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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on November 1, 2014?

41 free events take place on Saturday, November 1 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 November 1 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 November . 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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41 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Saturday, November 1, 2014

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Editor's Picks

free events nyc Lower Manhattan, Little Italy, Chinatown and SoHo Tour
free events nyc Margaret Wise Brown and Antoine de Saint-Exupery: Parallels in Their Life, Comparison in Their Literature
free events nyc Adolphe Sax's 200th Birthday Celebration
free events nyc Saturday Afternoon Organ Meditation
free events nyc Ghosts of Greenwich Village Tour
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Workshop | Health and Race Walking


Enjoy views of the Park's landscapes as you get fit. Coach Lon Wilson of the New York Walkers Club leads walks at a moderate to brisk pace over mostly flat surfaces. Wear comfortable sneakers! Ages 18+.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:30 am
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Tour | Baylander Tour


Join a public tour of this historic U.S. Navy vessel that was originally deployed during Vietnam and later used to train U.S. helicopter pilots.
   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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Festival | Day of the Dead


Join the our annual Day of the Dead (Día de Muertos) celebration in New York City. The tradition is rooted in the native Mexican belief that life on earth is a preparation for the next world and of the importance of maintaining a strong relationship to the dead. Come and remember your own departed loved ones and bring copies of photographs, candles, and marigold flowers to adorn our community Altar throughout the celebration.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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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.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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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.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Tour | Lower Manhattan, Little Italy, Chinatown and SoHo Tour


A multi-neighborhood tour of the Lower Manhattan area. The tour begins on Wall Street, where you will see the New York Stock Exchange and Trinity Church before moving on the the World Trade Center and City Hall. Then move on by subway to visit the largest Chinatown in the United States. Following Chinatown, the tour will continue on through Little Italy and on to SoHo.
   New York City, NY; NYC
10:00 am
Free

Tour | Roosevelt House Public Tour


Roosevelt House - the former double townhouse of Franklin, Eleanor and Sara Delano Roosevelt, and now owned by Hunter College - offers visitors a chance to get closer to a family as unique as the city they inhabited, and to explore the private spaces where some of the most iconic public policy of the 20th century was shaped. Hear about FDR's rise to the presidency after his struggle with polio, Eleanor's activism for civil rights and human rights, and Sara's support for interracial and interfaith initiatives. Tour times: 10am, 12pm, and 2pm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Tour | Williamsburg Street Art Tour


Street art is visual art created in public locations, usually unsanctioned artwork executed outside of the context of traditional art venues. The term gained popularity during the graffiti art boom of the early 1980s and continues to be applied to subsequent incarnations. Stencil graffiti, wheat pasted poster art or sticker art, and street installation or sculpture are common forms of modern street art. Video projection, yarn bombing and Lock On sculpture became popularized at the turn of the 21st century.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Performance | David Gonzalez presents Sleeping Beauty


A rhymed verse spin on the classic fairy tale with live music and image projections that create the magical multimedia world in which our beautiful (and funky) princess is awakened by true love's kiss...or not.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Park Walk | Foraging in the Park


With naturalist/author "Wildman" Steve Brill. America's go-to guy for foraging, Brill will lead one of his world-famous foraging tours of the Park, a great place for wild foods, and the summer is an especially rich season.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:45 am
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Tour | Manhattan-Brooklyn Statues and Outdoor Monuments Walk


Relaxed walking, slight inclines, about five to six hours. Winter Garden, City Hall Park, Brooklyn Bridge, Cadman Plaza, Grand Army Plaza and Prospect Park. Bring lunch, water, binoculars or a camera with optical zoom lens. Rain or shine.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
$3

Film | Steven Spielberg's Oscar Nominee Hook (1991): Grown-Up Peter Pan


Stars: Dustin Hoffman, Robin Williams, Julia Roberts. When Captain Hook kidnaps his children, an adult Peter Pan must return to Neverland and reclaim his youthful spirit in order to challenge his old enemy. 142 mins.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:15 pm
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Film | Roger Michell's Oscar-Nominated Venus (2006): Old-Young Clash


