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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on January 27, 2020?

31 free events take place on Monday, January 27 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 27 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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31 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Monday, January 27, 2020

All events are free unless otherwise noted.

Editor's Picks

free events nyc Shoah (1985): The Epic 9-Hour Masterpiece on the Holocaust
free events nyc Guided Historical Tour of the Columbia University Campus
free events nyc Conversation with One of Opera's Biggest Stars: Roberto Alagna
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Workshop | Morning Meditation


Balance mind, body, and spirit in this Primordial Sound Meditation led by an instructor. Work with a personal mantra, a specific sound or vibration. Take part in a regular meditation practice that lowers blood pressure, reduces stress, and strengthens the immune system.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:45 am
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Tour | 13 Tours, All City Neighborhoods, Any Time Of The Day, Choose One Tour Or Many


These free tours take place at various times during the day, all day long. You can make reservations for as many tours as your schedule allows. SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn Heights + DUMBO 3 Hour Lower Manhattan Harlem Chelsea and the High Line 6 Hour Downtown Combined Greenwich Village Central Park Lower Manhattan Midtown Manhattan Grand Central Terminal Graffiti and Street Art Tours World Trade Center
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Tour | Tour of Gracie Mansion, Home of New York's Mayors


In 1799, a prosperous New York merchant named Archibald Gracie built a country house overlooking a bend in the East River, five miles north of the then-New York City limits. Little did he know that, more than 200 years later, his home would be serving as the official residence of the First Family of New York City - a place where history is made, not merely recorded. As a historic house museum run by the Parks Department, sitting on 11 acres of grounds now known as Carl Schurz Park, Gracie Mansion has served as the home of 10 mayors, beginning first with Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia in 1942. Today, Gracie Mansion is occupied by the de Blasio family, which has opened its doors in the spirit of the administration's motto: one city, rising together. In keeping with that theme, Mayor de Blasio and First Lady Chirlane McCray have introduced a new art installation, titled “Windows on the City: Looking Out at Gracie’s New York.” This tour repeats every Monday.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Film | Judy (2019): Biographical Drama About Garland


Legendary performer Judy Garland (Renée Zellweger) arrives in London in the winter of 1968 to perform a series of sold-out concerts. 118 min. Director: Rupert Goold. Starring Renée Zellweger, Jessie Buckley, Finn Wittrock. 
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Film | Shoah (1985): The Epic 9-Hour Masterpiece on the Holocaust


On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, a screening of Claude Lanzmann's 1985 masterpiece in a rare public screening of the restored 9.5-hour film in its entirety. Shoah is the most comprehensive and radical film about the extermination of European Jews by the Nazis: 12 years of production and research, 350 hours of material, 566 minutes of film against forgetting. 30 years after the end of WWII, the French filmmaker visited the places of extermination, the "death factories" of Chelmno, Belzec, Sobibor, Treblinka, and Auschwitz, and found that grass had grown over them. Hence the persistence with which he sought out the last eyewitnesses to the catastrophe - rare survivors of the Sonderkommandos, bystanders, and Nazi perpetrators, too - in Poland, Israel, the United States, and Germany to question them about deportation and everyday life in the camps. This epic large-scale project does without a score, without any form of commentary or historical footage. It's focus is not on a documentation of the past, but on the presence of memory. Schedule: 10:30am Doors open 11:00am Film starts 3:30-4:00pm Break 9:00pm Film ends
   New York City, NY; NYC
11:00 am
Free

Film | Winter's Bone (2010): Four Time Oscar Nominated Mystery Drama With Jennifer Lawrence And John Hawkes


An unflinching Ozark Mountain girl hacks through dangerous social terrain as she hunts down her drug-dealing father while trying to keep her family intact. 100 min. Director: Debra Granik. Starring Jennifer Lawrence, John Hawkes, Garret Dillahunt. Winter's Bone received four Oscar nominations: Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Actress for Lawrence and Best Supporting Actor for John Hawkes.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Tour | Tour of Gracie Mansion, Home of New York's Mayors


