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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on August 22, 2010?

37 free events take place on Sunday, August 22 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 22 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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37 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Sunday, August 22, 2010

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Workshop | Kayaking on the Hudson


Enjoy breathtaking views of NYC while kayaking on the Hudson River. Completely free. Must know how to swim. A changing room and shower and hose to rinse off with are available. They have a limited number of locks available. Please bring your own lock.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 am
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Other | Big City Fishing


Yes, you can fish in the Hudson River! They provide rods, reels, bait and instruction. So come on down and try your luck at fishing while enjoying the warm sun and cool breezes.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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City Walk | Historic Districts Walking Tour


The tour lasts approx 2.5 hours and has a total distance of approx 2.5 miles.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Workshop | Kayaking in the City


Free kayaking. They supply a kayak, personal flotation device, and a paddle. You must be able to swim to participate in the program. Bring clothes that you don’t mind getting wet. Please no pets.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Other | Kayaking on the Hudson


Join 20-minute instructional paddles, then explore the Hudson River firsthand. Please wear a bathing suit or shorts and a t-shirt, and know how to swim. Weather permitting. Daily Weather Status: 1-646-613-0740.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Festival | NYC Volkswagen Traffic Jam


A bumper-to-bumper crop of vintage Volkswagens will be rolling onto Governors Island for a colorful car show and picnic that is open to all. Meet beetles, buses, Karmann Ghias, dune buggies, and other classic VDubs from the ‘50s – ‘70s and the drivers who love them. “People’s choice" wins this car show…and spectators attend free! So come pick your favorites and picnic on a day of cool rides, food, drink, music, events, and more.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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City Walk | Over and Under 3 Big Bridges of Brooklyn Walk


Start at the Municipal Building in Manhattan. Walk over the Brooklyn Bridge, then through Brooklyn Heights and under the bridge. Then through Dumbo, Around the Navy Yard, Fort Green Park, Williamsburg. Eat and then over the bridge back to Manhattan. Different sights each time. 6-7 level miles usually. Bring water and a hat.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
$3

Hike | Constitution Island Hike


Child friendly. Strolling, sightseeing at a gentle pace. This legendary gem on the Hudson, opposite West Point, is open only 3 weekends per summer. Bring photo ID. Expect entrance fee of $10, covering free boat rides, guided walks, or independent exploration. Amenities include shaded picnic groves, public restrooms, a gift shop in the historic Warner House, walking trails, and a hot dog vendor. Departure time is optional.(*Alternatively, meet at 10AM at parking lot at North White Plains Train Station for car pooling. Donate $5 to the driver. For this option, you must call leader in advance.)
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
$3

City Walk | Historic Orchard Street Tour


Take a journey down historic Orchard Street and discover the origins of New York's first discount retail district. The two-hour tour highlights the integral role that the shopping district has played in the history and development of the Lower East Side.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 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
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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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Fair | Street Fair


   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Fair | Street Fair


Madison Avenue 42nd - 57th Street
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Tour | “Waterways and Vistas”


Learn about the intricate design of the Park's web of pastoral landscapes and formal romantic vistas.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 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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1:00 pm
$6

Other | The Harlem Week Tri-State Junior Tennis Classic


Showcasing the best up & coming boys & girls tennis talents in the region aged from 12 to 18.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Park Walk | Walking Tours of the Park


Discover the history and horticulture of the Park. A member of the horticultural staff conducts a free walking tour of the Park. Learn about John D. Rockefeller, Jr.'s most generous gift to New York City and about the Olmsted Brothers creative genius. All tours include the Heather Garden.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Concert | Afro-Haitian Music: DJA-Rara


DJA-Rara is a very motivated cultural activist group in the Haitian community. Their mission is to preserve the culture and increase self-awareness to young Haitian Americans living across the waters and to share their music with various cultures. Rara inspires, energizes and uplifts.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Concert | Blues BBQ


Listen to Cyril Neville, Smoking Joe Kubek & Bnois King Band, Janiva Magness, The Teeny Tucker Revue, and Joe Louis Walker. Food and beverages are available for purchase.
   New York City, NY; NYC
2:00 pm
Free

Performance | Laughter in the Park 2010


A free, outdoor comedy series. NY Laughs presents two hours of comedy.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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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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Performance | Performance Art: Nelson Loskamp's Electric Chaircuts


Participants will receive a free haircut. This is the original amplified haircut performance. It is an interactive, electro-sonic, haircut. Volunteers are taped to the chair, the hair is then cut. The various implements are amplified, scissors and clippers wired to effects pedals, slung round his waist, and blasted through an amplifier strapped to his back. The whacking haircutting sounds reverberates in a trance like cacophony of seemingly random patterns, as the true stylistic nature of the volunteer is released.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Workshop | Stop-Motion Animation Workshop


Hands-on with artist-in-residence Lauren D. Kelley, this workshop will introduce visitors to the basics of animation with simple optical illusions. This workshop is suitable for all ages.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Tour | “Seneca Village”


Seneca Village was Manhattan's first known community of African-American property owners, on land that would become the Park. Tour covers the history of the village, the property owners, and what New York City was like at the time. Tour is approximately one hour.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Workshop | Introduction To Meditation


This class will cover basic meditation instruction (beginners are encouraged to practice 10 minute sessions), and a chance to ask the instructor any questions about basic meditation practice, classes and courses, meditation retreats, books to read, and other resources to support a practice.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
$5 suggested donation

Concert | Ska & Soul: The Specials / Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears / $mall Change


