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Free Events, Free Things to Do in New York City!    Read More
26 free events take place in New York City on Monday, June 7, 2010.
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26 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Monday, June 7, 2010

All events are free unless otherwise noted.
        

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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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.
   
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10:00 am
Free

Workshop | Saving and Backing Up Data


Hands on using wireless laptops. Develop strategies for saving regularly and learn how to back up data using flash drives and other methods.
   
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10:30 am
Free

Fair | Street Fair


Experience "tastes" of delicious signature dishes from the neighborhood's best restaurants, enjoy classic New York street performers, and catch top-notch local entertainment. Food fanatics have the opportunity to sample gourmet international cuisine for just a few dollars per dish. Admission to the festivities is free. Tickets can be purchased at the event and are redeemable for "tastes" and beverages.
   New York
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11:00 am
free, no reservation required

Park Walk | Garden Tour


A horticulturist guides walkers through the park and the “hot” and “cool” gardens designed by Lynden B. Miller. Peonies and irises are the season’s showstoppers, and visitors will delight in the eight varieties of scarlet, white and pink roses. Also in bloom will be several varieties of purple clematis, English Lavender, Yarrow, Lady’s Mantle, Catmint, Foxglove, Columbine, Centranthus ruber, Epimedium, False Blue Indigo (Baptisia australis), Hydrangea, and Allium gigantum, with its large purple globes. Above them all stands Meadow Rue (Thalictrum “Lavender Mist”), which grows 6 to 7 feet in height.
   
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12:30 pm
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Jazz | Joel Forrester, Boogie-Woogie Pianist


Joel Forrester is a contemporary two-handed piano player, essaying the stride, boogie woogie, and trance styles. He wrote the theme to NPR's Fresh Air, studied composition with Thelonious Monk, co-founded the Microscopic Septet, and did music for the early films of Andy Warhol.
   
12:30 pm
free, no reservation required

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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Workshop | MS Word 1


Hands on using wireless laptops. Learn the basic features of Microsoft Word 2003, a word processing program you can use to create documents. Topics include entering and editing text, saving files, and formatting.
   
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2:30 pm
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Workshop | Intro to Adobe InDesign Workshop


InDesign has proven itself to be the undisputed champion in the page-layout wars. In this seminar we’ll demonstrate the ease and power of InDesign. We’ll create some layouts from scratch, as well as demonstrate some of the more powerful functions on existing layouts. This seminar is designed for people who are new to InDesign. It is appropriate for people new to page layout software, as well as those familiar with QuarkXPress.
   
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3:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Student Exhibition: Social


An exhibition of photography, painting and sculpture by students and recent graduates that examines current global conditions and cultural legacies. Curated by Richard Brooks.
   New York
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5:00 pm
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Festival | Taste of Times Square


Experience "tastes" of delicious signature dishes from Times Square's best restaurants, enjoy classic New York street performers, and catch top-notch local entertainment. Food fanatics have long known that "Taste of Times Square" represents a great gastronomic value, offering the opportunity to sample gourmet international cuisine for just a few dollars per dish. Admission to the festivities is FREE. Tickets can be purchased in advance or at the event and are redeemable for "tastes" and beverages.
   New York
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5:00 pm
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Concert | Imani Winds, Classical Quintet


The quintet performs incredible classical compositions which encompass blends of European, American, African, and Latin American music.
   
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6:00 pm
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Workshop | Intro to Adobe InDesign Workshop


InDesign has proven itself to be the undisputed champion in the page-layout wars. In this seminar we’ll demonstrate the ease and power of InDesign. We’ll create some layouts from scratch, as well as demonstrate some of the more powerful functions on existing layouts. This seminar is designed for people who are new to InDesign. It is appropriate for people new to page layout software, as well as those familiar with QuarkXPress.
   
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6:00 pm
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Discussion | Posts to the Future


A talk with Janet Panetta and RoseAnne Spradlin, moderated by Melanie Maar.
   
