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

32 free events take place on Tuesday, November 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 November 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 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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32 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Tuesday, November 25, 2014

All events are free unless otherwise noted.

Editor's Picks

free events nyc Francis Ford Coppola's Oscar Nominee The Cotton Club (1984): Famed Harlem Nightclub
free events nyc The Play's the Thing: Vaclav Havel, Art and Politic
free events nyc The Intimate Bach: Sacred and Secular Chamber Music
free events nyc Hermann Leopoldi: The Life of a Viennese Piano Humorist
        

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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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
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10:00 am
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Workshop | Digital Media Basics


Learn all about downloading music, videos, images and more, including streaming and sharing.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 am
Free

Jazz | Dixieland Jazz with the Gotham Jazzmen


The Gotham Jazzmen bring their take on Dixieland Jazz. The band features: Ed Bonoff on drums; James Collier on trombone; Lee Lorenz on cornet; Pete Sokolow on piano; Dick Waldburger on bass; Ernie Lumer on clarinet; and Bill Wurtzel on guitar.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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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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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
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. Tour times: 1:00pm, 2:00pm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Concert | Mannes Downtown Chamber Music Concert


The Ernst C. Stiefel Chamber Music Series presents Mannes College chamber music ensembles in a series of free lunch-time performances. The program for this concert will be announced a week before the performance.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Tour | U.S. Custom House Tour


Join a Museum Ambassador for an in-depth look at the unique architecture and exquisite beauty of the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House, home of the museum. Designed by famed architect Cass Gilbert and completed in 1907, the Custom House is a National Historic Landmark. The building’s interior splendor includes an elliptical rotunda with a 140-ton dome skylight designed by Valencia-born engineer Raphael Gustavino and murals by New York painter Reginald Marsh, as well as monumental marble arches and columns. Tours include a visit to the Collectors Office, not normally accessible to the public. The Collectors Office features woodwork by Tiffany Studios and can be seen on Boardwalk Empire and in films like Spike Lee’s Inside Man.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 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
Free

Workshop | Twitter Basics Workshop


Learn about the online social network Twitter.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:30 pm
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Workshop | iPad Basics Workshop


This course will cover some basic features of the iPad. Learn the hardware, some settings, navigation and app basics.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
Free

Workshop | eBook Help Hour: Get Started with eBooks


Need help getting started with eBooks? Bring your laptop, eReader, tablet or smart phone to eBook Help Hour. Get assistance loading electronic library books on your Kindle, create your free Adobe ID, learn about 3M Cloud Library, and so much more. Make sure you bring your library card and any necessary access passwords for your devices so they can help you as quickly as possible.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:15 pm
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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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5:30 pm
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Opening Reception | An Homage to Filmmaker Mario Monicelli: Photographic Exhibition Opening, Documentary Screening and a Conversation


An homage to the great Italian director Mario Monicelli (1915-2010), including the opening of an exhibition of photographs. Also, there will be a screening of Vicino al Colosseo c'è Monti (2008; 20 min.) by Monicelli from an idea by Chiara Rapaccini, followed by a Q&A with Rapaccini, Monicelli's widow. In ENGLISH.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Talk | Artist Talk: David Row


A talk by artist and faculty member David Row.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Workshop | Citizen Cartography: Building a Virtual Atlas of New York


Help NYPL build the geospatial library of the future! This workshop will get you oriented with the set of tools the Library has developed that enables librarians and the general public to add valuable geographic context to old maps by overlaying digital images of historical maps onto a contemporary digital map through a process called georectification, or "warping" maps. This means overlaying digital images of historic maps onto a contemporary digital map (similar to Google Maps), transforming them into tiles of a virtual atlas.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Film | Francis Ford Coppola's Oscar Nominee The Cotton Club (1984): Famed Harlem Nightclub


Stars: Richard Gere, Gregory Hines, Diane Lane. The story follows the people that visited the club and those that ran it, and is peppered with the jazz music that made it so famous. 127 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
Free

Film | Polish War Film: Sophia Turkiewicz's Once My Mother (2014)


Australian filmmaker Sophia Turkiewicz investigates why her Polish mother abandoned her and uncovers the truth behind her mother's wartime escape from a Siberian gulag, leaving Sophia to confront her own capacity for forgiveness. 75 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Workshop | Apps on Tablets Workshop


