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50 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Wednesday, August 27, 2014

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Editor's Picks

free events nyc Donald L. Miller discusses his book Supreme City: How Jazz Age Manhattan Gave Birth to Modern America
free events nyc Jimmy Owens, Jazz Trumpeter
free events nyc Oscar-Nominated Documentary: Jeff Orlowski's Chasing Ice (2012)
free events nyc Double Feature: Umberto D. / Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer
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Workshop | Park FitClub: Boot Camp with The Rise NYC


Energize your day with a workout before work. Join The Rise NYC, a community-driven pop-up fitness group, ... more >> for a Boot Camp. Rotations through exercises like crunches, planks, push-ups, burpees, and mountain climbers ensure a mixture of cardio and strength training that will keep you coming back - and seeing results. No equipment necessary; smiles and high-fives encouraged. Rain or shine.
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6:30 am
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Workshop | Morning Crunch Fitness


The Crunch Gym will be holding FREE fitness classes. Schedule: Mondays: Yoga, Sunrise Salutations ... more >> 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
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7:00 am
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Park Walk | Central Park Tour


Stroll through the park and tell the epic story of New York's green oasis. Once described as the lungs ... more >> of the city, Central Park brings a breath of fresh air to New York's crowded urban terrain. What started out as the rocky and desolate northern fringes of a rapidly expanding city is today amongst the world's most famous and beloved public parks. Originally intended to bring people of all walks of life together -- a people's park -- Central Park lives up to it's original designs. With over 843 acres of meadows, hills, ball fields and bodies of water, it's impossible not to find
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10:00 am
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Workshop | Chess, Checkers and Board Games


Stop by to play some brain games like chess, checkers, and other board games. All Ages.
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10:00 am
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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 ... more >> 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.
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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 ... more >> 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.
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10:00 am
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Tour | Greenwich Village Neighborhood Tour


Greenwich Village is among Manhattan's most desirable and expensive residential neighborhoods. It's history, ... more >> 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.
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10:00 am
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Workshop | Photoshop for Beginners


A two-hour crash course in the basics of using Photoshop. Topics covered include layers, fixing blemishes, ... more >> combining images, and exporting images for a variety of uses.
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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 ... more >> of this great sacred space from 1892 to the present.
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11:00 am
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Workshop | Elements of Nature Drawing


Enjoy drawing nature in the parks and gardens with an artist/educator. Materials provided.
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11:00 am
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Tour | Experience Fort Jay: An Island Star


About 30 minutes. Fortify your mind! Tour one of the best examples of classic star-shaped fort design ... more >> anywhere in the country, including the oldest structure on the island. Tours on the half hour.
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11:30 am
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Tour | Explore Castle Williams Tour


Explore Castle Williams and get some history in the round at the best-preserved circular fortification ... more >> in the nation. Tours on the half hour. About 30 minutes long.
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11:30 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 ... more >> 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!
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12:00 pm
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Concert | Lunchtime Concert: Celebrating Richard Tucker


12:00 – 2:00 - Opera Collective
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12:00 pm
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Workshop | Lunchtime Reset: 30-Minute Moving Meditation


A mid-day, 30-minute moving mediation. Take your lunch break in the garden, and breathe. No mat or clothing ... more >> change required.
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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.
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12:30 pm
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Concert | Piano in the Park: Daryl Sherman


Equally at home in the world of jazz and cabaret, singer/pianist Daryl Sherman is internationally acclaimed ... more >> for a stellar 14-year run at the Waldorf-Astoria where she played Cole Porter's Steinway. Sherman has performed at The Algonquin's Oak Room, being touted "someone who fits the room like Derek Jeter fits the Yankees" (Village Voice).
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12:30 pm
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Gallery Talk | Infinity of Nations Guided Tour


A Museum Ambassador gives a 45-minute free guided tour through the permanent exhibition.
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1:00 pm
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Tour | Cathedral Tour


Explore the Cathedral's newly cleaned and restored Nave. Learn about the art, architecture and history ... more >> of this great sacred space from 1892 to the present.
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1:00 pm
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Jazz | Midday Jazz


A jazz concert for the midtown community. These popular midday concerts feature well-regarded artists. ... more >> The programming is overseen by jazz pianist Ronny Whyte.
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1:00 pm
$10 suggested donation

