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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on October 28, 2024?

18 free events take place on Monday, October 28 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 October 28 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 October . 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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18 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Monday, October 28, 2024

All events are free unless otherwise noted.
        

Tour | NYC Walking Tours: A Variety of Neighborhoods - Choose One Tour Or Many


These tours take place at various times. You can make reservations for as many tours as your schedule allows. See link for details: scroll down to find the daily scheduled tours at $4 (more costly tours are listed on top). Daily tours may include: Brooklyn Bridge SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown Lower Manhattan Harlem Downtown Greenwich Village Central Park Lower Manhattan Midtown Manhattan Graffiti and Street Art Tours
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 am
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Tours, October 28, 2024, 10/28/2024, NYC Walking Tours: A Variety of Neighborhoods - Choose One Tour Or Many

Workshop | Morning Meditation


Start your day by balancing your mind, body, and spirit during instructor guided meditation. This renowned practice 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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Workshops, October 28, 2024, 10/28/2024, Morning Meditation

Workshop | Learn Juggling in the Park


Get in a quick lesson, stay for the whole time, or just enjoy watching them put their skills to the test. They're a friendly group and open to drop-ins, even if you catch them outside of the regular juggling lessons. All skill levels welcome. Equipment is provided.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Workshops, October 28, 2024, 10/28/2024, Learn Juggling in the Park

Jazz | An Afternoon of Jazz: Sounds of South Africa


A vibrant blend of traditional African music and contemporary hits.
   New York City, NY; NYC
1:00 pm
Free
Concerts, October 28, 2024, 10/28/2024, An Afternoon of Jazz: Sounds of South Africa

Museums | Art from All Over The World: Modern and Contemporary


Discover a vast collection of art from a diverse range of countries such as Argentina, Brazil, Italy, Russia, France, Spain, Japan, India, United States and more.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Museumss, October 28, 2024, 10/28/2024, Art from All Over The World: Modern and Contemporary

Lecture | Puccini's Last Act: Finishing Turandot


Professor Deborah Burton of Boston University, an internationally known Puccini scholar, will present "Puccini's Last Act: Finishing Turandot." From her study of Puccini's sketches for the finale of his unfinished opera Turandot, Prof. Burton constructed a new realization of the work's ending, which she will discuss and play during her lecture. This lecture presents new, important scholarly findings. Deborah Burton has been a Visiting Scholar at the American Academy in Rome. She has authored numerous publications and given many lectures in the U.S. and abroad.
   New York City, NY; NYC
4:00 pm
Free
Lectures, October 28, 2024, 10/28/2024, Puccini's Last Act: Finishing Turandot

Museums | Remembrance, Reflection and Resilience


A place of commemoration: exhibition, artifacts, photographs, stories and more.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Museumss, October 28, 2024, 10/28/2024, Remembrance, Reflection and Resilience

Book Discussion | Charm: How Magnetic Personalities Shape Global Politics (in-person and online)


Politics is a site of performance, and contemporary politicians often perform the role of a regular person—perhaps someone we would like to have a beer with. They win elections not because of the elevated rhetorical performances we often associate with charisma (“ask not what your country can do for you”), but because of something more ordinary and relatable. The everyday magic spell that politicians cast using mass and social media is what sociologist Julia Sonnevend calls “charm.” In this engaging and enlightening book, Sonnevend explores charm (and the related “charm offensive”) as a keyword of contemporary global politics. Successful political leaders deploy this form of personal magnetism—which relies on proximity to political tribes and manifests across a variety of media platforms—to appear authentic and accessible in their quest for power.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Book Discussions, October 28, 2024, 10/28/2024, Charm: How Magnetic Personalities Shape Global Politics&nbsp;(in-person and online)

Book Discussion | Henrietta Szold: Hadassah and the Zionist Dream


Acclaimed author Francine Klagsbrun reveals the complex life and work of Henrietta Szold, founder of Hadassah and a Zionist trailblazer
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Book Discussions, October 28, 2024, 10/28/2024, Henrietta Szold: Hadassah and the Zionist Dream

Film | Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) with Donald Sutherland and Jeff Goldblum


In this remake of the classic horror film, Matthew Bennell assumes his friend is having marital issues when she complains about her husband’s strange mood. But soon, more people begin reporting similar observations, and Matthew starts to worry. When his friend Jack Bellicec and his wife discover a mutated corpse, Matthew’s concerns are confirmed. Bennell must work to stop this invisible enemy before the entire city is under its spell. Director: Philip Kaufman Cast: Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams, Leonard Nimoy, Jeff Goldblum, Veronica Cartwright Donald Sutherland was a Canadian actor whose career spanned six decades. He received numerous accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award and two Golden Globe Awards as well as a BAFTA Award nomination. Jeff Goldblum is an American actor and musician who has starred in some of the highest-grossing films, including Jurassic Park (1993) and Independence Day (1996), as well as their sequels.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Films, October 28, 2024, 10/28/2024, Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) with&nbsp;Donald Sutherland and&nbsp;Jeff Goldblum

