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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on March 1, 2016?

41 free events take place on Tuesday, March 1 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 1 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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41 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Tuesday, March 1, 2016

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free events nyc Tour of Gracie Mansion, Home of New York's Mayors
free events nyc the architect as instigator and design opportunist
free events nyc The 2016 International Krappy Kamera Competition Winners
free events nyc Fern Mallis, creator of New York Fashion Week, discusses her book Fashion Lives
free events nyc Kristopher Jansma discusses his book Why We Came to the City
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Tour | All-in-One Downtown Tour


This tour utilizes your feet and the New York City Subway* to transport you from Lower Manhattan, the birthplace of New York, through Wall St and the Financial District, Greenwich Village, SoHo, Chinatown and Midtown Manhattan. There will be ample opportunities for memorable pictures. You'll get the chance to savor NY's best pizza and cannoli and other treats, learn how to play NY handball, maybe bargain with a shopkeeper in Chinatown, observe a game of street chess in Greenwich Village, people watch and window shop in SoHo, and kick back on the Highline Park. Along the way, you'll master the subway and learn about New York's Finest! This tour takes place Mondays, Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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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. This tour takes place every day at 10am.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Tour | Tour of Gracie Mansion, Home of New York's Mayors


In 1799, a prosperous New York merchant named Archibald Gracie built a country house overlooking a bend in the East River, five miles north of the then-New York City limits. Little did he know that, more than 200 years later, his home would be serving as the official residence of the First Family of New York City - a place where history is made, not merely recorded. As a historic house museum run by the Parks Department, sitting on 11 acres of grounds now known as Carl Schurz Park, Gracie Mansion has served as the home of 10 mayors, beginning first with Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia in 1942. Today, Gracie Mansion is occupied by the de Blasio family, which has opened its doors in the spirit of the administration's motto: one city, rising together. In keeping with that theme, Mayor de Blasio and First Lady Chirlane McCray have introduced a new art installation, titled “Windows on the City: Looking Out at Gracie’s New York.” ,br> Tours take place every Tuesday at 10am, 11am, 2pm, and 3pm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
10:00 am
Free

Workshop | Advanced MS Word 2010 Workshop


Explore more advanced features of Microsoft Word 2010. Topics include mail merge, tables, text boxes, headers and footers, footnotes and endnotes.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 am
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Jazz | Dixieland Jazz with the Gotham Jazzmen


The Gotham Jazzmen bring their take on Dixieland Jazz. The band features: Ed Bonoff on drums; James Collier on trombone; Lee Lorenz on cornet; Pete Sokolow on piano; Dick Waldburger on bass; Ernie Lumer on clarinet; and Bill Wurtzel on guitar. This event recurs every Tuesday.
   New York City, NY; NYC
12:00 pm
Free

Workshop | Learn Juggling in the Park


Test your coordination and dexterity with free juggling lessons in the park. All skill levels are welcome to join in the fun. Equipment is provided. Lessons are weather permitting. This workshop occurs Mondays through Fridays.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Film | Security and Development: A Romanian View from the U.N.


A talk by H.E. Dr. Ion Jinga, Permanent Representative of Romania to the United Nations.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Concert | Bach at Noon


The keyboard works of Bach offered in 30-minute meditations by Patrick Allen, organist and master of choristers, and Phillip Lamb, organ scholar. Bach at Noon concerts takes place Tuesdays through Fridays, from September 15, 2015 to May 26, 2016.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:20 pm
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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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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. This workshop takes place Tuesdays and Thursdays from March 1 to March 31.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
$10 suggested donation

Concert | Visiting Choir: North Central University Chorale


The church welcomes hundreds of performers from around the world for informal concerts that are open to the public. Groups of all ages and backgrounds are given the opportunity to be a part of history by performing in New York City's oldest public building in continuous use since 1766.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Jazz | The Hunter Jazz Ensemble


Crossover jazz. Ryan Keberle, director
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Screening | Selections from the 33rd Montreal International Festival of Films on Art


Screening: I’m a Creative Animal Directed by Barbara Seiler, 52 minutes, 2014 Jonas Kaufman - Berlin 1930 In German with English subtitles. Directed by Thomas Voigt and Wolfgang Wunderlich, 52 minutes, 2014
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:30 pm
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Workshop | Twitter Basics Workshop


