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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on March 18, 2019?

26 free events take place on Monday, March 18 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 18 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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26 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Monday, March 18, 2019

All events are free unless otherwise noted.

Editor's Picks

free events nyc Violinist Glenn Dicterow, Concertmaster Of The New York Philharmonic
free events nyc The Free Press -- with PBS Host Bill Moyers
free events nyc Green Medicine: An Intro Class
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Workshop | Morning Meditation


Balance mind, body, and spirit in this Primordial Sound Meditation led by an instructor. Work with a personal mantra, a specific sound or vibration. Take part in a regular meditation practice that lowers blood pressure, reduces stress, and strengthens the immune system.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:45 am
Free

Tour | 13 tours, all City neighborhoods, any time of the day, choose one tour or many


These free tours take place at various times during the day, all day long. You can make reservations for as many tours as your schedule allows. SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn Heights + DUMBO 3 Hour Lower Manhattan Harlem Chelsea and the High Line 6 Hour Downtown Combined Greenwich Village Central Park Lower Manhattan Midtown Manhattan Grand Central Terminal Graffiti and Street Art Tours World Trade Center
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Film | Frida (2002): Two Time Oscar Winning Portrait Of The Famous Artist Starring Salma Hayek


A biography of artist Frida Kahlo, who channeled the pain of a crippling injury and her tempestuous marriage into her work. 123 min. Director: Julie Taymor. Starring Salma Hayek, Alfred Molina, Geoffrey Rush. Frida received six Academy Award nominations and won two Academy Awards for Best Makeup and Best Original Score among six nominations. The American Film Institute included Frida in their Movies of the Year 2002, Official Selection.
   New York City, NY; NYC
11:00 am
Free

Tour | CANCELLED!! 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.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
$10 suggested donation

Film | Bhowani Junction (1956): Adventure Drama By Oscar Winning Director


Anglo-Indian Victoria Jones seeks her true identity amid the chaos of the British withdrawal from India. 110 min. Director: George Cukor. Starring Ava Gardner, Stewart Granger, Bill Travers.  The screenplay is based on the 1954 novel Bhowani Junction by John Masters. 
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
Free

Workshop | American Sign Language For Beginners


Interested in learning American Sign Language? Find out how to become a fluent communicator or make a career from your ASL skills by attending our free workshop for all ages. American Sign Language is a natural language that serves as the predominant sign language of deaf communities in the United States and most of Anglophone Canada.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Master Class | Internationally Renowned Swedish Cellist


Internationally renowned Swedish cellist Frans Helmerson works with Juilliard cellists in a public master class. He has performed under many conductors, including Sir Colin Davis, Maxim Shostakovich, Neemi Järvi, Evgeny Svetlanov, among others. He has performed throughout Europe, Asia, United States, and Russia.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Master Class | Violinist Glenn Dicterow, Concertmaster Of The New York Philharmonic


Violinist Glenn Dicterow has established himself worldwide as one of the most prominent American concert artists of his generation. Mr. Dicterow, concertmaster of the New York Philharmonic for 34 years, an all-time record in that major orchestral position, became the first holder of the Robert Mann Chair in Strings and Chamber Music at the USC Thornton School of Music in 2013. He is also the Chairman of the Orchestral Performance Program at New York’s Manhattan School of Music.
   New York City, NY; NYC
4:00 pm
Free

Master Class | Voice Master Class With Broadway Artist


Initially known for her work within musical theater including Broadway shows, soprano Harolyn Blackwell moved into the field of opera and by 1987 had established herself as an artist within the soubrette repertoire in many major opera houses both in the United States and in Europe. She is now an interpreter of such roles as Lucia in Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor and Olympia in Offenbach’s Les contes d’Hoffman. She has also periodically returned to musical theater performances throughout her career in staged productions, concert work, and recitals. Blackwell is known for her interpretations and recordings of the works of Leonard Bernstein. 
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Workshop | How To Cope With Caregiver Stress


