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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on November 17, 2014?

36 free events take place on Monday, November 17 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 17 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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36 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Monday, November 17, 2014

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free events nyc SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown Tour
free events nyc Nina Wolff Feld discusses her book Someday You Will Understand: My Father's Private World War II
free events nyc The Grammy-nominated Enso Quartet performs works by Puccini, Beethoven, Janáček, Shostakovich
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Tour | Lower Manhattan Tour


It is here, as much as anywhere, where American history started. It's where the first US Congress assembled and produced the Bill of Rights and where President George Washington took his first oath of office. It's here where the world's most important stock exchange and one of the most famous bridges stand. And it is here where an unspeakable tragedy took place and where a rebirth is underway.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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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 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
10:00 am
Free

Workshop | MS Word 2010 for Beginners Workshop


Learn the basics features of Microsoft Word 2010, a word processing program you can use to create documents. Topics include entering and editing text, saving files, and formatting.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 am
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Workshop | Photoshop CS6 for Beginners


Learn how to enhance photos using the #1 photo editing software in the world; Adobe Photoshop. In this class you will get acquainted with the features of Photoshop and learn about layers and use them to minpulate images to your desire.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 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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Park Walk | North Woods Tour


View tumbling cascades, rustic bridges, and picturesque pools in the "Manhattan Adirondacks." Route involves many hills and stairs. 75 minutes.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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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. Tour times: 1:00pm, 2:00pm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Conference | Frate Francesco: Traces, Words, Images


This conference is on the occasion of the exhibition Friar Francis: Traces, Words and Images, held at the United Nations from November 17-28, 2014. With: Archbishop Bernardito Auza, Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the UN The Hon. Claudio Ricci, Mayor of Assisi Padre Mauro Gambetti, Superintendent of Sacro Convento Comm. Stefano Acunto, Casa Italiana Advisory Board Member In ENGLISH.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Concert | The Great Organ: Midday Monday


Cathedral organists provide a 30-minute break for mind, body and spirit on Mondays at 1 pm with an entertaining and informative demonstration of the Cathedral’s unparalleled Great Organ.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Tour | Greenwich Village Neighborhood Tour


Greenwich Village is among Manhattan's most desirable and expensive residential neighborhoods. It's history, however, betrays it's monied status. The Village, with it's quiet, shaded streets, lined with lovely brick and brownstone townhouses, was once the incubating ground of artistic, social and political movements that have helped shape US history. From the Beats to the Folk Movement, from workers rights to gay rights, the Village has often been the center of it all.
   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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Workshop | Stop Motion Animation Workshop


With digital technology, it’s faster (and cheaper) than ever to make your own animated video sequences with stop motion animation. Learn how to successfully photograph image sequences and import them into iMovie to create original animated videos.
   New York City, NY; NYC
2:00 pm
Free

Master Class | Violin Master Class: Leonidas Kavakos


Leonidas Kavakos is recognized across the world as a violinist and artist of rare quality, known for his virtuosity, superb musicianship, and the integrity of his playing. Born in Athens into a musical family, Kavakos’s first steps as a violinist were guided by his parents. He studied at the Hellenic Conservatory with Stelios Kafantaris, one of the three important mentors in his life, together with Josef Gingold and Ferenc Rados. With three competitions to his name before the age of 21, he won the Sibelius Competition in 1985, and the Paganini and Naumburg competitions in 1988. These successes led to his being the first to record the original Sibelius Violin Concerto (1903/4).
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Workshop | Computer Safety and Maintenance Workshop


Learn how to protect your computer from viruses and perform regular maintenance functions to keep it running smoothly.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:30 pm
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Master Class | Double Bass Master Class: Jeffrey Turner


Jeffrey Turner is Director of Orchestral Studies at Duquesne University, where he serves as conductor of the Duquesne Symphony Orchestra. A native of South Carolina, Turner holds a Bachelor of Music degree from the Eastman School of Music and a Master’s degree in conducting from Carnegie Mellon University, where he studied with Dr. Robert Page. He has served in recent years as Music Director of the Pittsburgh Live Chamber Orchestra and served as Artistic Director of the City Music Center Chamber Orchestra from 2004 to 2009. Turner is also the Principal Bassist of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. His teachers include James VanDemark, Lawrence Hurst, and Robert Gladstone.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Book Signing | Actress Evangeline Lilly signs copies of her children's book The Squickerwonkers vol 1


