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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on May 17, 2010?

32 free events take place on Monday, May 17 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 17 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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32 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Monday, May 17, 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

Park Walk | Garden Tour


Offering constantly changing floral displays, the park's and gardens contain more than 400 species of perennials, shrubs and trees. On this garden tour, horticulturists share their considerable knowledge of plants, pointing out the species that give each garden its own identity and style.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
Free

Concert | Ragtime Piano with Terry Waldo


Ragtime expert and stride pianist, Waldo is protégé of the late Eubie Blake. He has produced over 40 albums and wrote the definitive book This is Ragtime. Along with the book came a 26-part series with the same title for National Public Radio, which fueled the 1970's ragtime revival.
   New York City, NY; NYC
12:30 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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1:00 pm
Free

Performance | Theatre for One


This is a portable, 4-foot-by-9-foot performing arts space for one performer and one audience member that turns public events into private acts, making each performance a singularly intimate exchange. Theatre for One will be presenting magic, poetry, dance, puppetry and theatre pieces created specifically for this venue. Open Hours are 1—3, 4—6 and 7—9pm. Performances are 5-10 minutes long. Weather permitting. Entrance inside the booth is on a first come first serve basis.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Workshop | Savings! Retirement & College


Where will the money come from! This class describes a variety of tax advantaged accounts that individuals can set up to help them acquire the nest egg necessary for retirement and/or college bound children.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:15 pm
Free

Workshop | IntenSati Cardio Workout


Group fitness instructors from Equinox will lead an energetic IntenSati class, a cardio workout that includes martial arts moves and personal affirmations for strength and empowerment. Equinox instructors and class participants will share their “Life Stories,” highlighting the dramatic impact of fitness on their daily lives.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:30 pm
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Workshop | Health Information Online


Hands on using wireless laptops. Learn to find consumer health information online, including doctors' credentials, hospital information, drug side effects, conventional and alternative medical treatments of diseases, diets, weight loss, nutrition and exercises, and how to evaluate these websites.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:30 pm
Free

Workshop | Marketing through Google


There are two ways to show up on Google (the most important search engine by a mile): by getting indexed and by using Pay-Per-Click advertising. In this seminar we’ll show you how to get the best results using both strategies, based on our experience.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 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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3:00 pm
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Workshop | Introduction to Trademarks


Overview of trademarks.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:15 pm
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Author Reading | Pulitzer winner Donald Margulies discusses his plays Time Stands Still and Collected Stories


Margulies will read from and discuss his two plays currently running on Broadway: Time Stands Still (2010 Tony Best Play nominee) and Collected Stories. A book signing will follow. Margulies received the 2000 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for Dinner with Friends, which has been produced across the U.S. and around the world. His other plays include Sight Unseen (OBIE Award for Best New American Play); Shipwrecked!; Brooklyn Boy; God of Vengeance, based on the Yiddish classic; and many others.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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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
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Workshop | Marketing through Google


There are two ways to show up on Google (the most important search engine by a mile): by getting indexed and by using Pay-Per-Click advertising. In this seminar we’ll show you how to get the best results using both strategies, based on our experience.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
Free

Author Reading | Mike Dann discusses his book As I Saw It: The Inside Story of the Golden Years of Television


A fast-paced tour through the halls of NBC's 30 Rock and CBS's Black Rock in the days when television first staked its claim to be the dominant influence in American cultural life.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Theater | Workshop Production: Stanton Wood's Ramona's Kidnapper


Directed by Matt M. Morrow. A year ago, Ramona Esprey's 17-year-old daughter disappeared on the way to buy popcorn at the store. Did Laura run away on her own, or was she abducted? With the police no longer interested, Ramona starts her own investigation, and suddenly starts receiving phone calls from a mysterious man who claims to know where her daughter is. Based on a true story.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
Free

Discussion | 25 Years at BAM: An Evening with Joe Melillo


An evening of celebration and conversation with Joseph V. Melillo, executive producer of Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM). Melillo and a panel of renowned guest artists from many disciplines -- including composer David Lang (Bang on a Can), curator Dan Cameron (New Museum); moderated by RoseLee Goldberg (Performa) -- will look back on 25 historic years of curatorial and producing work at BAM and peek into the future of this extraordinary New York institution. The documentaries Einstein on the Beach: The Changing Image of Opera and BAM! BAM! BAM! Catching the Next Wave for 20 Years will also be screened at 3:00 p.m.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Workshop | Microsoft Excel 101


