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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on February 5, 2016?

26 free events take place on Friday, February 5 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 February 5 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 February . 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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26 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Friday, February 5, 2016

All events are free unless otherwise noted.
        

Concert | 2016 NY Energy Democracy Symposium


We have an unprecedented opportunity to make New York’s energy system renewable, equitable, accountable, and local. A movement is rising to address climate change and revitalize our communities through clean, affordable energy. The NY Energy Democracy Alliance invites you to join us as we set the stage for 2016. Come learn about efforts across the state to build locally owned renewable energy projects, to make homes warmer and healthier, to demand economically and racially just energy policy, to challenge the power of utility companies, to develop resilient community microgrids, and find a just transition away from fossil fuels and nuclear power.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:30 am
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City Walk | Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn Heights and Dumbo Tour


This is a 3-hour tour that begins with a walk over the Brooklyn Bridge, an icon of New York City for over 125 years, with spectacular views of Manhattan and Brooklyn. The tour then moves on to a stroll of Brooklyn Heights, America’s and New York City’s first suburb. The tour then explores the neighborhood DUMBO before ending at the Fulton Ferry landing. This tour takes place every day at 10am.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Tour | Central Park Daytime Photography Tour


Explore Central Park’s most scenic spots. Have a great time if your passion is New York and photography while visiting the lungs of Manhattan. They will pass the Ramble, the Bow Bridge, The Point and more. This tour takes place Fridays at 10am.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Festival | 2nd Annual Winter Carnival


Bundle up and come on out for the 2nd annual Winter Carnival. Embrace the frosty weather and join a celebration of the winter season. This jam-packed weekend will feature dancing, curling lessons, live skating and musical performances, photo ops, and more. Featuring: Ice Ball, Winter Carnival Skating Showcase, Outdoor Winter Brew House, Silent Disco, Curling Lessons and Warming Lodge.
   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. Lessons are weather permitting. This workshop occurs Mondays through Fridays.
   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. Bach at Noon concerts takes place Tuesdays through Fridays, from September 15, 2015 to May 26, 2016.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:20 pm
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Tour | Grand Central and Its Neighborhood Tour


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. This tour takes place every Friday.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 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. This tour takes place Mondays through Fridays, except bank holidays.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Film | Judd Apatow's Trainwreck (2015): Sex Farce


Cast: Amy Schumer, Bill Hader, Colin Quinn. A commitment-phobic binge drinker living in New York City must reevaluate her feelings about intimate relationships when a sports doctor pursues a romance with her. 125 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:30 pm
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Film | Phillip Noyce's The Giver (2014): Outside the Cult


Stars: Brenton Thwaites, Jeff Bridges, Meryl Streep. In a seemingly perfect community, without war, pain, suffering, differences or choice, a young boy is chosen to learn from an elderly man about the true pain and pleasure of the "real" world. 97 minutes
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Theater | Rabbit Hole: A College Production


Written by: David Lindsay-Abaire. Directed by: Janis Powell. Becca and Howie Corbett have everything a family could want, until a life-shattering accident turns their world upside down and leaves the couple drifting perilously apart. RABBIT HOLE charts their bittersweet search for comfort in the darkest of places and for a path that will lead them back into the light of day.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Concert | Student Recitals


Zhenyang Yu, Violin 4 p.m. Yun Wei, Piano 6 p.m. Michael Lenahan, Piano 8 p.m.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Opening Reception | 3 Art Shows


Featuring Leonard Koscianski, Asuka Ito and David E. Olivera.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Lecture | A Very Large Charge: The Ethics of ‘Say Everything’ Poetry


Speaker Rachel Zucker is the author of nine books, most recently MOTHERs, a memoir, and The Pedestrians, a double collection of prose and poetry. Her book Museum of Accidents was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Book Signing | Tamar Zinguer signs copies of her book Architecture in Play: Intimations of Modernism in Architectural Toys


