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28 free events take place on Saturday, March 11 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 11 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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28 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Saturday, March 11, 2023

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free events nyc 13 Tours, All City Neighborhoods, Any Time Of The Day, Choose One Tour Or Many
free events nyc Academy Award Nominee Elvis (2022) Directed by Baz Luhrmann with Tom Hanks
free events nyc Works by Beethoven
free events nyc While We Wait: Relationships and Memories
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Birdwatching | Weird Duck Spotting


It's winter and you know what that means. That's right, it's Weird Duck Time! Shovelers, scoters, or mergansers: which duck do you think has the most insane bill? Take a stroll by the water to see if you can spot any of these winter visitors.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 am
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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
10:00 am
Free

Workshop | Move and Groove: Live Jazz and Yoga


A wellness initiative that seeks to build community through events focusing on music, movement and mindfulness practices. This is a 60-minute vinyasa flow yoga set to live jazz. This carefully curated sequence seamlessly unites mind and body with skillful postures and mindful breathing that flow towards deep relaxation.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Hike | Nature Exploration Hike


Urban Park Rangers lead a hike through the natural wonders of the park.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Hike | Nature Exploration Hike: Willow Lake


Discover the plants and animals that inhabit the urban forest. To enhance your experience, please bring your own binoculars and field guides.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Symposium | Conflicting Relations: Indigeneity in Finland  (in-person and online)


This conversation brings together institutions, curators, and artists whose practices go beyond hospitality and act as correctives to prescribed host and guest hierarchies, on intimate and infrastructural levels. Following this discussion, Matti Aikio expands on his research on the so-called “neo-Lapp movement” in Finland and settler-colonial attempts at claiming Indigenous identity. Taking into consideration Indigenous sovereignty and self-determination, Aikio looks past individual violations to question the structural and large-scale implications of this movement as a counter-strategy to the political mobilization of the Sámi.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Hike | Nature Exploration Hike


Discover the plants and animals that inhabit the urban forest. To enhance your experience, please bring your own binoculars and field guides.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Classical Music | Percussion Recital Featuring Works by J.S. Bach and More


Program Jacques Delecluse (1933-2015), Etude No. 1 J.S. Bach (1685-1750), Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004 (1717-1720) J.S. Bach (1685-1750), Bourrée In E Minor, BWV 996 (1708-1717) Nebojša Jovan Živković (1962-present), Mazurka Ivan Trevino (1983-present), Cadence Mitchell Peters (1935-2017), Yellow After the Rain (1971) Anthony J. Cirone (1941-present), Portraits in Rhythm #13 Ivan Trevino (1983-present), Beck Keiko Abe (1937-present), Frogs (1990) John Beck (1943-present), Sonata for Timpani Lou Harrison (1917-2003), Suite for Percussion
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Tour | Guided Tour of the 1908 Lightship Ambrose


Visitors can tour the multiple decks of this National Historic Landmark to see the living and working spaces once inhabited by sailors stationed on Ambrose, as well as the special features that allow the ship to fulfill its mission of staying on station, being seen, and being heard. Ambrose was the first vessel to join the museum's fleet and the very first lightship to guard the largest shipping channel in and out of the ports of New York and New Jersey--the Ambrose Channel. Start times: 11:30am, 1:30pm, 2:30pm
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:30 am
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Gallery Talk | DomesticanX: Exhibition Walkthrough


A gallery tour to explore and discuss the on-view exhibition that explores the concept of “domesticana,” first theorized by artist, scholar, and critic Amalia Mesa-Bains in the 1990.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Book Discussion | The Howe Dynasty: The Untold Story of a Military Family and the Women Behind Britain's Wars for America (online)


Julie Flavell will present her book, the first biography of a British "First Family." The Howe family had as much at stake as the Washingtons and Adamses in the conflict that created the United States. Meet the men and women of the aristocratic Howe dynasty and explore rare paintings of the family.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Classical Music | Saxophone Recital with Works by Handel and More


Program Timothy Hayward, Rêveries pour Saxophone et Piano (2012) Handel (1685-1759), Sonata #3 (1732) Jules Demersseman (1833-1866), Fantaisie sur un Theme Original (1860) Jacques Ibert (1890-1962), Histoires pour Saxophone et Piano (1922) Alexander Glazunov (1865-1936), Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Piano (1934) Jean Baptiste Singelée (1812-1875), Allegro de Concert (1859) Duke Ellington (1899-1974), The Queen Suite
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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City Walk | A Feminist Walk Through Harlem


