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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on October 25, 2021?

17 free events take place on Monday, October 25 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 October 25 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 October . 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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17 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Monday, October 25, 2021

All events are free unless otherwise noted.
        

Tour | Garment District


Hear an unusual perspective from somebody who spent the greater portion of his life working in the GARMENT industry. You will learn how the apparel industry developed in NYC through the years, and how it came to be located in its current District. Watch the development of the industry from sweatshops in the old tenement buildings on the Lower East Side, to giant factories in China and Bangladesh. See how immigrants were the backbone of the industry and in NYC, still are. Five minute flow chart "From Fibers To Garment". Learn about Calvin, Ralph and Oscar, as well as Labor Unions and Gangsters. A Factory Visit When Available. See "The Garment Worker'' by Judith Weller, The Fashion Walk of Fame. The Giant Button and Needle artwork on Seventh Ave. And much more.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
Free

Author Reading | Italian Neorealism: A Cultural History (online)


Charles Leavitt's book redefines neorealism as a cultural exchange and a field of discourse that shifted the confines of creativity and revised the terms of artistic expression in postwar Italy. The book studies how neorealist texts reflected and performed the contentious conditions of their creation, not just in their narrative but also in their form, language, structure.
   New York City, NY; NYC
5:00 pm
Free

Dance Performance | Compunding Dance and Text (online)


This artist's process as a choreographer and performer compounds dance and text, and her subjects are both marginal and popular. By juxtaposing humor and gravity, speech and movement, song and silence, she creates performances that enable the audience to learn about themselves as they learn about her. Her work has been commissioned by Baryshnikov Arts Center, The Chocolate Factory Theater, Danspace Project, The Whitney Museum, The Shed, The Public Theater, and Performance Space New York. 
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
Free

Book Club | Edward Said's Groundbreaking Orientalism: Nonfiction Book Group (online)


The group discusses Edward Said's 1978 book, one of the most influential and enduring analyses of the relationship between the West and the Middle East. Orientalism become a modern classic and remains one of the most important works written about our divided world.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Workshop | Fitness Workout


Hit the pavement and push your body to new limits in this class. For ages 18+.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Workshop | Intro Class: Awakening Your True Voice: Health and Vitality Through Better Breathing (online)


Strengthen your breathing, body and voice. Experience a physical understanding of breath support to free and strengthen your voice. Learn lasting ways to relieve vocal and physical tension and increase ease and vitality in your body. Develop an awareness of the diaphragm and learn to strengthen it in a non-manipulative but powerful way. Explore the connection between breathing, voice and artistic self-expression. With Jean McClelland.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Poetry Reading | Poems on the Intimacy of Daily Life


Derrick Austin (Tenderness), Richard Hamilton (Rest of Us), and Carly Inghram (The Animal Indoors) share poems from recent books on the intimacy of everyday life and Black queer consciousness within one's own social and personal development.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Workshop | Zumba in a Park


This socially-distanced class features aerobic training with a combination of fast and slow rhythms that tone and sculpt the body. Sneakers are recommended. Every Monday until Oct 25, 2021. Check-in begins at 5:30 pm. Masks are required. Must sign a waiver before participating. Children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. Registration opens every Tuesday at 10:00 am for the class the following week.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Discussion | Baroque Composer Francesco Provenzale (1632 -1704): Founder of the Neapolitan School (online)


Explore the music of Francesco Provenzale, founder of the Neapolitan school of opera, especially for his use of harmony. Provenzale's expressive dissonances heighten the clarity of his overall harmonic scheme. This is a music listening and discussion group.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:30 pm
Free

Performance | Award-Winning Performance Artists


A performance showcases for three of the twelves recipients of the New York City Artist Corps grants. See link for COVID protocols.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
Free

Staged Reading | Performances by City Artists


Performances: - The Soundtrack That Wasn't Was, staged reading by Jennifer Cedena, a performer/writer/community worker whose mentors include legends reg e. gaines, Jessica Hagedorn, Rha Goddess, and Willie Perdomo. - Sound Bath. This sound bath is led by Lavender Suarez, a sound healing practitioner, artist and educator. Suarez has been featured at The Rubin Museum, MoMA, The Brooklyn Public Library, The Brooklyn Botanic Garden, and Wanderlust Yoga Festival.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Performance | The Annual One-Act Slam


This is the yearly one act play competition featuring fully staged readings of new works, in which the audiences votes for your favorite.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
Free

Discussion | Tony-Winning Director of Broadway's Jitney in Conversation (online)


Ruben Santiago-Hudson is currently starring in Lackawanna Blues, which he wrote and directed on Broadway at Manhattan Theatre Club. He also directed the Broadway production Jitney which garnered several awards for "Outstanding Revival" including a Tony Award and six Tony nominations. Santiago-Hudson received a Tony Award as featured actor for his performance in August Wilson's Seven Guitars.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
Free

Author Reading | Between the Lines: Stories from the Underground (online)


For the better part of a decade, Uli Beutter Cohen rode the subway through New York City’s underground to observe society through the lens of our most creative thinkers: the readers of books. Her new book is a timely collection of beloved and never-before-published stories that reflect who we are and where we are going in the form of over 170 interviews.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Staged Reading | Pericles: A Reading of Shakespeare's Epic Play (online)


A poet returns from the dead to tell the tale of Pericles, Prince of Tyre––the touching and hopeful tale of loss and reconciliation about a hero whose adventures take him through the turbulent waters of both the literal seas and the tumultuous challenges of life itself. His odyssey is an epic journey of discovery, loss, and, ultimately, redemption.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Concert | Outdoor Performances Against the Backdrop of the City Skyline


Enjoy open-air performances by a variety of musical and comedy acts.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:30 pm
Free

Discussion | 100 Days and Counting: Can Israel’s New Government Do More Than Merely Survive? (online)


For the first time in three years, Israel has a functioning government that stands on the verge of passing a budget. The eight parties that make up this rainbow coalition are united in their opposition to former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. But can they agree on anything else? With: Bret Stephens, columnist for The New York Times; Yohanan Plesner, President of the Israel Democracy Institute; and Yonit Levi, anchor of Channel 12 News Israel for insightful analysis as they assess the new government’s durability and its capacity to change the trajectory of Israel’s domestic policies and relations with the world in general and the US in particular.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Play | Retro Musical Comedy

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