Each week we're telling viewers about events, activities and items that are FREE. That's right...no money required.

This week's free list:

1) Kids can learn how to ride their bikes for free in Queens
2) Soap Box Derby: design, build and race your very own soap box race car for free in Staten Island
3) Pumpkin Picking in Queens
4) Apple Picking in Queens
5) Sign Up To Vote: Declare Yourself at Audrey Café & Lounge in Midtown

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Each week we're telling viewers about events, activities and items that are free. That's right...no money required.

This week's free list:

1) Moses Mountain Hike in Staten Island
2) Chile Pepper Fiesta! in Brooklyn Botanic Garden
3) Free Ice Cream at Grand Opening of Tasti D-Lite: Columbus Circle
4) Free Nike Sneakers For Kids In Harlem

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Each week we're telling viewers about events, activities and items that are free. That's right, no money required!

This week's free list:

1. NY Laughs comedy show at Tompkins Square Park
2. Movie screening of Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were Rabbit
3. Recipies and gift bags in Union Square

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It's Free Friday! And we've got the scoop on fun events you can do absolutely for free.

On this week's list are:
1) Friday Sewing Club
2) Alexandra Palmer Midtown Handball Tournament
3) Bryant Park Tai Chi

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Each week we're telling viewers about events, activities and items that are FREE. That's right...no money required.

This week's free list:

1) Free taxi rides
2) Screening of Shrek the Third in Brooklyn
3) Carnival day in the Bronx

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Each week we're telling viewers about events, activities and items that are FREE. That's right...no money required.

This week's free list:
1) Movie screening of The Great Debaters at Baisley Park in Queens
2)"Summer Sports Spectacular": arts & crafts, games, face-painting, giveaways, inflatable rides and more at Maurice Park in Queens.
3) Free ice cream throughout the weekend to promote season premiere of 90210 on the CW, which premieres Tuesday night at 8pm

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Each week we're telling viewers about events, activities and items that are FREE. That's right...no money required.

This week's free list:
1) Free movie and BBQ at Green Acres Community Garden in Brooklyn at 8pm
2) Bally Fitness Program offering free fitness classes
3) J&R MusicFest and Art Expo. It's a free concert and autograph signing session with Joe and Ashanti
4) Free frozen yogurt at Yolato

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Each week we're telling viewers about events, activities and items that are FREE. That's right...no money required.

This week's free list:

1) Free movie night: Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium at Newbridge Park, Long Island.

2) Free instructional baseball clinic at Hyland Park, Queens.

3) Free dance classes from Beyonce and Ashanti's back-up dancers at Libation, in the City (every Wednesday in August at 7pm). Prizes and bonuses all night for the best improved dancers!

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Each week we're telling viewers about events, activities and items that are FREE. That's right...no money required.

This week's free list:
1. Free smoothies
2. Free concert at Bryant Park
3. Free movie screening

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How's your calendar looking? If its not too filled up, the CW11 Morning has some activities for you....and they won't cost you a thing. That's right! Put away your money and clear you schedule because we have a week's worth of fun.

This week's free list:

1) Free admission to the Botanical Garden on Wednesdays and 10am-1pm on Saturdays
2) Free summer performances and dance classes at Alvin Ailey
3) Free Bike Fridays on Governors Island

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The best things in life are free, so leave your money in your pocket and enjoy the latest offerings. Here is a list of what's going on in our area for the next week

This week's free list:
- Cooking demonstrations at Wave Hill
- City of Water Day on Saturday, July 26th
- Free AirTrain rides
- Free ice cream

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Each week we're telling viewers about events, activities and items that are FREE. That's right! No money required!

This week's free list:

- free concert by Naughty by Nature (in Queensbridge Park)
- free concert on Orchard Street with guitar hero tournament (with a chance to win $500 shopping spree on L.E.S.)
- free kayaking down Hudson River

CityParks Concerts - Naughty By Nature
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
From 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Queensbridge Park
Naughty By Nature electrified mainstream radio with their street-wise but contagious anthem, “OPP,” which is one of the most successful rap songs in music history. The phenomenal success of “Hip Hop Hooray” firmly cemented NBN’s place in hip hop legend. Their third album Poverty’s Paradise included “Uptown Anthem,” featured in the film, Juice.
Details about all these festivals and more can be found at www.CityParksFoundation.org.

L.E.S. LIVE STREET CONCERT: featuring Morningwood plus Guitar Hero Tournament
Sunday July 20th at 2pm (Rain or Shine!)
Orchard Street at Stanton
Special Attractions:
101.9 RXP Rock Lounge Featuring Guitar Hero Tournament
First Prize $500 Shopping Spree on the L.E.S.
To RSVP, send an email to RSVP@LowerEastSideNY.com will enter to win a meet and greet with Morningwood and special super sexy prizes from Babeland (94 Rivington). RSVP not necessary for entrance into concert.
For more information on the free L.E.S. Live! Street Concert featuring Morningwood visit www.lowereastsideny.com.

