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30 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Sunday, November 17, 2013

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free events nyc Stuyvesant Sq./Gramercy Park -“Islands of Gentility” Tour
free events nyc Selected Scenes from David Carpenter's Opera The Age of Innocence
free events nyc Chamber Works by Schoenberg, Dvořák and Brahms
free events nyc Works by Mozart, Wagner and Tchiakovsky
        

Birdwatching | Birding: Fall Migrants


They offer birding programs throughout the year and our Exploration series focuses on unique wildlife more viewing opportunities during particular seasons. Birding programs are appropriate for all skill levels and beginners are welcome. To enhance your experience we encourage you to bring binoculars and field guides, or ask a Ranger to borrow a pair. less
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9:00 am
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Park Walk | A Tour of Carol Bove's Sculptural Installation Caterpillar


Working mainly in the field of sculpture, Bove has been making sculptural installations that range from more small-scale, intimate arrangements of objects to monumental outdoors artworks. In the early 2000s, Bove made a series of wall-mounted shelves, which contained disparate elements, such as used books, vintage magazines, vernacular sculptures, and found objects. Alongside these intimate installations, Bove has recently been working on larger compositions which often take over the entire exhibition space, turning the gallery into a landscape or a vitrine. For the project, Bove continues her research on the role and function of art in the public space, by creating seven new sculptures which are installed within the self-seeded landscape. Bove’s site-specific installation highlights the uniqueness of its location and opens a magical environment for viewers. Installed along a 300-yard stretch of the untouched terrain, Bove’s sculptures reveal themselves among the unruly vegetation, like mysteriously pristine ruins of a lost civilization or a contemporary version of a Zen garden. Tour times: 10 AM, 11 AM, 12PM, 2PM, 3PM. less
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10:00 am
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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 more with a bird expert from NYC Audubon. Binoculars available to borrow; space is limited. Please arrive early to sign in. Ages 5+. less
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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 more 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 less
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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 more 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. less
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10:00 am
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Tour | Flatiron District Walking Tour


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


Take a historical three-hour journey through the Lower East Side and explore some of the rich history more tracing the arrival of immigrants to modern times. less
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11:00 am
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City Walk | Lower East Side & Williamsburg Bridge Walk


About 5 miles. See interesting Lower East Side sites and walk over the Williamsburg Bridge. Bring water. more Eat lunch at a restaurant. Please call to confirm. less
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11:00 am
$3

Park Walk | Foraging in the Park


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

Park Walk | Northern Forts Tour


History buffs will love this tour of the Harlem Meer and its environs, which were key lands in the American more Revolution and the War of 1812. Route involves many hills and stairs. 60 minutes. less
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12:00 pm
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Book Signing | Photographer Harvey Stein signs copies of his book Harlem Street Portraits


The first photographic encounter renowned New York street photographer Harvey Stein had with Harlem was more when he documented the annual African American parade on Malcolm X Boulevard in 1990. Swept away by the spirit and humanity of the legendary neighborhood and its inhabitants, Stein continued to photograph Harlem for 23 years from 1990 to 2012. His close-up, evocative portraits of the people of Harlem are published for the first time in Harlem Street Portraits. less
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12:00 pm
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Performance | Performance Art: Zachary Fabri's Shiny Shoes


Zachary Fabri presents a new live performance interweaving physical movement, monologue and sound from more the galleries to 125th Street, just beyond the Museum’s doors. less
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1:00 pm
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Tour | Stuyvesant Sq./Gramercy Park -“Islands of Gentility” Tour


Highlights: The former homes of James Cagney, Margaret Hamilton, the Statues of Edward Booth & Peter more Stuyvesant, the Players Club, and more. less
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1:00 pm
$15...

Master Class | Master Class: Hugo Goldenzweig, piano


Featuring pianist Hugo Goldenzweig, this Extension Division piano master class provides music lovers more with a rare opportunity to witness the interaction between gifted students and great artists as they examine and explore the arts of performance on the highest level. less
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1:30 pm
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Concert | Rojo Tango performs tango and electo-acoustic music


Polly Ferman on piano, with Yael Acher “Kat” Modiano on flute and electronics, are internationally more award-winning and renowned musicians. Their collaboration results in a unique performance that includes Traditional and Contemporary Tango, as well as Electro-Acoustic music less
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1:30 pm
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Park Walk | History of Sports in the Park Tour


Learn how tastes in recreation have changed since the mid-19th century and how the Park has been changed more to mirror those tastes. Route involves a few stairs. less
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2:00 pm
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Film | Mark Sandrich's Oscar Nominee Carefree (1938): Hypnotic Comedy


