free things to do in New York City
Free events for Wednesday, 05/22/13
<

May 2013

>
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
   1234
567891011
12131415161718
19202122232425
262728293031 
Free Events, Free Things to Do in New York City!  Read More

Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on May 22, 2013?

42 free events take place on Wednesday, May 22 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 22 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.
Join the Club!

Go!
The quality and quantity of
free events,
free things to do
that happen in New York City
every day of the year
is truly amazing.

So don't miss the opportunities
that only New York provides:
stop wondering what to do;
start taking advantage of
free events to go to,
free things to do in NYC
today!

42 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Wednesday, May 22, 2013

All events are free unless otherwise noted.
        

Workshop | Sunrise Tai Chi Class


With ith Robert Martinez, certified Tai Chi Instructor. Try something new. Suitable for all levels. Wear comfy clothing and bring water. Rain and weather/air advisory cancels.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
6:30 am
Free

Forum | BFA Illustration Pecha Kucha, Animation Screenings and Book Launch


9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. (Pecha Kucha) 5:00-8:00 p.m. (Screenings and Book Launch) The BFA Illustration program presents works and ideas in a variety of media, including editorial illustration, comics and graphic novels, picture books, motion and animation, toys and other products, and gallery art. For the Pecha Kucha, graduating students present their thesis projects in a series of slide talks, each three to five minutes long and followed by a short Q&A. The screenings showcase a range of time-based media, from traditional animation to more experimental works. The program will also host a book launch for its first Illustration Annual.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
9:00 am
Free

Workshop | Catch & Release Fishing


Grab a pole and relax on the Harlem Meer while you wait for a bite from one of the many species of fish that live in its diverse aquatic ecosystem! Poles available to borrow; must release fish after catching them. Free for families and individuals; groups larger than 5 must reserve at least 2 weeks in advance. Adult with photo I.D. must accompany all children.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
10:00 am
Free

City Walk | Greenwich Village Tour


Greenwich Village is among Manhattan's most desirable and expensive residential neighborhoods. It's history, however, betrays it's monied status. The Village, with it's quiet, shaded streets, lined with lovely brick and brownstone townhouses, was once the incubating ground of artistic, social and political movements that have helped shape US history. From the Beats to the Folk Movement, from workers rights to gay rights, the Village has often been the center of it all.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
10:00 am
Free

Symposium | School of Design Strategies Symposium


The School of Design Strategies offers a range of experimental programs on the forefront of design, business, and innovation. The works featured in this exhibition present strategy in action. How can we use design thinking to promote change, to foster creativity, to envision the new urban? How can design be employed to improve or reimagine established systems, from fashion to health care to housing? The featured projects confront questions like these through rigorous research and application. This symposium explores innovative approaches to integrating research and design processes into business strategy.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
10:00 am
Free

Workshop | Elements of Nature Drawing


Enjoy drawing nature in the parks and gardens with an artist/educator. Materials provided.
   New York City, NY; NYC
11:00 am
Free

Workshop | Park Pétanque


Learn to play pétanque, the popular European game anchored in precision, patience, and camaraderie from members of La Boule New Yorkaise, NYC’s championship-winning club.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
11:00 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" Tour times: 11:15 a.m., 12:00 p.m., 12:45 p.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:15 p.m., and 3:00 p.m.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
11:15 am
Free

Film | Joseph L. Mankiewicz's Oscar-Winning Julius Caesar (1953): Shakespeare Adaptation


With Marlon Brando, James Mason, John Gielgud. The assassination of the would be ruler of Rome at the hands of Brutus and company has tragic consequences for the idealist and the republic. 121 mins.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
11:15 am
Free

Gallery Talk | Infinity of Nations Guided Tour


A Museum Ambassador gives a 45-minute free guided tour through the permanent exhibition.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
12:00 pm
Free

Workshop | Learn Juggling in the Park


Test your coordination and dexterity with free juggling lessons in the park. All skill levels are welcome to join in the fun. Equipment is provided. Lessons are weather permitting. You'll be surprised that Alex and Jordan can often be found outside tossing pins in the snow!
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
12:00 pm
Free

Author Reading | Fred Guterl discusses his book The Fate of The Species: Why The Human Race May Cause Its Own Extinction And How We Can Stop It


The Scientific American editor explores what the future holds at a special program devoted to the environment.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
12:30 pm
Free

Tour | Grand Central Terminal Tour


Tour of this magnificent Beaux-Arts landmark.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
12:30 pm
$10 suggested donation

Park Walk | “Cross Park Promenade” Tour


You'll be amazed at what you'll see.... a hidden bench that tells time, miniature boats powered by the wind, a magnificent sculpture celebrating fresh water, and a glorious drinking fountain for the city's equine population. These are just some of the the sites along the way on this east to west walk through the park. Tour is approximately one hour long.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
12:30 pm
Free

