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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on May 20, 2015?

42 free events take place on Wednesday, May 20 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 20 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 Wednesday, May 20, 2015

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Workshop | Park FitClub: Boot Camp with The Rise NYC


Energize your day with a workout before work. Join The Rise NYC, a community-driven pop-up fitness group, for a Boot Camp. Rotations through exercises like crunches, planks, push-ups, burpees, and mountain climbers ensure a mixture of cardio and strength training that will keep you coming back - and seeing results. No equipment necessary; smiles and high-fives encouraged. Rain or shine.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 am
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City Walk | Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn Heights and Dumbo Tour


This is a 3-hour tour that begins with a walk over the Brooklyn Bridge, an icon of New York City for over 125 years, with spectacular views of Manhattan and Brooklyn. The tour then moves on to a stroll of Brooklyn Heights, America’s and New York City’s first suburb. The tour then explores the neighborhood DUMBO before ending at the Fulton Ferry landing.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Tour | Greenwich Village Neighborhood 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
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10:00 am
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Workshop | iPad Basics Workshop


This course will cover some basic features of the iPad. Learn the hardware, some settings, navigation and app basics.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 am
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Workshop | Elements of Nature Drawing


Get inspired by the beautiful expanse of the Hudson River and New York Harbor and by the verdant park, with its very special Hot and Cool gardens; each flower-filled and colorful throughout the season. All art materials are provided. Participants can practice already known techniques or try new ones using water colors, pastels, colored pencils, and other media. An artist/educator will offer ideas,instruction and critiques regarding technique.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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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.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Author Reading | Vivian Gornick reads from her book The Odd Woman and the City


Vivian Gornick is the bestselling author of the acclaimed memoir Fierce Attachments, a biography of Emma Goldman, and three essay collections: The Men in My Life, Approaching Eye Level, and The End of the Novel of Love, which was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Concert | Bach at Noon


The keyboard works of Bach offered in 30-minute meditations by Patrick Allen, organist and master of choristers, and Phillip Lamb, organ scholar.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:20 pm
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Book Signing | Bethenny Frankel signs copies of her book I Suck at Relationships So You Don't Have To


The Real Housewives of New York City star with no-nonsense advice on dating and relationships.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Gallery Talk | Exhibition Tour: Public Eye, 175 Years of Sharing Photography


Join a 45-minute docent led tour of the exhibition.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Concert | Juilliard Student Concert


Juilliard artists share their talent with the community in these free, hour-long lunchtime concerts on Wednesday afternoons throughout the season.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Jazz | Midday 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
1:00 pm
$10 suggested donation

Workshop | eBook Help Hour: Get Started with eBooks


Need help getting started with eBooks? Bring your laptop, eReader, tablet or smart phone to eBook Help Hour. Get assistance loading electronic library books on your Kindle, create your free Adobe ID, learn about 3M Cloud Library, and so much more. Make sure you bring your library card and any necessary access passwords for your devices so they can help you as quickly as possible.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:15 pm
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Jazz | Bill Wurtzel, Jazz Guitarist


Enjoy free live music performed by jazz guitarist Bill Wurtzel and guest musicians.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Film | Chinese Cinema: Chun-Chun Wong's The Stolen Years (2013)


A woman wakes up with memory loss after a car accident only to find out that she's been divorced from her husband. 111 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Tour | High Line Photography Tour


Tour the High Line with a licensed guide, renowned photographer, and a downtown Manhattan resident of 40 years. See spectacular views and vivid details of the west side of mid-Manhattan. Your guide will provide you with photo opportunities galore and will direct you in how to get your shots - views over the Hudson River, a vast range and display of wild self-seeding plants, and a time-capsule (mid–19th century into the 21st) of urban architecture.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Tour | SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown Tour


You've seen the iconic skyscrapers, attended a Broadway show, visited Lady Liberty and relaxed in Central Park. Looking for a little more of the Big Apple? Maybe it's time to visit some of Manhattan's oldest and most enchanting historic districts. Take a relaxing stroll through SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Workshop | Figure al Fresco