Caring for someone with Alzheimer's /dementia can be a stressful and emotional journey that can effect the health of the caregiver. This aim of this workshop is to understand how to identify the signs of caregiver stress and learn coping with it. Experience and learn stress management techniques that will help you reduce stress and avoid caregiver burnout.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:30 pm
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Film | Dispatches from Cleveland (2017): Documentary on social injustice


Dispatches from Cleveland is a 5 chapter documentary that is an examination of police misconduct and social discrimination in Cleveland, Ohio. It will frame a consideration of the history of using moving images to document or bear witness to social injustice and the policing of Black America. The evening will include a panel discussion and historical films held in the Library’s Reserve Film and Video Collection, including Cinda Firestone’s seminal work Attica (1974).
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Film | John Ford's The Searchers (1956): Legendary Western Starring John Wayne


An American Civil War veteran embarks on a journey to rescue his niece from the Comanches. 119 min. Director: John Ford. Starring John Wayne, Jeffrey Hunter, Vera Miles. In 1989, The Searchers was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the United States Library of Congress, and selected for preservation in its National Film Registry; it was one of the first 25 films selected for the registry. It was named the greatest American western by the American Film Institute in 2008, and it placed 12th on the same organization's 2007 list of the 100 greatest American movies of all time.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Author Reading | Solitude & Company: A True Account of the Life of Gabriel Garcia Marquez


Irreverent and hopeful, Sylvana Paternostro 's Solitude & Company recounts the life of a boy from the provinces who decided to become a writer. This is the story of how he did it, how little Gabito became Gabriel García Márquez, and of how Gabriel García Márquez survived his own self-creation.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:30 pm
Free

Talk | Character Traits; or Can the Early Twentieth Century Please End?


The literature of early twentieth century typographic industries presented a highly edited view of lettering history in support of their own products. The result was an historical sleight of hand that presented the period’s technological and aesthetic presumptions as timeless fact. These late-Industrial aesthetics continue to exert a disproportionate influence on contemporary digital type design. In this talk Russell Maret attempts to tease out a different historical view of lettering, one that proposes that Industrial aesthetics should not be treated as the rule, but an aberration in letter design. Along the way he’ll touch on related topics such as is legibility worth it?, are digital letterforms type?, and other issues. Maret will have a selection of his typographic books on hand for viewing after the talk. Russell Maret is a letter designer and letterpress printer working in New York City.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Screening | Documentary: Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists (2019)


Jimmy Breslin and Pete Hamill’s brilliant, honest and courageous writing defined New York City’s last great era of print journalism. For five decades, these iconic columnists and longtime friends wrote prolifically, pioneering a style of “New Journalism” that brought elements of storytelling to the news and looked at economic and racial injustice through the lens of ordinary people. Filled with the gusto and humor they both personified, the film draws on rare footage, family archives, and interviews with Tom Wolfe, Guy Talese, Gloria Steinem, Spike Lee, and Robert De Niro, among others. Directed by Jonathan Alter, John Block and Steve McCarthy. 107 mins. Will be followed by a keynote conversation with the directors, moderated by Isaac Fitzgerald of Buzzfeed News, and a reception.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Tour | Neighborhood Stores, Past and Future


A walk with Jen Rubin, author of We Are Staying: Eighty Years in the Life of a Family, a Store, and a Neighborhood. The book tells about the rise, struggles, fall, and the family that owned it across those decades. It is a small business story and a story about a shop owner that keeps on going despite the odds. It is an immigrant story, a grandfather-father-daughter story, a story of the unique character a family business brings to a neighborhood, and a reflection on what has been lost as stores like these disappear.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Discussion | Small Journals and Independent Publishing


Organized around projects that connect literary, aesthetic and social questions with a focus on community and collaboration, this talk will revolve around the editorial projects of publishers Lucia Hinojosa (diSONARE), Nick Herman (Anteprojects), Christopher Rey Pérez (Dolce Stil Criollo) and María Portilla (Mi Valedor). They will discuss the importance of alternative critical platforms in small journals.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Discussion | The Free Press -- with PBS Host Bill Moyers


