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36 free events take place in New York City on Monday, November 28, 2011.
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36 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Monday, November 28, 2011

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Other | Ice Skating in the Heart of the City


Manhattan's first and only free-admission ice skating rink. Back for it's seventh season, it is one of NYC's most treasured winter destinations. Whether you enjoy a day of family skating, share a romantic evening spinning under the stars, celebrate the holidays at a company bash, or join us for the many special events and ice activities this season, ice skating truly offers a bit of magic for everyone. Bring your own skates and you can rent a pair.
   
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8:00 am
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Concert | Orpheus Chamber Orchestra: Open Rehearsal


A standard bearer of innovation and artistic excellence, Orpheus is renowned as one of the world's foremost chamber orchestras. For nearly four decades, the orchestra has been making music on a global stage, with tours from Brunei to Vienna. Orpheus Chamber Orchestra presents an annual series at Carnegie Hall and appears regularly at major New York venues with esteemed soloists and rising stars. Dedicated to the integration of innovation and tradition, Orpheus has expanded the chamber orchestra repertoire with 34 original commissions and prides itself on collaborations with dynamic artists across multiple genres. Orpheus' legendary discography comprises over 70 albums, including the Grammy Award-winning Shadow Dances: Stravinsky Miniatures. Each Carnegie Hall performance is broadcast live on WQXR-New York Public Radio and rebroadcast on American Public Media's “Performance Today” and “SymphonyCast,” for a total of 1.6 million weekly listeners nationwide.
   
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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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Workshop | Microsoft Word Basics


Learn how: • to create a document • to cut, copy and paste • to format words and paragraphs • to use bullets and numbering • to spell check and page settings Pre-requisite : Computer, and keyboarding skills
   
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10:00 am
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Workshop | MS Excel 1 Workshop


Hands on using wireless laptops. Learn the basics of working with spreadsheets using Microsoft Excel 2003. Topics include entering data and formulas, moving and copying data, formatting & print previewing worksheets.
   
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10:30 am
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Concert | Orpheus Chamber Orchestra: Open Rehearsal


A standard bearer of innovation and artistic excellence, Orpheus is renowned as one of the world's foremost chamber orchestras. For nearly four decades, the orchestra has been making music on a global stage, with tours from Brunei to Vienna. Orpheus Chamber Orchestra presents an annual series at Carnegie Hall and appears regularly at major New York venues with esteemed soloists and rising stars. Dedicated to the integration of innovation and tradition, Orpheus has expanded the chamber orchestra repertoire with 34 original commissions and prides itself on collaborations with dynamic artists across multiple genres. Orpheus' legendary discography comprises over 70 albums, including the Grammy Award-winning Shadow Dances: Stravinsky Miniatures. Each Carnegie Hall performance is broadcast live on WQXR-New York Public Radio and rebroadcast on American Public Media's “Performance Today” and “SymphonyCast,” for a total of 1.6 million weekly listeners nationwide.
   
10:30 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" Tour times: 11:15 a.m., 12:00 p.m., 1:15 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 3:15 p.m., and 4:00 p.m.
   
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11:15 am
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Lecture | Is Eastern Europe Drifting Away?


A talk by Klaus Segbers, Professor of Political Science and Director, Center for Global Politics, Free University of Berlin.
   
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12:00 pm
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Concert | Amber Bullock and Le'Andria Johnson, Singers from BET's Sunday Best


Le’Andria Johnson, the powerhouse singer who is the season three winner of BET’s Sunday Best, won fans around the globe as she competed in the world’s leading gospel competition television show. While this single mother's heart-wrenching story of loss and struggle tugged at the heartstrings of the viewing audience, it was her voice that captured the spirit and imagination of everyone. Amber Bullock, the St. Louis, Missouri native and single mother of two-year old Amya, topped a talented field of singers to win BET’s 2011 Sunday Best crown. Bullock is the second artist to be released on Mathew Knowles’ Music World Gospel label, under the Sunday Best franchise. The Season 4 winner will release an EP, Thank You on December 6, 2011, followed by her debut album in early 2012.
   
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12:30 pm
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Screening | Native American Films


Featuring The Gift and Hanondagonyes "Town Destroyer". At 1pm and 3pm.
   
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1:00 pm
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Tour | U.S. Customs House Building Tour


Museum Ambassadors provide a 45-minute in-depth look at the unique architecture and design of the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Customs House.
   
