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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on May 24, 2010?

35 free events take place on Monday, May 24 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 24 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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35 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Monday, May 24, 2010

All events are free unless otherwise noted.
        

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

Workshop | Job Seekers Resources Online


Discover the best websites to help in your job search. Create and post your resume to Monster, Career Builder and Linkedin. A valid email account and a flash drive are required for this class. Introduction to MS Word is a prerequisite. Note you must also have an email account and USB Flash Drive.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
Free

Workshop | MS Excel Level 1


Learn the basics of working with spreadsheets using Microsoft Excel. Topics include setting up a worksheet, entering data and formulas, moving and copying data, formatting the data, doing calculations & printing worksheets.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
Free

Workshop | Microsoft Office 2003: MS Word 2


Hands on using wireless laptops. Explore more advanced features of Microsoft Word 2003. Topics include mail merge, tables, text boxes, headers and footers, footnotes and endnotes.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 am
Free

Jazz | Award-Winning Jazz Pianist Deanna Witkowski


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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12:30 pm
Free

Workshop | Memory and Aging


While gradual memory decline is a part of normal aging, it is however influenced by several factors such as physical health and lifestyle habits. Memory can be improved and maintained through learning helpful ways of organizing and recalling information. Come and enjoy fun ways to strengthen your memory in this workshop. Hosted by Rosiemarie Chan from Project Help of The Educational Alliance.
   New York City, NY; NYC
1:00 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 | Financial Information: Searching Mergent, Bloomberg & S&P Net Advantage


We will retrieve important financial information on individual companies from Mergent Online and Standard & Poor's Net Advantage. Advanced search features of these databases are demonstrated. Bloomberg’s menu driven system is demonstrated.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:15 pm
Free

Workshop | Getting More Out of Google


Hands on using wireless laptops. Come and explore the depths of Google. Speed your search for precise results & discover some of the amazing new features Google is offering.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:30 pm
Free

Workshop | Teach Yourself: Learn a New Language


Hands on using wireless laptops. Discover a wide selection of self-study resources to help you learn a new language or brush up on one you’ve studied before. Class covers resources available through the library and free websites.
   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

Opening Reception | Students' End of Year Show


Students unveil pioneering work at architecture, art and engineering exhibition. With the 43rd annual End of Year Show, students make the transition from the studios and classrooms to the gallery as they formally exhibit their works.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
Free

Workshop | Crochet Circle


Bring your hooks and your interests every 4th Monday of the month. Talk and learn with others as we work on projects and share the love of crochet! Beginner through advance. Some assistance will be available for beginners.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
Free

Concert | Songbook: New Music by Broadway Composers and Lyricists


A concert of new music by Broadway composers and lyricists sung by Broadway vocalists. Directed by John Znidarsic.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
Free

Workshop | Adult Tech Time


Need help on the computer? Sign up for some extra time and personal assistance on our laptops. Topics may include: filling out forms or applications, online job search or test prep, resume formatting, and more!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
Free

Book Discussion | Alison Bechdel's Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic


The Book Discussion Group will be discussing this autobiographical comic by the author of the long-running strip Dykes to Watch Out For.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
Free

Author Reading | Mark Kurlansky reads from his book The Food of a Younger Land


The book's full titles is The Food of a Younger Land: A Portrait of American Food--Before the National Highway System, Before Chain Restaurants, and Before Frozen Food, When the Nation's Food Was Seasonal. The award-winning New York Times bestselling author of Salt and Cod takes you back to the food and eating habits of a younger America.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
Free

Screening | Czech Documentary: Petr Jancarek's Václav Havel, Prague-Castle


When Václav Havel was elected president on 29 December 1989, he and his advisors' immediate goal was to lead the country to its first free elections and to remove Soviet forces from Czechoslovak territory as quickly as possible. Jančárek's documentary devotes itself to the first six months of Havel's presidency. We see the ex-president's occasional frantic nature, his worries and small pleasures. We also discover the personality of Václav Havel, as seen through the eyes of those around him. Followed by a Q&A with Petr Jancarek.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
Free

Author Reading | Nassim Nicholas Taleb discusses his book The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable


