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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on March 2, 2014?

18 free events take place on Sunday, March 2 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 March 2 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 March . 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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18 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Sunday, March 2, 2014

All events are free unless otherwise noted.

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free events nyc Out to See: A Collaboration of Artists and Musical Performers
free events nyc Aruán Ortiz Quartet, Inquisitive Ensemble
free events nyc All4One Piano Duo performs works by Mozart, Bizet and Gershwin
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Birdwatching | Birding for Families


Experience the park as a precious bird habitat and learn how to spot our feathered neighbors on a walk with a bird expert from NYC Audubon. Binoculars available to borrow; space is limited. Please arrive early to sign in. Ages 5+.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
Free

Park Walk | Central Park Loop Walk


Avoid the snow, ice, mud and runaway horses of recent walks while getting stretched out. Starting at Columbus Circle, walk the entire Central Park Loop, a total of 6.1 miles. If you want to avoid the steep hills at the north end of the park, you can use the 102nd Street transverse, which will shorten the walk to 5.2 miles. The full walk should take about three hours, bring water and snacks.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
$3

Tour | 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
Free

Festival | Out to See: A Collaboration of Artists and Musical Performers


What began as a local, grass roots effort trying to energize the community in the wake of hurricane Sandy has blossomed into a full-scale event intertwining 17 local stores, restaurants and venues. Artworks, curated by Sara Reisman of Percent For Art, will be installed throughout the entire neighborhood in local businesses and unused spaces. Music performances will take place in the evening.
   New York City, NY; NYC
11:00 am
Free

Concert | Vienna's Musical Production During the Great War, with the Vienna Philharmonic


Members of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, baritone Csongor Szantó and pianist Karin Wagner present a program of rare Viennese song-compositions in the context of the outbreak of the first world war. Works by outstanding figures of Viennese operetta and popular music (Lehár, Benatzky, Stolz, and Hochreiter) are presented along side Arnold Schoenberg's ironic parody of militarism Die eiserne Brigade (The Iron Brigade for piano quintet), written in 1916. The Viennese music historian Christian Glanz, from Vienna's University of Music and Performing Arts, provides an introduction illustrated with archival materials of the time.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
Free

Park Walk | Foraging in the Park


With naturalist/author "Wildman" Steve Brill. America's go-to guy for foraging, Brill will lead one of his world-famous foraging tours of the Park, a great place for wild foods, and the summer is an especially rich season.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:45 am
$20 suggested donation...

Reading | Frühschoppen: A Literary Brunch


The six German-language authors of Festival Neue Literatur give a sampling from their work, providing a taste of new writing from Austria, Germany and Switzerland. Traditional German fare will be served. In English.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Gallery Talk | Gallery Tour: Radical Presence: Black Performance in Contemporary Art


Enjoy an interactive and informative tour, led by a knowledgeable museum educator. Providing a critical history beginning with Fluxus and Conceptual art in the early 1960s through present-day practices, Radical Presence chronicles the emergence and development of black performance art over three generations, presenting a rich and complex look at this important facet of contemporary art.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Film | Mark Sandrich's The Gay Divorcee (1934): Winner of the First Best Song Oscar


Starring Ginger Rogers, Fred Astaire, and Alice Brady. Mimi Glossop wants a divorce so she hires a professional to play the correspondent in apparent infidelity. She then mistakes American dancer Guy Holden for the correspondent. The plot is really an excuse for song and dance. Best Song went to "The Continental," a twenty-two minute production number. 107 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Symposium | Vienna Modernity Symposium


This mini-symposium features distinguished academics from Austria and the United States, and is chaired by Oliver Rathkolb, Professor of Contemporary History at the University of Vienna. The event includes a keynote lecture by the US historian Steven Beller that highlights the impact of fin-de-siècle Viennese music, which was felt throughout the 20th century and beyond.
   New York City, NY; NYC
2:00 pm
Free

Concert | Aruán Ortiz Quartet, Inquisitive Ensemble


Since arriving in New York City in 2008, Cuban pianist Aruán Ortiz has enjoyed a busy career playing with top artists, composing, teaching, and leading his own superb quartet. Self-described as “a curious person who loves music,” Ortiz expresses his inquisitive personality through every note he plays. Drawing inspiration from the impressionist colors of Maurice Ravel to the spiky rhythms of Thelonious Monk, Ortiz’s sophisticated sound surges with plenty of free-flowing improvisation. Performers Aruán Ortiz Quartet; ·· Aruán Ortiz, Piano; ·· Rashaan Carter, Bass; ·· Eric McPherson, Drums; ·· David Gilmore, Guitar.
   New York City, NY; NYC
3:00 pm
Free

Concert | Greenwich Village Orchestra performs works by Mozart and others


Program: Mozart Piano Quartet No. 1 in G Minor Alessandro Rolla Trio Concertante in A Major Francois Borne Fantasie Brillante sur Carmen Henry Cowell Set of Five
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Author Reading | Daniel Beaty discusses his book Transforming Pain to Power


Drawn from Daniel Beaty's powerful, true journey from a childhood rife with poverty, incarceration, addiction, and rage to the successful adult life he has achieved, the award winning performer, writer, and motivational speaker presents the tools that readers need to overcome any obstacle and tap into their full capabilities. Beaty's story-supported by deeply personal advice from notable mentors including Bill Crosby, Leontyne Price, Sydney Poitier, Ossie Davis, and Ruby Dee-serves as a poignant reminder that success is ultimately possible, not in spite of struggles but as a result of lessons learned and power drawn from those conflicts.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Concert | Sunday Afternoon Organ Meditation


The program features the great repertoire of the Organ on the 101 rank Pipe Organ built by Herman Schlicker and the 5 stop chamber organ built by Taylor & Boody Organ Builders.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Concert | All4One Piano Duo performs works by Mozart, Bizet and Gershwin


All4One Piano Duo with Alexander Wu and Sasha Papernik play the classics, alternating with solos, from Mozart's Eine Kleine Nachtmusik and Bizet's opera Carmen to a medley of Gershwin songs, Argentine tangos, Russian dances and evocative French works. This tag team duo recently performed at the New York Public & Hewlett-Woodmere Libraries, the Cornelia Street Cafe and in Washington, D.C. at the Steinway Series at the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Black Cat Lounge & Jazz Club.
   New York City, NY; NYC
5:00 pm
Free

Concert | Church Organ Recital


With: Stephen Buzard, New York.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:15 pm
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Discussion | Search for Roots: Exile’s Revolving Doors


Are we all ‘rootless cosmopolitans’ now? An ever-increasing population of exiles and refugees travel the world bearing private burdens of trauma and conflict, at home everywhere and nowhere. What is rootedness today? Moderated by Tess Lewis. With authors Olga Grjasnowa, Abbas Khider, Richard Weihe, and Keith Gessen.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Screening | Oscar Night Viewing Party


Come watch the 86th Academy Awards in the main screening room and the downstairs lounge. Stop by or stick it out until the very end. Big bonus: you get to tell them when to flip the channels on the red carpet pre-show. Also, they'll provide unlimited refills of organic popcorn.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Concert | Christmas Concert

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Classical Music | Works by Mozart, Dvorak and More

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