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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on January 24, 2024?

27 free events take place on Wednesday, January 24 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 24 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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free events nyc Antisemitism and the Feminist Movement (online)
free events nyc Orchestral Works by Schubert and More
free events nyc ARTificial Intelligence: How AI Tools are Impacting the Arts
free events nyc Multiple Grammy-Winning Conductor, Leonard Slatkin; Orchestral Works by Stravinsky and More
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Discussion | Curatorial Roundtable (online)


A talk with Ruth Estevez on different curatorial methodologies for conducting research, conceptualizing, and producing projects in the fields of dance, performance art, spoken word, theater and music. The Curatorial Roundtable, an international forum for curators and institutional leaders to discuss formative and current projects, is hosted by Steven Henry Madoff, founding chair of the MA Curatorial Practice at the School of Visual Arts in New York City.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 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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Talk | Antisemitism and the Feminist Movement (online)


Speaker: Professor R. Amy Elman, Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism & Policy, Senior Research Fellow; William Weber Chair of Social Science; Professor of Political Science, Kalamazoo College, Kalamazoo
   New York City, NY; NYC
11:00 am
Free

Book Discussion | Getting Russia Right: Post-Soviet Hopes Dashed (in-person and online)


As U.S.-Russian relations scrape the depths of Cold War antagonism, the promise of partnership that beguiled American administrations during the first post-Soviet decades increasingly appears to have been false from the start. Why did American leaders persist in pursuing it? Was there another path that would have produced more constructive relations or better prepared Washington to face the challenge Russia poses today?    With a practitioner’s eye honed during decades of work on Russian affairs, author Thomas Graham deftly traces the evolution of opposing ideas of national purpose that created an inherent tension in relations. Getting Russia Right identifies the blind spots that prevented Washington from seeing Russia as it really is and crafting a policy to advance American interests without provoking an aggressive Russian response. Distilling the Putin factor to reveal the contours of the Russia challenge facing the United States whenever he departs the scene, Graham lays out a compelling way to deal with it so that the United States can continue to advance its interests in a rapidly changing world.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Book Discussion | The New Man as Man Machine: Art and Political Economy in the Weimar Republic (online)


Fifteen years after the great financial crisis of 2008, which shook the capitalist economic system in America and Europe to its foundations, Eckhart Gillen's book The New Man as Man Machine presents, for the first time, the interrelationship of art and political economy in the Weimar Republic, the Soviet Union, and the United States of America during the interwar period. By taking a look back at the 1920s and 1930s, it attempts to better understand our own era and its well-founded fears with regard to globalization and a new global economic crisis.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Lecture | A 'Revolutionary' Early Retirement? Chaadaev and the Affect of Contempt in 1820-21 (online)


Russia's "first philosopher" Peter Chaadaev was a cultural lightning rod who embodied some of the "hottest" political and social flash points of his age: resistance to autocracy; fame; media representation; and the intersection of private self and public persona. This paper examines a seminal early moment in his career that played an important role in shaping his reputation, his early retirement from military service in 1821. While this incident is frequently noted in passing, its significance has never been fully explored, particularly for how it centers around Chaadaev's semi-public expression of "revolutionary" sentiment in the form of contempt for authority. Through a close look at early nineteenth-century "radical" political emotions, Romantic ideas of language/utterance, and the specific emotional and political contours of Russian society in the 1810s, this talk considers the origins of a defining characteristic of Chaadaev in the eyes of his contemporaries - his expression of contempt - and addresses how this emotion became a "sticky" affect for him and essential component of the sign of "Chaadaev" in Russian culture. With Ingrid Kleespies.
   New York City, NY; NYC
12:00 pm
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Tour | Tour of New York City Hall


One of the oldest continuously used City Halls in the nation that still houses its original governmental functions, New York's City Hall is considered one of the finest architectural achievements of its period. Constructed from 1803 to 1812, the building was an early expression of the City's cosmopolitanism. City Hall is a designated New York City landmark, and its rotunda is a designated interior landmark as well.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Classical Music | Bach at Noon (In Person and Online)


Take a momentary respite from a busy day to enjoy a selection of organ works by Johann Sebastian Bach in an intimate venue.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:20 pm
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Gallery Talk | The Golden Path: Maimonides Across Eight Centuries: Exhibition Tour