Visit the places in Central Harlem, between 136th St. and 116th St., where remarkable women—from A’Lelia Walker to Zora Neale Hurston—are celebrated. Stops include murals and mosaics, plaques on the sidewalk, statues, and commemorative buildings & street corners. 2 miles slow walking for up to 3 hours.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:15 pm
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Film | The Sandpiper (1965) with Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton


A love story about a "free soul" artist and a married minister who runs a private school that her troubled nine-year-old son has been court-ordered to attend. Director: Vincente Minnelli Cast: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Eva Marie Saint, Charles Bronson Elizabeth Taylor began her career as a child actress in the early 1940s and was one of the most popular stars of classical Hollywood cinema in the 1950s. She then became the world's highest paid movie star in the 1960s, remaining a well-known public figure for the rest of her life. In 1999, the American Film Institute named her the seventh-greatest female screen legend of Classic Hollywood cinema. Richard Burton established himself as a formidable Shakespearean actor in the 1950s, and gave a memorable performance as Hamlet in 1964. He is widely regarded as one of the finest actors of his generation. Burton was nominated for an Academy Award seven times, but never won. He received BAFTAs, Golden Globes, and Tony Awards for Best Actor. In the mid-1960s, Burton became a top box office star, and by the late 1960s, he was one of the highest-paid actors in the world.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Play | While We Wait: Relationships and Memories


Letters and airplane tickets fall from the sky. Memories, like snowflakes, float in on a breeze. Grace waits for an email to come. James waits to send it. And as they wait, they replay memories, imagine futures, and deal with an uncomfortable present. Written by Charly Evon Simpson (TV: HBO's Industry) Directed by Jordana De La Cruz Cast Baylee Berkley, Naomie Ondekane, Niranjani Reddi, David Zhenqian Li, Sariya Sealey, Lydia Garcia, Annabelle Daniel
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Film | Academy Award Nominee Elvis (2022) Directed by Baz Luhrmann with Tom Hanks


Elvis follows the life of the American rock and roll singer and actor Elvis Presley, told from the perspective of his manager, Colonel Tom Parker. Director: Baz Luhrmann Cast: Austin Butler, Tom Hanks, Olivia DeJonge, Helen Thomson, Richard Roxburgh, Kelvin Harrison Jr., David Wenham, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Luke Bracey Baz Luhrmann is an Australian film director, producer, writer and actor. With projects spanning film, television, opera, theatre, music and recording industries, he is regarded by some as a contemporary example of an auteur for his style and deep involvement in the writing, directing, design, and musical components of all his work. On the screen he is best known for his "Red Curtain Trilogy," consisting of his romantic comedy film Strictly Ballroom (1992) and the romantic tragedies William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet (1996) and Moulin Rouge! (2001). Following the trilogy, projects included Australia (2008), The Great Gatsby (2013), Elvis (2022), and his television period drama The Get Down (2016) for Netflix. Additional projects include stage productions of Giacomo Puccini's La boheme for both Opera Australia and Broadway, and Strictly Ballroom the Musical (2014). Tom Hanks is an American actor and filmmaker. Known for both his comedic and dramatic roles, he is one of the most popular and recognizable film stars worldwide, and is regarded as an American cultural icon. Hanks' films have grossed more than $4.9 billion in North America and more than $9.96 billion worldwide, making him the fourth-highest-grossing actor in North America. Hanks has received six Academy Award nominations, including two consecutive wins for Best Actor for Philadelphia (1993) and Forrest Gump (1994).
   New York City, NY; NYC
2:00 pm
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Workshop | Chinese Paper-Cutting Workshop


Artist Xiyadie leads a rare in-person workshop to learn the art of Chinese paper-cutting, on occasion of the current exhibition Xiyadie: Queer Cut Utopias. Learning the skill from his mother at a young age, Xiyadie originated his singular artistic language in the more traditional technique of paper-cutting artist. He is the first known Chinese paper-cut artist to publicly depart from the folk-art context as well as the only paper-cutting artist in mainland China to engage with queer themes. His expertise in paper-cutting has allowed him to develop intricate compositions that embrace the ancient art form while subverting it with defiant yet joyful expressions of individualism, deploying traditional techniques to articulate, destigmatize, and celebrate queerness. This workshop is recommended for participants 18 years and older. All art materials will be provided. Mandarin/English interpretation will be available during this event.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Staged Reading | New Play in a Festival


