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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on September 1, 2011?

36 free events take place on Thursday, September 1 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 September 1 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 September . 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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36 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Thursday, September 1, 2011

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Workshop | Tai Chi in the Park


Tai Chi and Eternal Spring are instructed by members of the Tai Chi Chuan Center for all ages and experience levels. Classes are rain or shine.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 am
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Workshop | Tai Chi in the Park


Tai Chi and Eternal Spring are instructed by members of the Tai Chi Chuan Center for all ages and experience levels. Classes are rain or shine.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 am
$5

Workshop | Citizen Cartography Workshop: Build a Virtual Atlas of New York


Help build the geospatial library of the future. This workshop (which takes place the three times a month) will get you oriented with the a set of tools the Library has developed that enables librarians and the general public to add valuable geographic context to old maps. The workshop will focus on the core activity of the website: georectification, or "warping" maps. This means overlaying digital images of historic maps onto a contemporary digital map (similar to Google Maps), transforming them into tiles of a virtual atlas. 15 participants max. There are literally thousands of maps to process — far too big a job for the Library to do on its own. So they're enlisting you, the Citizen Cartographer corps, to help lay the foundations of a powerful new research tool that will benefit scholars, educators and history enthusiasts around New York and the world.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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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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11:00 am
$6

Workshop | Petanque in the Park


Learn to play pétanque, the popular European game anchored in precision, patience, and camaraderie from members of La Boule New Yorkaise, NYC’s championship-winning club.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Workshop | Ping Pong in the Park


Test your skills at state-of-the-art tables. Paddles and balls are provided free of charge to all skill levels. Sign up with an attendant in the park to play.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 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" 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.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:15 am
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Lecture | Mnemosyne: The Theater of Memories


A lecture by Sonja Leboš, who established the Association for Interdisciplinary and Intercultural Research (AIIR) in Zagreb, Croatia in 2002. Since then she has been working in an intermediate field,connecting cultural theory and practice in the context of different projects.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Tour | “Manhattan Adirondacks” Tour


Olmsted and Vaux designed the North Woods to replicate the forests of the Adirondack Mountains with its crystal streams, calming cascades, and rustic bridges. This scenic and meditative walk is right in New York City's backyard. Tour will be approximately one hour.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Concert | Bob Goldberg, Accordionist


Enjoy a taste of Paris in the park at lunchtime with musette style accordion music.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Concert | Frank Owens, Pianist


Frank Owens (Pianist/Conductor/Arranger/Composer/Musical Director) has had a career in virtually all aspects of the music profession. His television credits include the First David Letterman Show in 1980 and It's Showtime at the Apollo. He has also worked with an array of singers and received a gold record for his Rhythm Concert of Tony Orlando and Dawn's "Tie a Yellow Ribbon 'Round the Old Oak Tree".
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Gallery Talk | Infinity of Nations Guided Tour


Museum Ambassadors provide a 45-minute guided tour through the permanent exhibition, Infinity of Nations: Art and History in the Collections of the National Museum of the American Indian.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 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

Gallery Talk | Closer-Look Tour: Quilts


Tour Super Stars: Quilts from the American Folk Art Museum and the 9/11 National Tribute Quilt with curator emerita Lee Kogan.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Screening | Daily Screenings: Mother Earth in Crisis | Elders’ Wisdom


With: Elderly Words: Who’s Threatening the Water?, Elderly Words: How Did We Do Elderly Words? and Owners of the Water: Conflict & Collaboration Over Rivers. Starts at 1pm, 3pm and 5:30pm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Lecture | On Mediterranean Diet, Its History and Politics


A talk by Dr. Fabio Parasecoli, Associate Professor and Coordinator of Food Studies at the New School. His research focuses on the intersection between food, media and politics.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Workshop | All About Computers: Saving and Backing Up Data


Hands on using wireless laptops. Develop strategies for saving regularly and learn how to back up data using flash drives and other methods.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:30 pm
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Other | Human Chess


Be your favorite game piece as you navigate the chess board from inside at our Human chess games, where chess becomes a team sport. All levels welcome!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Concert | The Tall Pines, Country/Soul Band


The Tall Pines are a shack shakin' Country/Soul band featuring Canadian singer Connie Lynn Petruk and her song writing partner Christmas Davis. Taking cues from the ruckus Nashville and Memphis scenes of the late 1960s and early 1970s, The Tall Pines debut album was featured as one of NPR's Top Ten Best Albums of 2007. Last summer's Campfire Songs album continues to convert fans to The Tall Pines camp, receiving praise from The New York Times, Vintage Guitar Magazine, The Village Voice, and many online music blogs.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Poetry Reading | Poetry in the Park


Harlem Stage and Urban Word NYC partner for Uptown Open: Summer Edition. Featuring members of Urban Word NYC’s newly crowned 2011 Slam Team, this open mic series for youth offers a safe space to share their voices.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Jazz | Summer Evening Jazz with Martha Kato


Join the celebration of the 25th anniversary of The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music at a free outdoor jazz concert. Tonight’s performance is by Martha Kato.
   New York City, NY; NYC
5:30 pm
Free

Workshop | Ready New York with the Red Cross


Ready New York is a free 45-minute emergency preparedness presentation teaching New York City residents how to create a plan, build a supply kit, as well as keep loved ones safe and informed during times of disaster. Hosted by the Red Cross for adults and families.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:45 pm
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Author Reading | Contributors discuss A Place of Remembrance: Official Book of the National September 11 Memorial