Director Gabriel Goldstein gives for a guided tour of the exhibition, illuminating the life and impact of the multifaceted luminary and great Jewish sage across continents and cultures through rare manuscripts and books. Exhibition highlights include manuscripts in Maimonides’s own handwriting, a carved 11th century door to the Torah ark from Cairo’s Ben Ezra Synagogue, and beautifully illuminated medieval manuscripts.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Gallery Talk | Unnamed Figures: Black Presence and Absence in the Early American North: Exhibition Tour


A tour of the exhibition which offers a new window onto Black representation in a region that is often overlooked in narratives of early African American history.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Workshop | Adult Chorus


Directed by Church Street School of Music, the chorus is open to all who love to sing. Learn contemporary and classic songs and perform at community events throughout the year.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Discussion | Democracy in Guatemala: The Challenges Facing President Arevalo (online)


Why is Arevalo facing such opposition and what will be his challenges if he takes power? Elected in August 2023, Bernardo Arevalo will be sworn this month as president of Guatemala amid rumors that coupmongers could stop him from taking office. Why is Arevalo facing such opposition and what will be his challenges if he takes power? This is a conversation with Guatemalan journalist Claudia Méndez Arriaza; Daniel Haering Keenan, leader of the Anticorruption Project; Thelma Aldana, former attorney general of Guatemala; and Andrea Ixchíu Hernández, journalist, filmmaker and land protector. Claudia Méndez Arriaza is a journalist with 25 years of experience covering politics and justice in Guatemala. Today she hosts and coordinates the production of contents in ConCriterio, a daily analysis and debate radio morning show. Her coverage of the electoral process in 2023 has been published in Americas Quarterly magazine. She has founded three informative and leading media outlets and also worked during 15 years as an investigative reporter and editor for elPeriodico. She is part of the Nieman Class of 2012 at Harvard University. She is the Spanish translator of “The Art of Political Murder” by Francisco Goldman (Grove Press/Anagrama 2009) and “Guatemala: Eternal Spring Eternal Tyranny (JMS 2010).
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Talk | Navigating Myths: Humanitarian Law and Urban Warfare in the Israel-Hamas War (online)


An informative webinar addressing the myth's of the Israel-Hamas war from the lens of urban warfare and humanitarian law. They will be joined by one of the world’s foremost experts in urban warfare, Major John Spencer, and expert in law of armed conflict Lieutenant Colonel Geoffrey S. Corn, who have nearly five decades of combined military experience. They will share perspectives from their own lived experiences on the battlefield and researching warfare to help you combat disinformation.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Classical Music | Orchestral Works by Schubert and More


Juilliard Wind Orchestra; Elaine Douvas, Conductor; Raymond Mase, Conductor. Program Schubert (1797-1828), Symphony No. 5 in B-flat Major, D. 485 Gunther Schuller (1925-2015), Symphony for Brass and Percussion, Op. 16
   New York City, NY; NYC
1:00 pm
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Film | Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) with Robin Williams, Sally Field, and Pierce Brosnan


Troubled that he has little access to his children, divorced Daniel Hillard hatches an elaborate plan. With help from his creative brother Frank, he dresses as an older British woman and convinces his ex-wife, Miranda, to hire him as a nanny. "Mrs. Doubtfire" wins over the children and helps Daniel become a better parent — but when both Daniel and his nanny persona must meet different parties at the same restaurant, his secrets may be exposed. Director: Chris Columbus Cast: Robin Williams, Sally Field, Pierce Brosnan, Harvey Fierstein, Robert Prosky Robin Williams was an American actor and comedian. Known for his improvisational skills and the wide variety of characters he created on the spur of the moment and portrayed on film, in dramas and comedies alike, he is regarded as one of the greatest comedians of all time. He received numerous accolades including an Academy Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, six Golden Globe Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and five Grammy Awards. Sally Field is an American actress. Known for her extensive work on screen and stage, she has received many accolades throughout her career spanning over five decades, including two Academy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and three Primetime Emmy Awards, in addition to nominations for a Tony Award and two British Academy Film Awards. She was presented with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2014, the National Medal of Arts in 2014, the Kennedy Center Honor in 2019, and the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 2023. Pierce Brosnan is an Irish actor and film producer. He is best known as the fifth actor to play secret agent James Bond in the Bond film series, starring in four films from 1995 to 2002 (GoldenEye, Tomorrow Never Dies, The World Is Not Enough, and Die Another Day) and in multiple video games.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Book Discussion | Filibustered! How to Fix the Broken Senate and Save America (online)


