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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on May 10, 2010?

42 free events take place on Monday, May 10 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 10 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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42 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Monday, May 10, 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

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

Jazz | 15th Annual Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition & Festival


The bands will compete and participate in workshops, jam sessions, and more. The three top-placing bands perform with Wynton Marsalis as guest soloist, followed by a performance by mentors for the finalist bands throughout the weekend.
   New York City, NY; NYC
10:00 am
Free

Workshop | Introduction to Email


An introduction to electronic mail, including how to sign up for your own e-mail account, procedures for replying to an e-mail, and forwarding an e-mail.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
Free

Workshop | Microsoft Office 2003: MS Word 1


Hands on using wireless laptops. Learn the basic features of Microsoft Word 2003, a word processing program you can use to create documents. Topics include entering and editing text, saving files, and formatting.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 am
Free

Discussion | British Playwright Howard Barker: Screenings, Discussions, Readings


Legendary British dramatist, theorist, director, and poet Howard Barker in a rare visit to New York. Join Barker, actress and frequent collaborator Victoria Wicks, and critical champion David Ian Rabey of the University of Aberystwyth for a day of screenings, discussions, and readings. Don't miss the chance to meet the "playwright's playwright," whom the London Times calls "Britain's greatest living dramatist." Barker will read from his poetry collection.
   New York City, NY; NYC
12:00 pm
Free

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 | Email Sign-Up Lab


Use this supervised lab time to sign up for a free email account with Yahoo. The account you create will be required for later email classes. (Please note: this is not a class on how to use email. This session will be used solely for the purpose of signing up for an account.)
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:30 pm
Free

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
Free

Workshop | Introduction to MS Word


Learn to create documents and reports using this word processing program. Topics include: creating, editing, formatting, printing, and saving documents. Mouse Basics is a prerequisite.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:30 pm
Free

Concert | A Temple of Dreams: A Celebration of Theatre in Song and Story


As seen by Noel Coward, Dorothy Parker, Oscar Wilde, Cole Porter, et al...not forgetting William Shakespeare. With (in alphabetical order) KLEA BLACKHURST, EDWARD HIBBERT, DANA IVEY, SIMON JONES, and STEVE ROSS. Devised and Narrated by BARRY DAY.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
Free

Opening Reception | BFA Illustration Thesis Exhibition


An exhibition of thesis work by graduating students in the BFA Illustration program. In addition to thesis work, the installation will debut the results of an ongoing partnership between the department and Dave Eggers’s Brooklyn Superhero Supply Company (BSSC) and its associated nonprofit organization, 826NYC, dedicated to supporting writing skills in elementary-, middle-, and high school-aged students. Drawings and costumes created by students that illustrate the stories of young writers in the BSSC program will be on view.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Jazz | Jazz vocalist Beat Kaestli performs


The international jazz vocalist offers an invitation to hear highlights from his newest CD during a brief stay in New York City between gigs in Mexico and throughout Europe as he offers thoughtful jazz interpretations of great American standards.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Film | Jim Jarmusch's Down By Law (1986): Prison Buddies


With Tom Waits, Roberto Benigni and Ellen Barkin. Two losers end up in prison for being too laid-back to avoid being framed for crimes they didn't commit. They share a cell with an eccentric Italian optimist who knows an escape route. 107 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Linder Sterling & Jon Savage's The Secret Public Punk Montages, Photography and Collages 1976-1981


An exhibit of the punk-era collage/montage work of Jon Savage and Linder Sterling. Savage is the noted author of England's Dreaming and Teenage. Linder Sterling is a visual, performance and installation artist represented in the Tate's permanent collection.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | MFA Design Department Exhibition


An exhibition of work by first-year students in the MFA Design Department. Curated by 3D Chair Kevin O'Callaghan.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
Free

Screening | Motion Graphics Screening


A screening of motion graphics work by students in the BFA Advertising and Graphic Design Department.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Student Exhibition: Carnival


An exhibition of work by first-year students in the MFA Design Department dealing with contemporary social and political issues, including healthcare, deforestation and animal testing. Curated by 3D Design Chair Kevin O'Callaghan.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
Free

Reading | Actor Brian Murray reads the work of D.H. Lawrence


Spontaneity, instinct, vitality, sexuality, and censorship swirl through D.H. Lawrence's novels, poems, essays, and plays. His most famous book, Lady Chatterley's Lover, had its first edition in Italy in 1928, but was refused publication in the United Kingdom until 1960. Despite trials of every sort, Lawrence continually explored the complexities of human behavior. Passages from stories and poems will be presented by Broadway star Brian Murray.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Lecture | Artist Dave McKenzie on On Kawara


New York-based artist Dave McKenzie was born in 1977 in Kingston, Jamaica. His recent solo exhibitions include shows at REDCAT, Los Angeles (2008) and the Institute of Contemporary Art Boston (2007). His videos have been screened at venues such as the RISD Museum, Providence, (2003) and the New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York (2002).
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
$6

