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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on April 25, 2014?

37 free events take place on Friday, April 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 April 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 April . 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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37 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Friday, April 25, 2014

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free events nyc Climate Change Demands We Change. Why Aren’t We?
free events nyc Fine Cuts: 34th Annual Invitational Film Show
free events nyc The Barnard-Columbia Chorus presents Beethoven’s immortal Missa Solemnis
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Conference | Culture and Everyday Life in North Korea


A conference with Charles Armstrong, Korea Foundation Professor of Korean Studies in the Social Sciences in the Department of History; Ruth Barraclough, Senior Lecturer, School of Culture, History & Language, Australian National University and Visiting Scholar; Cheehyung Kim, ACLS Faculty Fellow in the Department of Asian & Middle Eastern Studies, Duke University; Suzy Kim, Assistant Professor of Korean History, Rutgers University; Andre Schmid, Associate Professor in the Department of East Asian Studies, University of Toronto; Dafna Zur, Assistant Professor in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, Stanford University.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 am
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Colloquium | The Jews of Libya Between the 19th Century and the Colonial Era


Featuring: David Meghnagi (University of Rome 3) on Mordechai HaCohen: Rabbi and Ethnographer. Barbara Spadaro (University of Bristol), From “Mapping Living Memories” to Investigating Postcolonial Histories. Narratives of the Jews from Libya in Historical Perspective.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:30 am
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Tour | All-in-One Downtown Tour


This tour utilizes your feet and the New York City Subway* to transport you from Lower Manhattan, the birthplace of New York, through Wall St and the Financial District, Greenwich Village, SoHo, Chinatown and Midtown Manhattan. There will be ample opportunities for memorable pictures. You'll get the chance to savor NY's best pizza and cannoli and other treats, learn how to play NY handball, maybe bargain with a shopkeeper in Chinatown, observe a game of street chess in Greenwich Village, people watch and window shop in SoHo, and kick back on the Highline Park. Along the way, you'll master the subway and learn about New York's Finest!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Conference | Climate Change Demands We Change. Why Aren’t We?


There is no issue more urgent than climate change, yet government, corporations, and the public are reluctant to change. This conference will examine the psychological factors, money and politics, and infrastructures that impede change as well as the difficult choices that must be made to foster urban resilience in the face of climate change.
   New York City, NY; NYC
10:00 am
Free

Tour | Federal Reserve Bank Tour


Learn about central banking functions that Federal Reserve System performs and see Bank's vault of international monetary gold on bedrock of Manhattan Island, five stories below street level. Learn why Federal Reserve has "Federal" in its name, while it's a private bank, not Federal at all. Congressman Ron Paul considers the Federal Reserve "both corrupt and unconstitutional" Tour times: 10:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Tour | SoHo, Little Italy & Chinatown Tour


You've seen the iconic skyscrapers, attended a Broadway show, visited Lady Liberty and relaxed in Central 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.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Tour | Cathedral Tour


Explore the Cathedral's newly cleaned and restored Nave. Learn about the art, architecture and history of this great sacred space from 1892 to the present.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Workshop | Learn Juggling in the Park


Test your coordination and dexterity with free juggling lessons in the park. All skill levels are welcome to join in the fun. Equipment is provided. Lessons are weather permitting. You'll be surprised that Alex and Jordan can often be found outside tossing pins in the snow!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Other | Open Studios


An afternoon of Open Studios featuring director and producer Christopher McElroen and choreographer Michou Szabo. Set to a live and original jazz score, McElroen and collaborators perform a reading and presentation of (A) LOFT MODULATION, a theatrical adaptation of Sam Stephenson’s book and the historic WNYC radio series, The Jazz Loft Project: Photographs and Tapes of W. Eugene Smith from 821 Sixth Avenue, 1957-1965.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Tour | Southern Park Welcome Tour


Travel from Grand Army Plaza, past the Pond and Gapstow Bridge, and stop at the Dairy on this trip through the southern Park highlights. Route involves moderate inclines and some stairs. 45-minutes.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Concert | Bach at Noon


