Free Things To Do Today In NYC: Wednesday, July 22 2009

Concert - Rock
KRS-One at Crotona Park
173rd St (at Crotona Park East)
Bronx
7PM

For years, Kris "KRS-One" Parker has been sort of weirding his way into irrelevance from the hip-hop world that he helped define in the late '80s-really, his best work is unquestionably among the genre's finest ever, and he remains a force in the community.

Books
Park Lit at Tompkins Square Park
Ave A (b/t 7th and 10th Sts)
East Village/Manhattan
6:30PM

The outdoor reading series welcomes contributors to Bomb magazine's latest literary supplement, including Matthew Sharpe, Frederic Tuten, Pam Dick and Alan Gilbert.

Clubs
Waterfront Wednesdays at Water Taxi Beach/Hunters Point
2-03 Borden Ave (at 2nd St)
Long Island City/Queens
(212) 742-1969
6PM-Midnight

Long Island City's Water Taxi Beach sets sail in a teched-up direction on Wednesdays, with Alex Ward, Lisa Fox and Sameer joined by top locals and the occasional out-of-town visitor.

Health & Wellness
Midweek Reiki Refresher at T Salon
459 W 15th St (b/t Ninth and Tenth Aves)
Chelsea/Manhattan
(212) 243-0432
7PM-Midnight

Reiki, which means roughly "spiritually guided universal life force energy" in Japanese, aims to heal and relax the inner and outer soul through the light, feathery touch of a practitioner, who allows energy to pass between the two of you. Some say the treatments can improve heart rate and blood pressure, reduce stress and anxiety, improve fatigue and depression, and strengthen quality of life. Pamela Miles, who has been practicing reiki since 1986, offers a free introduction and treatment so you can judge for yourself if the claims are true.

Transcendental Meditation Technique at Transcendental Meditation
Broad St.
Financial District/Manhattan
(212) 779-9933
7:30PM-9PM

Since Maharishi Mahesh Yogi introduced this practice to the U.S. 50 years ago, more than 37,000 New Yorkers have adopted it. Learn about its benefits to the mind and body at these free introductory lectures. Reservations required

Theatre
Click, Clack, Moo at the Lucille Lortel Theatre
121 Christopher St (b/t Bleeker and Hudson Sts)
West Village/Manhattan
(212) 279-4200
10:30AM

In this musical adaptation of Doreen Cronin's popular children's book, a group of typing cows bands together to protest their working conditions: Consider it a kiddie cross between The Pajama Game and Animal Farm. John Rando directs for Theaterworks USA. (Tickets are free and can't be reserved in advance; they are distributed an hour before curtain time, so just get to the theater early and line up.)