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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on May 16, 2011?

29 free events take place on Monday, May 16 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 16 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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29 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Monday, May 16, 2011

All events are free unless otherwise noted.
        

Birdwatching | Birding Tour of the Park


Discover the varieties of birds that call Bryant 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

Talk | Learn about the Peoples of the Plains


With Laura Browarny.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
Free

Gallery Talk | The Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Room


An expert leads informal discussions in the room and answers questions. Two sessions: 10am-1pm and 1:30pm -3pm.
   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

Workshop | Ping Pong in the Park


Test your skills at state-of-the-art tables. Paddles and balls are provided free of charge.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
Free

Forum | Research, Scholaship and Creative Practice Panels


A group of roundtable forums presented by the Parsons School of Design Strategies on research and creative practices tackle the themes of strategic activism, form and meaning, demographic dynamics, and disruptive systems.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Park Walk | Garden Tour


On these garden tours, horticulturist Nancy Buivid shares considerable knowledge of plants, pointing out the species that give each garden its own identity and style. She guides walkers through this newest park. Featuring prominent rock outcroppings and a massive bluestone "Rock Wall," the park has nearly 66,000 plantings, many of the species native to New York State. Spring blooms include woodland anemone, bluebells, marsh marigold, coast and swamp azalea and forget-me-not.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Concert | Terry Waldo, Ragtime Pianist


Ragtime expert & stride pianist Terry Waldo is a protege of the late Eubie Blake. He has produced over 40 albums and wrote the definitive book This is Ragtime - just republished at Jazz At Lincoln Center with a new introduction by Wynton Marsalis. His 26-part radio series with the same title, produced for National Public Radio, fueled the 1970's ragtime revival.
   New York City, NY; NYC
12:30 pm
Free

Screening | Short Films on and by Native Americans


Featuring UNRESERVED: The Work of Louie Gong, Writing the Land, Airplane, Button Blanket, and Preston Singletary: Echoes, Fire, and Shadows. Start times are 1pm and 3pm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Talk | Learn About Taino Culture


Jorge Estevez discusses Taino culture past and present using traditional handling objects in an interactive informal setting.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
Free

Lecture | Designing Urban Transformation


Students in the BS Urban Design program within the School of Design Strategies will present case studies of innovative urban design projects throughout the world.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
Free

Lecture | From Knishes to Hummus: Tracing the Past and the Future of Jewish and Israeli Cuisine


With Janna Gur, author of The Book of New Israeli Food. Throughout the ages and across the globe, wherever Jews lived, they have created their own unique culinary cultures. In the course of the 20th Century this tremendous compendium of gastronomy and culture has arrived in Israel and became the fertile ground on which young Israeli food culture thrives. This culture already shows great promise and distinct personality, but what will become of traditional Jewish cuisines?
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Discussion | Hispanic Professionals in the Visual Arts: Mesa Redonda


This event opens a new series of lectures and panel discussions on Hispanic professionals in the visual arts, presented by the Division of Continuing Education. The inaugural panel discussion, a “mesa redonda” featuring some of NYC’s distinguished Latino visual artists, will address the growing needs of visual communication in the Hispanic community and identify how bilingual and bicultural designers and illustrators are responding to this need. The panel with be moderated by MTV2’s Desi Sanchez, a five-year veteran for LatiNation, visual artist and alumnus. A Q&A session will follow.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Workshop | Microsoft Office 2003: MS Excel 1


Hands on using wireless laptops. Learn the basics of working with spreadsheets using Microsoft Excel 2003. Topics include entering data and formulas, moving and copying data, formatting & print previewing worksheets.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Staged Reading | A Reading of the Play Time Limit by Henry Denker & Ralph Berkey


Set just after the Korean War, Time Limit deals with the brutal decisions often forced on prisoners of war and the immense difficulties of balancing one’s humanity with duty in an environment where the rules may no longer apply. The play was originally produced on Broadway just after the war, with a cast that included Arthur Kennedy and Richard Kiley.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | Bharati Mukherjee reads from her novel Miss New India


When the TV show Outsourced premiered last fall filled with tired, overplayed jokes that relied on bad desi accents and references to sacred cows, it seemed that American popular cultural representations of India had officially shifted from the "land of the ashram" to "the land of the call center." Acclaimed writer and "Grand Dame" of Indian literature Bharati Mukherjee reads from her new novel, which follows 19-year-old Anjali Bose from her home in a lower middle-class town to the high-tech city of Bangalore. Also, award-winning independent filmmaker Prithi Gowda screens her captivating experimental short film Televisnu, about a young woman who finds work in a call center to ask the question, "What are the possibilities that arise when a moment of personal development converges with a moment of cultural liberation?"
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
$5 suggested donation

Author Reading | Gary Shteyngart reads from his book Super Sad True Love Story


The national bestselling author of Absurdistan and The Russian Debutante's Handbook returns with a "devilishly hilarious, soul-shriveling and all-too plausible vision of a ruthless and crass digital dystopia in which techno-addled humans are still humbled by love and death," (Booklist, Starred Review).
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | Jamie Cat Callan reads from her book Bonjour, Happiness!


Welcome Jamie Cat Callan (French Women Don't Sleep Alone) with her latest book. The work investigates how French women get and keep their own special joie de vivre.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | Rebecca Goldstein discusses her book 36 Arguments for the Existence of God: A Work of Fiction


A university professor specializing in the psychology of religion, hits the big time with a bestselling book.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
Free

Discussion | Remembering Vito Russo


Vito Russo, a pioneering AIDS activist and bestselling author of The Celluloid Closet, is remembered by family, fellow activists and his biographer: Charles Russo, Michael Signorile, Arnie Kantrowitz and Michael Schiavi.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Jazz | Spring 2011 Ensemble and Recital Series


Jazz student Brianna Thomas (voice) presents her senior recital.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Performance | Student Graduation Comedy Show


Tonight, brilliant students take the stage. The legends of tomorrow show you they're actually the stars of today.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
$5

Screening | The Year of the Rabbit Film Festival


A film festival featuring short films by Advertising and Graphic Design Department students in faculty member Bob Giraldi’s class “The Project.” Reception at 6pm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
Free

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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Talk | Writer Nicole Krauss discusses her work


Krauss is an American author best known for her novels The History of Love (2005) and Man Walks into a Room (2002) and most recently, Great House.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Jazz | Spring 2011 Ensemble and Recital Series


Jazz student Yacine Boulares (saxophone) presents his senior recital.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 pm
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Performance | Mirror Mirror On The Wall Comedy Show


Glimpse through the looking glass into the lives of the glamorous residents of Joplin, MO. Mirror Mirror On The Wall is a one woman show in five sinfully luscious characters. Written and Performed by Kelli Porterfield.
   New York City, NY; NYC
9:30 pm
$5

Performance | Fresh Stand-Up Open Mike


Michelle Wolf and Erin Lennox host this stand up open mic. Sign up and you can be part of the show! Each week Michelle & Erin (and special guests) will be joined by additional acts whose names will be drawn from the golden bowl of destiny. FRESH gives you the chance to work that new joke or rework an oldie but goodie.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 pm
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