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36 free events take place in New York City on Monday, June 21, 2010.
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36 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Monday, June 21, 2010

All events are free unless otherwise noted.
        

Workshop | Mind Over Madness Yoga


Grab your mat and find tranquility and transcendence in the midst of the world's most commercial and frenetic place, on the day of the summer solstice. All levels welcome.
   New York
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7:30 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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Screening | Watch World Cup Soccer Games Live


Chile vs. Switzerland.
   
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9:30 am
free, no reservation required

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

Concert | Make Music New York All-Day Concert


The lineup: 10 - 10:40am Joe Iconis 10:55 - 11:35am Gabriel Kahane 11:50 - 12:30pm Shrive Alive 12:45 - 1:25pm The Xylopholks 1:40 - 2:20pm Electric Junkyard Gamelan 2:35 - 3:15pm The Bill Murray Experience 3:30 - 4:10pm Balthrop, Alabama 4:25 - 5:05pm Black Sea Hotel 5:20 - 6:00pm Pearl and the Beard 6:15 - 6:55pm Somi Music between sets by The Whiskey Boys Now in its fourth year, Make Music New York, "the largest music event ever to grace Gotham" (Metro New York), is a unique festival of free concerts in public spaces throughout the five boroughs of New York City.
   New York
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10:00 am
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Park Walk | Walk NYC


A program that encourages New Yorkers of all ages to get fit while enjoying the outdoors. With funding provided by Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield, the Park is staffed with trained walking instructors to lead walks.
   
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10:00 am
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City Walk | Walk NYC


A program that encourages New Yorkers of all ages to get fit while enjoying the outdoors. With funding provided by Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield, the Park is staffed with trained walking instructors to lead walks.
   
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10:00 am
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Workshop | Internet 2: Searching the Web


Hands on using wireless laptops. Learn how to find information online using search engines and subject directories.
   
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10:30 am
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Concert | Classical piano and Indonesian bells


Program: Noon-Carolyn Enger, classical pianist 1pm-Tomasz Halat, classical pianist 2pm-Opera for Humanity, classical vocals with piano 4:30pm-Son of Lion Gamelan Orchestra, Indonesian bells
   
12:00 pm
free, no reservation required

Jazz | Daryl Sherman, Jazz Pianist


Daryl Sherman has been a fixture for many years playing Cole Porter's Steinway at the Waldorf-Astoria and recently at the Algonquin Hotel Oak Room. She performs internationally at jazz venues, concert halls and her numerous recordings are in regular rotation on Cable TV's Music Choice and Sirius XM Radio. A frequent guest on Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz, she's a favorite at St Peter's Midday Jazz Series and has played an important role as artistic director for a Lyrics & Lyricists program at the 92nd Street Y.
   
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12:30 pm
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Workshop | Mind Over Madness Yoga


Grab your mat and find tranquility and transcendence in the midst of the world's most commercial and frenetic place, on the day of the summer solstice.
   
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12:30 pm
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Concert | Make Music New York Day


2:00 PM-3 PM Performers to be announced 3:30-4:30 Musicworks! Interactive family workshop
   New York
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2:00 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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Concert | Outdoor Music: Copal / Joanna Parson / The Mighty Third Rail / Scott Alexander


2pm Scott Alexander - Alexander has three album: Scott Alexander Makes Mistakes, Scott Alexander Makes 7 or 8 Dollars and Scott Alexander Makes a Big Deal Out of It. 3pm The Mighty Third Rail - The Mighty Third Rail plays hip-hop and nu-jazz. They are poet Darian Dauchan, violinist Curtis Stewart and bassist Ian Baggette. 4pm Joanna Parson - Parson (pictured) is an actress, comedian, musician and writer, and has performed her social-satirist comedy for clubs like Caroline’s, Gotham, and Los Angeles’s The Comedy Store, as well as alternative venues and mainstream theaters across the country. Her CD Oh I’m Sorry Were You Talking I’ll Be Quiet includes tracks recorded for WNYC’s public radio program The Next Big Thing. 5pm Copal - Copal blends the haunting sounds of violin and cello with world rhythms, electronic-scapes, and original melodies rooted in global traditions. They weave soundscapes inspired by Middle Eastern rhythms, dark Nordic melodies, Hungarian riffs, Spanish-flavored cadences and harmonies to paint pictures and landscapes.
   
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2:00 pm
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Screening | Watch World Cup Soccer Games Live


Spain vs. Honduras.
   
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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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Festival | 2010 Summer Soltice Celebration


An event to welcome summer and the longest day of the year. · Musical Performance by Reggie Watts (Estimated start time: 6:30pm) · Splash! A site-specific dance performance by Dance Entropy · Solstice artmaking workshops presented by Free Style Arts Association, Materials for the Arts, The Noguchi Museum, MoMA PS1, Queens Museum of Art · Park tour performance w/ Lillian Gerson's alter ego, Connie O'Nassis · Face Painting by Agostino Arts · Soulstice Ritual performed by Urban Shaman Mama Donna · Have a picnic and enjoy the view as the sun sets over the Manhattan skyline!
   
5:00 pm
free, no reservation required

Workshop | Mind Over Madness Yoga


Grab your mat and find tranquility and transcendence in the midst of the world's most commercial and frenetic place, on the day of the summer solstice. All levels welcome.
   
