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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on June 2, 2009?

27 free events take place on Tuesday, June 2 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 June 2 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 June . 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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27 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Tuesday, June 2, 2009

All events are free unless otherwise noted.
        

Lesson | Tai Chi in the Park


A tai chi class are for all ages and experience levels. Rain or shine.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 am
Free

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. Five tours daily on the hour.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:30 am
Free

Lesson | Yoga in the Park


Yoga classes for all ages and levels. Some of yoga’s benefits include weight loss, deeper sleep, release from pain and arthritis, and a more youthful appearance. Wear comfortable clothing that allows easy movement. Mats are provided.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
Free

Workshop | Introduction to MS Excel


An introduction to the basic features of Microsoft Excel, a spreadsheet program designed for the Windows environment. Topics include entering data and formulas, moving and copying data, formatting and print previewing worksheets. Introduction to MS Word is a prerequisite.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 am
Free

Festival | 11th Annual Dine Around Downtown


Savor some of the best food in town at this downtown tradition showcasing over 50 of the finest restaurants in Lower Manhattan. Sample signature menu items while enjoying an array of live entertainment and music by the Jazz Museum throughout the day.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 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
$5

Tour | “Amble Through the Ramble”


Over streams, under arches, through the woods along a maze of pathways in a 38-acre woodland respite. Tour will be approximately one hour.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
Free

Birdwatching | Meet the Birds


Get an up-close visit with exotic birds. Terri Jones, her granddaughter Caitlyn, Leslie Wallace, and their sociable, people-friendly birds can be found, weather permitting. Stop by to watch, ask questions, interact with the birds, or just take pictures.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:30 am
Free

Other | Joe Frazier on his DVD Thrilla in Manilla


Thought by many fans to be the most exciting boxing match (and certainly one of the most violent punch-fests) in sports history, this almost-primal fight in the Philippines, arranged by flamboyant promoter Don King, featured longtime rivals Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier, who had many basic ideological differences and were manifestly not the best of friends.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
Free

Concert | Luiz Simas, piano: jazz, ragtime and stride


Brazilian-American pianist Simas is a versatile performer who feels totally at ease with both the music of his native Brazil and the American genres of jazz, ragtime and stride.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
Free

Jazz | The Gotham Jazzmen, Dixieland jazz


A jazz sextet.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
Free
12:30 pm
$5 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
$5

Tour | “Manhattan Adirondacks”


Olmsted and Vaux designed the North Woods to replicate the forests of the Adirondack Mountains with its crystal streams, calming cascades, and rustic bridges. This scenic and meditative walk is right in New York City's backyard. Tour will be approximately one hour.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Film | Jean Grémillon's Remorques (Stormy Weather) (1941)


Concealing a serious illness, a woman pleads with her husband to give up his hazardous job and start a new life with her in another town, but, loyal to his employees, he refuses. 81 min. In French with English subtitles.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:30 pm
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Performance | Highlights from the musical The Story of My Life


Broadway stars Will Chase and Malcolm Gets share highlights from this unique musical about friendship, literature and imagination.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Talk | A History of Tunneling in New York City


A presentation by William Daly. This program is related to the exhibition “The Future Beneath Us: Eight Great Projects Under New York.”
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Arlene Gottfried's photographs: Bitter Sweet


Collection of Gottfried's work, which reflects the intricacies of the street photography genre today, blurs the lines of conceptual and documentary photography in her mix of personal and public musings. New York City and its people becomes the artist's pallet, which not only records a moment but also lets the viewer feel the city's daily, crazed rush of emotions and energy.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
Free

Author Reading | David Sedaris reads from his book, When You Are Engulfed in Flames


The bestselling humorist's sixth book assembles essays on such topics as how to make coffee when the water is shut off, buying drugs in a mobile home in rural North Carolina, having a lozenge fall from your mouth into the lap of a fellow passenger on a plane, lancing a boil from his backside and venturing to Japan in order to quit smoking.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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6:00 pm
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Author Reading | Memoirs: Unexpected Discoveries of the Past


Two journalists, from the Daily News and the Washington Post, use their detective skills to uncover family mysteries. The Pages in Between recounts Einhorn’s quest to meet the Polish-Christian family who hid her Jewish mother from the Nazis. In Annie’s Ghosts, Luxenberg reveals his discovery of the Polish aunt he never knew about – and why his parents hid her existence.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Jazz | Sarah Charles Quartet


Music from the New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Author Reading | Bob Coen and Eric Nadler read from their book Dead Silence


In their new book, the authors detail the untold story of the 2001 anthrax attacks and identify a shadowy international bio-weapons mafia involved in secret programs, human experiments, mysterious deaths, and cover-ups. Hosted by author and activist Mark Crispin Miller.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | Contributors read from Gay American Autobiography Writings from Whitman to Sedaris and Stonewall Plus 40: The Men


In the first anthology to survey the full range of gay men’s autobiographical writing from Walt Whitman to the present, Gay American Autobiography draws excerpts from letters, journals, oral histories, memoirs, and autobiographies to provide examples of the best life writing over the last century and a half. Stonewall Plus 40 looks at key events of the gay rights movement since Stonewall. With David Bergman, Martin Duberman, Felice Picano and Jaime Manrique.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Other | Singer/actress Vanessa Williams signs her CD The Real Thing


The CD is a collection of Brazilian- and jazz-tinged originals like Babyface's "Just Friends" and classic tracks like Bill Wither's "Hello Like Before."
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
Free

Staged Reading | Bill Solly and Donald Ward's Sweet William


In this 2008 Kleban Award-winning musical by the authors of Boy Meets Boy and The Great American Backstage Musical, the young Will Shakespeare goes on the road with the Stratford Players and meets a girl called William. Along the way he also has to cope with a vicious boy-player, several theatrical crises, unexpected romance, and a bear.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:30 pm
Free

Author Reading | Deborah Landau/Anne Marie Macari/Lewis Warsh, poets


Deborah Landau's debut collection is Orchidelirium. She is a two-time winner of the Los Angeles Poetry in the Windows Contest and a National Poetry Series finalist. Anne Marie Macari's first book, Ivory Cradle, won the APR First Book Prize in 2000. Her second book, Gloryland, was published in 2005. She won the James Dickey Award for poetry from Five Points magazine. Lewis Warsh's books include Inseparable, The Flea Market in Kiel and Flight Test. He has received grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, The New York Foundation of the Arts, and The Creative Artists Public Service Foundation.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Concert | Christmas Concert

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