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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on October 10, 2009?

44 free events take place on Saturday, October 10 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 October 10 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 October . 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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44 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Saturday, October 10, 2009

All events are free unless otherwise noted.
        

City Walk | Lakes Minnewaska and Awoating Hike


A quintessential Autumn breath in upstate New York. A ten-mile circular hike around these two lakes near New Paltz. A vivid review of autumnal colors, back-grounded by deep alpine views. Moderate to brisk pace on pleasant carriage roads. Estimated pickup and departure at 8 AM, by automobile.* Contribution for transportation, about $10 round trip. Rain will cancel.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 am
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Other | Health Walking and Race Walking


For ages 18 and up. Get in shape and enjoy the park's beautiful scenery while walking at a moderate to brisk pace over mostly flat surfaces. Clinics are led by walking coach Lon Wilson of the NY Walkers Club. Each class includes a warm-up, cool-down and stretch. All fitness levels are welcome. No advance registration.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:30 am
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Gallery Talk | Breakfast with photographer Eve Sonneman


The artist on her show La Cote D'Azur, an intriguing exhibition including a series of thirteen diptych color photographs will be on view. In her most recent body of work, Sonneman turns her lens towards the South of France. As she presents the viewer with sequence shots of people engaged in leisure activities, the artist explores the notion of the landscape as witness to the passage of time.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Tour | Hoboken: Statues & Outdoor Monuments Walk


Pace easy, some hills. Distance 5 miles, duration 3 to 4 hours. See beautiful statues, monuments, buildings, trees, Castle Point with its extraordinary view of the Hudson, Sibyl’s Cave and Frank Sinatra. Bring lunch, water, binoculars or a camera with optical zoom.
   New York City, NY; NYC
10:00 am
$3 plus PATH...

Workshop | Kayaking on the Hudson


Join 20-minute instructional paddles, and explore the Hudson River first hand. Please wear a bathing suit or shorts and a t-shirt, and know how to swim.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Conference | Kiss Me Again: The Life and Legacy of Arthur Russell


Panel discussions and papers about Arthur Russell, his music and his times. Featuring Mustapha Ahmed, Bob Blank, Joyce Bowden, Ernie Brooks, Peter Gordon, Steven Hall, Steve Knutson, Elodie Lauten, Tim Lawrence, Tom Lee, Gary Lucas, Simon Reynolds, Will Socolov, Peter Zummo and others. Plus a screening of Wild Combination featuring Q&A with filmmaker Matt Wolf.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Other | Music Memorabilia Show


With LPs (33 1/3 rpm), 45rpm, 78rpm, sheet music, photos, posters, books, magazines, etc. Over 10,000 items from 1800s to 1980s. Jazz, rock and roll, R & B, soul, blues, gospel-spiritual, soundtracks, theatre music, disco, pop, vocals, country, folk, opera, classical, Latin, world music, TV-radio, comedy, spoken word, big bands, swing, instrumentals, Christmas and religious, sports, etc. Collectors and nostalgia lovers will be able to find Jazz Concert Posters of Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong and many more. Rock and roll rarities feature LPs and 45rpm records of Elvis Presley, the Beatles, Jim Morrison, The Beach Boys, The Who, The Rolling Stones, et al. Rhythm and blues classics include the music of Little Richard, Sam Cooke, Marvin Gaye and other Motown favorites. Folk finds are there from Pete Seeger, Joan Baez, The Weavers, Ed McCurdy et al. Country legends include Webb Pierce, Bob Wills, Johnny Cash, Sons of the Pioneers and many more. Big bands are represented by Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Jimmie Lunceford, Chick Webb, Stan Kenton, Woody Herman, Artie Shaw and Quincy Jones. There is opera and classical music plus reggae from Bob Marley and Jimmy Cliff, blues from B.B. King and Ray Charles etc. etc. Rare African American sheet music from the early 20th century, others from the 1800s, photographs of rock and rollers from the 1950s on and much more.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Tour | “Amble Through the Ramble”


Over streams, under arches, through the woods along a maze of pathways in a 38-acre woodland respite. Tour will be approximately one hour.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Tour | Cathedral Tour


Explore the Cathedral's newly cleaned and restored Nave. Learn about the art, architecture and history of this great sacred space from 1892 to the present.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
$6

Tour | Garden Tour


This tour highlights the history, design and unique plantings of the 70-year-old Garden. Led by Garden Staff.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Tour | Open House New York: Tour a Mansion


Children and their families can tour the mansion, make colonial hats, dress up in colonial style costumes, or go on a scavenger hunt and win a prize. Free no advanced registration required
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Fair | Street Fair


   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Fair | Street Fair


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Fair | Street Fair


   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Park Walk | “Views from the Past”


