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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on June 19, 2009?

36 free events take place on Friday, June 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 June 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 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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36 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Friday, June 19, 2009

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Concert | Chicago and Earth, Wind & Fire, 70s/80s hitmakers


Chicago and Earth, Wind & Fire join up as both bands perform. Chicago has had a decades-long career with 120 million records sold and string of hits including "Old Days," "Hard Habit to Break" and "25 or 6 to 4." A premier funk/R&B outfit, Earth, Wind & Fire scored hits like "September," "Shining Star" and "Got to Get You into My Life." The entire live show will be filmed.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 am
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Concert | The Jonas Brothers, pop music


The teenybopper sensations, who have had hits like "Burnin' Up" and "Tonight," take to the stage to promote their latest CD, Lines, Vines and Trying Time.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 am
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Concert | Oscar winner Jamie Foxx, R&B singer


The star, who won an Oscar for Ray, also has a thriving music career, releasing CDs like Peep This and Unpredictable. His latest, Intuition, has hit the Top Ten and gone gold.
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:30 am
Free

Lesson | Tai Chi


Learn the ancient Chinese Martial art with an expert. No experience necessary. Taught by Alex Hing, who has practiced martial arts for over 25 years in San Francisco and New York City, including 10 years with the Tai Chi grand master William C.C. Chen.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:30 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. Five tours daily on the hour.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:30 am
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Workshop | Using the Library's Website in Your Job Search


Hands-on introduction to the NYPL collection of electronic resources for job seekers and career changers. Laptop computer will be provided. Veterans and Unemployment Insurance Compensation recipients are welcome.
   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
$5

Other | Skate Boarding and Roller Blading


The Skate Park is open to all skate boarders and roller bladers willing to sign a waiver and wear proper protective gear. Individuals under 18 years of age must have a waiver signed by a parent or guardian.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Concert | Ayako Shirasaki, pianist


A virtuoso pianist who performs in and around the New York City area. Her techniques range from a “tender touch” (like the late Tommy Flanagan) to “brisk runs” (like Bud Powell) – which can be heard on her recent solo CD Home Alone.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Other | Knitting and Crocheting Club


Are you a crafter? Join this knitting and crocheting club to create garments for charitable organizations.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Workshop | Knitting and Crocheting Club


Are you a crafter? Join the knitting and crocheting club, led by designer Ina Braun of Tante Sophie Knitting Studio, to create garments for charitable organizations.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Other | Linda Pollack's Habeas Lounge, interactive art installation


This creation of conceptual artist Pollack is designed to bring people together informally, literally face to face on a red serpentine-shaped couch, in a modern forum for civic dialogue. The artist orchestrates a constellation of activities, informal talks, gatherings and events that spark dialogue among the diverse people inhabiting the neighborhood and taking a break during a typical work day.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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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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Dance Performance | Naomi Goldberg Haas/Dances For A Variable Population's Fanfare


Groups of dancers of diverse ages perform to whimsically remixed compositions from Aaron Copeland's "Fanfare for the Common Man" by the minimalist composer Michael Nyman.
   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
$5

Dance Performance | Naomi Goldberg Haas/Dances For A Variable Population's Fanfare


Groups of dancers of diverse ages perform to whimsically remixed compositions from Aaron Copeland's "Fanfare for the Common Man" by the minimalist composer Michael Nyman.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:30 pm
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Film | Sidney Gilliat's Green For Danger (1946)


With Trevor Howard. A murder mystery set in a hospital full of potential suspects. 91 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Film | Otto Preminger's Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965)


With Keir Dullea, Noel Coward and Laurence Olivier. A woman reports that her young daughter is missing, but there seems to be no evidence that she ever existed. 107 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:30 pm
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Festival | Swedish Midsummer Festival


A traditional Swedish celebration of the solstice. Decorate the maypole and learn folk dances. Make midsummer wreaths and enjoy a procession, fiddle music, children’s games and Swedish delicacies. Traditional music by Daniel Dahlin. Folk dancing.
   New York City, NY; NYC
5:00 pm
Free

Discussion | 20th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall


To mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, internationally recognized choreographer Nejla Yatkin is working on a new group piece entitled Dancing with the Berlin Wall. As part her creative process, Yatkin will be conducting free-ranging discussions on how The Wall has affected all of us, and about how the lines between the personal and the historical can often blur.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | The Ten Thousand Things by Zarina Hashmi


Zarina Hashmi was born in 1937 in Aligarh, India. After receiving a degree in mathematics, she went on to study printmaking with S. W. Hayter at Atelier-17 in Paris and woodblock printing at Toshi Yoshido Studio in Tokyo. She has participated in numerous exhibitions, including most recently The Third Mind: American Artists Contemplate Asia 1860-1989 at the Guggenheim Museum, New York, Gouge: The Modern Woodcut at the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles and WACK! Art and the Feminist Revolution a traveling exhibition organized by MOCA, Los Angeles. Her work is in the permanent collections of the Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris, the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, and the Museum of Modern Art, New York. The artist lives and works in New York. When the ten thousand things have been seen in their unity, we return to the beginning and remain where we have always been. - Ts'en Shen
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Lecture | Love Poems of the Korean Joseon Dynasty


Why didn’t Joseon poets revel with love in the western sense of falling in love, loving, or falling out of love? We could express that Confucian ethics that shunned passion may have limited poetic subjects to a traditional few: parting, longing, and dreaming. But such conjecture cannot fully assess the character of Joseon love poems. This lecture by Wolhee Choe explores instead the poetic resonance of the passive stance in lovers’ separation and dreams. The stance that defies the passage of time and creates spatial time to which lovers submit.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Theater | William Shakespeare's The Tempest