Workshop | Hardware Hands-On and Open Lab


Curious about what makes a laptop computer run? Want to know what you can do with all those ports on your computer? Get a chance to open up a burnt out computer and explore what's under the hood. Following the tutorial, bring your technology questions for some one-on-one help. Laptops are provided but you can bring your own too. Assistance provided in English and Chinese.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
1:00 pm
Free

Concert | Juilliard Chamber Ensembles


Juilliard students share their talent with the community in a free hour-long lunchtime concert.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
1:00 pm
Free

Workshop | Look at Me Don't Look at Me: Workshop on Improvisation


With Jen Rosenblit. A workshop on improvisation that deals directly with language, the felt, a questioning and widening of space. This gathering follows in Rosenblit's research and practice of improvisation, performativity and choreography, allowing for an agenda to build on itself among those who are present.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
1:00 pm
Free

Jazz | Midtown Jazz


A jazz concert for the midtown community. These popular midday concerts feature well-regarded artists. The programming is overseen by jazz pianist Ronny Whyte.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
1:00 pm
$10 suggested donation

Concert | Pipes at One Concert


The mechanical-action pipe organ of the church was built in 1964 by the Schlicker Organ Company of Buffalo, New York, and re-built by the Andover Organ Company of Methuen, Massachusetts in 1981. It boasts the oldest pipe organ case in New York City, made of mahogany and dating from 1802, and contains 1,632 pipes. Following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center situated directly across the street from St. Paul’s, the organ was silenced, but has since been partially cleaned and made payable by Mann & Trupiano organ-builders from Brooklyn. The organ is featured weekly in live broadcasts on WWFM of “Bach at One” liturgical presentations by the Trinity Choir and Trinity Baroque Orchestra. Today: Renée Anne Louprette, Organist and Associate Director of Music and the Arts, Trinity Wall Street
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
1:00 pm
Free

Symposium | F(o)unding Culture: The Experience of Central Europe and the USA


An international symposium with Krzysztof Czyżewski, one of Poland’s leading thinkers about the idea of “deep culture” and its relationship to regional identity. The one-day event is on the role of culture in diplomacy and on how to support Central European culture on the international stage.,/br> This symposium, also featuring speakers such as political theorist Benjamin Barber (author of Jihad vs. McWorld) and sculptor David Cerny, will address the issue of supporting art, both financially and organizationally, using positive examples from the Central Europe and the United States.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
2:00 pm
Free

City Walk | Harlem Tour


Although world famous, Harlem may be New York's best kept secret with some of the city's best architecture, food, music and people. Harlem's history is also one of the city's most dramatic, having gone through many ethnic, cultural and socioeconomic changes over the past roughly 400 years, which have resulted in a diverse array of places of worship, theaters, homes and eating establishments.
   New York City, NY; NYC
2:00 pm
Free

Workshop | Figure Al Fresco


Learn figure drawing outdoors with a clothed model and an artist/educator. Materials provided.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
2:30 pm
Free

Author Reading | Elsie Augustave reads from her book The Roving Tree


A fresh new voice who adds her own charming, beguiling brand of lyricism to the growing body of Haitian American stories
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
4:00 pm
Free

Film | John Berry's Oscar Nominee Claudine (1974): Getting by in Harlem


Starring Diahann Carroll, James Earl Jones, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs. Claudine tries to provide for her six children in Harlem while on welfare. She has a romance with Roop, a cheerful garbage man she meets while working on the side as a maid. 92 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
4:00 pm
Free

Lecture | The Future of Science and Technology


Ever wonder what scientists are discovering today that will change our lives tomorrow? Free astronaut ice cream, too!
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
4:00 pm
Free

Park Walk | Central Park Sunset Tour


Join Free Tours by Foot as they stroll through the park and tell the epic story of New York's green oasis. Once described as the lungs of the city, Central Park brings a breath of fresh air to New York's crowded urban terrain. What started out as the rocky and desolate northern fringes of a rapidly expanding city is today amongst the world's most famous and beloved public parks. Originally intended to bring people of all walks of life together -- a people's park -- Central Park lives up to it's original designs. With over 843 acres of meadows, hills, ball fields and bodies of water, it's impossible not to find something to enjoy in Central Park.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
5:30 pm
Free

Opening Reception | laughter, a Group Exhibition


Featuring work by Christian Boltanski, Jacqueline Hoang Nguyen, Yoshua Okón, Stuart Ringholt, and Althea Thauberger.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
6:00 pm
Free

Gallery Talk | Artist Babs Reingold discusses her exhibition The Last Tree


A monumental installation of 193 tree stump sculptures encased in metal pails and placed in a grid formation to transform the gallery space into a barren landscape. The number of stumps corresponds to that of the countries in the world, namely, those members of the United Nations. One large tree rises from the grid, as a symbol of the "last tree," which is in danger of its extinction from the earth. The devastated stumps are poised to witness the destruction of the "last tree" – a fate that humanity is bringing onto itself. Accompanying video projections and sounds amplify the urgency of the situation.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
6:00 pm
Free

