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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on May 4, 2010?

48 free events take place on Tuesday, May 4 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 4 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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48 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Tuesday, May 4, 2010

All events are free unless otherwise noted.
        

Workshop | Tai Chi in the Park


Tai Chi and Eternal Spring are instructed by members of the Tai Chi Chuan Center. Classes are for all ages and experience levels. Classes are rain or shine.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 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. 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 7pm PSA Chapbook Fellowship reading
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
Free

Workshop | Yoga in the Park


lululemon athletica provides free yoga classes for all ages and levels. Awaken the body’s potential with revitalizing movement, stretching, breathing, and poses. 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. In case of rain, please call.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Talk | Changing Channels in the Hudson River Estuary: Understanding Navigation Channel Construction and Consequences for Habitat and Restoration


One of a series of seminars on scientific issues related to the environmental quality and resource management of the New York/New Jersey Harbor Estuary. This presentation will be from Daniel Miller, NY State Department of Environmental Conservation.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 am
Free

Workshop | Introduction to MS PowerPoint


Learn how to create a slideshow presentation using Microsoft PowerPoint 2003. Topics include creating and editing slides, inserting images and clipart, and running your slideshow.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 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
$6

Tour | “The Castle and its Kingdom”


Take a walk around the lands dominated by Belvedere Castle, situated high on Vista Rock. Visit the tiny 55-acre realm on an eclectic tour of history and nature. Tour is approximately one hour.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Tour | Downtown: Where New York Began Tour


A tour of Downtown — its history, architecture, and art, and its fascinating denizens. Tour includes Federal Hall, the U.S. Stock Exchange, Trinity Church, Fraunces Tavern, U.S. Custom House, and Bowling Green. Led by a professional tour leader. Adults, please bring photo ID.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
$10 suggested donation

Concert | Juilliard musicians perform Messiaen's Quartet for the End of Time


With: Hui Wu, Piano; Grace Eun Jin Kang, Violin; Asuka Yamamoto, Clarinet; and Sara Kye-young Kwon, Cello.
   New York City, NY; NYC
12:30 pm
Free

Workshop | Simple Techniques to Transform Your Wellness


Being well is not a privilege, it’s everyone’s birthright. Best of all it doesn’t take a ton of money or gadgets to experience wellness. There are simple things you can do to add just the right amount of wellness that will transform your life. Learn these techniques for the home and office.
   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

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
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Workshop | Health Support Workshop


The NYC Department of Health will be available to offer health information and answer your health-related questions.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:30 pm
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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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2:00 pm
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Workshop | Cooked Books


Explore the delicious world of all things culinary in the library’s vast and interdisciplinary cookery collection. In this class we investigate sources in the Library, around the city, and on the web.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:15 pm
Free

Workshop | Internet 3: Advanced Search Strategies


Hands on using wireless laptops. Learn advanced search strategies to narrow results and find the best information online.
   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 "
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3:00 pm
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Lecture | The Employment Challenge: Job Creation in Times of Crisis


Join the nationwide discussion on the role of job creation in economic recovery with Ekkehard Ernst, senior economist at the International Institute for Labour Studies in Geneva, as he presents a lecture.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
Free

Opening Reception | Student Exhibition: Design Show 2010


The Department of Design for Stage and Film will feature the work of 20 designers from its MFA graduating class of 2010. The annual event attracts hundreds of producers, directors, established designers, other entertainment industry professionals, as well as the general public who come to view the exhibit looking for new talent. The showcase will include the work of some of the best young talent emerging in the professional design field. It will comprise hundreds of designs for realized productions, and class projects for the theatre, film, and dance, in a wide variety of media, including scale models, costumes, production photographs, and sketches. With: Brenda Abbandandolo, Neslihan Arslan, Brett J. Banakis, Alexios G. Chrysikos, Marte Johanne Ekhougen, Tilly Grimes, Caite Hevner, Carolyn Hoffmann, Carisa Kelly, Bradley King, Nick Kolin, Haley Lieberman, Amanda Clegg Lyon, Sydney Maresca, David Meyer, Pilyoung Oh, Annie Simon, Nick Solyom, Eric Southern, and Bruce Steinberg.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Film | Hettie Macdonald's Beautiful Thing (1996): Growing Up Working-Class and Gay


The story of how two teenage boys growing up in a working-class neighborhood become aware of their sexuality. 90 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | MFA Illustration as Visual Essay Department Thesis Exhibition


An exhibition featuring thesis projects by students in the MFA Illustration as Visual Essay Department.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Other | Park Green Team


Help care for the park. All ages; children must be accompanied by an adult.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Photographs: Rebecca Lepkoff's Urban Life


This exhibition will feature a series of her vintage black and white photographs. Lepkoff, who has been photographing urban life since the 1930s, was a member of the Photo League, the legendary New York based group that used photography to capture everyday life and promote social involvement. Lepkoff documented the ethnic richness of life in the urban metropolis throughout the 1950s, 70s and 80s; her book, Life On The Lower East Side, shows what the neighborhood was like in her youth.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Student Show: Launch


An exhibition of thesis projects by students in the MFA Design Department.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Lecture | Bed Bugs: What You Don't Know Could Come Back to Bite You


