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12 free events take place in New York City on Monday, January 4, 2016.

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12 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Monday, January 4, 2016

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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.

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10:00 am
Free...

Workshop | MS Word 2010 for Beginners Workshop

Learn the basics features of Microsoft Word 2010, a word processing program you can use to create documents. Topics include entering and editing text, saving files, and formatting.

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10:30 am
Free

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.

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1:00 pm
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Book Discussion | Mystery Mondays Book Discussion Group

The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins.

New York, NY

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4:00 pm
free, no reservation required

Discussion | Director Ross Partridge discusses his film Lamb

Join director and actor Ross Partridge and actor Oona Laurence for a discussion and Q+A about Lamb. The provocative film based on Bonnie Nadzam’s novel centers on the unusual friendship between David Lamb and a neglected 11-year-old girl he’s drawn to. When he takes her on a road trip from Chicago to the Rockies, the journey shakes them in ways that neither expects.

New York, NY

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5:00 pm
Free

Concert | The Choir of Trinity Wall Street with NOVUS NY

Program: Ars Subtilior presented by Tenet Ensemble Tarik O'Regan/Alice Goodman: A Letter of Rights (U.S. premiere) Julian Wachner, conductor

New York, NY

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5:00 pm
free, no reservation required

**Book Discussion | Contemporary Classics Book Discussion: White Tiger by Aravind Adiga**

The book up for discussion this month will be Aravind Adiga's dark comedic novel. A 21st-century epistolary novel, White Tiger is the wild, hilarious story of a murderous entrpeneur in India told through a series of emails to Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao.

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6:00 pm
free, no reservation required

Concert | Fie! Fie! Fi-Fi!: Forgotten Songs of F. Scott Fitzgerald

In the spring of 1914, the Princeton University Triangle Club decided to present a new musical, Fie! Fie! Fi-Fi! with lyrics and book by a talented 17 year old freshman. That budding songwriter would grow up to become the American literary titan F. Scott Fitzgerald. The library is proud to house and protect a rare edition of this forgotten musical. Discover F. Scott Fitzgerald, songwriter, as the library presents an evening of songs from Fie! Fie! Fi-Fi!, directed by UnsungMusicalsCo.'s Ben West and Emmy award winning conductor, composer, and producer Glen Roven.

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6:00 pm
Free

Author Reading | David Rieff discusses his book The Reproach of Hunger: Food, Justice and Money in the Twenty-First Century

The political analyst, journalist and cultural reviewer explores whether ending extreme poverty and widespread hunger is within our reach.

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6:30 pm
free, no reservation required

Dance Performance | Dance Works-in-Progress

A high visibility, low-tech forum on Monday nights. Movement Research at the Judson Church supports experiments in performance rather than finished products. Artists are selected by a rotating committee of peer artists. With: Victoria Arakcheyeva, Lariza, juri nishio, The Providence Dance Project, s.lumbert and Rachel Sigrid Freeburg This series takes place on Mondays January 4-18, 2016.

New York, NY

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8:00 pm
free, no reservation required

Performance | Nat Towsen’s Downtown Variety Hour

With: - Janeane Garofalo (Wet Hot American Summer) - Sasheer Zamata (SNL, This American Life) - Jo Firestone (Punderdome 3000, Dr. Gameshow on WFMU) - Downtown History (know your city!) - NYC Trivia (win prizes)

New York, NY

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8:00 pm
$5

Concert | Singers Space

Hosted by D'Ambrose Boyd with David Pearl at the piano. Where New York's finest professional and aspiring singers come to sing their favorites and hear their peers perform before an intimate audience. This events takes place Jan. 4, 18, and 25.

New York, NY

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9:00 pm
free, no reservation required

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Complimentary Tickets

to shows, concerts ... (CFT Deals!)

Play | Psychological Drama

Regular Price: $55
CFT Member Price: $0.00

Classical Music | Holiday Concert at a Landmark Venue

Regular Price: $40
CFT Member Price: $0.00

Dance Performance | "Astonishing" Choreographer

Regular Price: $54
CFT Member Price: $0.00