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13 free events take place in New York City on Sunday, February 12, 2017.

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13 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Sunday, February 12, 2017

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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.

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9:30 am
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Tour | Grand Central Terminal Tour

For over 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 its wonderful architecture and pulsating vibe. Its 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.

Manhattan,

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10:00 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. This tour repeats every Sunday.

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11:00 am
free, no reservation required

Classical Music | Violin Works by Bach and Others

Program: Bach Sonata C Major Bach Partita B Minor Gideon Klein Preludium Alfred Schnittke Fugue With: Natasha Lipkina, Violin

Manhattan, New York, NY

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1:00 pm
$20 suggested donation

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. This tour takes place Sundays, Mondays, Thursdays, and Fridays at 2pm, and Saturdays at 10am.

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2:00 pm
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Classical Music | The New York Youth Symphony performs Beethoven, Sibelius

Program: Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 4 Sibelius’s Symphony No. 2 The New York Youth Symphony orchestra led by Music Director Joshua Gersen continues its 54th season with acclaimed pianist Orli Shaham joining the orchestra for Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 4. The orchestra will also present the world premiere of Mojave Music…from a certain perspective by First Music competition winner Ethan Braun. Sibelius’s triumphant Symphony No. 2 will round out the program.

Manhattan, New York, NY

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2:00 pm
free, no reservation required

Concert | Organ Recital: Jacqueline Yost

Jacqueline Yost is the Lecturer in Music Theory and Aural Skills at UNC-Charlotte, and also serves as the applied instructor for organ. She holds the BM and DMA in organ performance and literature from the Eastman School of Music, where she also received the prestigious Harold Gleason Emerging Artist Award, Performer’s Certificate, and graduated with highest distinction. In addition she holds an MM in organ from the Cleveland Institute of Music and an additional MA in Music Theory Pedagogy from the Eastman School of Music. She is also the Director of Music and Organist at the First Presbyterian Church in Concord.

Manhattan, New York, NY

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3:15 pm
free, no reservation required

Concert | College Recitals

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM Blair Cagney, soprano 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM Jinjing Wu, piano 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM Juliana Levinson, soprano 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM Ronen Shai, composition 6:30 PM - 7:00 PM Lauren Lynch, soprano

Manhattan, New York, NY

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4:00 pm
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Classical Music | 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 and Boody Organ Builders. The Organ Meditation takes place every Sunday from Sept. 11, 2016 to May 28, 2017.

Manhattan,

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4:00 pm
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Classical Music | Bach Vespers

Program: Georg Christoph Bach - Siehe, wie fein und lieblich ist es Nicolaus Bruhns - Paratum cor meum

Manhattan, New York, NY

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5:00 pm
Free-will offering

Concert | It's Sunday: Organ Recital

In celebration of the restored Great Organ, the Cathedral presents a concert series featuring guest recitalists from around the country. Today: Parker Ramsay, New York, NY.

Manhattan, New York, NY

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5:00 pm
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Staged Reading | Play Reading: Patsy

Walter’s promise to his wife becomes a conflict within the city of Tinder Hill. One side is for and the other against. He attempts many screwball maneuvers but can Walter keep his pledge to Patsy? Will love prevail? Written by Margo Hammond.

Manhattan, New York, NY

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6:00 pm
free, no reservation required