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39 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Monday, May 6, 2013

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Birdwatching | Birding Tour of the Park


Discover the varieties of birds that call the Park home during the migratory season with guided tours.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 am
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Tour | Lower Manhattan Tour


It is here, as much as anywhere, where American history started. It's where the first US Congress assembled more and produced the Bill of Rights and where President George Washington took his first oath of office. It's here where the world's most important stock exchange and one of the most famous bridges stand. And it is here where an unspeakable tragedy took place and where a rebirth is underway. less
   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 more of this great sacred space from 1892 to the present. Tour times: 11am & 1pm. less
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
$6

Workshop | Park Pétanque


Learn to play pétanque, the popular European game anchored in precision, patience, and camaraderie from more members of La Boule New Yorkaise, NYC’s championship-winning club. less
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11:00 am
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Tour | Federal Reserve Bank Tour


Learn about central banking functions that Federal Reserve System performs and see Bank's vault of international more 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. less
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:15 am
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Workshop | Beginner French Language Class


Instruction by inlingua. Learn a new language or brush up on your skills in these standalone classes.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:45 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 more 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! less
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Park Walk | “Views from the Past” Tour


As you promenade through the heart of the Park, imagine yourself living in 19th Century New York City. more 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. less
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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City Walk | TriBeCa Open Artist Studio Tour


For a few short days every spring, New Yorkers are invited to enter the fascinating world of some of more Manhattan’s finest artists. Now in its 16th year, The TriBeCa Open Artist Studio Tour (TOAST) is an open invitation to the public to take a free, self-guided tour through artists’ studios in TriBeCa. TOAST attendees are able to visit the artists’ studios, view their work and talk to the artists themselves. Those who take the tour will also have the chance to purchase work directly from the artists, helping to support them in the pursuit of their craft. This year, the 15th Annual TriBeCa Open Artist Studio Tour features approximately a 100 artists of varying genres and will be held in 36 different buildings in TriBeCa. The tour will also take participants through TriBeCa art galleries and exhibits, including those at the New York Academy of Art. less
   New York City, NY; NYC
1:00 pm
Free

Screening | Downton Abbey: The First Episode


Downton Abbey--a sprawling Edwardian mansion and park nestled in the lush North Yorkshire countryside--needs more an heir. A tragedy at sea has claimed the life of the presumed heir, and Lord Grantham is faced with the possibility that the house he's loved his whole life might one day belong to a distant cousin he's never met. As hundreds of years of British aristocratic privilege are battered by the tides of social upheaval and technical progress, as World War I looms, what does fate have in store for Downton? How will the troubles of its family--above and below stairs--be resolved? Or will life be altered so dramatically that its master no longer matters? 66 min. less
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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City Walk | Greenwich Village Tour


Greenwich Village is among Manhattan's most desirable and expensive residential neighborhoods. It's history, more 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. less
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2:00 pm
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City Walk | Harlem Tour


Although world famous, Harlem may be New York's best kept secret with some of the city's best architecture, more 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. less
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Workshop | Wii Fit for Adults


Calling all Adults who want to lose or maintain current weight: Join Wii Fit for Adults and benefit from more burning calories, socializing, maintaining current weight and/or tracking your BMI. Use the various workouts including yoga, strength training, boxing, stepping, hula hooping, running, and regaining balance through using the balance exercises. The Wii tracks your weight and BMI as well as your progress and allows you to compete with others. It is a fun way to keep a record of your progress while exercising. less
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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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
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3:00 pm
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Concert | College Recitals


4:00 PM - 5:30 PM Saundra Schiller, Accompanying 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM Ellen Teufel, Soprano 5:00 more PM - 6:30 PM Harriet Stubbs, Piano 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM James Naumann, Vocal Accompanying 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM Maria Malik, Piano 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM Nakyung Min, Soprano 8:30 PM - 10:00 PM Tobias Roth, Viola 9:00 PM - 10:30 PM Andrea Vos, Clarinet 9:00 PM - 10:30 PM Jennifer H. Sung, Soprano less
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Discussion | Harlem Jazz Shrine Dialogues


Featuring: Cotton Club in Black & White and Ann Petry: The Street - Harlem in the 1940s.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Author Reading | Mike Bartlett discusses his play Bull


Playwright Mike Bartlett (COCK, BULL) Reading, Talk and Book Signing. The U.S. premier of Mike Bartlett's more new play BULL is part of "Brit's Off Broadway" at 59E59 Theatres, April 25 through June 2. less
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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City Walk | The High Line Sunset Tour


The area around the High Line Park was a vital business district of New York City, supplying fresh fruits, more French Cheeses and Russian caviar as well as fresh meats to City markets. The hustle and bustle of the streets induced the City to elevate the railroad trains delivering goods to the commercial buildings. When interstate truck traffic made the railway outdated, it fell into ruin, only to be regenerated as a park. Reservations Required RESERVE NOW less
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Author Reading | Alexander Stille discusses his book The Force of Things: A Marriage in War and Peace


