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32 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Sunday, November 19, 2017

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free events nyc The Washington Square Music Festival: Explorations in Music/Art/Dance
free events nyc Omega Ensemble performs works by Debussy, Gershwin, Brahms, Beethoven, Rachmaninoff
free events nyc Music for All Souls: A Journey through Six Continents
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City Walk | Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn Heights and Dumbo Tour


This is a 3-hour tour that begins with a walk over the Brooklyn Bridge, an icon of New York City for more over 125 years, with spectacular views of Manhattan and Brooklyn. The tour then moves on to a stroll of Brooklyn Heights, America’s and New York City’s first suburb. The tour then explores the neighborhood DUMBO before ending at the Fulton Ferry landing. less
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Tour | Downtown Manhattan 3-Hour Tour


The 3-hour walking and subway tour covers the Financial District including Wall Street and the World more Trade Center, SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown. These are neighborhoods that simply can’t be fully appreciated from a bus. There will be one or two opportunities to sample tasty treats. less
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Tour | Harlem Tour


Although world famous, Harlem may be New York's best kept secret with some of the city's best architecture, more food, music and people. Harlem's history is also one of the city's most dramatic, having gone through many ethnic, cultural and socioeconomic changes over the past roughly 400 years, which have resulted in a diverse array of places of worship, theaters, homes and eating establishments. less
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9:45 am
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City Walk | Manhattan Street Art Tour


Join a Manhattan Street Art Tour and experience the Lower East Side - SoHo, NoHo, Nolita and Little Italy. more The Lower East Side of Manhattan is a playground for street artists, Soho is known to be one of NYC first permit Joint Live-Work Quarters for artists and the area received landmark designation in 1973. Noho and Nolita’s street art is either hidden in courtyards or on the more prominent street art facades. Learn about the history of the art of many famous and unknown artist. less
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Tour | SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown Tour


You've seen the iconic skyscrapers, attended a Broadway show, visited Lady Liberty and relaxed in Central more Park. Looking for a little more of the Big Apple? Maybe it's time to visit some of Manhattan's oldest and most enchanting historic districts. Take a relaxing stroll through SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown. less
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Park Walk | Three Lakes/Three Parks in Queens


Starting in Forest Hills, ending in downtown Flushing, this moderately paced walk (about 6 miles) goes more through Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens Botanical Garden (Kissena Corridor, Kissena Park), with an optional dim sum meal in Flushing ($12-$15). Bring snack, water. Exercise! History! Nature! Friendship! less
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9:45 am
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Performance | umBhovuzo: The Parable of the Sower: Performance Art


Nicholas Hlobo’s performance feature dress-clad men. Hlobo’s interest in engaging with historical more objects from domestic interiors contribute to each work’s conceptual and material multiplicity. He adopts the Singer sewing machines, workstation and other apparatus that symbolize industrial self-sufficiency whilst critically observing prescribed gender roles that shape domesticity, labor, and globalization. less
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Tour | Grand Central Terminal Tour


For over 100 years, the Beaux-Arts beauty known as Grand Central Terminal (a.k.a Station) has been a more testament to the ingenuity and ambition of a great city, impressing both travelers and visitors with its wonderful architecture and pulsating vibe. Its 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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Tour | Lower Manhattan, Chinatown, Little Italy and SoHo Tour


A multi-neighborhood tour of the Lower Manhattan area. The tour begins on Wall Street, where you will more see the New York Stock Exchange and Trinity Church before moving on the the World Trade Center and City Hall. We then move on by subway to visit the largest Chinatown in the United States. Following Chinatown, the tour will continue on through Little Italy and on to SoHo. less
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Fair | Street Fair


Free fun for the whole family, including arts, crafts, antiques, plants, entertainment, games, and more.
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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. This tour repeats every Sunday. less
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11:00 am
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City Walk | Pushcarts, Pickles, and Million Dollar Pastrami: The Jewish Lower East Side Tour


