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31 free events take place on Friday, August 3 in New York City.
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31 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Friday, August 3, 2018

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free events nyc Historic Greenwich Village Tour: Beats, Bohemians, and Icons from the 1950's to Today
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Workshop | Introduction to Meditation


Known benefits of a regular meditation practice include stress reduction, improved concentration, increased ... more >> self-awareness and sense of happiness, improved cardiovascular and immune health, and more. This class is designed to introduce brand new beginners to the practice of mediation. Please bring a mat or blanket to sit on.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 am
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Concert | Kelsea Ballerini: Country Songstress


The Tennessee native's first three singles -- "Love Me Like You Mean It," "Dibs" and "Peter Pan" -- went ... more >> Top Ten Country. Her new album is called Unapologetically. Attendees are advised to arrive early.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 am
free, no reservation required

Workshop | Tai Chi Outdoors


Improve balance, strength and focus through gentle exercises. The sights and sounds of the river provide ... more >> a serene background for the ancient flowing postures. Tai Chi results in strength and focus of body and mind. An ideal choice for participants of all ages. Instructor: Alex Hing
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8:30 am
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Tour | 13 tours, all City neighborhoods, any time of the day, choose one tour or many


These free tours take place at various times during the day, all day long. You can make reservations ... more >> for as many tours as your schedule allows. SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn Heights + DUMBO 3 Hour Lower Manhattan Harlem Chelsea and the High Line 6 Hour Downtown Combined Greenwich Village Central Park Lower Manhattan Midtown Manhattan Grand Central Terminal Graffiti and Street Art Tours World Trade Center
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10:00 am
free

Fair | Street Fair


Free fun for the whole family, including arts, crafts, antiques, plants, entertainment, games, and more.
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10:00 am
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Lecture | LinkedIn for Job Seekers


Learn strategies and tips on how to utilize your LinkedIn account in your job search, including customizing ... more >> your LinkedIn profile, strategies for determining LinkedIn groups to join, performing basic and advanced job search using LinkedIn, and more.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 am
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Lesson | Resume Workshop


Looking for a job, and need help with your resume? In this workshop you can learn the ins and outs of ... more >> building a successful resume. Laptops will be first-come-first-served; bring your own if you have one. Also, bring paper copies of your resume/cover letter, or have the file accessible via email or flash drive.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 am
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Tour | Alexander Hamilton U.S. Customs House Tour


Highlights include a discussion of the history of the site, information about architect Cass Gilbert ... more >> and viewings of the Collectors Office with its Tiffany woodwork, Reginald Marsh murals and the 140-ton rotunda dome, designed and built by Rafael Gustavino.
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12:00 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 ... more >> 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 historians Peter Laskowich and Madeleine Levi. This tour takes place every Friday.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Jazz | Piano in the Park: Ragtime, Stride, and Jazz


Summertime, and the livin’ is easy... so swing on by for toe-tappin’ performances by New York’s ... more >> finest, playing ragtime, stride, and jazz to your heart’s delight. Isaac ben Ayala is a performing and film recording artist.
   New York City, NY; NYC
12:30 pm
free, no reservation required

Tour | Federal Reserve Bank Tour


Learn about central banking functions that Federal Reserve System performs and see Bank's vault of international ... more >> 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.
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1:00 pm
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Film | Oscar Nominated French Classic: Mr. Hulot's Holiday (1953)


Monsieur Hulot takes a holiday at a seaside resort, where his presence provokes one catastrophe after ... more >> another. Tati's masterpiece of gentle slapstick is a series of effortlessly well-choreographed sight gags involving dogs, boats, and firecrackers; it was the first entry in the Hulot series and the film that launched its maker to international stardom. Directors Jacques Tati. With Jacques Tati, Nathalie Pascaud, Micheline Rolla. In French with English subtitles. 83 min.
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1:00 pm
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Film | Being There (1979): Melvyn Douglas' Oscar