Walk-up Kayaking.
This is our original and most popular program. The only requirement is that you know how to swim. It runs at all of our locations on weekends and holidays through October 19th, and on many weekday evenings. You can take one of our kayaks out for a short 20-minute paddle inside the protected embayment in front of the boathouse. They give you a life jacket, a kayak, a paddle, and some tips on paddling. You will need to stay inside our protected embayment where we can keep an eye on you, but otherwise you are on your own to enjoy the river and the sunshine.
Bring a bathing suit, or shorts and a T-Shirt. There are changing rooms, and a hose to rinse off. For details, log onto: www.downtownboathouse.org/programs.html

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It's Free Friday at the CW11 Morning News! Each week we're going to tell you telling you about events, activities and items that are FREE. That's right! No money required. And you won't believe what we've got on our list this time around.

FREE JAZZ CONCERT SERIES

Bring a picnic lunch and listen to the sounds of cool jazz during the free Lunch at Lasdon concert series at Westchester County’s largest publicly owned arboretum, Lasdon Park, Arboretum & Veteran’s Memorial on Fridays, July 11, 18 and 25 and Aug. 1, from 12 noon to 2 p.m. On July 11 and 25, back by popular demand, the Kevin Callaghan Group will take the stage. The group’s musicians hail from Westchester and Putnam counties and Connecticut.

Lasdon Park and Arboretum, a 234-acre park and developing arboretum featuring many species of trees, shrubs and perennials, is a Westchester County Park. It is located on Route 35 in Somers, and can be reached via I-684, exit 6. Head west off the exit; the park is 3.5 miles ahead on the left. Or, take the Taconic State Parkway to Route 202/Route 35 exit and head east; the park is 3.5 miles ahead on the right.

RIVER FLICKS FOR KIDS

Pier 46 at Charles St.
The Wizard of Oz (G)
July 11

Join Dorothy and friends in this all time classic adventure while trying to explain what black and white film is to your perplexed children. Movies begin at dusk (generally around 8:30 pm.) Free popcorn. Beverages and Snacks are for sale. For more info and a list of other films, see http://www.hudsonriverpark.org/events.asp

FREE EXERCISE CLASSES AT THE WATER

Yogilates Classes at the Water are created and led by instructors from Gold's Gym. Yogilates is a min/body workout that fuses elements of yoga with pilates to strengthen, tone and stretch the body. This program runs through September 6 and classes are scheduled for 7AM-8AM on Fridays and 10AM-11AM on Saturdays. In addition, the added bonus to these classes is that participants will be able to have a perfect vantage point to view all four of the falls that make up the celebrated New York City Waterfalls installation in the East River. More information is available at www.goldsgymnyc.com

FREE SLURPEES

Do you love Slurpees? How about a free one?

Well, 7-Eleven's participating stores are offering customers a free Slurpee to celebrate their 81st birthday on - when else? - July 11, 7/11/08, also known as 7-Eleven® Day!

As has been the tradition for many years, the company will celebrate July 11 with free 7.11-ounce Slurpee® drinks for customers visiting its U.S. stores. Special birthday cups will be available while supplies last.

FREE ICE FOR YOUR PARTY

Every Saturday night in July, the Baileys Shiver Truck will run an “ice belt” through Manhattan so no one has to leave a great get-together to run to the store.

People of legal purchase age can text “Shiver” to 69866 between 7pm and 10:30pm each Saturday evening in July.

The truck will text back asking the address of the party. If inside the ice belt, the Shiver Ice Brigade will send a confirmation and bike messengers over with ice.

July 12: Upper West Side
July 19: East Village
July 26: West Village

Also check out CW11's Finding Fun In NY.

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So there's really no need to stretch a dollar...how about not spending a dollar? Well, that's exactly what Free Friday is all about. Each week, we'll tell you about free concerts, shows, activities and giveaways happening in our area.

Apart from from the free Bon Jovi concert, this next offering will surely be music to your ears. Check this out, the New York Philharmonic will be hosting Concerts in the Park, a free series of performances in parks throughout our area. The first of their outdoor concerts will be this Tuesday, July 8th at Richmond County Bank Ballpark on Staten island. Then they'll take stage at PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, New Jersey on Wednesday.
Concerts in the Parks link:
http://nyphil.org/attend/summer/index.cfm?page=parks

And for movie fans, there's the HBO Bryant Park summer film festival. Each Monday, a different classic film is shown right in the park. You can catch a screening of The Man Who Came to Dinner this Monday night. You should arrive around 5pm.
Bryant Park Film Schedule:
http://www.bryantpark.org/calendar/film-festival.php