With Richard Cooper, Entomologist MS. Learn about the history of bed bugs in the United States and the resurgence of bed bugs in the last 10 years. Find out the steps you can take to protect yourself and what to do if you suspect you have bed bugs.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Discussion | Children's writer Stephanie Calmenson reads and discusses her work


Calmenson, author of Rosie: A Visiting Dog’s Story and Good for You: Toddler Rhymes for Toddler Times, will read and discuss her work. Moderated by freelance editor Deborah Brodie.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
$5

Lecture | Eiffel's Tower and the World’s Fair Where Buffalo Bill Beguiled Paris, the Artists Quarreled, and Thomas Edison Became a Count


When the construction of the tallest building in the world was announced in 1887, a manifesto against its creation was signed by many of Paris’ most prominent artists, including Alexandre Dumas and Sully Prudhomme. They protested “in the name of French art and history under threat, against the construction…of the useless and monstrous Eiffel Tower.” Over a century, 18,038 pieces of iron and 240 million visitors later, the Eiffel Tower has become one of the most iconic and beloved images of France and modern times. Author and historian Jill Jonnes presents a compelling account of the tower’s creation and Belle Époque France.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Gallery Talk | Painters Mimi Gross and Marine Karbowski discuss New York's influence on their art


New York is a powerful force upon one's creative inclinations. The artists will talk about how one month in The Big Apple can affect one's views of the art world at large as well as their own personal work. Both artists believe in the importance of recording what they see and New York has given them lots of material.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Lecture | Traces of Esther: The Jewish Presence in Contemporary Catalan Literature


This lecture by Catalan poet and Ph.D. in Semitic philology Manuel Forcano takes place within the American Sephardi Federation/Sephardic House lecture series, The Jews of Spain: Past, Present, and Future, which accompanies the exhibition Jerusalem and the Jews of Spain: Longing and Reality.
   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 BFA Film, Video and Animation Department, including short films, documentaries and animations.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | Real Housewives of New Jersey's Teresa Guidice signs her book Skinny Italian


The brassy, svelte food-lover offers healthful advice, mouthwatering recipes, and a dash of gossip.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | Charlaine Harris reads from her book Dead in the Family


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   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | Dave Barry reads from his book I'll Mature When I'm Dead: Dave Barry's Amazing Tales of Adulthood


Barry's new book explains parenting, the battle of the sexes, certain unmentionable surgical procedures and more. Told in a style wholly unique and utterly hilarious. Priority seating with purchase.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Screening | Express Yourself: An Evening of Student Animated Films


A selection of most interesting Czech student animated films since the year 2000. Schools: Film Academy in Písek, Multimedia Art College in Jihlava, Film Academy in Zlín, Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | Geoff Cunningham & Carla Repice read from their book Office of Blame Accountability


With a red phone, typewriter and desk, the OBA has established headquarters at locations of collective blame (such as Wall Street and Ground Zero) to dutifully record the finger-pointing of any passers-by. Join Cunningham and Repice for an intimate review of the thoughts of Americans on war, finances, and their personal dilemmas.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | Nicole LaPorte discusses her book The Men Who Would Be King


LaPorte reveals how Steven Spielberg, David Geffen and Jeffrey Katzenberg joined forces to create DreamWorks.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Concert | Organ Works by Bach and Others


With Cameron Carpenter, organist. Music by Bach, Demessieux, and Carpenter.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Author Reading | StoryCorps' Dave Isay reads from his book Mom


Isay uses his oral history approach and storytelling skills in his latest book, an homage to motherhood.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Theater | Student Production: Richard Sheridan's The Rivals


Alex Harvey directs and the Graduate Acting Class of 2011 performs this 1775 comedy of manners.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Concert | French soprano Nicole Renaud performs from her CD Couleurs


The French "néo-soprano" performs songs from her new album and plays a unique, transparent, luminous accordion designed by artist/engineer Paul Etienne Lincoln. Accompanied by Brad Whiteley on keyboard and laptop.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Jazz | Umbria Jazz Festival


Come experience this exciting international musical collaboration featuring Italy's dynamic Enrico Rava Quintet and the spectacular world class voices of the church's Inspirational Ensemble under the direction of Dr. Gregory Hopkins.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:30 pm
Free

Concert | Contemporary Music Festival 2010: NewMusicMannes


Under the direction of Madeleine Shapiro, NewMusicMannes concerts feature solo and chamber works of new music.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Concert | NYU New Music Ensemble


Works for large ensemble, electronics and video. Esther Lamneck, Artistic Director.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Discussion | The Afterglow of the Sexual Revolution


Join faculty members Mark Greif and Ann Snitow, along with special guest, Katie Roiphe, for a discussion of what was revolutionary about the sexual revolution; who, forty years on, has gained the most from it; what opportunities have been lost that can be found; and what roads do we wish hadn't been taken. Moderated by Marco Roth.
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:00 pm
Free

Performance | UG! Comedy Show


Hosted by Todd Montesi and Ray Field. This week's guests: John Mahone, Fariaz Rabbani, Billy Reno, Justin Murray, Joe Pontillo, Adi Blotman, and Neil Constantine. Plus tons of tchotchkes!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Classical Music | Works by Mozart, Dvorak and More

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