Many people are challenged when trying to draw the human figure. This workshop offers everyone a chance to improve their skills through a wonderful outdoor figure drawing class. Each week a different model will strike both short and long poses for participants to draw. An artist/educator will be on hand to offer suggestions and give critiques throughout the class. All drawing materials are supplied.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:30 pm
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Workshop | Drawing Lessons for Adults


A teaching artist provides expert instruction in drawing, taking inspiration from the architecture, monuments, and people in the park. Learn basic drawing techniques including line, composition, shading, and depth. Pencils, eraser, paper, and drawing board provided. Lessons are capped at 15 participants.
   New York City, NY; NYC
3:00 pm
Free

Workshop | Old Books, Rare Books: Learning About the Value of Your Books


Learn what you need to know before buying or selling an old book. In this class, you will examine an old book, look to see who else owns a copy, and review the sale records and current booksellers’ catalogs to learn about its value. Along the way attendees will learn about the tools and resources that the antiquarian community uses to value a book.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Gallery Talk | Exhibition Tour: Public Eye, 175 Years of Sharing Photography


Join a 45-minute docent led tour of the exhibition.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:30 pm
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Tour | 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
4:00 pm
Free

Workshop | Settlers of Catan Game Social


Join weekly Game Socials to meet up with like-minded players interested in the same games as you. On Wednesdays, they play the popular strategy game Settlers of Catan.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Symposium | The Cultural Nomad: Destination and Destiny in the Creative Process


This symposium features a group of New York-based, contemporary international artists who recently returned from the Asia Contemporary Art Show in Hong Kong.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:30 pm
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Opening Reception | Envisioning Ecstasy: Works by Cira Crowell and Christopher Michel


Envisioning Ecstasy features documentary and conceptual imagery expressing the kaleidoscopic experience of the Kalachakra Initiation and the complexity of life in remote Ladakh, India. The root of the word ecstasy, ek- "out," and stasis “stand,” conveys the simultaneous outer and inner visions of the two photographers, mirroring the transcendent nature of the Kalachakra teachings. The treasured Kalachakra, "Wheel of Time,” teachings are a once secretive ritual that brought wisdom to the mythical Shambhala and continue to be of great benefit to Tibetans and the world today. His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama bestowed the 33rd Kalachakra Initiation in Ladakh, India in July 2014.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Tour | Central Park Sunset Tour


Stroll through the park and hear 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 among 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
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6:00 pm
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Screening | From the 1966 Venice Flood to the Palazzo Farnese: 50 Years of Preserving Italy's Glorious Monuments


An audio/visual presentation by Bonnie Burnham, President, World Monuments Fund. World Monuments Fund had only recently been founded when Venice, Florence and other northern and central Italian cities were devastated by the terrible floods of 1966. WMF quickly galvanized international technical support and funding to respond to this catastrophe. Since that time, WMF has championed some 40 different restoration projects in that city alone and expanded to work throughout Italy. A highlight of WMF's current work in Italy is the restoration of the famed ceiling frescos by Annibale Carracci in the Palazzo Farnese in Rome, one of the highlights of Roman Baroque art. Bonnie Burnham will review WMF's fascinating projects in Italy and explore some of the challenges faced today in the preservation of that country's wealth of landmark buildings. In ENGLISH.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Recent Works by Jennifer Joanou


In the tradition of visual journaling and artists’ sketch books, the work of the artist Jennifer Joanou combines the visual and the written language. Visual Journaling has existed throughout art history as a process of reflective thinking, and as a record of image making and can be seen in the visual journals of Leonardo da Vinci, Edvard Munch and Eric Fischl.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Workshop | Sunset Yoga


Open space, fresh sea air, and the floral scent of the gardens will help you stretch away the stress of the workday and allow you to let go of the hectic buzz of city life. Whether you’re still learning Child’s Pose or have mastered the Twisted Half Moon, instructor Mary Ryan Barnes, who has been teaching Yoga for over twenty five years, will guide you through a routine that works for you. Bring your own mat or borrow one from us.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Discussion | The Sketchbook Project World Tour