As you promenade through the heart of the Park, imagine yourself living in 19th Century New York City. Learn about the Park's history and how its designers, Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux, struggled to create the magnificent "Greensward" for the enjoyment of all. Tour lasts approximately one hour.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Tour | Wall Street and Downtown Tour


Weaves together history, events, architecture, and people of birthplace of NY, financial capital of the world, and hottest new neighborhood in the city. Stops include U.S. Custom House, Trinity Church, Wall Street, NY Stock Exchange, other architectural and cultural sites. Rain or shine.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Tour | “Seneca Village”


Seneca Village was Manhattan's first known community of African-American property owners, on land that would become Central Park. Tour covers the history of the village, the property owners, and what New York City was like at the time. Tour is approximately one hour.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Tour | Cathedral Tour


Explore the Cathedral's newly cleaned and restored Nave. Learn about the art, architecture and history of this great sacred space from 1892 to the present.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Concert | Concert on Water


The concert is at the coolest classical music concerts location in New York City. Program and musicians TBA.
   New York City, NY; NYC
1:00 pm
Free

Screening | Documentary: Steve Lawrence and Phil Lucas' Vis à Vis: Native Tongues (2003)


Indigenous performing artists James Luna (Luiseño) and Ningali Lawford (Walmajarri) compare perspectives on life and society, using dialogue via satellite, scenes of their performances, and video diaries to inform the conversation.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Workshop | Handmade: Crafternoon


Join crafty librarian Jessica Pigza and Crafternoon author Maura Madden for DIY days. Handmade: Crafternoon will include hands-on projects, an inspiring spread of vintage books and magazines from the Library’s collections, and appearances by special guest makers and DIY authors.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Film | Japanese Horror: Ishirô Honda's The H-Man (1958)


The Tokyo sewer system is an oozing mess after a radioactive liquid turns people into slimy blobs that float down the drains following a rainstorm. To add to the havoc, the gelatinous masses then begin to reproduce. Presented in original 1958 Tohoscope aspect ratio. 79 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Discussion | Meet the Artists from Rate of Change: Time and Space in Electronic Art


Meet artists Paul Kaiser, Shelley Eshkar and CCRT Collaboration from Rate of Change, which features pieces by eight artists working in immersive video and audio installation, audience and environmentally responsive sculpture, and experimental narrative that traces the transition of electronic art from the 20th century to the 21st.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Tour | Union Square: Crossroads of New York


The tour explores the social and political history of the Union Square neighborhood through discussions of the people, history, architecture, and forces that have shaped this community. You’ll hear how Union Square got its name, see where the legendary Tiffany & Co. once stood, and learn how to read the clock (yes, it’s a clock!) on “The Metronome” sculpture and so much more!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Theater | William Shakespeare's Richard III


Shakespeare's villainous tale of cold-blooded ambition, in a production directed by Stephen Fried. The Yorks have taken over the throne of England and Edward IV is king, but his ambitious younger brother Richard, the Duke of Gloucester, is dissatisfied. Deformed by a hunchback and a cruel nature, he sets his brothers against each other in order to clear his own way to the crown – by whatever means possible.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Tour | “Waterways and Vistas”


Walk from the Dairy to Belvedere Castle, and learn about the intricate design of Central Park's web of pastoral landscapes and formal romantic vistas.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Screening | Documentary: Mike Jacoby's Ten More Good Years (2007)


A screening of this groundbreaking documentary followed by a talk with director, Mike Jacoby. This film explores the unique challenges facing Gay and Lesbian seniors today and suggests directions for the future of LGBT aging. 71 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:30 pm
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Screening | Documentary: Steve Lawrence and Phil Lucas' Vis à Vis: Native Tongues (2003)


Indigenous performing artists James Luna (Luiseño) and Ningali Lawford (Walmajarri) compare perspectives on life and society, using dialogue via satellite, scenes of their performances, and video diaries to inform the conversation.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Concert | Folk Music: Tao Rodriguez Band / Lindsay Mac


Tao Rodriguez (pictured) is the grandson of folk icon Pete Seeger. He has played at Barack Obama's inauguration and has recorded albums in various bands, including the Mammals and the Anarchist Orchestra. Lindsay Mac is a folk singer/songwriter/cellist raised in Iowa City, Iowa and based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She was a 2007 Starbucks Music Makers Competition Finalist. Her discography includes Small Revolution and Stop Thinking.
   New York City, NY; NYC
3:00 pm
Free

Discussion | Rights to Move: Choreographing the Human Rights Struggle


Mark Franko, Naomi Jackson, Thomas Keenan, and Kendall Thomas discuss the role of dance in human rights struggles and issues as seen through the work of William Forsythe, Bill T. Jones, and others.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Reading | Naked Lunch at 50”


