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19 free events take place in New York City on Sunday, January 12, 2014.
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19 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Sunday, January 12, 2014

All events are free unless otherwise noted.

Editor's Picks

free events nyc Flatiron District Walking Tour
free events nyc Scones in the Studio: An Open House
free events nyc The New York Mandolin Ensemble
free events nyc Workshop: Montemezzi
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Tour | Queens Waterfront Walk, Part 1


12 to 13 miles. Walk the Queens waterfront from Long Island City to Flushing; at least as much of it as they can get to. Pass Socrates Sculpture Park, Steinway mansion, and Lent-Riker-Smith homestead (circa 1654). Important: bring water and lunch. Food and water not available where we will have lunch.
   
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9:00 am
$3

Park Walk | Central Park Tour


Stroll through the park and tell the epic story of New York's green oasis. Once described as the lungs of the city, Central Park brings a breath of fresh air to New York's crowded urban terrain. What started out as the rocky and desolate northern fringes of a rapidly expanding city is today amongst the world's most famous and beloved public parks. Originally intended to bring people of all walks of life together -- a people's park -- Central Park lives up to it's original designs. With over 843 acres of meadows, hills, ball fields and bodies of water, it's impossible not to find
   
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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.
   
11:00 am
free, no reservation required

Tour | Southern Park Welcome Tour


Travel from Grand Army Plaza, past the Pond and Gapstow Bridge, and stop at the Dairy on this trip through the southern Park highlights. Route involves moderate inclines and some stairs. 45-minutes.
   New York, NY
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12:00 pm
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Park Walk | A Park for the People Tour


Urban Park Rangers specialize in interpretation of historic turning points, both natural and man-made, in our city’s long history. On this walking tour explore America's first park. Learn about the famous landscape architects Olmsted and Vaux and how their Greensward plan revolutionized modern park design.
   New York, NY
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1:00 pm
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Tour | Inside the Cathedral Tour


Explore the newly cleaned Cathedral. Highlights: The Great Rose Window, The Pilgrim’s Pavement, The Chapel of the Tongues, The Stained Glass Windows, The Historic Parapet, Monument to Firefighters.
   
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1:00 pm
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Workshop | Scones in the Studio: An Open House


Creative New Yorkers wanted! You made a New Year’s resolution to bring some more culture and activity into your life – but now what? How do you decide what to do? Here's the answer. Come to Scones in the Studio, a FREE open house, and sample art, music and dance classes. It’s a chance to unleash your creativity and explore new ways of expressing yourself. You can find out about jewelry-making, hula dancing, singing Broadway and cabaret tunes, oil painting, throwing clay on a wheel, music recording and production and much more. Plus, they're offering scones, coffee and tea. Meet instructors, have a nosh and discover your next passion.
   New York, NY
1:00 pm
free, no reservation required

Film | Howard Hawks' His Girl Friday (1940): Classy Romantic Comedy


Starring Cary Grant, Rosalind Russell, Ralph Bellamy. Newspaper editor Walter Burns is in love with Hildy Johnson, his star reporter and ex-wife. Walter will do anything and everything to prevent her from marrying her soon-to-be-husband Bruce Baldwin. Meanwhile, Walter and Hildy capture an escaped convict for an exclusive scoop. 92 min.
   
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2:00 pm
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Tour | Midtown Manhattan Tour


Arguably the world's most valuable, busiest and most crowded pieces of real estate, Midtown Manhattan is what most visitors think of when they think of New York City. Home to some of the city's most iconic architecture, from Gothic to Post-Modern and from Beaux-Arts to Art Deco (lots of Art Deco). it's not difficult to understand why. But just behind the massive facades, lie facinating histories just waiting to be unveiled.
   
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2:00 pm
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Concert | The New York Mandolin Ensemble


Original works and music from around the world featuring the Mandolin family of instruments.
   New York, NY
2:00 pm
$5 suggested donation

Concert | Mann String Quartet Institute Final Concert


North America’s most promising young string quartets and special guests, personally chosen by Robert Mann, will take part in a series of master classes to be taught by Mann.
   
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2:30 pm
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Concert | New Year Celebration: Music by Composers from Europe and the US


The event will feature the North/South Chamber Orchestra performing four recent compositions for strings by composers Ada Gentile, Max Lifchitz, Tudor Dominik Maican and Margarita Zelenaia.
   New York, NY
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3:00 pm
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Concert | Sean Jackson, Organist


Sean Jackson is one of Barbados’ most distinguished émigré classical musicians, and has performed internationally. He began his music studies at the age of five and by the age of eleven had won his first gold medal in his country’s National Independence Festival of Creative Arts. He has performed as guest organist with the New York Youth Symphony at Carnegie Hall, was featured artist in the International Concert Series at Trinity, Wall Street, and offered a solo concert at the Washington National Cathedral.
   New York, NY
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3:00 pm
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Concert | 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 & Boody Organ Builders.
   
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4:00 pm
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Discussion | Workshop: Montemezzi


A discussion on the music of Italo Montemezzi with selected scenes performed from his opera, L'amore dei tre re. This workshop is followed by a reception.
   New York, NY
4:00 pm
Free

Theater | One-Man Show: Bill Bowers' It Goes Without Saying


It Goes Without Saying takes the audience for a scenic tour of Bill Bowers' life thus far: from growing up gay in Montana to his outrageous jobs as a performer to the whirlwind of Broadway and studying with Marcel Marceau. This award-winning play is an autobiographical tour-de-force.
   New York, NY
5:00 pm
Free

Concert | Organ Works by Bach


Program: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Sonata in D major Johann Sebastian Bach Christ, unser Herr, zum Jordan kam, BWV 684 Naji Hakim Homage à Igor Stravinski With: Simon Leach, organist.
   
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5:15 pm
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Staged Reading | Play Reading: Timothy and Scrooge by Allan Knee


By Workshop playwrights. This series presents sit-down readings of new and revisited scripts, generally followed by a moderated dramaturgical discussion.
   
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required

Film | Joe Brewster and Michèle Stephenson's American Promise (2013): 2 Private School Journeys


American Promise spans 13 years as Joe Brewster and Michèle Stephenson, middle-class African-American parents in Brooklyn, turn their cameras on their son, Idris, and his best friend, Seun, who make their way through one of the most prestigious private schools in the country. Chronicling the boys' divergent paths from kindergarten through high school graduation at Manhattan's Dalton School, this provocative, intimate documentary presents complicated truths about America's struggle to come of age on issues of race, class and opportunity. 142 min.
   
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7:00 pm
$10 suggested donation
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Play | Psychological Drama

Regular Price: $55
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Classical Music | Holiday Concert at a Landmark Venue

Regular Price: $40
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Dance Performance | "Astonishing" Choreographer

Regular Price: $54
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Performance | Comedy by 13-time Emmy Winner with Broadway Actors

Regular Price: $69
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