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. Five tours daily on the hour.

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9:30 am
Free...

Other | Fishing in the Hudson River, location I

Catch-and-release fishing gives anyone and everyone the chance to fish. It’s an appropriate and fun activity for those as young as five. All of the necessary supplies including rods, reels and bait, as well as complete instructions, are provided. Fishing poles are provided on a first come, first served basis, with a half-hour limit when others are waiting.

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10:00 am
free, no reservation required

Other | Fishing in the Hudson River, location II

Catch-and-release fishing gives anyone and everyone the chance to fish. It’s an appropriate and fun activity for those as young as five. All of the necessary supplies including rods, reels and bait, as well as complete instructions, are provided. Fishing poles are provided on a first come, first served basis, with a half-hour limit when others are waiting.

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10:00 am
free, no reservation required

Hike | Governors Island Tour

A guided tour of the National Historic Landmark District. The tour covers 1.5 miles in 1.5 hours, rain or shine. It is strongly recommended that you bring at least 1 quart (1 liter) of water and a portable snack with you. Please dress for the weather. The tour route can be strenuous.

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10:00 am
Free tickets required...

Hike | Greenbelt Nature Center Hike

Nature exhibits and one-mile nature trail; can be extended on white trail in forest.

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10:45 am
$3 plus Metrocard...

Tour | Cathedral Tour

Explore the Cathedral's newly cleaned and restored Nave. Learn about the art, architecture and history of this great sacred space from 1892 to the present.

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11:00 am
$5

Dance Performance | Native American Summer Dance

Joe Cross (Caddo) and Donna Couteau (Sac and Fox) lead special sessions of storytelling and interactive dance.

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11:00 am
free, no reservation required

Other | Skate Boarding and Roller Blading

The Skate Park is open to all skate boarders and roller bladers willing to sign a waiver and wear proper protective gear. Individuals under 18 years of age must have a waiver signed by a parent or guardian.

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11:00 am
free, no reservation required

Lesson | Elements of Nature Drawing

Enjoy drawing in the parks and gardens with a professional artist/educator. Materials provided or bring your own.

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11:30 am
free, no reservation required

Other | Oral Cancer Screenings

Screenings are on a first-come first-served basis. No appointment is needed. Testing is quick and painless.

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12:00 pm
free, no reservation required

Concert | Roy Eaton, Award-winning Pianist

Roy Eaton’s first Carnegie Hall performance was in 1937. He is winner of the Kosciuszko Foundation Chopin Award (1950). Current albums include Joplin Rags and Keyboard Classics for Children.

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12:00 pm
free, no reservation required

Concert | “Music Under New York”

This is a series of free outdoor concerts. Grab your lunch and some friends and hit this lively oasis to enjoy a taste of New York’s music scene. The series will feature an eclectic mix of talented and creative performers with a range of styles, including American Roots, Gypsy, Blues, Percussion, and more.

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12:00 pm
free, no reservation required

Author Reading | New Voices in Short Stories: Lydia Peelle / Wells Tower

Lydia Peelle, author of Reasons for and Advantages of Breathing (pictured), was born in Boston. Her short stories have appeared in numerous publications and have won two Pushcart Prizes, an O. Henry Award, and been twice featured in Best New American Voices. She lives in Nashville. Wells Tower, who has written Everything Ravaged, Everything Burned, which explores the troubled relationships of men down on their luck, in failed marriages, estranged from family, caught in imbroglios between sons and their fathers and stepfathers. Hosted by John Wray, author of Lowboy.

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12:30 pm
free, no reservation required

Concert | The Great Republic of Rough and Ready, folk/blues

The Great Republic of Rough and Ready plays American folk music reimagined and reconstructed. They have performed songs both familiar and obscure by artists such as Ma Rainey, Mississippi John Hurt and Hank Williams, creating a body of songs that mixes the spirit of original folk recordings with their own compositional style.

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12:30 pm
free, no reservation required

Author Reading | Wells Tower/Lydia Peelle, writers

Wells Tower's Everything Ravaged, Everything Burned is a debut collection that explore the troubled relationships of men down on their luck, in failed marriages, estranged from family, caught in imbroglios between sons and their fathers and stepfathers. Lydia Peelle will read from Reasons for Advanced Breathing. Hosted by John Wray from The New York Times Magazine.

