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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on January 25, 2018?

40 free events take place on Thursday, January 25 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 25 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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40 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Thursday, January 25, 2018

All events are free unless otherwise noted.
        

City Walk | Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn Heights and Dumbo Tour


This is a 3-hour tour that begins with a walk over the Brooklyn Bridge, an icon of New York City for over 125 years, with spectacular views of Manhattan and Brooklyn. The tour then moves on to a stroll of Brooklyn Heights, America’s and New York City’s first suburb. The tour then explores the neighborhood DUMBO before ending at the Fulton Ferry landing.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:30 am
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Concert | Gina Bachauer International Artists Piano Competition - Preliminary Round


After performances in Hamburg, Moscow and Hong Kong, the 2018 Bachauer Competition Preliminary Round continues in New York City with 42 international pianists presenting 30-minute concerts. Schedule: 12-5 pm & 7:30-9:30 pm
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Classical Music | Bach at Noon


The keyboard works of Bach offered in 30-minute meditations. Bach at Noon concerts takes place Tuesdays through Fridays, from September 12, 2017 to May 23, 2018.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:20 pm
Free

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. Tour times: 1:00pm, 2:00pm. This tour takes place Mondays through Fridays, except bank holidays.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Film | Franco Zeffirelli's The Taming of the Shrew (1967): Shakespeare on Film


Stars: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Cyril Cusack. Brutish, fortune-hunting scoundrel Petruchio tames his wealthy, shrewish wife, Katharina. 122 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Workshop | Lunchtime Meditation


Take a mid-day pause to refresh your mind and re-establish your center in the midst of bustling city life. Meditation is a powerful tool to eliminate stress, to heal the body, mind, and brain, and to enhance your personal well-being and positive relationship with the world.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
$10 suggested donation

Workshop | Social Security: How it Will Fit into Your Retirement Plan


This class provides an overview of the major social security provisions. It reviews the basics that you need to know and what resources are available to help you understand when and how to apply for your Social Security Retirement Benefits.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:15 pm
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Classical Music | Telemann and Bach: Violinist Theresa Salomon


From Telemann’s touching and introspective Fantasie to the expansive Sonata in C major by Bach, this program explores the range and expressive depth that instrumental music in the first decades of the 18th century had reached. Theresa Salomon received her musical education in her native Germany, the Netherlands and in Austria. Since 1991 she has been a member of the Goldberg Ensemble of Vienna and has toured with the string quartet of the Ensemble in Austria, Germany, France and Italy. She was awarded the Lion's Club "Forderung junger Kunstler" Award and played in the Lion's Club Young Artists Concerts in Weisbaden, Germany.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:15 pm
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Screening | The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation: Oscar-Winning Short-Film Screening and Discussion


A screening and Q&A with Academy Award-winning filmmaker John Canemaker, exploring his personal perspective on aging.
   New York City, NY; NYC
2:00 pm
Free

Film | Destin Daniel Cretton's The Glass Castle (2017): Noncomformist Family


Stars: Brie Larson, Woody Harrelson, Naomi Watts. A young girl comes of age in a dysfunctional family of nonconformist nomads with a mother who's an eccentric artist and an alcoholic father who would stir the children's imagination with hope as a distraction to their poverty. 127 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Film | Ralph Thomas's Doctor in the House (1954): Raucous Med Students


Stars: Dirk Bogarde, Muriel Pavlow, Kenneth More. Simon Sparrow is a newly arrived medical student at St Swithin's hospital in London. Falling in with three longer-serving hopefuls he is soon immersed in the wooing, imbibing and fast sports-car driving that constitute 1950's medical training. There is, however, always the looming and formidable figure of chief surgeon Sir Lancelot Spratt to remind them of their real purpose 92 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Tour | Subway Art Tour


Many people think of the New York City subway as one of the largest, most efficient, if not the cleanest mass transit systems in the world. Few, however, think of it as the largest and longest art gallery on the planet. Well, they don't know what they are missing. This lively walking AND subway riding tour visits over a dozen subway stations to experience a selection of these striking often whimsical works that go largely unnoticed by the general public. Join this climate controlled subway and walking art tour. Along the way you'll learn about and become expert at navigating the (in)famous NYC subway system. There's also the invaluable opportunity to confer about your other sightseeing plans with the acclaimed Bronx born, vastly experienced licensed NYC tour guide, Darryl Reilly.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Film | William Oldroyd's Lady Macbeth (2016): Bride's Awakening


