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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on January 27, 2012?

38 free events take place on Friday, January 27 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 27 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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38 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Friday, January 27, 2012

All events are free unless otherwise noted.
        

Workshop | Open Computer Lab


Are you having trouble with your email? Don't know how to cut and paste? Curious about Twitter? Bring your technology questions and get one on one assistance!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
Free

Other | Bridge Club for Advanced Beginners


Are you a Bridge buff? Put on your game face and show off your best moves. For advanced beginner players only.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 am
Free

Workshop | Resumé Lab


Hands-on using wireless laptops. Use this supervised lab time to create and save a resume in Microsoft Word. Assistance with document formatting and proofreading will be available. Please bring a written draft of your resume and a USB drive to save and print your resume. (Please note: This is not an instructor led class or a career advisement session.)
   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

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" Tour times: 11:15 a.m., 12:00 p.m., 1:15 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 3:15 p.m., and 4:00 p.m.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:15 am
Free

Concert | Bach at Noon


This Organ Meditations Series features the keyboard works of Johann Sebastian Bach.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:20 pm
Free

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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Lecture | Ricardo Lagos discusses his book The Southern Tiger: Chile's Fight for a Peaceful and Democratic Future


Ricardo Lagos exploded onto the international stage in 1988 after he gave a speech denouncing Augusto Pinochet, the first of its kind. Revolution soon followed, and when Lagos eventually assumed the presidency, he implemented monumental reforms both internal and external - replacing repression with a commitment to open society; revitalizing trade; and rebuilding the education system. Here, Lagos teams up with Foreign Policy managing editor Blake Hounshell and former editor Elizabeth Dickinson to give readers an inside look at what President Obama recently called "a model for other parts of the world." With a foreword by Bill Clinton, THE SOUTHERN TIGER provides a captivating glimpse inside the reinvention of a nation.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Park Walk | West Side Stories Tour


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.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 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 | 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 | Sally Pottery's Oscar-Nominated Orlando (1993): Woolf's Time Surfer


Strarring Tilda Swinton, Billy Zane and Quentin Crisp. Young nobleman Orlando is commanded by Queen Elizabeth I to stay forever young. Miraculously, he does just that. The film follows him as he moves through several centuries of British history, experiencing a variety of lives and relationships along the way, and even changing sex. Based on the Virginia Woolf book. 94 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Tour | U.S. Customs House Building Tour


Museum Ambassadors provide a 45-minute in-depth look at the unique architecture and design of the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Customs House.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Film | Oscar Winner: Elia Kazan's East of Eden (1955)


With James Dean, Raymond Massey and Julie Harris. In the Salinas Valley, in and around World War I, Cal Trask feels he must compete against overwhelming odds with his brother Aron for the love of their father Adam. Cal is frustrated at every turn, from his reaction to the war, to how to get ahead in business and in life, to how to relate to estranged mother. 118 mins.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Workshop | 1940 Census and Before Workshop


Hands-on using wireless laptops. Are you anxiously waiting the release of the 1940 United States census on April 2, 2012? Genealogy enthusiasts will enjoy a peek of the soon to be released format and an overview of the U.S. census throughout the years.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:30 pm
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Gallery Talk | Infinity of Nations Guided Tour


A 45-minute in-depth look at the exhibition.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Master Class | Master Class - David Geber, cello


An extraordinary opportunity for connoisseurs of great music and young talent. An outstanding artist of today discusses and critiques performances by outstanding artists of tomorrow at a world-renowned conservatory.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Film | Mexican Drama: Paula Markovitch's The Prize (2011)


During the years of Argentine dictatorship and its notorious Dirty War (1975–83), an anxious young mother and her precocious daughter flee Buenos Aires for the temporary seclusion of a ramshackle cottage on a remote beach. What begins as a childhood idyll is soon contaminated by the larger political crisis. 99 min. In Spanish with English subtitles.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Concert | Student Recital - Chung Wan Choi, composer


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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4:00 pm
Free

Workshop | Chess & Games Club


A beginning level Chess gaming group for all ages. Other games considered as well.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Workshop | Game Night


Come play your favorite classic games or try a new one at the monthly game night! They've got Awkward Family Photos, Scrabble, Taboo, Battleship, Chess, Monopoly, Wits & Wagers, Connect 4, and the current crowd pleaser, Apples to Apples.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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5:00 pm
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Concert | Free Music Fridays


5:30 The Tres Amigos 6:05 Thomas Bryan Eaton 6:40 Kate Vargas Hosted by Lara Ewen
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:30 pm
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Performance | Happy Hour Comedy Show


Get your liquid courage at a discounted price and then show the world what you’ve been practicing at home. Our Friday Jam will focus on improving something new every week. Show up ready to be challenged, meet new people, and improvise! FREE FOR ALL this jam will get you ready for the next level of improv while being the perfect pregame to your weekend. There are four rotating formats with different hosts. So Happy Hour! never falls down and in a crumpled heap in the john, it just stays buzzed and bubbly.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Reading | Reading by Students from Day One Fund


