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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on November 18, 2024?

33 free events take place on Monday, November 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 November 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 November . 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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33 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Monday, November 18, 2024

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Tour | NYC Walking Tours: A Variety of Neighborhoods - Choose One Tour Or Many


These tours take place at various times. You can make reservations for as many tours as your schedule allows. See link for details: scroll down to find the daily scheduled tours at $4 (more costly tours are listed on top). Daily tours may include: Brooklyn Bridge SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown Lower Manhattan Harlem Downtown Greenwich Village Central Park Lower Manhattan Midtown Manhattan Graffiti and Street Art Tours
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 am
$4

Workshop | Morning Meditation


Start your day by balancing your mind, body, and spirit during instructor guided meditation. This renowned practice lowers blood pressure, reduces stress, and strengthens the immune system.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:45 am
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Master Class | Chamber Music Master Class


Chamber Music Master Class with Emily Kruspe.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Dance Lesson | Indian Dance


Participants will be introduced to Bharatanatyam a 2,000 year old dance from that combines rhythm, movement, music, percussion, a codified set of emotions, and storytelling. Movements are adaptive, and can be done by participants of all mobilities. All materials will be provided.  Attendance at all sessions is strongly encouraged. Space is limited and registration is required. Walkups will be permitted if space accommodates. This series will consist of 8 sessions, 60 minutes each.  Dates, Mondays and Wednesdays: 10/28, 10/30, 11/4, 11/6, 11/11, 11/13, 11/18, 11/20
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 am
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Fair | Holiday Market: Unique Gifts, Food Vendors and More


The market has over 180 vendors offering one-of-a-kind gifts created by local craftsmen as well as a selection of food from diverse cuisines and delicious desserts. Dates: 11/14 - 12/23 Mon - Fri: 11am - 8pm Sat - Sun: 10am - 8pm Closed Thanksgiving Day, Christman Eve. Closes at 4pm on Christmas Eve.
   New York City, NY; NYC
11:00 am
Free

Book Discussion | On Being Jewish Now: Reflections from Authors and Advocates (in-person and online)


What is it about being Jewish that connects people no matter where we live, how they work or if they even go to synagogue? Food? Culture? Humor? Tradition? History? In the wake of the October 7 tragedy in Israel -- the worst pogrom since the Holocaust -- and the rising antisemitism in the following months, American Jews felt a solidarity that many hadn't known existed. People found themselves speaking out in ways they never had, putting on the Jewish stars they hadn't worn in decades, experiencing a pride they had long forgotten. Now, 75 writers share their funny, poignant, sad and emotional thoughts on that unique bond that reflect our joy and trauma, love, loss and family ties in the new book, On Being Jewish Now. Twenty of those authors will be in a conversation led by the volume's editor, publisher and contributor Zibby Owens.
   New York City, NY; NYC
11:30 am
Free

Workshop | Learn Juggling in the Park


Get in a quick lesson, stay for the whole time, or just enjoy watching them put their skills to the test. They're a friendly group and open to drop-ins, even if you catch them outside of the regular juggling lessons. All skill levels welcome. Equipment is provided.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Concert | Jewish Songs and Dances for Piano (online)


A premiere performance of Joel Engel’s A krants yidishe folks-nigunim (1924): a collection of Jewish folksongs, dances, Hasidic nigunim, and religious melodies in arrangements for piano and four hand piano. Engel’s earlier Jewish Folksongs Volumes I, II, and II were the first published classical compositions to feature Yiddish folksongs. His use of Yiddish folk music in his compositions proved to be influential and inspired the Society for Jewish Folk Music and the composers affiliated with it to create a vast oeuvre of similar work. This collection of 29 pieces will be performed by Ryan MacEvoy McCullough and Sahun Sam Hong.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Symposium | Poetry as Artifact


A symposium devoted to Maria Stepanova's new poem, Holy Winter. This literary symposium brings together the author, her translators and publishers, and literary scholars to reflect on the poem as a literary artifact, a social fact, and a reading experience. How is a poem that relates to the catastrophic events of the day--the pandemic and the war--conceived and written? Maria Stepanova will share her reflections on the creative process. How does the poem reach its readers, in the country of its origin and beyond? What is the role of publishers, editors, translators? What is lost (and gained) in translation? Stepanova's translators and publishers will speak about their work. What poetic themes, instruments and forms are used in this highly innovative work of literature? How do we attend to the many voices speaking in the poem? How do we relate to its complex intertextual fabric? How do the poem's recurrent imagery and metaphors--exile, confinement, war--speak to us about our own experience as we transition from the twentieth to the twenty-first century? Literary scholars will offer their interpretations as well as readerly impressions.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Museums | Art from All Over The World: Modern and Contemporary


Discover a vast collection of art from a diverse range of countries such as Argentina, Brazil, Italy, Russia, France, Spain, Japan, India, United States and more.
   New York City, NY; NYC
4:00 pm
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Other | Live Trivia Hour: 1980s Edition


