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24 free events take place in New York City on Friday, May 27, 2011.
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24 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Friday, May 27, 2011

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Concert | Lady Gaga, Pop Sensation


Lady Gaga, as much a fashion presence as a musical one, has nevertheless had a string of top ten hits including "Born This Way," "Judas" and "Alejandro." Attendees are advised to arrive at 6am.
   
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7:00 am
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Park Walk | Fitness Walk NYC


This free fitness walk is one hour long and led by experienced Instructors.
   
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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.
   
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9:30 am
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Talk | Learn about the Peoples of the Plains


With Laura Browarny.
   
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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.
   
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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!
   
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10:30 am
Free

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

Workshop | Ping Pong in the Park


Test your skills at state-of-the-art tables. Paddles and balls are provided free of charge.
   
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11:00 am
free, no reservation required

Fair | Street Fair


   
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11:00 am
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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.
   
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12:00 pm
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Concert | Benjamin Ickies, Accordionist


Enjoy a taste of Paris in the park at lunchtime with musette style accordion music.
   
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12:30 pm
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Jazz | Deanna Witkowski, Award-Winning Jazz Pianist


Winner of the Great American Jazz Piano Competition and a past guest on Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz, Deanna Witkowski brings an exuberance and vitality of spirit to her fusions of jazz, Brazilian, Afro-Cuban, and classical music. "Witkowski's playing is consistently thrilling." (All Music Guide).
   
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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

Film | Mark Decena's Dopamine (2004): Nothing Is Real but Love


A San Francisco computer programmer falls in love with one his creations in the days after the dot.com boom. 79 min.
   
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1:00 pm
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Screening | Short Films on and by Native Americans


Featuring UNRESERVED: The Work of Louie Gong, Writing the Land, Airplane, Button Blanket, and Preston Singletary: Echoes, Fire, and Shadows. Start times are 1pm and 3pm.
   
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1:00 pm
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Film | Fritz Lang's House by the River (1950): Never Help Out a Murderer


With Jane Wyatt. A deranged writer murders a maid after she resists his advances. The writer engages his brother's help in hiding the body, and then watches as the brother becomes the prime suspect. 85 min.
   
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2:00 pm
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Screening | Yakov Bliokh's The Shanghai Document (1928), a Silent Soviet Documentary


This film portrays Shanghai, China in the early 1920s. It shows the contrasts between the world of Western expatriates (including Britons, Americans, New Zealanders, Australians, and Danes) who live in the luxurious Shanghai International Settlement, and that of the Shanghainese inhabitants, who spend their days laboring. 58 min. Also showing: Hände–Eine Studie. 1928/29. Germany. Directed and edited by Albrecht Viktor Blum. 10 min.
   
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4:00 pm
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Film | Ken Loach's The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006): Brothers Opposed


With Cillian Murphy. A sympathetic look at Republicans in early 20th century Ireland, and two brothers who are torn apart by anti-Brit rebellion. 127 min.
   
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4:30 pm
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Film | Euzhan Palcy's The Killing Yard (2001): TV Prison Drama


With Alan Alda and Morris Chestnut. A man is accused of murdering two of his inmates around the same time as the 1971 Attica prison riots. 110 min.
   
7:00 pm
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Discussion | Topsy Turvy: A Bebop Redux


Willard Jenkins and Musical Director Matt Wilson discuss the jazz club 52nd Street as a venue for larger groups.
   
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7:00 pm
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Film | See the Oscar-Winning Top Gun


Celebrate Fleet Week while watching Top Gun for free on the Flight Deck. With Tom Cruise, Kelly McGillis and Val Kilmer. 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. 110 min.
   
7:30 pm
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Film | Neil Jordan's The Butcher Boy (1997): The Child Killer


With Stephen Rea. The film tells the story of Francie, who lives with his depressed mother and alcoholic father. 110 min.
   
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8:00 pm
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Dance Performance | Student Dance: MFA II Concert


Original works in a variety of dance styles choreographed as a final presentation by graduating MFA students.
   
8:00 pm
free, no reservation required
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Performance | Mysticism and Music from Broadway Creators

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