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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on August 16, 2009?

29 free events take place on Sunday, August 16 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 August 16 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 August . 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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29 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Sunday, August 16, 2009

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Lesson | Kayaking on the Hudson


Join 20-minute instructional paddles, and explore the Hudson River first hand. Please wear a bathing suit or shorts and a t-shirt, and know how to swim.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Lesson | Pilates in the Park


Classical Pilates encourages proper breathing, spinal alignment, core strengthening, muscle flexibility and balance in the body. Taught in the Park by Courtnie Vitali.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Other | Fishing in the Hudson River


Catch-and-release fishing gives anyone and everyone the chance to fish. It’s an appropriate and fun activity for those as young as five. All of the necessary supplies including rods, reels and bait, as well as complete instructions, are provided. Fishing poles are provided on a first come, first served basis, with a half-hour limit when others are waiting.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 am
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Other | Fishing in the Hudson River


Catch-and-release fishing gives anyone and everyone the chance to fish. It’s an appropriate and fun activity for those as young as five. All of the necessary supplies including rods, reels and bait, as well as complete instructions, are provided. Fishing poles are provided on a first come, first served basis, with a half-hour limit when others are waiting.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 am
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Tour | Historic Flatiron District


View some of the City’s most notable landmarks, including the New York Life Insurance building, the MetLife tower, the Appellate Courthouse and the famous Flatiron Building.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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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
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Fair | Street Fair


   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Lesson | Tai Chi in the Park


Led by members of the Taoist Tai Chi Society, participants will have the opportunity to relax and exercise among the changing exhibitions of contemporary outdoor sculpture. Classes are designed for all experience levels. Participants should wear comfortable clothing.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Tour | “The Castle and its Kingdom”


Take a walk around the lands dominated by Belvedere Castle, situated high on Vista Rock. Visit the tiny 55-acre realm on an eclectic tour of history and nature. Tour is approximately one hour.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Park Walk | “Views from the Past”


As you promenade through the heart of the Park, imagine yourself living in 19th Century New York City. Learn about the Park's history and how its designers, Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux, struggled to create the magnificent "Greensward" for the enjoyment of all. Tour lasts approximately one hour.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Screening | Canadian Documentary: 24 Hours, 24 Million Meals: Feeding New York


In 1609, the plants and animals living on Mannahatta could fill all of the requirements for sustenance locally. But how does New York City, today the nation's largest and densest city, feed itself? This is a screening of a documentary produced by The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation that examines the complex choreography of distribution—from luxury restaurants to soup kitchens, from City Harvest to New Fulton Fish Market—that keeps New Yorkers fed. Jackie Carlos, producer, will introduce the film.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 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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2:00 pm
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Jazz | New Amsterdam Musical Association, Swing Music


The New Amsterdam Musical Association began life in 1900 as a union for black musicians who were denied admission into the whites-only local union. A dedicated core of Volunteer Members are now working to revitalize NAMA, the first official representative of black musicians in the world, where syncopation fused with ragtime to create swing dance music and set the stage for the music that came to be known as Jazz.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Tour | The Financial District


Walk in the footsteps of those who preceded us. From Native American to Dutch and English colonists via streets that was part of the first N.Y. Highlights: Trinity Church and GraveYard, the Federal Hall Memorial Building, Delmonicos 19th century Building, Fraunces Tavern, the former Customs House Building, 18C Bowling Green Fence, Castle Clinton and more.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Performance | Theater for the New City's Tally Ho!, or Navigating the Future, an Outdoors Performance


Theater for the New City's award-winning Street Theater Company is in its 33rd annual tour, this year doing Tally Ho!, or Navigating the Future, a rip-roaring musical with book, lyrics and direction by Crystal Field and musical score composed by David Tice. Productions take place at various outside venues across the city. TNC's award-winning Street Theater always contains an elaborate assemblage of trap doors, giant puppets, smoke machines, masks, original choreography and a huge (9' x 12') running screen providing continuous movement behind the actors. The company of 27 actors, twelve crew members, two assistant directors and five live musicians shares the challenge of performing outside and holding a large, non-captive audience. The music varies in style from Bossa Nova to Gilbert & Sullivan. The musical is a morality play about how America, facing financial failure, must set a course through the uncertainty of what's to come.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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City Walk | “FIDI-The Financial District“” Walk


This area is now being called by real estate developers "FIDI," an acronym for the Financial District. Where once very few people lived, it is now a residential boom. Highlights: Trinity Church, Federal Hall Memorial, the remains of the 1920 Wall Street Explosion, Delmonicos restaurant building, the Former Customs house, the Bowling Green Fence, Castle Clinton and more. Nearest Station: 4 or 5 train to Wall Street station.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Performance | “Laughter in the Park 2009”


An outdoor comedy show by NY Laughs, a unique non-profit that wants to change the cultural landscape of the Big Apple through humor.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Dance Performance | Afro-Latin Music and Dance: Oyu Oro Afro-Cuban Dance / Sidiki Conde & Tokounou / Caracumbe