Stars: Florence Pugh, Cosmo Jarvis, Paul Hilton. In 19th-century rural England, a young bride who has been sold into marriage discovers an unstoppable desire within herself as she enters into an affair with a worker on her estate. 89 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Film | Destin Daniel Cretton's The Glass Castle (2017): Noncomformist Family


Stars: Brie Larson, Woody Harrelson, Naomi Watts. A young girl comes of age in a dysfunctional family of nonconformist nomads with a mother who's an eccentric artist and an alcoholic father who would stir the children's imagination with hope as a distraction to their poverty. 127 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Classical Music | Student Recitals


Rosa Li, Collaborative Piano 4:00PM Chener Yuan, Violin 6:00PM Candace Chien, Collaborative Piano 6:00PM Max Oppeltz, Cello 8:00PM Angela Kim, Violin 8:00PM
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Lecture | Transport Infrastructure for Inclusive Urban Development: The Case of Quito, Ecuador's Subway


Quito's first subway line, currently under construction, will offer citizens reduced travel times, reduced travel costs, safer, and a more reliable mode of transportation. The Metro stations along the corridor are likely to catalyze a polycentric model of urban redevelopment on this city that has seen one of the most accelerated rates of sprawl in the region. Quito's municipality has recently begun a planning and urban regulation initiative to foster compact, mixed use, and dense urban development in the influence areas of the Metro stations. Speaker Jacobo Herdoiza is Secretary of Territory, Habitat, and Housing at the Metropolitan Municipality of Quito, Ecuador.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Master Class | James Buswell, World-Renowned Violinist


Violinist James Buswell taught at New England Conservatory from 1987 through 2014. Buswell has performed as a solo violinist with virtually all of the major orchestras in North America, and throughout Europe, Asia, South America, and Australia as well. In this capacity, he has appeared in over one hundred solo works for violin and orchestra.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:55 pm
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Symposium | Imagining the Future of Urban Education and Mental Health


Featuring short presentations highlighting work by students, faculty, and alumni, as well as a panel discussion between representatives of community-based organizations and foundations.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:30 pm
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Book Discussion | Library Book Group


This month's selection is Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett. Please come prepared!
   New York City, NY; NYC
5:45 pm
Free

Gallery Talk | Artist Talk: Arnaldo Morales


A special presentation with artist and former alumni Arnaldo Morales as he activates his kinetic works from the exhibition May Contain Moving Parts.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Film | Desmond Davis' Clash of the Titans (1981): The Gods Camp It Up


Stars: Laurence Olivier, Harry Hamlin, Claire Bloom. Perseus must battle both Medusa and the Kraken to save the Princess Andromeda. 118 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Film | Josephine Hayes Dean's The Rebuilding of Mascot Flats (1990): Homeless Renovate Building


Story of a group of homeless New Yorkers who set out to renovate an abandoned tenement building. Overcoming bureaucracy, skepticism and lack of money, this ethnically diverse group eventually attains a decent, affordable place to live. 59 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Discussion | Leonard Bernstein Findings: What is American Music?


As part of the Bernstein centennial celebration, the library reconsiders the question “What is American Music.” After listening to a historic WNYC recording of Bernstein and his contemporaries, a diverse quartet of contemporary music makers, including Vijay Iyer (pictured), Gabriel Kahane, Tania Leon, and Julia Wolfe, gather around the piano to discuss a new definition for what is American.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Lecture | My Violent King: War and Violence in Non-Royal Sources


Representations of violence abound in ancient Egyptian art and texts, where the figure of the smiting king is one of the longest enduring images. Trampling the nine bows with every step or recounting his victories in far away territories, the king is featured as a victorious conqueror who defeats Egypt’s enemies with vigor and violence. Many of these representations belong, however, to the royal sphere, and this paper will explore New Kingdom tomb art, autobiographical texts, stelae, and other objects to consider the image of the violent king among the elite and its own concepts of violence. Speaker Niv Allon received his PhD in Egyptology from Yale University in 2014. That same year, he joined the Metropolitan Museum of Art as an assistant curator in the Department of Egyptian Art.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Park Walk | Central Park Brisk Walk


Brisk but sane. About seven miles.This is a regular series in which explore Central Park by foot as the work week winds down and then grab something to eat afterwards. After quickly entering the park, head North, across and back down again to Central Park South. They will aim for about a 3mph pace. Please bring a flashlight as it is getting late earlier this time of year.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:15 pm
$3

Book Discussion | Classics Book Club: The Metamorphosis


Discuss the book by Franz Kafka.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:30 pm
Free

