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Free Events for Thursday, June 28, 2012

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

7:00am	Workshop free	Summer in the Square: Running Class New York City, NY; NYC
7:30am	Workshop free	Park Tai Chi New York City, NY; NYC
8:00am	Workshop free	Summer in the Square: Brooklyn Bridge Boot Camp New York City, NY; NYC
9:00am	Workshop free	Summer in the Square: Yoga New York City, NY; NYC
10:00am	Other Free; tickets required	Taping of CW Program The Bill Cunningham Show New York City, NY; NYC
10:00am	Workshop free	Summer in the Square: Mommy and Me Yoga New York City, NY; NYC
11:00am	Tour $6	Cathedral Tour New York City, NY; NYC
11:00am	Film free	Tony Richardson's A Delicate Balance (1973): Edward Albee Psychodrama 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
12:00pm	Talk free	Interview Coach 24-7 New York City, NY; NYC
12:00pm	Workshop free	Stay Well Exercise New York City, NY; NYC
12:00pm	Concert free	Fishbone, Funk-Punk-Metal-Ska Septet New York City, NY; NYC
12:30pm	Concert free	Pastures of Plenty: A Celebration of Song New York City, NY; NYC
12:30pm	Jazz free	Jazz on the Plaza New York City, NY; NYC
12:30pm	Jazz free	Joel Forrester, Contemporary, Boogie-Woogie, Trance and Stride Pianist New York City, NY; NYC
12:30pm	Park Walk free	West Side Stories Tour New York City, NY; NYC
1:00pm	Performance free	Show, a Performance by Maria Hassabi New York City, NY; NYC
1:00pm	Other free	Scrabble Mania 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
1:30pm	Other Free; tickets required	Taping of CW Program The Bill Cunningham Show New York City, NY; NYC
2:00pm	Film free	Norman Jewison's The Thrill of It All (1963): Housewife Finds Fame New York City, NY; NYC
2:45pm	Screening free	UEFA Euro 2012 Soccer Tournament Broadcast New York City, NY; NYC
3:00pm to 12:00am	Concert free	Source of Uncertainty I: Music of the Buchla Synthesizer & The Control Voltage Faire New York City, NY; NYC
5:00pm	Workshop free	Chess & Games Club New York City, NY; NYC
5:30pm	Opera free	Capital Heights Opera presents Mozart's Don Giovanni New York City, NY; NYC
5:30pm	Workshop free	Shape Up NYC New York City, NY; NYC
5:30pm	Workshop free	Got Clutter? Join the Clutter Support Group New York City, NY; NYC
5:45pm	Book Discussion free	Book Club: Room: A Novel by Emma Donoghue New York City, NY; NYC
6:00pm	Talk free	Preparing to Ace the Interview 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	Dance Lesson free	Dance in the Square New York City, NY; NYC
6:00pm	Lecture free	Religion, Violence, and Nonviolence New York City, NY; NYC
6:00pm to 8:00pm	Opening Reception free	Summer Group Show: Friends with Benefits New York City, NY; NYC
6:00pm to 8:00pm	Opening Reception free	Group Show: Earth Works: Ten Artists on Land and Industry New York City, NY; NYC
6:00pm to 8:00pm	Opening Reception free	Group Show: Into the Woods New York City, NY; NYC
6:00pm to 8:00pm	Opening Reception free	Paper Variables, New Work in Paper by Rico Gatson, Michael St. John and Allyson Strafella New York City, NY; NYC
6:00pm to 9:00pm	Other free	Open Studios New York City, NY; NYC
6:30pm	Gallery Talk Free; reservations encouraged	Tour of the Exhibit Explore Compass: Folk Art in Four Directions New York City, NY; NYC
6:30pm	Workshop Free; registration required starting 6/21 at 1pm	Computer Surfing for 50+ New York City, NY; NYC
6:30pm	Book Reading free	Paul M. Barrett discusses his book Glock: The Rise of America's Gun New York City, NY; NYC
6:30pm	Film free	Brian de Palma's The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990): Tom Wolfe's Novel Filmed New York City, NY; NYC
6:30pm	Theater free	Outdoor Theater: Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors New York City, NY; NYC
6:30pm	Workshop Free; pre-registration required	Short Story Workshop New York City, NY; NYC
6:30pm	Book Reading Free; RSVP required	Dave Horowitz discusses his children's book Five Little Gefiltes New York City, NY; NYC
7:00pm	Theater free	New York Classical Theatre's Outdoor Production of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night New York City, NY; NYC
7:00pm	Workshop free	Sunset Pilates New York City, NY; NYC
7:00pm	Concert free	Once star Glen Hansard performs from his CD Rhythm and Repose New York City, NY; NYC
7:00pm	Theater Free; RSVP required	Richard Maxwell's Showcase, Performed in a Hotel Room New York City, NY; NYC
7:00pm	Concert free	Peabody Youth Orchestra performs works by Bizet, Mozart and Tchiakovsky New York City, NY; NYC
7:00pm	Staged Reading Free; tickets required	Play Reading: Thomas Arzt's Grillenparz (Chirping Hill) New York City, NY; NYC
7:00pm	Book Reading free	Sally Koslow reads from her book Slouching Toward Adulthood: Observations From the Not-So-Empty Nest New York City, NY; NYC
7:00pm	Poetry Reading free	Whitney Claflin reads her poem “Impulse” New York City, NY; NYC
7:00pm	Theater Members $0 Regular $30	A famous play by a Pulitzer Prize-winning American playwright New York City, NY; NYC
7:00pm to 9:00pm	Opening Reception free	Here Comes, New Painting and Sculpture by The Still House Group New York City, NY; NYC
8:00pm	Theater Free; tickets required	Shakespeare's As You Like It, Directed by Tony Winner Daniel Sullivan New York City, NY; NYC
8:00pm	Workshop $10 suggested donation; registration required	Thursday Night Meditation New York City, NY; NYC
8:00pm	Reading No cover; no minimum	Readings of New Horror New York City, NY; NYC
8:00pm	Dance Performance $3 suggested admission	Ballet Hispanico New York City, NY; NYC
8:00pm	Theater Members $0 Regular $30	A love triangle story New York City, NY; NYC
8:30pm	Workshop free	Journey to the Stars with the Amateur Astronomers Association New York City, NY; NYC
8:30pm	Discussion free	New York Philharmonic Offstage: Magnus Lindberg New York City, NY; NYC
8:30pm	Film free	Martin Scorsese's 4-Time Oscar Nominee Taxi Driver (1976): Cracked Cabbie New York City, NY; NYC
8:30pm	Discussion free	New York Philharmonic Offstage featuring Magnus Lindberg New York City, NY; NYC
9:00pm	Theater free	Company SJ's Outdoor Production of Act Without Words II by Samuel Beckett New York City, NY; NYC
9:00pm	Performance No cover	Mike King's One-Man-Show The Fifth Dentist 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