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Free Events for Saturday, May 12, 2012

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

9:00am to 6:00pm	Forum free	Interact: A Forum on Collaboration, Civic Engagement and Social Innovation New York City, NY; NYC
9:30am to 11:00am	Workshop free	Health and Race Walking Clinic New York City, NY; NYC
10:00am	Workshop Free; reservations recommended	Learn Fly Fishing in the Park New York City, NY; NYC
10:00am to 6:00pm	Conference free	The Pathological Sublime: Morbid Anatomies, Medical Grotesqueries New York City, NY; NYC
10:30am	Book Discussion Free; reservations required	Book Club: Walden by Henry David Thoreau New York City, NY; NYC
10:30am	Park Walk free	The Art of the Park Tour New York City, NY; NYC
11:00am to 3:00pm	Concert free	Pre-College Student Recitals New York City, NY; NYC
11:00am	Film Free; registration required	Life Changers Support Group New York City, NY; NYC
11:00am	Workshop free	Stitches and Yarn Knitting and Crochet Group New York City, NY; NYC
11:00am	Park Walk free	Garden Tour New York City, NY; NYC
11:00am	Tour $6	Cathedral Tour New York City, NY; NYC
11:00am to 5:00pm	Concert free	Pre-College Student Recitals New York City, NY; NYC
11:00am to 5:00pm	Fair free	Street Fair New York City, NY; NYC
11:00am to 5:00pm	Fair free	Street Fair New York City, NY; NYC
12:30pm	Park Walk free	“Amble Through the Ramble” Tour New York City, NY; NYC
1:00pm	Concert free	Student Spring Ensembles Concert New York City, NY; NYC
1:00pm	Film free	Rawson Marshall Thurber's Dodgeball (2004): Look Out New York City, NY; NYC
1:00pm	Film free	Barry Sonnenfeld's Oscar Winner Men in Black (1997): Criminal Aliens New York City, NY; NYC
1:00pm	Tour $6	Cathedral Tour New York City, NY; NYC
1:00pm to 5:00pm	Parade free	Fourth Annual Hudson River Pageant New York City, NY; NYC
2:00pm	Book Reading Free; reservations required	Richard Zacks discusses his book Island of Vice New York City, NY; NYC
2:00pm	Staged Reading free	Staged Reading: Ludlow & Broome - the Newlyweds by Ruthy Rosen & Arthur Abrams New York City, NY; NYC
2:00pm	Workshop Free; registration required	Block & Lot: Researching NYC buildings and the People Who Lived in Them New York City, NY; NYC
2:00pm	Workshop Free; reservations recommended	Hand-Made Crafternoon New York City, NY; NYC
2:00pm	Concert free	American Song Book in Concert New York City, NY; NYC
2:00pm	Gallery Talk free	Artist Jaime Davidovich discusses his exhibition Re: PLAY New York City, NY; NYC
2:00pm	Theater Members $0 Regular $75	A play by a great American playwright New York City, NY; NYC
2:00pm to 3:30pm	Tour free	Union Square: Crossroads of New York New York City, NY; NYC
2:00pm to 4:00pm	Opening Reception free	Photography: Sonia Louise Davis' tracing(s) belonging(s) New York City, NY; NYC
2:30pm	Concert free	Chamber Ensemble Works by Mozart and Brahms New York City, NY; NYC
2:30pm	Park Walk free	“Cross Park Promenade” Tour New York City, NY; NYC
3:00pm	Workshop free	Tae Kwon Do Workshop New York City, NY; NYC
3:00pm	Concert free	Concert on Water New York City, NY; NYC
4:00pm	Concert free	Pre-College Chamber Music Marathon Part I New York City, NY; NYC
4:00pm	Concert free	Saturday Afternoon Organ Meditation New York City, NY; NYC
4:00pm to 8:00pm	Reading free	Don Gropman reads from his manuscript Travels With Franny: A True and Faithful Account of Our Road Trip With Franz Kafka New York City, NY; NYC
5:00pm	Concert Free; contributions welcome	Piano Works by Debussy New York City, NY; NYC
5:00pm to 7:00pm	Opening Reception free	Scholars Exhibition New York City, NY; NYC
6:00pm to 12:00am	Performance free	Super Free Wednesday Comedy Shows New York City, NY; NYC
6:00pm	Performance $5	Comedy: Playlist Hosted by A/C New York City, NY; NYC
6:00pm	Concert free	Pre-College Choruses New York City, NY; NYC
6:00pm	Concert free	Pre-College Percussion Ensemble New York City, NY; NYC
6:00pm to 8:00pm	Opening Reception free	Multimedia Works: Craig Norton's Tim Came Home from the War and Isn't Timmy Anymore New York City, NY; NYC
7:00pm	Performance $5	The Indicators: It’s Not Rocket Surgery New York City, NY; NYC
7:00pm	Concert free	Piano Students of Eileen Buck New York City, NY; NYC
7:30pm	Screening $10 suggested admission	2 Documentaries: Everybody Street / Close-Up: Photographers at Work “Portraits” New York City, NY; NYC
7:30pm	Concert free	In Concert: NYU Music and Performing Arts New York City, NY; NYC
8:00pm	Screening free	The Black Nexxus Film Festival New York City, NY; NYC
8:00pm	Performance $5	Comedy: Act One New York City, NY; NYC
8:00pm	Theater Free; limited tickets available at box office starting 4/25	Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet New York City, NY; NYC
8:00pm	Dance Performance Pay-what-you-can admission policy; reservations requested	Coming from Quiet, Choreography by Gina Gibney 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 to 9:30pm	Theater Members $0 Regular $32.5	Remarkable confluence of talent New York City, NY; NYC
8:30pm	Concert free	College Violin Recital New York City, NY; NYC
8:30pm	Concert free	College Bassoon Recital New York City, NY; NYC
8:30pm	Concert Members $0 Regular $45	Symphonic works by Haydn and Beethoven New York City, NY; NYC
9:00pm	Performance $5	Comedy: With Only a Compass New York City, NY; NYC