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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on June 3, 2011?

42 free events take place on Friday, June 3 in New York City. Don't miss the opportunities that only New York provides! Exciting, high quality, unique and off the beaten path free events and free things to do take place in New York today, tonight, tomorrow and each day of the year, any time of the day: whether it's a weekday or a weekend, day or night, morning or evening or afternoon, December or July, April or November! These events will take your breath away!

New York City (NYC) never ceases to amaze you with quantity and quality of its free culture and free entertainment. Check out June 3 and see for yourself. Summer or Winter, Spring or Fall! Just click on any day of the calendar above and you'll find most inspiring and entertaining free events to go to and free things to do on each day of June . Don't miss the opportunities that only New York provides!

Some events take place all year long: same day of the week, same time there are there for you to take advantage of. One of the oldest free weekly events in Manhattan is Dixieland Jazz with the Gotham Jazzmen, which happen at noon every Tuesday. Another example of an event that you can attend all year round on weekdays is Federal Reserve Bank Tour, which takes place every week day at 1 pm (but advanced reservations are required). You can take at least 13 free tours every day of the year, except the New Year Day, July 4th, and the Christmas Day. If you are classical music afficionado, you can spend whole day in New York going from one free classical concert to another. If you love theater, then New York gives you an option to attend plays and musicals free of charge, or at deep discount. You just need to have information about it. And we are here to make that information available to you.
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42 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Friday, June 3, 2011

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Concert | '90s Boy Bands: New Kids on the Block / Backstreet Boys


Teenaged girls once squealed for these two now-reformed vocal acts. New Kids had hits like "You Got It (The Right Stuff)" and ""Hangin' Tough." Backstreet Boys hit with "I Want It That Way" and "Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)."
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 am
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Concert | The Go-Go's, '80s Power Pop Group


The all-woman band is back together performing their hits including "We Got the Beat," "Vacation" and Head over Heels."
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 am
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Workshop | Tai Chi in the Park


Increase physical balance, strength, and mental focus. Learn the ancient Chinese martial art with expert Alex Hing. No experience is necessary! Hing also teaches Tai Chi at the China Institute. He has practiced martial arts for over 25 years in San Francisco and New York City, including 10 years with Tai Chi grand master William C. C. Chen.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:30 am
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Park Walk | Fitness Walk NYC


This free fitness walk is one hour long and led by experienced Instructors.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 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.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:30 am
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Talk | Learn about the Peoples of the Plains


With Laura Browarny.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Gallery Talk | The Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Room


An expert leads informal discussions in the room and answers questions. Two sessions: 10am-1pm and 1:30pm -3pm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Workshop | Bridge Club for Advanced Beginners


Are you a Bridge buff? Put on your game face and show off your best moves. For advanced beginner players only. Join the fun and meet new friends!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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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.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
$6

Workshop | Ping Pong in the Park


Test your skills at state-of-the-art tables. Paddles and balls are provided free of charge.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Discussion | East Harlem International Film Festival: Film Distribution


A panel discussion on film distribution. Part of a special daylong inaugural for the film festival. The EHIFF provides a platform for established and promising filmmakers whose compelling work will offer unique entertainment and bring greater attention to the diversity and culture of East Harlem.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Tour | Times Square Exposé Walking Tour


A free, behind-the-scenes walking tour of Times Square. Visit historic theatres, new sites, and the best of the neighborhood during this walking tour through the Crossroads of the World.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Concert | Eliane Elias performs from her CD Light My Fire


Pianist/singer/songwriter, Eliane Elias is known for her distinctive and immediately recognizable musical style which blends her Brazilian roots and her sensuous, alluring voice with her impressive instrumental jazz, classical and compositional skills. Her new album features four compositions written or co-written by Elias herself and also includes covers of familiar works by songwriters as diverse as Jim Morrison and the Doors, pop icon Stevie Wonder and jazz saxophonist Paul Desmond.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 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.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Concert | Todd Robbins, Ragtime and Tin Pan Alley Pianist


Todd Robbins plays Ragtime and classic Tin Pan Alley songs. He is often heard on Monday nights playing piano with Woody Allen's Jazz Band and has recorded two albums with that group.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 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.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
$6

Screening | Short Films on and by Native Americans


Featuring Horse You See and Miss Navajo. Start times are 1pm and 3pm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Workshop | Featured Library Database: What Do I Read Next? Science Fiction & Fantasy


Hands on using wireless laptops. Get ready for Summer Reading 2011! Whether you’re already a lover of speculative fiction or want to try a different genre, here’s where to find your next great science fiction or fantasy read. Explore the Fiction Connection database and lots of great websites that will connect you to books you’ll love.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:15 pm
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Performance | (ski mask, glitter glasses, knee socks, love letter...), a “Performance Lecture” by Jenn Joy & Heather Kravas


