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44 free events take place in New York City on Sunday, October 10, 2010.
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44 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Sunday, October 10, 2010

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Workshop | Kayaking on the Hudson


Enjoy breathtaking views of NYC while kayaking on the Hudson River. Completely free. Must know how to swim. A changing room and shower and hose to rinse off with are available. They have a limited number of locks available. Please bring your own lock.
   
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9:00 am
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City Walk | Metropolitan Avenue End to End Walk


Walk the length of Metropolitan Avenue, traversing the boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens. Begin in Williamsburg, Brooklyn and end in Jamaica, Queens. Possible ice cream stop along the way. Approximately 8 miles. Moderate to brisk pace. Rain cancels.
   
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9:30 am
$3

Other | Kayaking on the Hudson


Join 20-minute instructional paddles, then explore the Hudson River firsthand. Please wear a bathing suit or shorts and a t-shirt, and know how to swim. Weather permitting. Daily Weather Status: 1-646-613-0740.
   
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10:00 am
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Dance Performance | Collaborative Art: iLAND presents SIP (Sustained Immersive Process)/watershed


The interdisciplinary Laboratory for Art Nature and Dance presents this investigation into the NYC watershed viewed as a meta-choreography of the historical, geological, and cultural layers of the interaction of built and natural phenomena of water in the region. Choreographer and iLAND Artistic Director Jennifer Monson, Sound Artist Chris Cogburn, Costume Designer Katrin Schnabl, Architect Kate Cahill, and Choreographer/Dancer Maggie Bennett will create a process that interweaves their forms through listening, observing, moving in and with water affecting the NYC watershed – from along the edges of NYC’s shoreline to the headwaters of the Hudson in the upper reaches of the Adirondacks. The SIP collaborators invite the public into their process through a dynamic structure that frames and reflects the constantly shifting nature of the watershed. The event builds a system of listening, observing, and moving that creates a porous and fluid experience - the intimacy of which is designed to sustain an immersive experience for both the public and the artists. The performance will last 30 minutes and is limited to eight people.
   
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10:30 am
Free

City Walk | East River Walk


Along the East River (FDR Drive) and visit parts of Harlem. Bring lunch and water. Call to confirm if hike is on.
   
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11:00 am
$3

Workshop | Knitting Circle


Knit, purl & crochet too! Bring your knitting and crocheting needles and yarn to join the circle. All are welcome.
   
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11:00 am
free, no reservation required

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.
   
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11:00 am
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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.
   
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11:00 am
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Fair | Street Fair


   
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11:00 am
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Fair | Street Fair


   
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11:00 am
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Fair | Street Fair


   
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11:00 am
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Dance Performance | Collaborative Art: iLAND presents SIP (Sustained Immersive Process)/watershed


The interdisciplinary Laboratory for Art Nature and Dance presents this investigation into the NYC watershed viewed as a meta-choreography of the historical, geological, and cultural layers of the interaction of built and natural phenomena of water in the region. Choreographer and iLAND Artistic Director Jennifer Monson, Sound Artist Chris Cogburn, Costume Designer Katrin Schnabl, Architect Kate Cahill, and Choreographer/Dancer Maggie Bennett will create a process that interweaves their forms through listening, observing, moving in and with water affecting the NYC watershed – from along the edges of NYC’s shoreline to the headwaters of the Hudson in the upper reaches of the Adirondacks. The SIP collaborators invite the public into their process through a dynamic structure that frames and reflects the constantly shifting nature of the watershed. The event builds a system of listening, observing, and moving that creates a porous and fluid experience - the intimacy of which is designed to sustain an immersive experience for both the public and the artists. The performance will last 30 minutes and is limited to eight people.
   
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11:30 am
Free

Festival | 2010 Conflux Festival


This three-day art and technology festival employs a user-generated open format. Workshops are chosen from submissions. Participants organize, promote, and host their own activities and events.
   
12:00 pm
free, no reservation required

Other | 8th Annual Open House New York


Discover new neighborhoods, explore with friends and family, and experience NYC's architecture and design in all five boroughs through special talks, tours, performances and family-friendly workshops – all free of charge!
   
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12:00 pm
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Discussion | The Making of a Stained Glass Window


What did it take to create the museum's beautiful new window, weighing more than 6,000 pounds and with over 1,000 glass pieces? Join Museum Deputy Director Amy Stein-Milford, artisan Patrick Baldoni, stained-glass artisan Tom Garcia, construction manager Terry Higgins, and glass fabricator Linda Ross and get a behind-the-scenes look into the fabrication and installation of the window.
   
