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Free Events for Thursday, May 24, 2012

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

7:30am	Workshop free	Park Tai Chi New York City, NY; NYC
10:30am	Workshop Free; registration required starting 5/17 at 1pm	Cell Phone Buying Guide 2: Smartphones New York City, NY; NYC
11:00am	Film free	Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger's Oscar-Winning The Red Shoes (1948): Dance, Ballerina, Dance 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	Tour free	Tavern and Its Green Tour New York City, NY; NYC
12:30pm	Concert free	Todd Robbins, Ragtime/Tin Pan Alley Pianist New York City, NY; NYC
1:00pm	Other free	Scrabble Mania New York City, NY; NYC
1:00pm	Concert free	Ensemble ACJW performs works by Ravel and Schoenberg 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
1:00pm	Jazz free	Tribute to Phoebe Jacobs with Wynton Marsalis and Others New York City, NY; NYC
1:15pm	Talk free	Planning for Retirement and College (IRAs, 401(k)s, 529s & More) New York City, NY; NYC
2:00pm	Film free	Douglas Gordon's Young at Heart (1954): Singing Sisters New York City, NY; NYC
3:15pm	Talk free	Market Research Information Sources New York City, NY; NYC
4:00pm	Film free	Steven Spielberg's War Horse (2011): Nominated for 6 Oscars New York City, NY; NYC
5:00pm	Workshop free	Chess & Games Club New York City, NY; NYC
5:00pm to 8:00pm	Opening Reception free	Group Exhibition: Creative Destruction New York City, NY; NYC
6:00pm	Workshop Free; registration required	Discovering Your Soul’s Work New York City, NY; NYC
6:00pm	Concert free	College Cello Recital New York City, NY; NYC
6:00pm	Slide Lecture free	Ann Cooper Albright talks about her book Modern Gestures New York City, NY; NYC
6:00pm	Workshop free	Adult Yoga New York City, NY; NYC
6:00pm	Workshop free	Park Yoga New York City, NY; NYC
6:00pm to 8:00pm	Opening Reception free	Student Exhibition: Parsing (Im)Possibilities New York City, NY; NYC
6:00pm to 8:00pm	Opening Reception free	Paintings: Linda Lippa's Split Second NYC New York City, NY; NYC
6:00pm to 8:00pm	Opening Reception free	2 Art Shows: 10th National Juried Show / Beggar Celebrants New York City, NY; NYC
6:00pm to 8:00pm	Opening Reception free	Photography: Teun Hocks' Recent Works New York City, NY; NYC
6:00pm to 8:30pm	Opening Reception free	Painting: Whitney Claflin's As Long As You Get to Be Somebody’s Slave, Too New York City, NY; NYC
6:30pm	Poetry Reading $6; $3 seniors/students; reservations recommended	Poets Elaine Equi and Jerome Sala read their work New York City, NY; NYC
6:30pm	Talk free	Slow Down Your Pace New York City, NY; NYC
6:30pm	Dance Performance free	Performance Art: Simone Forti's Huddle New York City, NY; NYC
6:30pm	Slide Lecture free	David Satter discusses his book It Was a Long Time Ago, and It Never Happened Anyway: Russia and the Communist Past New York City, NY; NYC
6:30pm	Talk Free; RSVP required	Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art & Science of Remembering Everything New York City, NY; NYC
6:30pm	Concert free	Songs for People I Will Never See Again New York City, NY; NYC
6:30pm to 8:00pm	Screening free	Documentary: Robert Richman's Ahead of Time (2009) New York City, NY; NYC
7:00pm	Screening free	The 6th Annual Truth Be Told Documentary Film Festival New York City, NY; NYC
7:00pm	Discussion free	The New Realism: The Russian Novel Today and Tomorrow with the Debut Prize Winners New York City, NY; NYC
7:00pm	Discussion Free; RSVP required	Mothers on the Verge New York City, NY; NYC
7:00pm	Dancing free	Zydeco/Cajun Dance Party with Grammy Award Winner Terrance Simien New York City, NY; NYC
7:00pm	Discussion Free; reservations required	WochenKlausur Artist Collective New York City, NY; NYC
7:00pm	Concert Members $0 Regular $25	Celebration of romance in love songs from all over the world New York City, NY; NYC
7:30pm	Opera free	Student Opera Excerpts Concert New York City, NY; NYC
7:30pm	Screening $10 suggested admission	Documentary: Kevin Macdonald's Marley (2012) New York City, NY; NYC
7:30pm	Book Signing free	late Night host Jimmy Fallon signs copies of his book Thank You Notes 2 New York City, NY; NYC
7:30pm	Performance free	Livia's Castle of Enchantment Variety Show New York City, NY; NYC
8:00pm	Workshop $10 suggested donation; registration required	Thursday Night Meditation New York City, NY; NYC
8:00pm	Workshop Free; registration required	Ayurvedic Facial Rejuvenation: Cultivating Ageless Beauty and Vitality New York City, NY; NYC
8:00pm	Workshop Free; registration required	Shamanic Paths to Balance, Healing and Wisdom New York City, NY; NYC
8:00pm	Concert free	College Piano Recital New York City, NY; NYC
8:00pm	Concert Free; tickets required	Juilliard Orchestra's Commencement Concert featuring Works by Mussorgsky, Verdi and Mendelssohn New York City, NY; NYC
8:30pm	Concert free	Sak Tzevul, Progressive Rock Band New York City, NY; NYC
9:30pm	Performance $5	Comedy: The Scene New York City, NY; NYC
11:00pm	Performance free	New Team Lunacy Comedy Show New York City, NY; NYC
11:00pm	Jazz $5 cover, $5 menu, $5 cocktails, draft beer and wine	Late Night Session, Hosted by Michael Mwenso New York City, NY; NYC