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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on October 4, 2010?

38 free events take place on Monday, October 4 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 October 4 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 October . 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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38 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Monday, October 4, 2010

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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
Free

Workshop | Laptop Open Lab


Want a quiet setting where you can work on a computer? Do you have questions about computer use, programs, devices, or software? Stop by the Laptop Lab. A staff member will be on hand to answer any questions you may have about using a computer. You are welcome to use a library laptop or your own laptop.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
Free

Other | Tipi Painting Demonstration


Thomas Haukaas will discuss and demonstrate how tipi liners, which decorate and insulate tipis, are painted. Starts at 10am and 1pm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
Free

Park Walk | Walk NYC


A program that encourages New Yorkers of all ages to get fit while enjoying the outdoors. With funding provided by Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield, the Park is staffed with trained walking instructors to lead walks.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
Free

City Walk | Walk NYC


A program that encourages New Yorkers of all ages to get fit while enjoying the outdoors. With funding provided by Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield, the Park is staffed with trained walking instructors to lead walks.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Workshop | Microsoft Office 2003: MS Word 1


Hands on using wireless laptops. Learn the basic features of Microsoft Word 2003, a word processing program you can use to create documents. Topics include entering and editing text, saving files, and formatting.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 am
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Other | Play Petanque in the Park


Learn to play petanque, the popular European game anchored in precision, patience, and camaraderie, from members of La Boule New Yorkaise, NYC's championship club.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
Free

Other | Play Ping Pong


Hone your ping pong skills at one of two state-of-the-art tables. Paddles and balls are provided free of charge. Sign up with an attendant in the park to reserve a time slot.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Jazz | Isaac ben Ayala, Jazz Pianist


Isaac ben Ayala has performed and recorded with many notable bands and greats from Quincy Jones, Ray Charles, Louis Bellson, Leon Thomas, Frank Foster, David Murray, James Spaulding, Roy Hargrove, and Wynton Marsalis, to The New York City Ballet, The Sultans of Swing, The Donald Byrd Dance Company and Joe Piscipo. He has scored numerous films and can be heard on the piano in Dave Chappelle's Block Party (2006), The Mark Twain Prize Honors Billy Crystal (2007), and Denzel Washington's The Great Debaters (2008).
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Staged Reading | Euripides’ Medea: Revenge of the Barbarian


A 60-minute abridged reading of the Greek tragedy presented by a company of professional actors.
   New York City, NY; NYC
12:50 pm
Free

Screening | Daily Screenings: Corn Is Life


A showing of the short films on the Native American food that changed the world: The Gift, Na Florentina, La Cumbia del Mole and Corn Is Who We Are. Starts at 1pm and 3pm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Symposium | Democracy and National Security: The American and Israeli Experiences


A symposium featuring Roy Schondorf of the Israeli Ministry of Justice, and Amos Guiora, former chief of the Israeli Defense Forces Military Law School. Other symposium participants include: Gabriella Blum, Harvard University; George Fletcher, Columbia University; Richard Pildes, New York University School of Law; Yuval Shany, Israel Democracy Institute; and Matthew Waxman, Columbia University.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Talk | Learn About Taino Culture


Jorge Estevez discusses Taino culture past and present using traditional handling objects in an interactive informal setting.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Workshop | Computer Open Lab


Hands on using wireless laptops. Are you having trouble with your email? Don't know how to cut and paste? Curious about Twitter? Bring Technology questions and get one-on-one assistance!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:30 pm
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Staged Reading | Euripides’ Medea: Revenge of the Barbarian


A 60-minute abridged reading of the Greek tragedy presented by a company of professional actors.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:55 pm
Free

Workshop | HTML Email Seminar


HTML email has become a popular form of communication for Enewsletters, advertisements, and other forms of information. This seminar will show you how to send HTML email in a variety of ways.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Discussion | An Interview with Oscar-Nominated Actress Kathleen Turner


The star of many films, including Prizzi's Honor, Body Heat, Serial Mom and Peggy Sue Got Married, is interviewed by Elizabeth I. McCann.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
Free

