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Free Events for Thursday, April 26, 2012

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

9:30am	Tour $3 plus bus fare	George Washington Bridge-to-Englewood Boat Basin Walk New York City, NY; NYC
10:30am	Workshop Free; registration required starting 4/19 at 1pm	Getting More Out of Cloud Storage New York City, NY; NYC
11:00am to 2:00pm	Other free	Poem in Your Pocket New York City, NY; NYC
11:00am	Film free	French Cinema: Marc Allégret's Zouzou (1934) New York City, NY; NYC
11:00am	Tour $6	Cathedral Tour New York City, NY; NYC
11:00am	Workshop free	Final Cut Pro X Workshop 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
11:30am	Workshop free	Knitting and Crochet Group New York City, NY; NYC
12:00pm	Talk free	Ukrainian Treasures into Tractors: The Fate of the Kyivan Lavra's Sacred Art New York City, NY; NYC
12:00pm	Workshop free	Stay Well Exercise New York City, NY; NYC
12:00pm	Discussion free	The Future of Film New York City, NY; NYC
12:00pm	Workshop free	iMovie for iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch 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; registration required	Scrabble Mania New York City, NY; NYC
1:00pm	Tour $6	Cathedral Tour New York City, NY; NYC
1:00pm	Gallery Talk free	Infinity of Nations Guided Tour New York City, NY; NYC
1:00pm	Concert free	First Chair Quartet of NOVUS NY New York City, NY; NYC
1:00pm	Workshop free	Basics of Digital Video New York City, NY; NYC
1:15pm	Workshop Free; registration required starting 4/19 at 1pm	Featured Database: LearningExpressLibrary New York City, NY; NYC
1:15pm	Lecture free	Hamlet and the Ambassadors New York City, NY; NYC
2:00pm	Discussion free	The Copenhagen Criteria, Inter-Ethnic Relations, and Macedonia's Milestones for EU Membership New York City, NY; NYC
2:30pm	Workshop Free; pre-registration required	Stay Well Exercise New York City, NY; NYC
2:30pm	Discussion free	Does the Cloud have a Silver (Screen) Lining? New York City, NY; NYC
2:45pm	Concert free	The Music of Brahms by the Alexander String Quartet New York City, NY; NYC
3:00pm	Workshop free	iMovie for iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch New York City, NY; NYC
4:00pm	Concert free	College Clarinet Recital New York City, NY; NYC
4:00pm	Concert free	College Tenor & Cello Recital New York City, NY; NYC
4:00pm	Lecture free	Defining the Nation Through Cultural Myth: Russian National Discourse During the Great Reforms (1850s-1870s) New York City, NY; NYC
4:00pm	Concert Members $0 Regular $20	test #1 New York City, NY; NYC
4:00pm	Concert Members $0 Regular $20	test #2 New York City, NY; NYC
5:00pm	Birdwatching free	Birding Tour of the Park New York City, NY; NYC
5:00pm	Talk free	Beaded Moccasin-Making Demonstration New York City, NY; NYC
5:00pm to 7:00pm	Opening Reception free	Paintings: Larry Rivers' Later Works New York City, NY; NYC
6:00pm	Lecture free	In the Urban Crisis New York City, NY; NYC
6:00pm	Concert free	College Trumpet Recital New York City, NY; NYC
6:00pm	Concert free	Liederabend Concert New York City, NY; NYC
6:00pm	Workshop free	Adult Yoga New York City, NY; NYC
6:00pm	Concert free	Poem in Your Pocket, Song in Your Heart New York City, NY; NYC
6:00pm	Discussion Free; RSVP required	Almodóvar and Fashion New York City, NY; NYC
6:00pm	Discussion free	Actress Freida Pinto discusses her film Trishna New York City, NY; NYC
6:00pm	Opening Reception free	Italian Futurists: Concepts and Imaginings New York City, NY; NYC
6:00pm to 8:00pm	Opening Reception free	Paintings: Gilbert & George’s London Pictures New York City, NY; NYC