Starring Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, and Ralph Bellamy. Dr. Tony Flagg's friend Steven has problems more in the relationship with his fiancee Amanda so he persuades her to visit Dr. Flagg. After some minor misunderstandings, she falls in love with Dr. Flagg. When he tries to use hypnosis to strengthen her feelings for Steven, things get complicated. 83 min. less
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2:00 pm
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Tour | Midtown Manhattan Tour


Arguably the world's most valuable, busiest and most crowded pieces of real estate, Midtown Manhattan more 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. less
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2:00 pm
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Opera | Selected Scenes from David Carpenter's Opera The Age of Innocence


An afternoon of selected scenes from The Age of Innocence, an opera based on the novel by Edith Wharton, more music and libretto by David Carpenter. Music director and pianist Donna Gill accompanies young, New York-based singers this new work. less
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3:00 pm
Free

Concert | Sunday Afternoon Organ Meditation


The program features the great repertoire of the Organ on the 101 rank Pipe Organ built by Herman Schlicker more and the 5 stop chamber organ built by Taylor & Boody Organ Builders. less
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4:00 pm
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Concert | Bach Vespers


Program: Johann Sebastian Bach's Allein zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ BWV 33 Felix Mendelssohn's For more He Shall Give His Angels Charge Over Thee from Elijah Featuring The Bach Choir & Players less
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5:00 pm
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Concert | Composing in Tones, Composing in Colors: Composers and Painters


“Composing in Tones, Composing in Colors: Composers and Painters” including the world premiere of more a work by William Cooper, and a song cycle by Ben Moore, a setting of Van Gogh’s letters. With: Liza Stepanova, piano Kathleen Tagg, piano Michael Anthony McGee, baritone Brenton Ryan, tenor less
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5:00 pm
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Concert | Organ Works by Mendelssohn and Others


Program: Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy Overture: The Hebrides Jon Laukvik Aria, Fugue and Final Joseph more Jongen Cantabile, Op.37 No.1 William Bolcom Free Fantasia on ‘O Zion haste’ and ‘How Firm a Foundation’, from Gospel Preludes William Walton Prelude and Fugue, ‘The Spitfire’ with: Benjamin Sheen less
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5:15 pm
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Workshop | Weekly Meditation Session


A respite from the busy doing of NYC; a chance to simply Be for 30 minutes (or as much of that as you more can handle). For the beginner or regular meditator. Instruction available. Yoga classes available before or after. less
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5:15 pm
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Staged Reading | Play Reading: The Secret Sharer by Greg Oliver Bodine


This series presents sit-down readings of new and revisited scripts, generally followed by a moderated more dramaturgical discussion. less
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6:00 pm
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Workshop | Fiction Writing Workshop


Polish your writing skills with this free fiction writing class with Jessica Sticklor.
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7:00 pm
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Concert | Chamber Works by Schoenberg, Dvořák and Brahms


Program: Antonin Dvořák – String Quartet No. 12, “American” arranged for Wind Quintet by David more Walter Johannes Brahms – Piano Trio No. 1 in B Major, op. 8 Arnold Schoenberg - Verklarte Nacht String Sextet The Ernst C. Stiefel Chamber Music Series presents College chamber music ensembles in a series performance. less
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7:30 pm
Free

Tour | Ghosts of Greenwich Village Tour


New York Ghost tours capture the spiritual side of the Big Apple through stories. famed explorers, native more tribes, lost opportunities and political intrigue. With almost every step one takes through the West Village, one encounters the ghosts and spirits of New York City’s past. Every corner has its stories, every building has its haunted spirits. less
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7:30 pm
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Concert | Works by Mozart, Wagner and Tchiakovsky


Program: Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings; I. Pezzo in forma di Sonatina Mozart: Symphony 29 in A more Major Wagner: Siegfried Idyll Please join an orchestra of New York’s finest freelance musicians for a program exploring Mozart’s first steps into compositional maturity, Tchaikovsky’s ode to his favorite composer (Mozart), and Wagner’s symphonic poem for chamber orchestra, written for an intimate birthday performance for his second wife, Cosima. less
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8:00 pm
$10 suggested donation

Performance | Performance Art: Helen Carmel Benigson


Helen Carmel Benigson presents a new video installation and performance involving weightlifters, rap, more and spray tans exploring imagined political, online bodies and real-life cultural archives. Complimentary cocktails by St-Germain. less
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