Discussion | Emotional Politics


Why have emotions and personal feelings become so prominent in the public sphere? How do ideologies take hold of our psyches? Join noted political scientist Ted Brader and psychologist David Pizarro as they discuss the role of emotions in politics, from opinion polls to elections. Brader is an associate professor of political science at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and author of Campaigning for Hearts and Minds: How Emotional Appeals in Political Ads Work. Pizarro is an assistant professor of psychology at Cornell University, whose recent article, "Conservatives are more easily disgusted than liberals," appeared in the journal Cognition and Emotion . Moderated by Peter Liberman.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Workshop | HTML Email Seminar


HTML email has become a popular form of communication for Enewsletters, advertisements, and other forms of information. This seminar will show you how to send HTML email in a variety of ways.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Jazz | Robert Silverman performs from his CD Live in Tarrytown


The jazz pianist celebrates the releases of his newest album. Silverman is also a trumpeter, composer and occasional vocalist whose playlist includes both original and classic works.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Talk | Sandra Sherman discusses her cookbook Fresh from the Past


How do you make bread when the recipe calls for yeast scooped from a vat of fermenting ale? Don’t miss this fascinating talk on the evolution of recipes and cookbooks as we know them. Sherman will discuss the food culture of the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries, and the challenges of reinterpreting that era for 21st century cooks.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Park Walk | Walk NYC


A program that encourages New Yorkers of all ages to get fit while enjoying the outdoors. With funding provided by Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield, the Park is staffed with trained walking instructors to lead walks.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Slide Lecture | Constance Rosenblum discusses her book Boulevard of Dreams: Heady Times, Heartbreak and Hope along the Grand Concourse in the Bronx


The former City Section editor at The New York Times explores the colorful history of this grand street and its interlinked neighborhoods in this illustrated lecture, which unearths the heady times, heartbreak, and hope along the Grand Concourse in the Bronx. Designed by a French engineer in the late nineteenth century to echo the elegance and grandeur of the Champs Elysées in Paris, the Concourse was nearly twenty years in the making and celebrated its centennial in November 2009. Over that century it has truly been a boulevard of dreams for various upwardly mobile immigrant and ethnic groups, yet it has also seen the darker side of the American dream.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Discussion | Doubtful Utopia: A Gathering of Scheerbart Scholars


Participants: Carol Becker, Dean, School of the Arts, Columbia University; Susan Bernofsky, Creative Writing and Literary Translation Program, Queens College; Rosemarie Haag Bletter, Ph.D. Program in Art History, CUNY Graduate Center; Noam Elcott, Department of Art History and Archeology, Columbia University; Spyros Papapetros, School of Architecture, Princeton University; John Stuart, Department of Architecture, Florida International University; Tyler Whitney, Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures, Columbia University. Visual Presentation: Josiah McElheny and Jeff Preiss, Epoch Films; Eileen Quinlan and Heather Rowe, Artists. Moderated by Branden Joseph, Department of Art History and Archeology, Columbia University. Organized by Josiah McElheny, Artist.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Discussion | Fiction Forum with Pinckney Benedict


Benedict’s most recent book is Miracle Boy and Other Stories. He has published two collections of short fiction and a novel, all of which were named “Notable Books” by The New York Times Book Review. His stories have appeared in, among other magazines and anthologies, Esquire, Zoetrope: All-Story, the O. Henry Award series, the New Stories from the South series, the Pushcart Prize series, The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror #20, The Oxford Book of American Short Stories, and The Ecco Anthology of Contemporary American Short Fiction.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
$5

Author Reading | David Kessler discusses his book The End of Overeating


Kessler outlines how we can stop the overeating crisis – as individuals and as a society.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Workshop | Hands-On Presentation of Posture and Movement Technique


Join a team of posture and movement specialists. A brief presentation of how the technique helps people manage posture, pain, and performance issues will be followed by "hands-on work" as attendees break up into small groups to get personal attention from one of the technique teachers.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | Justin Spring discusses his book Secret Historian


Spring talks to journalist and author Mark Harris about a relatively unknown sexual renegade whose relationships ran the gamut from Rudolph Valentino and Alfred Kinsey to Rock Hudson.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Theater | Octoberfest Theater Festival: A Scream by Gina Barnett


A theater festival of 53 plays in 26 days.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
$10 suggested donation...

