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49 free events take place in New York City on Friday, July 9, 2010.
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49 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Friday, July 9, 2010

All events are free unless otherwise noted.
        

Concert | Lady Gaga, Superstar Pop Sensation


The newest hero of rebellious teenage girls has had her first seven singles hit the Top Ten, including "Just Dance," "Poker Face" and the current "Alejandro."
   
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7:00 am
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Other | Skateboarding and Roller Blading


Free and open to all skateboarders and roller bladers, weather permitting. WARNING: This is an unsupervised facility. Enter the skatepark at your own risk. You must wear a helmet at all times.
   
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8:00 am
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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. Congressman Ron Paul considers the Federal Reserve "both corrupt and unconstitutional" Five tours daily on the hour.
   
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9:30 am
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Other | Big City Fishing


Yes, you can fish in the Hudson River! They provide rods, reels, bait and instruction. So come on down and try your luck at fishing while enjoying the warm sun and cool breezes.
   
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10:00 am
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City Walk | Lower Manhattan Walking Tour


New York City's best and funniest walking tour. This high-energy tour will take you through the heart of the Lower Manhattan, entertaining you, your friends and family with stories, hidden secrets and relevant information about the Big Apple. The USA’s first capital city, a center of global finance and a tribute to over two centuries of immigration and the American experience - New York City's history is the history of America. And on every step of our tour, expert guides - part professors, part performers - will explain why.
   
10:00 am
Free

Screening | Watch World Cup Soccer Games Live


   
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10:00 am
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Workshop | Computer Maintenance


Hands on using wireless laptops. Learn how to care for your computer, protect it from viruses, and perform regular maintenance functions to keep it running smoothly.
   
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10:30 am
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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
$6

Park Walk | From the Maine to the Mall Tour


Explore the south end of the park, including the Children's District, Lake, and the Mall.
   
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11:00 am
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Other | Play Petanque in the Park


Learn to play petanque, the popular European game anchored in precision, patience, and camaraderie, from members of La Boule New Yorkaise, NYC's championship club.
   
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11:00 am
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Other | Play Ping Pong


Hone your ping pong skills at one of two state-of-the-art tables. Paddles and balls are provided free of charge. Sign up with an attendant in the park to reserve a time slot.
   
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11:00 am
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Other | Rent a Bike for Free to Explore Governors Island


Borrow a bike for free for up to one hour. Call for complete info.
   
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11:00 am
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Fair | Street Fair


   
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11:00 am
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Dance Lesson | Summer Native American Dance


Interactive dance programs with different Native American artists each week.
   
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11:00 am
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Performance | Performance Art: Rafael Sanchez's The Limit as the Body Approaches Zero


Rafael Sanchez, winner of the 2008 Ida Applebroog Award, will present a series of new performance pieces and documentation from the past ten years of his work in the ground floor project space. Sanchez'’s performances often bridge the spectacle of street life with the meditative interiority of private rituals. During this exhibition, the artist will stage performances that provoke questions about issues as diverse as masculinity, sexuality, gentrification, and bodily limits.
   
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12:00 pm
$5 suggested donation

Tour | Times Square Tour


Learn about history of world-famous neighborhood with its 40 miles of neon supersigns, prominent theaters, and multiple megastores. Rain or shine.
   
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12:00 pm
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Tour | Grand Central and Its Neighborhood


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.
   
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12:30 pm
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Concert | Mike LeDonne, Jazz Pianist


LeDonne came to New York in the late 70's and has had the unique experience of playing with a wide variety of jazz masters. Everyone from Benny Goodman to Milt Jackson and Sonny Rollins picked him to be in their bands. Oscar Peterson called him "incredible, one of the most talented pianists of this era"
   
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12:30 pm
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Jazz | The Eric Person Groove Trio


Eric Person (b. 1963, St. Louis, Missouri) is an alto and soprano saxophone player and leader of Meta-Four. Since coming to New York City in 1982, Person has performed with a whos who list of legends on the jazz and rock scene. He´s performed and recorded with jazz masters: McCoy Tyner, Dave Holland, Chico Hamilton, John Hicks and World Saxophone Quartet. In rock, funk and world music: Vernon Reid, Ben Harper, Ofra Haza and Bootsy Collins.
   
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12:30 pm
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Screening | 2 Short Films on Brazilian Native Peoples


Good Trip Ibantu (2000, 28 min. documentary) Brazilian teenagers visit a Krahô Indian village in northern Brazil and participate in a ceremony that welcomes them as ibantu (nephew). Thank You, Brother (1999, 19 min. documentary) This profile of a Xavante videomaker working in his community also documents video's important role in recording cultural practices and language for future generations.
   
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1:00 pm
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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
$6

Screening | French Cinema: Marc Caro & Jean-Pierre Jeunet's The City of Lost Children (1995)


In a surrealistic and bizarre society, children have been abducted by a mad and evil scientist who wants to steal their dreams and stop and reverse his accelerated aging process. 112 min.
   