In Katherine Boorstein's Feedback, a modest college freshman and a reclusive upperclassman form an unlikely creative partnership. When their relationship begins to step over the line between literary and physical intimacy, they must cope with the fallout of their shared ignorance about consent, and reckon with coming-of-age, creativity, and rural America. Dir.: Katherine Boorstein With Mia McClain and Colin Prato La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club is an Off-Off-Broadway theatre founded in 1961 by Ellen Stewart, an African-American theatre director, producer, and fashion designer to focus on the work of young playwrights. Over its history, La Mama has developed work by Morgan Freeman, Bette Midler, David Sedaris, Billy Crystal, The Blue Man Group, and countless others, and has evolved into a world-renowned cultural institution.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Classical Music | Works by Beethoven


The New York Classical Players. Program Beethoven (1770-1827) Piano Trio in B-flat major, Op. 97, "Archduke" (1811) "Eyeglasses Duo" for Viola and Cello in E flat major, WoO 32 Piano Trio in D major, Op. 70 No. 1, "Ghost" (1809) About the Program Piano Trio in B-flat major, Op. 97, "Archduke" (1811) was dedicated to Archduke Rudolph of Austria. Rudolf was an amateur pianist and a patron, friend, and composition student of Beethoven. Beethoven dedicated about a dozen compositions to him. The Archduke Trio was written late in Beethoven's "middle period." It follows the traditional four movement structure with sonata form in the first and rondo sonata form in the last movement. It also allows for a more prominent part for the piano than previous compositions. "Eyeglasses Duo" is the nickname, the short title for the Duet "with two eyeglasses obligato". Piano Trio in D major, Op. 70 No. 1, "Ghost" (1809) is one of Beethoven's best known works. The D major trio features themes found in the second movement of Beethoven's Symphony No. 2. The All-Music Guide states that "because of its strangely scored and undeniably eerie-sounding slow movement, it was dubbed the 'Ghost' Trio. The name has stuck with the work ever since. The ghostly music may have had its roots in sketches for a Macbeth opera that Beethoven was contemplating at the time."
   New York City, NY; NYC
2:00 pm
Free

Gallery Talk | Juan Francisco Elso: Por América: Exhibition Walkthrough


A gallery tour to explore and discuss the on-view exhibition that examines the brief yet significant career of the late Cuban artist Juan Francisco Elso (1956-1988).
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:30 pm
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Discussion | Red, White, Yellow, and Black: 1972–73


In December 1972 and April 1973, Shigeko Kubota, Mary Lucier, Cecilia Sandoval and Charlotte Warren conceived of “multimedia concerts” at The Kitchen under the coalition Red, White, Yellow and Black—a name that explicitly associated each member with their cultural identity. Exemplifying their individual activities and backgrounds rather than act as a collective, the four women presented multimedia work which has notably dematerialized after the concerts, and has since been reconstructed only through scholarly text. In recognition of the 50th anniversary of these performances, this exhibition will bring together rarely seen archival material from the evenings in addition to the restaging of Kubota’s first video sculpture, Riverrun- Video Water Poem (1972), and Lucier and Sandoval's The Occasion of Her First Dance and How She Looked (1973). The living members of the collective will gather for a public program on March 11 to reflect on the legacy of the performances and the divergent directions their lives took afterwards. Artists Mary Lucier, Cecilia Sandoval,  and Charlotte Warren in conversation with co-curators Lumi Tan and Lia Robinson.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Classical Music | Serene organ meditations in an intimate venue


Enjoy a program of hymns, anthems, and voluntaries for the organ.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Staged Reading | New Play in a Festival


