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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on February 19, 2010?

34 free events take place on Friday, February 19 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 February 19 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 February . 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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34 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Friday, February 19, 2010

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Workshop | Daily Instructed Meditation


Learn some serenity to cope with your busy day.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 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" Five tours daily on the hour.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:30 am
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Master Class | CANCELLED Master Class: Moebius Ensemble and Blaeu Quartet CANCELLED


A master class for student string quartets. Moebius Ensemble and Blaeu Quartet members are also in the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra of the Netherlands.
   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
$6

Tour | Times Square Tour


Learn about history of world-famous neighborhood with its 40 miles of neon supersigns, prominent theaters, and multiple megastores. Rain or shine.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Tour | Grand Central and Its Neighborhood


Discover architecture and social history of Grand Central neighborhood; learn secrets of Whispering Gallery in Grand Central Terminal; gaze upon hubcaps and roadsters on side of Chrysler Building; discover favorite Midtown Manhattan hangout of Mercury, Hercules, and Minerva; learn why Pershing Square isn’t really square; visit original Lincoln Memorial by Daniel Chester French. Award-winning tour led by urban explorer, historian, and storyteller Justin Ferate.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 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

Workshop | Featured Database: Biography Resource Center


Hands on using wireless laptops. Find information on more than 380,000 people from throughout history, around the world, and across all disciplines and subject areas. Search for a specific person by name or use biographical facts, such as occupation or nationality, to identify relevant individuals.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Slide Lecture | Harlem in Montmartre: Notes on the French Contribution to Jazz


Charles Hobson, producer of the PBS Great Performances program "Harlem in Montmartre," brings the story of the jazz age in Paris between the First and Second World Wars, a fascinating but neglected piece of African American history. Inspired by William A. Shack’s book of the same title, his documentary contains rare archival performance footage of James Europe, Josephine Baker, Sidney Bechet, Bricktop, Eugene Bullard, Django Reinhardt, and many more. Using photographs and film clips from the 1920s and 30s, Hobson discusses his film and the extraordinary role played by French artists and intellectuals in advancing the acceptance of jazz as a serious art form.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Screening | Documentary: Joe Berlinger & Bruce Sinofsky's Brother's Keeper (1992)


This documentary details the murder trial of Delbert Ward. Ward was a member of a family of four elderly brothers, working as semi-literate farmers and living together in isolation from the rest of society until William's death. A police investigation and a Medical Examiner's autopsy suggested that Bill may not have died from natural causes and Delbert was arrested on charges of second-degree murder. 105 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Concert | Prize-winning pianist performs works by Debussy, Beethoven and Schumann in a Midtown music salon


PROGRAM: Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770-1827): Sonata No. 27 in E Minor, Op. 90 Claude Debussy (1862-1918): Images Book II Robert Muczynski (b.1929): Toccata Op. 15 (1974) Robert Schumann (1810-1856): Carnaval Op. 9 Hwang is a prize-winner at Ibla Grand Prize International Competition in Italy and a winner at New York International Solo Piano Competition and MTNA Piano Competition in Michigan. She was also given a special presentation award at New York's Artist international audition. She has been actively performed numerous solo and chamber recitals and appeared as a soloist with orchestra throughout New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Austria, England, Germany as well as her native Korea. She made her New York Recital debut at Carnegie Hall in April 2001, which resulted in an engagement to perform at Merkin Concert Hall in May 2003 on the Artists International's Distinguished Alumni Series.
   New York City, NY; NYC
2:00 pm
Free

Workshop | The History behind the Collections


Discover the world of collectors and librarians behind the books, manuscripts, and special collections of the Library. Documents from the Library's archives will be on display to connect the Library's unique items with the changing world in which they were collected.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:15 pm
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Workshop | Genealogy: An Introduction


Hands on using wireless laptops. Exploring your family history? Learn how to trace your roots in this introduction to genealogy. Discover library and web resources for genealogical research. Prerequisite: internet and web searching.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:30 pm
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Lecture | The Empty City: American Film and the Imagination of Disaster


A talk by Marianna Torgovnick, Professor of English at Duke University and Director of the Duke in New York Arts and Media Program each Fall and Summer. Torgovnick is the author of six books, including the acclaimed Gone Primitive, its sequel, Primitive Passions, and an award-winning memoir called Crossing Ocean Parkway. Her most recent book The War Complex explores the memory of World War II and the imagination of destruction at the heart of modernity.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Discussion | 1741: The New York Conspiracy


Join historian Michael A. Lord for a discussion of some of the issues, events, and individuals surrounding the conspiracy of the 1741 Spanish slave insurrection and its aftermath.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Poetry Reading | 3 Poets: Joel Brouwer / Rebecca Wolff / Rachel Zucker