In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the publication of William S. Burrough's classic novel, faculty member Regina Weinreich (author of Kerouac's Spontaneous Poetics) will host readings and performances by poets and actors and a screening of Alan Govenar's new documentary The Beat Hotel.
   New York City, NY; NYC
3:30 pm
Free

Concert | Saturday Afternoon Organ Meditation


The program features the great repertoire of the Organ on the 101 rank Pipe Organ built by Herman Schlicker and the 5 stop chamber organ built by Taylor & Boody Organ Builders.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Workshop | Accidental Movement with Mariangela Lopez


A workshop open to everyone. No prior movement experience is necessary. The workshop space will become a platform to share individual experiences to create the identity of a group. The participants will explore their own creative and movement potential through releasing their personal memories and perceptions of their own environment by utilizing the power of the group to then build a collective experience. Lopez's work has emerged from the participation of different members of the community where she lives and develops her work. Through this workshop she hopes to build a core of participants for the development and presentation of a new work. This is an opportunity to be part of a creative process. The participants may choose to come only once or continue the exploration in a weekly basis. You don't need to start from the very first week, but remember that your consistency will determine your participation in the further development of the work. You don't need to want to perform to come to the sessions.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Concert | Listen to “The Auerglass,” a two-person pump organ


The Auerglass is a two-person wooden pump organ designed by the artist Tauba Auerbach with her friend Cameron Mesirow of the band Glasser. The instrument cannot be played alone. It requires two people to play. One player has to pump in order for the other to play and vice versa. There is a four-octave scale that is divided so that each of the two players plays every other note. Auerbach and Mesirow will play a composition written specifically for the instrument. It combines music that Auerbach wrote as a child, songs from Glasser and new material. Ida Falck Øien, who creates the costumes for Glasser, has created special costumes with shifting states for the Auerglass players to wear.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Conference | Motown Conference


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   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Workshop | Vegetarian Meals


Workshop by Sue Rosen in quick and easy vegetarian meals.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Dance Lesson | Beginner Ballet


Open to all levels. Beginner Ballet for the Absolute Beginner with Susan Rosenbaum.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:15 pm
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Author Reading | Caprice Crane reads from her book Family Affair


Fresh, funny, poignant, and brimming with insight into what makes modern families tick and what can blow them apart, this book proves that in love and war, everything is relative.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Performance | Diamonds in the Fluff Comedy Show featuring Janeane Garofalo


Also with: Team Submarine, and performances by Pete Holmes (VH1, Comedy Central), Phoebe Robinson (NY Underground Comedy Festival), David Cope (DC Comedy Festival, Bumbershoot), Katina Corrao (HBO, VH1), and College Humor's Streeter Seidell. Proceeds from DITF shows are donated to local animal rescue facilities.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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8:00 pm
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Theater | William Shakespeare's Richard III


Shakespeare's villainous tale of cold-blooded ambition, in a production directed by Stephen Fried. The Yorks have taken over the throne of England and Edward IV is king, but his ambitious younger brother Richard, the Duke of Gloucester, is dissatisfied. Deformed by a hunchback and a cruel nature, he sets his brothers against each other in order to clear his own way to the crown – by whatever means possible.
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:00 pm
Free

Other | The Inwood Astronomy Project: Look at the Stars through a Telescope


THIS WILL OCCUR ONLY ON CLEAR NIGHTS, SO PLEASE CALL AHEAD TO CONFIRM. Come look through a telescope at the stars. The Inwood Astronomy Project is the largest public outreach program in New York City, hoping to get 5000 New Yorkers to come look through a telescope for the first time. They will be giving away posters, postcards, and other doodads. There is always a telescope to look through, and a knowledgeable astronomer to answer questions. Bring a flashlight for the climb to the hilltop. Call for details.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:30 pm
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Performance | Deli Proof Collective, Standup Comedy


Brooklyn-based Deli Proof Collective return after its wildly successful debut last spring. This fall’s program will feature some of New York’s most talented and unique comedic performers, including comedians Pete Holmes, Chris Griggs, Gabe Liedman, Kumail Nanjiani, Pete Holmes, and Tom Shillue.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Performance | Start Trekkin' - New York: Improv Comedy Based on Star Trek


Start Trekkin'- New York is the premier long-form improv comedy troupe in New York City, performing improvised shows based on the original series of Star Trek. Many say that what they do is magic...they call it science. But be you primitive-minded subspecies, or super-intelligent beings with no moral fibre and an Oedipus complex, they'll still warp your mind to the far reaches of funny.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:30 pm
$5
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