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Free events for Saturday, 01/24/15
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19 free events take place on Saturday, January 24 in New York City.
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19 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Saturday, January 24, 2015

All events are free unless otherwise noted.
        

Concert | College Recitals


9:00 AM - 11:15 AM Chamber Music Competition 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM Fansui Yang, piano 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM Hila Zamir, clarinet 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM Eunbit Cho, violin
   Upper Manhattan, New York, NY
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9:00 am
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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+.
   Central Park,
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9:30 am
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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.
   Upper East Side, New York, NY
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10:00 am
$10 suggested donation...

Tour | Central Park and East River Shorewalk


About 5 miles. Explore the East River Promenade and Central Park. Bring lunch and water. Call leader to confirm.
   Upper East Side, New York, NY
11:00 am
$3

Festival | Winter Jam: NYC's Ultimate Snow Day


Winter Jam is a free winter sports festival for New Yorkers of all ages. The folks at Gore Mountain will blow lots of fresh snow in the heart of Manhattan, so there will be plenty for all to enjoy at the city's largest snow day. Featured Venues: · Lake Placid Snow Field · Cross-Country Skiing · Snowshoeing · Sledding · Learn to Ride: Skiing and Snowboarding · Taste NY Winter Market Equipment provided at no cost, or bring your own snow sports gear and enjoy the terrain. Participants in cross–country skiing, snowshoeing, and snowboarding/skiing lessons must sign a waiver and provide photo identification before participating in any of these activities. The waivers will be provided at the event. Participants under the age of 18 must have a legal guardian present with photo identification to sign the waiver. Waiting lines for the activities are subject to close early.
   New York, NY
11:00 am
free, no reservation required

Concert | College Recitals


12:00 PM - Michael Stevens, French Horn 1:30 PM - Pre-College Youth and Middle School Chorus 2:00 PM - Jesse Murray, Cello 2:00 PM - Marco Biaggio, Cello 3:00 PM - Noel Kim, Violin 4:00 PM - William McGregor, Double Bass 5:00 PM - Kimberly Sabio, Trumpet 5:00 PM - Sebastian Stoger, Cello 6:00 PM - Chamber Music 6:00 PM - Katherine Woo, Violin 7:30 PM - Pre-College Chamber Music 8:30 PM - Alex Kinmonth, Oboe 8:30 PM - Keiran Campbell, Cello 8:30 PM - William Goforth, Tenor
   Lincoln Square, New York, NY
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12:00 pm
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Tour | Southern Park Welcome Tour


Travel from Grand Army Plaza, past the Pond and Gapstow Bridge, and stop at the Dairy on this trip through the southern Park highlights. Route involves moderate inclines and some stairs. 45 minutes.
   Upper East Side, New York, NY
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12:00 pm
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Film | Anthony Stacchi and Graham Annable's The Boxtrolls (2014): Animated Adventure:


Stars: Ben Kingsley, Jared Harris, Nick Frost. A young orphaned boy raised by underground cave-dwelling trash collectors tries to save his friends from an evil exterminator. Based on the children's novel 'Here Be Monsters' by Alan Snow. 96 mins.
   Midtown East,
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12:15 pm
Free

Gallery Talk | Gallery Tour: A Shared Legacy: Folk Art in America


Tour is led by the museum’s gallery guides.
   Lincoln Square,
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1:00 pm
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Master Class | Master Class: Susan Starr, Pianist Who Performed at the White House


Susan Starr is an American pianist who was one of youngest musicians ever to study at the Curtis Institute of Music. She was a Silver Medalist at the 1962 Tchaikovsky Competition. Starr performed on more than fifty occasions with the Philadelphia Orchestra and at the White House at the invitation of President Carter in 1977.
   Upper Manhattan, New York, NY
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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.
   Downtown Brooklyn,
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2:00 pm
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Film | Mike Nichols' Oscar-Nominated Postcards from the Edge (1990): Hollywood Blues