In 1799, a prosperous New York merchant named Archibald Gracie built a country house overlooking a bend in the East River, five miles north of the then-New York City limits. Little did he know that, more than 200 years later, his home would be serving as the official residence of the First Family of New York City - a place where history is made, not merely recorded. As a historic house museum run by the Parks Department, sitting on 11 acres of grounds now known as Carl Schurz Park, Gracie Mansion has served as the home of 10 mayors, beginning first with Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia in 1942. Today, Gracie Mansion is occupied by the de Blasio family, which has opened its doors in the spirit of the administration's motto: one city, rising together. In keeping with that theme, Mayor de Blasio and First Lady Chirlane McCray have introduced a new art installation, titled “Windows on the City: Looking Out at Gracie’s New York.” This tour repeats every Monday.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Film | Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019): Action Comedy With  Dwayne Johnson And Jason Statham


Lawman Luke Hobbs and outcast Deckard Shaw form an unlikely alliance when a cyber-genetically enhanced villain threatens the future of humanity. 137 min. Director: David Leitch. Starring Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Idris Elba.  As of October 27, 2019, Hobbs & Shaw has grossed $173.8 million in the United States and Canada, and $586.4 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $760.2 million.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:15 am
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Discussion | How To Create the Business Plan That's Right for You


Your business plan is a dynamic blueprint for your company’s future. Who should attend? Potential business owners, start-ups and those in business who want to create/update their business plans or launch a new product or service. A business plan is not “one size fits all”, it depends on your business strategy, goals and financial resources. As a rule, your small-business plan should be flexible and proceed through affordable steps. When crafting it, be sure to take into account customer acceptance, revenue and cash-flow growth, and the market for the product/service itself. An effective plan will include a timeline for implementing your business model.  This workshop will give you the tools and background to: Articulate your reasons for developing a business plan  Develop achievable plans to determine and deliver value to your customers Formulate your business model and business goals  Project funding needs and financial results  Communicate your business strategy to stakeholders (potential investors, partners and lenders)  Develop strategies that encourage stakeholders to participate.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:15 am
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Film | Disney's The Lion King (1994): Two Time Oscar Winning Animation


A Lion cub crown prince is tricked by a treacherous uncle into thinking he caused his father's death and flees into exile in despair, only to learn in adulthood his identity and his responsibilities. 88 min. Directors: Roger Allers, Rob Minkoff. Starring Matthew Broderick, Jeremy Irons, James Earl Jones.  The Lion King garnered two Academy Awards for for Best Original Score and Best Original Song. The song Can You Feel the Love Tonight also won the Grammy Award for Best Male Vocal Performance.In 2016, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:30 am
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Author Reading | Lewis Milestone: Life and Films


Creator of such recognized classic films as All Quiet on the Western Front, Of Mice and Men and Pork Chop Hill, Lewis Milestone rose from humble Russian-speaking Jewish origins in Kishinev to become one of the leading directors of Hollywood's Golden Age. During the course of his long career he worked with many great stars, and maintained close contact with Soviet filmmakers. His Russian origins and left-wing sympathies made him a target of the anti-Communist hysteria of the late 1940s, but he survived into the 1960s with Ocean's 11 and Mutiny on the Bounty. Harlow Robinson's book is the first major study of this fascinating cinema pioneer.    
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12:00 pm
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Workshop | Cozy Igloo Knitting Sessions


For your ultimate dose of hygge, cozy up in an igloo under the midtown Manhattan sky and partake in a knitting session. Create a scarf that you can take home or donate to the Found But Not Lost initiative. Materials and instruction provided by Knitty City.
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12:00 pm
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Lecture | Polish Cultural Studies in the 21st-Century US Academy


As the recipient of a prestigious research grant for work in a preeminent US Cultural Studies program, speaker Magda Szcześniak will briefly discuss the challenges and opportunities, both intellectual and institutional, for conceiving and launching viable research projects focusing on Polish culture within the US academy.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Film | Saboteur (1942): Alfred Hitchcock's Film-Noir Spy 


