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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on October 3, 2014?

36 free events take place on Friday, October 3 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 October 3 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 October . 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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36 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Friday, October 3, 2014

All events are free unless otherwise noted.

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free events nyc Ukraine as a Mirror of the Political: Grounding Theoretical Reflections in Politics
free events nyc Oscar-Nominated The Portrait of a Lady (1996): Henry James Adaptation
free events nyc bell hooks discusses the 20th anniversary of her book Teaching to Transgress
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Workshop | Tai Chi Workshop


Increase physical balance, strength, and mental focus. Learn the ancient Chinese martial art with expert Alex Hing. No experience is necessary! Hing has practiced martial arts for over 30 years in San Francisco and New York City, including 10 years with Tai Chi grand master William C. C. Chen.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:30 am
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Conference | Asia and Africa Across Disciplinary and National Lines


A two-day workshop focused on Asia and Africa that will address a wide range of themes across disciplinary and national lines.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:15 am
Free

Tour | All-in-One Downtown 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, Greenwich Village, SoHo, Chinatown and Midtown Manhattan. There will be ample opportunities for memorable pictures. You'll get the chance to savor NY's best pizza and cannoli and other treats, learn how to play NY handball, maybe bargain with a shopkeeper in Chinatown, observe a game of street chess in Greenwich Village, people watch and window shop in SoHo, and kick back on the Highline Park. Along the way, you'll master the subway and learn about New York's Finest!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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City Walk | Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn Heights and Dumbo Tour


City Hall Park, Broadway, New York, NY, United States (map) DescriptionFree Tours by Foot is partnering with Visit New York Tours in offering a tour of the Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn Heights and Dumbo. 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.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Tour | Central Park Photography Tour


Ready, set, shoot! Whether you possess a professional camera or an Iphone, join a Central Park Photography Tour like no other. Two professionals will guide you around Central Park’s most scenic spots. A licensed guide will explain all there’s to know about your surroundings. A gifted and talented photographer will educate you on how to make your trip memorable and improve your photography. These two-in-one tours are fun for all ages, camera type, and levels of photography.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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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.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Tour | SoHo, Little Italy & 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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10:00 am
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Conference | Ukraine as a Mirror of the Political: Grounding Theoretical Reflections in Politics


This conference offers a platform to discuss the implications of epistemological, ontological and methodological choices, and the role of theory when scholars attempt to understand, and explain, an ongoing event.
   New York City, NY; NYC
10:00 am
Free

Workshop | MS Word 2010 for Beginners Workshop


Learn the basics features of Microsoft Word 2010, 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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Lecture | ASEAN Centrality and the U.S.-ASEAN Economic Partnership


With: Michael G. Plummer, Eni Professor of International Economics and Director of the SAIS Europe, John Hopkins University.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Concert | Bach at Noon


The keyboard works of Bach offered in 30-minute meditations by Patrick Allen, organist and master of choristers, and Phillip Lamb, organ scholar.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:20 pm
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Tour | Grand Central and Its Neighborhood Tour


Discover architecture and social history of Grand Central neighborhood; learn secrets of Whispering Gallery in Grand Central Terminal; gaze upon hubcaps and roadsters on side of Chrysler Building; discover favorite Midtown Manhattan hangout of Mercury, Hercules, and Minerva; learn why Pershing Square isn’t really square; visit original Lincoln Memorial by Daniel Chester French. Award-winning tour led by urban explorer, historian, and storyteller Justin Ferate.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Concert | Piano in the Park: Ayako Shirasaki


Ayako Shirasaki is a virtuoso pianist who performs in and around the New York City area. Her techniques range from a “tender touch” (like the late Tommy Flanagan) to “brisk runs” (like Bud Powell) – which can be heard on her recent piano trio CD "Some Other Time".
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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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.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Workshop | Fencing in the Park


Take a stab at the modern sport of fencing with masters from Manhattan Fencing Center. No prior experience needed and equipment is provided.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Film | Jason Bateman's Bad Words (2013): R-E-V-E-N-G-E


Stars: Jason Bateman, Kathryn Hahn, Allison Janney. A spelling bee loser sets out to exact revenge by finding a loophole and attempting to win as an adult. 89 Minutes
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Film | Oscar-Nominated The Portrait of a Lady (1996): Henry James Adaptation


Stars: Nicole Kidman, John Malkovich, Barbara Hershey. An American girl inherits a fortune and falls into a misguided relationship with a gentleman confidence artist whose true nature, including a barbed and covetous disposition, turns her life into a nightmare. 144 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
1:00 pm
Free

Tour | Amistad Tours


The Freedom Schooner Amistad comes to Pier 5! Come learn the remarkable history of the Amistad Incident of 1839 on a free tour with the Amistad Crew and NY Harbor School Students. Tours last about 45 minutes.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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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.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Workshop | Facebook Basics


Learn about the online social network Facebook.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:30 pm
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Video | De Sidere 7, an Experimental Video by Lata Mani and Nicolás Grandi


Renowned Indian feminist scholar Lata Mani and Argentinian filmmaker Nicolás Grandi present their recent collaboration, an experimental 38-minute video entitled De Sidere 7, a meditation on desire, queer embodiment, and urban space shot in New Delhi and Bangalore. The screening of the video will be accompanied by a discussion and Q&A with the filmmakers.
   New York City, NY; NYC
5:00 pm
Free