The Lower East Side was once the most densely populated neighborhood on the planet. This 10 stop walking more tour, will visit some major historical sites of the Jewish Lower East Side, from the late 1800's all the way up until present day. Weaving stories of triumph, heartbreak, and humor together, this tour is at once informative, entertaining, and may put you in the mood for a knish or four. less
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Classical Music | Student Guitar Recital


John Bogan, guitar
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Performance | umBhovuzo: The Parable of the Sower: Performance Art


Nicholas Hlobo’s performance feature dress-clad men. Hlobo’s interest in engaging with historical more objects from domestic interiors contribute to each work’s conceptual and material multiplicity. He adopts the Singer sewing machines, workstation and other apparatus that symbolize industrial self-sufficiency whilst critically observing prescribed gender roles that shape domesticity, labor, and globalization. less
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2:00 pm
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Tour | Brooklyn Heights Tour


Known as America's first suburb, Brooklyn Heights is truly a gem. Travel and Leisure named it one of more America's top 10 most beautiful neighborhoods, and its beauty is rivaled only by its place in American history. These quaint, tree-lined streets have been the sites of Revolutionary War battles, abolitionist activism and have inspired numerous novelists. Visit a stop on the Underground Railroad, or the home of Truman Capote, where he penned Breakfast at Tiffany's and where Jackie Robinson signed with the Dodgers. less
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Tour | Bushwick Graffiti and Street Art Tour


New York City is a mecca for graffiti and street art, making it a very attractive playground for artists more from around the world. Bushwick, in a working class district on the north side of Brooklyn adjacent to Williamsburg, has been attracting artists for some time now. The neighborhood has a fair collection of art studios and galleries, but it’s Bushwick’s industrial landscape that’s attracting the street artist. If you came looking for 1960′s Greenwich Village, you’ll find something brewing in Bushwick. less
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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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Tour | SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown Tour


You've seen the iconic skyscrapers, attended a Broadway show, visited Lady Liberty and relaxed in Central more Park. Looking for a little more of the Big Apple? Maybe it's time to visit some of Manhattan's oldest and most enchanting historic districts. Take a relaxing stroll through SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown. less
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Tour | Williamsburg Tour


Its once abandoned waterfront is now is now filled with newly constructed condo towers and magnificent more parks and stunning views of Manhattan. Known today as the hipster capital of the United States, Williamsburg is so much more than that, containing enclaves of Puerto Ricans, Polish, Italians, Dominicans and Hasidic Jews. In a city with an unmatched ethnic diversity, Williamsburg is a standout. less
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Classical Music | Omega Ensemble performs works by Debussy, Gershwin, Brahms, Beethoven, Rachmaninoff


Program: Beethoven - Sonata for Piano and Cello in G minor op. 5 no. 2 Rachmaninoff (arr. Heifetz) - more It's peaceful here (op. 21 no. 7) for violin and piano Debussy (arr. Heifetz) - Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune for violin and piano Gershwin (arr. Heifetz) - Three Preludes for violin and piano Brahms - Piano Trio in B major op. 8 Artists: Itamar Zorman, violin Gabriel Cabezas, cello Liza Stepanova, piano less
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3:00 pm
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Concert | Philip Glass' Fall of the House of Usher


The NYU Contemporary Music Ensemble performs. Featuring Stanley Figaro, Marissa Hernandez, Ben Salters, more Peter Tinaglia, and Geddy Warner. less
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3:00 pm
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Concert | The Washington Square Music Festival: Explorations in Music/Art/Dance


Believing that music makes community, the Washington Square Music Festival offers a celebration for the more upcoming holiday season with Explorations in Music/Art/Dance. The concert’s featured work is the world premiere of Skyscrapers, a string quartet by Heather Schmidt (pictured) inspired by the Paul Klee painting “Composition 1914” and commissioned by the Washington Square Music Festival. Dancers from the Annabella Gonzalez Dance Theatre will explore the music of J.S. Bach and György Kurtág, and the Chamber Ensemble will perform works by W.A. Mozart and BenedettoMarcello. less
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3:00 pm
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Classical Music | 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 and Boody Organ Builders. The Organ Meditation takes place every Sunday from Sept. 10, 2017 to May 27, 2018.. less
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4:00 pm
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Dance Performance | Revision: A Truncated History of the Universe for Dummies. A Rant Dance: Choreography by Yvonne Rainer


