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19 free events take place on Sunday, January 5 in New York City.
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19 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Sunday, January 5, 2014

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free events nyc Choral Works by Benjamin Britten
free events nyc Kate Montgomery's Christmas in the Clouds (2001): Holiday Comedy
free events nyc Sunday Afternoon Organ Meditation
free events nyc Ernst Lubitsch's Oscar-Nominated Ninotchka (1939): Communist Spy Goes Native
        

Park Walk | Central Park Tour


Stroll through the park and tell the epic story of New York's green oasis. Once described as the lungs of the city, Central Park brings a breath of fresh air to New York's crowded urban terrain. What started out as the rocky and desolate northern fringes of a rapidly expanding city is today amongst the world's most famous and beloved public parks. Originally intended to bring people of all walks of life together -- a people's park -- Central Park lives up to it's original designs. With over 843 acres of meadows, hills, ball fields and bodies of water, it's impossible not to find
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10:00 am
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Tour | Grand Central Terminal Tour


For nearly 100 years, the Beaux-Arts beauty known as Grand Central Terminal (a.k.a Station) has been a testament to the ingenuity and ambition of a great city, impressing both travelers and visitors with it's wonderful architecture and pulsating vibe. It's history is a story of immense wealth, great engineering, a few accidents, a planned sabotage and one terrific ceiling, but most importantly a story of survival and rebirth.
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10:00 am
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Hike | Jones Beach, Long Island Hike


Leisurely walk on the boardwalk at Jones Beach looking for birds. Rain cancels.
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10:00 am
$3

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.
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10:00 am
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Tour | Flatiron District Walking Tour


Join professional guides on a 90-minute journey through this vibrant neighborhood, viewing some of the city’s most notable landmarks, including the New York Life Insurance Building, the MetLife Clock Tower, the Appellate Courthouse and the famous Flatiron Building.
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11:00 am
free, no reservation required

Park Walk | Northern Park Welcome Tour


See the Park’s northernmost highlights on this walk from Conservatory Garden along the Harlem Meer and past the North Woods. Route easy to negotiate, a few stairs. 45 minutes.
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12:00 pm
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Gallery Talk | Gallery Tour: Norman Bel Geddes: I Have Seen the Future


Visionary designer Norman Bel Geddes expressed his dynamic vision of America’s future in innovative, streamlined designs for everything from household appliances to airplanes. Join curator Donald Albrecht for a tour of the exhibition exploring Bel Geddes’ impact on American design and society through drawings, models, photographs, and films.
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1:00 pm
Pay-what-you-can admission policy

Tour | Grand Central Terminal-New Year's Resolution Tour


Explore Grand Central Terminal and learn its secrets. Highlights: the Whispering Gallery, the indoor Tennis Courts, the Food Court, the Campbell Apartment, and the Holiday Train Show.
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1:00 pm
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Discussion | Death Cafe


Moderator: Barbara Simpson. A gathering in a relaxed and safe setting to discuss death, drink tea and eat delicious cake.
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1:30 pm
$5 suggested donation

Concert | Choral Works by Benjamin Britten


Program: Benjamin Britten St. Nicolas, A Boy Was Born With: NOVUS NY, the Choir of Trinity Wall Street, the Trinity Youth Chorus, Julian Wachner, conductor.
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2:00 pm
free, no reservation required

Film | Kate Montgomery's Christmas in the Clouds (2001): Holiday Comedy


With Timothy Vahle, Sam Vlahos, Mariana Tosca. A romantic comedy of errors set in a struggling tribally owned and operated ski resort. The ensemble cast, featuring veteran Native actors, mixes it up in a delightful concoction of mistaken identity and would-be love, seasoned with bingo basics and treacherous mountain roads. 90 min.
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2:00 pm
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Tour | Midtown Manhattan Tour


Arguably the world's most valuable, busiest and most crowded pieces of real estate, Midtown Manhattan is what most visitors think of when they think of New York City. Home to some of the city's most iconic architecture, from Gothic to Post-Modern and from Beaux-Arts to Art Deco (lots of Art Deco). it's not difficult to understand why. But just behind the massive facades, lie facinating histories just waiting to be unveiled.
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2:00 pm
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Tour | Williamsburg, Brooklyn Tour


It’s once abandoned waterfront is now is now filled with newly constructed condo towers and magnificent parks and stunning views of Manhattan. Known today as the hipster capital of the United States, Williamsburg is so much more than that, containing enclaves of Puerto Ricans, Polish, Italians, Dominicans and Hasidic Jews.
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2:00 pm
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Concert | Sunday 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.
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4:00 pm
free, no reservation required

Concert | Vocal Works by Buxtehude and Telemann


Program: Dieterich Buxtehude In Dulci Jubilo George Telemann Loben den Herren including organ music of D'Aquin and Bach Featuring: The Bach Choir & Players; Jennifer Bates, soprano; Brennan Hall, countertenor; Joseph Beutel, bass.
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5:00 pm
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Staged Reading | Play Reading: Pineapple and Henry by Linda Segal Crawley


By Workshop playwrights. This series presents sit-down readings of new and revisited scripts, generally followed by a moderated dramaturgical discussion.
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6:00 pm
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Film | Ernst Lubitsch's Oscar-Nominated Ninotchka (1939): Communist Spy Goes Native


Starring Greta Garbo, Melvyn Douglas and Ina Claire. A cold and repressed Russian agent on a diplomatic mission gives in to the freedom of Paris, the free-flowing champagne, and the irresistible charm of a romantic playboy. 110 min.
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6:30 pm
free, no reservation required

Tour | Holiday Lights Tour


It’s time to celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah and the New Year as Midtown Manhattan lights up like no other place in the world. Mechanical window displays, synchronized light and sound shows, not to mention Santa Claus and toy soldiers surely await you in this winter wonderland. Check them all out on the New York Holiday Lights Tour.
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7:00 pm
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Tour | Subway Art Tour


Many people think of the New York City subway as one of the largest, most efficient, if not the cleanest mass transit systems in the world. Few, however, think of it as the largest and longest art gallery on the planet. Well, they don't know what they are missing. This lively walking AND subway riding tour visits over a dozen subway stations to experience a selection of these striking often whimsical works that go largely unnoticed by the general public. Join this climate controlled subway and walking art tour. Along the way you'll learn about and become expert at navigating the (in)famous NYC subway system. There's also the invaluable opportunity to confer about your other sightseeing plans with the acclaimed Bronx born, vastly experienced licensed NYC tour guide, Darryl Reilly.
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7:30 pm
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