm
Free

Screening | Screening: Global Spirit: In Search of Ecstasy


In this episode of Global Spirit, host Phil Cousineau explores the ecstatic state — a global phenomenon found in all kinds of spiritual, religious, and wisdom traditions. Cousineau is joined by guests Sobonfu Somé, author and teacher of African spirituality, and Andrew Harvey, a British scholar specializing in the works and teachings of Jalaluddin Rumi. This episode includes unique video footage of a Sufi Zikr ceremony in Turkey – the practice of remembrance that brings participants to an ecstatic state of connection with God. Actress Priscilla Smith, who has taught at Columbia University, and read recently at the cafe, as well as in Boston, Toronto and Philadelphia, from the works of spiritual seeker and author Rene Daumal, will host a post-film discussion.
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:00 pm
Free

Concert | Unconventional Pop Music: K. Page & Sleepwalker’s Parade


Before forming the Sleepwalker’s Parade, K. Page studied experimental voice with Meredith Monk, served as artist in residence at HERE Arts Center, and played what seems like the whole of downtown venues in New York City. She lends her fascinating voice—part Dylanesque sing-speech, part “eerie vocalise” (Village Voice)—to brave, unconventional pop songs backed by her formidable band.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 pm
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Dance Performance | Winter dance showcase; program D


Part of winter dance showcase. Featuring the works of 64 contemporary dancemakers, all performances in two-week long extravaganza. (Photo by Young Soon Kim) Monkeyhouse Jennifer Phillips ALENKA CIZMESIJA/ART DECONSTRUCTED Jessica DiMauro/DiMauro Dance Barbara Mahler Makes Dances Jessica Danser/dansfolk Spark Movement Collective
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 pm
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Performance | Goldie and The Hawns Comedy Show


Come spend a night with Goldie and The Hawns, an all-female and all-hilarious improv group that features a different male guest for each show. Can the lucky man handle us? Let's hope so, or he just might get thrown overboard! Special guest - Kurt Braunohler.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 pm
$5
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Concert | Christmas Concert

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