Yvonne Rainer, one of the founders of the Judson Dance Theater (1962), made a transition to filmmaking more following a fifteen-year career as a choreographer/dancer (1960-1975). After making seven experimental feature-length films, she returned to dance in 2000 via a commission from the Baryshnikov Dance Foundation. less
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Classical Music | Bach Vespers


Program: Fürchte dich nicht with Antioch Chamber Ensemble
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Classical Music | Clarinet Works by Brahms, Bartok


Program: BRAHMS: Clarinet Sonata No. 2, op. 120 DOLPHYl: "God bless the child" BARTOK: Contrasts for more violin, clarinet and piano, SZ. BB 116 Student Recital - Matt Rosen less
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Concert | Great Organ: It's Sunday


In celebration of the restored Great Organ, the cathedral presents a concert series following Sunday more Evensong, featuring guest recitalists from around the country. Great Organ: It’s Sunday concerts are held on Sundays at 5 pm in the fall and spring seasons. Organist: Mary Pan, Chicago, IL less
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Classical Music | Music for All Souls: A Journey through Six Continents


Program: VILLA-LOBOS: Bachianas Brasileira No. 5 for soprano CHOPIN: Scherzo No. 2 for piano SCHUMANN: more Selected Songs YANG: Selection from "Three Aquarelles" for piano COPLAND: Ukelele Serenade, Hoe - Down for violin and piano PONCE: Mexican Rhapsody FRIEDMAN: The Prophet for baritone HOFMEYR: Kalunga for piano GRAINGER/CRAIG: Lincolnshire Posy for wind quintet Since 1999, Mannes School of Music has presented a yearlong music festival every year. Each festival includes more than 20 events performed by the school's gifted young student artists, distinguished faculty members, and renowned guests, at prestigious New York City concert venues and cultural institutions. The festivals are an outstanding component of the total Mannes program. less
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5:00 pm
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Classical Music | Works by Ravel, Weinberg, Gubaidulina


With: Lily Friedman, piano Tom Chiu, Emily Popham, violins Artie Dibble, viola Sara Male, cello
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Park Walk | Central Park Brisk Walk


Brisk but sane. About seven miles.This is the first of what will be a regular series in which explore more Central Park by foot as the work week winds down and then grab something to eat afterwards. After quickly entering the park, head North, across and back down again to Central Park South. Aim for about a 3mph pace. Please bring a flashlight as it is getting late earlier this time of year. less
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6:00 pm
$3

Master Class | Thomas Allen, Vocalist


Thomas Allen (born 10 September 1944) is an English operatic baritone. He is widely admired in the opera more world for his voice, the versatility of his repertoire, and his acting—leading many to regard him as one of the best lyric baritones of the late 20th century. In October 2011, he was appointed Chancellor of Durham University, succeeding Bill Bryson. less
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Tour | Dark Side of the High Line Tour


The skeletal remains of the High Line’s elevated tracks set the perfect scene for a spooky evening. more Join Free Tours by Foot for a journey to the creepier side of New York City’s most unique park. On this tour you’ll hear tales of the strange eccentric who lived below the tracks and saved them from demise, the curse of a West Side Cowboy who fell to his death from the elevated track, and the children who haunt the street formerly known as Death Avenue. If the moon hangs right perhaps you’ll witness the spectacle of a ghostly ship floating down the Hudson River; is it the long forgotten crew of Henry Hudson’s Half-Moon warning sailors not to go to sea? Or is it Captain Kidd protecting the treasure he buried on Liberty Island? Venture at your own risk through the dark side of High Line. less
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