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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on February 15, 2011?

41 free events take place on Tuesday, February 15 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 15 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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41 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Tuesday, February 15, 2011

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Other | Ice Skating in the Heart of the City


Bring your own skates and skate for free in the heart of the city.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 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" Five tours daily on the hour.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:30 am
Free

Screening | Animated Short Films on Native Americans


Featuring: The Visit, Čurte-Nillas: The (Short) Movie, In This Manner, I Am, Waseteg, How Birds Got Their Song, Little Thunder, Weichafes - 500 Años de Historia: Mito del Diluvio, Mapuche/Weichafes - 500 Years of History: The Mapuche Myth of the Flood, and Wapos Bay: Guardians. Starts at 10:30am, 11:45am, 1:00pm, and 3:00pm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 am
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.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
$6

Jazz | The Gotham Jazzmen


Dixieland jazz.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
Free

Park Walk | “Views from the Past” Tour


As you promenade through the heart of the Park, imagine yourself living in 19th Century New York City. Learn about the Park's history and how its designers, Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux, struggled to create the magnificent "Greensward" for the enjoyment of all. Tour lasts approximately one hour.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
Free

Talk | African Textiles


Learn about the significance and importance of textiles used throughout African culture such as Kente, Adinkra, and Mud cloth.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:15 pm
Free

Concert | Cello and Piano Works by Bach, Haydn, Mendelssohn, Beethoven and Brahms


Program: J. S. Bach – Suite No. 5 for Solo Cello, BWV 1011 F. J. Haydn – Sonata in C Major, Hob XVI/50 F. Mendelssohn – Song Without Words for Cello and Piano in D Major, Op. 109 L. V. Beethoven – Sonata for Cello & Piano in A Major, Op. 69 J. Brahms – Sonata for Cello and Piano in E Minor, Op. 38 Featuring Charles Meta Weiss, cello & Tanya Gabrielian, piano.
   New York City, NY; NYC
12:30 pm
Free

Tour | Downtown: Where New York Began Tour


A tour of Downtown — its history, architecture, and art, and its fascinating denizens. Tour includes Federal Hall, the U.S. Stock Exchange, Trinity Church, Fraunces Tavern, U.S. Custom House, and Bowling Green. Led by a professional tour leader. Adults, please bring photo ID.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
$10 suggested donation

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

Discussion | Arts & Minds: Connecting Art & Well-Being


Join us for a lively discussion of the current exhibitions during a guided tour designed for people with dementia and their caregivers. People living with memory problems report that art conversations and workshops contribute to their well-being in many ways. Looking and discussing art together is stimulating and inspiring, and making art can improve your mood and reduce stress.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
Free

Workshop | Beading Techniques Demonstration


With Cody Harjo.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Workshop | Cell Phone Buying Guide


Hands on using wireless laptops. Learn about the wide range of mobile devices available today, from standard messaging phones to cutting-edge smartphones, their service providers, and monthly service plans.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:30 pm
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Gallery Talk | Guided Tour of the Exhibition Alpine Desire


A guided tour with co-curator Andreas Stadler. Find out everything you've always wanted to know about the exhibition! Alpine Desire examines the various desires associated with and the abysses hiding behind the cultural-historical subject of the Alps and the “alpine”. It juxtaposes art-historical icons of 19th century Romanticism and early 20th century paintings with contemporary art from Austria and the United States.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Talk | Genealogy Technology: An Introduction and Selection Guide


David M. Kleiman, co-founder and chair of the New York Computers and Genealogy Special Interest Group, takes a look at how genealogy database software can help – storing names and dates, to organizing research, to sharing charts and books withfamily. This program is designed for participants to learn how to judge their own needs and requirements in choosing or upgrading this primary genealogical tool. Offered from a truly independent viewpoint, we look at the top three or four most popular genealogical database programs currently available.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:30 pm
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Author Reading | Jane Tylus and Troy Tower discusses Gaspara Stampa: The Complete Poems


An evening celebrating the publication of this biligual edition. The first complete translation of Stampa into English, this volume collects all of her passionate and lyrical verse. The presentation will be in English. A dramatic reading of some poems in the original Italian will be performed by Mica Bagnasco Hadar.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Workshop | Meditation at the Library


