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26 free events take place on Sunday, April 13 in New York City.
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26 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Sunday, April 13, 2014

All events are free unless otherwise noted.

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free events nyc 2nd Annual Downtown Literary Festival
free events nyc Piano Works by Schubert, Liszt, Rachmaninov, and Saint-Saens
free events nyc Jazz Ensembles Featuring the Great Saxophonist Bobby Porcelli
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Birdwatching | Birding for Families


Experience the park as a precious bird habitat and learn how to spot our feathered neighbors on a walk with a bird expert from NYC Audubon. Binoculars available to borrow; space is limited. Please arrive early to sign in. Ages 5+.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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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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10:00 am
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Tour | Grand Central Terminal Tour


For nearly 100 years, the Beaux-Arts beauty known as Grand Central Terminal (a.k.a Station) has been a testament to the ingenuity and ambition of a great city, impressing both travelers and visitors with it's wonderful architecture and pulsating vibe. It's 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.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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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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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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Fair | 2nd Annual Downtown Literary Festival


The goal of the Downtown Literary Festival is to showcase the literature and writers of New York City. It aims to reflect the diversity and creativity which characterizes downtown NYC with a day of events including readings and discussions.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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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 city’s most notable landmarks, including the New York Life Insurance Building, the MetLife Clock Tower, the Appellate Courthouse and the famous Flatiron Building.
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11:00 am
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Tour | Historic Orchard Street Tour


Take a historical three-hour journey through the Lower East Side and explore some of the rich history tracing the arrival of immigrants to modern times.
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11:00 am
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Fair | 2nd Annual Downtown Literary Festival


The goal of the Downtown Literary Festival is to showcase the literature and writers of New York City. It aims to reflect the diversity and creativity which characterizes downtown NYC with a day of events including readings and discussions.
   New York City, NY; NYC
12:00 pm
free, no reservation required

Concert | College Flute Recital


Michelle Stockman, flute. Experience the freshness and excitement of a solo performance by a gifted young artist - a uniquely rewarding experience for music lovers. The program for this event is TBA.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:30 pm
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Concert | College Violin Recital


Caroline Cox, violin. Experience the freshness and excitement of a solo performance by a gifted young artist - a uniquely rewarding experience for music lovers. The program for this event is TBA.
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1:30 pm
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Film | Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps (1935): Spy vs. Spy


Starring Robert Donat, Madeleine Carroll, and Lucie Mannheim. A man in London tries to help a counterespionage agent. But when the agent is killed and he stands accused, he must go on the run to both save himself and also stop a spy ring trying to steal top secret information. 86 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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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 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.
   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 | Midtown Manhattan Tour


Arguably the world's most valuable, busiest and most crowded pieces of real estate, Midtown Manhattan 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.
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2:00 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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2:00 pm
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Concert | The Young People’s Chorus of New York City


Choral music by the internationally acclaimed chorus.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
$5 suggested donation

Concert | College Recitals


3:00 PM - 4:30 PM Amelia Berry, Soprano 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM Tobias Klassen, baritone 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM Chi Wang, Piano 5:30 PM - 6:00 PM Marika Szczepek, Soprano 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM Yeonji Lee, Soprano
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3:00 pm
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Concert | Franz Schubert's Song Cycle Winterreise: A Multimedia Concert Performance


The New York Concert Opera performances, titled "Die Winterreise" and presented in the order of the original poems by Wilhelm Mueller, are sung by German-American baritone Ulrich Hartung. He will be accompanied by a chamber ensemble consisting of piano, viola, cello, woodwind and brass players in an arrangement by Stefan Kozinski, a New York composer/conductor currently at Bremen Opera. The dramatized performances are semi-staged with multimedia and presented in three parts lasting in total about 1 hour and 15 minutes.
   New York City, NY; NYC
3:00 pm
free, no reservation required

Concert | Sunday Afternoon Organ Meditation


The program features the great repertoire of the Organ on the 101 rank Pipe Organ built by Herman Schlicker and the 5 stop chamber organ built by Taylor & Boody Organ Builders.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Concert | College Guitar Recital


Matthew Kaplan, guitar. Experience the freshness and excitement of a solo performance by a gifted young artist - a uniquely rewarding experience for music lovers. The program for this event is TBA.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:30 pm
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Concert | Bach Vespers


Program: Johann Sebastian Bach’s Cantata 46 Schauet doch und sehet
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Concert | Piano Works by Schubert, Liszt, Rachmaninov, and Saint-Saens


With: Svitlana Syrtsova and Sergey Krivonos, piano duo.
   New York City, NY; NYC
5:00 pm
Free

Tour | Brooklyn Heights Tour


Known as America's first suburb, Brooklyn Heights is truly a gem. Travel and Leisure named it one of 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.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Concert | College Violin Recital


Yee Ling Elaine Ng, violin. Experience the freshness and excitement of a solo performance by a gifted young artist - a uniquely rewarding experience for music lovers. The program for this event is TBA.
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7:30 pm
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Jazz | Jazz Ensembles Featuring the Great Saxophonist Bobby Porcelli


New York native Bobby Porcelli is one of Latin and Afro-Cuban jazz's most accomplished flautists and alto saxophonists. Bobby Porcelli has earned his stellar reputation through years of performing with the biggest names in Latin music. He joined the Tito Rodriguez Orchestra in 1963 and later the Machito Orchestra in 1965. Porcelli began playing with Tito Puente during 1966 and continued on with Puente for over 30 years. He is the only lead alto sax player to have played steadily with the "Big Three" from the Palladium Era (Puente, Machito, and Rodriquez).
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:00 pm
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