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Free Events for Thursday, February 23, 2012

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

11:00am	Screening free	TV Film: Charles Burnett's Selma, Lord Selma (1999) New York City, NY; NYC
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	Workshop free	Power Interviewing: How to Get the Job You Really Want New York City, NY; NYC
12:20pm to 12:50pm	Concert free	Bach at Noon New York City, NY; NYC
12:30pm	Park Walk free	West Side Stories Tour 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	Gallery Talk free	Infinity of Nations Guided Tour New York City, NY; NYC
1:00pm	Concert free	Music of Tom Cipullo 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
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
2:30pm	Workshop Free; registration required starting 2/16 at 1pm	Magazines & Newspapers Online 2 New York City, NY; NYC
5:00pm	Discussion free	Roundtable on the Study of Lived Religion New York City, NY; NYC
5:00pm	Workshop free	Chess & Games Club New York City, NY; NYC
5:30pm	Workshop free	Got Clutter? Join the Clutter Support Group New York City, NY; NYC
5:45pm	Book Discussion free	Book Club: Zeitoun by Dave Eggers New York City, NY; NYC
6:00pm	Screening Free; reservations required	French Documentary: Loïc Prigent's The Day Before: Proenza Schouler (2009) New York City, NY; NYC
6:00pm	Discussion Free; reservations required	The Detention Dilemma: Families, Security and Immigrant Rights New York City, NY; NYC
6:00pm	Concert free	Liederabend Concert New York City, NY; NYC
6:00pm	Workshop free	Personal Branding via Social Media (for Job Search, Career, and Business) New York City, NY; NYC
6:00pm	Workshop free	Adult Yoga New York City, NY; NYC
6:00pm	Lecture free	In the Urban Crisis New York City, NY; NYC
6:00pm	Staged Reading free	Play Reading: The Silent Exile by Kuros Charney New York City, NY; NYC
6:00pm	Lecture free	Philosophy Workshop: Friendship in Kallipolis New York City, NY; NYC
6:00pm	Lecture free	Arabic into German: On Methods of Cultural Translation New York City, NY; NYC
6:00pm to 8:00pm	Opening Reception free	Works on Paper & Sculpture: Adia Millett's Portraits of an Escape New York City, NY; NYC
6:00pm to 8:00pm	Opening Reception free	Paintings: Piet van den Boog's Bruised and Battered New York City, NY; NYC
6:00pm to 8:00pm	Opening Reception free	Ceramic Sculptures: Julia Kunin: Nightwood New York City, NY; NYC
6:00pm to 9:00pm	Opening Reception free	Painting: Lisa Lebofsky's Raw Spaces New York City, NY; NYC
6:30pm	Talk Free; RSVP required; photo ID required	Recalculating: Paintings and Collaborations New York City, NY; NYC
6:30pm	Discussion free	A Question of Methodology: Feminist Studies of Gender and the State in Contemporary Iran New York City, NY; NYC
6:30pm	Poetry Reading $6; $3 seniors/students; reservations recommended	Poets Anne Waldman and Lee Ann Brown read their work New York City, NY; NYC
6:30pm	Discussion Free; RSVP required	Cultural and Social Uprising: Tunisia and Beyond New York City, NY; NYC
7:00pm	Discussion free	Jazz: A Living History New York City, NY; NYC
7:00pm	Book Reading Free; RSVP required	2 Authors: Colm Tóibín / Belinda McKeon New York City, NY; NYC
7:00pm	Theater free	New York Classical Theatre performs Playing Moliere New York City, NY; NYC
7:00pm	Book Reading free	Pulitzer winner Katherine Boo reads from her book Behind the Beautiful Forevers New York City, NY; NYC
7:00pm	Book Reading Free; reservations recommended	Translator Bill Johnston reads from In Red by Magdalena Tulli New York City, NY; NYC
7:00pm	Book Reading free	Writer Nathan Englander is Conversation New York City, NY; NYC
7:00pm to 8:30pm	Conference free	The Making of the Work New York City, NY; NYC
7:00pm to 9:00pm	Opening Reception free	Solo Show: Andre Woolery's Bruised Thumbs New York City, NY; NYC
7:30pm	Jazz free	Cafe Jazz New York City, NY; NYC
7:30pm	Performance $5	Comedy: Daddy’s Basement New York City, NY; NYC
7:30pm	Film Free; reservations required	Israeli Cinema: Dina Zvi-Riklis’s Three Mothers (2006) New York City, NY; NYC
8:00pm	Concert free	Student Recital - Robyn Martinez, mezzo soprano New York City, NY; NYC
8:00pm	Theater Free; reservations recommended	Classic Greek Drama: Euripides' The Trojan Women New York City, NY; NYC
8:00pm	Concert free	Student Recital: Avigail Bushakevitz, Violin New York City, NY; NYC
8:00pm	Dance Performance Free; reservations required	Dance Performance: MFA I Concert New York City, NY; NYC
8:00pm	Concert free	Student Recital - Marcin Wisniewski, guitar New York City, NY; NYC
8:30pm	Concert free	Ruth Moody, Singer-Songwriter New York City, NY; NYC
9:00pm	Performance No cover	Comedy Show: Comics Must Wash Hands New York City, NY; NYC
9:30pm	Performance $5	Comedy: The Scene 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
11:00pm	Performance free	New Team Lunacy Comedy Show New York City, NY; NYC
11:00pm	Performance $5	Comedy: The Grass Route New York City, NY; NYC