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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on August 2, 2010?

26 free events take place on Monday, August 2 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 2 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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26 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Monday, August 2, 2010

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. 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
9:30 am
Free

Tour | A guided tour of a beautiful museum (usually $10)


This beautiful Museum is accessible by guided tour only. Tours are offered every half hour with the last tour beginning at 4 pm. Regular (non-Monday) admission is $10 for adults, $8 for seniors, and $6 for children (age 5-18). FREE Mondays this summer through August 31.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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City Walk | Lower Manhattan Walking Tour


New York City's best and funniest walking tour. This high-energy tour will take you through the heart of the Lower Manhattan, entertaining you, your friends and family with stories, hidden secrets and relevant information about the Big Apple. The USA’s first capital city, a center of global finance and a tribute to over two centuries of immigration and the American experience - New York City's history is the history of America. And on every step of our tour, expert guides - part professors, part performers - will explain why.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
Free

Workshop | Tai Chi in the Park


Tai Chi is an ancient form of mind body exercise that uses purposeful, slow movements in a form of meditative exercise for relaxation, health and self defense.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
Free

Park Walk | Walk NYC


A program that encourages New Yorkers of all ages to get fit while enjoying the outdoors. With funding provided by Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield, the Park is staffed with trained walking instructors to lead walks.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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City Walk | Walk NYC


A program that encourages New Yorkers of all ages to get fit while enjoying the outdoors. With funding provided by Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield, the Park is staffed with trained walking instructors to lead walks.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Other | Play Petanque in the Park


Learn to play petanque, the popular European game anchored in precision, patience, and camaraderie, from members of La Boule New Yorkaise, NYC's championship club.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
Free

Other | Play Ping Pong


Hone your ping pong skills at one of two state-of-the-art tables. Paddles and balls are provided free of charge. Sign up with an attendant in the park to reserve a time slot.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Dance Performance | Choreographer Paul–André Fortier's Solo 30x30


A 30-minute dance performance presented in the same location, at the same time for 30 consecutive days. Created by choreographer and performer Paul-André Fortier, one of the leading figures in Canadian contemporary dance, this minimalist work is stripped of the stage’s artifice and grounded in the urban décor to form a bond between performer, audience and place.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
Free

Dance Performance | Bessie Award-winning choreographer Christopher Williams' The Voyage of Garbhglas


In this excerpted work, the Bessie Award-winning choreographer brings his signature imaginative style to Irish Faerie lore and 6th and 7th century adventure tales known as Imramma in which saints, heroes, or troubled men are set adrift in boats with no oars, encountering strange, uncharted magical lands with curious inhabitants. Featuring original music by Gregory Spears.
   New York City, NY; NYC
12:30 pm
Free

Concert | Roy Eaton, Jazz and Classical Pianist


Roy Eaton's first Carnegie Hall performance was in 1937. He is the 1950 winner of the Kosciuszko Foundation Chopin Award. Current albums include Joplin Rags and Keyboard Classics for Children. In March, he was inducted into the Advertising Hall of Fame.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Screening | Short Films by Native American Directors


Native directors capture the spirit of the exhibition Hide: Skin as Material and Metaphor. Films: Gesture Down, Good Looking, Mémère Métisse, Female Rain, Writing the Land.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
Free

City Walk | Midtown Manhattan Walking Tour


New York City's best and funniest walking tour…..and it’s Free! Arguably the world's most valuable, busiest and most crowded pieces of real estate, Midtown Manhattan is what most visitors think of when they think of New York City. Home to some of the city's most iconic architecture, from Gothic to Post-Modern and from Beaux-Arts to Art Deco (lots of Art Deco). it's not difficult to understand why. But just behind the massive facades, lie facinating histories is just waiting to be peeled away.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Screening | Short Films by Native American Directors


Native directors capture the spirit of the exhibition Hide: Skin as Material and Metaphor. Films: Gesture Down, Good Looking, Mémère Métisse, Female Rain, Writing the Land.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Paintings: Carolyn Parello's Parello's New York


Renowned international artist Carolyn Parello will be showcasing her clever new series of large and powerful paintings. Parello imaginatively reinterprets some of New York’s most exciting urban landscapes with a boldly vigorous style. Her expressionistic, street-smart work has a whimsical, funky feel, that transports the viewer into the core of New York City.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Park Walk | Walk NYC


A program that encourages New Yorkers of all ages to get fit while enjoying the outdoors. With funding provided by Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield, the Park is staffed with trained walking instructors to lead walks.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Other | Great Spirit Flute Circle


Facilitated by Joelle Dannant.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Staged Reading | Shakespeare's Sprawling History Play Edward III


The Instant Shakespeare Company reads this play that focuses first on one of the causes of the Hundred Years' War between England and France: the claim of King Edward III to the French throne as the son of Isabel, the only surviving child of the French king Philip IV. The play then shifts its focus to Edward's quelling of an uprising by Scots, who had been aided by the French, and finally to the war in France in the 1340's, where the English win a glorious victory, thanks in large part to the derring-do of the king's son, Prince Edward, known as the Black Prince.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Workshop | Typing And Keyboard Basics


Hands on using wireless laptops. Learn keyboard skills and practice typing.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Book Signing | My Life on the D-List comedian Kathy Griffin signs copies of her book Official Book Club Selection


Refreshingly candid, unflinchingly honest, and full of hilarious "Did she really say that?" moments, Official Book Club Selection will make you laugh until you cry, or just puke up a little bit.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
Free

Dance Lesson | Argentine Tango Class


Come enjoy a Tango dance class. In this 45-minute class learn all the secrets of tango to be able to go out and have fun on the dance floor. All new students will also receive a free Tango music CD.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
$5

Slide Lecture | Document Your Social Movements


Perhaps we can overcome the observer-expectancy effect and properly document contemporary social movements. Daniel Tucker offers examples of large-scale artistic documentary projects undertaken to understand such movements, including: AREA Chicago (a publication and event series), Town Hall Meetings (a group interview system), and Farm Together Now (thematic interviews with activist-farmers). Join Tucker for a presentation on the approaches he has taken and on the lessons he has learned.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
$5 suggested admission

Discussion | Young Adult Books


Justin Kramon, author of Finny, Micol Ostow, author of Fashionista, meet to discuss what works in YA books, where the genre is heading, and what it even means to call something YA.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Performance | Bindlestiff Open Stage Variety Show


A spectacular night of tap dancing bears, Kung Fu juggling, clown bands, aerialists suspended above your beverage while you are carefully suspended over a body of water, sword swallowers, physical comedy, contortionists and cowboys. Hosted by Keith Bindlestiff.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
$5

Film | Roman Polanski's Academy Award Winner Rosemary's Baby (1968): That Little Devil


With John Cassavetes, Mia Farrow and Ruth Gordon. A young couple move into a new apartment, only to be surrounded by peculiar neighbors and occurrences. When the wife becomes mysteriously pregnant, paranoia over the safety of her unborn child begins controlling her life. 136 min. Preceded at 7pm by a talk from Scott Adlerberg, film connoisseur. The lawn opens at 5:00pm for blankets and picnicking. The film begins at sunset (typically between 8pm and 9pm).
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Film | Sam Raimi's Oscar Nominee Spider-Man (2002): Bitten by the Hero Bug


With Tobey Maguire, Willem Dafoe and Kirsten Dunst. When bitten by a genetically modified spider, a nerdy, shy, and awkward high school student gains spider-like abilities that he eventually must use to fight evil as a superhero after tragedy befalls his family. 121 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:30 pm
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