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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on May 28, 2009?

36 free events take place on Thursday, May 28 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 28 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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36 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Thursday, May 28, 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
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Concert | Kris Allen & Adam Lambert, American Idol winner and runner-up


Fresh from their televised sing-off, the two young entertainers perform.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 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

Workshop | Spreadsheet Basics with MS Excel 2003


Hands on using wireless laptops. Introduction to the features of Excel 2003. Topics include entering text & formulas, moving & copying data, formatting & print previewing worksheets.
   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
$5

Park Walk | “Cross Park Promenade”


You'll be amazed at what you'll see.... a hidden bench that tells time, miniature boats powered by the wind, a magnificent sculpture celebrating fresh water, and a glorious drinking fountain for the city's equine population. These are just some of the the sites along the way on this east to west walk through the park. Tour is approximately one hour long.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
Free

Hike | Greystone/Hastings/Croton Aqueduct Hike


About 5 miles, moderate pace. Hike mostly on Old Croton Aqueduct, but also on several side trails in nearby parks which are climbs. First to Untermeyer Park, then Lenior -- both 150-ft. climbs with great views. Afterward go north via a series of interconnected parks. There are several "easy outs" that could drop the hike to below 4 miles if necessary.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:45 am
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Jazz | Deanna Witkowski, jazz pianist


Winner of the 2002 Great American Jazz Piano Competition, Witkowski brings an exuberance and vitality of spirit to her fusions of jazz, brazilian, afro-cuban, and sacred music.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Tour | Wall Street and Downtown Tour


Weaves together history, events, architecture, and people of birthplace of NY, financial capital of the world, and hottest new neighborhood in the city. Stops include U.S. Custom House, Trinity Church, Wall Street, NY Stock Exchange, other architectural and cultural sites. Rain or shine.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 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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1:00 pm
$5

Concert | New York Scandia Symphony performs works by Berg and others


Dorrit Matson, conductor. Performing works by Kuhlau, Berg, Larsson, and others.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
$2 suggested donation

Park Walk | “Views from the Past”


As you promenade through the heart of the Park, imagine yourself living in 19th Century New York City. Learn about the Park's history and how its designers, Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux, struggled to create the magnificent "Greensward" for the enjoyment of all. Tour lasts approximately one hour.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Talk | Magazines & Newspapers Online


Learn how to find full-text articles from thousands of magazines, newspapers and journals that are available in the extensive digital archive database known as EBSCOHost.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:30 pm
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Other | Texas on Tour Roadshow


Texas on Tour is a high-tech, interactive roadshow featuring virtual reality, green screen video and photography, interactive games and more. Texas on Tour simulates unique outdoor Texas experiences that are highly entertaining, educational and personalized – from a virtual reality kayaking trip through Texas waterways to a dome theater offering a glimpse of the seven diverse regions of Texas. Visitors can “picture themselves in Texas” and stroll along a Texas beach through the use of green screen technology. Live performances from a variety of Texas musicians and entertainers will also be featured: •Texas musicians Asleep at the Wheel, Will Sexton and Charlie Faye •Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders •SeaWorld San Antonio animals (3-ft. alligator, 3-ft. wallaby and 11-ft. python) •Texas Two-Step instructor, Wendell Nelson •2008 Champion Trick Roper Kevin Fitzpatrick •Amazin’ Walter “The Sandcastle Wizard”
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Talk | Your Legal Rights as a Tenant or Landlord


Whether you rent an apartment or own a building, you need to know your legal rights. Items to be addressed will include: Illegal lock-outs and evictions; Major capital improvements and rent increases; Rent overcharges; and Difficult tenants/landlords. Presented by Lisa Brier Urban, one of New York City's top residential real estate attorneys.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:30 pm
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Other | Actor/singer Steven Pasquale signs copies of his CD Somethin' Like Love


Pasquale, best known for his starring role as fireman Sean Garrity on the TV series Rescue Me, has just released his first musical CD. He is currently starring on Broadway in Neil LaBute's Reasons To Be Pretty. He created the role of Fabrizio in The Light in the Piazza. Other television credits include Six Feet Under and Platinum.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Author Reading | John Truby reads from his book, The Anatomy of Story


The author explains five story techniques for screenwriters and novelists. He has worked as a story consultant and script doctor for Disney Studios, Sony Pictures, FOX, HBO, the BBC, RAI, LUX, TV4, MTV Sweden, Alliance Atlantis, and Cannell Studios.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Miles Aldridge: Pictures for Photographs


The exhibition will include over 25 large scale color photographs as well as a selection of the artist’s sketchbooks and drawings. It will launch the artist’s monograph Miles Aldridge: Pictures for Photographs. Aldridge is first of all an artist of the subconscious, secondly a fashion photographer. Aldridge’s photographs are as much about sex as they are about fashion. Aldridge, born in 1964, lives and works in London. His work has been exhibited in exhibitions worldwide, with pieces residing in many significant public and private collections.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
Free

Opening Reception | The World According To…


Providing a distinctive look at contemporary painting in Hungary, The World According To… features the painted works of Katalin Haász, Luca Korodi, and Eszter Radák from the collection of the Hungarian gallerist Judit Virág, along with sculptures by Louise McCagg and photographs by Mónika Sziládi.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Lecture | Theaters and Movie Houses of the Upper West Side