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1:00 pm
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Workshop | Online with Morningstar and Valueline


Retrieve important information on individual stocks and mutual funds, including analysts’ reports and opinions, and demonstrate the advanced search capabilities of each database. Join to learn how to turn an investment concept into a short list of potential investments.
   
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1:15 pm
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Workshop | Wii Fit for Adults


Calling all Adults who want to lose or maintain current weight: Join Wii Fit for Adults and benefit from burning calories, socializing, maintaining current weight and/or tracking your BMI. Use the various workouts including yoga, strength training, boxing, stepping, hula hooping, running, and regaining balance through using the balance exercises. The Wii tracks your weight and BMI as well as your progress and allows you to compete with others. It is a fun way to keep a record of your progress while exercising.
   
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2:00 pm
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Workshop | Getting More Out of Cloud Storage


This will be a Lecture/Demonstration. Uploading photos to Facebook? Storing documents in Google Docs? Streaming movies from Netflix? Understand what it means to store data in and access content from the Internet “cloud,” and explore its pros and cons.
   
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2:30 pm
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Gallery Talk | Guided Tour of the Exhibition Infinity of Nations


A Museum Ambassador provides a 45-minute free guided tour through the permanent exhibition.
   
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3:00 pm
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Other | 12th Annual Winter’s Eve Celebration


Come celebrate the opening of the holiday season at the 12th annual Winter’s Eve celebration. Enjoy free entertainment at several venues, a food tasting featuring 30 area restaurants, and fun activities for kids and adults alike.
   
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5:30 pm
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Concert | Student Recital: Joy Zelada, guitar


   
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5:30 pm
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Other | Tree Lighting Ceremony


The tree will have ornaments that come all the way from Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India. The circular ornaments, called Phul (flower), are sewn from recycled candy wrappers and are typically used to embellish Thar Desert homes. Joining these gleaming decorations will be painted hands by Merasi children and ornaments by artist Katharine Watson.
   
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5:30 pm
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Workshop | Introduction to Computer Databases


Prerequisite: Intro to Comp. & Internet 1 or equivalent, Library card. Learn how to search for magazine and newspaper articles in The New York Public Library’s collection of Electronic Resources and receive an overview of databases for biographical information, encyclopedias, and more.
   
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6:00 pm
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Screening | Schermonapoli: Short Films “Made in Naples”


"Jody delle Giostre" directed by Adriano Sforzi (Ita, 2011, 13 min) "DisAbili" directed by Angelo Cretella (Ita, 2010, 15 min) "108,1 FM Radio" directed by Angelo e Giuseppe Capasso (Ita, 2011, 15 min) "Dulce" directed by Ivan Ruiz Flores (Ita/Spa, 2011, 15 min) "La currybonara" directed by Ezio Maisto (Ita, 2010, 15 min) "Le storie che invento non le so raccontare" directed by Francesco Lettieri (Ita, 2011, 14 min) "The story of a mother" directed by Alessandro De Vivo and Ivano Di Natale (Ita, 2010, 18 min) "Travel companions a colori" directed by Ferdinando Carcavallo (Ita, 2011, 11 min) "Il sogno" di Gennaro directed by Antonio Manco (Ita, 2010, 25 min) In Italian with English subtitles.
   
6:00 pm
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Concert | Songbook: Broadway's Future


A concert of new music by Broadway composers and lyricists, sung by Broadway vocalists. Presented by Arts and Artists at St. Paul, directed by John Znidarsic.
   
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6:00 pm
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Jazz | Catherine Russell, Jazz Vocalist


Russell will perform two sets, at 6:30 pm and 7:30 pm.
   
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6:30 pm
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Concert | Dennis Lichtman's Brain Cloud, Western Swing Band


The Brain Cloud’s exuberant take on “western swing” revolves around the pairing of mastermind multi-instrumentalist Dennis Lichtman with inimitable vocalist extraordinaire Tamar Korn. The sextet’s springboard is the New Orleans-meets-Texas, strings-meet-horns, jazz-meets-country sonic mishmash that Bob Wills perfected on his mid-1940’s radio broadcasts.In addition to Lichtman and Korn, the Brain Cloud includes Skip Krevens (guitar and vocals), Raphael McGregor (steel guitar), Kevin Dorn (drums), and Andrew Hall (bass).
   
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6:30 pm
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Workshop | MS Excel 1 Workshop


Hands on using wireless laptops. Learn the basics of working with spreadsheets using Microsoft Excel 2003. Topics include entering data and formulas, moving and copying data, formatting & print previewing worksheets.
   