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1:00 pm
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Dance Lesson | Summer Native American Dance


Interactive dance programs with different Native American artists each week.
   
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1:00 pm
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City Walk | Midtown Manhattan Walking Tour


New York City's best and funniest walking tour…..and it’s Free! Arguably the world's most valuable, busiest and most crowded pieces of real estate, Midtown Manhattan is what most visitors think of when they think of New York City. Home to some of the city's most iconic architecture, from Gothic to Post-Modern and from Beaux-Arts to Art Deco (lots of Art Deco). it's not difficult to understand why. But just behind the massive facades, lie facinating histories is just waiting to be peeled away.
   
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2:00 pm
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Park Walk | Strawberry Fields Forever Tour


Begin with the tranquility and beauty of Strawberry Fields then enjoy Bethesda Terrance and the Mall as the tour takes you east, across the park.
   
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2:00 pm
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Workshop | Genealogy 1: 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.
   
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2:30 pm
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Screening | Watch World Cup Soccer Games Live


   
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2:30 pm
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Screening | 2 Short Films on Brazilian Native Peoples


Good Trip Ibantu (2000, 28 min. documentary) Brazilian teenagers visit a Krahô Indian village in northern Brazil and participate in a ceremony that welcomes them as ibantu (nephew). Thank You, Brother (1999, 19 min. documentary) This profile of a Xavante videomaker working in his community also documents video's important role in recording cultural practices and language for future generations.
   
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3:00 pm
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Workshop | Clues from Family Photos


The best clues about old family photographs are often found in the image themselves. This class introduces techniques for dating images as well as resources for researching photographs.
   
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3:15 pm
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Opening Reception | Student Exhibition: Keep Your Eye on the Ball


An exhibition of work by students in the MAT Art Education Department that explores creative possibilities in "repurposed" materials. Each artist incorporates a child's plastic ball into a finished work of art. Curated by faculty member Michael Filan.
   
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4:00 pm
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Film | Sally Potter's The Gold Diggers (1983): Money-Hungry Men


With Julie Christie. This film turns the tables on Busby Berkeley’s musical Gold Diggers of 1933 by portraying men as the gold diggers. 90 min. Introduced by Potter.
   
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4:30 pm
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Concert | Singers/songwriters from Brazil, Texas, Philly, Kansas (airconditioned)


Explore the galleries free of charge, have a refreshment in the café, and enjoy live music in the stunning atrium. Free Music Fridays are hosted by Matt Jones. Matt Jones is a Brazilian-born, Texas-bred singer-songwriter with a unique baritone voice, whose style has been described as a male Nina Simone singing Americana.
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5:30 pm
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Opening Reception | Group Show: No Barrier Fun


With Jo Baer, Michael Bauer, Scott Calhoun, Peter Coffin, Francesca Fuchs, Heather Guertin, Molly Zuckerman-Hartung, Ana Mendieta, Alex Olson, Alan Reid, Mark A. Rodriguez, and Dan Walsh.
   
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6:00 pm
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Concert | Psychedelic Pop: Bear In Heaven / Zola Jesus


Bear in Heaven’s self-described psychedelic, minimalist, pop represents endless hours of stream-of-consciousness, conceived and recorded by Jon Philpot, Adam Wills, Sadek Bazaraa, and Joe Stickney. All Southern transplants, the band now makes its home in Brooklyn and produces music described as “a powerful, functional mix of This Heat, 70s soft rock, early Genesis, and oddly, later Pink Floyd.” With special guest Zola Jesus.
   
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6:00 pm
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Other | The Stickball Hall of Fame


Stickball, the quintessential New York game, transforms the city’s streets into ball fields and serves as a powerful community builder. The Stickball Hall of Fame works to preserve and continue the game and recognizes distinguished players and community activists at this annual induction ceremony.
   
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6:00 pm
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Theater | Edmond Rostand's Cyrano de Bergerac: That Famous Schnozz


Cyrano de Bergerac (6 March 1619 – 28 July 1655) was a French dramatist and duellist who is now best remembered for the many works of fiction which have been woven around his life story. In these fictional works he is featured with an overly large nose; portraits suggest that he did have a big nose, though not nearly as large as described in this outdoor theater performance.
   
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6:30 pm
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Concert | Sunset Jam on the Hudson: Drumming Circles


Improvise on African, Latin and Caribbean rhythms at the SUNSET JAM ON THE HUDSON drumming circles. The gatherings are led by master drummers MAGUETTE CAMARA, MARY KNYSH and PAMELA PATRICK. After beginning with the teaching of traditional drumming patterns, and establishing a steady heartbeat pulse, participants are then asked to contribute their own rhythmic patterns as part of a call-and-response chanting and drumming.
   
