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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on June 23, 2013?

35 free events take place on Sunday, June 23 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 June 23 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 June . 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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35 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Sunday, June 23, 2013

All events are free unless otherwise noted.
        

Workshop | Tai Chi in the Park


Join Silvana Pizzuti to learn and practice Tai Chi, a slow moving martial art with health benefits for all fitness levels.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 am
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Park Walk | Park Nature Walk


1 ½ to 2 miles. The park brings attention to its vital role in creating one of the scarcest resources in all of Manhattan—wildlife habitat! Learn about the Park’s wildlife by joining experienced naturalists on guided nature walks along the Park’s esplanade.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 am
Free

Tour | Scenic Fire Island Tour


7 miles, visit Pines, Cherry Grove and Sunken Forest. For lemonade, swim and shower at Atlantique, AMC Camp. Sand maybe soft. Fee $5. /br> Call to confirm and verify train schedule. Return by ferry to Bayshore.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:20 am
$3 plus $5...

Workshop | Catch & Release Fishing


Grab a pole and relax on the Harlem Meer while you wait for a bite from one of the many species of fish that live in its diverse aquatic ecosystem! Poles available to borrow; must release fish after catching them. Free for families and individuals; groups larger than 5 must reserve at least 2 weeks in advance. Adult with photo I.D. must accompany all children.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Park Walk | Central Park Tour


Stroll through the park and tell the epic story of New York's green oasis. Once described as the lungs of the city, Central Park brings a breath of fresh air to New York's crowded urban terrain. What started out as the rocky and desolate northern fringes of a rapidly expanding city is today amongst the world's most famous and beloved public parks. Originally intended to bring people of all walks of life together -- a people's park -- Central Park lives up to it's original designs. With over 843 acres of meadows, hills, ball fields and bodies of water, it's impossible not to find
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Tour | Grand Central Terminal Tour


For nearly 100 years, the Beaux-Arts beauty known as Grand Central Terminal (a.k.a Station) has been a testament to the ingenuity and ambition of a great city, impressing both travelers and visitors with it's wonderful architecture and pulsating vibe. It's history is a story of immense wealth, great engineering, a few accidents, a planned sabotage and one terrific ceiling, but most importantly a story of survival and rebirth.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Fair | Street Fair


   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Fair | Street Fair


With more rides, games, food and technology vendors confirmed, this year's festival is expected to be even bigger than last year. The Street Fair is a great way for families to enjoy a fun-filled day together, kick off the summer season and participate in a variety of interactive games and activities, including free photography clinics in Adorama's outdoor Learning Center tent.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Workshop | Chinese Chess Clinic


Practice Chinese Chess outdoors in the park, where it is traditionally played in cities throughout China.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Tour | Coney Island to Sheepshead Bay Tour


5-6 Miles, Moderate pace, flat terrain. Walk on Coney Island boardwalk through Brighton to Manhattan Beach. Lunch and swim at Manhattan Beach. After lunch walk from Manhattan Beach across the scenic Rockaway inlet to Q-subway station in Sheepshead Bay. Rain cancels. Please call to make sure that walk is on. Bring lunch & water.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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City Walk | Flatiron District Walking Tour


Join professional guides on a 90-minute journey through this vibrant neighborhood, viewing some of the city’s most notable landmarks, including the New York Life Insurance Building, the MetLife Clock Tower, the Appellate Courthouse and the famous Flatiron Building.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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City Walk | Historic Orchard Street Tour


Take a historical three-hour journey through the Lower East Side and explore some of the rich history tracing the arrival of immigrants to modern times.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Workshop | LoVid Photographic Portrait Workshop


LoVid will host an event that focuses on generating a collective portrait of the participants. As a central component of the activities, LoVid will create photographic portraits of select participants while leading them through a choreographed exploration of identity, communication, and transformation. These participants will receive a limited edition, interactive artist book, which they will be able to personalize and keep after the event. Each sitting will take approximately 30 minutes.
   New York City, NY; NYC
12:00 pm
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.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
$6

Park Walk | Central Park-“NYC's First Theme Park” Tour


Trace the park from the west to the east, exploring its art, architecture, statues and history. Hear about the movies that starred Central Park itself.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
$15...