Evengeline Lilly, star of Lost and The Hobbit, discusses her new book. Priority seating with book purchase. Call store for details.
   New York City, NY; NYC
4:00 pm
Free

Author Reading | Rachel Kramer Bussel discusses her book Sex and Cupcakes


Enjoy an open bar from 6-7pm and free copy of ebook Sex & Cupcakes: A Juicy Collection of Essays by Rachel Kramer Bussel to first 25 attendees. Mix, mingle and chat. First 2 dozen cupcakes are free to guests; after that, cupcakes will be for sale.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Discussion | Silent Moon: On Leopardi's 'Canto Notturno'


The great Romantic poet Giacomo Leopardi's finest work was Night Song of a Wandering Shepherd in Asia. Two experts offer a reading and discussion. As Helen Vendler says, Leopardi's poetry is charged on the one hand with a helpless longing, both sexual and philosophical, and on the other hand by a bitterness that was both personal and political. Jonathan Galassi (the president and publisher of Farrar, Straus and Giroux) is the acclaimed translator of the 2012 English edition of Leopardis poems. He has also translated the poetry and prose of Eugenio Montale and is the author of two volumes of poems, Morning Run and North Street. Giorgio Ficara is teaching a weekly graduate course in Columbia's Italian Department; he is the third annual Compagnia di San Paolo/Italian Academy Distinguished Visiting Professor.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Lecture | Weights and Trade Relations between Mesopotamia and the Indus Valley


Presented by Lorenz Rahmstorf (University of Copenhagen). While it is seems “evident that the “step” in the pace of culture change in the Greater Indus Valley is coincident with the beginnings of Mesopotamian trade with Meluhha, and the general growth of maritime trade in the Gulf," the role of weights in this process has so far not been studied in great detail.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Discussion | The Washington Monthly's 45th Anniversary Celebration


Society needs non-fiction: the Founders saw to that with the First Amendment. But writers need institutional supports, and many of these have been subverted by technology. Can writers adapt and stay true to their ideals? They grapple with that question as a way of celebrating the forty-fifth anniversary of The Washington Monthly. There will be a screening of How Washington Really Works, a 30-minute documentary about the magazine and its founder Charlie Peters. A panel discussion will follow moderated by Suzannah Lessard, with Nick Lemann, Joe Nocera, Nick Thompson, and Steve Waldman.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Workshop | iMovie on the iPad Workshop


Learn how to use Apple's popular iMovie software. Create your own short movie clip by editing different clips from videos and add a sound track to fit your movie's feel.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Workshop | MS Excel 2010 for Beginners Workshop


Learn the basics of working with spreadsheets using Microsoft Excel 2010. Topics include entering data and formulas, moving and copying data, formatting & print previewing worksheets.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Slide Lecture | Nina Wolff Feld discusses her book Someday You Will Understand: My Father's Private World War II


This illustrated lecture distills the harrowing, hilarious, and inspiring details of civilian and military life on both sides of the Atlantic. Her story highlights her father’s flight from the Nazis through Europe with his family when he was fifteen, his arrival in the United States in 1941, and his sojourn as a refugee student at New York’s Dwight School before his basic training in the U.S. Army. He reversed his role as a young Jew on the run in Europe to occupy a position of authority in the U.S Army Intelligence Corps, and went from being persecuted by to prosecuting his oppressors.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:30 pm
Free

Discussion | No Fixed Address: Art as an Advocacy Tool for the Homeless


A panel discussion moderated by William McAllister, senior research fellow and director of the Mellon Interdisciplinary Fellows Program/INCITE, Columbia University. Panelists include Susan Craine, director of community and corporate programs, New York Cares; Moon (a.k.a. Alex Lowery), actor, Theatre of the Oppressed; Katy Rubin, director, Theatre of the Oppressed; and Heidi Schmidt, public affairs manager, office of external affairs, New York City Department of Homeless Services.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Discussion | From Pages to Pixels: Producing Enhanced e-Books