Created for children but designed by adults with considerable ingenuity and often pedagogical intentions, architectural toys have long offered a window on a much larger world. Zinguer explores the two-hundred-year period over which such playthings have reflected changing attitudes toward form, structure, and permanence, echoing modernist experiments and stylistic inclinations in fascinating ways while also incorporating technological advances in their systems of construction.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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6:00 pm
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Theater | Rabbit Hole: A College Production


Written by: Duncan Macmillan. Directed by: Zenon Kruszelnicki. "Darryl is 15 and already broken. His mum killed herself, his school has excluded him from lessons, an Asbo hangs over him, and he has a worrying obsession with his nan's kitchen knife and Charles Manson. But trainee teacher Tom, escaping a City job and a mental breakdown, wants to make a difference. His pregnant wife, Jodi, doubts that Darryl can be repaired, but Tom is determined to patch the boy up. He can't change the history, but maybe he can make a better future, particularly if he can enlist the help of Rita, who says she wants the best for her grandson. In the process, Tom might make a better future for his own unborn child, his own "little monster"." - The Guardian
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Performance | The Color Line: Scenes from a Stage Adaptation


Author Walker Smith and select actors present scenes from a stage adaptation of the novel. Along with hundreds of other young black men during the Harlem Renaissance, Serval Rivard joins the U.S. Army in 1918 - not for glory, just respect. After surviving war horrors, Rivard returns to reports of lynched black soldiers. Despite progress, America's racial divide remains immutably in place.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Talk | Choreographer Talk: Jack Gray


Welcome acclaimed dancer, choreographer, and scholar Jack Gray as its Spring 2016 Artist-in-Residence. New Zealand-based Gray will share transnational dance projects that call attention to the value of Indigenous knowledges embedded within language, text, and physical embodiments, and the possibilities that the creative arts present for Indigenous empowerment. He introduces his perspective on collaborative research and “community activation,” which will frame this semester-long residency. Gray will be joined by cultural worker and documentarian Mi’Jan Celie Tho-Biaz (Visiting Scholar, Columbia University) for an evening of critical engagement and storytelling.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Concert | Faculty Recital: Annette Homann, violin


Faculty artist Annette Homann presents a concert original compositions and arrangements in a variety of styles, incorporating dance and song.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Film | Penny Marshall's Oscar-Nominated Awakenings (1990): Out of Coma


Stars: Robert De Niro, Robin Williams, Julie Kavner. The victims of an encephalitis epidemic many years ago have been catatonic ever since, but now a new drug offers the prospect of reviving them. 121 min. Includes snacks and beverages
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
$5

Concert | MSM Chamber Sinfonia performs works by Mendelssohn, Dvorak, Stravinsky


Program: MENDELSSOHN The Hebrides, Op. 25 (Fingal’s Cave) DVORÁK Violin Concerto in A Minor, Op. 53 (B. 108) STRAVINSKY Jeu de cartes
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:30 pm
Free

Concert | Empire Viols: Cornerstones of the Viol Repertoire


Cornerstones of the viol repertoire by Mari Marais, Monsieur de Sante-Columbe, François Couperin, and Matthew Locke with transcriptions of music by Arcangelo Corelli and Béla Bartók as well.
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:00 pm
$10 suggested donation

Concert | Student Piano Recital


Nancy Li, piano
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Concert | Taye Johnson, Up-and-Coming Singer


Up-and-comer Taye Johnson blends old school influences like Otis Redding and Sam Cooke with a modern pop sheen for an uplifting sound. With a soaring voice and charismatic stage presence, he moves between Motown-inspired soul, reggae-tinged jams, and covers of classics. Johnson comes to BAMcafé with brand new tracks from his forthcoming debut album, which is produced by former Cobra Starship bassist Alex Suarez.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 pm
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Jazz | The Lab Sessions: Experimental Jazz Party and Jam Session


The Lab Sessions is an experimental jazz party and jam session hosted by bassist/vocalist Mimi Jones which explores genres from traditional & contemporary jazz, eclectic soul, funk, rock, and neo soul. This event occurs Feb. 5, 12 and 26.
   New York City, NY; NYC
9:00 pm
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Play | Drama with Broadway Actors

Regular Price: $77
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Play | A Play with Tony Nominated Director

Regular Price: $60.55
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