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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on December 28, 2012?

20 free events take place on Friday, December 28 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 December 28 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 December . 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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20 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Friday, December 28, 2012

All events are free unless otherwise noted.
        

Other | Bridge Club


Are you a Bridge buff? Put on your game face and show off your best plays. For Advanced beginners, and Intermediary players. Join the fun and meet new friends!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 am
Free

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

Other | Good Riddance Day: Shred Your Bad Memories


Shred and shed your bad memories from 2012 at Good Riddance Day. Join the producers of New Year’s Eve and WCBS-FM radio host Sue O'Neal. A dumpster, sledgehammer and a giant Cintas shredding truck will be on hand for you to discard distasteful, embarrassing or downright depressing memories from 2012, giving you a fresh start for 2013. Whether you’re bidding farewell to bad tax returns and pink slips to photos of old lovers and rejection letters, your bad memories from 2012 will be destroyed, never to be seen again. The most creative entry wins an iPad.
   New York City, NY; NYC
12:00 pm
Free

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.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
Free

Workshop | Yoga at the Library


Free Yoga Classes at the Library bought to you by Shape up NYC. Expert Instructors. Please bring your own mats.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
Free

Tour | Grand Central and Its Neighborhood


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
12:30 pm
Free

Park Walk | “Amble Through the Ramble” Tour


Over streams, under arches, through the woods along a maze of pathways in a 38-acre woodland respite. Tour will be approximately one hour.
   New York City, NY; NYC
12:30 pm
Free

Concert | Twelfth Night Festival: Bach's Brandenburg Concerti 2, 4, 6


The Trinity Baroque Orchestra performs Bach's Brandenburg Concerti 2, 4, 6. Conducted by Julian Wachner, Trinity's Director of Music and the Arts. Part of Trinity's Twelfth Night Festival of Early Music.
   New York City, NY; NYC
1:00 pm
Free

Film | Rodrigo García's Oscar Nominee Albert Nobbs (2011): Gender-Bending Drama


Stars Glenn Close, Mia Wasikowska and Aaron Taylor-Johnson. Albert Nobbs struggles to survive in late 19th century Ireland, where women aren't encouraged to be independent. Posing as a man, so she can work as a butler in Dublin's most posh hotel, Albert meets a handsome painter and looks to escape the lie she has been living. 113 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
2:00 pm
Free

Gallery Talk | Guided Tour of Echoes of the Past: The Buddhist Cave Temples of Xiangtangshan


A major exhibition that explores the Buddhist cave temples of Xiangtangshan, the crowning cultural achievement of the sixth-century Northern Qi dynasty (550-77 CE). Carved into the mountains of northern China, the temples were once home to a magnificent array of sculptures—monumental Buddhas, divine attendant figures, and crouching monsters framed by floral motifs. These statues are among the finest embodiments of Chinese Buddhist sculpture and are seminal to our understanding of the history of Chinese Buddhist style and iconography.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
Free

Book Discussion | Book Group: Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert


The Friday Night Book Group meets to discuss this month's selection.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Performance | Comedy: TFCP and Borealis


Start your Friday night with two of the most theatrical house teams! Tuscarora Fire Company Picnic presents a fully improvised, one-act play that takes place in real-time in a single location. Then Borealis spins a spontaneous web of interrelated worlds from a musical playlist they’ve never heard before.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
$5

Concert | Public Reading of a Chamber Music Setting of “A Christmas Carol”


Musicians and actors from as far away as Ohio and Pennsylvania will gather with New Yorkers. Robert Frankenberry will perform the role of Ebenezer Scrooge. Charles Dickens will oversee the proceedings from afar and Roger Zahab will instigate his friends to sonorous developments Singers in the audience are encouraged to join in singing newly minted Carols and help with the sound effects (disconsolate spirits, sea and wind etc, etc).
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Performance | Comedy: Hodapp & Rothwell and Taco Supreme


Dan Hodapp & Natasha Rothwell bring more than five years of improv collaboration to stage for an evening of bold, committed characters and probably a fart joke in there for good measure. and TACO SUPREME The ladies of Taco Supreme bring the heat with their fast paced comedy! Seasoned (like tacos!) improvisors Alexis Saarela, Brigid Boyle, Elizabeth Findlay and Ashley Ward use an audience suggestion to create a whirlwind of characters and scenarios not meant for the faint of heart or those with severe acid reflux.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 pm
$5

Concert | Lee, soul singer and poet, performs from his CD Naked


A singer, poet, storyteller, and MC, Lee thrives in a musical midpoint between old-school soul and hip-hop while maintaining a deftness with wordplay and a keen sociopolitical awareness. A former opener for Luther Vandross, Cypress Hill, Kidz in the Hall, and poet Saul Williams, Lee comes with tracks from his confessional sophomore release, Naked, a provocative, ambitious album imbued with unflinching purpose and lyricism.
   New York City, NY; NYC
9:00 pm
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Performance | Comedy: Stage Time


Stage Time is a new weekly show aimed at featuring independent improv troupes.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:30 pm
$5

Performance | Comedy: The Big Pony Show


Molly Austin and Mike Brown present “The Big Pony Show,” a comedy-themed variety show. Acts include, but are not limited to, stand-up, sketch, story-telling, juggling and violin-playing. Each show features the variety of people Molly and Mike have been hanging out with lately. But no matter who they bring along, they’re always sure to put a smile on your face and laughter in your heart.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 pm
$5

Jazz | 5/5/5 After Hours Set


A great way to hear some of the most talented young lions of jazz while enjoying spectacular views of Manhattan.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 pm
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Performance | Comedy: Chica Go-Go


A mix up, mash up, anything goes kinda show. A cast of Chicago veterans and New York luminaries improvising together. Joe Bill (Bassprov, Annoyance), Ari Voukydis (UCB, Best Week Ever), Betsy Stover (UCB), Doug Stoley (Conan, The Scene), Jodi Lennon (Exit 57, Annoyance), Rick Andrews (Magnet teacher/performer), Russ Armstrong (I.O. Chicago, Magnet), Amey Goerlich (Indie Cage Match, The Scene), Michael Burton (Act One, The Magnet) Micah Sherman (Co-host The Scene, Second City), Silvija Ozols (UCB, The Stepfathers), Jed Resnik (Annoyance, UCB).
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 pm
$5
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Musical | Broadway Actors in a Musical

Regular Price: $90
CFT Member Price: $0.00

Play | A Comedy with Broadway Actor at One of the Major NYC Theaters

Regular Price: $52.50
CFT Member Price: $0.00
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