Gallery Talk | Gallery Tour: Brothers and Sisters


Enjoy an interactive and informative tour of Brothers and Sisters, a cross-generational exhibition that examines the relationships between a selection of Beauford Delaney’s (1901-1979) paintings and prints made between 1958 and 1969, and works in the permanent collection.
   New York City, NY; NYC
1:00 pm
Free

Concert | So Percussion performs Where (we) Live


Masters at crafting captivating soundscapes, this Brooklyn-based quartet explores and experiments in collaborative art-making during their residency. Directed by three-time Obie Award winner Ain Gordon, Where (we) Live invites artistic colleagues working in various mediums to participate as both co-collaborators and muses in the creative process and performance. Where (we) Live features Grey Mcmurray’s (itsnotyouitsme, Knights on Earth) poignant and personal songs; Martin Schmidt’s imaginative videos; and Emily Johnson’s secret instructions to the performers onstage. Each rehearsal also features a special guest artist. The performance will showcase unexpected composed pieces, visual associations, and theatrical interactions. 1-4pm: Open Rehearsal 5-6pm Work-in-Process showing
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Workshop | Spring Into Yoga


Teachers trained in different styles will be giving classes throughout the afternoon, with the scenic park lake in the background. Please bring your own mat, as there will be none provided. Class Schedule: 1:00-2:00pm 2:30-3:30pm 4:00-5:00pm 5:30-6:30pm
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Film | Fred Zinnemann's Act of Violence (1948): POW's Revenge


Starring Van Heflin, Robert Ryan, Janet Leigh. An embittered, vengeful POW stalks his former commanding officer who betrayed his men's planned escape attempt from a Nazi prison camp. 82 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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City Walk | Harlem Tour


Although world famous, Harlem may be New York's best kept secret with some of the city's best architecture, food, music and people. Harlem's history is also one of the city's most dramatic, having gone through many ethnic, cultural and socioeconomic changes over the past roughly 400 years, which have resulted in a diverse array of places of worship, theaters, homes and eating establishments.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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City Walk | Midtown Manhattan Tour


Arguably the world's most valuable, busiest and most crowded pieces of real estate, Midtown Manhattan is what most visitors think of when they think of New York City. Home to some of the city's most iconic architecture, from Gothic to Post-Modern and from Beaux-Arts to Art Deco (lots of Art Deco). it's not difficult to understand why. But just behind the massive facades, lie facinating histories just waiting to be unveiled.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Concert | Orlando Marin, “The Last Mambo King”


Also known as "The Last Mambo King," Orlando Marin has been bringing mambo to the public for over sixty years as his was of "communing with the Gods." He lights up the stage with his energy and fills the air around him with uplifting beats of the timbales that you can really groove to. Bring your dancing shoes.
   New York City, NY; NYC
2:00 pm
Free

Discussion | Sacred Earth Community: A Spiritual Narrative for the 21st Century


Panelists: David Korten and Barbara Marx Hubbard, Acharya Judith Lief, Rabbi Arthur Waskow, and The Rev. Richard Cizik An interfaith panel with prominent religious, spiritual, and social leaders, authors, and activists to explore how we can work together to foster peaceful, creative, just and sustainable human relationships with one another and Earth. The guest speakers will offer insights from the world’s great religious traditions and spiritual teachers, indigenous wisdom, science, and their daily experience. Together they will explore a unifying spiritual narrative grounded in the sacredness of the earth.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Performance | Stand-Up Comedy in the Park


Featuring Michael Che, Vanessa Hollingshead, and Kevin Avery of FX's "Totally Biased."
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Concert | African Sounds: Femi Kuti & The Positive Force / Sinkane