According to a recent poll, most Americans have “hardly any confidence at all” in the people running Congress. The numbers are a damning indictment of our political leaders and the institution itself. A new book written by Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and his former chief of staff Mike Zamore offers an insider's take on the sources of deadlock and deterioration. Filibustered! How to Fix the Broken Senate and Save America makes the case that Congress’s decline began 50 years ago with the introduction of the “no-talk” filibuster and posits that returning that tool of legislative debate to its original rarely used form will do much to restore order to the legislature.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Classical Music | Violin Works by J.S. Bach, Beethoven, Paganini, and More (In Person AND Online)


Alexandra Woroniecka, Violin. Program J.S. Bach (1685-1750), Sonata No. 2 in A Minor, BWV 1003 Paganini (1782-1840) Violin Caprice No. 11 Beethoven (1770-1827), Violin Concerto in D Major Henryk Wieniawski (1835-1880), Theme Original Varie, Op. 15
   New York City, NY; NYC
5:30 pm
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Book Discussion | Our Enemies Will Vanish: The Russian Invasion and Ukraine's War of Independence


Author Yaroslav Trofimov, the chief foreign-affairs correspondent for The Wall Street Journal, in conversation with the Journalism School’s Azmat Khan for a discussion of his new book. Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, Trofimov has delved deeply into the conflict, often on its front lines. In this authoritative account, he traces the war’s decisive moments to show how Ukraine and its allies have battled in a modern-day version of David and Goliath. Vladimir Putin had intended to conquer Ukraine with a vicious blitzkrieg, redrawing the map of Europe in a few weeks. But the Ukrainians fought back, and are now locked in a brutal, bloody stalemate. This is the story of the epic bravery of the Ukrainian people—the same people Trofimov knows so well. For Trofimov, this war is deeply personal. He grew up in Kyiv, and his family lived there for generations. With deep empathy, Trofimov tells the story of how everyday Ukrainian citizens—schoolteachers, doctors, computer programmers and businesspeople—have risked their lives and lost their loved ones. He blends their brave and tragic stories with expert military analysis, providing unique insight into the thinking of Ukrainian leadership as they map out the next stages of the war.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Book Discussion | The Dress Diary: Secrets from a Victorian Woman’s Wardrobe (online)


In 1838, a young woman was given a diary on her wedding day. Collecting snippets of fabric from a range of garments, some her own and others donated by family and friends, she carefully annotated each one, creating a unique record of their lives. Authro Kate Strasdin takes a unique look into the diary of Mrs. Anne Sykes. Piece by piece, Strasdin will chart Anne's journey from the mills of Lancashire to the port of Singapore before tracing her return to England in later years. Fragments of cloth will become windows into Victorian life: pirates in Borneo, the complicated etiquette of mourning, poisonous dyes, the British Empire in full swing, rioting over working conditions and the terrible human cost of Britain's cotton industry. Through the evidence of waistcoats, ball gowns and mourning outfits, Strasdin will lay bare the whole of human experience in the most intimate of mediums: the clothes we choose to wear. Dr. Kate Strasdin is a fashion historian, museum curator and lecturer at Falmouth University, where she teaches the history of Fashion Design, Marketing and Photography.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Opening Reception | Zachary Schulman: The Community Gardener Portrait Project


An exhibition of photographs and interview excerpts by Zachary Schulman. Over the past five years, Schulman has met with 121 community gardeners in NYC. Drawing on these years of work, the exhibition features a selection of 34 portraits taken across all five boroughs and invites viewers to learn more about the creation and long-term stewardship of these green spaces.    
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Talk | A Lens on History: The Films of Lorenza Mazzetti