6:00pm to 8:00pm	Opening Reception free	Art Show: Jonathan Hammer's Paranormal Nightlight New York City, NY; NYC
6:00pm to 8:00pm	Opening Reception free	Paintings: Shay Kun's Be First, Be Smarter or Cheat New York City, NY; NYC
6:00pm to 8:00pm	Opening Reception free	2 Art Shows: Michelle Stone / Gabrielle Rossmer New York City, NY; NYC
6:30pm	Poetry Reading $6; $3 seniors/students; reservations recommended	Poets Alan Gilbert and Paul Chan read their work New York City, NY; NYC
6:30pm	Discussion $5	Poets on Craft: Tracy K. Smith and Patrick Rosal New York City, NY; NYC
6:30pm	Workshop Free; registration required starting 4/19 at 1pm	MS PowerPoint 2 Workshop New York City, NY; NYC
6:30pm	Discussion Free; RSVP required	Walt Whitman's New York New York City, NY; NYC
6:30pm	Discussion free	Melodrama Reclaimed: Branden Jacobs-Jenkins & Mark Ravenhill reimagine Dion Boucicault’s The Octoroon New York City, NY; NYC
6:30pm	Discussion Free; reservations required	Drawing the Line between High and Low Art New York City, NY; NYC
7:00pm	Jazz free	Listening Party: Clarinetist Anat Cohen and Trumpeter Avishai Cohen New York City, NY; NYC
7:00pm	Poetry Reading free	An Evening with American Poet Magazine New York City, NY; NYC
7:00pm	Concert Free; RSVP required	Airneál na Bealtaine: Traditional Irish Music New York City, NY; NYC
7:00pm	Reading free	An Evening with The Paris Review New York City, NY; NYC
7:00pm	Book Reading free	Garry Marshall reads from his book My Happy Days in Hollywood New York City, NY; NYC
7:00pm	Book Reading free	Zach Wahls reads from his book My Two Moms New York City, NY; NYC
7:00pm	Workshop Free; RSVP required	Dark Nights of the Universe 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
7:30pm	Concert free	College Piano Recital New York City, NY; NYC
7:30pm	Concert free	Contemporary Opera Ensemble New York City, NY; NYC
7:30pm	Concert free	Student Chamber Singers New York City, NY; NYC
7:30pm	Concert Members $0 Regular $12	Greatest hits of all times! New York City, NY; NYC
7:30pm	Screening free	PeruFest 2012: Festival of New Peruvian Films New York City, NY; NYC
7:45pm	Master Class free	Piano Master Class New York City, NY; NYC
8:00pm	Workshop $10 suggested donation; registration required	Thursday Night Meditation New York City, NY; NYC
8:00pm	Concert free	Song Interpretation Class Concert, Spring 2012 New York City, NY; NYC
8:00pm	Concert free	College Saxophone Recital New York City, NY; NYC
8:00pm	Concert free	College Cello Recital New York City, NY; NYC
8:00pm	Jazz free	College Jazz Double Bass Recital New York City, NY; NYC
8:00pm	Concert free	College Piano Recital New York City, NY; NYC
8:00pm	Concert free	College Brass Choir Concert New York City, NY; NYC
8:00pm	Concert free	Mix Nouveau: New Works for Strings New York City, NY; NYC
8:00pm	Performance Free; reservations recommended	The Actors Studio Drama School presents scenes from: Fallen Angels / All An Act / The Producers New York City, NY; NYC
8:00pm	Staged Reading Free; reservations required	Will-A-Thon 2012 New York City, NY; NYC
8:00pm	Concert Members $0 Regular $45	Major Choral Works New York City, NY; NYC
8:00pm	Theater Members $0 Regular $39.50	off-Broadway musical New York City, NY; NYC
8:00pm	Theater Members $0 Regular $75	A play by a great American playwright New York City, NY; NYC
8:00pm	Theater Members $0 Regular $18	A new musical; off-off-Broadway New York City, NY; NYC
8:00pm	Theater Members $0 Regular $35	Italian-American family: past and present New York City, NY; NYC
8:30pm	Jazz free	Essentially Ellington Alumni All Stars New York City, NY; NYC
8:30pm	Screening free	Documentary: Jarreth Merz's An African Election (2011) 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