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39 free events take place on Thursday, September 29 in New York City.
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39 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Thursday, September 29, 2011

All events are free unless otherwise noted.
        

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.
   
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7:30 am
free, no reservation required

Other | 9/11: A Uniform Response, a Photography Exhibit Honoring the NYPD


To mark the 10th anniversary of the tragic events of Sept. 11, The Associated Press and the Museum have collaborated on an exhibition of 30 compelling photographs drawn from the AP archives. 9/11: A Uniform Response pays tribute to the New York City Police Department and all first responders, honoring their role on and after Sept. 11. Poignant images taken by award-winning AP photographers depict the morning of the attacks, the courageous response in the days and weeks afterward, the long road to recovery, and the building of 1 World Trade Center, formerly known as the Freedom Tower, the rising symbol of rebirth at Ground Zero. In addition, the show features a brief documentary film offering interviews with AP photographers represented in the exhibit.
   
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10:00 am
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Workshop | Introduction to Bibliocommons


Learn how to search for materials using Bibliocommons, the Library's new user-friendly online catalog. Participants will be using laptops provided by the library. Space is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis.
   
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10:00 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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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.
   
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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.
   
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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.
   
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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.
   
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11:15 am
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Talk | Poland on the Eve of Elections


A talk by John S. Micgiel, Executive Director of the East Central European Center.
   
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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.
   
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12:00 pm
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Jazz | Yuka Aikawa, Award-Winning Jazz Pianist


Pianist and composer Yuka Aikawa began playing piano at the age of five in her native country, Japan. She studied at the Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College, where she received her M.A. in jazz performance under the guidance of Sir Roland Hanna and Jimmy Heath. During this time, she received the prestigious Michael Feinstein Award for "Outstanding Talent." You can see her at various Jazz clubs in and around the New York area, including the Blue Note, Kitano Hotel, and Birdland Jazz Club.
   
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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.
   
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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.
   
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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.
   
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1:00 pm
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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, 3pm and 5:30pm.
   
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1:00 pm
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Workshop | Open Computer Lab


Are you having trouble with your e-mail? Don’t know how to cut and paste? Bring your technology questions and get one on one assistance.
   
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1:00 pm
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Concert | The West Point Woodwind Quintet performs works by Barber, Janáček and Poulenc


Program: Summer Music, Op. 31 Samuel Barber (1910–1981) Mládí Leoš Janáček (1854–1928) Sextet for Piano and Winds Francis Poulenc (1899–1963) The West Point Woodwind Quintet of the West Point Band is made up of members of the Concert Band. The group performs at many different events, such as military social functions, school presentations, and formal recitals.
   
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1:00 pm
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Film | Norwegian Cinema: Erik Skjoldbjærg's Insomnia (1997)


A brilliant but arrogant detective is dispatched to Northern Norway to find the killer of a young woman but finds himself implicated in the crime. 97 min. In Norwegian and Swedish with English subtitles. Also showing: Shine 'Em Up, b&w, silent, 15 minutes, 1922, starring Charlie Chase.
   
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2:00 pm
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Workshop | Digital Photos S.O.S.


Hands on using wireless laptops. Learn how to Save, Organize, and Share (S.O.S.) your digital photos. Students are required to have mouse and keyboard skills as well as being proficient in both Windows and Internet Explorer.
   
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2:30 pm
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Workshop | Stay Well Exercise


A free Stay Well exercise session. Stay Well volunteers certified by the NYC's Department for the aging will lead participants in a well-balanced series of exercises for seniors of all ability levels. Please wear loose comfortable clothing. Exercise equipment will be provided. All participants are required to sign a personal medical waiver at the beginning of the class. The class is limited to 10 participants.
   
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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!
   
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3:00 pm
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Master Class | Master Class: Butch Morris, “Conduction” Jazz


Lawrence D. "Butch" Morris (b. Long Beach, California, February 10, 1947) is an American jazz cornetist, composer and conductor.
   
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3:00 pm
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Workshop | Open Computer Lab


Are you having trouble with your email? Don't know how to cut and paste? Curious about Twitter? Bring your technology questions and get one on one assistance.
   
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4:00 pm
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Workshop | Chess & Games Club


A beginning and intermediate chess program for adults. Show off your best moves against other chess fans! Or simply learn from other chess fans! Whether you're a chess master or just starting out, come for some board time. They also welcome board games and strategy games as well.
   
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5:00 pm
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Workshop | Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Databases


Hands on using wireless laptops. Search for full-text articles in more than more than 4,600 magazines and scholarly journals covering a wide range of subjects.
   
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5:15 pm
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Film | Italian Film: Saverio Costanzo's The Solitude of Prime Numbers (2010)


With Isabella Rossellini. A time-jumping story of childhood pain, based on Paolo Giordano's novel. 118 min. The screening will be introduced by Davide Bracco, Film Commission Torino Piemonte, and Riccardo Viale, Italian Cultural Institute of New York. It will be followed by a Q&A with director Saverio Costanzo.
   
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required

Dance Performance | Mark DeGarmo and Dancers presents Frida


Mark DeGarmo and Dancers has produced over 100 dances and 25 international tours involving performance, teaching, cultural diplomacy, and exchange in 12 countries. Here they will perform an original dance piece to celebrate the life and art of Frida Kahlo.
   