In Georgina Escobar's And Other Things, after a scandal devastates her life and career, Professor Catterina Emit relocates to an abandoned vineyard in West Texas where she sets out to help the landowners make a new blend of wine. When she discovers a room full of diaries written by its previous tenant, a Mexican Professor who signs only as J.A.E., Emit becomes obsessed with the enigmatic figure and unlocks a pseudo-hysterical fiction about releasing the mind, the past, and the questions about time -- including if it can, indeed, heal all wounds. Dir.: Anne DeMelo With Florencia Lozano, Sara Ornelas, Nelson Avidon, Maki Borden, Carlos Saldana, Maria Fernanda Diez, Mindy Escobar-Leanse, and Rafa Perez. La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club is an Off-Off-Broadway theatre founded in 1961 by Ellen Stewart, an African-American theatre director, producer, and fashion designer to focus on the work of young playwrights. Over its history, La Mama has developed work by Morgan Freeman, Bette Midler, David Sedaris, Billy Crystal, The Blue Man Group, and countless others, and has evolved into a world-renowned cultural institution.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
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Classical Music | Vocal Works by American Composers (In Person AND Online)


Andrew Bolotowsky, flute; Elizabeth Rodgers, piano; and Mary Hurlbut, voice. Program Elodie Lauten (1950-2014), The Five-Petal Proportion (from Two Cents Opera) (2012) Beth Anderson (1950-present), Various (Premiere) Jim Theobald (1950-present), Mantra (1984) John Cage (1912-1992), A Flower (1950) Frank Wigglesworth (1918-1996), Five Songs of Robert Frost (1984) Charles Ives (1874-1954) Ann Street (1921) The Cage (1906) The Side Show (1921) The Things Our Fathers Loved (and the greatest of these was Liberty) (1917) The Childrens' Hour (1901) He is There! (1917)
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Play | While We Wait: Relationships and Memories


Letters and airplane tickets fall from the sky. Memories, like snowflakes, float in on a breeze. Grace waits for an email to come. James waits to send it. And as they wait, they replay memories, imagine futures, and deal with an uncomfortable present. Written by Charly Evon Simpson (TV: HBO's Industry) Directed by Jordana De La Cruz Cast Baylee Berkley, Naomie Ondekane, Niranjani Reddi, David Zhenqian Li, Sariya Sealey, Lydia Garcia, Annabelle Daniel
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:30 pm
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Jazz | New Works for Saxophone


Lakecia Benjamin. This performance celebrates Benjamin's expansive new album, Phoenix, produced by multi-Grammy-winning drummer and composer Terri Lyne Carrington. Benjamin "plays jazz that is sprinkled with the rich flavors of funk and soul. She's a crafty traditionalist who remains in step with the rhythms of the young generation" - The New Yorker As this is both a free and general admission based event, admission and seating will be available on a first come, first served basis and admission will be cut off once the venue meets capacity. Please be sure to arrive 30 minutes prior to showtime.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Staged Reading | New Play in a Festival 


In Uzume Whozume a comedic screenplay by Glory Kadigan, crows are taking over a small town in the Pacific Northwest where a low-level public accountant resides with her husband. When a quirky animal rights activist comes to town to protect the crows, the accountant quickly becomes infatuated. Torn between her failing marriage and her new love interest, she embarks on a hilarious journey of self discovery. Dir.: Kristen Lowman With Ramiro Batista, Fig Chilcott, Veronica Dang, Maura Donohue, Cary Gant, Matt Giroveanu, James Kennedy, Kailah S. King, Vin Kridakorn, Amanda Nichols, Kathleen O'Neill, Nicky Paraiso and more.  La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club is an Off-Off-Broadway theatre founded in 1961 by Ellen Stewart, an African-American theatre director, producer, and fashion designer to focus on the work of young playwrights. Over its history, La Mama has developed work by Morgan Freeman, Bette Midler, David Sedaris, Billy Crystal, The Blue Man Group, and countless others, and has evolved into a world-renowned cultural institution.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Concert | Songs We Still Sing: 80 Years since the Holocaust in North Macedonia


The Elias Ladino Ensemble in an evening of Monastirli music commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Holocaust in North Macedonia On March 11, 1943, Bulgarian soldiers forcibly took Jews across North Macedonia, from Bitola, Stip, and Skopje, to the Monopol tobacco warehouse outside Skopje. Over the following days, more than 7,000 Jews existed under inhumane conditions in the warehouse before being taken to the death camp, Treblinka. Eighty years later to the day, descendants of one of these Jewish communities, the Monastirli of Bitola, will get together to talk, pray, and sing in order to remember those who were murdered. Take this time to mourn, but also to recognize that the Holocaust was not the end of our story.
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:00 pm
Free
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