The keyboard works of Bach offered in 30-minute meditations by Patrick Allen, organist and master of choristers, and Phillip Lamb, organ scholar.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:20 pm
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Tour | Grand Central and Its Neighborhood Tour


Discover architecture and social history of Grand Central neighborhood; learn secrets of Whispering Gallery in Grand Central Terminal; gaze upon hubcaps and roadsters on side of Chrysler Building; discover favorite Midtown Manhattan hangout of Mercury, Hercules, and Minerva; learn why Pershing Square isn’t really square; visit original Lincoln Memorial by Daniel Chester French. Award-winning tour led by urban explorer, historian, and storyteller Justin Ferate.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Tour | Cathedral Tour


Explore the Cathedral's newly cleaned and restored Nave. Learn about the art, architecture and history of this great sacred space from 1892 to the present.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Workshop | Fencing in the Park


Take a stab at the modern sport of fencing with masters from Manhattan Fencing Center. No prior experience needed and equipment is provided.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Tour | US Customs House Building Tour


A Museum Ambassador provides a 45-minute in-depth look at the unique architecture and design of the Alexander Hamilton Customs House.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Film | David Lean's Oscar Nominee Brief Encounter (1945): Noel Coward Play Adapted


With Celia Johnson, Trevor Howard, Cyril Raymond. After a chance meeting on a train station, a married doctor and a suburban housewife enter into a muted but passionate, and ultimately doomed, love affair. 86 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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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, 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.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Tour | US Customs House Building Tour


A Museum Ambassador provides a 45-minute in-depth look at the unique architecture and design of the Alexander Hamilton Customs House.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Concert | College Recitals: Flute, Harp, Fortepiano


4pm Chamber Music with Fortepiano 4pm Rosie Gallagher, Flute 6pm Alexandrina Boyanova, Violin 6pm Siwoo Kim, Violin 8pm Blanca Cecilia Gonzalez, Violin 8pm Emily Hoile, Harp
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Gallery Talk | Curator's Tour of Hyper-Resemblances


Exhibition curators Alison Coplan, Heidi Hirschl and Kathleen Langjahr lead an exhibition tour of the three-part exhibition.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Concert | College Recitals


5:00 PM - 7:30 PM Piano Chamber Music 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM Electronic Music Concert 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM Fuchs Competition Winners' Concert 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM Joseph Hudson, trombone 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM Eun Ji Oh, Flute
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Forum | Software Studies Retrospective


Perhaps more than any other object, software structures our everyday engagement with digital media technologies. Software is the interface through which technology becomes accessible for the vast majority of users, and it is through software that we produce, consume, and understand the complex workings of technical systems. Software Studies is a discipline concerned with the critical study of software objects. The Software Studies Retrospective brings together three key scholars in this emerging field to reflect on how Software Studies has developed and changed over the past ten years, and to look forward to the future of this significant field of practice. With: - Matthew Fuller, the David Gee Reader in Digital Media at the Centre for Cultural Studies, Goldsmiths College, University of London. - Noah Wardrip-Fruin, Associate Professor of Computer Science at the University of California, Santa Cruz, where he co-directs the Expressive Intelligence Studio, one of the world’s largest technical research groups focused on games. - Lev Manovich, Professor at The Graduate Center, City University of New York and founder and director of Software Studies Initiative.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Smoke School of Art: Calculated Resistance


Smoke School of Art is an Atlanta-based nonprofit think tank that discusses and addresses contemporary philosophy and issues in modern art & culture. They assert that all modern art derives from Africa - all conceptual exercise is derived and conceived in the ancient ceremonies of the Dogon.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | New Monotypes by Neil Berger


From the artist: "I wander and find quiet, out-of-the-way places. I marvel at the extravagance of sunlight. A message of inspiration said ‘Split a piece of wood and you will find Me there’. Just so I round any corner and find Sun there.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Workshop | Open Friday Figure Drawing Workshop


Each Friday, the Illustration Department presents an Open Figure Drawing Session.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Park Walk | The High Line Tour