Starring Peter O'Toole, Jodie Whittaker, Leslie Phillips. Life for a pair of veteran actors gets turned upside down after they meet a brash teenager. 95 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Tour | Brooklyn Heights Tour


Known as America's first suburb, Brooklyn Heights is truly a gem. Travel and Leisure named it one of America's top 10 most beautiful neighborhoods, and its beauty is rivaled only by its place in American history. These quaint, tree-lined streets have been the sites of Revolutionary War battles, abolitionist activism and have inspired numerous novelists. Visit a stop on the Underground Railroad, or the home of Truman Capote, where he penned Breakfast at Tiffany's and where Jackie Robinson signed with the Dodgers.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Tour | Bushwick Graffiti and Street Art Tour


New York City is a mecca for graffiti and street art, making it a very attractive playground for artists from around the world. Bushwick, in a working class district on the north side of Brooklyn adjacent to Williamsburg, has been attracting artists for some time now. The neighborhood has a fair collection of art studios and galleries, but it’s Bushwick’s industrial landscape that’s attracting the street artist. If you came looking for 1960′s Greenwich Village, you’ll find something brewing in Bushwick.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Tour | Lower Manhattan Tour


It is here, as much as anywhere, where American history started. It's where the first US Congress assembled and produced the Bill of Rights and where President George Washington took his first oath of office. It's here where the world's most important stock exchange and one of the most famous bridges stand. And it is here where an unspeakable tragedy took place and where a rebirth is underway.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Lecture | Margaret Wise Brown and Antoine de Saint-Exupery: Parallels in Their Life, Comparison in Their Literature


Ten years date of birth and ten east to west side Manhattan Avenues separate two renowned authors in their distinct and distinguished literary field. Vicissitudes of life bring the two close together, without their ever having met in New York City to the extent both can be viewed as soul brother & sister or, at least, soul mates. Join Saint-Exupery expert Howard Scherry as he discusses children's authors Margaret Wise Brown ("Writer of Songs and Nonsense," as she wished to be remembered on her Maine Island engraved epitaph) and Antoine de Saint-Exupery (legendary aviator and author of the fairy tale "unique in all the world").
   New York City, NY; NYC
2:00 pm
Free

Park Walk | North Woods Tour


View tumbling cascades, rustic bridges, and picturesque pools in the "Manhattan Adirondacks." Route involves many hills and stairs. 75 minutes.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Concert | Organ Works by Bach, Telemann, Schroeder


Organist Janet Hamilton plays music by J.S. Bach, Georg Philipp Telemann, Hermann Schroeder, Percy Whitlock, and others. Janet Hamilton is an adjunct faculty member at Indiana University Southeast, where she teaches organ and accompanies the Concert Choir. She is the Music Director at St. Mary Catholic Church in Lanesville, Indiana.
   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.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Tour | Union Square-Crossroads of New York Tour


The tour explores the social and political history of the Union Square neighborhood through discussions of the people, history, architecture, and forces that have shaped this community. You’ll hear how Union Square got its name, see where the legendary Tiffany & Co. once stood, and learn how to read the clock (yes, it’s a clock!) on “The Metronome” sculpture and so much more!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Tour | Union Square-Crossroads of New York Tour


The tour explores the social and political history of the Union Square neighborhood through discussions of the people, history, architecture, and forces that have shaped this community. You’ll hear how Union Square got its name, see where the legendary Tiffany & Co. once stood, and learn how to read the clock (yes, it’s a clock!) on “The Metronome” sculpture and so much more!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Film | Woody Allen's Hannah and Her Sisters (1986): 3-Time Osacr Winner