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12:00 pm
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Concert | A Rehearsal of Orfeo Duo's “Composing the World We Long to Live In”


“Composing the World We Long to Live In,” an inspiring concert of visionary music by composers from the School for Designing a Society in Urbana, Illinois, and members of the church's Gospel Choir. A reception will follow. The composers - Elizabeth Adams, Jacob Barton, Mark Enslin, Andrew Heathwaite, Susan Parenti, Lysander Puccio, and the Gospel Choir - will all perform, along with the Orfeo Duo (Vita Wallace, violin, and Ishmael Wallace, piano), actor Keith McKinney, and the Hullabaloo Chorus.
   
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1:00 pm
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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.
   
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1:00 pm
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Park Walk | Nature History Walk


Journey through a remarkable park and learn all about its natural history. Fun for all ages.
   
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1:00 pm
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Tour | History of Governors Island Walking Tour


Join a National Park Ranger for this 45- to 60-minute walking tour experience and discover how the role of Governors Island evolved to meet the changing needs of New York City and the nation.
   
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1:25 pm
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City Walk | Historic Gravesend Walk


2 miles, easy walk. See historic houses, old roads, hear of history of ARFA. Early dinner after walk. Bring water.
   
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2:00 pm
$3

Film | Irving Pichel & Lansing C. Holden's Oscar-Nominated She (1935): The Quest for Immortality


With Randolph Scott. A group of explorers sets out on a dangerous mission in search of the legendary "flame of life," a mysterious force that bestows immortality. The perilous journey takes them north to the heart of a remote glacier, where they are captured by the beautiful She, an independent, powerful, and fearsome woman who rules a fantastic subterranean kingdom. 102 min.
   
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2:00 pm
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Lecture | Journey into the Unknown: The World of Modern Spoken Yiddish


Linguist Zelda Kahan Newman will be the guest speaker. Many Yiddish speakers of today look different and speak differently from the immigrant speakers of the turn of the 20th century. Today’s Yiddish speakers – the ones whose children converse among themselves in Yiddish – are overwhelmingly Hasidim. Yet the Yiddish spoken by Hasidim is not the same Yiddish that is studied and taught in academic settings and courses aimed at Yiddish learners. Professor Kahan Newman will explain how she found Hasidic speakers who were willing to be her informants. She will share what she learned about the changes in contemporary spoken Yiddish and show how listening to modern native speakers is like watching a language grapple with its linguistic neighbors. Kahan Newman is a linguist who specializes in Yiddish, the language and its culture. She is Professor of Languages and Literatures at Lehman College (CUNY) and serves as faculty advisor to the newly resuscitated Hillel. When she lived in Israel, she helped found a women’s support center for victims of violence in Beer Sheva. She received certification to be a yoetset halacha (female halachic advisor for women) and was elected to the Academy for Awarding Prizes in Theater.
   
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2:00 pm
$5

Concert | Music from Northern Japan: Oyama X Nitta


Yutaka Oyama and Masahiro Nitta perform music played on the Tsugaru shamisen, a banjo-like instrument from northern Japan. Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Samurai in New York: The First Japanese Delegation, 1860.
   
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2:00 pm
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Theater | Octoberfest Theater Festival: The Death of the Slow 'Dying Scuba Diver by Matthew Paul Olmos


A theater festival of 53 plays in 26 days.
   
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2:00 pm
$10 suggested donation...

Theater | Octoberfest Theater Festival: The Only Gift by Mary F. Unser


A theater festival of 53 plays in 26 days.
   
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2:00 pm
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Tour | Roosevelt Island- “A New Town in Town” Tour


Named Minnahanock, Blackwell's Island and Welfare Island. A former place for the "undesirables" of New York City. Highlights: The Tram Ride, the Octagon House, the Blackwell Farmhouse,church of the Good Shepherd, and more. .
   
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2:00 pm
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Concert | Traditional Japanese Music: Oyama X Nitta


Yutaka Oyama and Masahiro Nitta perform music played on the Tsugaru shamisen, a banjo-like instrument from northern Japan.
   
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2:00 pm
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Park Walk | “Amble Through the Ramble”


Over streams, under arches, through the woods along a maze of pathways in a 38-acre woodland respite. Tour will be approximately one hour.
   
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2:00 pm
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Concert | Con Brio Ensemble


Chamber music concert featuring Anton Miller, violin; André Emelianoff, cello; and Diana Mittler-Battipaglia, piano. The ensemble will play works by Kodály, Mozart, and Schumann.
   
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2:30 pm
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Dance Performance | Beth Gill's Dance Work-in-Progress See it through


Gill’s two week residency will be a focused work period for her and her dancers, Anna Carapetyan, Danielle Goldman, Jennifer Lafferty, Tara Lorenzen and Marilyn Maywald, to continue developing and investigating material for their upcoming season at The Chocolate Factory in June 2011. The showing will be no more than 40 minutes, and will be followed by an informal talk-back during which the artists can gather feedback from the audience.
   