6:00 pm
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Talk | Staying One Step Ahead of the Interviewer


You can be in charge of your interview. The interview does not have to be like an interrogation or become a replacement for your not being prepared for your final exam nightmare. In fact with practice, the interview can become an opportunity to shine. Join career coach Win Sheffield to learn effective ways to prepare for the interview, useful techniques and attitudes to bring to the interview and decisive ways to follow up to outdistance your competition. Become master of the interview process so that it does not master you. Seating is on a first come, first seated basis unless otherwise noted.
   
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Wataru Matsumura: Road to the Future


Artist and draftsman Wataru Matsumura in his first American solo show, Lines. Using pen and paper, the artist creates intricate and time-consuming pieces that evoke the textile traditions of both Japanese kimonos and western fabric designs. A native of Kumamoto prefecture, Wataru Matsumura has been an active artist since 1967. Matsumura's masterfully controlled technique of pen drawing creates a small and mysterious universe, alien like the moon and the places of fairy tales.
   
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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.
   
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Exhibition opening and a reception with an Ambassador


Opening of the exhibition by Istvan Banyai and Tibor Kárpáti. The exhibition will be opened by H.E. Ambassador Károly Dán, consul-general of Hungary and Charles Hively, publisher of 3x3 Magazine. Istvan Banyai has lived in the United States since 1981. He has contributed his art to scores of publications, including The New Yorker and Rolling Stone magazine. He is the author of the 1995 volume Zoom, a milestone in graphic art and an exceptionally innovative visual and thought experiment that catapulted him to world fame. Tibor Kárpáti is a Hungarian graphic artist who has worked for The New Yorker magazine and contributed numerous works to other publications. His interpretations of children’s tales and cityscapes have been exhibited in several countries, including his native Hungary, Belgium and France. The event will be followed by a standing reception.
   
6:30 pm
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Opening Reception | Group Show: U-n-f-o-l-d: A Cultural Response to Climate Change


An exhibition of work by 25 artists, musicians, writers, and other creative practitioners who participated in two Cape Farewell expeditions to the High Arctic region in 2007 and 2008, and to the Andes in 2009, where they witnessed firsthand the effects of climate change. Working across multiple media, including photography, sculpture, mixed media, works on paper, video, and sound, the artists explore the physical, emotional, and political dimensions of a complex and changing world stressed by human activity.
   
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6:30 pm
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Workshop | Teach Yourself: Computer Self-Study


Hands on using wireless laptops. Discover free computer tutorials on the web. Search NYPL's Catalog for books, DVDs and eBooks to help you learn computer programs and concepts on your own. Find resources on Word, Excel, Office 2007, the Internet, typing and other topics.
   
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6:30 pm
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Dance Lesson | Liberated Movement Dance Class


Whether dance is your passion or something you always wanted to try, a space exists where any person on any level can bust out some polished moves, learn for the first time, or improve in whatever style someone will teach. Come dance. Just bring an open heart. It's all you need. Various styles and levels.
   
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7:00 pm
$5 suggested donation

Lecture | Psychoanalysis & Our Time


How does psychoanalysis—a treatment made one by one, subject by subject—reject aspects of the protocols of evidence-based medicine and psychiatry? How might analysis act as a refuge against consumerism for both the individual and culture? In this fascinating lecture, Professor Éric Laurent considers these questions and more as he examines the complex roles that psychoanalysis plays in our cultural moment. Éric Laurent is former president of the World Association of Psychoanalysis, the most important of the Lacanian psychoanalytic societies, and a professor in the department of psychoanalysis at the University of Paris 8. He has published in a large number of journals, particularly in psychoanalytic journals such as Lacanian Ink and Psychoanalytic Notebooks, and is the author of Lost in Cognition.
   
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7:00 pm
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Performance | some of NY’s top writers and storytellers share true, bizarre tales about their lives


Award-winning storyteller Leslie Goshko (Manhattan Monologue Slam Champion, NY Fringe Excellence Award, Sirius XM) invites some of NY’s top writers and storytellers to share true, bizarre tales about their lives. There’s live accordion music, a challenging trivia game, and a free wine giveaway where one lucky audience member will walk away with their very own bottle of Sideshow Sauce! This lineup includes stories from: Rob Lathan (author “Get Psyched”, UCB Theater) Cammi Climaco (Ask Me Stories) Becky Flaum ("My Bad” Storytelling) Time Out New York “Critic’s Pick” New York Daily News “Editor’s Pick”
   
7:00 pm
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Staged Reading | Play Reading: Mother's Day by Jennifer Fell Hayes


Inspired by the true story of the Brown Sisters, Sally and Margaret, who were separated in childhood and reunited nearly 50 years later.
   
8:00 pm
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Concert | The Art of Hula with Kaumakaiwa Kanaka‘ole


Kaumakaiwa, a five-time Nā Hōkū Hanohano Award-winner, has dedicated his life to his family's practice and passion - the art of hula. The past seven generations and beyond have been maintained within a traditional family lifestyle dedicated to hula and the Hawaiian culture. Kaumakaiwa is blazing a new trail in the 21st century while paying homage to those who have come before him, a theme that resonates with this, his third album. Kaumakaiwa Kanaka‘ole, only 27, is the voice of Hawai’i’s new generation.
   
8:30 pm
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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.
   
11:00 pm
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