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6:30 pm
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Slide Lecture | Tom Scocca discusses his book Beijing Welcomes You


Beijing has debuted as the defining city of the now and foreseeable future, and China as the ascendant global power. Beijing is the ultimate representation of China's political and cultural capital. The journalist and Slate blogger, decamped to China in 2004, in time to watch Beijing gear up for the Olympics. As an American eager to see another culture and with preparations in full swing to create a renewed city, he reports on the stunning transformation of the city, which entailed everything from rerouting traffic, planting trees, and outlawing public spitting to engineering the weather. In this illustrated lecture, he makes a case for Beijing as the capital of the future.
   
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6:30 pm
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Discussion | Art Historian Hal Foster in Conversation


A special evening with leading art historian and critic Hal Foster in conversation with Executive Director and Chief Curator Tim Griffin. Foster will also give brief presentations of his recently published books The Art-Architecture Complex and The First Pop Age: Painting and Subjectivity in the Art of Hamilton, Lichtenstein, Warhol, Richter, and Ruscha.
   
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7:00 pm
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Concert | Guitar Soloists


Featuring the guitar students of Michael Newman and Fred Hand, these concerts include performances of works by great masters from the Renaissance, new works by students and faculty, and everything in between.
   
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | Karen Karbo reads from her book How Georgia Became O'Keeffe: Lessons on the Art of Living


Karbo, author of The Gospel According to Coco Chanel and two other Times notable books, offers a book that uses the life of the iconic painter as a guide and inspiration for women seeking freedom of expression.
   
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7:00 pm
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Staged Reading | Play Readings with The Drafts


The Drafts are a non-equity ensemble of actors who are relatively new to the New York theater scene. The Drafts do the hard work of new play development and each month they read new plays from two different emerging playwrights. These original excerpts will leave you wanting more.
   
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7:00 pm
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Jazz | Student Recital: Elad Gellert, saxophone


Gellert leads a band in the performance of his senior recital.
   
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7:00 pm
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Discussion | The essential nature of successful, collaborative relationships - come to play!


Join writer, artist and architect, Barry Svigals along with co-authors, Trina Learned, Jon Calame, Randall Hoyt and Maria Verrier, for a lively discussion on the essential nature of successful, collaborative relationships, accompanied by readings from their recent book, Collaboration, and music played by the Density Twins Band The need for collaboration is everywhere! We often don’t see how it shapes our lives on a global scale and in our most intimate interactions. In almost every encounter, there are opportunities to work with others to serve a collective purpose. The glue that binds together all successful endeavors is collaboration: the intentional process of honoring each other’s contributions in the pursuit of a common goal. True collaboration is something to which we all aspire, but seldom embody. Join us for an evening of collaborative exploration, with some feisty contrariness and obtuse rejoinders! Or just come and move to the rhythm of the Density Twins Band. Come to play! Hosts for the evening include: Barry Svigals, Artist, Architect, Managing Partner, Svigals+Partners; Jon Calame, Author and Founder, Minerva Partnership, Adjunct Professor of Architecture, Columbia University; Trina Mace Learned, Founder, Learned1, Resource Planning Consultants; Randall Hoyt, Graphic Designer, Professor, University of Connecticut; Maria Verrier, Founder, Third Rail Strategies, Eric Epstein, Epstein Design, founding member of the Density Twins Band, Jon Pepper, President-For-Life, Pepcom Presentations, flashy guitarist, Density Twins Band
   
7:00 pm
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Dance Performance | Dance: Leigh Evans & Raïna von Waldenburg's Devotion


Diving into their inner landscape, these two artists use their theatrical creations differently to refresh our gaze and present a bold vision of commitment, investigation and passion.
   
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8:00 pm
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Concert | New Music Ensemble


Electronic works and acoustic instruments.
   
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8:00 pm
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Concert | Student Recital: Saerom Kim, Clarinet


   
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8:00 pm
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Concert | The Juilliard String Quartet performs works by Beethoven and Haydn


Program: HAYDN Quartet in G Major, Op. 54, No. 1 MARTINO Quartet No. 5 BEETHOVEN Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 133, with the Grosse Fuge With: Joseph Lin and Ronald Copes, violins Samuel Rhodes, viola Joel Krosnick, cello
   
8:00 pm
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Performance | The Directors Project


This year The Drafts welcome the five new directors of the Director’s Project into the mix. The Director’s Project is a gymnasium for young directors to develop their skills working on classical material. This fall watch five directors take on Troilus and Cressida five entirely different ways.
   
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8:30 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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