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12:30 pm
free, no reservation required

Concert | Willie Villegas, Salsa/Tropical Music

Villegas typifies the classic sound popular in the decades of the 60's, 70's & early 80's.

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12:30 pm
free, no reservation required

Tour | Cathedral Tour

Explore the Cathedral's newly cleaned and restored Nave. Learn about the art, architecture and history of this great sacred space from 1892 to the present.

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1:00 pm
$5

Hike | Governors Island Tour

A guided tour of the National Historic Landmark District. The tour covers 1.5 miles in 1.5 hours, rain or shine. It is strongly recommended that you bring at least 1 quart (1 liter) of water and a portable snack with you. Please dress for the weather. The tour route can be strenuous.

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1:00 pm
Free tickets required...

Concert | Imperial Chorale of Bucks County, Pennsylvania

The Imperial Chorale of Bucks County, from Doylestown, PA, performs. Directed by Gavin McIlhinney.

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1:00 pm
free, no reservation required

Workshop | Introduction to MS Word

Learn to create documents and reports using this word processing program. Topics include: creating, editing, formatting, printing, and saving documents. Introduction to Computers is a prerequisite.

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1:00 pm
Free...

Concert | Mecca Bodega, Percussionists

Mecca Bodega is a percussion-driven band from New York City featuring imaginative rhythmists Marc and Paul Mueller. By playing a variety of instruments from African drums and Brazilian percussion to hammered dulcimer, found objects and guitars, they continue to create a unique, hypnotic sound that is fresh and challenging to the ear and spirit. The concert takes place indoors where you can cool off and re-charge.

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1:00 pm
free, no reservation required

Dance Performance | Native American Summer Dance

Joe Cross (Caddo) and Donna Couteau (Sac and Fox) lead special sessions of storytelling and interactive dance.

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1:00 pm
free, no reservation required

Park Walk | “Views from the Past”

As you promenade through the heart of the Park, imagine yourself living in 19th Century New York City. Learn about the Park's history and how its designers, Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux, struggled to create the magnificent "Greensward" for the enjoyment of all. Tour lasts approximately one hour.

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1:00 pm
free, no reservation required

Lesson | Figure al Fresco

Learn figure drawing outdoors with a clothed model and an artist/educator. Materials provided or bring your own.

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2:30 pm
free, no reservation required

Workshop | Magazines and Newspapers Online

Learn how to find full-text articles from thousands of magazines, newspapers and journals that are available in the extensive digital archive database known as EBSCOHost.

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2:30 pm
Free...

Dance Performance | Native American Summer Dance

Joe Cross (Caddo) and Donna Couteau (Sac and Fox) lead special sessions of storytelling and interactive dance.

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3:00 pm
free, no reservation required

Tour | “Amble Through the Ramble”

Over streams, under arches, through the woods along a maze of pathways in a 38-acre woodland respite. Tour will be approximately one hour.

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3:00 pm
free, no reservation required

Workshop | “LinkedIn for Job Seekers: Strategies & Tips”

Learn strategies and tips on how to utilize your LinkedIn account in your job search. LinkedIn is a key networking tool for recruiters and hiring managers to identify and screen candidates. Class content will include tips on customizing your LinkedIn profile, strategies for determining LinkedIn groups to join, performing basic and advanced job search using LinkedIn, and other useful tips and strategies. This class has prerequisites, such as LinkedIn accounts that must be created before class to allow for navigating LinkedIn during the class. Call for info.

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3:15 pm
free, no reservation required

Workshop | Business Planning Basics

Learn the components involved in writing a good business plan in just three hours: how to organize your business idea into a structured plan, identify your potential customers, promote your business to your target customers, set up your own accounting system and evaluate the financial viability of your venture.

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5:30 pm
free, no reservation required

Jazz | Chuck MacKinnon Mactet, Acoustic Jazz Music

Trumpeter, flugelhornist and composer MacKinnon's latest project, Mactet, has released the CD New Transmission, which represents a return to his acoustic jazz roots with hard-hitting arrangment for a 3-horn front line.