The Force of Things follows two families across the twentieth century-one starting in czarist Russia, more the other starting in the American Midwest-across revolution, war, fascism, and racial persecution, until they collide at mid-century. Their immediate attraction and tumultuous marriage is part of a much larger story: the mass migration of Jews from fascist-dominated Europe in the 1930s and 1940s. less
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6:00 pm
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Concert | Broadway's Future, featuring Annie and Jenna Pasqua


A monthly series where they introduce to you new music by an emerging Broadway composer and lyricist, more sung by Broadway vocalists. Presented by Arts and Artists at St. Paul. Directed by John Znidarsic. less
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6:00 pm
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Author Reading | Damien Echols, wrongly accused of child murders, reads from his book Life After Death


The New York Times bestselling memoir by Damien Echols of the West Memphis Three, who was falsely convicted more of three murders and spent nearly eighteen years on Death Row. less
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | MFA Design Exhibition


An exhibition of work by first-year students in the MFA Design Department. Curated by 3D Design Chair more Kevin O’Callaghan and presented by the MFA Design Department. less
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Book Signing | Photographer Michael Genovese signs copies of his book Lines And Cracks And Zebras And Horses


Featuring an essay by Shamim Momin.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Poetry Reading | Reading with the Poets of Four Way Books


With Alex Dimitrov, Yona Harvey, Allison Benis White, Bruce Willard and Jay Baron.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Screening | The 24th Annual Dusty Film & Animation Festival


The festival highlights more than 100 films by students graduating from the BFA Film and Video and BFA more Animation departments. The program includes screenings of short films, videos and animations and culminates in an awards ceremony with notables from the film and animation industries. less
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
Free

Lecture | “Negro Motorist's Green Book”: A Guide Through Jim Crow America


A lecture by Dr. Gretchen Sorin, Distinguished Service Professor & Director, Cooperstown Graduate Program. From more 1936 to 1966 Victor Green, his wife Alma, and a small number of office staff produced a pocket-sized guidebook for African Americans to carry when they traveled through segregated America. Although the Negro Motorist's Green Book seems at first blush to be simply a list of safe places to stop, it also provides insight into the ways that black people responded to racial segregation, how they adapted to the changes in American life resulting from the automobile and the interstate highway system, and how they found ways to confront racism while grabbing onto middle class life. less
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Author Reading | Kim O'Donnel discusses her books The Meat Lover’s Meatless Celebrations and The Meat Lover’s Meatless Cookbook


As a voice for the Meatless Monday campaign, the food writer has been cooking up delicious you-won't-miss-the-meat more fare for the vegetarian-curious-but-vegans-too-crazy-crowd. She knows meat eaters. In fact, she is one. Her versatile recipes ensure that eaters of all dietary stripes will leave the table satisfied. less
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Book Signing | Burt Bacharach, Oscar- and Grammy-winning composer, discusses his book Anyone Who Had a Heart: My Life and Music


At this special event, Bacharach celebrates the launch of his memoir with candid conversation and a few more songs at the piano. No memorabilia or other books or CDs will be signed. less
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
Free

Author Reading | Contributors read from Granta: The Best of Young British Novelists


Martin Amis in Conversation With Granta Editor John Freeman, With Ned Beauman, Sarah Hall, Benjamin Markovits more and Adam Thirlwell. less
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Screening | Documentary: Roy Agyemang's Mugabe: Villain or Hero? (2012)


Is there more to President Robert Mugabe and Zimbabwe than is being shown on our television screens? more What's the true extent of Mugabe's support inside Zimbabwe? What has happened to the country that they all called the bread basket of Africa - and why? These questions and more led British filmmaker Roy Agyemang on a journey to Zimbabwe. 116 min. Reception to follow screening. less
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7:00 pm
$10 suggested admission

Author Reading | Jaron Lanier reads from his book Who Owns The Future


Lanier, also known as “The Prophet of Silicon Valley,” launches this visionary reckoning with the more effects network technologies have had on our economies. less
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Reading | Mixed Bag: Story Time for Grown-Ups


Love a good story? Sit back and relax as they read you a story or two.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Jazz | Music of John Coltrane


Directed by Reggie Workman.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Concert | Student Piano Recital


Recital: Rob Keiser, Piano
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Concert | College Piano Recital


Haodong Wu, piano
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Concert | College Voice Recital


John Brancy, Baritone
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Dance Performance | Experiments in Dance: Cristiane Bouger / Malin Elgán / Jody Oberfelder / Diana Sherwood / Saúl Ulerio


A high visibility, low-tech forum on Monday nights throughout the fall/winter and spring seasons that more supports experiments in performance rather than finished products. Artists are selected by a rotating committee of peer artists. less
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:00 pm
Free

Concert | Guitar Soloists Spring 2013


Featuring the guitar students of Michael Newman and Fred Hand, these concerts include performances of more works by great masters from the Renaissance, new works by students and faculty, and an eclectic mix of everything in between. less
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Jazz | Electric Miles Ensemble


Directed by Ingrid Jensen.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 pm
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