Learn about the online social network Twitter.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:30 pm
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Opening Reception | Group Exhibition: Labors of Love


The launch panel will address gender violence, sexual trafficking and art as activism. Speakers include Ram Devineni and Lina Srivastava, producers of Priya's Shakti, and Joanna Fulginiti and Bonnie MacAllister, founders of The Ragdoll Project. There will also be a performance by spoken word artist Ursula Rucker. Julie Rosen, founder of the Freedom Gallery for Girls, will moderate the event. A light reception will follow the panel.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Author Reading | Bob Moss discusses his book The Birth of Playwrights Horizons


Bob Moss is an American director and founder of Playwrights Horizons. From 1971 to 1981 he founded and ran Playwrights Horizons, The Queens Theater in the Park, and helped develop Theater Row on West 42nd Street. In 1982, he became the Artistic Director of the Hangar Theatre in Ithaca and ran it until he took over Syracuse Stage from 1996 to 2008.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Staged Reading | The Seated Stage: A Midsummer Night's Dream


Do you love plays? Do you enjoy reading aloud? This play reading group meets once a month and participants take turns to read aloud from the selected play.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Workshop | Learn Juggling in the Park


Test your coordination and dexterity with free juggling lessons in the park. All skill levels are welcome to join in the fun. Equipment is provided. Lessons are weather permitting. This workshop occurs Mondays through Fridays.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:30 pm
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Workshop | Mac Computers for Beginners


Learn the basics of using a Mac computer.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:30 pm
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Concert | Either/Or Ensemble presents 'Precursors and Parallels'


Program: Béla Bartók Bucium (Field Recording) (1915) Ana-Maria Avram New Electronic Work (2016) World premiere George Enescu Carillons nocturnes (1913-1916) Ana-Maria Avram Chiaroscuro (2010) US premiere Arr. Iancu Dumitrescu Byzantine musics Iancu Dumitrescu Gnosis I and II (2016) World premiere Stefan Niculescu Sincronia (1979) US premiere Celebrate the groundbreaking avant-garde of Eastern Europe with a concert in conjunction with a Composer Portrait featuring Iancu Dumitrescu.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Author Reading | Fern Mallis, creator of New York Fashion Week, discusses her book Fashion Lives


Meet Fern Mallis, creator of New York Fashion Week. Her new book presents 19 interviews with American fashion luminaries such as Donna Karan, Marc Jacobs, and Tom Ford from her ongoing series of conversations at New York’s prestigious 92nd Street Y. A book signing will follow the presentation.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
Free

Book Discussion | Graphic Novels as Literature: The Contract with God Trilogy


Often referred to as the first graphic novel, Will Eisner's The Contract with God Trilogy is a compilation set in the apartments and surrounding blocks of 55 Dropsie Avenue, a fictional tenement building inhabited by Dutch, Irish, Italian and Jewish immigrants in the Bronx. This discussion will cover, among other items, the works deep connections with New York, specifically The Bronx; the interplay with Eisner's work and his personal life; the themes, narrative structure and characters as compared to other graphic novels. Thomas Knowlton participates.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Discussion | Making Waves: Policing Race


Making Waves is a series of conversations in which faculty and guests talk about how new research on the brain is helping us better understand human behavior.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Author Reading | Michelle Chase reads from her book Revolution within the Revolution: Women and Gender Politics in Cuba, 1952-1965


Michelle Chase is an assistant professor of history and Latin American and Caribbean studies at Bloomfield College. She has published articles and book reviews in journals such as Bulletin of Latin American Research, The Journal of American History, and The Sixties. She has also written about contemporary Cuba for The Nation, Boston Review, Al Jazeera America, and NACLA.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Lecture | Pirates of the Caribbean: Roberto Clemente and the Black Sporting Diaspora


What can the study of sport offer migration and diaspora studies? Historian Frank Guridy addresses this question by examining the career of Roberto Clemente, the legendary Afro-Puerto Rican baseball player of the Pittsburgh Pirates.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | The 2016 International Krappy Kamera Competition Winners


A group show of gallery artist's krappy kamera work and an exhibition of Jennifer Shaw's illuminating images. The Krappy Kamera Competition originated 18 years ago and is one of the gallery's high points of the year. Susan Burnstine, an award winning fine art and commercial photographer, was the competition's juror, judging images captured with krappy kameras including Holgas, Dianas and homemade cameras.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
Free