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3:00 pm
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Concert | Lawrence Molinaro, Organist


Program: Johann Sebastian Bach Clavier-Übung III Molinaro is from Falls Church, Va.
   
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3:00 pm
Free-will offering

Tour | History of Governors Island Walking Tour


Join a National Park Ranger for this 45- to 60-minute walking tour experience and discover how the role of Governors Island evolved to meet the changing needs of New York City and the nation.
   
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3:25 pm
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Dance Performance | Collaborative Art: iLAND presents SIP (Sustained Immersive Process)/watershed


The interdisciplinary Laboratory for Art Nature and Dance presents this investigation into the NYC watershed viewed as a meta-choreography of the historical, geological, and cultural layers of the interaction of built and natural phenomena of water in the region. Choreographer and iLAND Artistic Director Jennifer Monson, Sound Artist Chris Cogburn, Costume Designer Katrin Schnabl, Architect Kate Cahill, and Choreographer/Dancer Maggie Bennett will create a process that interweaves their forms through listening, observing, moving in and with water affecting the NYC watershed – from along the edges of NYC’s shoreline to the headwaters of the Hudson in the upper reaches of the Adirondacks. The SIP collaborators invite the public into their process through a dynamic structure that frames and reflects the constantly shifting nature of the watershed. The event builds a system of listening, observing, and moving that creates a porous and fluid experience - the intimacy of which is designed to sustain an immersive experience for both the public and the artists. The performance will last 30 minutes and is limited to eight people.
   
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4:00 pm
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Theater | Octoberfest Theater Festival: Existing Privilege by James DeMarse


A theater festival of 53 plays in 26 days.
   
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4:00 pm
$10 suggested donation...

Concert | Sunday Afternoon Organ Meditation


The program features the great repertoire of the Organ on the 101 rank Pipe Organ built by Herman Schlicker and the 5 stop chamber organ built by Taylor & Boody Organ Builders.
   
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4:00 pm
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Concert | Uncommon Temperament performs works by Vivaldi and others


Program: Vivaldi Concerto for Two Trumpets Reichenauer (often called "the Czech Vivaldi") Concerto for Bassoon plus works by Biber and Zelenka Uncommon Temperament is the flexibly-sized early music ensemble.
   
4:00 pm
$10 suggested donation...

Theater | Octoberfest Theater Festival: Palmetto by Holli Harms


A theater festival of 53 plays in 26 days.
   
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4:30 pm
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Concert | A Domra and Mandolin Recital by Tamara Volskaya


Volskaya is considered to be one of the leading contemporary performers on the domra, a long-necked Russian string instrument of the lute family. She is a Merited Artist of Russia, a Laureate of the USSR competition, and a Professor at the Mussorgsky Ural State Conservatory of Yekaterinburg, Russia.
   
5:00 pm
Free

Dance Performance | Collaborative Art: iLAND presents SIP (Sustained Immersive Process)/watershed


The interdisciplinary Laboratory for Art Nature and Dance presents this investigation into the NYC watershed viewed as a meta-choreography of the historical, geological, and cultural layers of the interaction of built and natural phenomena of water in the region. Choreographer and iLAND Artistic Director Jennifer Monson, Sound Artist Chris Cogburn, Costume Designer Katrin Schnabl, Architect Kate Cahill, and Choreographer/Dancer Maggie Bennett will create a process that interweaves their forms through listening, observing, moving in and with water affecting the NYC watershed – from along the edges of NYC’s shoreline to the headwaters of the Hudson in the upper reaches of the Adirondacks. The SIP collaborators invite the public into their process through a dynamic structure that frames and reflects the constantly shifting nature of the watershed. The event builds a system of listening, observing, and moving that creates a porous and fluid experience - the intimacy of which is designed to sustain an immersive experience for both the public and the artists. The performance will last 30 minutes and is limited to eight people.
   
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5:00 pm
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Concert | Paul Skevington, Organist


Skevington is from McLean, Va.
   
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5:15 pm
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Theater | Octoberfest Theater Festival: Santiago in Vienna by Maria Gabriele


A theater festival of 53 plays in 26 days.
   
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6:30 pm
$10 suggested donation...

Theater | Octoberfest Theater Festival: Fish Display by Robert Askins


A theater festival of 53 plays in 26 days.
   
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7:00 pm
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Concert | Chopin's Nocturnes


One concert in a series of six which will include the complete Nocturnes, Polonaises, Mazurkas, and Etudes of Chopin performed by student pianists. This performance will feature Nocturnes.
   
7:30 pm
free, no reservation required

Theater | Octoberfest Theater Festival: Ants by Saviana Stanescu


A theater festival of 53 plays in 26 days.
   
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8:30 pm
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