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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on January 28, 2021?

14 free events take place on Thursday, January 28 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 28 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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14 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Thursday, January 28, 2021

All events are free unless otherwise noted.
        

Discussion | Ammonite (2020): Kate Winslet and Director in Conversation (virtual, streaming for 24 hours)


The star Kate Winslet and writer, director Francis Lee discuss period drama "Ammonite". Moderated by Emmy Award winning television journalist and author Alex Cohen. In the 1840s, acclaimed self-taught palaeontologist Mary Anning works alone on the wild and brutal Southern English coastline of Lyme Regis. The days of her famed discoveries behind her, she now supports herself and her ailing widowed mother by hunting for common fossils to sell to rich tourists. One such tourist, Roderick Murchison, arrives in Lyme on the first leg of a European tour, with his young wife Charlotte, who is recuperating from a personal tragedy. He entrusts Charlotte to Mary's care. Mary cannot afford to refuse this employment but, proud and relentlessly passionate about her work, she clashes with Charlotte. They are two women from utterly different worlds..
   New York City, NY; NYC
12:00 am
Free

Musical | Pride and Prejudice by Tony Nominee (virtual, streaming for 24 hours)


Pride and Prejudice, based on the classic novel by Jane Austen, is a new musical adaptation by Tony Award nominee Paul Gordon (Broadway's Jane Eyre). The show was filmed at the Tony Award-winning TheatreWorks Silicon Valley in Palo Alto, CA., where it played its world premiere from December 4, 2019 to January 4, 2020 and established an all-time box office record.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 am
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Museums | Dutch Masterpieces: Paintings by Rembrandt, Hals, and Vermeer (in-person)


Dutch paintings of the 17th century: the Golden Age of Rembrandt, Hals, and Vermeer. Through sixty-seven works of art organized thematically, In Praise of Painting orients visitors to key issues in 17th century Dutch culture—from debates about religion and conspicuous consumption to painters' fascination with the domestic lives of women. The presentation also provides the opportunity to conserve and display rarely exhibited paintings, including Margareta Haverman's A Vase of Flowers—one of only two known paintings by the artist. The exhibition takes its title from one of the period's major works of art theory, Philips Angel's The Praise of Painting (1642), a pioneering defense of realism in art.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Tour | Chile's Valparaiso, Jewel of the Pacific (virtual)


Known fondly as the "Jewel of the Pacific," Valparaiso is located on central Chile's west coast and is one of the country's most important ports. Colors dance like forgotten rainbows across the 42 cerros (hills) that face the bay and that give this UNESCO World Heritage Site its charm. During the tour, Vincent will be guiding you through this labyrinth. You'll be amazed by its tiny streets, its colorful houses, funiculars and lots of views looking down at the Pacific Ocean. Valparaiso is also known as a graffiti capital.
   New York City, NY; NYC
1:00 pm
Free

Classical Music | Music of the Late Renaissance English Composers: Performed on Virginal (Small Harpsichord) (virtual)


Elena Zamolodchikova, harpsichord (virginal) Music of the late Renaissance English composers, now known as English Virginalists. The virginal, a small harpsichord, was a very popular keyboard instrument of the time in England.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:15 pm
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Film | Spa Weekend (2018): Road Comedy (virtual)


In “Spa Weekend,” a down on her luck actor desperate for a break goes down her list of friends and finds that no one is available to celebrate her birthday and go camping. Her only taker is an old actor friend she hasn’t seen in a while who is equally down on his luck and who finds her promise of a “spa weekend” to be very enticing. Little does she know that her friend is not just available for a getaway, but he’s being followed by his drug dealer/landlord to whom he owes a year’s worth of hash and rent money. Directed by Maureen O’Connell Cast: Maureen O’Connell, Steven Neeson, and Shane Connellan
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
$6.75

Classical Music | Recorder, Mandolin, Lute: Worm Tunes and Dances (virtual)


Tabea Debus, recorder, and Alon Sariel, mandolin and lute, present Ohrwurm, a program that explores how tunes and dances wormed their way into many aspects of music-making in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Europe, and, in traversing the centuries, contemporary compositions testify to the earworm’s secured place in modern life.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Theater | Lady Capulet: A Prequel to Romeo and Juliet (virtual)


Nominated "Most Memorable Modern Updates & Adaptations of 2020" by New York Shakespeare, Lady Capulet follows the journey of Rose from country girl to matriarch, navigating her repression and power in 16th century Verona when family, money, and gender determine everything. Written by Melissa Bell. Directed by Emily Gallagher.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:30 pm
Free