Alessandro Cassin will present and discuss excerpts of Lorenza Mazzetti's films The Country Doctor (1953) and Together (1956) recently restored by the British Film Institute in London. A longtime friend of Lorenza and Paola Mazzetti, Cassin reflects on the twin sisters' approach to art and life, their attitude toward history and their investigation of human nature, which was central not only to Lorenza's films but also to Paola's work and the experimental art-therapy community she gathered for decades in their Roman home. Cassin is the curator of the exhibition After Images, The Murder of the Einstein-Mazzetti Family. Photographs by Eva Krampen Kosloski, which will open at the Memoriale della Shoah in Milan. In London, during the 1950s, Lorenza Mazzetti became a filmmaker and one of the founders of the Free Cinema movement. She and her twin sister Paola had been adopted by Nina and Robert Einstein, first cousin of Albert and spent their childhood in the Tuscan countryside. While Robert was in hiding, the women of the family were massacred by the Germans on August 3, 1944. The girls, then 17, were the only survivors. In the Sixties, Lorenza broke the borders of conventional cinema transforming her unspeakable memory into a disruptive creative force. An evening of Lorenza's films recently restored by the British Film Institute.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Discussion | ARTificial Intelligence: How AI Tools are Impacting the Arts


ChatGPT. GitHub. DALL-E. Midjourney. The list of generative AI tools continues to grow and to be used by an increasingly varied audience. The creative arts are among the fields seeing both benefits and challenges from the use of these tools, stirring discussion on what it means to be an artist. This is a public panel session addressing the ways in which AI is impacting the artistic process and how it may be putting into question the way society views art. Panelists include Anna Gressel (Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP), Carla Gannis (New York University), and Dan Navarro (SAG-AFTRA).
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:30 pm
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Poetry Reading | Lyre In The Sky: 4 Poets (in-person and online)


With Lynne Lawner, Neda Zahraie, Ilka Scobie, and Mary Reilly.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Concert | Shotns/Shadows: A New Album from the Fortunoff Archive


A performance of the Yale Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies' newest album, Shotns/Shadows. This album is based on poems and songs from interviews with Holocaust survivors recorded by the Fortunoff Archive. Compiled and researched by composer, multi-instrumentalist, ethnomusicologist, and Yiddish educator Zisl Slepovitch and arranged and recorded by singer Sasha Lurje and his ensemble, this album draws upon the more than 100 testimonies in the Fortunoff Archive's collection in which survivors recount poetry or sing musical compositions from the prewar, wartime and postwar periods. The songs and poems included on Shotns/Shadows were sung or recounted in a number of testimonies and reflect the richness of Holocaust video testimonies as a unique form of documentation.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Discussion | Regulating AI in Japan and the United States (online)


As interest in AI surges around the world, interest by governments in regulating it is also surging. Many nations have enacted or are considering a range of measures, including pursuing cross-border collaborations for a consistent approach. Concerns about the risks and harms of AI technology are wide-ranging, including fairness, privacy, safety, and transparency. Regulatory discussions are correspondingly complex, touching on values such as human rights, democracy, and sustainability. Professor Hiroki Habuka of the Kyoto University Graduate School of Law and Professor Daniel Francis of NYU School of Law will use the current Japanese approach to AI regulation as a framework to explore some of the big questions that AI presents to legislators, citizens, and regulatory theorists. Bruce Aronson will be the moderator.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Classical Music | Multiple Grammy-Winning Conductor, Leonard Slatkin; Orchestral Works by Stravinsky and More


MSM's Orchestral Performance Program Faculty; Leonard Slatkin, Conductor. Program Roberto Sierra (b. 1953), Fandangos Stravinsky (1882-1971), The Firebird Suite (1919) Edward Elgar (1857-1934), Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 ("Enigma") About the Conductor Leonard Slatkin's conducting debut was in 1966 when he became artistic director and conductor of the award-winning New York Youth Symphony. In 2000, Slatkin became the chief conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra. He has performed with the Philharmonia Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in London, and more. In 1984, Slatkin won the Grammy Award for Best Classical Orchestral Recording with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, and in 1996, his recording with the National Symphony Orchestra won the Grammy Award for Best Classical Album. Then, in 2005, he received Grammy Awards for Best Classical Album and Best Choral Performance. And again, in 2007, his recording with the Nashville Symphony won Grammy Awards in the Best Classical Album and Best Orchestral Performance categories.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:30 pm
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Classical Music | Piano Works by Schubert, Brahms, and More (In Person AND Online)


Esme Bolucek, Piano. Program Schubert (1797-1828), Piano Sonata in C Minor, D. 958 Brahms (1833-1897), Piano Sonata No. 2 in F-sharp Minor, Op. 2 György Ligeti (1923-2006), Étude No. 13, L’escalier du diable
   New York City, NY; NYC
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