Joel Brouwer (pictured) is the author of three books of poems, most recently And So. Rebecca Wolff is the author of three books of poems. Her newest title is The King. Rachel Zucker is the author of four collections of poetry, most recently Museum of Accidents.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Talk | History of Bachata Music with El Senor Bolero


Dynamic radio personality Francis Mendez, known as "El Senor Bolero," brings the soothing sounds of Spanish-language ballads to thousands of radio listeners throughout the Tri-State area. In this special presentation, he recounts the history of Spanish ballads on the airwaves and shares the rhythmic Dominican sounds of today's Bachata. Presented in honor of Dominican Heritage Month, this program features special invited guests and a musical tribute to El Señor Bolero.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Discussion | Media in the Age of Obama with Gary Younge and Ian Buruma


A conversation between Younge and Buruma analyzing how the media reports on the Obama White House. How have accusations of the media's love affair with Obama affected global perceptions of American politics, the War on Terror, and the meaning of American leadership? Gary Younge is the New York correspondent for The Guardian and the author of No Place Like Home: A Black Briton's Journey Through the Deep South and Stranger in a Strange Land: Travels in the Disunited States. He is also a contributor to The Nation. Ian Buruma is currently Henry R. Luce Professor of Democracy, Human Rights, and Journalism at Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY. He is the author of Murder in Amsterdam. Buruma was awarded the 2008 international Erasmus Prize for making "an especially important contribution to culture, society or social science in Europe."
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
Free

Discussion | Pulitzer-winning architecture critic Paul Goldberger discusses his books


Goldberger in conversation with Joel Towers. Goldberger's recent books are Why Architecture Matters and Building Up and Tearing Down: Reflections on the Age of Architecture.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Workshop | The Print Factory: A Free Printmaking Workshop


Produce art on-site while handing it out to the public in an attempt to spark dialogue.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Jazz | Black Women in Jazz Featuring Majorie Eliot


Eliot honors of the contributions made to jazz music by women. The set will feature music by legendary artists Mary Lou Williams, Betty Carter, an KoKo Taylor, among others. Every Sunday for eighteen years, a jazz concert has taken place in Eliot's home in what she calls the northern tip of Harlem. The free concerts in the living room of her apartment are legendary in Harlem and an institution for jazz lovers citywide.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Poetry Reading | Robert Pinsky reads his poetry accompanied by jazz musicians


Pinsky reads from his poems with accompaniment by jazz musicians to be announced. Pinsky is the author of several collections of poetry, most recently Gulf Music: Poems and Jersey Rain. The Figured Wheel: New and Collected Poems 1966–1996 received the 1997 Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize. From 1997 to 2000, Pinsky served as the United States poet laureate and consultant in poetry to the Library of Congress. During that time, he founded the Favorite Poem Project, a program dedicated to documenting, celebrating, and expanding the role of poetry in American life. Pinsky is currently poetry editor of Slate.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Reading | Tumblr Reads: Internet Writers IRL


Join the Tumblr community for an open bar reception and live performance to celebrate writing, reading, and the art of the second draft. Writers from the popular blogging platform will share their work, make you laugh, and save the Internet from their waning attention spans. Featuring Julie Klausner, Choire Sicha, Meaghan O’Connell, Will Leitch, Emily Gould and more.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Gallery Talk | The 185th Annual: Inside the Invitational


Get an inside view of the 185th Annual. Following on the heels of the opening, Robert Berlind, a member of the selection jury, chooses a quieter moment to share his vision of the exhibition.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:45 pm
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Jazz | Blues/Jazz Band: Alex Levin Trio


Originally from Philadelphia, Levin has performed as a leader and a sideman for the last fifteen years. He has played with multiple vocalists and instrumentalists since returning to New York in 2001. He has appeared at clubs throughout the city, and can most frequently be found leading his own trio at such clubs as Kavehaz, Detour, Rue B and Night and Day. Besides leading his trio, he performs regularly with vocalists Ayana del Valle and Heather Moran. He has composed numerous pieces, and has arranged music for top vocalists, including Paulette McWilliams.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Jazz | CU Jazz Ensembles


Featuring Jazz Ensembles directed by Ole Mathisen, Don Sickler and Ben Waltzer.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
Free

Workshop | Make A Sex Education Comic


Join the editors of Not Your Mother's Meatloaf for a hands-on workshop about making comics that draw on personal sexual experiences. Saiya and Liza will chat with some of the prior contributors, and they'll be asking you dear participants to determine the theme of the next issue. Bring your pencils, your ideas, your stories, and start making meatloaf!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
$5 suggested admission