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6:00 pm
free, no reservation required

**Theater | Jennifer Thompson's Booksmart, an Alumni Production**

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6:00 pm
free, no reservation required

Concert | Leslie Mendelson performs from her CD Swan Feathers

A young artist who is both an effortlessly charismatic performer and a songwriter of uncommon musical and emotional depth.

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6:00 pm
free, no reservation required

**Dance Performance | Nicholas Leichter's Killa, a Site-specific Dance Project with Live Music**

Killa, a site specific adaptation, shows the influence of dance music from the underground to the mainstream and its social, global and political power. It suggests that contemporary dance music, and the artists committed to its form, is not only about dancing but is a cultural movement that has influenced an entire generation. Killa is performed to a variety of dance music artists, including internationally acclaimed artists such as Basement Jaxx and M.I.A., as well as underground NYC-based artists Miss Oops and Monstah Black who will perform live in the piece.

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6:00 pm
free, no reservation required

Concert | Rachel Bay Jones performs from her CD Showfolk

Songs from the musical theatre uniquely presented with fresh, acoustic folk arrangements and pure, soaring vocals.

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6:00 pm
free, no reservation required

Talk | Seniors: It's Never Too Late to Date

Too many men and women in their 50's and beyond have given up on meeting 'Mr. or Ms. Practically Perfect.' Join Shirley Friedenthal and Howard Eisenberg, widows who found each other five years ago, for practical and candid advice on how to find love after 50. Hear their story, heed their advice from their new book, It's Never Too Late to Date, and toast to a renewed commitment to finding love. Copies of the book will be on sale.

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6:00 pm
free, no reservation required

Other | THE SPEAKEASY on a Fifth Avenue Terrace

During Prohibition (1919-1933), New York City’s speakeasies were home to drinking, dancing and the swinging sounds of the city’s Jazz Age. Under the mayoralty of Jimmy “Beau James” Walker (1926-1932), New York’s speakeasy count grew to over 32,000 establishments. Enjoy the music and spirits of the era!

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6:00 pm
$12 admission includes...

Other | Volleyball after Work

Join other adults for good-natured games of volleyball. Scorekeeper and balls provided. No experience necessary.

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6:00 pm
free, no reservation required

Dance Lesson | Learn to Dance Salsa

Professional dance instructors Sheena and Cesar ignite the dance floor helping even the most left-footed connect with their inner mojo and feel comfortable and confident on the dance floor. No experience or partner required.

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6:15 pm
free, no reservation required

Workshop | Basic Web Searching

Hands on using wireless laptops. Review basic search skills using subject directories and search engines. Prerequisite: Basic Internet.

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6:30 pm
Free...

Talk | Bestselling author Colum McCann reads from his book Let the Great World Spin

It's August of 1974, and Watergate and the Vietnam War make the world feel precarious. A stunned hush pauses the cacophonous universe of New York City as a man on a cable walks (repeatedly) between World Trade Center towers.

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6:30 pm
free, no reservation required

Other | Evening Yoga

End your day with relaxing Hatha yoga in a beautiful sunset setting. Suitable for all fitness levels. Please wear loose, comfortable clothing and bring your own mat.

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6:30 pm
free, no reservation required

Author Reading | I. Michael Grossman reads from his book Shrinkwrapped: My First 50 Years on the Couch

Hear the amazing story of one man's journey through 50 years of therapy, which included a Freudian psychoanalyst, Rogerian bear-hugs, Gestalt dream analysis, Rolfing, Bioenergetics, and even LSD. This is the story of one man attempts to untangle the complex, sometimes abusive family relationships that characterized his formative years, until he finally uncovers some fundamental truths that lead to a profound transformation.

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6:30 pm
free, no reservation required

Workshop | Sunset Yoga in the Park

Yoga with certified instructors. These yoga classes are suitable for all skill levels. * Please bring a towel or yoga mat. * Bring water. * Wear comfortable clothing. * Please arrive early. Rain cancels.

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6:45 pm
free, no reservation required