Discussion | bell hooks discusses the 20th anniversary of her book Teaching to Transgress


Join bell hooks, William Germano, Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at Cooper Union and former vice-president and publishing director at Routledge, and Stephanie Browner, Dean of Eugene Lang College The New School for Liberal Arts, for a discussion, reception, and celebration of the twentieth anniversary of Teaching to Transgress. Since the publication of Ain't I a Woman?, in 1981 bell hooks has become eminent as a leftist and postmodern political thinker and cultural critic. In her book Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom, hooks investigated the classroom as a source of constraint but also a potential source of liberation. She argued that teachers' use of control and power over students dulls the students' enthusiasm and teaches obedience to authority, "confin[ing] each pupil to a rote, assembly-line approach to learning." She advocated that universities encourage students and teachers to transgress, and sought ways to use collaboration to make learning more relaxing and exciting. She described teaching as "a catalyst that calls everyone to become more and more engaged"
   New York City, NY; NYC
5:00 pm
Free

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.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Concert | Melody Allegra Berger, Award-Winning Fiddler


Award-winning fiddler Melody Allegra Berger has been playing violin since the age of five and is classically trained in both violin and voice. She fell in love with bluegrass around nine years ago and has been raising a ruckus in the New York City area ever since.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:30 pm
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Talk | Developing a Therapeutic Arts Community


A presentation by art therapist Eileen McGann and social psychologist Vincent Grande focusing on the development of an arts and creative therapies program for youth who have experienced complex traumas and their families. They discuss examples of individual art therapy sessions addressing complex traumas, crisis intervention, family art therapy, group works and community building through the arts; collaboration with educational and residential staff; and innovative methods of conducting art therapy research.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Exhibition: Latino/US Cotidiano (Everyday Life)


Curator Claudi Carreras selected both established and emerging photographers of Latino descent who embrace the theme and also excel at their craft in order to present a dynamic look at the rapidly changing nature of the Latino experience in America. The exhibition includes noted artists Carlos Alvárez Montero, Sol Aramendi, Katrina Marcelle d'Autremont, Calé, Ricardo Cases, Livia Corona, Héctor Mata, Karen Miranda, Dulce Pinzón, Susana Raab, Stefan Ruiz, and Gihan Tubbeh.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Author Reading | Chloe Caldwell reads from her book Women


Celebrate Chloe Caldwell's novella with readings from Caldwell, Emily Gould, Domenica Ruta, Jenna Wortham, and Ramona Emerson. Hosted by Molly Oswaks.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Theater | College Production: pool (no water) by Mark Ravenhill


A famous artist invites her old friends out to her luxurious home and new swimming pool, but a horrific accident puts an end to the reunion and their host into a coma.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Film | Documentary: Vadim Jean's In the Land of the Free (2010)


This documentary, narrated by Samuel L. Jackson, is about the Angola 3, three prisoners who while serving their time in Angola State Prison (the United States' most notorious penal colony) joined the BPP and participated in non-violent resistance campaigns protesting the terrible conditions, prisoner abuse and sexual slavery rampant inside the prison. 84 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
$10 suggested donation

Concert | Free Community Sing: Les Miserables


Come join us for an informal evening of excerpts from the musical Les Miserables. Solos will be performed by singers from Art Song Preservation Society. Audience is invited to singalong as part of the chorus.. or just come and listen. Lyrics will be handed out at concert.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Film | Nick Cassavetes' My Sister's Keeper (2009): Family and Ethics


Stars: Cameron Diaz, Abigail Breslin, Alec Baldwin. Anna Fitzgerald looks to earn medical emancipation from her parents who until now have relied on their youngest child to help their leukemia-stricken daughter Kate remain alive. 109 min. Includes beverages and snacks.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
$5 suggested donation

Poetry Reading | Poetry Reading with Colette Inez and Priscilla Becker


Colette Inez will read from her new book Horseplay and Priscilla Becker will read from her work. A book-signing reception will follow.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Theater | College Production: Bloomer Girl


Program in Vocal Performance. Book by Sig Herzig and Fred Saidy. Based on a play by Dan and Lilith James. Music by Harold Arlen. Lyrics by E. Y. Harburg.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Concert | Ashley Davis, Celtic Singer-Songwriter


Singer-songwriter Ashley Davis has established herself as one of the most talented young artists working in the Celtic tradition, having collaborated with Irish musical legends like the Chieftains' Paddy Moloney and "First Lady of Celtic Music" Moya Brennan. Marrying the ancestral sounds of Irish and Scottish folk with a contemporary sensibility, Davis’ hushed and haunting ballads evoke the magic and mystery of the Emerald Isle.
   New York City, NY; NYC
9:00 pm
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Theater | College Production: Stupid Kids by John C. Russell


In rapid, highly stylized, music-video-like scenes, Stupid Kids follows four students at Joe McCarthy High School as they make their way from first through eighth period and beyond, struggling with the fears, frustrations, and longings peculiar to youth.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:30 pm
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Concert | Post-Theatre Organ Recital


Program: Widor: Symphony No. 5. With: Ryan Jackson (New York, N.Y.), organ.
   New York City, NY; NYC
11:00 pm
Free
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