Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on March 17, 2014?
41 free events take place on Monday, March 17 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 March 17 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 March . 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 Monday, March 17, 2014
You’ve been wanting to retake your Facebook profile picture for ages. Now’s your chance. Also, it’s free.
Come get your free picture professionally taken like the star you are at OZY’s St. Patrick’s Day photo shoot. Make everyone else green with envy when they see how awesome you look.
Learn about central banking functions that Federal Reserve System performs and see Bank's vault of international monetary gold on bedrock of Manhattan Island, five stories below street level. Learn why Federal Reserve has "Federal" in its name, while it's a private bank, not Federal at all. Congressman Ron Paul considers the Federal Reserve "both corrupt and unconstitutional"
Tour times: 10:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m.
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.
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.
Explore the Cathedral's newly cleaned and restored Nave. Learn about the art, architecture and history of this great sacred space from 1892 to the present.
Test your coordination and dexterity with free juggling lessons in the park. All skill levels are welcome to join in the fun. Equipment is provided. Lessons are weather permitting. You'll be surprised that Alex and Jordan can often be found outside tossing pins in the snow!
SHAWN MOUSER joined the Los Angeles Philharmonic as Associate Principal Bassoonist in 2003. Prior to joining the Philharmonic, he served as Assistant Principal Bassoonist of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra for ten years. A native of Louisiana, Mouser received a Bachelor of Music from Louisiana State University. He then continued his studies at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, where he was awarded a Master of Music and a Graduate Diploma – both with Distinction in Performance.
The Principal Trumpet of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, THOMAS HOOTEN, was born in Tampa, Florida. He earned his Bachelor of Music degree from the University of South Florida and his Master of Music degree from Rice University; his primary trumpet teachers have included Armando Ghitalla, John Hagstrom, and Don Owen.
The beloved comedian Charlie Hill (1951-2013) plays an Anishinaabe trickster extraordinaire who knows how to fund his latest project, a chain of “pinch-bean” coffeehouses to be built on reservations around the world.
35 min.
Cathedral organists provide a 30-minute break for mind, body and spirit on Mondays with an entertaining and informative demonstration of the Cathedral’s unparalleled Great Organ.
Explore the Cathedral's newly cleaned and restored Nave. Learn about the art, architecture and history of this great sacred space from 1892 to the present.
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.
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.
Renown flautist Julien Beaudiment brilliantly represents the French flute school. Born in 1978, he crossed the Channel when he was 18 years old, to study at the Guidhall School of Music in London with Paul Edmund-Davies and Averill Williams. He stayed there two years, before finishing his studies at the "Conservatoire National Superieur de Musique de Paris" with Sophie Cherrier, assisted by Vincent Lucas and Michel Moragués for Chamber Music where he successfully obtained the flute and chamber music awards.
The beloved comedian Charlie Hill (1951-2013) plays an Anishinaabe trickster extraordinaire who knows how to fund his latest project, a chain of “pinch-bean” coffeehouses to be built on reservations around the world.
35 min.
Ashton Cameron originally born in India, moved to Australia at the age of 10. Being exposed to the Persian influences of Indian Classical music and dance at a very young age, Ashton seized on it and performance has since been an in creditably important part of her life. This transition from east to west also influenced her interest in the arts. She was introduced to the music of Mozart, Purcell, Handel, Gounod, Strauss… and so her great love for classical voice was born.
Classical guitarist David Russell is renowned for his superb musicianship and artistry, having earned the highest praise from audiences and critics alike. In recognition of his great talent and his international career, he was named a Fellow of The Royal Academy of Music in London in 1997. Russell was a Grammy award winner in 2005 for his CD Aire Latino, in the category of best instrumental soloist in classical music.
China has had the world's greatest poverty reduction during the past 30 years, yet alongside this remarkable achievement are rapidly growing income inequality and many emerging welfare needs that threaten its sustained development and political stability. Is China truly close to eliminating poverty? How unequal is Chinese society? How have social policies in China evolved and to what extent are they addressing citizens' welfare needs?
Speaker Dr. Qin Gao will examine these questions, building on her extensive research on these topics. Dr. Gao is an Associate Professor at Fordham University's Graduate School of Social Service and currently a 2014 Visiting Scholar at the India China Institute.
