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34 free events take place on Wednesday, June 10 in New York City.
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34 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Wednesday, June 10, 2009

All events are free unless otherwise noted.
        

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. Five tours daily on the hour.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:30 am
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Hike | Governors Island Tour


A guided tour of the National Historic Landmark District. The tour covers 1.5 miles in 1.5 hours, rain or shine. It is strongly recommended that you bring at least 1 quart (1 liter) of water and a portable snack with you. Please dress for the weather. The tour route can be strenuous.
   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
$5

Other | Skate Boarding and Roller Blading


The Skate Park is open to all skate boarders and roller bladers willing to sign a waiver and wear proper protective gear. Individuals under 18 years of age must have a waiver signed by a parent or guardian.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
free, no reservation required

Tour | “Manhattan Adirondacks”


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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11:00 am
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Lesson | Elements of Nature Drawing


Enjoy drawing in the parks and gardens with a professional artist/educator. Materials provided or bring your own.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:30 am
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Other | Linda Pollack's Habeas Lounge, interactive art installation


This creation of conceptual artist Pollack is designed to bring people together informally, literally face to face on a red serpentine-shaped couch, in a modern forum for civic dialogue. The artist orchestrates a constellation of activities, informal talks, gatherings and events that spark dialogue among the diverse people inhabiting the neighborhood and taking a break during a typical work day.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Other | Oral Cancer Screenings


Screenings are on a first-come first-served basis. No appointment is needed. Testing is quick and painless.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Concert | Todd Robbins, ragtime and Tin Pan Alley pianist


Robbins plays ragtime and classic Tin Pan Alley songs. He is often heard on Monday nights playing piano with Woody Allen's Jazz Band and has recorded two albums with that group.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Tour | Grand Central Terminal Tour


Tour of this magnificent Beaux-Arts landmark.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
$10 suggested donation

Author Reading | Simon Van Booy/Binnie Kirshenbaum, writers


Simon Van Booy reads from Love Begins in Winter, five impressionistic stories. Binnie Kirshenbaum's The Scenic Route is the story of an American divorcee who flees to Italy. Hosted by AnneLise Sorensen.
   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
$5

Hike | Governors Island Tour


A guided tour of the National Historic Landmark District. The tour covers 1.5 miles in 1.5 hours, rain or shine. It is strongly recommended that you bring at least 1 quart (1 liter) of water and a portable snack with you. Please dress for the weather. The tour route can be strenuous.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Jazz | Peggy Stern’s River Jazz Chorus


Stern is as well-known as a composer as she is known for her fine piano playing. She has composed, played, recorded, and toured in a wide variety of situations: from solos to octets to jazz choruses. Her compositions range from highly original pieces to reharmonized jazz standards.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
$7 donation requested

Tour | “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.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Lesson | Figure al Fresco


Learn figure drawing outdoors with a clothed model and an artist/educator. Materials provided or bring your own.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:30 pm
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Concert | Chester Gregory performs from his CD In Search of High Love


The musical theater performer (Tarzan, Shrek) takes you on a personal journey on his new recording.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Author Reading | Jon Gordon reads from his book Training Camp


An inspirational story filled with invaluable lessons and insights on bringing out the best in yourself and your team. The story follows Martin, an un-drafted rookie trying to make it in the NFL. He’s spent his entire life proving to the critics that a small guy with a big heart can succeed against all odds. After spraining his ankle in the pre-season, Martin thinks his dream is lost when he happens to meet a very special coach who shares eleven life-changing lessons that keep his dream alive—and might even make him the best of the best.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Korean American Contemporary Art


Over 45 artists will exhibit their recent works, which range from oil, acrylic, and mixed media paintings, photos, videos, installations to Korean paintings and calligraphy. There will be a special performance by Song Hee Lee, a Korean dancer.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Concert | Rose Cousins/Robby Hecht, singer-songwriters


Winner of a 2008 East Coast Music Award, Rose Cousins offers intimate vocals and a warm guitar to convey a passionate honesty. Her style is captured on her first full-length recording, If You Were For Me. The music of Knoxville native Robby Hecht (pictured) represents a return to the early 70s golden era of acoustic pop where thoughtful, well-crafted lyrics were blended with timeless melodies to impact mainstream music and culture. His debut album is Late Last Night.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Other | Volleyball after Work


Join other adults for good-natured games of volleyball. Scorekeeper and balls provided. No experience necessary.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Jazz | Bill Wurtzel and the Jazz Icons


Wurtzel has performed at top jazz clubs and concerts worldwide with many legendary musicians. His repetoire includes Gershwin, Porter, Ellington, Basie, Jobim, and jazz and classical favorites.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:30 pm
free, no reservation required