Learn how to create spreadsheets for your information using the Microsoft Excel software. Basic computer skills required.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Workshop | Windows Basics


Hands on using wireless laptops. A basic review of the Windows operating system. Learn how to customize, improve and organize your computer by managing files, folders and more.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Performance | A Thought Work-Out: Student Rehearsals


An evening of scenes developed during the Youth Group’s' second semester of study.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Staged Reading | Adam Rapp's Welcome Home, Dean Charbonneau: The War Zone


Dean has just returned from a tour of duty in Iraq to his home in Wisconsin, where his extended family plans a welcome home party. But as the night wears on, no one is prepared for the destruction that awaits. The play seethes with humor and danger while cracking open the wounds of family and war.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | Julie Orringer reads from her book The Invisible Bridge


Orringer is the author of the collection How to Breathe Underwater, and her anticipated debut novel is set to eclipse even that book in popularity. It's the story of a Hungarian-Jewish family in warn-torn Europe. She'll be discussing it with novelist Nathan Englander.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | Pulitzer Prize winner Sydney Schanberg reads from his book Beyond the Killing Fields


Schanberg, whose war reporting became the film The Killing Fields, dicusses his new book, a close-up look at war with political writer and author of The Gay Metropolis and 1968 in America, Charles Kaiser.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Performance | Told: An Evening of Themed Storytelling


A storytelling show hosted by Seth Lind. Each month, New York's best performers take the stage to tell true stories related to a central theme. A special guest provides interludes to glue the evening together into a collective experience.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Concert | Violinist David Roberts performs works by Mozart, Paganini and others


Program: Mozart Sonata for Violin and Piano Vieuxtemps Violin Concerto No. 5 Kreisler Praeludium and Allegro Paganini Caprice No. 19 With Sean Chen, piano.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Discussion | A Conversation with This American Life Host Ira Glass


President Bill Kelly engages one-on-one with a diverse group of vital contemporary thinkers, artists, and visionaries who have indelibly impacted the fields in which they work. This evening features a conversation with Ira Glass, host and producer of the celebrated radio show This American Life.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Theater | Three Sisters Come and Go: Based on Chekov, Beckett and Kristeva


A new piece directed by Orietta Crispino (Piccolo Teatro, Milan). It is inspired by French philosopher Julia Kristeva, who argues that we live under a crisis of disappearance and representation which compels us toward silence, paralysis, and ultimately a melancholia of longing. Set between the apparently opposite poles of Anton Chekhov and Samuel Beckett, the piece follows the lives of the three archetypal Chekhovian women and their desire to reconstitute their lives beyond their sense of profound loss. The piece was devised through a collective process among Crispino (who conceived the piece), Italian dramaturg Marco Casazza, and the three actresses: Liza Cassidy (Patricia Wilson’s Zia Dance Company), Claire Helene, and Jackie Lowe (Broadway: The Tap Dance Kid, Ain’t Misbehavin, Eubie). All of the text is drawn from Beckett's Come and Go, and the voices of the women from Chekhov's major plays.
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:00 pm
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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
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Dance Performance | Shim Sham Open Tap Dancing Session


Hosted by Harold Cromer, featuring the Theo Hill Trio. Known as one half of the well known song and dance comedy duo, Stump and Stumpy, legendary tap dancer Harold Cromer returns by popular demand to host this free open jam session in which some of the finest of New York City’s rhythm tap community come together to share and showcase their moves. Having started his career in the late ‘20’s, Cromer has appeared in Broadway performances with Ethel Merman and Betty Grable, as a guest soloist in The American Dance Machine, as well as appearances in leading theaters and night clubs with Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Frank Sinatra, and Sarah Vaughn. The evening also features the live music of the Theo Hill Trio and promises to make for a dynamic gathering of rhythmic exchange. The jam is open to tap dancers of all levels and concludes with the famous Shim Sham Shimmy, the hoofers’ international anthem. So come enjoy the show or bring your shoes and join the jam!
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:00 pm
Free
9:00 pm
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Concert | Christmas Concert

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Classical Music | Works by Mozart, Dvorak and More

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