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Free Events for Friday, March 23, 2012

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

9:00am to 7:30pm	Conference Free; advance registration required	Sounds of the City: The 2012 Pop Conference New York City, NY; NYC
10:30am	Other Free; in-person registration required	Bridge Club for Advanced Beginners 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
12:20pm to 12:50pm	Concert free	Bach at Noon New York City, NY; NYC
12:30pm to 2:00pm	Tour free	Grand Central and Its Neighborhood New York City, NY; NYC
12:30pm	Park Walk free	West Side Stories Tour New York City, NY; NYC
1:00pm	Tour free	U.S. Customs House Building Tour New York City, NY; NYC
1:00pm	Tour $6	Cathedral Tour New York City, NY; NYC
1:30pm	Concert free	Keystone Symphonic Choir New York City, NY; NYC
2:00pm	Film free	Alfred Hitchcock's Rope (1948): Give 'Em Enough New York City, NY; NYC
2:00pm	Film free	Marleen Gorris' Mrs. Dalloway (1997): Based on Virginia Woolf's Novel New York City, NY; NYC
2:00pm to 6:00pm	Symposium Free; photo ID required	Mediatic Networks in Postwar Paris: Art, Sound, and Film in Motion New York City, NY; NYC
2:15pm	Lecture free	Subversive Shaw: An Introduction to the Life and Work of George Bernard Shaw New York City, NY; NYC
2:30pm	Workshop Free; registration required starting 3/16 at 1pm	Computer Surfing for 50+ New York City, NY; NYC
3:00pm	Concert free	New Horizons Adult Band Spring Concert New York City, NY; NYC
3:00pm	Gallery Talk free	Infinity of Nations Guided Tour New York City, NY; NYC
3:00pm	Film Free; RSVP recommended	Robert Redford's Oscar Winner A River Runs Through It (1992): Generational Tug of War New York City, NY; NYC
4:00pm to 12:00am	Conference free	Conference in Progress: A Conference on Conference New York City, NY; NYC
4:00pm	Concert free	Student Recital - Eric Hennies, Trumpet New York City, NY; NYC
5:00pm to 7:00pm	Conference free	Queer Christianites: A Conference New York City, NY; NYC
5:30pm	Concert free	Free Music Fridays New York City, NY; NYC
6:00pm	Discussion free	On the Verge: Geoff Manaugh and Jer Thorp New York City, NY; NYC
6:00pm	Discussion Free; RSVP recommemded	Do We Live in a More or Less Violent Time? New York City, NY; NYC
6:00pm	Symposium free	Moving Into the Out There: Indeterminacy and Improvisation in Performance and Environmental Practice New York City, NY; NYC
6:00pm	Concert free	Student Recital - Kathryn Farenish, Flute New York City, NY; NYC
6:00pm	Concert free	The Lysander Piano Trio New York City, NY; NYC
6:00pm to 8:00pm	Opening Reception free	Paintings: Toru Ishii's Contemporary Life New York City, NY; NYC
6:00pm to 8:00pm	Opening Reception free	Performance Art: Liz Magic Laser's I Feel Your Pain New York City, NY; NYC
6:00pm to 9:00pm	Opening Reception free	Next in Line: Drawing in the 21st Century New York City, NY; NYC
6:30pm	Talk Free; RSVP required; photo ID required	Art Therapy Lecture: Poetry That Inspires Treatment New York City, NY; NYC
6:30pm	Concert Free; RSVP requested	Austrian cult favorite duo known as “Attwenger” New York City, NY; NYC
7:00pm to 12:00am	Party free	Tattoo Shop and Gallery Opening New York City, NY; NYC
7:00pm	Concert free	Sophomore Vocal Recital New York City, NY; NYC
7:00pm	Poetry Reading free	Pulitzer winner Natasha Tretheway reads from her book Thrall New York City, NY; NYC
7:00pm	Concert free	Guitar, Bass and Piano Faculty Recital New York City, NY; NYC
7:00pm	Screening free	Art in the Twenty-First Century: Season Six Sneak Preview New York City, NY; NYC
7:00pm	Performance No cover; no minimum	No Name and A Bag O’ Chips Comedy/Variety Show New York City, NY; NYC
7:00pm	Talk Free; registration required	#Occupy for All Species: Ecosystem Before Economics New York City, NY; NYC
7:00pm	Staged Reading free	Play Reading: Out of Orbit by Jennifer Maisel New York City, NY; NYC
7:00pm	Conference Free; registration required	Removing the Bars: TAKE ACTION 2012 - Friday Night Kickoff Event featuring Angela Davis New York City, NY; NYC
7:00pm to 9:00pm	Opening Reception $5 suggested donation	Performance Art: Collective/Performative New York City, NY; NYC
7:00pm to 9:00pm	Opening Reception $5 suggested donation	30-Year Retrospective: Every Exit Is an Entrance New York City, NY; NYC
7:30pm	Screening $10 suggested admission	Documentary: Susanne Rostock's Sing Your Sing (2011) New York City, NY; NYC
7:30pm	Concert free	Composers' Orchestra New York City, NY; NYC
7:30pm	Concert free	Symphonic Works by Tchaikovsky, Monteverdi and Beethoven New York City, NY; NYC
8:00pm	Concert Free; tickets available at Juilliard box office starting 3/9	Juilliard415 Ensemble performs works by Bach, Handel and Corelli New York City, NY; NYC
8:00pm	Concert free	Student Recital - Sun Boon Jeong, violin New York City, NY; NYC
8:00pm	Concert free	Student Recital - Catherine Cantrell, oboe New York City, NY; NYC
8:00pm	Concert free	Student Recital - Fabiola Kim, Violin New York City, NY; NYC
8:00pm	Concert free	Student Recital - George Nickson, Percussion New York City, NY; NYC
8:00pm	Concert free	Student Recital - Hubert Tanguay-Labrosse, Clarinet New York City, NY; NYC
8:00pm	Concert free	Student Accompanying Recital - Weijie Vincent Chen New York City, NY; NYC
8:00pm	Concert free	Musical Interactivity: From Boulez to the Next Generation New York City, NY; NYC
8:00pm	Performance free	Theatrix! Festival of 10-Minute Plays New York City, NY; NYC
8:00pm	Dance Performance Members $0 Regular $25	Firmly statuesque positions... and more New York City, NY; NYC
8:00pm	Dance Performance Members $0 Regular $25	From classical ballet to modern dance! New York City, NY; NYC
8:00pm to 9:15pm	Performance Members $0 Regular $25	Highlight of the 2011 New York International Fringe Festival! New York City, NY; NYC
8:00pm to 9:30pm	Theater Members $0 Regular $89.5	Off Broadway Musical New York City, NY; NYC
8:00pm to 9:30pm	Theater Members $0 Regular $32.5	Remarkable confluence of talent New York City, NY; NYC
9:00pm	Concert No cover	Viva and Her Power Trio, a Rock & Roll Burlesque Band New York City, NY; NYC
10:00pm	Performance $5	Never Have (I)mprov Ever Comedy Show New York City, NY; NYC
11:59pm	Performance $5	Comedy: Tickles / The Grrr New York City, NY; NYC
11:59pm	Performance $5	Comedy: Wando / Giant New York City, NY; NYC