Allison Blais, Lynn Rasic, Michael Arad and Joe Daniels in a special event you won't want to miss.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Photography: Choi Byungkwan's Bamboo


Korean photographer Choi Byungkwan's exhibition contains mystical black and white images that convey a sense of the nobility and high spiritual values Asian cultures have assigned to this distinctive plant. His photographs, which were taken in the dense shade of a bamboo forest, reveal flashes of light filtering into the black backdrop of the grove. In this deep darkness, light appears and disappears and the photographer transforms it into tones of grey and black like the ink of a brush stroke, exploring shades and multiple nuances of minimal colors.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Workshop | Yoga in the Park


Expert instructors, provided by lululemon athletica, lead all levels of yogis. Mats are provided.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Poetry Reading | A Reading by Cave Canem Poets


With Duriel Harris, M. Ayodele Heath and Khadijah Queen. Moderated by Camille Rankine, program and communication coordinator, The Cave Canem Foundation. Duriel Harris’ book, Drag, is a compilation of her poetry. Since 2001, she has been performing with Douglas Ewart and Inventions, a Chicago-based jazz ensemble. M. Ayodele Heath is author of Otherness. His poetry has appeared in Callaloo, the New York Quarterly, Crab Orchard Review, Mississippi Review, India’s International Gallerie, and the anthology Poetry Slam: the Competitive Art of Performance Poetry. Khadijah Queen is the author of Conduit. Her individual poems, three times nominated for the Pushcart Prize, appear widely in journals and anthologies such as Powder: Writing by Women in the Ranks from Vietnam to Iraq, Best American Nonrequired Reading, jubilat, Tuesday: An Art Project and Eleven Eleven.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Discussion | Market 2.0: The Resurgence of Traditional Markets in New York City


Karen E. Seiger, author of Markets of New York City: A Guide to the Best Artisan, Farmer, Food, and Flea Markets, Robert LaValva, director of the New Amsterdams Market and Suchin Pak, founder of the Hester Street Fair and will talk about food trends and creating a Market 2.0.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 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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7:00 pm
$5

Theater | Classic Greek Drama: Sophocles' Oedipus Rex


The Greeks, like us, knew that Oedipus was going to gouge his eyes out, even before the play began. And yet they still came out in droves. Come see what all the fuss was about as The Faux-Real Theatre Company brings their Dionysian depiction of Oedipus, featuring an all-male cast of twelve utilizing the performance techniques of the ancient Greeks including: brightly colored wigs, fantastical costumes, and masks that act as megaphones. By incorporating the colorful aesthetic of these ancient performances and utilizing a broad physical style of acting powered by live music, songs and dancing, this work looks beyond the “fate versus free will” interpretations of this classic, to explore the alluring underbelly of this primal text. Their heightened approach reveals what is terrifying and vital in this most tragic of tragedies, enhancing the story's power to roil our subconscious and to awaken the heroes within.
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:00 pm
Free

Film | Jim Mickle's Stake Land (2010): On the Run from Vampires


With Kelly McGillis and Michael Cerveris. Martin was a normal teenage boy before the country collapsed in an empty pit of economic and political disaster. A vampire epidemic has swept across what is left of the nation's abandoned towns and cities, and it's up to Mister, a death-dealing, rogue vampire hunter, to get Martin safely north to Canada, the continent's New Eden. 98 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:00 pm
Free

Concert | Charles Yang, award-winning violinist, performs Ravel, Paganini and The Beatles


Charles Yang has performed in venues from Carnegie Hall to the Forbidden City in Beijing. Being a composer and songwriter, violinist, electric violinist, guitarist, keyboardist and vocalist, Yang has won numerous awards, including first prize of the Lennox International Young Artist Competition, first place of the junior bowed instrument division of the Kingsville International Young Performers competition, and winner of the Academy Violin Competition at the Aspen Music Festival and School. And on June 9, 2005, the Mayor of Austin, Texas presented Yang with his own Charles Yang Day. For this engagement Yang will perform a mixture of both the classical and rock genres and fuse them together on both the acoustic and electric violin. Featuring works by Ravel, Sarasate, Queen, Paganini, Rachmaninov, The Beatles, and Yang among others.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:30 pm
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Workshop | Stargazing in the Park


Join the Amateur Astronomers as they guide your eyes to the wonders of astronomy. Look for the telescopes!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:30 pm
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Performance | Teacher's Lounge Comedy Show


Teachers. They are our country's greatest resource. The greatest hope for our nation's children. Our last defense against illiteracy, moral bankruptcy and bad penmanship. In the classroom, they instruct, guide and nurture. But what they do in the Teacher's Lounge is their own business. Let's peek in on them as they drink, smoke, and talk shit about the children they hate, the bad sex they've had, and the jail sentences they've narrowly escaped. Anything goes in the Teacher's Lounge.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:30 pm
$5

Jazz | 5/5/5 After Hours Set


A great way to hear some of the most talented young lions of jazz while enjoying spectacular views of Manhattan.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 pm
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Concert | Erykah Badu, Neo-Soul Songstress


Known as the Queen of Neo-Soul, Badu has sold more than seven million records in the US alone. Her most notable albums are Baduism, Live, and Mama's Gun, which spurred her biggest hit, 2000's "Bag Lady." Spinning records will be DJ Adrian Younge.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 pm
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Performance | New Team Lunacy Comedy Show


All you need to do is show up. Don't have an improv group? They'll put you in one! Have a team then bring them down! Five teams get to play for ten minutes each, and everyone has fun. Work on your skills and meet some great new people. New Team Lunacy, hosted by Erick Hellwig.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 pm
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