Gallery Talk | Curator's Tour of Women’s Studies


Stacy C. Hollander, chief curator and director of exhibitions, will examine the exhibition, which includes drawings and photographs of women by four twentieth-century self-taught artists. These artworks in the museum’s collection offer strikingly different viewpoints that raise questions of intent, portrayal, and self-identity.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
6:00 pm
Free

Author Reading | Mark Doty & Darren Waterston discuss their book A Swarm, a Flock, a Host


In this event, National Book Award-winning poet Mark Doty and acclaimed artist Darren Waterston have an in-depth discussion about their stunning new book, A Swarm, a Flock, a Host: A Compendium of Creatures.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
6:00 pm
Free

Lecture | Richard D. Wolff discusses his book Democracy at Work: A Cure for Capitalism


In this time of change, the author discusses a democratic alternative based on workers managing their own workplaces.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
6:30 pm
Free

Author Reading | Bennett Sims discusses his novel A Questionable Shape


Bennett Sims, Benjamin Hale & more celebrate Bennett Sims' debut novel from Two Dollar Radio.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
7:00 pm
Free

Staged Reading | Bloodworks 2013 Play Reading


Youngblood's annual reading series features 23 new full-length plays from the members. Tonight's playwrights: 7pm - Tony Meneses 9pm - Will Snider
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
7:00 pm
Free

Film | Classic Italian Cinema: Federico Fellini's Oscar-Winning 8 1/2 (1963)


A semi-autobiographical comedy-drama directed by Fellini and co-written with Tullio Pinelli, Ennio Flaiano, and Brunello Rondi. It stars Marcello Mastroianni as Guido Anselmi, a famous Italian film director struggling with writer’s block. The title refers to the fact that Fellini considered it his eighth-and-a-half film. 8 1/2 won two Oscars for Best Foreign Language Film and Best Costume Design. 138 min. In Italian with English subtitles.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
Free

Author Reading | George Packer reads from his book The Unwinding


A riveting examination of a nation in crisis, from one of the finest political journalists of our generation.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
7:00 pm
Free

Author Reading | Paul Theroux reads from his book The Last Train to Zona Verde: My Ultimate African Safari


Acclaimed novelist (The Mosquito Coast) and travel writer (The Great Railway Bazaar) Paul Theroux discusses his latest trip through the African continent, part paean to an Africa that once was, and part brutal assessment of the ills of modern Africa.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
7:00 pm
Free

Screening | Documentary: Bobbito Garcia & Kevin Couliau's Doin' It In The Park: Pick-Up Basketball, NYC (2012)


Doin' It In The Park explores the history, culture and social impact of New York's summer b-ball scene, the worldwide "Mecca" of the sport. In New York City, pick-up is not just a sport. It is a way of life. There are 700+ outdoor courts, and an estimated 500,000 players, the most loyal of which approach the game as a religion, and the playground as their church. 83 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
7:30 pm
$10 suggested admission

Concert | Gail Archer: The Muses Voice: Organ Works by International Women Composers


Program: Trinitas, I. “And the spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters” Genesis 1:2, II. “To the thirsty I will give water without price from the fountain of life” Revelation 21:6, III. And I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh” Acts 2:17 (Eleanor Daley) Prelude for Organ (Nancy Van de Vate) Dar eltehab-e jazbe-ye’ yeganeggy...burning with ecstatic harmony...” (Karen P. Thomas) Hope of Dawn (Ana Paola Santillan Alcocer) Ceremonies Suite, Meditation, Prayer Song, Celebration (Jennifer Higdon b. 1962)
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
7:30 pm
Free

Concert | Student Piano Recital


Recital: Manon Hutton-DeWys, Piano
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
7:30 pm
Free

Concert | New Songs by Juilliard Composers


Student performances.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
8:00 pm
Free

Reading | Reading: How I Learned to Lie, Cheat or Steal


Featuring: Mike O'Brien (Writer, SNL; Creator, 7 Minutes in Heaven); Elna Baker (Storyteller, This American Life; Studio 360); Joe Veix (Writer, The New Yorker; McSweeney's); Juliet Hope Wayne (Storyteller, The Moth GrandSLAM; "Best Comedian in Philadelphia 2012"); Tara Clancy (Monologist / Writer, The New York Times). Host: Blaise Allysen Kearsley.
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
8:00 pm
No cover

Performance | Gandhi, Is That You? Comedy Show


Stand-up comedy show (that has been featured on MTV, and that fills to standing-room only each week). The show is produced by Brendan Fitzgibbons (The Onion, McSweeney's) and Lance Weiss (Carolines on Broadway) with comedians from David Letterman, Vh1, MTV, The Onion, and Comedy Central. Free pizza!
   New York City, NY; NYC
Join the Club!
Go!
9:00 pm
Free
Complimentary Tickets

to shows, concerts ... (CFT Deals!)

Broadway | Broadway Show!

Regular Price: $101
CFT Member Price: $0.00

Opera | Celebrated Opera Based on a Classic Play

Regular Price: $30
CFT Member Price: $0.00
Join the Club!

Go!