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

All events are free unless otherwise noted.

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free events nyc Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn Heights and Dumbo Tour
free events nyc Brad Bird's The Incredibles (2004): Oscar-Winning Animated Film
free events nyc Orchestral Works by Shostakovich, Vaughn Williams, Bassi
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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.
   Lower Manhattan,
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.
   Midtown,
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10:00 am
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Conference | True, Good, Beautiful: Politics and Forms of Virtue in Xi Jinping-Era China


The politics of virtue have once again come to dominate public discourse in China as officials have begun the most significant anti-corruption campaign of recent decades. Chinese citizens have been seeking truth, virtue, and beauty in a variety of texts, practices, and sites. Confucian ritual, Christianity, Buddhism, as well as medical and psychological self-help, doctrines of “positive thinking,” have all proliferated. The phrase zhen, shan, mei – here translated as “true, good, beautiful– encapsulates total goodness, a phrase used in everything from self-help literature to soap-opera television, associated with both idealism and naivete. We use it to open a discussion across the bounds of languages and disciplines, on the politics and economics of the forms of virtue in contemporary China.
   Lower Manhattan, New York, NY
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10:00 am
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Conference | The Future of Development: Looking Ahead


The 13th Annual IPSA Conference will explore issues around the Future of Development, focusing on where the industry is heading in terms of innovations and social issues in development.
   Lower Manhattan, New York, NY
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11:00 am
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Talk | A Tale of Two Polands? Discussing Polish Politics Before and After the 2015 Elections


Wojtek Michnik, Fulbright Visiting Scholar, will discuss continuities and changes in Poland's domestic and foreign policies. He will use the context of the 2015 parliamentary elections and their aftermath as a departure point for a broader discussion on Poland's transformation, as well as its growing pains after the end of the Cold War.
   Upper Manhattan, New York, NY
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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. This workshop occurs Mondays through Fridays.
   Midtown,
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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.
   Lower Manhattan,
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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.
   Midtown,
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12:30 pm
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Film | Anthony Minghella's The English Patient (1996): Won 9 Oscars


Stars: Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Binoche, Willem Dafoe. At the close of WWII, a young nurse tends to a badly-burned plane crash victim. His past is shown in flashbacks, revealing an involvement in a fateful love affair. 162 min.
   Midtown,
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1:00 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.
   Lower Manhattan,
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1:00 pm
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Film | Jeannot Szwarc's Somewhere in Time (1980): Time-Travel Romance


Stars: Christopher Reeve, Jane Seymour, Christopher Plummer. A Chicago playwright uses self-hypnosis to find the actress whose vintage portrait hangs in a grand hotel. 104 minutes
   Midtown East, New York, NY
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2:00 pm
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Symposium | What History Could Have Been


What is history? What has it been? What could it be? This event proposes an experimental, interdisciplinary working group that will take up and reflect on these well-worn questions—yet again—but by means of a peculiar (and potentially disruptive) strategy. Featuring: -Christopher Heuer (Clark Art Institute) -Jenny Perlin (The New School) -John Tresch (University of Pennsylvania) -Winnie Wong (Berkeley) -Soyoung Yoon (The New School)
   Lower Manhattan, New York, NY
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2:00 pm
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Symposium | Real Women, Real Voices


The Real Women, Real Voices Symposium examines the issues that impact incarcerated women. Each of the two panels will feature currently and formerly incarcerated women discussing the impact of incarceration on their lives and the lives of their children and families, as well as the need for changes to policy as it relates to women and incarceration.
   Upper Manhattan, New York, NY
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4:00 pm
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Concert | Student Recitals


Jonathan Carroll, French Horn 4 p.m. Christine Price, Soprano 6 p.m. William McPeters, Double Bass 6 p.m. Ryan Reilly, Piano 8 p.m. Keith Williams, Cello 8 p.m.
   Lincoln Square, New York, NY
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4:00 pm
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Concert | Student Violin Recital


Hee-Eun Kim, violin. A uniquely rewarding experience for music lovers - the freshness and excitement of a solo recital by a gifted young artist at one of the world's leading conservatories.
   Lower Manhattan, New York, NY
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5:00 pm
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Author Reading | Writers Read: Elaine Equi / Sharon Mesmer / Idra Novey


Elaine Equi is the author of more than ten collections of poetry, most recently Sentences and Rain. Sharon Mesmer’s most recent book is Greetings from My Girlie Leisure Place. Ways to Disappear is the debut novel from poet and fiction writer Idra Novey.
   Lower Manhattan, New York, NY
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5:00 pm
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Discussion | Bridging the Gap: Connecting the Black Diaspora


What is the "Black Diaspora"? Who does it include or exclude? How is Blackness experienced on a global level? How do these different perspectives inform the identity-making process? Join a discussion of these and other topics relating to Black History around the world. This event will include a facilitated discussion for students and faculty, during which they will examine the role of class, gender, colorism and other issues affecting the global black community.
   Lower Manhattan, New York, NY
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6:00 pm
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Other | Free Weekly Wine Tastings