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6:30 pm
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Screening | Frederick Wiseman’s Documentary Racetrack (1985)


With its Runyonesque gallery of stable hands, trainers, jockeys, socialites, and stoopers, this is a comical yet poignant portrait of race and class in America. From the birth, mating, and training of thoroughbred horses to the running of the 1981 Belmont Stakes, the filmmaker depicts Belmont Race Track as a tradition, a grand entertainment, and a big business. 114 min.
   
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7:00 pm
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Concert | Guitarist David Ippolito


New Yorker Ippolito, known as "That Guitar Man from Central Park," has self-released eight albums. His concerts are attended by thousands of people.
   
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7:00 pm
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Concert | Hip-Hop & Salsa: Ozomatli / Fidel Nadal / Toy Selectah


A supercollider of hip-hop and salsa, dancehall and cumbia, samba and funk, merengue and comparsa, East LA R&B and New Orleans second line, Jamaican ragga and Indian raga, and anything else you might hear driving through the melting pot of Los Angeles with your windows down, Ozomatli returns to their favorite NYC stomping ground. With Afro Argentine reggae stalwart Fidel Nadal, founding member and front man for of the fabled Rasta punk rock band Todos Tus Muertos, and the Monterrey, Mexico based DJ Toy Selectah, who has worked as a producer or remixer alongside the likes of Calle 13, Café Tacvba, Control Machete, Manu Chao, Eminem, Plastilina Mosh, and Cypress Hill.
   
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7:00 pm
$3 suggested donation

Jazz | Jazz Standards: Alex Levin Trio


Originally from Philadelphia, Alex Levin has performed in Philadelphia and New York as a leader and a sideman for the last fifteen years. He has appeared at clubs throughout the city, and can most frequently be found leading his own trio at such clubs as Kavehaz, Detour, Rue B and Night and Day. Besides leading his trio, Alex performs regularly with vocalists Ayana del Valle and Heather Moran. He has composed numerous pieces, and has arranged music for top vocalists.
   
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7:00 pm
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Jazz | Yosvanny Terry, Jazz Saxophonist


The Cuban-born, Harlem-based saxophonist is also a composer and educator.
   
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Theater | Al Pacino in The Merchant of Venice, Directed by Daniel Sullivan


The Oscar winner returns as Shylock in this classic. Also with Gerry Bamman, Francois Battiste, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Bill Heck, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Byron Jennings, Heather Lind, Hamish Linklater, Jesse L. Martin, Nyambi Nyambi, Lily Rabe, Matthew Rauch, Richard Topol, and Max Wright.
   
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8:00 pm
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Theater | New York Euripides Summer Festival: Alcestis (aiconditioned)


Euripides’ earliest dated extant tragedy contains elements not encountered in any other tragedy. Because it was originally submitted as the fourth part of a tetralogy, the fourth work usually being a Satyr play, it uses a tragicomic tone, making it unique in that it is a tragedy with, surprisingly, a happy end. Presented by American Thymele Theatre.
   
8:00 pm
Free

Concert | Resonant Spectra performs works by Mahler and others


Program: Mahler Piano Quartet in A minor Schnittke Piano Quartet (1988) Gliere Violin and Cello Duo, Op. 39 Fauré Piano Quartet in C minor With: Sharon Gunderson, violin; Margrét Hjaltested, viola; Marc Tagle, cello; Mary Bopp, piano.
   
8:00 pm
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Film | Sally Potter's Yes (2004): Adultery in Verse (airconditioned)


With Joan Allen and Sam Neill. Either unable or unwilling to come to terms with her deteriorating marriage, a married American woman turns to a Lebanese chef in London. Their dramatically different backgrounds force them to confront the conflicts in their lives. The film’s dialogue is in iambic pentameter. 100 min. Introduced by Potter.
   
8:00 pm
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Theater | Shakespeare in the Parking Lot: Love's Labour's Lost


The Bard's comedy in an unusual outdoor setting.
   
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Film | Victor Fleming's Academy Award Winner The Wizard of Oz (1939): Somewhere over the Rainbow


With Judy Garland, Bert Lahr and Ray Bolger. A Kansas farmgirl is swept away to a magical land in a tornado and embarks on a quest to see the Wizard who can help her return home. 101 min. Movie begins at dusk (around 8:30pm.) Free Popcorn.
   
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Film | Watch Ghostbusters on an Aircraft Carrier


With Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis. Unemployed parapsychologists set themselves up as "Ghostbusters" to rid New York of apparitions taking over the city. 1984, 105 min. Doors open at 7:30pm and the movie starts at sunset.
   
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Classical Music | Holiday Concert at a Landmark Venue

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Dance Performance | "Astonishing" Choreographer

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Performance | Mysticism and Music from Broadway Creators

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Performance | Comedy by 13-time Emmy Winner with Broadway Actors

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