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13 free events take place in New York City on Monday, January 4, 2010.

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13 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Monday, January 4, 2010

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Other | Ice Skating in the City

The 170' x 100' rink features free admission ice skating. Whether you are looking to skate before going to the office, through the lunch hour, with friends at a party, with a date, or for a spin under the stars at a holiday party, this is the perfect destination.

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8:00 am
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 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.

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9:30 am
Free...

Workshop | Word Processing with MS Word 2003

Hands on using wireless laptops. Introduction to the features of Word 2003. Topics include entering data, editing and saving files, moving and copying data, formatting and print previewing documents.

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10:30 am
Free...

Workshop | Genealogy: An Introduction

Hands on using wireless laptops. Exploring your family history? Learn how to trace your roots in this introduction to genealogy. Discover library and web resources for genealogical research. Prerequisite: internet and web searching.

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2:30 pm
Free...

Talk | VISION FOR A DANCE COMPANY

Writer and dance historian Linda Szmyd Monich looks at the company and goes behind the scenes to explore the dances that will be presented during the company’s New York debut season: the New York premiere of two works choreographed for the company by Twyla Tharp and Benjamin Millepied. The talk is illustrated with video.

New York

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4:00 pm
free, reservation required

Concert | Don Braden & Mark Rapp perform from their CD The Strayhorn Project

Braden (sax and flute) and Rapp (trumpet) celebrate the works of the legendary Billy Strayhorn on their new album. Joining them will be Sachal Vasandani (vocalist), Rene Hart (bass) and Greg Gonzales (drums).

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6:00 pm
free, no reservation required

Workshop | Basic Web Navigation

Hands on using wireless laptops. Review skills taught in Basic Internet such as Web browser toolbars, hyperlinks, and working with URLs.

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6:30 pm
Free...

Workshop | Great Spirit Flute Circle

Facilitated by Joelle Dannant.

New York

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6:30 pm
Donation accepted...

Author Reading | Carol Sklenicka discusses her book Raymond Carver: A Writer's Life

Earnest and carefully researched, this biography of the American short story master interestingly recounts Carver's working relationship with various publishing figures. The writing is most compelling in an epilogue that highlights posthumous legal disputes showing Gallagher maintaining an iron grip on Carver's growing legacy and reputation.

New York

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7:00 pm
free, no reservation required

Book Signing | Stan Fischler signs copies of Who’s Better: Rangers, Devils, Islanders or the Flyers

Hockey Night Live’s Fischler picks who he thinks is the best of the best.

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7:00 pm
free, no reservation required

Author Reading | Jasper Fforde reads from his book Shades of Grey

Fforde, bestselling author of The Eyre Affair, returns with a new re-imagining. Colortocracy is a society dominated by the chromatic scale. One young man dares to question why all is black and white in this colorful tale.

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7:30 pm
free, no reservation required

Performance | Case of the Mondays Comedy Show

It's 2010 and Case of the Mondays is back! Come celebrate the end of Monday Night Football and the new year with these incredible comics: Ronald Reagan, Dan Allen, Brooke Van Poppelen, Luke Cunningham, Maddog Mattern.

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7:45 pm
free, no reservation required