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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on August 4, 2014?

37 free events take place on Monday, August 4 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 4 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 Monday, August 4, 2014

All events are free unless otherwise noted.
        

Workshop | Morning Crunch Fitness


The Crunch Gym will be holding FREE fitness classes. Schedule: Mondays: Yoga, Sunrise Salutations Tuesdays: Breakfast Bootcamp w/ Personal Trainers Wednesdays: Wellness Wednesday with a Yoga/Pilate’s fusion Thursdays: Throwback Thursdays w/ Retro-Robics Fridays: Zumba or Dance classes
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 am
Free

Workshop | Early Morning Yoga


Join Dodge YMCA for a yoga class that integrates postures, breathing exercises, relaxation and meditation to stretch, strengthen and condition.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 am
Free

Workshop | Park FitClub: Pilates


Energize your day with a workout before work. Join park neighbor Pilates on Fifth for an al fresco mat Pilates class. Studio owners Katherine and Kimberly Corp help you target the deep muscles of the abdomen to and spine to build a strong body from the inside out. The hour-long class is paced for an energetic workout and open to all skill and age levels. Some mats will be provided, but class participants are encouraged to bring their own.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 am
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Park Walk | Central Park Tour - Middle Section


It is easy to forget that you are in a crowded city while walking through this spectacular park. This tour focuses on the middle of Central Park, seeing everything from a castle to the wild-looking Ramble. See an Ancient Egyptian obelisk and the place where Stuart Little raced his sailboat in the E.B. White children’s classic. Don’t forget to bring along your camera.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
Free

Workshop | Early Bird Game Social


Join to meet up with like-minded players interested in the same games as you. The Early Bird Game Social gives you a chance to start the day in the park, and warm up your mind with games that get you thinking like dominoes, Scrabble, cards or Boggle.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 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" Tour times: 10:00am, 1:00pm, 2:00pm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Tour | SoHo, Little Italy & Chinatown Tour


You've seen the iconic skyscrapers, attended a Broadway show, visited Lady Liberty and relaxed in Central Park. Looking for a little more of the Big Apple? Maybe it's time to visit some of Manhattan's oldest and most enchanting historic districts. Take a relaxing stroll through SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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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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11:00 am
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Workshop | Beginner Spanish Language Class


Ciao! Ola! Konnichiwa! Hola! The Park speaks Italian, Brazilian Portuguese, Japanese, and Spanish with instruction by inlingua. Learn a new language in these standalone beginner classes.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:45 am
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Workshop | Learn Juggling in the Park


Test your coordination and dexterity with free juggling lessons in the park. All skill levels are welcome to join in the fun. Equipment is provided. Lessons are weather permitting. You'll be surprised that Alex and Jordan can often be found outside tossing pins in the snow!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
Free

Park Walk | Northern Park Welcome Tour


See the Park’s northernmost highlights on this walk from Conservatory Garden along the Harlem Meer and past the North Woods. Route easy to negotiate, a few stairs. 45 minutes.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Gallery Talk | Exhibit Tour: The ABC of It: Why Children's Books Matter


Join a 45-minute docent-led tour of the ABC of It exhibition. Start times: 12:30pm, 2:30pm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Performance | Magic Mondays


Every Monday this summer, Magic Brian and his team will be onstage. Magic Brian’s internationally award-winning show has been performed in festivals around the world for the last 10 years. It is a family friendly, high-energy, and interactive comedy show with plenty of surprises.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Concert | Piano in the Park: Dan Manjovi


Dan Manjovi is an award-winning musician and composer, and a New York favorite. His song Somethin's Comin' My Way is featured in the film and soundtrack to the 2009 Oscar-award winning Lionsgate film Precious. His songs, music, and arrangements have been performed by Grace Hightower, Michael Feinstein, and Donna Summer, among others.
   New York City, NY; NYC
12:30 pm
Free

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.
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2:00 pm
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Tour | Greenwich Village Neighborhood Tour


Greenwich Village is among Manhattan's most desirable and expensive residential neighborhoods. It's history, however, betrays it's monied status. The Village, with it's quiet, shaded streets, lined with lovely brick and brownstone townhouses, was once the incubating ground of artistic, social and political movements that have helped shape US history. From the Beats to the Folk Movement, from workers rights to gay rights, the Village has often been the center of it all.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Tour | Harlem Tour


Although world famous, Harlem may be New York's best kept secret with some of the city's best architecture, food, music and people. Harlem's history is also one of the city's most dramatic, having gone through many ethnic, cultural and socioeconomic changes over the past roughly 400 years, which have resulted in a diverse array of places of worship, theaters, homes and eating establishments.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
Free

Workshop | Workshop: Protecting Your Privacy and Security


This course will cover how important it is to be safe when providing your information on the internet as well as ensuring your computer is safe from those that want to hack it.
   New York City, NY; NYC
2:30 pm
Free

Workshop | Google Drive/Docs Workshop


Learn how to create, edit and share online documents using Google's ever-evolving word processing, spreadsheet, presentation and calendar programs.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Workshop | Mah Jongg Clinic