Theater | Octoberfest Theater Festival: Glory Girls by Elizabeth Diggs


A theater festival of 53 plays in 26 days.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Book Discussion | Parents Book Club


A brand new Parents Book Club for local parents on the Lower East Side. Come gather with other parents, parents-to-be, and caregivers to discuss books about children, family, child-rearing, Jewish family life, and related topics. A list of suggested books will be offered and the group will decide on which to read. The first selection is: The Blessing of a Skinned Knee: Using Jewish Teachings to Raise Self-Reliant Children by Wendy Mogel. All are welcome.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Poetry Reading | Poets Anselm Berrigan and Cedar Sigo read their work


Anselm Berrigan (pictured) is the author of Free Cell. His poetry collections include Zero Star Hotel and Some Notes on My Programming. The poetry editor of The Brooklyn Rail, co-editor with Alice Notley and Edmund Berrigan of The Collected Poems of Ted Berrigan), and former director of St. Mark's Poetry Project, Berrigan teaches at the Pratt Institute and Wesleyan, and directs the summer writing program at the Milton Avery Graduate School. Born in 1978 on the Suquamish Indian Reservation in Washington State, Cedar Sigo is the author of Stranger in Town. He studied at the Naropa Institute with Anne Waldman, Lisa Jarnot, Alice Notley, Joanne Kyger, and Allen Ginsberg, among others. His first book, Selected Writings, was reprinted in a revised edition in 2005. A writer on art, literature, and film, Sigo has collaborated with many visual artists and recently blogged for SFMOMA's Open Space. In June 2009, he gave a reading at New York's P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center in conjunction with its Kenneth Anger retrospective.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Dance Performance | Shim Sham, an open tap jam session


Some of the finest of New York City’s rhythm tap community come together to share and showcase their moves. Tap dancer and vocalist Alexandria Bradley will host the evening. In addition, Shim Sham will feature live musical accompaniment by the Orrin Evans Trio. The jam is open to tap dancers of all levels. An accomplished dancer and jazz musician, Bradley will host this season’s installment of Shim Sham. From a tap dance family, she started her fifteen-year career at a young age and has shared the stage w ith generations of tap greats including Jimmy Slyde, Ted Levy and Savion Glover. The evening will also feature the live music of the Orrin Evans Trio featuring Evans on piano, Leon Boykins on bass, and Jonathan Blake on drums—and promises to make for a dynamic gathering of rhythmic exchange. The jam will, as always, wrap up with the famous tap routine, the Shim Sham Shimmy, led by Bradley.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
Free

Concert | The Music of Fela Kuti


With Sahr Ngaujah and the band from FELA! on Broadway. The magnetic Ngaujah, backed by the live band from the Broadway show, will perform music by the towering Nigerian figure who invented Afrobeat. Lawn opens at 6pm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Dance Lesson | Trial Argentine Tango Class


Come enjoy a Tango dance class. In this 45-minute session, learn all the secrets of tango to be able to go out and have fun on the dance floor. All new students will also receive a free Tango music CD.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | Joyce Carol Oates reads from her book Sourland


Oates' new set of short stories is told in the way only she can imagine, complete with the themes of violence, loss and privilege.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Jazz | Sarah Elizabeth Charles Quartet


Jazz student Sarah Elizabeth Charles (voice) leads her quartet featuring Jesse Elder (piano), John Davis (drums) and Burniss Earl Travis (bass).
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:30 pm
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Jazz | The Mike Rood Communion


Jazz student Mike Rood (guitar) leads his group featuring Aidan Carroll (bass), and New School Jazz alums Mike Bjella (saxophone) and Colin Stranahan (drums).
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 pm
$3
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