Femi Kuti & The Positive Force have blended Funk, Jazz, and African Folk throughout their 27-year career to create a colorful and distinctive sound in the music world. Ahmed Gallab, the Sudanese-born multi-instrumentalist and founder of Sinkane, came to the US with his family at age five and then continued to move around until he was 18, when he settled in Columbus, OH. There, he became part of the city’s hardcore Punk scene. Before making a record of his own, Gallab was best known for lending his musical talents to the likes of Yeasayer, Caribou, and Of Montreal.
   New York City, NY; NYC
3:00 pm
Free

Theater | New Play: South Bronx vs. Hollywood by Carlos J. Serrano


A South Bronx community discovers there is a thin line between truth and stereotype as a Hollywood company arrives to film Fort Apache: The Bronx.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Screening | Beauty and Excess: A Screening


Black Mariah Films hosts independent curated film screening event series; this month's screening titled BEAUTY AND EXCESS presents two films inspired by the relationship between excess beauty and its grotesque mirror image. For these men and women, entombed in their luxury, a cloying surface glamor belies desperate desire, proving that all that glimmers is not gold. Each feature is preceded by a short introductory film.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
$5 suggested donation

Tour | Brooklyn Heights at Sunset Tour


Known as America's first suburb, Brooklyn Heights is truly a gem. Travel and Leisure named it one of America's top 10 most beautiful neighborhoods, and its beauty is rivaled only by its place in American history. These quaint, tree-lined streets have been the sites of Revolutionary War battles, abolitionist activism and have inspired numerous novelists. Visit a stop on the Underground Railroad, or the home of Truman Capote, where he penned Breakfast at Tiffany's and where Jackie Robinson signed with the Dodgers.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Dance Lesson | Let’s Dance!


Learn to dance like a pro at salsa, cha-cha and bachata lessons and group social dances led by master teachers from the Piel Canela Dance and Music School and featuring DJ Ray Colon.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
Free

Staged Reading | Play Reading: Civilian Police Reconciliation: A Love Story by Passion


A sit-down reading followed by a moderated dramaturgical discussion.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Theater | The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged), a Madcap Romp Through the Bard


Susane Lee, Hudson Warehouse’s Assistant Artistic Director, will direct the Reduced Shakespeare Company's Adam Long, Daniel Singer and Jess Winfield, a tireless trio of actors who cavort and careen their way through the Shakespeare canon in 90 minutes including tackling Hamlet in under one minute. This madcap take on the classics will surely delight.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Theater | Outdoor Theater: Anton Chekhov's The Seagull


New York Classical Theatre presents the romantic and artistic conflicts between four characters: the famous middlebrow story writer Boris Trigorin, the ingenue Nina, the fading actress Irina Arkadina, and her son the symbolist playwright Konstantin Tréplev.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Concert | The New York Electronic Art Festival


In two evenings of concerts and performances, The New York Electronic Art Festival provides audiences with an opportunity to experience cutting-edge electronic artwork from artists working across the arts and technology spectrum. This Festival within a Festival brings talent into Lower Manhattan from around the globe to showcase new technologies and new artistic practices, and celebrates the transformational intersection of the two. Jun 23: Triple bill: JG Thirlwell and the Manorexia Ensemble, Pauline Oliveros, and Susie Ibarra and Roberto Rodriguez.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:30 pm
Free

Screening | Beauty and Excess: A Screening


Black Mariah Films hosts independent curated film screening event series; this month's screening titled BEAUTY AND EXCESS presents two films inspired by the relationship between excess beauty and its grotesque mirror image. For these men and women, entombed in their luxury, a cloying surface glamor belies desperate desire, proving that all that glimmers is not gold. Each feature is preceded by a short introductory film.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Theater | Shakespeare Under the Stars: The Comedy of Errors, with Jesse Tyler Ferguson


This new production concerns two sets of identical twins who were separated as children and now live as master-servant pairs in rival neighboring cities. When one pair crosses the border to find the other, so begins an exquisitely enjoyable mess of mistaken identity, wrongful imprisonment, questionable flirting and general mayhem. Directed by Daniel Sullivan.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:30 pm
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