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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on May 3, 2010?

36 free events take place on Monday, 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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36 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Monday, May 3, 2010

All events are free unless otherwise noted.
        

Birdwatching | Birding Tour


Discover the varieties of birds that call the Park home during the migratory season with guided tours.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 am
Free

Other | MPS Art Therapy Department Thesis Presentations


The graduating class of the School of Visual Arts' MPS Art Therapy Department will present their thesis projects of clinical research to peers, faculty and community members.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 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. 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" Five tours daily on the hour.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:30 am
Free

Festival | Annual Chapbook Festival


The Festival celebrates the chapbook as a work of art and as a vehicle for alternative and emerging writers and publishers. Now in its second year, the festival features a two-day bookfair with chapbook publishers from around the country, workshops, marathon poetry readings, and a closing-night reading of prize-winning Chapbook Fellows. Schedule of Events Workshops: 10 – 11:30am Producing Chapbooks: A Workshop for Poets 10 – 11:30am Do-It-Yourself Chapbooks: Make and Distribute Your Own 11:30am – 1pm Producing Chapbooks: A Workshop for Publishers 11:30am – 1pm Chapbooks as Art Objects 2 – 7pm Chapbook Poets: a Marathon Reading 7 – 8pm Opening Reception
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
Free

Reading | Annual Chapbook Festival


Now in its second year, this national festival of workshops and readings celebrates the microbook.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Opening Reception | Open Studio Weekend


Meet 20 visual artists and 9 writers in their studio spaces and see what they’ve been working on since September 2009!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Screening | Pacific Heritage Films


Daily screenings of films including "Rolling Down Like Pele" and "American Aloha: Hula Beyond Hawai'i "
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
Free

Workshop | Internet 2: Searching the Web


Hands on using wireless laptops. Learn how to find information online using search engines and subject directories.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:30 pm
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Screening | Pacific Heritage Films


Daily screenings of films including "Rolling Down Like Pele" and "American Aloha: Hula Beyond Hawai'i "
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Author Reading | Tony winner B.H. Barry discusses his book B.H. Barry Fights for Shakespeare


Tony Award-winning Fight Director Barry will talk about his book and what it is to be a fight director, and how to create a fight scene. There will also be a demonstration of stage combat followed by a Q&A, book signing, and a wine & cheese reception.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Other | Ceremony to Honor the 2009 James Aronson Award Winners


The 2009 winners of the James Aronson Award for Social Justice Journalism are: JoAnn Wypijewski, Harper's & The Nation, Career Acheivement; Nina Bernstein, The New York Times, Immigration Coverage; A.C. Thompson, The Nation, An exposé on Katrina; Mother Jones, "Climate Countdown", in-depth coverage; and Jen Sorensen, Grambs Aronson Award for "Cartooning With a Conscience." Also featuring Daily News columnist Errol Louis will speak on social justice journalism.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Corrado Levi's Marrakesh Revisited


The exhibition consists of a series of twenty-two works by Corrado Levi. The works show the Medina street where the author lived in Marrakesh, captured from the same angle and conceived and portrayed each time in the spirit of a contemporary Italian artist. Levi will give a talk.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
Free

Lecture | Writing Constitutions into British and Global Histories


Linda Colley, Shelby M.C. Davis 1958 Professor of History, will speak on "Writing Constitutions into British and Global Histories."
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:15 pm
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Other | 2010 Edwin Booth Award presented to playwright Charles Mee


The Doctoral Theatre Students Association of the Ph.D. Program in Theatre will present the 2010 Booth Award to acclaimed playwright Charles L. Mee, author of The Bacchae 2.1 and bobrauschenbergamerica, among many other plays. The award was established in 1983 to honor an individual or organization that has had a significant impact on theatre and performance in New York. Named after the 19th-century actor who was also famous for his intellect, the award seeks to unite the professional and academic theatre communities. Mee will be present to accept the award.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Screening | 21st Annual Dusty Film and Animation Festival and Awards


A showcase of films by students graduating from the Film, Video and Animation Department, including short films, documentaries and animations. For Screenwriters Night, graduating screenwriters have selected scenes to be performed live by alumni from the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:30 pm
Free

Discussion | Fiction writers Jonathan Dee and James Lasdun discuss their work


Dee’s fifth novel, The Privileges, will be published in 2010. His previous novels are Palladio, St. Famous, The Liberty Campaign, and The Lover of History. Dee is a contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine, a frequent literary critic for Harper’s, and a former senior editor of The Paris Review. In 2006, he received a Literature Fellowship in Prose from the National Endowment for the Arts. It’s Beginning to Hurt, Lasdun’s fourth collection of short stories, was published in 2009. His previous work includes three books of poetry, three collections of short stories, and two novels, The Horned Man (a New York Times Notable Book) and Seven Lies (nominated for the Booker Prize). His story “The Siege,” included in a selection of his stories with the same title, was adapted by Bernardo Bertolucci for his film Besieged. Moderated by Helen Schulman.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
$5

Workshop | Introduction to Computers


This introductory computer class will teach users computer basics and how to access the Internet. Mouse experience is recommended.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Discussion | Killer Personalities: The Art and Science of Crafting Believable Villains


Why do people kill? Why do some people who survive horrific childhoods become sociopaths and others don't? Can killers ever become good citizens? Drawing on clinical experience, and the imperative that everything a person does-good or bad-makes logical sense and therefore can be understood, Dr. Charles Atkins, a world renowned psychiatrist and thriller author, explains why people act what they do. Join what promises to be a lively conversation with best-selling author, Jane K. Cleland, as they explore human psychopathology, personality disorders, why people kill, and how fiction authors can construct believable, complex, and fascinating villains.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Video | Video Works by Darcy Lange