The area around the High Line Park was a vital business district of New York City, supplying fresh fruits, French Cheeses and Russian caviar as well as fresh meats to City markets. The hustle and bustle of the streets induced the City to elevate the railroad trains delivering goods to the commercial buildings. When interstate truck traffic made the railway outdated, it fell into ruin, only to be regenerated as a park.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Screening | Fine Cuts: 34th Annual Invitational Film Show


FINE CUTS is a screening of short film and video works produced by students in The School of Media Studies over the past year as part of their coursework. The screening is followed by a faculty-led Q&A session with the students and an audience-choice award is given. A public reception concludes the evening.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
Free

Concert | Sounds of Serendipity: New and Emerging Composers and Musicians


Sounds of Serendipity, a concert series curated by NY-based conductor and composer Peter Breiner, incorporates the latest developments in technology while firmly rooted in musical traditions and connection to Czech musical culture.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
Free

Concert | The Annual Spring Choir Concert


The Choir of Men and Boys, The Girls’ Choir, Adult and Parish Choir will join forces to offer some of your favorite anthems by Beethoven, Haydn, Mozart, Bairstow and Stanford.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Performance | Theatre Thesis Festival I 2014


Four senior theatre majors present their theses in directing and two present theses in dramaturgy. Performances run in repertory. Design, performances, and management are by theatre students, who are advised by theatre department faculty members Linda Bartholomai, Alice Reagan, and Sandra Goldmark. Featuring: - HAMLETMACHINE By Heiner Müller - FEAR AND MISERY IN THE THIRD REICH
 By Bertolt Brecht
 - FAR AWAY By Caryl Churchill - THE LOVE OF DON PERLIMPLÍN AND BELISA IN THE GARDEN
 By Federico García Lorca Start times: 7, 8 & 9 PM
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Film | Michael Roemer's Nothing But a Man (1964): Facing Down Racism


With Ivan Dixon, Abbey Lincoln, Julius Harris. A proud black man and his school-teacher wife face discriminatory challenges in 1960s America. 95 min. A conversation between director Michael Roemer and writer Kevin Powell will follow the screening.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
$10 suggested donation

Dance Performance | Laure Prouvost's From the Sky, a Performance Mixing Video, Music and Live Narrative


This marks the French-born/UK-based artist's first evening-length performance as part of the ART² contemporary art initiative of the Cultural Services of the French Embassy in New York. Prouvost is a recent recipient of the prestigious Turner Prize and opened her first U.S. solo museum presentation at The New Museum in New York City this winter. Meade, a New York-based curator, writer, and faculty member at Bard College's Center for Curatorial Studies, was recently named a senior curator at The Walker Art Center.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Lecture | Opera Conversations: A Lecture with Live Musical Examples


Featuring Artistic Director Joseph Colaneri and students of the Opera Young Artists Program.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Dance Performance | Senior Dance Production


Senior Dance Production is the culmination of a year-long creative and educational process focused on self-producing a showcase of original work. This year’s run features the Class of 2014 and works by choreographers Alexander Anderson, Taylor Drury, Bynh Ho, Eve Jacobs, Robert Moore, Nicholas Ranauro, and Kyle Scheurich.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Concert | The Barnard-Columbia Chorus presents Beethoven’s immortal Missa Solemnis


This is Beethoven’s last and greatest choral and orchestral setting of the texts of the Roman Catholic Ordinary of the Mass. Composed from 1819–1823, the mass premiered in St. Petersburg, Russia under the patronage of Prince Nikolai Galitzin. Although it is considered by many to be an atypical work, even for Beethoven, it stands alone as an achievement.
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:00 pm
$5

Lecture | The Exoplanet Revolution - Plus Stargazing


Speaker: Lucianne Walkowicz (Princeton post-doc) This is a FREE lecture followed by guided star-gazing with telescopes (weather permitting).
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:00 pm
Free

Concert | Mad Satta, Eight-Piece Neo-Soul Outfit


This ultra-tight outfit concocts lush neo-soul awash in electric organs, bright horns, and deep bass-line grooves. Frontwoman Joanna Teters is a powerhouse vocalist who croons and coos in a rich alto. After sharing the stage with acts like Ozomatli and Afrika Bambaataa, Mad Satta brings its irresistible take on old-school R&B in anticipation of its forthcoming debut LP.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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