Tonight, student members of Day One Fund for the City of New York are here to read from their original work.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Concert | Composers Celebrate the Diversity of Song


Composers: Cody Brown, Dan Cooper, Charles Coleman, Luis Andrei Cobo, Duke Ellington/Pritsker, Milica Paranosic, Gene Pritsker, and Bob Rodriguez. Performers: Bobby Avey, Gernot Bernroider, Cody Brown, John Clark, Charles Coleman, Dan Cooper, Mat Fieldes, Laura Kay, Taka Kigawa, Milica Paranosic, Edmundo Ramirez, Chanda Rule, Sean Satin, and Keve Wilson.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Performance | Candy Slice Comedy


Candy Slice Comedy is a collective of gals bringing improv and sisterhood together, like a slumber party from which you would never call your mom to come and pick you up in the middle of the night. Their viral sketches have been featured on Perez Hilton, The Huffington Post, and the computers of middle school girls across the country.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
$5

Performance | Comedy: Swords and Taco Supreme


Swords brings you a night of beautifully crafted improvised theater. Every show features performances from a celebrity guest improviser. The ladies of Taco Supreme bring the heat with their fast paced comedy! Seasoned (like tacos!) improvisors Alexis Saarela, Brigid Boyle, Elizabeth Findlay and Ashley Ward use an audience suggestion to create a whirlwind of characters and scenarios not meant for the faint of heart or those with severe acid reflux. Now with more Jessica Eason and Tara Copeland!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Concert | Faculty Recital: Benjamin Fingland, clarinet


This concert features: Benjamin Fingland, clarinet, and Steven Beck, piano, performing music by Berg, Bernstein and Von Weber.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
Free

Film | Iraqi Cinema: Oday Rasheed's Qarantina (2010)


A broken family, headed by the patriarch Salih, lives within the gated courtyard of a dilapidated house in Baghdad. Salih’s pregnant daughter has fallen mute, and only finds solace with Salih’s young second wife, Kerima, and preteen son, Muhanad. To keep the family afloat, Muhanad must work in the street shining shoes and, more ominously, the family is forced to take in a sullen and imperious boarder. 90 min. In Arabic with English subtitles.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Open Mike | Poetry Slam


Featuring store owner Marc Anthony.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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7:00 pm
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Performance | Comedy: Nobody’s Token / NorthCoast


Nobody’s Token-New York City’s premiere African-American improv group creates a hilarious half-hour sitcom exploring all the things you’ve come to love in your favorite TV shows. Whether having problems at the office or struggling to pay your rent, no matter if you’re secretly in love with an alien or your mother’s a car, give us two of your wackiest problems and a product you want to buy and we’ll give you a half-hour of laughs. With commercials! North Coast-Now that the east coast – west coast beef has subsided, North Coast is stepping up to throw down. Watch as New York’s only freestyle rapping, beatboxing, long-form improv teams performs a fully improvised “hip-hopera” right in front of your face. North Coast has been doin’ big things in the New York City improv scene for over 2 years. They have held it down at The Peoples Improv Theater, The Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, The Tank Theater, comedy festivals around the country, and multiple universities. The show is upbeat and energetic from start to finish. You provide your favorite rap lyric and North Coast will make your gut bust and your head bop. And if you don’t know, now you know.
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:00 pm
$5

Concert | Focus! Festival 2012: John Cage at 100


Program: John Cage: 59 ½” For a String Player (1953) Nocturne for Violin and Piano (1947) Living Room Music (1940) In a Landscape (1948) Theater Piece (1960) Postcard from Heaven (1982) Imaginary Landscape No. 4 (March No. 2) (1951) Aria 2 and 2B, from Song Books Vol. 1 (1970) with Solos from Concert for Piano and Orchestra (1958) With: Lara Secord-Haid, soprano, and Davone Tines, bass-baritone
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:00 pm
Free

Author Reading | Joseph Giannola reads from his book A Promise Kept


The story of Jared's mythic quest to fulfill an ancient promise and save his people from endless war and spiritual poverty. A thrilling adventure and a tale of our time.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Concert | Kokayi, Grammy-Nominated Rap-Rocker


Kokayi is a Grammy-nominated future-funk rock emcee, producer, and educator, whose resume includes everything from serving as a hip-hop ambassador with the State Department’s Rhythm Roads project to collaborating with legendary saxophonist Steve Coleman. Kokayi will let fly his distinct mix of prog-rap and rock, including tracks from his upcoming 2012 release, 202.
   New York City, NY; NYC
9:00 pm
No cover
9:00 pm
Free
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Broadway | Broadway Show!

Regular Price: $101
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Classical Music | Piano Works by Chopin and More

Regular Price: $30
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