Discussion | Meredith Monk: Composer, Singer, Director & Choreographer


Monk is a creator of new opera, music theatre works and films. For more than four decades she has been influential in defining the new vocabularies of performance and media. She is a pioneer in what is now called “extended vocal technique” and “interdisciplinary performance.”
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Concert | Student Voice Ensemble Recital


PROGRAM: Julie Schoonover-"The Jewel Song" from Faust by Charles Gounod; "The Willow Song" from Ballad of Baby Doe by Douglas Moore August du Pont-It's Oh So Quiet by Hans Lang, Burt Reisfeld, and Erich Meder; "Someplace Else" from Cloud Nine by George Harrison Elaine Buynham-"Thy Hand Belinda…When I am laid in earth" from Dido and Aeneas by Henry Purcell; "Someone to Watch Over Me" from Oh, Kay! by George Gershwin Eloïse Eonnet-Ebben, n'andrò lontana, La Wally A. Catalani; Dove sono i bei momenti, Le Nozze di Figaro, Mozart Emily Buttner-Se tu m’ami by G. B. Pergolesi; "Much More" from The Fantasticks by Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt Kurt Kanazawa-"Scintille Diamant" from Les Contes d'Hoffmann by Claudes Offenbach,/br> Christina Macchiarola-"Someone Else's Story" from Chess by Tim Rice, Björn Ulvaeus, and Benny Andersson; "Adelaide's Lament" from Guys and Dolls by Frank Loesser,/br> Aditi Chakravarty-"Je dis que rien n'epouvante" from Carmen by Georges Bizet; "Art is Calling for Me" from The Enchantress by Victor Herbert This is a voice ensemble recital by students of Patrick Calleo and Sarah Wolfson. With Kimmy Szeto, Pianist.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Performance | Don't Touch Me There Comedy Show


This show has new short films and sketches, plus special guests Sean Patton (Late Night with Jimmy Fallon; Comedy Central’s Live at Gotham), Victor Varnado (Adult Swim, My Name is Earl Comedy Central's upcoming special “The Awkward Kings of Comedy”), and lots more. Hosted by Blaine Perry and Pat Stango.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Concert | The Walden Chamber Players, Versatile Chamber Group


Enjoy the Walden Chamber Players, one of the most exciting and versatile chamber groups performing today, with a contemporary classical program with works by Marcel Rubin, Pierre Jalbert, and Ivan Eroed.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Concert | Works for guitar by Boccherini and others


Performed by Nadan Lev, who won Andres Segovia Award in Santiago de Compostela (Spain) and Jerusalem Guitar Competition among others. Nadan performed throughout the U.S., Israel and Europe, including venues such as Merkin Hall, Lincoln Center, Centro Cultural Espanol Miami, John E. Marlow Guitar Series. Faculty, Lucy Moses School at Kaufman Center.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:30 pm
Free

Dance Performance | 4 Puppet Artists: Patti Bradshaw / David Neumann / Lake Simons / Basil Twist


The semi-annual food distribution benefit series Food for Thought features guest curators who have selected innovative emerging and established choreographers to present wide range of dynamic performance while benefiting the In-the-Bowery food program. Tonight features Patti Bradshaw, David Neumann, Lake Simons, and Basil Twist. Bodies or objects, what's the difference? It's still choreography. Choreographer and puppet artist Christopher Williams has asked four puppet artists to choreograph short works for dancers, puppets, and/or objects. Patti Bradshaw presents Out of Nothing. In Tough Redux, David Neumann recreated selections of Tough, the Tough, which originally premiered in 2005. He re-imagines this piece for puppet, person and voice. Text by Will Eno, sound by Hal Hartley Jane Shaw and Neumann. Choreographer Lake Simons presents Wind Set-up, a dance between objects and people. Ordinary everyday objects blown around by the wind. They settle one by one. And one by one the person uses them. A simple formula for daily living set into motion by the random placement of objects brought by the wind. Performance by Lake Simons, Yoko Myoi, and John Dyer. In stickman, Basil Twist dances with his 18" bass wood partner of 18 years, stickman. In this duet, the human body is the grounded puppet stage, and the marionette is the soul in flight.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Jazz | East West Quintet: Genre-Spanning Jazz


Originally modeled after Cannonball Adderly’s quintet, these jazz-hewn Brooklynites quickly abandoned the bop model after realizing just how good they were at exploring the spaces between genres. Expect tinges of punk, rock, and hip-hop complementing sophisticated textures of “resonating exuberance” (All About Jazz).
   New York City, NY; NYC
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