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28 free events take place in New York City on Friday, May 28, 2010.
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28 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Friday, May 28, 2010

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Concert | OneRepublic, Pop Rockers


A pop rock band from Colorado, OneRepublic has scored hits like "Apologize," "All the Right Moves" and "Stop and Stare." Thjeir latest album is Waking Up.
   
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7:00 am
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Concert | Sugarland, Grammy-Winning Country Duo


Sugarland is an American country music duo composed of singer–songwriters Jennifer Nettles (lead vocals) and Kristian Bush (background vocals, lead vocals, mandolin, acoustic guitar, and harmonica). They broke through in 2004 with the release of their multi-platinum debut album Twice the Speed of Life. Their new album The Incredible Machine will be released in October. Those attending are advised to arrive at 6:00am.
   
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. 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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Workshop | Open Computer Lab


Are you having trouble with your email? Don't know how to cut and paste? Curious about Twitter? Bring your technology questions and get one-on-one assistance!
   
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10:00 am
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Workshop | Visual Resources Online


This class is a lecture/demonstration. Learn about online image databases and research strategies, including NYPL digital collections.
   
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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

Fair | Street Fair


   
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11:00 am
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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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Jazz | Award-Winning Jazz Pianist Deanna Witkowski


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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12:30 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.
   
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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
$6

Workshop | Fencing in the Park


Take a stab at the modern sport of fencing with masters from Manhattan Fencing Center. No prior experience needed and equipment is provided.
   
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1:00 pm
Free

Screening | Pacific Heritage Films


Daily screenings of films including "Rolling Down Like Pele" and "American Aloha: Hula Beyond Hawai'i "
   
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1:00 pm
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Book Signing | Relief pitcher Lee Smith signs his book Fireman: The Evolution of the Closer in Baseball


Smith signs this look at the role of the relief pitcher in baseball.
   
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1:00 pm
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Workshop | Bonds & Bond Mutual Funds: Investment Resources


Introduction to bonds and to the best of print and electronic resources for researching bonds and bond mutual funds. Other public web sites are introduced.
   
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1:15 pm
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Film | Allan Dwan's Heidi (1937): Classic Swiss Children's Story


With Shirley Temple, Arthur Treacher and Jean Hersholt. An orphan is left at her grandfather’s mountain cabin by her mean aunt. Based on Johanna Spyri's novel. 88 min.
   
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2:00 pm
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Film | Classic Swedish Cinema: Ingmar Bergman's The Seventh Seal (1957)


With Gunnar Björnstrand, Bibi Andersson and Max von Sydow. A 14th-century knight returns home after a decade of crusading in the Holy Land. He finds his land ravaged by plague and the people given over to flagellation and witch-hunting. Tormented by religious doubt, the knight is suddenly confronted by the implacable figure of Death who informs him that his demise is imminent. 96 min. In Swedish with English subtitles.
   
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2:00 pm
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Workshop | Typing And Keyboard Basics


Hands on using wireless laptops. Learn keyboard skills and practice typing.
   
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2:30 pm
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Screening | Pacific Heritage Films


Daily screenings of films including "Rolling Down Like Pele" and "American Aloha: Hula Beyond Hawai'i "
   
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3:00 pm
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Workshop | Business Start-up Resources & Services


Entrepreneurial resources for business planning, market research, expanding, research & assistance.
   
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3:15 pm
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Film | Sharon Lockhart's Pine Flat (2006): Kids in Nature


Set in a small town in the Sierra Nevadas, a look at youth and a meditation on nature, socialization, and solitude. This film consists of twelve ten-minute shorts which have a still sixteen millimeter camera fixated on a part of nature in the Sierra Nevadas apparently called Pine Flat. In each of the shorts one or more kids are shown, along with a shot of nature. 136 min.
   
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4:00 pm
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Screening | Swiss Documentary: Pierre-Yves Borgeaud's Youssou N'Dour: Return to Gorée (2007)


A musical road movie following Senegalese singer Youssou N'Dour's epic journey tracing the trail left by slaves and the jazz music they invented.
   New York
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6:00 pm
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Jazz | Blues/Jazz Band: Alex Levin Trio


Originally from Philadelphia, Levin has performed as a leader and a sideman for the last fifteen years. He has played with multiple vocalists and instrumentalists since returning to New York in 2001. 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, he performs regularly with vocalists Ayana del Valle and Heather Moran. He has composed numerous pieces, and has arranged music for top vocalists, including Paulette McWilliams.
   
7:00 pm
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Author Reading | Cory Doctorow reads from his book For the Win


Doctorow is a science fiction author, and one of the more visible names behind BoingBoing, the zine-turned-website. For the Win is the next in his YA-targeted novels about tech-savvy rebellious kids.
   
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7:00 pm
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Screening | Craig Baldwin's Spectres of the Spectrum (1999): Sci-Fi Allegory


A young woman with telepathic powers travels back in time to save the world from an electromagnetic pulse. 92 min. Also showing: You Won’t Remember This (2002) Directed and animated by Jeff Scher. 3 min.
   
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7:00 pm
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Theater | The Subjective Theater Company's Swallow


Can love come in a pill? Is decreased romantic satisfaction a chemical imbalance that can be solved with a prescription, or is it a personal failing? Swallow explores how modern relationships are both hindered and influenced by society’s idea of love and courtship when a pharmaceutical company invents a love drug called Amorex and assembles a panel of experts (a.k.a) “love gurus” to administer the test amongst unassuming couples.
   
8:00 pm
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Film | Watch Top Gun on an a military ship


With Tom Cruise, Val Kilmer and Kelly McGillis. The macho students of an elite US flying school for advanced fighter pilots compete to be best in the class, and one romances the teacher. Directed by Tony Scott, this Oscar winner was one of the biggest movies of 1986. 110 min. Doors open at 7:30pm and the movie starts at sunset.
   New York
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8:00 pm
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Open Mic | No Shame Open Mic Performance


Audience, arm yourself. A performance evening unlike any open mic in New York, No Shame grants performers five minutes to blast beyond the normal duties of pleasing, amusing, and entertaining - in fact, performers are encouraged to risk their audience's displeasure, alienation, boredom, confusion, and rage. You, No Shame participant, are invited to read somber fiction onstage, to take a nap, to take off your clothes, to make a sandwich, to describe graphic sexual acts. "Dare to be brilliant, dare to fail." Sign-up at 11:30pm, show at midnight.
   
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11:30 pm
$5
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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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