23 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Monday, June 13, 2011
All events are free unless otherwise noted.
Learn about central banking functions that Federal Reserve System performs and see Bank's vault of international ...
more >> 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" Five tours daily on the hour.
10:00 am
free, no reservation required
An expert leads informal discussions in the room and answers questions. Two sessions: 10am-1pm and 1:30pm ...
more >> -3pm.
10:00 am
free, no reservation required
Hands on using wireless laptops. Explore more advanced features of Microsoft Word 2003. Topics include ...
more >> tables, text boxes, headers and footers, footnotes and endnotes.
Test your skills at state-of-the-art tables. Paddles and balls are provided free of charge.
New York City, NY; NYC
11:00 am
free, no reservation required
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Junior Mance is an international jazz musician who has performed with jazz greats such as Dizzy Gillespie, ...
more >> Dinah Washington, and Lester Young. He was inducted into the International Jazz Hall of Fame in 1997. When not traveling, Mance can be found every Sunday performing at Cafe' Loup in NYC.
12:30 pm
free, no reservation required
12:30 pm
free, no reservation required
1:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Jorge Estevez discusses Taino culture past and present using traditional handling objects in an interactive ...
more >> informal setting.
2:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Hands on using wireless laptops. Exploring your family history? Learn how to trace your roots in this ...
more >> introduction to genealogy. Discover library and web resources for genealogical research.
The exhibit will present the haunting photography of RaMell Ross's Black Belt Project. Once known for ...
more >> the black, rich soil that made it the wealthy cotton farming capital of the Southeast, the Black Belt in Alabama now contains some of the poorest counties in the United States. Common township characteristics include high rates of poverty, unemployment, and low-achieving schools. Yet organizations such as YouthBuild USA, a national youth and community development program, are refusing to accept these statistics and are working tirelessly to cultivate the incredible wealth of possibility and hope that exists in the people of these forgotten places. Drawn from three series of photographs, Refuge will provide a visual account of the YouthBuild initiatives in the Black Belt community of Greensboro, Alabama.
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
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An annual James Joyce celebration where authors and actors read from their favorite James Joyce passages. ...
more >> This year Pete Hamill, Malachy McCourt, Adam Gopnik, Larry Kirwin and others will be reading.
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
This illustrated lecture presents the real story of Nativist slugger William Poole and his transformation ...
more >> from Washington Market butcher to gladiator of New York's anti-immigrant forces.
6:30 pm
free, no reservation required
Best known for his cult hits Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, Spaced, his portrayal of Scotty in the 2009 ...
more >> Star Trek film and the recent Paul, Simon Pegg is an actor, comedian, writer and self-proclaimed super geek.
In his new memoir, Pegg brings his fans back with him to his childhood in England, recounting tales of running into brick walls, his first play and discovering Star Wars, Star Trek and comic books and ultimately leads readers through his life to the making of his hit films. Pegg's memoir is a who's-who of pop cultuer references, film history, witty anecdotes about being a kid in the 70s and proves that Pegg is, indeed, a super geek of the highest order.
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Have you ever loved a mop? Susan-Kate Heaney has. And does.
Susan-Kate talks to mops. Yes, mops. They ...
more >> are her friends. Join actor/writer Susan-Kate and director Deanna Raphael as they explore moving to New York City, first jobs and relationships as told by her mops in the new comedy show "Confesssions of a Mop-oholic."
Ellis Cose, contributing editor and columnist for Newsweek, discusses his new book and his research on ...
more >> a generational transformation of American values he finds is taking place with the presidency of Barack Obama.
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
How can we make more time in an age when we're stretched thin? The bestselling author and renowned Buddhist ...
more >> scholar will talk about his latest book. Buddha Standard Time is the realm of timelessness where every choice, every action, and every breath can be one of renewal and infinite possibilities.
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
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By way of background to AUDiNT's forthcoming exhibition, this panel consisting of individual presentations ...
more >> and a group discussion will explore the intersection of sonic culture and the military-entertainment complex through the disembodied voices of secret communication devices, battlefield sonic deception and propaganda, acoustic weaponry, the physiology of inaudible vibration (unsound systems) and the encrypted, viral transmission channels of both analog and digital culture.
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
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Luke and Issa have found a friendship in the middle of a war. But when Luke’s squad is ambushed in ...
more >> a surprise attack, Issa finds himself interrogated for answers by Ben, Luke’s father and the base’s colonel. How far will Ben go to get the truth? And what if the truth is something he would never suspect?
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A high visibility, low-tech forum on Monday nights throughout the fall/winter and spring seasons that ...
more >> supports experiments in performance rather than finished products. Artists are selected by a rotating committee of peer artists.
8:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Measure for Measure sweeps from the corridors of national power to the intimate confines of the bedroom, ...
more >> and from the convent's chapel to the executioner’s block. It is Shakespeare at his grittiest: a bracing and bawdy glimpse of what happens when those in power allow their basest human impulses to range unchecked. Directed by David Esbjornson.
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Alky: only the luckiest victims die: Alky is a real teen drama written by Jerome McDonough that teaches ...
more >> teens about the evils of alcohol abuse. A talented and twistedly funny group of adults (the Marumsco Valley Players) will present the hard-hitting play, stage directions and all, while under the influence. Come tie one on while you hear a tale of teen drinking. Bottoms up!
Michelle Wolf and Erin Lennox host this FREE stand up open mic. Sign up and you can be part of the show! ...
more >> Each week Michelle & Erin (and special guests) will be joined by additional acts whose names will be drawn from the golden bowl of destiny. FRESH gives you the chance to work that new joke or rework an oldie but goodie. This show is FREE for all audiences.
11:00 pm
free, no reservation required