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21 free events take place on Friday, January 17 in New York City.
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21 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Friday, January 17, 2014

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free events nyc Subversive Shaw: An Introduction to the Life and Works of George Bernard Shaw
free events nyc Opera Lab: The Sleeping Beauty, a Work-in-Progress by a 13-Year-Old Composer
free events nyc The 13th Annual ChamberFest, Featuring Works by Schoenberg and Ravel
free events nyc Onaje Allan Gumbs & New Vintage, Genre-Busting Jazz Ensemble
        

Tour | Lower Manhattan Tour


It is here, as much as anywhere, where American history started. It's where the first US Congress assembled ... more >> and produced the Bill of Rights and where President George Washington took his first oath of office. It's here where the world's most important stock exchange and one of the most famous bridges stand. And it is here where an unspeakable tragedy took place and where a rebirth is underway.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Tour | Cathedral Tour


Explore the Cathedral's newly cleaned and restored Nave. Learn about the art, architecture and history ... more >> of this great sacred space from 1892 to the present.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 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 ... more >> 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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Workshop | In the Loop Knitting Group


Indulge your creative side at In The Loop, a monthly knitting and crochet gathering that gives back to ... more >> others. Sessions are guided by fiber arts virtuoso Ina Braun, who helps beginners (with basic skills) and experts alike work yarn magic. Completed pieces will be donated to New York City-based charities. Bring hooks or needles, yarn and patterns are provided.
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12:00 pm
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Workshop | Learn Juggling in the Park


Test your coordination and dexterity with free juggling lessons in the park. All skill levels are welcome ... more >> to join in the fun. Equipment is provided. Lessons are weather permitting. You'll be surprised that Alex and Jordan can often be found outside tossing pins in the snow!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Concert | Bach at Noon


The keyboard works of Bach offered in 30-minute meditations by Patrick Allen, organist and master of ... more >> choristers, and Phillip Lamb, organ scholar.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:20 pm
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Gallery Talk | Gallery Tour: The ABC of It: Why Children's Books Matter


Enjoy a 45-minutes docent-led tour of the exhibition.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Tour | Grand Central and Its Neighborhood Tour


Discover architecture and social history of Grand Central neighborhood; learn secrets of Whispering Gallery ... more >> 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.
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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 ... more >> of this great sacred space from 1892 to the present.
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1:00 pm
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Tour | Greenwich Village Neighborhood Tour


Greenwich Village is among Manhattan's most desirable and expensive residential neighborhoods. It's history, ... more >> 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
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Film | Preston Sturges' Sullivan's Travels (1941): Make 'Em Laugh


With Joel McCrea, Veronica Lake, Robert Warwick. A successful Hollywood director disguises himself ... more >> as a bum and sets off to see America from the bottom up. In the midst of the brutality and despair, he makes a valuable discovery - that what the downtrodden need most is laughter. 90 Minutes.
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2:00 pm
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Lecture | Subversive Shaw: An Introduction to the Life and Works of George Bernard Shaw


Under the cloak of sublime comedy, Shaw sought to expose the hypocrisy of Victorian society and morality. ... more >> He was the author of some sixty plays (including Pygmalion, Major Barbara, and Caesar and Cleopatra), prefaces which were sometimes longer than the plays themselves, five novels, music and theatre criticism, innumerable socialist pamphlets and political tracts, and several thousand letters. This presentation will explore the life and work of this brilliant, witty, and subversive literary figure.
   New York City, NY; NYC
2:15 pm
free, no reservation required

Opening Reception | Putting It All on the Table, a Student Exhibition


An exhibition of works by MFA Design for Social Innovation students, curated by Kevin O’Callaghan, ... more >> chair of 3D Design. In this exhibition, each artist is given a wooden table as a platform on which to present unique cultural perspectives regarding the global issue of food.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Concert | Faculty Recital: Tatyana Sirota, Piano


Tatyana Sirota (b. Kharkov, Ukraine) is a graduate of the Ukrainian State Conservatory. She studied piano ... more >> with Regina Horowitz, sister of Vladimir Horowitz. Concert appearances as soloist and member of chamber ensembles throughout the former Soviet Union and Europe. Emigrated from the Soviet Union to the United States in 1979.
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7:00 pm
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Performance | No Name... & A Bag O' Chips Comedy/Variety Show


The Winter Reading Show will feature the storytelling and writing talents of Liam McEneaney (Comedy Central’s ... more >> “Premium Blend”), Karen Bergreen (“Perfect Is Overrated”), Rev. Jen (“Elf Girl”), and Lisa Kirchner (“HELLO FEMALE LADY CREATURE: A Memoir of My Life in Qatar,”).
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Concert | Brass Works by Janacek and Others


Program: SCHWANTNER And the Mountains Rising Nowhere JANÁCEK Capriccio for Piano Left Hand and Chamber ... more >> Ensemble NELHYBEL Sinfonia Resurrectionis
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7:30 pm
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Concert | College Voice Recital


Suni Liu, Soprano
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7:30 pm
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Concert | Opera Lab: The Sleeping Beauty, a Work-in-Progress by a 13-Year-Old Composer


A Collaboration Concert with Chelsea Opera and Bloomingdale School of Music. Music and Libretto by Benjamin ... more >> Perry Wenzelberg. The Sleeping Beauty (2012-2013) is a work-in-progress being written by 13-year old Benjamin Perry Wenzelberg. His libretto is drawn from the original Grimm’s Fairy Tale. A panel of experts consisting of librettist, composer, stage director, conductor, etc. will provide feedbank to the composer after the reading.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:30 pm
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Film | Raoul Peck's Lumumba (2000): Biopic of the Congolese Leader


The true story of the rise to power and brutal assassination of the legendary leader of independent Congo, ... more >> Patrice Lumumba. Made in the tradition of such true-life political thrillers as Malcolm X and JFK, Lumumba is a gripping epic that dramatizes for the first time Lumumba's life. 100 min. Post-screening discussion on the current situation in the Congo and the Global Solidarity Movement in Support of the Congo followed by live music, food and entertainment.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
$10 suggested donation

Concert | The 13th Annual ChamberFest, Featuring Works by Schoenberg and Ravel


Program: WUORINEN New York Notes (1981-2) RAVEL Introduction et Allegro SCHOENBERG Verklärte Nacht, ... more >> Op. 4 (1899) ChamberFest takes place Monday, January 13 through Saturday, January 18, 2014 and features 8 FREE concerts in 6 days of ensemble music-making by 95 school musicians and 2 guest artists from the orchestra academy of the São Paulo State Symphony Orchestra in Brazil in 20 ensembles, coached by faculty members in intensive sessions during the winter break.
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:00 pm
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Jazz | Onaje Allan Gumbs & New Vintage, Genre-Busting Jazz Ensemble


Onaje Allan Gumbs’ New Vintage returns following its triumphant engagement earlier this year. Gumbs, ... more >> an acclaimed jazz pianist, producer, and arranger, has collaborated with such jazz and soul luminaries as Woody Shaw, Nat Adderly, and Norman Connors, brings together some of the city’s most talented veteran and up-and-coming musicians, singers, poets, and dancers for his latest project, New Vintage, a genre-busting evening that combines jazz, hip-hop, and R&B into one soul-stirring mix.
   New York City, NY; NYC
9:00 pm
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