Think you know the 80s? Come put your knowledge to the test and join the Live Trivia Hour for 1980s Edition.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:30 pm
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Museums | Remembrance, Reflection and Resilience


A place of commemoration: exhibition, artifacts, photographs, stories and more.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:30 pm
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Discussion | "What Makes It Italian?": Baroque Rome (online)


“What Makes It Italian?” is a music listening and discussion group. The group is led by Gina Crusco. This session spotlights Baroque Rome: Music of Stefano Landi (1587 – 1639) + Palazzo Colonna, Rome, 1600 Come “see” the music as reflected in Italian architecture.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Book Discussion | Broadway Poster Art: 1945–1969


This visual bonanza shines the spotlight on the poster art of Broadway’s golden age and shares untold behind-the-scenes stories. Nicholas van Hoogstraten will be in conversation with Ron Fassler and David Leopold.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Book Discussion | Plantation Goods: A Material History of American Slavery


Seth Rockman's eye-opening book is a rethinking of nineteenth-century American history that reveals the interdependence of the Northern industrial economy and Southern slave labor.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Film | Torch Song Trilogy (1988) with Anne Bancroft and Matthew Broderick


Arnold Beckoff wants to be loved and accepted, but that doesn’t come easily as a gay man working as a female impersonator in 1970s New York City. Arnold finally finds the one after a series of heartaches, and with his new partner, makes plans to adopt. But tragedy hits, and Arnold’s life is turned upside down, leading to a confrontation with his mother, who has never approved of his lifestyle. Director: Paul Bogart Cast: Anne Bancroft, Matthew Broderick, Harvey Fierstein, Brian Kerwin Anne Bancroft was an American actress who received an Academy Award, three BAFTA Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, two Tony Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Cannes Film Festival Award. She is one of only 24 actors to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting. Matthew Broderick is an American actor whose roles include the Golden Globe-nominated portrayal of the title character in Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986), the voice of adult Simba in Disney's The Lion King (1994), and Leo Bloom in both the Broadway musical The Producers and its 2005 film adaptation. Broderick has won two Tony Awards.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Concert | Baritone Performs Selected Chinese Art Songs (in-person and online)


Baritone Xiaoming Tian presents a recital with pianists Stephen Hough and Matthew Graybil. They will perform Hough’s song cycle Dappled Things and selected Chinese art songs.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Discussion | Cinema from the Margins: An Evening with Filmmaker Alice Diop


Senegalese-French director Alice Diop talks about her work in a conversation with Mame-Fatou Niang. Diop discusses her approach to filmmaking and broader questions about her creative process and the exceptional body of work it has produced. Followed by a Q&A with the audience.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Concert | Classical Favorites for Accordion, Played as Tangos


Dr. William Schimmel, a classically-trained accordionist, returns classic repertoire he learned in conservatory with an inflection of tango influence. He has performed with virtually every ensemble in New York, including the New York Philharmonic, the Metropolitan Opera, and Jazz at Lincoln Center. Master accordionist Dr. Schimmel returns in a solo concert of classical favorites played as tangos. Dr. Schimmel's accomplishments in the tango genre were made famous through his Tango Project albums, the first of which reached #1 on the Billboard charts. Registration required.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
Free

Concert | Critically Acclaimed Multi-Instrumentalist (online)


Jen Shyu is a versatile and critically acclaimed vocalist, composer, producer, multi-instrumentalist, and dancer. Born to Taiwanese and East Timorese immigrant parents, her instruments include piano, violin, Taiwanese moon lute, Chinese erhu, Japanese biwa, and Korean gayageum. 
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Concert | Harlem Opera Theater: 150th Year Tribute to Arturo Alfonso Schomburg


Harlem Opera Theater presents a musical tribute to Arturo Alfonso Schomburg, featuring singers Audrey Dubois Harris and Keaun Guy with Artistic Director Dr. Gregory H. Hopkins. Arturo Alfonso Schomburg (1874-J1938) was a historian, writer, bibliophile, collector, and activist. He also wrote many books. Schomburg was a Puerto Rican of African and German descent. He moved to the United States in 1891, where he researched and raised awareness of the contributions that Afro-Latin Americans and African Americans have made to society. He was an important intellectual figure in the Harlem Renaissance. Over the years, he collected literature, art, slave narratives, and other materials of African history, which were purchased to become the basis of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, named in his honor, at the New York Public Library (NYPL) in Harlem.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
Free

Film | Project Ecopolis: Stop-Motion Animation


The premiere of a stop-motion film series by Ezra Wube on urban life, ecology, and resilience.      
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Classical Music | Works for Trumpet, Violin, Viola, and More


