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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on May 3, 2009?

38 free events take place on Sunday, May 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 May 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 May . 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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38 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Sunday, May 3, 2009

All events are free unless otherwise noted.
        

Other | Community Planting Day


Bring your green thumb and your family and friends, they will bring the plants and gardening tools. Complimentary lunch will be served (quantities are limited).
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Symposium | MFA Design and Technology Theses


A conference that presents thesis work by graduates of the MFA Design and Technology program. Artist and computer programmer Zachary Lieberman and designer Ken Tanabe will discuss the state of design and technology.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
Free

Festival | PICNIC: THE PAN-EUROPEAN PICNIC REDUX


Pack your picnic basket and blanket and take the family to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Pan-European Picnic, the seminal event at the Austrian-Hungarian border that helped bring down the Berlin Wall and end communism in Europe.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Concert | 10th Annual Special Music School Play-a-thon


The Parents’ Association of Kaufman Center’s Special Music School will host the 10th annual concert and book fair. Each one of SMS’s 139 students in Kindergarten through Eighth Grade will have a chance to give a solo performance at this all-day community gathering. Performances by the children, ages five through 13, will range from basic pieces to virtuosic showpieces by composers such as Kreisler and Rimsky-Korsakov.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 am
Free
11:00 am
Free

Tour | Historic Flatiron District


View some of the City’s most notable landmarks, including the New York Life Insurance building, the MetLife tower, the Appellate Courthouse and the famous Flatiron Building.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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City Walk | Historic Orchard Street Tour


Take a journey down historic Orchard Street and discover the origins of New York's first discount retail district. The two-hour tour highlights the integral role that the shopping district has played in the history and development of the Lower East Side.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Festival | The Annual Village Fair



   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Lecture | “Ethnic Heroes in Baseball's Melting Pot”


As a means of illuminating America's racial and ethnic past, historian William M. Simons examines and compares an iconic baseball triumvirate. During its golden age, the game possessed the power to dramatize the imperfect machinations of the nation's melting pot. Jackie Robinson's battle to integrate baseball symbolized the collective struggle of blacks against racism. Likewise, Italian American superstar Joe DiMaggio and the Jewish slugger Hank Greenberg possessed profound meaning for their respective ethnic groups.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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City Walk | Historic Lower East Side Walk


4 to 5 miles, level street walking. Bring lunch or eat at an inexpensive Spanish restaurant with the leaders. After lunch this interesting and educational walk continues. Bring sunscreen and water. Meet at 11:30 a.m. Rain cancels. Joint hike.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:30 am
$3

Tour | “Seneca Village”


Seneca Village was Manhattan's first known community of African-American property owners, on land that would become Central Park. Tour covers the history of the village, the property owners, and what New York City was like at the time. Tour is approximately one hour.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Festival | 8th Annual New York City Irish Dance Festival


The Irish Arts Center is back in the park for its annual celebration of traditional Irish music and dance, featuring some of best local and international Irish dancers and musician. Children’s Face Painting and Arts & Crafts for Kids take place from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
12:30 pm
Free

Other | 20th Anniversary of the Pan-European Picnic


Pack your picnic basket and blanket and take the family to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Pan-European Picnic, the seminal event at the Austrian-Hungarian border that helped bring down the Berlin Wall and end communism in Europe. Hosted by Philip Gourevitch of The Paris Review. Speakers: Michael R. Meyer, Newsweek's Eastern Europe correspondent in 1989, author of the upcoming The Year that Changed the World. Eszter Babarczy, historian and journalist, professor of media & culture at Moholy-Nagy University of Arts. Georg Hoffmann-Ostenhof, Editor-in-Chief, Profil magazine. Mr. Wind, original Picnic organizer, former Middle School director of St. Margarethen. Live music by Hungary March Band and János Másik. A tent is provided in case of rain.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Park Walk | Cherry Blossom Walk


Catch the first signs of spring as you take a walk around the Park’s reservoir and enjoy the beautiful cherry trees blossoming. Fun for all ages.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Lesson | Hone your nature photography skills


You’ll focus on photographing wildflowers and other miniscule marvels. All skill levels welcome. Please bring your own camera. Tripod is recommended, but not required.
   New York City, NY; NYC
1:00 pm
Free

Other | Open Studios


Workspace studio locations in the Financial District open to the public for one weekend only. Meet this year’s 21 visual artists and 8 writers in their studio spaces and see the work they have been making while in residence. Also featured will be work by French Exchange artist Davide Balula.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Other | Open Studios


Workspace studio locations in the Financial District open to the public for one weekend only. Meet this year’s 21 visual artists and 8 writers in their studio spaces and see the work they have been making while in residence. Also featured will be work by French Exchange artist Davide Balula.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Concert | College Division Student Composers


This concert will feature new works by Mannes Student composers.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:30 pm
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Conference | Jews and Power in the 20th Century


This conference will explore the intellectual life of Jews as they coped with political power and power relationships during the 20th century. Leading scholars and experts in the fields of history and culture will speak on the concept of power in the Jewish experience.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:30 pm
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Film | New York City Opera performs Mozart's The Magic Flute