These song-and-dance troupes hail from Cuba, Guinea, and Peru, bound by a deep rootedness in West African traditions. Oyu Oro’s dancers step lively to the transplanted rhythms of the Yoruba people. Sidiki Conde faces down a disability at the helm of a fine Afro-pop band that is as high energy as it is inspirational. Caracumbe (pictured) brings intensity with a declaration that the time of recognition has come for Peru’s black population.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Concert | Alt-rockers: Dinosaur Jr. / The Walkmen / Saviours


Dinosaur Jr. is an American alternative rock band from Amherst, Massachusetts. Their distinct sound is characterized by high gain, extensive use of feedback and distortion. This summer, Dinosaur Jr. will be releasing a highly anticipated album composed of all new material. New York City-based indie-rockers The Walkmen formed in 2000 and released their debut album Everyone Who Pretended To Like Me Is Gone in 2002 to a critically warm reception. The Walkmen’s 2008 release You & Me earned the band further accolades. California-based prog-rock/metal outfit Saviours released their sophomore album Into Abbadon in 2008. Influenced by the heavy sounds of Iron Maiden and Black Sabbath that came out of Great Britain in the 70s.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Other | Games of Colonial New York


In celebration of the Henry Hudson Quadricentennial, come out and play the games kids played in Colonial New York, such as hoops, sticks, and lawn bowling.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Concert | Little Naps, Mucky The Ducky, The Shortsleeves


Sean Johannessen, who experiments on trumpet, voice, percussion, and various electronics, is now joined by Garreth Ewing on guitar, John Brumley on keyboards, and Jon Bafus, of Sholi (Quarterstick/Touch & Go Records), on percussion. The Shortsleeves make music with a Gameboy and Casio CT-460. They hope you dance.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Dance Performance | Christopher Wheeldon, the world’s most in-demand ballet choreographer


Christopher Wheeldon, world's most sought-out choreographer and artistic director of Morphoses/The Wheeldon Company, and Morphoses’ dancers will mark their first outdoor show by presenting an exciting and interactive program that includes an educational component, a session of dance instruction, and a short performance. This is a unique opportunity to witness, up close and personal, the world of dance and the young artists that encompass it. The performance will demonstrate that ballet can be a relevant and viable aspect of our everyday existence.
   New York City, NY; NYC
4:00 pm
Free

Book Signing | Michelle and James Nevius sign copies of their book Inside the Apple and lead a Financial District tour


The book is an exhaustive catalogue of New York City history. The tour highlights the architecture of the Financial District.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Theater | William Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream


This romantic comedy is one of the Bard's most popular works. The play features three interlocking plots, connected by a celebration of the wedding of Duke Theseus of Athens and the Amazonian queen Hippolyta, and set simultaneously in the woodland and in the realm of Fairyland, under the light of the moon.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:30 pm
Free

Concert | Los Soneros de Oriente, Cuban music


Taking their name from the region of Cuba that is most famous for Son Montuno, Los Soneros de Oriente represent a lifelong commitment to traditional Cuban music. Composed primarily of former members of the great band, Son del la Loma, Los Soneros pay a tribute to that group and its founder, the late Armando Sanchez, who dedicated his life to the maintenance of Son. This is the music of the countryside and the mountains, based on the Clave and Tres, with the trumpets toasting the top.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
Free

Theater | Moliere's The School for Husbands CANCELED!


Two brothers work to marry off their two sisters in this outdoor presentation of Moliere's classic comedy.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Concert | Music of Africa and the Diaspora


Africa Aye / Ibboru / Ricardo Lemvo & Makina Loca The transatlantic slave route brought sacred rhythms that have infused popular music with multiple meanings. Africa Aye (pictured), composed of Kongo master traditional drummers, present vibrant root rhythms. In singer-percussionist Pedro Martinez’s Ibboru, experience the journey to the Kongo-rooted rhythms of rumba and Efik rhythms, still celebrated in the secret male society of the Abakuas. Singer-bandleader Ricardo Lemvo’s brilliant repertoire, which includes songs in English, French, Spanish, and Lingala, unites the rich dance rhythms of the Diaspora.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Park Walk | OWL PROWL


Enjoy a fantastic view of the evening sunset atop a terraces in the Park. As the sun goes down, get ready to prowl through the park in search of its active and wild nightlife. Be on the watch for rascally raccoons, brave bats, and elegant owls, who are sure to join you as well. Fun for all ages.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Theater | Euripedes' The Bacchae with a Score by Philip Glass


Director JoAnne Akalaitis presents this Greek tragedy as it was always meant to be seen – in the open air of the city. This interpretation, featuring a lush choral score by Philip Glass, re-imagines the classic story about what happens when a government attempts to outlaw desire.
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:00 pm
Free
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