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38 free events take place on Sunday, October 18 in New York City.
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38 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Sunday, October 18, 2015

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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. This tour takes place every day at 10am.
   Lower Manhattan,
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10:00 am
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Park Walk | Central Park Tour - Lower Section


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 among the world's most famous and beloved public parks. With over 843 acres of meadows, hills, ball fields and bodies of water, it's impossible not to find something to enjoy in Central Park. This tour takes places Sundays and Mondays at 10am and Wednesdays at 4pm.
   
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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. This tour takes place Sundays at 10am.
   Midtown East,
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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.
   Lower Manhattan,
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10:00 am
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Fair | Street Fair


Free fun for the whole family, including arts, crafts, antiques, plants, entertainment, games, and more.
   New York, NY
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10:00 am
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Tour | Tour a Historic Synagogue


Take a tour of the synagogue’s authentically restored main sanctuary. Half-hour tours are offered at 10, 10:30, 11, 11:30, 1, 1:30, 2:00, 2:30, 4:00, 4:30 and 5. Two special talks led by Museum Deputy Director Amy Stein-Milford provide a behind-the-scenes look at our landmark: at 12 pm the focus is on the synagogue’s art, architecture and restoration; at 3 pm on Jewish rituals and practice. Families: Enjoy an art activity and self-guided scavenger hunt between 10 am and 2 pm.
   Lower Manhattan, New York, NY
10:00 am
Free

Festival | Fall Family Weekend Activities


Sbongiseni Duma - 11 AM Elizabeth Mitchell and You Are My Flower - 12:30 PM Shine and the Moonbeams - 2 PM Celebrate families with free interactive and fun musical activities. Families can participate in songwriting workshops, turn everyday objects into musical instruments in a digital sound playground, join in on sing-alongs, and build instruments and play them in an ensemble. There will also be opportunities to take in professional performances. This event occurs Saturday October 17 and Sunday October 18.
   Midtown, New York, NY
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11:00 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. This tour repeats every Sunday.
   Midtown,
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11:00 am
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Tour | Historic Orchard Street Tour


Take a historical three-hour journey through the Lower East Side and explore some of the rich history tracing the arrival of immigrants to modern times. This tour repeats every Sunday through December 27.
   East Village,
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11:00 am
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Fair | Street Fair


Free fun for the whole family, including arts, crafts, antiques, plants, entertainment, games, and more.
   New York, NY
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11:00 am
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Talk | The Importance (or Not!) of Traditions


Traditions represent the distillation of the wisdom and practices of past generations, and they also can represent the creative practices of today. Traditions can be inspiring and they can be constraining. Wholesome and harmful. Enriching and enervating. Fulfilling and burdensome. We must re-examine and re-assess the old traditions we carry with us and generate new ones for today so as to cultivate a healthy future. Speaker Dr. Richard Koral is a Leader-in-Training beginning his second year of part-time internship. Last year he served his first year of internship with the Ethical Culture Society of Bergen County in New Jersey working with Dr. Joseph Chuman.
   Lincoln Square, New York, NY
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11:00 am
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Park Walk | Waterfront Walk: Guided Park Tour


Join docents on a tour to learn about the history of the Brooklyn waterfront, the park's sustainable design, and how the park came to life. This tour takes place Sundays in October.
   New York, NY
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11:00 am
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Festival | 12th Annual Open House New York Weekend


From private residences and historic landmarks to rooftop farms and sustainable skyscrapers, OHNY Weekend offers you rare access and insight into hundreds of architecturally and culturally significant sites in all five boroughs. This annual weekend of urban exploration and architectural discovery also includes free talks; fun youth and family activities; and tours on foot, bicycle, and even by canoe. Join us in exploring and discovering the history, diversity and architecture of our city. Become inspired and enjoy your OHNY Weekend.
   