The growth of the electronic book, or e-book, market has been staggering, rocketing from $68 million to $3 billion in the U.S., from 2008-2013. The numbers are even more impressive, when you consider that the category did not exist for major publishers until 2008. In this session, hear from some of the leading e-book producers and publishers, and will delve into the considerations that producers and authors now face in an industry that is more interactive than ever.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Book Discussion | Garth Stein reads from his book Sudden Light


A family confronts long-buried secrets as it struggles for forgiveness and redemption in New York Times bestselling author Garth Stein's breathtaking new novel.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Master Class | Guitar Master Class: Newman and Oltman


Ensemble-In-Residence The Newman and Oltman Guitar Duo is a creative locus of the guitar world and presents an annual recital and master class. Hailed by the New York Times as “Fresh, hot, and headed for fame,” the Newman and Oltman Guitar Duo, consisting of Michael Newman and his spouse, Laura Oltman, continue to fulfill that promise with more than 30 years of international touring, 12 critically acclaimed recordings, and new works developed for the ensemble.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | Marilyn Johnson reads from her book Lives in Ruins: Archaeologists and the Seductive Lure of Human Rubble


The author of the The Dead Beat returns with her latest.
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7:00 pm
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Talk | Writer Talk: Edward Hirsch


Edward Hirsch is an American poet and critic who wrote a national best seller about reading poetry. He has published eight books of poems and is a celebrated lecturer on the subject of poetry. He was a McArthur Genius award winner and is currently president of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Hirsch is also the Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney Conner Writer-in-Residence as well as the Elizabeth Strong-Cuevas Lecturer.
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7:00 pm
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Concert | Faculty Composers' Concert


Mark Stambaugh, Coordinator.
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7:30 pm
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Concert | Fedelio Trio performs works by Staud, Ligeti, Fuentes, Schönberg


Program: Lukas Ligeti Excerpts from Time (for violin and piano) — US Premiere Johannes Maria Staud Für Bálint András Varga (No. 1-4) (2007) Arturo Fuentes Mimik (2014) — US Premiere Schönberg Verklärte Nacht, Op. 4 (transcribed by Eduard Steuermann) (1899/1932) Fidelio Trio: Darragh Morgan, violin; Deirdre Cooper, cello; Mary Dullea, piano. The virtuosic Fidelio Trio performs diverse repertoire internationally. They broadcast regularly on BBC Radio 3, RTÉ Lyric FM, WNYC, NPR and in 2010 were featured in a Sky Arts documentary. Since their debut at London’s South Bank they have appeared at Wigmore Hall, Kings Place, Purcell Room and Royal Opera House, London.
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7:30 pm
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Concert | The Grammy-nominated Enso Quartet performs works by Puccini, Beethoven, Janáček, Shostakovich


Program: Puccini Chrysanthemums Beethoven String Quartet in G Major, op. 59, no. 3 Janáček String Quartet No. 1 ("Kreutzer Sonata") Shostakovich Piano Quintet, op. 57 The New York-based Enso Quartet is back from recent tours of Brazil and Mexico for the release of a new album, featuring works by opera composers.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:30 pm
Free

Dance Performance | Dance Works-in-Progress


A high visibility, low-tech forum on Monday nights. Movement Research at the Judson Church supports experiments in performance rather than finished products. Artists are selected by a rotating committee of peer artists. With: Julia Crockett and Group, Kristopher K.Q. Pourzal, Nora Stephens, Sara Tolosa.
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8:00 pm
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Concert | Faculty Composers Concert


This concert will feature performances of new works by faculty composers.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Concert | Music for Harp and String Ensemble


Lucia Stavros, harp, and friends.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Talk | Cry Havoc: An Exploration of the Trauma of War from the Perspective of a Military Veteran


Stephan Wolfert combines his own personal military experiences with the speeches from a number of William Shakespeare’s soldiers. Why Shakespeare? After six years in the army battling PTSD, Wolfert hopped off an Amtrak deep in the mountains of Montana and wandered into a theatre where he saw Shakespeare’s Richard III. Wolfert was so moved that he left the Army and went to graduate school for theatre.
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:30 pm
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