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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on March 13, 2013?

36 free events take place on Wednesday, March 13 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 March 13 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 March . 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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36 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Wednesday, March 13, 2013

All events are free unless otherwise noted.
        

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. Tour times: 11am & 1pm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
$6

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: 11:15 a.m., 12:00 p.m., 12:45 p.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:15 p.m., and 3:00 p.m.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:15 am
Free

Tour | Grand Central Terminal Tour


Tour of this magnificent Beaux-Arts landmark.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
$10 suggested donation

Park Walk | “Cross Park Promenade” Tour


You'll be amazed at what you'll see.... a hidden bench that tells time, miniature boats powered by the wind, a magnificent sculpture celebrating fresh water, and a glorious drinking fountain for the city's equine population. These are just some of the the sites along the way on this east to west walk through the park. Tour is approximately one hour long.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Concert | Hunter Symphony


Reuben Blundell, conductor.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
Free

Jazz | Midtown Jazz


A jazz concert for the midtown community. These popular midday concerts feature well-regarded artists. The programming is overseen by jazz pianist Ronny Whyte.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
$10 suggested donation

Concert | Pipes at One Concert


The mechanical-action pipe organ of the church was built in 1964 by the Schlicker Organ Company of Buffalo, New York, and re-built by the Andover Organ Company of Methuen, Massachusetts in 1981. It boasts the oldest pipe organ case in New York City, made of mahogany and dating from 1802, and contains 1,632 pipes. Following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center situated directly across the street from St. Paul’s, the organ was silenced, but has since been partially cleaned and made payable by Mann & Trupiano organ-builders from Brooklyn. The organ is featured weekly in live broadcasts on WWFM of “Bach at One” liturgical presentations by the Trinity Choir and Trinity Baroque Orchestra. Today: Daniel Kirk-Foster, Director of Music and Organist, St. Nicholas of Tolentine Church, Bronx
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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City Walk | 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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Master Class | Joy in Singing: Art Song Master Class


An art song master class led by American tenor Paul Sperry. JOY IN SINGING is a not for profit organization and award program devoted to helping young singers. Its mission is “to promote knowledge and love of art song literature, assist the careers of recitalists and composers, and educate a wider audience in the joy of song.”
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:30 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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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 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
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:30 pm
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Book Discussion | Book Group: The Tiger's Wife by Tea Obreht


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   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:30 pm
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Gallery Talk | Curator's Tour of the Exhibition It’s a Thin Line: The Eruv and Jewish Community in New York and Beyond


This program will provide a vibrant learning experience for all audiences, exploring the eruv from the pages of the Talmud through to its meaning and impact in modern Jewish life. Following a curator's tour, Rav Hershel Schachter, Rosh Yeshiva at Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary, will give a shiur, providing unique insights into concepts to be introduced in Masechet Eruvin.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Concert | DuOnCelly performs works by German, Austrian and Hungarian composers


Two excellent cellists perform a selection of pieces by German, Austrian and Hungarian composers. Csaba Onczay, winner of First Prize at the International Pablo Casals Cello Competition and a renowned soloist, will be performing with his son, Zoltán Onczay, a former soloist of the International Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra, Yamaha fellow and currently artistic director of the Turmsaal concerts in Mannheim, Germany.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
Free

Discussion | Maurizio Molinari discusses his book Governo Ombra


The author in conversation with: Umberto Gentiloni, historian, Sapienza Università di Roma; Richard Gardner, former United States Ambassador to Italy, Professor Emeritus, Columbia University; Joseph LaPalombara, Yale University.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Concert | Student Cello Recital


With Julian Schwarz.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Discussion | The New Challenge: Awards Event


The New Challenge presents a panel discussion featuring Cheryl Dorsey, president of Echoing Green, a world pioneer in the social entrepreneurship movement. The panel will include social entrepreneurs who will share insights into the challenges and opportunities of launching and growing new organizations and companies that are changing the world. Winners of the 2013 New Challenge social innovation competition will be announced, and over $30,000 in funding will be distributed to the selected student teams.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Lecture | Times columnist Sam Roberts discusses his book Grand Central: How a Train Station Transformed America


In the celebration of the one hundred year old terminal, the author looks back at Grand Central's conception, amazing history, and the far-reaching cultural effects of the station that continues to amaze tourists and shuttle busy commuters. This lecture will explore how the Manhattan transit hub truly foreshadowed the evolution of suburban expansion in the country, and fostered the nation's westward expansion and growth via the railroad.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:30 pm
Free

Lecture | CANCELLED***Why You Should Like Fracking***CANCELLED


With Benjamin Davis, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Discussion | Griots, Nobility, and the Transformation of Musical Culture in Contemporary West Africa


A discussion/performance with: Cherif Keita, Professor of French and Francophone Literatures, Carleton College; and Alhaji Papa Susso, griot, master kora (African harp-lute) player, and director of the Koriya Musa Center for Research in Oral Tradition. What happens when a nobleman picks up a guitar and sings praise? When a djéli or griot crosses an ocean, changing both his patronage network and the very stories that establish his legitimacy? How are castes remade, both by individuals and by the societies in transition from which they emerge? These are but a few of the questions that will be addressed in a dialogue between Chérif Keïta and Alhaji Papa Susso.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:30 pm
Free

Discussion | Russ & Daughters: Reflections and Recipes from the House that Herring Built