Learn how to find apps, review apps and discover some of the most popular apps around for iOS and Android devices.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Slide Lecture | Cindy R. Lobel discusses her book Urban Appetites


This illustrated lecture surveys the origins of New York City's food industry and the rise of New York as both a metropolis and food capital in the 19th century.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Dance Performance | Experiments in Dance


A program of non-curated shared showings of experimentation and work-in-progress, for artists at all stages of their development. The events are centered around an audience discussion moderated by a Movement Research Artist-in-Residence or an occasional guest, where we will experiment with different feedback methods to support and inform the artists’ process. With: Sofie Burgoyne, Jasmine Hearn, The Ramblers
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
$3 suggested donation

Workshop | Introduction to Meditation


This introductory meditation class was featured in New York Magazine’s top picks.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
$10 suggested donation

Poetry Reading | Poetry Reading with Mark Doty and Patricia Smith


Mark Doty is the author of eight books of poetry, including Fire to Fire: New and Selected Poems, which won the 2008 National Book Award, and My Alexandria, winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award. Patricia Smith is an American poet, spoken-word performer, playwright, author, writing teacher, and former journalist. She has published poems in literary magazines and journals including TriQuarterly, Poetry, The Paris Review, Tin House, and in anthologies including American Voices and The Oxford Anthology of African-American Poetry.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Screening | The Play's the Thing: Vaclav Havel, Art and Politic


The film series focuses on the places and people that Vaclav Havel knew from the influential Theatre on the Balustrade, where his theatrical career began, to his friendships with filmmakers of the Czech New Wave, and to his political ascendancy in Prague. Curated by Margaret Parsons, head of the film program at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. All films are in Czech with English subtitles.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
Free

Film | Documentary: Anne de Mare and Kristen Kelly's The Homestretch (2014)


The Homestretch follows three homeless teens as they fight to stay in school, graduate, and build a future. 89 min. Q and A with filmmakers to follow.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
$10 suggested donation

Concert | Hermann Leopoldi: The Life of a Viennese Piano Humorist


With: Andrea Eckert, voice Wolfram Berger, voice Bela Koreny, piano and moderation Peter Weinberger and Ronald Leopoldi, reading This will be a reading from Hermann Leopoldi - The Life of a Viennese Piano Humorist by Dr. Peter Weinberger and Ronald Leopoldi as well as a concert of Leopoldi's music. Hermann Leopoldi (b. 1888 in Vienna, d. 1959 in Vienna) was one of Austria’s greatest piano humorists and composers of popular songs. He survived detention at the Dachau and Buchenwald concentration camps 1938/39 and emigrated to the US in February, 1939. Leopoldi returned to Vienna in 1947. His songs continue to be sung and hummed as popular evergreens.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:30 pm
Free

Performance | NYCHA Talent Show


StudioNYCHA showcases the artistry of New York City residents. Incredible emerging performers aged six through 76 experience performance training and preparation through the NYCHA (New York City Housing Authority) Annual Talent Show. StudioNYCHA draws from a vast talent pool rich with determination, pride, perseverance, and community spirit.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Concert | The Intimate Bach: Sacred and Secular Chamber Music


With: The Baroque Aria Ensemble; Kenneth Cooper, Director.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:30 pm
Free

Concert | The NYU Contemporary Music Ensemble


Jonathan Haas, Director/Conductor
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Concert | Faculty/Alum Concert: Schoenberg, Prokofiev, Barber, Franck


Program: Schoenberg: String Trio, op. 45 Prokofiev: Quintet in G minor Barber: 3 Songs Franck: Piano Quintet in F minor This concert will feature faculty and alum performers: Lucie Robert, violin; Mark Steinberg, violin; Hiroko Yajima, violin; Daniel Panner, viola; Charles Neidich, clarinet; Maya Lahyani, mezzo-soprano; Pavlina Dokovska, piano; and Cristina Stanescu, piano. Mannes Young Artists: Minghao Li, violin; Wen-Guan Li, viola; Jeanne Dorche, cello; Zexin Shen, cello; Aaron Barrera-Reyes, bass; Michelle Pan, oboe.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 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

Regular Price: $35
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