An aircraft factory worker goes on the run after being wrongly accused of starting a fire that killed his best friend. 109 min. Director: Alfred Hitchcock. Starring Priscilla Lane, Robert Cummings, Otto Kruger.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Film | The Hottest August (2019): Ordinary New Yorkers Speak


Ordinary people in New York are asked to talk about their lives and their hopes for the future in a time marked by political division and climate change. Director: Brett Story 94 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
1:00 pm
Free

Tour | Guided Historical Tour of the Columbia University Campus


Join this tour to learn more about the history, architecture, and sculpture of Columbia and the Morningside Heights campus. Whether you're an amateur New York City historian or visiting campus for the first time, you will leave the tour knowing more about our storied past. Given that the tour route is outdoors, please be aware that tours are occasionally suspended due to inclement weather.
   New York City, NY; NYC
1:00 pm
Free

Workshop | Lunchtime Meditation


Take a mid-day pause to refresh your mind and re-establish your center in the midst of bustling city life. Meditation is a powerful tool to eliminate stress, to heal the body, mind, and brain, and to enhance your personal well-being and positive relationship with the world.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Film | Elia Kazan's Viva Zapata! (1952): Oscar Winnning Historical Drama With Marlon Brando And Anthony Quinn


The story of Mexican revolutionary Emiliano Zapata, who led a rebellion against the corrupt, oppressive dictatorship of president Porfirio Díaz in the early 20th century. 113 min. Director: Elia Kazan. Starring Marlon Brando, Jean Peters, Anthony Quinn. Anthony Quinn won the 1952 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Viva Zapata also got Academy Award nominations for Best Actor in a Leading Role – Marlon Brando, Best Writing, Story and Screenplay – John Steinbeck, Best Art Direction-Set Decoration and Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Film | Downton Abbey (2019): Movie Of The Famous Television Series


The continuing story of the Crawley family, wealthy owners of a large estate in the English countryside in the early twentieth century. 122 min. Director: Michael Engler. Starring Matthew Goode, Elizabeth McGovern, Maggie Smith. As of 4 December 2019, Downton Abbey has grossed $96.7 million in the United States and Canada, and $91 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $187.7 million
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3:00 pm
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Gallery Talk | Making the Auschwitz Exhibition


Chief curator and acclaimed Holocaust scholar Robert Jan van Pelt will explore the significance of the types and provenance of artifacts in Auschwitz. Not long ago. Not far away. as well as discuss the curatorial decisions that had to be made during the development of this complex exhibition.
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3:00 pm
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Author Reading | The Palgrave Handbook of Development Economics: Critical Reflections on Globalization and Development


Editors José Antonio Ocampo and Machiko Nissanke discuss their recently published book which responds to the needs and aspirations of current and future generations of development economists by providing critical reference material alongside or in relation to mainstream propositions.
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5:00 pm
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Film | Frank Capra's It Happened One Night (1934): Five Time Oscar Winning Romantic Comedy


A spoiled heiress running away from her family is helped by a man who is actually a reporter in need of a story. 105 min. Director: Frank Capra. Starring Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert, Walter Connolly.  It Happened One Night is the first of only three films (along with One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and The Silence of the Lambs) to win all five major Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Adapted Screenplay.
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6:00 pm
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Film | The Rest I Make Up (2018): Exploring Artistic Exchange


Cuban-American playwright Maria Irene Fornes (1930-2018) created astonishing worlds onstage. When she stopped writing due to dementia, a friendship with a young writer and filmmaker Michelle Memran reignited her visionary creative spirit, triggering a film collaboration that picked up where the pen left off. The film is experimental in its storytelling, exploring the filmmaker and subject’s artistic exchange, mutual influence, and the co-constitution of story and memory. At the heart of this film, we see a dedication to a life and cultural legacy, and a friendship.  Director: Michelle Memran 79 min.
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6:30 pm
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Talk | Conversation with One of Opera's Biggest Stars: Roberto Alagna


The fourth Adventure in Italian Opera with Fred Plotkin of this season features the beloved French tenor of Sicilian origin Roberto Alagna, who has been one of opera's biggest stars for decades. He is renowned for his passionate singing, incisive acting and excellent diction as well as his charisma on the opera stage. In January 2020, he is starring as Rodolfo in Puccini's La Boheme at The Metropolitan Opera.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:30 pm
Free

Author Reading | !!CANCELLED!! Run-DMC's Joseph Simmons Presents His Book Old School Love: And Why It Works !!CANCELLED!!