Starring Meryl Streep, Shirley MacLaine, Dennis Quaid. Substance-addicted actress Suzanne Vale is on the skids. After a spell at a detox center, she begins to see the comedic side of her situation. 101 min.
   Midtown,
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2:00 pm
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Concert | From Al-Andalus to the Americas: An Odyssey of Spanish Song


Loosely exploring the musical connection between pre-1492 Moorish Spain and successive generations of Spanish, Latin American, and modern Arab-influenced composers, soprano Christine Moore, guitarist Pablo Gimenez, pianist Sofya Melikyan, and a host of other outstanding musicians present an odyssey of Spanish and Arabic-language classical and traditional song and instrumental music.
   Lincoln Square,
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2:30 pm
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Gallery Talk | Gallery Tour: Romare Bearden: A Black Odyssey


In 1977, Romare Bearden (1911-1988) created a cycle of 20 collages and watercolors (miniature variations of his collages) based on Homer’s epic poem The Odyssey. Rich in symbolism and allegorical content, Bearden’s “Odysseus Series” created an artistic bridge between classical mythology and African-American culture. The works conveyed a sense of timelessness and the universality of the human condition, but their brilliance was displayed for only two months in New York City before being scattered to private collections and public art museums.
   Upper Manhattan, New York, NY
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3:00 pm
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Film | Anthony Stacchi and Graham Annable's The Boxtrolls (2014): Animated Adventure:


Stars: Ben Kingsley, Jared Harris, Nick Frost. A young orphaned boy raised by underground cave-dwelling trash collectors tries to save his friends from an evil exterminator. Based on the children's novel 'Here Be Monsters' by Alan Snow. 96 mins.
   Midtown East,
3:30 pm
Free

Forum | Haiti: 5 Years Later


This program will include a screening of Raoul Peck's Fatal Assistance followed by a panel discussion/forum with Peck and public health officials and experts on where we go from here. Billions of dollars in aid has been raised since the devastating earthquake and the question is still being asked -- where did all that money go? After the earthquake in 2010, foundations from around the world pledged more than $9 billion to help get the country back on its feet. Only a fraction of the money ever made it to Haiti. Roughly 350,000 people still live in camps. Many others simply moved back to the same shoddily built structures that proved so deadly during the disaster. 5 years later the impoverished nation stands no better equipped to improve itself. This forum will unpack this dilemma with help of Peck and his earth-shattering film, expert panelists and community members.
   Marcus Garvey, New York, NY
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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.
   Lower Manhattan,
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4:00 pm
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Reading | Reading: Sophie Seita / Ron Silliman


Sophie Seita is the author of Fantasias in Counting (BlazeVOX) and 12 Steps (Wide Range). She is currently writing a long poem called Meat, a play titled Don Carlos, or Royal Jelly, an artist book, a translation of Uljana Wolf, and recently finished a video, “Objects I Cannot Touch,” for SoundEye in Cork, Ireland. Her academic research is on avant-garde little magazines. Ron Silliman published four books in 2014 including Northern Soul (Shearsman) and BART (Cuadro de Tiza Ediciones) in Spanish. In addition to appearing at StAnza, the Text Festival, the Poetry Moon Festival, US Poets in Mexico, Avant-Canada, and the Windsor International Writers Conference last year, he recorded Sunset Debris with the band Ihmissyöjän ystävät (Friends of the Cannibal).
   Lower Manhattan, New York, NY
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4:30 pm
$5

Concert | Steve Sullivan and the Board of Directors, Bluesy Rock 'n' Rollers


Steve Sullivan and the Board of Directors make original rock and roll. The six-piece outfit — with members originating from Australia, Colombia, Brooklyn and beyond — performs bluesy originals with a hint of swirling psych-rock. Expect the occasional cover by artists like Bill Withers and The Rolling Stones thrown in for good measure.
   Fort Greene,
9:30 pm
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