Members of The Harlem Chamber Players: Bridget Kibbey, conductor; Milena Casado, trumpet (with electronics), vocals; Claire Chan, violin; Ashley Horne, violin; William Frampton, viola; Wayne Smith, cello; Adrienne Baker, flute; Steven Palacio, bassoon. Program Valerie Coleman, Maombi Asante Ellen Reid (b. 1966), West Coast Sky Forever Dalit Warshaw (b. 1974), Conflagration Milena Casado, Cuando Todo Da Vueltas
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Book Discussion | Context Collapse: A Poem Containing a History of Poetry


Literary critic Ryan Ruby uncovers the secret history of poetry in a mock-academic verse essay filled with wit and wisdom.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
$5

Book Discussion | Prophets of Deceit Today: A New Look at a Landmark Text


Political theorist Samir Gandesha will outline the historical context, arguments and relevance of Leo Lowenthal’s and Norbert Guterman’s landmark text of Critical Theory. He will zero in on on its typology of political responses to socio-economic crises, its treatment of susceptibility to fascist propaganda as symptomatic of real maladies to which agitators can only provide quack cures, and its influence on Theodor W. Adorno’s analysis of fascist propaganda. He will end by talking about the 2024 US Presidential Election.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Discussion | A Conversation with South Korean Playwright Hansol Jung


Receiving an Obie award in 2024 for her Wolf Play, Jung has emerged as one of the leading voices of a new generation of global playwrights. Exploring themes related to displacement, identity, family (among others), her plays traverse geographical and psychological landscapes. The evening will include readings of excerpts of Hansol Jung's work and a conversation with the playwright. A reception will follow.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Book Club | Graphic Novel Book Club: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin by Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird, Tom Waltz, Ben Bishop, and Esau & Isaac Escorza


Who is the Last Ronin? In a future, battle-ravaged New York City, a lone surviving Turtle embarks on a seemingly hopeless mission seeking justice for the family he lost. What terrible events destroyed his family and left New York a crumbling, post-apocalyptic nightmare? All will be revealed in this climactic Turtle tale that sees longtime friends becoming enemies and new allies emerging in the most unexpected places. Can the surviving Turtle triumph?
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:30 pm
Free

Staged Reading | Imminent Domain: Young Couple's Life on Hold


Syd and Carrie are a young couple who live in a beach house in Venice, California. Syd’s on the verge of selling a TV pilot to the networks, and Carrie's about to have a baby. Life is full of promise until a giant RV pulls up outside their house, and poses an existential threat. Written by Oren Safdie.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Lecture | Antisemitism History: The Case of Mendel Beilis in Emperial Russia (online)


On March 20, 1911, children playing in a cave near Kiev stumbled upon a horrific sight: the bloodied body of a boy. Following claims from right-wing groups that the murder was a ritual killing, police arrested Menachem Mendel Beilis, a 39-year-old Jewish factory manager, despite lacking direct evidence. Beilis's trial in 1913 quickly garnered international attention. Although the jury acquitted him, they suggested the crime bore the characteristics of a ritual murder. In his book, Blood Libel in Late Imperial Russia: The Ritual Murder Trial of Mendel Beilis, Robert Weinberg examines the motivations behind the tsarist government's framing of Beilis, highlighting the rampant antisemitism in late Imperial Russia. Led by professor of history Robert Weinberg.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Talk | Artist Talk: The Rippling Past


Simon Benjamin is a Jamaican multidisciplinary artist and filmmaker based in New York. He examines how the past ripples into the present in unforeseen ways. He illuminates how lesser-known histories and colonial legacies impact the present and contribute to an interconnected future. 
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Forum | Civics in Poetry & Prose: Discussion Group


Civic conversations, about topics of shared concern in the community at this special limited series of community conversations that will use poetry, science fiction, and other literature to help improve listening and critical thinking. You might not like this program if... You consider yourself very “tapped in” and want a space to vent about current political events and news. This program will feature “house rules” that include leaving current events outside the room as much as possible. You are already an expert at civic conversations…and want to tell everyone about it. This program will be a learning space for everyone involved, and it is essential that people sign up with the intent to try new things, make mistakes, and try again…and to be kind and give others space to do the same. You'll find this program useful if... You want to explore being able to talk about civic topics in a community of your peers. You don’t have to know what "civics" means to attend – in fact, your curiosity is the best starting place of all!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Dance Performance | Dance Works-in-Progress


A 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. With: Kayla Hamilton, Paloma McGregor, Imogene Williams, Fabio Tavares
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
Free

Lecture | SpaceBridge: Bringing Together Russian Refugee Children


SpaceBridge is a workshop program and a live performance conceived and directed by Irina Kruzhilina. SpaceBridge brings together Russian refugee children, who fled to the US due to their families’ anti-war stance and now live in NYC shelters, with American peers to build lifelong friendships while coming to terms with their differences. The performance tracks immigrant children as they integrate into American society and wrestle with questions of heritage, collective responsibility and guilt by association. SpaceBridge is devised and performed by eleven young Russian refugees, aged ten to fifteen, alongside eight American-born participants of the same age.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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