Musical | Love, Noel: About The Life of One of The 20th Century's Icons Noel Coward (virtual)


Get to know the life and times of one of the 20th century's most dynamic creative icons - Noel Coward - through this intimate performance in which Steve Ross and KT Sullivan transform into some of the many characters that made up Coward's unique life...Gertrude Lawrence, Marlene Dietrich, Greta Garbo, Elaine Stritch, Lynn Fontanne, Virginia Woolf, Edna Ferber, the Queen Mother, and, of course, The Master himself, Noel Coward. Through Coward's songs, stories, and personal letters, cabaret legends Steve Ross and KT Sullivan will summon up timeless memories of an era that may be gone but is never to be forgotten. Written and Devised by Barry Day Directed by Charlotte Moore
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Discussion | Miami’s Hottest Chef Giorgio Rapicavoli in Conversation (virtual)


Giorgio Rapicavoli is “Miami’s Hottest Chef”, the all-star chef behind Eating House and Glass & Vine. At just 26, Giorgio won Chopped, made Forbes’ “30 Under 30” list, and opened his first restaurant. He’s been a James Beard Award "Best Chef" semifinalist twice. But he’ll be the first to tell you he’s not cooking for awards. He’s unwaveringly true to himself, half Argentine, half Italian. Giorgio spent half his life growing up in Italy’s Piedmont region. It was here that he learned about Slow Food, and how to compose a meal. He proudly carries his heritage and the Slow Food motto: “Good, Clean, and Fair.”  Join Giorgio Rapicavoli and Modern Adventure's Joanne Vargas for a conversation looking back at his journey as a chef, his early years growing up in Italy and at a revolving door of Italian family dinners back in Miami, and more.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Concert | J.S. Bach, Shostakovich, R. Strauss, and More: Soprano, Cello and Piano (virtual)


Soprano Allison Charney is joined by cellist Peter Seidenberg to discuss and perform works with pianist Craig Ketter by Bach, Verdi, Bloch, Rosettt, Willson and Strauss. Program Sonata in C Major/3rd Movement - J.S. Bach Morro ma prima in grazia - Verdi Prayer - Ernst Bloch Kaddish - Marianna Rosett Til There Was You - Meredith Wilson Zueignung - R. Strauss About the Presentation Allison Charney hosts her innovative classical concert and conversation series PREformances(TM). This seven-episode series provides an intimate and personal glimpse into top-level artists' practices along with her signature "un-Google-able" insights - all with a focus on the series' theme of hope. New episode airs each Thursday at 7 pm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
Free

Theater | 24th Annual Short Play Festival (virtual)


Covid Chips by Mark W. Sasse Directed by Mike Mroch As restaurants in New York State begin to re-open during the COVID-19 crisis, Mr. Jawarski, from Peppy's Pub in Jamestown, receives a Zoom call from an Albany health official making sure that Peppy's is compliant. As Mr. Jawarski continues complying with new regulations, the health official keeps making additional Zoom calls to bring attention to another matter of omission. Women Underground by Kay Ellen Bullard Directed by Justin Braun Three women living lives of quiet desperation find themselves buried in the rubble of a bank explosion. Each has her own past experiences that could impact their survival strategy. Is any rescue even possible if you've already been living the equivalent of a buried life? Every Single Sunday by Chris Karmiol Directed by Whitney Stone Different generations attempt to make a virtual connection and it doesn't go too smoothly. But that's okay... it wasn't meant to.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Staged Reading | Beirut: Love and The Plague (virtual)


Set in a dingy Lower East Side apartment in the 1980s, Beirut follows the story of Torch (played by Oscar Isaac), a young man who is in quarantine after testing positive to a nameless disease. His girlfriend (Marisa Tomei, reprising her award-winning role from 1987), refuses to leave him isolating alone. It's raunchy, it's real, it's poetic; and it reminds us of the power of stories, and their role in fostering hope, solidarity and documentation of extraordinary times. Written by Alan Bowne Directed by Will Cantler
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:30 pm
$5

Workshop | Improv Class for All (virtual)


The class is for everybody: newbies or experienced improvisers, actors, people who have fear in public speaking and for anyone who is looking for FUN. This will help actors and improvisers to be ready on stage and to always be prepared to do different characters. It is great for those who are shy or just nervous. This is great to do by yourself, with friends, family, or even with a date. Taught by Andrew Abramson.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
$5
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Theater | Family Theater Showcase

Regular Price: $49.50
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Classical Music | Works by Faure, Dvorak, and More

Regular Price: $29
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