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Free Events in New York City Today: Saturday, May 18, 2013

All events are free unless otherwise noted. Click on an event to see more details.

8:20am	Hike $3 plus train fare	Briarcliff-Peekskill Trail/Old Croton Acqueduct Hike New York City, NY; NYC
9:30am to 5:00pm	Forum free	Interact 2013: A Forum on Civic Engagement and Sustainable Partnership New York City, NY; NYC
9:30am	Workshop free	Health and Race Walking New York City, NY; NYC
10:00am	Workshop free	Drawing in the Park New York City, NY; NYC
10:00am to 6:00pm	Symposium free	MFA Design and Technology Symposium New York City, NY; NYC
10:00am	Workshop free	Shape Up NYC - Yoga New York City, NY; NYC
10:00am	Workshop Free; reservations required	Park Fly Fishing New York City, NY; NYC
10:00am to 3:00pm	Workshop free	Catch & Release Fishing New York City, NY; NYC
10:00am	City Walk Free; tips encouraged; reservations required	SoHo, Little Italy & Chinatown Tour New York City, NY; NYC
10:00am to 4:00pm	City Walk Free plus $6.75 metrocard; tips encouraged; reservations required	All-in-One Downtown Tour New York City, NY; NYC
10:00am	Tour Free; tips encouraged; reservations required	Brooklyn Heights/Brooklyn Bridge Tour New York City, NY; NYC
10:00am to 6:00pm	Fair free	Street Fair New York City, NY; NYC
10:30am	Park Walk free	“Cross Park Promenade” Tour New York City, NY; NYC
11:00am	Workshop free	Chess Clinic New York City, NY; NYC
11:00am	Park Walk free	Garden Tour New York City, NY; NYC
11:00am to 5:00pm	Fair free	Street Fair New York City, NY; NYC
11:00am to 6:30pm	Concert free	Pre-College Recitals New York City, NY; NYC
11:00am to 6:30pm	Concert free	Pre-College Recitals New York City, NY; NYC
11:00am	Workshop free	Shape Up Zumba New York City, NY; NYC
11:30am to 4:30pm	Open Mike Reading free	Open Mike: Shakespeare's Macbeth New York City, NY; NYC
12:00pm	Tour free	Tour of the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building New York City, NY; NYC
12:00pm to 7:00pm	Concert free	Pre-College Chamber Music Marathon New York City, NY; NYC
12:30pm	Tour free	“Seneca Village” Tour New York City, NY; NYC
12:45pm to 6:00pm	Festival free	Park's 20th Anniversary Celebration New York City, NY; NYC
1:00pm	Parade free	The 7th Annual Dance Parade New York City, NY; NYC
1:00pm	Workshop free	Zumba with Miriam New York City, NY; NYC
1:30pm	Opera free	New York Opera Forum performs Don Carlo by Giuseppe Verdi New York City, NY; NYC
2:00pm	Workshop free	Introduction to Belly Dance New York City, NY; NYC
2:00pm	Jazz free	College Voice Recital New York City, NY; NYC
2:00pm	Tour free	US Customs House Building Tour New York City, NY; NYC
2:00pm	Tour free	Union Square: Crossroads of New York New York City, NY; NYC
2:00pm	City Walk Free; tips encouraged; reservations required	Harlem Tour New York City, NY; NYC
2:00pm	Tour Free; tips encouraged; reservations required	Lower Manhattan Tour New York City, NY; NYC
2:00pm	Tour Free; tips encouraged; reservations required	Brooklyn Heights/Brooklyn Bridge Tour New York City, NY; NYC
2:00pm	Theater Free tickets required	Shakespeare's Hamlet, a College Production New York City, NY; NYC
2:00pm	Gallery Talk free	Exhibition Walk-Through: Jack Goldstein x 10,000 New York City, NY; NYC
2:00pm to 3:10pm	Theater Members $0 Regular $35	Minimalist productions with evocative sound design and wonderful voices New York City, NY; NYC