A simple, sheltered gardener becomes an unlikely trusted advisor to a powerful businessman and an insider ... more >> in Washington politics. Director: Hal Ashby. Stars: Peter Sellers, Shirley MacLaine. 130 min.
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2:00 pm
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Film | The Grapes of Wrath (1940): based on John Steinbeck's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel


A poor Midwest family is forced off their land. They travel to California, suffering the misfortunes ... more >> of the homeless in the Great Depression. Directed by John Ford. Starring Henry Fonda, Jane Darwell. 130 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Tour | Southern Park Welcome Tour


An introduction to some of the southern Park highlights, including Grand Army Plaza, the Pond, Gapstow ... more >> Bridge, Wollman Rink, Chess and Checkers House, and the Dairy.
   New York City, NY; NYC
2:00 pm
free, no reservation required

Concert | 3 Folk Music Acts


5:30 pm Jalopy Theatre Presents Feral Foster and Ali Dineen -- Named the Best Folk Artist of 2014 by ... more >> the Village Voice, Feral Foster has been gigging in New York, across the country and in Europe for the past 10 years, capturing the imagination and attention of listeners with his impassioned singing and powerful songwriting. Foster draws from the deep wellspring of early blues, country, and jazz to tell contemporary, human stories, making for music that feels well­worn and strikingly fresh at the same time. Ali Dineen is a singer, multi-instrumentalist and visual artist born and raised in New York, and well-traveled across the United States. Throughout her various journeys, from a bike trip across the country to a sailing trip down the Mississippi River, Ali has collected and written music in each place she has explored. She has performed original acoustic music and songs from U.S. folk traditions for the past several years in New York and everywhere she has visited, and incorporates historical and sociopolitical commentary into her shows. 6:40 pm Samuel Saffery -- Alternative indie folk
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5:30 pm
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Party | #TotallyPublicKaraoke Night


Amaze the crowd when you rock the mic at #TotallyPublicKaraoke nights. Bring your friends, your voice, ... more >> and your courage. All ages! Please note: This is a popular event, so please note that sign-ups are required and close between 8:30 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. depending on attendance. You may not have a chance to sing. One song per person/group. They alternate young singers with adults in the lineup.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Archive / New York, 1950-1970: City Photographs from B&W to Cell Phones


Presenting an informal archive of black and white photographs alongside cell phone pictures, the exhibition ... more >> offers visual connections between images of everyday life from 20th century New York City and the moment-to-moment recording of 21st century experience via the cell phone camera.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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City Walk | Historic Greenwich Village Tour: Beats, Bohemians, and Icons from the 1950's to Today


Bob Dylan, Richard Pryor, Edgar Allen Poe, Jane Jacobs, James Baldwin, Jack Kerouac, Dave Attell, Patti ... more >> Smith, Joan Baez, and Truman Capote are just a few of the thousands of accomplished artists, writers, radicals, and performers who made their way through Greenwich Village. This tour, primarily focusing on the 1950s onward, visits the hangouts that have defined legendary people and the spirit of this iconic neighborhood.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
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Concert | Tribute to an iInfluential post-disco DJ


In honor of legendary DJ Larry Levan, guests will jam all night long to house music. DJ Larry Levan ... more >> was a house music pioneer in New York City, best known for his decade-long residency at the popular New York City nightclub Paradise Garage, which has been described as the prototype of the modern dance club. Levan’s cult followers refer to his hours-long sets as “Saturday Mass,” as he experimented with drum machines and synthesizers, popularizing an electronic, post-disco sound that launched the house music movement.
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6:00 pm
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Play | Hamlet: Shakespeare Outdoors


Shakespeare's troubled prince in an outdoor production. Directed by George K. Wells Thursdays-Sundays; ... more >> August 2-26, 2018.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
Pay-what-you-can admission policy

Workshop | Sunset Jam on the Hudson


Rhythm and grooves fill the air at this Friday evening program. Follow the lead of professional drummers ... more >> as they guide you through the pulsating beats of traditional African drumming techniques and methods. Drums provided, dancing welcome!
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6:30 pm
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Dance Performance | Duets: 2 Dancers in Rich, Inventive Choreography


