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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on May 23, 2016?
31 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.
Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on May 23, 2016?
31 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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The quality and quantity of
free events,
free things to do
that happen in New York City
every day of the year
is truly amazing.
So don't miss the opportunities
that only New York provides:
stop wondering what to do;
start taking advantage of
free events to go to,
free things to do in NYC
today!
The quality and quantity of
free events,
free things to do
that happen in New York City
every day of the year
is truly amazing.
So don't miss the opportunities
that only New York provides:
stop wondering what to do;
start taking advantage of
free events to go to,
free things to do in NYC
today!
31 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Monday, May 23, 2016
All events are free unless otherwise noted.
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.
New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
Free
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Tour | Downtown Manhattan 3-Hour Tour
The 3-hour walking and subway tour covers the Financial District including Wall Street and the World Trade Center, SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown. These are neighborhoods that simply can’t be fully appreciated from a bus. There will be one or two opportunities to sample tasty treats.
New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
Free
Free
Tour | Lower Manhattan Tour
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.
Tour takes place Mondays and Fridays.
New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
Free
Free
Tour | Lower Manhattan, Chinatown, Little Italy and SoHo Tour
A multi-neighborhood tour of the Lower Manhattan area. The tour begins on Wall Street, where you will see the New York Stock Exchange and Trinity Church before moving on the the World Trade Center and City Hall. We then move on by subway to visit the largest Chinatown in the United States. Following Chinatown, the tour will continue on through Little Italy and on to SoHo.
New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
Free
Free
Tour | New York One-Day Tour
Don't have enough time to take all of the tours? Prefer to experience Manhattan with a smaller group, but a private booking is out of reach? Then consider our All-in-One New York Tour. This tour utilizes your feet and the New York City Subway to transport you from Lower Manhattan, the birthplace of New York, through Wall St and the Financial District, the World Trade Center, Greenwich Village, SoHo, Chinatown, Little Italy, Chelsea Market and the Highline Park.
Tour takes place Mondays, Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays.
New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
Free
Free
Workshop | MS Word 2011 for Mac for Beginners
Learn the basics features of Microsoft Word 2011 for Mac, a word processing program you can use to create documents. Topics include entering and editing text, saving files, and formatting.
New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 am
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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.
New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
Free
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Talk | Legal Issues in International Business
Deepti Vithal, Esq. explains the legal concepts that you need to understand and taken care of before taking your business to the next level and entering the international market.
New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
Free
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Classical Music | Bach at Noon
The organ works of J.S. Bach (1685-1750) offered in 30-minute meditations. Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer and musician of the Baroque period. He is known for instrumental compositions such as the Brandenburg Concertos and the Goldberg Variations as well as for vocal music such as the St. Matthew Passion and the Mass in B minor. Since the 19th-century Bach has been generally regarded as one of the greatest composers of all time. "The term ‘baroque’ has been widely used since the 19th century to describe the period in Western European art music from about 1600 to 1750... Many famous composers from the first part of the baroque period came from Italy and have a link with Venice, including Claudio Monteverdi and Antonio Vivaldi. Monteverdi was born in Cremona, but moved to Venice where he was ‘maestro di capella’ at the San Marco basilica. Vivaldi was born in Venice and was one of the greatest baroque composers. It is thanks to these strong musical traditions of Venice that we have today’s music. Without Venetian church music and Monteverdi’s advances with polyphony, the great traditions of choral music in England, France, and Germany would never have developed. Without the operas written by Monteverdi, Cavalli and Vivaldi, not only would the later styles of opera never have been invented. There would be no basis for the American Musical or the German and Viennese Operetta, the Spanish Zarzuela, and even rock, pop, and contemporary music as we know it." The Venice Insider Bach at Noon concerts take place every Tuesdays through Fridays, from September 11, 2018 to May 22, 2019.
New York City, NY; NYC
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12:20 pm
Free
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.
Tour times: 1:00pm, 2:00pm.
This tour takes place Mondays through Fridays, except bank holidays.
New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
Free
Free
Tour | Greenwich Village Neighborhood Tour
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.
New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
Free
Free
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, Thursdays and Fridays at 2pm, and Saturdays at 10am.
New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
Free
Free
Other | Nature Sanctuary Open Hours
During these limited hours, visitors can explore the normally closed sanctuary at their own pace along the rustic trail. See how the conservancy has restored this native woodland garden for birds and other wildlife. The wood-chipped trail is uneven; please wear appropriate shoes.
This ecosystem is a protected area and home to many flora and fauna. No groups, dogs, bikes, or strollers. Free and self-guided. Space is limited.
New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
Free
Free
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.
New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
Free
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Author Reading | John Breglio discusses his book I Wanna Be A Producer: How To Make a Killing on Broadway... or Get Killed
What does a producer actually do? How does one travel from that great idea for a show to a smash hit opening night on Broadway? John Breglio – a Broadway veteran with more than 40 years experience – shares an exceptional road map for the hows and wherefores, the dos and don’ts of producing a Broadway play.
New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
Free
Free
Workshop | Intermediate Photoshop: Photo Retouching
In this class you will use Photoshop to clean up and modify digital images. Learn how to minimize blemishes, use the clone stamp tool, alter backgrounds, recolor images, and more. This class is taught on Mac computers.
