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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on October 2, 2011?

37 free events take place on Sunday, October 2 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 2 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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37 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Sunday, October 2, 2011

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Conference | Music and Indigeneity in the Americas


The Center for Ethnomusicology is pleased to announce this upcoming conference. Featuring scholars, activists, and artists from North and South America, the conference will present panels on topics ranging from repatriation and indigenous cultural rights, to law, media, and education, to new forms of collaborative research on popular and traditional music in the context of community-based cultural activism.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 am
Free

Other | 39th Annual Gracie Square Art Show


Buy one-of-a-kind paintings, sculptures and photographs, and meet the artists.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Other | Electronic Waste Recycling Day


The Lower East Side Ecology Center will hold an electronic waste recycling event to recycle unwanted or broken electronics from New York City residents. A list of acceptable materials can be found here, and electronics from households, not-for-profits, and small businesses (less than 50 employees; please call ahead) will be accepted. Home appliances such as microwaves, refrigerators, or air conditioners are not accepted.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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City Walk | Harlem River Valley Recreation Area Walk


Walk over University Ave. Bridge & south along Harlem River. Walk over George Washington Bridge, into Highbridge Park.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
$3

Concert | Kayaking on the Hudson


After a 20-minute instructional paddle, explore the Hudson River first hand. Please wear a bathing suit or shorts and a t-shirt, and know how to swim. Weather permitting. Kayaks and life vests provided.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Tour | 2nd Annual Sneak Peek of a Future Park


Celebrate the 10th anniversary of the closure of the landfill and the birth of the park at the 2nd annual Sneak Peak. Autumn is the most beautiful season to see the hills and creeks of the future Park. This year’s event offers nearly three miles of walking paths and more than two miles for those who bring bikes to explore. Check out kayak tours, numerous public artworks and performances, food trucks, a full craft market, a smartphone self-guide app and free water taxi and shuttle bus service.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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City Walk | East River Challenge Walk


3 miles. Walk along the East River Promenade from 34 Street ALL THE WAY to South Ferry. You MUST be able and willing to do the entire route. NO STOPPING AT SOUTH STREET SEAPORT FOR ANY REASON. Bring lunch and beverage.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
$3

City Walk | Flatiron District Walking Tour


Join professional guides on a 90-minute journey through this vibrant neighborhood, viewing some of the city’s most notable landmarks, including the New York Life Insurance Building, the MetLife Clock Tower, the Appellate Courthouse and the famous Flatiron Building.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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City Walk | Historic Orchard Street Tour


Take a historical three-hour journey through the Lower East Side and explore some of the rich history tracing the arrival of immigrants to modern times.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Fair | Street Fair


   New York City, NY; NYC
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Fair | Street Fair


   New York City, NY; NYC
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Festival | The 2011 Medieval Festival


The Medieval Festival brings to life the customs and spirit of the Middle Ages. The Park is transformed into a medieval market town decorated with bright banners and processional flags. Performers, guests and festival goers dress in medieval costume. Visitors are greeted by authentic medieval music, dance, magic, and minstrels, as well as jugglers and jesters. The afternoon is concluded with a thrilling joust between four knights on horseback. Costumed vendors will be on hand to demonstrate and sell a wide variety of medieval crafts as well as food and drink.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:30 am
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Book Signing | New Yorker Festival Book Signings - with Jonathan Franzen, Colson Whitehead, Richard Dawkins, and more


NOON - Hisham Matar, author of Anatomy of a Disappearance 1PM - Richard Dawkins, author of The Magic of Reality: How We Know What's Really True 2PM - Jonathan Franzen, author of Freedom; Colson Whitehead author of Zone One 3PM - Roz Chast, author of What I Hate: From A to Z
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Tour | “Seneca Village” Tour


Seneca Village was Manhattan's first known community of African-American property owners, on land that would become the Park. Tour covers the history of the village, the property owners, and what New York City was like at the time. Tour is approximately one hour.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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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.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
$6

Screening | Daily Screenings: Mother Earth in Crisis | Indigenous Lands and Forests


With: Los Derechos de la Pachamama/The Rights of Mother Earth and Sisa Ñambi Starts at 1pm and 3pm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Workshop | Free Kayaking


Free kayaking in Hallets Cove. No reservations are required. Paddles are offered on a first come first served basis. Duration depends upon volunteer turnout and demand. All participants must wear a life jacket, sign a waiver of liability and be able to swim. Children must be accompanied by a legal parent or guardian. All paddles are subject to cancellation due to inclement weather or recent heavy rain.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Park Walk | Garden Walking Tour


Take a tour of the "Park for All Seasons." On the first Sunday of every month, take a walking tour of the Heather and Alpine Gardens. Discover which plants are in bloom in each of the seasons, even in the dead of winter. Learn about the gardens' history, future, and secrets from a member of the expert horticulture staff.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 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.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Concert | Rhine Journey: German Music for Viols and Harpsichord


Empire Viols explore the Rhine and the haunting, tuneful music of German composers before J.S. Bach. Program: August Kühnel (1645-1700) Sonata No. 3 in G minor Johannes Schenck (1660-1710) Sonata No. 2 in A minor, from Le nymphe di Rheno Johann Jakob Froberger (1616-1667) Lament, Le passage du Rhin Johann Philipp Krieger (1649-1725) Sonata No. 1, Op. 2, in C major,/br> Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Trio Sonata No. 4, BWV 528, in E minor Empire Viols is fresh from a celebration of ten years in residence at Second Presbyterian Church in New York City. The group presents 17- and 18th-century music written for their instruments, but finds additional delight in stealing music written for others, as well as in music of our time.
   New York City, NY; NYC
1:30 pm
Free

