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18 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Sunday, January 8, 2012

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Other | Shoshana Collection of Ancient Coins of Judea


This is the first ever public display of the multi-million dollar Shoshana Collection of Ancient Coins more of Judea. It is described as "the greatest assembly of coins related to the foundation of ancient Israel ever offered." Among the more than 2,300 coins spanning 11 centuries is one of only two known surviving Year 1 (66 C.E.) prototype silver shekels valued at $750,000 or more, and the only known surviving Year 1 silver quarter-shekel also valued at $750,000 or more. less
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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City Walk | Flatiron District Walking Tour


Join professional guides on a 90-minute journey through this vibrant neighborhood, viewing some of the more city’s most notable landmarks, including the New York Life Insurance Building, the MetLife Clock Tower, the Appellate Courthouse and the famous Flatiron Building. less
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
Free

Tour | “Seneca Village” Tour


Seneca Village was Manhattan's first known community of African-American property owners, on land that more would become the Park. Tour covers the history of the village, the property owners, and what New York City was like at the time. Tour is approximately one hour. less
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
Free

Screening | Native American Films


Featuring films by and about Native Americans. At 1pm and 3pm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Film | Documentary: George Langworthy & Maryam Henein's Vanishing of the Bees (2009)


Narrated by Ellen Page. Honeybees have been mysteriously disappearing across the planet, literally vanishing more from their hives. Known as Colony Collapse Disorder, this phenomenon has brought beekeepers to crisis in an industry responsible for producing apples, broccoli, watermelon, onions, cherries, and a hundred other fruits and vegetables. Filming across the US, in Europe, Australia and Asia, this documentary examines the alarming disappearance of honeybees and the greater meaning it holds about the relationship between mankind and mother earth. 90 min. less
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Talk | Intro to Transcendental Meditation


Come find out why the most popular and most thoroughly researched meditation technique is also the easiest more to do. This introductory talk explains the value of Transcendence in your daily life. Release stress, develop happiness and creativity, improve physical health and well-being. less
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Concert | Chasing Rainbows - The Songs of Judy Garland


Presented by vocalist Karen Luschar.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:30 pm
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Park Walk | The Art of the Park Tour


Walk and learn about the intricate design of the Park's web of pastoral landscapes and formal romantic more vistas. less
   New York City, NY; NYC
2:30 pm
Free

Performance | Another Average Day Comedy Show


Stumble into a mob front? It’s another average day. Meet a Humphrey Bogart look-alike who scares the more crap out of you? It’s another average day. Get stuck between a giant black Samson and a diminutive deranged white supremacist? It’s another average day. less
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
$5

Concert | Sunday Afternoon Organ Meditation


The program features the great repertoire of the Organ on the 101 rank Pipe Organ built by Herman Schlicker more and the 5 stop chamber organ built by Taylor & Boody Organ Builders. less
   New York City, NY; NYC
4:00 pm
Free

Opening Reception | Paintings: Joseph Montgomery's Velveteen


Named in the sequential order in which they are completed, Joseph Montgomery’s paintings are propelled more by a sense of adjacency, where each work sets the conditions for the next. In his second solo exhibition at the gallery, Montgomery's approach to generating paintings is both streamlined and complicated by combinatory structures, repeated forms (shims or wedges), and radical scale shifts. Shifting between positions of painting, sculpture, and the spaces in between, his work interrogates the nature of the image: its repetition, fabrication, origin and duplication. less
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Staged Reading | Play Reading: Wingwoman by Ken Jaworowski


This series presents sit-down readings of new and revisited scripts, generally followed by a moderated more dramaturgical discussion. less
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
Free

Workshop | Screenwriting Class


Rory Hains, a Gotham Writers’ Workshop instructor, will present a free introductory Screenwriting course. more Through short lectures and readings, Haines will reveal how to channel your imagination to bring your stories from the page to the screen. Participants are encouraged to bring a pen and paper to complete a short writing exercise designed to help them start their own piece of writing. less
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Performance | Student Driver Comedy Show


Student Driver is thrilled to be hosting this FREE, weekly show. Each week we will feature indie improv more teams from all over the improv world. You might even get to see a new team have their very first show! Magic and lots of funnies are guaranteed to be made and it’s all FREE. Need they say more? less
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Performance | Cold Soda Comedy Show


Come to the most refreshing night of stand-up comedy in the city. If calories were laughs and sticks more and stones were if’s and but’s, then the only way to escape this mangled sentence would be to see this amazing show. less
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Performance | The Mishmosh Pit Comedy Show


Improv group Ladies & Gentleman hosts a night of improv featuring themselves, 1 rotating group, and a more live solo musician providing the soundtrack. After the 2 groups perform, they close the show by becoming 1 super group to unleash a Vin Diesel-style final, fast and furious set based on an event from the day of an audience member. You will leave The Mishmosh Pit with your mouth agape and your eyeballs in a sling. less
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8:00 pm
$5

Performance | Daws of Jeath Comedy Show


Stand Up Comedy and Improv Collide! N.Y. Improvisors “Before The Accident” perform based off the more minds of 2 stand up comedians. Will the comics join in on the improvising Mayhem? Come and see if you will escape from…THE DAWS OF JEATH!!!!!!!!!!!! less
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:30 pm
$5

Performance | Vicious Cycle Comedy Show


Come to the new Sunday open mic. Names are written, put in the bucket, then picked at random. Comics more get 4 minutes. And the next week it happens again. It’s kinda like… a Vicious Cycle. Hosted by Molly Austin and Mike Brown. less
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9:30 pm
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Musical | Hit Show Musical Parody

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