New York Opera Forum will present a concert version of the Mozart classic. Musical Director is Richard Nechamkin.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:30 pm
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Concert | Piano Students' Recital


This recital is a semester-end presentation by the piano students who study with Hugo Goldenzweig.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:30 pm
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Dance Performance | Ramayana-Abduction of Sita


Hindu Epic performed by BALAM Dance Theatre. Part of NYC's Asian/Pacific American Heritage Festival.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:55 pm
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Concert | Broadway Bach Ensemble performs works by Schumann and others


Program: Robert Schumann: Symphony No 1 in B-flat ("Spring") Domenico Dragonetti: Bass Concerto Vittorio Giannini: Psalm 130 for Bass and Orchestra Conductor: Michael F. Tietz (pictured); Soloist: Richard Frederickson, bass.
   New York City, NY; NYC
2:00 pm
Free

Tour | Brooklyn Heights “Forgotten By Time” Tour


This charming section overlooks Upper New York Bay and Lower Manhattan. A fascinating community of 19th-century buildings, streets and alleys predating the Civil War. Highlights : The Moonstruck House, The former home of Truman Capote, Coal Chute Covers, An ARchitectural GHost and more! Departure: 2 P.M. Sunday May 3rd.
   New York City, NY; NYC
2:00 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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2:00 pm
$5

Film | George Fitzmaurice's The Locked Door (1929)


With Barbara Stanwyck. A woman once kidnapped by a wealthy womanizer tries to save her sister from him. Based on the play The Sign on the Door by Channing Pollock. 74 mins.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Tour | “Waterways and Vistas”


Walk from the Dairy to Belvedere Castle, and learn about the intricate design of Central Park's web of pastoral landscapes and formal romantic vistas.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Concert | Michael Stairs, organ, perform works by Bach


Program: Bach: Magnificat
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Symposium | Science and Religion in Dialogue for a Sustainable Future


A public symposium on sustaining the future: "Common Ground: Science and Religion in Dialogue for a Sustainable Future." This program will bring together scholars, leaders, and activists from diverse fields and perspectives to describe and plot a path toward a sustainable and equitable future. - Welcome from The Fetzer Institute: Wayne G. Ramsey - Introductory Remarks: Jeffery D. Sachs, Director of The Earth Institute, Quetelet Professor of Sustainable Development, and Professor of Health Policy and Management, Columbia University - Keynote Address: James E. Hansen, Director, NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies Panel One: Creating a Vision for Sustainable Business Moderated by Devin T. Stewart, Director, Global Policy Innovations program at the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs. Panelists: - Rev. Fletcher Harper, Executive Director, GreenFaith - Kevin Knobloch, President, Union of Concerned Scientists - George Pohle, CEO, MediaBound and Suasoria
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Concert | Ilana Worrell, voice


A senior recital.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Concert | Daniel Brondel, organ


   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:45 pm
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Reading | Bellevue Literary Review Poetry & Prose Reading


Guillermo Castro’s work appears in Nthposition, EOAGH, The Recluse, Bloom, Barrow St, Lapetitezine, Frigatezine, and the anthologies My Diva, This Full Green Hour, Saints of Hysteria, This New Breed. His translations of Olga Orozco, in collaboration with Ron Drummond, are featured in Guernica, Terra Incognita, Visions, and the U.S. Latino Review. He is a native of Argentina and lives in New York City. Kalindi Akolekar Handler is a graduate of The University of Pennsylvania, Teachers College at Columbia and the MFA program at the City College of New York where she was awarded the Tony Kushner Creative Writing Award in 2006. She has taught English for twenty years, the last five as an adjunct instructor at City College. A lifetime ago, she published book reviews and two young adult novels. Amanda McCormick is a recent graduate of the Columbia University MFA program in Fiction. Her writing has appeared in Heeb magazine, the Village Voice, and online at Mr. Beller’s Neighborhood. She works for the Film Society of Lincoln Center and lives in Brooklyn, New York. Noel Sikorski has published poems in The American Poet: The Journal for the Academy of American Poets, Painted Bride Quarterly, and also a limited edition broadside for the Center For Book Arts in New York City. She lives in New York City and teaches in the Expository Writing Program at NYU.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Workshop | Humor Writing Workshop


Essayist and solo performer Sara Barron introduces writers to the basic principles of humor and how to view the world through a humorist’s eye. Participants listen to a lecture, partake in short writing exercises, and have the chance to ask their humor writing questions. Sara Barron is the author of the essay collection People Are Unappealing and her solo performances have appeared on the HBO Comedy Festival.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Concert | Seth Waldstein, drums


A senior recital.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Concert | Junior Opera Theater Concert


Gordon Ostrowski, Coordinator.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Concert | Piano Students' Recital


The students of Inessa Zaretsky.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Concert | Carles Santos' “No al No”


Santos’ influences range from Miró, to Brossa and the avant-garde, making him a difficult artist to classify. Here, he does what he does best: incorporates several musical languages into his own personal performance style. On this occasion, he honors the same American avant-garde with whom he worked in the 1970’s that he rejected when he embarked his musical path three decades ago.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Concert | Christmas Concert

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Classical Music | Works by Mozart, Dvorak and More

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