12:00 pm
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Tour | Guided Tour of the Japan Society


Explore Japan Society’s landmark 1971 Junzo Yoshimura–designed space, the first building by a leading Japanese architect in New York City. Sign up for a gallery tour highlighting images in the exhibition that focus on urban transformation during the 1960s and ’70s, and participate in family workshops and crafts. This tour takes place October 17 and 18, 2015.
   Midtown East, New York, NY
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12:00 pm
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Discussion | Feminist Discussion of Masculinity


The Forum for Feminist Discussion of Masculinity is a safe space to discuss the gendered expectations placed on men and boys in a patriarchal society, and how these have affected, and continue to affect, all of us. The forum is open to all, inclusive of gender and level of knowledge of the subject matter. This month’s topic is Masculinity and Race.
   Lower East Side, New York, NY
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1:00 pm
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Gallery Talk | Gallery Tour: Art Is...


Lorraine O'Grady: Art Is... presents all forty photographs that resulted from Lorraine O'Grady's performance piece of the same title, in which she entered her own float in the 1983 African-American Day Parade and rode up Harlem's Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard with fifteen collaborators dressed in white.
   Upper Manhattan, New York, NY
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1:00 pm
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City Walk | Morningside Heights-'Cultural Delights' Tour


Highlights: St. John the Divine Cathedral, Columbia University, Barnard College, the Statue of Alma Mater, Grant's Tomb, the Grave of The Amiable Child.
   Upper West Side,
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1:00 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. This tour takes place Thursdays through Sundays at 2pm.
   East Williamsburg,
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2:00 pm
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Master Class | Drum Master Class-Workshop with Marcus Santos


A contemporary percussionist and educator, Marcus Santos is a native of Bahia, Brazil. He commits his life to the study, teaching and performance of his hometown's Afro-Brazilian music and heritage. He's currently the director of the Grooversity network project and artistically directs twenty two drumming groups in the US, Canada, France and Italy.
   Dumbo, New York, NY
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2:00 pm
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Film | Frank Capra's You Can't Take It with You (1938): Won 2 Oscars


Starring Jean Arthur, Lionel Barrymore, and James Stewart. A man from a family of rich snobs becomes engaged to a woman from a good-natured but decidedly eccentric family. 126 min.
   Midtown,
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2:00 pm
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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. This tour takes place Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at 2pm, Wednesdays at 4pm, and Saturdays at 10am.
   Upper Manhattan,
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2:00 pm
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Concert | Naumburg Cello Competition Finals


The competition is open to cellists of every nationality. The competitors may not be under the age of 17 or more than 31 years of age, and may not have had a birthday before 1984.
   Upper Manhattan, New York, NY
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2:00 pm
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Workshop | Plein Air Landscape Painting Workshop


The park offers extraordinary vistas for plein air painting. Led by landscape artist Elissa Gore, in this introductory watercolor painting class, you will make small paintings using warm autumn colors. The workshop will cover planning a sketch, perspective, and basic watercolor techniques. No experience is required and all supplies will be provided. Please dress for the weather outdoors. This workshop recurs Sundays October 11-25.
   Fort George, New York, NY
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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. This tour takes place every day at 10am and every Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday at 2pm.
   Lower Manhattan,
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2:00 pm
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Tour | Guided Tour of the Japan Society


Explore Japan Society’s landmark 1971 Junzo Yoshimura–designed space, the first building by a leading Japanese architect in New York City. Sign up for a gallery tour highlighting images in the exhibition that focus on urban transformation during the 1960s and ’70s, and participate in family workshops and crafts. This tour takes place October 17 and 18, 2015.
   Midtown East, New York, NY
2:30 pm
free, no reservation required

Author Reading | James Martin reads from his book The Abbey


With his trademark warmth, openness, and wit, the bestselling author of The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything, Between Heaven and Mirth and Jesus: A Pilgrimage, James Martin, SJ, well known for his appearances as the ’Official Chaplain of the Colbert Nation’ on ’The Colbert Report’, discusses faith today and how it inspired him to pen his debut novel.
   Lower Manhattan, New York, NY
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3:00 pm
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Concert | Voices A La Carte: A…My Name Will Always Be Alice


Book by Julianne Boyd and Joan Micklin Silver. Music and Lyrics by David Zippel, Winnie Holzman, and Lucy Simon. From the Program in Vocal Performance. This performance takes place October 16, 17 and 18, 2015.
   Lower Manhattan, New York, NY
3:00 pm
$5

