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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on March 2, 2012?

42 free events take place on Friday, March 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 March 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 March . 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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42 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Friday, March 2, 2012

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Conference | Labor Migration in the Post-Soviet World (Impetus, Experience, Effects, Policy)


People have long moved from one land to another in the hopes of improving their lot. The political changes since 1989 unleashed new streams of migration of labor involving the states of the former Soviet sphere, in multiple directions: from Central Asia and the Caucasus to Russia, from countries of the Eastern and Central Europe westward to the EU, within Central Asia and into Central Asia from the Far East. And while these recent streams of labor migration bear some resemblance to older familiar cases in the region (the Gastarbeiter from Turkey and Yugoslavia in Western Europe), the new labor migration differs in fundamental ways: the new streams of migration are multidirectional and chaotic; the responses of receptor countries, from citizens and employers to police and policy makers, have become more problematic; the remittances and the effects on the home country are more profound. This international, interdisciplinary conference examines instances of migration in the post-Soviet sphere and beyond—Central Asia to Russia, Lithuania and Poland to the EU—both to explicate these individual cases but also to see how they contribute to methodological and theoretical issues in migration studies.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:45 am
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Symposium | Operative Catastrophes


A series of panels on readiness for disasters. Organized by the Consortium for Intellectual and Cultural History.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:45 am
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Other | Bridge Club for Advanced Beginners


Are you a Bridge buff? Put on your game face and show off your best moves. For advanced beginner players only.
   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

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., 1:15 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 3:15 p.m., and 4:00 p.m.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:15 am
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Concert | Bach at Noon


This Organ Meditations Series features the keyboard works of Johann Sebastian Bach.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:20 pm
Free

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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Park Walk | West Side Stories Tour


Walk through a scenic area on the western edge of the Park, much of which is off the beaten track for most visitors. See rolling meadows, lake views, bridges of different styles, and a garden with flowers and plants mentioned by Shakespeare.
   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

Tour | U.S. Customs House Building Tour


Museum Ambassadors provide a 45-minute in-depth look at the unique architecture and design of the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Customs House.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Workshop | Featured Library Database: Mango Language Lab


Hands on using wireless laptops. Hola! Ni Hao! Bonjour! Konnichiwa! Dobryi den'! Come try out the Mango Languages program and start learning one of 35 languages today. This is a conversation based language learning program with a built-in recording option. Record your voice and compare your speech to the narrator’s to hear your progress.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:15 pm
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Concert | Chamber Singers of Lone Peak High School


Lone Peak High School is in Highland, Utah. Program to be announced.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:30 pm
Free

Forum | Getting It Made: Women Entertainment Executives


Meet the some of the industry's most powerful execs as they share stories of how they developed their careers, a "day in the life" on the job, and how projects get greenlit and produced. Plus insights on challenges facing executives and the film and TV industry at large. Free networking with Emmy- and Golden Globe-nominated executives.
   New York City, NY; NYC
2:00 pm
Free

Film | Roman Polanski's Oscar-Winning Chinatown (1974)


With Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway and John Huston. Private eye Jake Gittes, living off the murky moral climate of sunbaked pre-war Southern California, is hired by a beautiful socialite to investigate her husband's extra-marital affair. Gittes is swept into a maelstrom of double dealings and deadly deceits, uncovering a web of personal and political scandals that come crashing together for one, unforgettable night in Chinatown. 130 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Workshop | Magazines & Newspapers Online 2


This class will be a lecture/demonstration. Explore more advanced search features of the database EBSCOhost to find full-text articles from thousands of magazines, newspapers, and journals.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:30 pm
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Gallery Talk | Infinity of Nations Guided Tour


Emily gives a 45-minute in-depth look at the unique architecture and design of the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Customs House.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
Free

Concert | Student Timpani Solo Performance


Presented by the Percussion Department.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
Free

Other | Docs in the Works: Documentary Pitch Competition


An extraordinary opportunity to watch filmmakers pitch their docs in the works to the top executives from major companies and networks and learn what it takes to reach your audience and your buyer as a filmmaker. An invaluable learning experience for filmmakers in every stage of their careers. Featuring HBO and other top executives.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:30 pm
Free

Staged Reading | Festival of New Student Theater Works


Previously unproduced student works are selected by faculty in a blind judging process. These works receive a staged reading with professional actors and directors. Featuring All About Evie by Lily Mercer.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
Free
4:00 pm
Free

Concert | Bluegrass Happy Hour


Spirit Family Reunion play homegrown American music to stomp, clap, shake and holler with. Ever since they started singing together on the street corners, farmer’s markets and subway stations of New York City, their songs have rung-out in a pure and genuine way. When Spirit Family Reunion gather to sing, there is communion. Strangers and neighbors come to rejoice in the sound, and there is no divide between performer and spectator. In a strange barroom or a grand music hall, at a barn dance or on the sunny street corner, Spirit Family Reunion keep the book open, and that old familiar feeling that was almost lost is again new. Today the Family travels the States in their conversion van selling handmade CDs and songbooks for a few bucks or some good will in the jar.
   New York City, NY; NYC
5:00 pm
No cover