New York City, NY; NYC
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5:30 pm
Free
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Performance | Harlem Is...A State of Mind: Fine Art, Performance and a Dialogue Celebrating of Black Shakespeareans
In honor of the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's legacy, enjoy an evening rich with history and culture as six fine artists create visual interpretations inspired by the words and performances of three classical actor/teachers who tell the story of black Shakespeareans in New York from the 1800s to present day. Featuring Debra Ann Byrd, Tauriq Jenkins and Dathan B. Williams.
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 by Broadway composers and lyricists sung by Broadway vocalists, Presented by Arts and Artists at St. Paul and directed by John Znidarsic.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Park Walk | The High Line Tour
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.
Join the High Line Tours and discover New York’s most exciting new park and learn about the history of the Meatpacking District as well as Chelsea and it’s wonderful market. They’ll show you the unique architecture and cutting edge art that is a part of and surrounds the High Line, but you really should come for the awesome views.
Tour takes place Mondays.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
Free
Free
Slide Lecture | Adina Hoffman discusses her book Till We Have Built Jerusalem
This illustrated lecture offers a prismatic view into one of the world's most beloved and troubled cities and provides a portrait of three architects who helped build modern Jerusalem. It is also a gripping exploration of the ways in which politics and aesthetics clash in a place of constant conflict.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Concert | Orchestra of St. Luke's performs all-Vivaldi program
All-Vivaldi Program:
- Concerto for Strings in G Major, RV 151 “Alla Rustica”
- “L’autunno” from Le quattro staggioni in F major, RV 293 (Autumn)
- “L’inverno” from Le quattro staggioni in F minor, RV287 (Winter)
- Concerto Grosso in D Minor, RV 565
- “La Primavera” from Le quattro staggioni in E major, RV 269 (Spring)
- “L’estate” from Le quattro staggioni in G minor, RV 315 (Summer)
Orchestra of St. Luke's grew out of a chamber ensemble that gathered in the Church of St. Luke in the Fields in Greenwich Village in 1974. The Ensemble forms the artistic core of the Orchestra of St. Luke's, one of America's foremost ensembles. It has appeared on more than 100 recordings, three of which have won Grammy Awards.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Author Reading | Richard Vetere reads from his book Champagne and Cocaine
The new release has already received rave pre-publicity praise. Author Robert H. Patton (Patriot Pirates and Cajun Waltz) raves, ““Evocative and gritty as only New York can be, Richard Vetere’s Champagne and Cocaine is testimony that intelligent men spiraling through destructive choices can make for a hell of a read.”
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
Free
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Workshop | Trivia Night
Come and test your knowledge in a challenging though entertaining 30 question trivia quiz. There are questions and categories for all comers, spanning subjects from Music and Movies to New York History, Sports, Literature and others in between. Individuals and teams welcome. Bring your friends and be prepared to have a good time.
Trivia Master Chris Vaccari is a New York-based trivia host with the answers to (almost) all of your questions. He has hosted fun-filled trivia events in the Tri-State area since 2007.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Author Reading | Arthur Lubow discusses his book Diane Arbus: Portrait of a Photographer
Arthur Lubow and Wendy Lesser discuss Lubow's new biography which draws on exclusive interviews with Arbus’ friends, lovers, and colleagues, as well as on previously unknown letters, and on Lubow’s profound critical understanding of photography, as it explores Arbus’ extraordinary perspective and body of work.
New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | Naomi Chase reads from her book The Journals of Empress Galla Placidia from her Faithful Servant Lepida
Empress Galla Placidia was the only woman in history to rule Rome, and one of the few in the ancient world to rule her own country. How did a Roman Princess, raised in extravagant luxury, survive as a prisoner of 'the Barbarians'? Did she love Athaulf, as it was rumored?
New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | Neil Abramson reads from his book Just Life
Acclaimed author Neil Abramson brings us a riveting novel exploring the complex connection between humans and animals. Veterinarian Samantha Lewis is dedicated to providing a sanctuary for unwanted, abused and abandoned dogs. An unidentified virus spreads with animals as carriers. Soon the governor enforces a quarantine, which may only be the beginning.
New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | Pulitzer winner Stacy Schiff reads from her book The Witches: Salem, 1692
Stacy Schiff, author of the #1 bestseller Cleopatra, provides an electrifying, fresh view of the Salem witch trials. Joining her are Ben Whishaw, Ciaran Hinds and Brenda Wehle from the current Broadway production of Arthur Miller's The Crucible. *Cast members subject to change.
New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Reading | Story Time for Grown-Ups
Love a good story? Sit back and relax as they read you a story or two.
New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Tour | Ghosts on Broadway Tour
For some performers, the show must go on… even after death! The Ghosts on Broadway Tour, led by a veteran New York City talent agent, will introduce you to these notorious theater legends who appear after the lights go dim. You’ll hear about the Broadway impresario who haunts the theater that bears his name. His apparition shows up on opening nights to congratulate the cast or “pinch” the leading ladies’ bottom. Jazz age parties are heard almost nightly from his long abandoned apartment over his theater.
New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Dance Performance | Dance Works-in-Progress
A high visibility, low-tech forum on Monday nights. Movement Research at the Judson Church supports experiments in performance rather than finished products. Artists are selected by a rotating committee of peer artists.
With: BOOMERANG, Erin Ellen Kelly, maybe, Pontus Pettersson
New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Performance | Nicky Sunshine's 'Time to Shine Monday' Comedy/Variety Show
Actress/standup comic Nicky Sunshine ("Platanos and Collard Greens," Black Women In Comedy showcase at Tribeca PAC) brings an awesome lineup of performers to her ongoing weekly comedy/variety show.
New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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