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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on May 23, 2011?

23 free events take place on Monday, May 23 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 May 23 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 May . 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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23 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Monday, May 23, 2011

All events are free unless otherwise noted.
        

Birdwatching | Birding Tour of the Park


Discover the varieties of birds that call Bryant Park home during the migratory season with guided tours.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 am
Free

Tour | Federal Reserve Bank Tour


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" Five tours daily on the hour.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:30 am
Free

Talk | Learn about the Peoples of the Plains


With Laura Browarny.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
Free

Gallery Talk | The Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Room


An expert leads informal discussions in the room and answers questions. Two sessions: 10am-1pm and 1:30pm -3pm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
Free

Workshop | Microsoft Office 2003: MS Word 2


Hands on using wireless laptops. Explore more advanced features of Microsoft Word 2003. Topics include tables, text boxes, headers and footers, footnotes and endnotes.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 am
Free

Workshop | Ping Pong in the Park


Test your skills at state-of-the-art tables. Paddles and balls are provided free of charge.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
Free

Jazz | Deanna Witkowski, Award-Winning Jazz Pianist


Winner of the Great American Jazz Piano Competition and a past guest on Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz, Deanna Witkowski brings an exuberance and vitality of spirit to her fusions of jazz, Brazilian, Afro-Cuban, and classical music. "Witkowski's playing is consistently thrilling." (All Music Guide).
   New York City, NY; NYC
12:30 pm
Free

Book Discussion | Book Club: Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer


After graduating from Emory University in Atlanta in 1992, top student and athlete Christopher McCandless abandoned his possessions, gave his entire $24,000 savings account to charity and hitchhiked to Alaska, where he went to live in the wilderness. Four months later, he turned up dead.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Screening | Short Films on and by Native Americans


Featuring UNRESERVED: The Work of Louie Gong, Writing the Land, Airplane, Button Blanket, and Preston Singletary: Echoes, Fire, and Shadows. Start times are 1pm and 3pm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Talk | Learn About Taino Culture


Jorge Estevez discusses Taino culture past and present using traditional handling objects in an interactive informal setting.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Fünf Räume, New Works by Austrian Artists


New, site-specific works by emerging Austrian artists, each transforming one of five distinct gallery spaces. All participants, despite their success and renown in Europe and elsewhere, have for the most part not yet been shown in the United States. Thus, Fünf Räume (German for 'Five Rooms') allows viewers to experience something unique and original while at the same time providing a glimpse into each artist's multidisciplinary practice, primarily within painting, sculpture and installation. Artists: Daniel DOMIG, Clemens HOLLERER, Zenita KOMAD & Michael KIENZER, Valentin RUHRY, and Esther STOCKER.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Cooper Union End of Year Show 2011


More than 300 pioneering student works on view across the disciplines of architecture, art and engineering
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Concert | Student Recital - Jessica Olsen, voice


   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:30 pm
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Opening Reception | Fidel Malig Sarmiento Solo Show


This art exhibition features never-before- seen-in-public and current works by Fidel Malig Sarmiento. The collection depicts scenes of the daily lives of the Filipino people and sceneries connecting the country's past to its present rendered in surrealist style and highlighted by vivid contrasting and complementary colors. Born in Manila, Philippines, Sarmiento is one of the most renowned artists in Southeast Asia. His works have been exhibited throughout Southeast Asia, Japan, Europe, South Africa, and North America.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Concert | Songbook: Broadway’s Future


A concert of new music presented by Broadway composers and lyricists sung by Broadway vocalists. Directed by John Znidarsic and co-sponsored by Arts and Artists at St. Paul.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Screening | Documentary: Dori Berinstein's Show Business: The Road to Broadway (2007)


A look behind the curtain to capture the most controversial, passionate, risky and high-profile Broadway season in decades. 102 min. Followed by a panel discussion with the film's producers, Broadway theatre producers and talent.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Slide Lecture | Helvetica and the NYC Subway System


With Paul Shaw. This visual lecture looks at how the subway's signage system has evolved over the past forty years. The resulting story is more than a tale of a typeface; it is a look at the forces that have molded a signage system.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Film | Colombian Cinema: Gabriel Rojas' Karen Cries in a Bus (2011)


After ten years living in a gilded cage and devoting herself to her husband, Karen realizes what she has left behind. With her savings, she rents a room in downtown Bogota and tries to get a job, but her age and inexperience makes it impossible. Soon she has to decide between going back to her stable life and risking her newly gained freedom or, for the first time, facing the cruelties of life on her own. 98 min. In Spanish with English subtitles. Preceded by the short film Homage to "The Poe" by Sebastián Gutiérrez. 2008. 8 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
Free

Author Reading | Jon-Jon Goulian reads from his book The Man in the Gray Flannel Skirt


Goulian discusses his hilarious and heartfelt memoir.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | NPR's Brooke Gladstone discusses her book The Influencing Machine


Nearly one million weekly listeners trust NPR's Brooke Gladstone to guide them through the distortions and complexities of the modern media. This brilliant radio personality now bursts onto the page as an illustrated character in vivid comics drawn by acclaimed artist Josh Neufeld. The cartoon of Brooke conducts the reader through two millennia of history-from the newspapers in Caesar's Rome to the penny press of the American Revolution and the manipulations of contemporary journalism. Gladstone's manifesto debunks the notion that "The Media" is an external force, outside of our control, since we've begun directly constructing, filtering, and responding to what we watch and read.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Performance | Student Graduation Comedy Show


Tonight, brilliant students take the stage. The legends of tomorrow show you they're actually the stars of today.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
$5

Concert | Time for Three Ensemble


With: Zachary De Pue, violin; Nicolas Kendall, violin; Ranaan Meyer, double bass.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:30 pm
Free

Performance | Fresh Stand-Up Open Mike


Michelle Wolf and Erin Lennox host this stand up open mic. Sign up and you can be part of the show! Each week Michelle & Erin (and special guests) will be joined by additional acts whose names will be drawn from the golden bowl of destiny. FRESH gives you the chance to work that new joke or rework an oldie but goodie.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 pm
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