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6:00 pm
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Concert | Rooftop Concert: The Shul Band / J.P. Bowersock Quintet


The Shul Band (pictured) brings together a diverse feast of musical styles and cultural backgrounds to serve up a deliciously hypnotizing and soulful stew of beauty and fun! Their music is a blend of old world Jewish, folk, improvisation, mariachi, jazz, jam band and classical. J.P. Bowersock Quintet includes former Ryan Adams and The Cardinals' guitarist and the Strokes' Guru J.P. Bowersock, who leads his quintet through swing jazz standards in the back room of Jimmy's. Featuring Cynthia Lamb, John Cale, and sideman Mark Deffenbaugh on Electric Hawaiian Guitar.
   New York
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6:00 pm
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Park Walk | Walk NYC


A program that encourages New Yorkers of all ages to get fit while enjoying the outdoors. With funding provided by Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield, the Park is staffed with trained walking instructors to lead walks.
   
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6:00 pm
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Jazz | Latin Jazz: Folklore Urbano


Come celebrate the last Neighborhood Concert of the season and the start off summer with Latin and jazz band Folklore Urbano as part of Make Music New York, described by city officials as "one of the largest musical events in the city's history.”
   New York
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6:30 pm
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Discussion | Photography & Human Rights: What Works?


A panel discussion presented as a part of a summer program designed to explore strategies to create effective documentary projects linked with issues of human rights. Presenters are Nina Berman, documentary photographer with a primary interest in the American political and social landscape; Ed Kashi, photojournalist, filmmaker, and educator dedicated to documenting the social and political issues that define our times; and Larry Towell, documentary photographer, writer, poet, and folk musician. The panel will be moderated by photographer and Photography & Human Rights Program instructor Peter Lucas.
   New York
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6:30 pm
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Lecture | Silk Road Treasures of Central Asia: Cultures, Food, Music and Dances


With Zulya Rajabova. Explore the amazing history of Central Asia and the Silk Road; its cultures and traditions and magnificent historical sights through a multi-media presentation. Come enjoy the ritual of tea ceremony, haunting music and beautiful dance, displays of traditional and everyday artifacts, costuming and handicrafts; silks, carpets, embroidery, and jewelry, along with photographs of stunning mountain ranges, glittering alpine lakes and vast stretches of steppe and desert.
   
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6:30 pm
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Workshop | Teach Yourself: Learn a New Language


Hands on using wireless laptops. Discover a wide selection of self-study resources to help you learn a new language or brush up on one you’ve studied before. Class covers resources available through NYPL and free websites.
   
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6:30 pm
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Concert | Concert on Water: Voxare String Quartet


Program: Aleksandra Vrebalov Pannonia Boundless Terry Riley Sunrise of the Planetary Dream Collector Beatles Yesterday Virgil Thomson Waltz from Quartet No.2 Bach and Vivaldi Selected Concerti Voxare String Quartet: Emily Ondracek, Violin; Galina Zhdanova, Violin; Erik Peterson, Viola; Adrian Daurov, Cello; with Mark Peskanov, Violin; Corey Schutzer, Bass.
   
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required

Author Reading | Douglas Kennedy reads from his book Leaving the World


The author of The Pursuit of Happiness reads from his new novel, a story that asks the question, can our choices ever really have foreseeable outcomes?
   
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7:00 pm
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Discussion | Love, Race, and Liberation


Join Jlove Calderon and Marcella Runell Hall for a presentation of the multimedia project "'Til the White Day is Done" and of "Love, Race, and Liberation," a curriculum guide on white privilege in America. Join them in a nuanced discussion about whiteness, privilege, and working toward social and racial justice now.
   
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7:00 pm
$5 suggested admission

Performance | Told: An Evening of Themed Storytelling


A storytelling show hosted by Seth Lind. Each month, New York's best performers take the stage to tell true stories related to a central theme. A special guest provides interludes to glue the evening together into a collective experience.
   
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7:00 pm
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Discussion | Writer Dani Shapiro discusses her work


Novelist and memoirist Dani Shapiro discusses the hows of her work and authorship in general with host Glenn Kurtz.
   
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7:00 pm
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Party | Book Launch Party: Justin Krebs' 538 Ways to Live, Work and Play Like a Liberal


538 Ways to Live, Work and Play Like a Liberal is about the many small ideas for living progressive values in your every day life and the bigger idea of what it means to be liberal and why that matters for our country. At a time when Tea Party activists dump our national discourse overboard, come discuss the vibrant cultural movement on the Left -- and take part. Books will be available at the event in paperback.
   
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7:30 pm
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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.
   
8:00 pm
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Other | Feed Your Head Rock Trivia Contest


Join hardcore music enthusiasts for a fun and challenging multi-round contest that tests your knowledge on a wide range of rock and roll topics. The winning teams receive free drinks and bragging rights!
   
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8:00 pm
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Film | Guy Hamilton's Goldfinger (1964): The Man with the Midas Touch


With Sean Connery and Honor Blackman. Investigating a gold magnate's smuggling, James Bond uncovers a plot to contaminate the Fort Knox gold reserve. The third film in the series features the immortal Pussy Galore. 111 min. The lawn opens at 5:00pm for blankets and picnicking. The film begins at sunset (between 8pm and 9pm).
   
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8:00 pm
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Screening | American Film Treasures


Featuring: The Toll of the Sea (54 min, 1922).
   
8:30 pm
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Jazz | Piano Jazz: Richard Wyands Quartet


Wyands has played with many other top musicians, including Freddie Hubbard, Zoot Sims, Frank Foster, the Illinois Jacquet Big Band, Benny Carter, Ernie Andrews, and Milt Hinton, among others.
   New York
8:30 pm
No cover

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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