A lecture by Nathan Austin, co-founder of Wanderlust Project.
The Wanderlust Illicit Couples Retreat is a guided adventure through an abandoned honeymoon resort a short distance outside of New York City. Twelve intrepid couples are taken on a Lynchian tour of a sexy, swinging 1970s getaway set in the current backdrop of the resort’s decay. This illicit event introduces the audience and the staff to a tragic site once was a hopping resort for romantic getaways that has fallen into ruin through family conflict.
Featuring treasures from the John van Druten papers, join Off-Broadway’s Mint Theater Company for an intimate celebration of the playwright. Excerpts from the author’s unpublished essays, letters, diary, and plays will be read, revealing van Druten’s relationship with such literary peers as Tennessee Williams, Christopher Isherwood, and Rogers & Hammerstein.
Starring Irene Dunn, Ralph Bellamy and Cary Grant.
Unfounded suspicions lead a married couple to begin divorce proceedings, whereupon they start undermining each other's attempts to find new romance.
91 min.
The evening examines the ways our bodies relate to screens, touch-screens, and cinema as material in processes of social interaction. The event refers to digital as well as to analog media as a set of materials and apparatuses which create environments through which human subjectivity and social interaction take place, and examines the relationship between technical media and human subjectivity: In what ways do the touchscreen-based interfaces change these processes on a pictorial, metaphorical and material level? How do those environments influence and format our sense of touch?
The area around the High Line Park was a vital business district of New York City, supplying fresh fruits, French Cheeses and Russian caviar as well as fresh meats to City markets. The hustle and bustle of the streets induced the City to elevate the railroad trains delivering goods to the commercial buildings. When interstate truck traffic made the railway outdated, it fell into ruin, only to be regenerated as a park.
Aracelis Girmay was presented with the Isabella Gardner Award for Kingdom Animalia in 2011. Girmay is also the author of the collage-based picture book Changing, Changing, and the poetry collection Teeth, for which she was awarded a GCLA New Writers Award.
The internationally acclaimed performing artist, writer, educator and humanitarian gives this engaging talk that examines the spiritual and social aspects of storytelling, and its process of engagement.
Judy Collins shares her favorite Celtic folk songs, stories and hits that created the backbone of American folk music in her new CD and DVD, which she will be signing at this event.
Now and Then is reading series featuring performance texts (and texts about performance) from the past in conversation with current writings. Each event includes two writer/readers sharing a recent work as well as an older piece. Together, they will explore changing trends and contexts of performance in New York City - and beyond. Following the readings, a brief Q&A will flow into an opportunity for more casual conversation.
Tonight: Karinne Keithley Syers and Jen Rosenblit.
Program:
Gesualdo Selected Madrigals
Ravel String Quartet in F Major
Judd Greenstein Four on the Floor
Eric Satie Selected Gymnopedies and Gnossienes
Jonny Greenwood Popcorn Superhet Receiver
Radiohead Arpeggi/weird fishes
When ECCO (East Coast Chamber Orchestra) performs, "you always make a mental note not to miss [it]" (Philadelphia Enquirer). The conductor-less ensemble brings together acclaimed soloists, chamber musicians in today's leading ensembles, and principals in major American orchestras who "play like 18 offshoots of a single, focused mind." (Washington Post) The result is "sheer exuberance." (New York Times)
"Wienerlieder", the witty, boisterous and oftentimes melancholic Viennese chansons made famous by the likes of Herrmann Leopoldi, Helmut Qualtinger, and Gerhard Bronner, receive an update with this evening headlined by Austrian singer and former member of the award-winning electronic duo Saint Privat, Valerie Sajdik.
Yoo Rim Kim, violin. Experience the freshness and excitement of a solo performance by a gifted young artist - a uniquely rewarding experience for music lovers. The program for this event is TBA.
Veronique Rapin, mezzo-soprano. Experience the freshness and excitement of a solo performance by a gifted young artist - a uniquely rewarding experience for music lovers. The program for this event is TBA.
A free, 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, and join artists-in-residence and international guests each season in performing.