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17 free events take place on Friday, November 27 in New York City.
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17 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Friday, November 27, 2009

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Workshop | Daily Instructed Meditation


Learn some serenity at the start of your busy day.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 am
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Other | Ice Skating in the City


The 170' x 100' rink features free admission ice skating. Whether you are looking to skate before going to the office, through the lunch hour, with friends at a party, with a date, or for a spin under the stars at a holiday party, this is the perfect destination.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 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" Five tours daily on the hour.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:30 am
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Discussion | The Heart of Your Life, The Life of Your Art: StoryCorps National Day of Listening Event


Marking the occasion of the StoryCorps national day of listening, an all-day drop in event to consider your art and your life. At 10 am, 12 noon and 3:45 pm, listen to the stories of 6 contemporary artists as recorded in StoryCorps interviews, see examples of their work, tell the story of what making art means to you, and find out how to participate in the StoryCorps experience. At 2:15 pm, join the 6 artists for a panel discussion about art, life and StoryCorps. Participating artists: Michael Cline, Annette Cords, Anujan Ezhikode, Builder Levy, Justin Lieberman and Charles Mingus III.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Park Walk | Thanksgiving Day Special Cross Park Promenade Tour


You will see many surprises: a hidden bench that tells time, miniature boats powered by the wind, a magnificent sculpture celebrating fresh water. These are just some of the the sites on this east-to-west walk through the Park.
   New York City, NY; NYC
11:00 am
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Author Reading | Filmmaker Ken Burns discusses The National Parks


America's national parks spring from an idea as radical as the Declaration of Independence: that the nation's most magnificent and sacred places should be preserved. In this evocative and lavishly illustrated narrative, Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan delve into the history of the park idea, from the valley that would become Yosemite through the most recent additions that now encompasses 84 million acres. The National Parks is a glorious celebration of an essential expression of American democracy.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Tour | Times Square Tour


Learn about history of world-famous neighborhood with its 40 miles of neon supersigns, prominent theaters, and multiple megastores. Rain or shine.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Tour | Grand Central and Its Neighborhood


Discover architecture and social history of Grand Central neighborhood; learn secrets of Whispering Gallery in Grand Central Terminal; gaze upon hubcaps and roadsters on side of Chrysler Building; discover favorite Midtown Manhattan hangout of Mercury, Hercules, and Minerva; learn why Pershing Square isn’t really square; visit original Lincoln Memorial by Daniel Chester French. Award-winning tour led by urban explorer, historian, and storyteller Justin Ferate.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Workshop | Investment Choices: What is Right for Me?


This class is designed to help investors focus on their goals, to recognize the potential risks and rewards of different investments, to teach some basic information about different asset types, and to help match individual goals to investment choices. Also, they review useful information sources.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:15 pm
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Film | Howard Hawks' Bringing Up Baby (1938): Classic Screwball Comedy


With Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant. In this screwball comedy, a crazy heiress with a pet leopard named Baby sets her sights on an absent-minded paleontologist and inadvertantly makes a shambles of his life. 102 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Workshop | Computer Buying Guide


Hands on using wireless laptops. Learn what to look for before buying a computer.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:30 pm
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Film | Jean Renoir’s The Diary of a Chambermaid (1946)


With Paulette Goddard, Burgess Meredith and Hurd Hatfield. In the second of his American films with a French setting, the expatriate Renoir relied heavily on the paintings of his father, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, to achieve some of the lyricism of his A Day in the Country (1936). The younger Renoir also returns to satirizing the French bourgeoisie, as he did in his masterful The Rules of the Game (1939). 87 min. Also showing: Life with Baby (March of Time, Volume XII, Number 6). 1946. USA. Director unknown. 19 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
4:30 pm
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Film | Bette Gordon’s Variety (1984)


With Luis Guzmán. In Gordon’s pioneering indie film about voyeurism from a female perspective, a young woman works as a ticket taker in a porn theater, where her curiosity leads her to shadow a male patron. 100 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Other | Chorus Tree Lighting


This event features a countdown to the illumination of thousands of twinkling white lights affixed to the 50-plus-foot Chorus Tree, caroling by The Big Apple Chorus and a small-town parade heralding the arrival of New York City’s most acclaimed Santa Claus.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Talk | On Works by Honegger and Beethoven


Composer/conductor Victoria Bond speaks on the upcoming New York Philharmonic performances of Honegger’s Symphony No. 2, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Film | Tim Burton’s Planet of the Apes (2001)


With Mark Wahlberg, Tim Roth and Helena Bonham Carter. This adaptation of Boulle’s novel about humans in an ape-dominated world features one of Burton’s main character archetypes, as his hero finds himself a misunderstood outcast among the native humans and their simian masters. 119 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Concert | Akim Funk Buddha Hip Hop Holiday I: Back to the Essence


From rhyming, Tuvin Throat singing, beat boxing to Balinese body popping, there’s little performance guru Akim Funk Buddha hasn’t embraced as means of revealing the true richness of hip-hop culture. This year, Akim looks to new artists and inspirations for a night of old-school-meets-nu-school hip-hop.
   New York City, NY; NYC
10:00 pm
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