Already a bestseller in hard cover, the new paperback edition of has been revised and updated to include a new essay, "On Robustness and Fragility."
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
Free

Performance | Out of Our Minds: A Multimedia Presentation


Melissa Auf der Maur hosts a multimedia presentation of her new project, including a film screening, Q&A, comic reading, and live music.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
Free

Author Reading | Photographer Jon Naar discusses his book The Faith of Graffiti


Naar speaks about the reissue of his seminal photographic look at early graffiti in New York. Norman Mailer wrote the text of this book, and it is one of two books that really brought graffitti to the rest of the country and the world.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
Free

Author Reading | Pulitzer winner Kai Bird discusses his book Crossing Mandelbaum Gate


Bird in conversation with Gabriel Sanders, deputy editor, Tablet Magazine. Each day on his way to school, Bird passed through Mandelbaum Gate—separating Israeli-controlled West Jerusalem from the Arab-controlled East. As an American who grew up in the midst of wars in the Middle East from the 1950s through the 1970s, Bird provides an illuminating perspective on the Arab-Israeli conflict in this fascinating memoir.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
$5

Jazz | Student Jazz Recital


Featuring students from Lucy Moses School’s acclaimed Jazz Program.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
Free

Discussion | Sunny Days and Starry Nights Summer Reading Panel


Get a first look at the books everyone will be buzzing about this summer, as these 6 authors kick off the Summer Reading season: Jenny Han, It’s Not Summer Without You Katherine Howe, The Phsyick Book of Deliverance Dane Michael Koryta, So Cold the River Ilie Ruby, The Language of Trees Brando Skyhorse, The Madonnas of Echo Park Moderated by Samantha Bruce-Benjamin, The Art of Devotion.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
Free

Poetry Reading | 5 Poets Who Work in Publishing


By day they work in publishing. By night, though, they unleash their sensitive souls and emit poetry! With: Lindsey Sagnette, editor at St. Martin's Press by day, her work has appeared in Family Wanted (Random House, 2005) and on Salome.com; Tim O'Connell, an editor at Vintage, his work has appeared in Controlled Burn, Texas Poetry Journal, The Bat City Review, and Meridian; Lexa Hilyer, book packager by day, winner of the Tusculum Review Inaugural Poetry Prize in 2003; Gary Heidt, a literary agent by day, his poems have appeared in Fence and Private Arts; and Jared Hayley, an anomaly, his poetry has appeared in The Paris Review.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
$5

Author Reading | Actor Louis Gossett, Jr. reads from his book An Actor and a Gentleman


This world-renowned actor shares his life. His life spans stage and screen and is fraught with racism and discrimination. This is an honest portrayal of an African American in Hollywood and New York.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
Free

Author Reading | Kati Marton discusses from her book Enemies of the People: My Family's Journey to America


In this true-life thriller, Marton drew on her skill as an investigative reporter to uncover the story of her journalist parents—how they survived the Nazis in Hungary and imprisonment by the Soviets during the Cold War.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Concert | Pomona College Glee Club performs choral music


Including works by Elgar, Debussy, Ravel, Hogan, Monteverdi, and others.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:30 pm
Free

Author Reading | Richard Wirick reads from his book Kicking In


Narcotic euphoria meets the demands of everyday life in Wirick’s new collection of interlocking stories. Whether his tales are depicting a Valium-fogged lawyer representing a car painter who cooked a client in his kiln or revealing a Gulf War orderly’s drift in and out of morphine dreams during an aerial Medevac surgery, Wirick’s stories are rich with the social contexts in which sedation’s acolytes emerge, come forward to flourish, and then often violently explode or fade away.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
Free

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
Pay-what-you-can admission policy

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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Screening | American Film Treasures


Scenes from 50 preserved films, an anthology of American film archives featuring rare silent-era, landmark independent, avant-garde works, and other film types invented during 1910s, 20s, and the 1930’s.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:30 pm
Free

Poetry Reading | Poetry From Spain


A night of Spanish literature with poets Ana Merino and Isabel Cadenas Cañón, who will be accompanied by their English-language translators for a bilingual reading.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:15 pm
Free
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