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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on January 13, 2017?

34 free events take place on Friday, January 13 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 January 13 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 January . 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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34 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Friday, January 13, 2017

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Tour | Manhattan Street Art Tour


Join a Manhattan Street Art Tour and experience the Lower East Side - SoHo, NoHo, Nolita and Little Italy. The Lower East Side of Manhattan is a playground for street artists, Soho is known to be one of NYC first permit Joint Live-Work Quarters for artists and the area received landmark designation in 1973. Noho and Nolita’s street art is either hidden in courtyards or on the more prominent street art facades. Learn about the history of the art of many famous and unknown artist.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:30 am
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Workshop | Bridge Club


Are you a Bridge buff? Put your game face on and show off your best plays. Join the fun and meet new friends! All players welcome!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 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.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Tour | Downtown Manhattan 3-Hour Tour


The 3-hour walking and subway tour covers the Financial District including Wall Street and the World Trade Center, SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown. These are neighborhoods that simply can’t be fully appreciated from a bus. There will be one or two opportunities to sample tasty treats. Takes place daily.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Tour | New York One-Day Tour


Don't have enough time to take all of the tours? Prefer to experience Manhattan with a smaller group, but a private booking is out of reach? Then consider our All-in-One New York Tour. This tour utilizes your feet and the New York City Subway to transport you from Lower Manhattan, the birthplace of New York, through Wall St and the Financial District, the World Trade Center, Greenwich Village, SoHo, Chinatown, Little Italy, Chelsea Market and the Highline Park. Tour takes place Mondays, Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Tour | SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown Tour


You've seen the iconic skyscrapers, attended a Broadway show, visited Lady Liberty and relaxed in Central Park. Looking for a little more of the Big Apple? Maybe it's time to visit some of Manhattan's oldest and most enchanting historic districts. Take a relaxing stroll through SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown. Takes place daily.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Workshop | Beginner Jewelry Making Class


Learn the basics of how to use jewelry making tools, bead types and their uses, wire working and bead wrapping, stringing materials. Learn simple techniques to design and create your own one of kind pieces or recreate established designer pieces. You can use these skills to also make simple jewelry repairs, start your own jewelry business or be the Hit of the party with your own one of a kind exquisite piece of jewelry.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 am
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Other | Get a Free Entree from a New Mediterranean Grill


Founded by two millennials, VERTS Mediterranean Grill will be opening its first NYC location. On opening day, the restaurant will be giving away full entrees to each customer, donating 100% of additional sales to a local nonprofit. Guests will have the chance to participate in social media contests and complimentary swag bags including VERTS tshirts, recipes, coupons, and more will be given out throughout the day. Those who opt to purchase additional sides, drinks or entrées on opening day will be benefiting a worthy NYC cause. As part of its commitment to serving the surrounding community, VERTS will donate 100% of sales to a local non-profit. VERTS will bring a new Mediterranean lunch option to New Yorkers – including fresh, customizable and chef-inspired pitas, salads and bowls. Scratch-made sauces and prepped toppings like pickled jalapenos and marinated olives add an extra boost of flavor to any option.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Concert | The Amsterdam–New Amsterdam International Organ Festival


Featuring: Matteo Imbruno, Successor of Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck and Organist of De Oude Kerk, Amsterdam Patrick Allen, Organist and Master of Choristers of the church
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Classical Music | Bach at Noon


The keyboard works of Bach offered in 30-minute meditations by Patrick Allen, organist and master of choristers, and Mary Pan, organ scholar. Bach at Noon concerts takes place Tuesdays through Fridays, from September 13, 2016 to May 25, 2017.
   New York City, NY; NYC
12:20 pm
Free

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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Workshop | Create Your Own Website


Learn how to make your own website for free using Google Sites. Add links, images, videos, and more to create your own piece of the web.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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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.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Film | Randal Kleiser's White Fang (1991): Jack London's Novel


Stars: Ethan Hawke, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Seymour Cassel. Jack London's classic adventure story about the friendship developed between a Yukon gold hunter and the mixed dog-wolf he rescues from the hands of a man who mistreats him. 107 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Workshop | Featured Database: Freegal Music


Get started with Freegal Music today with just your NYPL card. Freegal Music is a downloadable music service which provides access to millions of songs from ten thousand record labels including the labels of Sony Music Entertainment. With a valid library card, download up to three digital songs per week on a PC, MAC or Smartphone, burn the MP3 files onto a CD. Search for artists, song titles, albums, music genres, create playlists, get the latest releases.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:15 pm
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Film | The Secret Lives of Pets (2016): Animated Blockbuster


Stars: Louis C.K., Eric Stonestreet, Kevin Hart. The quiet life of a terrier named Max is upended when his owner takes in Duke, a stray whom Max instantly dislikes. 87 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Workshop | Beginner Jewelry Making Workshop


Learn the basics of how to use jewelry making tools, bead types and their uses, wire working and bead wrapping, stringing materials. Learn simple techniques to design and create your own one of kind pieces or recreate established designer pieces. You can use these skills to also make simple jewelry repairs, start your own jewelry business or be the hit of the party with your own one of a kind exquisite piece of jewelry.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Film | Ennio De Concini's Hitler: The Last Ten Days (1973): Maniac's End


Stars: Alec Guinness, Simon Ward, Adolfo Celi. A dramatization based on eyewitness accounts of Hitler's final days in an underground bunker, his military henchmen, and his stormy relationship with Eva Braun. 108 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
2:00 pm
Free