Discussion | CEOs in the Arts


Karen Brooks Hopkins, President of BAM, will be interviewed by Susan Feldman, Artistic Director of St. Ann's Warehouse.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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6:00 pm
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Film | Fusion Film Festival: Competition Screening and Awards


Come see the finest films the college's students have to offer. This showcase of student work at Graduate and Undergraduate levels is an excellent opportunity to see the best of up and coming filmmakers. All the finalists will have their films screened and then awards will be distributed to all of the winners. Come celebrate the hard work of this year's Fusion finalists.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:30 pm
Free

Author Reading | JM Stim discusses his book Here Is Berlin


New York-based writer JM Stim's book is a German-American co-production: the introduction and the translation are by critically acclaimed Brooklyn-based writer and translator Tim Mohr. Due to the great success of the German edition of Here Is Berlin in Europe, an American edition of the book is being launched at this special event. The event will feature moderator Rachel D. Libeskind in conversation with authors JM Stim and Tim Mohr.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Concert | Faculty Recital of Mendelssohn, Poulenc and Fauré


This concert features: Dana Pielet, piano, and Rita Rack, piano, performing music for four hands by Mendelssohn and Poulenc, and Susan Friedlander, flute, Dana Pielet, piano, and Andrew Bolotowsky, flute, performing music by Clark, Fauré and Higdon.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Staged Reading | Festival of New Student Theater Works


Previously unproduced student works are selected by faculty in a blind judging process. These works receive a staged reading with professional actors and directors. Featuring The Gospel According to Jeremy by Katie Henry.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Other | Lovin' Life Open Mic


Join what has been called the "Best, most loving Open Mic in the City". An evening of singing, dancing, comedy and much more. Sign up starts at 6:45 and the doors open at 7pm. Please come on time to sign up, because the set list fills up quickly. Any and all acts are welcome, but keep in mind that this is a weekly event about the celebration of life and of love, so negative acts never do well.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Theater | New York Classical Theatre performs Playing Moliere


New York Classical Theatre returns with Playing Molière. Using their signature performance style, Panoramic Theatre, this unique production of Moliere’s shorter comedies hearkens back to the 17th century playwright’s roots in the Commedia dell’Arte. The characters of Playing Molière, including cuckolded husbands, sneaky servants, demanding fathers, and quick-witted lovers, have inspired an entire generation of physical comedians such as Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, and the Marx Brothers.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
Free

Open Mike | Open Mic Night with Stu


Come to Open Mic Night with Stu Richards. Bring your works of poetry, music, thoughts and good vibes. Sign-up begins at 7:00 pm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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7:30 pm
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Concert | Fifth Annual Walter Reinhold Scholar Recital and Reception


With violinist Hyunjung Kim.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Dance Performance | Second Avenue Dance Company


The Second Avenue Dance Company functions as a contemporary professional repertory dance company. Made up of students in their final year of training, it is designed to serve as the dancers' transition into the professional world of dance. Concert presents previews of repertory and original works by renowned guest choreographers as well as original works by students.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Concert | Student Recital - Ashlee Miller, clarinet


A uniquely rewarding experience for music lovers - the freshness and excitement of a solo recital by a gifted young artist at one of the world's leading conservatories.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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8:00 pm
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Performance | True to Form Comedy Show


It may be made up on the spot, but there is a method to the madness. In this show players explore the structure of improv by performing unique and established forms provided by the community and abroad.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
$5

Concert | Vivian Sessoms, R&B Singer


A soulful singer who got her start touring with film composer Ryuichi Sakamoto and doing backup work with artists like P. Diddy, Michael Jackson, and Sinead O’Connor, Vivan Sessoms is a formidable R&B presence. Her work with producer-instrumentalist Chris Parks is particularly hard-hitting—a mix of subterranean bass lines and lavender vocals that delivers with panache to spare.
   New York City, NY; NYC
9:00 pm
No cover

Performance | Undefined Comedy Show


Come out to Undefined, a monthly variety show hosted by Jeremy Wein. Come see some of the best stand-ups comics, sketch and improv groups, musicians and other awesome weirdness come together right before your eyes every month. Previous performers have included Seth Herzog, Myq Kaplan, Death By Roo Roo, Doppleganger, Carla Rhodes, Kurt Braunohler, Neal Brennan, and Joe Mande. So you never know who will show up.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:30 pm
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Performance | FGP Late Night Comedy Show


Fresh Ground Pepper presents its own version of a late night talk show. Every aspect of the classic late night template will be re-interpreted by a variety of artists performing together for the first time!
 This comedy marathon will feature several acts ranging from stand-up to sketch to circus. Also including a house band and a post show podcast starring the performers and some surprise guests! With your host Taylor Clark 
and the return of the FGP house band, The New Clears.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 pm
$5

Performance | Rap Crimes Division Comedy Show


Rap Crimes Division is a part of the NYPD devoted to the tracking, cataloguing, and researching of crimes within the rap and hip hop communities… Or it’s a three-man improv group starring Nick Brown, Don Romaniello, and Mike Short.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 pm
$5
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