Film | Thierry Demaizière and Alban Teurlai's Reset (2015): French Documentary


In 2014 Benjamin Millepied, French Choregraph and dancer, is named director of the National Opera de Paris, a crucial position in the French cultural landscape. His youth and innovative eye, his fame and notoriety are meant to bring a fresh renewal to this old institution. Through his creative choices and specific way of working with the young ballet dancers, he will revolutionize Classic Ballet dance codes. Reset tells the story of the creative process of Millepied’s new ballet, "Clear, Loud, Bright, Forward," a vivid journey full of energy. 110 Min. In French with English subtitles.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Jazz | An Evening Of Jazz Sacred Music


Featuring the Ike Sturm Ensemble. Come and hear the World Premiere for Voice, Vibraphone, Guitar, Bass and String Quartet. This program will explore Psalm 19 and the expression of God’s glory in the firmament.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | Brooke Bolander discusses her book The Only Harmless Great Thing


A heart-wrenching alternative history that imagines an intersection between the Radium Girls and noble, sentient elephants.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Mike Wallace discusses his book Greater Gotham: A History of New York City from 1898 to 1919


In this utterly immersive volume, Mike Wallace captures the swings of prosperity and downturn, from the 1898 skyscraper-driven boom to the Bankers’ Panic of 1907, the labor upheaval, and violent repression during and after the First World War. Here is New York on a whole new scale, moving from national to global prominence — an urban dynamo driven by restless ambition, boundless energy, immigrant dreams, and Wall Street greed.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Discussion | Race, Music, and American Ghost Stories


A special discussion about music and the ghosts of America’s racial past featuring two highly acclaimed authors. A murder mystery, a ghost story, and two cultural tourists collide in Hari Kunzru’s spellbinding novel White Tears, which connects contemporary cultural appropriation and white hawkers of black music with the history of racism and the forgotten geniuses of American music and Delta Mississippi Blues. Pulitzer-Prize winning writer Margo Jefferson’s classic work of cultural criticism, On Michael Jackson, a complex and tender portrait of the King of Pop, reckons with child stardom and the specter of racial ghosts that shaped his celebrity. She’ll read from her evolving work on Michael Jackson and current writing on jazz singers. Moderated by Kevin Nguyen, editor at GQ.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
$5 suggested donation...

Comedy Club | The Comedy Blender


A “live-taping” where a dozen of New York’s finest comedians will take the stage to perform their best original characters and stand pp sets for a chance to join the ranks of Montreal’s Just for Laughs Showcase.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Concert | China Today: A Festival of Chinese Composition


The acclaimed Focus! festival returns for its 34th season featuring a series of concerts exploring the music of composers in China, including seven new commissions by Chinese composers born after 1980.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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7:30 pm
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Concert | Lylit: One of Austria's Top Pop Musicians


Lylit spent the last year working on her debut album that is going to be released in 2018. For this evening she will give her audience a preview of these new songs accompanied by two of her favorite musicians: producer and drummer Andreas Lettner and guitarist Christian Neuschmid.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Concert | Rolston String Quartet: Prize-Winninhg Ensemble


Program: Mozart: Quartet in A major, K.464 R. Murray Schafer: Quartet No. 2 (“Waves”) First-prize winner of the 2016 Banff International String Quartet Competition, this ensemble of “astonishing harmonic maturity” (Calgary Herald) makes its venue debut in a performance of stylistic verve and impeccable musicianship.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:30 pm
Free

Film | Thomas Elsaesser's The Sun Island: Architectural Documentary


An essay film that documents the life and professional career of Martin Elsaesser (1884-1957), architect and chief city planner in Frankfurt (Germany) from 1925 to 1932. The controversial acquisition of the Frankfurt Central Market by the European Central Bank is the ostensible occasion to weave the building's turbulent history into Martin Elsaesser's biography, his wife Liesel’s liaison with notable landscape architect Leberecht Migge, and the director’s own family history.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Concert | Student Piano Recital


Joseph-Roy Varela, piano
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:30 pm
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Comedy Club | The Comedy Blender


A “live-taping” where a dozen of New York’s finest comedians will take the stage to perform their best original characters and stand pp sets for a chance to join the ranks of Montreal’s Just for Laughs Showcase.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:30 pm
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Tour | Bushwick Graffiti and Street Art Tour


New York City is a mecca for graffiti and street art, making it a very attractive playground for artists from around the world. Bushwick, in a working class district on the north side of Brooklyn adjacent to Williamsburg, has been attracting artists for some time now. The neighborhood has a fair collection of art studios and galleries, but it’s Bushwick’s industrial landscape that’s attracting the street artist. If you came looking for 1960′s Greenwich Village, you’ll find something brewing in Bushwick.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:45 pm
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