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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on January 4, 2013?

30 free events take place on Friday, January 4 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 4 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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30 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Friday, January 4, 2013

All events are free unless otherwise noted.
        

City Walk | All-in-One Downtown Tour


This tour utilizes your feet and the New York City Subway* to transport you from Lower Manhattan, the birthplace of New York, through Wall St and the Financial District, Greenwich Village, SoHo, Chinatown and Midtown Manhattan. There will be ample opportunities for memorable pictures. You'll get the chance to savor NY's best pizza and cannoli and other treats, learn how to play NY handball, maybe bargain with a shopkeeper in Chinatown, observe a game of street chess in Greenwich Village, people watch and window shop in SoHo, and kick back on the Highline Park. Along the way, you'll master the subway and learn about New York's Finest!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
Free

Other | Bridge Club


Are you a Bridge buff? Put on your game face and show off your best plays. For Advanced beginners, and Intermediary players. Join the fun and meet new friends!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 am
Free

Workshop | Legal Resources Online


Hands on using wireless laptops. A tour of databases and websites to get you started when looking for a legal professional, information about local laws and court systems and other credible legal resources.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 am
Free

Parade | The 36th Annual Three Kings Day Parade


Come and experience camels, colorful puppets, parrandas, and dancing on this magical day.
   New York City, NY; NYC
10:30 am
Free

Tour | Alternative New York Tour


Time to learn about the other New York City; the city that nurtured political, cultural and intellectual revolutions. The city that gave birth to punk rock, the beat poets and graffiti. The city that has survived two centuries of mass riots, crime and corruption, murder and mayhem. The city that has flourished in spite of economic and social hardship.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 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. Tour times: 11am & 1pm.
   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., 12:45 p.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:15 p.m., and 3:00 p.m.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:15 am
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Film | James Wan's Insidious (2010): Family vs. Evil Spirits


With Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, Ty Simpkins. A family looks to prevent evil spirits from trapping their comatose child in a realm called The Further. 103 mins.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:15 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
Free

Workshop | Researching Food in E-Resources: Scholarly Publications


Are you researching on a specific topic relating to food, foodways or food habits in different areas of the world? This class will cover skills and strategies that will enable you to find scholarly articles and publications relating to food through e-resources.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Tour | “The Castle and its Kingdom” Tour


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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12:30 pm
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Concert | Twelfth Night Festival: Bach's Christmas Oratorio, Cantatas 5-6


The Trinity Baroque Orchestra and The Choir of Trinity Wall Street perform. Julian Wachner, conductor and harpsichord.
   New York City, NY; NYC
1:00 pm
Free

Tour | US Customs House Building Tour


Museum Ambassador Yvonne provides a 45-minute in-depth look at the unique architecture and design of the Alexander Hamilton Customs House.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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City Walk | Greenwich Village Tour


Greenwich Village is among Manhattan's most desirable and expensive residential neighborhoods. It's history, however, betrays it's monied status. The Village, with it's quiet, shaded streets, lined with lovely brick and brownstone townhouses, was once the incubating ground of artistic, social and political movements that have helped shape US history. From the Beats to the Folk Movement, from workers rights to gay rights, the Village has often been the center of it all.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
Free
2:00 pm
Free

Film | Tony Gilroy's The Bourne Legacy (2012): Superspy Sequel


Stars Jeremy Renner, Rachel Weisz and Edward Norton. Aaron Cross is an agent groomed by the government program that also unleashed Jason Bourne, but with a few new wrinkles. Cross is busy training in Alaska when he's caught in a tsunami of hurt, thus beginning a frantic search for answers to who and what he is. 135 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
2:00 pm
Free

Film | James Wan's Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013): Horror Sequel


With Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, Barbara Hershey. The Lambert family seeks to uncover what has left them dangerously connected to the spirit world. 106 mins.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
Free

Concert | Twelfth Night Festival: Juilliard Historical Performance


Established in 2009, Juilliard Historical Performance was immediately recognized as one of the leading programs of its kind. The full tuition scholarship program is open to master of music degree and graduate diploma candidates and offers comprehensive study focusing on music from the 17th and 18th centuries. The performance-oriented curriculum fosters an informed, vital understanding of the many issues unique to period instrument performance with the level of technical excellence and musical integrity for which Juilliard is renowned. Students have the opportunity to work with a world-renowned resident and guest faculty in the classroom and the concert hall. Juilliard415, the school’s primary period-instrument orchestra maintains a rigorous and intensive performance schedule. Robert Mealy, Director Monica Huggett, Artistic Advisor and Artist in Residence Benjamin Sosland, Administrative Director Program will be announced at the performance.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
Free