Tour | Greenwich Village Neighborhood Tour


Greenwich Village is among Manhattan's most desirable and expensive residential neighborhoods. It's history, however, betrays it's monied status. The Village, with it's quiet, shaded streets, lined with lovely brick and brownstone townhouses, was once the incubating ground of artistic, social and political movements that have helped shape US history. From the Beats to the Folk Movement, from workers rights to gay rights, the Village has often been the center of it all. Tours are Mondays and Fridays at 2pm, and Wednesdays and Saturdays at 10am.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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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.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Film | Sofia Coppola's Lost in Translation (2003): Oscar-Winning Drama


Stars: Bill Murray, Scarlett Johansson, Giovanni Ribisi. A faded movie star and a neglected young woman form an unlikely bond after crossing paths in Tokyo. 101 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Tour | SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown Tour


You've seen the iconic skyscrapers, attended a Broadway show, visited Lady Liberty and relaxed in Central Park. Looking for a little more of the Big Apple? Maybe it's time to visit some of Manhattan's oldest and most enchanting historic districts. Take a relaxing stroll through SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown. Takes place daily.
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2:00 pm
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Tour | SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown Tour


You've seen the iconic skyscrapers, attended a Broadway show, visited Lady Liberty and relaxed in Central Park. Looking for a little more of the Big Apple? Maybe it's time to visit some of Manhattan's oldest and most enchanting historic districts. Take a relaxing stroll through SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown. Takes place daily.
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2:00 pm
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Workshop | Advanced MS Word 2010 Workshop


Explore more advanced features of Microsoft Word 2010. Topics include mail merge, tables, text boxes, headers and footers, footnotes and endnotes.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:30 pm
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Book Signing | Josh Groban and other cast members sign the book The Great Comet: The Journey of a New Musical to Broadway


The Great Comet's Josh Groban and Denée Benton join fellow cast members and creator Dave Molloy for a special live performance and signing of the book, Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet: The Journey of a New Musical to Broadway. This is a wristbanded event. Cast will sign book only; no other memorabilia. Participants subject to change.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Opening Reception | 75 Vintage Black-and-White Photos by Ming Smith


This is the first major retrospective of the photographer’s work. The exhibition spans her entire career, from early interiors and streetscapes of the 1970s to the ongoing large-scale Transcendence series. Today there is great momentum to correct deeply entrenched racial and gender imbalances within the photographic canon. Ming Smith is key among the photographers who are due belated recognition.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Book Discussion | Open Book Night


They are having a book social! They hope you’ll come and share a book you loved reading! What to expect at Open Book Night: 1. Introduce your book with its title, author, publication date and genre (mystery, memoir, play, etc.). One book per person. 2. Tell what it’s about and why you loved it in 2 minutes or less. 3. They want to have fun, so no negative criticism please. 4. Learn about titles of books that you may enjoy and share with your friends. This month's theme is "Looking Forward, Looking Back."
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Discussion | Art and Science Panel: Us and the Animal Other


Moderator: Aviva Rahmani Panelists: Reiko Matsuda Goodwin, Susan Hoenig, Aimee Morgana, Hope Sandrow
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Classical Music | Celestial Mechanics: A Sonic Celebration of the Piano


Program: George Crumb's Celestial Mechanics Debussy's Petite Suite Faure's Dolly Suite Pianists and faculty members Andrea Lodge and Julia Den Boer (pictured) will perform.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Comedy Club | Day Job/Night Cap Comedy Show


Hear some of New York's best comedians tell you about their day jobs then watch as they create an original improvised show based off those stories. If you're feeling brave, drop your name in the bucket for the chance to be interviewed live on stage and create an improvised show based on YOUR job. Come laugh and you may even win a free drink generously donated by sponsor Sixpoint Brewery.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Comedy Club | No Name Comedy/Variety Show


Featuring: Bruce Cherry (Marijuana-logues’) Liz Miele (The Daily Show With Jon Stewart) Miguel Dalmau (FOX-TV's "Good Day New York") Subhah Agarwal (New York Comedy Festival)
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Classical Music | ChamberFest 2017: Brahms and Others


Program: Arensky's String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 35, with violinist Ashley J. Park, violist Emily Liu, and cellists Sarina Zhang and Chloe Hong John Harbison's Twilight Music for horn, violin, and piano (1985), with violinist Zhi Ma, hornist Thea Humphries, and pianist Chenchun Ma Brahms's Piano Quintet in F Minor, Op. 34, with violinists Brendon Elliott and Ann Sangeun Cho, violist Jiawei Yan, cellist Tomsen Su, and pianist Wenting Shi. ChamberFest showcases students who work during their final week of winter break in a unique chamber music intensive, with unlimited rehearsal time and daily coachings.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:30 pm
Free

Concert | The Amsterdam–New Amsterdam International Organ Festival


Featuring: Matteo Imbruno, Successor of Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck and Organist of De Oude Kerk, Amsterdam Patrick Allen, Organist and Master of Choristers of the church
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:00 pm
Free

Concert | Rale Micic's Guitar x 2 Series


“Micic is bringing an intriguing new perspective to the jazz guitar” LA TIMES "Micic is the cool cat, and Serbia is mellow, tight and tasteful. Micic is subtle, intelligent player who echoes the likes of Jim Hall" DOWNBEAT "The New York jazz scene, and by extension jazzʼs modern mainstream, has Rale Micic to thank for a portion of its continued growth" ALL ABOUT JAZZ
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 pm
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Classical Music | Choral Work by Haydn and More at a Landmark Venue

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Play | A Play About a Famous Artist

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