2:00pm	Theater Members $0 Regular $39.5	Hilarious and heartwarming musical! New York City, NY; NYC
2:00pm	Book Signing free	Book Launch: Erin Shirreff's Fully Illustrated Monograph New York City, NY; NYC
2:00pm	Theater Members $0 Regular $50	Two one act plays of a famous author presented by a magnificent theater company New York City, NY; NYC
2:30pm	Park Walk free	The Art of the Park Tour New York City, NY; NYC
2:30pm	Theater Members $0 Regular $67.50	Music from Weimar Republic New York City, NY; NYC
3:00pm	Dance Performance free	Dance Works-in-Progress: Diana Crum / Gillian Walsh New York City, NY; NYC
3:00pm	Workshop free	Tae Kwon Do Workshop New York City, NY; NYC
3:00pm	Workshop free	Jewelry Making with Gwendolyn Lawson New York City, NY; NYC
3:00pm	Concert free	Concert on Water New York City, NY; NYC
3:00pm	Tour free	US Customs House Building Tour New York City, NY; NYC
3:00pm	Theater Members $0 Regular $12	Important 20c Play New York City, NY; NYC
4:00pm	Opening Reception free	Scholars Exhibition New York City, NY; NYC
4:00pm	Jazz free	College Jazz Piano Recital New York City, NY; NYC
4:00pm to 5:10pm	Theater Members $0 Regular $35	Minimalist productions with evocative sound design and wonderful voices New York City, NY; NYC
5:00pm	Concert $10 suggested donation	Nigel Potts, Organist New York City, NY; NYC
5:00pm to 6:15pm	Theater Members $0 Regular $47	An amazing evening of intimate magic New York City, NY; NYC
6:00pm to 8:00pm	Opening Reception Free; RSVP required	Peanuts artist Tom Everhart presents an exhibition of new works New York City, NY; NYC
6:00pm to 8:00pm	Opening Reception free	Wasteless, a Student Exhibition New York City, NY; NYC
6:00pm	Concert free	Pre-College Percussion Recital New York City, NY; NYC
6:30pm	Dancing free	Bluegrass Family Dance New York City, NY; NYC
7:00pm	Theater Members $0 Regular $79	a mind-blowing show! New York City, NY; NYC
7:00pm	Theater Members $0 Regular $12	down the rabbit hole of belief New York City, NY; NYC
7:30pm	Concert Members $0 Regular $30	contemporary choral music New York City, NY; NYC
7:30pm	Theater Members $0 Regular $12	Important 20c Play New York City, NY; NYC
8:00pm	Dance Performance free	College Choreographic Honors New York City, NY; NYC
8:00pm	Performance $6; no minimum	Interludes 2063 Improv Comedy New York City, NY; NYC
8:00pm	Concert free	New York Repertory Orchestra performs works by Sibelius and Debussy New York City, NY; NYC
8:00pm	Staged Reading Contributions suggested; reservations required	Play Reading/Concert: The Goldberg Ground by Jane Prendergast New York City, NY; NYC
8:00pm	Theater Members $0 Regular $18	political intrigue and violent revolution New York City, NY; NYC
8:00pm	Theater Members $0 Regular $67.50	Music from Weimar Republic New York City, NY; NYC
8:00pm	Theater Members $0 Regular $20	Musical parody of the cult classic film New York City, NY; NYC
8:00pm	Theater Members $0 Regular $50	Two one act plays of a famous author presented by a magnificent theater company New York City, NY; NYC
8:30pm	Concert Members $0 Regular $40	Haydn's masterpiece and more New York City, NY; NYC
8:30pm	Concert free	College Viola Recital New York City, NY; NYC
8:30pm	Concert free	College Piano Recital New York City, NY; NYC
9:00pm	Concert No cover, no minimum	Earthman Experience, Haitian Funk Ensemble New York City, NY; NYC
10:00pm	Theater Members $0 Regular $79	a mind-blowing show! New York City, NY; NYC