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32 free events take place on Friday, May 29 in New York City.

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32 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Friday, May 29, 2009

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Concert | Taylor Swift, country/pop

Teenage country music sensation Swift is known for hits like "Tim McGraw," "Love Story" and "White Horse."

New York City, NY; NYC

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7:00 am
free, no reservation required

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
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Workshop | Using NYPL's Website in Your Job Search

Hands-on introduction to the NYPL collection of electronic resources for job seekers and career changers. Laptop computer will be provided. Veterans and Unemployment Insurance Compensation recipients are welcome.

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10:00 am
free, no reservation required

Workshop | Introduction to Email

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10:30 am
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Workshop | Typing And Keyboarding Basics

Hands on using wireless laptops. Learn keyboard skills and practice typing.

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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
$5

Lesson | Resume Preparation with Microsoft Word

Instruction on how to write and design a resume with Microsoft’s Resume Wizard.

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11:00 am
free, no reservation required

Hike | Presby Iris Gardens Hike

1 mile, can be extended to about 3 miles.

New York City, NY; NYC

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11:15 am
$3 plus $6.50...

Jazz | Deanna Witkowski, jazz pianist

Winner of the 2002 Great American Jazz Piano Competition, Witkowski brings an exuberance and vitality of spirit to her fusions of jazz, brazilian, afro-cuban, and sacred music.

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12:00 pm
free, no reservation required

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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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

Discussion | Film Scoring Critique Panel

With Ron Sadoff, Director of the NYU/ASCAP Film Scoring Workshop in Memory of Buddy Baker.

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2:00 pm
free, no reservation required

**Film | Fred Zinnemann's High Noon (1952)**

With Gary Cooper, Lloyd Bridges and Grace Kelly. On the day of his marriage to a strict Quaker and his retirement as marshall of a small frontier town, Will Kane is warned that a band of outlaws, who have previously terrorized the community, will return on the noon train. 85 min. Won 4 Oscars.

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2:00 pm
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Workshop | Intermediate Word Processing with MS Word 2003

Hands on using wireless laptops. Pre-requisite: Basic knowledge of MS Word. Topics include inserting header & footer, page breaks, footnotes or endnotes, creating page borders, margins, page orientation, newspaper columns, working with tables, printing labels and envelopes.

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2:30 pm
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Film | 5 Early Shorts Featuring Animals and Children

The shorts are: An Elephant on His Hands (1912). Directed by Frederick Thomson. With George Ober. 10 min. Cat, Dog, and Co. (1929). Directed by Anthony Mack. With the Our Gang kids. 18 min. Mind the Baby (1924). Directed by Al Herman. With Pal the dog. 18 min. The Knockout (1923). Directed by Len Powers. With the Dippy-Doo-Dads. 10 min. When Summer Comes (1922). Directed by Roy Del Ruth. With Billy Bevan. 18 min.

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4:00 pm
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Other | Texas on Tour Roadshow

Texas on Tour is a high-tech, interactive roadshow featuring virtual reality, green screen video and photography, interactive games and more. Texas on Tour simulates unique outdoor Texas experiences that are highly entertaining, educational and personalized – from a virtual reality kayaking trip through Texas waterways to a dome theater offering a glimpse of the seven diverse regions of Texas. Visitors can “picture themselves in Texas” and stroll along a Texas beach through the use of green screen technology. Live performances from a variety of Texas musicians and entertainers will also be featured: •Texas musicians Asleep at the Wheel, Will Sexton and Charlie Faye •Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders •SeaWorld San Antonio animals (3-ft. alligator, 3-ft. wallaby and 11-ft. python) •Texas Two-Step instructor, Wendell Nelson •2008 Champion Trick Roper Kevin Fitzpatrick •Amazin’ Walter “The Sandcastle Wizard”

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4:00 pm
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Lecture | The Korean Poetic Form of Sijo

The sijo is Korea’s classical vernacular verse form. But what about writing sijo in English? The answer will be the subject of David McCann’s lecture and reading. He has studied and translated many sijo texts over the course of his engagement with Korean poetry, starting back in 1966 when he first went to Korea as a Peace Corps Volunteer. His presentation will present an overview of the Korean sijo form, especially its performance dimensions, followed by a reading of some of the poems. And perhaps some in the audience may find themselves moved to try writing one themselves.

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6:30 pm
free, no reservation required

Park Walk | Twilight Tour: Flora and Fauna

An evening of exploration in the Park. A naturalist and a horticulturalist will help participants identify the insect and birds that become active as dusk descends upon the city. .

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6:30 pm
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Discussion | Anarchist Cinema

Anarchist cinema is a difficult idea, but the just published book Arena: On Anarchist Cinema and its author Richard Porton unravel this history - from film collectives formed in the early twentieth century to contemporary video activism. Join Porton for a discussion and showing of movies made by anarchist or having anarchist impetus. Porton is also the author of Film and the Anarchist Imagination.

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7:00 pm
$5 suggested donation

Author Reading | Ethan Nichtern reads from his book One City

Nichtern, the creative force behind New York's upstart Interdependence Project, is your guide to the beauty that is everywhere in the urban jungle. With pop-culture savvy, humor, and literary liveliness, the book melds Dr. King’s message with modern Buddhist wisdom to explain how we might best live together -no matter who we are, and no matter where.

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