Lecture | Sickle of Syntax & Hammer of Tautology: Yugoslav Experimental Poetry


In his lecture, Sezgin Boynik will introduce the publication Sickle of Syntax & Hammer of Tautology: Concrete and Visual Poetry in Yugoslavia, 1968-1983, which he edited as a special number (# 90-91) of OEI in 2021. Boynik will discuss example Yugoslav experimental poetry through specific historical and political context of socialist Yugoslavia. Sickle of Syntax & Hammer of Tautology offers the first English-language overview of the history of the production of concrete and visual poetry in socialist Yugoslavia between 1968 and 1983. By focusing on mass-produced examples of concrete poetry, the publication presents these poetic experiments as organically linked to social movements, critical theories, and youth cultural revolutions. In his presentation, Boynik, will discuss the concrete and visual poetry in socialist Yugoslavia as an uneven and combined development, and emphasize its confrontational and organizational aspects.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Lectures, October 28, 2024, 10/28/2024, Sickle of Syntax & Hammer of Tautology: Yugoslav Experimental Poetry

Concert | Jazz and Classical Works by Gershwin, Bartok, and More


The Zodiac Trio performs works by Gershwin (1898-1937), Peter Schickele (1935-2024), Bartok (1881-1945), Benny Goodman (1909-1986), and more. Registration required.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
Free
Concerts, October 28, 2024, 10/28/2024, Jazz and Classical Works by Gershwin, Bartok, and More

Book Discussion | Infinite Dreams: The Life of Alan Vega by Laura Davis-Chanin and Liz Lamere


Best known for co-founding the early punk duo Suicide, Alan Vega lived a complex and labyrinthine life, driven by a desire to express himself uncompromisingly through art. From his first sketch in art class at Brooklyn College to the 2021 release of the album Mutator five years after his death, Vega continues to shock and inspire. This first-ever biography of Vega tells the story of the man’s life and art, beginning with his early attempts to live a “normal” life and his epiphanic encounter with Iggy Pop in 1969. Although becoming a performer on stage had been at the bottom of Vega’s list of lifetime ambitions, Iggy changed his mind: he needed music to truly express his vision. Infinite Dreams goes on to describe Vega’s many experiments across a variety of media, including the partnership with Marty Rev that became Suicide, which challenged audiences to look deep inside themselves and to not settle for distractions. A raw but engaging exploration of a man whose artwork, music, and philosophy inspired thousands, written by award-winning author Laura Davis-Chanin together with Liz Lamere, Alan Vega’s wife and long-term creative collaborator. At this event, author Liz Lamere will discuss her new book with Ashley Dalle.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Book Discussions, October 28, 2024, 10/28/2024, Infinite Dreams: The Life of Alan Vega by&nbsp;Laura Davis-Chanin and Liz Lamere

Book Discussion | Is Art History?: Selected Writings


Celebrate the launch of this definitive volume of writings by one of the most renowned art historians of the past century, Svetlana Alpers. Spanning six decades, this critical compilation gathers Alpers’ award-winning writings on art history
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Book Discussions, October 28, 2024, 10/28/2024, Is Art History?: Selected Writings

Book Club | Graphic Novel Book Club: Parallel by Matthias Lehmann


Karl Kling's story is one of revelations, and these he has addressed in a letter to his daughter, Hella, who had disowned Karl many years ago. Karl's letter is a cri de coeur from a father to a daughter he never really got to know, and he comes clean to her about his failed marriages, his fractured family relations--and his love for men. Taking place between the end of World War II and the 1980s, Parallel chronicles Karl's efforts to comply with social norms in order to keep his sexuality a secret. It also paints a picture of a life torn between conformity and rebellion, and the cruel realities of twentieth-century German society, where homosexuality was proscribed and punishable until 1994. Matthias Lehmann poignantly depicts the story of a decades-long yearning to live an open and free life, and the price Karl and those he loves must pay for it. It is also a story of finding the courage to finally tell the truth no matter the obstacles...or the cost.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Book Clubs, October 28, 2024, 10/28/2024, Graphic Novel Book Club: Parallel&nbsp;by Matthias Lehmann

Book Discussion | A Better Life for Their Children: Legacy in Photographs, Constructing Schools in the Segregated South 1912-1937


A Jewish immigrant who rose to lead Sears, Julius Rosenwald, and Booker T. Washington, born into slavery and founder of Tuskegee Institute, teamed up in 1912 to create a groundbreaking initiative for building public schools for African American children in the segregated South. This partnership significantly boosted educational opportunities for Black communities and contributed to the Civil Rights Movement. Out of nearly 5,000 Rosenwald schools established between 1912 and 1937, only about 500 remain, many in disrepair. A Better Life for their Children: Julius Rosenwald, Booker T. Washington, and the 4,978 Schools that Changed America documents this legacy by photographer, author, social activist Andrew Feiler. He traveled over 25,000 miles, photographing 105 schools and interviewing former students, teachers, and community leaders across the states involved. Feiler was named "Book Photographer of the Year" by Prix de la Photographie Paris in 2022 for this documentary book.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Book Discussions, October 28, 2024, 10/28/2024, A Better Life for Their Children: Legacy in Photographs, Constructing Schools in the Segregated South 1912-1937

Dance Performance | Dance Works-in-Progress


A 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. With: Juliet Paramor, Avery Gerhardt, Steffanie B Paul, Kevin Lo, Betsy Miller Dance Projects ft. Marin Day and Lindsey Jennings
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Dance Performances, October 28, 2024, 10/28/2024, Dance Works-in-Progress

Discussion | Election 2024 in Perspective


A dialogue with a bipartisan group of campaign strategists and journalists covering national politics.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Discussions, October 28, 2024, 10/28/2024, Election 2024 in Perspective
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Classical Music | Orchestral Masterworks at a Landmark Venue

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Performance | Music and Literature Extravaganza

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