Concert | Official CMJ Showcase Concert


Lineup: • Garden of Elk - 3:15pm • Zuli - 4:00pm • Pree - 4:45pm • Laura and Greg - 5:30pm • Color Collage - 6:15pm • New Myths - 7:00pm • The City and Horses - 7:45pm • Michael Hix (Hix and Lui) - 8:30pm • Salt Cathedral - 9:15pm • Little Racer - 10:00pm
   Lower Manhattan, New York, NY
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3:15 pm
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Jazz | Parlor Jazz with Marjorie Eliot


Every Sunday afternoon, writer, performer and impresario Marjorie Eliot hosts in her apartment Parlor Jazz — a free, two-hour concert that for nearly two decades has attracted musicians, jazz lovers and interested passerby. A central figure in helping preserve and continue Sugar Hill's lustrous jazz legacy, Marjorie Eliot is the founder of Parlor Entertainment, an all-star jazz collective that plays concerts citywide.
   Upper Manhattan, New York, NY
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3:30 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 and Boody Organ Builders. The Organ Meditation takes place every Sunday from Sept. 13, 2015 to May 29, 2016.
   Lower Manhattan,
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4:00 pm
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Concert | Bach Vespers


Program: Johann Sebastien Bach Jesu Meine Freude, BWV 227 Johann Christoph Bach Halt wast du hast Bach Vespers happens October 18th and 25th, 2015.
   Lincoln Square, New York, NY
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5:00 pm
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Concert | Chamber Music by Debussy


With: Deirdre McArdle, flute Stephanie Babarik, harp Michael Vannoni, viola Peter Thoresen, countertenor
   Upper West Side, New York, NY
5:00 pm
Free

Concert | Great Organ Sunday Recital


In celebration of the restored Great Organ, the Cathedral presents a concert series following Sunday Evensong. Today: Gregory Eaton, Austin, TX These recitals occur most Sundays in October and November.
   Upper Manhattan, New York, NY
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5:00 pm
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Concert | Organ Recital Series


The Organ Recital Series is free and open to the public and occur most Sundays from September through May. Today's recital is by Emmanuel Duperrey of Villemomble, France.
   Midtown, New York, NY
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5:15 pm
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Opening Reception | New Paintings by Jennifer Guidi


In her newest work, Guidi continues her in depth exploration of ritual and the passing of time, building layers of textural marks upon one another, to produce an optically animated whole. By varying her tools, and staggering the intensity of her marks, Guidi creates palimpsestic pieces that allude to the tapestry of time. Each painting begins with a brushed on black background on top of which lilac paint is scraped, allowing remnants of both the black under painting and weave of the linen to show through. The deliberate and meandering red marks are applied as the final textural layer, completing the structural webs she creates. The disparate layers dissolve into each other and create vivid patterns on the canvas that dramatically change from various vantage points. Jennifer Guidi lives and works in Los Angeles. Her work is in numerous private collections as well as the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles and will be included in the upcoming show 100% at the Rubell Family Collection, Miami.
   Bowery, New York, NY
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6:00 pm
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Poetry Reading | If We'd Never Seen the Sea: Graphic Poetry by Rebecca Nison


A new collection of graphic poetry by Brooklyn artist and writer Rebecca Nison. Nison's graphic poems explore the unnameable territory between image and word: a domestic wilderness both playful and perilous, where the familiar becomes funhouse and the funhouse becomes familiar. She invites you to touch the 25 artworks, and somersault down the rabbit hole.
   East Village, New York, NY
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7:00 pm
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Screening | The Palavers of Mboloko: Short Films


The Palavers of Mboloko is a series of seven short 16mm color "animated cartoons for Africans" produced in the Belgian Congo by the priest Father Roger Jamar during the 1950s. They have been called the first 'African' films, despite being made by Europeans, because they incorporated elements of African folklore and music. Recently restored from the original 16mm prints, 2 films from this series - Ekolo and Bokasi - will be screened.
   Upper Manhattan,
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7:00 pm
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Performance | Solas Laughs Comedy Show


A standup comedy show featuring comics who have appeared on Comedy Central, College Humor, MTV, and more. Free drink and prize raffle. This show repeats every Friday, Saturday and Sunday, October 16 to November 1.
   East Village, New York, NY
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