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Free Events for Saturday, May 19, 2012

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

8:25am	Hike $3 plus train fare	Garrison, NY and East Hudson Highlands Hike New York City, NY; NYC
9:15am	Tour $3 plus $2 PATH fare	The Jersey/Hudson River Saunter (Part 2) 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	Citizen Cartography Workshop New York City, NY; NYC
10:00am	Tour $3	Bronx Walk New York City, NY; NYC
10:00am	Workshop free	Drawing in the Park New York City, NY; NYC
10:00am to 5:00pm	Workshop free	Kayaking on the Hudson New York City, NY; NYC
10:00am to 6:00pm	Concert free	Pre-College Student Recitals New York City, NY; NYC
10:30am	Tour free	“The Castle and its Kingdom” Tour 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 4:00pm	Fair free	Crafts in Chelsea Spring Festival 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
11:00am to 5:00pm	Fair free	Street Fair New York City, NY; NYC
11:00am to 6:00pm	Concert free	Pre-College Student Recitals New York City, NY; NYC
12:00pm	Concert free	Pre-College Chamber Music Marathon Part II New York City, NY; NYC
12:30pm	Dance Performance free	Performance & Workshop: Naomi Goldberg Haas' Dances for a Variable Population New York City, NY; NYC
1:00pm	City Walk $15; $5 for CfT members (see below)	Tompkins Square Park-“Kleindeutchland to Counter Culture” Tour New York City, NY; NYC
1:00pm	Film free	Chris Columbus' Oscar-Winning Mrs. Doubtfire (1993): Undercover Dad New York City, NY; NYC
1:00pm	Film free	Barry Sonnenfeld's Men in Black II (2002): Agents Save the World - Again New York City, NY; NYC
1:00pm	Staged Reading free	Instant Shakespeare Company New York City, NY; NYC
1:00pm	Tour $6	Cathedral Tour New York City, NY; NYC
1:00pm	Concert $5 donation; RSVP recommended	Mathew Gonzalez Featuring Cumbayala perform Puerto Rican sounds New York City, NY; NYC
1:30pm	Concert free	A Concert of Russian and Jewish Music New York City, NY; NYC
1:30pm	Dance Performance Free; RSVP required starting 5/9	Choreographer Wally Cardona: An Open Rehearsal New York City, NY; NYC
2:00pm	Dance Performance free	Introduction to Chinese Dance New York City, NY; NYC
2:00pm	Talk Free; RSVP recommended	Author Barnet Schecter Reexamines George Washington New York City, NY; NYC
2:00pm to 3:30pm	Tour free	Union Square: Crossroads of New York New York City, NY; NYC
2:30pm	Concert free	Chamber Works by Schumann, Brahms and Bach New York City, NY; NYC
2:30pm	Discussion free	Pauline Galiana and Marisa Kayyem - An Artist Dialogue New York City, NY; NYC
2:30pm	Park Walk free	“Views from the Past” Tour New York City, NY; NYC
3:00pm	Workshop free	Tae Kwon Do Workshop New York City, NY; NYC
3:00pm	Talk free	Introduction to Chinese Dance New York City, NY; NYC
3:00pm	Concert free	Concert on Water New York City, NY; NYC
3:00pm	Concert Members $0 Regular $15	Modern Dance New York City, NY; NYC
4:00pm	Concert free	Saturday Afternoon Organ Meditation New York City, NY; NYC
5:30pm	Concert free	Student Philharmonic & Senior Chorus Spring Concert New York City, NY; NYC
6:00pm to 9:00pm	Opening Reception free	Dreamtime, a Student Design Exhibition New York City, NY; NYC
6:00pm to 10:00pm	Performance $5 suggested donation	Trickster Theater's Farewell New York City, NY; NYC
6:30pm	Dancing free	Mexican Family Dance New York City, NY; NYC
7:00pm	Performance $5	Comedy: Upset Triangle New York City, NY; NYC
7:00pm	Opera Members $0 Regular $37.5	One of the most performed operas! New York City, NY; NYC
7:00pm	Theater free	Outdoor Production of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night New York City, NY; NYC
7:00pm	Theater Free; reservations recommended	Unnamed Broadway Musical: The Musical! New York City, NY; NYC
7:30pm	Theater Members $0 Regular $20	Glitz of Havana nightlife; courageous escape! New York City, NY; NYC
7:30pm	Concert Members $0 Regular $40	Three major piano concerts New York City, NY; NYC
7:30pm	Dance Performance Members $0 Regular $35	Choral music performed by a famous choral company New York City, NY; NYC
8:00pm	Dance Performance free	Choreographic Honors 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	3rd-year drama students perform Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet New York City, NY; NYC
8:00pm	Concert free	New York Repertory Orchestra performs works by Richard Strauss and Dvorak New York City, NY; NYC
8:00pm	Theater Members $0 Regular $86	Theater, acrobatics, and dance! New York City, NY; NYC
8:00pm to 9:50pm	Concert Members $0 Regular $35	Contemporary ballet New York City, NY; NYC
8:30pm	Concert free	College Piano Recital New York City, NY; NYC