(ski mask, glitter glasses, knee socks, love letter...) begins with an exchange of gifts: an essay that meanders from hotel rooms to diners to forsaken landscapes, cardboard glasses covered in eyes and glitter that one cannot see through, a photograph shot in a bathroom of a face obscured by a ski mask overwritten with the words "more or less safe." The accumulation and transformation of these gifts - objects, movements, images, gestures, stories - creates the content for the public performance lecture. Structured as a series of precarious situations within the gallery space, Heather Kravas and Jenn Joy negotiate the risks of desire, memory, inscription, and dysfunction.
   New York City, NY; NYC
2:00 pm
Free

Film | Russian Comedy: Vladimir Menshov's Moscow Does Not Believe In Tears (1980)


A romantic comedy about three young, working-class, country girls who go to Moscow in 1958 to seek work, men, and success. The story then jumps forward twenty years to look at the results of their expedition. 150 min. In Russian with English subtitles.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Discussion | Mental Health and the Arts


A two-day exploration, through conversation and performance, of the roles that the arts play in mental health.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:30 pm
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Screening | East Harlem International Film Festival: Iris Morales' Palante, Siempre Palante!: The Young Lords (1996)


This documentary shows the period from 1969 through the organization's demise in 1976. The Young Lords represented another cycle of militancy, write Andres Torres and Jose Velasquez in The Puerto Rican Movement: Voices From the Diaspora, a collection of personal narratives from activists of the period. Through on-camera interviews with former members, archival footage, photographs and music, the documentary surveys Puerto Rican history, the Young Lords' political vision and actions, and the organization's legacy.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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City Walk | Our Majestic Civic Center and The Five Points Tour


Often treated as an area where people pass through to and from work, some of New York's most storied and magnificent buildings can be found in and around City Hall, such as the Woolworth Building, Tweed Courthouse, One Centre Street, and of course City Hall itself, now 200 years old. The area once served as the city's first entertainment district and later the buildings on Park Row once housed many of the city's major newspapers including the New York Times. Heading uptown, skirt the edge of what was once the Five Points neighborhood featured in the film Gangs of New York. Rediscover the courthouse district and reflect on lower Manhattan's early history at the African Burial Ground. The city's first major shopping and textile district is also here–A.T. Stewart opened the nation's first department store in 1846 at a building that still stands. End the tour in nearby Tribeca, one of the city's most transformed neighborhoods over the past 20 years.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Film | Kathryn Bigelow's Blue Steel (1989): Rookie vs. Psycho


With Jamie Lee Curtis, Ron Silver and Clancy Brown. A female rookie in the police force engages in a cat-and-mouse game with a pistol wielding psychopath who becomes obsessed with her. 102 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:30 pm
Free

Opening Reception | Group Exhibition: Nature Within


Curated by Minny Lee.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:30 pm
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Discussion | Stop Giving it Away for Free: A Dialogue on Economic Insecurity in the Arts


In a moderated discussion Collective Arts Think Tank (CATT) will verbally reveal the ideas and baby steps they each took toward in- creased financial security and professional empowerment for art- ists and arts workers. Based on their recent blog post, "Follow up letter to the field: small steps and current issues," CATT aims to provoke dialogue and action so that the artistic sector can be vibrant and healthy. CATT is artists, presenters and administrators including Morgan von Prelle Pecelli PhD, Carla Peterson, Aaron Landsman, Vallejo Gantner, Jennifer Wright Cook and Brian Rogers.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Theater | Shakespeare Outdoors: The Merry Wives of Windsor


The Merry Wives of Windsor is a comedy by William Shakespeare, first published in 1602, though believed to have been written prior to 1597. It features the fat knight Sir John Falstaff, and is Shakespeare's only play to deal exclusively with contemporary Elizabethan era English middle class life.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Opening Reception | Contemporary Slavery, an Exhibition of Photojournalism


This exhibition investigates various forms of contemporary slavery—from human trafficking and the sex trade; to the exploitation of farm and domestic workers, immigrants and prisoners; to sweatshop, bonded, and child labor—through a bombardment of images taken by leading photojournalists documenting this issue.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
$5 suggested donation...

Film | Lance Daly's Kisses (2008): A Christmas Adventure


Two kids, Dylan and Kylie, run away from home at Christmas and spend a night of magic and terror on the streets of inner-city Dublin. 80 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Theater | Outdoor Theater: The School for Husbands by Moliere


Roam through the Park with the actors as you enjoy this delightful comedy presented by the New York Classical Theatre. With: Brian Cheng, Will Gallacher, Lindsey Kyler, Drew Lewis, Lauren Margaret Nordvig, Nick Plakias, Nick Salamone, and Courtney Alana Ward.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Concert | St. Luke’s Chamber Ensemble performs works by Gershwin, Barber and Dvorak


PROGRAM: GERSHWIN Lullaby for string quartet BARBER Adagio from String Quartet, Op. 11 DVOŘÁK String Quartet No. 12 “American” St. Luke’s Chamber Ensemble is: Eriko Sato, violin; Mayuki Fukuhara, violin; David Cerutti, viola; and Rosalyn Clarke, cello.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
Free