Sahaja Yoga Meditation is a holistic approach to living in balance. The simple technique gives the experience of inner silence, calm and contentment. Sahaja Yoga is an inner yoga (connection), meaning no mental or physical effort is required. Whatever the issue is facing us - frustration, anger, anxiety, bad habits, loneliness - Sahaja Yoga Meditation awakens a vibrant energy within each of us that empowers us to achieve our genuine self-expression and fulfillment. Classes are taught by experience volunteers. Come join instructors Aldo Alvarez and Shail Pandya. Share relaxation techniques!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Talk | Play=Design=Learning


Designer Tucker Viemeister will discuss his belief that in order to succeed today designers need to play with all kinds of complex and contradictory factors. Viemeister is co-founder of the LAB at the design and architecture firm Rockwell Group. The LAB experiments with interactive digital technology—blurring the line between the physical and virtual. Prior to joining Rockwell Group, Viemeister helped launch Frog, Springtime USA, Razorfish and Smart Design, where he led the design of the widely-acclaimed Oxo “GoodGrips” universal kitchen tools.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Gallery Talk | Resident artist Adam Burthom talks about his work


The chance to hear current resident Adam Burthom reflect on his month-long relocation to New York City from the remote countryside of County Sligo, Ireland. Having traversed all five boroughs of the city, he will talk about his expectations before arrival and the reality of being in New York for the first time.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Student Exhibition: Ostracon


An exhibition of work by students in the MFA Illustration as Visual Essay Department based on the short story “Ostracon” by Alex Rose.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Lecture | Ten Things Wrong with Environmental Thought and What We Can Do to Change Them


A lecture by Professor Liam Heneghan, an environmental scientist teaching at DePaul University who asks if the environmentalism that we have received from the foundational figures in environmental thought provides us with the proper ground for an appropriate response to today's ecological problems. In a series of ten provocations he suggests we need a radical reassessment of our understanding of people's relation to the natural world.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Author Reading | Ariel Sabar reads from his book Heart of the City: Nine Stories of Love and Serendipity on the Streets of New York


Intrigued by the romance of his own parents, Sabar tells the true stories of nine ordinary couples – from the 1940s to the present – whose matchmaker was the City of New York. Audience members are encouraged to bring stories to share. Sabar’s first book, My Father’s Paradise, won the National Book Critics Circle Award for Autobiography.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Gallery Talk | Artist Talk with Cori Olinghouse


Olinghouse cross-cuts imagery from performances by eccentric dancers of the 20's and 30's, Buster Keaton, Vaudeville, post-modern dance, dada, Bauhaus, and vogue. Formal topics span these related influences, as she explores her current structuring interests.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Workshop | Microsoft Office 2003: MS Excel 1


Hands on using wireless laptops. Learn the basics of working with spreadsheets using Microsoft Excel 2003. 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 | Mosette Broderick discusses her book Triumvirate: McKim, Mead & White - Art, Architecture, Scandal and Class in America's Gilded Age


A fascinating saga of the most influential architectural firm of America’s Gilded Age, the author details the dazzling rise of Charles McKim, William Mead, and Stanford White–three powerful figures who created many of America’s major monuments including New York's Pennsylvania Station, Boston Public Library, Columbia University campus and Low Memorial Library, and the Brooklyn Museum, among many others. The architectural and social historian weaves together the strands of biography and urban history, highlighting, the story of America in an era of transition from an unsophisticated young country, the role of architecture in social status, and the arrival of artists as an accepted class in American society.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Discussion | Writing for Children Forum: Melanie Hope Greenberg


Greenberg is the author and illustrator, most recently, of Mermaids on Parade and illustrator of The Wind’s Garden. Her art career began in 1981, when UNICEF chose her work for their greeting cards. Her illustrations now appear in many children’s picture books, six of which she has written. She serves on the steering committee of the Metro New York chapter of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators. Moderated by Deborah Brodie, freelance editor, book doctor, and writing coach.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
$5

Author Reading | Brian Greene reads from his book The Hidden Reality: Parallel Universes and the Deep Laws of the Cosmos


The bestselling author of The Elegant Universe takes readers on a tour of the cutting-edge science that is changing the way we see our world.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Film | Bryan Poyser’s Lovers of Hate (2010): A New Indie Comedy


A dark comedy about two brothers who are in love with the same woman. 93 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
$5