A “richly inventive, wonderfully perceptive” set of duets (Herald, U.K.) from acclaimed Scottish ... more >> choreographer Janis Claxton. Over the course of nine encounters, pairs of dancers emerge from the crowds to offer ephemeral glimpses of love and affection, from overt flirtation to secret passions, all set to a gorgeous score by Pippa Murphy. A unanimous hit at the 2016 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Duets will delight visitors.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:45 pm
free, no reservation required

Jazz | Classic Modern Jazz on the Waterfront


Enjoy a beautiful sunset along with an evening of classic modern jazz as you listen to The Chuck Braman ... more >> Double-Guitar Quartet.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required

Comedy Club | An Evening of Standup Comedy


A standup comedy show featuring comics who have appeared on NBC, TruTV, Comedy Central and more.
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7:30 pm
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Concert | Outspoken Chicago MC & Poet


The outspoken Chicago MC and poet Noname adds the venue to her appearances this year, which also include ... more >> Coachella, Sasquatch!, Boston Calling, Electric Forest, and the Pitchfork Music Festival, among others. With Topaz Jones and Jazze Belle.
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7:30 pm
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Concert | Peter Wolf: Former J. Geils Band Frontman


Known to ’70s FM radio kids and early MTV fans as the charismatic lead singer and songwriter of the ... more >> J. Geils Band (“Centerfold,” “Love Stinks”), Peter Wolf takes you on "a tour de force excursion through the landscape of American music" (All About Jazz). As a solo artist, Wolf has collaborated with the likes of Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, Mick Jagger, and Aretha Franklin. Leading his own band of seasoned pros, he brings an energetic set of blues, pop, funk, soul, bluegrass, country, and rock 'n' roll.
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7:30 pm
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Movie in a Park | The Jackie Robinson Story (1950): The Baseball Hero in His Own Story


Biography of Jackie Robinson, the first black major league baseball player in the 20th century. Traces ... more >> his career in the negro leagues and the major leagues. Director: Alfred E. Green Stars: Jackie Robinson, Ruby Dee, Minor Watson. 76 min. You should arrive before 7:30 p.m. to get your spot. Feel free to bring a blanket to sit on; there will be a limited supply of chairs available. Bottled waters are OK, but no glass
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8:00 pm
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Musical | Twelfth Night: A Musical Re-Imagining of Shakespeare


Professional artists and two rotating ensembles of community members from all five boroughs will perform ... more >> together on the Delacorte stage in this enchanting comedy about Viola (Nikki M. James), a young heroine who washes up on the shores of Illyria, disguises herself as a man, is sent to court a countess, and falls in love with a Duke. Featuring music and lyrics by critically-acclaimed songwriter Shaina Taub, this very special Twelfth Night is a unique partnership between two Public Theater programs that exemplify The Public’s commitment to radical inclusion. Oskar Eustis, The Public’s Artistic Director, and Kwame Kwei-Armah, incoming Artistic Director of London’s Young Vic, helm this unforgettable musical about love in all its many disguises.
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8:00 pm
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Movie in a Park | Paddington 2 (2017): Animated Bear's Adventures -- Outdoors


Stars: Ben Whishaw, Hugh Grant, Hugh Bonneville. Paddington, now happily settled with the Brown family ... more >> and a popular member of the local community, picks up a series of odd jobs to buy the perfect present for his Aunt Lucy's 100th birthday, only for the gift to be stolen. 103 min. Director: Paul King Bring a blanket!
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8:30 pm
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Dance Performance | Duets: 2 Dancers in Rich, Inventive Choreography


A “richly inventive, wonderfully perceptive” set of duets (Herald, U.K.) from acclaimed Scottish ... more >> choreographer Janis Claxton. Over the course of nine encounters, pairs of dancers emerge from the crowds to offer ephemeral glimpses of love and affection, from overt flirtation to secret passions, all set to a gorgeous score by Pippa Murphy. A unanimous hit at the 2016 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Duets will delight visitors.
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