   Upper West Side, New York, NY
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Prints: Glenn Ligon's What We Said the Last Time


An exhibition of new work by Glenn Ligon features a suite of seventeen inkjet prints that document the paint-spattered pages of the artist’s well-worn copy of James Baldwin’s seminal 1953 essay “Stranger in the Village.”
   Midtown, New York, NY
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6:00 pm
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Discussion | Words with Writers: Six European Authors


Six of the most important emerging and established writers from Germany, Austria and Switzerland (Sibylle Berg, Pedro Lenz, Christopher Kloeble, Iris Hanika, Xaver Beyer and Vera Kaiser) are interviewed in a lightning round of literary speed-dating. In English.
   Midtown East, New York, NY
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6:00 pm
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Film | Brad Bird's The Incredibles (2004): Oscar-Winning Animated Film


Stars: Craig T. Nelson, Samuel L. Jackson, Holly Hunter. A family of undercover superheroes, while trying to live the quiet suburban life, are forced into action to save the world. 115 min.
   Lower Manhattan, New York, NY
6:30 pm
free, no reservation required

Discussion | Astronaut Training Techniques


Janna Kaplan (a Neuropsychology and Space Research Specialist at Brandeis University's Graybiel Lab) and Agnes Meyer-Brandis (an artist known for Moon Goose Colony , a project in which she trains geese to fly to the moon) will compare astronaut training techniques as applied to both humans and animals. They will also discuss the tasks and challenges of preparing for spaceflight, and the vulnerability of being exposed to the extreme conditions of space.
   Lower Manhattan, New York, NY
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7:00 pm
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Concert | Fantasy and the Divine Concert: Schumann, Hindemith, Part


Nora Krohn, viola, presents a recital of pieces that serve as instruments of devotion and flights of imagination, featuring works by Hindemith, Part, Clarke, and Schumann.
   Midtown East, New York, NY
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required

Author Reading | Jordanna Max Brodsky reads from her book The Immortals


In author Jordanna Max Brodsky's thrilling debut, the city sleeps. Selene DiSilva walks her dog along the Hudson. She is alone, just the way she likes it. In the predawn calm, Selene finds the body of a young woman washed ashore, gruesomely mutilated and wreathed in laurel. Her ancient rage returns.
   Upper West Side,
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7:00 pm
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Performance | College Cabaret


Student performers vie for votes to become College Cabaret Artist of the Year at this party featuring performances, drink specials, and prizes all night long.
   Lincoln Square,
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7:30 pm
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Concert | Orchestral Works by Shostakovich, Vaughn Williams, Bassi


Program: Bassi: Concert Fantasy on Themes from Rigoletto Shostakovich: Symphony No. 1 Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 2 This concert features the winner of the 2014/2015 Mannes Concerto Competition, Artemis Cheung. The rest of the program is led by graduating Orchestral Conducting students Yue Bao and Matthew Jaroszewicz in two of the most exciting but underperformed orchestral works of the 20th century.
   Lower Manhattan, New York, NY
7:30 pm
free, no reservation required

Performance | CANCELLED***Sojourner: A Jazz Oratorio by Valerie Capers***CANCELLED


***THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED.*** This 45-minute musical drama tells the story of 19th-century slave girl Bell Hardenburgh as she transforms into the pioneering voice of emancipation we know today as Sojourner Truth. Under the musical direction of Stanley Figaro and Michael L. Breaux – and conducted by renowned jazz bassist John Robinson – the University Singers, Music Education Jazz Ensemble and soprano Marlaina Powell present this piece in honor of Black History Month.
   Lower Manhattan, New York, NY
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8:00 pm
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Concert | NYU Symphony performs works by Stravinsky, Hermann, and more


Program: Bernard Herrmann: Suite from Psycho 2016 NYU Film Scoring Competition winners performed to student animation and live-action films Alba S. Torremocha: Serendipia, 2016 NYU Concert Composition Competition winner Stravinsky: Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring)
   Upper West Side, New York, NY
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8:00 pm
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Conference | Simple Gifts, Award-Winning Folk Duo


Two women plus twelve instruments equals one good time when Simple Gifts takes the stage. Drawing on an impressive variety of ethnic folk styles, this award-winning duo plays everything from lively Irish jigs and down-home American reels to hard-driving Klezmer frailachs and haunting Gypsy melodies, while spicing the mix with the distinctive rhythms of Balkan dance music, the lush sounds of Scandinavian twin fiddling, and original compositions written in a traditional style.
   Upper Manhattan, New York, NY
8:00 pm
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Concert | Talea Ensemble performs works by Georg Friedrich Haas


Program: Georg Friedrich Haas: La profondeur (2009) I can’t breathe (2015) US premiere tria ex uno (2001) Talea Ensemble has been labeled “...a crucial part of the New York cultural ecosphere” by the New York Times.
   Upper East Side, New York, NY
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8:00 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.
   Upper West Side, New York, NY
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