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Free Events for Thursday, February 16, 2012

All events are free unless otherwise noted. Click on an event to see more details.

11:00am	Tour $6	Cathedral Tour New York City, NY; NYC
11:15am to 4:45pm	Tour Free; reservations required a week in advance	Federal Reserve Bank Tour New York City, NY; NYC
12:00pm	Lecture free	Considerations of Honor in Russia's Foreign Policy New York City, NY; NYC
12:20pm to 12:50pm	Concert free	Bach at Noon New York City, NY; NYC
12:30pm	Book Signing free	Bestselling author Anne Rice signs copies of her book The Wolf Gift New York City, NY; NYC
1:00pm	Other Free; in-person registration required	Scrabble Mania New York City, NY; NYC
1:00pm	Screening free	Native American Films New York City, NY; NYC
1:00pm	Concert free	Music of Richard Hundley New York City, NY; NYC
1:00pm	Tour $6	Cathedral Tour New York City, NY; NYC
1:00pm	Gallery Talk free	Tour of Jubilation|Rumination: Life, Real and Imagined New York City, NY; NYC
1:15pm	Lecture free	Everybody's Autobiography: Remarks on Anxiety and Pseudonymity in the work of SØren Kierkegaard and Charlie Kaufman New York City, NY; NYC
2:00pm	Screening free	The Films of Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy New York City, NY; NYC
2:00pm	Dance Performance free	Lei Lenka, a Dance Performance with Video and Photography by Japanese Artist Noritoshi Hirakawa New York City, NY; NYC
5:00pm	Open Mike Reading $5; free for teens	The Uptown Open New York City, NY; NYC
5:00pm	Workshop free	Chess & Games Club New York City, NY; NYC
5:00pm to 8:00pm	Conference free	Sex, Empire, and Literature in the Anglo-American World, 1700-2020: Henry Abelove and “The Gay Science” New York City, NY; NYC
6:00pm	Book Reading free	Yaël Tamar Lewin discusses her book Night’s Dancer: The Life of Janet Collins New York City, NY; NYC
6:00pm	Concert free	Student Recital: Sunmi Han, Piano New York City, NY; NYC
6:00pm	Workshop free	Adult Yoga New York City, NY; NYC
6:00pm	Book Reading free	Karen Gravano reads from her book Mob Daughter: The Mafia, Sammy “the Bull” Gravano, and Me! New York City, NY; NYC
6:00pm to 8:00pm	Opening Reception free	Paintings: Jose Ma Martinez's Sensorial Perspectives New York City, NY; NYC
6:00pm to 8:00pm	Opening Reception free	Group Exhibition: Sound of Trees New York City, NY; NYC
6:00pm to 8:00pm	Opening Reception free	Paintings, Collages & Photographs: Subconscious Documentation New York City, NY; NYC
6:00pm to 8:00pm	Opening Reception free	Art Show: Marlo Pascual New York City, NY; NYC
6:00pm to 8:30pm	Opening Reception free	Paintings by Yuh-Shioh Wong New York City, NY; NYC
6:30pm	Workshop Free; registration required starting 2/9 at 1pm	MS Excel 2 Workshop New York City, NY; NYC
6:30pm	Book Reading free	Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts discusses her book Harlem is Nowhere: A Journey to the Mecca of Black America New York City, NY; NYC
6:30pm	Talk Free; RSVP requested	From High Line to Low Line: Building an Underground Park beneath Delancey Street New York City, NY; NYC
6:30pm	Screening No cover, no minimum; reservations required	Documentary: Patsy Northcutt & David Kennard's The Journey of the Universe (2011) New York City, NY; NYC
6:30pm	Discussion Free; RSVP requested	Themes in Contemporary Photographic Practice: Memory, Archive and Document New York City, NY; NYC
6:30pm to 8:00pm	Workshop free	Social Hour: Frederick Douglass Memorial New York City, NY; NYC
7:00pm	Discussion free	The Case for Appropriation New York City, NY; NYC
7:00pm	Concert $20 suggested donation; $10 seniors/students	Germany Finds Its Voice in the 17th Century New York City, NY; NYC
7:00pm	Book Reading Free; RSVP required	2 Authors: Meredith Maran / Alix Strauss New York City, NY; NYC
7:00pm	Theater free	New York Classical Theatre performs Playing Moliere - Open Rehearsal New York City, NY; NYC
7:00pm	Book Reading free	Robert Leleux reads from his book The Living End: A Memoir of Forgetting and Forgiving New York City, NY; NYC
7:00pm	Book Reading Free; reservations recommended	Wayne Koestenbaum reads from his book The Anatomy of Harpo Marx New York City, NY; NYC
7:00pm	Book Reading free	Authors Jo Ann Beard and Krys Lee read their work New York City, NY; NYC
7:00pm	Open Mike Reading $5 cover	The Intangible Poetry Slam New York City, NY; NYC
7:00pm	Performance No cover; no minimum	No Name Comedy/Variety Presents “The Uptown Cabaret” New York City, NY; NYC
7:00pm	Theater Members $0 Regular $79.50	Out-of-this-world experience with perfect harmony! New York City, NY; NYC
7:00pm	Talk $5	Photographer Andrea Galvani talks about his work New York City, NY; NYC
7:00pm to 9:30pm	Concert free	Kurt Masur Conducting Seminar Open Rehearsal New York City, NY; NYC
7:30pm	Screening $10 suggested admission	World-Premiere Documentary: Andrea Callard's Talking Landscape: Early Media Work, 1974-1984 (2012) New York City, NY; NYC
7:30pm	Concert free	Lives of the Piano: The Piano and Debussy New York City, NY; NYC
7:30pm	Theater Members $0 Regular $20	One Man's Dream through Another Man's Music New York City, NY; NYC
7:30pm	Concert Members $0 Regular $35	Judeo-Spanish music of Spain New York City, NY; NYC
8:00pm	Concert free	Faculty Recital - Michael Oelbaum, piano New York City, NY; NYC
8:00pm	Jazz free	Cafe Jazz New York City, NY; NYC
8:00pm	Concert free	Student Piano Recital - Jaisun Grace Song New York City, NY; NYC
8:00pm	Concert free	Student Recital: Bryan Carter, Jazz Drums New York City, NY; NYC
8:00pm	Concert free	Student Recital: Renate Rohlfing, Collaborative Piano New York City, NY; NYC
8:00pm	Theater Free; limited tickets available at box office starting 2/1	Play: Athol Fugard's My Children! My Africa! New York City, NY; NYC
8:00pm	Concert Members $0 Regular $45	Love songs by Irving Berlin, Stephen Sondheim, George Gershwin, Noël Coward and more New York City, NY; NYC
8:00pm	Concert $20 suggested donation	The Musicians of Lenox Hill's 14th Annual Chamber Music Concert New York City, NY; NYC
8:30pm	Concert free	The Nick Rolfe Project and Imani Uzuri's The Gypsy Diaries New York City, NY; NYC
9:00pm	Concert free	Student Clarinet Recital - Eric Umble New York City, NY; NYC
9:00pm	Performance No cover	Comedy Show: Comics Must Wash Hands New York City, NY; NYC
11:00pm	Jazz $5 cover, $5 menu, $5 cocktails, draft beer and wine	5/5/5 After Hours Set New York City, NY; NYC