Other | Chelsea Mind Games


A live game show that alternates among the Vocabulary Tournament, Geography Bee, Math Bee, and Team Trivia. All games are open to all. Each event begins with live music, followed bythe competition. Tonight, enjoy tunes played by DJ Joe and pick up a copy of this week's warm-up quiz. Prize for the best score on the quiz. Quiz questions are not linked to the game that follows -- they include trivia on any topic, puzzles, word games, etc. Then, a Geography Tournament. Test your knowledge on local, national, and world geography. Hosted by encyclopedia editors/comedian team Jen and Meg. Cash prize.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Other | Evening Yoga


End your day with relaxing Hatha yoga in a beautiful sunset setting. Suitable for all fitness levels. Please wear loose, comfortable clothing and bring your own mat.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Lecture | In the Shadow of the Magic Mountain


Thomas Mann’s two eldest children, Erika and Klaus, were unconventional, rebellious and fiercely devoted to each other. They were vehement anti-Nazis in a Europe swept by fascism and were openly, even defiantly gay in an age of secrecy and repression. Andrea Weiss, author of the award-winning biography, In the Shadow of the Magic Mountain: The Erika and Klaus Mann Story accompanies her talk with film clips from her documentary on the Mann siblings.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Poetry Reading | A Celebration of Poets House


The music of Meredith Monk performed by Don Byron, Vijay Iyer and other artists to be announced, and poetry readings by Jane Hirshfield, Ed Sanders, Brenda Shaughnessy and Major Jackson celebrate the future home of Poets House.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | Anthony Goicolea on his book Fictions


Goicolea's third book is an amalgam of photographs and drawings. All male, and under thirty, Goicolea's subjects seem to have left their public schoolboy roots behind, and matriculated in an environment which is otherworldly, replete with codes and rituals unfamiliar to the viewer.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | Chandler Burr reads from his book You or Someone Like You


A funny and acerbic debut novel by the New York Times perfume critic stars Anne Rosebaum, a Hollywood housewife who becomes an uneasy celebrity when her book club becomes a must-attend event for Tinsel Town's elite. Anne's life is further complicated by her husband, who suffers a crisis of conscience and starts to return to the strict Orthodox Judaism of his youth – a move that requires he divorce Anne.
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7:00 pm
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Screening | David Seltzer's Lucas, 1986


The story of an underdog: a slight, wise-and-voice-cracking dork. The first screening of Chaperone, an eight-week weekly series which consists of films handpicked by a group of artists, whose work provocatively explores disparate aspects of our culture's love affair with mediated reality.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | TV anchors Claire Shipman and Katty Kay reads from their book Womenomics


TV journalists Shipman and Kay describe new economic and workplace trends-collectively "womenomics"-that afford this generation of women more professional and personal choices than ever before.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Concert | Yiddishfest 2009 starring three icons of Jewish music


The concert features a fusion of sounds from klezmer genius and clarinet virtuoso David Krakauer’s Klezmer Madness with DJ Socalled, and Broadway and Yiddish Theater star Mike Burstyn, to the popular world-beat groove band Pharaoh’s Daughter in a program that will celebrate the diverse musical styles inspired by the great Yiddish culture of Eastern European Jewry.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
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Author Reading | Legendary songwriters Jerry Lieber and Mike Stoller read from their book Hound Dog


The legendary song writing team of Lieber and Stoller, writers of some of the most influential rock & roll songs ever ("Jailhouse Rock," "Kansas City," "Yakety Yak," "Loving You" and many more) celebrate the release of their autobiography, Hound Dog.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:30 pm
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Theater | Academy Award Nominee Anne Hathaway in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night


This is one of Shakespeare’s most beloved comedies. Hathaway (Brokeback Mountain) plays Viola, one of the canon’s most charming heroines. The story follows the romantic adventures of Viola and her identical twin Sebastian, both shipwrecked in the enchanted dukedom of Illyria. At the helm of this time-honored story of cross-dressing and mistaken identity, all in the name of love, is Tony Award-winning Director Daniel Sullivan. Also with Charles Borland, Michael Cumpsty, Clifton Duncan, Raúl Esparza, Herb Foster, Leslie Harrison, Slate Holmgren, Kevin Kelly, David Kenner, Hamish Linklater, Dorien Makhloghi, Audra McDonald, David Pittu, Ray Rizzo, Jay O. Sanders, Julie Sharbutt, Stark Sands, Baylen Thomas, Zach Villa, Jon Patrick Walker, and Julie White.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Party | DR!P


Think Studio 54 meets Beige... with a pool. Legendary NYC promoter, Lee Chappell and Downtown Diva, Shequida present the new look of NYC Nightlife. DJ Scotty Rox and visuals by Wetcircuit. Bathing suits required in the pool.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:30 pm
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