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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on July 3, 2013?

40 free events take place on Wednesday, July 3 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 July 3 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 July . 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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40 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Wednesday, July 3, 2013

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Workshop | Sunrise Tai Chi Class


With ith Robert Martinez, certified Tai Chi Instructor. Try something new. Suitable for all levels. Wear comfy clothing and bring water. Rain and weather/air advisory cancels.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 am
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Workshop | Spring Into Yoga


Teachers trained in different styles will be giving classes throughout the afternoon, with the scenic park lake in the background. Please bring your own mat, as there will be none provided.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:30 am
$10 suggested donation...

Workshop | Catch & Release Fishing


Grab a pole and relax on the Harlem Meer while you wait for a bite from one of the many species of fish that live in its diverse aquatic ecosystem! Poles available to borrow; must release fish after catching them. Free for families and individuals; groups larger than 5 must reserve at least 2 weeks in advance. Adult with photo I.D. must accompany all children.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Hike | Hiking Through History: Governors Island’s Historic District


Join the National Park Service for a hike through the National Historic Landmark District on Governors Island. Park rangers will guide you on a 1.5-mile, 1.5-hour tour through over 200 years of history in one of New York’s most historic and beautiful places. Tours begin with the arrival of 10am Manhattan ferry.
   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

Workshop | Elements of Nature Drawing


Enjoy drawing nature in the parks and gardens with an artist/educator. Materials provided.
   New York City, NY; NYC
11:00 am
Free

Workshop | Park Pétanque


Learn to play pétanque, the popular European game anchored in precision, patience, and camaraderie from members of La Boule New Yorkaise, NYC’s championship-winning club.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 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: 11:15 a.m., 12:00 p.m., 12:45 p.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:15 p.m., and 3:00 p.m.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:15 am
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Concert | Avery*Sunshine, a Tremendous Voice with Keyboard Skills to Match


A consummate musician in the mold of Aretha Franklin, soul and gospel artist Avery*Sunshine has a tremendous voice with keyboard skills to match. Raised on church music, Sunshine has grown into a versatile performer, with stints as varied as the 2008 Democratic National Convention, recording with jazz musicians Christian McBride and Roy Ayers, singing on the soundtrack to the film The Fighting Temptations, and opening for B.B. King in London. Whatever the outlet, her message is one of healing, which she delivers with fire and passion.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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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
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Park Walk | Get Fortified: Exploring Castle Williams and Fort Jay


Learn about the rich histories of Fort Jay and Castle Williams, two of the best-preserved forts of their era, on this 1.5-hour walking tour. Explore the depths of the powder magazine and the cells of Castle Williams and climb to the castle’s roof and take in a grand panoramic view of New York Harbor. Tours begin with the arrival of the 12:15pm Manhattan ferry.
   New York City, NY; NYC
12:15 pm
Free

Concert | Bach at Noon


The keyboard works of Johann Sebastian Bach offered in 30-minute meditations.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:20 pm
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Tour | Grand Central Terminal Tour


Tour of this magnificent Beaux-Arts landmark.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
$10 suggested donation

Jazz | Junior Mance, International Jazz Hall of Fame Pianist


Junior Mance is an international jazz musician who has performed with jazz greats such as Dizzy Gillespie, Dinah Washington, and Lester Young. He was inducted into the International Jazz Hall of Fame in 1997. When not traveling, Junior can be found every Sunday performing at Cafe' Loup in NYC.
   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

Jazz | Midtown Jazz


A jazz concert for the midtown community. These popular midday concerts feature well-regarded artists. The programming is overseen by jazz pianist Ronny Whyte.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
$10 suggested donation

Dance Performance | Rashaun Mitchell & Silas Riener perform r e v e a l


r e v e a l is a site-specific dance work. It includes transformation, nature, magic, latex, flaying, ecstasy, skin, hair, creatures, monsters, fantasy, aggression, impulses, the future, peristalsis, masks, perception, articulation, control, freedom, exertion, underwater trees, silk, minotaurs, semiotics, aliens, animals, sorcery, urgency, agency, fluency, and the translational acts of communicating through space and movement.
   New York City, NY; NYC
1:30 pm
Free

City Walk | Greenwich Village 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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City Walk | 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
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Tour | Lower Manhattan Tour


It is here, as much as anywhere, where American history started. It's where the first US Congress assembled and produced the Bill of Rights and where President George Washington took his first oath of office. It's here where the world's most important stock exchange and one of the most famous bridges stand. And it is here where an unspeakable tragedy took place and where a rebirth is underway.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Tour | Subway Art Tour


Many people think of the New York City subway as one of the largest, most efficient, if not the cleanest mass transit systems in the world. Few, however, think of it as the largest and longest art gallery on the planet. Well, they don't know what they are missing. This lively walking AND subway riding tour visits over a dozen subway stations to experience a selection of these striking often whimsical works that go largely unnoticed by the general public.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Hike | Hiking Through History: Governors Island’s Historic District


Join the National Park Service for a hike through the National Historic Landmark District on Governors Island. Park rangers will guide you on a 1.5-mile, 1.5-hour tour through over 200 years of history in one of New York’s most historic and beautiful places. Tours begin with the arrival of 2:15pm Manhattan ferry.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:15 pm
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Workshop | Figure Al Fresco


Learn figure drawing outdoors with a clothed model and an artist/educator. Materials provided.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:30 pm
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Opera | You, My Mother, a Chamber Opera by Two-Headed Calf and Yarn/Wire