A free press, with its role as a watchdog of the government, is enshrined in the U.S. Constitution. Yet today journalists are under attack. They have been called “the enemy of the people” by our president and silenced by dictatorships around the world. Is freedom of the press in jeopardy, and what is at stake for the future of democracy? Peter Beinart—contributor to The Atlantic, CNN commentator, and a professor—moderates a discussion featuring renowned journalist Bill Moyers, host and producer of many PBS programs; Anne Applebaum, columnist for The Washington Post; Graciela Mochkofsky, award-winning reporter in South America and the U.S. and professor at the Newmark School of Journalism; and Jelani Cobb, staff writer at The New Yorker.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:30 pm
Free

Author Reading | Memories of the Future: Neighbor's Stories


As she listens to Lucy through the thin walls of her dilapidated building, S.H., aka “Minnesota,” transcribes her neighbor’s bizarre and increasingly ominous monologues in a notebook, along with sundry other adventures, until one frightening night when Lucy bursts into her apartment on a rescue mission. With author Siri Hustvedt.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | Psychoanalysis in the Barrios: Race, Class, and the Unconscious


Patricia Gherovici and Christopher Christian discuss their latest book which demonstrates that psychoanalytic principles can be applied successfully in disenfranchised Latino populations, refuting the misguided idea that psychoanalysis is an expensive luxury only for the wealthy.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | Utopia Centerfolds at Play: Visual Explorations of Censorship


Alumni Brandon Isralsky and Ina Jang discuss their trajectories since graduating and their new book, Utopia Centerfolds at Play. This publication by Convoke pairs Isralsky and Jang with Berlin-based artist Dean Sameshima to constellate overlapping visual explorations of censorship, ephemera and sexuality across gender and social spectrums.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Workshop | Self-Defense Workshop with Pop Gym


Come by this workshop to learn some introductory skills that will keep you feeling safe. They’ll be covering the basics: stretching, conditioning, technique, and theory, with the hope that participants will leave with some super useful foundations that will aid them in the day-to-day. Mix that in with some sweat and some movement, and you’ll have an accessible and confidence-boosting good time for all. Whether you are a beginner, or someone with experience, come work it out with us! Open to all ages. Participants should wear clothing in which they are comfortable stretching and sweating.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Comedy Club | The Mosquito Comedy Variety Show


Actress and Emmy award-winning commentator Nancy Giles (CBS News Sunday Morning) hosts this fast and furious monthly variety show with stand-ups, sit-downs and music. Giles, who starred on ABC's China Beach" and Delta series will be joined by a rotating cast of regulars who have in the past included: Pat Candaras, Cynthia Kaplan, Peri Gaffney, Kathryn Rossetter, Sheila Head, Susan Burns, Sue Giles, Nancy Shayne and more.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Workshop | Green Medicine: An Intro Class


Herbal medicine has been in use for thousands of years, with each culture developing its own system based on the herbs of its bio-region. In this in-depth training, we delve into the art and science of herbalism for nourishment and healing, recovering the wisdom and empowerment that has been lost over the generations. Led by Peeka Trenkle, with Drew DiVittorio and David Winston
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:45 pm
Free

Dance Performance | Experiments in Dance


A free, high visibility low-tech forum for experimentation, emerging ideas and works-in-progress held in the Fall and Spring seasons. Artists are selected by a rotating committee of peer artists, and join each season in performing at the historic church. Featuring: barbara mahler's dances Janis Brenner Melanie Greene Kristina Hay + Hilary Brown | HB² PROJECTS with Jessica Nina Barlow + Lamy Istrefi Jr.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Musical | Broadway Actors in a Tony Winner's Musical Comedy

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Classical Music | Works by Tchaikovsky, Liszt, Ravel, and More at a Landmark Venue

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