The Sketchbook Project is destined to go down as one of the era’s most astonishing global art projects, having amassed more than 30,000 sketchbooks submitted by people from more than 130 countries. The Project continues to tour with its “mobile library” of sketchbooks, just a small selection of the vast collection on display at the Brooklyn Art Library. What does it take to create, maintain, and grow a cooperative art project like this? Sketchbook Project co-founder Steven Peterman moderates a panel with experts and collaborative artists—Sara Elands Peterman, Francesco Spampinato, Jason Wong, and Guno Park—to discuss collaborative and crowd sourced art and design.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Gallery Talk | Artists in Conversation: Anna K.E., Dana Levy, Marilyn Minter


Enchanted Space is an exhibition that features three fearless New York-based artists. Their work processes space and time in daring and unexpected ways and challenges our sense of reality and social norms.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Workshop | Facebook Basics


Learn about the online social network Facebook.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Slide Lecture | John McQuaid discusses his book Tasty: The Art and Science of What We Eat


This illustrated lecture is an investigation into the mysteries of flavor - through kitchens, supermarkets, farms, restaurants, massive food corporations, and science labs - from the first bite taken by our ancestors to scientific advances in taste and the foodie revolution. John McQuaid explains the scientific research taking place on multiple fronts and explores the most intoxicating taste-related questions.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Author Reading | Vivian Gornick reads from her book The Odd Woman and the City


Vivian Gornick, author of Fierce Attachments, presents her newest book—a memoir in which she explores the rhythms, chance encounters, and ever-changing friendships of urban life that forge the sensibility of a fiercely independent woman. Writer Rochelle Gurstein joins Gornick in conversation.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Reading | Contributors read from No Tokens


A reading featuring contributors Terese Svoboda, Rick Moody, Sam Allingham, Mary Morris, Sean H. Doyle, and others.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Discussion | Destination Downtown: LES Oral History


From the late 60's through the early 2000's, the Lower East Side of NY became a mecca for people determined to live life by their rules. These disrupters migrated from all across America, escaping their ordinary suburban lives to live in this depopulated and dangerous neighborhood that offered unlimited opportunity to defy the norms while encouraging freedom of personal expression and lifestyle. The Destination Downtown project is a growing oral history that documents and connects the experiences of these people and their place in the pantheon of this historic and ever changing neighborhood. We celebrate their legacy, the neighborhood they revitalized, and the inspiration they are for generations around the world. With artist, activist, and provocateur Clayton Patterson, writer and performer Puma Perl, and artist and founder of Antagonist Art Movement Ethan Minsker.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Opening Reception | Exhibition: Mira Schor and Bradley Rubenstein: Imaginary Anatomies


For nearly two decades Bradley Rubenstein has been exploring the possibilities of depicting the human form through the medium of paint. Eschewing traditional modes of representation, Rubenstein instead combines contemporary methods of portraying the human form in both its physical and psychological states, with a craftsman-like approach to building a painting.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Lecture | Independent Publishing as Art


In this special discussion with Best American Comics series editor Bill Kartalopoulos, Jean-Christophe Menu discusses his work as an artist and a publisher and the ethics of independent production.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Book Signing | Richard Lewis signs copies of his book Reflections from Hell


Reflections from Hell presents decades of Richard Lewis' "dark comedic premises," jokes and reflections that are fantastically illustrated by the remarkable art of Carl Titolo.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | Victoria Moran reads from her book The Good Karma Diet: Eat Gently, Feel Amazing, Age in Slow Motion


Meet Unity FM Radio's Main Street Vegan cohost Victoria Moran combines spirituality and nutrition in her new book.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Film | Chinese Cinema: Fang Gangliang's I Am a Genius (2015)


The beautiful story of Xiuzhi, a math wizard with Asperger's syndrome, who meets his father for the first time when he is seventeen years old. His father intends to take him to America for further studies. When Xiuzhi is about to leave his mother, he finally realizes what she means to him. 97 minutes
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Concert | College Viola Recital


Graduation recital with violist Ian Neiderfhoffer. With pianist Yannick Rafalimanana.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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