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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on December 6, 2021?

19 free events take place on Monday, December 6 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 6 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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19 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Monday, December 6, 2021

All events are free unless otherwise noted.
        

Tour | 13 Tours, All City Neighborhoods, Any Time Of The Day, Choose One Tour Or Many


These free tours take place at various times during the day, all day long. You can make reservations for as many tours as your schedule allows. SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn Heights + DUMBO 3 Hour Lower Manhattan Harlem Chelsea and the High Line 6 Hour Downtown Combined Greenwich Village Central Park Lower Manhattan Midtown Manhattan Grand Central Terminal Graffiti and Street Art Tours World Trade Center
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
Free

Lesson | Exciting Treasures and Masterpieces of Art (Online)


American Art has an absolutely fascinating and surprising history. Prior to the 1930s, it was not recognized by some of the most well-known museums. Its evolution and development, as well as the many challenges experienced by artists and their supporters will be discussed in this course.  To provide the most important and extensive view of these masterpieces, the  course will offer close up and joyous investigation of multiple genres.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
Free

Author Reading | There Is Nothing for You Here: Finding Opportunity in the Twenty-First Century (online)


In Fiona Hill's book, a celebrated foreign policy expert and key impeachment witness, reveals how declining opportunity has set America on the grim path of modern Russia—and draws on her personal journey out of poverty, as well as her unique perspectives as an historian and policy maker, to show how we can return hope to our forgotten places.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
Free

Discussion | The Books That Made Us: 2021 (online)


This is a discussion on African writing and literary culture. Ainehi Edoro, founder and editor of Brittle Paper – a leading platform dedicated to African writing and literary culture – will be joined by literary academic, Ellah P. Wakatama. In the spirit of celebrating the year and African literary excellence, the two will discuss Brittle Paper’s list of “50 Notable African Books of the Year”. Launched in 2018, the list is a curated collection of the most impactful African books in a given year.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
Free

Film | Murder on the Orient Express (2017): A Crime Mystery With Kenneth Branagh, Penelope Cruz And Johnny Depp


When a murder occurs on the train on which he's travelling, celebrated detective Hercule Poirot is recruited to solve the case. Director: Kenneth Branagh. Starring Kenneth Branagh, Penelope Cruz, Johnny Depp. The movie is based on the 1934 novel of the same name by Agatha Christie. Murder on the Orient Express grossed $102.8 million in North America and $250 million elsewhere for a worldwide total of $352.8 million, against a production budget of $55 million.
   New York City, NY; NYC
1:00 pm
Free

Book Discussion | The House Of Mirth By Edith Wharton


Join for a discussion of Edith Wharton's classic The House Of Mirth. Limited free copies ( that you can keep!!) are available at the 2nd floor information desk.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:30 pm
Free

Discussion | Walking While Trans: The End of New York’s Anti-Loitering Law (in-person and online)


A panel discussion on the successful effort to repeal New York State’s “Walking While Trans” law. Through a conversation with leading policymakers, attorneys, and activists, this event will examine how a powerful policy coalition came together to advance the law’s repeal and look ahead to future LGBTQ+ policy campaigns aimed at reducing mass incarceration in New York. In February of 2021, New York repealed the anti-loitering law commonly known as “Walking While Trans,” which, according to its critics, was used by law enforcement to harass and arrest trans people. Culminating years of grassroots activism led by trans people of color, the repeal is part of an ongoing fight to reform the police system and reduce the criminalization of New York’s queer and trans communities. See link for OVID protocols.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
Free

Discussion | 20 Years of Asian American Playwriting (online)


An exploration of the impact of Asian American playwriting with James King, Artistic Director, All Arts; Ralph B. Peña, Producing Artistic Director, Ma-Yi Theater Company; and actress and producer Pearl Sun.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Conference | A Celebration of the Natural History of the United Arab Emirates (online)


The United Arab Emirates is more than glittering skyscrapers and rolling sand dunes that we commonly see in the media. They young nation is made up of a rich mosaic of habitats and ecosystems that support surprisingly diverse communities of organisms. This symposium brings an overview of the unique environmental setting of the UAE, and surveys the major ecosystems and organisms that occur across our land and seascapes. Using a combination of short 'snap lectures' and discussion panels, the symposium seeks to engage the public in a renewed appreciation for the Emirates' natural history. With John A. Burt, Head of the Marine Biology Lab and Associate Professor of Biology, NYU
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Discussion | Bridge: Protocols of Jazz and Modernism (online)


A bridge that serves as structure for music, that functions as both practice and protocol, lends this program its title. Bridge: Protocols of Jazz and Modernism draws on such musical structures as the bridge as well as its classical precedent, the call and response, to articulate various protocols of jazz and modern music. The discussion centers on the contributions of major thinkers and artists in the field of jazz and critical theory. It spans the deterritorialization of modernism, the ownership of jazz, and the protocols of bridge(ing). Drawing on art historian Huey Copeland’s concept of feasting on scraps as well as former VLC Fellow and art historian Kobena Mercer’s concept of dialogics of diaspora, this exchange cuts across multiple geographies through various entanglements of thought and practice. It aims at fulfilling the structure of jazz described as call and response by critic Amiri Baraka. Participants: Those registered and Raymond Pinto, performance artist Tendayi Sithole, Associate Professor, Department of Political Sciences, University of South Africa Serubiri Moses, independent curator
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Poetry Reading | Poetry Forum (online)