Rap pioneer Joseph "Rev Run" Simmons and his wife Justine on how to make love last. Restrictions may apply. Call store for details.
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7:00 pm
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Jazz | Carnegie Hall Citywide: Jazz Band With Vibraphonist Awarded by DownBeat


Take a jazz journey with outstanding vibraphone and marimba player Stefon Harris and his band Blackout. Named Best Vibraphonist by DownBeat’s 2018 International Critics Poll, Harris spins nimble solo lines that dart and swirl, while his stellar band complements his playing with its own flights of invention.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Poetry Reading | New Poetry: Eight Track / Moira of Edges, Moira the Tart


Oana Avasilichioaei's Eight Track is a transliterary exploration of traces. Sound recordings, surveillance cameras, desert geoglyphs, drone operators, refugee interviews, animal imprints, and audio signals manifest moments of inspired wonder, systems of power, slippages, debris. In “the great era of seeing” when the boundary between tracking agent and monitored subject is worn thin by politics and commerce, Eight Track assembles a set of discordant melodies, transcriptions, and images in a struggle to hold on to agency and awe. Moina Pam Dick's Moira of Edges, Moira the Tart reimagines hermitry, penitence and ardor through the figure of artist and lay philosopher Moira (sometimes Moina) Jones. Part-hagiography, part-künstlerroman in poetic mode, Moira of Edges fractures into disclosing edge time: a limned threshold; a vibrating line; an angular meditation on form, mind, god, sex, the metaphysics of time and perception. 
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7:00 pm
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Discussion | Queer Archives: Between the Individual and the Institutional


Taking as a starting point artist Dean Erdmann's work with archives, both their family archive and that of the Magnus Hirschfeld Society in Berlin, this is a conversation with artists Erdmann, Tiona Nekkia McClodden, Carlos Motta, and scholar Shannon Mattern about archives in general, and queer approaches to archives in particular.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Lecture | Younger Polish Artists Beyond the Neoliberal Normal


Magda Szcześniak, assistant professor of cultural studies, Institute of Polish Culture, University of Warsaw, will discuss contemporary Polish art made by a young generation of artists.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Classical Music | Works By Pioneering Women Composers Of The 20th Century


Program Rebecca Clarke (U.K./U.S., 1886-1979) Ruth Schonthal (Germany/U.S., 1924-2006) Verdina Shlonsky (Ukraine/Germany/Israel, 1905-90) Barbara Pentland (Canada, 1912-2000) Liu Zhuang (China, 1932-2011) Elizabeth Maconcy (U.K., 1907-94) This event is co-curated by Odaline de la Martinez and Joel Sachs. Composer and conductor Odaline de la Martinez has conducted several leading ensembles around the world, including the Ensemble 2e2m in Paris; the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; the Australian Youth Orchestra; the OFUNAM and the Camerata of the Americas in Mexico; and the Vancouver Chamber Orchestra. Joel Sachs has conducted orchestras and ensembles in Austria, Brazil, Canada, China, El Salvador, Germany, Iceland, Mexico, Switzerland, and Ukraine, and has held new music residencies in Berlin, Shanghai, London, Salzburg, Curitiba (Brazil), Newcastle-Upon-Tyne (U.K.), Helsinki, and the Banff Centre (Canadian Rockies).
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Dance Performance | Experiments in Dance


A free, high visibility low-tech forum for experimentation, emerging ideas and works-in-progress held in the Fall and Spring seasons. Artists are selected by a rotating committee of peer artists, and join each season in performing at the historic church. Featuring: Athena Kokoronis Doug LeCours & Iris McCloughan nonsuch collab: Samantha Mohr Candace Scarborough Elizabeth de Lise Collin Ranf
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8:00 pm
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