Concert | French Cookin’ Blues Band


David “Doc” French, Leader. This well-known band plays authentic Blues from the Delta to Chicago and New York, to Texas and Louisiana.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Screening | French Documentary: Jihan El Tahir's Cuba: An African Odyssey (2007)


From Che Guevara's military campaign to avenge Lumumba in the Congo up to the fall of apartheid in South Africa, 300,000 Cubans fought alongside African revolutionaries. Cuba: An African Odyssey is the previously untold story of Cuba's support for various African revolutions, one of the Cold War's most vigorous contests over resources and ideology. This film attempts to understand the world today through the saga of these Cuban internationalists who won every battle but ultimately lost the war. 118 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Slide Lecture | Henry Francis du Pont: Collecting American Style


Join Maggie Lidz for an illustrated presentation focusing on Henry Francis du Pont as a decorative arts collector.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Park Walk | Public Art Tour


Join a contemporary art historian for a tour of the park's public art. Discuss art by Ann Hamilton.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Talk | My Last Years with Bing


Kathryn Crosby, Bing's widow, remembers the crooner and actor through song, images and film.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:30 pm
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Park Walk | “Amble Through the Ramble” Tour


Over streams, under arches, through the woods along a maze of pathways in a 38-acre woodland respite. Tour will be approximately one hour.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:30 pm
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Concert | New York Classical Players perform works by Sibelius, Mozart and Haydn


Program: Sibelius: Presto for Strings in D Major,/br> Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante K. 364 Isang Yun: Tapis pour cordes (Tapis for Strings) Haydn: Symphony No. 44 in E minor One of today’s most exciting young chamber orchestras, the NYCP reaches out to diverse audiences to enrich the human spirit and to enhance cultural vitality through performances at the highest artistic level. Dongmin Kim, music director. Stefan Jackiw, violin. Emily Smith, viola.
   New York City, NY; NYC
3:00 pm
Free

Jazz | Parlor Jazz


Every Sunday since 1993, Marjorie Eliot has hosted a jazz performance in her living room, keeping the jazz tradition alive by featuring veteran performers and up and coming musicians.
   New York City, NY; NYC
4:00 pm
Free

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.
   New York City, NY; NYC
4:00 pm
Free

Performance | Three Monsters: Performance by Jaeeun Lee


Jaeeun Lee says: My work creates a strange world where the perception of time, space and sensation is magnified beyond its usual boundaries. It is like a labyrinth with the complex construction of oppositions such as the living and dead, young and old, male and female, beauty and repulsion and real and artificial. Creatures in this labyrinth are monstrous, yet also vulnerable without the shield of the social norm that defines what is good and appropriate. A small person might feel vulnerable because of other people's perception of her as a lesser person; a pervert because of the sense of shame that is generated by the collective norm; the ugly person because of the current idea of what is beautiful and ugly. I intend to question the social order that imposes vulnerability on people, disclosing how we are all monsters under its rule. "Having seen a video of the performance I would say that it is a weird and sexy piece." - Lesley Heller
   New York City, NY; NYC
4:00 pm
Free

Concert | Serata Musicale, Music by Rossini


With: Carla López-Speziale, mezzo-soprano; and Jorge Parodi, piano.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Concert | French Horn Day Concert


With the NYU Brass Choir, Sean Reed, Director.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Performance | Student Graduation Comedy Show


Tonight, brilliant students take the stage. The legends of tomorrow show you they're actually the stars of today.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
$5

Performance | Improv Comedy with Sand


From the shores of Lake Michigan comes Chicago super group SAND. Trained at IO and The Annoyance Theater, SAND brings you the Chicago style, nitty-gritty, character driven improv you've only heard about in legends and folklores. SAND performs their unique form "The Camera," which takes the style of famous Documentary films such as "Grey Gardens" and "The Salesman." and explores the private and public worlds of 4 unique characters. Through interviews, monologues and scenes, SAND will show you many different perspectives of each character and reveal their humanity and humor. SAND is Michael Brunlieb, Lynnae Duley, Scott Nelson, and Thomas Kelly.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Screening | Documentary: Clairmont Chung's W.A.R. Stories (2010)


This documentary looks at the life of Dr Walter Rodney, one of the Caribbean region's great intellectuals and activists whose reach extended far beyond his native Guyana. Author of How Europe Underdeveloped Africa, Rodney was a fearless champion of justice all over the world. His assassination in 1980 shocked the Caribbean and brought into focus the work he was doing. 88 min. Post-screening Q&A with Chung.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
$10 suggested admission

Performance | Local News Comedy Show


If you like your news wacky, fast paced and all about you, then you will love The Local News. Yes, we called our show wacky. We refuse to run from the word wacky.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Performance | Daws of Jeath Comedy Show


Stand Up Comedy and Improv Collide. N.Y. Improvisors "Before The Accident" perform based off the minds of 2 stand up comedians. Will the comics join in on the improvising Mayhem? Come and see if you will escape from... THE DAWS OF JEATH!!!!!!!!!!!!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:30 pm
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