What better way to salute summer than with a blowout 30th anniversary show with famed rude boys, The Specials? These UK second-wave revivalists, responsible for such hits as "A Message To You," "Rudy," "Ghost Town," and "Too Much Too Young," will bring their infectious blend of ska-meets-rock steady in high, 2 Tone fashion. Austin, Texas-based Black Joe Lewis and The Honeybears (pictured) play juke-joint soul with gritty attitude and a greasy groove. With his hipbone swinging, his heart pounding and his mind in the gutter, Lewis‘ funky, supercharged gutbucket R&B is sure to spark the crowd to life. Bring your dancing shoes and prepare to get a nasty sweat on! Over the past 15 years, $mall ¢hange (aka James Dier) has done just about every type of DJ gig. From the finest lofts in Manhattan to pirate radio on the burning man playa, from afternoon museum throw-downs to after-hours Brooklyn warehouses, he is fully prepared to rock the house every time, with years of dance floor experience and skills to pay the bills. $mall ¢hange has tens of thousands of records at the ready, spanning the hit singles to the extremely obscure, in every conceivable genre and time period.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Poetry Reading | SOS: The Sunday Open Series


An open poetry reading No Sign-Up. No Time Limit. No BS.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
$3

Workshop | Zumba in the Park


Zumba is a fusion of Latin and International music, utilizing dance themes that create a dynamic, exciting and effective fitness program. The routines feature aerobic interval training with a combination of fast and slow rhythms that tone and sculpt the body.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:30 pm
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Concert | Argento Chamber Ensemble performs works by Shoenberg, Richard Strauss and others


Program: Philipp Blume, New work for string septet Arnold Schoenberg, String Septet (recently published fragment) Schoenberg, Mirror Canon in A Major for string quartet Schoenberg, Toter Winkel for string sextet Heinz Holliger, Eisblumen Eric Lyon, Sacred Amnesia for tape Richard Strauss, Metamorphosen for string septet Ben Johnston, String Quartet No. 4, “Amazing Grace” The Ensemble, conducted by Michel Galante, will inaugurate "Lunar Movements," a new series of concerts for contemporary music. A post-concert discussion will address Schoenberg’s early compositional attempts, the composer’s development, and the concerns that would ultimately lead him to Pierrot Lunaire. The discussion will introduce the basic questions of the series: what is structured composition? What is intuitive composition? What are allusions in music? Emerging American composer Philipp Blume and conductor Michel Galante will lead the commentary. The Argento Chamber Ensemble is the performance arm of the Argento New Music Project. Founded in 2000 to perform compositions embodying pressing concerns in Western music, Argento consists of 9 core members and regularly expands to up to 30 musicians. Argento has toured widely in the US and abroad, and has worked closely with leading contemporary composers.
   New York City, NY; NYC
4:00 pm
$10 suggested donation

Concert | In-Store Gig: Ras Moshe All-Stars / Lorenzo Sanguedolce & Michael Bisio


6pm - RAS MOSHE ALL-STARS 7pm - LORENZO SANGUEDOLCE & MICHAEL BISIO, a great sax & bass duo
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Staged Reading | Play Reading: Post Mortem


A reading followed by a discussion.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Theater | Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet: Dying for Love


The Hudson Warehouse presents this tragedy written early in the career of playwright William Shakespeare about two young “star-cross’d lovers” whose deaths ultimately unite their feuding families. An outdoor presentation.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Performance | Cognac Live Radio Orchestra Comedy Show


"Turn on the radio, Dad, it's Sunday!” Cognac Live Radio Orchestra presents a sweet tirade of radio plays, audio sketches, and character pieces. Experience foley effects, musical acts, and a professional dance crew bringing you a delightful live comedy hour. Free clementines.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
Pay-what-you-will admission policy

Theater | Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing: A Comedy of Two Couples


Benedick and Beatrice are engaged in a "merry war"; they both talk a mile a minute and proclaim their scorn for love, marriage, and each other. In contrast, Claudio and Hero are sweet young people who are rendered practically speechless by their love for one another. Benedick and Beatrice are tricked into confessing their love for each other, and Claudio is tricked into rejecting Hero at the altar.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Theater | Shakespeare's Macbeth: A Contemporary Interpretation


The Scottish tragedy is set in an occupied Islamic country, where Macbeth is a power-hungry U.S. Army officer, Duncan is a warlord and the Witches are local war widows. Presented by Pulse Ensemble Theatre.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Performance | Mortal Folly Theatre presents the Merely Players


Merely Players is an ongoing performance salon presented by Mortal Folly Theatre. The "greatest hits" of classical theatre are presented without sets, costumes or props - just actors telling stories. This edition of Merely Players feature the Mortal Folly company members in an evening of Shakespeare sonnets, monologues, and short scenes, including pieces from Othello, As You Like It, The Winter's Tale, Titus Andronicus and more. The evening's entertainment also includes original music by Amanda Gookin.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Concert | Rock Theater: Goodbar by Waterwell & Bambï


Reviving the lost art of the live concept album, NYC rock band Bambï teams up with downtown theatre company Waterwell to tackle one of the most controversial pop culture artifacts from the 70s, Looking For Mr. Goodbar. Taking inspiration from both the film starring Diane Keaton and the novel by Judith Rossner, Bambï and Waterwell explore the timeless themes of sexuality, independence and persona as seen refracted through a disco ball. Join Bambï and Waterwell as they take on this dark classic, celebrating New York in all its grim glamour.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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