Discussion | How to Make a Living as a Filmmaker, or How to Make a Living and Still Be a Filmmaker


You’ve completed your school work and made a few films in school, and now you need to figure out your next steps. What career options exist for filmmakers? How can you develop and raise money for a film project and still cover your living expenses? This panel addresses these questions and provides examples and answers relevant to all makers of film and other media. Panelists include filmmakers and industry professionals to be announced.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Workshop | Introduction To Meditation


With Yuri Dhara.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
$10 suggested donation

Author Reading | James Redfield discusses his book The Twelfth Insight


Redfield, screenwriter, film producer and author of the bestseller The Celestine Prophecy, reads from and talks about his latest book, a work that envisions a secret approach to spirituality.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | Julie Burstein & Kurt Anderson discuss their book Spark: How Creativity Works


Over the past ten years, artists, writers and musicians have been interviewed by Kurt Anderson in his public radio show, Studio 360, about creativity. Tonight, the show's producer, and Anderson himself, discuss their book.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Performance | Performance-lecture that uses both cinematic narrative and the artist’s own voice


Artist Marcelline Delbecq will give a performance-lecture that uses both cinematic narrative and the artist’s own voice to create an uncanny world where texts, turned into sound, inspire mental images shifting from description to fiction and from past to present. She was in residency at Le Pavillon, Palais de Tokyo, in Paris in 2005; and was the French resident at Triangle in Brooklyn in 2007 - 2008.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
Free

Performance | Pitch! Storytelling Show


A live storytelling show with a twist. Four established storytellers will perform for the audience, but will simultaneously be "pitching" their ideas to the editor of a magazine or a producer from a popular TV show or network. The editor will give their input after each story, and even a possible yes or no. Hosts Greg Walloch & Mark Allenwill act as emcees, keeping things moving at an irreverent, funny pace, poking fun at the publishing and entertainment industry itself, and the very idea of "pitching" and "being published."
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | Stacy Pershall reads from her book Loud in the House of Myself


Growing up in a small town, Stacy Pershall was the square peg amongst round holes and an personal accompaniment of eating disorders, jesus freakery, and bipolar episodes. Her mental disorders were solved by combining tattooing and a therapeutic program for borderline personality disorders - but only after her failed suicide was broadcast on the internet. Join Pershall reading from her memoir about, um, her strange self.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Performance | Student Graduation Comedy Show


Tonight, brilliant students take the stage. The legends of tomorrow show you they're actually the stars of today.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
$5

Screening | Dancing Scenes through the Cinema Lens


Now That’s Dancing! Memorable films of the great dancers. Some of the dance numbers that appeared in films -- including some old films that you may never have seen – must be seen to be believed. We’ll see memorable performances by the Nicholas Brothers, Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, and Gene Kelley, in addition to some stirring ensemble dancing. Wait until you see the gravity-defying dances of “Whitey’s Lindy Hoppers” in Hellzapoppin (1941).
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:30 pm
Free

Open Mike | Penny's Open Mic


Spoken word artists, musicians, comedians, and other creative folks are invited to put their two cents in at this gathering hosted by Penny Pollak.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 pm
$3

Performance | Skinny Bitch Jesus Meeting Comedy Show


Comedy from the cement bosom of New York Titty. Fresh from a summer tour which included a run at the Capital Fringe in Washington DC (Washington Post Editors' Pick!), an outdoor music festival in Cincinnati (Guy on Shrooms Pick!), an Off Broadway stint at 59E59 (Upper East Side Grey Haired Lady glared through the show, but didn't walk out!) and finally a second smash year at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival! Katie "Jumping Bear" Hartman and Leah "Shitty Leah" Rudick are back with loads of haggis and Scottish heroin (also known as 'injectable fish n chips').
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:30 pm
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Jazz | 5/5/5 After Hours Set


A great way to hear some of the most talented young lions of jazz while enjoying spectacular views of Manhattan.
   New York City, NY; NYC
11:00 pm
$5 cover, $5...

Performance | Bring It! Stand-Up Open Mike


Jay Welch hosts this stand up comedy open mic. Sign up and you can be a part of the show! Each week, Jay and his special guests will be joined by 10 additional acts whose names will be drawn from the golden bowl of destiny. Win "joke of the night" and you are guaranteed a slot on the following Tuesday.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 pm
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