Workshop | Workshop: Saving and Recovering Data


Learn about the various types and components of computers, including basic computer terminology, an overview ... more >> of operating systems, and popular software applications.
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1:00 pm
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Workshop | Mutual Funds and ETFs


This class clarifies the differences between mutual funds and ETFs. It explains concepts such as net ... more >> asset value and capital gains distributions, and demonstrate how to read a mutual fund statement.
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1:15 pm
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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 ... more >> 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.
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2:00 pm
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Workshop | Figure Al Fresco: Drawing Outdoors


Learn figure drawing outdoors with a clothed model and an artist/educator. Materials provided.
   New York City, NY; NYC
2:30 pm
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Hike | Hike through History


About 90 minutes. See the whole history of the island in one go. The most comprehensive program takes ... more >> you to nearly every highlight in the historic district. Visitors should be prepared to stand for a full 90 minutes and walk a distance of about 1.5 miles.
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2:30 pm
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Workshop | Twitter Basics


Learn about the online social networking Twitter.
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3:00 pm
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Workshop | SmartArt Graphic Tools Using MS Power Point 2010


Learn to use SmartArt graphic tools to create visual representations of your information and ideas on ... more >> MS Power Point 2010.
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3:15 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, ... more >> 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.
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4:00 pm
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Workshop | MS Publisher 2010 for Beginners Workshop


Learn desktop publishing basics using Microsoft Publisher 2010. Topics include creating flyers, brochures, ... more >> business cards, and more.
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4:30 pm
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Workshop | MS Excel 2010 for Beginners Workshop


Learn the basics of working with spreadsheets using Microsoft Excel 2003. Topics include entering data ... more >> and formulas, moving and copying data, formatting & print previewing worksheets.
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5:00 pm
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Concert | Black Bottom Revue, a Rock 'n' Roll Cabaret


Featuring Tamar-kali.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
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Book Discussion | Book Group: The Botany of Desire by Michael Pollan


Plant your interest in this book by Michael Pollan about the fascinating life of plants.
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6:00 pm
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Workshop | Volleyball After Work


Leave your workday behind and join other adults for good-natured and fun pick-up games of VOLLEYBALL ... more >> overlooking the Hudson River. Everyone gets to play. Participants will also learn the basic rules and strategies of volleyball. Scorekeeper and volleyballs are provided. No experience is necessary.
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6:00 pm
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Film | Chinese Documentary: Gu Tao's The Last Moose of Aoluguya (2013)


For five years, filmmaker Gu Tao followed Weijia, a member of the Ewenti minority group with a dwindling ... more >> population in northern China. The charismatic and yet often drunk herdsman/hunter wanders in the woods, releasing moose from wire traps set by antler traders, singing his heart out, and getting completely wasted. 100 min. In Chinese with English subtitles. Q&A to follow with cinematographer Zhao Jiewei.
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Slide Lecture | Donald L. Miller discusses his book Supreme City: How Jazz Age Manhattan Gave Birth to Modern America


This illustrated lecture is the story of Manhattan’s growth and transformation in the 1920s and the ... more >> brilliant people behind it. Nearly all of the makers of modern Manhattan came from elsewhere. It transports the audience to that time and to the city which outsiders embraced.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:30 pm
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Video | SummerJam Music Video Mix


Featuring: George Barber, Robert Beatty, Stephen Beck, Ginny Benson, Cheryl Donegan, Maura Jasper, Cynthia ... more >> Maughan, Jon Rafman, Pipilotti Rist, Trevor Shimizu, Tom Thayer, and C. Spencer Yeh. Continuing the tradition of its annual summer group shows, this is a free evening spotlighting emerging artists alongside recent and historical works from the EAI collection. This program is structured like a late-summer mixtape rallying against the fleeting season: a deftly sequenced flow of bangers, classics, deep cuts, and hidden gems.
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6:30 pm
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Talk | The Marriage of Latin Music and Jazz


In celebration of City Parks Foundation’s Charlie Parker Jazz Festival, join Joe Conzo Sr. for a discussion ... more >> of Dizzy Gillespie, Tito Puente, Machito, and other great musical artists from the early 1930’s to the present that brought Latin music and jazz together. Joe Conzo Sr. is a Latin music historian, Tito Puente’s publicist and confidant, and author of Mambo Diablo: My Journey with Tito Puente. Conzo will play rare live recordings of Charlie Parker with the Machito Orchestra from his private collection. Q & A to follow.
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6:30 pm
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Tour | Wednesday Night Tour: A Key to the Continent