A reading with poet Joanna Fuhrman, as she sits down with Elaine Equi, faculty at the Creative Writing Program. Joanna Fuhrman is the author of six books of poetry, including To a New Era (Hanging Loose Press, 2021), The Year of Yellow Butterflies (Hanging Loose Press, 2015) and Pageant (Alice James Books, 2009).
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Festival | Tree Lighting in the Park


Kick off the holiday season during this annual tree lighting. -- Host Ty Jones -- Holiday music by Classical Theatre of Harlem Choir -- Performances by world-class skaters Mirai Nagasu, Shawn Sawyer, pairs team Meagan Duhamel and Dylan Moscovitch, and The Haydenettes -- Plus, fireworks, Santa, and special guests
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
Free

Book Discussion | Birdpedia: A Brief Compendium of Avian Lore (online)


An engaging illustrated compendium of bird facts and birding lore, featuring nearly 200 entries on topics ranging from plumage and migration to birds in art, literature, and folklore. This captivating talk with author Christopher Leahy will showcase Birdpedia’s enticing wisdom and wit about all things avian. Leahy holds the Gerard A. Bertrand Chair of Natural History and Field Ornithology (Emeritus) at the Massachusetts Audubon Society. His books include Birds of Mongolia and The Birdwatcher's Companion to North American Birdlife.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Book Discussion | Books on Self-Love (online)


A8uthor Melody Godfred discusses her debut poetry book Self Love Poetry: For Thinkers and Feelers and her upcoming book The ABCs of Self Love: A Simple Guide to Loving Yourself, Reclaiming Your Worth, and Changing Your Life. With Godfred in conversation will be singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Valerie June Hockett.  
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Discussion | Choreographer Bill T. Jones and Writer Louis Chude-Sokei in Conversation (online)


A chat featuring Nigerian-born writer and scholar Louis Chude-Sokei in conversation with Artistic Director Bill T. Jones. Chude-Sokei's book, The Sound of Culture: Diaspora and Black Technopoetics, was an important source of inspiration and information for the newest work by the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company, Curriculum II, which will have its NY premiere early in 2023.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
$5

Gallery Talk | Exploring the Artwork of Rosemary Mayer


Artist Nick Mauss and Robert Rauschenberg Foundation executive director Kathy Halbreich will explore the work of Rosemary Mayer and its contemporary resonance through questions of revival, embodiment, materiality, the violence of historiography, and Mayer’s interleaving of received and personal histories. This conversation is held on the occasion of the exhibition Rosemary Mayer: Ways of Attaching.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | The Case for Rage: Why Anger Is Essential to Anti-Racist Struggle (online)


In her new book, philosopher Myisha Cherry turns popular prejudices about anger on their head and argues for anger’s utility—and importance—in the fight against injustice. Anger has a bad reputation. As a “negative emotion”, it’s seen by many as counterproductive, distracting, and destructive, and coming from people of color, the signs of anger can take on even more sinister connotations, stirring up stereotypes, hatred, or violence in turn. But Cherry argues that in fact the transformative and liberatory power of anger—what she terms “Lordean rage”—is crucial to the anti-racist struggle and challenging the status quo.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Concert | We Wish You...: A Holiday Concert Reflecting the City's Many Seasonal Traditions


Central to The Western Wind's upcoming concert is the 16th c. German carol "Er ist ein Ros entsprungen," with verses sung as intertwined settings by Praetorius, Vulpius, and Distler. The prophetic text derives from Isaiah 11:1, proclaiming that "a shoot will spring forth from the stump of Jesse, and a branch will bear fruit." In Christian tradition, that fruit is Jesus, born to Mary, the purest of women (a "rose e'er blooming"). The image here pairs Isaiah's words (as illuminated in a medieval manuscript) with the 1599 Speyer Hymnal's rendering of the carol's tune and German lyrics. Hear this famous carol and other music for the season. Instrumentalists Patricia Davis (violin) and Will Holshauser (accordion) will also be on hand to enhance a memorable evening in the West Village.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Classical Music | Works By Beethoven With Pianist Hailed By The New York Times


Jennifer Koh, violin; Thomas Sauer, piano. Program Beethoven (1170-1827) Violin Sonata, Op. 12, No. 1 Beethoven (1170-1827) Violin Sonata, Op. 47 ("Kreutzer") Selections from Alone Together to include world premieres of works by Daniel Bernard Roumain and his mentee Deanna Rusnock About The Performers Violinist Jennifer Koh is widely admired for her commanding performances of "stirring intensity" (New York Times); she has also promoted inclusivity in classical music by commissioning over 70 new works from a truly diverse range of composers. The New York Times called her new recording Alone Together "a marvel for a time of crisis" and the lineup of composers "more inclusive than anything in mainstream classical music." Pianist Thomas Sauer is highly sought after as soloist, chamber musician, and teacher. Some of Mr. Sauer's recent appearances include concerto performances with the Quad-City and Tallahassee Symphonies and the Greenwich Village Orchestra; solo performances at Carnegie Hall (Stern Auditorium), Merkin Concert Hall, Rockefeller University, and St. John's College, Oxford; appearances on Broadway as the pianist in 33 Variations.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:30 pm
Free
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