Stars: Mia Farrow, Dianne Wiest, Michael Caine. Between two Thanksgivings, Hannah's husband falls in love with her sister Lee, while her hypochondriac ex-husband rekindles his relationship with her sister Holly. 106 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Concert | Adolphe Sax's 200th Birthday Celebration


From the 19th century studios of the Paris Conservatory, to the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, to high school football fields and bandstands across the USA, the saxophone has inspired composers as diverse as Hector Berlioz, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Charlie Parker, and John Philip Sousa. The Manhattan Saxophone Quartet offers a concert of new and historic music to honor the 200th birthday of the instrument's inventor, Adolphe Sax.
   New York City, NY; NYC
2:30 pm
Free

Workshop | Magazines and Newspapers Database Workshop 1


Using basic database search techniques, learn how to find full-text articles from thousands of magazines, newspapers, and journals that are available in the extensive digital archive known as EBSCOhost.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:30 pm
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Theater | College Production: Assassins


Book by John Weidman. Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Based on an idea by Charles Gilbert, Jr.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
$5

Talk | Exhibition Tour: Danh Vo: We The People


Join curator Andria Hickey for a tour of the exhibition and a discussion of this multi-faceted global project.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Concert | Piano Master Class: Pavlina Dokovska


Pavlina Dokovska is a first-prize winner of the Claude Debussy International Competition in France and Italy’s International Piano Competition of Senigallia. Her concert tours have taken her to Europe, the Far East and throughout the United States, receiving critical acclaim for her brilliant technique, depth of interpretation, and emotional range.
   New York City, NY; NYC
3:00 pm
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Film | Tim Story's Think Like a Man Too (2014): Wedding Comedy


Stars: Kevin Hart, Gabrielle Union, Wendi McLendon-Covey. All the couples are back for a wedding in Las Vegas, but plans for a romantic weekend go awry when their various misadventures get them into some compromising situations that threaten to derail the big event. 106 mins.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Concert | Concert on Water


The concert is at the coolest classical music concerts location in New York City. Program and musicians TBA.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Concert | Saturday 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.
   New York City, NY; NYC
4:00 pm
Free

Concert | College Piano Recital


Clayton Stephenson, Piano
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Concert | College Piano Recital


Elena Belli, Piano
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Festival | First Saturdays: Free Programs of Art and Entertainment


At the monthly First Saturdays, thousands of visitors enjoy free programs of art and entertainment, including dynamic performances and participatory experiences.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Concert | College Violin Recital


Anat Almani, Violin
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Concert | Faculty Recital: Molly Carr, Violist


Violist MOLLY CARR, praised for her “ravishing sound” (STRAD) and her “passionate talent and beautiful poise… all in one package” (AVS), was a top Prize Winner in the 2008 Primrose International Viola Competition. As winner of the 2010 Juilliard Viola Concerto Competition, Carr made her New York Concerto debut with the Juilliard Orchestra under Xian Zhang in Alice Tully Hall. She is the recipient of top prizes and major scholarships from the Davidson Institute, the Virtu Foundation, ASTA, NFAA-ARTS and The Julliard and Manhattan Schools of Music.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Paintings: Cristina Vergano's The Laws of Attraction


Cristina Vergano depicts wildlife locked in evolutionary struggles for primacy and reproduction. She freely mixes techniques that span from oil painting to collage, and often paints on unexpected found objects. Classical Latin quotes float through her paintings, shedding further meaning and lending a graphic, very contemporary dimension to this new body of work. The result is strong and original, sui generis.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Concert | College Cello Recital


Jacob Nordlinger, cello
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Tour | Ghosts of Greenwich Village Tour


New York Ghost tours capture the spiritual side of the Big Apple through stories. famed explorers, native tribes, lost opportunities and political intrigue. With almost every step one takes through the West Village, one encounters the ghosts and spirits of New York City’s past. Every corner has its stories, every building has its haunted spirits.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:30 pm
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Theater | College Production: Assassins


Book by John Weidman. Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Based on an idea by Charles Gilbert, Jr.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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