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6:00 pm
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Author Reading | Marilyn A. Johnson reads from her book This Book Is Overdue! How Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us All


The acclaimed author celebrates libraries and librarians, and, as she did in her popular first book, The Dead Beat, discovers offbeat and eloquent characters in the quietest corners. In defiance of doomsayers, she finds librarians more vital and necessary than ever, as they fuse the tools of the digital age with love for the written word and the enduring values of truth, service to all, and free speech.
   
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6:30 pm
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Author Reading | Contributors read from The Beastly Bride


With editor Ellen Datlow and contributors Steve Berman, Rick Bowes, Carol Emshwiller, Jeff Ford, Gregory Frost, Nan Fry and Marly Youmans. This is a big one for lovers of fantasy writing. Datlow is easily the most famous editor in the genre, and she's pulled together a host of really great authors to read their contributions to her recent anthology of stories about were-people. Three of these readers are Nebula winners, three have won a World Fantasy award, and they'll all be here crammed in together.
   
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | Karl Marlantes discusses his book Matterhorn with Black Hawk Down author Mark Bowden


Marlantes' debut novel is a story of the Vietnam War.
   
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | Robert K. Elder reads from his book Last Words of the Executed


Some beg for forgiveness... Others declare their innocence... A few cheer for their sports teams. Elder presents an oral history of American capital punishment. Join him for a reading of the testaments of the damned as heard from the gallows, the chair, and the gurney.
   
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | Christine Lavin reads from her book Cold Pizza for Breakfast


The delightful folksinger/songwriter Christine Lavin now shares the adventures of her career and the fascinating people she has encountered. Hosted by John Platt of WFUV Radio, with special musical guest Ervin Drake.
   
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7:30 pm
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Concert | Neue Wiener Concert Schrammeln meet DJ Christopher Just


The "Neue Wiener Concert Schrammeln" can be considered as a fresh breeze sweeping Viennese music within the genre of chamber music. Together with Austria's famous DJ Christoper Just who will add some of his reknown electronic sounds to the "Neue Wiener Concert Schrammeln", they will amaze their audience.
   
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7:30 pm
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Concert | Orchestra of St. Luke’s performs all-Mozart program


Program: Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik Mozart: Oboe Quartet in F Major, K. 370 Mozart: String Quintet No. 1 in B-flat Major, K. 174 Featuring: Stephen Taylor, oboe; Naoko Tanaka, Eriko Sato, violins; David Cerutti, Louise Schulman, violas; Myron Lutzke, cello; John Feeney, bass.
   New York
7:30 pm
Free

Poetry Reading | Writers: Danielle Blau / Kenton deAngeli


Part of _WORD/PLAY, the 26th annual Celebration of the Spoken Word. Writers unknown, famous and infamous read their work. Discussion may follow.
   
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7:30 pm
$5

Performance | Bindlestiff Open Stage Variety Show


A spectacular night of tap dancing bears, Kung Fu juggling, clown bands, aerialists suspended above your beverage while you are carefully suspended over a body of water, sword swallowers, physical comedy, contortionists and cowboys. Hosted by Keith Bindlestiff.
   
8:00 pm
$5

Author Reading | Cult film director John Waters discusses his book Role Models


Waters spins his real-life tales of the sublime and ridiculous. The subversive champion of poor taste will discuss his new book, which presents hilarious and disturbing portraits of Waters' unlikely icons, including all-American crooner Johnny Mathis and Esther Martin, "owner of the scariest bar in Baltimore."
   
8:00 pm
free, no reservation required

Dance Performance | Dance: Lovett/Codagnone's Hard


Featuring Urban Research Theater.
   
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8:00 pm
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Performance | Late Night Open Mic


Why cry when you could laugh? Come watch some of New York's top up-and-coming stand up comics.
   
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9:00 pm
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Classical Music | Holiday Concert at a Landmark Venue

Regular Price: $40
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Dance Performance | "Astonishing" Choreographer

Regular Price: $54
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Performance | Mysticism and Music from Broadway Creators

Regular Price: $55
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Performance | Comedy by 13-time Emmy Winner with Broadway Actors

Regular Price: $69
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