Learn the American version of this social, strategy game hailing from China twice a month with free clinics in the park.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Performance | Performance Art: The Power of Emotion by Katherine Brook and Shonni Enelow


A new theatre piece about affect, emotion, and performance. This piece, which includes a new text by Shonni Enelow, is the result of a workshop led by Brook and Enelow at the Summer Performance Residency, the goal of which was to explore modes of acting that incite and estrange unusual expression on the stage. Showings at 6pm and 8pm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Park Walk | The High Line Tour


The area around the High Line Park was a vital business district of New York City, supplying fresh fruits, French Cheeses and Russian caviar as well as fresh meats to City markets. The hustle and bustle of the streets induced the City to elevate the railroad trains delivering goods to the commercial buildings. When interstate truck traffic made the railway outdated, it fell into ruin, only to be regenerated as a park.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Film | Documentary: Beth Harrington's The Winding Stream (2014)


A film about the dynasty at the very heart of country music traces the ebb and flow of the influence of the original Carter family — A.P., Sara, and Maybelle — and their transformation into the Carter Sisters and Mother Maybelle. The marriage of June Carter and music legend Johnny Cash cemented the family’s legacy, which continues today. 90 minutes There will also be a Q&A with the director.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:30 pm
Free

Book Discussion | Jim Baker discusses his book The Empty Glass


Lively and entertaining commentary on the loves of Marilyn Monroe. With resident film expert Scott Adlerberg and author Jim Baker.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Workshop | MS Excel 2010 for Beginners Workshop


Learn the basics of working with spreadsheets using Microsoft Excel 2010. Topics include entering data and formulas, moving and copying data, formatting & print previewing worksheets.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Author Reading | Paul W. Kahn discusses his book Finding Ourselves at the Movies: Philosophy for a New Generation


Academic philosophy may have lost its audience, but the traditional subjects of philosophy -- love, death, justice, knowledge, and faith -- remain as compelling as ever. To reach a new generation, Paul W. Kahn argues that philosophy must take up these fundamental concerns as we find them in contemporary culture. He demonstrates how this can be achieved through a turn to popular film.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:30 pm
Free

Workshop | Poetry Workshop


Ishmael Islam will focus on the process of building a poem and emphasize the writer’s choice to experiment with poetic tools. From building a freewrite into a form of a sonnet or sestina, observation of line breaks and meter to the visual effect of a poem on page, these sessions encourage an accessibility to understanding poetry through play.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
$5 suggested donation

Author Reading | Bryan Lee O'Malley reads from his book Seconds


Bryan Lee O'Malley, author and artist of the hugely bestselling 'Scott Pilgrim' graphic novel series, brings his highly anticipated new standalone, full-color graphic novel.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Staged Reading | Play Reading: Barry Leavitt and Peter Napolitano's That Way


With an important decision to make and a wedding to go to, John Domani looks back at the changes and challenges of life as a gay man over the last 50 years.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | Stephen Carter reads from his book Back Channel


The acclaimed author of The Emperor of Ocean Park discusses his latest novel, a suspenseful retelling of the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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7:00 pm
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Tour | Ghosts of Greenwich Village Tour


New York Ghost tours capture the spiritual side of the Big Apple through stories. famed explorers, native tribes, lost opportunities and political intrigue. With almost every step one takes through the West Village, one encounters the ghosts and spirits of New York City’s past. Every corner has its stories, every building has its haunted spirits.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Workshop | Outdoor Strength Training


Strength training and aerobic intervals in and around the park with local studio Brooklyn Strength. This is a fun and challenging mixed level class.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Film | Gurinder Chadha's Bend It Like Beckham (2002): Soccer Dreams


Stars: Parminder Nagra, Keira Knightley, Jonathan Rhys Meyers. An Indian family in London tries to raise their soccer-playing daughter in a traditional way, but she dreams of playing soccer professionally like her hero, David Beckham. 112 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Film | John G. Avildsen's Oscar Nominee The Karate Kid (1984): Bullied Boy Fights Back


Stars: Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita, Elisabeth Shue. A handyman/martial arts master agrees to teach a bullied boy karate and shows him that there is more to the martial art than fighting. 126 min. The lawn opens at 5:00pm for blankets and picnicking. Films begin at sunset (typically between 8pm and 9pm).
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Tour | Midtown Manhattan Night Tour


New York is a skyscraper city and there is no better time to view Manhattan’s icons than after the sun sets and the lights go on. Fueled by competition and a dash of audacity, New York City is still producing one of mankind’s most remarkable skyline. NOTE: THIS TOUR SPENDS MUCH TIME INDOORS OR IN SUBWAYS AND GREAT FOR ALL WEATHER CONDITIONS.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Performance | Nat Towsen’s Downtown Variety Hour


Host Nat Towsen (VICE, CollegeHumor) combines the disappearing, eclectic Lower Manhattan culture in which he grew up with the best of the NYC alt-comedy scene.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
$5

Workshop | Journey to the Stars


The Amateur Astronomers Association of NY will guide your eyes across the sky as you discover the wonders of the universe.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:30 pm
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Concert | Christmas Concert

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Classical Music | Works by Mozart, Dvorak and More

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