Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on January 21, 2015?
27 free events take place on Wednesday, January 21 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 21 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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The quality and quantity of free events, free things to do that happen in New York City every day of the year is truly amazing.
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27 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Wednesday, January 21, 2015
Learn how to create a slideshow presentation using Microsoft PowerPoint 2011 for Mac. Topics include creating and editing slides, inserting images and clipart, and running your slideshow.
The keynote speech will be delivered by Dr. Piotr Cywiński, the Director of the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum, an ecumenist, initiator and active participant of the Polish-Jewish and Christian-Jewish dialogue. The list of speakers includes, among others, high-ranking UN officials, the Permanent Representatives, as well as representatives of the civil society. The participation of members of the diplomatic corps, including ambassadors, is also envisaged.
With: Carole Lombard, Fredric March, Margaret Hamilton.
A Vermont woman receives news of her terminal case of radium poisoning from a workplace incident.
73 mins.
Join a Museum Ambassador for a guided tour through the permanent exhibition. This exhibition presents works of art from throughout Native North, Central, and South America, with more than 700 works on display. The rich exposition of focal objects, including a magnificent Apsáalooke (Crow) warrior’s exploit robe, demonstrates the degree to which Native America was interconnected before European peoples arrived and how cultural exchange has profoundly shaped our shared histories.
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.
Tour times: 1:00pm, 2:00pm.
In 1977, Romare Bearden (1911-1988) created a cycle of 20 collages and watercolors (miniature variations of his collages) based on Homer’s epic poem The Odyssey. Rich in symbolism and allegorical content, Bearden’s “Odysseus Series” created an artistic bridge between classical mythology and African-American culture. The works conveyed a sense of timelessness and the universality of the human condition, but their brilliance was displayed for only two months in New York City before being scattered to private collections and public art museums.
A jazz concert for the midtown community. These popular midday concerts feature well-regarded artists. The programming is overseen by jazz pianist Ronny Whyte.
The friendship between writer and novelist Edith Wharton and art historian Bernard Berenson began in 1909 and continued until Wharton’s death in 1937. They visited each other often, traveled together through Italy, France and Germany, and when not in each other’s company, wrote to each other unfailingly. Over six hundred of Wharton’s letters to Berenson and his wife are housed in Villa I Tatti, their home in the hills outside of Florence.
Speaker Susan Barile, a writer in residence in the Library’s Wertheim Study, is a PhD candidate at New York’s The Graduate Center (CUNY) in the Department of English.
Martin Katz is an American pianist, educator and conductor, primarily known for his work as an accompanist. Dubbed “the gold standard of accompanists” by The New York Times, Martin Katz has spent 40 years accompanying and coaching the likes of Marilyn Horne, Frederica von Stade, Kathleen Battle, and Jose Carreras.
Co-organized by the Polish Mission together with the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum, the Polish History Museum, the Consulate General of Poland in New York and the Polish Mission of the Orchard Lake Schools, this exhibition presents the artwork of former prisoners of the German Nazi extermination camp Auschwitz-Birkenau and other camps. The pieces of art, created by men and women from a variety of nations and ethnicities, using a variety of artistic forms, bear genuine witness to the past atrocities.
Featuring renowned art critic Donald Kuspit, artist Vincent Desiderio, artists Natalie Frank and Alexi Worth, and moderated by Peter Drake, The Art of the Figure panel explores the genesis and progression of portraiture through the ages and up to the present era of the selfie. This fascinating panel also discusses how the impact of technology has changed perceptions of the human body, altered figurative art and the practice of portraiture.
Starring: Joan Crawford, Clark Gable and Franchot Tone.
A runaway bride and an undercover reporter get caught up in political intrigue as they lead a merry chase across Europe and uncover a spy plot.
80 min.
In The Age of the Crisis of Man, n+1 co-founder Mark Greif charts how a fundamental question of how to determine both the face and the fate of humanity framed, and was ultimately unraveled by, the creative output, critical and ethical debate, and profound shifts in public policy that took place after the Second World War.
Don’t just play them, learn with them. Reward and exercise your brain the fun way. Master your strategy skills with Chess or Go. Learn about finance with Monopoly and The Game of Life. With many games to choose from, it’s not all just fun and games.
Following a botched job interview, Lulu decides not to return home, leaving her husband and their three children in the lurch. She crosses paths with a variety of people who, like herself, are at the edge of the world.
90 min.
Singer, actress, composer, and poet of everyday life Grace McLean is a DIY music phenomenon, often using only her voice and a looping station to spin enchanting, catchy, and energetic songs. A star of Off-Broadway’s “theatrical breath of fresh air” Bedbugs!!! (New York Times), the red-haired beauty brings her signature quirky attitude and jazzy vocals.
Program:
John Coltrane arr. Wynton Marsalis: A Love Supreme, Acknowledgement, Resolution, Pursuance
Ornette Coleman arr. Ted Nash: Kaleidoscope, Peace, Una Muy Bonita, Lonely Woman, Free
The Jazz Orchestra with Ted Nash, guest conductor.
Stand-up comedy show (that has been featured on MTV, and that fills to standing-room only each week). The show is produced by Brendan Fitzgibbons (The Onion, McSweeney's) and Lance Weiss (Carolines on Broadway) with comedians from David Letterman, Vh1, MTV, The Onion, and Comedy Central. Free pizza!