An elusive investigation into the ever-shifting relationships between mothers and their adult children. Under the direction of Two-Headed Calf co-founder Brooke O’Harra, the two composer/playwright teams of Brendan Connelly with Karinne Keithley-Syers and Rick Burkhardt with Kristen Kosmas create a strange and flickering event that draws upon reminiscences and observations of their own mothers. Performed by a quartet of singer/performers including Gelsey Bell, Beth Griffith, Laryssa Husiak, and Mike Mikos, and the new music ensemble Yarn/Wire.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Tour | US Customs House Building Tour


A Museum Ambassador provides a 45-minute in-depth look at the unique architecture and design of the Alexander Hamilton Customs House.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Book Discussion | Book Group: To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee


A gripping, heart-wrenching, and wholly remarkable tale of coming-of-age in a South poisoned by virulent prejudice, it views a world of great beauty and savage inequities through the eyes of a young girl, Scout, as her father, Atticus Finch -- a crusading local lawyer-- risks everything to defend a black man unjustly accused of a terrible crime.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:30 pm
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Opening Reception | (Un) Real, a College Show


Exhibiting artists include Donna Cappel, Hye Yong Chung, Ching Huey Juang, Brian Lee, Grace Lee, Kate Morris, Doris Peterson, Elyssa Shafran, Olivia Takats, Aaron Taylor and Yan Xing. Curated by Rose Viggiano and presented by the MAT Art Education Department.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Concert | Bluegrass: The Grascals / Joy Kills Sorrow


The Grascals are among the most beloved and acclaimed bands on today’s bluegrass scene, having won SPBGMA’s Bluegrass Band of the Year award in 2010, the International Bluegrass Music Association’s Emerging Artist of the Year award in 2005 and earning its Entertainer of the Year honor for both 2006 and 2007. Joy Kills Sorrow brings together an eclectic mix of musicians who each have classical and/or jazz conservatory training, though collectively, they ambitiously utilize their years of study to hone a new acoustic territory yet discovered by many of today’s top artists. Bring a blanket for lawn seating; no chairs are allowed.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
Free

Concert | Broken Reed Saxophone Quartet performs jazz and classical music


Four saxophones on a mission to play a highly entertaining and original mix of music with jazz and classical musical influences.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Park Walk | Central Park Sunset Tour


Join Free Tours by Foot as they stroll through the park and tell the epic story of New York's green oasis. Once described as the lungs 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 something to enjoy in Central Park.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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City Walk | The High Line Sunset 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. Reservations Required RESERVE NOW
   New York City, NY; NYC
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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, fun, and cooperative pick-up games of VOLLEYBALL in the beautiful outdoors 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.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Gallery Talk | Artists Talk: Paula Garcia and Elan Jurado


Artists Paula Garcia and Elan Jurado of the exhibition La Bienal 2013: Here Is Where We Jump delve into the limits of the human body.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Slide Lecture | Pulitzer winner Charlene Mires discusses her book Capital of the World: The Race to Host the United Nations


This illustrated lecture tells the story of how the United Nations selected Manhattan as their home (Manhattan happened to be the last place on the UN's list). Cities from around the country and Canada all passionately pitched the UN--many coming up with over-the-top presentations and PR campaigns--giving rise to the post WWII boosterism that defined that era.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Workshop | Shape Up NYC


Shape Up NYC, a free citywide fitness program offered by NYC Parks in partnership with Equinox, NYC Service and Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield, brings you Nia, a sensory-based movement practice that draws from martial arts, dance and yoga. Bring your own mat. Classes are limited to 75 people on a first come, first served basis.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Workshop | Warrior Fitness Class


Join multi-dimensional fitness instructor, Jodi DeCrenza - The Warrior - for a total body workout incorporating the body's natural resistance, yoga, and cardio using light bands and the elements of the earth. You'll build core stability, lean muscle, and gain a life balance. No equipment is necessary for the class. All levels of fitness are welcome.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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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. Please wear loose, comfortable clothing and bring your own mat.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Film | Barry Shear's Across 110th Street (1972): Trying to Stop a Gang War


Stars Frank Adu, Anthony Franciosa, Yaphet Kotto. Two New York City cops go after amateur crooks who are trying to rip off the Mafia and start a gang war. 102 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Concert | Nona Hendryx, Grammy-Nominated Pop & Funk Singer


Nona Hendryx’s legendary career spans six decades of sound and style evolution. Longtime Hendryx fans know her as one of the founding members of the Doo-Wop girl group Patti LaBelle & the Bluebelles. When the British invasion of Rock & Roll took over, the Bluebelles grew afros and reinvented themselves as the iconic funk group Labelle, which racked up three gold albums and a #1 worldwide platinum hit with the single, “Lady Marmalade” before disbanding in 1977. Also appearing: Singer-songwriter Sandra St. Victor Toshi Reagon, a singer-songwriter-guitarist Poets Faybiene Miranda & Lenelle Moise
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
Free

Film | Documentary: Penny Lane's Our Nixon (2013)


Throughout Richard Nixon's presidency, three of his top White House aides obsessively documented their experiences with Super 8 home movie cameras. Young, idealistic and dedicated, they had no idea that a few years later they'd all be in prison. Our Nixon is an all-archival documentary presenting those home movies for the first time, along with other rare footage, creating an intimate and complex portrait of the Nixon presidency as never seen before. 84 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:30 pm
Free
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