Talk | the architect as instigator and design opportunist


If the ‘60s through the ‘80s were an era for civic municipal architecture, then the new millennium shifted the focus of contemporary architecture to the private sector. Something has been lost in this transition. The notion of the architect as an instigator and design opportunist who impacts civic engagement in the public realm has been lost somewhere in the increasingly controlled public space and client-architect relationship. Koray Duman, principal architect at Buro Koray Duman, will talk about five speculative projects that the office has initiated since 2013: an Islamic Cultural Center, a public gate for the Clemente Center at Lower East Side, a public square, and proposals under Brooklyn-Queens Expressway in Sunset Park, Brooklyn.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
Free

Lecture | The Rise of the Constitution


Speaker Aziz Rana explores how the Federal Constitution became a site of near unanimous public support in American life.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Slide Lecture | 'Gridlock Sam' discusses his book Street Smart: The Rise of Cities and the Fall of Cars


Samuel I. Schwartz, a.k.a. “Gridlock Sam,” is the former NYC Traffic Commissioner and one of the leading transportation experts in the United States today. This illustrated lecture presents the millennial revolution of the urban landscape and the rise of the pedestrian, the cyclist, and the public transportation commuter.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:30 pm
Free

Workshop | Cell Phone Buying Guide: Smartphones


Learn about the differences in smartphones to determine which phone is the best one for you.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Discussion | Going Global: The Expanding Worlds of Iranian Art


Panel discussion moderated by Lynn Gumpert, with speakers Media Farzin, art historian and Global/Local essayist; Leila Heller, president, Leila Heller Gallery, New York/Dubai; and Shulamit Nazarian, founder and director, Shulamit Nazarian Gallery, Los Angeles.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Discussion | Hispañola in Perspective: An Artists Roundtable


Join this roundtable discussion featuring artists Firelei Báez, Nicolás Dumit Estévez Raful and Scherezade Garcia with remarks by Daily Guerrero, Abigail Lapin Dardashti and Deborah Cullen. This conversation will explore the connections between the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and contemporary art.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Author Reading | Rebecca Traister discusses her book All the Single Ladies: Unmarried Women and the Rise of an Independent Nation


Traister traces the history of unmarried women in America who, through social, political, and economic means, have radically shaped our nation.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Book Discussion | Science Fiction Book Discussion Group


Hyperion by Dan Simmons.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Film | Serbian Drama: Goran Radovanović's Enclave (2015)


Kosovo 2004, five years after the war. Nenad, ten years Christian boy from a Serbian enclave, determined to create a proper community burial for his late grandfather, crosses enemy lines and makes friends among the Muslim majority in deeply divided, war-torn Kosovo. 92 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:30 pm
Free

Author Reading | Kristopher Jansma discusses his book Why We Came to the City


Kristopher Jansma, author of the popular debut novel The Unchangeable Spots of Leopards, returns to discuss his new novel. This is the story of a group of twenty-something friends navigating life in New York City.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
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Lecture | New York Comics and Picture-Story Symposium


Theodore Barrow presents his paper, "From the Easter Wedding to the Frantick Lover," an exploration of the relationship between text and image in the eighteenth century. Barrow is a PhD candidate at the Graduate Center, CUNY.
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Opening Reception | Paulina Skavova's Underwear 2016: Underwear as Women's Weapons


This brand new collection features underwear as women’s weapons. At the opening there will be a provocative and surprising physical theatre performance by actress/choreographer Halka Třešnáková.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Master Class | Percussion Master Class: Philip Galinsky


Philip Galinsky is with Samba New York.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Author Reading | Sam Chase discusses his book Yoga and the Pursuit of Happiness: A Guide to Finding Joy in Unexpected Places


Enlightenment isn’t a strange, mystical, or faraway place. It’s a fundamental human experience available to us all in different ways and in different moments. Learn how the ancient philosophy of yoga, modern neuroscience, and positive psychology can help you discover your life’s meaning and purpose, rewire your brain, and uncover lasting happiness and joy.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Open Mike | Super Storytellers


No Name Comedy/Variety Show producer Eric Vetter brings New York's best established and emerging authors and storytellers.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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