Mark Federman, in conversation with editor Altie Karp, tells the story of his immigrant family's journey from a pushcart in 1907 to what the Times calls "New York's most hallowed shrine to the miracle of caviar, smoked salmon, ethereal herring and silken chopped liver."
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Other | Speak Up!: Moving through Communit(ies)


What does it mean to belong to a community or multiple communities? How does one belong or (dis)-belong? Experience humor, hubris, and hardship from talented storytellers including Brandi Bravo performing an excerpt of "Women of Smoke"; author, educator and Hip-Hop activist Jennifer "JLove" Calderon; the cast of East Willy-B with a screening of the web series, and others. There will be a brief talk-back with the artists following their presentations.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Talk | Alumnus Lecture: MOMA's Julia Hoffman


Julia Hoffman (BFA 2002 Graphic Design), creative director of advertising and graphic design at the Museum of Modern Art, discusses her life and career.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Talk | Artist Talk: Hans Haacke


Hans Haacke has been awarded numerous prizes for his work including the Golden Lion of the Biennale di Venezia in 1993. Haacke’s work initially focused on the physical and biological systems, with living animals, plants, the physical states of water, and wind. Haacke’s artistic practice grew increasingly into a concentrated analysis of and reflection on socio-political structures by employing investigative methods to focus attention on the machinations of individual politicians and companies.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
Free

Author Reading | Authors Jamie Quatro and Jill McCorkle in Conversation


Jamie Quatro (I Want To Show You More) and Jill McCorkle (Life After Life) will read from and discuss their new books which give very different takes on life in the South.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Discussion | Director Harmony Korine talks about his film Spring Breakers


Join filmmaker Harmony Korine ("Kids," "Gummo," "Mister Lonely") as he discusses his latest effort. The film follows four college girls, who land in jail after their spring break partying goes off the rails. They find themselves bailed out by a local drug dealer, who takes them under his wing.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Discussion | Looking to the Future: Latino Marketplace as American Marketplace


In this past November’s election, a record number of Latinos cast ballots for president, constituting the leading edge of an ascendant ethnic voting bloc that is likely to double in size within a generation. Currently, the nation’s 53 million Hispanics comprise 17 percent of the total U.S. population. How will the Latino influence affect American identity? In what ways will the emergent and expanding Latino community direct the trends, tastes, and preferences of the U.S. majority? NYDesigns and the Division of Continuing Education present this panel of political scientists, journalists, and futurists to imagine what the future of design, marketing, advertising, and consumer-responsive products and services will look like when Latinos represent half or more of America. Speakers include Sem Devillart, Ed Morales, and Antonio Vazquez-Arroyo. Moderated by Nepal Asatthawasi and Nando Rodriguez.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
Free

Author Reading | Nancy Kricorian reads from her book All the Light There Was


Novelist and activist Nancy Kricorian presents her latest work of fiction, a moving story set in Nazi-occupied Paris that vividly intertwines political and personal history.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Performance | Night Shift Theater presents Danny and the Deep Blue Sea by Oscar- and Tony-Winner John Patrick Shanley


A powerhouse one-act play set in the Bronx, where a man and a woman emerge from their dark pasts into an empathetic embrace. The Night Shift produces intimate, no-frills, working-class theater productions that aim to examine other peoples' lives and find solace in the communion of the theatrical event.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
Free

Film | Russian Cinema: Andrei Tarkovsky's The Mirror (1974)


A man in his forties is going to die and remembers his past - his childhood, his mother, the war, personal moments, but things that also tell the story of all the Russian nation. 108 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Concert | Faculty Viola Recital


New music for the viola, including Chen Yi World Premiere, played by Karen Ritscher.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Master Class | Jazz Piano Master Class


Kenny Werner, Piano. The Series continues to foster a dialogue between the music world's most significant and inspired artists and students from the Jazz Studies Program.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Concert | Piano Works by Bach, Debussy, Rachmaninoff, Schumann, and Mozart


The Artist Diploma performers constitute the few highly gifted and experienced musicians selected to develop their artistry and professionalism in the ever-changing contemporary world. Andrew Tyson, piano, performs works by J.S. Bach, Debussy, Rachmaninoff, Schumann, and Mozart.
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:00 pm
Free

Other | Kirtan with Laksmi Nrsimha Das


Laksmi Nrsimha Das (Larry Pugliese) has been practicing bhakti yoga for nearly forty years and for 3 years Laksmi traveled throughout the USA on a temple bus, bringing kirtan to nearly every town, city and university in North America. He has continued to this day to perform kirtan at yoga studios in the NY/NJ area as well as in many temples and homes of kirtan enthusiasts.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:30 pm
$10 suggested donation

Performance | Gandhi, Is That You? Comedy Show


Stand-up comedy show (that has been featured on MTV, and that fills to standing-room only each week). The show is produced by Brendan Fitzgibbons (The Onion, McSweeney's) and Lance Weiss (Carolines on Broadway) with comedians from David Letterman, Vh1, MTV, The Onion, and Comedy Central. Free pizza!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 pm
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Gallery Talk | Gallery Tour: Fashion and Technology


Join Ariele Elia or Emma McClendon, curators, for a tour of this revelatory History Gallery exhibition, which explores fashion’s long engagement with technology. Aniline dyes, the sewing machine, synthetic fibers, and the zipper—all were technological advances that sent fashion in new directions. In recent years, designers have made technology central to their collections, while wireless, sewable circuitry and fashion design software have made cyberspace the new nexus of technology and fashion.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 pm
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Classical Music | Choral Work by Haydn and More at a Landmark Venue

Regular Price: $59
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Play | A Play About a Famous Artist

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