A special presentation on the video works of Darcy Lange (1946-2005). A pioneering but under-recognized artist who devised a unique form of socially engaged video in the 1970s, Lange created a series of remarkable studies of people at work. His distinctive practice speaks to documentary traditions as well as to conceptual and structuralist videomaking. Mercedes Vicente, curator of contemporary art at the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery in New Zealand, will discuss and present a selection of Lange's rarely seen video works.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Author Reading | Ariel Leve reads from her book It Could Be Worse, You Could Be Me


Meet Ariel. Her glass is half empty…and leaking. A humorously bleak perspective on life's potential to turn out badly.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Jazz | CU Jazz Ensembles


Directed by Ben Waltzer & Victor Lin.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | Isabel Allende reads from her book Island Beneath the Sea


The beloved writer's new novel spans four decades, following a young slave woman from late-18th century Haiti to the Louisiana Purchase in 1803.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Staged Reading | Kate E. Ryan's Science Is Close


Directed by Mia Rovegno.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | Marisa Silver reads from her book Alone With You


Silver's fiction has been featured in The New Yorker, and her recent novel The God of War won her wide acclaim. She's here to read from her first collection of stories, one of which has earned her the O.Henry Prize.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Concert | Rapaport Prize Winners Concert


An evening of classical and jazz music performed by Rapaport Prize recipients, past and present, in a concert honoring the donors, Brooke and Richard Rapaport. Reception to follow. Featuring: Chris Chorney, cello; Steph Chou, alto saxophone; Theo di Castri, piano; Kurt Kanazawa, voice; Jennifer Kim, violin; Alicia Kravitz, flute; Peter Liou, piano; Elizabeth Lyon, cello; Maryam Parhizkar, viola; Julie Schoonover, voice; Wei Sim, piano; Kate Smith, voice. The Richard and Brooke Kamin Rapaport Summer Music Performance Fellowship, a gift of Richard Rapaport, Class of 1969, and Brooke Rapaport, awards funds to talented Columbia College musicians, singers, composers, and conductors for summer study at a music festival of their choice. Previous awardees have participated in prestigious festivals in locations such as Aspen, Chautauqua, Fontainebleu, Norfolk, Orford, and Taos. Many awardees have gone on to graduate studies in programs at Yale, Colburn School, Juilliard, Mannes, and Manhatten School of Music, and are members of leading symphonies and chamber ensembles.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Theater | Student Production: Pierre de Marivaux's Romantic Roulette


Cigdem Onat directs and the Graduate Acting Class of 2011 performs this 18th-century French comedy.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Jazz | Student Recital: West African Ensemble


Directed by Yosvany Terry.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Discussion | Talk Show: An Evening with Ugly Duckling Presse


On the occasion of the release of two new books, Ten Walks/Two Talks and Made-up Interviews with Imaginary Artists, Ugly Duckling Presse presents “Talk Show,” an evening of interviews, poetry, and unscripted surprises in the format of a late-night talk show. Andy Fitch and Jon Cotner, authors of Ten Walks/Two Talks, co-host the evening with poets Dodie Bellamy, Rachel Levitsky, Matthew Rohrer, Marina Temkina, Cecilia Vicuña, and interview-artist Alex Stein as their guests.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | Thomas Chatterton Williams reads from his book Losing My Cool: How a Father's Love and 15,000 Books Beat Hip-Hop Culture


His op-ed piece on the seductive yet restrictive power of hip-hop struck a nerve. Now Thomas Chatterton Williams explores the subject more fully.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Forum | Transforming Networks: New Media as the New Gateway for Broadcast and Cable


In the 1990s, new media divisions sprang up in the broadcast and cable industries as a means of leveraging licensed content for emerging platforms, including CD-ROM and proprietary online networks. As multiplatform and transmedia production has become a predominant means of capitalizing on intellectual property in the digital age, broadcast and cable networks now view new media as the gateway to audience engagement and monetization. With mobile video, videogame platforms, and “over the top TV” gaining large audiences, the new media divisions are again critical to defining the role that broadcast and cable networks will play in the distribution chain. Speakers to be announced.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | Bryan Batt reads from his book She Ain't Heavy, She's My Mother


The award-winning star of theater (Forbidden Broadway), film (Jeffrey) and television (Mad Men) now shares the hilarious and moving story of growing up gay in New Orleans with his supportive, indomitable Southern belle of a mama.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Concert | Meridian Arts Ensemble performs a concert version of Su Lian Tan's opera Lotus Lives


Additional works by Su Lian Tan and David Sandford.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Concert | Contemporary Music Festival 2010: Percussion Ensemble


The Percussion Ensemble, under the direction of James Baker, is dedicated to performing both new and classic solo and ensemble works for percussion in two performances each year, the spring concert is part of the Contemporary Music Festival and will feature new works for percussion.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Concert | An Evening of Chamber Music


Louis DaRos and Stephanie Baer, Directors.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:30 pm
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Jazz | Jazz: DidaDan Trio / Samuel Mortellaro Trio


The DidaDan Trio includes Dida Pelled, vocals and guitar; Dan Aran, drums; and Barak Mori, bass. Samuel Mortellaro Trio includes Samuel Mortellaro, piano; Peter Yuskaukskas, bass; and Dan Kleffmann, drums.
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:30 pm
$3 cover

Jazz | Student Recital: Brazilian Percussion


   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 pm
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