The magician Prospero, rightful Duke of Milan, and his daughter, Miranda, have been stranded for twelve years on an island after Prospero’s jealous brother Antonio deposed him and set him adrift at sea. Possessed of magic powers due to his great learning, Prospero, having divined that his brother, Antonio, is on a ship passing close by the island, has raised a tempest which causes the ship to run aground.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Concert | Dave Ippolito, guitar


Enjoy the gorgeous sunset and mellow sounds of New York’s acclaimed Guitar Man David Ippolito from this spectacular grass covered pier that stretches 900 feet into the majestic Hudson River.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Concert | Ghanniyyah Green/Lady Cantrese/LeeOlive Tucker, blues singers


This performance honors Sandra Reaves-Phillips, acclaimed actress and blues legend. There will also be a moderated talk with Sandra Reaves-Phillips of Columbia University and blues historian/writer Gregory Thomas.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Theater | William Shakespeare's King Lear


An outdoor presentation of one of the Bard's greatest plays.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Concert | David Rudder/Samantha Thornhill, calypso/pop music


Calypsonian Rudder is a performer of such innovation and vitality that the Jamaican newspaper The Gleaner has called him “the Bob Marley of soca.” His music is a throbbing, innovative mix of classic calypso and soulful pop. He will be preceded by Trinidadian-born, Brooklynite slam poet Samantha Thornhill.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Concert | The Grooveheadz Orchestra, multilingual & multigenre music


Two years ago, the Grooveheadz Orchestra got together and invented the concept of Ethno-Groove to define themselves. Their lyrics are multilingual: Russian, Serbian, Roma and - of course - English. The Balkans meet funk, klezmer meets rock. But really, East and West meet the rest of the World. The Grooveheadz Orchestra makes you feel good, gets the heart dancing and the soul swinging.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Film | 6 Oscars winner Fred Zinnemann's A Man for All Seasons (1966)


With Paul Scofield, Orson Welles and Susannah York. The story of Thomas More, who stood up to King Henry VIII when the King rejected the Roman Catholic Church to obtain a divorce and remarriage. 120 min. Won 6 Oscars.
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:00 pm
Free

Theater | Academy Award Nominee Anne Hathaway in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night


This one of Shakespeare’s most beloved comedies. Hathaway (Brokeback Mountain) plays Viola, one of the canon’s most charming heroines. The story follows the romantic adventures of Viola and her identical twin Sebastian, both shipwrecked in the enchanted dukedom of Illyria. At the helm of this time-honored story of cross-dressing and mistaken identity, all in the name of love, is Tony Award-winning Director Daniel Sullivan. Also with Charles Borland, Michael Cumpsty, Clifton Duncan, Raúl Esparza, Herb Foster, Leslie Harrison, Slate Holmgren, Kevin Kelly, David Kenner, Hamish Linklater, Dorien Makhloghi, Audra McDonald, David Pittu, Ray Rizzo, Jay O. Sanders, Julie Sharbutt, Stark Sands, Baylen Thomas, Zach Villa, Jon Patrick Walker, and Julie White.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Performance | Gabriel Iglesias/Pablo Francisco, comedians


Gabriel Iglesias has been selling out comedy clubs across the country. Whether he’s telling a story about hanging out with his friends or telling the audience about his dream of former President Bill Clinton, Iglesias blends his impeccable vocal abilities with an uncanny knack for story telling that keeps crowds on the edge of their seats. Supporting Iglesias is comedian, actor, impressionist, and sound-effects extraordinaire Pablo Francisco. When Francisco jolts himself onto the stage, his unmatched energy and creativity elicits boisterous laughter and applause. Francisco’s fan base is exploding worldwide, making him one of the internet’s most viral comics, having amassed over 10 million viewers on YouTube alone.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Screening | French Documentary: Microcosmos (1996)


Narrated by Kristin Scott Thomas. A documentary of insect life in meadows and ponds, using close-ups, slow motion, and time-lapse photography. It features bees collecting nectar, ladybugs eating mites, snails mating, spiders wrapping their catch, a scarab beetle relentlessly pushing its ball of dung uphill, endless lines of caterpillars, an underwater spider creating an air bubble to live in, and a mosquito hatching. 77 min. In English. Rain date: Sunday, June 21th at 8.30 pm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:30 pm
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Film | Watch Top Gun on an Aircraft Carrier


Bring your lawn chairs, picnic baskets and blankets to a public screening of the 1986 film starring Tom Cruise and Kelly McGillis that will be held on the flight deck. Visitors are encouraged to bring food and beverages to the screening, however alcohol is not permitted.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:30 pm
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Concert | Works by Brahms, Schubert and Stravinsky


The Festival Chamber Ensemble with Eriko Sato, violin; Lutz Rath, cello and speaker; David Oei, piano; Steven D. Hartman, clarinet; and Lucia Hyunju Song, soprano. Program: Brahms Piano Trio in C Major for piano, violin, and cello Schubert “The Shepherd on the Rock” for soprano, piano and clarinet Stravinsky’s L'Histoire du soldat About Musicians: Pianist David Oei, cellist Lutz Rath, clarinetist Steven D. Hartman perform with the New York City Ballet and Opera orchestras, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, St. Luke’s Chamber Ensemble, Caramoor Festival Orchestra, and various new music groups. David Taylor Too Suite for bass trombone, voice, and winds World premiere
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:30 pm
Free

Concert | Nioka Workman, cellist


Acoustic and electric cellist Nioka Workman’s sound is delicate yet confident, ethereal yet robust, as she saunters from sensual soul to improvisational jazz. She has composed and arranged works for Alvin Ailey II and Omega Dance Company, and performed with India.Arie, Kanye West, Jay-Z, and Cassandra Wilson’s ‘Traveling Miles’ orchestra, along with many other notable stars and groups.
   New York City, NY; NYC
9:00 pm
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