Concert | Sunset Singing Circle


Don't be shy! Raise your voice and join singer/guitarist Terre Roche as the sun sets over the Hudson River for enchanting evenings of folk songs, rounds and chants. Novice and experienced singers of all ages are welcome.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Concert | Open Sing


The audience is the chorus in this presentation of Brahms’ Ein Deutsches Requiem. Scores, soloists, accompanist and conductor provided. Includes post-concert reception with the performers.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Concert | Fairest Isle: From Brittania to Mannahatta


Empire Viols (Martha McGaughey and Carlene Stober, viols; Arthur Haas, harpsichord; with guests Nathan Bontrager and Leya Rennert-May, viols). Works by Simpson, Gibbons, Jenkins and Purcell.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
$10 suggested donation

Dance Performance | Gallim Dance's Wonderland


During a month-long residency, Gallim Dance is further developing Wonderland, which premiered at The Joyce Theater in August 2010, into an evening-length piece. With support from the Princess Grace Foundation, artistic director Andrea Miller and the dancers will work with British artist Jon Bausor on stage design to continue to redevelop the design for the piece, and also collaborate with Jakub Kiupinski and Cristina Spinei of Blind Ear Music to develop a more richly textured sound score.
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:00 pm
Free

Concert | Good Pennyworths Quartet presents Songs of Shakespeare: True Love Never Did Run Smooth


This stage concert of Shakespearean proportions includes lyrics by, purportedly by or outright stolen by William Shakespeare with music by John Dowland, Robert Johnson, Thomas Campion and others. Shakespeare's songs speak of universal truths - of love's messes, life's heartbreaks and the laughter that sees us through. Performed by: Erika Lloyd - Soprano Tiffany Bizup - Soprano Christopher Preston Thompson - Tenor Garald Farnham - Baritone, Lutes Conceived by Garald Farnham and Alane Marco Staging and Text Adaptation by Katherine Harte-DeCoux
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Film | Kathryn Bigelow's Point Break (1991): Look Out, They're Getting Away on That Surfboard!


With Keanu Reeves, Patrick Swayze and Gary Busey. An FBI agent goes undercover to catch a gang of bank robbers who may be surfers. 120 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Film | French Film Outdoors: François Ozon's Swimming Pool (2003)


With Charlotte Rampling. A British mystery author visits her publisher's home in the South of France, where her interaction with his unusual daughter sets off some touchy dynamics. 102 min. Movie starts at dusk.
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:30 pm
Free

Concert | Jodie Levinson, Singer/Songwriter


Levinson, a native of the Garden State, has spent many years excelling in dance, theatre and voice. While proficient in all three areas, Jodie gravitated toward singing and spent high school and college developing her skills. In the summer of 2009, Jodie met producer Matt Pendergrast (Mary J. Blige, Britney Spears and Ciara). Together, they recorded Jodie's first single, "Matter of Taste." A year later, Jodie began working with hit composer/producer Lisa Ratner (Barbra Streisand, Vanessa Williams and Dolly Parton) on her first album, In the City, an up-tempo blues-and-jazz-influenced pop record.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Performance | UBU Archive Show, with a Performance by Kagel Nacht


This is a live archive of performance scores, documents, writing, video and live performance. The show explores ideas of history, archive, and distribution through the selection of historical performance.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 pm
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Jazz | Latin Jazz with the Grammy-Nominated Pedrito Martinez Group


A tight, four-piece band blessed with palpable chemistry and magnetism, The Pedrito Martinez Group play Latin jazz with remarkable clairvoyance. The group’s leader, Havana-born percussionist and singer Martinez, is a star in his own right, having performed on six Grammy nominated records and collaborated with everyone from Latin legends Los Muñequitos de Matanzas and Eddie Palmieri to pop icons Sting and Bruce Springsteen. Martinez’s latest group is a streamlined take on the Cuban dance band, offering a transparent sound perfect for letting incisive vocals and percussion shine through.
   New York City, NY; NYC
9:00 pm
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Performance | Mustaches and Mai Tais Comedy Show


Los Angeles-based, intergalactic cabaret duo Lady Mercury (Meg Swertlow) & Lady Boron (Rebecca Leib) are taking their sexiness global -- to the streets of NYC! Mustaches & Mai Tais is a cabaret act of cosmic proportions with magic tricks, hula hoops, costume changes, a sexy raffle, and a bevy of original songs. With original itunes hits like "Bubonic Disco Plague," "Sex Horse" "Liar, Liar, Liar Pants Are on Fire" "Let's Go to the Aquarium and Have a Blood Bath," the cabaret act wows the crowd with its lively and totally unusual show. Completely outrageous, fabulously sexy, vaguely European and all woman (or are they?), Mustaches and Mai Tais, hosted by supreme beings Lady Mercury and Lady Boron, is a unique show and not to be missed! With special guests Selena Coppock, Rebecca Vigil and more! who are lady mercury & lady boron?: www.funnyordie.com/videos/3e41bbdf8d/mustaches-mai-tais-promo
   New York City, NY; NYC
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