"Theaters, Movie Houses, and Stars of the Upper West Side - from Vaudeville to the Present" is a lecture by Gary Dennis, film historian and former owner of Movie Place.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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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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6:00 pm
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Lecture | Children of 19th-Century New York City


Prof. Julie Miller provides access to the experience of children of the past, as well as the complex world of public and private charities, municipal reformers, clergy, and physicians who interacted with them in nineteenth-century New York City . Julie Miller is an Assistant Professor at Hunter College.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Screening | Classic Korean Cinema: Epitaph


In Epitaph (Gi-dam), directed by Jung Sik and Jung Beom-sik, two doctors become involved in a series of serial murders occur around them. 98 min. In Korean with English subtitles. Film curator Hyun-Ock Im will give an introductory remark of the program and lead a discussion after the screening.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Reading | BookExpo Bash


Join BOMB Magazine and Granta Magazine in celebrating BookExpo America.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | Danzy Senna reads from her book, Where Did You Sleep Last Night?


In this memoir, Senna relates her search for answers about her family and racial heritage, a complicated background that most surely informed first novel, Caucasia.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | Hal Niedzviecki reads from his book, The Peep Diaries


In his new book, social critic Niedzvieki explores how the age of digital mediated hyper-access is reshaping how we thinking about privacy, individuality, security, and even humanity. Part travelogue, part diary, part meditation and social history,
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | Rudy Wurlitzer/Gary Indiana, novelists


Originally published in 1969, Wurlitzer's Nog became a universally revered cult novel and symbol of the countercultural movement, famously inspiring Thomas Pynchon to declare that "the novel of bullshit is dead." In Wurlitzer's signature hypnotic and haunting voice, Nog tells the tale of a man adrift through the American West, armed with nothing more than his own three pencil-thin memories and an octopus in a bathysphere. The Shanghai Gesture is Indiana's sixth novel, and his first since 2003's Do Everything in the Dark. While the signatures of Indiana's prose style are at play in this work- his agressive satire and the astounding poetry of his language- they are turned to an altogether new frequency, that of the notorious Fu Manchu.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | Ted Michael reads from his book The Diamonds


The Diamonds have always been the most powerful group at Long Island's posh Bennington School. So when they join the mock trial team, they use their elite status to start deciding the social fates of many of their fellow classmates.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Discussion | Voices from UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues


“
Paradigm of Earth: Indigenous Resistance and Truth” with Steven New Comb and Charmin white face. Hosted by WBAI's Tiokasin Ghosthorse.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
$10 suggested donation

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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Performance | Austrian comedy cult classic


What began in 1999 as a hobby for Peter Hörmanseder, Ulrich Salamun, and Robert Stachel has since evolved into an Austrian comedy cult classic - "maschek". Thanks to the Internet, and especially the advent of YouTube, maschekian comedy has become ubiquitous. The "other side" that maschek inhabit is like a bizarre parallel universe, one in which they remake the rules and rewrite history. Besides their regular appearances on Austrian national television, maschek perform live shows throughout Austria, Germany and Switzerland. For the first time ever, maschek will bring their unique brand of comedy to the U.S.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:30 pm
Free

Author Reading | Cathy Bueti reads from her book Breastless in the City


At 25, just a few weeks before her second wedding anniversary, Bueti’s high school sweetheart died in a tragic car accident. She wasn’t sure how she would go on living. At the time, she was certain it was her last chance at love. A few years later, just as Cathy took her first tentative steps into New York City’s dating world, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. For most, a cancer diagnosis would put dating on the back burner. But Cathy refused to waste a second of her life. She updated her profile and redoubled her efforts to find love while she still had her hair. While juggling doctor’s appointments, surgery, chemotherapy, and her job, she remained in hot pursuit of true love. If she found it once, she knew she could find it again. Against the comical backdrop of one Mr. Wrong after another, Cathy was forced to come to terms with what was really keeping her from finding love.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Concert | Extension Opera Scenes


This performance will feature opera scenes in a semester-end performance by the Extension Division Opera program.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Author Reading | Mary Carlomagno reads from her book Secrets of Simplicity


Bulging in-boxes, out-of-control stress, and even climate change serve as reminders that when it comes to being happy and healthy, less is more. In this interactive journal, organization expert Carlomagno leads readers on a journey toward release and discovery.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Film | Jan Svěrák's Obecná škola (The Elementary School) (1991)


In 1945–46, a 10-year-old's class is so wild and undisciplined that their teacher quits and is replaced by a very strict taskmaster with a weakness for young women. 100 min. In Czech with English subtitles. Nominated for an Oscar.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Theater | Parallax


While covering a labor movement in Argentina, PJ and Mick find themselves in the middle of a shootout that leaves their friend and contact dead. As PJ spirals into alcoholism, and Mick submerges himself in his book, the question of what really happened remains unanswered. Sliding between memory, reenactment, narration and reality, PARALLAX explores how and why we construct narratives, both in our own lives and as a society. Directed by Jeffrey Whitted.
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:00 pm
Free
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