Historian Barnet Schecter walks you through how the East River acted as a strategic hub in the American ... more >> Revolution and the Civil War.
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6:30 pm
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Workshop | Yoga: Evening Salute to the Sun


End your day with relaxing Hatha yoga in a beautiful sunset setting. Suitable for all fitness levels. ... more >> Please wear loose, comfortable clothing and bring your own mat.
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6:30 pm
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Jazz | Jimmy Owens, Jazz Trumpeter


Jimmy Owens (born 1943) is a jazz trumpeter, composer, arranger, lecturer, and educator. He has played ... more >> with Lionel Hampton, Charles Mingus, Hank Crawford, Dizzy Gillespie, Count Basie, Herbie Mann, among many others.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
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Film | Oscar-Nominated Documentary: Jeff Orlowski's Chasing Ice (2012)


Follow National Geographic photographer James Balog across the Arctic as he deploys time-lapse cameras ... more >> designed for one purpose: to capture a multi-year record of the world's changing glaciers. 76 Minutes
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
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Author Reading | Peter Mendelsund reads from his book What We See When We Read


PETER MENDELSUND is the associate art director of Alfred A. Knopf and a recovering classical pianist. ... more >> His designs have been described by The Wall Street Journal as being “the most instantly recognizable and iconic book covers in contemporary fiction.” He lives in New York.
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Workshop | Sunset Pilates


Join Lou Cornacchia, founder of Cobble Hill’s Body in Balance Studio, for an Intermediate Pilates Mat ... more >> Class. Students will learn proper technique, core muscle strength, spinal alignment and shoulder stabilization. Classes are open to ages 16. Students should bring a good thick mat and a Dynaband. Pilates experience is suggested.
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7:00 pm
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Dancing | ¡Arriba! Community Dance Party


Grab your friends and bring your dancing shoes – evenings of live Latin music and dancing are returning ... more >> this summer. Inspired by the guajiro musical rhythms of Cuba, Nu D’Lux of New York City offers a funky mix of son montuno, rumba, danzon, and timba styles to close out the ¡Arriba! series.
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7:00 pm
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Dance Performance | Augur, 'a Collaborative, Site-Situated Traveling Performance Experiment'


Co-conceived, directed and performed by dance artists Maré Hieronimus and Nicole Nigro, and sound artist ... more >> Cory Neale with additional collaborating Performers to be announced. This performance is an open dress rehearsal.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:30 pm
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Film | Classic Silent Film: F.W. Murnau's Nosferatu (1922)


Vampire Count Orlok expresses interest in a new residence and real estate agent. 81 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:00 pm
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Film | Documentary: Megumi Sasaki's Herb and Dorothy 50x50 (2013)


A follow-up to the documentary Herb & Dorothy that captures an ordinary couple's extraordinary gift of ... more >> art to the nation as they close the door on their life as collectors. 86 minutes
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Film | Double Feature: Umberto D. / Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer


UMBERTO D. , 1952, 88 mins. Directed by Vittorio De Sica. - A neorealist masterpiece from De Sica (The ... more >> Bicycle Thief), Umberto D. is bursting with life – a heartfelt tale of a man struggling to hold onto his dignity in the face of ageism and a changing, postwar Italy. PUSSY RIOT: A PUNK PRAYER, 2013, 88 mins. Directed by Maxim Pozdorovkin and Mike Lerner. - Russian punk-rock activists Pussy Riot – Katia, Masha, and Nadia – stage a balaclava-masked performance at a Moscow cathedral (protesting the head of the Orthodox Church for supporting Putin’s campaign) and earn the wrath of the regime. Maxim Pozdorovkin will be in attendance.
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:00 pm
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Screening | Summer HD Festival: Verdi’s Falstaff, conducted by James Levin


James Levine conducts Robert Carsen’s acclaimed new production, starring Ambrogio Maestri in the title ... more >> role. The stellar ensemble cast includes Angela Meade as Alice and Stephanie Blythe as Mrs. Quickly.
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:00 pm
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Workshop | Journey to the Stars


The Amateur Astronomers Association of NY will guide your eyes across the sky as you discover the wonders ... more >> of the universe.
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