Concert | George Walton Comprehensive High School Choir


George Walton Comprehensive High School (Marietta, Georgia), Dr. Jana Williams, director. Choral works and arrangements by Mealor, Sweelinck, Greenberg, Peter, Ledbetter, Levine, Gjeilo, Ades, and Parker/Shaw.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Performance | Comedy: Stage Time


Stage Time is a new weekly show aimed at featuring independent improv troupes.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
$5

Gallery Talk | Guided Tour of Echoes of the Past: The Buddhist Cave Temples of Xiangtangshan


A major exhibition that explores the Buddhist cave temples of Xiangtangshan, the crowning cultural achievement of the sixth-century Northern Qi dynasty (550-77 CE). Carved into the mountains of northern China, the temples were once home to a magnificent array of sculptures—monumental Buddhas, divine attendant figures, and crouching monsters framed by floral motifs. These statues are among the finest embodiments of Chinese Buddhist sculpture and are seminal to our understanding of the history of Chinese Buddhist style and iconography.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Performance | Comedy: Dinner With Rubin


Your dinner hosts, RuBin (Ruby Marez & Binu Paulose), kindly request your appearance as they introduce some of the funniest comedians performing in NYC. In addition, RuBin will be improvising alongside a surprise guest improviser.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
$5

Concert | Faculty Cello & Piano Recital


This concert features cellist Maureen McDermott and pianist Anne-Marie McDermott performing music for cello and piano.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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City Walk | Holiday Lights Tour


It's time to celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah and the New Year as Midtown Manhattan lights up like no other place in the world. Mechanical window displays, sychronized light and sound shows, not to mention Santa Claus and toy soldiers surely await you in this winter wonderland. Lighting and window displays visited on the tour: Lincoln Center, Time Warner Center, Rockefeller Center, St. Partrick's Cathedral, Saks Fifth Ave, Macy's Herald Square, FAO Schwartz, Lord and Taylor, Bergdorf Goodman, Tiffany and Co.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
Free

Screening | Documentary: Eugene Jarecki's The House I Live In (2012)


As America remains embroiled in conflict overseas, a less visible war is taking place at home, costing countless lives, destroying families, and inflicting untold damage on future generations of Americans. Over forty years, the War on Drugs has accounted for more than 45 million arrests, made America the world's largest jailer, and damaged poor communities at home and abroad. Yet for all that, drugs are cheaper, purer, and more available today than ever before. 108 min. Post-screening speakers and panel discussions to be announced.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
$10 suggested admission

Performance | Comedy: TFCP and Borealis


Start your Friday night with two of the most theatrical house teams! Tuscarora Fire Company Picnic presents a fully improvised, one-act play that takes place in real-time in a single location. Then Borealis spins a spontaneous web of interrelated worlds from a musical playlist they’ve never heard before.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
$5

Performance | Comedy: Jess & Meredith


Jess will probably have a scarf on her head and talk about someone’s bush. Meredith will probably not comb her hair and talk about her own boobs. They’re identical cousins!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 pm
$5

Concert | Joshua Van Ness & MOR, Soulful Rockers


Joshua Van Ness and his band MOR play catchy, soulful rock that leans heavily on driving guitars and Van Ness’ assertive vocals for its streamlined effect. MOR stands for Men of Rock, but cast away all thoughts of brute power chords and chest-thumping bravado; this Garden State quartet has melodic craft, incisive lyrics, and showmanship to spare.
   New York City, NY; NYC
9:00 pm
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Performance | Comedy: Hodapp & Rothwell and Taco Supreme


HODAPP & ROTHWELL - Dan Hodapp & Natasha Rothwell bring more than five years of improv collaboration to stage for an evening of bold, committed characters and probably a fart joke in there for good measure. TACO SUPREME - 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.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 pm
$5

Jazz | 5/5/5 After Hours Set


A great way to hear some of the most talented young lions of jazz while enjoying spectacular views of Manhattan.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 pm
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Play | Retro Musical Comedy

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