Workshop | Computer Surfing for 50+


Hands on using wireless laptops. Explore websites of special interest to active older adults.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
Free

Reading | CUNY writers read their work, with Colum McMann and others


Writers and graduating students from the four CUNY MFA Programs in Creative Writing (City College, Brooklyn College, Hunter College, and Queens College) come together for readings of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction at the Graduate Center. Join Richard Schotter, Colum McCann, and others for an evening of cross-campus, cross-genre readings.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Talk | Inside the Word Factory: How Dictionaries Work


With Ammon Shea, the author of Reading the OED: One Man, One Year, 21,730 Pages. Discover the inner workings of dictionaries of the past, present, and the future. How do words gain entry to the dictionary, and how are they eventually banished? How do fake words get into the dictionary? What are the differences between dictionaries published online and those that are printed in book form, and is one of these two better? What are the differences between various dictionaries, and are they relevant anymore in the internet age?
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Workshop | Microsoft Word 1


Learn basic features of Microsoft Word 2003, a word processing program you can use to create documents. Topics include entering and editing text, saving files, and formatting.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Staged Reading | Flux Theatre Ensemble’s An Awesome God


An Awesome God will focus on the Creation Story and the Rebellion of Korah. Featuring works by Erin Browne, Fengar Gael, Mac Rogers, and Crystal Skillman. Directed by Michael Davis.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
Free

Author Reading | Hank Albarelli talks about his book A Terrible Mistake: The Murder of Frank Olsen and the CIA's Secret Cold War Experiments


Hosted by activist and professor Mark Crispin Miller, Albarelli speaks about his meticulously researched and scary (though not paranoid) history of CIA LSD testing in New York and France, and the murder of a scientist involved.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Discussion | How To Attract and Keep Real Love


Connie Bennett moderates a panel with Sherry Amatenstein, Debra Berndt, Diana Kirschner and Matt Titus & Tamsen Fadal.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Staged Reading | Janine Nabers' Welcome to Jesus


Directed by Adam Greenfield.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Discussion | Locating Art & Politics


Come out for the launch of the newest issue of Where We Are Now with editors and contributors and join them in a discussion about consequences, legacies and revisions to the public view of current events.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
$5 suggested donation

Author Reading | Marc Gobé discusses his book Emotional Branding


Gobé discusses the book that has become the benchmark for marketing and creative professionals.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Book Discussion | Milan Kundera's The Unbearable Lightness of Being: Sex and Existence under Tyranny


The Fiction Reading Group discusses this philosophical novel about a man and two women and their lives in the Prague Spring of the Czechoslovak Communist period in 1968.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Staged Reading | Mona Mansour's Urge for Going: The Beckoning World


Directed by Johanna Gruenhut. The story of 17-year-old Jamila, a Palestinian girl growing up in a Lebanese refugee camp, who is desperate to escape the small and impoverished world she calls home. Mansour fuses global politics with the intimacy of family life in this smart and inventive drama.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Talk | Photographer Thomas Struth discusses his work


Struth first came to artistic prominence in the 1970s with his black-and-white photos. His recent work has focused on the confluence of nature, technology and architecture. From 2002 -2003, a retrospective of his work traveled to the Dallas Museum of Art; The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), Los Angeles; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; and The Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA), Chicago. In conversation with Gil Blank, a writer and photographer whose work has most recently been exhibited at P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center and White Columns, New York. He has also served as a contributing editor of photographic criticism for Art On Paper, Issue and Whitewall magazines and was a founding editor of Influence, an independently published magazine devoted to contemporary image-making.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
Free

Gallery Talk | Screening and Discussion with Filmmaker Peggy Ahwesh


Ahwesh is part of the exhibition Nachleben, a display of contemporary art works and a series of related programs bring together artistic practices that share an affinity with Warburg's proposals regarding associative thinking, image sequencing, and a dialectics of seeing that extends across eras, cultures, and methodologies.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Performance | Stories & Music: The Adam Wade Show / BTK Band


Moth storytelling favorite Adam Wade has put together many of his winning heartfelt and humorous stories for a special show. He’ll also sing a few songs, and play video shorts. No two shows will be the same. A different featured guest will start the evening off. The BTK Band, NYC’s hardest-drinking improvised storytelling rock band, will follow. Raconteurs regale the audience with true stories from their lives while music and lyrics are improvised to turn their stories into songs.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
$5

Author Reading | Beth O. Stern reads from her book Oh My Dog


Stern is a dog lover. She is a spokesperson for North Shore Animal League. Her first book can help you find the breed that is right for you. And answer a ton of other questions that may daunt a new "parent" before adopting.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
Free

Other | Feed Your Head Rock Trivia Contest


Join hardcore music enthusiasts for a fun and challenging multi-round contest that tests your knowledge on a wide range of rock and roll topics. The winning teams receive free drinks and bragging rights!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
No cover

Concert | Jazz Ensemble Concert


Ryan Keberle & D.D. Jackson, directors.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Concert | Student Recital: Milena Zhivotovskaya, piano


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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9:00 pm
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